Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Manga Kicks Off

It's better not to think about it. Still, I wish I was there to play it.

Zero-D

Isn't Xion a clone of Sora that Xemnas made? Thats why she turns into Sora multiple times during the game.

@Cururu:


What the hell is wrong with you? Are you serious

Masonvrocks:Safer Sephiroth is an asshole

@auilix:

Yeah it did get weird fast. Not nearly as bad as the Metal Gear series though.

Onyx-Ocelot

Oh there is a reason for Xion's existance... not necessarily a GOOD reason, but a reason.

I haven't read any KH manga though, are they any good? My experience with game-based manga has been... pretty bad. I hesitate to try it out again.

For those who are interested, a scan is already out.

http://www.onemanga.com/Kingdom_Hearts_-_3582_Days/0/01/

@valdeaunia: It's not even that. It's the fact that Nomura is directing two games right now, and producing about 5 more. One of the two he's directing is KH title, the other one is the next main-line single-player Final Fantasy game.

There's no way KH3 would proceed without Nomura, so there's no way he's going to work on it until Versus, Birth By Sleep, and Parasite Eve 3 are finished.

Wow, you actually paid attention to that plot? ...I never paid attention to any KH plots after the first one, though I enjoy the games and characters, I kind of think KH's plot is way to convoluted and trite to be worth it...

auilix

@chaos242:

I've said it before and I will say it again. The optional fight with Sephiroth in KH2 was one of the most epic gaming experiences of my life. The amount of badassery is undescribable.

J-Ham42

@Janxer: Not liking shitty controls, camera, combat and voice acting makes me a "LOLOLHaloFPSblood" type of person? Yeah, that's logic right there.
The concept of mixing Disney with Final Fantasy was one of the things that made me interested in Kingdom Hearts. That concept is awesome. The execution, however, is anything but.

Icemael

@excel_excel: Indeed. In fact, Birth By Sleep doesn't even have a date in Japan yet. It's been said before that BBS was the first new game in development, but would be the last to be released.

BBS is actually one of the reasons I got a PSP late last year. That and Dissidia. I'm glad at least one of them is coming out soon.

@Janxer: I just saw it on shelves at Wal-Mart no less than three days ago. Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and other stores that still carry PS2 games should still have it.

Note, it's still essentially the same game as Chain of Memories, just much prettier, and incorporating gameplay elements from KH2 like Reaction Commands.

I think it holds over better than the GBA version though.

@Archaotic: Now that you've mentioned it, it kind of makes sense for them to let all three XIII games to finish first before they start with KH3. You know, so that they can make Noct and Lightning as guest FF characters.

Not sure if my comment deserves a Captain Obvious tag. Hmn.

@Archaotic: They're not talking about it much right now because they know if they feature it too heavily, nobody will buy 358/2 Days.

bollox. There on two different platforms and aren't releaseing close to each other.

@Archaotic: You seem to know your stuff. Any idea how I can get hold of the ps2 version of Chain of Memories? Played through about half of the GBA version before I grew depressed of the gameplay.

Janxer

@Cururu: I didn't really hear anything along those lines, but it wouldn't surprise me. It's pretty clear that most of the effort has gone into BBS, though; 358/2 Days seems to recycle a LOT from KH2, even down to basic level design and music.

I think the best way to look at it is like the Chain of Memories/KH2 situation. KH2 was announced first, then Chain of Memories was announced for a weaker system, recycling plot and locations from KH1 to tide people over until KH2 was done. This is exactly what's happening with 358/2 Days and BBS.

@Archaotic: I don't remember where I read it, but I heard that Birth By Sleep was the next game that SquareEnix wanted to make, but it was Disney's involvement that lead to 358/2. In that context it makes some sense that the plot is weak since the game was made to appease the partner publisher and not to expand the narrative.

At any rate, as long as it plays well, I don't mind a lack of deep story. I love me some local DS Co-op play.

@Icemael: Too few space marines, eh?

Janxer

@Đipic: I just hope I never get the oppurtunity to punish you for that.

Janxer

Is it only me that thought "ok, now this storyline MUST be ending. There is no way they will not let Sora and the others keep this ending." watching the KH2 ending cutscene?
And then was I the only one getting my soul crushed when the letter arrived.
Sure, I'm happy for more KH, but damn. I don't need to see the main characters go out into the world and get any more broken (you can already argue one of them are).
Yeah, I have a wierd relationship with Kingdom Hearts? So what? Shoo!

Janxer

@zanzibarlegend: If you haven't already played the first two, grab those, play Re:Chain of Memories on PS2 between them, and then wait for BBS. You'll get the full story that way.

358/2 Days has a few plot hooks to Birth By Sleep, but nothing that seems utterly crucial. They seemed to avoid making it as utterly integral to the plot as CoM was to KH2 this time around.

I am already looking at 258/2 Days like the Crystal Chronicles of Kingdom Hearts.
Unfortunately, I have a DS and am in desperate need of more KH awesomeness, so I will probably play this, and then cry, if the story doesn't get better than this.
I LOVED the story of KH1&2. It was kinda childish at times, but damn. It was still AWESOME.

Janxer

@Archaotic: i have bever taken the KH plunge, should i just buy KH 1 and 2 and just wait for KH:BBS? keep in mind i have launch ps3 so getting KH is no prob for me.

I'm excited for this for many reasons, but one of the main one's is the chance to play as *MINOR SPOILERS* Donald and Goofy.

They were always around in the other games and it's nice to see them get some love.

@vid3oman64: I just stick with the storylines 1 and 2 has given us, I would pop a vein if I tried fitting in all the pieces from the portable version or that awful Playstation 2 card version.

But yes, let it end at 3 and be done with it. Don't tell me 4 has to come out cause Mickey Mouse now has to save Sora.

@Blitzgrilo: KH3 doesn't exist. It won't exist for a long time, either. Birth By Sleep is the closest you're going to get until Versus is in the can and released.

@Đipic: Other than the story and decreased difficulty, it was an improvement.

I'd put it in the "overrated but good" pool.

@Icemael: you quit... on the tutorial stage?

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: They're not talking about it much right now because they know if they feature it too heavily, nobody will buy 358/2 Days. Count on a big presence at TGS and Square Enix's fall party.

AJ: Xion just LOOKS like Kairi for *SPOILER DELETED*. She's actually *SPOILER DELETED*.

Seriously, 358/2 Days' plot is really, really weak. It barely means anything to the series at all. Maybe the manga will actually render it slightly more than a side-story with no use.

Edit: I keep forgetting that Kotaku doesn't support spoiler tags.

@chaos242: I was the same once. Then, I bought the first game. I turned it on, incredibly excited to finally play the supposed masterpiece and man... it was HORRIBLE. It feels like one of those old, generic 3D platformers back in the PSone/N64 days, except WORSE. Poor voice acting, poor camera, poor controls, poor combat system. I never even got off that first island... I just couldn't keep on playing.

Icemael

@chaos242: I thought the second one was crap compared to the first. There, now you've heard some bad things as well.

So why don't they call it Kingdom Hearts 179 Days...

ShoopDaBoofs

NJAA! Spoilers; perhaps better not to reveal*

SPOILERS AJ SPOILERS JEEZ

Nah, just kidding. I knew that already. Yeah, KH's plot is getting kinda complicated. I really hope Square does the smart thing and has the series END. I see no reason for the story to go past whatever KHIII would bring us.

That's a game I look forward to. God that game should be good.

vid3oman64

I might be the only one but I'm tired of the Kingdom Hearts installments for portable systems. I don't want Kingdom hearts 1/2, 3/2 or 3.200 anymore, give me my Kingdom hearts 3 for whatever console you want.

Kingdom Hearts Fallout, Sora wandering the wasteland with keyblades scatter around. I have no idea either, just trying to get them to give us our fix. :P

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: I dunno dude, but that one video makes me want to play it really bad. It needs to hurry up!

I care much less about 365/2 Days, though it should be interesting too.

vid3oman64

@chaos242: None of them? Really man?! You gotta play em. I rebought a PS2 for KH and KHII. Start with KH1, it should be cheap and worth every dollar.

vid3oman64

Never really got around to playing any of the Kingdom Hearts but I've heard nothing but good things about them.

Speaking of the devil, what ever happened to Birth By Sleep?

I hear it has Gilgamesh!

When Birth by Sleep gonna hit the Japan? Also when the first pics of KHIII will be showed off here from Famitsu or V-Jump scans?

Blitzgrilo