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Posted by Explode : Feb 11, 2021 at 5:04 PM ( 2 , 3,246 )

Out of nowhere, the Epic Games Store announced that the entire Kingdom Hearts series will be coming to PC on March 30, 2021. This appears to be, at least for now, an exclusive deal to EGS. All games are at their original, full retail price, although Kingdom Hearts III comes with ReMind included at no additional cost. KH3 on PC is also getting its own exclusive Keyblade (re-skin), Elemental Encoder. It's unclear if this is a monochrome Keyblade, or they just haven't revealed the color scheme yet.

In addition to introducing the KH series to a whole new market, this will also open up a lot of possibilities for the modding community.

Do you plan on picking any of these up on PC when they arrive next month?

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'Kingdom Hearts III' OST Now Available!

Posted by Meilin Lee : Nov 11, 2020 at 7:48 PM ( 0 , 1,706 )

After nearly two years since its release, 'Kingdom Hearts III' finally has an official soundtrack that fans can purchase and listen to! The soundtrack can be purchased/streamed from the following locations:

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'Kingdom Hearts III' OST Tracklist Revealed!

Posted by Meilin Lee : Sep 25, 2020 at 12:25 PM ( 1 , 2,296 )

The official 'Kingdom Hearts III' Japanese website was updated today, revealing the entire tracklist for the soundtrack, finally providing us official names for tracks we've heard not only from 'Kingdom Hearts III', but also in 2.8 HD Final Chapter Prologue as well as in Unchained X[chi]! Check out the tracklist below:

1 誓い -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-
2 Face My Fears -KINGDOM Orchestra Instrumental Version-
3 Dearly Beloved -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
4 Face My Fears (Japanese Version)
5 Dive into the Heart -Destati- Third Inception
6 Burning Ambition
7 Return of the Titans
8 Mount Olympus
9 Hero's Fanfare
10 The Deep End -Rock Titan's Rage-
11 Olympus Coliseum -The Shining Summit-
12 Go for It! -Into the Clouds-
13 Titanic Clash
14 Sky of Wonder
15 First Flight
16 Engage!
17 Heart of Mystery
18 The Afternoon Streets -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
19 Working Together -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
20 Pixel Hero
21 The Little Chef

1 Dearly Beloved -Forest Memory-
2 VERUM REX
3 君はともだち -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
4 Toy Box Jam
5 Shrouding Dark Cloud -Gigas Blast-
6 It's a New Record!
7 The Corrupted -Monstrous Monsters-
8 Sora -Orchestra of Toads-
9 Tension Rising -Angelic Amber-
10 Friendship's Union
11 Skyward Striker
12 Happy Hair Day
13 Swingin' Free
14 Happy Hair Day -Into the Forest Deep-
15 Swingin' Free -Into the Forest Deep-
16 Maximus's Matchup
17 Rowdy Rumble -The Crazy Carriage-
18 Say Cheese!
19 Sunshine Dancer
20 Lanterns in the Sky
21 Tension Rising -Reaper's Revenge-
22 The Lost Princess
23 The Falling
24 Anger Unchained
25 Teardrop of the Sun

1 Shipmeisters' Shanty -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
2 Blast Off! -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
3 Star Explorer
4 Lock, Load, and Blast!
5 Crossing the Finish Line -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
6 Monstropolis Now
7 Monster Smash!
8 Zero Hour -The Chase-
9 Monstropolis Now -Code 72-16-
10 Monster Smash! -Code 72-16-
11 Unforgettable -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
12 Dual Hearts
13 くまのプーさん -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
14 Bounce-O-Rama -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
15 Little Lovely Moments
16 Go! Go! Rumble Racer -Pudding Grand Prix-
17 Flantastic Fight
18 Hand in Hand -Attraction Flow Version-
19 Dream Eaters -Attraction Flow Version-
20 8Bit Smasher -Attraction Flow Version-
21 Savannah Pride -Attraction Flow Version-
22 An Adventure in Atlantica -Attraction Flow Version-
23 Mákaukau? -Attraction Flow Version-

1 Frozen Wonderland
2 Miracle on Ice
3 Frozen Wonderland -Eternal Winter-
4 Miracle on Ice -Eternal Winter-
5 レット・イット・ゴー〜ありのままで〜
6 Sky High Slider
7 The Coolest Contest
8 Frozen Heart
9 No Surrender!
10 True Love
11 A Pirate's Adventure
12 Flags of Fury
13 A Pirate's Freedom
14 Winds of Fate
15 Flags of Fury -Leviathan Awakened-
16 Hearts of Courage
17 Eye of the Storm
18 The Victorious

1 The Encounter -Metal Charge-
2 AR -Augmented Rhythm-
3 Robot Overdrive
4 Heroes' Gathering
5 Flash Tracer
6 Hero Upgrade
7 Data Trace Complete
8 Zero Hour -The Rescue-
9 Baymax Rebooted
10 Aqua -Dark Dive-
11 Enter the Darkness -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
12 Guardians of Light
13 The Star Fortress
14 THERMOSPHERE -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
15 Stranded Beyond
16 Dive into the Heart -Destati- Third Revival
17 Graveyard Labyrinth
18 Rise of the Union
19 Forze Del Male -Dark Riku-

1 Organization XIII -Mark of Fate-
2 Dawn of Hope
3 Chains to Bonds
4 Roxas's Return
5 Hearts as One
6 Forza Finale
7 Scala ad Caelum
8 Edge of Existence
9 Replicas
10 Critical Crossroad
11 True Darkness
12 Dark Domination
13 光 -KINGDOM Tres Orchestra Instrumental Version-
14 誓い
15 Rhapsody in Tres for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
16 Epilogue
17 Secrets of the Night

1 Cavern of Remembrance -KINGDOM HEARTS III Version-
2 L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto -Young Xehanort-
3 L'Eminenza Oscura I -Ansem-
4 L'Oscurità dell'Ignoto -Xemnas-
5 The 13th Dilemma -Xigbar-
6 The 13th Dilemma -Saïx-
7 The 13th Struggle -Luxord-
8 Lord of the Castle -Marluxia-
9 The 13th Struggle -Larxene-
10 Dismiss -Terra-Xehanort-
11 Vector to the Heavens -Xion-
12 Forze dell'Oscurita -Xehanort-
13 Key of the Brave
14 Link to All -Lights of Destiny-

1 Dearly Beloved -Unchained χ Version-
2 Before The Daylight
3 Wake Up, World!
4 Mission Complete!
5 Dearly Beloved -Union χ Version-
6 Hand in Hand -Union χ Version-
7 Game Central Station
8 The Candy-Filled Kingdom
9 The Fastest Racer
10 A Nameless Planet
11 Hero's Duty Troopers
12 Welcome to Niceland
13 I'm Gonna Wreck It!
14 Dearly Beloved -χ Back Cover Version-
15 Passing the Power
16 The Foretellers
17 Master of Masters
18 光 -Ray Of Hope MIX-
19 The World Within
20 Forest of Thorns
21 Aqua -Mirror Illusion-
22 Wave of Darkness I
23 Wave of Darkness II

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Unreal Engine Spotlights 'Kingdom Hearts III'

Posted by Meilin Lee : Aug 7, 2020 at 5:07 PM ( 0 , 1,525 )

The guys over at Epic Games (developer of the Unreal Engine) have been spotlighting recent games that utilize Unreal Engine 4, and today, their focus was none other than 'Kingdom Hearts III'! Check out their video below, which gives an interesting look into how the game was developed, as well as their article (which you can read here or below the video):

Released early in 2019, KINGDOM HEARTS III by Square Enix is one of the most celebrated games of this console generation and was heralded by IGN as a “fulfilling evolution and resolution of the franchise” that “shows the series is still full of heart.”

When setting out to develop the title, the team at Square Enix had a firmly-established vision for what they wanted to create as well as a keen understanding of the challenges they would face in uniting such iconic and varied Disney and Pixar worlds within an experience that felt authentic to the KINGDOM HEARTS brand.

“In KINGDOM HEARTS III, there are more than 10 worlds in total including Disney's, Pixar’s, and the original world of KINGDOM HEARTS,” said Environment Art Director Saito Eiji. “Each world has its own design and unique taste and the biggest challenge for us was that we needed to make unique assets for each world because each world was very different from each other.”

Simply crafting assets that looked like their recognizable counterparts wouldn’t be enough though as the developers wanted to generate a sense of immersion that was more about interacting with characters and worlds rather than simply viewing them.

“Of course our most important goal is to recreate Disney Worlds in the game and make experiences that everyone can enjoy.,” Battle Director Shibata Tomokazu told us. As a result, the team wanted to create an experience that was approachable for long-time fans and those experiencing KINGDOM HEARTS for the first time. “We wanted to make the game as easy as possible to play and very accessible. Also, a good tempo when users [are] playing games is very important. We worked on the development with these things in mind as a goal.”

These fundamental goals eventually led to the interactions that players experience in the game, each of which was designed to feel authentic to the world it represented. “We tried to make each world very unique [while] having its own fun. For example, for the Pirates of the Caribbean world, you can ride on the ships, and for the Toy Story world, it should look like a toy box so we tried to recreate the unique taste for each world,” said Level Director Oono Kazuki.

Of course, crafting these characters, worlds, and experiences is no simple task, so the team would need to come together in ways that maximized efficiency and productivity. “In the art team, our policy is to empower every artist by letting them use rhythm and create material,” said Programmer Yoshioka Kunitaka. “So, basically all artists were allowed to create materials as they please, but if we give them 100% control, we could end up with super heavy materials and that could cause lots of problems. So, access to the source code was limited to lead class and in the programmer team basically we were doing the problem finding and problem-solving with regard to materials.”

Fortunately, the capability to drill down into Unreal Engine’s source code empowered the team to realize its vision for each element of the experience. “We had a lot of unique expressions or visuals we wanted to achieve and in order to make it happen, we needed to customize the source code heavily. Without source code access provided by UE4, almost all of our unique expressions couldn't be achieved, so the source code access was very helpful for us,” said Kunitaka.

Those who have played the game will have also noticed a high level of detail and polish applied to the game’s effects, which was another area where access to Unreal Engine’s source code was freeing for the development team. “The access to the source code was really helpful to the effects team as well because without customizing the engine, the effects [in] KINGDOM HEARTS III [would not be] possible,” said Lead VFX Artist Hayashi Takeru. “So, we asked for help from programmers to customize UE4 heavily and, in that sense, without source code access, we couldn't achieve the wide variety of effects used in KINGDOM HEARTS III. Also, when the animations or how the effects work does not match what we envision or what we planned, we could follow source code to see and find out what's happening inside in order to debug and see what the problem is. For unexpected motion effects or unexpected expression effects, source code access was very helpful.”

Of course, not every team member is capable of working directly with the source code, which is why the KINGDOM HEARTS III development team relied on Blueprints visual scripting as well. “So, the biggest benefit of UE4 was its ease of segmenting tasks for each function,” explained Programmer Yoshida Takeshi. “For example if you do the classic development style, programmers can be most heavily burdened and they could be a bottleneck for the entire team, but with UE4, artists or designers can do their job without support by programmers so we could develop the game very efficiently.”

With so many unique ideas for implementing the look and feel of each world into the experience, prototyping and iteration times were also big factors for the team using Blueprints. “We use Blueprints for multiple purposes, but mainly game designers use Blueprints to set the entire game flow and [to] also make prototypes using mockups made with Blueprint. After checking these ideas with Blueprint mock-up, the programming team polished it into a better performance with optimized performance, and so, the biggest benefit of Blueprint was quick integration,” said Takeshi. “We could check if the gameplay is fun or not very, very quickly and without taking a long time for the programming team and also we could avoid making the build too often but we could check our idea [simply using] Blueprint.“
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'Kingdom Hearts III' OST Details Revealed + Release Date

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jul 26, 2020 at 11:40 PM ( 1 , 1,776 )

The official Square-Enix Music Twitter account surprised fans today with some details on the much requested original soundtrack of 'Kingdom Hearts III' that was announced about a month ago that should get people excited:

First off, the soundtrack has been confirmed to be released in a few months on November 11 (with the digital version of the soundtrack releasing worldwide on the same date)! Also, the soundtrack will consist of 8 discs, and will contain over 90 songs not just from 'Kingdom Hearts III', but also music from the Re:MIND DLC, as well as additional tracks from HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Unchained X, and Union X[cross] that never got an official release! There will also be a campaign in mid-September where fans can enter a lottery to win autographs from the composers who have contributed to the music of the series (Yoko Shimomura, Takeharu Ishimoto & Tsuyoshi Sekito). The soundtrack can be pre-ordered from the following locations at this time:

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