DChiuch 5,773 Posted February 21, 2013 Famitsu.com have posted an article concerning Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-, with a focus on the Re:Chain of Memories portion of the title. This article coincides with the appearance of HD 1.5 ReMIX in the February 21 issue of Famitsu Weekly, and contains 18 new screenshots of, as well as information about the game. The screens can be seen below, in our gallery. Earlier, Famitsu.com have posted an article concerning Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This article contains a huge amount of information about the Re:Chain of Memories part of the title. goldpanner has done a full translation of this article, and thanks to him, you can read the article below. KH Re:Chain of Memories is even more beautiful in KINDGOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX-!---With the utilisation of things such as exploration and battle card use and indicated encounters, there is a sharp distinction between Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories and the other titles in the series. This uniquely charming title has also been remastered in HD!---2013-02-22 ●The remake Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories now remastered in HD The three games that form the first part of the story of the Kingdom Hearts (hereon KH) series have been remastered in HD and are being offered as one title, KH -HD 1.5 ReMIX- (hereon KH1.5). One of the titles included, KH Re:Chain of Memories (hereon KH Re:CoM), reveals the experiences of protagonist Sora and his best friend Riku after the events of KH.Incidentally, KH Re:CoM originated from KH Chain of Memories, released on the Game Boy Advance in 2004. This title was fully remade for the PS2 in 2007 and included with KHII Final Mix with the title KH Re:CoM. This PS2 version has now been remastered in HD in KH1.5. ■ Changes from the PS2 version- Everything is high resolution, including UI (user interface) such as the menus- Trophy support- PS3 custom theme made available upon clearing the game ● Interview with Art Director for Maps Takeshi Fujimoto ---What sort of work did you do on the HD remaster?Fujimoto: I made the background textures high resolution. Unlike the old CRT displays, LCD and plasma televisions show textures clear and sharp, and if the resolution doesn't live up to that it gives quite a disappointing impression. Because of that, I went over all the backgrounds again for the first time in a long time, remaking as many of the parts that stood out as rough as I could in the time I had.—What would you especially like players to see?Fujimoto: There's not really anything I'd like them to look long and hard at while playing normally, but, we have remade many of the distant off-path background elements, so please check those out if you'd like to.—Lastly, please tell us about anything that left you with a deep impression.Fujimoto: In the beginning, the stained glass floors depicting princesses, or 'stations of awakening', in the opening of KH were retouched to such a high resolution that they'd have been fit for use in print media. However, as we added data we went over the memory limit, and sadly had to compress the texture size. Still, as you may expect, the compressed texture was unsatisfying compared to what we had become used to, and many people said things like 'it was better before' and 'isn't there anything we can do', and we ended up testing out many things. And then finally thanks to the magic of(Sumio) Nasu we were able to put a beautiful texture into the game. ■ A comment from Animation Director Kouji Hamada Our work on motion went basically hand in hand with the remake of the cutscenes for KH 358/2 Days. The animations in KH and Re:CoM were basically left as they were. I would love for you to see the vivid animation you would never have imagined for a game from about ten years ago. For the KH 358/2 Days cutscenes, I hope you feel the progression of the fun atmosphere of the first half to the heart-wrenching second half from the detailed expressions and performances of the main three. We also remade the dialogue-free scenes of the three just sitting together, and I hope that we were able to convey that gentle, somehow painful atmosphere. 5 Handsome_the_Wise, allen95, advfox and 2 others reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
replika13 455 Posted February 21, 2013 Finally some news on Chain of Memories, allthough it propably doesnt have an single change in it apart from being remade into HD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xehanorto 17 Posted February 21, 2013 This looks so frigging gorgeous...American release date please come soon, or else I will sing horribly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
advfox 698 Posted February 21, 2013 More screenshots! I'm really excited for this game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weiss 8,279 Posted February 21, 2013 So great looking. And only less than a month away now owo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kishira 2,854 Posted February 21, 2013 Ah, I can't wait to replay this game! x3 *pleaseredubitpleaseredubitpleaseredubit~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nikolasvanitas 358 Posted February 21, 2013 These screenshots look great,i really look forward to KH 1.5 and its trophies,this is gonna be a good incentive for people to play it again and test theirs skills Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indecypher 495 Posted February 21, 2013 It's even more awesome than I remember. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted February 21, 2013 Haha, they remodeled Zexion's face. I know it's supposed to fall more in line with his 3D appearance, but it doesn't really mesh well with the personality 180° in each game/time period he appears in... KHHD (PS3) KHRECOM (PS2) (how do I edit m2v files ¯(°_o)/¯) KH3D (3DS) Or you could always go for the "happy" medium Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rinax 473 Posted February 21, 2013 Haha, they remodeled Zexion's face. I know it's supposed to fall more in line with his 3D appearance, but it doesn't really mesh well with the personality 180° in each game/time period he appears in... -snip- That comic. ^_^ Funniest thing ever. Lea totally deserved that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ultima Spark 753 Posted February 21, 2013 Incidentally, whoever's playing the file/s these screenshots were taken from has seriously overdosed on HP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob 5,571 Posted February 21, 2013 Ugh....Re:COM. 3 weeks left. Time went fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J. Severe 1,137 Posted February 22, 2013 Yay, Re:CoM finally gets some attention! ^o^/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave 5,715 Posted February 22, 2013 Haha, they remodeled Zexion's face. I know it's supposed to fall more in line with his 3D appearance, but it doesn't really mesh well with the personality 180° in each game/time period he appears in... KHHD (PS3) KHRECOM (PS2) (how do I edit m2v files ¯(°_o)/¯) KH3D (3DS) Or you could always go for the "happy" medium Interesting that they've chosen to remove his jaw even more. Though that might just be the angle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mav 7 Posted February 22, 2013 nice screenies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted February 22, 2013 Here comes the website update! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King.Mickey 359 Posted February 22, 2013 Yup time flies. Eventually we'll have KH 3 in our hands and not even believe the day had already come, haha. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DChiuch 5,773 Posted February 22, 2013 First post updated with translations Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ptolema 404 Posted February 23, 2013 Hmm... At least it will come out soon. I also notice Zexion looks different... In my opinion, he looks a little younger. Marluxia looks sharper, though pretty much the same. I think Larxene's expression looks really vivid... I love HD Remix already. 1 Indecypher reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
