Sounds About Light

In this bistro-centric episode, we're returning to Twilight Town, the chillest town in the Realm Between, and catching up with the Other Sea Salt Trio: Hayner, Pence, and Olette! So much has happened with these three in the past [???] days or weeks or months, and Sora can truly relate to them now that he has a phone. Scrooge is also here, and he's got an Unnamed Rat in his employ! This looks like a good spot to try to say "ingredients" in Donald Duck voice! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

The third Kingdom Hearts begins here! We've finally made it to the most recent game in the series besides Dark Road and Melody of Memory and also the rest of KHUX that came out after this! Our journey begins in Olympus Coliseum, a world whose name should probably be changed at this point. There's no Coliseum in Olympus this time around, and maybe that's why it's actually pretty great for a change! After that, we're checking in with Rickey and Miku in the Realm of Darkness. Will they manage to find and rescue Aqua? We're only 45 minutes into a…

We're back from our break and entering the Unreal Era with [checks notes] Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-, not to be confused with A Fragmentary Passage from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep! -A fragmentary passage- picks up right where A Fragmentary Passage left off, with Aqua having bad times in the Realm of Darkness. Will Mickey Mouse help her times become good, or will he, instead, not? This is the one with the shirt. Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

The true KHUX begins here! After last week's tragedy, we could all use a bit of levity in our lives, so actually there wasn't a tragedy last week. Problem solved! This week, we'll be meeting some new friends, not meeting some new friends, and meeting some not new friends. Classic Kingdom Hearts stuff, in other words. This episode introduces a lot of questions and mysteries, but you'll have to wait patiently for answers, because after this we'll be taking a few weeks off, then following release order with the very short A Fragmentary Passage, and the much longer Kingdom Hearts…

Thinking about the Power Bangles too much made us both sick for a few weeks, which is a shame because now we're back to talk about the end of Unchained χ and apparently the Power Bangles are more important than ever! What is this game?! To make matters worse, the end of the world is happening. Oh, come on! Well, that's it for KHUX. We'll be back next time to start the sequel, KHUX! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

As we enter the second half of the first half of KHUX, we meet a new friend, Skuld, who is bringing back belts in a big way! We'll need her emotional support, because things are not great in Daybreak Town. The Foretellers are fighting, Chirithies are turning purple, and we're finding more and more that Kingdom Hearts is not afraid to kill kids as long as they're offscreen and we don't know them. We've got a new piece of light jewelry, but will it be plot-important enough to undo the darkness done by the power bangle, or was Chirithy just…

This week in Daybreak Town, our boy Dennis is feeling lonely. It turns out it's hard to make a lot of friends when you're not allowed(?) to talk to 80% of the people around you! Fortunately, he meets a nice(?) boy named Ephemer who breaks the rules(?) and they become fast friends. Is everything as it seems? Or is everything not as it seems? Also, make sure you pay attention we've got some plot-critical bangle shenanigans this week. Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

The chronological Kingdom Hearts begins here! We're going back in time to the Age of Fairy Tales in Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ plus Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover! What does that mean? Short answer: mobile games. We're meeting a whole new cast of characters, including the guy from our podcast art, a bunch of animal-masked dweebs, and Dennis. There will be intrigue, there will be keyblades, and there will be minimal Disney worlds! Huge shoutout to damo279 for his KHUX cutscene compilations, which enabled the proliferation of worms in Sam's brain that led to this podcast's existence. Please check out…

In the finale of Dream Drop Distance, we finally get to see an old guy wiggle his fingers again, and the game is good. Also I guess some stuff happens with Riku and Sora and character arcs or whatever. Look at his fingers go! Yahoo! After that, we're discussing our general thoughts on this weird, messy game and why it's good, then we learn about Minions. Next time, we'll be starting Kingdom Hearts χ, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, Kingdom Hearts Union χ, and Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover! It'll make sense, I promise! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost

This episode is... nuts! We're approaching the end of Dream Drop Distance, and the mysterious villains who have been popping up throughout the game to be vague at Sora and Riku are finally going to start being specific at them instead. Sam's been working out at the Ultimania to prepare for this one, so let's put our brains together and drop into the Xehanort Experience Record! Sam | Drew | Twitter | Cohost