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09-25-2007, 07:02 PM
Birth By Sleep
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3839/logo1uy8.jpg
Main Idea
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep is the game that focuses mainly on the deep past of the KH series, set ten years prior to Kingdom Hearts 1. The characters of the game are Ven, Aqua, Terra, an old man, known as Master Xehanort, and a reflection of him with Dark Riku's costume, you may have seen these characters on the Kingdom Hearts 2 and Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+ secret ending.
Characters
Ven: He looks just like Roxas...and shares some connections with him. His true identity will be explored in the game. Ven is one of three playable characters in Birth by Sleep, with Nomura promising him a big role.
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5785/440qg0.png
Aqua: A look-alike Kairi for her form of the game, and she seems to have a strong relation with Ven. So far her role in this game is undefined, as she hasn’t been mentioned a lot. Also known as the "mystery girl" due to lack of info on her.
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3664/03208758bs1.png
Terra: Seems like Riku, in other words, more strong, leader, more powerful, etc., Terra looks like a younger version of Xehanort too. Already seen previously in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix as a boss, ' the Enigmatic Soldier', he is now one of the three playable characters you can control in a choice of three different scenarios.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7180/443vi7.png
Master Xehanort: The "Bald Old Man" and his apprentice are powerful, mysterious characters that disappeared, resulting in Terra and the others going in search of them. Master Xehanort's clothes are almost an exact replica of those worn by Xehanort's Heartless, (the main villain in Kingdom Hearts 1). Whether or not this has any meaning is yet to be discovered.
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9493/855a8f10gt6.jpg
All these characters have a meaning in their names, Ven means air, like Sora; Aqua means ocean or water, same as Kairi; and Terra means earth, the name Riku has a different definition but most likely like Terra's name.
Time Setting
Birth By Sleep is set ten years before KH1, in a deep past, this game may show us why Sora was the chosen one, same as his relation with Riku and Kairi.
Console
Birth By Sleep will come for the PSP, this has been announced officially by TGS 2007, the release date hasn't been confirmed, but what is known is that this game will be the last release of the three handheld games.
Confirmed Worlds
Destiny Islands (http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9638/f3b2ff5cnn1.png)
Hollow Bastion (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7121/ac804743dk1.png)
Sunset Horizons (http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7210/6ca77e42ck9.png)
Olympus Coliseum (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8717/5ff8839dwt9.png)
Cinderella (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/151/68cce1e91wj0.png)
Sleeping Beauty (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5739/147d9bc8vv4.png)
Snow White (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1353/kingdomheartsbirthbyslesq2.jpg)
Gameplay
An improved version of the deck system used in CoM will be used in Birth by Sleep. However, instead of cards, the user will choose from commands, which will be implemented into their menu. Birth by Sleep's gameplay follows a familiar style. It is action orientated, but the quality is the same as the PS2 games. Attack with the x button, use magic and special attacks with the triangle button. When the gauge fills, a unique special move can be used.
Trivia
• Development for this game started a bit early, but it was interrupted by the development for Re:COM.
• Ven is merely an alias--his real name is longer.
• The Keyblade Master is someone who has not appeared in any of the series yet.
• The story is set to be complex and serious.
• The story advances with three people, each with their own different gameplay. Ven and Terra have already been confirmed.
• Nomura hints that not all three Keybladers are connected to the three heroes of Kingdom Hearts II.
• Aqua's voice actor is said to sound very similar to the Japanese voice actress for Paine in Kingdom Hearts II.
Trailer Description By Famitsu
Scenes of the ending of Kingdom Hearts 1 flash by on the screen, and two phrases are seen clearly onscreen. One reads "Deep Past" and the other "Shut-Eyes gives birth to the concealed fate."
We are then confronted by a young boy who looks like Roxas conversing with another young boy with black hair. Their surroundings seem to resemble Hallow Bastion (Radiant Garden). The name "Ven" is thrown outward, referring to the boy who looks like Roxas.
The scene change various times before stopping at an iamge of the Old Man from the KH2FM+ secret ending. He is called "Master Xehanort" by Terra. Soon after, Terra summons his keyblade and the screen chandes.
Various worlds are shown, and one of which is familiar to us all. "Olympus Colliseum" is making another comeback, followed by a brand new world, that of which resembles Sleeping Beauty.
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 KH2FM+, the one who the Old Man creates. Terra is able to forceably get the man's helmet off, but his face is concealed.
King Mickey is shown summoning kis keyblde, and then the scene changes very quicly to Terra on a beach. He seems to be watching two boys play in the ocen. 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.
DKΣ3713 Event Trailer Summary:
Castle courtyard, Aqua is dancing, Ven and Terra are watching. Someone approaches from the entrance, and the three gather.
Castle of Dreams.
Ven is running around holding a blue ball.
Lucifer (The cat in Cinderella) pounces on top of Ven.
Mouse yells, "Watch out! Run away into the house!"
(It's the mouse from Cinderella, not Mickey.)
Sleeping Beauty World (?)
Maleficent: "Those who do not have any darkness, seven of pure light――"
Maleficent: "To collect them, I must obtain all the worlds."
Inside a castle.
Aqua: "Is there a clue of Master Xehanort?"
Terra: "He is interested in hearts of pure light"
Aqua: "A heart of pure light..."
Terra: "We'll chase the light too."
Terra: "Master Xehanort should appear if we do so."
Snow White's World(?)
Snow White: "Oh! Who are you?"
Terra: "Aren't you surprised?"
Snow White: "Why?"
Terra: (I can feel the pure light...)
Terra: (After all, does this girl have a heart of pure light?)
In a dark place. (Thorns?)
Ven: "It's a lie..."
Aqua: "Don't be deceived!"
Aqua: "Terra isn't like that, you know that!"
Maleficent: "But the truth is harsh to hear."
Unknown Location
Aqua: "I'll ask again."
Aqua: "What was said to Ven was a lie."
Maleficent: "It was all true."
Maleficent: "Terra is ignorant of his power and falls to darkness."
Aqua: "Get out of here!"
Terra in Enchanted Kindom
Terra: "Is it the Unbirths* Master spoke of..."
Defeat the Unbirths*, move across a bridge, toward the castle.
Fight a boss called the Wheel Master and his demo ends.
Ventus in the Castle of Dreams
(Ven is smaller, similar sized to the mouse.)
Mouse: "It's the king of the castle."
Mouse: "All the daughters of the country are invited to the ball being held tonight."
Ven: "Does Cinderella get to go too?"
Mouse: "Well..."
Mouse: "Madame Tremain is wicked, she said without a dress, Cinderella couldn't go."
Ven: "It's that guy that called upon Cinderella a while ago."
Mouse: "Right, it's Cinderella's dream to go to the ball."
Mouse: "Everyday, she has to do the cleaning and the laundry, it's like another world to her."
Ven: "I know the feeling."
Ven: "Alright! Let's help make her dream come true!"
Mouse: "How will we do that?"
Ven: "We'll make a dress!"
Ven: "We'll look for the materials inside the house and tailor one for her."
Mouse: "Good idea!"
Mouse: "Well then, there is some white ribbon, pink thread, and white lace in the lower dressing room. Any of it will be good, so look for at least two."
Mouse: "I'll sew the dress right here."
Mouse: "Ven! Keep an eye out for Lucifer!"
Ven: "Lucifer?"
Mouse: "He's a ferocious cat!"
Mouse: "Take very soft steps around him."
Ven: "I got it, be careful."
After finding two among the white ribbon, pink thread, and white lace, there is a boss fight with Lucifer.
Tokyo Game Show 2008 Trailer Report:
Background Music: Fate of the Unknown
Castle of Dreams.
Aqua glances Cinderella running to her carriage, and runs after her.
Cinderella drops one of her glass slippers.
In the world of Snow White.
Aqua looks into a mirror and the figure of the evil witch is projected.
Aqua jumps for a moment and steps back, then plunges into the mirror.
Aqua's battle scene.
Her fighting style seems like floating.
She does not hold the keyblade, the keyblade attacks as if it knows her intentions.
Sort of like Final Form from Kingdom Hearts II.
Her mode changed to something pink, but the name of it is unknown.
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3839/logo1uy8.jpg
Main Idea
Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep is the game that focuses mainly on the deep past of the KH series, set ten years prior to Kingdom Hearts 1. The characters of the game are Ven, Aqua, Terra, an old man, known as Master Xehanort, and a reflection of him with Dark Riku's costume, you may have seen these characters on the Kingdom Hearts 2 and Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+ secret ending.
Characters
Ven: He looks just like Roxas...and shares some connections with him. His true identity will be explored in the game. Ven is one of three playable characters in Birth by Sleep, with Nomura promising him a big role.
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5785/440qg0.png
Aqua: A look-alike Kairi for her form of the game, and she seems to have a strong relation with Ven. So far her role in this game is undefined, as she hasn’t been mentioned a lot. Also known as the "mystery girl" due to lack of info on her.
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/3664/03208758bs1.png
Terra: Seems like Riku, in other words, more strong, leader, more powerful, etc., Terra looks like a younger version of Xehanort too. Already seen previously in Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix as a boss, ' the Enigmatic Soldier', he is now one of the three playable characters you can control in a choice of three different scenarios.
http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/7180/443vi7.png
Master Xehanort: The "Bald Old Man" and his apprentice are powerful, mysterious characters that disappeared, resulting in Terra and the others going in search of them. Master Xehanort's clothes are almost an exact replica of those worn by Xehanort's Heartless, (the main villain in Kingdom Hearts 1). Whether or not this has any meaning is yet to be discovered.
http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9493/855a8f10gt6.jpg
All these characters have a meaning in their names, Ven means air, like Sora; Aqua means ocean or water, same as Kairi; and Terra means earth, the name Riku has a different definition but most likely like Terra's name.
Time Setting
Birth By Sleep is set ten years before KH1, in a deep past, this game may show us why Sora was the chosen one, same as his relation with Riku and Kairi.
Console
Birth By Sleep will come for the PSP, this has been announced officially by TGS 2007, the release date hasn't been confirmed, but what is known is that this game will be the last release of the three handheld games.
Confirmed Worlds
Destiny Islands (http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9638/f3b2ff5cnn1.png)
Hollow Bastion (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/7121/ac804743dk1.png)
Sunset Horizons (http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/7210/6ca77e42ck9.png)
Olympus Coliseum (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8717/5ff8839dwt9.png)
Cinderella (http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/151/68cce1e91wj0.png)
Sleeping Beauty (http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5739/147d9bc8vv4.png)
Snow White (http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1353/kingdomheartsbirthbyslesq2.jpg)
Gameplay
An improved version of the deck system used in CoM will be used in Birth by Sleep. However, instead of cards, the user will choose from commands, which will be implemented into their menu. Birth by Sleep's gameplay follows a familiar style. It is action orientated, but the quality is the same as the PS2 games. Attack with the x button, use magic and special attacks with the triangle button. When the gauge fills, a unique special move can be used.
Trivia
• Development for this game started a bit early, but it was interrupted by the development for Re:COM.
• Ven is merely an alias--his real name is longer.
• The Keyblade Master is someone who has not appeared in any of the series yet.
• The story is set to be complex and serious.
• The story advances with three people, each with their own different gameplay. Ven and Terra have already been confirmed.
• Nomura hints that not all three Keybladers are connected to the three heroes of Kingdom Hearts II.
• Aqua's voice actor is said to sound very similar to the Japanese voice actress for Paine in Kingdom Hearts II.
Trailer Description By Famitsu
Scenes of the ending of Kingdom Hearts 1 flash by on the screen, and two phrases are seen clearly onscreen. One reads "Deep Past" and the other "Shut-Eyes gives birth to the concealed fate."
We are then confronted by a young boy who looks like Roxas conversing with another young boy with black hair. Their surroundings seem to resemble Hallow Bastion (Radiant Garden). The name "Ven" is thrown outward, referring to the boy who looks like Roxas.
The scene change various times before stopping at an iamge of the Old Man from the KH2FM+ secret ending. He is called "Master Xehanort" by Terra. Soon after, Terra summons his keyblade and the screen chandes.
Various worlds are shown, and one of which is familiar to us all. "Olympus Colliseum" is making another comeback, followed by a brand new world, that of which resembles Sleeping Beauty.
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 KH2FM+, the one who the Old Man creates. Terra is able to forceably get the man's helmet off, but his face is concealed.
King Mickey is shown summoning kis keyblde, and then the scene changes very quicly to Terra on a beach. He seems to be watching two boys play in the ocen. 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.
DKΣ3713 Event Trailer Summary:
Castle courtyard, Aqua is dancing, Ven and Terra are watching. Someone approaches from the entrance, and the three gather.
Castle of Dreams.
Ven is running around holding a blue ball.
Lucifer (The cat in Cinderella) pounces on top of Ven.
Mouse yells, "Watch out! Run away into the house!"
(It's the mouse from Cinderella, not Mickey.)
Sleeping Beauty World (?)
Maleficent: "Those who do not have any darkness, seven of pure light――"
Maleficent: "To collect them, I must obtain all the worlds."
Inside a castle.
Aqua: "Is there a clue of Master Xehanort?"
Terra: "He is interested in hearts of pure light"
Aqua: "A heart of pure light..."
Terra: "We'll chase the light too."
Terra: "Master Xehanort should appear if we do so."
Snow White's World(?)
Snow White: "Oh! Who are you?"
Terra: "Aren't you surprised?"
Snow White: "Why?"
Terra: (I can feel the pure light...)
Terra: (After all, does this girl have a heart of pure light?)
In a dark place. (Thorns?)
Ven: "It's a lie..."
Aqua: "Don't be deceived!"
Aqua: "Terra isn't like that, you know that!"
Maleficent: "But the truth is harsh to hear."
Unknown Location
Aqua: "I'll ask again."
Aqua: "What was said to Ven was a lie."
Maleficent: "It was all true."
Maleficent: "Terra is ignorant of his power and falls to darkness."
Aqua: "Get out of here!"
Terra in Enchanted Kindom
Terra: "Is it the Unbirths* Master spoke of..."
Defeat the Unbirths*, move across a bridge, toward the castle.
Fight a boss called the Wheel Master and his demo ends.
Ventus in the Castle of Dreams
(Ven is smaller, similar sized to the mouse.)
Mouse: "It's the king of the castle."
Mouse: "All the daughters of the country are invited to the ball being held tonight."
Ven: "Does Cinderella get to go too?"
Mouse: "Well..."
Mouse: "Madame Tremain is wicked, she said without a dress, Cinderella couldn't go."
Ven: "It's that guy that called upon Cinderella a while ago."
Mouse: "Right, it's Cinderella's dream to go to the ball."
Mouse: "Everyday, she has to do the cleaning and the laundry, it's like another world to her."
Ven: "I know the feeling."
Ven: "Alright! Let's help make her dream come true!"
Mouse: "How will we do that?"
Ven: "We'll make a dress!"
Ven: "We'll look for the materials inside the house and tailor one for her."
Mouse: "Good idea!"
Mouse: "Well then, there is some white ribbon, pink thread, and white lace in the lower dressing room. Any of it will be good, so look for at least two."
Mouse: "I'll sew the dress right here."
Mouse: "Ven! Keep an eye out for Lucifer!"
Ven: "Lucifer?"
Mouse: "He's a ferocious cat!"
Mouse: "Take very soft steps around him."
Ven: "I got it, be careful."
After finding two among the white ribbon, pink thread, and white lace, there is a boss fight with Lucifer.
Tokyo Game Show 2008 Trailer Report:
Background Music: Fate of the Unknown
Castle of Dreams.
Aqua glances Cinderella running to her carriage, and runs after her.
Cinderella drops one of her glass slippers.
In the world of Snow White.
Aqua looks into a mirror and the figure of the evil witch is projected.
Aqua jumps for a moment and steps back, then plunges into the mirror.
Aqua's battle scene.
Her fighting style seems like floating.
She does not hold the keyblade, the keyblade attacks as if it knows her intentions.
Sort of like Final Form from Kingdom Hearts II.
Her mode changed to something pink, but the name of it is unknown.