Exiblade7 1,917 Posted March 9, 2014 This is opinion on what game you think has the saddest story. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoxSox 3,593 Posted March 9, 2014 Birth by Sleep, man. Not a single thing ended positively in that game. Every protagonist got the shortest end of the stick possible and the villain effectively won. 1 Neptune Vasilias reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarLea Quinn 26,501 Posted March 9, 2014 BBS for sure . I crai ery tym3 1 Robbie the Wise reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotesquery 603 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) Looking back, I'm surprised at how what started out as such a simple and lighthearted romp in the first Kingdom Hearts ultimately grew into a genuinely tragic tale of loss and sacrifice. For that reason, I'm going to have to say Birth By Sleep, as it not only had the most depressing conclusion out of all of them, but also because the events that transpired within the game gave rise to so much more tragedy along the series' narrative. Edited March 9, 2014 by Arcmin 1 Exiblade7 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heartkeeper 16 Posted March 9, 2014 In gonna say... Kh 1. Sora finally defeats evil and all seems great! But then kairi leaves him and goes to god knows where... And then he sees riku in a good state, but he tells him he's gonna sacrifice himself to close the damn door.... And sora is again sapperated from his closest friends, he is freaking 14! The rest of the stories were doomed to fail... Not taking away that they were tragic!! I cried with every kh game ;$ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exiblade7 1,917 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) I would say BBS too because when you see what happened to Ventus, Aqua, and Terra they are all sad. This is why one day Sora will help all of them with their hurt. To tell the truth, I crying at least once in every kingdom hearts game including re-coded. Edited March 9, 2014 by Shawn Shelby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted March 9, 2014 Kingdom Hearts isn't sad. It's not like anyone actually dies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NO_HEART_XIII 312 Posted March 9, 2014 BBS. No doubt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exiblade7 1,917 Posted March 9, 2014 What I mean by sad is being very emotional, but not completely sad. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaweebo 3,617 Posted March 9, 2014 (edited) What I mean by sad is being very emotional, but not completely sad. If this is what we're going by, 358 by a long shot. Xion 'died', but she HAD to 'die' so that Sora could save the day. In BBS, everybody just got screwed, yet it wasn't quite as emotional as Xion's 'death'. Edited March 9, 2014 by Kaweebo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted March 9, 2014 Oh yes, I love these kinds of topics, there's always great discussions here! Anyways, in my opinion, every single one of the Kingdom Hearts games has a dark and tragic twist, something to tug at our heart strings, and while 358/2 Days is undeniably a tragic tale, my heart goes to Birth By Sleep as the game with the saddest story. I mean, it's sad to see that three friends who shared the same dream were torn apart by the machinations of a genius madman hell bent on seeing beyond what others saw. The emotional rift between Terra, Ventus and Aqua was gripping, and well, the thing I love most about this game's story is that all the characters have a tragic ending, something video games rarely accomplish these days. Most of the time it's the good guys that win and get all the praise, but hey, for every great hero there's a greater villain! And honestly, endings like these are surprising since they don't happen often, so I'm glad Birth By Sleep ended the way it did. I also really enjoyed the fan service the game had with it's nods to other Kingdom Hearts games. But anyways, what I'm trying to say is that Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep has my award as the saddest game in the series. Birth by Sleep, man. Not a single thing ended positively in that game. Every protagonist got the shortest end of the stick possible and the villain effectively won. Just like I was discussing above. I love good and happy endings, but I can't help but love tragic endings, it lends more emotion as you feel the characters reeling down into despair. Every Kingdom Hearts game has had it's tragedies, but I agree with you, Birth By Sleep wins on the saddest story front. 358/2 Days comes super close though. 3 RoxSox, Exiblade7 and Gatsby reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robbie the Wise 5,050 Posted March 9, 2014 I felt bad for the BBS crew except Aqua for some reason I bust out laughing when she fell into the RoD. 1 HarLea Quinn reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Sideris 1,551 Posted March 9, 2014 Kingdom Hearts ain't sad . It's got Disney in it ,why would it be sad ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exiblade7 1,917 Posted March 9, 2014 Kingdom Hearts ain't sad . It's got Disney in it ,why would it be sad ? Everytime you hear the word hurt in a kingdom hearts game what feeling do you feel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KHUndertaleFan25 2,858 Posted March 9, 2014 BBS. Man, was i upset. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Sideris 1,551 Posted March 9, 2014 Everytime you hear the word hurt in a kingdom hearts game what feeling do you feel? The feeling that my Life Bar got low . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anonn0000 3,525 Posted March 9, 2014 Days was defenetly the saddest of the ones i've played so far Never got to playing bbs yet as i don't have a psp. Watched some early parts of the story online though (i don't remember it getting gennuinly 'sad' yet from what i saw but i think it has a good chance of getting a lot sadder probably)(from the genneral posts on this thread, i won't be suprised if i end up crying at the end of the story should i continue sometime ). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exiblade7 1,917 Posted March 9, 2014 The feeling that my Life Bar got low . That is not what I mean. In kingdom hearts re coded the word hurt in mentioned throughout the game. At the end of the game, data namine tells data sora about all the people who are hurting. This was expanded in DDD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ceriraye 485 Posted March 10, 2014 Birth by sleep. That story hurts me to the core. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gatsby 28 Posted March 10, 2014 lol just from reading the title of the thread before clicking to read I instantly thought Birth by Sleep and basically everyone else agrees too, it's just the fact that no one had a positive ending in that game at all but it made the game all the more fun because it wasn't the usual "happy" ending for everyone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwilightGarden 3 Posted March 10, 2014 358/2 Days is sad, with Xion 'dying', but if you think about it, she was simply going back to where she truly belonged. BBS on the other hand, all the protagonists drew the short straw, and none of them ended up well off, and that's what I liked about it. We were so used to seeing happy endings (358/2 Days being a kinda exception, but meh) in the first two games and then this game comes along. Reaching the end, you almost expect that they would defeat Xehanort and all would be happy, and then it wasn't, and that's why I think that BBS ultimately has a sadder story than the other games. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Setrex 1,031 Posted March 10, 2014 Birth by Sleep has the saddest story, Aqua, Terra, Ven & even Master Eraqus all got the short straw and while I kinda knew that something had to be up considering none of the characters were in the games before it, I couldn't help but feel really upset by that events of the game. Brilliant story and a great game though. It's definitely worth mentioning Xion's death in Days though. While nowhere near as sad in the HD collection (mainly because of how poorly the cinematics were handled in the story telling department in comparison to actually playing the game), the music that played during the scene was extremely powerful. It even made me tear up for a character I never liked in the game to begin with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Sideris 1,551 Posted March 10, 2014 That is not what I mean. In kingdom hearts re coded the word hurt in mentioned throughout the game. At the end of the game, data namine tells data sora about all the people who are hurting. This was expanded in DDD. I was just kidding . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 5,715 Posted March 10, 2014 The first one, primarily because the idea of loss of innocence is conveyed the best. At the beginning of the game, it's made clear that these are three childhood friends who truly believe that they'll go on a great adventure together, only to have the adventure turn sour. And at the end of the game, all three heroes are faced with something worse than death: they are alone. They've lost something very dear to them, and it's going to be very hard to get it all back again. I think that's the true element of a sad ending. It's not just that something bad has happened, it's that the bad things have long lasting consequences. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeYenrz 276 Posted March 11, 2014 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. BBS isn't the only one with a negative ending! BBS isn't the only game with a trio falling apart into nothingness! 358/2 Days is sad, with Xion 'dying', but if you think about it, she was simply going back to where she truly belonged. BBS on the other hand, all the protagonists drew the short straw, and none of them ended up well off, and that's what I liked about it. We were so used to seeing happy endings (358/2 Days being a kinda exception, but meh) in the first two games and then this game comes along. Reaching the end, you almost expect that they would defeat Xehanort and all would be happy, and then it wasn't, and that's why I think that BBS ultimately has a sadder story than the other games. not to mention that it was pretty feelsy seeing Roxas all heartbroken since both of his friendship had fallen apart. That. Is. The. Worst. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
