Did you skip over Chain of Memories?

[Zenithia 305]

tutti frutti. Before I knew enough about the series that the story had a timeline to it, I sort of accidentally skipped over Chain of Memories. Before I got the game I thought that it was something like a gambling type of game until later. Did anyone else really skipped over Chain of Memories before playing KH2? I know I did since it puzzled me like crazy trying to figure out how Sora and co. got into the pod at the beginning of KH2.

[axel91 161]

No. Ignoring the annoying card system and the rehashed worlds, one thing I liked about CoM was how it perfectly led to KH2 (and made me feel proud that I didn't skip it)

[Rob 5,571]

In a way I did, and in a way I didn't. I started with KH1(didn't finish since disc stop reaing when I beat Oogie Boogie), then I played COM on my computer(didn't really play since I couldn't get pass after the tutorial and I disliked the card system). Then I played KH2. I then had to watch a walkthrough of COM(reasons explained before). I bought KH1 again, watched a walkthrough of Re:COM, then played KH2 for the umpteenth time. I was a noob back then(before 2006).

[kingdomlanelover 494]

I did skip over it and wasn't that confused in Kingdom Hearts 2. In a sense you really didn't need to play chain of memories to get 2, but after I found out there was another game, I bought it and was so upset that I didn't play it before two. lol

[hatok 6,413]

CoM was my first KH.

It's silly to skip it, because it's THE most important game in the series.

[Always 309]

Yes and no. I'm pretty sure I knew the whole plot of both Chain of Memories and KH2 before I played Chain of Memories (back when I didn't care about spoilers), but I beat Chain of Memories way before beating KH2.

But yeah, I strongly recommend to newer fans of the series that they NOT skip over CoM. Whether you like it or not, the card system is just something you have to experience at least once, and of course, you'll be completely confused as to Sora and Riku's situations at the beginning of KH2 if you skip CoM. In fact, the only game in the series which I think would be acceptable to skip is Re:coded. Like seriously, if you just watch the final cutscene and the secret ending in that game, you don't need to know anything else, assuming you've also seen the Reconnect video.

 

 

CoM was my first KH.

It's silly to skip it, because it's THE most important game in the series.

 

Just curious, why do you say it's the most important one?

[hatok 6,413]

Just curious, why do you say it's the most important one?

 

Every KH relates to it in some way. In BBS Castle Oblivion is developed, KH1 leads into it, KH2 leads out of it, it's vital to the plot of Days, and the ending of Coded.

If you take the game out, have fun making sense of any game besides KH1.

[wayfinder823 477]

Funny story -- I went to the store (a few years ago... 2009ish) and bought Kingdom Hearts 1. Came home, started playing it, and I was sooo confused! There were all these flashbacks, and none of the characters I was seeing/playing matched the ones on the case, and it wasn't until much later that night, I realized the GameStop worker gave us the disc to Kingdom Hearts 2, instead of Kingdom Hearts 1, even though the case we brought up to the register was indeed Kingdom Hearts 1.

 

So yes--I did play Kingdom Hearts 2 before Re:Com. And Kingdom Hearts 1.

 

 

P.S. Don't worry, I didn't cheat the store out of their money. We saw the Kingdom Hearts 2 game case there, and we looked at them both and they were both the same price. We were going to buy both at the same time, but we only had enough money for one.

[Always 309]

Every KH relates to it in some way. In BBS Castle Oblivion is developed, KH1 leads into it, KH2 leads out of it, it's vital to the plot of Days, and the ending of Coded.

If you take the game out, have fun making sense of any game besides KH1.

 

That makes sense. I hadn't really thought of it that way, in terms of the Castle Oblivion concept--I guess I just took it for granted. Thanks for the insight!

 

Funny story -- I went to the store (a few years ago... 2009ish) and bought Kingdom Hearts 1. Came home, started playing it, and I was sooo confused! There were all these flashbacks, and none of the characters I was seeing/playing matched the ones on the case, and it wasn't until much later that night, I realized the GameStop worker gave us the disc to Kingdom Hearts 2, instead of Kingdom Hearts 1, even though the case we brought up to the register was indeed Kingdom Hearts 1.

 

Haha that is funny!

[Obi-wan 411]

Nope because Re:CoM was my first game to play and then wreck it and get it again.

[StarCharm 54]

I did. When I first got into Kingdom Hearts, KH2 was already out, so I bought KH1 and KH2, thinking that the plot would go on normally, since well, KH2 was the sequel. You can guess I was really confused when I started KH2, but after more investigation I realized I skipped Re:Chain of Memories. I finally got to play it this summer actually

[Slicer9875 27]

What I did was skip the game but watch all the cutscenes online. There was nothing really that specific but I thought it would be nice to see all the cutscenes to be up to date for KH2.

[Kishira 2,854]

KHII was my 1st....so technically I did. But I remember watching the CoM commercials and wanting to play it. ;w;

But later got my hands on a GBA and played it. cX

[AnsemTheWise 1,114]

Funny story -- I went to the store (a few years ago... 2009ish) and bought Kingdom Hearts 1. Came home, started playing it, and I was sooo confused! There were all these flashbacks, and none of the characters I was seeing/playing matched the ones on the case, and it wasn't until much later that night, I realized the GameStop worker gave us the disc to Kingdom Hearts 2, instead of Kingdom Hearts 1, even though the case we brought up to the register was indeed Kingdom Hearts 1.

 

That happened to me too. I was getting Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction and they gave me Crack in Time. It's a good thing I always check to be sure.

 

But yeah, I actually played CoM immediately after I finished KH1. (I started 1 not long after CoM came out)

[Kelvy 60]

Nope. Chain of Memories is probably my favorite game in the series, because I love Marluxia and Larxene .

[JTD95 1,107]

When I bought KH2 I didn't even know Com existed. I saw it once in a store but I thought it just was a Gameboy version of KH1.

[marly2 20]

Yes, because KH2 is the first KH games i played.

[replika13 455]

i didnt, but i just dont have it. CoM is one of most important games in main story. If it wouldnt have happened, namine wouldnt have found those sleeping memories inside sora about TAV and RXAx. If that wouldnt have happened, we wouldnt know anything about CO.

[animemylove 439]

i could get it but just dont feel like playing it .. i read the manga to get the story out of it.

[razuthor72 89]

i loved CoM. the story was awesome. i actually enjoyed the card system (to a point) and it led perfectly into KH2. im so glad that ive grown up with KH so that i dont miss a game in-between or anything. i was 9 when KH1 came out, but didnt play it until i was 11. so when CoM came out i got it on the day it released its in my top 5 favorite GBA games.

[SoraKH 793]

Yes, because KH2 is the first KH games i played.

 

Same! My first kh game was kh2... I was like.. Who is Sora? Lol

[Master Keeper 687]

I never realize that there was a kh game with the name Chain of Memories until after beating kh1 and 2

[hatok 6,413]

When I bought KH2 I didn't even know Com existed. I saw it once in a store but I thought it just was a Gameboy version of KH1.

 

It is

[axel91 161]

It is

 

in a way

[Rob 5,571]

in a way

 

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