Hollow Bastion | Kingdom Hearts
Added 2025-09-21 16:00:17 +0000 UTCI write this less than 9 hours before it goes live. This is the closest I have ever cut it in my upload turnaround, but we just made it. My favorite world in the entire KH series, I defy you not to fall in love with one of the coolest boss levels in any game.
I know some people will have been expecting this episode to encapsulate both HB visits and every world revisit/superboss in between, and if you're among them, I apologize for effectively splitting this into two parts, but I was not ready to make a 3 hour episode, nor was I ready to spend 6 weeks on it, so the second half will simply be up next. Nonetheless, tons of meat on this one's bones, so dig in!
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These videos are always the highlight of my month. The fact that you care enough to go back through and correct these videos shows both a respect for your audience and your passion for this project. You're doing amazing work, and I respect the hell out of you. Thank you.
Kestrel
2025-09-29 21:38:11 +0000 UTCYou can find the link in the description of any of my YouTube videos! https://discord.gg/B7ZfzAXTzJ
Fierce
2025-09-28 17:45:29 +0000 UTCOmg you are right! Thank you very much this is EXTREMELY important, and props to your eagle eyes for catching it!
Fierce
2025-09-28 17:42:53 +0000 UTCKairi desperately trying to get Sora back as he is floating away as particles of light never fails to make me cry.
SergeantAnthony
2025-09-28 17:38:42 +0000 UTCI think I've spotted a mistake in the video. Puppies 1, 2 and 3 and puppies 97, 98, 99, you mark the same puppy twice! Though you're correct that two puppies are added to the display cabinet, you attribute the same puppy twice. This is of course *extremely* important.
jiffypop
2025-09-28 15:06:03 +0000 UTCA detail I like is that Beast essentially has the same story as Riku at this point, traveling worlds through shear force of will to search for someone he loves, and yet Riku is too far gone to notice any similarities or even care about them.
Joseph Heiskell
2025-09-28 02:41:46 +0000 UTCI can't seem to figure out how to join the Discord, could anyone here help? Patreon appears to be unable to do it though it does link to my Discord account, and the "leave/join server" button appears to do nothing.
Dennis Elkin
2025-09-25 01:45:47 +0000 UTCThe theme and pure emotions this game is able to stab into your heart when sora stabs his own to this day still bring tears to my eyes
B3ARD3D_W0ND3R
2025-09-23 19:26:15 +0000 UTCIt makes this game a breeze compared to shield and sword builds
Aaron Grant
2025-09-23 15:37:28 +0000 UTCcompletely relate to your reaction to the world theme, Yoko Shimomura is a gift, her ability to write such complex yet immediately compelling songs is UGH
Stellafera
2025-09-23 13:38:50 +0000 UTCI have played through kh1 at least 7 times in my life. I have never. Once. Known you could freeze those freaking bubbles.
Lemonsdaily
2025-09-22 15:53:48 +0000 UTCI'm surprised you didn't mention how Beast can absolutely shred both of Maleficent's forms. On my proud mode run, her first battle was done in like a minute. Never even got to levitating her platform or do any meteors or dark thundaga (which i noticed is visually inspired by her forest of thorns spell from sleeping beauty)...Beast just totally kept mauling her. And that's another strategy for the dragon. just hop on the thorns for safety and let Beast do the grunt work. XD
X92
2025-09-22 15:46:10 +0000 UTCIt’s the same for me, it suddenly cuts to the Riku glass and then goes black for a few seconds
IronTiger26
2025-09-22 11:03:14 +0000 UTCYou know, this video series really makes me want to try a mage run now, I’m the type of gamer that unga-bunga’s my problems away.
Ponykegabs
2025-09-22 06:37:59 +0000 UTCAlso bare in mind, that translation Riku said in the English version is not the same as in the Japanese one, since he meant to say was there cannot be two heroes
Darkmyster Darkmyster
2025-09-22 06:31:38 +0000 UTCOh shoot! I’m so sorry! I will be sure to rectify that for the YouTube release
Fierce
2025-09-22 04:22:56 +0000 UTCYOU CAN FREEZE THOSE BUBBLES?!?!?!?!?!? I PLAYED THIS FOR 20 YEARS AND YOU CAN DO THIS?!?!?!?
TyLuxion
2025-09-22 03:28:39 +0000 UTCThe cliffhanger was diabolical 😂
DerpTheGamer
2025-09-21 21:52:03 +0000 UTCdamb, i've been misgendered...
Lotta Otter
2025-09-21 21:23:25 +0000 UTCI love this video so much, also I will say I don't know who the cliffhanger is rougher on the people who know what's going to happen or the people who don't know what is going to happen (though I can tell after this series is over I am probably going to end up replaying kingdom hearts 1)
Dark shot 4
2025-09-21 21:05:21 +0000 UTCMy favorite episode of this series so far, Hollow Bastion just has so much to it
Yon Pylon
2025-09-21 20:13:02 +0000 UTC1:10:11 - 1:10:19 there's what feels like an unintentional black screen for this bit, but maybe i just don't get the artistic vision
Damian Porter
2025-09-21 20:05:44 +0000 UTCI appear to have missed a visual glitch around the 1-hour 10-minute mark, thanks to anyone who messaged me about it, it’ll be fixed on the YouTube Release!
Fierce
2025-09-21 19:33:53 +0000 UTCYou big meany... Sora using the keyblade on himself and the parts afterwards is one of the key memories in my life, and to have it be another wait for the rest of it, so mean... Keep up the good work
Ifrit9
2025-09-21 19:22:14 +0000 UTCThere seems to be some sort of error at 1:10:08, the Riku stained glass, and scene after is just black/missing to me.
Honey Hive
2025-09-21 18:42:15 +0000 UTCI love that this series sort of acts like a video version of an old unofficial game guide. Right down to the splash art for bosses. Except these have research and insight instead of guesses.
LapisScarab
2025-09-21 17:38:41 +0000 UTCSora, truly the bestest boy.
RaisouE
2025-09-21 17:28:41 +0000 UTCI understand the need for the cliffhanger, but I'm still anxious for more!! This episode did justice to how awesome Hollow Bastion is.
Dan Scannell
2025-09-21 17:21:01 +0000 UTCThe full blown retrospective is gonna be a behemoth of a video
Daityl
2025-09-21 17:05:18 +0000 UTCNo joke, I've been waiting to see how you would handle freezing the bubbles since at least the first time you referenced Regular Pat and you didn't let me down. Beautiful work
Emilia Wake
2025-09-21 16:35:09 +0000 UTCAt last 🙏
BigJuice
2025-09-21 16:33:30 +0000 UTC
