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KH HD 2.5 ReMix Appears in Weekly Jump

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jun 11, 2014 at 2:22 PM ( 9 , 1,266 )

Coverage of the highly anticipated remaster, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix, continues with an appearance in the latest issue of Jump magazine, featuring screenshots from Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix, as well as new renders for Sora, Donald and Goofy, as shown below:

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix will be released in Japan on October 2, NA on December 2, and Europe on December 5.

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Dengeki Online Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Interview with Tai Yasue

Posted by libregkd : Jun 11, 2014 at 5:02 AM ( 10 , 1,545 )

In addition to the Square-Enix Presents E3 Livestream interview, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix and Kingdom Hearts 3 co-director Tai Yasue was interviewed by Dengeki Online on the upcoming remaster. Square Enix has since made a full translation of that interview available online. From discussing the problems the team faced with bringing Kingdom Hearts 2 and Birth by Sleep to the PS3 to additions and changes being made to the games for this collection, this extensive interview will cover a lot about the 2.5 collection and gives a very small taste of Kingdom Hearts III. Here is a small parts of the interview:

- You’ve officially announced the release date for Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix, how is the development status?

Yasue: It’s practically complete. We are making detailed, final adjustments and setting the trophy conditions now. We are adding in the final cutscenes as well, that’s about all that’s left as far as work goes.

- I heard that work on Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix pretty much started from scratch, how was 2.5 in comparison?

Yasue: It pretty troubling starting KH 1.5 in a stage where we making the game’s composition and system base. But as far as producing went, thankfully we struck a balance between programmers building the foundation for the game on PS3 and replacing graphics, so we were able to progress relatively smoothly.

We had content from the previous titles to use when remastering KH 2.5 which was good, but instead we had trouble figuring out how much we wanted to up the graphic quality, it was a matter of design that was tough. If we did this, then we have to do that and that, kind of problem. (Laughs) Once the schedule was decided, all possible adjustments were made and we’re finishing it up.

- In KH 1.5 new abilities like “EXP Zero” and “Combo Master” were added, will there be new ones in KH 2.5 too?

Yasue: There isn’t anything new. However, we fine tuned the degree of difficulty when you equip EXP Zero in BBS. We took a survey regarding BBS’s degree of difficulty, and overall it had reputation of being well balanced. Since we didn’t want to ruin a good thing, we didn’t make any big changes.

Also, the Mirage Arena won’t have multiplayer elements this time, so we adjusted the enemies strength that way the battles are still high tensioned but enjoyable playing alone. There is a tough boss in the final stages, but we made it faster and changed the AI a little, so it’s a more of a challenge than before. It’s not the type of boss you’ll be able to suppress simply with strength, you’ll have to think about how to fight.

- KH2 had a lot of formidable enemies too, have they been adjusted as well?

Yasue: KH2 was already a complete package, so thinking that messing with it too much would break the balance, we decided not to readjust things. Therefore the Organization XIII data reappearances and armored warrior fights are just as strong as before.

- What kind of work are you involved in regarding development on the newest title, Kingdom Hearts 3?

Yasue: As the development overseer, I work in the office keeping programmers, designers, and planners in order.

Mostly I work as a planner, figuring out how the game plays as a whole. I discuss the systems and gameplay with Tetsuya Nomura, as well as write the business proposals. I’m in the middle between the office staff and Nomura, so I get nudged from both sides. (Laughs)

- What kind of process does development go through?

Yasue: First Nomura decides the concept, while that’s being drawn up, the development team puts together the proposal and art, and we make a trial version. While research and development progresses, a consensus is reached with Nomura, and bit by bit the game reaches completion. When it gets to the final stage, all the elements including the story and battles are put together, and they are adjusted from there until they mesh together nicely.
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You can read the full translated interview with Tai Yasue by visiting this link.

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'Square-Enix Presents' Interview with Tai Yasue

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jun 10, 2014 at 7:27 PM ( 21 , 2,817 )

As stated earlier, 'Square-Enix Presents' conducted an interview with Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix and Kingdom Hearts 3 Co-Director Tai Yasue where he answered questions sent in by fans. A summary of the interview is provided below:

-No multiplayer for BBS in 2.5 ReMix due to team's commitment to focus on KH3. Instead, Mirage Arena modified to include more challenges.

-Re:coded will be around 3 hours long, with new scenes added to connect to other games in the series.

-Very little (if any) gameplay changes to KH2:FM and BBS:FM

-2.5 HD ReMix was intended to be a better remaster than 1.5 HD ReMix

-Textures and models modified, especially in BBS.

-KH2's full potential will be realized on the PS3.

-Castle of Dreams was the most fun world for Tai Yasue to work on.

-BBS camera and controls modified for PS3.

-Wanted to include Vincent from FF7 in BBS, but no compatible setting for him prevented that.

-Favorite Disney World is Timeless River

-Over 70 people working on 2.5 HD ReMix (35 involved in cutscenes). KH3 is being developed simultaneously, hence there's lot of overlap.

-2.5 HD ReMix is 95% done.

-BGM is re-recorded. Environmental sounds added (such as fountains)

-When asked about a Disney world he wished he could add in a previous title, Tai Yasue said that he thought 'Frozen' was a special movie...

-KH3 development is going full throttle.
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Kingdom Hearts III | E3 2014 Teaser (English Fandub)

Posted by Mike : Jun 7, 2014 at 2:40 PM ( 0 , 888 )

The Kingdom Hearts III teaser from E3 Expo 2014 has surfaced, featuring an interesting conversation (speculated between Young Master Xehanort and Young Master Eraqus).

The fandub production team from KH-Vids and KH-Recharged are preparing for future videos to voice from the anticipating Kingdom Hearts III. This newly released teaser from E3 Expo 2014 is the start of what can be expected from CGNET Productions.

Our team member, TheVader74 returns as Master Xehanort, along with Ryusuke, who voiced Young Master Eraqus.

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Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix English Gameplay

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jun 6, 2014 at 12:29 PM ( 18 , 2,352 )

With the recent trailer released, a direct feed video of English gameplay from Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix has also been released, with gameplay content from both KH2FM+ and BBS: FM, and clocking in at more than 9 minutes.

Source: Gematsu

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