The Kingdom Hearts news draught has come to a stop today as a scan for Birth By Sleep Final Mix featuring some brand new info has surfaced thanks to Jump magazine.
Just looking at the scan, you will see a rather large image of Aqua weilding Eraqus' Keyblade. This might imply some more cutscenes that Kingdom Hearts fans have yet to see. Does this mean perhaps other characters will get some more time to shine as well?
I suppose we will find out soon enough with the January 27th release date coming up fast.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix seems to be the topic that most Kingdom Hearts fans are talking about. The PSP title is of course a revised version of Birth by Sleep that came out earlier this year on the same platform. But even though the Final Mix version seems to be nothing more than an expansion pack, it's this expansion pack that has warranted its very own website along with a strong following of fan support. Well, at least in Japan.
It is with this support that Square Enix had decided to create the Birth by Sleep Final Mix Website. Packed with the 'latest' news, videos and screens for fans to drool over while they wait for the actual game on the 20th of January, 2011. There isn't a lot of content besides a few new images and information on characters, worlds and the game itself (in Japanese), but what is exciting is that the trailer from this year's Tokyo Game Show has been made available to watch.
Birth by Sleep Final Mix details have been released in the form of Jump scans that have surfaced online. The main focus seems to be on the new armoured warrior who wields the same keyblade as Master Eraqus. The smaller image of Eraqus below the warrior seems to suggest that it is in fact him underneath the armour.
Rumour has it that the battle against the armoured warrior could also be featured as a Mirage Battle allowing players to join up and fight the mysterious figure together. Without revealing any spoilers, it is hard to say how this may affect the story if it does turn out to be Eraqus, but it certainly looks like an exciting battle, maybe even one of the secret boss battles?
All will be revealed when the game finally releases in Japan on the 20th of January next year, providing that the release date doesn't change....again.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the Japanese exclusive revision of Birth by Sleep, will be released in Japan early next year. Yet details of the game's additional content has already been revealed and debated among the Kingdom Hearts community.
Unfortunately, there are no further details on the game in question, but scans have been made available for all Kingdom Hearts fans. Seen below are images containing the new Monstro battle that players will face and a few extras such as the Neverland Command Board and the Ice Cream mini-game.
Check out the rest of the scans in our full story.
Tetsuya Nomura, Director of Kingdom Hearts, was recently interviewed by Dengeki Playstation magazine. Nomura had this to say in regards to Kingdom Hearts III.
"2012 is the 10th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts, so we'd like to do something to celebrate. However, I'll say this up front, just because it's the 10th anniversary, we still won't have KH3 out (laughs)."
This revelation is hardly surprising as Nomura had already stated that he was busy with other projects and that Kingdom Hearts III's development had not even begun yet. But this news is still interesting as Nomura still wants to do something to celebrate, something that we will have to wait and see.
Nomura also mentioned Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the re-released Japanese version of the Western Birth by Sleep. The game will contain added content as well as a few extra bosses and another secret movie. Nomura admitted that there was not a lot of content added in contrast to previous Final Mixes but those who own a save file from the original game will receive an extra bonus.
Hopefully it will be a big enough bonus to warrant buying the game a second time though.
Square Enix recently promised to release its Tokyo Game Show Closed Theater trailers. The first being Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the revised version of Birth by Sleep being re-released in Japan with a few new features.
The extra features have already been listed before but Square will probably add a few surprises to attract fans who already own the original game. There is still no word on a Western release and it seems unlikely that there will be at all, though this is only due to previous Final Mix games being exclusive to Japan.
Tetsuya Nomura, Director of the Kingdom Hearts series, had recently sat down with Japanese magazine Famitsu for a short interview. Nomura was asked specifically about the future of the series and what fans can look forward to from Square Enix post TGS.
Nomura first mentioned the recently announced Birth by Sleep Final Mix. A number of extra features have been added since the original title's release which should have Japanese fans excited. The Critical Mode difficulty setting has been added as well as new, high polygon models of Sora and his friends. The secret movie found in the original game can now be unlocked through Beginner Mode and a new, unseen secret movie has been added though Nomura did not say much about it.
Moving on to the subject of Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded, Nomura described the avatar parts system and tag mode system. The game will contain 800 parts for the in-game avatars including rare parts that will obviously be hard to find. The tag mode is a means for players to exchange their avatar parts, rare or not, and build up a collection for their perfect avatar.
Re:Coded has borrowed some elements from Birth by Sleep too. A trophy system has been added to the game giving players the opportunity to earn 30 trophies for reaching certain goals. Nomura had confirmed that earning at least 20 of these trophies will unlock a secret movie, "It's just a short single event, said Nomura, but you'll find some important conversations in there".
Re:Coded will be released in Japan next month, so many fans have been wondering which Kingdom Hearts title will be next in the series. Nomura has now stated that Kingdom Hearts 3D will be next, after Birth by Sleep Final Mix is complete. "The Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep Final Mix team is switching over to Kingdom Hearts 3D as they finish their work on Final Mix," said Nomura. "Development has already started in Osaka. As the Final Mix team finishes their work, they're joining the staff in turn. We'd like to announce it as soon as possible".
A trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix was being showcased at the Square Enix booth at this year's Tokyo Game Show. The revised version of Birth by Sleep is set to contain extra features and content and will be released in Japan sometime next January.
In our full story is a rough video of the game's trailer, complete with additions that were not present in the original game, such as Monstro and a new armoured Keyblade wielder.
Final Mix versions of the Kingdom Hearts games rarely make it to a Westen release but it is surprising that the trailer was in English. This might have been for the Western audience at the Tokyo Game Show but it could also mean that Square Enix might actually release it over here.
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The Kingdom Hearts news draught has come to a stop today as a scan for Birth By Sleep Final Mix featuring some brand new info has surfaced thanks to Jump magazine.
