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New HD 1.5 ReMIX interview-- Hashimoto & Shimomura talk production, music & future-- "would you like to see the games on Xbox?"

RPG Site have conducted an interview with the executive producer and composer of the Kingdom Hearts series, Shinji Hashimoto and Yoko Shimomura. Here, they discuss the production and music of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. Most of this we've heard before, but it is always interesting to get some new details about the insight behind the game! Check out the full interview at the link below.
RPG Site's HD 1.5 ReMIX interview with Shinji Hashimoto & Yoko Shimomura
One interesting thing asked was about the possibility of a Kingdom Hearts II HD, and of HD collections for the Xbox. We've copied this question and its response below, with thanks to RPG Site.
RPG Site: Having played the Japanese version already, I feel that it's really raised the bar for what can be expected from HD remakes. With Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster now also on the way, has it allowed Square Enix to streamline the process to consider revisiting more of their PlayStation 2 output? Hashimoto: To be able to make all those different Kingdom Hearts games within the series in HD we need your support and we need everyone's support worldwide. If everyone played HD 1.5 ReMIX and they loved it, then we could then move on to the next one...? At the moment, we'd just like everyone to enjoy HD 1.5 ReMIX.
As you know we've done HD 1.5 ReMIX, Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster, and Final Fantasy VII on PC, so the art team is currently working non-stop at the moment. It's very difficult to catch up with all the latest technology alongside that.
RPG Site: If Kingdom Hearts II HD was ever considered down the line, it would obviously help bridge the gap ahead of Kingdom Hearts III on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. 1.5 has only seen release on PlayStation 3 - but could Xbox owners ever see a HD version to help prepare them for the next title hitting their platform of choice? Hashimoto: I've been asked so many times about this! I need to ask one in return -- would you like to see the games on Xbox?
RPG Site: I'm personally already familiar with the games on PlayStation, but obviously there are a lot of Xbox owners in the West, especially the UK and North America, who won't be. It may seem like something of a dodging answer, but I just see it as an area of the market that might currently be missed - even if it wouldn't effect me personally.
Hashimoto: [chuckles and nods] Thank you for explaining. We'll continue to consider this prospect.
Oishii

Director Nomura to discuss Kingdom Hearts III in Conversations with Creators video

According to some 2ch.net users, series director Tetsuya Nomura will discuss Kingdom Hearts III in an interview on the playstationjp YouTube channel, as part of their 'Conversations with Creators' series. Last time on Conversations with Creators, Nomura discussed Final Fantasy XV. The Kingdom Hearts III interview is said to be published sometime during October 2013. Thanks go to @aibo_ac7 for the find!
Disney D23 Japan is also coming up around that time, with the Kingdom Hearts presentation occurring at 3PM JST on October 14, 2013-- here, new information is likely to appear. We've added a countdown until this event to the right of the news posts.
DChiuch

Executive producer Hashimoto talks KH3 & HD ReMIXes: "If everyone plays 1.5, then HD 2.5 ReMIX could happen"

IGN have posted an article containing an interview with Shinji Hashimoto, the executive producer of the Kingdom Hearts series. Hashimoto discusses Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, and hints towards a possible Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX! Comments from series composer Yoko Shimomura are also included. Here are the quotes from the interview, thanks to Luke Karmali from IGN.
Hashimoto: "It’s been 11 years since the original game was out and now we’ll have Kingdom Hearts III at some stage in the future. The people who played the original game, at the time they were probably around 12 or 13…but now they’re in their twenties." Hashimoto: "While fans of Disney are usually quite young and Final Fantasy players are much older, they come together to create a Kingdom Hearts audience that’s very unique. The feelings people have towards the series are so deep these days because they spent many of their teenage years, which is a very sensitive period of your personal life, with Kingdom Hearts."
Hashimoto: "As the game was originally released more than ten years ago, it was quite difficult even to get all the data! Also, updating the screen size to look its best in the HD format was a challenge, as the ratio is completely different. That kind of detail was hard to do."
[Meeting Shimomura, I asked her whether or not she was tempted to rework aspects of the original soundtrack she perhaps wasn’t completely satisfied with. She quickly told me that this never entered her head. From the moment she revisited the tunes she knew they’d stood the test of time; they still had the ability to affect her.]
Shimomura: "I felt really nostalgic revisiting my old project, but at the same time I found lots of new things too, things that I’d forgotten doing. So it somehow felt strangely new, too. It was fun."
Shimomura: "Of course the basic music across the series is all the same in terms of themes and the like, although it does vary slightly depending on which Kingdom Hearts game it is. But I always want to bring something new to the games."
Hashimoto: "If everyone plays 1.5 HD ReMix, if everyone likes it and everyone supports us, then 2.5 HD ReMix could happen. So at this stage, we just have to encourage people to play 1.5 HD ReMix!"
[Though Kingdom Hearts III was confirmed at long last at E3 this year, Hashimoto reiterated this was more an attempt to reassure fans that the final instalment in Sora’s story is on the way, rather than suggest its arrival is imminent.]
[One thing Hashimoto point blank refuses to do is rush the game out the door. Picking up the thread of our earlier conversation, he argues that the franchise remains so important to people not just because they played through it during a formative stage of their lives, but also because Sora’s growth and development now mirrors their own. It’s this powerful feature of the series that Square Enix hopes to focus on in Kingdom Hearts III in order to provoke a reaction that is in equal parts nostalgic and reflective.]
Hashimoto: "The fact is that the main focus of the series is Sora and Riku; how their friendship develops, but also how they grow up. After so many years, the players’ personal growth is closely tied to the game’s story at this point, so that’s the most important thing about the series and what we want to put into the game. For Kingdom Hearts III, players will be able to resurrect the happy memories they have from being teenagers when playing Kingdom Hearts III. So it’s very contemplative, and will match the personal experiences of much of the audience very closely."
Hashimoto: "I can’t really say anything about the future beyond Kingdom Hearts III. I’m the producer, not the director, so it’s totally out of my hands. It’s up to Tetsuya Nomura whether or not we’ll see Sora in future Kingdom Hearts.
Hashimoto: "As I said earlier though, the Kingdom Hearts storyline is designed to mirror the player’s personal experiences. If people play HD 1.5 ReMix they remember what it’s like to be a teenager again, access those memories and experience some enjoyable nostalgia from their past. That theme is something we want to keep with future titles as well. About the characters, we can’t say anything…but that’s the theme we want to continue."
DChiuch

Coverage: Kingdom Hearts at Tokyo Game Show 2013

Tokyo Game Show 2013 is a Japanese gaming event running from September 19-22, 2013. Because of timezones (remember, this is in Japan), the event has already started! This news post will link to all related news articles.
- Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Tokyo Game Show 2013 trailer released
- Square Enix is showing the same Kingdom Hearts III trailer from E3 2013. (Source: Photo from @bKvEBVAvUq)
- During the Square Enix Music composer Special Talk Show, Yoko Shimomura confirmed that she is working on the soundtrack for Kingdom Hearts III
- Kingdom Hearts III was a Japan Game Awards 2013 recipient in the Future Division
Photos
Thanks go to @bKvEBVAvUq, @sqexgal and @Hidemi_mad_dog for the photos.
Keep reading for more news!
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Tokyo Game Show 2013 trailer released

Square Enix NA have uploaded a collection of Tokyo Game Show 2013 trailers to their press website, including the trailer for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. This trailer features some upcoming additions to the social browser game, and unfortunately confirms that for now, Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] (or simply Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], as Square Enix NA refers to it) is only aimed at the Japanese market.

Update: disneyjp on YouTube have uploaded an extended version of the Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Tokyo Game Show 2013 trailer to YouTube. This can be seen below.

DChiuch

Reminder: Tokyo Game Show 2013 is today

There are only hours until Tokyo Game Show 2013 officially begins! For some of you, this means that the event is today. A countdown clock below shows the exact amount of time until the doors open at TGS.
Tokyo Game Show 2013 has begun! Coverage will begin in a few minutes.
So, what can we expect from the event?
Kingdom Hearts III?
Kingdom Hearts III was officially announced at E3 2013. Here, series director Tetsuya Nomura mentioned that the next time new KH3 info was shown, it might either be at TGS 2013 (today), or at D23 Expo Japan (October 12).
Later, Kingdom Hearts III was listed in a press release for TGS 2013, seemingly confirming KH3's appearance at the event. Final Fantasy XV also appears in this list, however, and Nomura has since confirmed that the game will not have any new information at TGS. KH3 is also missing from Square's official TGS 2013 website. It is currently unknown if KH3 will appear at the event or not, or to what degree.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX?
Last year at Tokyo Game Show 2012, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. Since then, Nomura has hinted multiple times at a probable Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX-- but nothing has been confirmed yet. It makes sense that Square would announce 2.5 at Tokyo Game Show 2013, but for the moment, this is just speculation.
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] is absolutely confirmed to appear at Tokyo Game Show 2013. Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] is included in the TGS 2013 press release, and a page for it even appears on Square Enix's TGS 2013 website. It is unknown what will be shown for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], but the website indicates there will be a video.
Not long now until Tokyo Game Show 2013! Stay tuned for KH13's in-depth coverage later.
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX tops the UK sales charts

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX has topped the video game software sales charts for the United Kingdom. According to GFK Chart-Track, HD 1.5 ReMIX was the top selling game for the week of September 8-14, 2013. HD 1.5 ReMIX released on September 13, 2013 in the UK, so this is a very good result! Sales information for North America and other regions is currently unknown, but should appear later. Thanks go to KH13 member Tails for the tip.
Update: More sales data has been released, revealing HD 1.5 ReMIX's ranking for the week of September 8-14, 2013 in some other European countries. Note that these lists consider the Limited Edition and Standard Edition to be separate.
Sweden - #3 (Limited Edition), #8 (Standard Edition)
Norway - #1 (Limited Edition), #7 (Standard Edition)
Finland - #4 (Limited Edition), #7 (Standard Edition)
Denmark - #8 (Standard Edition), #10 (Limited Edition)
DChiuch

Coverage: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX now released

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX has finally released in North America, Australia and Europe. We have been waiting for this moment since the game was announced at Tokyo Game Show 2012, so it is exciting for everyone to finally be able to play it! There's so much coming in at once, so we've created this coverage post to remain pinned at the top with links to news, coverage, and helpful pages. Enjoy!
Important links
Discuss HD 1.5 ReMIX on our active forums
Complete English trophy list for HD 1.5 ReMIX (& trophy guides)
Other links
- Complete list of changes & additions in HD 1.5 ReMIX
- English HD 1.5 ReMIX trailers
- HD 1.5 ReMIX reviews
- HD 1.5 ReMIX Dynamic Theme information & purchase availability
- HD 1.5 ReMIX game manual
Recent important news
- HD 1.5 ReMIX Australian commercial released
- Square Enix reveals European HD 1.5 ReMIX community commercial [Updated September 12]
- Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] surpasses 200,000 users, level cap raised to 200
- Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] confirmed for Tokyo Game Show 2013 [Updated September 11]
- HD 1.5 ReMIX Limited Edition unboxing videos released [Updated September 11]
- Executive producer Hashimoto talks Kingdom Hearts III progress
- HD 1.5 ReMIX launch trailer & launch screenshots
- Kingdom Hearts III shown at SCEJA Press Conference (with old footage)
- Coverage: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX launch event in California
- Coverage: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX pre-launch event in London
DChiuch

Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] surpasses 200,000 users, level cap raised to 200

4Gamer.net have posted an article containing some small new announcements for Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. Firstly, Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] has surpassed 200,000 users! This is a good outcome for Square, so it will be interesting to see whether or not they release the game through other avenues, apart from Yahoo! Games.
Secondly, they announced that they will be raising the level cap on Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] from 100 to 200. Users who reach level 101 will receive a Yen Sid card as a gift, seen below. Thanks go to goldpanner for clarifications.
DChiuch

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