Designing For | Kingdom Hearts' Destiny Islands -- Designing For Beginnings @DesigningFor | Uploaded October 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we look at Destiny Islands from Kingdom Hearts, a level that hearkens back to childhood through its very design.

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Patreon: patreon.com/designingfor

Twitter: twitter.com/Designing4Games

Discord: discord.gg/bAwJkXP

Voiceover/Writing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong (youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)

Script Editing/Image Editing/Video Editing/Game Footage: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi

Intro Graphic: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFlA...

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Also check out our episode on Spiral Mountain from Banjo-Kazooie, another tutorial level that's very comfortable: youtube.com/watch?v=uX9hY-Z_9ek

Or our episode on Central Yharnam from Bloodborne, a tutorial level we unfortunately aren't as fond of: youtube.com/watch?v=aEE4oWoA9yU

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The Kingdom Hearts series, including Kingdom Hearts: The Story So Far, Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts III, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days are © Square-Enix Holdings Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.

Final Fantasy X is © Square-Enix Holdings Corporation.

Psychonauts is © Double Fine Productions and Majesco Entertainment Company.

Neopets is © Jumpstart Games, Inc.

The character "E. Honda" is © Capcom Co., Ltd.

The character "Taj the Genie" is © Rare, Ltd., probably.

The character "X-Naut" is © Nintendo Co., Ltd. and Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.

The character "Sticky Fingers" is © Hirohiko Araki.

Cap'n Crunch's Oops! All Berries is © Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo., Inc.

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Footage/Images Used:

"Understanding Kingdom Hearts (and every other story) | Unraveled": youtube.com/watch?v=lwEwxKkCGJE

"I actually cannot believe I beat this brat with a dance pad first try.": twitter.com/thesarahkey/status/1165460617928556544?lang=en

"Beating Up Tidus, Selphie, & Wakka": youtube.com/watch?v=Dl7agx4m2jI&feature=youtu.be

"Atlantica (Kingdom Hearts II): Worst Minigame Ever": youtube.com/watch?v=gsF554O8cFU

"Psychonauts Part 3 (no commentary) - Coach Oleander's Basic Braining": youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2soKWS2Dk

"Destiny Islands": danalynreyes.tumblr.com/post/182456794416/destiny-islands-hope-everyone-is-having-fun-in

"Destiny Islands": brendonlopes.artstation.com/projects/5ADrg

"Riku vs. Sora Print": evilpastry.storenvy.com/collections/40989-all-products/products/3304506-riku-vs-sora-print

"When you try to explain the Kingdom Hearts Lore to someone.": imgur.com/gallery/SJDQCtZ

"Sora (Kingdom Hearts)": zerochan.net/1242942

"( My drawing version of Sora )": kh13.com/gallery/image/50657-my-drawing-version-of-sora

"Kingdom Hearts Wallpaper: Tidus, Wakka and Selphie": gallery.minitokyo.net/view/171287

"The meteoric rise and slow decline of Neopets": kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-sections/13799/neopets-rise-and-fall

"Tetsuya Nomura Finally Explains His Obsession With Zippers and Belts": reddit.com/r/KingdomHearts/comments/8kpuyl/discussion_a_garage_of_hearts_sora

"Is there anything special to get on Destiny Islands": gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/516587-kingdom-hearts/63105873

Various charts:

Plot flowchart: reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/xq1dg/v_attempts_to_explain_the_plot_of_kingdom_hearts

Plot complexity: reddit.com/r/KingdomHearts/comments/13vylk/my_problem_with_everything_after_kingdom_hearts_2

Hearts on hearts: reddit.com/r/KingdomHearts/comments/8kpuyl/discussion_a_garage_of_hearts_sora

Growth rates: reddit.com/r/KingdomHearts/comments/4t6qut/kh1_is_there_a_table_of_xp_needed_for_each_level