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Nomura: KH 0.2 developed alongside KH3 using same tech, will amount to 1 world in KH
- Thread starter DarkLordMalik
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It's new content. The epilogue in BBS:FM teased some of the events that take place in 0.2.
It seems like it's the important story bits from BBS Volume 2 salvaged for this collection.
Having followed the series from the very beginning, it annoys me that they are retconning Unchained χ as Kingdom Hearts 0. That one belongs to BBS.
Frankly the explanation is more confusing than what we knew before. Makes it look like BBS and 0.2 are similar in length or importance.
yea it sucks. BBS was a perfect "Kingdom Hearts 0"
It's the continuation of BBS.
It's very vague what "prologue" means. I wouldn't expect a literal "prologue" that ties into KH3 (similar to how KH2 incorporated the "Roxas prologue").
Nightengale
Member
No, it doesn't work that way.
Birth by Sleep takes place before KH1/2, but it's meant to be played after KH2.
The story in 0.2 presumably takes place before KH1/2, but the story that's revealed in 0.2 leads up to KH3, just as how Birth by Sleep, despite being a prequel, leads up to KH3 as well.
Seven Force
Banned
I didn't have a problem with 1.5 and 2.5, because it sort of made sense.
This though? This is stupid.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I think Nomura is trying to ask for help via some cryptic numeric code.
Spacejaws
Member
I love Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 but I have absolutely 0 fucking knowledge how the naming system and continuity for the rest of the series is supposed to work and calling releases 2.5, 2.8, 0.2 completely kills any desire for me to even try and work out wtf is going on.
I'm gonna live in ignorance and just play III when it releases.
I'm gonna live in ignorance and just play III when it releases.
2.5 and 2.8 are just collections and the numbers there mean nothing. 0.2 is the only outlier and we know approximately when it takes place so the name is irrelevant.
Stupid or not, not worth bothering. Won't prevent me to play/enjoy this compilation.
Seven Force
Banned
The HD collections actually lay out the best way to play through the series without much confusion. It's really just the naming scheme that's bonkers.
Oh, this is definitely still a day 1 buy (or import, since I'm impatient) for me. The fact that I can overlook all of the silliness surrounding this series is a testament to how fun this series is.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Ok so, if CoM is 1.1 is 358/2 Days 1.0+0.2?
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Thats not how numbers work damnit.
Spacejaws
Member
If the numbers mean nothing then Nomura is quite mad and by playing them I would just be enabling him.
Napalm_Frank
Member
I would say 0.4 is very accurate way of expressing how much the Re:Coded movie is worth.
I just meant it's unacceptable that it's worth more than Birth by Sleep.
paragonpro
Banned
I dont agree with that, i think those games will do fine on xbox one, maybe not as well as on playstation, but well enough to justify there existence. Third party exclusivety is an idea that simply needs to die, it makes little sense to exclude a potential market from your games. Ms is guilty of it with tomb raider as well. It absolutley sucks for everyone.
It's not how much it is worth, it's where everything is positioned.
So, something like... (taken from another forum)
It's still a stupid logic cause a myriad things just don't add up.
Shouldn't CoM be before 358/2 Days?
TheGreatDirector
Banned
What kind of bullshit makes KH3D 2.6 and not something even slightly more logical like 2.5?
badcrumble
Member
Technically 358/2 Days starts a few days before Chain of Memories does.
No.. Days starts before CoM.
Kingdom Hearts timeline (small spoiler warning)
http://orig03.deviantart.net/19a1/f/2011/243/3/d/kingdom_hearts_storyline_by_sora21-d48goyd.jpg
Napalm_Frank
Member
It was a joke as in what Re:Coded literally is worth :d
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Deciding having a bunch of spin off games with ridiculous titles on multiple platforms wasn't confusing enough, SquareEnix has decided to start pumping out decimals to describe their games.
Oh yeah forgot about the bits at the start lol. Shows how much I really cared for that game.<.<
Still too much, lol
WrenchNinja
Member
The only worlds you revisit in KH1 are Traverse Town three times, Olympus Coliseum multiple times for tournaments and Hollow Bastion twice.
KH2 is the one built around multiple revisits for each world.
The audience isn't there to facilitate.
So 0.2 will probably take about 1 hour, unless KH3 gets longer world segments. Here's hoping there is some replay value to it more than just replaying it.
Curious to see what new content we'll get in DDD HD
Also, KH3 makes sense in 2017, due to the whole "at least one KH game a year" thing:
KH2 FM+ & KH Re:CoM - 2007
KH Coded - 2008
KH 358/2 Days - 2009
KH BBS - 2010
KH BBSFM & KH Re:Coded - 2011
KH DDD - 2012
KH 1.5 ReMIX & KH Chi - 2013
KH 2.5 ReMIX - 2014
KH Unchained Key - 2015
KH 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue - 2016
KH3 - 2017
They have been pretty consistent about it so I can see it happening.
Curious to see what new content we'll get in DDD HD
Also, KH3 makes sense in 2017, due to the whole "at least one KH game a year" thing:
KH2 FM+ & KH Re:CoM - 2007
KH Coded - 2008
KH 358/2 Days - 2009
KH BBS - 2010
KH BBSFM & KH Re:Coded - 2011
KH DDD - 2012
KH 1.5 ReMIX & KH Chi - 2013
KH 2.5 ReMIX - 2014
KH Unchained Key - 2015
KH 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue - 2016
KH3 - 2017
They have been pretty consistent about it so I can see it happening.
Huh... I don't think that really answers why it isn't coming to Xbox One, tsk. I mean I know why but I think he completely missed or dodged the question.
I am impressed. The resilience behind such senseless naming is impressive in itself. Well done Nomura......:O
That's just standard PR. I believe the wording was "we do not have plans to bring the previous collections to the PS4", or something along those lines. I am sure they will draw the plans pretty quickly in the near future.
Hashimoto has said that 2.5 would only happen if people really cared for it and purchased 1.5. It was announced a few months later.
Nomura has said that 3D would be too difficult to bring to the PS3/PS4, that the Final Mixes would never come out of Japan etc etc.
We are talking about the guys that did this
Don't look too much into that. Also, your avatars are so confusing
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Totally Disney characters have no appeal whatsoever and this game isn't working out well at all for them on XBO
DarkLordMalik
Member
Napalm_Frank
Member
2.5 released in December doe.
Wow that is pretty impressive. The KH series is very strong. KH3 should do very well
I just don't want to wait a full year after 2.8 to play 3, and if they release 2.8 in Fall, there's no way KH3 will be out before Fall 2017
DarkLordMalik
Member
Sorry, I mistook the Japanese release for Western.
I guess in that case, Sep-Dec seems ideal for II.8.
When is the Frozen sequel getting released? If they have Frozen world in the game, they can potentially bank on the sequel and release before the film to gain more sales. Frozen sequel is easily going to do more than 1 billion, maybe even 1.5 billion worldwide. But I honestly don't see Kingdom Hearts 3 in Early 2017 or Summer, for that matter. It is a blockbuster release fit for the Fall 2017 period.I just don't want to wait a full year after 2.8 to play 3, and if they release 2.8 in Fall, there's no way KH3 will be out before Fall 2017