HEARTSTATION.ORG have translated our collection of cutscenes from Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Feel free to use this footage elsewhere, but make sure that you give credit and link to both KH13.com and HEARTSTATION.ORG. You can view the subtitled scenes at our forum.
Square Enix have updated their official Japanese website for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. This update includes additions to the Extra section, including a video for Riku, a video for download, and a video showing off each limit break. All videos can be viewed or downloaded below.
As you probably know, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was recently released for the Nintendo DS. KH13.com have completed a full recording of the game, and rendered each full motion video from the game in the highest possible quality. This collections of scenes can be found here. Or, below is a list of each cutscene.
- Opening - Xion's First Appearance - Coast of Darkness - The Man in Darkness Who Stands Still - Xion Defeated - Naminé and DiZ - Why the Sunset is Red - Disruption of Memory - Riku Comforting Xion - Passing Roxas - Xion's Dream - Xion's Capture - Axel and Saïx - Xion and Riku - Riku's Determination - Mickey and Riku/Ansem - Roxas Leaves the Organization - Xion and Naminé - Xion and Axel's Confrontation - Xion's Transformation - Xion's End - The Winning Stick - Battle at Skyscraper - Roxas and Riku - Riku, Ansem Change - After the Fight - A New Day - Towards the Usual Place
The names of each scene are, for the moment, simply a rough translation and are subject to change with time. Each scene is viewable and downloadable on their respective pages. Feel free to post these videos elsewhere, but if you do, make sure to link back to KH13.com.
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, commonly known as E3 2009, has recently finished in USA. The English version of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was featured at this exhibition, and some previously unseen media has surfaced from the event. First of all, below, you can see photos of the 358/2 Days booth, thanks to Gamekyo.
A trailer of the game was shown to the general public at the event, which you can view or download below. A shortened version of the trailer was also shown at the Nintendo conference.
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The press kit for 358/2 Days's presentation at E3 2009 was leaked from Nintendo, thanks to Kingdom Hearts Insider. This press kit includes images and a 15 second advertisement for the game, which you can view or download below.
The Light in Chaos have added a description of the first episode of Kingdom Hearts coded, which was released last week in Japan. HEARTSTATION.ORG have translated the play impressions, and thanks to them, you can read it at our forum.
Square Enix have updated their official Japanese website for Kingdom Hearts coded. This update includes additions to the information section, as well as pictures and information about the newly released Episode 1.
Square Enix have updated their official English website for Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. The update includes a synopsis of the game's story and characters, information such as the price and release date, and a section with links to preorder the game. According to the website, 358/2 Days will be released in North America on September 29, 2009 at a price of $34.99.
JETANNY.org have included an interview with Utada Hikaru in their recent magazine issue. In this interview, she discusses her involvement in the future of the Kingdom Hearts series. You can view it at our forum.
The latest issue of Nintendo Power has included an article on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. AluminumTicket from GameFAQs has uploaded scans of this article, which you can view below.
Interestingly, Nintendo Power quotes Pinocchio's World and Traverse Town as visitable worlds. These worlds are not visitable in 358/2 Days, however, there is some evidence that they were intended to be included but taken out at the last minute. Barubary from The Spriters Resource has ripped each character's mugshot from the game, and included in this sheet is mugshots for characters from Pinocchio.
A recent issue of Dengeki PlayStation included an interview with Tetsuya Nomura, where he discusses Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts coded, and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. HEARTSTATION.ORG have translated this article, and thanks to them, you can read it at our forum.
Famitsu.com have updated with an article concerning Kingdom Hearts coded. The article includes screenshots from and discusses the newly released episode of the game, as well as a piece of promotional art and images from Kingdom Hearts Mobile. You can view these images below.
Famitsu.com have added an article concerning the release of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. The article contains information and screenshots from the game. You can view the included screenshots below.
We have completed our recording of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. A complete playthrough of the game, including all cutscenes and boss battles, can be seen below in a YouTube playlist.
Now that we have completed our first playthrough of the game, we will begin rendering each cutscene in high quality. The video above is in relatively low quality, and the cutscenes we upload over the next couple of days will look much better, so keep checking back. Also, just thought I'd show you guys a picture of my copy of 358/2 Days.
Also, we would like to add that KH13.com is strongly against video game piracy. For this reason, we would like to ask that no discussion occurs regarding the ROM of this game. If you want to play 358/2 Days, then buy the game.
As you may have noticed, KH13.com has been busy with the release of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. This news post will give a summary of what we have already done, and what we plan to do in the upcoming weeks.
First of all, all non-358/2 Days news will be delayed from appearing on the main site for around a week. This is because we are focusing on finishing our recording of 358/2 Days. You can still, however, read these updates in the Future of Kingdom Hearts section at our forum.
Currently, we have recorded up until Day 224 of the game, and we are expecting to complete recording by the end of this week. These videos are all available to view on YouTube. After that, we will render each of the full motion video cutscenes from the game in high quality, like we have done with Introduction, and have them available to view on YouTube or download.
Once this is done, we will continue to update with all news, including additional 358/2 Days videos and anything else. This includes possibly doing a video for each mission included in the game, as well as writing up a full walkthrough.
What we have written already can be summarised below:
- Part 1 walkthrough - Part 2 walkthrough - Part 3 walkthrough - Part 4 walkthrough - Introduction high quality download
And, any videos that we have uploaded are below. The first video is a playlist including a full playthrough of the game, and the latter videos are specific parts such as the Introduction or a video showing each Limit Break.
The following contains spoilers for the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Please avoid reading if you do not want details of the game spoiled.
I have obtained a copy of 358/2 Days and have started playing through it. Over the next few days, I will be uploading videos of the game and talking you through the plot and storyline.
We have rendered the introduction to 358/2 Days and made it available to view or download in high quality below.
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Throughout the day, we will be finishing the game and uploading a complete playthrough. We have already recorded the first 20 parts of the game, which is around Day 51, and written descriptions for some of them. You can view these below.
- Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Summary
Keep checking back, as we will add more videos and complete coverage throughout the day. Feel free to include this information on your own website, provided you link to KH13.com.