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Hey eveyrone, Famitsu has updated their site featuring a new interview on Kingdom Hearts Coded, 358/2, and BBS! Here's translation for Coded. The Interview is with both Tetsuya Nomura, Director of Kingdom Hearts, and Hajime Tabata, Director of Final Fantasy Agito XIII



Interview: Whereabouts do you believe the quality of the cellphone game will be? Will it be the same as the other two games?

Hajime: We plan on getting the game in par with Final Fantasy Agito XIII, however that's still being thought on.

Interviewer: What is the concept of this game?

Nomura: I wanted to make this like a playground for fans. Like Disneyland where there are many attractions for people. I wish to do the same, but with content instead.

Hajime: Actually to start it off, Nomura was drunk at midnight (oh god) and began to explain the idea, with the help of the whiteboard and it's contents for the mobile phone. There was a lot of planning going on for that midnight.

Nomura: It wasn't even thought about being part of the Kingdom Hearts series then, however whenever there's a plan for the game it's best to start from story.

Hajime: At first the plan seemed terrible, but at the same time interesting, after all Kingdom Hearts is special.

Nomura: We thought about various elements, that could be added into the story, to help extend the game. Such as in Before Crisis FFVII, and Monotone there was a new battle system, as well as chapters to help work the system, and the game. We might make it the same for Kingdom Hearts Coded

Interviewer: Is there big plans for this game? Since the setting of it takes place after Kingdom Hearts II.

Nomura: Yes, however I should point out that Sora from Kingdom Hearts, is only appearing in those clothes because of the Jiminy Journal is taking data from the very beginning. Therefore the Sora is not the original, but a data copy. The memory is also erased from Sora, and he has to go through his adventures again to solve the mystery of the Data bugs.

Interviewer: Then this means they can enjoy adventuring with Sora, without worrying about a change in personality from the original Sora. Will there be a developing story in the real world too?

Nomura: At first I wasn't sure, but I believe events in the real world will be talked about as well. There is also a story in development about the real world as well, which will be done for the user.

Interviewer: There was an adventure in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, in the Kingdom Hearts series, will the Data World be following Kingdom Hearts series as well?

Nomura: Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, was created to relive the worlds created by Sora's Memory. This game differs from Chain of Memories, as ther will be a brand new story, since the bug has corrupted the data. Questions will be answered to, such as where the King had gone, and also what Riku has been doing.

Interviewer: In the Jiminy Journal it's said "We must return to free them from their Torment" who is 'Them'? Are they characters we've seen before in previous Kingdom Hearts games.

NomuraI can not tell you now. Actually it's not even possible to really explain it yet as it is about the true enemy of the game. Even though there are heartless in the game that are made out of data, they are not the real cause.

Interviewer: How does the battle work?

Hajime: Kingdom Hearts series button layout makes it simple to recreate it for the cellphone, and it will have that same combat feel, however at the same time I will be putting in new elements. One example is the "Debugging Mode" which was created to eliminate the bug.

Interviewer: Will you be using any other elements that might make use of the telecomunication facility?

Hajime: I will, such as being able to go in the world of the player. What I mean is that, it's possible to intefere with other players, as they all share the world together. An example being that if there is trouble in the world of Player B, I can go there and help them solve the bug, and then return to the world of Player A.

Interviewer:The invasion do the bug is one thing, where there be other problems within the game?

Hajime: It is likely to be the first aspect of the problem, and is also one of the concepts of the game. there may be other problems as well, but you'll have to wait to find out what they are.

Interviewer: Will anyone be able to enjoy this?

Hajime: The Kingdom Hearts series became a game for people who played the series before can understand the next one. I believe people who haven't even touched Kingdom Hearts can play this game for the first time, and enjoy it.

Nomura: I will be preparing the playground for people to enjoy the game. I think everyone should look forward to the day it opens. (Laughs)

Source: Famitsu and 2ch

Hey everyone, it seems as though Amazon has updated their website, with Birth by Sleep, and 358/2 days. Of course there is no information on the 2 games, and they are not allowing reservation for now, since there is no release date on the game, let alone there is no information on the games yet at the same time. Either way, it's nice to see their keeping up.

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

Source: Midnight Kingdom

Hey everyone, recently a Nintendo Magazine, "Wii and DS" has released a new Interview with Nomura, sorry for the rush on this update, but I'm at school right now, so I'll post the entire interview, later on today!

Interviewer: (About the 14th Member) Does this character fight? What kind of weapon does she use?

Nomura: What about it? We’ve already decided, but we can’t tell you right now.

Interviewer: Is the battle system the same in this game as it was in other games? I’m curious because there is no command menu there.

Nomura: The actions of the characters and the controls are a different from the past games. This is because of the screen size, however there is no need to worry because for now there is no command menu, but we may add one.

Interviwer: If there is no command, would it be because each action is added to a different button for the DS?

Nomura: Yes, however the feeling of combat in this game will be different from that of other KH Series, the method is still being thought on.

Interviewer Will there be a function where you can use the touch pen, with the lower screen?

Nomura: For now, there is no fuction where you can use the DS Touchscreen. Because if we do that, the entire feeling of Kingdom Hearts may be ruined. Also the top screen will mostly be used for the story telling, when the lower screen will be erased. However there will be somepoints where both screens will be used. Who knows, maybe later on we'll have a surprise for ourselves, and for our audience!

About Multiplayer Mode

Nomura: I find it an interesting feature, for whenever you complete a mission, the Organization member's chair will rise. Also the lowest ranking member's chair will lower more. *Laughs*. I wonder what will happen if you lose with Xemnas. *Laughs* (I'd find it funny too seeing Xemnas' chair lowering, but this highly confirms Xemnas being playable) As for the strength, and gameplay of characters, they have been altered depending on what type of member they were. Such as Xigbar's attacks have high range, but Xigbar has slow reloading time, as Lexaeus has slow movement, but very high attack power. There is still one mysterious character though.

InterviewerIs it Zexion?

Nomura: Yes, because he uses the book as a weapon. Although what we are aiming to do, is allow him to absorb other enemies attacks, and use their attacks against them.

Kingdom Hearts Coded
You can only go into Debug mode, in the data world, when meeting a certain standard. This system is one of the main viewpoints of Kingdom Hearts Coded.

Interviewer We are curious as to how will this continue after the KH2 Story.

Nomura: What are Sora and the others doing now in the real world, while the story continues in the Data world. This will not be shown. However there are many mysteries that will be answered in this game, and there will possibly be key points that will be important to the future of the series. The Phone this game will be put on has not been released yet, but that also means when it is released, there will be many possibilities with this game in the future.

Seems like Coded won't be as non-canon as we thought it would.

Source: 2ch

Hey everyone, well we have some good news, and some bad news. First lets start off with the bad news, since it's always better to end on a positive note. It would seem as though the second volume of Kingdom Hearts II for NA, has been delayed until next year, as a couple websites have changed their release date to 2008.

On the bright side, according to Square-Enix's Calendar website, it seems as though the Short Stories, now has a set release date for November 20th, 2007!

Source: FFKH Blog, Square-Enix's Calendar and forum member twilightsbringing for notifying me about the delay.

Hey guys, there hasn't been much news lately, but we'll try to update as much as we can on everything related to Kingdom Hearts. It seems as though a 2ch member, managed to go to Square-Enix's shop, and saw a few of the Kingdom Hearts Merchandise, and took a picture of Roxas' Charm necklace, and the Oblivion and Oathkeeper! This is the first time we get to see a full view of Roxas' Charm Necklace, since the website only had the pendant image.




Source: 2ch


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