This week's Famitsu news [Sept 26, 2007] (Kingdom Hearts and more?)

neo2046 · 02:10 PM

KH scans first
others may come later

Dragon Quest IV http://i21.tinypic.com/sdco03.jpg
Dragon Quest IX http://i22.tinypic.com/esss9y.jpg
Dragon Quest IV (Jumbo Size) http://i21.tinypic.com/149be2u.gif
Dragon Quest IX (Jumbo Size) http://i20.tinypic.com/6qbiwi
Ace Combat 6 http://i20.tinypic.com/118gkfn.jpg
Final Fantasy XI Wings of the Goddess http://i20.tinypic.com/15ph2ms
Seaman 2 http://i23.tinypic.com/xljj45.jpg
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2008 http://i23.tinypic.com/xqaxk8.jpg
ASH http://i21.tinypic.com/729czm
Ar Tonelico II http://i24.tinypic.com/veynf9.jpg
No More Heroes http://i22.tinypic.com/w9eefs.jpg

NDS ASH - 9 / 8 / 8 / 8
PSP Gundam Battle Chronicle - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8

PS2 GPX Cyber Formula Road of the Infinity 4 - 5 / 5 / 5 / 5
PS2 Pawafuru Major League - 8 / 8 / 7 / 7
Wii Pawafuru Major League - 8 / 8 / 7 / 7
PS2 DBZ Sparking Meteor - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8
Wii DBZ Sparking Meteor - 9 / 8 / 8 / 8

ASH Review
・チーム編成を起点に本作独自の戦略性を演出
・利便性に欠けるいくつかの仕様は惜しまれる
・マップ上のキャラクターが小さく、スムーズにタッチしづらい
・仲間の死を生につなげていく物語も興味津々
・編成画面の画面変更など、やや不便な点も
・インターフェースはよく非常に遊びやすい作り
・1回の戦闘時間は長め。1ステージのクリアにかなりの時間がかかるときも

ethelred · (09-26-2007, 06:43 AM)

Eeek.

NomarTyme · (09-26-2007, 06:44 AM)

Wow, that was a fast title change.

Linkzg · (09-26-2007, 06:45 AM)

looks pretty good

im guessing it will have really bland areas that are pretty much arenas.

jj984jj · (09-26-2007, 06:46 AM)

KH PSP:

OgnodoD · (09-26-2007, 06:46 AM)

KH DS looks good.

NomarTyme · (09-26-2007, 06:47 AM)

Originally Posted by jj984jj:

KH PSP:

http://img147.imagevenue.com/loc658/th_85325_up224269_122_658lo.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img134.imagevenue.com/loc206/th_85319_up224270_122_206lo.jpg

Pretty damn sweet looking.

B.K. · (09-26-2007, 06:48 AM)

Interesting. I wonder how Roxas is in Birth by Sleep, since it's set in the past.

davepoobond · (09-26-2007, 06:48 AM)

is KH PSP using the Crisis Core engine? looks like it to me :p

Linkzg · (09-26-2007, 06:49 AM)

KH PSP looks pretty damn good.

what sex is the main character? I want to say male...

Jonnyram · (09-26-2007, 06:49 AM)

Wow, it's pretty ironic that those original 4:3 screens were from the DS game, after all the sarcastic gloating from Izzy over the past week.

neo2046 · (09-26-2007, 06:49 AM)

Originally Posted by davepoobond:

is KH PSP using the Crisis Core engine? looks like it to me :p

same team, so possibly same engine

IzumiK · (09-26-2007, 06:50 AM)

Wow Birth By Sleep's character looks interesting.

jj984jj · (09-26-2007, 06:50 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Wow, it's pretty ironic that those original 4:3 screens were from the DS game, after all the sarcastic gloating from Izzy over the past week.

Yeah, neither of those two were from the PSP game, one was from the DS version and the other was from the mobile version.

Originally Posted by neo2046:

same team, so possibly same engine

Really? So everyone but the director?

ethelred · (09-26-2007, 06:51 AM)

Originally Posted by Jonnyram:

Wow, it's pretty ironic that those original 4:3 screens were from the DS game, after all the sarcastic gloating from Izzy over the past week.

Isn't that the one everyone was saying must be a PS2 game? Well, so much for N64 3D!

Zeed · (09-26-2007, 06:51 AM)

Shit looks pretty good.

ParticleReality · (09-26-2007, 06:52 AM)

I hope Square Enix knows that we don't need 40 dudes looking like Roxas. Seriously, how will you explain it? Wait, let me guess: Roxas was a person once and THEN became Sora's nobody forgetting everything in the process?

If thats the explanation then fuck.

edit: Oh hey, its the Keybalde from the KH2 ending...only its more cartoony with the yellows and light blues. Oh and again, way to change it up by putting Zack in a KH game.

omg rite · (09-26-2007, 06:52 AM)

Wow, both look amazing.

The PSP one looks like a real KH game. :O

perfectchaos007 · (09-26-2007, 06:53 AM)

Originally Posted by ethelred:

Isn't that the one everyone was saying must be a PS2 game? Well, so much for N64 3D!

I don't see why people are suprised. Kingdom Hearts for GBA had graphics that were better than almost half of the DS games out there. Its no surprise that the DS version has awesome graphics.

Kafel · (09-26-2007, 06:53 AM)

thx neo.

Tenbatsu · (09-26-2007, 06:56 AM)

SquareEnix never fails us in the graphic department.

grandjedi6 · (09-26-2007, 06:56 AM)

Both Kingdom Hearts games look better than I expected

Defuser · (09-26-2007, 06:57 AM)

KH DS looks good but BBS is amazing good :O this has to be the Crisis Core engine.

No KH Mobile?I want to see Tabata's work.

jj984jj · (09-26-2007, 06:58 AM)

More KH PSP and KH Mobile:

duckroll · (09-26-2007, 06:59 AM)

More scans:

DS:

PSP:

Mobile:

NomarTyme · (09-26-2007, 07:00 AM)

KH Mobile looks good too.

Yoboman · (09-26-2007, 07:00 AM)

KH is just lame now. It's not even about interesting Disney tie-ins, just a cliche Anime story with characters putting their hands on their hips

Keesie · (09-26-2007, 07:01 AM)

KH PSP looks like it's using the Crisis Core engine, it looks stunning!

Any other news in the latest famitsu?

Defuser · (09-26-2007, 07:01 AM)

What does the scan say about the KH PSP Battle System?

neo2046 · (09-26-2007, 07:02 AM)

NDS ASH - 9 / 8 / 8 / 8
PSP Gundam Battle Chronicle - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8

PS2 Pawafuru Major League - 8 / 8 / 7 / 7
Wii Pawafuru Major League - 8 / 8 / 7 / 7
PS2 DBZ Sparking Meteor - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8
Wii DBZ Sparking Meteor - 9 / 8 / 8 / 8

omg rite · (09-26-2007, 07:02 AM)

Originally Posted by Yoboman:

KH is just lame now. It's not even about interesting Disney tie-ins, just a cliche Anime story with characters putting their hands on their hips

Nice contribution to a thread about screen shots of upcoming games. Really.

Zeed · (09-26-2007, 07:03 AM)

Well all three impress graphically.

Now let's see if they can make some good games to match.

Defuser · (09-26-2007, 07:03 AM)

Originally Posted by neo2046:

NDS ASH - 9 / 8 / 8 / 8
PSP Gundam Battle Chronicle - 8 / 8 / 8 / 8

1 point lol

The Abominable Snowman · (09-26-2007, 07:04 AM)

I'm not a KH fan, but that PSP game looks INSANELY good for a portable system. Are those in-game or FMV?

Yoboman · (09-26-2007, 07:05 AM)

Originally Posted by omg rite:

Nice contribution to a thread about screen shots of upcoming games. Really.

Nothing wrong with complaining about the games leaving behind their Disney heritage more and moreso, which is what made them more interesting and popular than it should've been as just a decent Action RPG.

duckroll · (09-26-2007, 07:05 AM)

There's an interview with Nomura about the 3 KH games, and he confirms that it is not the Crisis Core team that is working on the PSP game (might still be the same engine) but the Osaka S-E team that worked on KH Re:CoM.

Edit: And people that think they're "leaving behind the Disney stuff" is very, very wrong. :)

fernoca · (09-26-2007, 07:05 AM)

Really nice, can't wait. :)

Firestorm · (09-26-2007, 07:06 AM)

I heard rumours about Smash Bros. Brawl and Animal Crossing in this weeks Famitsu. Confirmation would be nice since I dont really believe the rumours.

icecream · (09-26-2007, 07:06 AM)

PS2 GPX Cyber Formula Road of the Infinity 4 - 5 / 5 / 5 / 5

GhaleonQ · 07:10 AM

Originally Posted by Yoboman:

KH is just lame now. It's not even about interesting Disney tie-ins, just a cliche Anime story with characters putting their hands on their hips

Amen. I'm not really that presumptuous, but I'm fairly sure that I (or any animation buff) could put together a more compelling Kingdom Hearts game than those that have been released. The Japanese don't "get it" at all.

Edit: Egad! It looks like posts are being policed here. So, um, are the clashing art styles between your Dejas and your Natwicks on 1 side and your Nomuras on the other really starting to annoy anyone?

IzumiK · (09-26-2007, 07:06 AM)

Wow that mobile game looks incredible. Comparable to those DS scans. Is this a miracle DoCoMo phone running that?

Defuser · (09-26-2007, 07:06 AM)

Originally Posted by duckroll:

There's an interview with Nomura about the 3 KH games, and he confirms that it is not the Crisis Core team that is working on the PSP game (might still be the same engine) but the Osaka S-E team that worked on KH Re:CoM.

Edit: And people that think they're "leaving behind the Disney stuff" is very, very wrong. :)

So is it a good thing or bad? I never played CoM before.

neo2046 · (09-26-2007, 07:08 AM)

Originally Posted by duckroll:

There's an interview with Nomura about the 3 KH games, and he confirms that it is not the Crisis Core team that is working on the PSP game (might still be the same engine) but the Osaka S-E team that worked on KH Re:CoM.

Edit: And people that think they're "leaving behind the Disney stuff" is very, very wrong. :)

oops, not good

duckroll · (09-26-2007, 07:09 AM)

Originally Posted by IzumiK:

Wow that mobile game looks incredible. Comparable to those DS scans. Is this a miracle DoCoMo phone running that?

No, it's not a miracle phone. Nomura mentions in the interview that while the environments are 3D, the characters are 2D sprites. Its just really good art assets.

Edit: I dunno, KH Re:CoM was a really, really solid remake of CoM. I've actually played it. :P

Zeed · (09-26-2007, 07:09 AM)

Originally Posted by Defuser:

So is it a good thing or bad? I never played CoM before.

CoM had really impressive production values, probably among the very best on GBA.

The gameplay...not so much.

duckroll · (09-26-2007, 07:10 AM)

Originally Posted by Zeed:

CoM had really impressive production values, probably among the very best on GBA.

The gameplay...not so much.

Re:CoM is the full 3D remake of CoM on the PS2 that was packed with KH2 FM+. :P

Kaako · (09-26-2007, 07:10 AM)

Wow @ the KH PSP scan.

ivysaur12 · (09-26-2007, 07:11 AM)

All of the KH games looks really good... They just need more Disney.

And what kind of a name is "258/2 Days"?

cw_sasuke · (09-26-2007, 07:11 AM)

the ds game doesn`t look that bad...could be really funny :-)

online?

Zeed · (09-26-2007, 07:11 AM)

Originally Posted by duckroll:

Re:CoM is the full 3D remake of CoM on the PS2 that was packed with KH2 FM+. :P

Nevermind what I said then, it's late and I'm tired. Though if they kept the battle system I can't see it being much more compelling than the original.

...Was KH2 FM+ released internationally?