I routinely rank Kingdom Hearts among my favorite games, but I haven’t replayed it since the PS2 days. Sometime in 2018 I decided to write down how I felt about Kingdom Hearts before I started replaying it. Then I would write a follow up based on my thoughts from actually playing it, and see how nostalgia compared to reality. My replay... took much longer than I initially planned… but I did it, and I’m sticking with the plan. So now I invite you to read the thoughts of someone who loved Kingdom Hearts as a child, but hasn’t played it since, followed by an adult who played the game again on PS4. Enjoy.