Kingdom Hearts 2

[MechDeus]

YES! I mean, I was going to play through this anyway but since the new scenes weren't going to have English voice-work (and a bunch of Re:COM with no voice at all) I was going to be a little lost at some of the added stuff. Thank the gods we get Final Mix this time.

I'm i little pissed off, I put all that time into completing everything in KH2 and now they are coming out with another version.

Well, it's not like a new version is exactly recent news. They did the same thing with Kingdom Hearts, and KH2FM was confirmed back in September.

[Opaque]

Chain of Memories 3D remake you say?

I'm in.

[Therum]

Final Mix+ is looking better and better by the day. It's got everything I wanted in Final Mix (Sora vs. Roxas, fights against all 13 Organization members, several new areas, and an awesome computer wallpaper to go with it), and a bunch of stuff I never would have expected (Re:CoM, Thirteen new Mushroom Heartless, Limit Form, and just about everything else.)

This really, really, really needs to be brought over here.

Also, the official site is up. It's in Japanese, of course, but someone at GameFAQs actually posted a semi-intelligent guide through it.

Link: http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom2fm/

Upon entering the site, there will be an image of Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix +, with the logos of KHII: FM and KH:Re:CoM. These two logos open the respective game's section.

Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix
First button: This opens a small section with informations about KHII: FM+. If anyone can do the translation, please do.
Second button: This will open a new section with several buttons. Each one of these buttons will take you to images of the new features in the game. I will post the information in them from the top one to the bottom one: (Note: to return to this section after pressing one of these buttons, click on the button under the image's number)
- Several images from cutscenes with Roxas, Xemnas, Riku and the Organization XIII in it's meeting room.
- Images of the new Mushroom Heartless that resemble the Organization XIII.
- Images of the playable battle between Sora and Roxas.
- Images of Sora's new outfit for Halloween Town (the Dark Santa Claus Costume).
- Images of the new areas in the game.
- Images of Limit Form.
- Images of Marluxia and Lexaeus' battles.
(Note: All the images above are high-quality, not some crappish scans from magazines)
Third Button: This opens a new section with three buttons that take you to pages with informations. Translations needed.
Fourth Button: This opens a section with downloadable screensavers:
- A Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ wallpaper
- A Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix wallpaper
- A Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories wallpaper.
Fifth Button: This takes you to the official site of Kingdom Hearts II.

(Note: to return to the Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix+ screen, click on it's logo on the upper-right side of the site)

Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories
The following sections will describe the content of each card. Each card is a button that takes you to a new section with similar content of the KHII: FM section. From the top card:
First Card: Takes you to a similar section of the first button in the KHII: FM section, with informations in japanese. Again, translations needed.
Second Card: Takes you to a new section with three buttons. From the top one:
- Cutscenes within Castle Oblivion and Destiny Islands
- Gameplay images, including RIKU GAMEPLAY IN DARK MODE PICTURES. No Dark Aura, however...
- Images of the destructable scenery in Olympus Coliseum.
Third Card: Opens a new section with five buttons. From the top one:
- Images of Sora in Halloween Town.
- Images of sleights you can perform, including magic sleights.
- Effect cards in use, such as White Room, Guarded Trove and others.
- Images of Sora hitting the scenery to collect Moogle Points and cards.
- Images of the World Maps and the Level Up Screen.
Fourth Card: Similar to the third button in KHII: FM's section. Translations needed.
Fifth Card: Takes you to the official site of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

I hope this was useful to you.

[Space Pirate Roberts]

I'm pretty sure it was already announced for US release. A lot of people were all OMGWTFBBQ TAHT NEVER HAPPENS!!

[Korly]

I never did play this in English.

360 pls.

[Compass]

360 pls.

iawtp.

[MechDeus]

There is a new secret enemy who is difficult to defeat even if you know how. He was built with the critics who said that Sephiroth was too easy in mind. On top of that, his demise is necessary for unlocking the new Secret Movie and the completion of Jimminy's Journal.

Oh fuck you, assholes.

The recommended order of play is Re:COM (with the Sora then Riku story arcs) then KHII:FM. Not only does this make the most sense story-wise, Nomura mentions a bonus you get to carry over from Re:CoM to KHII:FM. The ending of Re:COM has been added on to on the basis that both the CoM and KHII stories are being sold together (so presumably there is less need for a deeply mysterious scene but rather one that answers some questions).

Nice.

[Korly]

360 pls.

[Finch]

No wai. Kingdom Hearts needs to die a lonely death.

[ChaoofNee]

Finch, why are you being so grumpy?