Kingdom Hearts Trivia: #41
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- Published on July 15, 2014 @ 11:08 pm
- Written by Arielle
Every now and then, someone will dig back into old booklets and magazines and discover a hidden treasure; a unique piece of artwork or comment from a staff member revealing a precious secret. These things have often been dismissed as not being worth anyone's attention at first glance, but when you come back upon it, it's like discovering a diamond in the rough.
Today's trivia falls within this category, and is brought to you by forum member hemmoheikkinen, who recently flipped through his copy of the Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix+ Ultimania and uncovered some familiar pieces of artwork with comments by Director Tetsuya Nomura. One of these comments caught our eye, and thanks to Zephyr, you can read it below:
I'm really sorry. It was already too late by the time I noticed. I painted the colors of Riku's clothes incorrectly. In order to show my foolishness, it will be posted as it is. For many fans, I'm really sorry.
You're probably wondering what exactly Nomura is referring to. When has Riku been colored wrong? And why was it such a big deal? We've provided some comparison images below.
On the left, you'll see the menu for Reverse/Rebirth in Re:Chain of Memories on the PS2. The menu on the right depicts the menu as show in HD 1.5 ReMix. Notice anything odd? And what if we took a look at the boxart on the PS2 release?
Yes, that's it. It looks like Nomura accidentally colored Riku's clothes wrong in this artwork, and didn't catch it until after the game had already been released in Japan with Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix. Although he was able to fix the mistake for the North American boxart in time, the image within the game remained the same until the HD remaster, released almost 5 years later.
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COMMENTS
This kind of stuff makes me wish that I knew Japanese (I tried to learn but I [strike]was lazy[/strike] didn't have time :I) and had the Ultimanias. They're probably a treasure trove of little tidbits like this, but the focus is mainly on the interviews.
I'm surprised Nomura actually colored Riku's back wrong. His artwork always seemed so flawless. Even in the incorrect version, it still looks pretty.
You'd be surprised at all the little "quirks" in his art when you really look at them. The box art for 1.5 for instance is notorious for its flaws.
The KH3D promo art was super rushed. There are a lot of spots where color seeped outside of the lines and whatnot xD
so in trivia 4 end of the world i never fight riku? is that included in the final mix game? and if it is what do i have to do to fight him? or was that a gameplay that they took off from the kh game? i wanna know more about the crumbling island battle of sora vs riku?
so in trivia 4 end of the world i never fight riku? is that included in the final mix game? and if it is what do i have to do to fight him? or was that a gameplay that they took off from the kh game? i wanna know more about the crumbling island battle of sora vs riku?
The Crumbling Island was an area that was left on the game disk but is not actually visited. In the KH1 Ultimania, it talks about how this area was 90% complete before they scrapped it and the Riku battle they had planned for the area. The video is just a fan-mod using the data left in the game and Riku 2's battle script.
It is not actually playable.
I was wondering what he was talking about when I read that quote; I thought he was referring to the KH2: Final Mix box art.
Anyway, it's not that big of a deal. :P
I was wondering what he was talking about when I read that quote; I thought he was referring to the KH2: Final Mix box art.
Anyway, it's not that big of a deal. :P
Actually it's on the KH2FM boxart too but it's not as obvious.
Wow! I have actually given this site something new and useful. I feel special now. :)
Anyway, I was planning to get most of the Ultimamias since I found a good site where to order them. It would be interesting to see if Nomura has made any more comments concerning his previous art. But know I`m not sure anymore since the Memoria Ultimania is coming. I might get if I find it. Was that it would cover all the games from KH1 to DDD?
So, I never noticed this at all but for Nomura as an artist this was a big "how could this happen" moment xD I hope he didn't let him bother him too much. I doubt very few noticed until reading the passage back then (and now) and honestly it is interesting to see what Riku's shirt would be like if the yellow was on the back xD
Was that it would cover all the games from KH1 to DDD?
Yes, it will cover all games from KH1-KH3D but the thing is that we don't know what exactly will be in the book art-wise xD
It's worth it imo, and so are the old Ultimanias
Hmmm, I've got the KH2 and BBS Ultimania. I wonder if there's anything else we skipped over back in the day...
Edit: WE BYPASSED ALL THE DEV STAFF INTERVIEWS IN BBS WHAT
Looks like we were too focused on the producer and director interviews way in the back lol
Edit: WE BYPASSED ALL THE DEV STAFF INTERVIEWS IN BBS WHAT
Looks like we were too focused on the producer and director interviews way in the back lol
Oh no I bet there is a wealth of information in that!
I'm going to scan them later ;~;
It's amazing what you never notice you didn't notice till you notice it. o_o
It's amazing what you never notice you didn't notice till you notice it. o_o
and from then on...you can never unnotice it lol
The sad thing is I still have yet to get to Reverse/Rebirth in 1.5. But I will before December, oh I will...
EVEN WHEN HE MAKES MISTAKES HIS ART IS PERFECT!!!!
(sits in corner and cries due to his inability to draw)
Zephyr
July 16, 2014 @ 03:19 amOffline