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These are the final Famitsu scans before the release of Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+. Click any images to enlarge them:

Here are some of the images from Re: Chain of Memories we haven’t seen before:

And finally, we now have the contents of “Another Report”:

There’s a lot of information in “Another Report”. Included may be information on the worlds, keyblades, the future, and four mysteries:

– What happened when Mickey was missing?
– What happened when Riku was missing?
– What was Roxas doing while he was a member of the Organization?
– What features are important in Xehanort’s memories?

The Keyblades choose their wielders based on a number of things, not only the strength of the person’s mind and heart.

The novel is about the Axel and Roxas story.

With the release of the game imminent, I decided to do a summary of what we know about Final Mix. I may have missed some information:

Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix

4 Difficulties:

– Beginner
– Standard
– Proud
– Critical

New Modes:

– Theatre Mode
– Piece Collection Mode

Theatre Mode includes cutscenes in both Japanese and English and is only unlocked after the completion of both Re: Chain of Memories and Final Mix.

Piece Collection Mode includes 6 pieces of Tetsuya Nomura Artwork. They’re like jigsaw puzzles, and the pieces are collected through the Crown Quest. So far, a 48 piece puzzle and a 12 piece puzzle have been seen, which means there could be over 100 pieces to collect in all.

The Crown Quest includes crown tokens to be found in many different worlds. Sora has been seen wearing a crown which is confirmed as a new accessory, which could be the prize for completing the quest.

New Weapons

Goofy has been seen with Vexen’s Shield which is presumably a prize for defeating Vexen. Sora has been seen with an unusual-looking Keyblade which could also be received from the Vexen battle. There will most likely be many more extra weapons.

New Items and Accessories

Although nothing has been said about an update to the Synthesis system, there will be new items and accessories in the game.

New Scenes (in no particular order)

– Roxas and Axel in Twilight Town
– Roxas and Riku as Xehanort’s Heartless revealing Sora’s name changing to Roxas
– Riku talking to DiZ in the World That Never Was
– Roxas battling Riku in the World That Never Was
– Organization Meetings
– Naminé and Axel at Sunset Terrace
– Extended Secret Ending including a battle (unlocked only if the Secret Boss is defeated in Critical Mode)

New Battles (in no particular order)

– Sora VS. Roxas (compulsory)
– Sora VS. Axel
– Sora VS. Lexaeus
– Sora VS. Zexion (whose weapon is the ‘Mirage Book’)
– Sora VS. Marluxia
– Sora VS. Larxene
– Sora VS. Enigmatic Soldier (Secret Boss – According to Nomura, it’s the hardest Kingdom Hearts Boss ever – He has 17 Health Bars)

All of the other Organization Members can be battled optionally too, as well as compulsorily during the game.

New Areas

There are new areas in Hollow Bastion to access the Organization Battle Arena – These new areas can only be accessed through a series of puzzles and Glide is needed.

There is also a new area to battle the Enigmatic Soldier.

New Costumes

Sora will be wearing a new Halloween costume in Christmas Town, possibly along with Donald and Goofy.

New Enemies

There will be new types of Heartless, although it’s unknown whether there will be more types of Nobodies.

The 13 Organization Mushroom Heartless are included in the game seen in multiple locations, but they are altogether in Hollow Bastion. It is still unknown exactly what needs to be done when you encounter them, but they apparently have features related to the 13 Organization Members.

New Form and Abilities

‘Limit Form’ will now be available at some point during the game, which resembles Sora’s outfit from the original Kingdom Hearts and features abilities including ‘Dodge Roll’, ‘Strike Raid’, and ‘Ragnarok’.

“Another Report”

People who preordered the game will get “Another Report” which is a small book in Japanese. Little is known about what’s in it although there may be an interview about the project later in the year.

We now know the contents are:

– Story Report
– Proto Type Report
– Director’s Secret Report XIII
– Manga (by Shiro Amano)
– Novel (by Tomoco Kanemaki)

That’s about it for today. I’ll attempt to post a summary of Re: Chain of Memories tomorrow.

Well we have some new images from Famitsu. Click any to enlarge:

Here’s a better screenshot than we’ve had before of the three knights included in the battle in the Extended Secret Ending.

It appears that the Enigmatic Soldier may be summoning something else as the HP Bar isn’t the 16-17 bar one that we’ve seen previously. There may be a lot of tricks we don’t know about, but he’ll definitely be harder than all of the Organization members.

In Riku’s Story, we know you can do a Card Duel, and it appears it will be timed.

A friend card can be used in battle for a friend to help, but you can see original techniques when the cards are stocked in different ways. Here’s one of Mickey’s.

Thanks to KHV for this:

Special Extra Scenes
- There are special scenes featuring Zexion.
- One of these additional scenes is Vexen looking for Xemnas.
- Zexion seems to be looking for something – Xemnas is well informed on what Zexion is trying to find.
- These events take place BEFORE the construction of Castle Oblivion.
- You get to learn a little secret about Xemnas after defeating a certain enemy. It’s about a man who was losing his memory. It’s done on purpose that no one is allowed to hear it.
- There is a mysterious man in a Black Coat who seems to be well informed about Xemnas.
- Vexen and Zexion work together to search for Xemnas.
- In one image Vexen is saying “Where is Lord Xemnas?”
- It should be noted in the secret ending that the Heart in the sky thought to be “Kingdom Hearts” is a different colour.

Quoted from Famitsu referring to the Secret Ending: “Is this the Holy War from those who have the Keyblade!?!?!?”

Puzzle Mode
- Nomura enjoyed putting his illustrations into Puzzle Mode.
- The Puzzle Mode can be accessed from Jiminy’s Journal.
- There are pieces of the puzzles scattered all over the many Worlds.
- The pieces resemble crowns. (This is the Crown Quest – Collecting crowns gives you more puzzle pieces.)
- The number of pieces are different each time, depending on the illustration.
- The names of the illustrations are as following: “Awakening”, “Heart”, “Inside and Outside”, “EDGE”, “Twilight”, and “Evening”. Scroll to the bottom of this news post for the images.

The controls for Puzzle Mode are as follows:

- Circle is used to pick up a piece.
- X is used to put the piece back down.
- Right analog stick is used to rotate the Piece left or right.
- Select Button is used for a hint menu.

Sora’s Crown Accessory
There are several different methods to earn this, but it also means that the Crown above Sora’s head will have a different color, depending on the method.

Nomura’s Interview Points
-Theater mode is accessed by completing Re: Chain of Memories.
-There is an extra thing you can earn by beating Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ first, and then Re: Chain of Memories. This means you gain extra things from both ways round.
- Various abilities are needed for Crown Collection.
- Don’t expect the same thing when refighting the Organization XIII, their attack patterns change every time!
- A New hint is shown in the secret ending.

Theater Mode
These are official names of the cutscenes:

- Roxas Day 1: Town of Dusk.
- Roxas Day 2: Reality that moves.
- Roxas Day 3: Passing Each Other.
- Roxas Day 4: Road to a Decisive battle.
- Roxas Day 5: A Distorting Life.
- Roxas Day 6: The End of Summer.
- Sora in Twilight Town: Awake Sora.
- Hollow Bastion 1: Gathering Shadows.
- Beast Castle 1: Beast’s Accident.
- The Land of Dragons 1: Strong Mind.
- Olympus Coliseum: Hero’s Crisis.

You can press L2 or R2 to switch between the English and Japanese voicing on compatible scenes.

The Enigmatic Soldier Fight
- He has 16 bars of health.
- He has very powerful magical and physical spells.
- He is able to perform unbelievable combination attacks.
- You should not make a single mistake.
- His attacks are strong and he is very very fast!

Re: Chain of Memories
DUEL
Duel is only available in Riku’s Story. When you put out a card, and your opponent puts out a card of the exact same number, you press triangle, and both you and the opponent pull out another card at the same time. The one with the highest number wins.

Hit
If you continue putting out higher cards then the opponent, you get a special attack known as “Hit”.

- A new skill for Riku known as Maelstrom is shown.
- A new move with Mickey is known as “Holy Burst”.
- Pluto is now a card available in Sora’s story.
- “Lucky Bounty” allows you to find treasure, with a card.

Puzzle Mode Illustrations
Images similar to the Puzzle Mode Illustrations are shown here:

Awakening
Kingdom Hearts Ultimania Cover Art

Heart
Kingdom Hearts II Cover Art

Inside and Outside
Kingdom Hearts II Ultimania Cover Art

EDGE
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ Cover Art

Twilight
Re: Chain of Memories side of the promotional poster

Evening
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix side of the promotional poster