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Title: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Release Date Announced
Post by: NWR_pap64 on October 06, 2010, 07:39:11 PM

The latest DS Kingdom Hearts title will see a release early next year.

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/24222

Square Enix recently opened their North American website for Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, the second Kingdom Hearts game to be released for the DS. The official website revealed the release date, and a press release has confirmed that the US launch will be January 11, 2011.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded takes place after the end of Kingdom Hearts II. When King Mickey discovers a mysterious entry on Jiminy's journal he decides to investigate by going into the datascape and visiting the Disney worlds once more.

Coded was originally a title for Japanese cellphones. The DS remake includes new gameplay modes and new cutscenes.

Title: Re: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Release Date Announced
Post by: Enner on October 06, 2010, 10:12:16 PM

Oh, this is a sequel. I thought it was a remake of the first one from just reading the title. Well, this ought to be nice for DS-owning fans of the series.

Title: Re: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Release Date Announced
Post by: Pale on October 07, 2010, 08:28:15 AM

Too soon!


I wish they waiting a little longer seeing as Birth by Sleep just came out. :)

Title: Re: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Release Date Announced
Post by: NWR_pap64 on October 07, 2010, 02:51:23 PM

I'm curious for this game. I still need to play 358/2 Days and Birth By Sleep (don't own a PSP), but I want to know how the story in this game is.

In all honesty, the story became highly convoluted after Chain of Memories. I am still figuring out what was going on in Kingdom Hearts 2.

Title: Re: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Release Date Announced
Post by: Killer_Man_Jaro on October 07, 2010, 04:01:22 PM

What exactly is the attraction of this franchise? It is my understanding that, beneath the RPG elements, it's basically a drawn out hack-and-slasher with an absurdly convoluted story (Heartless? Nobodies? What?) and questionable controls. I don't own any of them, I've only sunk a couple of hours into a friend's copy of Kingdom Hearts II, and it appears to be riding on the appeal of the Disney licence heavily.
Unfortunately, I fear that Epic Mickey may be doing the same, which for me personally is not enough to keep me playing.

Title: Re: Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Release Date Announced
Post by: NWR_pap64 on October 07, 2010, 04:11:02 PM

Quote from: Killer_Man_Jaro on October 07, 2010, 04:01:22 PM

What exactly is the attraction of this franchise? It is my understanding that, beneath the RPG elements, it's basically a drawn out hack-and-slasher with an absurdly convoluted story (Heartless? Nobodies? What?) and questionable controls. I don't own any of them, I've only sunk a couple of hours into a friend's copy of Kingdom Hearts II, and it appears to be riding on the appeal of the Disney licence heavily.
Unfortunately, I fear that Epic Mickey may be doing the same, which for me personally is not enough to keep me playing.

The first one, at least, did ride off of nostalgia. A stronger focus was placed on the Disney and Final Fantasy characters. It was after Chain of Memories that the focus was instead placed on the original story and characters.

I can only speak for myself, but I will admit that I got into the series because of the Disney and Final Fantasy references, but I stuck to the series because despite the story being convoluted it's enjoyable. I really like the characters, especially Sora may be one of the best non-Final Fantasy characters Square has created.

The gameplay is indeed a hack and slash, but it has been refined so that it's more than just a Samurai Warriors clone. I really liked the battle system in Kingdom Hearts 2. It was far more polished than the first game and there is a lot of attacks and skills you can pull off in battle. Plus, there's an odd sense of satisfaction when you kill off hundreds of enemies in just a few swipes.

It definitely ain't for everybody since gameplay CAN get redundant and the story hard to follow. But in my case, it is very enjoyable.