Good Quality Screens of Upcoming KH Games (Updated with Translations) Hey guys, Famitsu updated their website featuring nice quality screenshots of the upcoming games! Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days This game approaches the every day life in Organization XIII "Roxas, the shadow of Kingdom Hearts II, will be playing the leading part. An RPG where his story in Organization XIII is shown. "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days" The Multiplayer mode is added, and is the first in the KH Series to have this feature, disney worlds will also be making an appearance. The Series Latest work, what is the whole story??" Roxas "Roxas and Axel are watching the evening sun, on the clock tower of Twilight Town. Roxas is the nobody of Sora, and is the 13th member in the Organization. He has no memory of his past, and wonders why he was chosen to wield the Keyblade." Who is behind the hood of the 14th member!? "Existence of a new member is brought up by the leader of Organization XIII, Xemnas. Who on earth is the 14th member who did not appear in Kingdom Hearts II? The drama before the Organization XIII went after Sora seems to be shown here." You can enjoy the Multiplayer mode with 4 or less people! ""Kingdom Hearts" The multiplayer mode is added to the series for the first time. Though Roxas, who is the hero, is one that is being controlled. In Multiplayer mode, you can choose anyone from the Organization XIII and can enjoy fighting with 3 other friends, or less." Move Organization XIII, as you please!!! The features, abilities and more seem to change, because of the weapons, and also each character is treated differently. In multiplayer, the co-operation of your friends is a must to survive! Birth by Sleep The Mystery of the Secret Movie "Birth by Sleep" "An RPG that features the characters that were shown in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+. "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep." The companions that were shown in the secret ending are clarified this time. It also introduces the awaiting battle scene! Terra "One of the three soldiers, who were shown in the secret ending of KH2FM+. The man in the armor, who was known as "Lingering Spirit" may be him. It is also said that the man who looks like Roxas is named Ven. Will the woman with the blue hair be Aqua!? These three people are all companions who study under the same Keyblade Master, and Terra especially, appears to be the leader of the three in this case." Another Xehanort!? "Elderly person who will face the apprentice, Terra is called Xehanort. The figure is drawn differently from the Xehanort that was shown in Kingdom Hearts II. Moreover because this game is based on the past of Kingdom Hearts, the age is contradicted. The mystery deepens. Battle where new possibilities of a Keyblade is seen!? "Though the battle system is still in the trial stage. It was recently announced that the gameplay will be close to that of the main series. Of course there will be a new battle system though. It also seems the battles will be different from Sora, due to having a whole new range of abilities." An exhilarating feel from the previous series!! It seems a new enemy from the past, that is not a heartless, or a nobody appears. Kingdom Hearts Coded The Hidden truth is finally revealed in the upcoming Adventure!! "RPG for mobile phones, Kingdom Hearts: Coded, the director being Tetsuya Nomura, and the Co-Director being Hajime Tabata, Final Fantasy XIII Agito's director. It starts at the stage of Kingdom Hearts. The page, closest to those in the events of Chain of Memories is turned into data. Sora is also turned into data, and will solve the mystery behind the data world, where the bug has invaded. The episode of Kingdom Hearts, which was not talked about earlier, will be revealed!" Sora is turned into data "Even though Sora is turned into data, the memory, and mind of Sora are faithfully reproduced perfectly." The Adventure of the Data World Starts! "Traverse Town, is the world that was first visited in Kingdom Hearts. Mickey visited this world, the exact same day Sora did. Besides this world revisiting Sora's memories in Kingdom Hearts I, it will bring in new, hidden facts about the world. This is an interesting way to develop the story." What is the truth the King must say? "The king's existence in Traverse Town was not confirmed in the first game, Kingdom Hearts. What on earth happened...?" Fight off the Invasion of the bug!!! "The Data World, has been invaded by blocks of bugs! Is it possible to find a solution to get rid of the bugs in this world? You must find the most effective method by the use of the debugging system! Erase the bug! Heartless in the data world, makes the blocks of bugs appear. You must defeat the heartless before the whole world is covered in bug blocks! Source: Famitsu
Although not much, Square-Enix updated their TGS Photo website with a couple of images that happened before the TGS was opened to the public. The first image is of Nomura admiring his own art after the first day of TGS was over, and decided to write his own signature on it. The second one is Yoko Shimoura, the composer of Kingdom Hearts, standing right next to the Sora Statue. View the other photos they updated at their official website! Source: TGS Photos: Square-Enix
Hey guys, a preview cover of the latest KH games has popped up recently, and we'll be sure to bring you information about what the magazine will have when it's released! Source: 2ch
Here's a little linking to all the infomation for today, since a lot came! New Scans! BBS Interview 358/2 Days Interview Coded Interview Famitsu Scan Translations
Our forum member Mirai managed to translate some of the text that were in the gameplay/cutscene images in the latest scans! Here they are! 1st high quality scan Attacks: Rush Rush Air Break Air Break>Fight Air Break 2nd HQ scan Scene 1: The dream I had Scene 2: The Chosen of the Keyblade Scene: Why is Axel happy? 3rd HQ scan: Scene 1: A member that went to Castle Oblivion is a traitor Scene 2: Is that really from Master Xemnas? Scene 3: The Fourteenth. 4th HQ scan: The first scene with the attacks is too small to see Scene 2: Attacks: Firaga Blizaga Rush Rush>Ariel Slam Air Break 6th HQ scan Scene 1: I'm tired of waiting, Terra Scene 2: I believed that you would struggle Scene 3: What did you do to his heart?! Scene 4: *the Kanji is too small to figure out* Scene 5: To obtain, you must lose it. Scene 6: Have I met you? HQ scan 7 Scene 1: This power... I'll fight for my friend! Scene 2 (the small one on the left): Thanks,Ven Scene 3: I have a friend. Scene 4: Because he's a "friend", I want to [???]. HQ scan 8 Scene 1:*I can't recognize the Kanji* Scene 2: Ah! Scene 3: Everyone's dissapearing from the Jiminy Memo! HQ scan 9 Scene 1: I was here, too, on that day Scene 2: Let's speak the truth
The Final Part of the translation, hope you enjoy it! Interviewer: "The Screen is Horizontal, even though the game is for the cellphone, why is this?" Nomura: This is not just the length screen but also a model screen specification for the most recent cellphones. It is what we assume the game to look like when it's released to the public. The method for the horizontal screen has already been talked about, it is a basic horizontal screen size. Interviewer: Is the screen in 3D incase of Pseudo (?) Nomura: The Background is 3D, and the characters are 2D. The Development of this game is still in progress, and we plan to have the game both 3D, and 2D. The reason is so that we can have the game available to a range of cellphones. The reason we developed this idea, is because we wish to send this game overseas. Interviewer: What shape will the delivery form take? Nomura: Unlike the situations in larger game development, we always thought the world of Kingdom Hearts could be made mobile. For instance, there is a huge amusement park, and the main attraction is KHc (Kingdom Hearts Coded). It can be like an entrance to an Amusement park, free of charge, allowing you to visit each world. That is the delivery plan of KHc. We plan on taking full advantage for the mobile phone. Interviewer: Will the storyline be based on Sora's adventures in Kingdom Hearts? Nomura: The timeline is based on after Kingdom Hearts II, Jiminy's Journal is analyzed, and the adventure will take place in that. Therefore data of Sora will appear, not Sora. The world that was shown was a stage, though this was through the time of COM, and re:COM over the memory of Sora. Interviewer: What will this game be able to do? Nomura: This is going to be a puzzle game, mixed with action. Data is being displayed, and there are some bugs in Jiminy's book. The area must be analyzed in order to find the bug that is violating the data, and then you need to remove the bug. However some may get a bit more confusing as there will be ladders Sora will use to get to higher areas. Interviewer: When do you think this game will be released? Nomura: You may have to wait a while, as there are still some problems with the specs of cellphones for now. However we are not asking you to wait for 2, or 3 years. (Possibly this means around a year or so) Interviewer: Will these works be connected with the "New" KH game? Nomura KHc features Sora, however the DS, and PSP both are completely different stories, though I cannot say what they are yet. I can say these titles are not the last of the series, and all three will connect to a New Kingdom Hearts Game sooner or later
Here's 2/3 of our translations from the Nomura interview, courtesy of FF7AC Reunion Interviewer: Is the beginning of 358/2 Days going to focus on Roxas' birth? Nomura: The part of his birth will be started as the Prologue, however the game really s tarts from when he enters Organization XIII. Interviewer: Will this game have an already predicted ending, that Crisis Core had? Nomura: Where do you think the end is? The point is, How did it get to where it end, for Roxas to leave the Organization? The detail of that will be in this game. (Basically, we may already know the end, we just don't know how it got to that point, like Crisis Core) Interviewer: Does the progress of the story mean going through Disney Worlds, just like previous Kingdom Hearts games? Nomura: It's not entirely a story that progresses by going to other worlds, but stories will be progressing. Interviewer: Is the 14th member a new character of the KH Series? It appears as though the character is...a woman? Nomura: I should bring it up now, that the XIV member is not Namine, since some people believed it to be Namine by seeing the trailer. However it will be explained as to why there's no pillar for this character, as well as why she never appeared in Kingdom Hearts 2. Interviewer: In the trailer we see 4 different playable characters simultaneously, is this possible? Nomura: The Multiplayer can be done with 4 people, or less. Not only is it a feeling of Multiplayer, it gives a feeling of freedom as well, because multiplayer mode will have no relation to the story of the game. But it is possible to choose less then four, for the multiplayer content. Interviewer: What is the progression of Mutliplayer. Nomura: The point is to basically beat, a given Mission. For instance defeating an enemy or whatever the aim of the goal is. Various purposes range from small reasons, to big reasons. There is a strong competing feeling for Mutliplayer so sometimes the players may forget what the point of the goal is. Interviewer: Is multiplayer mode possible for one player only? Nomura This volume with Multiplayer mode, was rather messy, so we had to design a growth Leveling up system. For example, when Axel is used in Multiplayer mode, Roxas will gain some extra experience from this. Also you are able to customize your character freely. (He didn't go into detail about the Customization part, so it's unsure) Stay in tune!
Hey guys, although not much, we at KHV now have a translation of the recent famitsu scans, in courtesy of FF7AC REunion It might not be 100% accurate, but it's the best we can do for now! Interviewer:So what about the development of Birth by Sleep? Nomura:The developer of re:COM will be working on KH:BBS. During Development, the production of KH:BBS was stopped, for the production of re:COM. At first it felt a bit weird starting the project again. I believe this project started before the other two, of the three Kingdom Hearts games, and I also believe it will be the last to hit the market. Interviewer: It still relates to Birth of Sleep? (KH2 FM+'s secret ending) Nomura: The Secret Ending, is an image for a scene in BBS, therefore the title of the game is also the same. However because it is difficult to express a violent battle as a playable content, The Secret Ending, is an image to the end. (Is he hinting that this is how BBS will end or something else?) Interviewer:How much talk was put into it, for this, as it seems to be the past to the "KH" Series. Nomura: The game is the farthest in the past timeline of Kingdom Hearts, and will take 10 years ago from the KH series. There is a screenshot of two children playing on the beach, and I believe the fans can understand what that means. Interviewer: In the Story it's said that "Three Scenarios spelt by Three Heroes". Is there a relation between each scenario? Nomura:: There are three Heroes, Terra, Ven, and another character in KHBBS. A story is already prepared for all three of them. Therefore in a way you can say three games were made at the same time. (Laughs) It's difficult to zap through the explanation right now due to Scenario creating. However the beginning will be a bit hard to understand, but by completing all three Scenarios you will understand the entire story. Interviewer: Do the names of the three heroes represent something? Nomura: In Kingdom Hearts, Sora meant Sky, Riku meant Land, and Kairi meant Sea. In this game, the three meanings make a large impact on the game. Interviewer: Are all three Scenarios happening around the same time? Nomura: All of the Scenarios do take around the same time, however there are also some gaps between the timelines. Also there are times when all three heroes will meet. Interviewer: Is the playing order decided yet? Nomura: I believe it would be better if we gave the players a freedom of choice. However this is still being talked about, but I believe it would be better to choose whoever you want out of the three. Interviewer: What place is the story's viewpoint from. Nomura: To bring a point. The word that comes up in Kingdom Hearts 2, is Xehanort. The game will bring up answers to several things though like. "Why is the Elderly person who appears in BBS bring up the same name?" and "Why is he wearing the same clothes as Ansem in KH1?" Another thing I want to bring up is that Ven has the same hairstyle, face, clothes, and voice to Roxas who appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. Who is he? Interviewer: Is the voice actor of Ven the same as Roxas? Nomura: Yes, it is the same actor. Therefore the person who played, will only look at Ven as Roxas from KH2. However, is Roxas and Ven really the same character? Moreover, what's the mystery for the existence of Ven, and Roxas? These are keys that can be fully understandable, when playing KH:BBS. You will be able to seperate Ven from Roxas with ease, I will hint though by connecting the Story between Roxas and Sora, you will understand who Ven is. Interviewer: May I believe that the one you fight in KH2FM+, and Terra are the same person? Because they both use a very similar kind of Keyblade. Nomura: If they really are the same person, or not is uncertain, though it doesn't matter if you think they are the same person. Interviewer: In BBS, after all three are divided, the king appears? Nomura: It may be deeply related to the story, however I cannot tell rather or not that is a "King" from that current age. This is because the development of BBS will be a very serious story. Interviewer: In BBS is the gameplay done by choosing action commands lined up in command list? Nomura: I believe it is neccessary to say first. The Command Menu that was shown to the public (A.K.A scans, and video) has now changed. A system close to that of re:COM has been created successfully feeling like a command deck. However the present screenshots show it was a bit too close to the idea of re:COM. The battle screens you see in the images now, have already been changed. However the operating sense is similar to that of the Kingdom Hearts series. The gameplay has a slight influence from the DS game "It's a Wonderful World" Interviewer: Are there any features for the Growth System? (Leveling System) Nomura: A new Growth System has been added into the game, it is when you have to match four obligations with the scenario (?). We tried this variously because it was a bit hard with the PSP. However we made the best use of it's Analog. Interviewer: Are there new enemies you can confirm that are not shown in the screens? Nomura:The new enemy is not a Heartless, or a Nobody. Because the story takes place before even they appear. I can give out more information little by little as time passes, an example being like the Shadow enemies that are heartless, and the Dusk enemies that are nobodies. Interviewer: With the PSP will it be possible for two people to Communicate by any connection method? Nomura:: It's too early to answer that however, there will be some features that will be taking advantage of the PSP. Be sure to check back later for our translations on Coded, and 358/2 days. Edit: IGN also has more information on 358/2 Days
Hey everyone, IGN Updated their website with more information about Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep! September 26, 2007 - The latest issue of Famitsu has new details on Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, one of three new portable entries in the series that were announced in the Square Enix Closed Megatheater at the Tokyo Game Show. Birth by Sleep gets its name from the unlockable Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix closing movie, which you probably haven't seen since this director's cut version of Kingdom Hearts II hasn't been released outside of Japan. That movie featured a bunch of new characters, including Terra and Ven, the latter resembling Roxas. Birth By Sleep focuses on three main characters, Terra, Ven and a third character. In development by the team down in Osaka that developed the Re: Chain of Memories component of Final Mix, Birth By Sleep is being headed up by some familiar names. Tetsuya Nomura is director of the project, with Tai Yasue serving as co-director. Patrick Chen is serving as producer with Youichi Yoshimoto as co-producer. In a developer interview with this week's Famitsu, Nomura revealed that development on the project actually started long ago, but was halted due to the amount of volume that ended up going into Re: Chain of Memories. The plot was certainly finished in time for the release of Final Mix, as the closing movie for that game was created around it. Daisuke Watanabe is working on the scenario. You might recognize him from FFXII, KHII, FFX-2 and Chain of Memories. He's also supervising the DS and cell phone KH games. With Birth by Sleep, his talents are put to particular use, as Nomura says he specializes in multi scenario systems. The game has three scenarios, each told from the perspective of one of the main characters. Yasue joked with the magazine that players may think the game was made by three different teams, as the play style is different for each character due to their varying personalities and abilities. Re: Chain of Memories had separate Sora and Riku scenarios. Different here, according to Yasue, is that rather than playing one scenario after the other, you'll have to use certain characters to clear certain sections. This also isn't like a 'zapping' system, he noted. He's promising something that players have never seen before. Regarding gameplay systems, early screenshots of the game show a command menu not unlike previously Kingdom Hearts PS2 titles. Nomura says that of the three newly announced titles, the PSP game is the closest to previous titles in the series and will offer the feeling of action for which the series is known. However, in a separate interview, he also noted that the game will actually be close to the Re: Chain of Memories battle system, with your commands appearing in the form of a deck. Some new gameplay systems are in the works as well. The character growth system, in particular, uses some ideas that Yasue believes will shock players. While not giving too many specifics, Yoshimoto revealed that they're thinking up a few systems where players hook up their PSP with other players; this presumably has something to do with the growth system Yasue was speaking about. Nomura noted that this type of multiplayer system wil be completely different from the multiplayer mode of the DS title. He also referred to the DS game as being the only new Kingdom Hearts title with actual multiplayer play, so it's a bit unclear if the PSP title will actually let players play together. The game will once again be constructed of multiple worlds, similar to past titles. However, Yoshimoto is promising some new Disney worlds. Look forward to areas like Sleeping Beauty's Forest. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is still somewhat of a mystery. And it might stay a mystery for a while. In a separate interview, Nomura noted that of the three new portable Kingdom Hearts games, it's the first one to have started development, and will likely be the last one to see release. Sources: IGN and KHN
Hey everyone, some new scans from Famitsu have popped up, as well as an Interview! Hopefully later on we'll be able to have some translations from these scans as well! Edit: Higher Quality Scans Edit: Summary of Interview, expect a more detailed version in the future. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days - The full meaning behind the title can only be understood once you complete the game. - The first idea that came from this game was to show the daily life of the Organization. - This is based off of after Roxas entered Organization XIII, this game will also revolve around the one year when Sora is asleep. (A direct sequel to COM basically) - Roxas has doubt, and begins to believe if it's better to leave the Organization or not. - The scan says that the 14th member is not Namine, however IS a key character to the story. - You will still be going through Disney Worlds - Roxas vs Riku will be in the game! - There is a system that allows you to see the memories of Sora. - Multiplayer mode is not related at all to the story. - ALL XIII MEMBERS can be used in Multiplayer mode. - Every member has a unique style of gameplay, also once you defeat the boss you can replay the mission again as much as you want to. There are different missions for each character. - You can draw for fun in the second screen. - Everytime you complete a mission, one of the Organization chairs raise a bit higher. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep - Development for this game started a bit early, but it was interrupted by the development for re:COM - Ven is the male's Alias and his real name is longer. - There is a mystery of who each character is. - The keyblade Master is someone who has not appeared in any of the series yet. - The story is set to be Complex and Serious - The Story Advances with three people, each with their own different gameplay. - The Battle system is new compared to the ones in previous KH games. KH: Coded - Is considered to be the brother of Agito XIII - Nomura wanted to make it a playground for the fans. - THis game will clerify where Riku and the King was during KH1 - THe Debugging Mode is used to move from the Data to the real world - Source:2ch, FF7AC REunion, ffkhblog and Jeux-France
As you saw a while ago, we had images of two Keyblades shown, Oblivion and Oathkeeper, well it appears that was just a part of what was going to be for sale. Square-Enix has a whole list of Keyblades for sale, as you can see in the images provided below. Their release date, and price are currently undecided, but they may be set up for an October release date just like the Oathkeeper and Oblivion ones are. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Source: Midnight Kingdom
Hey everyone, it seems as though ffkh has typed up their own summary of the trailers, and went into more detail on the text. KH Birth by Sleep o The beginning scene is from the ending of KH to its opening. o "Sleep gives birth to the concealed fate in the far past." o The boy with different clothes, and has the same face as Roxas, is talking to the person known as Terra who has dark hair. The boy who looks like Roxas is called "Ven" by Terra. o Terra: "Are you the one who, at one time, saved me?" Ven: "Because, you are my friend." Ven starts to laugh because he said it. Is Terra [on] a rock? Terra jumps off and puts a hand on Ven's shoulder. o Terra: "Thank you, Ven." (Tomo notes: This scene seems very familiar..) Terra is shown to continuously face the elderly man who appeared in the Secret Movie of KHII:FM+ in the wilderness. (The voice and appearance of Xehanort is quite different from his appearance in KH although, the elderly man is called "Xehanort".) o Elderly man (Xehanort): "It was believed that you would reach it at last." Elderly man (Xehanort): "The wall of light and dark is exceeded. It is the original me." Elderly man (Xehanort): "Impatiently waiting, often reaching last, Terra!!" The elderly man spreads out the palm of his hand, gladly. Terra, on the opposite side, is angry. o Xehanort meets Ven (Roxas?) in the Olympus Coliseum. o (It is considerably vague of what the elderly man's final words say.) Elderly man: "It's been a long time." Ven: "Who? You know me ----------!?" Ven is surprised to recall something. Elderly man: "It seems you lost something" Elderly man: "However, it is not eternal. To obtain what is lost." Elderly man: "Everything is regained. The truth is gripped and is taken only now." The elderly man waves his hand in a movement as if to summon magic. Ven (Roxas?) watches with an expression that becomes confused and fear. o Afterwards, the world of the wilderness appears again. o Terra: "I have my friend." Terra: "What was done to answer a burning Xehanort and his mind?" o Terra calls out the keyblade in his right hand. The effect is the same as the man in armor of mystery who "stays put thoughtfully" that appeared in KHII:FM+. Same person? o ~Battle Mode~ Scene shows that player can operate Terra. (Yay!) The setting is the forest from "Sleeping Beauty". A castle can be seen that's darkly covered with roses? At the battle field, Terra jumps over well towards the roses. He is fighting with advance Heartless and not Nobodies. The Heartless jet-black shadow is about five times the size of a regular shadow Heartless (?). It had a vector shape head. Terra used familiar commands such as: "Flight", "Fire", "Blizzaga", "Sandaga", "Air hit" (on the left command list), "Fire blitz", "Air lift", and also "Air volley". o The scene has changed completely to the wilderness. o The person wearing a black helmet and black clothes (person who appeared in KHII:FM+'s Secret Movie) encounters Ven. o The person of mystery blows off Ven. o The King summons and uses the keyblade to momentarily protect a fallen Ven. The King is wearing clothing colored black and grey that we haven't seen up until now. The keyblade in his hand is the Starseeker. o Terra and the elderly man (Xehanort), who are in the wilderness with fallen Ven, face each other again. The scene has changed completely, and this time, the elderly man starts to appeal for something. Elderly man (Xehanort): "The person who has been tied to the darkness doesn't have the qualification to use the keyblade." Elderly man (Xehanort): "The man is a demon who has already been tied to the darkness." Elderly man: "Please, I ask of you to correct my mistake!" o Terra: "I used this power for my friend even though, the mastering is ordered!" (FF&KH notes: Perhaps, this "instruction of mastering"... Although, this part is vague, it's not popular.) Terra is watching the coast. (Coast of Twilight Town because of the evening time?) o There are two boys who are playing using wooden swords and Terra watches from a grove. (Sora and perhaps, Riku?) Terra and the two boys are the only ones in the area. o Ven is watching from a similar coast looking down. He has little expression on his face. This place isn't Destiny Islands. It's Twilight Town (?) because it's evening. Ven: "Because he's a friend, please erase me." * KH Coded o The title of "KINGDOM HEARTS NEW CONCEPTS, NEW TITLES" is displayed with the beginning image in a form of waves. o It shows the ending scene of KHII. Sora, Riku, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy are in Destiny Islands' play island laughing together in the water. o The words appear: "Flow of time." "The secret is solved." "The world extends." o It begins with an image of Jiminy Cricket narrating the scenes. (FF&KH user notes that the words that are placed down as Jiminy speaks are made to look very vague.) o "My two journals are completed. One of them became blank because of Castle Oblivion. The words that were written in the journal said, 'Give thanks to Namine' .........eh?" o One strange sentence that was written in Jiminy's Journal that should've become blank by KH:CoM: "It's necessary to return to healing their wounds." o Jiminy finds the strange sentences and reports them to the King in a panicking manner. o The King sees the strange sentences on the Journal. o King: "I know only one person, in the world, who can solve this mystery....No, only him!" Jiminy: "Ah!!" o Sora appears standing on Destiny Islands wearing KHI clothing. A special effect surrounds Sora's body looking like he's being forwarded by a computer which momentarily hangs. o Sora holds up his keyblade laughing proudly and begins to run. o ~Battle scene begins~ o Sora, with Donald and Goofy following behind him, are walking into Traverse Town. o The Heartless attack. Sora is shown moving a pile of blocks. o Are there a variety of mini game elements such as puzzle games built in? o In "Debugging mode", Sora's movement quickens, and various of actions join together when the command is executed. (Is it like the reaction command triangle button of KHII?) o The scene where Sora goes off to the first stage in KH which is Traverse Town is shown at the end. Pluto tries to lick Sora's face and Sora wakes up in the back of the alley in Traverse Town. o Sora chases Pluto and runs to the center of the town. o Sora: "Here is where...?" which he remembers from the first volume of KH. (It's a bit different, although, it sure looks like the beginning scene of Traverse Town.) o The King comes out of the back of the alley with a hand held up and walks toward Sora. (The King is in his usual clothing and not the clothes of the Org. XIII.) o King: "Sora, your travel started here. However, I was here on that day too. Let me speak the truth." KH 358/2 o The ending scene of KH Re:CoM is shown. Sora is seen sleeping in order to regain his memory. o Words appear: "The other side is returning to Sora to sleep." "Whenever crossing, the mind comes back." o The scene of Roxas and Axel are shown sitting on the clock tower of Twilight Town. o (Tomo's note: Taking this from Game Watch's post because it's the exact same thing here.) Roxas and Axel are watching the evening sun from the clock tower at the station as usual. The duty of the two people, who belong to the Organization, is to deal with the Heartless and to collect "Hearts". They always meet in the clock tower at this station at the end of each duty. They talk about their duties, while eating [sea-salt] ice cream together. o They pull the sea-salt ice creams out of their mouths. o Axel: "The sunset, do we know why it's to be red?" Axel: "It is anything because it reaches until there are some colors in its light, and especially red which is the furthest color." Roxas: "Why is Axel in a good mood?" o The scene changes to inside the white room where Roxas is with the other Org. XIII members being introduced. o It seems, this is the scene where Roxas enters the Organization. o A scene of Axel and Saix talking about Castle Oblivion. They are at "Memory's Skyscraper". Saix is standing on the stairs. Axel walks and turns his back towards him. Saix: Axel, Xemnas sent me a message." Saix: "There is a member in Castle Oblivion who is a betrayer." Szix: "Erase him as soon as we find him." Axel looks back but only his left side of his face shows. Axel: "Is this really an instruction from Xemnas?" Does Saix's expression deepen? o The King meets a man with a black hood in the forest. o The King looks mysterious himself. (He is wearing his black hood appearance.) o The King is surprised and pulls out his keyblade momentarily, at the same time, pulls down his hood. o ~Battle Scene~ o Roxas is manipulated (controlled by player), and the Heartless are being knocked down. The enemy is a Darkside. o The operation to glide is possible to be used in the air. o In addition, the scene that have the members of the Org. XIII members struggling in a joint battle seems to be the first multi-player of the KH series. o The screen appears to be divided into four, and the players are able to operate Roxas, Xigbar, Saix, and Axel. o The HP and MP bars are confirmed to be located in the lower right hand side of the screen. However, the normal command menu from the regular KH series doesn't appear. o Xemans is talking the white room where the Organization XIII are gathered. o The Org. members are all with deep expressions. o Xemnas: "Today is a day, in which, we should be commemorating." o Xemans: "A new companion came to join us. ....... It is the the 14th." o The person who is called the 14th in appearance is a girl who is wearing a black hood. She walks towards the center of the room with a smile. Her face isn't able to be seen. o The expressions of the Org. members varies from each member. Vexen and Larxene laugh. Marluxia and Leaxus express a little anger through their eyebrows. (Tomo's note: Remember, Org. members can only fake emotion.) Vexen then starts to move. (FF&KH notes that his chair seemed to be awfully low.) Axel moved his hand to his mouth. Roxas' expression to be surprised to see the 14th member (or confused). o Axel and Roxas are flying/hopping on the roofs of houses of Twilight Town. o Roxas: "...Ahead of me, I see Xemnas...." (FF&KH user notes that his/her memory is vague about this part.) o Roxas looks at the sunset on the clock tower again: "I will disappear from this world in 151 days." Source: FFKH Blog and Tomogirl of KHN for translating it.
Hey everyone, it seems as though those key chains were not from TGS at all, but a new item from Square-Enix. However according to the blog user, something was shown at the corner of the Gameshow in TGS (Not entirely sure if it was the Keyblades or something else.) Anyways, these Keyholders A.K.A Keyrings are set for a October release, for 1,995 yen ($17 approximately), we'll be sure to get more information as time passes. Source: Rakuten and FFKH Blog Edit: Also, just to add in a bit of information, as pointless as it may be, the trailer musics were different for each game, however none of them were new. Coded used an Orchestrated version of Simple and Clean 358/2 Days used "Other Promise" Birth by Sleep: Used "Fate of the Unknown"
Hey guys, even though there was a lack of news, we'll make that up for today. Starting off, Square-Enix updated their US website, with a pdf file announcing the new Kingdom Hearts games, obviously this means that all 3 games. However we'll have to wait to see if there's a release for the US View it Here Next, a 2ch member managed to take lots of images with what happened at KH TGS, such as the posters, and more. All in nice quality as well! Source: 2ch, and twilightsbeing for informing me about S.E's NA Update, and thanks to Monkey of KHI for noting me of the PDF saying it's only confirmed for Japan for now.
Hey everyone, The Light in the Chaos, managed to get to the Showroom, unknown if this is in TGS, it might be the "Character Exhibition" for Kingdom Hearts. And there, they took a picture of two keyblades, Oblivion and Oathkeeper, which were shown. The shop was crowded, so the blogger was unable to take a lot of photos. Source: 2ch and Light in the Chaos
Hey everyone, later on today we plan on linking to various sites that have their own trailer report, as they might contain something extra, for an interesting read. Gamespot has their own TGS Trailer impression on the 3 KH games, and it's truly worth a look! Gamespot's TGS Report Gamespot: "The biggest surprise at this year's Square Enix booth was the announcement of a new Kingdom Hearts project. While it may be true that Kingdom Hearts II left some questions unanswered, Square Enix has decided to expand on the world of Kingdom Hearts with not just one or two titles, but a trio of games for the DS, the PSP, and mobile phones. What's more, all three of the titles are different games with their own settings and timelines. Tetuya Nomura is working as the director for all three titles, together with Shinji Hashimoto, who will serve as executive producer. The first title, Kingdom Hearts Coded, is the mobile game release. The game is being co-directed by Hajime Tabata and produced by Kousei Itou. No release date or carrier has been announced yet. Kingdom Hearts Coded's CG trailer started off with the words "Mysteries get solved, making the world wider" on a blank screen. The screen changed to a scene where Jiminy Cricket is flipping through the journal that he's written during his adventures with Sora. He stops at one page, which reads, "We must return to free them from their torment." Puzzled and unable to recall what that page was supposed to mean, he runs to consult the King (Mickey Mouse), who decides to search for answers by digitizing Jiminy's journal. From what we can gather, the player apparently takes the role of a Sora that was born inside the digitized world of Jiminy's journal. We were shown a couple of clips of in-game footage, and although the graphics were mobile-phone quality, it still runs as a 3D action game and has the Kingdom Hearts atmosphere. The second title, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, is the DS release. Unlike previous installments in Kingdom Hearts, the game focuses on the series' antagonists known as the Organization XIII, and Roxas, who was "the other main character" in Kingdom Hearts II. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days' trailer starts off from the last scene in Chain of Memories (PS2 version), and the words "The time during the opposite side, when Sora goes to sleep" appears on the screen. The scene changes to the station and clock tower in Kingdom Hearts II, with Roxas and Axel looking over the city at the sunset. In another scene, Roxas is seen sitting in a white room together with the rest of Organization XIII, and a new 14th member is introduced into the organization. Although the character's face was hidden by Organization XIII's traditional hooded jacket that she wore, it was apparently a female character, judging from her lips. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is a multiplayer action game where you can fight as an Organization XIII member and attempt to complete missions cooperatively with friends. During the trailer, we saw up to four characters fighting together on the same screen against a massive boss character in a city setting. The game will also feature a single-player mode, of course. The gameplay looked similar to the combat you're familiar with from past KH games, though the frame rate was running a little low in the trailer footage. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days is co-directed by Tomohiro Hasegawa and produced by Patrick Chen. The game is being developed by h.a.n.d Inc. Last but definitely not least of the three Kingdom Hearts games, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is a new title for the PSP. From checking out the trailers, it felt the most like a true Kingdom Hearts sequel of the three games (except that it's actually a prequel). Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep's trailer started off with the words "The distant past." And as it turns out, the game takes place before Sora's era, back in the days when there were multiple "keyblade masters" around the world. We're introduced to two characters whom we assume are the protagonists; a blond boy who looks strikingly similar to Roxas, and an older, taller, black-haired guy who looks a bit like Final Fantasy VII's Zack in baggy pants. Audiences who have finished playing through Kingdom Hearts II were in for a surprise. As it turns out, the bonus secret movie from the game was apparently an event that took place in the past. During Birth by Sleep's trailer, we saw the same landscape and bald man with a gray goatee and yellow eyes that were featured in the KHII movie. It seems certain that he plays a key role in the game, as the trailer took time to show him trying to influence the blond-haired boy in some unknown way, and also facing off in combat against the black-haired man who's trying to stop him. In another scene, he was seen shouting, "Use your powers to break the darkness and fix my wrongdoings!" At the end of the trailer, a figure who looked like Mickey mouse appeared to confront the bad guy with a weapon that looked like a cross between a sword and a magic wand. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is directed by Tai Sasue and produced by Patrick Chen." Thanks to our forum member Poki#3 for informing me of this. Personally, Gamespot doesn't seem to have fully grasped the trailer, as they contradicted a few other trailer reports.
Hey everyone, it seems interesting enough, Famitsu edited their Trailer Summary, it's unknown if this was done by a request of Square-Enix or Nomura until TGS is opened to the public, or Famitsu got some information wrong and corrected it, we'll just have to wait. Translation by Pazuzu New Kingdom Hearts Projects Unveiled ------------------------------------ At Square-Enix's booth, there was an Open Theatre where anyone could come and watch, and a Closed Theatre, which was limited by numbers. So we'll give a good long account of the queue-clogged Closed Theatre! Unfortunately, photos were forbidden, so all we have is text. So read it carefully and try to get caught up in the atmosphere! The first thing to appear was the Fabula Nova Crystallis logo. In a sea of clouds we see a plane (airship?), and the narration begins. It's 'Final Fantasy XIII'. It's like the other trailers, except new parts are added here and there. For example, at the beginning, we see the inside of the futuristic city up in the air called "Cocoon". Onwards, we see the same as was shown at the end of last year, including the army, the bandana-wearing mystery man, and the Shiva sisters. But then it suddenly changes. The world that we've only seen parts of so far is revealed to be a complete wasteland. Like in primeval times. We see creatures like dinosaurs, then the camera zooms up to the top of a cliff where we see a twin-tailed girl wearing caveman-like clothing. And as soon as you think "New character!", the logo appears and the trailer ends. The screen reads "For PLAYSTATION 3 Only". We see a TV commercial currently going for 'Crisis Core'. We see the usual 'Before Crisis' trailer, but at the end of it, we see an announcement that the snowboarding game already available in the US, 'Final Fantasy VII Snowboarding' will be released in a few days. After 'Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode', we see 'Advent Children Complete'. Detailed scenes are included, showing more of the suffering of those afflicted with Geostigma. Then we see Cloud and Sephiroth fighting furiously, and new shots of Sephiroth with his single wing. At the end of the trailer, "For Release in 2008" is shown clearly. Next we were shown two different commercials for 'Subarashiki Kono Sekai'. "The world was created 12 times, and now the 13th has begun." And with that, 'Dissidia: Final Fantasy' begins. The Warrior of Light from FFI, along with Garland and Sephiroth, appear. Next, we see Zidane figting Kuja in much the same way as we saw at the Square-Enix Party, except that Zidane has more lines. After that, we see Frioniel (Eng: Firion), the protagonist of FFII, and Squall, the protagonist of FFVIII. Finally, on the left and right of the logo we see a huge Chaos and Cosmos flying in the clouds over their lands getting ready to fight, and the trailer ends. "Good morning, Aya...it's your third birthday." Thus begins the trailer for the new mobile phone game 'The 3rd Birthday'. Aya Brea is walking down the middle aisle of a church, with staff credits appearing. We have Motomu Toriyama, along with Toshimitsu Takeuchi, an external employee. After that, bullets flood the church and we see a shocking screen with blood-covered rings, then the trailer ends. The last thing we see is "Made for FOMA phones" and "Work In Progress". Next up is 'Monotone'. "Goodbye" is shown, and as a solemn song plays, we see Mono and Tone heading for the Demon King's castle. This serious mood carries through a trailer that shows what seems to be the final end to the series. But then suddenly it changes, and we see scenery drawn in crayon and Mono, in polygons, standing there. We wonder if it's a sequel, but then te next screen shows "Incomplete". It says that the final chapter will be distributed in October. Moving on, we see "Kingdom Hearts - New Concepts, New Titles" appear in waves. The new projects hinted at before are finally shown. The first trailer shown has "Time flows", "As mysteries are unlocked, the world continues to expand." With Jiminy Cricket telling the story, we see Sora standing up on te Destiny Islands. In a battle scene, we see a puzzle-style action system, with the command "Debugging Mode". And at the end of the trailer, we see a scene reminiscent of the beginning of Kingdom Hearts [in Traverse Town], where King Mickey says "Sora, I was here that day. Time to tell you the truth." This might be the story of Kingdom Hearts told from a different perspective. In any case, the title is 'Kingdom Hearts: Coded', for mobile phones. The new KH project info continues. "What happened on the other side while Sora slept.", and "Whenever they come in contact, their hearts return to them." are shown. We see Roxas and Axel sitting up on the clock tower in Twilight Town. Then we see event scenes relating to Organization XIII, and a battle scene. You control Roxas, fighting Heartless, so is he the protagonist of this game? We also see scenes of him fighting other Organization XIII members. This also has the first multiplayer system seen in the KH series. You can see Roxas, Xigbar, Saix and Axel being controlled. Next, we see event scenes of arguments between Organization XIII, and the title appears: 'Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days', for Nintendo DS. And on to the final new KH project. "Far in the past." "A hidden destiny is born from sleep." A previously unseen black-haired youth is talking with a boy who has the same face as Roxas, but different clothing. The black-haired youth's name is Tera. The Roxas-like boy's name is Ven. We also see the old man from the KHII:FM secret movie, along with a person clad in what looks like black biker's clothing and a helmet. Tera seems to be active in the battle scene, but the event scenes seem to concern both Tera and Ven. This game's title is "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep", reflecting the title of the KHII:FM secret movie, for PlayStation Portable. It seems the above three are the full story on the new projects. At the end of the trailers, we see "Hidden" "Days are" "Born from sleep", words which embody the three trailers. Then we see "The story leads on to an approaching time." which puts us in mind of the three titles being linked to the next game. Lastly, for the third time the Fabula Nova Crystallis logo appears, to announce 'Final Fantasy Versus XIII'. A lot of new things are added to the existing battle scene. Of these, we see scenes of a girl standing up against the main character, along with a blond youth who seems to be friends with the main character. Then we see a black-suited group who seem to be holding a meeting. Finally, the logo appears and the reailer ends with lines from Shakespeare. We also see "For PLAYSTATION 3 Only". In all, the Closed Theatre lasts 35 minutes. You should notice some of the main mysteries of the trailer were cut out by them, so we'll wait to see if it was an error, or something else. Thanks to Pazuzu for informing me of this.
Hey guys, you know the PDF Files that were released recently? Well KHU's Pazuzu managed to translate that PDF, and it gives off more details about the games so be sure to check it out! If you missed any previous information, be sure to catch up Here. Also before I move on, I'm going to point something out, because this has annoyed me for the last time, KHInsider, has recently stole the translation I did for the 3 trailers without crediting. I know it's the translation I did, because despite them trying to reword some parts, it has some of the few mistakes I made, and most of it is almost an exact copy of what I translated. It's always best to give credit when it's due. Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days ========================== Organization XIII, No. 13, Roxas The untold story of a new protagonist In single player mode, go and explore all of the Disney worlds! Then in multiplayer mode, go and do missions with your friends! Story ----- Twilight Town. As always, Roxas and Axel are watching the sun from the clock tower. Their mission as members of the Organization: find and destroy Heartless, and collect their hearts. And at the end of that mission, they always meet up at that clock tower, eat ice-cream together and chat about the day's missions. "Do you know why the evening sun is red? It's because light has lots of colours, and of all of those, red reaches us from the furthest away." "What're you getting all proud about, Axel?" Two who should not have hearts, continuing to engage in their exclusive conversation. This is the untold story of Roxas's time in Organization XIII... Staff ----- Director: Tetsuya Nomura Co-Director: Tomohiro Hasegawa Producer: Patrick Chen Executive Producer: Shinji Hashimoto Production Company: h.a.n.d. Inc. Game Information ---------------- Name: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days System: Nintendo DS Genre: RPG Release Date: Unknown Estimated Price: Unknown CERO Rating: Unknown Copyright: Disney Enterprises, Inc. Developed by Square-Enix/h.a.n.d. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep ============================== This is a story of awakening, one which connects to the grand beginning of the Kingdom Hearts story. The PSP's high-level graphics aility is taken to its very limits. A new set of three protagonists compose three different scenarios. The controls, system and graphics follow those of the series so far, while at the same time bringing a whole new feeling to the system! Story ----- The legendary Keyblade is said to hold phenomenal power. Some legends say that long ago, its wielder saved the world, while some say that he brought chaos and ruin upon it. (Ansem Report 8) Before Sora gained the Keyblade, there were many "Keyblade Masters" in the world. One of those Masters, Master Xehanort, and his only disciple suddenly disappears, an omen of the great disaster that would subsequently erupt. And as soon as one Master realises this, he tells his three disciples that they must track down Master Xehanort at all costs... Staff ----- Director: Tetsuya Nomura Co-Director: Tai Yasue Producer: Patrick Chen Co-Producer: Yoichi Yoshimoto Executive Producer: Shinji Hashimoto Game Information ---------------- Name: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep System: PlayStation Portable Genre: RPG Release Date: Unknown Estimated Price: Unknown CERO Rating: Unknown Copyright: Disney Enterprises, Inc. Developed by Square-Enix ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Kingdom Hearts: Coded ===================== An unlimited range of Disney worlds, distributed to your mobile phone. An adventure spanning across many diverse, rich Disney worlds. A new system and new graphics put high-end mobile phones on the same level as game consoles! Our first collaboration with Disney's Internet division, the Disney Internet Group. Story ----- This story revolves around a single fragment of Jiminy Cricket's "Jiminy Memo". Following the events of "Kingdom Hearts II", Jiminy returns to Disney Castle. Jiminy has been reading his memo along the way, and a single page makes him stop in his tracks. This page contains a mysterious message: "We have to go back, to heal their pain." But no matter how much he racks his brains, he can't remember what the page is referring to. The King turns the Jiminy into data, and begin to investigate. And in a world traced by the Jiminy Memo, the Destiny Islands, a sleeping boy awakens. Thus Sora's new adventure in the Data World begins. Staff ----- Director: Tetsuya Nomura Co-Director: Hajime Tabata Producer: Kakuko Obinata Assistant Producer: Kousho Ito Executive Producer: Shinji Hashimoto Game Information ---------------- Name: Kingdom Hearts: Coded System: Mobile Phone Genre: RPG Release Date: Unknown Estimated Price: Unknown Copyright: Disney Enterprises, Inc. Developed by Square-Enix Edit: We also have a new angle of the Mega Theater KH Art! Source: KHU and Square-Enix PDF, also Courtesy of 2ch and IT-PLUS for the better image angle.
Hey guys, a lot of information has poured, so if you want to check them out, we're gonna help you. Kingdom Hearts New Project Art Kingdom Hearts Coded Trailer Summary Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Trailer Summary Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Trailer Summary And to top it all off, check out the 3 Logos for the games! We covered all the important aspects of the Kingdom Hearts New Project already, and it hasn't even been 2 hours in, that's how dedicated we are to serve you all info when you need it! Source: S-E's PDF File
The Final Project to be shown in the compilations of KH Projects today. It starts by showing scenes of the ending of "Kingdom Hearts 1" Soon the text "Deep Past" comes up, to be followed by "Shut-Eyes gives birth to the concealed fate" The trailer starts off with the boy who looks like Roxas, Ven, talking to a young male with black hair, the area seeming to be like "Hollow Bastion". The boy soon calls the young male "Ven." The scene continuously changes before showing the Old man that is seen in the Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ Secrent Ending. The old man's name is "Master Xehanort" and "Master Xehanort" calls the young boy "Terra". Soon Terra summons the keyblade into his hand. Soon some worlds are shown, such as "Olympus Coliseum" and a new world, which resembles that of Sleeping Beauty is shown, confirming it's existence. The scene then changes to Terra fighting against the mysterious dark male, who looks like he's in a bicycle suit, also from the secret ending. Terra manages to knock off the helmet, but his face isn't shown. The scene soon moves to King Mickey summoning his Keyblade. Soon the scene begins to change rapidly, and Terra is at a beach, watching two boys playing before resting his sword into the grove. The two boys soon begin to become more visible, and it looks like Sora and Riku playing at the beach. Terra soon says "Please don't depend on me, just erase me...friend" Afterwards the text "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep" comes up, this game is for the PSP Source: Famitsu
