Just like 358/2 Days, Re:Coded can only be experienced in movie form - that is unless you can get your hands on the Nintendo DS copy. Don’t let that put you off, though, as 358/2 Days not only answers several burning questions but also contains more important characters and some of the best storylines in the whole series. The 1.5 version of 358/2 Days is actually a close-to-three-hour movie that recalls the events in the original Nintendo DS game. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days fleshes out Roxas’ backstory and fills in what happened between Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts 2.
Plus, Kingdom Hearts 2 is also a big fan favourite, so that alone makes it worth playing. You only get to play as Roxas for the first few hours of the game but he’s actually an incredibly important character in the grand scheme of things. Set a year after the events of Chain of Memories, in Kingdom Hearts 2 we are introduced to new playable character Roxas, who has a strange connection to Sora. The story of Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories follows on directly from the ending of the first Kingdom Hearts game and will set you up well for Kingdom Hearts 2. Originally released on the GameBoy Advance, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was upgraded from a 2D pixel game to a more fleshed out 3D game (in the form of Re: Chain of Memories) but both versions contain the same story and gameplay style.
Game: Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories The reason it’s best to start with the first Kingdom Hearts game is because it establishes the basic lore of the series who Sora is, what a keyblade is, why darkness is so bad, etc. Our journey begins with Sora, Donald, and Goofy who, after a chance encounter in Traverse Town, have decided to work together to find Sora’s friends Riku and Kairi, and King Mickey (yes, THE mouse) by exploring various Disney-themed worlds.