KINGDOM HEARTS: BIRTH BY SLEEP (PSP)
Story & Information
The legendary Keyblade is said to hold phenomenal power.
Some legends say that long ago, its wielder saved the world, while some say that he brought chaos and ruin upon it.
(Ansem Report 8)

Before Sora gained the Keyblade, there were many "Keyblade Masters" in the world.
One of those Masters, Master Xehanort, and his only disciple suddenly disappears, an omen of the great disaster that would subsequently erupt.
And as soon as one Master realises this, he tells his three disciples that they must track down Master Xehanort at all costs...

This is a story of awakening, one which connects to the grand beginning of the Kingdom Hearts story.

The PSP's high-level graphics ability is taken to its very limits.
A new set of three protagonists compose three different scenarios.
The controls, system and graphics follow those of the series so far, while at the same time bringing a whole new feeling to the system!
Directed by Tetsuya Nomura & Tomohiro Hasegawa

KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 DAYS (Nintendo DS)
Story & Information
Twilight Town.
As always, Roxas and Axel are watching the sun from the clock tower.
Their mission as members of the Organization: find and destroy Heartless, and collect their hearts.
And at the end of that mission, they always meet up at that clock tower, eat ice-cream together and chat about the day's missions.

"Do you know why the evening sun is red? It's because light has lots of colours, and of all of those, red reaches us from the furthest away."
"What're you getting all proud about, Axel?"

Two who should not have hearts, continuing to engage in their exclusive conversation.
This is the untold story of Roxas's time in Organization XIII...

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Directed by Tetsuya Nomura & Tai Yasue

KINGDOM HEARTS: CODED (Mobile)
Story & Information
This story revolves around a single fragment of Jiminy Cricket's "Jiminy Memo".
Following the events of "Kingdom Hearts II", Jiminy returns to Disney Castle. Jiminy has been reading his memo along the way, and a single page makes him stop in his tracks.

This page contains a mysterious message:
"We have to go back, to heal their pain."

But no matter how much he racks his brains, he can't remember what the page is referring to.
The King turns the Jiminy into data, and begin to investigate. And in a world traced by the Jiminy Memo, the Destiny Islands, a sleeping boy awakens.
Thus Sora's new adventure in the Data World begins.

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- Terra is featured, wearing a different outfit (KH2:FM+ Character)
- We also see the Unknown Bald Man talking with Terra.
- More images of Roxas and King Mickey
- Scan states expect footage of this game at TGS 2007
- Organization XIII Meeting: "The Keyblade's chosen one..."
- Bald Man: "I believed you would arrive..."
- Terra: "What have you done to his/her heart!"
- Roxas: "He said he'd seen me before."
- Mickey (with Sora): "On that day, I was here too."
- Mickey (with Jiminy Cricket): "A passage one cannot remember..."

- Square Enix revealed new details on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days for NDS, the story will take place in the events of Kingdom Hearts II, the protagonists are Axel and Roxas, who work for Organization III, the theme is darker than KH2, and the game will have a four player mode.

BUT, Hiku, I'm not concerned that Roxas is on one side. Look at the OTHER side of the picture:




Seriously though, look at him. His hairstyle is NEARLY identical to Roxas'. AND he's wielding Sora's keyblade. What's up with that??? It DEFINITELY doesn't look like Roxas either, the cowlicks are different, the facial expression is not one Roxas wears, and the hair is longer too.

Darkerside. Hell yeah. The darker side was so much cooler and more believable than the happy side ololl..

I don't know man.... that's a drastic hair change hahaha. It really does look altogether different.
I can honestly say I don't think it's different at all. I really don't know what you are refering to.

Here's the reason why I'm skeptical. Nomura designs most of the characters for Final Fantasy nowadays correct? Look at the difference between Cloud in Advent Children and in Crisis Core. Look at the differences in Sephiroth over years. Or Zack. Or Aeris. Or Hojo. Or Genesis (Crisis Core compared to DoC). Reno and Rude don't look different. Look at FFXII in the flashbacks of certain characters. Their character art doesn't change THAT MUCH over time. Hardly at all I'd say. Granted the only real one who changes a lot is Vincent but that's only because he was a different person as a Turk than as the current Vincent. Tseng as well, his hair gets shorter, but other than that, Nomura doesn't really mess with his character designs over time. I can't see why he'd do it for Roxas.

And frankly, no it doesn't really surprise/bother me that Roxas i with the knights, ever since the secret ending came out I believed Roxas to be one of the knights. I think there's some loophole in hearts, what happens when u lose ur heart, the concept of body/mind/soul and we don't know anything about the Knights in particular so it's not like we can begin to guess what kind of theories may come around.

Ohhh, I remember something now!
Remember that Xemnas has some sort of relation to the knights? And remember what he said to Roxas on that beach when they first met? "You look just like him."
It could be that he meant Ven and not Sora.

Ohhh, I remember something now!
Remember that Xemnas has some sort of relation to the knights? And remember what he said to Roxas on that beach when they first met? "You look just like him."
It could be that he meant Ven and not Sora.

Then again did anyone here actually think Roxas looked anything like Sora?

Well I thought he kinda did, especially in the Deep Dive videos, at first many of us thought (based on the face), that it WAS Sora. But yeah, I definitely saw some resemblance, but definitely not nearly as much resemblence as Ven and Roxas.

Actually yeah I'd say they're similar. Roxas is frowning that's all. Give him his blue eyes back and they're pretty similar.

Who LOOKS the most like Kairi?? Couldn't tell ya, I think Kairi is pretty unique. I actually don't think Namine looks anything like her either. But there aren't enough female characters to really say who looks like who.

Heheh... That was pretty obvious?

Oh, no. It was obvious that you put Kairi's hair on Riku's head... Or what I thought was Riku's face on Kairi's head. Either way I knew it was Riku's facial expression, and Kairi's eyes are more violet.

I'm not saying Roxas is Ven, I'm just saying because they look a lot alike, they probably have relations of some sort. I also heard that KHIII takes place father into the future from KHII, so I highly doubt it's Roxas himself.

then maybe Roxa's relation to Ven might have something to do with the golden eyes he had in that scene.

And according to the magazine scan, it seems that Tera and Ven might be observing Sora and Riku as children.

One thing I'm really curious about is:

http://www.rpgland.com/content/media/2007/..._122_1093lo.jpg


What is the translated name next to Master Xehanort's "apprentice"???

what do u mean by that??

Interviewer:So what about the development of Birth by Sleep?

Nomura:The developer of re:COM will be working on KH:BBS. During Development, the production of KH:BBS was stopped, for the production of re:COM. At first it felt a bit weird starting the project again. I believe this project started before the other two, of the three Kingdom Hearts games, and I also believe it will be the last to hit the market.


Interviewer: It still relates to Birth of Sleep? (KH2 FM+'s secret ending)

Nomura: The Secret Ending, is an image for a scene in BBS, therefore the title of the game is also the same. However because it is difficult to express a violent battle as a playable content, The Secret Ending, is an image to the end. (Is he hinting that this is how BBS will end or something else?)


Interviewer:How much talk was put into it, for this, as it seems to be the past to the "KH" Series.

Nomura: The game is the farthest in the past timeline of Kingdom Hearts, and will take 10 years ago from the KH series. There is a screenshot of two children playing on the beach, and I believe the fans can understand what that means.


Interviewer: In the Story it's said that "Three Scenarios spelt by Three Heroes". Is there a relation between each scenario?

Nomura:: There are three Heroes, Terra, Ven, and another character in KHBBS. A story is already prepared for all three of them. Therefore in a way you can say three games were made at the same time. (Laughs) It's difficult to zap through the explanation right now due to Scenario creating. However the beginning will be a bit hard to understand, but by completing all three Scenarios you will understand the entire story.


Interviewer: Do the names of the three heroes represent something?

Nomura: In Kingdom Hearts, Sora meant Sky, Riku meant Land, and Kairi meant Sea. In this game, the three meanings make a large impact on the game.


Interviewer: Are all three Scenarios happening around the same time?

Nomura: All of the Scenarios do take around the same time, however there are also some gaps between the timelines. Also there are times when all three heroes will meet.


Interviewer: Is the playing order decided yet?

Nomura: I believe it would be better if we gave the players a freedom of choice. However this is still being talked about, but I believe it would be better to choose whoever you want out of the three.


Interviewer: What place is the story's viewpoint from.

Nomura: To bring a point. The word that comes up in Kingdom Hearts 2, is Xehanort. The game will bring up answers to several things though like. "Why is the Elderly person who appears in BBS bring up the same name?" and "Why is he wearing the same clothes as Ansem in KH1?" Another thing I want to bring up is that Ven has the same hairstyle, face, clothes, and voice to Roxas who appears in the Kingdom Hearts series. Who is he?

Interviewer: Is the voice actor of Ven the same as Roxas?

Nomura: Yes, it is the same actor. Therefore the person who played, will only look at Ven as Roxas from KH2.

However, is Roxas and Ven really the same character?

Moreover, what's the mystery for the existence of Ven, and Roxas?

These are keys that can be fully understandable, when playing KH:BBS. You will be able to seperate Ven from Roxas with ease, I will hint though by connecting the Story between Roxas and Sora, you will understand who Ven is.


Interviewer: May I believe that the one you fight in KH2FM+, and Terra are the same person? Because they both use a very similar kind of Keyblade.

Nomura: If they really are the same person, or not is uncertain, though it doesn't matter if you think they are the same person.


Interviewer: In BBS, after all three are divided, the king appears?

Nomura: It may be deeply related to the story, however I cannot tell rather or not that is a "King" from that current age. This is because the development of BBS will be a very serious story.

Interviewer: In BBS is the gameplay done by choosing action commands lined up in command list?

Nomura: I believe it is neccessary to say first. The Command Menu that was shown to the public (A.K.A scans, and video) has now changed. A system close to that of re:COM has been created successfully feeling like a command deck. However the present screenshots show it was a bit too close to the idea of re:COM. The battle screens you see in the images now, have already been changed. However the operating sense is similar to that of the Kingdom Hearts series. The gameplay has a slight influence from the DS game "It's a Wonderful World"


Interviewer: Are there any features for the Growth System? (Leveling System)

Nomura: A new Growth System has been added into the game, it is when you have to match four obligations with the scenario (?). We tried this variously because it was a bit hard with the PSP. However we made the best use of it's Analog.


Interviewer: Are there new enemies you can confirm that are not shown in the screens?

Nomura:The new enemy is not a Heartless, or a Nobody. Because the story takes place before even they appear. I can give out more information little by little as time passes, an example being like the Shadow enemies that are heartless, and the Dusk enemies that are nobodies.


Interviewer: With the PSP will it be possible for two people to Communicate by any connection method?

Nomura:: It's too early to answer that however, there will be some features that will be taking advantage of the PSP.

Source: kh-vids.net

There are three Heroes, Terra, Ven, and another character in KHBBS

Before Sora gained the Keyblade, there were many "Keyblade Masters" in the world.
One of those Masters, Master Xehanort, and his only disciple suddenly disappears, an omen of the great disaster that would subsequently erupt.
And as soon as one Master realises this, he tells his three disciples that they must track down Master Xehanort at all costs...

KHN’s Tomogirl has translated a blog user’s descriptions of the 3 Kingdom Hearts Games Trailers shown at the Tokyo Game Show 2007. These trailers are not yet available for view.

The beginning scene is from the ending of Kingdom Hearts to its opening.
Words appear: “Sleep gives birth to the concealed fate in the far past.”
The boy with different clothes, and has the same face as Roxas, is talking to the person known as Terra who has dark hair. The boy who looks like Roxas is called “Ven” by Terra.
????: “Are you the one who, at one time, saved me?”
????: “Ah, promise.”
Terra is shown to continuously face the Elderly Man who appeared in the Secret Movie of Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ in the wilderness. (The voice and appearance of Xehanort is quite different from his appearance in KH although. The Elderly Man is called “Xehanort” by Terra.)
Terra calls out the keyblade in his right hand. (The effect is the same as the man in mysterious armour who “stays put thoughtfully” that appeared in Final Mix+.)
Though Terra is hostile towards the elderly person, Xehanort, the words spoken were used before in defense of Roxas.
Xehanort meets Ven in the Olympus Coliseum. (Additionally, the forest from Sleeping Beauty’s world is shown!)
Ven: “Who? I don’t know you.”
Elderly Man: “Only soon, will you know, and you are asleep.”
Elderly Man: “The one that was lost was to lose, and the one to be obtained was obtained.”
Elderly Man: “You must grab and take it now.”
The Elderly Man waves his hand in a movement as if to summon magic.
Ven watches with an expression that becomes confused with fear.
Afterwards, the world of the wilderness appears again.
The person wearing a black helmet and black clothes (shown in the Final Mix+ Secret Movie) encounters Ven.
The person of mystery blows off Ven.
The King summons and uses the Keyblade to momentarily protect a fallen Ven. (Is the King wearing clothing that hasn’t been seen so far?)
The scene has changed completely to the wilderness, and this time, the Elderly Man starts to appeal for something.
Elderly Man: “Please, I ask of you to correct my mistake!” (The man says more, but the blog user can’t remember what.)
Terra is watching the coast of Destiny Islands.
There are two boys who are playing using wooden swords as Terra watches from a grove. (Sora and Riku?)
Ven is watching from a similar coast. This place isn’t Destiny Islands, but Twilight Town.
Ven: “Because he’s my friend, please erase me.”

It seems the above three are the full story on the new projects. At the end of the trailers, we see “Hidden” “Days are” “Born from sleep”, words which embody the three trailers. Then we see “The story leads on to an approaching time.” which puts us in mind of the three titles being linked to the next game.

The video then changes back to Terra battling against a dark figure, whom you can tell is male. This is the same man from the Secret Ending of Kingdom Hearts 2: Final Mix+ that the Old Man creates. Terra is able to forcably get the man’s helmet off, but his face is concealed.

King Mickey is shown summoning his keyblade, and then the scene changes very quickly to Terra on a beach. He seems to be watching two boys play in the ocean. After he rests his weapon into the ground, the two boys he was watching are clearer and they look like Sora and Riku. Soon after, Terra says “Please don’t depend on me, just erase me… friend.” The phrase “Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep” arises, and it is revealed this game is for the PSP.

So this game will be a side story?
Tetsuya Nomura: “That’s right. My own feelings are that I would like to give Sora a break from large adventures for a little while. So I’m thinking of making the next game’s story focus on other characters.”

So by a little while, do you mean that Sora’s journey from Kingdom Hearts 2 hasn’t finished?
Tetsuya Nomura: “Yes. If you’re talking about the mysteries that started from Kingdom Hearts 1, then those were all revealed. In the ending of Kingdom Hearts II, there was a scene where Sora received a letter from the King; for Sora, I would like you to consider this as a new beginning. The truth is, until the very end, I was considering whether or not to include a scene showing them setting off on a journey after reading the letter.”