Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ & RE: Chain of Memories

[Sorariku-chan]

Yes, dear and fellow Kingdom Hearts fans, as the title says... ;3
Since we left off with Sora, Riku, and Kairi opening King Mickey's letter, we have been anxiously anticipating for the Final Mix of KHII as they did with the first game. And not only that, RE: Chain of Memories, RE meaning remade while the Final Mix is well... A remix of course, will be coming out for the PS2 as well. ;D Yes, a remake of the GBA game, KH: Chain of Memories, is being remade for the PS2.

Too much to handle? Please, turn away from the screen and breathe calmly for a moment before continuing to read. It's for your own good. :3

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Done? Good then, let's continue...

--Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix +.
Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+

PARTIAL TRAILER SUMMARY:
~*~Sanctuary plays in the background~*~
- You see the letters S-O-R-A whoosh around Roxas and form R-O-X-A-S.
Roxas: Roxas...
Xemnas: This is your new name.
- ??? Organization Member: This brat is way to young to be wielding the keyblade! Ladies and gentlemen the Keyblade master is begining to awaken once again. We must be sure to block his path.

- Roxas (black coat and dual wielding) versus Riku (black coat and blindfolded) in The World That Never Was:
Roxas: I am me!
Roxas attacks Riku and knocks him down.
Riku: No matter how many times we do this the outcome is already decided!
Riku: Looks like I must resort to this...
Roxas: What?
Riku: The power that resides in my heart... the power that I surpressed within my heart... even if I will no longer be me!
Riku is englufed with darkness.

- Axel, Namine, and "Rikunort" (*snortgigglesnort*) are at the Sunset hill in Twilight Town.

Axel: You have nowhere to go to, right? Of course you have nowhere to return to either.
Namine: I might not have anywhere I can go to but I do have a place I wish to go to. There are people I want to meet.
Namine looks at her sketch of Roxas and Sora.

- On top of the Twilight Town Clocktower:
- Roxas (with seasalt ice cream) walks out to the ledge and sits down
Axel: So you've finally awakened. (Axel appears)
Roxas: Axel...
Axel: No... It might not have been related to your sleep.
Roxas: I'm returning to my original form...
Axel: I've been thinking for a while. Namine has been saying it too. Roxas, maybe you do have a heart.
*holds icecream in one hand*
Roxas: I'm not really sure about that myself...
Roxas: Sora will find the answer.

-After all the Chain of Memories stuff is shown you see a keyblade weilder from the Sunset Horizons smacked with a keyblade, knocking him to the ground, and smashing his visor. He then get's back up quickly. He comes to attack, glares at the camera.

RE: Chain of Memories

DEMO REPORT:
- The demo levels are:
~~Traverse Town
~~Olympus Colesium (with Hades boss fight)
- The game doesn't really differ from the GBA version other than controlling the camera
- Start menu uses the KH: CoM artwork from the big poster

- Controls:

Map Movement
Left Stick: Move
Right Stick: Camera Move
X: Jump
O: Check/Open Doors/Swing Keyblade
Select: Simplified World Map
Start: Pause/Skip Event

Battle
O: Use Card
Triangle: Stock/Use Stocked Cards
Square: Dodge Roll
R1/L1: Cycle Through Cards
R2: Lock On

TRAILER INFO:
- Zexion speaks to his with other Organization buddies,and he senses something. (in the begining of Reverse Rebirth, he smelled/sensed Riku, and compared him to the Superior.)
- Zexion is said to sound sort of like Gaara from the Japanese version of Naruto
-Marluxia shows of his flower petals more
-Sora vs. Larxene
-Larxene antenna looking hair moves around a lot
-Lexaus has a very fitting voice

- The trailer is set to the KH1 theme "Hikari"
Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+
- Comes bundled with RE: Chain of Memories
- Spring 2007 release
- Various new Cutscenes, Battle Upgrades, Map Additions
- There is the "+" at the end of the title, probably to show that it is more than just a special edition
- Lot more story about Roxas
- According to Square they are not even mentioning if it will come to the US or not. As they always do with special editions.

Screenshots from TGS 2006:
Sora and... Sora life-size figures? I'm seeing double... (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-02.jpg)
KHII Final Mix + and RE: CoM display from afar (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-03.jpg)
Big promo poster for KHII: Final Mix + (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-05.jpg)
Big promo poster for RE: CoM. Though both are connected with eachother, they each go for one. (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-10.jpg)
As seen here (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-11.jpg)
Part of bottom from the RE: CoM piece. Zexion and Lexaeus... Looking so freaky. <_< Lex not Zex. (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-12.jpg)
Another bottom piece showing Marluxia and Larxene (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-06.jpg)
Roxas promo wristband... *wants it oh-so-badly* TT (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-07.jpg)

--RE: Chain of Memories.

RE: Chain of Memories
- There is a really big poster, It may be the box art
- Japanese Voiceovers
- Demo on site at TGS
- New Cutscenes
- You can get or win some sort of prize when you play the demo at TGS
- A reaction system has been added (more triangle button!!!)
- Reverse Rebirth is still in it

"The last trailer from Square-Enix's was Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix, which is a remixed version of Kingdom Hearts II (a.k.a the US version) as well as a title called Kingdom Hearts: Re:chain of Memories. As the title suggests, this is a remake of the GBA game of a similar name, but it's been completely redone in 3D. Not only that, but the game will include areas that weren't found in Chain of Memories before. Using an engine based on Kingdom Hearts II, the same card-based combat still applies, but it also includes the button-based combat found in Kingdom Hearts II. Interestingly enough, all of the cutscenes shown during the trailer featured only short appearances from the Disney characters."

RE: Chain of Memories Screenshots along with translation to the ones needed of it:
"Me? I'm Axel, got it memorized?" (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/img0005.jpg)
"Huh? Fire! fire!" (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/img0006.jpg)
Don't head for teh light, Sora! D8 (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/img0007.jpg)
*sniffs* Do I smell... YU-GI-OH?! <___< Careful Soraaa... TT_TT (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/img0008.jpg)
V-Jump scan (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/scans/scn0004.jpg)
Axel: "You have nowhere to go have you?" (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/img0003.jpg)
KHII: Final Mix + screenie. Roxas vs Rikunort ( Riku/Xenahort-Ansem) (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/img0004.jpg)
Another V-Jump scan for KHII: Final Mix +, showing one of the knights from the secret movie... UNMASKED. 8O!!! What a hottie... .___. (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/scans/scn0002.jpg)
The whole promo poster thing together from afar. If anyone is confused... The left side represents the Final Mix and the left represents the RE: CoM (http://kh2.co.uk/image.php?view=kh2/fm/images/tgs06/tgs06sebooth-04.jpg)

That's really about it x3! Another thing, from another forum I'm in, S-E replied with that they have no current plans to be releasing either for North America or Europe. Meaning, we'll be waiting a reeaally loong time to get it here, or... Nothing at all. There are many petitions online to hopefully convince them in bringing it here, even if it's just with English subtitles and Japanese voices.

Links to petition and links to e-mail address and the such:
http://www.petitiononline.com/KHremake/petition-sign.html?
http://community.livejournal.com/0kingdom_hearts/706448.html

It would mean alot for you to sign it or even just tell someone else about it. Though many people say it's useless to even do such a thing like petitions and sort, it doesn't hurt to try at all. :3 Thankies n__n

EDIT: I would have included on the "It's a Wonderful World" game as well. But there is hardly anything out right now, in reference to info. but once there is, you can bet I'll be on it like a hobo on a ham sandwich :3

[Wyvern]

I think that's going to be cool. Expecially since I finished the KH games. Too bad the U.S. only get the "originals"

[RPG_Masterz]

This is like milking a shriveled up cow. Blah, I didn't like Chains of Memories all that much. It was friggin annoying. I don't mind random battles but this is stupid; make one step *dun dun dun* make one steap *dun dun dun* make one step *dun dun dun*.


EDIT: I would have included on the "It's a Wonderful World" game as well. But there is hardly anything out right now, in reference to info. but once there is, you can bet I'll be on it like a hobo on a ham sandwich :3Thinking of selling your PSP?

[Sorariku-chan]

I don't think it'll be like that in the PS2 one version, and if it is... Gwah... .___. Or maybe it will be. *shrugs* I won't get to know if they don't bring it over here Dx *sniffles* Greedy peoples...

Oooh, let them milk that cow <o< *flails arms*

Heck, nu D: I don't wanna regret doing so like I did when I gave up, yes, GAVE UP, my Game Boy and Game Boy Color TT___TT That and, I'll give PSP another chance.

[sakura_21]

don't they have the khcom on the ps2 right now cause i have it on game boy so let me know as soon as possibly!!

[FANTASY FAN]

is it like Deep dive y'know when roxas and riku battle each other while fighting neo-heartless?
thought it only came out in japan.

[Sorariku-chan]

@ Sakura: No, they don't. It's only out for the GBA at the moment, which is why it's being "remade" in 3D for the PS2.

@ Fantasy Fan: Yes, they did. Well, they didn't exactly battle in Deep Dive or ASAS, they more so... Ran up the building and exchanged Keyblades while the other fell/rose the other way. In KHII, the two of them fight, at least... There's a big cutscene near the end where it shows them fighting in The World That Never Was.

[faizboy]

actualy the first kindomhearts game we got was the base for th efinal mix japanese version. if it does come to the US or the EU it will be the greatist hits version like with Devil may cry 3 special.

[FANTASY FAN]

i got that game.
also they got a game in japan that is ALL about riku, from begining to end.you get to play riku all the way through.
cheap bastards! leave the mind-blowing games in japan and give us only half of the story.
must we rage war on japan?

[Sorariku-chan]

All about Riku? *raises brow* And what game might that be/called? Unless you mean the part in CoM "Rebirth/reverse" where you get to play as Riku instead of as Sora, like... Looking at his side of the story instead. :0

[FANTASY FAN]

EXACTLY!
it's still called kingdom hearts though.
except riku goes to worlds where sora never even stepped foot in.

[InuYashaCool]

uugh im playin KH Chain of Memories and i cant beat Marluxia 1 (his first form not the giant nobody form) he keeps braking my combos and i always lose all of my cures

[FANTASY FAN]

it's better if you put your 0's and health cards in the back of your deck,so YOU can break his combos. try not to use your stronger cards aimlessly use them sparingly.also don't use your cards 4 stupid reasons either if he uses a attack that u can just jump then use it.work smart not hard...

[Kingdom's Sunset]

OHMIGAWD I THINK I JUST DIED AND WENT TO KINGDOM HEARTS HEAVEN!!! YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!! (My heart can't stop pounding I'm having a heart attack!!)(breath in breath out.)