KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link Prototype Test begins January 2023 in Japan
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- Published on December 19, 2022 @ 04:05 am
- Written by Arielle
Square Enix has announced that KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link will begin its prototype beta test in Japan on January 13, 2023 and last through January 18, 2023.
They are currently recruiting for the test between December 19, 2022 to December 26, 2022 for any fans that are over the age of 18, live in Japan, and have an Apple iOS device. The prototype test will feature gameplay, UI, game story, and other functions that may vary from the official release of the mobile game.
KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link is set to release on iOS and Android devices worldwide.
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13th month of 2022
Sign translated the Q&A and bad news everybody
No footage allowed~
Sign translated the Q&A and bad news everybody
No footage allowed~
square enix and exclusivity.. name more iconic dou
square enix and exclusivity.. name more iconic dou
right lol. I figured this would happen but it sucks to see
Sign translated the Q&A and bad news everybody
No footage allowed~
Classic. Aaaand, expected
I'd like to take a moment to say that this artwork is ???. If Kingdom Hearts did a crossover with Bloodborne, that's what it would look like.
I'd like to take a moment to say that this artwork is ???. If Kingdom Hearts did a crossover with Bloodborne, that's what it would look like.
Was just about to say something as well. I love this artwork though. Definitely has a more gothic aesthetic going on than I'd expect from KH. It almost has a Tim Burton like quality to it.
This art has a very Hasegawa quality to it…I think it’s the delicate line work on the backgrounds and the shading that is doing it.
Never imagined Nomura would use a style like this.
yeah, I agree, and it gives me Ishgard vibes, which makes since the writer for ML also wrote Heavensward.
Sign translated the Q&A and bad news everybody
No footage allowed~
Some brave bastard pretending to be within a Japan location is gonna leak footage on 4chan for the glory of Scotland I just know it
Some brave bastard pretending to be within a Japan location is gonna leak footage on 4chan for the glory of Scotland I just know it
I’m sure a few will slip in. Very good geolocation spoofing should allow for a few western fans to make it in.
The Twitter announcement seems to indicate that this isn’t THE closed beta test, but a prototype meant specifically to test location functionality. So it seems like there may still be a broader beta later. Can anyone confirm?
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That artwork is wild btw. Love to see KH experimenting with new vibes.
I'm also getting a lot of Yoshida Akihiko from this image, in a vein similar to his Bravely and FFT styles specifically. The mood has shifted drastically with this series. There were several many things I didn't care for about UX, but the aesthetic didn't bother me, as it borrowed and evolved from KH mobile, coded, etc. But Quadratum and now this version of Scala have definitely heralded a mature distinction between the old and new phase of content.
I’m sure a few will slip in. Very good geolocation spoofing should allow for a few western fans to make it in.
Unless the game itself registers location data to verify, it should be pretty easy for foreigners to get in. The signup form had you select your prefecture from a drop-down menu. And if you make a new JP Members account, it defaults your location to Japan.
The Twitter announcement seems to indicate that this isn’t THE closed beta test, but a prototype meant specifically to test location functionality. So it seems like there may still be a broader beta later. Can anyone confirm?
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That artwork is wild btw. Love to see KH experimenting with new vibes.
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They really shouldn't have gone "Closed Beta Test in 2022" in the ML and Ever Crisis trailers
Unless the game itself registers location data to verify, it should be pretty easy for foreigners to get in. The signup form had you select your prefecture from a drop-down menu. And if you make a new JP Members account, it defaults your location to Japan.
The game utilizes a real world map, though. It’s the only way the walking function can work, unless they aren’t going to have that function active during the test.
Unless the game itself registers location data to verify, it should be pretty easy for foreigners to get in. The signup form had you select your prefecture from a drop-down menu. And if you make a new JP Members account, it defaults your location to Japan.
If it wasn't iOS-only I would do it, but as it is now there isn't much point.
The artstyle looks like Lies of P. Bummer I can't play the test so I'll have to wait a little longer.
The game utilizes a real world map, though. It’s the only way the walking function can work, unless they aren’t going to have that function active during the test.
It kind of sounds like that's the function they're testing. That doesn't necessarily mean they're going to use that to make sure you're in Japan.
I mean, it'd be kind of shitty if for example you do live in Japan, got into the test, then had to go abroad for this or that reason and got locked out.
It kind of sounds like that's the function they're testing. That doesn't necessarily mean they're going to use that to make sure you're in Japan.
I mean, it'd be kind of shitty if for example you do live in Japan, got into the test, then had to go abroad for this or that reason and got locked out.
I mean if they are testing locally for Japan, would their map data even work for people outside of Japan? That’s the point I’m getting at. Unless you are spoofing the map, I doubt the game itself will function properly, thus the whole needing to be located in Japan.
I mean if they are testing locally for Japan, would their map data even work for people outside of Japan? That’s the point I’m getting at. Unless you are spoofing the map, I doubt the game itself will function properly, thus the whole needing to be located in Japan.
I could see the feature not working if you're outside Japan, but don't games like these borrow the map data from other services and fill the map randomly/procedurally?
I guess I don't really know how features like this are done but it seems like an awful lot of work if they have to develop it region-by-region.
Is that teddy bear just lurking or is it a hidden message?
When will this be downloadable on the app store? Middle of 2023?
Is that teddy bear just lurking or is it a hidden message?
It's the start to a horror film.
When will this be downloadable on the app store? Middle of 2023?
There is no information on any release date for this title.
It's the start to a horror film.
There is no information on any release date for this title.
-spook music plays- We going to blood and honey aren't we
There is no information on any release date for this title.
What about predictions?
What about predictions?
They'd just be guess work.
I was just curious about what everyone thought.
I was just curious about what everyone thought.
I'm gonna go with September because that's when Unchained X came out (in Japan) back in 2015.
I was just curious about what everyone thought.
Hmm… well, probably our best go-by here would be First Soldier, which had its closed beta in June 2021, and was released in November 2021. That’s 5 months. If it’s anything like that, June 2023 looks like a good bet. But it’s still not totally clear if this upcoming prototype is the actual closed beta, it kinda sounds like that is happening later. Either way, I feel like summer is a reasonable guess. Unless they want to target the 21st anniversary, but that feels too soon.
The artwork is amazing. Would have been a nice cover art for a physical release.
The artwork is amazing. Would have been a nice cover art for a physical release.
I was going to say that the artwork looks too good for a mobile game :(
Could anyone be able to guess how long it’ll take for American Beta Testing to commence
I’m sure they are targeting 2023.
Could anyone be able to guess how long it’ll take for American Beta Testing to commence
Nope! This prototype test doesn’t even feel like it is a proper beta, so…who knows.
Has there been a beta test for american UX? I don't recall.
Just speculation but art looks closely to kh1 cover
Has there been a beta test for american UX? I don't recall.
In the west? No, no versions had a beta. In Japan they had a beta for the original PC browser game and a play test for Unchained X.
Okay, it's January. Time to see how FUN this game is going to be! Just like all the other FUN games they've made for the phone! My favorite part of KH games? Well, the FUN of course!
Okay, it's January. Time to see how FUN this game is going to be! Just like all the other FUN games they've made for the phone! My favorite part of KH games? Well, the FUN of course!
I can't wait to run around the Agrabah desert trying to find Abu
Excited to read the impressions of the lucky ones in Japan who get to try it tomorrow, or today afternoon-evening for many of us.
There are already people commenting that the title menu song is the same arrangement of Dearly Beloved as the trailer.
Hopefully someone can record/extract the audio so we have a clean version.
Excited to read the impressions of the lucky ones in Japan who get to try it tomorrow, or today afternoon-evening for many of us.
There are already people commenting that the title menu song is the same arrangement of Dearly Beloved as the trailer.
Hopefully someone can record/extract the audio so we have a clean version.
It's tomorrow already? Yess. Indeed a clean version of this dearly beloved would be amazing. This version is the best so far.
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December 19, 2022 @ 04:38 amOffline