Kota on 10 Oct 2007 08:02 am
Let’s think back.
This is nothing new, but there’s been no news for a while now; so I compiled this together from the Tokyo Game Show to use on the forum. I’m sure you know all of this already. I’ll edit this tomorrow as there’s still a lot more that should be added.
KINGDOM HEARTS NEWS AT THE TOKYO GAME SHOW~
The past month has been abundant with Kingdom Hearts news, what with the highly anticipated Tokyo Game Show 2007 taking place. There were quite a lot of interesting announcements given regarding the future of Kingdom Hearts. Here are the main stories which have got people talking:
NOT ONE GAME… BUT THREE~
Prior to the Tokyo Game Show this year, there were a lot of Kingdom Hearts fans hopeful that Square-Enix would announce a continuation of the popular series - a Kingdom Hearts 3 for the next-gen - but they had bigger plans for us.
Tetsuya Nomura had earlier given an interview stating that Kingdom Hearts fans should expect to see a side-story on the DS, PSP or mobile phones, giving the option of three characters and left us to guess what would happen and debate about which would be the better game to play – well, we needn’t have bothered because Nomura planned on releasing all three! I don’t think many people anticipated him meaning all three, but it was a nice – if not surprising – announcement. Square-Enix showcased off three trailers of these games, unfortunately in a private screening. All we had to go by were written up descriptions of the trailers, and here they are along with all of the other important information we have already.
BIRTH BY SLEEP~
WHAT DO WE ALREADY KNOW?
☆ The unseen trailer~
Here is a description of the Birth by Sleep trailer:
Scenes of the ending of Kingdom Hearts 1 flash by on the screen, and two phrases are seen clearly onscreen. One reads “Deep Past” and the other “Shut-Eyes gives birth to the concealed fate.”
We are then confronted by a young boy who looks like Roxas conversing with another young boy with black hair. Their surroundings seem to resemble Hallow Bastion (Radiant Garden). The name “Ven” is thrown outward, referring to the boy who looks like Roxas.
The scene change various times before stopping at an iamge of the Old Man from the KH2FM+ secret ending. He is called “Master Xehanort” by Terra. Soon after, Terra summons his keyblade and the screen changes.
Various worlds are shown, and one of which is familiar to us all. “Olympus Colliseum” is making another comeback, followed by a brand new world, that of which resembles Sleeping Beauty.
The video then changes back to Terra battling against a dark figure, whom you can tell is male. This is the same man from the Secret Ending of KH2FM+, the one who the Old Man creates. Terra is able to forceably get the man’s helmet off, but his face is concealed.
King Mickey is shown summoning kis keyblade, and then the scene changes very quickly to Terra on a beach. He seems to be watching two boys play in the ocean. After he rests his weapon into the ground, the two boys he was watching are clearer and they look like Sora and Riku. Soon after, Terra says “Please don’t depend on me, just erase me… friend.”
The phrase “Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep” arises.
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☆ The scans~
High quality scans of Birth by Sleep can be found in the following links:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/09da0145.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/947c4974.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/43613330.jpg
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☆ The plot
Taking place in the past, this game will focus on the scenes we have already witnessed from the secret endings found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+. Three apprentices go in search of their missing master.
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☆ The characters~
Terra - Already seen previously in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix as a boss, he is now one of the three playable characters you can control in a choice of three different scenarios.
Master Xehanort - A mysterious old Keyblade Master, also resembles Xehanort’s Heartless a lot, but I wonder if this means anything?
Aqua - Shares a connection with Ven, although we do not know what kind of relationship they have. So far, her role in this game is undefined, as she hasn’t been mentioned a lot.
Ven - His true identity will be explored in Birth by Sleep.
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☆ The confirmed worlds
So far, there have been a few new worlds confirmed - and some not-so-new. Here is the full list so far:
• Sleeping Beauty
• Olympus Coliseum
• Cinderella
• Hollow Bastion
• Destiny Islands
• Sunset Horizons (A fan-name as far as I’m aware)
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☆ The console~
Birth by Sleep will be released for the PSP.
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☆ The release date~
So far, unknown. All we know is that this game has been planned to be released last out of the three games.
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☆ The timeline~
This game is set before the events of Kingdom Hearts 1.
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☆ The gameplay~
An improved version of the deck system used in CoM will be used in Birth by Sleep. However, instead of cards, the user will choose from commands, which will be implemented into their menu.
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358/2 Days~
WHAT DO WE ALREADY KNOW?
☆ The unseen trailer~
Here is a description of the 358/2 Days Trailer:
We are introduced with the scene where Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories had came to an end, and are then confronted with the phrase “The other side attached to Sora still sleeps”, along with “The mind comes back whenever they touch.”
The video then focuses upon Roxas and Axel, sitting atop the clock tower in Twilight Town. This seems to be the same scene from Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+. Soon after, the video shows Roxas being invited into Organization XIII. He is being greeted by all, and introduces himself, and they do the same to him. Then the scene fades into Roxas actually joining the Organization.
Following this is a short clip of Mickey talking about Axel, and Saix near Roxas. Roxas is shown pulling out both of his keyblades, and it moves into gameplay. The gameplay confirms indifenatley that you may play with Roxas, Axel, Saix and Xigbar.
Xemnas then mentions something very interesting. He explains that a 14th member has joined their Organization, and that this member is female. This scene is quickly followed by the title of the game: “Kingdom Hearts 358/2 days” and a whsipering Roxas saying “I will disappear from this world in 151 days”
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☆ The scans~
High quality scans of 358/2 Days can be found in the following links:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/5b0cdb65.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/642a0e82.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/5f333379.jpg
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☆ The characters~
Every Organisation 13 character WILL be playable, according to Tetsuya Nomura. We also know that a 14th member will be introduced - a female member - but nothing is known about her yet, except that she ISN’T Naminé and that she wasn’t present in Kingdom Hearts 2.
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☆ The confirmed worlds
Not many worlds have been confirmed so far, but Wonderland is making a return.
• The World That Never Was
• Twilight Town
• Wonderland
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☆ The console~
358/2 Days will be released for the DS.
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☆ The release date~
So far, unknown. All we know is that this game has been planned to be released first out of the three games.
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☆ The timeline~
This game takes place from Roxas’ birth, (in KH1), his entrance and time in the Organisation, into the events of CoM, and when he leaves to find more about himself and his TRUE self, and then eventually, when he gets taken to the digitised Twilight Town.
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☆ The gameplay~
There will be single and multiplayer options in this game, and Tetsuya Nomura has revealed that there is a bonus to using both modes:
“The character’s growth is shared between the two modes,”
Also during multiplayer mode, the bottom screen of the DS can be used as a chat system, if you wish. Players will be able to communicate with each other as they play the game; by drawing pictures on the screen! Although not official yet, Nomura and his team are planning to add some further plans to this feature.
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CODED~
WHAT DO WE ALREADY KNOW?
☆ The unseen trailer~
Here is a description of the Coded trailer:
When the video begins, we are introduced with a series of images, followed by the words “Kingdom Hearts: New Concepts and Game Titles.” Right after this, the ending to Kingdom Hearts 2 plays, followed by the phrases “The secret ending has been dealt with, and the worlds extend once again” and “flow”.
The screen fades back in to Jiminy Cricket and the phrase “Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories”. He is peering into his journal, noticing a phrase he cannot remember writing. It reads “You need to return, to heal the wounds”. This phrase seems to alert Jiminy in some way, as he runs off to report the finding to King Mickey. The king is startled by the discovery, but only replies with “Only he is the one who can solve it.”
We fade in and out to Sora standing on the beach at Destiny Islands. He is wearing his Kingdom Hearts 1 style clothing, but he is only shown as computer data being transmitted.
When the image of Sora dissapears, a battle scene commences. As Sora is moving blocks around to finish a puzzle game, heartless are attacking from all angles. The gameplay mechanics seem very odd. After the puzzle is finished, a command called “Debugging” appears on the screen. After being activated, Sora moves extremely quickly and then vanishes.
The last scene includes Sora and Mickey in Traverse Town. Mickey says to no one in particular “I was here on that day.” and “Let’s speak truly”.
We are then presented with the name of the game: Kingdom Hearts: Coded.
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☆ The scans~
High quality scans of Coded can be found in the following links:
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/b0511241-1.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m274/bekkiglittz/Pictures/b0511241.jpg
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☆ The plot~
After finding an entry in his journal that he didn’t write, “we must return to free them from their torment,” Jiminy confronts King Mickey about it and so he digitizes the contents (along with himself and Sora), and they go and investigate.
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☆ The characters~
So far, we only know about Sora, King Mickey, Jiminy Cricket, Donald and Goofy.
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☆ The confirmed worlds~
Not many, but Traverse Town is coming back.
• Traverse Town
• Disney Castle
• Destiny Islands
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☆ The console~
Coded will be released on the mobile phone.
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☆ The release date~
So far, unknown. All we know is that this game has been planned to be released second out of the three games.
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☆ The timeline~
This game apparantly takes place after the events of Kingdom Hearts 2.
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☆ The gameplay~
Half puzzle game, half action/RPG. There will also be something called ‘Debugging mode’ in Coded, and basically this means that Sora will confront bugs (the type found in your computer, not insects) when he approaches normal enemies. Sora will need to clear the bugs (that look like blocks) in order to fight. We have already seen a screenshot of this. The bugs also have other purposes too. They can be used to help Sora get higher up, and they can be used in puzzle games.
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We should expect to see the trailers at this year’s Jump Festa - December 22nd-23rd - but nothing is confirmed yet. Let’s hope, anyway.
171 Responses to “Let’s think back.”
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on 07 Nov 2007 at 1:04 am 150. Ican'twaitforkh3
I don’t like those games because you don’t play as sora.
on 06 Nov 2007 at 4:06 am 149. 358_fan
wut happened to mgs_horsey_ftw?he seemed to have left this site and this comment board.ut anyways good that horsey gone not gonna be as mush fites now
on 06 Nov 2007 at 3:38 am 148. 358_fan
well actually they shouldnt make it for ps2
on 06 Nov 2007 at 3:38 am 147. 358_fan
i no that already but they should make it for ps2 too
on 06 Nov 2007 at 1:53 am 146. waitin4KH3
KH3 will be strictly for PS3. Re: COM was only released on multiple platforms because it was a re-release. And I think SE believed that not enough people got to enjoy COM because of the platform they chose for it. Plus, it is an important bridge between KH1 and 2, so why not add it for the final mix?
on 04 Nov 2007 at 5:16 pm 145. 358_fan
ok, if u dont have a ds or psp, buy 1 if u want the new games,and ikf they r makin kh3 it will be on ps3, but they mite make it for more than 1 system like re:COM.
coded will be realeased on phone,bbs will be released on psp and 358/2 days will be on ds.and the wii mote woudlnt function well with kingdom hearts becuase u wud have to swing ur arm around and wut not to attack,and it wud be hard to use ice magic cuz with that 1 u have to aim wut ur shooting at.but, with other magic like fire, it mite work but still, kingdom hearts 3 for wii? it will be on ps3 cuz square enix will want to stick with sony i bet.
on 04 Nov 2007 at 5:02 pm 144. waitin4KH3
Actually you should read the discussion before posting, idiot. We were discussing the potential for a system the next KH might be released on. Don’t be so quick to insult someone, it only shows your insecurity.
on 04 Nov 2007 at 1:27 am 143. tori11kingdomheart
you idiots! don’t change the subiect! this is about kingdom hearts not about systems!
on 03 Nov 2007 at 7:16 pm 142. waitin4KH3
What confuses you? Because you can clear up most of it with info from this site and others, but it’ll only create more speculation.
on 01 Nov 2007 at 1:25 am 141. Geo
hmm interesting…
sadly, im still confused about some stuff in kh2.
on 31 Oct 2007 at 9:51 pm 140. waitin4KH3
The wii remote IS NOT functional enough to be entertaining. You would attack by swinging it back and forth and in circles and it would get old VERY fast. If you’ve played Twilight Princess you already know the extent of what they can do with the wii’mote and it won’t work for KH’s faster combat speed and diversity of moves.
on 30 Oct 2007 at 11:55 pm 139. exdeath64
come on! a wii KH game would rule! imagine motion control keyblade attacks and point and shoot magic!
on 29 Oct 2007 at 4:42 pm 138. waitin4KH3
not sure what the price is in other countries, but isn’t the value of a euro higher than the american dollar? That would mean it should be cheaper over there, but probably not.
on 29 Oct 2007 at 2:51 pm 137. Alicia
Would it be too like, 160 euros? o_o
on 29 Oct 2007 at 1:25 pm 136. Alicia
Really? =o How much would it be in euros?
on 28 Oct 2007 at 11:36 pm 135. waitin4KH3
buy the psp soon! they just released a new, more expensive model and sometime soon you won’t be able to get the old models. only $160 now!
on 28 Oct 2007 at 7:27 am 134. Alicia
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep is released on PSP, unfortunately, because I’d like to get it most of these three new games, but I don’t have PSP. Kingdom Hearts 3, or what the real name of the project ever is (was it Keyblade War? That’s what I heard!), will be released on PS3, I’m allmost sure about that.
on 28 Oct 2007 at 4:40 am 133. jess a
hey people so birth by sleep is that going to be on ps2? or just ps3 or psp?
write back plz
cya
jess xoxo
on 28 Oct 2007 at 12:39 am 132. waitin4KH3
It will be exclusive to whichever system it is released for, and I can tell you right now, it wont be the wii. Let’s just face it, PS3 will be the dominant system by the time KH3 is released and that’s where the game will land.
on 27 Oct 2007 at 11:45 pm 131. unluckylink13
Even though Kingdom Hearts III will come out on PS3, I HOPE that it will be on Wii or 360 also. I’ve noticed that a lot of games are starting to be releasing on Wii. (Guitar Hero III, Rock Star (not confirmed, but was heavily hinted at), and a future release of a Katamari game)
I don’t plan on getting a PS3 for a LONG time. Not a big fan of Sony, but there are a few great games on PS2 :]
If it’s exclusive, hopefully I can save up enough money…
on 27 Oct 2007 at 7:19 pm 130. waitin4KH3
praise to my fellow intelligent gamers!
on 27 Oct 2007 at 3:58 pm 129. 358_fan
kh3 will obviously come out on ps3
on 27 Oct 2007 at 2:02 pm 128. waitin4KH3
Yeah, it’s a shame people don’t think things through before they post. Making KH3 for the wii will almost be as bad as if they made it for mobile. They could release it on 360 if they wanted too, but that would take the game away from its fanbase. That’s why SE will stick with Sony. And like I said, they already have the battle system in place.
on 27 Oct 2007 at 2:24 am 127. Tazimus Prime
waitin4KH3: I’ve been saying stuff like that for a long time and yet no one listens. Even after showing them the interview people are still like PS2, Wii, and 360.
on 26 Oct 2007 at 10:34 pm 126. waitin4KH3
Kingdom Hearts 3 WILL NOT be on the wii. There isn’t enough functionality in the wii remote to support a kingdom hearts game. You can only make basic motions that are recognized and it’s not enough to keep up with KH2’s gameplay, let alone the revamped system KH3 SHOULD sport. I’ll post this as well, straight from this site:
“What is the future of Kingdom Hearts like?”
Square-Enix Marketing Manager: “Well Kingdom Hearts III is going to be released on PS3 and we will see what we can do with that.”
The game will most likely use an improved version of the gameplay engine developed for FF versus 13. They are both being produced by the same design team, and thus, the game will be released for PS3.
on 26 Oct 2007 at 7:49 pm 125. Tazimus Prime
Gajon: Just to correct you the PS3 statistically is better then the 360. Better graphics and all. You can look it up if you want. The only problem is that they aren’t selling as well as Sony wants them to.
on 26 Oct 2007 at 1:11 pm 124. Daleksupreme
I wonder if marvel ultimate alliance GOLD EDITION is avavlible in the UK
on 26 Oct 2007 at 1:10 pm 123. Daleksupreme
I wonder if marvel ultimate alliance is avalible in UK
on 26 Oct 2007 at 1:00 pm 122. Gajon
MGS_Horsey_FTW, the 360 has the best graphics and the best experience of all three. The Wii may have the worst graphics of all three and the games right now suck, but an exciting game called Super Smash Bros. Brawl is coming out very early next year. Several other games, like Galaxy, are games I’m looking forward to. I want to see a point in buying the PS3. KH3 MAY come out on the PS3, but it may come out on the Wii. However I have no citation to prove that KH3 will come out on the PS3 or the Wii, you can’t prove everything just by saying you know Nomura.
on 26 Oct 2007 at 12:45 pm 121. Gajon
MGS_Horsey_FTW, how can you be the “only adult around here”? You can’t even spell correctly! Like I care if your relative works at SquareEnix. I may be sort of a n00b here, but atleast I can spell and I can think. Maybe you’re the three year-old. You’re the pathetic child, who’s insisting that he/she knows people at SE. I can’t say you don’t, but cell phone games for KH really are only side stories and a KH MMORPG would really suck. I mean SUCK. Where’s the story in that? What things will we gain out of this? Nothing? Yeah, nothing.