3 years I've been doing this and all these Jumps are still confusing me xD

V-jump is the one they use excluvely for video game coverage (and manga based on video games)

Weekly jump is the one that publishes their most popular manga.

Nice scans.

Weekly Shounen Jump, V Jump, Weekly Young Jump, Ultra Jump, Jump Square, Monthy Young Jump, Jump Festa, JUMP.

Now JUMP isn't even a word anymore. It's a franchise.

Anyways, Saix looks great. And Axel. Still loving that ice cream.

Roxas looks like he's been putting on wait in his render.

It's all of that ice cream they eat every day.

Thing is, Xion and Axel look thin.

Axel has a fast metabolism (something's got to fuel that fire of his) and Xion is a puppet so she never gains weight?

Yeah, thus Axel (for lack of a better term) burns fat really quickly <_< Plus Axel is tall for that lean look, Roxas is stout and stumpy on the other hand...

I just noticed Pinnochio and Xion have the same type of metabolism, seeing as how they both eat much and don't gain weight.
Hint: puppet.

Ohhh I love how clear the scan is. Translations are coming soon!

Thanks Zephy! :D

In the meantime, here's the usual stuff. Since half of Axel's body is missing I figure we can just wait until the Famitsu update next week.

Roxas and Xion have the same pose.
/foreshadowing

<3 Sign, you beautiful lady. I think I'm going to make a few Days graphics.

Yeah, they seem to like having the two of them parallel.



<3

Okay here are the translations!

Pick up the Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days issue now! Part of the story are remade into HD cutscenes! Enjoy the story of Roxas's fate through video works! Released in 2009, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days gained popularity for compelling story and exhilarating action. You can enjoy the story of their lives by watching them in the form of chapters. Original Nintendo DS version: Voices that weren't present in cutscenes in the original version are now included with voices in the full remake! Very beautiful. Volumes of story cinema! Enjoy parts of the story in HD sized movies! Character voices are added! Full voices are added to event scenes! Other elements that make me happy: Roxas had a secret report chronicling his days in the original version is also included. Also, there wasn't a character dictionary in the original version. Xion: She can wield the Keyblade similarly to Roxas. She is a new member of Organization XIII. Axel: Mentor of Roxas. This young man has some sort of appearance of a clown! Roxas: Greeted to Organization XIII, he is a boy that can wield the Keyblade. We're going to introduce Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM in the next issue!

Thank you Zephy!

"Axel:
Mentor of Roxas. This young man has some sort of appearance of a clown!"

Wow V Jump. Thanks for that imagery. Axel the Clown. (Lol, now I can't help but think of that Heartless Sora killed in Wonderland)

rofl. I can't help think about it either lol. The tear tattoos Axel has.

Psst! You put 3DS by mistake. Thanks for them though.

Why does Roxas have childbearing hips? Him and Sora should have a contest to see who has the derpiest smile. Roxas is like: 8-}

Ohhh thanks Ruran for pointing that out! Fixed!

Yeah they should! xD

lmao The tear tattoos are making the clown thing even more obvious lol



Perhaps there really is some of Kairi in Roxas O_o

Also, I would call Roxas's smile more of a smug grin...and I don't like it, I wish Xion would just slap that smug grin right off his face!!!!

You can just tell Roxas is up to something with that grin.

We’re going to introduce Kingdom Hearts Re:CoM in the next issue!

Does this mean a new Namine render? :D

For a moment, I thought Roxas' cheeks were dry, but it's just a circle around one of his cheeks, *snort*.

yeah im surprised nobody noticed the clown thing before this! It's pretty obvious nowlol

I always wanted a remake for Days or at least thought the idea would be cool. Unfortunately it's not a game, just cut scenes. I wanted to play with the organization in ps2 graphics. would've been awesome!:rolleyes:

At first it wouldve been. But then itd be days.

I don't mind Days being a mini movie as opposed to playable. The original game was very filler like and felt more like a poor excuse to bring the series to the DS system than an attempt to actually make an interesting backstory for the organisation.

Having a completely overhauled battle system might have helped that game a lot. Though, the missions would still be tedious.

Ohhh yes please. Namine seems to be the only main character left that needs a new render. Maybe Repliku too.

but it was the repetition that people complained about most.

Which I didn't argue with.

I think he's saying that, sense the missions would still be repetitive, overhauling everything wouldn't change how people feel about it very much. The actual gameplay mechanics for Days were good, it's just the objectives were shit.

I think the gameplay mechanics were pretty awful tbh. The whole panel aspect of the game was annoying and I'm really glad they never implemented it to other titles in the series. Also having an actual analog stick instead of the D-pad would have helped the experience.

Still not arguing that the biggest problem was the missions (those were a huge disappoint to me), but it still would have been a better game with an overhaul to the gameplay.

With overhauled gameplay, and more freedom on a console title, they probably could have added many new types of missions

Not to mention a much more wide spread multiplayer. If the DS version had just that, I feel that so many more people would have enjoyed Days

True but the effort would've been tantamount to making a whole new game.

I don't know seeing most complained about the gameplay mechanics. But I imagine a PS3 version of that multilayer with the Command Deck system would be pretty cool and probably well received.

I probably would be better received considering it would be fun, hopefully online multiplayer with a controller that has an analog as opposed to a D-pad for movement. However, that still doesn't help the panel system which, as others have said, was quite annoying.

Well like I said if it had the Command deck system, so no more pannels just commands and a way to regulate ones level and abilities. That should work well for just a multiplayer remake of the days.

I wouldn't really call that a remake of Days then since all they did was take the mission and story and completely change the gameplay to something like BbS or DDD.

Well that's true but it would probably make most happier, also I did say multiplayer as in just a remake of the multiplayer.

The plan was initially to re-haul the entire game and recreate it, but realizing how much time that would take they decided to just go with totally redone cutscenes.

Ooh, Days in the style of BBS is sure to get me happy! :D

While I admit it would be nice solely for the fact that the multiplayer (if it wasn't just ad-hoc) would be extremely entertaining, I see it as highly unlikely that they would do that.

I'd see the Command desk absolutely being great for multiplayer, there could be such a diversity and if it were on the PS3 I couldn't really see them going ad-hoc. Yeah it is very unlikely, but I'd love it if they made a spin-off game like this.

Well, the only problem I fear is that "diversity" would end up becoming one or two commands which are overly powerful. I mean, the KH games have never really been balanced when it comes to commands, with Mega Flare always being nearly too powerful (beating Marluxia easily with only Mega Flares should have told you to it was too good but then BbS solidified that) and then in BbS it just became an endless battle of who could cast Magnega, Aeroga, Curaga, or Salvation first for the most part.

Well I would hope they'd balance that one a little better I mean I get that some attacks would need to be stronger than others but still, there should be no one hitters.

One hitters aren't the problem, the problem, even with Flick Rush in DDD lies in those attacks that interrupt you and make you unable to move for an extended period of time. That is what Magnega, Aeroga, and a lot of Ryu Dragon (who is considered one of the best if not the best DE in Flick Rush) can do. Once they attack or go into effect, you are pretty much paralyzed, even for a few seconds while the opponent recharges their command or uses something else.

Okay, yeah that's a real problem but I don't see it as something that the developers couldn't solve.

It isn't something they can't solve, it is more a problem of time. Like in fighting games, the developers have to go and test it out and tweak anything and everything that isn't fair. However, in KH, because multiplayer isn't the main focus, I find it often seems as if it is done somewhat lazily. I'm not saying it isn't great, all KH multiplayer things have been great in theory, but in actuality, I don't think any of them live up to the potential they could have.

KH's main point should always be single player so I understand the lack of focus, but I'd rather they only do something if they are going to do it well. Days, BbS, and DDD right off the start have problems with only being ad-hoc only without extra support (like Ad Hoc Party for the PS3). Second, Days had the problem of the characters being terribly balanced. Tiers were all to easy to make in that game, with Zexion sadly being on the bad end of that with Lexaeus and a few others. BbS had command balancing issues with Mega Flare when it came to hoards of enemies, Magnega and Aeroga too powerful against humans, and Curaga too good when dealing with humans because it healed too much health back. DDD on the last hand, well, Ryu Dragon is too good when flying with Dragon Breath, and Zolephant was too good with Rock Smash against computers.

Gripes are easily found in the multiplayer of the games, but I'm still thankful they implemented them. Everything has to start somewhere and I am very confident that KH will eventually get the multiplayer that it deserves :)

Yeah you're right the multiplayer in KH is kind of lazily done, but as you said it's not the main focus.

I kind of feel that they're only including multiplayer because it's become so demanded for video games to have. I also don't think their multiplayer is terribly done, just as you stated unbalanced. Which if they invested more time into it, it is not something they can't over come.

I agreed it does have to start somewhere and I feel KH has the potential for a really fun multiplayer experience. I think we'll eventually get a really good multiplayer. Though I'd prefer them to leave it out, if it'll hurt the single player.

I don't think multiplayer is exepcted in games nowadays, heck, all the Final Fantasy XIII's don't have multiplayer and they are getting along just fine on PS3. Personally, if they do a poor job on the multiplayer, they'll only get crap from the raters who will in turn affect some people who are on the fence about getting the game.

I'm not really sure why they don't realize their multiplayer mistakes in each game, but I do hope that if they include a type of multiplayer in KH3 (I think they will, every new game to come out since Days has had some type of multiplayer like feature in it), I do hope it is good -__-