Extended Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer released; Kingdom Hearts 2.8 to release in English on Jan. 24th 2017

Another delay for a game I want. No matter, FFXV will keep me distracted.

Dang Luxu sounds so young in the english dub. I was expecting more of a Richard Epcar for him since he's the Xehanort of this time or something. It makes me wonder if he's really the Sora of the group. I feel like the traitor of the Foretellers is either Gula or Invi.

Dat CGI, dat Aqua...

But i was expecting to see Skuld or Ventus in Back Cover for the mindfiretruckery

 

I wonder how "important" they are for the fortellers. After all, this will be from their perspective, right? So, maybe they are not yet important enough.

But I saw the thorns and a castle far away that looks like the same castle at Enchanted Dominion though. 

Where? Can you give me a time stamp so I can check it out?

Edited September 13, 2016 by Isamu Kuno

Where? Can you give me a time stamp so I can check it out?

 

Right here. Some thorns and the castle is on the left. 

I'm really happy that Aqua's model looks a lot better now and that she almost completely lost that inflated plastic doll look. It would be amazing if this is alsl the case for the other characters in 0.2 and also 3. But I'm actually hopeful now that the models will be improved after seeing such a noticable change in Aqua.

 

 

We've only seen the CGI of Terra in this trailer after all so we don't know if his in-game model will be adjusted, but the odds increased quite a bit. Aqua is a priority after all since she is the main character of this episode so it's only natural that her model is the first to be improved.

 

 

While the delay seems to be because of FFXV, I think one more month of development can be valuable for the outcome of the game. They have more time to work out issues and fix them. If the game turns out better in the end, I'll take it since it's really not that big of a deal, even though we cannot play during the holidays.

So when is the European release? Is 2.8 also going to be released on the 24th in Europe (Germany..)?

Simple and Clean Remix sounds ace

 

I love that they're going all the way and doing a CG opening for 0.2

Right here. Some thorns and the castle is on the left. 

OH! I was so focused on the hoard of Darksides creating a giant orb of all-destroying darkness that I didn't even notice the background. 

Well sine that seems to eb very near the end of the game, I guess that means we won't be seeign Beasts Castle or Destiny Islands. Unless we get to those before Enchanted Dominion. But I was really hopping or DI to be the final world to parallel the first game. 

So when is the European release? Is 2.8 also going to be released on the 24th in Europe (Germany..)?

Yes.

Edited September 13, 2016 by Isamu Kuno

Where all of the Darksides were. You can see her castle in the background AND they're surrounded by thorns.

 

EDIT: Also, was it just because they're still working on it, or why is there no drop meter? Seems oddly not there.

 

 

it was there during the E3 2016 gameplay demo, so maybe they did take it out after all.

Edited September 14, 2016 by Jake

Good God, this trailer was amazing!!!!  It was well worth the wait, and every aspect of this trailer rocked me to my core!  DDD HD is looking gorgeous, 0.2 and Back Cover are looking phenomenal, and the hype is building up ever more!  Gahhhh, but the only thing that bummed me out was the delay.  But on the bright side, 2.8's sales won't conflict all that much with FFXV's, so that's a good thing!  But God...the graphics look even better now...that beautiful Simple And Clean Remix...that English dub...Willa Holland, mi amore, you are amazing!!!! :')

 

GAHHH, THE HYPE IS ON, PEOPLE!!!! X_X

 

Thank you so much for showing us this, Jake!

This is great and all, but does the delay mean we won't get KH3 next year either? I thought they stuck with one game a year. Could be wrong as next year is the 15th anniversary though.

After watching the trailer, does Aquas journey in the realm of darkness take place after she met Ansem on that beach or before?

After watching the trailer, does Aquas journey in the realm of darkness take place after she met Ansem on that beach or before?

Before. Mickey was in the RoD during the first game, Aqua met Ansem after KH2. Also, A Fragmentary Passage, the Secret Episode of BbSFM, showed her walking up to Ansem then rewound. Edited September 15, 2016 by Isamu Kuno

I think what got me the most about this trailer is those Darksides. This whole time we thought the Heartless were mindless pack animals that only wanted to consume everything but this trailer proves that they're capable of planning. 0.0

Dang Luxu sounds so young in the english dub. I was expecting more of a Richard Epcar for him since he's the Xehanort of this time or something. It makes me wonder if he's really the Sora of the group. I feel like the traitor of the Foretellers is either Gula or Invi.

Is it me or did Luxu sound a little like Haley Joel Osment?