Aquaberry 759 Posted October 1, 2016 The September 2016 issue of Dengeki PlayStation features the upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue over four pages. The feature shows the cover art for the game, as well as various stills from the TGS 2016 trailer released earlier this month. The article talks about the new TGS 2016 trailer and impressions on the demo that was available to play at TGS 2016. You can view the feature scans below, courtesy of @RyougaSaotome. Update: Translations have been provided courtesy of Goldpanner. You can read them below. (Page 1) Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue >Three lights that guide fate The eagerly anticipated release date has been decided! The latest trailer, released at TGS 2016 also included new scenes from the three works included in this title!! Not too long now before the doors of adventure open for main characters Sora, Riku, Aqua and the others... PS4 | Expected Release Jan 12 2017 | RPG | Square Enix | 6800 yen (+ tax) | Director: Tetsuya Nomura (Page 2) 12 Jan 2017 WORK 1: KINGDOM HEARTS DREAM DROP DISTANCE HD >Let's set out on an adventure that will lead to the truth! As the first PS4 title in the Kingdom Hearts (hereon KH) series, and as a title that contains three episodes that connect to KHIII, this title is being eagerly anticipated all around the world. Today we have some of the latest information and a checklist of the must-see points of the three titles! We also have a report on the demo that was available at TGS 2016. >This tale of the bonds of friendship depicted in HD quality >Riku: A keyblade wielder who cares about Sora, and walks by his side. In order to pass the Mark of Mastery exam, he sets out on a journey to free the worlds trapped in sleep. Sora: An energetic and bright boy who wields a Keyblade, which can open any lock. He has his sights on becoming a Keyblade Master with his best friend Riku. >Play as both Sora and Riku as you adventure through seven worlds KH3D [Dream Drop Distance], released in 2012, has been remastered in 60fps HD. The graphics are of course stronger, and the playable sections have also been tweaked to be easier to play. The story is set straight after KH coded, and depicts Sora and Riku as they challenge the Mark of Mastery exam in order to stand up to the coming darkness. >The story leads to KHIII >Borrow the power of Dream Eaters to challenge strong foes! >Series-first official orchestral concert starts next March!! Extra performances in Tokyo and Osaka have been set! Kicking off with a performance in Tokyo on March 10 2017, the series' first official orchestral concert will tour the world. In addition to the Tokyo performance that has already been announced, additional shows in Tokyo and Osaka have been decided on. e-STORE early ticket lottery registration open until 30th September! (Page 3) WORK 2: KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 BIRTH BY SLEEP A Fragmentary Passage >Depicting Aqua's struggles set directly after KH BBS This is a brand-new episode set directly after the events of KH Birth by Sleep, which was released on the PSP in 2010. Created with the same game engine as KHIII, still awaiting completion, this world brought to life with beautiful visuals lets you get a feel of the future of the series. The plot follows the main character Aqua, who has been left all alone in the Realm of Darkness. In the latest trailer, released at TGS 2016, it came to light that she meets King Mickey there! Does that mean her journey is truly coming to an end!? >Aqua: One of the protagonists, along with Terra and Ven, who played an active part in KH BBS. Quick and light on her feet, she is particularly skilled with magic attacks. >Frozen time begins to move >King Mickey returns the charm that fell from her hands to Aqua >At the end of the lonely battle, she sees... (Page 4) WORK 3: KINGDOM HEARTS KEY BACK COVER >The oldest story in the series as a HD cinematic piece! This is a completely new cinematic piece that tells the mystery-shrouded tale of the Foretellers, and what was happening behind the scenes of the now in-service smartphone app KH Unchained Key. The Master of Masters, known as Him, had eyes that saw the future. Saddened by the future waiting ahead, He gave five of His six disciples a tome of prophecy, in which he had recorded the future. The five disciples were permitted to make copies of the tom of prophecy, and were given orders. However, as its content goes around, things collapse into suspicion... >Chirithy: A mysterious creature with the outward appearance of a cat. It is something like the mascot character of KH Unchained Key, and it guides the player who joins the story as a Keyblade Wielder. >The orders given to the Foretellers brought to light? >Depicting the events that happened long, long before Sora and friends set out on their adventures >A traitor among the Foretellers!? >The future of the light is in the hands of the young Keyblade Wielders >TGS 2016 KH Display Report With two demos on display, we felt for ourselves the staggering attention to detail This was the first time a KH 2.8 demo was on display in Japan! A display version of KH 0.2 with Japanese voicing was available to play at E3 2016. With KH DDD, a new shortcut function related to link attacks with Spirits made an appearance. In the original game, performing link attacks and switching involved swapping to the command window using the left and right directional buttons, but now with this shortcut, holding the L2 button displays the window! This will make battling in the dream worlds way more exciting! (--Suzutaku) Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will release on January 12th, 2017 in Japan, and January 24th, 2017 internationally. Click here to view the article 3 RikuFangirl2008, The Transcendent Key and Moochieh32 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted October 2, 2016 Hmm, most interesting! Thanks for this article, Aquaberry! Can't wait to see the translations! Hopefully there's some tiny new sliver of secrets to be uncovered? Just 3 more months, and 2.8 shall finally be ours! 2 Joey_XIII and Hallowseve reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hallowseve 143 Posted October 2, 2016 This is cool! Can't wait to see when it's translated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awesome Sauce 634 Posted October 2, 2016 That Chirithy model tho. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 2, 2016 I really want to see a Nightmare Chirithy model. Hopefully Nightmare Chirithy makes it into X Back Cover. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted October 4, 2016 I really want to see a Nightmare Chirithy model. Hopefully Nightmare Chirithy makes it into X Back Cover. Or maybe as a new secret boss in DDD HD! OwO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Justin- 2,111 Posted October 4, 2016 Or maybe as a new secret boss in DDD HD! OwO Yeah! We could win the Starlight Keyblade for defeating said boss! 2 Moochieh32 and The Transcendent Key reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 4, 2016 Or maybe as a new secret boss in DDD HD! OwO Yeah! We could win the Starlight Keyblade for defeating said boss! Nomura did confirm that there's no new content for Dream Drop Distance. Unless they decide to add it as DLC, I don't see that happening. I think at best, we may be able to see Nightmare Chirithy in X Back Cover. After all, the Master of Masters created Chirithy so we could potentially see the process of him creating the Chirithy within the movie. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Transcendent Key 12,109 Posted October 5, 2016 Yeah! We could win the Starlight Keyblade for defeating said boss! Ooh, that'd be awesome! Nomura did confirm that there's no new content for Dream Drop Distance. Unless they decide to add it as DLC, I don't see that happening. I think at best, we may be able to see Nightmare Chirithy in X Back Cover. After all, the Master of Masters created Chirithy so we could potentially see the process of him creating the Chirithy within the movie. Well, that may be true, but you know that with Nomura, it's never what it seems! It's likely that DDD HD will have at least one or two new additional things, ya know? Aside from the new Dream Eaters, of course! 2 -Justin- and Moochieh32 reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
