New images & info from 358/2 Days HD Remix

Misty · Jan 27, 2013

Hey everybody! We've got a nice bit of news this weekend, it seems--Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix has been confirmed for localization, and we've got a look at the upcoming box art. The game drops in Japan on March 14th, still no dates for the rest of the world but we'll keep you updated.

In the meantime, we've got some nice new screens from the HD remaster of KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days. Unfortunately the game will not be playable, but the HD remix will feature a three hour cutscene movie to recap the game's events.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Video Volume Included in Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- Around 3 Hours in Length!

Today we are singling out one of the three works included in the Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- compilation,Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: the heart-wrenching story of Roxas, intimately connected to series' protagonist Sora, and his friends reworked in HD quality!

(2013-01-25)

The heart-wrenching story of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days now in HD!

Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- (hereon KH 1.5), a compilation of three titles from the series remastered in HD. One such included title is the story of KH 358/2 Days (Three-Five-Eight Over Two), originally released on the Nintendo DS, put into a work of video of around two hours and fifty minutes. Today we will announce the points of difference from the original version and some of the scenes! At the end we also have a development staff comment and a mini interview to report.

Changes from the Original Version of 358/2 Days

~Cutscenes from the original now in high resolution

~Voicing recorded and HD quality videos created for originally non-voiced scenes

~Able to enjoy specific scenes (days) through chapter select function

~"Roxas' Diary" available from the beginning, "Secret Reports" all available after viewing video

~Additional "Character Index" in which you are able to view detailed descriptions of characters

~Obtain a custom PS3 theme after viewing all content

~Trophy support (acquired through viewing content)

Development Staff Comment and Mini Interview!

We are happy to report an interview with KH 358/2 Days Cutscene Director Masaru Oka and a comment from the man behind the sound effects, electric guitar and more, Sound Designer Yuki Hirose!

Interview With KH 358/2 Days Cutscene Director Masaru Oka

--What sort of work did you cover for the HD remake?

Oka: As Days was only included in theatre, in order to convey the main story with just video, we selected and recreated around 100 scenes from the original. The production environment for the recreated cutscenes was very different to that of the existing cutscenes, but we adjusted the graphics as much as we could in order for them to not feel out of place in the sequence of videos.

--What would you especially like players to see?

Oka: I believe that together with the rich facial expressions, the addition of voicing to the new cutscenes in this title will have you sensing subtle expressions of emotion that would have been difficult to convey through only text. Perhaps even old scenes can give you fresh surprises, such as what sort of emotion was meant by a '...' line. In this title's theatre, several scenes are sequenced into one chapter, and to match this the BGM was also configured to chapter units. There are also scenes with different BGM set-up to the previous one. I would love for you to enjoy the theatre-only presentation of this title. Also, the scenes that had been presented as different videos on two screens have not lost one half of the video, they have been edited to be complete on one screen. Please see for yourself in the title how we have united them. There are about two hours and fifty minutes in total in the theatre. If you are going to watch it all from the beginning, you should sit back and enjoy it to your heart's content.

--In addition, could you please tell us of any incidents that left a profound impression on you?

Oka: To help with this HD remake, I re-watched cutscenes from past productions KH1, Re:Chain of Memoriesand Days. It awoke memories from the time I'd worked on them, and work ended up feeling quite nostalgic. I mean, KH1 was ten years ago! I did not imagine that I would participate in the KH series so often and for so long. It's been ten years since then. I'd like to go on making Kingdom Hearts titles for all of you to love for the next ten years and on into the future.

Comment from Sound Designer Yuki Hirose

As this is the first title of the series on the Playstation 3, we gave 5.1ch surround sound support to the real-time sections of KH1 and KH Re:Chain of Memories. Also, for Days, we recorded voicing to accompany the story cutscenes added huge-scale. Your heart should squeeze at Xion's cuteness. On the music front, under the supervision of Yoko Shimomura, we rearranged all sorts of tracks with replaced live instruments. Please look forward to the sound born anew. Lastly... to all you good kids, don't go eating ice cream in such high places, okay (laughs).

For details check Weekly Famitsu, 7th Feb 2013 Issue (On Sale 24th Jan 2013)
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Sources: 4Gamer.net, translations by goldpanner
Thanks to forum member libregkd for tipping me off!

libregkd · Jan 28, 2013

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61 · Jan 28, 2013

All I can think is "how am I going to get the money for a ps3?"

Superior of the InBetween · Jan 28, 2013

These screenshots look AMAZING. It would have been interesting to see a Re: 358/2 Days or something, but at the same time...I'm looking at this like a Kingdom Hearts movie that fans were begging for a half a decade ago. XD
I'm seriously loving seeing one specific character though...DEMYX. True, he was weak, he was a coward, but face it...HE WAS AWESOME. I wouldn't mind having him as a bestie or a younger brother, y'know?

THANK YOU, TETSUYA NOMURA!

Menos Grande · Jan 29, 2013

libregkd said: ↑

No fun otherwise :v

But yeah, it really depends on the game, a lot just go the easy route of rewarding you for get progressing through the game which is bleh. Don't mind those that you get actually beating a game though/beating on different difficulty settings.
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The real problem is when high difficult does not give the previous trophies >_> I hate those games that you are forced to play 3~4 times when one or two would work just fine.

Light-Rune Maven · Jan 29, 2013

oh yeah. this is gonna rock so hard!

chibiwings · Jan 30, 2013

Those images are gorgeous.

Cloud4012 · Jan 31, 2013

i really want to see those scenes

A Zebra · Feb 1, 2013

what, nobody is going to talk about the REARRANGED, LIVE YOKO SHIMOMURA MUSIC!?
Seriously, Square, you sold me, you don't have to do even more! :P

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