Famitsu was able to sit down with
Kingdom Hearts Series Director Tetsuya Nomura to discuss the brand new title in the series,
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue. In this piece of the interview, he explains the reasoning behind the collection and the games included in the collection, dispels possibility of a "Kingdom Hearts 2.9" game, and discusses why
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 is on PS4 only!
––So after KH1.5 and KH2.5, then came 2.8. I was surprised. Please tell us the origin of the title that contains 2.8.
Nomura: It contains a bit of meaning. First, we considered the types of games that are being included such as KH3D and with the previous work being 2.5… it would be positioned as “2.6” corresponding to the works. And there’s χ, Unchained χ, and χ Back Cover, being part of the Chi series, I believe would be called the “0” with Sora’s absence. In KHBBS it’s “0.1” and this time KH0.2BBS includes the title “0.2”. So, “2.6”+”0”+”0.2” comes out as a number that turns into “2.8”.
––I see! Numberings along the timeline of the series have been brought so adding them together would bring it to that.
Nomura: In the secret episode of KHBBSFM, I believe it displayed “0.5”. After that it would be a full volume sequel to BBS. Being a sequel to BBS as a full volume, it was supposed to advance as “0.5”but because KH3 is still a priority, this time “0.1” went up one step to “0.2”.
––So, is it possible that KH2.9 might be released?
Nomura: The next one is KH3 (laughs). There is a subtitle in 2.8 that has “Final Chapter”. Because of its prologue implications, KH3 would be the final chapter of the Dark Seeker series. With the meaning of 0.1 left, you will understand it in KH3.
––That “0.1” is worrisome… with KH2.8 being only on the PS4, KH1.5 and KH2.5 was released on the PS3 and was it difficult to transition?
Nomura: Because of the gameplay of KH0.2BBS, it uses KH3’s tech and it will only work on the PS4. Since the current development situation has become one for the PS4, it would be difficult to make it for the PS3. In addition, for the players, we wanted to show the atmosphere of KH3 even just a little. For KH0.2BBS, it’s not exactly the same but it incorporates some of the system from KH3.
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Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentory Passage, jogo que estará incluído no recém anunciado Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter, irá seguir a história após os acontecimento do episódio secreto de Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Final Mix, onde Aqua faz a sua travessia pelo mundo das trevas.
0.2 é um pequeno episódio e ha planos para incluir no jogo alguns elementos que fazem parte de Kingdom Hearts III.
Quando questionado sobre o porquê do jogo ser lançado apenas na PS4 e não na PS3 também, Tetsuya Nomura, director do jogo, respondeu que esta colecção é suposto ser um prefácio de Kingdom Hearts III e que por isso usa tecnologia de Kingdom Hearts III, especialmente nos jogos Kingdom Hearts 0.2 e Kingdom Hearts Chi: Back Cover.
Nomura também confirmou que uma vez que a versão original foi lançada na Nintendo 3DS e que usava os dois ecrãs da portátil, Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD é praticamente um remake do original.
Ainda não foi desta que foi revelada uma janela de lançamento para Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter.
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