II.8 Final Chapter Prologue

Hey everyone! Just in time for the release of 1.5 + 2.5, we're finishing off the 2.8 collection with the Dream Drop Distance cutscenes, subtitle free. Naturally, this is a huge step up in quality over the original 3DS scenes. I hope you all enjoy using these however you see fit.

On the subject of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix, I'd like to talk about what you can expect in terms of cutscene uploads. First off, we won't be re-recording Re:Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days, or Re:Coded. Those cutscenes are all pre-rendered, and have no graphical changes whatsoever on the PS4 version. And since there doesn't seem to be an option to disable subtitles on the collection, there would be no point in doing that again. And another note, I'll likely be recording Birth by Sleep first. I've heard talk of occasional stuttering during scene transition in KH2, so I'll delay that in case they have a patch that fixes it. And KH1 will be saved for last, since we've already got HD cutscenes for 1, granted with a few missing scenes, and of course slightly lower resolution, since the PS3 version was upscaled 1080p, as opposed to native 1080p.

But that's all future talk. For now, you can download the new DDD scenes, the rest of 2.8, and more from our Cutscene Archive. Big ups to @libregkd for his continual support on keeping it organized and up to date.

Hello again! As promised, here are the scenes from Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover, with no subtitles, and virtually no stuttering, hooray! It was a tedious editing process but I think it was well worth it.

And one more thing: we now have all the Boss Battles and scripted enemy encounters from Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage -, to go along with the cutscenes we added two weeks back.

I'm nearly finished with my Dream Drop Distance HD playthrough, so those scenes will be up relatively soon.

Thanks to @libregkd for getting everything up and running on our cutscene archive.

This month, GameStop is offering a sweepstakes for Kingdom Hearts fans! Anyone who either pre-orders/purchases 'Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix', or purchases the recently released 'Kingdom Hearts 2.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue' will get two entries into the sweepstakes. The winner will get a Disney-themed trip that includes:

• 2-Day Park-hopper Passes for Disneyland Park & Disney California Adventure Park
• 3-Day passes to the D23 Expo
• VIP Tour of Disneyland Resort

Other ways to enter the sweepstakes include using GameStop reward points, with the following options:

• 1 entry for 200 points
• 7 entries for 1000 points
• 15 entries for 2000 points

Official sweepstakes rules could be read here.

The Square-Enix online store is holding a sweepstakes that'll end on March 27 for Kingdom Hearts fans in North America (with the exception of Quebec and Rhode Island residents). Those who either purchase 'Kingdom Hearts 2.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue' or pre-order 'Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 HD ReMix' from the Square-Enix online store will be entered into the sweepstakes to win one of three prizes depending on the game that is purchased/pre-ordered.

Those who purchase 'Kingdom Hearts 2.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue' could win one of the following three prizes:

• Mini Chirithy Static Arts
• Mini Meow Wow Static Arts
• Oathkeeper Keychain

And those who pre-order 'Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 HD ReMix' could win one of the following three prizes:

• Mini Chirithy Static Arts
• Mini Shadow Static Arts
• Oblivion Keychain

Full sweepstakes rules could be read here.

Square-Enix has announced a limited edition of the upcoming PS4 re-release 'Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix', available exclusively at the Square-Enix online store. The limited edition will come with an exclusive pin, just like the limited editions of both 'Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix' and 'Kingdom Hearts 2.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue'. 'Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMix' will be released March 28th in North America and March 31st in Europe.