Welcome to the General & Upcoming Kingdom Hearts section! This sticky is here to help you get your bearings in our Kingdom Hearts themed sections and make sure everyone has a smooth experience on our forums. Before posting, make sure you give our site rules a read. The rules outlined there, such as restrictions on double posting, remaining on topic, flaming and harassment, etc., apply here too! The Kingdom Hearts Sections Are Big and I Am Very Afraid It’s okay, we’re here to help! We’ve tried to organize our Kingdom Hearts sections as intuitively as possible, but if you’re new to the series or just a little confused, this should help you out: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates - Want the latest on the Kingdom Hearts series? Check out this section, where you can discuss the news posted by our diligent reporting team. This section feeds directly onto our homepage. Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX - The first HD collection for the Kingdom Hearts series, this release spans Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Specific discussions for these games or the collection as a whole belong in this section. Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX - The second HD collection for the series, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 includes Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Discuss these three titles in here! Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ - The Kingdom Hearts seriesgoes mobile in this title, released exclusively on the iOS and Android platforms. Discuss your journey and look for a party in this section! Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The Kingdom Hearts series enters a new dimension in this title, released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS. Discuss Sora and Riku’s journey through their Mark of Mastery exams in this section! General & Upcoming Kingdom Hearts - If you’re looking to avoid spoilers, tread lightly in this section! Overarching discussion of the series and speculation about future titles is found here. This section also houses all threads about the long-awaited and recently announced Kingdom Hearts III! Kingdom Hearts Help - Not sure which world to visit next? Stuck at the brutal Xaldin battle in Kingdom Hearts II? Look no further! In this section, you can turn to your fellow Kingdom Hearts fans for any help getting through the series. If you’re still not sure where to post, shoot a message to any of our staff members, or simply take your best guess and a moderate will move it if necessary – that’s why we’re here! HD Remix? But I only want to discuss Birth by Sleep! Have no fear! We’re super organized here. Because Birth by Sleep is included in Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX, head on down to that section. From there, you’ll see that threads have prefixes on them, to mark which game they’re discussing. You can click that prefix to list only threads about Birth by Sleep! Rules for the Kingdom Hearts Sections No “do you hate this character” threads We love to critically discuss and analyze a character’s place and development in the games, but it shouldn’t turn into blind bashing of them! A good post on the subject might look something like this… Or perhaps… Whereas a bad post might appear as such: Or maybe… Make your post(s) count On KH-Vids, you receive a +1 to your Message Count for nearly every post you make, and because our top posters are rewarded Premium Status, we want to make sure that those counts are earned! Always focus on quality, not quantity, with your postings. Elaborate on your points and ideas, and stimulate discussing by asking questions of your fellow members, or by responding to those posed by others! If your posts lack content and are borderline spam, you will be contact by a staff member! Search before making a new thread We have a great search engine here at KH-Vids, so please use it! It’s possible that your questions about the series have already been answered, or your discussion is on-going. If a thread already exists but hasn’t been posted in for several months or years, you’re still allowed to post in it! Just make sure your post is adding something original and interesting to the discussion. If you come across an old thread you’d like to resurrect but it’s closed, hit the Report button and a staff member will re-open it for you! Flaming, harassment, and reporting content If you notice a thread that needs to be moved, closed, or otherwise moderated, hit the Report button and someone will take care of it! Posting in a thread only to say that it should be moved or closed is considered backseat moderating and will not be tolerated. Likewise, if you notice that a thread is breaking one of our site rules, or that a member is harassing you or someone else, please don’t hesitate to also click the Report button and we’ll put a stop to it! If you have any further questions, please message one of the section’s moderators or post in our Feedback & Assistance forum and we’ll be right on it!
Welcome to the Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance section! This sticky is here to help you get your bearings in our Kingdom Hearts themed sections and make sure everyone has a smooth experience on our forums. Before posting, make sure you give our site rules a read. The rules outlined there, such as restrictions on double posting, remaining on topic, flaming and harassment, etc., apply here too! The Kingdom Hearts Sections Are Big and I Am Very Afraid It’s okay, we’re here to help! We’ve tried to organize our Kingdom Hearts sections as intuitively as possible, but if you’re new to the series or just a little confused, this should help you out: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates - Want the latest on the Kingdom Hearts series? Check out this section, where you can discuss the news posted by our diligent reporting team. This section feeds directly onto our homepage. Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX - The first HD collection for the Kingdom Hearts series, this release spans Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Specific discussions for these games or the collection as a whole belong in this section. Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX - The second HD collection for the series, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 includes Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Discuss these three titles in here! Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ - The Kingdom Hearts seriesgoes mobile in this title, released exclusively on the iOS and Android platforms. Discuss your journey and look for a party in this section! Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The Kingdom Hearts series enters a new dimension in this title, released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS. Discuss Sora and Riku’s journey through their Mark of Mastery exams in this section! General & Upcoming Kingdom Hearts - If you’re looking to avoid spoilers, tread lightly in this section! Overarching discussion of the series and speculation about future titles is found here. This section also houses all threads about the long-awaited and recently announced Kingdom Hearts III! Kingdom Hearts Help - Not sure which world to visit next? Stuck at the brutal Xaldin battle in Kingdom Hearts II? Look no further! In this section, you can turn to your fellow Kingdom Hearts fans for any help getting through the series. If you’re still not sure where to post, shoot a message to any of our staff members, or simply take your best guess and a moderate will move it if necessary – that’s why we’re here! HD Remix? But I only want to discuss Birth by Sleep! Have no fear! We’re super organized here. Because Birth by Sleep is included in Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX, head on down to that section. From there, you’ll see that threads have prefixes on them, to mark which game they’re discussing. You can click that prefix to list only threads about Birth by Sleep! Rules for the Kingdom Hearts Sections No “do you hate this character” threads We love to critically discuss and analyze a character’s place and development in the games, but it shouldn’t turn into blind bashing of them! A good post on the subject might look something like this… Or perhaps… Whereas a bad post might appear as such: Or maybe… Make your post(s) count On KH-Vids, you receive a +1 to your Message Count for nearly every post you make, and because our top posters are rewarded Premium Status, we want to make sure that those counts are earned! Always focus on quality, not quantity, with your postings. Elaborate on your points and ideas, and stimulate discussing by asking questions of your fellow members, or by responding to those posed by others! If your posts lack content and are borderline spam, you will be contact by a staff member! Search before making a new thread We have a great search engine here at KH-Vids, so please use it! It’s possible that your questions about the series have already been answered, or your discussion is on-going. If a thread already exists but hasn’t been posted in for several months or years, you’re still allowed to post in it! Just make sure your post is adding something original and interesting to the discussion. If you come across an old thread you’d like to resurrect but it’s closed, hit the Report button and a staff member will re-open it for you! Flaming, harassment, and reporting content If you notice a thread that needs to be moved, closed, or otherwise moderated, hit the Report button and someone will take care of it! Posting in a thread only to say that it should be moved or closed is considered backseat moderating and will not be tolerated. Likewise, if you notice that a thread is breaking one of our site rules, or that a member is harassing you or someone else, please don’t hesitate to also click the Report button and we’ll put a stop to it! If you have any further questions, please message one of the section’s moderators or post in our Feedback & Assistance forum and we’ll be right on it!
Welcome to the Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX section! This sticky is here to help you get your bearings in our Kingdom Hearts themed sections and make sure everyone has a smooth experience on our forums. Before posting, make sure you give our site rules a read. The rules outlined there, such as restrictions on double posting, remaining on topic, flaming and harassment, etc., apply here too! The Kingdom Hearts Sections Are Big and I Am Very Afraid It’s okay, we’re here to help! We’ve tried to organize our Kingdom Hearts sections as intuitively as possible, but if you’re new to the series or just a little confused, this should help you out: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates - Want the latest on the Kingdom Hearts series? Check out this section, where you can discuss the news posted by our diligent reporting team. This section feeds directly onto our homepage. Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX - The first HD collection for the Kingdom Hearts series, this release spans Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Specific discussions for these games or the collection as a whole belong in this section. Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX - The second HD collection for the series, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 includes Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Discuss these three titles in here! Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ - The Kingdom Hearts seriesgoes mobile in this title, released exclusively on the iOS and Android platforms. Discuss your journey and look for a party in this section! Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The Kingdom Hearts series enters a new dimension in this title, released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS. Discuss Sora and Riku’s journey through their Mark of Mastery exams in this section! General & Upcoming Kingdom Hearts - If you’re looking to avoid spoilers, tread lightly in this section! Overarching discussion of the series and speculation about future titles is found here. This section also houses all threads about the long-awaited and recently announced Kingdom Hearts III! Kingdom Hearts Help - Not sure which world to visit next? Stuck at the brutal Xaldin battle in Kingdom Hearts II? Look no further! In this section, you can turn to your fellow Kingdom Hearts fans for any help getting through the series. If you’re still not sure where to post, shoot a message to any of our staff members, or simply take your best guess and a moderate will move it if necessary – that’s why we’re here! HD Remix? But I only want to discuss Birth by Sleep! Have no fear! We’re super organized here. Because Birth by Sleep is included in Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX, head on down to that section. From there, you’ll see that threads have prefixes on them, to mark which game they’re discussing. You can click that prefix to list only threads about Birth by Sleep! Rules for the Kingdom Hearts Sections No “do you hate this character” threads We love to critically discuss and analyze a character’s place and development in the games, but it shouldn’t turn into blind bashing of them! A good post on the subject might look something like this… Or perhaps… Whereas a bad post might appear as such: Or maybe… Make your post(s) count On KH-Vids, you receive a +1 to your Message Count for nearly every post you make, and because our top posters are rewarded Premium Status, we want to make sure that those counts are earned! Always focus on quality, not quantity, with your postings. Elaborate on your points and ideas, and stimulate discussing by asking questions of your fellow members, or by responding to those posed by others! If your posts lack content and are borderline spam, you will be contact by a staff member! Search before making a new thread We have a great search engine here at KH-Vids, so please use it! It’s possible that your questions about the series have already been answered, or your discussion is on-going. If a thread already exists but hasn’t been posted in for several months or years, you’re still allowed to post in it! Just make sure your post is adding something original and interesting to the discussion. If you come across an old thread you’d like to resurrect but it’s closed, hit the Report button and a staff member will re-open it for you! Flaming, harassment, and reporting content If you notice a thread that needs to be moved, closed, or otherwise moderated, hit the Report button and someone will take care of it! Posting in a thread only to say that it should be moved or closed is considered backseat moderating and will not be tolerated. Likewise, if you notice that a thread is breaking one of our site rules, or that a member is harassing you or someone else, please don’t hesitate to also click the Report button and we’ll put a stop to it! If you have any further questions, please message one of the section’s moderators or post in our Feedback & Assistance forum and we’ll be right on it!
Welcome to the Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX section! This sticky is here to help you get your bearings in our Kingdom Hearts themed sections and make sure everyone has a smooth experience on our forums. Before posting, make sure you give our site rules a read. The rules outlined there, such as restrictions on double posting, remaining on topic, flaming and harassment, etc., apply here too! The Kingdom Hearts Sections Are Big and I Am Very Afraid It’s okay, we’re here to help! We’ve tried to organize our Kingdom Hearts sections as intuitively as possible, but if you’re new to the series or just a little confused, this should help you out: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates - Want the latest on the Kingdom Hearts series? Check out this section, where you can discuss the news posted by our diligent reporting team. This section feeds directly onto our homepage. Kingdom Hearts HD I.5 ReMIX - The first HD collection for the Kingdom Hearts series, this release spans Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Specific discussions for these games or the collection as a whole belong in this section. Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX - The second HD collection for the series, Kingdom Hearts 2.5 includes Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded. Discuss these three titles in here! Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ - The Kingdom Hearts seriesgoes mobile in this title, released exclusively on the iOS and Android platforms. Discuss your journey and look for a party in this section! Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance - The Kingdom Hearts series enters a new dimension in this title, released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS. Discuss Sora and Riku’s journey through their Mark of Mastery exams in this section! General & Upcoming Kingdom Hearts - If you’re looking to avoid spoilers, tread lightly in this section! Overarching discussion of the series and speculation about future titles is found here. This section also houses all threads about the long-awaited and recently announced Kingdom Hearts III! Kingdom Hearts Help - Not sure which world to visit next? Stuck at the brutal Xaldin battle in Kingdom Hearts II? Look no further! In this section, you can turn to your fellow Kingdom Hearts fans for any help getting through the series. If you’re still not sure where to post, shoot a message to any of our staff members, or simply take your best guess and a moderate will move it if necessary – that’s why we’re here! HD Remix? But I only want to discuss Birth by Sleep! Have no fear! We’re super organized here. Because Birth by Sleep is included in Kingdom Hearts HD II.5 ReMIX, head on down to that section. From there, you’ll see that threads have prefixes on them, to mark which game they’re discussing. You can click that prefix to list only threads about Birth by Sleep! Rules for the Kingdom Hearts Sections No “do you hate this character” threads We love to critically discuss and analyze a character’s place and development in the games, but it shouldn’t turn into blind bashing of them! A good post on the subject might look something like this… Or perhaps… Whereas a bad post might appear as such: Or maybe… Make your post(s) count On KH-Vids, you receive a +1 to your Message Count for nearly every post you make, and because our top posters are rewarded Premium Status, we want to make sure that those counts are earned! Always focus on quality, not quantity, with your postings. Elaborate on your points and ideas, and stimulate discussing by asking questions of your fellow members, or by responding to those posed by others! If your posts lack content and are borderline spam, you will be contact by a staff member! Search before making a new thread We have a great search engine here at KH-Vids, so please use it! It’s possible that your questions about the series have already been answered, or your discussion is on-going. If a thread already exists but hasn’t been posted in for several months or years, you’re still allowed to post in it! Just make sure your post is adding something original and interesting to the discussion. If you come across an old thread you’d like to resurrect but it’s closed, hit the Report button and a staff member will re-open it for you! Flaming, harassment, and reporting content If you notice a thread that needs to be moved, closed, or otherwise moderated, hit the Report button and someone will take care of it! Posting in a thread only to say that it should be moved or closed is considered backseat moderating and will not be tolerated. Likewise, if you notice that a thread is breaking one of our site rules, or that a member is harassing you or someone else, please don’t hesitate to also click the Report button and we’ll put a stop to it! If you have any further questions, please message one of the section’s moderators or post in our Feedback & Assistance forum and we’ll be right on it!
It's Tuesday and that means podcast time! As the year winds down, we look forward to new film releases, especially after certain trailers from a certain beloved series that a certain podcast host talks about for like 20 minutes straight. @Misty, @libregkd, and @Calxiyn first of course discuss some pre-release goodies about KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 Remix, which releases worldwide this week (spoiler: we complain a little more about the Collector's Edition). From there we launch into our major movie discussion, highlighting Disney films in particular -- Into the Woods, Cinderella, Pan, and of course Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We also, as usual, answer user-submitted questions! @Plums calls us back to childhood (again! y'all are getting a little obsessed with our pasts), @Risky Biznu makes us feel super pathetic and lonely, @Misty and @Calxiyn get burnt by @Graxe 's superhero lottery, and @Eric Luna confronts his inner struggles with Cup Noodles. Please everyone enjoy the episode, submit questions or guest applications, and leave us a comment below! View attachment 40892 Download Episode #73 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
Late podcast because I've lost control of my life The KH-Vids Podcast is back with a great new episode! This week podcast hosts @Misty, @libregkd, and @Calxiyn are joined by @Plums and @Hayabusa to discuss the glitchy mess that is many of the games released this holiday season (the worst offenders being Assassin's Creed Unity and the Halo Master Chief Collection). Citing the strict publisher imposed release dates set on developers, we consider the choice to delay a game or release a day one update, the benefits of betas for online-centric games, why glitches happen, what's owed to players, and the "I want to have it first" culture surrounding gaming. As per usual we also answer user-submitted questions! @Graxe poses another impossible scenario, @Eric Luna has us consider the impossibilities of the Kingdom Hearts universe, @Plums has us exchange one of our five senses for a superpower, and @Highlandeɼ asks us to assemble a team for the spambot apocalypse. Finally, we plug some Community News, including this year's Secret Santa, Game of the Month, and @DigitalAtlas 's GoFundMe campaign. Please everyone enjoy the episode, submit questions or guest applications, and leave us a comment below! View attachment 40867 Download Episode #72 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
Podcast podcast podcast After taking the last week off, your podcast hosts @Misty and @libregkd are joined by @Calxiyn and @Peace and War to celebrate the recently passed N7 Day, a special celebration of all things Mass Effect! Before we kick into that, we address some changes coming to the podcast -- namely noting the departure of our host @Llave from the team, and how we'll be filling his seat, as well as some schedule changes for the coming weeks. We also discuss some Kingdom Hearts news, the most important of which is the announcement of the new Kingdom Hearts Collector's Edition pack with Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and 2.5. From there we geek out about Mass Effect -- be warned, spoilers are rampant! We cover what's been announced thus far about the next entry in the Mass Effect series and what we want to see in it, the release of Dragon Age: Inquisition and how that will affect Mass Effect, BioWare's in-progress Shadow Realms project, the ending of Mass Effect 3, the possibility of a Mass Effect trilogy remaster, and more! As expected, @Misty waxes poetic over Knights of the Old Republic and her Liara love affair. We go a bit over time with Mass Effect, but stick around for some quick user-submitted questions! @Graxe conducts an insect survey, @Plums commits Question Fraud, and we pull out Table Topics once again! Please everyone listen, enjoy, and leave us a comment! View attachment 40799 Download Episode #71 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
View attachment 40795 As part of her 15th anniversary celebration, Utada Hikaru will put out two major releases: a cover collaboration album featuring various artists as well as a collection of singles from her career. Both albums will release in Japan on December 9th, though no official tracklisting has been revealed just yet. While Utada has contributed two fantastic songs to the Kingdom Hearts series, Hikari/Simple & Clean and Passion/Sanctuary, shortly after the release of Kingdom Hearts II she seemed to have severed her contract with Disney, much to our dismay. Utada Hikaru's upcoming albums, however, will feature art by none other than Tetsuya Nomura! Check out the full image by clicking the thumbnail below, and check the bottom left corner to see a a Kingdom Hearts-style command menu in the water! View attachment 40792 Nothing has been officially announced, but this seems like a great way to tease Utada's return to the Kingdom Hearts series. Will we see a new, original song of hers for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III? Might they use a previously released track of hers that has yet to appear in the game (my bid is on Heart Station)? Or is Nomura just doing a favor for a friend? Let us know what you think! Sources: FF-Reunion, UtadaHikaru.JP
A fashionably late podcast, just for you! In wake of the new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer, the KH-Vids Podcast sits down to discuss superhero movies, both past and upcoming, from both DC and Marvel. @Misty and @libgrekd are joined by @Kairi ♥ and @Skyheart to discuss Guardians of the Galaxy, the lack of a Black Widow movie, Avengers, Catwoman, Superman, and Batman, and many more! Please do note that this episode was recorded this past Sunday, so we do not cover the recent announcement of Marvel's Phase 3 movies, which include a Black Panther and a Captain Marvel movie. As such, one of our major topics of discussion -- the diversity, or lack thereof, in Marvel movies -- is altered, but it's a good listen all the same! We also, as always, answer user-submitted questions! @Eric Luna makes us contemplate our mortality, @Graxe our personhood, and @Plums our forum memories! Finally, I plus our latest Cutscene Archive update, which features scenes from Kingdom Hearts Final Mix in gorgeous 1080p. On top of that, we introduce an exciting new addition to the KH-Vids Podcast... but we'll let you listen to find out what it is! We're cruel like that. Please everyone interact with us by submitting questions, submitting topics, applying to be a guest, or simply leaving us a comment! Thanks and enjoy! View attachment 40672 Download Episode #70 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
View attachment 40664 Don't worry, it's nothing too fancy! Over the next few days we'll be doing some upgrades to our server setup. Because we're such a large site, we run an add-on called Enhanced Search that allows our database to be searched far more efficiently than the standard site search. Those who were on the site before we had Enhanced Search will well remember how searching was near impossible, so we're glad to have this addition! This server maintenance will free up some of the resources used by Enhanced Search (it's a rather intensive add-on) by running it on its own dedicated server. We've noticed the site does get sluggish during the late night / early morning. Hopefully this maintenance will alleviate some of those issues. So what does this mean for you guys? Very little! Following said maintenance, the site search will function the same as before, and you should expect little to no interruption to the site during this time. If anything, the search might be out of commission for a little while. Just wanted to warn you all in advance. Thanks everyone!
View attachment 40632 Today I'm excited to announce an exciting and long-anticipated addition to our Cutscene Archive... scenes from Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, presented in lovely 1080p HD, for your viewing and editing pleasure! For some time now the sole scenes we've had available from Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix have been from the Japanese release, recorded by @Mixt over a year ago. With Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix now upon us, I've kicked my butt into gear to personally provide you all with the HD scenes you've been waiting for. Of course, there was a steep learning curve for me, which was part of the delay! I can't tell you how many times I started recording from the game, found a better recording process, then started again from scratch. Still, I feel it was all worth it -- they're some mighty nice lookin' videos! Each video is encoded using H264 for maximum quality and compatibility, and is available in both AVI and MP4 format (choose whichever works best for you -- quality-wise, they're identical!). Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix's native resolution is 1440x810 for most cutscenes (the FMVs are 720p), so the videos have been slightly stretched to 1080p for ease and familiarity. But really, seeing is believing -- so check out one of the videos, uploaded to our YouTube Channel: Now I will warn you that just a few videos are missing -- I still have to grab the secret endings, Another Side, Another Story and Deep Dive, but it shouldn't take long! As such, we've yet to put up the bulk download links until we have a complete collection. Once that's finished, I'll set my sights on Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, while @Karuta continues plugging away on videos from Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix. The videos are available for stream and download via our Cutscene Archive... http://kh-vids.net/pages/khcutscenes/ If you make some rad Kingdom Hearts videos of your own, please submit them to our Video Portal, and learn about how you can get them featured on our homepage through the newly-rebooted Top 5! Find a broken or misleading link on the page? Need help? Feel free to post in either this thread or our Feedback & Assistance section.
It's Tuesday and you know what that means! Time for a new episode of the Podcast! This week @Misty and @libregkd are joined by staff guest @Plums and member guest @Mish to discuss handheld consoles, inspired by their recently plummeting sales. We begin by reminiscing about the handhelds of yore, (namely the Gameboy and the PSP), then speculate about the future of the PS Vita and the 3DS. Will these former stalwarts of the gaming industry continue to have a place in the next few years? Or will they too join the graveyard of devices replaced by smartphones? Only time will tell, but that doesn't mean we can't make some predictions! Following that we answer user-submitted questions! @Eric Luna inspires some bathroom humor, @Graxe wonders about our weight on other planets, @Sweeney Tummer gives our censor noise its proper praise, @Robiɳ asks us about our Halloween plans, and finally, @Plums forces us to select just one fictional character to become our best friend / soulmate. In short, we confront the real questions on the KH-Vids Podcast once again! Please everyone enjoy the episode, and participate by sending in questions, submitting to be a guest, suggesting a topic, or just leaving us a comment! View attachment 40629 Download Episode #69 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
Yeah yeah Wednesday podcast because I'm a piece of garbage. Hello everyone and welcome to yet another episode of the KH-Vids Podcast. Your usual hosts -- @Misty, @Llave, and @libregkd -- are joined by @Calxiyn and @Plums to discuss video game graphics, at the behest of @Eric Luna ! As per usual we begin with some Kingdom Hearts news and updates, including the official translation of the Re:Coded secret movie, the new Introducing the Magic trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5, and the announcement that Kingdom Hearts 3 is now running on Unreal Engine 4. The latter piece of news feeds into our larger discussion, where we cite some of the games that have impressed us over the years, the influence of MoCap and facial capture in video games, the uncanny valley, the benefits of stylized graphics versus photorealistic, and finally the influence of environments and environment design on a gaming experience. After that we move along into our user-submitted questions! @Eric Luna has us reminisce about childhood, @Graxe asks what we would add to a KHV Giferator (the original @Mish pic is cited, along with Kairi ♥ licking a certain Kingdom Hearts character, and @Stardust 's creepy doll), @Hayabusa makes us fuse with another KH-Vids member, and we build a special Halloween playlist for @Sweeney Tummer ! It's a fun filled episode and we encourage everyone to listen, comment, and participate in the podcast! View attachment 40607 Download Episode #68 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
Our newest media reporter, @Karuta, is hard at work recording KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX for us. Previous posts of the ending have included fan translations and fan subs. By modding the game, we now have an official translation of Re:Coded's secret ending. The video, of course, still has the Japanese audio, but with the very same English subtitles you'll see when the collection releases worldwide this December. You can download the video by clicking here. We'll have a full archive page up when we have more videos ready to go -- so please stay tuned!
It's Tuesday and YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS... ! This week we celebrate the release of Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix in Japan by talking all things Kingdom Hearts! @Misty, @Llave, and @libregkd are joined by @Stardust, @Karuta, and @pink gabr for this exciting episode. We discuss what we're most excited for in the HD remaster, the trophy list compared to the previous 1.5 collection, the likelihood of a Dream Drop Distance HD remaster, the secret movies including in Kingdom Hearts 2.5 (spoilers!), and finish off with some of our expectations and speculations about Kingdom Hearts 3, particularly how Tetsuya Nomura's departure from Final Fantasy XV will affect it. As per usual we also answer user-submitted questions! @Eric Luna puts us in the shoes of another member, @Graxe has us calculate the Kingdom Hearts universe economy and gives us a unique challenge for Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, and @Robiɳ polls us about our favorite Doctor Who companions. Finally we plug some site news, including a big welcome back to the staff to @Kairi ♥ and a status update on the Kingdom Hearts 1.5 and Kingdom Hearts 2.5 videos. Everyone please listen and enjoy! If you have any thoughts on what we've mentioned, want to tell us what you're most excited for in either KH2.5 or KH3, or anything else, please reply below! View attachment 40558 Download Episode #67 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
View attachment 40498 Courtesy of the always hard-working SQEX☆GAL, we now have a full transcript of all the secret scenes in the newly released KINGDOM HEARTS 2.5 HD Remix. @Ami Mizuno updated us yesterday with an early translation, but this one includes another new Re:Coded scene and is a complete transcript, including some interesting translator notes. This may go without saying but if you'd like to remain spoiler-free for your own playthrough of 2.5, stay away! I've hidden everything under spoiler tags just to be sure, but tread carefully! Re:Coded Secret Movies Spoiler: Subtitled Video Version Spoiler: Transcript 面倒な段取りだったが、予定どおりってことか Braig: That was a troublesome plan, but it all went accordingly, didn’t it? ゼマナスの旦那がここにいないってことはもうはじめってるんだよな？ Braig: Master Xemnas isn’t here, so does that mean it’s already begun? ああ Young Master Xehanort: Yes. いやぁ ゼアノートの爺さんはやっぱり怖いねぇ Braig: Well then! That old man Xehanort really is frightening. どこまで読んでるのか Braig: How far will he read? Translator's Note: (My opinion: Braig uses the verb 読む which is specifically used for reading, and given the stress Nomura has put on the term “Tome of Prophecy”, I am inclined to think that’s what he’s referring.) 実際、爺さんの本当の目的もよくわからないしな Braig: Honestly, I don’t really know what that old man’s real goal is. あなたも自分自身のことだが、理解できてるのか Braig: You are yourself now too, but do you got it figured out? 標として向かうべき運命は決まっている Young Master Xehanort: The fate which I must follow as an omen is decided. つまり、まだよくわかってないんだろ Braig: In short, you don’t really get it yet. キーブレードマスターは代々受け継ぐキーブレードがある Young Master Xehanort: Keyblade Masters have Keyblades that are passed down for generation after generation. 長い歴史の中、弟子が増え― Young Master Xehanort: And during that long history, the number of apprentices increase... 継承されるキーブレードもいくつか増えていったが Young Master Xehanort: The number of inherited Keyblades also increase in great numbers, but... その中でも最古の一振り― Young Master Xehanort: Among them, one is the oldest... マスター・ゼアノートが持つキーブレードこそが Young Master Xehanort: For sure it is the Keyblade that Master Xehanort possesses. 引き継がれし意思だ Young Master Xehanort: It is the mark of inheritance. 俺はまだそれを手にしてはいない Young Master Xehanort: I haven’t obtained that yet. なるほどな Braig: I see how it is then. キーブレード戦争もそこに繋がるってハナシか Braig: That’s has to do with the Keyblade War too, right? まあいい、俺は俺の目的に向かうさ Braig: Whatever, I’ll go towards my own goals regardless. で、誰を連れて行くんだ？ Braig: So, who shall I take with me? Translator's Note: My conclusion: In this scene, Braig and Young Master Xehanort have come into being once again, but Xehanort cannot wield a Keyblade because he hasn’t been given the mark of inheritance yet. Also, as I mentioned in the note above, Braig mentions Old Man Xehanort reading, which I am inclined to think he refers to the Tome of Prophecy, seeing as both these secret scenes were designed to bring attention to Kingdom Hearts X [chi]. Additional Re:Coded Scene (takes place before entering Castle Oblivion) Spoiler: Subtitled Video Version Spoiler: Transcript なるほどね Maleficent: That explains it... “でぇたの世界”なんて言い方をするから、気づかなかったよ Maleficent: I didn’t recognize it because he called it some sort of “data world.” 予知書― Maleficent: The Tome of Prophecy! かつて、そう呼ばれた本があったのさ Maleficent: Once, a long time ago, there was a book called by that name. まるで未来の世界を見てきたように記録された本さ Maleficent: It was a book that documented the complete future of the worlds. へえ、そんなもん本当にあったら、世界を自由にできるじゃないか Pete: Oh yeah? If there really was something like that, wouldn’t you be free to do whatever you wanted with the worlds? その予知書から未来の世界を再現し、未来に存在する人物や力まで取り出せたそうだよ Maleficent: It would seem that from that book, you could go as far as taking out people and power that existed in the future, reproducing the world of the future. ええっ、本から世界や人が？ Pete: What? Worlds and people from a book? いくら何でもそんなのおとぎ話に決まってる Pete: No matter how you look at it, that’s got to be a fairytale! 一瞬でも期待するんじゃなかった Pete: You had me going there for a second ああ、まるでおとぎ話さ Maleficent: Yes... It’s just like a fairytale. でもね、でぇたの世界とやらも同じじゃないかい？ Maleficent: But... Wouldn’t you say the so called “data world” is the same thing? あいつらが記録を残すために作ったメモとやらが過去にあったとされる予知書と何か繋がりがあるの かもしれないね Maleficent: Perhaps there is some connection between that Tome of Prophecy from the past and the journal they made for the sake of leaving a record. これは面白くなってきたなマレフィセント！ Pete: This is getting interesting, Maleficent! あの”でぇた”とやら本当に手に入れないといけないねぇ Maleficent: We really must get our hands on this so called, “data”. Translator's Note: My Conclusion: Just like how in Recoded, worlds are made out of the data in Jiminy’s Journal, worlds and more can also be recreated out of the Tome of Prophecy. Maleficent obviously heard about it before, maybe even in the Keyblade War era.
No doubt to celebrate Kingdom Hearts 2.5's release in Japan yesterday, and its upcoming release in North America, Europe, and Australia, PlayStation posted some lovely new screens to their Facebook page! In contrast to some of the previously advertised screens, this set features a mixture of images in 720p and 1080p. Check them out below (click each to bring up a larger version and to quickly scroll through them). View attachment 40499 View attachment 40500 View attachment 40501 View attachment 40502 View attachment 40506 View attachment 40504 View attachment 40507 View attachment 40505 View attachment 40503 View attachment 40508 View attachment 40509 View attachment 40510 View attachment 40511 View attachment 40512 View attachment 40513 View attachment 40514 View attachment 40515 View attachment 40516 View attachment 40518 View attachment 40517 View attachment 40519 View attachment 40520 View attachment 40521 View attachment 40522 View attachment 40524 View attachment 40523 View attachment 40526 View attachment 40525 View attachment 40527 View attachment 40529 View attachment 40528 View attachment 40530 View attachment 40531 Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix will be available in North America, Australia, and Europe on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th of December respectively. You can find information about preordering in your region & from select retailers on this handy page.
Podcast is kinda late because I have a LIFE and STUFF Hi everyone! We've got a new episode of the podcast fresh off the grill, complete with @Misty, @libregkd, @Llave, and @Plums. This week we sit down and discuss a relatively recent development in the gaming industry: widespread access to game betas, but not before recapping some recent Kingdom Hearts news! We discuss Famitsu's recent interview with Tetsuya Nomura, Nomura's announced attendance at New York Comic Con, and our review of Project Destati's LIGHT album. After that we launch into our topic, talking about some of the betas we've personally participated in, who should be given beta access, what a beta means to us, and whether we'd ever pay for beta access. Finally, we answer our usual stack of user-submitted questions! @Graxe asks us to contemplate personhood with a parasite latched to our back (Doctor Who references are made), @Eric Luna asks us what worlds we'd like to see in Kingdom Hearts III, @Anixe endures the brunt of username mispronunciation while we design a video game class for school, and @Hayabusa asks us about some of our favorite video game companions. It's a fun-filled podcast for the masses to enjoy! Thanks everyone for listening and please comment with your thoughts below. View attachment 40429 Download Episode #66 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
( 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! View attachment 40291 Download Episode #65 (MP3) Subscribe to us on iTunes or through our RSS feed Interested in being a member guest on the podcast? Fill out our form here and we'll be in touch. Ask us a question by visiting this page or sending an email to podcast@kh-vids.net!
View attachment 40197 As we reported when the album first dropped on September 9th, the Project Destati team has at last released their long-awaited homage to the music from the Kingdom Hearts series. Released 358 days (sound familiar?) after their debut Awakening EP, Project Destati: LIGHT is the first entry in what will eventually be a three volume collection of re-orchestrated tracks selected from the entirety of the Kingdom Hearts musical score. Sebastian of the Project Destati team was kind enough to hook the KH-Vids Staff up with a few copies of the album. We had seven copies, which were randomly distributed to members of our team – except for one that I kept for myself. I’d heard of the project before but never had a chance to check it out firsthand, so I was naturally excited to have a listen! Beginning with the selection of songs, they start out their project with some really solid and well-known tracks from the series (see below). The main characters’ themes – Sora, Kairi, Riku, Roxas – are all here, with classics like Hikari, Hand in Hand, and Dearly Beloved joining them. One thing I loved about the album was that they included some more minor tracks from the series – it wasn’t just the ones we’re all familiar with. In particular, Waltz of the Damned has always been one of my favorites from the Kingdom Hearts II soundtrack, but one few people recognize when listing their favorites from the series. I was overjoyed to find that it was not only included, but that it’s been beautifully redone. Mkaukau? was never a track I recognized or had particular feelings about, until I heard it on LIGHT. The Project Destati team has also produced a version of Destiny Islands so enchanting that even me, someone who has historically hated the original theme, has gone back and played the redone track on repeat more than a few times! I’m not musically inclined in the sense that I understand the particulars of the work that the Project Destati team has put into this collection, only that it has been lovingly and artfully done. For me one of the selling points of the HD Remixes has been the tracks re-orchestrated by Yoko Shimomura, so to add even more redone tracks to my Kingdom Hearts playlists is a welcome notion indeed. I asked the staff members who received copies to let me know what they thought about the album or, at the very least, what their favorite track was. I’ve included their thoughts below: “Project Destati has done a terrific job of paying tribute to the Kingdom Hearts series and Yoko Shimomura's music that has captured the hearts of many Kingdom Hearts fans throughout the years. Instead of feeling like simple remixes, the guys at Project Destati took several tracks and made them feel fresh and new. I may be biased here, but if I had to pick a favorite track from their first volume, it would be Roxas/The Other Promise. Listening to that track teared me up, and I truly believe this is the best fan rendition of Roxas's theme ever. I look forward to Project Destati's next two KH albums, and I hope that one day, their take on the music of Kingdom Hearts would be performed live.” -- @Ami Mizuno “Favourite song is Lazy Afternoon Streets.” -- @Karuta “General about the album: The recording quality is great with the track selection having a little bit of everything for a Kingdom Hearts fan. Project Destati takes rather large liberties with a lot of the tracks on their album. It makes the music selection a mixed bag of goodies and not so goodies, but overall the songs presented on the album are solid and makes Project Destati: Light a good debut for the project. Project Destati: Light opens with Introduction: It Began With a Letter. The lead off track is a medley of songs that begins with a track with the same name, It Began With a Letter, and slowly builds up to renditions of Dearly Beloved and Dive Into the Heart, at times combining the two. The track flows beautifully from song to song and the arrangement of the songs included are very well done. Hollow Bastion too is an incredibly well done tribute. The song starts with Project Destati's take on Radiant Garden and flows wonderfully into the field and battle themes Hollow Bastion is known for. Project Destati is able to combine all the variations the song has received over the course of the series and adds their own twist to it. Their version of the track is able replicate the magic of hearing the song when arriving at Hollow Bastion for the first time and I could listen to it on repeat for hours on end. Rage Awakened is one of the few boss battle tracks on the album but it is the best one of the bunch. Project Destati manages to re-create the frenzied theme and make it even more frenzied and raw. It captures the feeling of the boss fight against the Lingering Will perfectly; it brings forth a lot of background instruments that were not as pronounced in the original song. Project Destati's Rage Awakened is a track that I would insert into the upcoming 2.5 Remix if I could.” -- @libregkd “My favorite track was Hand in Hand, which has always been one of my favorite Kingdom Hearts tracks because of the epic emotional feel of it. Sadly, the track is usually pretty short, so of course I was stoked when this arrangement was over five minutes. The whole album was beautiful and creative while keeping that nostalgic quality the Kingdom Hearts soundtrack has always given me. ... Yeaaah! ヾ(@°▽°@)ノ” -- @Jayn Overall, Project Destati is an incredible celebration of the tracks – and series – we all know and love, and is, I think, a fantastic testament to the amazing creative ability and dedication of Kingdom Hearts fans. Kingdom Hearts preaches things like friendship and connection and togetherness, and while it might be cheesy and all that, to think that three fans came together to make something beautiful like this… I am overcome. I know, I know. If you’re not into re-orchestrated tracks or fan-projects like this, feel free to pass the album over, but if you’re even at all dubious, I definitely recommend checking it out. We’d like to thank Project Destati for sending us copies of the album and urge everyone to purchase the album for themselves, DRM-free, in MP3 or FLAC format, from Loudr or iTunes. You can find out more about Project Destati by visiting their website, or by following them on tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, Google+, or YouTube. For those who have bought the album – or at least listened to it – what do you think of the project? What’s your favorite track? For those who haven’t yet, stayed tuned… copies of the album sound like great giveaway prizes to me. ;)
