Square Enix has tweeted a picture from their booth at New York Comic-Con 2015 showing off their prototypes of their Play Arts Kai Kingdom Hearts II Halloween Town Sora and Riku figures. These prototypes have also made previous appearances at several other events including San Diego Comic-Con 2015 and Tokyo Game Show 2015. At this time, the release date and price for these figures are still unknown.
Are you planning on adding either of these figures to your collection? Let us know in the comments!
In late November, Sony released a mobile app for their Playstation Community feature (which launched in 2015). Communities allow you to do a variety of things with other people such as message the group via the group messaging system, allowing you to share screenshots, and you will be able to join parties/games.
With this in mind, KH13 created its own community page which is free to join by anyone! What this means is that members of our community can communicate on our PlayStation 4 systems via PlayStation Network in our community and get to know everyone better.
Along with the KH13 Community on Playstation, we've recently made a KH13 Xbox Club! All Xbox One users on KH13 can now enjoy the same features in the official KH13 Club!
Here's how you can join us:
Playstation 4
Start the Communities app on your system and search for "KH13". You'll find "KH13 Kingdom Hearts Community" and be able to join, easy peasy!
Would you rather use your phone? Download and install the Playstation Communities app from your mobile store, log in to your PSN account in the app and search for "KH13". You'll find our page there!
Xbox One
Go to Community, select the Clubs category and search for "KH13". The club is named "KH13 Kingdom Hearts Club". Join up!
On mobile? Download and install the Xbox mobile app and log in to your Xbox account. Enter the Club-section of the app and search for "KH13". Now you're ready to join!
Once you've done that, you're officially in our community. Enjoy!
If Kingdom Hearts III ends up having online multiplayer support, will you utilize our community to play with other avid Kingdom Hearts fans? Let us know in the comments below!
In the discussion about Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue in the most recent issue of Dengeki PlayStation, there may be a hint as to what will happen with Terra & Ventus in the next installments of the series. As Aqua is traveling in the Realm of Darkness, she may have found a way to save Terra & Ventus in Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-. However, as for what will ultimately save the two of them, we will not know until Kingdom Hearts III.
You can read a translation of the quote made by Dengeki PlayStation below thanks to Kayla Copeland ([email protected]).
Additionally, Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, has clarified that "0.5" was meant to tell the story of all 3 characters: Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. However, this was brought down to 0.2 to just focus on the story of Aqua and her journey in the Realm of Darkness.
You can read a translation of what Tetsuya Nomura stated below thanks to Kayla Copeland ([email protected]).
What do you think will save Terra & Ventus? Would you have preferred 0.5 with all 3 characters or just 0.2? Let us know in the comments below!
In the special Kingdom Hearts feature of the latest Dengeki PlayStation magazine, Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, has confirmed that "Kingdom Hearts" will not be revealed till the end of Kingdom Hearts III and the motivation Master Xehanort had for wanting to acquire Kingdom Hearts. The idea of "Kingdom Hearts" will be discussed further in Kingdom Hearts III than in any other previous title from the series.
You can read a translation of the excerpt below thanks to @_ikenie.
What do you think "Kingdom Hearts" truly is? Let us know in the comments below!
The latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation magazine features new art by Tetsuya Nomura in celebration of Dengeki PlayStation's 600th issue as well an entire special spread dedicated to the Kingdom Hearts series. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts III, and Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ were featured most prominently in this special, including many screenshots as well as several comments by series director Tetsuya Nomura.
For now, we have a few tweets about the content of the special, thanks to @_ikenie
Full translations can be found under the spoiler tag. Thanks to Kayla Copeland ([email protected]) for the translations.
You can find all of our scans of the special Kingdom Hearts feature below:
An article by Hokanko-alt blog has provided a summary on the Kingdom Hearts content for the Dengeki PlayStation 600th issue that will be released tomorrow. Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, has provided some details on the story for Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover and explains some details that will be brought to the story of Kingdom Hearts III.
Throughout the story in Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover, details on the "Lost Master" will be revealed and then continue in Kingdom Hearts III. Master Xehanort's Keyblade will be introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], which then ties to Kingdom Hearts III. Aside from all that, the traitor originally mentioned in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] will finally be revealed in Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover.
Translations of the interview summary can be read below thanks to @_ikenie & Kayla Copeland ([email protected]).
A new Kingdom Hearts illustration by Tetsuya Nomura has been revealed today via the 600th issue of Dengeki PlayStation magazine. The drawing by the Kingdom Hearts series director appears on the cover of the issue, and commemorates this milestone together with a special Kingdom Hearts series feature. Check out the new artwork below, released on the official Dengeki website:
The issue releases on October 8, 2015 (October 7, 2015 in the U.S.) and will contain information about both Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. We will keep you updated as more information appears – look forward to both scans and full translations!
In a recent interview with GamesTM magazine, Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, answered a few questions about Disney's influence on the series and the possibility of having multiple playable characters in Kingdom Hearts III. In short, Nomura claims that Disney has never stopped the Kingdom Hearts team from doing something they wanted to do. At most, they've suggested having a lighter tone or happier endings, but unique story elements of Kingdom Hearts were never disagreed upon by Disney.
The interviewer also mentions a theme to the numbered titles in the series, noting that Kingdom Hearts had one playable character and Kingdom Hearts II had two playable characters. The interviewer asks Nomura if the trend will continue with three playable characters in Kingdom Hearts III. The full interview can be read below:
His response, and the fact that Birth by Sleep 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage- was originally in Kingdom Hearts III seem to hint that we may be controlling more than just Sora in Kingdom Hearts III! Do you want multiple playable characters in Kingdom Hearts III or do you just want to stick with Sora? If you do, who do you want to play as? Let us know in the comments!
A new story update for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] was implemented on October 1st. Along with a new story update, the annual Halloween event for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] players has also begun, and to celebrate the announcement of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, players have received a SR+ Meow Wow card.
The story update for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] appears to reveal some interesting details. Such details include what Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, meant by having Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ not being the exact same as Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], however they are related. Master Ava, the foreteller of the Vulpes union, reveals that Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is part of an opened state, in which Ephemera is conversing with the player from another dimension.
In this story update, you will fight Ava and test your skills. After 4 turns in the battle, the battle will end. You only use 1/4th of your strength during the battle.
Translations of the story update will be provided as soon as we receive them. You can check out images from the Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] maintenance update as well as the story update below.
During his latest interview with Dengeki PlayStation magazine, Tetsuya Nomura revealed that Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage- was originally intended to be included in the beginning of Kingdom Hearts III. He further explains that one of the reasons it became its own game is due to an increase in material for Kingdom Hearts III.
A quote from the interview can be found below, thanks to Kayla Copeland ([email protected]) for the translations.
How many hours do you think it will take to complete the main story of Kingdom Hearts III? Tell us your predictions in the comments below!
In the latest issue of Dengeki PlayStation, there are two pages worth of details surrounding Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue as well as a new interview with Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura. These details explain the connections between the upcoming titles and previous games in the series, in addition to providing a series timeline.
The translations for the interview and timeline can be found below. Translations for the scans will be coming soon.
Here's a summary of the article, thanks to goldpanner.
Thanks go to Kayla Copeland ([email protected]) for the interview, scans, and timeline translations.
The following are translations for the article prefacing the interview:
Last, but not least, here is the series timeline found at the bottom of the article:
As of today, Yen Press (a United States-based localization company for Japanese manga and novels), has released the next English translated novel in the Kingdom Hearts series titled Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories: The Novel. The novel consists of 600 pages and is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/4″. This novel follows the events after the first novel in the Kingdom Hearts series titled Kingdom Hearts: The Novel with Sora, Donald & Goofy as the main characters, continuing their adventure to find Riku and King Mickey.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories: The Novel is written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrations were created by Shiro Amano. Original concept was created by Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the Kingdom Hearts series, and Daisuke Watanabe, the video game's scenario writer.
You can check out the description for Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories: The Novel below as it says in the Kingdom Hearts page for Yen Press.
Here are some websites you can purchase the novel:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Book Depository
Right Stuf
Walmart
Are you going to purchase this novel? Let us know in the comments below!