phoenixmiko

I contacted UK customer services and they said my Bring Arts Xion order from the Europe store should be available from the beginning of May, stating that customs issues and the pandemic have caused delays and problems. So the lack of KH merchandise could be due to these issues.

Another piece of cut content is a script which got read out at the Kingdom Hearts First Breath concert in Japan.

Tales games. Considering KH already has real time battles and abilities which can be equipped, it’s not too far-fetched. If KH were to take features from the Tales battle system, it would make the mechanics in fights even better in my opinion. For example, the ability to backstep, which you can do in Tales of Xillia, would be very useful. The trademark skits you see in Tales games would be a great addition to KH because they expand on the characters’ personalities, backstories, thoughts and feelings during the journey the party is on. A crossover with KH and Tales games would be great, although it is extremely unlikely to happen. For instance, Tales of the Abyss features replicas and how they and their originals reconcile their existences; this would be a brilliant way for Replica Riku and Riku to meet Luke and Asch, not to mention for Vexen and Xemnas to interact with Van regarding the replication process since it is similar of that of Chain of Memories. Plus, who wouldn’t want Meaning of Birth playing over the Riku vs Repliku fight?

Tales games. Considering KH already has real time battles and abilities which can be equipped, it’s not too far-fetched. If KH were to take features from the Tales battle system, it would make the mechanics in fights even better in my opinion. For example, the ability to backstep, which you can do in Tales of Xillia, would be very useful. The trademark skits you see in Tales games would be a great addition to KH because they expand on the characters’ personalities, backstories, thoughts and feelings during the journey the party is on. A crossover with KH and Tales games would be great, although it is extremely unlikely to happen. For instance, Tales of the Abyss features replicas and how they and their originals reconcile their existences; this would be a brilliant way for Replica Riku and Riku to meet Luke and Asch, not to mention for Vexen and Xemnas to interact with Van regarding the replication process since it is similar of that of Chain of Memories. Plus, who wouldn’t want Meaning of Birth playing over the Riku vs Repliku fight?

It's nice to know there are other people from the UK here. I hope there really are loads of us on the forum. We can be a minority, I know. XD I'm glad there are some fellow British users around.
Thanks for the welcome, 2 quid is good!
I'm sure I'll enjoy my time in this small community.

It's nice to know there are other people from the UK here. I hope there really are loads of us on the forum. We can be a minority, I know. XD I'm glad there are some fellow British users around.
Thanks for the welcome, 2 quid is good!
I'm sure I'll enjoy my time in this small community.

Hello, everyone! My name is phoenixmiko. I'm from the UK. I like anime and manga and enjoy learning about Japanese culture. I can speak Japanese, French and Spanish in addition to my mother tongue because I love languages. Horses are my favourite animal and I used to go riding regularly as a child and a teenager. It became too expensive so I sadly had to give it up. Other than reading fiction and horse books, my hobbies include creative writing (particularly fantasy stories), singing, drawing in manga style, watching anime, films, reading and the odd JRPG.
I only very recently became a Kingdom Hearts fan. This is how it came about.
I had heard of the series before getting into the games but did not know where to start and was daunted by the sheer number of entries. However, my college friends encouraged me to try the series nonetheless by playing a game I did have the console for so my late teens marked my first foray into the series via giving Days a go on the DS. My college friends said that Days could be a good place to start because the main character does not know much about what is going on at first either; Roxas turned out to be a good audience substitute for me. Unfortunately, I had to put the game down after racking up some hours because I found the pacing of the narrative to be glacial and the mission format grating.
It was not until I received on the collections for PS3 two years ago that I attempted a second time to get into Kingdom Hearts. I tried the first game and got to Deep Jungle but was having difficulty with platforming and the battle system and had to stop there. Although I was used to real time battles thanks to being a Tales fan, I found the battle system in Kingdom Hearts 1 to be clunky and somewhat unwieldy at that time so I decided to try Birth By Sleep instead, having heard that it was a prequel and that the fighting in the series improved in later games. I chose Aqua first back then, not knowing the proper order in which to complete the characters' stories and discovered that despite finding the command format harder than KH1's battle system, fighting was a lot smoother and more enjoyable. I did not go further than the Castle of Dreams though because I was not sure whether the series truly was for me or not.
The third time is the charm though. I know now that I did not try enough of either of those games to truly determine whether Kingdom Hearts was worth getting into. I was also not aware that all of the games were connected and part of the overall Dark Seeker saga. I remedied this by playing the 1.5+2.5 collection on PS4 after getting it for Christmas last year. I bought 2.8 for myself at the beginning of this year once I realised how much I was enjoying the games. I played on beginner mode for every entry as I saw myself as a complete newbie.
It took me five months to completely catch up on the story in order to be ready for Kingdom Hearts 3. During that time, I watched KHX and Union X cutscenes and read wiki entries, interviews and some translations from the ultimanias just to be sure I covered everything story wise and had no lingering questions about the lore. I adore fantastical games and stories with deep lore and worldbuilding so it was fun to do. I am keeping up with plot updates for Union X which are relevant to KH3 via the Internet after hearing that the international version will be behind even after the third game releases while playing through the app at my own pace.
I am loving the overall story so far and am hyped to see it all come together in KH3. As a new Kingdom Hearts fan, I look forward to chatting with other people here about the series!
 
 

Haha, no I don't think I am! What can I say? I am a linguist. XD Thank you for the welcome.
Ah, you're not too far from me though. I'm from the home counties as I live in Hampshire.
I'm from the home counties. Hampshire, to be precise. You may be closer to London but my town is only about an hour or so by car from the capital so I'm not that far away. 

I am hoping in the next month or two that we get more official confirmations of voice actors and their roles. Personally, I am keeping my fingers crossed that Hayden reprises her role as Kairi. I think that she should have a chance to return, especially seeing as the upcoming game is a numbered entry and Kairi is training to be a keyblade wielder. Alyson does an okay job with her voice but I prefer Hayden. As for other voice actors, I would like to hear Riku in an English trailer at some point because David Gallagher is without a doubt going to be voicing him.

Hello, everyone! My name is phoenixmiko. I'm from the UK. I like anime and manga and enjoy learning about Japanese culture. I can speak Japanese, French and Spanish in addition to my mother tongue because I love languages. Horses are my favourite animal and I used to go riding regularly as a child and a teenager. It became too expensive so I sadly had to give it up. Other than reading fiction and horse books, my hobbies include creative writing (particularly fantasy stories), singing, drawing in manga style, watching anime, films, reading and the odd JRPG.
I only very recently became a Kingdom Hearts fan. This is how it came about.
I had heard of the series before getting into the games but did not know where to start and was daunted by the sheer number of entries. However, my college friends encouraged me to try the series nonetheless by playing a game I did have the console for so my late teens marked my first foray into the series via giving Days a go on the DS. My college friends said that Days could be a good place to start because the main character does not know much about what is going on at first either; Roxas turned out to be a good audience substitute for me. Unfortunately, I had to put the game down after racking up some hours because I found the pacing of the narrative to be glacial and the mission format grating.
It was not until I received on the collections for PS3 two years ago that I attempted a second time to get into Kingdom Hearts. I tried the first game and got to Deep Jungle but was having difficulty with platforming and the battle system and had to stop there. Although I was used to real time battles thanks to being a Tales fan, I found the battle system in Kingdom Hearts 1 to be clunky and somewhat unwieldy at that time so I decided to try Birth By Sleep instead, having heard that it was a prequel and that the fighting in the series improved in later games. I chose Aqua first back then, not knowing the proper order in which to complete the characters' stories and discovered that despite finding the command format harder than KH1's battle system, fighting was a lot smoother and more enjoyable. I did not go further than the Castle of Dreams though because I was not sure whether the series truly was for me or not.
The third time is the charm though. I know now that I did not try enough of either of those games to truly determine whether Kingdom Hearts was worth getting into. I was also not aware that all of the games were connected and part of the overall Dark Seeker saga. I remedied this by playing the 1.5+2.5 collection on PS4 after getting it for Christmas last year. I bought 2.8 for myself at the beginning of this year once I realised how much I was enjoying the games. I played on beginner mode for every entry as I saw myself as a complete newbie.
It took me five months to completely catch up on the story in order to be ready for Kingdom Hearts 3. During that time, I watched KHX and Union X cutscenes and read wiki entries, interviews and some translations from the ultimanias just to be sure I covered everything story wise and had no lingering questions about the lore. I adore fantastical games and stories with deep lore and worldbuilding so it was fun to do. I am keeping up with plot updates for Union X which are relevant to KH3 via the Internet after hearing that the international version will be behind even after the third game releases while playing through the app at my own pace.
I am loving the overall story so far and am hyped to see it all come together in KH3. As a new Kingdom Hearts fan, I look forward to chatting with other people here about the series!