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Famitsu Readers Want Square Enix PSP Remasters

Posted by Ty : Jul 27, 2011 at 5:45 PM ( 15 , 3,111 )

Along with the PlayStation Vita poll Famitsu held, another one was put up on their site to see which PSP games they would like to see remastered for the PlayStation 3. If you saw E3 in June, you'll remember that Sony announced that their Monster Hunter and God of War PSP games will be making their way to the high-selling console.

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep ended up being the top-voted game in the poll, which goes along with the hopes of us fans. Also, for those who are fans of the Final Fantasy PSP titles, Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core and Dissidia: Final Fantasy placed second and third in the poll.

Source: Andriasang.com

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Cutscene Archive Update - Kingdom Hearts II

Posted by Misty : Jul 23, 2011 at 3:25 AM ( 49 , 14,593 )

I'm sure some of you are confused; Kingdom Hearts II came out years ago--we already have videos for it! Well, thanks to the efforts of our staff member mixt, we are now working on providing the Kingdom Hearts community with higher quality versions of those videos.

The collection is far from complete (though we will keep working at making it so!), and the files are larger than the original videos, so the originals are still accessible by clicking the Cutscene Archive (Low Quality) link, in the Kingdom Hearts II section of our Cutscene Archive.

To give you an idea of what we mean by 'higher quality', here are some comparison images we're sure will convince you:

Old Cutscenes:

New Cutscenes:

If that's not enough for you, the new videos are also subtitle-free!

Click HERE to visit the Cutscene Archive, or HERE to go directly to the page with all of the new videos!

We're in the process of uploading the videos to our YouTube--once they are added, the 'Watch Now' links will be updated accordingly.

Thanks a lot and have a great day!

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PlayStation Vita Famitsu Poll Results Revealed

Posted by Ty : Jul 21, 2011 at 6:14 PM ( 7 , 3,060 )

Hello~

Here's a short, but possibly exciting update for you all today! Famitsu held a poll for its readers a few weeks ago to get their thoughts, hopes, and expectations for the PlayStation Vita, Sony's new portable gaming device, altogether. Andriasang.com has posted the results of the poll on their site; now, why I posted this is because Kingdom Hearts and Square Enix were mentioned very highly in the poll. You can view the results down below:

About the name
31% said it's "good" while 37.5% had a normal reaction to it. One responder commented that he'd gotten used to the codename NGP. Another had been hoping they'd keep the "Portable" in the name.

About the price
54.9% said it's cheap, 23.1% said it's normal and 12.9% said it's high.

When will you buy it?
44.8% said they plan on buying on launch day. 42.8% said they plan on buying at some point.

Which model will you buy?
42% said the 3G/Wi-Fi model and 58% said the Wi-Fi model. One person responded that because he doesn't know what the carriers will charge, he's currently looking at the Wi-Fi version.

What is the best part of the system (multiple answers okay)?
OLED screen (1,570 votes), Connectivity with PS3 (1,390), Two screen touch (1,200), Price (1,170), Wireless capabilities (1,010), Various sensors (800), Design (790)

Of the announced games, what do you want to play (multiple answers okay)?
Uncharted (270 votes), Gravity Daze (230), Hot Shots Golf (190), Dragon's Crown (100), Dynasty Warriors (40), LittleBigPlanet (40), Ridge Racer (30)

What series do you want to play on Vita?
Monster Hunter (460 votes), Final Fantasy (180), Metal Gear Solid (120), Kingdom Hearts (70), Tales (70), Dragon Quest (50), God Eater (50), Resident Evil (40), Phantasy Star (40), Super Robot Wars (40)

Which maker are you most looking forward to?
Capcom (450 votes), Square Enix (250), Namco Bandai (180), Konami (140), Sega (100), Sony (90), Atlus (50), From Software (40), Tecmo Koei (30), Falcom (30)
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With all the speculation of a Birth by Sleep sequel, this idea of a KH Vita game might not be too far-fetched. What do you guys think? Let us know in the posts below!

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Full Tetsuya Nomura Interview from Famitsu

Posted by Ty : Jul 20, 2011 at 1:49 PM ( 3 , 2,767 )

Hey, guys!

I would've posted this earlier, but I've been having internet issues, so I apologize about that. Anyway, onto the news - if you remember, a little bit of an interview with Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura from Famitsu Weekly was posted last week. Now, the full interview has made its way to the internet, fully translated, and ready for all KH fans to read! You can view the interview and scans of the feature here or down below...

Interview with Tetsuya Nomura â€“ Part 1

- From the survey, most fans like Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix the most.

Tetsuya Nomura: Since I often hear that fans usually like one title in particular, it was a little unexpected to see that Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix was the top and that Kingdom Hearts II ranked second. Birth by Sleep is a subtitle, but since itâ€™s a part of the main series, Iâ€™m happy to see that it ranked highly.

- The results of the survey show that the part people like most about the series is the story. You are write out the plot for all the titles of the series, so when writing up the story what do you focus on above all else?

Nomura: Making it â€œsurprising.â€ While Iâ€™m writing out the plot, if things seem that you can predict the outcome on your own, then I think of a different, unexpected development.

- You really canâ€™t predict the ending of every title. Do you discuss and make decisions on the final outcome of the story with the staff?

Nomura: I donâ€™t. I ask the staff to flesh out things for the scenarios, even with that I make the final supervisions. Since Iâ€™m the only one who knows the whole story and the developments that take place afterward, I have a hard time figuring out how much to tell the staff about. (Smiling wryly)

- Are there modifications to the story to suit overseas fans?

Nomura: I believe that if the story is interesting, it will be well received; so it isnâ€™t regulated only for specific regions. Though those at Disney said it has a very Japanese sense about it, I guess you could call it â€˜Eastern thinking.â€™ (Laughs) Still, I had been thinking that I would make the story more clear and simpler. But while I was developing the first Kingdom Hearts, I received a single piece of advice from Sakaguchi-san*. That was, â€œIf you donâ€™t make it more complex like with Final Fantasy, you wonâ€™t be able to compete.â€ So accordingly, I decided to develop the story in a way that fans could imagine on their own the remaining story how they like.

*Hironobu Sakaguchi is a former developer who had worked on the Final Fantasy series for Square.

- Is the story of Kingdom Hearts 3D mysterious too?

Nomura: Itâ€™s fairly complicated. Right now Iâ€™m telling Disney about the scenarios, but itâ€™s hard for them to understand it all at once. Iâ€™m explaining the reason and the established connections for each mystery one by one. Itâ€™s difficult since their approval is necessary to move forward with localization, but there are many people in Disney who love the Kingdom Hearts series as well. They want to create the game accurately too, so somehow theyâ€™re following along with me.

â€“ Along those lines, looking at the age group of those who responded to the survey including the overseas fans, it seems the series appeals the most to a young generation.

Nomura: Thereâ€™s a sense that Kingdom Hearts appeals to wider age range of fans compared to Final Fantasy. Also that ratio wise, it seems more fans are female. Iâ€™m especially happy to see that there is strong support for the series from fans in foreign countries too.

Part 2

- Sora was the top ranked favorite character.

Nomura: It must be because heâ€™s an uncomplicated guy. (Laughs) For the promotional trailers, we look for scenes with particularly good lines to highlight. But he gives us trouble finding lines that are suitable for the trailers; since Sora is a simple guy who doesnâ€™t think too deeply about things, he doesnâ€™t really say lines we can use. (Smiles wryly)

â€“ Roxas ranked second, his heartrending destiny seemed to influence the top rated favorite scene.

Nomura: Roxas is someone the fans think a lot about, they say heâ€™s like a Final Fantasy type character. Along with his friendship with Axel, theyâ€™re an impressive set, huh?

- What scenes left an impression on you?

Nomura: The most impressionable scenes for me were the endings of KH1 and KH2, after that the scene in KH2 when Roxasâ€™ summer vacation ends left a deep impression on me.

- Next are the results concerning the favorite abilities. Glide and Dodge Roll were popular.

Nomura: Iâ€™m not surprised those two abilities were the most popular. They have a reinvigorating feel to them, I like them too. Even in Final Fantasy Versus XIII weâ€™re including a one-handed rotation ability similar to Dodge Roll too.

- Continuing, what about your favorite Keyblade?

Nomura: Oathkeeper carries a deep meaning with the story and the design of it is clean, so itâ€™s the one that Iâ€™m most pleased with.

- About the worlds, Twilight Town was the most popular. A lot of people said they liked the music.

Nomura: We really fussed over embodying the image of coming from school as the sunsets; itâ€™s a world that left a deep impression on me too. As for the song, I gave Shimomura-san* a lot of trouble and pushed her to improve it. We had an image derived around another artistâ€™s song, but it really worked out well, the result was a song with a completely different sort of anguish.

* Yoko Shimomura is the series music composer.

- On the flip side, the most unpopular world was Atlantica.

Nomura: Itâ€™s difficult to move around there, huh? Sorry about that. When you are in the water, you are not just swimming, but fighting enemies, we had trouble adjusting the characterâ€™s movement to do both simultaneously.

Part 3

- The top ranked favorite enemy was the very familiar Shadow Heartless. Out of those appearing in the ranking, which ones did you design?

Nomura: The Shadows, Neo Shadows, White Mushrooms, Dusks and so on; I drew them myself. The enemies dictate the overall design aspects of the series, so I work them out with the staff afterwards.

- Oppositely, the Dancer Nobody was the least popular.

Nomura: It was formidable enemy, so of course it wasnâ€™t popular huh.

- Well, letâ€™s move on to the topic of mysteries people are interested in. There is a lot of interest about Organization XIIIâ€™s past.

Nomura: Most of it isnâ€™t related to the main story of the series, so I havenâ€™t paid too much attention to it. (Wry laughter)

- Many fans brought up the â€œdata concealed within Sora.â€

Nomura: Thatâ€™s what Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance deals with. The other mysteries will be something to deal with another time.

- Alright, last question on the topic. There are an overwhelming number of people who want Kingdom Hearts 3 to be released.

Nomura: The answer for them has been prepared in KH3D.

- Many fans want the series to keep continuing afterwards as well.

Nomura: The series that has developed so far as â€œthe Xehanort sagaâ€ should end once and for all in KH3. However, Iâ€™ve outlined a tentative plot that takes place afterward, so we could continue onto a new chapter. Sora would remain the main character; that wouldnâ€™t change.

- By the way, the 10th anniversary of the series is next year. The number of titles in the series has really increased since it started. Some have said they want to play HD remakes of the past titlesâ€¦

Nomura: Whether we release one or not is a different story; weâ€™re concerned with the HD technical limits of the past titles.

- As for the current developments, how is KH3D coming along?

Nomura: Iâ€™d say the development status of KH3D is about 40%-50%? Weâ€™ll start recording the voices soon. The theme this time was â€œbold actionâ€, but we also wanted to stress the importance of the storyâ€™s tempo. Though the story is important to fans as shown by the results of the survey, it wonâ€™t be drawn-out.

- Does that mean youâ€™ll be decreasing the number of cutscenes?

Nomura: Not meaning that weâ€™ve decreased the number of cutscenes, but having each one explained one by one reduces the tempo of the game, so weâ€™re introducing a new system to make up for it. Itâ€™s a directionally different system like whatâ€™s being introduced in Final Fantasy Versus XIII which wonâ€™t have cutscenes; itâ€™ll be a sort of integration where you can play during the event scene. Along with that, Sora will fight alongside different friends. Thereâ€™s also a secret movie being prepared, so please look forward to it.

- Itâ€™ll be a while until our next follow up report, huh. Well then, whatâ€™s the last message to all the fans.

Nomura: Iâ€™ve had your support for almost 10 years. Thanks to you guys, Kingdom Hearts has become a long series. To everyone who gave their opinions, Iâ€™ll read them very carefully. Thank you so much. Also, from this summer to next spring, weâ€™ll continue releasing information and sales dates for KH among other titles from the first development department, so please look forward to it.
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That's it for now. Until next time~

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KH3D Details & Play Impressions

Posted by Misty : Jul 17, 2011 at 12:44 AM ( 13 , 4,230 )

Hey everybody! Ty is unfortunately without internet right now, so I'm posting some news up for you all. =]

SQEX☆GAL translated the following summary of an interview with Nomura in a recent issue of Famitsu. It gives some of Nomura's opinions and comments on the game series, as well as hints about the future of the series, including KH3D!

On the Ranking Results
Since I hear a lot of opinions that fans really like one particularly, I’m surprised to see that KH2 Final Mix ranked number one and then KH2 ranked after it. I didn’t want Birth by Sleep to seem like a spin off, so I’m happy to see it ranked in the top five.

My favorite character Sora must be ranked number one since he’s an uncomplicated, good guy. He gives us trouble though; when we make the promotional trailers it’s hard to find lines of his we can use since he doesn’t really say much useful.

The second ranked character Roxas, fans think he’s the most Final Fantasy-esque. Along with his friendship with Axel, they make an impressive set.

The most impressionable scenes for me were the endings of KH1 and KH2, and the scene in KH2 when Roxas’ summer vacation ends.

My favorite abilities are the popular Glide and Dodge Roll as well. They have a reinvigorating feel and are comfortable to do, so I like them. Along the same line, we’re including a one-handed rotation ability similar to Dodge Roll in FF Versus 13 too.

My favorite Keyblade is the top ranked Oathkeeper. It carries a deep meaning with the story and the design of it is clean, it’s the one I’m most pleased with.

With the most popular world, Twilight Town, we really fussed over embodying the image of coming from school as the sun sets. That song gave Shimomura-san a lot of trouble and pushed her to improve. We had an image derived around another artist’s song, but it really worked out well, the result was a song with a completely different sort of anguish.

The worst world to deal with was Atlantica, sorry it was so difficult to move. We had trouble adjusting the character’s movement while swimming and simultaneously fighting.

The popular enemies like the Shadows, Neo Shadows, White Mushrooms, Dusks and so on; I drew them myself. The enemies dictate the overall design aspects of the series, so I work them out with the staff afterwards. The hardest enemy for me was the Dancer Nobody, it was formidable enemy.

On Story Development
The story is mixed with elements of surprise. I try to develop it so that the parts that you expect to go one way go another.

We don’t come together and decide on the story from beginning to end. The staff helps flesh things out and I supervise myself making the final decisions. Since I’m the only one who can see the big picture and knows what happens after each development, I have a hard time figuring out how to draw it up for the staff.

On Internationalization
Though it’s an international series, it isn’t regulated for specific regions since I believe it will be well received if it’s interesting enough. Those at Disney said it has a very Japanese sense about it, I guess you could call it ‘Eastern thinking’. I thought that we’d make the storyline simple and clear, but I received this single piece of advice from Hironobu Sakaguchi: “If you don’t make it more complex like with Final Fantasy, you won’t be able to compete.” So from there the development moved to make something that would engage the colorful imaginations of the fans.

The storyline for KH3D is considerably difficult to understand. I am discussing it with Disney now, but they couldn’t understand it all at once. I’m explaining the reason and the established connections for each mystery one by one. It’s troublesome for the interpretation and localization, but there are many people in Disney who love the Kingdom Hearts series, somehow they’re following along with it.

There’s a sense that Kingdom Hearts appeals to wider age range of fans compared to Final Fantasy. Ratio wise, more fans are female. I’m especially happy to see that there is strong support for the series from fans in foreign countries too.

On Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
Since there are so many mysteries to wonder about that are unrelated to the main volume, we aren’t trying to explain all of them. (Things like the personal information of the characters, the Room of Sleep, and the Room of Awakening.) KH3D deals with Sora’s concealed data, I’ll reveal more about the other mysteries another time.

The development status of KH3D is about 40%-50%. We’ll start recording the voices soon. The theme this time was “bold action”, but we also wanted to stress the importance of the story’s tempo. Though the story is important to fans as shown by the results of the survey, it won’t be drawn-out.

Not meaning that we’ve decreased the number of cutscenes, but having each one explained one by one reduces the tempo of the game, so we’re introducing a new system to make up for it. Again it’s directionally different from FF Versus 13. In KH3D, Sora will fight alongside various friends too. There’s also a secret movie being prepared.

On the Future of Kingdom Hearts
We’ve prepared a response in KH3D for the fans who are always saying, “We want KH3 to release!” The series that has developed so far as “the Xehanort saga” should end once and for all in KH3. I’ve outlined a tentative plot that takes place afterward, so we could continue onto a new chapter. Sora would remain the main character; that wouldn’t change. About an HD remastering, whether we release one or not is a different story, we have to think about the technical aspects of it.

I’ll read everyone’s opinions carefully.

From this summer to next spring, we’ll continue releasing information and sales dates for KH among other titles from the first development department, so please look forward to it.
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Additionally, SQEX☆GAL translated a reviewer's impressions upon playing KH3D:

Original news posts: here and here.

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