Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix announced for PS3

[jefXfree]

Square Enix has revealed Kingdom Hearts is finally on its way to current-era home consoles. In typical wacky naming fashion for the publisher, the bundle including HD remastered versions of Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts - Re:Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will launch in 2013 under the banner of Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix.

No stranger to re-releases, the Kingdom Hearts franchise will further update the PS2 re-release of Chain of Memories – originally a GBA game – to the PS3. Final Mix was a Japanese-exclusive re-release of the first game, which added new content found in the North American version of the game. Though the DS-exclusive 358/2 Days would probably see the most tweaking to get it to land on home consoles, speculation based on a Famitsu report is the PS3 release will only feature remade cutscenes from in the handheld title and not its gameplay.

Additionally, Square Enix revealed a browser-based, online social card game set within the Kingdom Hearts universe, according to the same Famitsu report.

Joystiq has a team in Japan for TGS 2012 – which officially begins tomorrow – and will look to have Square Enix explain exactly what the PS3 bundle includes and whether the company plans to bring it stateside.

 

[friedricetogo]

I hope they release it on disc! And not on the PSN store

 

[Horhay]

They should have included KH2 as well! Not everything else but 2. They need to just make KH3 and stop with all the small releases.

 

[tridon]

By the sound of some comments that I read, Square doesn't have any plans on bringing this over here... though I hope their attitude quickly changes. They'll lose fans and sales by not bringing it here.

They should have included KH2 as well! Not everything else but 2. They need to just make KH3 and stop with all the small releases.

Speculation is that if the sales are good enough on this one, there'll be a Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Collection.

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

I love the Kingdom Hearts series. I look foreward to them all being re-released, remastered in the future!!

 

[Nialies]

Kingdom hearts was the first game I was able to beat, and the reason why I got into videogames.. So I can say I really have a soft spot for this series. I will definitely get this, even though I know for sure they won't bring it to spain. Kh:3D arrived here but they didn't even bother to put subtitles on it, even if Kh has a huge fanbase in Spain

 

[Horhay]

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/21/kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-trailer-lives-on-in-our-hearts/

I couldn't figure out how to get the trailer here, sorry. HD trailer on the link above.

 

[Horhay]

Pre-order Kingdom Hearts HD Remix 1.5 and guarantee an upgrade to the Limited Edition with art book. Get an insider’s look at concept art, character designs and other sneak peeks behind the magic of bringing together Sora, Riku and the immersive Disney worlds. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time. Limited to one per customer order.

I already pre-ordered mine! Now bring on KH2 remix and finally KH3!!

 

[BlueCali]

So many good games coming out right before PS4... Definitely going to get this so I can learn the story from the DS move of the series.

 

[dboy99]

So many good games coming out right before PS4... Definitely going to get this so I can learn the story from the DS move of the series.

I never even played any of the games form the ps2 days,were they any good?

 

[BlueCali]

I never even played any of the games form the ps2 days,were they any good?

Kingdom Hearts is amazing, original characters and story mixed with final fantasy and Disney characters. Probably my favorite games of all time. I cannot wait for Kingdom Hearts 2 HD.

 

[Horhay]

I never even played any of the games form the ps2 days,were they any good?

KH1 and KH2 were damn good! Needless to say it has a huge following clamoring for KH3.

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

Picked up the limited edition of this and started playing it last night. They definitely did a good remastering job on it.