The January 21, 2013 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump has contained an article on Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This article focuses on the 358/2 Days Theatre Mode portion of the game, containing both screenshots and renders. kazu4281 has uploaded the first scan of this article, and this can be seen below.
Update 1: HD 1.5 ReMIX has also appeared in this month's V Jump with an article, releasing on January 21, 2013. bKvEBVAvUq has uploaded a very high quality scan of this article, and this scan can be seen below, in our gallery. Enjoy!
Update 2: Text at the bottom of the indicates that next month's issue of V Jump will again contain an article on HD 1.5 ReMIX, this time, focusing on the Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories portion of the game. Stay tuned!
The issue of Famitsu Weekly releasing on January 24, 2013 has been confirmed to contain an article on Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This announcement was included in the back of the January 17, 2013 issue of the magazine, and posted online by hokanko-alt. Look forward to our coverage of this article next week!
Square Enix Gangan, the creators of the Kingdom Hearts manga series, have uploaded a wallpaper celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Kingdom Hearts series. The wallpaper serves as a calendar for January 2013, and part of February 2013. You can view it below in our gallery, in all available resolutions.
Chapter 24 of the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days manga has appeared online, thanks to taime and catmaster0116. This is the last chapter of volume 3. Thanks goes to taime and catmaster0116 for all their hard work on this volume. You can see the chapter below, in our gallery. You can also find every chapter from the first three volumes in our gallery.
Manga → 358/2 Days → Chapter 24
Square Enix have released a new wallpaper in celebration of the New Year. The artwork shown on the wallpaper is the same artwork used to show off Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- on the official website, as well as at Jump Festa 2013, and also contains the release date of the game, March 14, 2013. You can view the wallpaper in all available sizes and resolutions below, in our gallery.
Square Enix have updated the official website for Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This update is an update to the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix section of the website, and in addition to the existing subsection for "Story", subsections for "Characters", "Worlds", "System" and "New Features" have been added. These sections, along with their screenshots, are summarized below.
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix section on the official website for Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-
Story
This section, which was already present with the website update last week, simply contains a synopsis of the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix story, along with some screenshots from the game in the background. This image can be seen below.
Characters
The characters section contains icons and synopses for the 5 main protagonists of the game-- Sora, Riku, Kairi, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Both the small and large versions of these icons/renders can be seen below.
World
The worlds section contains information about each world in the game, excluding End of the World. Each world contains an icon, a render of the logo, characters, and screenshots. All images can be seen below, in our gallery.
System
The system section contains dot points summarizing some of the gameplay changes made to Kingdom Hearts Final Mix in HD 1.5 ReMIX. Each dot point contains various screenshots of the game, which can be seen below.
New Features
The new features section details even more of the gameplay changes made in HD 1.5 ReMIX. They compare the quality of the original game to that of the HD version, show off the trophy feature, and explain the differences in the command slots.
Earlier, Famitsu.com have posted an article concerning Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This article contained a huge amount of information, including gameplay changes, staff comments, game overviews and much more. goldpanner has translated this wealth of information, and with a lot of thanks to her, this article can now be read below!
If you want to see the screenshots and renders included with this article, then please click here. Also, if you missed the HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer from Jump Festa 2013 earlier this week, then make sure you check that out.
-The First Adventure Told in Beautiful Graphics-
With over 18,000,000 units shipped worldwide, the Kingdom Hearts (here-on KH) series is very popular. The latest instalment is a HD remaster of the early stretch of the story. Of the three titles included in this work, we will now introduce KH Final Mix, which details the very first adventure of protagonist Sora. We will also reveal changes from the original.
UPDATING THE ORIGINAL KH Final Mix
+On top of being made HD, some character models and textures have been updated
+The English voicing has been changed to Japanese voicing
+With trophy support there is more to do after clearing the game
+PS3 custom theme made available after clearing the game
+Addition of abilities ‘EXP Zero’, in which you cannot earn EXP, and ‘Combo Master’, in which combos continue even if an attack misses
+Camera controls have been changed to the right stick. R3 button to swing the camera behind to default position
+’Talk’ and some special abilities etc. now executed with only the △ button
+’Summon’, which used to be included in 'Magic', has been added separately to the command menu
WORLDS OF ADVENTURE
After his home is swallowed by the darkness, Sora sets off on a journey to the 'outside worlds' to search for his missing friends Riku and Kairi and drive back enemies known as 'Heartless', and as he does so, he travels through many Disney worlds. Now we will introduce each world and present screenshots showcasing how beautiful they look remastered in HD!
TRAVERSE TOWN (KH original world)
This is the first world Sora ends up on. Living here are Final Fantasy characters such as Leon (Squall from FFVIII).
WONDERLAND (from Alice in Wonderland)
Alice is put on trial for the crime of trying to steal the heart of the Queen of Hearts. In order to save her, evidence must be collected in this strange world.
OLYMPUS COLISEUM (from Hercules)
Sora enters a tournament, sights set on becoming a hero. However, in the background is Hades and his schemes... Visit again after for the chance to battle secret boss Sephiroth!
DEEP JUNGLE (from Tarzan)
Sora, separated from Donald and Goofy, explores the jungle with Tarzan as his guide. You must protect his loved ones from the cruel hunter Clayton.
AGRABAH (from Aladdin)
In order to rescue the imprisoned Princess Jasmine, you go with Aladdin to a trap-loaded magic cave. After clearing this world, Genie becomes your friend as a Summon.
MONSTRO (from Pinocchio)
Adventure through the insides of a giant whale, Monstro, who swallows you. While searching for the missing Pinocchio, you come across Riku, but...
ATLANTICA (from The Little Mermaid)
In this world, Sora and his friends take the shape of sea creatures like dolphins, and swim around freely under the sea. Perfect the art of swimming and challenge Ursula.
HALLOWEEN TOWN (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)
Sora and the others have special forms here too. Confront Boogie, who stole something important from Jack, but with all the trickery, it seems a tough battle is unavoidable!?
NEVERLAND (from Peter Pan)
Work alongside Peter Pan to search Captain Hook's pirate ship. In this world, you can fly the skies just like Peter. Enjoy the exhilaration of swimming through the air.
100 ACRE WOODS (from Winnie the Pooh)
100 Acre Woods is picture book world. Collect the torn pages scattered through other worlds and clear mini-games to repair the damaged parts.
OTHER WORLDS
There are many other worlds that we haven't showcased today. The works of Disney and the original story weave together as a grand tale expands.
NOTICE THE BEAUTIFIED BATTLE SCREENS AND PLENTY OF MINIGAMES
Simple controls and exhilarating flashy battle are staples of the KH series. A Disney character from each world will join you in battle alongside Donald or Goofy. You can also call friends through any Summon Magic that you gain.
DEVELOPMENT STAFF COMMENTS AND MINI INTERVIEWS!
Comments have arrived from Character Art Director Gen Kobayashi! Tohru Yamazaki, who was in charge of character textures etc and Sumio Nasu, a programmer, also answered a few questions for us. Let's get the inside scoop on this title!
COMMENTS FROM CHARACTER ART DIRECTOR GEN KOBAYASHI
In order to match the HD remastering, a great deal of the base material had to be made high resolution as well as remade entirely. The KH menu screens were originally created in high graphics but we made them even nicer. We widened the screen to 16:9, and we even gave the controls a pleasant do-over, so I am sure that even those who played the PS2 game will be able to enjoy the fresh feeling of this title. We've also prepared custom themes and many trophies, so please try and collect them all.
INTERVIEW WITH CHARACTER TEXTURE DIRECTOR TOHRU YAMAZAKI
--What sort of work did you do on the HD remaster?
Yamazaki: I worked on upping the resolution of the character textures, and replacing characters that had been remade post-KH1. Also, things like replacing the thumbnails in the character index with updated versions. With this title, I started work with the aim to bring things up to basically post-KH2 quality, which meant things with drastically increased resolution and for other parts changing the creation style to fit textures created after KH2. I took great care to make sure people who had been playing the most recent titles in the series would feel the least sense of incongruence possible.
---What would you especially like players to see?
Yamazaki: After helping Kairi out, there's a scene where she gives her charm to Sora, and I think it's very pretty now. The three princesses on the stained glass at the very beginning are also a must-see, I think it has a lot of impact. The 101 Dalmatian puppies are also quite a lot cuter. There are lots of points.
---Lastly, please tell us about anything that left you with a deep impression.
Yamazaki: When work on the HD remaster began, I was given a chance to see screens of KH resources that had been made viewable in high resolution, with the main programmers from the previous development and other people involved with development. Everyone said things like 'isn't it fine the way it is?' and 'but it's so pretty right now'. Even I couldn't believe that this was something that had been made ten years ago. Usually, when you look at games from the past the age stands out, but the screens of KH were colourful and vivid, and I got a feeling of timelessness from them. I think it was only the result of the developers back then layering trial and error onto their ways of creating textures. However, once our eyes became accustomed to it, gradually our greed came out. You want to fix here, and here, and one thing turns to another... the greed of humans is inexhaustible. All we staff did our best to upgrade it within the constraints and time limit, but we also felt we could still keep working, so it's very complex (dry laugh).
INTERVIEW WITH PROGRAMMER SUMIO NASU
---What sort of work did you do on the HD remaster?
Nasu: I analysed the PS2-era program and rewrote it for PS3 use, while mainly dealing with converting resources. I personally had never played to the end of KH1, so wherever I felt the basic controls had issues, I did my best to make them feel closer to that of KH2. You can also skip cutscenes this time.
---What would you especially like players to see?
Nasu: I want you to feel satisfied by the story on large screen, the image capacity, and the volume that is unbelievable for a ten year old title. Even if this is your first experience with the series, I'm sure you will be able to enjoy the controls without anything feeling off.
---Lastly, please tell us about anything that left you with a deep impression.
Nasu: Because it was a ten year old program, nobody remembered how to use it... We finally worked out how to get moving after a lot of trial and error. In the beginning I thought it was simply not the type of work you'd have thought for a HD remaster, and despite the unexpectedly heavy volume I was surprised. I want to make use of the knowledge I gained from this project to bring the next remastered title to life.
Famitsu.com have posted an article concerning Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. This article coincides with the appearance of HD 1.5 ReMIX in the December 27 issue of Famitsu Weekly, and contains much information, as well as 50 new screenshots & renders from the game. (Note: Where both sets of images contained a duplicate, we have only kept the higher quality one.)
4Gamer have posted a similar article, and this article contains many of the same screenshots-- however, there are some additional ones, and the repeated ones are without a watermark. Make sure you check out both sets! (Note: Where both sets of images contained a duplicate, we have only kept the higher quality one.)
As you know, the Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories portions of the HD 1.5 ReMIX will have PlayStation 3 trophy support. This screenshot reveals one of the trophies being obtained. Thanks to goldpanner, we know the name of this first trophy to be revealed-- "Hero in the making".
The official Facebook page for the Square Enix e-STORE have added an album of screenshots from Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. While all of these screenshots were previously uploaded by Dengeki Online, for many of them, this is the first time that we've seen them without a watermark. We have uploaded all of these screenshots to our gallery, below. Enjoy!
Note: If you haven't already, make sure you check out the full HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer from Jump Festa 2013!
The latest issue of Famitsu Weekly, releasing on December 27, 2012, has contained an article on Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. Thanks to hokanko-alt, a summary of the article has appeared online. goldpanner has translated this summary, and this can be read below.
Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- Staff Comments and Game Outline
With the trailer now officially out, differences from the original KHFM have been revealed.
Summary:
+ 14/3/2013 release date
+ 6980 yen
+ Director: Tetsuya Nomura
+ Co. Director: Tai Yasue
+ Producer: Rie Nishi
Points that have been changed from the original version of KH Final Mix:
+ On top of being made HD, some character models and textures have been updated
+ The English voicing has been changed to Japanese voicing
+ Trophy support
+ Custom theme made available after clearing the game
+ Addition of abilities 'EXP Zero', in which you cannot earn EXP, and 'Combo Master', in which combos work even if an attack misses
+ Camera controls have been changed to the right stick, R3 button to swing the camera behind to the default position
+ 'Talk' and some special abilities etc. now executed with the △ button
+ 'Summons' is in the command menu separate from 'Magic'
+ Also, the inclusion of Aerith, Leon, various Disney Characters and their stages etc. has been revealed.
Staff comments (some excerpts):
Gen Kobayashi, Character Art Director
+ A great deal of the base material had to be remade high resolution to fit the HD remastering
+ The menu screens have been made prettier, the picture has been made wider, and controls are nicer
+ Even if you played the PS2 version you can enjoy it, it will feel fresh
+ They have worked on many trophies and custom themes
Tohru Yamazaki, Team Leader of the Character Section, Osaka
+ Even now people look at the first KH title and say it is beautiful
+ With an aim to make post-KHII quality the standard, some texture resolutions have been drastically increased
Sumio Nasu, Programmer
+ Without anyone who remembered the ten year old program, they finally worked out how to progress after much trial and error
+ Wants to make use of the knowledge gained from this project to bring the next remastered title to life
+ Controls for this title feel close to that of KHII, you can also skip cutscenes
Earlier, Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- appeared at Jump Festa 2013 with a new trailer. Square Enix have uploaded the trailer online, and this trailer can now be seen below in HD 720p with English subtitles! Enjoy this lovely Christmas present!
Update 1: We have fixed the audio issue with the original upload! Update 2: The trailer is now viewable/downloadable in our video archive.
Original version with Japanese audio & English subtitles (alternate upload here):
Earlier, Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- appeared at Jump Festa 2013 with a new trailer. xig28 (YouTube channel) has uploaded the first recording of this trailer, and this can be seen below. Enjoy, and make sure to check out the full trailer transcript, as well as xig28's photo album from the event. It shouldn't be long until a direct feed of the video is released!
Our coverage of Jump Festa 2013 has begun. Jump Festa 2013 is a Japanese gaming event occurring on December 22-23, 2012. Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- appears with a new trailer and playable demo. This news post will remain pinned at the top, and link to all related news articles. (All given times are USA EST.)
Summary (This contains links to collections of all news so far)
- HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013
- Gameplay changes in HD 1.5 ReMIX detailed + post-game feature = PS3 themes
- Photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX & merchandise at Jump Festa 2013
Day 2: Live event coverage
Sun 7:30AM - HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013 (more demo impressions) Sat 12:10PM - Gameplay changes in HD 1.5 ReMIX detailed + post-game feature = PS3 themes (more details added)
Day 1: Live event coverage
Sat 9:00AM - HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013 (complete trailer transcript) Sat 6:10AM - Photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX at Jump Festa 2013 (photos from Dengeki Online) Sat 5:50AM - HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013 (detailed demo impressions from Kotaku) Sat 5:40AM - Gameplay changes in HD 1.5 ReMIX detailed + clearing all 3 games unlocks PS3 theme Sat 3:00AM - Photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX at Jump Festa 2013 (photos from Famitsu.com) Fri 9:01PM - When you play the demo, you are randomly allocated either KHFM or ReCoM. There are 10 demo units. Fri 8:46PM - Tickets for playing the HD 1.5 ReMIX demo are booked out for the day. Fri 8:36PM - HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013 (lots of short trailer impressions!) Fri 8:08PM - HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013 (more short trailer impressions) Fri 7:57PM - HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer & demo impressions from Jump Festa 2013 (another short trailer impression) Fri 7:23PM - First HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer impressions from Jump Festa 2013 Fri 7:13PM - The wait for the HD 1.5 ReMIX demo is said to be 150 minutes long. Fri 7:10PM - Photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX at Jump Festa 2013 (various merchandise & HD 1.5 ReMIX Christmas card) Fri 7:00PM - Photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX at Jump Festa 2013 (more photos of the HD 1.5 ReMIX booth & KH wreaths) Fri 4:38AM - Photos of HD 1.5 ReMIX at Jump Festa 2013 (first photo of HD 1.5 ReMIX booth)
Pre-event coverage
- HD 1.5 ReMIX to release on March 14, 2013; official website redesigned & other info
- HD 1.5 ReMIX appears in December 21 issue of V Jump
- HD 1.5 ReMIX to appear in December 27 issue of Famitsu Weekly
- HD 1.5 ReMIX appears in latest issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump
- Official Kingdom Hearts Twitter updates with HD 1.5 ReMIX theme
Keep reading for more news about Jump Festa 2013!
Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX- appears at Jump Festa 2013 with a new trailer and playable demo. This post will remain updated with all translated impressions of everything. Enjoy! (The original impressions by aibo_ac7, and translated by Oishii can be found here.)
Update 1: Kotaku were able to attend Jump Festa 2013, and have posted their own impressions of the HD 1.5 ReMIX demo. Thanks to them, and to Terranort9406 for the tip, you can read these impressions below.
Announced back during this year's Tokyo Game Show, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX is a PS3 HD remaster of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and its sequel Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories—as well as a collection of CG cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Today at Jump Festa 2013 in Japan, Kotaku East was able to get some hands-on time with the first playable demos of the games in this highly anticipated HD collection.
Firstly, the big question: How did it look? The answer: As good as can be expected.
The graphics of both titles are generally excellent when compared with other HD collections. The details now present on the character models are crisp and clear (as many were taken from Dream Drop Distance), as are the background textures. The only graphical blemishes are the pixelated diagonal lines that sometimes appear where two textures meet.
As for gameplay, there were two different demo stations set up at the Square Enix booth for 1.5 HD ReMIX—one for the HD version of Final Mix and the other the HD version of Re:Chain of Memories. Each of these demos had three different playable areas from across each respective game's story.
For Final Mix HD, I spent time gathering items for a raft on the Destiny Islands, fighting my first boss with Donald and Goofy in Traverse Town, and facing off against Captain Hook alongside Peter Pan.
The most obvious change from the original version of the game—other than the graphics, of course—was the addition of the triangle "special action" button that didn't first appear in the series until Kingdom Hearts II. Originally, special actions were a cumbersome part of the battle menu, so this is a welcome change. Other than that, the controls in Final Mix HD were identical to those in the original version—which is to say, pretty bad by today's standards. Sora can only move in eight directions (instead of the full 360 degrees of later games) and the camera might as well be the final boss of the game for all the aggravation it causes you. There are also a ton of collision errors with Sora ignoring ledges he should grab on to and other similar issues.
Chain of Memories HD, on the other hand, looked as good as Final Mix HD but had none of the antiquated control issues. For Chain of Memories HD I spent my entire play time as Riku—though Sora was playable in the two other levels present in the demo. He controlled perfectly—most likely due to Re:Chain of Memories being built on the Kingdom Hearts II version of the engine unlike Final Mix. The loading times when creating each room were a bit worrisome, but none lasted more than ten seconds.
In the end, after my short time with Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX, I am quite excited to spend more time with this collection. It is a great port and any flaws present in it were there in the original. It's an impressive feat, especially when you consider it's all the work of two lone individuals.
Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX will be released in Japan on March 13, 2013. There is no word yet on an international release.
Update 2: ArikaMiz has provided a complete transcript of the HD 1.5 ReMIX trailer appearing at the event. Thanks to goldpanner, we now have a complete translation of the trailer transcript. This can be seen below.
☆Destiny Islands
Sora and Kairi looking at the ocean in the evening.
The screen is small, but the frame shatters and gets bigger.
♪Hikari
☆Scenes of worlds flow past all at once
Traverse Town, Sora Donald and Goofy putting their hands together.
Wonderland, Sora and the others surprised by the talking doorknob.
Olympus Coliseum, Cerberus attacking Sora.
Atlantica, Ariel and Sora surrounded by Screwdivers.
Neverland, Sora looking down at the pirate ship the first time he flew.
Agrabah, genie Jafar appearing behind Sora and Aladdin.
Halloween Town, Sora and Jack and the others looking at something (Boogie grown giant?).
Sora looking at Castle Oblivion.
Marluxia, sending Sora flying back with a blast of wind.
Naminé's hands drawing a picture.
Donald and Goofy standing in front of Sora to protect him.
Axel with his chakrams in hand.
Riku Replica swinging at Sora.
Riku touching the King's face etc to see if he is real.
Sora looking up at flying birds on his station of awakening.
☆Destiny Islands
Riku looking pleased as he calls Sora from the darkness swallowing the island.
Kairi disappearing into Sora.
The Darkside standing before Sora.
Riku holding his hand out to Sora.
Riku: "The door has opened, Sora! Now we can go to the outside world!"
☆Castle Oblivion hall
Sora swings at Marluxia, who warps away just in time.
Marluxia throws the Traverse Town card to Sora.
Marluxia: "Go, Sora. To lose and claim anew, or to claim anew only to lose..."
☆Traverse Town
Leon explains the Keyblade to Sora.
Sent flying by a Heartless, Donald and Goofy notice the Keyblade as they pin Sora.
Soldiers appear and surround the three.
Leon: "The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade. That's why they'll keep coming after you no matter what."
☆Castle Oblivion
An image of Kairi floats up, smiling at Sora.
The figure changes into Naminé as Sora turns in a hurry.
Axel disappearing into a corridor of darkness.
Axel: "When your sleeping memories awaken, you may no longer be you."
☆KH1 worlds flash by at once
Ariel turning around.
Genie with his hand on Aladdin's shoulder.
Hercules waving and Phil stroking his beard.
Pinocchio and Jiminy reuniting happily.
Tink spinning around in a huff and Peter Pan looking startled.
Jack explaining his plan to Sally.
Pooh and Tigger waving to Sora.
Tarzan introducing Sora and the others to his adoptive parents.
The Beast going forward, with a sad Sora behind him.
Minnie looking at Donald and Goofy, and Daisy looking at Donald with shock.
Halloween Town, Donald and Goofy are cheering Sora up.
Destiny Islands, Riku carrying a log with a stunned expression.
Destiny Islands, Kairi smiling at Sora.
Sora: "I've become a part of their heart just as they've become a part of mine. And if they think of me now and then...if they don't forget me...then our hearts will be one."
☆Characters from COM flash by at once
Destiny Islands, Naminé addressing Sora.
Castle Oblivion hall, Larxene attacking Sora.
Destiny Islands, Zexion pointing in condemnation at Riku.
Twilight Town, Sora and Vexen facing off.
Twilight Town, Sora gripping his Keyblade.
Twilight Town, DiZ appearing.
Destiny Islands, Zexion disguised as Sora striking out at Riku. Riku summons his weapon and blocks.
Castle Oblivion, Marluxia summoning his sickle.
Castle Oblivion hall, Riku Replica hanging his head.
Destiny Islands, Naminé's charm beaming with light.
Naminé: "See that faint glimmer way in the back of your heart? That's a piece of your memory, Sora. Call out to it! No matter how far away the light gets, your heart's voice will always reach it."
☆Battle scenes
KH1 Wonderland, vs Card Soldiers & lever.
KH1 Neverland, vs Phantom.
KH1 Agrabah, vs Kurt Zisa.
KH1 Agrabah, general battle (summoning Dumbo).
Axel battle.
Larxene battle.
COM Halloween Town, general battle.
COM Wonderland, general battle.
☆KH1 final stage scene flash by
The figure of the World of Chaos.
Hollow Bastion, Maleficent wrapped in flame.
Hollow Bastion, Donald and Goofy ready to cover Sora.
Hollow Bastion, Kairi hugging Sora as he disappears.
Hollow Bastion, Riku holding Ansem back.
Sora closing the keyhole of Hollow Bastion.
Ansem disappearing in the light.
Sora gripping his Keyblade as he floats.
Ansem: "Darkness conquers all worlds!"
Sora: "I know now, without a doubt. Kingdom Hearts...is light!
☆Traverse Town Waterway
Kairi smiling affectionately at Sora.
"Don't ever forget. Wherever you go, I'm always with you."
♪Xion
☆The rest is Days content
Twilight Town clock tower, the three friends eating ice cream.
Xion: "If only things stayed like this."
Hearing this, Axel looks down.
☆Centre of the Round Room in The World That Never Was, Roxas listening worriedly to Xemnas talk
Xemnas: "He is what makes you and Xion a part of each other's lives."
☆The World That Never Was
Axel smiling at Roxas, who is stumped as usual.
Axel: "We're best friends, got it memorised?"
☆Naminé drawing Roxas, Axel and Xion
☆Castle Oblivion
Xion pushing through feeling unwell to persuade Axel.
Xion: "I know this is where I come from! The answers are here."
☆The World That Never Was
Saïx and Axel talking about Xion.
Saïx: "Xion has no right to be among our number."
Axel: "Why not?"
☆Twilight Town, the white room
Riku and Naminé talking about Sora's memories.
Naminé: "I risk Sora waking up to find out that nobody remembers him anymore."
☆The World That Never Was
Axel moving closer to Roxas.
Roxas: "Xemnas said me and Xion are connected to Sora. Who is that? Tell me!"
Axel: "...!"
☆The World That Never Was, Xion's room
Xion sitting on her bed, hugging her knees, looking up at Kingdom Hearts.
Xion: "Riku, what should I do?"
☆Logo and release date appear
Update 3: FF-Reunion have posted their own impressions of the HD 1.5 ReMIX demo, and our translator goldpanner has translated these impressions. This can be read below.
KH HD 1.5 Re-mix at Jump Festa: Demo Report by ff-reunion
There were only ten KH HD 1.5 demo booths, and you were assigned either KHFM or Re:CoM depending, I couldn't choose which. I was surprised they had so few, haha. With the degree of attention it was getting I thought it would have been better if they had provided more, but maybe they can't have a lot of booths for an unfinished title? It was quite a shame. Anyway, now I will talk about the demo... well, the real time images were beautiful, very pretty! I honestly didn't think the level of HD would be this high, I was surprised. (Sora, Donald and Goofy etc) models have been changed to something very close to the ones in KH3D, with there being no flaws in the polygons, no blurring, no roughness from lagging... Just as it was said in an interview, cutscene models (Leon, Yuffie etc) are the same as the original game? I could see some blurring that made me think that was the case. Maybe it will be changed for the final product? ...I only had a short amount of time, but I was truly surprised over and over by the level of quality that is KH in HD. I can't wait for it to release in three months!
Yodobashi.com have added a pre-order page for Kingdom Hearts -HD 1.5 ReMIX-, and this pre-order page details some of the gameplay changes made to the originals. Thanks go to bKvEBVAvUq for the tip, and to duckroll for some translations. The following images were added explaining this information:
Kingdom Hearts Final Mix changes:
- Character models and textures have been improved
- The "Zero EXP" and "Combo Master" abilities are added to the game
- The right analogue stick now controls the camera
- Summons has been moved to the 4th command slot
- The talk and special attack commands have been moved to the triangle button
- Trophies
- You can switch between English voices w/ Japanese subtitles, or Japanese voices
- Completing the game will unlock a custom PlayStation 3 theme
Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories changes:
- The graphical quality of the user interface and menus have been improved
- Trophies
- Completing the game will unlock another custom PlayStation 3 theme
358/2 Days inclusions:
- Over 2 hours of HD, fully-voiced cutscenes included
- All of Roxas' diary entries, the Secret Reports and the Character Database are included
- Watching all cutscenes will unlock *another* custom PlayStation 3 theme
