The Official Kingdom Hearts Information Topic

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*Updated - September 6, 2011*



Kingdom Hearts is a series originally created by Squaresoft before their name was changed to Square Enix. They use crosses between Disney and Final Fantasy characters here. This is information about the game:

Fist off the games go in these orders:

Story-wise
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep(consistent the entire time)
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days(half)
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories/RE
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days(half)
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts: Coded
Kingdom Hearts 3DS

Release-wise
Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Chain of Memories Remixed
Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts: Re:Coded
Upcoming
Kingdom Hearts 3DS


Characters:

SIDE
Good
Sora - Main character/keyblade weilder
Kairi - Most important person to Sora, his and Riku's friend
Riku - Secondary main character/Sora's best firend
Donald - Royal Magician
Goofy - Captain of the royal Knights
King Mickey - King of disney Castle
Queen Minnie - Queen of the castle
Ansem the Wise - former ruler of Hollow Bastion
Squall Leonhart - Hero from Hollow Bastion.
Cloud Strife - Silent warrior who holds a grudge against Sephiroth
Tifa - very strong girl, has a connection to Cloud
Yuffie - ninja from Hollow Bastion
Cid - A good mechanic and loves technology(more than magic that is)
Yen Sid - an old legendary wizard that taught King Mickey himself
Merlin - an old expirienced magician living in Hollow bastion at the time of KHII
Terra -A former keyblade apprentice
Ven - He was a Keyblade wielder before Sora ever became one
Aqua - One of the few still existing Keyblade masters

[b]Neutral
Terranort(TURNS EVIL) - A possessed Terra that has lost his memories.
Maleficent[sorta...] - Evil witch who desires to rule Kingdom Hearts
Roxas(BHK) - Sora's Nobody. He was in Organization XIII before KHII
Namine - Kairi's nobody

Evil
Master Xehanort - an old keyblade master who is very good with blizzard magic
Vanitas - The manifestation of all the darkness inside Ventus' heart
Terranort's Heartless - Heartless of Terranort that tried to rule Kingdom Hearts
Heartless - Beings created by the darkness in ones heart
Nobodies - the empty shells left when a heartless takes a person's heart
Sephiroth - the darkness in Cloud Strife
Multiple Disney Villains - villains working for Maleficent
Organization XIII
Xemnas - (Superior) Terranort's Nobody and leader of the org. Uses lightsabers and uses the element of nothingness.
Xigbar - (freeshooter) uses guns in battle and uses the element of gravity
Xaldin - (Whilrwind Lancer) Weilds 6 lances and uses the element of wind(this dude is tough)
Vexen - (chilly academic) uses a large blue sheild and controls the element of ice
Lexaeus - (the silent hero) weilds a tomahawk in battle and controls the element of earth
Zexion - (cloaked schemer) uses a lexicon and controls the element of illusion
Saix - (Luna Diviner) uses a claymore in battle and uses the element of the moon
Axel - (flurry of dancing flames) uses 2 chakrams in battle and uses the element of fire
Demyx - (Melodious Nocturne) uses a sitare in battle to summon water clones and uses the element of water
Luxord - (Gambler of Fate) uses cards in battle and contols the element of time
Marluxia - (Graceful assasin) uses a scythe in battle and controls the element of death..by flowers..Similar to Byakuya Kuchiki from Bleach
Larxene - (Savage Nymph) uses kunai set between her fingers and contols the element of lightning
Xion - "14 member" who is actually a clone created from Sora's memories. She can also wield the Keyblade.


RELATIONSHIPS

Sora to Roxas: Sora's Nobody.
Sora to Xion: Xion is a clone of Sora's memories.
Sora to Kairi: A friendly secret love realationship.
Sora to Riku: Best Friends(not to be confused with Donald and Goofy)
Sora to Goofy and Donald: Good freinds, partners.
Sora to Terranort: Neutral/enemies
Sora to Maleficent: Enemies
Sora to Organization XIII: Enemies
Sora to Ventus: Sora once held Ven's heart within his own giving him the ability to wield the keyblade

Terranort's heartless to Sora: Neutral.
Terranort's heartless to Riku: Parasitic relationship, rivals.
Terranort's heartless to Kairi: His Heartless sent her to Destiny Island from Hollow Bastion.
Terranort's heartless to Xemnas: His nobody counterpart
Terranort to Ansem the Wise: His apprentice.
Terranort to Organization XIII: His Nobody is their leader.
Terranort to Maleficent: Enemies for power.

Maleficent to Kairi: Kidnapper - She took Kairi for her heart
Maleficent to Riku: Brainwashing - She brainwashed Riku
Maleficent to Terra: Tricked Terra into releasing Princess Auroura's heart
Maleficent to other Disney Villains: Allies

AND THIS IS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP:

Roxas to Axel - REALLY close friends.
Roxas to Ventus:Roxas is Sora's nobody..But he has Ventus' heart

Aqua to Sora: Aqua believes Sora is the key to freeing everyone from their torment
Aqua to Ventus and Terra: Best friends
Aqua to Mickey: Friends, Fellow Keyblade masters
Aqua to Kairi: Gave Kairi the power to wield the keyblade

Terra to Riku: Gave Riku the power to wield the keyblade

CERTAIN CHARACTER BACKGROUNDS

With these backgrounds, you can see how Kingdom Hearts came to be.

Terranort/Terranort's Heartless/Org. XIII:
Terranort was found in the paradise world of Radiant Garden by Ansem the Wise, a respected sage and the ruler of the world. Terranort possessed no memory of his life before this, but it is mentioned that he appeared when a Great Keyblade War ended. Ansem took Terranort in and he became Ansem's foremost apprentice. Terranort was described by Ansem as having abilities so remarkable that they could be considered supernatural.

Eventually, Ansem began to worry about the darkness that lingers within the hearts of others and sought a way to stop it before it consumed his people. Ansem, at the suggestion of Ienzo constructed a laboratory under his castle where he, Terranort, and Ansem's five other assistants would conduct experiments on darkness. Terranort, who Ansem now fully trusts as an apprentice and friend, offered to use himself in the experiments. Ansem also hoped to unlock Terranort's memories in addition to uncovering a way to repress the darkness within hearts. Terranort had other plans in mind though and decided to conduct his own experiments as he thought his master was too much of a coward to go any deeper into the research.

Terranort and the other five apprentices began to carry out their own experiments. They abducted countless people and locked them within the depths of the laboratory where Terranort then conducted horrible experiments on the subjects. After using many test subjects, one set of experiments led to the collapse of their hearts. The subjects then went into unrecoverable conditions and were locked up in the dungeon of the castle. Eventually, Terranort checked on the subjects and saw that they transformed into creatures of darkness, which he named "The Heartless" as they lacked hearts. At this point, Terranort had taken Ansem's name as his own and wrote his own report under this stolen name.

Terranort then presented the heartless with living and non-living samples to which the heartless only responded to the living. Terranort witnessed the heartless consume the living creatures and then multiply into more heartless. Terranort deduced that the heartless seek the hearts of other things, which explains why they only react to living samples, in order to create more of their kind. After observing their behavior and their responses to living things, Terranort took one of the heartless aside and observed its' behavior.

The heartless began to move throughout the castle until a door appeared which Terranort was somehow able to open. Behind the door was a humongous mass of energy to which the heartless reacted immensely to. The opening of this door led to the collapse of the world's boundaries, which was seen in the form of a meteor shower. Terranort eventually deduced that the door actually led to the heart of that world and that the opening of this door led to the collapse of the walls between worlds. This allowed inter-dimensional travel as all the walls between worlds were now broken and eventually a visitor showed up named King Mickey. He had constructed a gummi ship out of materials from the meteors and used it to visit many different places in search of answers of recent events. Terranort and Mickey met and had huge discussions in which Terranort learned of the Keyblade, a mysterious weapon that Mickey himself possessed.

There were also legends that told of seven princesses with pure hearts and how they have a connection to this Keyblade. The Keyblade can also be wielded by many, as long as their hearts qualify, and it seems there is a legend one keyblade bearer who will go on a journey of destiny to seal off the doors to other worlds. Since this was not in Terranort's interest, he sought a way to find this weapon. Mickey eventually met and befriended Ansem the wise and the two of them exchanged theories and ideas in his office about what the heartless were after. Ansem decided to cease his research when King Mickey told him of the immorality of what he was doing, however Ansem had no idea that Xehanort had gone further then he himself even dared. Terranort entered the office during their discussion, asking Ansem's permission to test an experiment. Ansem forbade Xehanort to conduct it and told him to forget everything he learned from the research.

Even though Ansem has no further urge to research the darkness, the experiments led by Xehanort continued including the creation of a machine that created artificial heartless. King Mickey suspected something odd about Terranort and told Ansem to check his lab to see if everything was under control. Ansem did so and learned that Terranort had taken his name as his own and wrote a detailed report. From the report, Ansem learned of the horrible torture inflicted on people by the inhumane experiments that Terranort had done. Ansem ordered his apprentices to seal off the laboratory and cease their scheme for knowledge.

Ansem's apprentices did as he instructed them but Terranort eventually banished Ansem to the world of nothingness and ravaged the world with heartless. Terranort then ordered for the seal to be broken and that a room that he called the "Room of Sleep" be constructed. Once done, Terranort often went in and spoke as if there was someone else in the room. It is later revealed that the room housed the armor of a fallen Keyblade wielder although it is not known what the purpose of this was. Terranort then sent Kairi, a resident of Radiant Garden, to the oceans of other worlds. The reason for this was because Terranort thought Kairi had a connection to the Keyblade bearer, as she seemed to posses power comparable to that of a Princess of Heart which are rumored to posses a connection to the Keyblade. He hoped to use her to find the Keyblade master and prevent him from sealing off the doors to other worlds.

Terranort made the final pages of his report, which outlined his intentions as well as the heartless. The heartless seek to consume the hearts of all living things. However, they not only seek human hearts, but the hearts of the worlds themselves. Their ultimate goal is to collect enough hearts to form the biggest heart of all, the heart in which all that is evolved from; Kingdom Hearts. Terranort decided to use the Heartless' instincts to make his own plans. He would find Kingdom Hearts in order to gain ultimate power, control, and knowledge. Terranort also learned that the creation of a heartless can also lead to the creation of another creature called a nobody, beings that are left over bodies of those whose hearts have been stolen away. They transform into an inhuman state and do not truly exist as they lack a heart to make them truly live.

Terranort and the others eventually gave themselves to the darkness to gain the ability to control all heartless and wield the powers of darkness. They lost their hearts in the process and they became powerful nobodies. However, Terranort was the only one to have both a human Nobody and heartless, both possessing the memories prior to their creations. Since they possessed strong hearts, Terranort and his followers were able to retain their human forms while nobodies. Radiant Garden was almost completely destroyed, save for the castle, which somehow changed form, and most of its people were wiped out while some managed to escape to Traverse Town, such as Leon, Aerith, Yuffie, Cid and Merlin.

Terranort's nobody was called Xemnas who created The Organization, later called Organization XIII, with the other apprentices at its' core. They sought to become complete beings again and be whole. Terranort's heartless, calling himself Ansem, remained a spirit seeking to plunge all that is in darkness. Both portions of Xehanort sought Kingdom Hearts in order to wield the power it possesses and unleash it into the universe.

Terranort's Heartless' plans were to control other beings and use them to collect the princesses of heart and use them to open up the to Kingdom Hearts. At the same time, he would use the heartless to destroy entire worlds and collect the hearts to form Kingdom Hearts itself. He also searched for a host to take control of so that he may regain a physical presence. His choice for a host would later turn out to be Riku. Xemnas, the nobody of Xehanort, sought to find Kingdom Hearts by collecting human hearts. Leading Organization XIII, Xemnas controlled all nobodies and constructed a fortress that would serve as a base of operations; The Castle that Never Was. Organization XIII recruited other powerful nobodies in their plans, eventually gathering thirteen members, to find Kingdom Hearts and use its' power to become complete beings again. Xemnas eventually found a fortress known as Castle Oblivion and converted it into a base of experiments where the nature of memory would be experimented on. He was also searching frantically for a room called the "The Room of Awakening" and believed it to be somewhere within this fortress. Xemnas though did not truly seek for a true existence; his main goal of controlling Kingdom Hearts would be to become an god-like entity and take over all that is.

Ultimately, Terranort's intentions are the source of all the chaos and evil sweeping across the universe in the Kingdom Hearts Series.

Ansem the Wise/DiZ
Ansem the Wise, a decade ago, was the ruler of the Radiant Garden, as well as a wise scientist. He was also the master of apprentice scientists Xehanort, Braig, Dilan, Even, Aeleus, and Ienzo before they became Nobodies.

The sage was also the one who found the young Xehanort, on the brink of death, in the aftermath of a great battle by those who used Keyblades to fight, and nursed him back to health. Though the man had no memory of what happened to him before arriving at Radiant Garden, he still possessed a remarkable intellect and an insatiable curiosity. Thus, he became Ansem the Wise's apprentice, joining the five others.

However, as the years grew, Ansem the Wise became worried that the darkness of people's hearts would one day swallow his beloved home. In order to understand and counter it, Ansem began conducting tests on Terranort's heart. Ansem also hoped to unlock Xehanort's hidden memories, with his apprentice Even also showing interest. However, the more he probed, the more he became worried about Xehanort's wellbeing and his supposedly superhuman abilities.

Still, Ansem eventually constructed a large laboratory in the basement of his castle, encouraged by Ienzo. However, Ansem's six apprentices used the laboratory in order to conduct inhumane experiments on the human heart and the darkness within it. Ansem immediately ordered his apprentices to cease their experiments and sealed the chamber. Still, Ansem sinked into despair over his error in experimenting on Terranort, but a king of another world, King Mickey (Gummi Ship travel was now possible, thanks to Terranort opening the door in Ansem's basment) arrived. The two rulers became great friends, conversing over many subjects, and their companionship began to heal Ansem's heart. King Mickey eventually advised Ansem the Wise to review the research data, but found the "Ansem Reports", using his name, but written by Terranort. Ansem began to see that the damage he had done had become irreversible.

Eventually and unfortunately, the six apprentices dabbled too deep into the darkness behind his back. They were consumed by it, with Xehanort producing his Heartless as well as his Nobody, Xemnas, the founder and leader of Organization XIII. The five other apprentices also produced powerful Nobodies, making the elder members of the Organization. Ansem, his mistakes catching up to him, was also plunged into a realm of nothingness, and became embittered by the betrayal of his apprentices.

For some time, Ansem remained in the empty realm, constantly writing in order to maintain his sanity. Here, he also discarded his old, stolen name, and became DiZ, or "Darkness in Zero". Eventually, he found a way to escape when he gained the power of darkness, though he did not intend to let himself be consumed by it like his apprentices. With his newfound powers, DiZ also garbed himself in red robes and a mask made of red bandages in order to fully conceal his identity.

Using the corridors of darkness, DiZ found Twilight Town, and took refuge in an abandoned mansion on the outskirts of the town. There, he began researching the Nobodies and the Heartless, as well as watching Sora and King Mickey's efforts to defeat the Heartless from the sidelines.

DiZ, hoping to gain revenge on Organization XIII, infiltrates the Organization's second base, Castle Oblivion. There, he monitors Sora and encounters Naminé. He also aids Riku in his quest to defeat his darkness, though not revealing his true identity for some time (instead, he took on the form of Xehanort's Heartless). DiZ also re-encounters King Mickey, but is privately saddened that he cannot talk to him like in the old days. Still, King Mickey begins to suspect DiZ's identity. Regardless of that, DiZ provides Riku and the King with Organization cloaks as well as the card that will draw out Xehanort's Heartless. Using it, Riku defeats Terranort's Heartless, though a part of him still lingers in Riku's heart. He and King Mickey then set off, though DiZ appears to them at the crossroads in the grassy plain, asking which path they will take. Riku chooses the middle road, which DiZ refers to as the "twilight road to nightfall". However, Riku calls it the "road to dawn".

DiZ soon returned to Naminé to aid her in the task to restore Sora's memories after they were broken apart in Castle Oblivion. Since the castle was still under control of the Organization, DiZ convinced Naminé to move Sora, Donald, and Goofy to his facility in Twilight Town. However, Sora was taking too long to awaken, and DiZ was soon noticed that Riku arrived with blindfold on, offering his aid to wake Sora. DiZ convinces a lone Riku to retrieve Roxas, Sora's Nobody. However, Riku had no choice but to take on the form of Terranort's Heartless in order to fully utilize the power of darkness and defeat Roxas. DiZ, seeing Riku's (taking on the name Ansem) devotion to Sora, slowly began to lose his lust for revenge, hiding it behind laughter. Still, DiZ continued with the plan, placing Roxas into a digital facsimile of Twilight Town where he could live out his days until it was time for him to reunite with Sora.

In the events of Kingdom Hearts II, DiZ, Riku, and Naminé still co-operate with each other to restore Sora. However, Naminé begins reaching out towards Roxas, to DiZ's annoyance, while Riku only intends to stick around until Sora awakens. Nonetheless, Roxas fuses with Sora eventually, though Riku does not dispose of Naminé as DiZ had wanted. The three go on their separate paths, while Sora goes off on his journey. Unfortunately, Sora does not function the way DiZ wanted, and all of his plans fall apart. It becomes increasingly obvious to the former ruler that the heart is something he cannot truly understand.

At this point in the story, DiZ has clearly established prejudices against Nobodies. He, unlike Riku, has no pity for Roxas when they abduct him. Later, when Roxas demands answers to his questions, DiZ responds that a Nobody doesn't have a right to know, "nor does it even have a right to be." Similarly, he does not care what becomes of Naminé, and only keeps her around due to her usefulness, telling Riku he can dispose of her after their job is finished. This prejudice is likely due to his hatred of his former apprentices and the Nobodies that they have become.

DiZ eventually infiltrates the Organization's home world, The World That Never Was. With Sora's strength of heart having obliterated DiZ's plans, he takes it upon himself to stop Xemnas by using a machine to digitally encode Kingdom Hearts, which Xemnas had been feeding human hearts in order to eventually extract its power to become whole. However, as he climbs the Nobody's headquarters, he is attacked by Nobodies, though he is saved by his old friend King Mickey. Seeing no more reason to hide his identity, DiZ unmasks himself. King Mickey asks Ansem why he didn't come to him before, but Ansem feels that the task of defeating Organization XIII was his. He also explains to King Mickey his part in causing Riku to take on his dark form, and the regrets he had concealed with his true identity. He and King Mickey then set off to seal away Kingdom Hearts.

Ansem the Wise, finding a good spot, begins encoding Kingdom Hearts, but sees that the power of Kingdom Hearts is too great to be controlled, adding insult to his realization of the heart's unpredicatable true nature. The machine begins to overload, and Ansem does his best to contain it, but to little avail. Sora, Riku, and their companions, as well as Xemnas, all arrive at Ansem's location. Ansem throws bitter words and accusations at Xemnas, though Xemnas simply retorts that Ansem himself was the reason for the destruction wrought on the worlds. Ansem, though he knows his errors, sees that both he and his former apprentice are as still ignorant to the true essence of the heart as they were ten years ago. The machine then goes critical, only moments away from exploding. Ansem takes the time to give King Mickey and Riku final words, and sincerely apologizes to Roxas for all he has done, though he is not sure if Roxas can hear him due to the fact that Roxas is fused with Sora. It is at this point that his prejudice against Nobodies has excluded Roxas and, possible, Namine. The machine then explodes, killing Ansem. But his death is not in vain, as the explosion restores Riku to his true form, and undoes Xemnas' work on Kingdom Hearts.

WORLDS

Okay, these Disney scenes are used through out KH:

Alice in Wonderland
Tarzan
Hercules
Aladdin
Nightmare Before Christmas
Pinocchio
Little Mermaid
Peter Pan
Beauty and the Beast
Fantasia
Mulan
Disney World
Pirates of the Carribean
The Lion King
Tron
Cinderella
Lilo and Stitch
Snow White
Winnie The Pooh
Sleeping Beauty

GAME DISCRIPTIONS

KINGDOM HEARTS


For: Playstation 2(PS2)

Settings
The universe of Kingdom Hearts is a collection of various levels, referred to as "worlds", which the player progresses through. Thirteen can be accessed throughout the game and one, the Disney Castle, is shown in cutscenes. Additional worlds are mentioned by various characters, but are not accessible because they have been destroyed by the Heartless, beings of darkness. Ten of the worlds are based on Disney fiction, primarily from the Disney animated features canon, and the other four were created by Square specifically for the game.

Each world varies in appearance and setting, depending on the Disney world upon which it is based. The graphics of the world and characters were meant to resemble the artwork style of the environments and characters from their respective Disney film. Each Disney world is inhabited by characters from their respective Disney film; Hercules and Philoctetes inhabit Olympus Coliseum, and Aladdin, Princess Jasmine, and Jafar inhabit Agrabah. Each world is disconnected from the others and exists separately. Most characters in the worlds are unaware of the existence of the other worlds, but some notable ones are aware. Players travel from one world to another via Gummi Ship.

The worlds created specifically for the game mirror the overall appearance of the other worlds and feature either new characters or characters from several Final Fantasy games. The new worlds include: Destiny Islands, where the story initially begins; Traverse Town, which serves as a launching point for most of the game; Hollow Bastion, which many of the Final Fantasy characters call home; and End of the World, a large, dark world created from the remnants of various worlds consumed by the darkness. The main characters travel from world to world to seal each "Keyhole"; this protects the world from the Heartless and ultimately from destruction. They also try to minimize their interaction with characters of other worlds in order to maintain a balance of separation. To blend in with the inhabitants of a world, Sora, Donald, and Goofy sometimes change their physical appearance.

Characters
Because Kingdom Hearts was a collaboration between Disney and Squaresoft[now called Square Enix], it features a mixture of familiar Disney and Square characters, as well as several new characters designed and created by the director, Tetsuya Nomura. The primary protagonist of the game is Sora, who is chosen to wield the Keyblade, a weapon for battling darkness. The game also features two of his friends, Kairi and Riku. For most of the game, Sora is joined by Donald Duck and Goofy. Donald, the court wizard, and Goofy, captain of the royal guard, were sent from Disney Castle to find the Keyblade. The three join forces to search for King Mickey Mouse, Kairi, and Riku. The primary antagonist is Ansem, who is seeking to find power and knowledge by using dark beings called the Heartless. The Heartless, hearts corrupted by darkness, serve as most of the enemies encountered in the game and come in a variety of shapes and sizes.

As a game meant to explore the fictional universes of various Disney films, there are over 100 Disney characters. While many serve as major characters in the story, others appear in cameo roles, such as the One Hundred and One Dalmatians puppies playing a part in a side-quest. Most worlds also feature a Disney villain whom the player must defeat. The player can summon various Disney characters to fight alongside Sora in battle, causing Donald and Goofy to withdraw from the battlefield for the duration of the summon. Available summoned characters include the Genie from Aladdin, Tinkerbell from Peter Pan, Bambi from Bambi and Simba from The Lion King.

Square also incorporated several of its famous characters from the Final Fantasy series into the game, though the characters were tweaked slightly for novelty and to fit the game's back-story. On Destiny Islands, the player meets younger versions of Tidus, Wakka (both from Final Fantasy X), and Selphie Tilmitt (from Final Fantasy VIII). In Traverse Town, the player encounters Squall Leonhart (known in the game as "Leon") from Final Fantasy VIII as well as Aerith Gainsborough, Cid Highwind, and Yuffie Kisaragi from Final Fantasy VII. Rikku from Final Fantasy X and Irvine Kinneas from Final Fantasy VIII were both originally set to make cameo appearances, but were replaced by Yuffie and Wakka respectively. Cloud and Sephiroth (both from Final Fantasy VII) make appearances in Olympus Coliseum, where the player can fight them in the tournaments. The emphasis on characters from later Final Fantasy installments stems from Tetsuya Nomura's hesitation to use characters he did not design.

The game also uses other Final Fantasy icons. Moogles appear to provide item synthesis. Several weapons, such as "Lionheart" and "Save the Queen", share names with other weapons from previous entries in the Final Fantasy series. A name Riku suggests for the raft early in the game is Highwind, a reference to the airship of Final Fantasy VII, while the default name for Sora's suggestion is Excalibur, a weapon in the Final Fantasy series. The magic-naming system in Kingdom Hearts (i.e. Fire, Fira, Firaga, etc.) is identical to Final Fantasy magic. The names of various spells are also the names of Gummi blocks, and various summons, weapons, bosses, and monsters are the names of Gummi ship blueprints.

Story
Kingdom Hearts begins on Destiny Islands, where Sora, Riku, and Kairi live. The three friends want to leave the islands to explore new worlds and have prepared a raft for this purpose. One night, the islands are attacked by darkness and shadow creatures. Sora seeks out his friends, finding Riku, who disappears into darkness. At the same time, Sora obtains the Keyblade. The islands are destroyed, and Sora is left adrift. Meanwhile, King Mickey has left his world to deal with the increasing darkness and left instructions for mage Donald and knight Goofy to find the "key".

Donald and Goofy use a Gummi Ship to travel to Traverse Town, to where Sora has drifted. Sora encounters the shadow creatures again, and meets Leon, who explains the shadow creatures are Heartless, beings that consume hearts, and that the Keyblade is the only weapon capable of defeating them. A man named Ansem, the leader of Leon's home world, is said to have studied the Heartless. Sora meets Donald and Goofy and the three decide to travel together: Donald and Goofy to find Mickey, and Sora to find Kairi and Riku. The three go to various worlds based on Disney films, finding that the Keyblade also locks "Keyholes", passages the Heartless use to take the heart of a world. A group of Disney villains, led by Maleficent, seek out the seven Princesses of Heart to unlock the Keyhole that leads to Kingdom Hearts, a repository of knowledge and power and the source of all hearts. This group includes Riku, whom Maleficent promises she will help in finding Kairi. Maleficent sows distrust in Riku, telling him Sora has abandoned him and Kairi for new friends and the Keyblade. An increasingly antagonistic Riku finds Kairi's body, but cannot find her heart.

Sora and his friends eventually arrive at Hollow Bastion, the homeworld of Ansem and the headquarters of Maleficent. Riku takes the Keyblade from Sora, claiming he was simply the "delivery boy". Donald and Goofy, taking their order to follow the "key" seriously, leave with Riku. Sora challenges Riku, stating his heart derives strength from his friends; his friends return to him, as does the Keyblade. In his shame, Riku meets a cloaked man who goads him to give into the darkness. The three engage and kill Maleficent but then meet a strangely-behaved Riku with a Keyblade that unlocks hearts. Sora finds Kairi's body and Riku, who reveals himself to be Ansem, possessing Riku's body. Ansem explains that Kairi is a Princess of Heart and her heart was trapped within Sora's body since the Destiny Islands were destroyed. After defeating Ansem, Sora uses Ansem's Keyblade to unlock his heart (he impales himself), releasing both his and Kairi's heart. Kairi's heart returns to her body, in turn completing the final Keyhole, while Sora becomes a Heartless. Sora is restored to human form by Kairi and resolves to confront Ansem.

Ansem is found in End of the World, the combined remnants of worlds taken by the Heartless. Ansem explains his belief that darkness is the heart's true essence, and he seeks Kingdom Hearts, as that would be the ultimate darkness. However, upon opening the door to Kingdom Hearts, it reveals its light, overwhelming and destroying Ansem. Beyond the door are King Mickey and Riku, and they help Sora and the others close the door, as there are many Heartless beyond it. Mickey and Sora use their Keyblades to lock the door. The worlds reconstruct themselves, separating Sora and Kairi. The game concludes as Sora, Donald, and Goofy resolve to find Riku and Mickey.

Final Mix
Released only in Japan, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix has several events and a number of gameplay tweaks that are not in previous releases. Spoken dialogue is in English, with Japanese subtitles. New scenes, clarifying certain plot points, such as Riku's journey and foreshadowing of Kingdom Hearts II, were included. A gameplay tweak allows the player to skip cut scenes after seeing them once. The optional bosses first included in the English version were introduced to Japanese players for the first time, along with "Unknown", in an attempt to raise interest for the sequel.

In another attempt at foreshadowing, a video titled "Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]" plays at the ending if the player accomplishes certain tasks. New music tracks incorporated were "Disappeared" and "Another Side". The "Night on Bald Mountain" and "One-Winged Angel" tracks from the English version were included as well. Other changes include new abilities, new weapons, new items, additional and recolored enemies, and gameplay tweaks to make the game easier for the player, along with two new difficulty levels.

On the first day of the re-release, the game also included either a deck of Kingdom Hearts cards or a special music CD. A limited "Platinum Edition" version of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix was also released. The platinum version included an action figure of Sora, a sticker set, sketches of some of the main characters, and the game itself.



Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories


For: Gameboy Advanced(GBA)

Setting
The game takes place in Castle Oblivion, a mysterious castle kept by Marluxia. The castle causes visitors to lose their memories when they enter. The lobby and areas between floors are a sterile white with flower-themed decorations but each floor can be transformed into a different world from the first Kingdom Hearts game using "world cards" created from Sora's memories. Like before, many of the worlds are based on classic Disney films while the rest were created by Square Enix.

Unlike the previous game, the worlds are created from Sora's memories. As such, many of the events experienced in Kingdom Hearts are relived in this game; Sora re-encounters memory versions of Disney characters that he met before. The individual plots differ from those in the original game and revolve around the theme of memory. The exception is the Deep Jungle world which does not reappear in Chain of Memories. Just as Kingdom Hearts had several worlds created specifically for that game, Chain of Memories introduces Twilight Town, in addition to the original worlds of Kingdom Hearts. The world card for Twilight Town was created from memories on "the other side of [Sora's] heart". Although Sora has no direct memories of this world, its significance becomes clear in Kingdom Hearts II.

Characters
Sora returns as the main protagonist of the game. Donald Duck and Goofy also return, but they are less involved in the gameplay and story. Like the first game, Chain of Memories features numerous cameos from both the Final Fantasy series and the Disney animated features canon. Being a direct sequel, many of the characters from the first Kingdom Hearts reappear in this installment. As each world and the characters of those worlds are recreated from Sora's memories, they interact with Sora as if they had never met before. Chain of Memories also introduces a handful of new characters. Several are members of the enigmatic Organization. Other new characters include Naminé, a young girl capable of manipulating memories, and DiZ, a mysterious man concealed by red robes and bandages. Riku is also featured as a playable character in the second story mode. After being sealed in the realm of darkness at the end of Kingdom Hearts, Riku appears in the basement of Castle Oblivion. He is aided by King Mickey and DiZ.

Six members of the Organization serve as the main antagonists of the game, though only four appear in Sora's story mode. Among the four are Marluxia, the main antagonist and lord of Castle Oblivion; Larxene, a female member assisting Marluxia; Axel, a double agent whose loyalties are hidden; and Vexen, an unwilling participant in Marluxia's plan. Zexion and Lexaeus, allies of Vexen, appear only in Riku's story mode. Ansem also appears in Riku's story as an entity within Riku trying to gain control of him. Many of the Disney villains return; like the other Disney characters, they are recreated from Sora's memories and interact with him as if they had never met before.

Story
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories takes place directly after the ending of the first game, Kingdom Hearts. Sora and his friends Donald, Goofy and Jiminy Cricket are walking down a winding path, when a mysterious man dressed in a black, hooded coat appears. He directs Sora towards a massive fortress called Castle Oblivion and then disappears. When the travelers enter, they find the mysterious figure again. When Sora and his companions attempt to engage the figure, they find that their abilities seem to have no effect. The figure explains that they forgot all of their abilities when they entered the castle.[18] He continues by creating a deck of cards made from Sora's and his friends' memories, and tells them that everything they encounter in this castle will be based on their memories. The higher they go, the more memories they will lose in the process.


Meanwhile, floors below, Riku has been transported from the realm of darknessand fights his personal demons as he battles upward from the basement levels of Castle Oblivion. Neither Riku nor Sora are aware that they are being manipulated by a mysterious group called the Organization. Marluxia, the Organization's lord of Castle Oblivion, hopes to control Sora with Naminé's memory altering powers and use him to overthrow the rest of the Organization. Zexion and Lexaeus seek to counter Marluxia using Riku as their pawn. As Riku ascends Castle Oblivion, he, like Sora, encounters various members of the Organization. Vexen fights Riku to obtain his data and creates a replica of him. The replica embraces the darkness and believes himself to be stronger. After the Riku Replica battles Riku and flees, Vexen decides to use the Replica against Sora, after reworking the Replica's memory with Naminé's powers.

As Sora ascends through the castle, he battles Larxene, a co-conspirator in Marluxia's plot. Afterwards, he remembers the name of a friend of his that he forgot: Naminé. He learns that she is being held in the castle, and continues to ascend, clashing with the Riku Replica who now believes himself to be the real Riku. After witnessing the death of Vexen, Sora learns about his shifting memories and Marluxia's plans from Naminé; Axel, another Organization member who serves as a double agent, had allowed Naminé to meet Sora to foil Marluxia's plans.[30] Sora forms an alliance with the Riku Replica—who discovers that his memory was also altered by Naminé—and they fight to the top of the castle and defeat Marluxia. Naminé then puts Sora and his friends into pod-like machines to help them regain the memories they lost in the castle, even though they would forget the events that transpired in the castle.

As this occurs above, Ansem, who took over Riku's body in the previous game, attempts to regain control of Riku below, but is continually thwarted with the intervention of King Mickey. On the way, Riku battles another Organization member named Lexaeus, who sacrifices himself to force Riku's darkness to the surface. Later, Riku confronts Zexion, a manipulative Organization member now seeking to dispose of Riku, but Riku embraces his darkness and overcomes him. Arriving in Twilight Town, Riku meets DiZ, an enigmatic man interested in Riku and sends him to speak with Naminé, but the Riku Replica, who now seeks to justify his existence, fights Riku. After eliminating the Replica, Riku learns from Naminé that what remains of Ansem lives in his heart. Riku chooses to face him and DiZ pulls Ansem from Riku's heart to battle. After defeating Ansem, Riku learns that as long as he has darkness at his command, Ansem still resides within him. He sets out with King Mickey as his companion.

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was remade for the PlayStation 2, titled Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories. It was released as the second disc of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+ in Japan on March 29, 2007. The remake includes polygonal 3D battles and worlds using the same graphics as Kingdom Hearts, as well as voice acting and an improved soundtrack. While the card based battle system and room synthesis aspects of the gameplay stayed mostly the same, there were additions, such as the Reaction Command function from Kingdom Hearts II. The voice acting is only in the hallways between the world floors and in the Destiny Islands and Twilight Town worlds. The remake also includes new cutscenes and battles that were not in the original game such as a fight with Zexion in Reverse/Rebirth. When the game is completed, the player has the option of watching cutscenes in a "Theater Mode". This is going to be released in North America on December 2, 2008.



Kingdom Hearts II


For: Playstation 2(PS2)

Settings
The setting of Kingdom Hearts II is a collection of various levels that the player progresses through. Each level in Kingdom Hearts is referred to as a "world". As in the first Kingdom Hearts game, Kingdom Hearts II allows the player to travel to locales from various Disney fictions, along with original worlds specifically created for the series. In the first game, Disney based worlds were primarily derived from the Disney animated features canon. Kingdom Hearts II introduces worlds that are based on Disney live-action films as well. As in the first game, each world varies in appearance and setting, depending on the Disney film on which it is based. The graphics of the world and characters are meant to resemble the artwork style of the environments and characters from their respective Disney films. Each world is disconnected from the others and exists separately; with few exceptions, players travel from one world to another via a Gummi ship.

Some of the worlds featured in the previous games reappear, but with new and expanded areas. There are also new worlds that are introduced and include the Land of Dragons, a fictionalized account of ancient China from the film Mulan; Beast's Castle, a 1800s-style castle based on French architecture from Beauty and the Beast; Timeless River, a past version of Disney Castle that features Steamboat Willie-style animation; Port Royal, from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Pride Land, a great savanna from The Lion King; and Space Paranoids, a digital world within Hollow Bastion's computer network based on Tron. Twilight Town, an original world first seen in Chain of Memories, has a greater role as the introductory world. The World That Never Was is a new world that serves as the headquarters of Organization XIII.

Characters
The three main characters in the game are Sora, a fifteen year old boy who was chosen as master of the Keyblade, a mystical key-shaped weapon with the power to combat darkness; Donald, the court magician of Disney Castle; and Goofy, the captain of the Disney Castle guard. Both Donald and Goofy were ordered to find and stay with the "key", which was revealed to be the Keyblade. They befriended Sora during their journey in Kingdom Hearts and they draw strength from this friendship. Other original characters include Riku and Kairi, Sora's friends from his home world, Destiny Islands; Roxas, a mysterious boy who can wield the Keyblade; and DiZ, a man in red robes with a vendetta against Organization XIII.

As in the previous installments, there are numerous appearances of characters from both Disney and Square Enix works. While some make a return from Kingdom Hearts, new characters from Disney fiction are also introduced, such as Scar from The Lion King and Scrooge McDuck. Pete appears as a persistent enemy who works with the resurrected Maleficent. Seventeen characters from Final Fantasy games appear, notably, Auron of Final Fantasy X and the return of Squall Leonhart, Cloud Strife, and Sephiroth. It was stated that although the first game strictly stuck to characters Nomura designed, this time around they were going to "take some risks"; implying characters not directly designed by Nomura might make an appearance. This led to Vivi of Final Fantasy IX and Setzer of Final Fantasy VI appearing in Twilight Town.

The various worlds that Sora explores often have an optional party character from the fiction on which the world is based. Such party members include Fa Mulan, the woman who passes as a man in order to take her ailing father's place in the army; Jack Sparrow, a pirate who seeks to reclaim his ship, the Black Pearl; Simba, the self-exiled lion who is the rightful king of the Pride Land; and Tron, a security program in Hollow Bastion's computer network who seeks to end the dictatorship of the Master Control Program.

Unlike Kingdom Hearts where Xehanort's Heartless was revealed in the final stages of the game to be the true antagonist, Organization XIII, a group of beings without hearts, was established as the main threat early on. Organization XIII controls both the Heartless, corrupted hearts that have become monsters, and Nobodies, the bodies left over when Heartless are created. Villains unique to the worlds are still prevalent and are often presented as challenges that Sora must overcome.

Story
Kingdom Hearts II begins one year after Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. Sora, Donald and Goofy have been asleep for the past year to regain their lost memories. Meanwhile, Roxas is trapped in a virtual simulation of Twilight Town created by DiZ so that Roxas, the Nobody of Sora, may merge with his original self to restore Sora's power. This is done as part of DiZ's revenge on Organization XIII. DiZ's plans are threatened when Organization XIII's Nobodies infiltrate the virtual town, but Roxas finally merges with Sora. Sora, Donald and Goofy wake up in the real Twilight Town and King Mickey Mouse and Yen Sid send them on another journey. Their goal is to find Riku and stop the plans of Organization XIII, who control the Nobodies—the body left over when a heart is turned into a Heartless. Sora also receives a new set of clothes that allow him to fuse with party members to gain special abilities, known as Drive Form. Afterwards, Maleficent is resurrected and joins with Pete to continue her quest for power.

Sora travels to many Disney-themed worlds, both old and new, and resolves the troubles caused by Organization XIII, the Heartless, Maleficent and Pete, and local villains. Meanwhile, Kairi is kidnapped by Organization XIII. During a visit to Hollow Bastion, they again meet King Mickey, who reveals the true nature of Ansem, the antagonist of Kingdom Hearts. The Ansem who Sora defeated was actually the Heartless of Xehanort, a student of Ansem the Wise. Xemnas, the leader of Organization XIII, reveals himself to be the Nobody of Xehanort. Organization XIII's plan is revealed: they seek the power of Kingdom Hearts, which is the sum of all the hearts that Sora released by destroying the Heartless with his Keyblade. Sora then revisits the worlds to solve lingering problems and new complications, while seeking a path to Organization XIII's base of operations.

Through a passageway in the virtual Twilight Town, Sora, Donald, and Goofy arrive at the World That Never Was, the headquarters of Organization XIII, with Kingdom Hearts looming overhead. There, Sora finds Kairi and Riku, who reveals the nature of Sora's and Roxas' relationship. Mickey meets DiZ, who reveals himself to be Ansem the Wise. Ansem the Wise uses a device that dissipates some of Kingdom Hearts' power, but a system overload causes the machine to explode and kill Ansem. At the top of Organization XIII's castle, Sora and his friends battle Xemnas, who uses the remnants of Kingdom Hearts to power his multiple forms. After Xemnas' death, Sora and Riku are reunited with their friends at Destiny Islands, their home. The game concludes as Sora, Kairi and Riku read a mysterious letter stamped with King Mickey's seal, the contents of which are hidden from the player.

Final Mix+
Because the first game was re-released, there was speculation whether Tetsuya Nomura would do the same with Kingdom Hearts II. In a Weekly Shonen Jump interview with Nomura, he expressed interest in a possible international version of Kingdom Hearts II, although there were no definite plans. He said that should a "Final Mix" version arise, he had a "trump card" in mind, with such features as the Mushroom Heartless found in the first Kingdom Hearts. In September 2006, Square Enix announced they would develop Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, featuring new scenes and gameplay elements.

Kingdom Hearts II was re-released in Japan on March 29, 2007 as a 2-disc set titled Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+. The first disc contains Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, with a new secret movie and additional battles and items. The book, Kingdom Hearts -Another Report-, was included along with the game for those who reserved a copy. Based on Amazon.com figures, Final Mix+ was the number one PlayStation 2 game in sales during the week of its release in Japan.

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep so far...


For: Playstation Portable(PSP)

THIS IS THE ONLY GAME THATS BEEN OPENLY PREVIEWED

CLICK HERE FOR TRAILER

Release date: September 7, 2010

Plot
Birth by Sleep is a prequel to the Kingdom Hearts series, taking place ten years before the events of the original game and focusing on the story of Keyblade masters before the series' main protagonist Sora. Nomura has stated though there are three scenarios, there is not one singularly important scenario or character, but the main theme is Ven's identity. The story was speculated early on to be connected to the unlockable trailers at the end of Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix. Nomura has since confirmed a connection to the trailers. The story revolves around three Keyblade apprentices in search of a missing Keyblade master, Master Xehanort, and his apprentice. Their disappearance foreshadows a great disaster. The game will take place in various Disney-themed worlds, both new and old, and will reflect the time difference between this game and the previous Kingdom Hearts games; for example, a young Hercules in the Coliseum.

Characters
Like previous Kingdom Hearts titles, Birth by Sleep features numerous Disney characters. In addition to original characters Terra, Aqua and Ven, confirmed characters include King Mickey, Donald Duck, Goofy, young Sora and Riku, Hercules, Maleficent, Yen Sid, Cinderella, Aladdin, and Master Xehanort and his apprentice. The game will also introduce a new type of enemy different from the Heartless and Nobodies.

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days so far...


For: Nintendo DS

Release Date: September 2009*yay*

The meaning of 358/2 days
Roxas spent one week in the virtual Twilight Town from Kingdom Hearts II. 7 days in a week. Sora was asleep for 1 year, 365 days. Take the amount of time Roxas was in the virtual town from how long Sora was asleep, you get 358. And the 2 represents the 2 halfs, Sora and Roxas. That is because, from the time sora was asleep, Roxas joined the org, and spent 358 days there, and the game covers Roxas's time in the Organization.

Plot
358/2 Days revolves around the untold events of Roxas during his time with Organization XIII and will take place during the year Sora was asleep between the events of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II. Game director Tetsuya Nomura has noted the game's prologue will cover the "birth" of Roxas, but the gameplay will start from when he enters the Organization. Roxas' daily duties with the Organization, his doubts of the Organization, and his departure from it will also be included in the story The initial trailer showed most of the events in Twilight Town. Other worlds, like Wonderland, have also been featured.

Characters
Like previous Kingdom Hearts titles, 358/2 Days features numerous Disney characters. Confirmed characters include Roxas, King Mickey, Riku, and the other members of Organization XIII, including a new female member. This new fourteenth member is considered a key character to the game. The reason why the Organization's name remained "Organization XIII" with this member will be explained in the game.

Kingdom Hearts Coded so far...


For: Mobile Phone/ Nintendo DS

Release Date: Being released in parts

Plot
Coded is set after the events of Kingdom Hearts II. Jiminy Cricket returns to Disney Castle to organize the records in his journal. In his journal he finds a message that he did not write: "We must return to free them from their torment." To investigate this message, King Mickey digitizes the contents of the journal, awakening a virtual Sora on Destiny Islands.

Characters
Like previous Kingdom Hearts titles, coded features numerous Disney characters. Confirmed characters include King Mickey, Pluto, Jiminy Cricket, a virtual Sora, Donald Duck, Goofy, and the Heartless. The virtual Sora is in the original Sora's attire from the first game because he is created from data from Jiminy's earlier journal entries. The characters referred to as "them" in the message left in Jiminy's journal refers to the main antagonists of the game, who have yet to be revealed.



for more KH information, visit kh2.co.uk

did you type all this?

holy black on a po po

I copied and pasted it from the ARDBZ forums

I think I should watch like a playthrough or something so I understand Kingdom Hearts.

I want to make a Sonic information topic but I don't have the power to make it important.

if you want just cutscenes(its chalked full of them) then go to kh-vids.net.

BUT if you actually want someone playing the game then look on youtube or google video i guess.

if you want just cutscenes(its chalked full of them) then go to kh-vids.net.

BUT if you actually want someone playing the game then look on youtube or google video i guess.

I think I'll do that.

Holy poop on a stick...so much info ive got nothing to add lol

added 358/2 Days' release date.

I don't have the guts to quote that really long post.

Though I do admire that post. Really takes alot of time.

updated the post with a statement

the game seems good i want to buy the game for the ps2

theres actually at the moment 4 games available in the US for Kingdom Hearts.

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II

the reason I didn't put the mobile game up there is becuase is is NOT popular at all, it is ENTIRLY not ralated to the main series, and I've never played it.

theres actually at the moment 4 games available in the US for Kingdom Hearts.

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II

the reason I didn't put the mobile game up there is becuase is is NOT popular at all, it is ENTIRLY not ralated to the main series, and I've never played it.

question do i need to play chain of memories to understand KHII?

theres actually at the moment 4 games available in the US for Kingdom Hearts.

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II

the reason I didn't put the mobile game up there is becuase is is NOT popular at all, it is ENTIRLY not ralated to the main series, and I've never played it.

question do i need to play chain of memories to understand KHII?

well....I'd say yes...just so you know whats going on with everyone, like where everyone is and what not...BUT at the beginning of KHII, unless you've read all about it before....you will be TOTALLY confused as to who you are playing as and hwere you are. Thats normal its the same with everyone you just have to play the game. But all in all I'd say yes play KH: CoM.

theres actually at the moment 4 games available in the US for Kingdom Hearts.

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II

the reason I didn't put the mobile game up there is becuase is is NOT popular at all, it is ENTIRLY not ralated to the main series, and I've never played it.

question do i need to play chain of memories to understand KHII?

well....I'd say yes...just so you know whats going on with everyone, like where everyone is and what not...BUT at the beginning of KHII, unless you've read all about it before....you will be TOTALLY confused as to who you are playing as and hwere you are. Thats normal its the same with everyone you just have to play the game. But all in all I'd say yes play KH: CoM.

ok ill look for it, thanks
also its the GBA game right?

theres actually at the moment 4 games available in the US for Kingdom Hearts.

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts Mobile
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts II

the reason I didn't put the mobile game up there is becuase is is NOT popular at all, it is ENTIRLY not ralated to the main series, and I've never played it.

question do i need to play chain of memories to understand KHII?

well....I'd say yes...just so you know whats going on with everyone, like where everyone is and what not...BUT at the beginning of KHII, unless you've read all about it before....you will be TOTALLY confused as to who you are playing as and hwere you are. Thats normal its the same with everyone you just have to play the game. But all in all I'd say yes play KH: CoM.

ok ill look for it, thanks
also its the GBA game right?

yes

*new info on all three new games, brought to you by KH-vids*

gonna add this stuff to the main topic soon.

DK£3713 Coverage

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Kingdom Hearts Coded
- Kingdom Hearts Coded is set for a 2008 Winter release.
- Coded supports full 3D battle and a horizontal mode that reminds people of Mario when they look at it.
- Coded will be used on the current Mobile phones NTT DoCoMo、703i、903i
- Co-op play can be done on the Event Side.
- The Kingdom Hearts Mobile update will allow you to buy avatars and play minigames in 100 Acre Woods. The minigames allow you to earn ringtones and other goodies.
- Coded's website is said to be up this year.

Trailer summary
In Twilight Town Cid appears.
In another scene an Org XIII member is seen saying "Show me your power!"
Mickey, Jimmy, Donald and Goofy are all around the journal and Mickey says "There's one wound left.
A new scene is shown to the public.

Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep
- Is set for a 2009 Release
- Aqua finally makes an appearance.
- The Demo gives off the same feel as the PS2 version of Kingdom Hearts. Triangle is magic, and circle is normal attacks and special attacks. When the guage reaches to the max, press circle to perform special attacks.

DEMO
Demo notes

- Terra's Demo is called "Enchanted Forest."
- The new enemies are known as Ambers and after you defeat the Ambers you move across the bridge and to the castle.
- A boss appears called "Wheel Master" once you defeat this boss the chapter ends.

-Ven's Demo is called Castle of Dreams.
- Ven becomes small and is the same size as a rat.

Rat: "This is the King's Castle. All daughters in this country are called to a dance party that is held tonight."
Ven: "Cinderalla is also going...
Rat: Yes, however I need to prepare a dress for her.
Ven: I remember a fellow who called Cinderella a while ago.
Rat: Ah, Dancing in the castle has always been a dream of Cinderella. She lives in a nother world where all she does is clean and wash.
Ven: I understand...I know that feeling. Well then we'll make Cinderella realize that dream.
Rats: Yes we will.
Ven: We'll make the dress. Will you create the dress while I look for the materials?
Rat: It's a good idea. Well then may you look for 2 pieces of clothing in the room below. Also a white ribbon, pink string will be good as well. I'll be making the dress here.Also can you watch of for Lucifer?
Ven: Lucifer?
Rat: He's a brutal cat. He steals and attacks.
Ven: Understood.
- After you find the pieces you are asked to return to the area in which you are attacked by the boss.
-Terra's special attack is "Photon Charge" Ven's is "Star Burst"

TRAILER
The trailer starts at the inner court of a castle. Someone is leaving from the entrance while Aqua is dancing and Ven and Terra are watching her. They are startled and the three gather.

In the Castle of Dream someone is running with a blue Gem that ven is carrying.

Lucifer attacks Ven

Rat: It is dangerous! Run away before it's too late!

The World of the Enchanted Forest.

Malificent: Seven pure hearts without darkness at all? If they are collected then all the worlds can be obtained.

Back inside the Castle

Aqua: Any clues of Master Xehanort?
Terra: He is interested in the minds of pure light.
Aqua: Minds of pure light?
Terra: We are alsoafter that light. If we do so Master Xehanort will come.

World of Snow White

Snow White: Well that was rough.
Terra: Wern't you surprise?
Snow White: No
Terra: (..I can feel pure light from her. Does this person have the mind of a pure light?)

Dim Place

Ven: It's a lie!
Aqua: Don't be deceived. (In thought)Terra is, learning after all and he isn't like that.
Malificent: The truth is cruel isn't it..


The blog poster forgot the area.
Aqua: I want to hear it again. I refuse to have Ven spoken such lies.
Malificent: All of it is true. Terra is careless with his power and slowly descends into darkness.
Aqua: Leave!




Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
- Is set for a 2008 Winter release
- 14th's Member name is Xion (Xeon?) シオン. She also looks like Kairi. UPDATE According to Maiki it's Shion

Demo
Demo is the same as last year's TGS which was defeating the heartless however this time you can play the demo with others around the area. This is to showcase the multiplayer.

Trailer
358/2

The scene starts with Namine.

Diz: Is there a problem with him waking in this place since he's missing a little bit of memory.
Namine: It's an important key for him..."
Diz: "Do you know something?
Namine: She cannot surely endure if she connects with another memory.
Diz: ...She?

Beasts Castle:

Riku: Who are you! That Keyblade...why!?
14th Member: Only you left the Organization...why?
Riku: The purpose was not to allow my best friend's sleep to be obstructed.

-after a short stare down-

Riku: Who are you!? That Keyblade is fake.
14th Member: That is a selfish remark, you know it's not.
Riku: "Certainly, it's from a nobody."


Twilight Town:
Axel: The ammount of times you're taken and how many times I return after I run away...how many times?

(White room in Twilight Town)
The 14th member meets Namine

Namine: Xion..you wanted to meet?

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Yeah, so, enjoy.

A Short Nomura interview answers...practically nothing

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Well, a member of 2ch posted this up recently, it seems as though he/she managed to meet Nomura for a short while to conduct a rather...short interview. Each of them Nomura pretty much turned around unfortunately. Seems as though he's being secretive about many things, but what did he say? Well we're gonna summarize it up in quick points.


1. 14th Member has no relation to Kairi. (Chances of Nomura turning that around? High)
2. The Unbirth is meant to explain heartless and nobodies but wouldn't go into detail.
3. When asked about Aqua's part in the game Nomura said he revealed her last for a good reason.
4. When the 2ch user asked Nomura about Birth of Sleep's gameplay from the demo, Nomura said he wanted a concept similar to Chain of Memories but also wanted to keep the feel of the Main Kingdom Hearts games.
5. When asked about what system would, if there was going to be (which there will be) a Kingdom Hearts Sequel Nomura stated that he wants to enhance the gameplay of the series and depnding on the console that gives that enhancement he has in vision would be the console the game will be puto n.
6. The member accused Nomura lightenly about 358/2 Days being a game directed to Roxas fans and not advancing the series, Nomura only laughed. (...What is this Nomura?)
7. Nomura got asked about Coded being ported to a hand-held and Nomura said there were no current plans for a Hand-held version of Coded. The blog-user believes because it would upset the balance of 1 Game being with Sony and another being with Nintendo and joked to Nomura that he should put it on the X-box.

8. Finally the user asked to Nomura about the sudden adding of multiplayer in the series. Nomura responded by saying he wanted to try something different and unexpected for the series and is happy with the responses he got from the demos so far. (Maybe this means we can get more multiplayer games that are normally Single player RPGS from Nomura at this rate?)

Granted this was an interview conducted by a fan of the series we wouldn't expect Nomura to go into detail about these questions at least not until someone like Famitsu, or Dengeki gets in which is something we're expecting in the future.

Source: 2ch

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I'd recommend you intergrate however much of that you can into your thread as well as post Days' Official website.

http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/days/

Oh, and Zexion's element is Illusion btw. This was confirmed by KHU IIRC.

...Yeah, I know I'm a KH nerd. >_<