Kingdom Hearts Hype: Release Date December 2005

UPDATE: LOOK LIKE IT WONT COME OUT IN THE US UNTIL APRIL 2006 OR SO. RATS!

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One of my favorite video games that was released semi-recently is Kingdom Hearts. It’s a Square-developed role-playing game based on the Disney universe. You play as a younger version of the typical Final Fantasy-type hero and team up with Donald and Goofy to save Mickey from The Darkness. That’s why I wait with eager anticipation for the American release of Kingdom Hearts II. Fanning the hype is gamesindustry.biz with its interview with producer Shinji Hashimoto:

Kingdom Hearts II

What are the major changes we can expect to see in the new Kingdom Hearts game?

One of the big changes you’ll see when you play the game is to the camera – we’ve changed how that works. Also, the levels now have more events in them, with mini-games and so on. We’re basically keeping the same concept and everything, but the changes are to the system of the game – we’ve made a massive block of changes that you will see.

After the success of the first game, do you think Disney trust you more with their characters and worlds now in the second game?

We definitely feel a new sense of trust from the Disney side. Based on that trust, we can make new developments – the kind of drastic changes, new discoveries and surprises that we couldn’t before. So yes, look out for that!

Kingdom Hearts 2 looks like it is a lot darker and more adventurous with its story and characters than the first game – is it aimed at a slightly older audience?

We’re still keeping a sort of balance, so that younger audiences can enjoy it as well. Certainly, at the top end, you’ll see some serious scenes and so on – but that’s not the main part. So, for example, even if the player is really young and doesn’t understand the serious parts, they can still enjoy it – we’ve kept that sort of playful element in the game.

There’s some cross-over with how Disney approaches things [to make their films appeal to all ages], of course, but we make the details quite different. We add more mysteries and so on, which appeal more to an older audience, maybe.

Can’t wait!

10 thoughts on “Kingdom Hearts Hype: Release Date December 2005”

  1. Is this still the release date? I have been waiting forever for this game…or at least since I took my son’s Kingdom Hearts and couldn’t stop playing until I won. It is an awesome game, and my favorite as of yet. I am currently pregnant and due in December so I’m hoping it will come out in September so I can play it while I’m bored and bedridden! Whoever thought a 29 year old pregnant lady would be a video game freak, huh? 😉

  2. hi. im a major fan of Kingdom hearts, and especially of Disney.
    i really want to know the date the sequel is released.
    you say its in june, but a ps2 mag, says its this december.
    which one for sure?

  3. Hey I’m just wondering when the game is really coming out because Gamespot says that ot’s coming out in March 28, 2006 but EA Games says that it’s coming out in April or July. I’ve been waiting for the game to come. See I was browsing thru the disk and it said http://www.kingdomhearts.com so I went to it and there it Kingdom Hearts 2 the official website and then it said game released on Spring 2006. so I’ve been trying to get as much info of Kingdom Hearts 2 as I can!

  4. OH MY GOD OMG OMFG I CAN’T WAIT OH MY GOD KINGDOM HEARTS 2 COMES OUT IN 5 DAYS YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY MOTHER FUKING TITTY LICKING GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GAME INFORMER GAVE IT A 9 OUT OF 10 OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS JESUS FUKING CHRIST YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I CANT FUKING WAIT YES OH MY GOD OMG OMG OMFG OMFG OMFG!!

  6. wait. why the fuck do i have to fucking wait fucking 5 more fucking days?!?!?! FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK FIVE MORE FUCKING DAYS FUCK!!!!! FUCKING SONY FUCKING MAKING ME WAIT FUCKING ONE MORE FUCKING DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! MARCH 29th FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!

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