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Rumor: Kingdom Hearts 2.5 to have II, Birth by Sleep, and Coded

Wait.
I thought Terra killed Eraqus? I don't remember his soul being sent into Terra's body or something.

I don't think old Xehanort will come back. Heartless Ansem and Xemnas will regroup and become Terranort again. Who is the third Xehanort? His old body shouldn't exist anymore.
Yeah dude...
its like... Heavily hinted at, not confirmed. He "killed" him but not.. Really haha. From the wiki:
Xehanort learns that Eraqus's heart endured and entered Terra.
 

Aru

Member
Did you see the end of DDD?

Yes I did. I've beaten the game.
But I thought
the part where we see everyone in the Organisation XIII's meeting room was taking place in a dream, so Old Xenahort wasn't real.
 
Yeah dude...
its like... Heavily hinted at, not confirmed. He "killed" him but not.. Really haha. From the wiki:
Xehanort learns that Eraqus's heart endured and entered Terra.
Nobody really dies in Kingdom Hearts. They usually just dissapear for a while or multiply by 5 :).

But I thought the part where we see everyone in the Organisation XIII's meeting room was taking place in a dream, so Old Xenahort wasn't real.

It's definately real.
 
Well I mean they kinda just brought Maleficent back with a shitty introduction. Even worse with Ursula, she just kinda was back again and nobody gave a shit :lol.

Even the real Ansem is alive and well.
 

IHaveIce

Banned
I think it'll be sooner than that. Ideally they should aim to get it out this year in Japan.
I think so too, but this would be really a surprise. At last it won't make sense to release it next year if the PS4 is already running except they do a crossgen port
 

Berordn

Member
Yes I did. I've beaten the game.
But I thought
the part where we see everyone in the Organisation XIII's meeting room was taking place in a dream, so Old Xenahort wasn't real.

That part takes place in the lucid realm. Riku comments to himself that "this isn't a dream" when he ends up at Memory's Skyscraper.
 

Blades64

Banned
Sounds awesome if true. Definitely a must buy.

I really would want a Kingdom Hearts game where you can play as all the Organization 13 members. I mean fully fleshed out; where you can pull off the stuff they do to you in the Data Battles in KHFM2 (man I loved those battles).

358/2 days was a missed opportunity in that department (putting it on the DS in the first place), but anywho...
 

Aru

Member
That part takes place in the lucid realm. Riku comments to himself that "this isn't a dream" when he ends up at Memory's Skyscraper.

Then why
do we see Dream Eater Riku instead of Teen Riku(with longer hair)? Also Xenahort said that he will come back, not that he has come back IIRC
.

Be right back, I'm gonna watch this cutscene again.
 
Then why
do we see Dream Eater Riku instead of Teen Riku(with longer hair)? Also Xenahort said that he will come back, not that he has come back IIRC
.

Be right back, I'm gonna watch this cutscene again.

Because its Kingdom Hearts
 
must get this out sooner so they can announce KH3. but let's be real. after this they'll just find a way to release it on every other platform first.
 

Berordn

Member
Then why
do we see Dream Eater Riku instead of Teen Riku(with longer hair)? Also Xenahort said that he will come back, not that he has come back IIRC
.

Be right back, I'm gonna watch this cutscene again.

Because Sora's still asleep, Yen Sid hasn't magic'd himself back to his original form yet.
 

RPGCrazied

Member
Anyone still going to keep their PS2 black label games? I have every game but coded and birth by sleep.(no PSP) I plan to keep every game, old and new.
 
maybe we'll get the final mix version of BBS. I'd love to fight eraqus in his armored form. Hell, perhaps we'll get an extended teaser for KH3? Wasn't the secret message at the end of KH3D something about a numbered title or whatever?
 

Soriku

Junior Member
Nothing's happening until there's an announcement. Never forget BBS Volume 2.

Nomura's already said that it'd be weird if there wasn't a 2.5 Remix. Not to mention these remasters are to get people up to speed before KH3 without buying 80 different systems for all the games.

In other words,

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maybe we'll get the final mix version of BBS. I'd love to fight eraqus in his armored form. Hell, perhaps we'll get an extended teaser for KH3? Wasn't the secret message at the end of KH3D something about a numbered title or whatever?

They used KH1 FM for 1.5 Remix. BBS FM, and KH2 FM+ are guaranteed.
 

Berordn

Member
maybe we'll get the final mix version of BBS. I'd love to fight eraqus in his armored form. Hell, perhaps we'll get an extended teaser for KH3? Wasn't the secret message at the end of KH3D something about a numbered title or whatever?

The secret message in 3D was hinting more at 1.5 than 3, even though it also had a secret movie for no real reason.

Nomura's already said that it'd be weird if there wasn't a 2.5 Remix. Not to mention these remasters are to get people up to speed before KH3 without buying 80 different systems for all the games.

Nomura says lots of things. I'm not saying it can't happen, but their timing couldn't be worse.
 
The fact that these are all going onto ps3 only... I don't know. It gives me confidence KH3 will be PS4 exclusive.

I mean the games are coming from Sony and Nintendo platforms but they are all ending up with Sony. Hope it stays that way
 

Soriku

Junior Member
The secret message in 3D was hinting more at 1.5 than 3, even though it also had a secret movie for no real reason.



Nomura says lots of things. I'm not saying it can't happen, but their timing couldn't be worse.

The secret message in 3D hinted at the remixes and KH3.

"The past will be reawakened
as a new number
in never-before-seen detail

Prepare yourself for the awakening
of the next number"

First part = remixes

Second part = KH3

Anyway, what does the timing matter? PS3 won't die after PS4 releases. SE just announced Drakengard 3 for PS3 too.

The fact that these are all going onto ps3 only... I don't know. It gives me confidence KH3 will be PS4 exclusive.

I mean the games are coming from Sony and Nintendo platforms but they are all ending up with Sony. Hope it stays that way

Actually KH3 will be PS3 exclusive :p But if not it's definitely going to be for PS4.
 
Nomura's already said that it'd be weird if there wasn't a 2.5 Remix. Not to mention these remasters are to get people up to speed before KH3 without buying 80 different systems for all the games.

In other words,

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It should have happened 3 years ago.
 

Berordn

Member
Anyway, what does the timing matter? PS3 won't die after PS4 releases. SE just announced Drakengard 3 for PS3 too.

Sure, but Drakengard isn't a system seller and doesn't really draw people in that weren't fans of the originals. If they want KH to be one of their flagship IPs again, not pushing adoption of the new system kind of works to their detriment. It's one of those things that wouldn't matter much with BC, but could cause the remake or next title to be DoA if the fanbase is still split.

Also the message was pretty clearly saying that they were releasing 1.5 in preparation for 3, which everyone already knew was coming.
 
The fact that these are all going onto ps3 only... I don't know. It gives me confidence KH3 will be PS4 exclusive.

I mean the games are coming from Sony and Nintendo platforms but they are all ending up with Sony. Hope it stays that way

You mean PS3 exclusive right? Releases in 2016!

Sad thing is I would be ok with this :lol.
 

SykoTech

Member
The fact that these are all going onto ps3 only... I don't know. It gives me confidence KH3 will be PS4 exclusive.

I mean the games are coming from Sony and Nintendo platforms but they are all ending up with Sony. Hope it stays that way

I still think III on PS3 is more likely than PS4. I'd love to be wrong though.

But yeah, PS exclusive seems like a safe bet now.
 
Figured that SE would do this, though still on board for this completely.

And yes, playing BBS with dual sticks is the best way to play though playing it on a PSPGo is far superior to playing it on a regular PSP. The nub on the Go, as well as the clicky-er face buttons/softer shoulder buttons, were much more responsive IMO.
 
Figured that SE would do this, though still on board for this completely.

And yes, playing BBS with dual sticks is the best way to play though playing it on a PSPGo is far superior to playing it on a regular PSP. The nub on the Go, as well as the clicky-er face buttons/softer shoulder buttons, were much more responsive IMO.

BBS on the PS3 with KH2 style controls is pretty damn enticing. Never wanted to play that game because of the PSP.
 
Could easily be cross-gen like so many other games.

Don't see it happening. SE isn't going to put make their big franchises cross gen. They'll be designed to take advantage of newer hardware. Cross gen stuff is typically sports games or licensed crap.
 
BBS on the PS3 with KH2 style controls is pretty damn enticing. Never wanted to play that game because of the PSP.

Yep. Best reason to put CFW on both my regular PSP & on my Go. Of course, to use my DS3, I needed the cradle & cables for the Go to output to my tv. Still, I NEVER want to go back to playing BBS without dual sticks...
 

Soriku

Junior Member
Sure, but Drakengard isn't a system seller and doesn't really draw people in that weren't fans of the originals. If they want KH to be one of their flagship IPs again, not pushing adoption of the new system kind of works to their detriment. It's one of those things that wouldn't matter much with BC, but could cause the remake or next title to be DoA if the fanbase is still split.

Also the message was pretty clearly saying that they were releasing 1.5 in preparation for 3, which everyone already knew was coming.

You think a KH game could really be DOA?

We still don't know their plans for KH3 or where they're putting it - but it's still a ways off. If it's on PS4, I imagine some of the PS3 fanbase will move on by the time it actually gets released (2015?), and the core KH fanbase will too.

BC for PS4 sure would be nice though...
 

Berordn

Member
You think a KH game could really be DOA?

We still don't know their plans for KH3 or where they're putting it - but it's still a ways off. If it's on PS4, I imagine some of the PS3 fanbase will move on by the time it actually gets released (2015?), and the core KH fanbase will too.

BC for PS4 sure would be nice though...

When BBS and DDD (both of them developed with the intention of being "mainline" titles) were both reported as being underwhelming in sales, I absolutely believe a KH game could be DOA. A number of people who were fans during the PS2 era have moved on.
 
When BBS and DDD (both of them developed with the intention of being "mainline" titles) were both reported as being underwhelming in sales, I absolutely believe a KH game could be DOA. A number of people who were fans during the PS2 era have moved on.

I was under the impression that BBS did very well for a PSP game.
 

MrDaravon

Member
When BBS and DDD (both of them developed with the intention of being "mainline" titles) were both reported as being underwhelming in sales, I absolutely believe a KH game could be DOA. A number of people who were fans during the PS2 era have moved on.

Or the mainstream audience that played 1/2 don't have handhelds? I'd need to use both hands to count the number of friends that loved KH 1/2 but are semi-casual and don't own handhelds, but they would buy KH3 on a console in a second.
 
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