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Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Teases another Remaster?

Posted by Calxiyn : Sep 30, 2014 at 9:22 PM ( 11 , 2,442 )

The Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX will be out on October 2nd in Japan, but some Keyblade Masters have already gotten their hands on early copies of the title.

One 2ch user is playing through Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and has reported seeing Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance in HD, as well as the scene from the Kingdom Hearts III Announcement Trailer from E3 2013, In which Sora picks up Master Eraqus' Keyblade (The Master Keeper)

Another 2ch user has said that the opening to Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX consist's of scenes from as well as Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts Chi/X, (Thought scenes from Chi have yet to be shown in screenshots) Could this possibly mean a Kingdom Hearts 3D Remaster before Kingdom Hearts III?

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Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix Trophy List Leaked

Posted by Meilin Lee : Sep 30, 2014 at 11:56 AM ( 10 , 2,274 )

With less than 48 hours to go before Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix's official release in Japan, the full trophy list for all three games in the remaster has been leaked, and can be viewed below:

KINGDOM HEARTS II Master (Platinum)

Obtain all trophies

Critical Competitor (Gold)

Clear game on Critical

Proud Player (Silver)

Clear game on Proud

Ambitious Adventurer (Silver)

Clear the game and watch the ending sequence

Level Master (Silver)

Get Sora to Level 99

My Hero (Bronze)

Get rescued by the King

Lingering Will (Silver)

Defeat the Lingering Will

One-Winged Angel (Silver)

Defeat Sephiroth

To Rule Them All (Gold)

Defeat all Organization XIII Replica Data

Mushroom Master (Silver)

Satisfy every member of Mushroom XIII

Rookie (Bronze)

Win the Pain and Panic Cup

Novice Hero (Bronze)

Win the Cerberus Cup

Artisan Hero (Bronze)

Win the Titan Cup

True Hero (Bronze)

Win the Goddess of Fate Cup

Coliseum Competitor (Bronze)

Win the Pain and Panic Paradox Cup

Coliseum Star (Bronze)

Win the Cerberus Paradox Cup

Hero of the Coliseum (Bronze)

Win the Titan Paradox Cup

Coliseum Champion (Silver)

Win the Hades Paradox Cup

Summer's End (Bronze)

Complete Roxas's episode

A Timeless World (Bronze)

Complete the Timeless River episode

Above Honor (Bronze)

Complete the Land of Dragons episodes

A Budding Romance (Bronze)

Complete the Beast's Castle episodes

Hail the Hero (Bronze)

Complete the Olympus Coliseum episodes

Lifting the Curse (Bronze)

Complete the Port Royal episodes

What Friends Are For (Bronze)

Complete the Agrabah episodes

The Gift of Love (Bronze)

Complete the Halloween Town episodes

Return of the King (Bronze)

Complete the Pride Lands episodes

Electric Spark (Bronze)

Complete the Space Paranoids episodes

Always Together (Bronze)

Complete the 100 Acre Wood episode

Kindred Spirits (Bronze)

Complete the Atlantica episodes

A Taste of the Past (Bronze)

Complete the Twilight Town episodes.Bronze

Reunion (Bronze)

Reunite with Riku and Kairi

Searcher (Bronze)

Collect all Ansem Reports in Jiminy's Journal

Professor (Bronze)

Collect all Character entries in Jiminy's Journal

Heartless Highbrow (Bronze)

Collect all Heartless entries in Jiminy's Journal

Nobody Know-It-All (Bronze)

Collect all Nobody entries in Jiminy's Journal

Treasure Hunter (Bronze)

Collect all Treasures in Jiminy's Journal

Puzzler (Bronze)

Complete all Puzzles in Jiminy's Journal

Navigator (Bronze)

Collect all Maps in Jiminy's Journal

Conqueror (Bronze)

Collect all Mission entries in Jiminy's Journal

Minigame Maniac (Bronze)

Collect all Minigame entries in Jiminy's Journal

Limit Master (Bronze)

Collect all Limit entries in Jiminy's Journal

Craftsman (Bronze)

Collect all Synthesis Note entries in Jiminy's Journal

Seeker (Bronze)

Collect all Character Link entries in Jiminy's Journal

Pro Skater (Bronze)

Obtain 5,000 points with skateboard tricks

Struggle Champion (Bronze)

Win by obtaining all of the opponent's orbs

Corroded by Darkness (Bronze)

Activate Antiform 13 times

Veteran Pilot (Bronze)

Obtain an S rank on a gummi ship mission

Ace Pilot (Bronze)

Obtain an S rank on a gummi ship mission for all routes

Top Gun (Bronze)

Obtain an S rank on a gummi ship EX mission for all routes

Gummi Ship Collector (Silver)

Obtain all blueprints

Birth by Sleep Master (Platinum)

Obtain all trophies

Critical Competitor (Gold)

Clear game on Critical

The Lost Chapter (Gold)

Complete the secret episode

The Vessel (Silver)

Clear Terra's story mode

The Dormant (Silver)

Clear Ventus's story mode

The Seeker (Silver)

Clear Aqua's story mode

Connected Hearts (Silver)

Complete the final episode

A Mere Shell (Silver)

Defeat the Vanitas Remnant

Time's Teller (Silver)

Defeat the Unknown

Darkness's Will (Silver)

Defeat No Heart

Light's Will (Silver)

Defeat Armor of Eraqus

Savage Slayer (Silver)

Complete all Unversed battle missions with the highest rank

Profiler (Silver)

Collect all Secret Reports

Collector (Silver)

Collect all stickers

The Adventurer: Terra (Bronze)

Complete Reports with Terra

The Adventurer: Ventus (Bronze)

Complete Reports with Ventus

The Adventurer: Aqua (Bronze)

Complete Reports with Aqua

Perfect Shot (Bronze)

Use Shotlock 50 times

Justice & Dark (Bronze)

Use the Pete D-Link 10 times

D.J. (Bronze)

Use the Rhythm Mixer Command Style 20 times

The Warrior: Terra (Bronze)

Learn all of Terra's Finish Commands

The Warrior: Ventus (Bronze)

Learn all of Ventus's Finish Commands

The Warrior: Aqua (Bronze)

Learn all of Aqua's Finish Commands

Musclehead (Bronze)

Unleash Break Time with Terra

B-Boy (Bronze)

Unleash Break Time with Ventus

Majorette (Bronze)

Unleash Break Time with Aqua

Pâtissier (Bronze)

Create all flavors of ice cream

Command Board Conqueror (Bronze)

Win each playable Command Board

Maestro (Bronze)

Obtain a Fantastic rating for each song in Ice Cream Beat Master Mode

Rapid Racer (Bronze)

Finish first in all Rumble Racing courses

Fantasista (Bronze)

Beat all opponents in Fruitball

The Journey Begins (Bronze)

Clear the prologue, "The Land of Departure"

Pursuit of Truth (Bronze)

Clear the Mysterious Tower episode of Terra's story

Defying Darkness (Bronze)

Clear the Disney Town episode of Terra's story

Entrusting Power (Bronze)

Clear the Destiny Islands episode of Terra's story

Encounters (Bronze)

Clear the Badlands episode of Ventus's story

A Moment of Rest (Bronze)

Clear the Disney Town episode of Ventus's story

A Friend in Need (Bronze)

Clear the Mysterious Tower episode of Ventus's story

Drifting Apart (Bronze)

Clear the Radiant Garden episode of Aqua's story

Hopeful Hearts (Bronze)

Clear the Destiny Islands episode of Aqua's story

Pawn of the Arena (Bronze)

Complete all one-star missions in the Mirage Arena

Knight of the Arena (Bronze)

Complete all two-star missions in the Mirage Arena

Queen of the Arena (Bronze)

Complete all three-star missions in the Mirage Arena

King of the Arena (Bronze)

Complete all four-star missions in the Mirage Arena

Keepers of the Arena (Bronze)

Win the Keepers of the Arena battle in the Mirage Arena

Villains' Vendetta (Bronze)

Win the Villains' Vendetta battle in the Mirage Arena

Re:coded Master (Gold)

Obtain all trophies

Professor (Gold)

View all Character entries

100% Debugged (Gold)

Complete all chapters

40% Debugged (Bronze)

Complete up to and including Olympus Coliseum

80% Debugged (Bronze)

Complete up to and including Hollow Bastion II

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Tetsuya Nomura to Attend New York Comic-Con

Posted by Meilin Lee : Sep 25, 2014 at 2:20 AM ( 1 , 1,370 )

After attending SDCC 2014, the director of the Kingdom Hearts series, Tetsuya Nomura, will make yet another appearance in the U.S., this time at the New York Comic-Con held on Oct. 9-12 in New York City. However, just like his previous appearance, this is expected to be just for signing autographs.

Source: @sqexgal

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Famitsu: Kingdom Hearts III Interview with Nomura

Posted by libregkd : Sep 24, 2014 at 1:13 PM ( 22 , 4,532 )

We didn't hear much about Kingdom Hearts III during TGS, however Famitsu was conducted an interview with Nomura where he shares the latest information about the game as well as the possibility of a HD remaster of Dream Drop Distance. Here are some tidbits from the interview:

There have been reports from the media that Frozen was going to be a world in Kingdom Hearts III. This is false as there have been no confirmed worlds for the game yet, however Nomura says that Frozen is neither "confirmed or denied" for inclusion.

Choosing new worlds for Kingdom Hearts III is proving to be a difficult task.

Square Enix is strongly considering creating an HD Remaster for Kingdom Hearts 3D.

There are some engine-related issue that is giving the development team some issues, however right now they have advanced in the scenario writing and world choices, as well as deciding on new designs for Sora and Riku's outfits.

According to the the Osaka team, Sora’s mobility needs to be nerfed as he feels almost invincible by his end-game levels.

They are currently a great variety of Keyblade transformations and Nomura compared it to Birth by Sleep's original way of fighting with Keyblades.

There is more to the interview, which you can read in full at SiliconEra.

Update:

Fully translated interview courtesy of Goldpanner from KHInsider:

---Were there any parts you were particularly attentive to during production of KH2.5?

Nomura: Due to size issues, in the KH 358/2 Days cinematic work included in KH1.5 we left out combat and just went with text intermissions that explained, but many fans pointed out that it was a shame, and that weighed on me. As KH Re:coded didn't have the volume of Days, we were able to follow-up on that part by creating cinematics for the battles and Disney world stories as well as adding some narration by Mickey. Mickey both opens and closes KH Re:coded, so he was the best choice for the narrator. Also, as KH Birth by Sleep was going from a handheld console to a non-portable one, we needed to adjust the controls and such. At first, we were also looking for a way to include the multiplayer section as it was. This wouldn't have been too difficult if we were only working on BBS, but as we had three titles' worth of work on our plates for KH2.5, we included it as reworked into a single player feature.

---What was it like to reexamine your own past work when producing KH1.5 and KH2.5?

Nomura: Replaying games made years ago often does let you feel their age, but I've never felt that way with KH games. I think perhaps the HD remastering has made them even more universal. Also, my impression from playing it after so long was, wow, I didn't think there were so many specialised worlds in here. Perhaps that's because they were easy to use game-wise when I included them. For Olympus Coliseum etc, we staff went along with our planning under the assumption that, while we still hadn't decided on whether to include something, there might always be a KH3 (laughs). There's also Sora's growth as a character. In KH1 I was incredibly conscious of keeping things 'Disney-like', but as the titles have added layers I think an originality has appeared.

---What are you careful with when it comes to guest characters?

Nomura: On original worlds, that their outward appearance and personality is close to that of the original work, or I adapt them a little like with YRP. If they appear in Disney worlds, I match the aesthetic. I even made Zack's waist thinner to match with that world.

---After your long involvement with the series, what do you think is the particular charm of Disney works?

Nomura: It is the extremely loving and careful way they show and handle their characters both inside and outside the works themselves. I think this is what makes Disney works top class worldwide. This is very important with games too, according to the type, and the whole thing can become good or bad depending on the way the characters are handled. I've learned a lot.

---Is that so. That's rather deep. Can you please recommend any Disney works, or talk about any you've seen recently?

Nomura: I think I've spoken about this before, but I like The Lion King, that hasn't changed. Recently, I was invited to the preview of Frozen, and I thought it was really good. Now that Pixar's Mr Lasseter has also become the chief creative officer at Disney, I expect that from now on there will be even more works that are even more challenging. As a fan I am really looking forward to Big Hero 6 which premieres in December.

---Speaking of Frozen, there were reports that co-director Mr Tai Yasue made a statement regarding content with a point about 'if Frozen were to appear in KH'.

Nomura: That surprised me too. I checked with Yasue, because we haven't touched upon it at all, and there's been no talk about what we'd do 'if we put it in for now'. I do understand, though, because interviewers overseas do talk about their wishes for what they'd like to happen. In response, we Japanese don't give clear yes or no answers. Then sometimes they take it as as 'fact'. It was misinformation that came from a difference in culture.

---So that's what it was. Now, how do you actually choose new worlds?

Nomura: The shape it's taking for KH3 is everyone sharing what sort of things we'd like to do on what sort of worlds, and then making decisions looking at that. A wide range of works fall within our targets so there are a lot of candidates, but we can't make them all, and in the end we also need the OK from Disney. But, the staff working on KH3 are pushier than they've ever been (laughs). They get highly passionate on the spot, elaborating to me exactly why we 'just have to do this!', so it's difficult to make choices.

---How did the KH LINE stickers come about?

Nomura: Disney spoke to me, and then I chose the characters and lines myself. I love Vanitas' 'Tch', but the one I use the most is Sora's 'OK'. I use it when responding to things I'm supervising with (laughs).

---You used the opening section of KH3 in a recently released trailer for KH2.5, didn't you. The conversation between those strangers was rather enigmatic.

Nomura: I had received so many responses after releasing that play video previously, and I could feel that people were eagerly anticipating KH3. I really wanted to put out some sort of message, even though I couldn't show any content at that time. And, I wanted to show everyone that KH3 begins somewhere nobody is expecting, with speaking from new voice actors that haven't appeared in the series before. I really enjoyed seeing everyone try to guess who those two are.

---We definitely were surprised. We hadn't expected it to begin like that at all.

Nomura: I wanted to go with an introduction that wouldn't make fans be like 'yeah, we knew that' upon seeing the opening section, and that would have both fans who knew the series and fans who didn't be like 'what's this? What's going to happen next?' and start feeling anticipation. I do this every time, but I want to try and make things even for both fans and newcomers. By the way, the conversation between those two is actually a lot longer, it goes for over two minutes. When you hear their conversation, you'll understand the flow of everything so far.

---With the shift to the next gen consoles underway, especially overseas, would you say you want to release KH1.5 and KH2.5 on the Playstation 4 or the Xbox One?

Nomura: Since we've only just finished work on KH2.5, we would need a little more time to look into the technical aspects of HD remastering for next gen consoles.

---The phrase 'Lost Masters' appeared in the conversation…

Nomura: That may not necessarily deserve capitalization. It just means what it says, 'Keyblade Masters who have been lost' (laughs).

---Oh, is that so (laughs). We are very much looking forward to KH3, but there will be a bit of a wait to go after KH2.5 is released. In the meantime, are there any new developments for the series?

Nomura: Counting the developments in PC browser game KHχ [chi], I'd like to think that fans will spend the least amount of time possible separated from works from the series.

---We do wonder how KHχ [chi] will turn out. Among the scenes added to KH Re:coded, there is a 'Tome of Prophecy' episode which is related to KHχ [chi], isn't there?

Nomura: The scenarios of KH3 and KHχ [chi] are intimately related, so they are being written at the same time. That's why the plot of KHχ [chi] has been on pause for a little while, and I am very sorry, but I have to ask you to please wait a little longer. We are also currently investigating developments that would allow more people to experience KHχ [chi].

---By the way, what about KH3D? It's not in KH1.5 or KH2.5.

Nomura: Aside from KHχ [chi], which is currently still underway, KH3D is the only title in the series not remastered in HD. I personally don't like leaving it as the odd one out, so I think it's an issue that requires consideration.

---So, what is the current stage of development for KH3?

Nomura: It's moving steadily along the estimated schedule. However, we are having a lot of trouble with the image creating part of things due to the engine. While that's going on, we are carrying out the scenario writing and world selecting. I've also drawn new clothes for Sora and Riku and the others.

---Are Sora's action sections also evolving nicely?

Nomura: When I went to Osaka the other day and saw how development was coming along, Sora's mobility was too high. He'd reached a level where just moving around would probably make him invincible (laughs). Of course, he can't move like that from the beginning, but it looks like by the end he will be incredible. I'm looking forward to the next check. In a previous trailer Sora fought by transforming his Keyblade. The variations of those are also turning out to be amazing. It's close to the way the original Keyblade wielders fought in BBS.

---We want to get our hands on it ASAP! Now, we'd like to ask about your work outside KH3. You said previously that various jobs have fallen into your lap.

Nomura: I do have many projects other than KH3. For some reason, with this timing, I have received many offers from both inside and outside the company, and I will be responding to those first. There are things that were given to me individually, and there are many things related to games, things outside games, and things that are yet to be announced. The closest thing is that at in October I am going to Comic Con which is being held in New York. While I have been given those jobs, I do intend to keep moving my own projects forward.
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KH-Vids Podcast Episode #65: Tokyo Game Show 2014

Posted by Misty : Sep 23, 2014 at 11:31 PM ( 11 , 6,327 )

( IT'S STILL TUESDAY IN NEW YORK GET OFF MY BACK )

This week your usual podcast crew -- @Misty, @Llave, and @libregkd, joined by @cstar -- sit down to cover the East's biggest gaming convention, Tokyo Game Show 2014. It's a video game filled podcast! We begin with some rumblings from Sony, then launch into the meat of our episode, which focuses on Square-Enix's many showings and announcements from the event, for Final Fantasy XV, Type-0 HD, Final Fantasy XIII (Lightning rears her head once again!), Final Fantasy XIV, and Dragon Quest Heroes.

From there on we cover several other games, including but not limited to Deep Down, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Silent Hills, Persona 5, and D4. It's an episode sure to entertain any gamer, whether you've been keeping up with TGS or not!

As per usual we answer user-submitted questions, this time from podcast question veterans @Graxe and @. : tale : . . Our randomly drawn question asks us whether or not we would explore Space: The Final Frontier.

Please everyone listen, comment, and enjoy!

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