Part 1: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Opening

Welcome to Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days! The music that plays here is "Dearly Beloved", but I can't extract them. I also can't extract "Sanctuary", probably for obvious reasons.

We're going to do the Story Mode. The Mission Mode is for multiplayer and the Theater Mode is to view cutscenes.



Obviously, we're going to start a new game.



I'm going to do Proud mode because why not. The text for other difficulties reads:
Beginner Mode: An easy mode you can breeze right through. Action not your thing? No worries; start right here.
Standard Mode: The normal difficulty setting. Looking for just the right balance? Choose this.

Video: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Opening (Video until end of update)

The parts with "Sanctuary" (most of them) are muted because copyright issues because Square Enix. Watch the video if you want to see the cutscene in motion, but I'll post the screenshot versions too.



A blurry screen! I just can't find better shots than this. Also, this is Saix speaking here.





The camera pans over every organization member, with those who weren't in CoM with their hoods up.

Releases those hearts. They gather in darkness, masterless and free...until they weave together to make Kingdom Hearts. And when that time comes,



And the point after this is when Sanctuary starts playing and Youtube starts muting.

Roxas...



Say Hello to Twilight Station Tower. It's going to be our main place for ice cream-related events.

Are you really sure that you don't have a heart?
I dunno... I can't...just look inside. But I figure...if there's something in there-inside us-then we'd feel it, wouldn't we?
True enough.



And we have a view of Twilight Town. I'm not showing Axel giving Roxas an ice cream since we'll have more than enough of that later.





Next we have scenes of each member with their shot and description and an art of their weapon. Since this is before Disney owned Star Wars, they can't just call Xemnas' weapon "laser swords".



It's nice when the shot and description shows at the same time. Also, does floating upside down all the time during his fight in KH2 counts as keeping his ears on the ground?





No, he has a regular tongue. Who makes these description, anyway?



I'm sensing a pattern here. I don't have much to say about him, except fuck his KH2 fight.





Poor Lexaeus, he has so little screentime. How would an Axe Sword fare in the weapon triangle against lances? What the fuck is an axe sword anyway?



Zexion doesn't even have a weapon until KH Re:CoM. At least he's the most memorable fight in that game, being the only one that you can't cheese easily (except Trick Master).





I'm not going to put two dots on the "i" every single time. Also, Saix just wants to rock like Demyx in that picture.



He was better before he got a keyblade. Next!



Demyx, you can't just break from tradition! You should have your description show up AFTER your shot, not during!





See, Demyx? Because of you, Luxord has to pick up the slack! I think it's a missed opportunity he doesn't show up in the card game, but at least he features prominently in the card world.



Marluxia is pissed that he's demoted from the "Final Boss" status with his right to multiple phases revoked.



Larxene is just happy to hurt you. And why is she the only girl in the organization? If SE doesn't want both Marluxia and Larxene to be women, they could just make someone else, like Xigbar, into a women. It's not hard!



Roxas, being our main character, gets special treatment.



I can give you purpose.



The letters spin around...



Wait a minute! Why is the Kingdom Key there? It should've been Oathkeeper and Oblivion! Does this means we don't get to dual wield keyblades here? (Yes)



This shot here is why every attempt to hide the identities with the coat should fail miserably.



We don't get to see the trio's faces...



...unless you count that mouth.

Man, I miss the old times. Still got it memorized?



Stranger danger! Stranger danger!



Note to everyone, don't trust strangers who invite you to eat ice cream on top of a tower.

The day we met, when you got your new name. You and I sat right here, just like this and watched the sun set.



Roxas' clothes changed, so I guess this is the continuation of the one from the beginning of the intro.