DKΣ3713 report on Kingdom Hearts! (Part II)

August 03rd 2008 Posted to Kingdom Hearts 3
Kingdom Hearts 3

Well, as promised, here’s our second DKΣ3713 article, this time concerning the major site’s previews, and the game’s actual releases.

First of all, lets talk 358/2 Days, seeing as its the first on the release scheduele. The game is apparently looking and playing great, and the multiplayer seems rather smooth. As mentioned in the previous article, Xion has been revealed, but we’re still not 100% certain on how far the story will go, and what exactly we will see the characters experience.

You can see 1UP’s gameplay preview here!
You can see IGN’s trailer impressions here!

Next up, Coded is apparently looking better, and the storyline is continuing to grow more complex. Not much else to say here really… we’re still unsure if it’ll ever be playable outside of Japan.

You can see IGN’s trailer impressions here!

Also, Birth by Sleep seems to have blown many players away, many of them comparing it to Crisis Core in terms of quality. The story is looking great (Maleficent seems to be the main villain, and Xehanort’s legend begins because of actions taken by her), and the gameplay is apparently “some of the best the series has ever seen.”

Anyway, here’s the previews:

You can see 1UP’s gameplay preview here!
You can see IGN’s hands-on preview here!

Lastly, we can talk release dates a little further. We can now confirm that both Coded and 358/2 Days will be released in December, 2008 in Japan. No word yet on English releases here. Also, various sources say that the maximum these two games can be delayed is until February of next year, so we’ll definitely be seeing the games within that time frame.

Birth by Sleep, however, is still unconfirmed, but will definitely be released somtime in 2009. Most sources say it will be within the first half of the year, although this is unconfirmed.

Anyway, thanks for reading guys, we’ll get back to you when new info hits, or else footage from the show is leaked (which is unlikely).


Sources: Forever Fantasy, KH Insider, IGN and 1UP.