Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep -- New Scans!

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Plot: Game is going to focus on the keyblade masters before Sora. It takes place 10 years before the original Kingdom Hearts Games and will be focused on three keyblade apprentices and their search for their master, Xehanort

--It is Being Developed by the Team that made the remake of Chain of Memories on the PS2. This was a full 3d remake of the GBA game that came out. It will be using the same engine as Final Fantasy 7:Crisis Core.

From the New Weekly Famitsu:
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Holy Shit at the Power of the PSP.

I shall update this with all the news we know about this game.

New Info--3-18-08
Birth by Sleep
Kingdom Hearts has rapidly become a major franchise for Square Enix, so it was no surprise that it would come to the two big portable consoles. The DS version will follow the short life of Roxas in 358/2 Days, while the PSP will get the right to the "prequel", Birth by Sleep. Which--the little double-screened nomad from Nintendo or the technological beast by Sony--will get the better deal from this mix (which won't be released for a year or two) of Disney films and Final Fantasy?

Birth by Sleep, co-directed/produced by Tai Yasue, is developed by the team that did Re: Chain of Memories. Its production started first, but it'll be the last of the three to be completed. Technically, this "birth by sleep", is (?)astounding, it seems as well animated as Kingdom Hearts II. The PSP installment will comprise of some Disney worlds, including Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Cinderella (the "Disney Princesses"[the scan says Princesses of Heart, but it's been a while since I've played KH to know what the game calls them]), as well as some surprising worlds. Birth by Sleep will take place a few years before the first adventures of Sora, so some worlds will take into account the time difference; for example, we can watch teen Hercules in the Coloseum.

The gameplay will differ depending on the character you're playing: Terra is the strongest, Ven is the fastest, while Aqua is without doubt "the specialist of sorts" (I'm not sure if this is an idiom; possibly for magic or techniques?) The combat menu receives a new gague, Command, which fills up when you attack and gives access to extra techniques. Terra can enter "Fatal Mode" and unleash an extra-devasting combo finisher. Another change; no more MP. Some magic has a charge time and can only be casted when it is charged. The level-up system (very mysterious) and the enemies are also changed.

Once more, Yoko Shimomura will be composing memorable music--whether uplifting or melancholy--to accompany the actions of Terra, Ven (short for "Ventus") and Aqua. There will only be a few reused tunes; most will be edited. The main theme comes from KH II Final Mix +'s secret ending, which was called "Birth By Sleep". Also, just like the other games, there will be a mix of newly arranged Disney classics and original compositions.

This somber and complex adventure will be divided into three chapters that you can play in any order. We will follow the journey of three characters; the fighter Terra, Roxas' "double" Ven (this mystery will be explained!), and Aqua, a young girl with blue hair. It'll take place before KH1 when Sora, Riku and Kairi were still kids. The main antagonist seems to be a strange old guy named Master Xehanort, and Mickey will make his own appearance: we see him protecting Ven or accompanying Yen Sid, Donald and Dingo. This chapter will lift the veil on the War of the Keyblades, the power of their possesors, and without a doubt on the origins of the amnesiac disciple of Ansem the Wise.
 
[quote name='zewone']meh,

will be rushed garbage like all other PSP titles.

I'm actually looking forward to this.
[/QUOTE]

Tee hee
 
[quote name='VanillaGorilla']One of the dumbest names for a game ever.[/QUOTE]

And don't forget the new KH DS game:

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
 
I am really excited about this. Of course I'm a big fan of the ones on the ps2.

My wife just dropped $200 on a psp for me for our anniversary and I'm starting to really get excited about it with adding cfw, finding a few great games at good prices, and some really good titles coming out (this, patapon, gow, ff:crisis core, etc.)
 
man, the psp is really picking up steam... i've been noticing a lot of them being stocked in stores recently - this is probably coz people are realizing that games such as god of war, crisis core, and now kingdom hearts are coming out (not to mention the gems of the past year like ff tactics and jeanne d'arc that were reason enough for me to buy mine)...

i'm gonna get this for sure, but hopefully i finish my backlog in time.
 
Wow I almost forgot I was looking at a PSP game, definitely looks PS2 quality. Which means it's port-to-ps2 ready :(
 
I doubt this will be ps2 ported.

SE does not do alot of psp-ps2 ports.

Its mostly sony that does them all.
 
[quote name='whoknows']Try using spoiler tags next time :roll:

;)[/quote]
I don't think there were actually any spoilers in that... (unless you've never seen what Zack looks like or you didn't actually look at the screenshots)

I did like Chain of Memories so hopefully this one will as well just on a different handheld with different mechanics.
 
Pretty cool, gorgeous graphics.

That being said, haven't played any of the previous games. But since this is going to be a prequel I guess it'd be a good starting place?
 
I just read an interview where the producer (?) said that while Birth By Sleep was the first of the 3 new spin-off games in the production, it will likely be the last released.

This makes me believe that this will be the best.
 
It definitely looks great but not sure I'll pick this up as I didn't really get into the Kingdom Hearts games on PS2, though that was many years ago.
 
[quote name='kenkaze']I don't think there were actually any spoilers in that... (unless you've never seen what Zack looks like or you didn't actually look at the screenshots)[/QUOTE]
I wasn't being serious :p
 
[quote name='arthurtracy']That's PSP screenshots?

Impressive indeed... I may have to get one soon![/quote]


:q.......

this game is why i bought my psp for. cant wait for this to come out!!
 
So it's going to be kind of like Suikoden III?

I agree that the screenshots looks absolutely fantastic. This makes me glad that I have a PSP.
 
Looks really nice, I should probably go back and play the first game... never finished it, haven't played the second game or the card one either.
 
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