Been waiting to make this thread. Alright, so BBS is coming out in less than a week. Many KH fans (including me) have been anxiously waiting for this promising addition to the series for more than two years now. Now that it's coming out in Japan, I think quite a few of us would like to stay spoiler-free until its debut in English. Personally, I tend to spoil myself on the new KH games against my own will. I notably failed with 358/2 Days when I vowed only to look at the opening cutscene plus a few gameplay clips and ended up seeing Spoiler "Xion's Death" in the related videos tab on YouTube. Not that I watched it, but still... Anyway, I plan to steer clear from KH forums and KH-related stuff on YouTube this time so I can enjoy BBS to the fullest when it comes out. My question is, what's your plan of action?
Confirmed through digitalseason1 of Gamefaqs. http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh358/scans/dboatemailfull.jpg
Wow, looks like there are missions with the CoM Org. members. Scan 1 Scan 2 Scan 3 Scan 4 Also, here's the official boxart:
Two new videos under the "System" section have been added. The videos show off the new abilities, the panel system, and what appears to be a lounge area in TWTNW. http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/days/
Luxord+Larxene's Voice Actors Confirmed KHInsider member Xango99 emailed Robin Atkin Downes, asking if he would reprise his role as Luxord in 358/2 Days. This is what he had to say: So that's three voice actors confirmed: Zexion, Axel, and Luxord. EDIT: Well, it looks like Shanelle Gray, who voiced Larxene in the english version of Re:CoM, is coming back as well: Make that FOUR voice actors!
New V-Jump scan confirming Neverland (looks like you explore the island this time around!), and a translated 358/2 Days gameplay video: Scan Video
This is what Quinton Flynn (Axel's VA in case you didn't know) said on his official forum regarding voicing Axel again in 358/2 Days:
From a recently released magazine's DVD: http://forums.khinsider.com/future-kingdom-hearts/119733-re-riplai-media-scans-videos.html#post3550546
It's just been confirmed that all three handheld games and Mobile will be featured at Jump Festa 2009 this December 20, 2008. There will be a trailer and demo for each game. Along with that news came this new screenshot of Coded: In other related news, the English version of Re:Chain of Memories releases tomorrow!
Unfortunately, all the videos are unavailable for now, but the site looks good! http://na.square-enix.com/khrecom/
From IGN (these were added about four days ago, actually): http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/142/14282207/imgs_1.html And you can pre-order the game HERE!. Sources: KHU, IGN, EB Games
Well, this was QUITE a surprise. Includes 358/2 Days multiplayer, Xion's face, Aqua gameplay, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH8cV7UUdiA&fmt=18
This first one features a lot of moves we haven't seen in motion before, including the Shootlock System: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lNIVcQDrAo&eurl=http://www.khinsider.com/&fmt=18 This second one isn't really anything new if you've seen the video Akino posted recently, but it's in higher quality and shows off Terra's dash moves. Plus, you can see just how smooth the gameplay is compared to the previous titles: http://psp.ign.com/dor/objects/964460/kingdom-hearts/videos/kingdomhrtspsp_101008_standoff.html
Nope, not another rumor - it's finally been confirmed! Here's the official boxart: And the official site: http://na.square-enix.com/khrecom/
Alright, so I looked up "Unbirth" and what came up was "Vorarephilia". This is apparently what "unbirthing" is in real life: Now then, this could mean that Unbirths are creatures who were once people who are eaten - by darkness. From this, we can tell that there is something very inhuman about these creatures, more inhuman than the qualities of Heartless and Nobodies. Heartless, on instinct, only wish to create more of its kind. Nobodies, with the ability to think and plan, wish to make themselves whole. Unbirths however seem to care about nothing else except using the power of darkness which they've been consumed by. And they want to consume others as well; so like both Heartless AND Nobodies, they can think and plan, and wish to create more of their own. In fact, they've become insane from it - "wild". Really, look at the symbol of the Unbirths. It looks like a heart surrounded by thorns or fire, and two anchor-like things that seem to be balancing it. That's the heart eaten by darkness and being controlled by it (hence the anchors balancing it): They designate the feeling of the game's motif, so the idea of "darkness taking over" might be the main theme of BBS. As said by both Master Xehanort and Maleficent, the apprentice and Terra both seem to be attracted to power, power gained only by allowing yourself to be completely consumed by darkness. The apprentice seems to have turned into an Unbirth already, or at least is close to becoming one, hence Master Xehanort's plea: "defeat the darkness and correct my mistake!". It looks as if Master Xehanort didn't want his apprentice to be taken by the darkness, so he's begging for someone to release him from that darkness. Terra as well seems to be attracted to the darkness. Aqua and Ven wish to believe that it's just a lie, but Maleficent claims that it isn't. Most likely, Maleficent wants to use Unbirths to her advantage (just like what she did with Heartless), and plans on turning Terra into one by luring him into the darkness. Now then, when you actually turn into an Unbirth, you completely lose yourself. To summarize it: Like vorarephilia (where one gets aroused by the thought of being eaten or eating another), Unbirths were people who were eaten by darkness because either they really wanted to be, or because some other Unbirth ate them. Once they become Unbirths, they are controlled by the darkness; they are just wild, insane. It's monstrous and very inhuman - when you become an Unbirth, you are no longer regarded as a human at all. It's like you threw away your human life and began anew, reversed your birth, thus, as Nomura says "the 'Unborn' is given real meaning". And maybe the only way to release them from the darkness controlling them is by using the Keyblade... So that's my theory. I think the only flaw here is that SE (and Disney) would not like the idea of creating something for their game that is based on a sexual fetish. But what the hell, this seems like a good explanation, eh?
From KHInsider:
DKΣ3713: The Three Games' BRAND NEW Trailers - Analysis UPDATE: ADDED SUMMARIES OF OTHER TWO TRAILERS (358/2 DAYS AND CODED) Just released (from KHInsider [second half of 358/2 Days summary from KH-N]):
From a Japanese gaming magazine: KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep A finisher attack technique called "Shock Lock System" appears. Screenshots of Ven and Terra are shown, but there is no new dialogue. Release date: TBA KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days Screenshot: Axel saying "How many times do I bring them back?"* Screenshot: Namine saying "Surely she is unable to endure it." (the 14th member???) The members of Organization XIII are assigned missions. Release date: 2008 KINGDOM HEARTS coded Release date: TBA
It's very possible this may actually be for 358/2 Days. Still... KHInsider Scroll down to the second news post.
Just a tiny update. There was an interview with Nomura recently where he talked about the upcoming gaming event, DKΣ3713. The interview was fully translated at KHInsider, so here's the KH segment: And here's what he had to say about TGS 2008 (which will have the 3 new KH games shown to the general public):
