Tag: Kingdom Hearts 3

‘Kingdom Hearts 1.5’ And ‘Kingdom Hearts 2.5’ Are Being Bundled For A PS4 Re-Release

by Josh Jackson

Square Enix has announced that PS4 owners who were looking to play the Kingdom Hearts series again in its entirety ahead of the eventual release of Kingdom Hearts 3 will want to keep their eyes peeled in 2017. Both PS3 HD re-releases are going to be repackaged and re-re-rereleased for Sony’s current console.

For those who may have gotten their decimals crossed, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 was the Western debut of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, remastered alongside Re:Chain Of Memories, and a rundown of the storyline via text and cutscenes from 358/2 Days. 2.5 followed suit with the Final Mix versions of both Kingdom Hearts 2 and Birth By Sleep, while Re:Coded got the synopsis treatment that time around. The recently delayed Kingdom Hearts 2.8 is set to round out the core story, remastering the one time 3DS exclusive, Dream Drop Distance, for home consoles, while debuting a brand new scenario staring Aqua, the heroine of the PSP’s BBS.

Can I just say that we called this!? On the Geekscape Games Podcast, we joked that they would find a way to re-release all of the games all over again before the third game saw the light of day, and WHAT DO YOU KNOW!? The only part we got wrong is it being called 2.95 to the square root of pi.

Alongside this announcement were a few new screenshots from the long awaited third game, which you can check out below. Sora’s sporting some new forms!

What do you think of the news? Will you be re:buying the games? Let us know!

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‘Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue’ Redefines Long Titles; Gets A New Trailer & Release Window

by Josh Jackson

If you’ve been waiting anxiously for more news on Kingdom Hearts 3, you’re going to have to hold out a little longer. But don’t worry, Square Enix has your Keyblade fix covered with a new trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. Yes, that’s the real name. And it’s looking pretty great!

Serving as both an HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and what essentially seems like a prequel demo for the third game focusing on Aqua’s continued journey through the Realm of Darkness, the latter segment in particular looks absolutely gorgeous. Considering how I found Aqua to be the most interesting protagonist across the entire series, I’m really excited to be able to control her unique spells once again. Her story bridging the gap between Birth By Sleep and the third game doesn’t hurt the excitement either! On the Dream Drop Distance front, it was the only core KH game I never finished. Replacing your Disney party members with generic color swapped enemies took some of the joy out of the crossover appeal the series has become known for, but I’m hoping that I’ll be able to enjoy it more the second time around.

Aside from the playable segments, Kingdom Hearts x Back Cover, a movie that connects to the earliest parts of the universe’s lore, will tell the story of the Foretellers. Tying in to the recently released Kingdom Hearts Unchained x mobile game, this package will be overflowing with details to play through and analyze as we wait for 2017. With each character masked, it won’t be long until we start trying to identify the voice actors and see what past characters they match!

Sadly, we’ll have to wait longer on news for the third game, seeing as the trailer mentioned more details wouldn’t come until the winter. In the meantime, see if you can figure out any of the voice actors for yourself in the trailer below. When December comes, will you be picking up the final Kingdom Hearts release before KH3 finally arrives? Does the third game’s apparent E3 absence disappoint you? And did you actually like the Dream Eaters? Let us know in the comments!

D23 2015: ‘Big Hero 6’ Is The Next World Confirmed For ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’!

by Josh Jackson

At the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim, it was announced that Big Hero 6 will be one of the new worlds featured in Kingdom Hearts 3!

San Fransokyo will be one of the locales that Sora and his friends will visit, taking place after the conclusion of the film. Hiro, Baymax, and the rest of the group are now a full fledged super hero team, fighting side by side with the Keyblade weilder as they defend their home from the incoming Heartless. Specific details are still a long ways away, but from the concept art that’s been shown, it’s clear that we’ll at least get to team up with Baymax, taking to the skies to fight some new, menacing Heartless.

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Joining the previously announced Tangled world, it’s clear that the game is shifting towards Disney’s newer properties. At this point, I would say Frozen is a given, with Wreck-It Ralph being the biggest no brainer of all considering its video game ties. But with Big Hero Six being official, we’ll finally get to play super hero in the Kingdom Hearts universe. This game can’t come out soon enough!

What other worlds should make the cut? Any old favorites that you’d like to see make a return? Comment below and let us know!

Kingdom Hearts 3 is set to launch on the PS4 and Xbox One sometime this decade, (we hope.)

E3 2015: ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Trailer

by Bigyanks

Square Enix showed off new developmental footage from ‘Kingdom Hearts III’, and its got me super pumped, did you see those vehicle summons? he summoned the damn Jolly Roger!!! I’m a huge Disney fan so i go super excited some of the new locales and summons. I recognized Mount Olympus, Rapunzel Tower (Tangled) and what i think is Traverse Town. Along with The Jolly Roger, i saw Casey Jr. Circus Train, The Disneyland Teacups (really??) and Pegasus and a Chariot.

The most disappointing thing from the whole announcement was that there’s still no release date, the trailer just says “Now in development” which is what SquareEnix has been saying since  E3 2013. Though it did say coming out for PS4 and Xbox One, so there is some hope.

Check Out ‘Kingdom Hearts III’ In Action In This Latest Trailer!

by Josh Jackson

Square Enix has been relatively silent about Kingdom Hearts 3 ever since its teaser reveal at E3 this year. Aside from a shot of Sora surfing on a sea of Heartless, that’s all we had to go on. But questions still remain, like how will it play? What will the this third game bring that hasn’t been seen before? How will it look on upgraded hardware? Thanks to a new trailer at the first ever Japanese Disney D23 convention, we have our first glimpse at these answers.

Overall, the game doesn’t look too different, (not that we’d expect them to make huge overhauls to a multimillion seller,) but watching Sora bashing Heartless with his Keyblade looked as reliable as ever. While much looked the same, (including same enemies, familiar environments and animations,) the spells shown seemed more useful, attacking all enemies in the area instead of just the targeted foe.

Spell improvement isn’t the only change shown, seen towards the end where Sora seems to summon amusement park rides to attack enemies. Whether these are part of the stages, an extension of the Flowmotion environment attacks from Kingdom Hearts 3D or actual summons is yet to be seen, but at least there’s work going into making the sequel more than just the same old thing.

If anything, it’s good to finally see KHIII in motion. It only took about eight years, right? Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think in the comments!