TomcatTheLion
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Excellent. I'll finally be able to play Birth by Sleep now.
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Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX Announced for PS3, coming 2014 [up: Trailer]
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This guy knows what's up!
H_Prestige
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FloppyDelux
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So next year for NA?
Japanmanx3
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Day One aand if they do a double re-release and bundle the 1.5 + 2.5 I'll happily triple dip...
H_Prestige
Banned
Most likely. If they pull the same crap they did with 1.5, I'll just import.
PS Blog already confirmed 2014 for NA. Europe is the one to worry about. :S
It's confirmed for 2014 in NA as well. Not sure about Europe specifically. It'd be nice if it was a worldwide release but could be the same as with 1.5 - Japan release in Spring, NA/EU release in Fall.
InsaneZero
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Cornbread78
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We know it was coming, but awesome to finally hear it. I might actually put of playing 1.5 until right before this launches, so I can play them all together.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Meh. EU folks can just import the US version if it has over few weeks delay.
The SE euro blog says 2014 for Pal/Europe.
Ooooh, smashing! I had a lot of fun with KH2, because of (not in spite of!) the button mashing and mad plot, but I owned the Japanese version and my PS3 is both PAL and non-BC so I've never replayed it. I'm not that fussed about Birth By Sleep (I did mostly enjoy it, but don't really mind about replaying it), but KH2 is a very tempting proposition.
Napalm_Frank
Member
3DS game pretty much.
Kazuma Kiryu
Member
Square knows what's up. If it's not KH1, 2 or BBS (or 3), people don't care.
Just add a whole bunch of text slides like 358/2 did.
badcrumble
Member
To be fair, KH1FM got the addition of Exp Zero and Combo Master. I don't think it's wholly unreasonable to expect the possibility of some (extremely minor) updates to KH2FM or BBSFM in this collection either. Nothing like totally revamping some battle scenes, though.
I'm super curious to see how we're gonna get the Dream Drop Distance story now, though. Honestly quite surprised that its documents '
and theatre mode won't be appearing in this one.
I'm super curious to see how we're gonna get the Dream Drop Distance story now, though. Honestly quite surprised that its documents '
and theatre mode won't be appearing in this one.
H_Prestige
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If I've never played BBS before, would it be impossible to play it in japanese?
Eh, it would be the hardest to play of the entire series if you don't know at least katakana. The point of the battle system is to constantly swap out and fuse different commands, so if you have no idea what they're named...
Nikolasvanitas
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DigitalDevilSummoner
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a-hole mode on: Is "financial necessity" the new euphemism for MS's moneyhatting ?
Coffee Dog
Banned
It adds abilities, enemies, and rebalances the combat. It also adds a trailer for a game that got cancelled, Birth By Sleep Volume 2.
Are you being sarcastic or are you just insane? Making AAA games is expensive work and they need to make as much profit as they can.
Square Enix released BBS in Japan -> game took a while to be released in the west so they added a bunch of content, rebalanced some stuff & shit with the localized version -> SQEX released Final Mix version in Japan that had the added content & stuff from the localized western version + even more added content (like a whole epilogue with Aqua set in the Realm of Darkness).
sixteen-bit
Member
Passed on 1.5, but definitely interest in this.
It's the PSP KH... The best one
SkylineRKR
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BBS was a lot of fun on PSP and could be better because of the console controls but I wonder how the environments will stack. They were sort of empty on PSP already.
Disney and digital releases are a no go. Forget it.
Disney and digital releases are a no go. Forget it.
MikeE21286
Member
Will wait for the Final Version with box 1.5 and 2.5 bundled
H_Prestige
Banned
Damn, guess I have to wait for the English release then.
I kind of didn't want to hear Sora screaming "it's over!" every five seconds either.
Napalm_Frank
Member
KH1.5 localization was announced 5 months after the initial announcement at TGS. The game was released 6 months after Japan.
2.5 was announced for global release at the same time...
please let this be a sign from Lord Nomura
2.5 was announced for global release at the same time...
please let this be a sign from Lord Nomura
Cow Goes Moo
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Misread OP but great news!
I know, but at the very least, they could ensure a consistent frame rate during those parts. I could hear my ps2 struggling.
Auron_Kale
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Buying Day 1.
Everyone that has yet to play BBS is in for a treat.
Everyone that has yet to play BBS is in for a treat.
Megidolaon
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Expected, but great news. Finally get to play KH2 and BBS FM, and BBS always felt like it belonged on a console. Lucky people who never played it.
DDD is the odd duck, but it's ok. I doubt Square wants to compete with a KH game on a current platform by putting it PS3. Plus DDD has no FM version and I played it already earlier this year. It's too soon for a re-release.
DDD is the odd duck, but it's ok. I doubt Square wants to compete with a KH game on a current platform by putting it PS3. Plus DDD has no FM version and I played it already earlier this year. It's too soon for a re-release.
I don't think it was really MS moneyhats more so than it was SE's CEO just... wanting it. IDK, it probably won't sell much on that system anyway as most of the fanbase will be on PS4 so why does it matter?
DigitalDevilSummoner
zero cognitive reasoning abilities
Exactly and they are risking losing the appeal of an exclusive game (I am not a fanboy but it is a fact that certain genres/games do better on certain consoles and do have that appeal) for a few more questionable sales on the xbox.
Two points: Developing KH 3 on the PS alone without warming up to the audience with the HD collections first would be a mistake considering the age of the series let alone releasing it on a console with no history of the game. The xbox brand is not even in that dominating position it was when FF XIII was brought over.
Releasing on as many platforms as possible sounds good but it is risky. It makes little sense they are bringing the game to the Xbone out of the blue if MS didn't pay them. I can understand FF XV, but KH 3 without even the collections to prepare the audience, with the Xbox desperately trying to build hype even in the US?
InsaneZero
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Napalm_Frank
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Didn't you get the note? All PS4 multiplats will have their balls cut off to keep MS happy.
I wonder if there is any chance for us to get the uncencored KH2 with the collection.
Napalm_Frank
Member
KH1->Re:CoM->KH2->Days->BBS->Coded->DDD
Tho Days is included in the first collection as cutscenes so you might watch them before KH2.
Coded is it's own thing but it reuses assets and stuff from KH1. The game itself is totally skippable.
zackmorris
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Was really hoping for PS4. Even if it's not next gen caliber graphics etc, I would rather play it on my new system instead of having to keep firing up the PS3. Either way still good to have it announced.
Considering how long FF10 HD is taking, I'd say we'd be lucking to get 12 HD before 2015.