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yoroshiu · 2 days ago

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Isn't it funny that most of the games in Kingdom Hearts end in tragedies, or very bittersweetly, AT BEST. And even the handful that are technically happy endings have the underlying pressure of the upcoming battle, so nothing is ever truly "outright happy."

#kingdom hearts #kh #i think that's part of the beauty and power of kh #the fact that it unintentionally and intentionally has that whiplash of the absurdity of mashing Disney and FF together #but still makes an earnest narrative that isn't afraid to explore things identity and trauma and mental health #is why it resonates so much with people who are willing to look beyond the “hehe disney x FF funny game lore doesn't make sense” image #and yes this series is ridiculous and goofy but also a lot of characters get fates worse than death and more often than not #have to keep pushing forward whether it gets addressed or not #my most favorite thing is seeing people who don't know kh not only get flabbergasted by the complexity (that stems from how abstract kh's #themes/concepts are) but be shocked by how moving and tragic it is #no kh does not have the typical “they lived happily ever after”#in fact they rarely do #but the fact it hinges so much on hope kinda hits differently #it's not hope full of sunshine and flowers but hope that stems from tears and separation and so much internal conflict yet carrying so much #love to not erase the cracks but fill them in gold #im starting to not make sense aren't i #anyway play kingdom hearts ehe #yoroshiu rambles

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