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Disney Interactive also mentioned that they are looking forward to "continuing to grow in the social space", which could possibly be a hint at Kingdom Hearts for PC Browsers internationally-- but again, this is in no way a confirmation. Thanks to lizzie1238 from KH13 for the find.
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Update 1: We have uploaded the trailer to YouTube, and added English subtitles thanks to goldpanner.
Update 2: We have added the trailer to our video archive, where it can be downloaded.
Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- official website
One small notable detail is that in the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix remaster, the 4th command slot (which is used for opening chests, examining things, special abilities, etc), has been changed into a triangle-button "Reaction Command" like Kingdom Hearts II. You can see this below.
Update 3: Our partner on YouTube, Everglow8444, has created an unofficial English version of this trailer, using the voice acting from the English versions of the games. You can see this below.
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- Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- announced for PS3, releasing 2013 [Updated September 23, 1PM EST!]
- Square Enix announces "Kingdom Hearts for PC Browsers" [Updated September 22, 10AM EST!]
- Kingdom Hearts figurines at Tokyo Game Show 2012
Keep reading for more news about these new titles!
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Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- official website
Update 1: Message from the KINGDOM has provided us with more information about Kingdom Hearts for PC Browsers. Oishii from KH13 is translating this information, and you can read it below.
In memory of this year being the 10th Anniversary of the "Kingdom Hearts" series, we are compiling a collection of the first works "Kingdom Hearts" and "KH Re:Chain of Memories" in HD. Furthermore, 2009’s Nintendo DS game "KH 358/2 Days", which received much credit for its enjoyable story, will be compiled as well. “Kingdom Hearts” (first work) game’s later release with various additional content “KH Final Mix” (Japanese language release) will receive an entire HD rendition.
With the two HD remakes, we will add fully remade HD event scenes from Nintendo’s DS game “KH 358/2 Days”. This remake will give a new feeling to the series, and the 3 editions to the series will be a collection you should look forward to.
Furthermore, KH and KH Re:CoM will also support PlayStation 3's trophy system.
Trade Name / Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-
Supporting model / Platstation 3
Genre / Role-Playing Game
Distribution / 2013 release
Suggested Retail Price / Pending
Rating (CERO) / Rating Pending
※Official site will be open 9/20 (Thursday)
Update 2: Footage from Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 Remix- is being shown in the Square Enix Mega Theatre at Tokyo Game Show 2012. This means we might see recordings soon!
Update 3: Square Enix have updated their TGS 2012 website with a page for the Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-.
Update 4: 4Gamer.net have published an article revealing some more small details about the announcements. While Kingdom Hearts Final Mix originally had English voice acting, the version of the game appearing in the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- will have Japanese voice acting-- including all extra scenes.
Update 5: Footage from Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX continues to be shown at Tokyo Game Show 2012. Both ArikaMiz and aibo_ac7 have Tweeted some small details about the video, revealing that some text scenes from 358/2 Days will be made into HD cutscenes. The video shown contains clips from all the opening video of all 3 games, as well as a scene with Xion and Axel, where Axel says "let's go to the beach", and Xion responds. (Thanks to goldpanner for the translation.)
Update 6: Thanks to Ryan from KH13 for the find, we now have the first recorded footage of Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- from Square Enix's booth at Tokyo Game Show 2012. You can watch this short clip below.
Update 7: Thanks to goldpanner, we now have a translation of ReBirth Wings' trailer impressions. You can read these below.
It was basically a long succession of famous scenes and elements. ♪Hikari (orchestral version)
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Destiny Islands, Kairi and Sora looking at the ocean. From the first game.
It starts off a small screen, but right after it becomes a big screen. No need for the usual frame!
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『Kingdom Hearts Final Mix』『Japanese Voice Version』
- Speech only
Ansem: “This world has been connected. Tied to the darkness.” From the first game
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Destiny Island swallowed by the darkness, Kairi disappearing.
Both from the first game
- Image and dialogue
Destiny Islands, Riku who can’t hide how happy he is to be able to leave. From the first game.
Riku: “There’s no use being afraid... I’m not afraid of the darkness!”
- Text
『Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories』
- Dialogue only
Marluxia: “You still haven’t realised? To find is to lose and to lose is to find. That is the way of things in Castle Oblivion.”
From CoM
- Images only
Sora standing in front of Castle Oblivion.
From CoM
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『A new edition of the early second title of the series』
- Images and dialogue
Traverse Town, Sora, Donald and Goofy putting their hands together. From the first game.
Donald: Donald Duck.
Goofy: Name’s Goofy!
Sora: I’m Sora.
Goofy: All for one, one for all!
- Text
『Remastered in HD』
- Images and Dialogue
The lobby of Castle Oblivion, Axel talking to Sora. From CoM.
Axel: “The light within the darkness. You've lost sight of it, Sora. You've forgotten forgetting.”
- Dialogue
Sora: “It’s found a home with all the friends I’ve made. I’ve become a part of their heart just as they’ve become a part of mine.” From the first game
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Ariel, Peter Pan, Pooh, Beast, Jack, Riku, Kairi appear in succession. All from the first game
・Images and dialogue
Riku Replica, having appeared in front of Riku. From CoM.
Replica: “This should come as a relief, then: I'm a replica of you that Vexen made.”
・Images and dialogue
Ansem standing on Destiny Islands, which has been swallowed into the End of the World. From the first game.
Ansem: “So, you have come this far and still you understand nothing.”
・Text
『Play Station 3 Trophy Support』
・Dialogue
Ansem: “ Every light must fade, every heart return to darkness!” From the first game
・Images
Screens of battle. All from the first game, interface is exactly the same as the first game.
I can’t confirm the shortcuts but I think there were probably three.
The battle locations are Monstro, Agrabah, Neverland and Halloween Town
・Images
After showing Sora and Namine on Destiny Islands, Lexaeus, Larxene, Vexen, Marluxia appear in succession.
All from COM.
Right after, it goes straight into the Sora described ↓
・Image and dialogue
Castle Oblivion, Sora protecting Namine. From CoM.
Sora: “These memories that you gave me... In my head I know they're lies, but they still... feel right. Like my promise. I said I'd protect you...”
・Images and dialogue
Hollow Bastion, Riku holding Ansem back. From the first game.
Riku: “You’ve got to run! The Heartless are coming!”
・Images and dialogue
Sora, blocking the possessed Riku’s Keyblade. From the first game.
Sora: “Forget it! There’s no way you’re taking Kairi’s heart!”
・Images and dialogue
Sora fading away, and everyone trying to stop it. From the first game.
Donald: No, wait!
Kairi: Sora!
Donald: Sora! Come back, Sora!
♪Xion (the formal name is so hard to type so bear with this for now orz)
・Text
『And so...』
『Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days HD Remake Theatre Edition』
・Twilight Town, on top of the clock tower.
Axel proposing to Roxas and Xion that they go to the beach. In the original game this was a text conversation, and this is the first time this scene has been voiced.
By the way, I think all of them were sitting in the original cutscene but in this they are all standing.
Axel: I've got it!
Roxas: Huh? Got what?
Axel: Let's go to the beach next time we get a day off.
Xion: The beach? Where did that come from?
Axel: What, don't you want to go somewhere different for a change?
Xion: ...I'll join you...if I can.
Roxas: Of course you can, Xion.
Axel: You'll have a blast, trust me.
Xion: Well...all right, sure. Let's do it.
・Logo, showing release date: 2013
Update 8: 20 seconds of the Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- trailer from Tokyo Game Show 2012 has been found, visible in the corner/background of a Famitsu livestream from the event. You can watch this here, on our YouTube channel.
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Update 1: Message from the KINGDOM has provided us with more information about Kingdom Hearts for PC Browsers. Oishii is translating this information, and you can read it below.
■Kingdom Hearts for PC Browser (tentative name) We introduce the series first social game intended for PC browsers. Controlling your own character, players will be able to travel through various Disney worlds on their internet browser. In the game you will advance by strategically battling with cards you obtain. At times you may need the help of a friend to fight against a foe. In this way we are introducing a new work with a system like nothing else in the series before. The adventure is fully loaded with item collections you build, and a game that will give you a long time of enjoyment.
-Story-
It is the world of a distant fairy-tale.
The world is full of light.
Various worlds are born in that light and so the light envelopes them.
From the source of Kingdom Heart’s light, there is a x-blade that is protected.
To that limit, the worlds believed in the eternal light.
However, a strong light creates a dark shadow.
From that darkness, anxiety and fear awakened their desire.
With the darkness hidden within the depths of their hearts awakened, chaos began to spread across the worlds.
In order to stop the spread of darkness, those who seek the light created a copy of the x-blade, a Keyblade, and an adventure concerning the fate of the worlds began.
-System-
Made to be played on the PC browser, the series first social game for the PC has been introduced.
With the players main character, you can customize your avatar, travel to various Disney worlds, and much more. Explore each location for items so you can assemble cards and battle for victory or defeat.
This game has developed a truly new and novel system. Occasionally you will need your friends help to kill an enemy so they can join in the fun!
-Merchandise Summary-
Trade name/ Kingdom Hearts for PC Browser (tentative)
Supporting model / PC
Genre / Online game for PC Browser
Distribution game/ undecided
Suggested Retail Price / Item Rate Structure
※Please wait. The official site will be open shortly
Please be sure to wait for our follow-up report!!
Update 2: 4Gamer.net have published an article revealing some more small details about the announcements. Kingdom Hearts for PC Browsers will have character designs by Monster Octopus, the character designer for Kingdom Hearts Mobile, Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy Brigade. Monster Octopus later denied this claim, and 4Gamer.net removed their statement.
Judging from a video that 4Gamer saw (there seems to be a video!), they state that the game is primarily an action game with simple 2D graphics, containing scenes with the hero jumping, and hitting a treasure chest with the Keyblade. All players can become Keyblade wielders, and be brought into the Keyblade War. Disney characters appear, including Alice from Alice in Wonderland.
Update 3: Thanks to goldpanner, we now have a translation of ReBirth Wings' trailer impressions. You can read these below.
♪Dearly Beloved -Reprise- ・A promo vid almost entirely in text. Inserted into the flow of text here and there were screens of the opening movie from KH2, the secret endings ‘Gathering’, and ‘Birth by Sleep’.
The voicing was in English, with Japanese subtitles displayed. I’m sure it’s the same as the outline but I recorded the whole thing in case.
“Far, far away, in a fairy-tale realm...
The realm was filled with light.
That light gave birth to many worlds, enveloping them.
The source of the light, Kingdom Hearts, and the key that protected it, the χblade...
As long as they existed, it was believed that the realm would be in eternal light.
However, just as strong light will form a shadow, darkness was born.
The darkness called up fear, unease and craving.
Darkness, hidden deep in hearts, began to spread throughout the realm as chaos.
In order to drive back the spreading darkness, those who wished for light created Keyblades in imitation of the χblade, and embarked on adventures that spanned the realm.”
・ From the “darkness spread” part, screens of gameplay show.
Exploring Wonderland, Alice and the Cheshire Cat are confirmed.
The way to open treasure chests follows the current trend of throwing the Keyblade and then tapping it. I feel quite sorry for the treasure chests!
As for the screens of battle, there is a fight using the power of a card that has been drawn to confront (?) one enemy Shadow, sort of thing.
By the way, the player used a Limit Form Sora card. It used a Ragnarok-type technique.
Also, I was interested to see a treasure chest behind the Shadow. Field encounter style?
・There wasn’t a logo for the title, just text: Coming Soon
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Disc 1
1 Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts)
2 Hikari -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- (Kingdom Hearts)
3 Destati (Kingdom Hearts)
4 Traverse Town (Kingdom Hearts)
5 Hand in Hand (Kingdom Hearts)
6 Kairi I (Kingdom Hearts)
7 Hollow Bastion (Kingdom Hearts)
8 Always on My Mind (Kingdom Hearts)
9 Another Side (Kingdom Hearts Final Mix)
10 Naminé (Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories)
11 Lord of the Castle (Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories)
12 Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts II)
13 Passion -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version- (Kingdom Hearts II)
14 Passion ～opening version～ (Kingdom Hearts II)
15 Lazy Afternoons (Kingdom Hearts II)
16 Missing You (Kingdom Hearts II)
17 The 13th Struggle (Kingdom Hearts II)
18 Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II)
19 Sora (Kingdom Hearts II)
20 Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts II)
21 The 13th Reflection (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +)
22 The Other Promise (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +)
23 Riku (Kingdom Hearts II)
24 Darkness of the Unknown (Kingdom Hearts II)
25 Rage Awakened (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +)
26 Fate of the Unknown (Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix +)
Disc 2
1 Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
2 Musique pour la tristesse de Xion (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
3 At Dusk, I Will Think of You… (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
4 Vector to the Heavens (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
5 Another Side － Battle Ver. － (Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days)
6 Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
7 Terra (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
8 Ventus (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
9 Enter the Darkness (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
10 Aqua (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
11 Dismiss (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep)
12 Dark Impetus (Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix)
13 Dearly Beloved (Kingdom Hearts 3D[Dream Drop Distance])
14 TWISTER -KINGDOM MIX- (Kingdom Hearts 3D[Dream Drop Distance])
15 L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto (Kingdom Hearts 3D[Dream Drop Distance])
16 L'Impeto Oscuro (Kingdom Hearts 3D[Dream Drop Distance])
17 Link to All (Kingdom Hearts 3D[Dream Drop Distance])
18 Hikari (Kingdom Hearts)
19 Fantasia alla marcia for piano, chorus and orchestra (Kingdom Hearts II)
20 Twinkle Twinkle Holidays (drammatica -The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura-)
Previous announcements:
- Kingdom Hearts 3D tracks and Shimomura comments
- 358/2 Days tracks and Shimomura comments
- Box artwork revealed
- BBS tracks and Shimomura/Ishimoto comments
- KH2 tracks and Shimomura comments
- Official website & KH / CoM tracks and Shimomura comments
- Cover artwork revealed
- Announcement & September 19, 2012 release date
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Official Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection -Melodies & Memories- website
Kingdom Hearts 3D
1. Dearly Beloved
2. TWISTER -KINGDOM MIX-
3. L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto
4. L'Impeto Oscuro
5. Link to All
Each track on the track listing page contains a comment from the composer of the song. Our translator goldpanner has translated each of these comments, and they (the Birth by Sleep one) can be read below.
Dearly Beloved: And here it is again... (I'll skip the rest of that sentence!)
Every time I think, what should I do for 'Dearly Beloved'~? For this title I hit upon it plain and simple, deciding to go with triple metre for 3D! When I said this in a magazine interview, Ms Shiraishi, who was in charge of producing the soundtrack, said "Huh... is that it? That's really why you thought to do it...," and I got dejected ; (I could hear a voice in my heart saying... I wish I hadn't heard that... ; ;) Actually, it's natural that this melody would suit triple metre. 'Always on My Mind', from the ending of the first title, was triple metre, you see. So, I'm sure that my simple idea for triple metre wasn't really an idea, but something that was going to happen due to the circumstances. --Yoko Shimomura TWISTER -KINGDOM MIX-: I was rather astonished when I heard that ‘Twister -Kingdom Mix-’ was to be put in KH3D. I did not see it coming that Neku was going to make an appearance in KH3D. I first heard the news when our good old sound man Kawamori rang me up. Haha, then I was surprised all over again about putting in an arrangement of Twister. “Whoa~ I did not see that coming, wow!” Twister is the track I have made the most arrangements for so far, being a popular track from ‘The World Ends With You’. So, to make yet again another new arrangement for use in KH3D, I changed the vocalist and also re-recorded some acoustic guitar that would serve as the key to this song. I am simply over the moon to record it for this KH 10th Anniversary Best CD, and so I hope you enjoy my songs too, united with the World of Shimomura that Ends with You, the fans, who chose for this Best CD! --Takeharu Ishimoto
L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto: This song was one of four songs for the series of final bosses (along with ‘Rinzler Recompiled’, ‘Deep Drop’, and ‘The Dread of Night’, not recorded for this CD,) that were churned out during the final stages of production. I think perhaps that time was the most I’d had sounds overflowing inside my head out of the past few years? (Being boss music, there are a lot of sounds to the music in a practical sense, haha.) They specifically wanted me to use a phrase from Xemnas’ theme from KHII for this song. I wanted to use the melody of the second part of ‘Darkness of the Unknown’ there for sure! And, the speedy pipe organ part from the beginning. With only that decided, I let the rest to momentum and wrote it in one go. A song written in one go will definitely have momentum to it! Even after listening to it over and over I still think it does. --Yoko Shimomura
L'Impeto Oscuro: Just re-listening to this song makes my heart start pounding, haha. Basically, I had the whole shape of the song playing inside my head, but, the data wasn’t matching up (or I should say, it sounded good but I physically didn’t have enough time, a situation that disqualifies me as a professional ;), and I was still writing the song on the day of recording. I rushed into recording with what I’d submitted as a demo without having time to wait for word back on it first. “If it gets shot down we’ll work something out. I’m responsible,” I said, recording violin and cello. In the end, the OK came during recording... (I found out after recording). I couldn’t believe it. I just kept repeating, “You’re kidding? Really? Really?? Seriously??” Mr Kawamori says I skipped my way out of the studio, haha. --Yoko Shimomura
Link to All: During development, I created this song as ‘the theme for connected hearts’. There’s a lot going on, but we’ll all do our best together! The future will clear up for sure! Those are the sorts of feelings I had in mind making this.I was conscious to give the song an atmosphere of being positive, not worked up, and not overly forceful. Me wanting to go and put the phrase from ‘Dearly Beloved’ in a song like this is, well, habit isn’t it, haha. --Yoko Shimomura
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We are months past the release of the 7th game, Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], but we still have much to look forward to-- Kingdom Hearts III is all but confirmed to be the next game in the series, and the director, Tetsuya Nomura, has hinted at other developments soon to come.
We'd like to remind you that although there is no confirmation yet, there is a small chance that we might see a Kingdom Hearts announcement at Tokyo Game Show 2012, which starts in only a few days. You can see a countdown to the event on the right-hand side of our homepage.
What is your Kingdom Hearts story? Please leave a comment and let us know how the series has been a big part of your life.
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