Kingdom Hearts is headed to Steam in June 2024
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- Published on May 21, 2024 @ 01:11 am
- Written by Arielle
Square Enix has announced that KINGDOM HEARTS is headed to Steam this summer on June 13, 2024. This news come three years after its release on the Epic Games Store.
The games coming to Steam include the following:
- KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX (Link to store page)
- KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Link to store page)
- KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind DLC (Link to store page)
KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX will feature textural updates to its graphics, and purchasing KINGDOM HEARTS III + ReMind DLC or the INTEGRUM MASTERPIECE bundle will give players the Steam-exclusive Keyblade, “Dead of Night".
Hikaru Utada has also announced that they will be releasing "Simple & Clean (Re-Recording)" as a single on May 22, 2024.
A trailer for the steam announcement was released:
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IT'S HAPPENING! :eek:
Well now I have to buy a Steam Deck!
Also the name Dead of Night for the Keyblade sounds like it may be a nod to Yozora.
Wait, where is Melody of Memory?
Wait, where is Melody of Memory?
Well, you see---
I wanna see what the new Keyblade looks like.
Also curious about the graphical updates to 1.5+2.5.
Playing KH2 on PS5 on a 55' 4K tv was rather illuminating at how the textures have aged worse than I expected. I'm guessing they're being AI-upscaled.
Well now I have to buy a Steam Deck!
Also the name Dead of Night for the Keyblade sounds like it may be a nod to Yozora.
Between preparing for moving & dental bills, I can't even begin entertaining the notion of a Steam Deck right now. Heck, I probably won't be able to buy these ports otherwise. :(
Well, you see---
Man, it will be the only way to play online ?
Playing KH2 on PS5 on a 55' 4K tv was rather illuminating at how the textures have aged worse than I expected. I'm guessing they're being AI-upscaled.
Between preparing for moving & dental bills, I can't even begin entertaining the notion of a Steam Deck right now. Heck, I probably won't be able to buy these ports otherwise. :(
I feel you with dental bills, like I got some teeth that need work on and it's over 6000 dollars.
I wonder if the mods from EGS will be easily ported over to the Steam version.
Store isn't active yet but
1.5 + 2.5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2552430
2.8: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2552440
3: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2552450
Wait.
The games release on the 13th and the SGF is on the 7th.
WTF!?
Wait, after all these years Kingdom Hearts still wasn't on steam? Damn, Square...
A really late but good decision. If they want their games to sell more, making them available to more people is the logical thing to do.
Saw in the description that the series has sold 36 million units as of December 2023, which is a million more than the last update in April 2022.
Not sure how well this will actually sell on Steam, but we're definitely hitting over 40 million for the series very soon.
Since they're cleaning up the graphics, can the PS4 and Xbox versions of the games finally get patched to have visual and frame rate parity? Each time it's been ported, the games have been improved but that's not been retroactively applied.
Since they're cleaning up the graphics, can the PS4 and Xbox versions of the games finally get patched to have visual and frame rate parity? Each time it's been ported, the games have been improved but that's not been retroactively applied.
Right? It's pretty frustrating that the existing console ports are the inferior versions.
I want to whine about no current gen ports with all of the bells and whistles, but I also think they will wait to port them to current gen when KH4 is closer to releasing in order to maximize reach.
Dengeki revealed the Keyblade early it seems.
Dengeki revealed the Keyblade early it seems.
Oh
Another Star Cluster recolor...
DEAD OF NIGHT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE AS A STEAM NAME
I also think they will wait to port them to current gen when KH4 is closer to releasing in order to maximize reach.
They'll probably call it The Re:Story So Far collection or something like that ?
DEAD OF NIGHT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE AS A STEAM NAME
It's because the links to the Steam pages are becoming active in the dead of night in Japan.
It's because the links to the Steam pages are becoming active in the dead of night in Japan.
These fuckin guys think they clever biscuitboxers
-Prices-
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[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-” 7,480 yen - 48$
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue” 7,480 yen - 48$
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)” 9,480 yen - 60$
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS INTEGRUM MASTERPIECE” 17,160 yen - 110$
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-Comments from Hikaru Utada regarding this trailer-
"For this significant challenge of re-recording a song that has been supported for many years, I enlisted the help of my friend and collaborator, A. G. Cook. The new version of 'Hikari'/'Simple and Clean' is a song I wrote 22 years ago, but it is being expressed from a different place and a different perspective. It is meditative, thoughtful, and gentler. Life is not about winning or losing; it's about what you gain from your experiences. Reflecting on what many people around the world have received through Kingdom Hearts, I look forward to what begins anew from here." |
Source: https://dengekionline.com/article/202405/5649
“I look forward to what begins anew from here."
I S2G Utada better not be gassing me up like this ?
Right? It's pretty frustrating that the existing console ports are the inferior versions.
I want to whine about no current gen ports with all of the bells and whistles, but I also think they will wait to port them to current gen when KH4 is closer to releasing in order to maximize reach.
Just made me realise that we still don't have the PlayStation Keyblade available for purchase / download like America does. Forgetting Missing-Link and KH4, this is the true injustice.
i'm glad that really stubborn and annoying people will finally be able to play these ports
i'm glad that really stubborn and annoying people will finally be able to play these ports
Just need non-cloud versions for Switch and the extremely stubborn and annoying people will be satisfied.
i'm glad that really stubborn and annoying people will finally be able to play these ports
A few were finally giving in for an EGS purchase thanks to the recent sales ?
I want to whine about no current gen ports with all of the bells and whistles, but I also think they will wait to port them to current gen when KH4 is closer to releasing in order to maximize reach.
Melody of Memory being missing is probably just due to EGS exclusivity timing. But maybe there could be a 3.5 in the works with MoM and a new playable Kairi episode a la 0.2.
Oh
Another Star Cluster recolor...
DEAD OF NIGHT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE AS A STEAM NAME
I think from now console exclusive Keyblades should be inspired by an IP owned by each company. For example:
God of War Keyblade for PlayStation
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Halo Keyblade for Xbox
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Portal Keyblade for Steam
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Imagine if Utada comes out and says she plat'd the entire series
Well, you see---
Oh I see! That's a very good reason!
I assume that is also going to be the answer to why the price will most likely be close to a new release. (Can't see anything on the price)
Oh I see! That's a very good reason!
I assume that is also going to be the answer to why the price will most likely be close to a new release. (Can't see anything on the price)
Liodin posted the prices with a rough estimate for USD.
-Prices-
[LIST]
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-” 7,480 yen - 48$
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue” 7,480 yen - 48$
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)” 9,480 yen - 60$
[*]“KINGDOM HEARTS INTEGRUM MASTERPIECE” 17,160 yen - 110$
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-Comments from Hikaru Utada regarding this trailer-
Source: https://dengekionline.com/article/202405/5649
Dengeki revealed the Keyblade early it seems.
Starseeker recolors apparently didn't focus test very well I guess.
A few were finally giving in for an EGS purchase thanks to the recent sales ?
hats off to the very principled fans of a disney game developed by the famously socially conscious and environmentally conscious square enix
dogged steam fanaticism should be studied i think!
Just a few months ago I finally broke down and bought the series on EGS and they all crash for me after about 30 minutes of gameplay. So this is bittersweet. Will I buy it? Yes. But darn.
Liodin posted the prices with a rough estimate for USD.
Oh thanks! Now I just have to hope the Swiss prices don't have a unreasonable markup.
hats off to the very principled fans of a disney game developed by the famously socially conscious and environmentally conscious square enix
dogged steam fanaticism should be studied i think!
Honestly I think many were just like me and didnt want another game store app on their computer just for one series of games.
Plus I figured I already owned all the games so there was no rush. Even now I dont know, if I'll get it right away or wait for a sale.
Yeah, same, I'll wait for a sale regardless. It's all games I've already played. It would be great to have them, and I'm excited they're on Steam, but happy to wait a few years.
About time they got put on Steam, only took ‘em 5 years. Yes, I know it was put on Epic Games Store 3 years ago, but it’s still been 5 years since KH3.
Also, I was not expecting a re-recording of Simple and Clean to be announced, though considering a re-recording of Hikari was on Utada’s Science Fiction album it was probably a matter of time. Still, awesome news to hear?
About time they got put on Steam, only took ‘em 5 years. Yes, I know it was put on Epic Games Store 3 years ago, but it’s still been 5 years since KH3.
The slow ports years apart is abysmal and I'm so glad Square Enix is abandoning that in favour of day one sales. You want people swept up in the hype and excitement to bite the bullet on the game, not years later with barely a whimper where the highs and lows of the games have been exhausted to death.
Curious to see what KH4's numbers will be if they manage to get it out on as many consoles as possible.
About time they got put on Steam, only took ‘em 5 years. Yes, I know it was put on Epic Games Store 3 years ago, but it’s still been 5 years since KH3.
Also, I was not expecting a re-recording of Simple and Clean to be announced, though considering a re-recording of Hikari was on Utada’s Science Fiction album it was probably a matter of time. Still, awesome news to hear?
I mean they could've put them on Steam WAY longer ago than that.
If anyone is new to the series they got massively spoiled lol
Also they're gonna play in chronological order probably LOL
What a weird ass trailer. I get that it wouldn't have worked because of the song, but no gameplay? No steam deck confirmation during the trailer? No showing off what exactly they've done to the graphics for 1.5+2.5 that was worth calling out?
That trailer made me feel genuinely embarrassed. This is how they're marketing the game to the Steam audience?? A bunch of shmaltzy dialogue? Leading with fucking Back Cover? No gameplay? No Disney?
Who was this for? I've been with this franchise for 22 years and I hated this.
That trailer made me feel genuinely embarrassed. This is how they're marketing the game to the Steam audience?? A bunch of shmaltzy dialogue? Leading with fucking Back Cover? No gameplay? No Disney?
Who was this for? I've been with this franchise for 22 years and I hated this.
Didn't they show a buncha disney chars tho
Didn't they show a buncha disney chars tho
Ik you're being pedantic but Disney was shockingly deemphasized given how much of it there is over the years
When they started with Back Cover I was like “oh that’s a choice!” Then I realized it was a chronological trailer and I was like well okay that’s a choice too.
No gameplay is very weird. I’m like actually super baffled by the choice.
Also just my personal issues but man the focus on Sora’s dialogue about Kairi in the KH3 portion made me a bit ill
Store pages are active. Here's the graphical updates
It was certainly a choice to have it be all cutscenes and dialogue snippets. I get the feeling they made it under the impression of “these games have been out for a while, they should know how they play by now, right?”
And while they aren't necessarily wrong, they have been on EPG for a few years by this point, I feel like some gameplay would've been nice. Unless they’ve got a launch trailer planned in June for gameplay, this was certainly an odd choice.
The re-recording for Simple and Clean was great though, and its already out on Spotify and iTunes for those who want to listen to it on its own
Store pages are active. Here's the graphical updates
And it says that Days and Re:coded are in high definition.
Did they remaster the movies too? Because watching them today on a 4K screen I don't think it's the best experience.
Can someone tell if the screenshots in the Steam page are with the remastered textures?
And it says that Days and Re:coded are in high definition.
Did they remaster the movies too? Because watching them today on a 4K screen I don't think it's the best experience.
The "HD cutscene compilation" part of the description? I think they've always had that next to their titles since 2013.
Store pages are active. Here's the graphical updates
I'm gonna need Cogsworth 's face, Square.
Store pages are active. Here's the graphical updates
I can actually read "dessert waffles" better haha
they actually play that chronological spoiler montage on the steam page
are they really this stupid
they actually play that chronological spoiler montage on the steam page
are they really this stupid
I saw this myself and immediately facepalmed like....
The trailer was definitely aimed at pre-existing fans of the franchise which is … stupid? It‘s a mess
Message from KH Producer Ichiro Hazama:
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i mean that‘s cute and all but the trailer is not going to attract new fans to the franchise, there‘s literally no gameplay at all?
This left me rather confused. Who was this trailer for? There was nothing to hook new players at all. Minimal presence of Disney characters and -worlds, lack of Final Fantasy and absolutely no gameplay. Plus every ending spoiled! Was this montage aimed for pre-existing fans? Why? We have already played the games, many times. I don't deny some people are going to buy all the games again just to support the franchise, but many can't justify getting them on every possible platform. Wouldn't it be better to actually try and attract new fans? This doesn't make any sense...
This left me rather confused. Who was this trailer for? There was nothing to hook new players at all. Minimal presence of Disney characters and -worlds, lack of Final Fantasy and absolutely no gameplay. Plus every ending spoiled! Was this montage aimed for pre-existing fans? Why? We have already played the games, many times. I don't deny some people are going to buy all the games again just to support the franchise, but many can't justify getting them on every possible platform. Wouldn't it be better to actually try and attract new fans? This doesn't make any sense...
I mean, this is also a company who is making a mobile GPS-based game that is heavy on lore and story despite likely wanting to position it for newcomers and old fans alike without any of the nostalgia trappings or simplicity that would help to garner either side’s interest. Like, Missing-Link will work for a very niche group of KH fans who are invested in deep lore but also are fine with playing mobile games, which isn’t exactly what a game of that cost and scale should be doing lol
That is to say, this stuff is being made to rile up the old hats of the fandom to incite interest in the newcomers.
For a newcomer, despite the fact all of the trailer is just spoilers, in theory they aren’t aware of what is and isn’t a spoiler. They are just supposed to see fans going wild and go “oh this seems like it is important! Guess I need to play to understand!”
Of course this isn’t how it works. But I will say it has worked in getting the KH audience hyped. Many people on social media loved this trailer, and I think it is just due to the sheer lack of any other KH news.
The biggest faux pas is the lack of gameplay, though. This really needed to be trailer that was followed up with a presentation or showcase of gameplay OR as a launch trailer.
This otherwise means nothing to me as a non-PC gamer, but I may very well use this as an excuse to finally recommend the series to my nibling.
i mean that‘s cute and all but the trailer is not going to attract new fans to the franchise, there‘s literally no gameplay at all?
I honestly don’t think this trailer is meant to attract new fans. I think this is more just an announcement for the diehards and to debut Utada’s re-record. I don’t think too many non-fans will be going out of their way to watch this trailer anyway.
Looking back, the Switch and EGS versions didn’t have any gameplay either. It was just more palatable because they were short and not stretched to fit a 5 minute song. I do hope they’ll consider doing a launch trailer at SGF with some gameplay. That’s where they’ll get more fresh eyes on it. And dropping a big KH4 trailer at the same time would spur those people to check out the series.
For a newcomer, despite the fact all of the trailer is just spoilers, in theory they aren’t aware of what is and isn’t a spoiler. They are just supposed to see fans going wild and go “oh this seems like it is important! Guess I need to play to understand!”
Of course this isn’t how it works.
Yeah. In reality it's the same "lol story stupid dumb" and "lol this dialogue is garbage"
Great to see Steam folks getting the chance to check this series out.
I honestly don’t think this trailer is meant to attract new fans. I think this is more just an announcement for the diehards and to debut Utada’s re-record. I don’t think too many non-fans will be going out of their way to watch this trailer anyway.
Looking back, the Switch and EGS versions didn’t have any gameplay either. It was just more palatable because they were short and not stretched to fit a 5 minute song. I do hope they’ll consider doing a launch trailer at SGF with some gameplay. That’s where they’ll get more fresh eyes on it. And dropping a big KH4 trailer at the same time would spur those people to check out the series.
Exactly this.
Guys, this trailer is only going to be watched by someone who has previous interest.
Why would someone who has no idea what KH is watch specifically this trailer, and only this one?
The gameplay trailer will be at the SGF, where all kinds of gamers will be watching, and where SE will be able to attract a new audience.
I honestly don’t think this trailer is meant to attract new fans. I think this is more just an announcement for the diehards and to debut Utada’s re-record.
It's the only trailer for the game on Steam.
It's literally called the Steam announcement trailer. Not the "SaC Re-Recording" trailer.
It's the only trailer for the game on Steam.
For now.
Anyone going out of their way to watch this trailer can just as easily type in “Kingdom Hearts gameplay” on YT and get thousands of results. I think if they were really concerned about this specific trailer reaching newcomers, it would have been at SGF. But instead, (hopefully) they show gameplay there in front of a much bigger audience. I’m not saying what they did is a good marketing strategy. This is just what I think they could be going for. (And I’m probably wrong as usual when I give them too much credit.)
It's literally called the Steam announcement trailer. Not the "SaC Re-Recording" trailer.
Yeah because that was the big piece of KH news they were promoting with it. But it was marketed as featuring the new song, edited to fit the song, and the release was timed to that of the song… not the other way around. I’m sure they worked together on picking a date, but ultimately everything about this trailer revolved around the song.
Look, I don't think this is the end of the world or anything, but it fits into a general lack of care SE seems to have for the series. Not bothering with native ports to Switch, bad trailers, news drought. I'm not furious, but KH is one of their core properties and I wish they put a little bit more polish into it.
Would it have killed them to put some gameplay into the trailer, or some good screenshots?
For now.
Anyone going out of their way to watch this trailer can just as easily type in “Kingdom Hearts gameplay” on YT and get thousands of results.
I'm not gonna assume you're riding hard for this particular trailer, but it is absolutely a negative and poorly advised move for the first, and for the foreseeable future, only KH trailer on Steam to be an extreme spoiler montage with no gameplay or Disney dialogue lmfao
Even if they put up another trailer in two days, they're hitting their zenith of website traffic TODAY. More people will look at the steam page today than any other date besides release. This was an astronomically stupid idea that under-sold the inherent appeal of KH at every possible turn.
I think what is telling is Hazama’s message about wanting to draw in new fans on Steam.
Tempted just to see Yozora’s beautiful eyes on my OLED Deck
The short version of the trailer is actually better and goes in release order
The short version of the trailer is actually better and goes in release order
WOW, they even managed to put KH2 before Days. extremely based and would have been much better than what we got
The short version of the trailer is actually better and goes in release order
THIS IS THE TRAILER THEY SHOULD HAVE SHOWN. It flows perfectly, the games are (mostly) in order of release, and it doesn't spoil every single detail ever!
We oughta start gauging trailer quality on how fast the pace of a song is now ngl
I'm not gonna assume you're riding hard for this particular trailer,
I’m not. Just trying to keep a level head that it might not be the only thing they’re going to do to market this release. Especially when there’s a major gaming event between now and the release.
Obviously, they may (and probably will) just treat it like they did the EGS release and not say another word about it. But with the demand there’s been and with the multi-plat push, they really should do another trailer for launch. I agree this one didn’t do the franchise any favors. I’m just trying to stay a little optimistic and look for an explanation of why they made the choices they did rather than just bitching. (Which is fine to do if you want. It’s just not worth my energy to repeat the sentiments I share but have already been said.)
The short version of the trailer is actually better and goes in release order
They should have led with this one and then had an “extended” version using the one we got.
I'm so excited for this! I've been holding off from buying these on Epic, just waiting for a Steam release! The Epic exclusive Final Fantasy titles were slowly trickling to Steam, so despite how long the wait for KH has been it just seemed like it had to come sooner or later.
Can't wait to play these bad boys on my Steam Deck! ?
I'm so excited for this! I've been holding off from buying these on Epic, just waiting for a Steam release! The Epic exclusive Final Fantasy titles were slowly trickling to Steam, so despite how long the wait for KH has been it just seemed like it had to come sooner or later.
Can't wait to play these bad boys on my Steam Deck! ?
Let’s just hope they are Deck compatible? It should be but the page doesn’t have it listed yet.
Let’s just hope they are Deck compatible? It should be but the page doesn’t have it listed yet.
I'm not super worried about them not being Deck compatible. Most games that aren't verified are still able to work just fine, sometimes a little tweaking is just needed. I've had very few games I've tried that I couldn't get to work, and it's usually games with anti cheat software.
I definitely think the major headline here is KH1 and KH2 on Steam Deck. Truly portable wifi-free KH1 and KH2 for the first time, ever. Doing the Hades Cup and end game shit on portable sounds so cozy...
On the other hand, I'm not sure KH3 will be a worthwhile experience on the deck. I'm not confident performance will be up to par, especially in areas like Port Royal in the Caribbean. That, and, for me, KH3's biggest draw in the year 2024 is running the postgame bosses, which are still very difficult even though I'm amazing... I have a hard time playing super well on handheld systems, the super-quick reactions are a lot easier for me if I'm holding a traditional controller, so I wouldn't want to feel held back by that control scheme.
I definitely think the major headline here is KH1 and KH2 on Steam Deck. Truly portable wifi-free KH1 and KH2 for the first time, ever. Doing the Hades Cup and end game shit on portable sounds so cozy...
Well, PS2 emulation is a thing. Steam Deck was already capable of playing those games in a fashion. For that matter, Days & RECoded are fully playable as well.
On the other hand, I'm not sure KH3 will be a worthwhile experience on the deck. I'm not confident performance will be up to par, especially in areas like Port Royal in the Caribbean. That, and, for me, KH3's biggest draw in the year 2024 is running the postgame bosses, which are still very difficult even though I'm amazing... I have a hard time playing super well on handheld systems, the super-quick reactions are a lot easier for me if I'm holding a traditional controller, so I wouldn't want to feel held back by that control scheme. |
If anything, the built in controls on a handheld should have less input delay than a wireless controller that hast to send a signal to the console. I find MoM easier to play on portable Switch than docked. Steam Deck will probably run KH3 at least as well as PS4 did.
Well, PS2 emulation is a thing. Steam Deck was already capable of playing those games in a fashion. For that matter, Days & RECoded are fully playable as well.
Yeah, but fully supported modern ports with 60fps and all the bells and whistles is a totally different experience. PS2 KH1 on Steam Deck doesn't hit the same when Riku!Ansem has killed you and the 2 minute cutscene is killing your battery life
I definitely think the major headline here is KH1 and KH2 on Steam Deck. Truly portable wifi-free KH1 and KH2 for the first time, ever. Doing the Hades Cup and end game shit on portable sounds so cozy...
On the other hand, I'm not sure KH3 will be a worthwhile experience on the deck. I'm not confident performance will be up to par, especially in areas like Port Royal in the Caribbean. That, and, for me, KH3's biggest draw in the year 2024 is running the postgame bosses, which are still very difficult even though I'm amazing... I have a hard time playing super well on handheld systems, the super-quick reactions are a lot easier for me if I'm holding a traditional controller, so I wouldn't want to feel held back by that control scheme.
Luckily though the Deck has the option of being docked just like the Switch, so if there was specific content someone would rather do on a big screen with a controller that's totally an option. I know not everyone cares to buy a dock, but I think most people that prefer certain games handheld and certain games on TV would shell out for a dock anyway. I do understand what you're saying though, but I just think it's cool that there's even a solution for that.
That said, pretty much exactly what you said just before that is what I'm truly excited about, and that's KH1 and KH2 on Deck. I was so disappointed when the Switch versions were cloud only and I didn't bother buying them. And while emulation is an option, I would rather have the HD Final Mix versions of course, who wouldn't? You hit the nail on the head with that one. I know Epic had been an option, but I've just held out because while I know you can get epic games to work on Deck with some workarounds and finagling, I was okay with the wait that hopefully exactly this would happen, and it has!
The 1.5+2.5 collection will be day 1 for me most likely, and I can't wait to immediately hop into KH1 on Deck. Might even try out some fancy mods like different FOV cameras, we'll see ?
I definitely think the major headline here is KH1 and KH2 on Steam Deck. Truly portable wifi-free KH1 and KH2 for the first time, ever. Doing the Hades Cup and end game shit on portable sounds so cozy...
On the other hand, I'm not sure KH3 will be a worthwhile experience on the deck. I'm not confident performance will be up to par, especially in areas like Port Royal in the Caribbean. That, and, for me, KH3's biggest draw in the year 2024 is running the postgame bosses, which are still very difficult even though I'm amazing... I have a hard time playing super well on handheld systems, the super-quick reactions are a lot easier for me if I'm holding a traditional controller, so I wouldn't want to feel held back by that control scheme.
Advanced gamers like myself are going to stream KH3 to my deck via moonlight.
Advanced gamers like myself are going to stream KH3 to my deck via moonlight.
Enjoy input lag, hope it doesn't interfere with using Simba to cheese the data fights... AGAIN
I streamed God of War 3 and God of War Ragnarok to my Deck a couple times when my kids were watching the TV and I wanted to play. It worked okay, but yeah, the input lag killed it for me as any kind of long term way to play.
Epic ports are getting an update presumably the same day as the steam ones. I wonder if system requirements will change, kinda have doubts about any actual fixes though.
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They updated the description saying you can swap languages through properties. This means that presumably you can easily swap between JP and ENG, in the past it was impossible unless you bought the game in a certain region. It is a full language swap though, JP and ENG are two different versions entirely.
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They updated the description saying you can swap languages through properties. This means that presumably you can easily swap between JP and ENG, in the past it was impossible unless you bought the game in a certain region. It is a full language swap though, JP and ENG are two different versions entirely.
Closest we get to dual audio officially
KH1.5+2.5 being demoed on Steam Deck at IGN Live!
KH1.5+2.5 being demoed on Steam Deck at IGN Live!
Very excited to see how the deck handles KH3. With some adjustments, it could be pretty solid.
KH1.5+2.5 being demoed on Steam Deck at IGN Live!
That's what I'm talkin' about!
Cool thing about KH coming to steam is if anyone was waiting for it to come to pc...the game has tons of mods that should easily get ported to the Steam version.
There's randomizers for every KH game minus 0.2 and DDD which adds so much replay value
Cool thing about KH coming to steam is if anyone was waiting for it to come to pc...the game has tons of mods that should easily get ported to the Steam version.
There's randomizers for every KH game minus 0.2 and DDD which adds so much replay value
idk if the randos could work, they require a separate app to play them
idk if the randos could work, they require a separate app to play them
You're talking about OpenKH right?
I think KH1 can still work without OpenKH
You're talking about OpenKH right?
I think KH1 can still work without OpenKH
KH1 rando uses Lua backend/front-end. I'm not sure if they are compatible with deck
That's exciting! Not sure when we'll be able to afford the Deck, but good to see it's already running well.
looks about bang-on with how the ps4 pro ran it in 2019. We can expect 50-60fps in most areas, and then Caribbean (especially Port Royal) will be between 25-40fps
looks about bang-on with how the ps4 pro ran it in 2019. We can expect 50-60fps in most areas, and then Caribbean (especially Port Royal) will be between 25-40fps
I'm assuming they're playing on it on a Deck that hasn't had any tinkering done. On a Deck with the VRAM turned up to 4 and making good use of Cryoutilities, performance will potentially be even better than what we're seeing here.
I've had games on Deck that would default to low settings to try and hold 30 fps, but with the right setup I can push medium settings at 40 or 50 fps, it's nuts.
This is the second social media post from a US account within the last 24 hours that's used Canberra and using our capital is absolutely a no-no ?
Gotta love how it launches at 13:00 in Brazil.
Gotta love how it launches at 13:00 in Brazil.
Clearly a sign that KH4 will be revealed again at D23 Brazil in November. ?
Clearly a sign that KH4 will be revealed again at D23 Brazil in November. ?
Yes, along with a Saludos Amigos world. Zé Carioca has been a keyblade wielder all along! ?
Based Lula, getting early KH4 for his country like that
I've said it before and I'll say it again, when/if the Coliseum mod and Traverse Town mod are made compatible with KH3 on Steam, they are must-installs.
As well as ReMind Ability Integration mod, Map Enhancement mod (if you just want to have everything laid out instead of searching for treasures and Hidden Mickeys for the 15th time), and the Expanded Boundaries mod. Plus I love the mod that changes Sora into Riku (there's a whole update battle set for him) and turning off Donald's "this might be a good spot to find some ingredients"
Yeah, the upscale filter they used fucking sucks, lmao. This was definitely a lazy pump and dump job... Hollow Bastion looks like it's melting.
When you take 22 year old textures, AI upscale them, and then AI upscale them again, they're not going to gain detail, and after the second upscale, detail will actually be lost, smudged, and obscured. I feel bad for anyone who has this as their first experience with KH
...welp, time for the Steam ports to be boycotted and sell zero copies
what kills me is all they had to do was release the games as they were before and just bump down support to dx11. Instead, they did this and really did not have super great results. Apparently I heard that KHBBS is pretty untouched though so not sure how true that is
All that ever gets parroted by morons is AI art is beautiful and it's the future, and then when AI is used in art it always looks like shit.
I was hoping they had done something in the backend to properly upgrade the textures but I didn't want it to be using AI, especially when the results are bad.
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NGL from what was shown for KH2 the namnam drawings are kinda the only ones I actually notice?
Like from a tweet that had it alongside the TT world icon/thumbnails and the Simba drawing the Namine one is the only one that didn't exactly make me feel like I need a magnifying glass.
But also the guy who had the KH2 tweet, GameAddict I think, also kinda just...assumed some stuff was AI work like the purple shit around TWTNW even being there at all and TWTNW's world icon texture which apparently kinda just looks identical pre and post upscale
I don't even necessarily mind the method-- the issue is that they literally already used it before. They're using an AI upscale on an AI upscale. It looks like absolute shit. Even though there are plenty of people who won't mind it, there also isn't a single person who can in good conscience call it an improvement. No upgrade to be seen. The texture resolution boost is immediately negated by the fact that there's LESS detail to be seen now.
This is so frustrating.
ReCoM doesn't seem to have gotten any sort of upgrade, the textures don't look any better. From my end, the UI seems to have no upscaled text unlike KH2. KH2 has a ton of new updated UI textures and it looks really nice. Seems like ReCoM and BBS did not get the same treatment, at least from what I see. I don't see any sign of AI upscale in ReCoM yet though, which I originally suspected due to the art on all the cards. I thought that the cards in CoM would definitely have looked weird if there was an AI upscale.
There's an official competition
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There's an official competition
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They’re really pushing this hard! You can answer questions about your game preferences like if you prefer mechanics/strategy or narrative/emotional moments, which I wonder if they’re using to see what direction the KH series should go…
Probably more for data to compile to put towards pitch decks for other games.
Not a lot to say other than being sad that some fans are defending getting a worse product than the original games.
There's an official competition
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I know what you did there.
I know what you did there.
I'm not eligible for the competition.
It's out. Around 70€ for the whole Integrum Masterpiece collection
Edit: Oh thank fuck, they hadn't properly activated the prices for 2.8 and 3, and instead it pulled the collection price.
There's an official competition
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I'm gonna win that Deck
What do you think about the price?
I think the 2.8 is a bit expensive. But €70 for everything seems pretty good to me.
This quote has been out for weeks now
This quote has been out for weeks now
Tell that to SE lol ?
Ah, 1,171 days later and I can finally buy Kingdom Hearts on Steam instead of Epic. Because I'm stubborn lol. The wait paid off.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, when/if the Coliseum mod and Traverse Town mod are made compatible with KH3 on Steam, they are must-installs.
As well as ReMind Ability Integration mod, Map Enhancement mod (if you just want to have everything laid out instead of searching for treasures and Hidden Mickeys for the 15th time), and the Expanded Boundaries mod. Plus I love the mod that changes Sora into Riku (there's a whole update battle set for him) and turning off Donald's "this might be a good spot to find some ingredients"
Thank you for this, I'm going to keep all of these in mind! They sound awesome and so worth it.
I'm gonna win that Deck
I got a 105 entries in. You are doomed.
I have 90 entries in. Gonna have to decide if I want to bother making a Twitter or Twitch for some extras lol
I already have a Deck, but if I can win another one then my wife and I can each have our own. Odds of winning are low, but worth a shot ?
Our little baby is growing up ?
The people demand Kingdom Hearts, Square Enix! Give the people what they want!
Oops, accidentally slipped and fell and bought all of Kingdom Hearts on Steam! Just about off of Destiny Islands now!
Oops, accidentally slipped and fell and bought all of Kingdom Hearts on Steam! Just about off of Destiny Islands now!
remember that ur not a real guy unless you 3v1 Tidus, Selphie and Wakka before leaving the islands. one of the trickiest non-superboss fights in the entire franchise
I'm a Kingdom Hearts fan, of course the first game I play from the Steam release is the best one (BBS 0.2)
remember that ur not a real guy unless you 3v1 Tidus, Selphie and Wakka before leaving the islands. one of the trickiest non-superboss fights in the entire franchise
Also, if you lose the race with Riku, restart your whole save.
anyone have any spares they can share with an ol' squid
remember that ur not a real guy unless you 3v1 Tidus, Selphie and Wakka before leaving the islands. one of the trickiest non-superboss fights in the entire franchise
Don't worry, I had to beat them 3v1 on the first DAY on Destiny Islands. Couldn't progress otherwise, thems the rules
I'm a Kingdom Hearts fan, of course the first game I play from the Steam release is the best one (BBS 0.2)
Unironically this tho
Unironically this tho
It's exactly what I did this morning. So much in 0.2 that I wish carried over to KH3.
It's exactly what I did this morning. So much in 0.2 that I wish carried over to KH3.
Like what, out of curiosity?
Like what, out of curiosity?
The Objectives list. 0.2 made me think that KH3 would have something just like that, which meant that there'd be skill challenges and little moments within the worlds for rewards (defeat an enemy using spellweaver, find three flowers that represent the three fairies, watch for a meteor shower.)
The level design too. I found 0.2 had more interactive elements and puzzles in its world than 3 (e.g. all of the puzzle elements with Snow White's world, the verticality of the Castle Town).
3 had wider level designs and it was pretty simple to get from point A to point B. Like the toy store immediately gave you access to being able to get to both floors, even if areas were gated off until story points were hit. It would have been cool to try and find your way up and give a bit of challenge there rather than just immediately having a gum ball machine with the pipes ready to take you wherever you wanted. Even parts of maps that had some puzzle elements, like the ice cave, was drilled down to just defeating a mob to unlock an ice pillar to spin around (the exploration was nice in there though)
The zodiacs were great too. Going back to find them which led to a challenging boss fight. Hidden Mickey's didn't feel anywhere close to that, and the last reward was pretty meh.
0.2 was unexpectedly very good and had way more depth to it than I would have anticipated. I spent several more hours on that game than I thought I would, and I have to agree with Chaser that I wish so much more of it would have carried over to KH3.
When it comes to KH3, I had very little expectations for it until I played 0.2, which I thought was fantastic. You guys have already spoken about the main stuff but also - the VA, the cutscene direction/cinematography was pretty good. The creative way they used Disney Worlds in the Realm of darkness was something we'd never seen before.
The writing!!! The dialogue and character writing was pretty excellent, in all honesty. Mickey losing his shirt was just funny to me but even aside that, it was SUCH a good teaser for - what it looked like - the direction for KH3 would be. I think Olympus lived up to it in every way, but after that it was... Well, yeah.
I thought playing as Aqua felt pretty terrible and that the fundamental gameplay was rough, but I loved the areas so much (besides the final realm of darkness area, ironically, which felt underdeveloped.)
0.2 was such a funny time in our lives, waiting for KH3. There was so much about it that was promising, and so much about it that made me think KH3 was in trouble.
I finished up Wonderland last night and that doubled back to the Olympus Coliseum! It's funny how much I remember. I mean I've played this game a million times, but taking my optimal route to beat Riku in a race is like muscle memory, or grabbing every available postcard before leaving Traverse Town, KH1 is like a comfort game at this point.
I remember getting the platinum trophies for KH1 and Chain of Memories on PS3. Difficulty trophies didn't stack, so it was 3 playthroughs on KH1 and essentially 6 on Chain of Memories if you count Sora and Roku separate. Sooooo happy that's not a thing anymore ? One playthrough for each character on Chain of Memories, please lol
When it comes to KH3, I had very little expectations for it until I played 0.2, which I thought was fantastic. You guys have already spoken about the main stuff but also - the VA, the cutscene direction/cinematography was pretty good. The creative way they used Disney Worlds in the Realm of darkness was something we'd never seen before.
It's funny you should mention the cutscene direction and cinematography, that aspect of Kingdom Hearts 3 always felt off to me and I haven't seen people discuss it at all. I don't mean to dunk on that show because I've never seen it and I'm aware there's a big online following, but the way characters move and the cameras are positioned I always felt like I was watching Miraculous Ladybug or another similar 3D animated TV series.
It's funny you should mention the cutscene direction and cinematography, that aspect of Kingdom Hearts 3 always felt off to me and I haven't seen people discuss it at all. I don't mean to dunk on that show because I've never seen it and I'm aware there's a big online following, but the way characters move and the cameras are positioned I always felt like I was watching Miraculous Ladybug or another similar 3D animated TV series.
Yeah, I felt the scene direction was weird, sometimes bad. I always go back to meeting Hercules. In KH2, Sora and Hercules get closer, fist bump, the camera follows the action. It feels good and natural, like two friends meeting again. In 3, they just generally... stand there. It feels so awkward sometimes.
Yeah, I felt the scene direction was weird, sometimes bad. I always go back to meeting Hercules. In KH, Sora and Hercules get closer, fist bump, the camera follows the action. It feels good and natural, like two friends meeting again. In 3, they just generally... stand there. It feels so awkward sometimes.
There's definitely something off about the way characters move. Maybe it's always been this way and the new graphics and engine just make it more apparent, but everything seems to be super sluggish on that end. There's long pauses between each action, none of them flow naturally into each other and there's no weight behind anything.
Going back to the camera for a bit, it's always slowly panning for no reason. Where it stands out the most to me is the scene where Hayner, Pence and Olette rescue Ansem.
I was playing through recom and it seems like they messed up the controls lol, card shortcuts are remapped. If you remap it, it causes it to shuffle through the pause UI menus with left and right or whatever.
It seems the ports are selling well and have a pretty good active player count, considering they're old games that were already available on PC and other platforms years prior.
It seems the ports are selling well and have a pretty good active player count, considering they're old games that were already available on PC and other platforms years prior.
I stand by my belief that a ton of people had no idea the Epic ports existed
I hear they're working on updates, hopefully the GPU stuff is resolved soon. Would be cool if they fixed bugs but square is square lol
Just about to head to Hollow Bastion for the second visit. Have all the Trinity marks done, and I'm only missing 3 puppies in Hollow Bastion. My 100% run of the first game on Steam is nearing an end ? I'll do a speedrun too once I finish to nab that achievement as well and have all of those done before moving on to Chain of Memories. What a blast this has been to revisit on a handheld.
So when do you think Melody of Memory is gonna come out on Steam? 3 years from now?
Just about to head to Hollow Bastion for the second visit. Have all the Trinity marks done, and I'm only missing 3 puppies in Hollow Bastion. My 100% run of the first game on Steam is nearing an end ? I'll do a speedrun too once I finish to nab that achievement as well and have all of those done before moving on to Chain of Memories. What a blast this has been to revisit on a handheld.
Has something surprised you in retrospect? Areas that you didn't like before that you do now, or things that ages more poorly than you thought?
I hear they're working on updates, hopefully the GPU stuff is resolved soon. Would be cool if they fixed bugs but square is square lol
If they could fix/add ANYTHING, I'd love the option to roll back to the previous textures from the initial release of the ReMix games. Even if they can't do that, at least revert a few egregious textures, like the poorly upscaled world map icons in KH1 or anything with written text, like Merlin's chalkboard.
The idea of them trying to 'fix' the visuals of these older games gives me psychic damage
So I have been playing KH on Steam, and because I already completed 100% in all the KH games on the console before, I decided to play the games using trainers to get stuff like infinte EXP, etc. because I really don't want to do all that stupid, boring ass grinding that some games require to 100% again, fuck Re:Chain, BBS, and DDD in particular.
Using trainers, I was able to achieve 100% in Dream Drop Distance critical mode with all dream eaters at max rank, level, and affinity in about 30 hours. I remember doing that on console and taking more than 100 hours of la la la la, which was awful.
The trainer I use for DDD was developed for the Epic Games version, but it worked on the Steam version of the game too, but the 0.2 trainer does not work, so I had to complete 100% on 0.2 the honest way, which was not too bad because it is a short game. I was able to achieve 100% completion on 2.8 in 40 hours. So I would like to ask if someone knows if the mods developed for the Epic Games version of KH3 work in the Steam version of KH3, because I found some nude mods I will like to try.
because I found some nude mods I will like to try.
I've never understood nude mods on any level lol. I'm not sure whats so titillating about naked characters when the in-game context remains entirely unchanged. Everyone's standing around talking about Xehanort and Heartless but one or two characters have their bits hanging out.
Its a very esoteric way of being freaky!
I've never understood nude mods on any level lol. I'm not sure whats so titillating about naked characters when the in-game context remains entirely unchanged. Everyone's standing around talking about Xehanort and Heartless but one or two characters have their bits hanging out.
Its a very esoteric way of being freaky!
Some people just like something more exotic, I think, and as long as you're not harming anyone or doing anything wrong, I think it's ok. They're fictional characters, not real people.
You will be surprised by the FF7 community. lol
Some people just like something more exotic, I think, and as long as you're not harming anyone or doing anything wrong, I think it's ok. They're fictional characters, not real people.
I didn't even make any moral statement I just said that it's weird lol, why haul out the defense?
And the FF7 community at least has a cast of characters that's almost entirely comprised of adults broh. I'll just say that I find you very strange! If what you're willing to say outwardly is like this, it's not hard to draw bad conclusions about what you may be withholding. I'll never interact with you or acknowledge you again so goodbye forever
Some people just like something more exotic, I think, and as long as you're not harming anyone or doing anything wrong, I think it's ok. They're fictional characters, not real people.
You will be surprised by the FF7 community. lol
Most of the KH characters are children. This is deeply disturbing. Will try and have discussion of such things banned from the forums.
This is the first and only warning for all users in this discussion. Talk about this again and you will be permanently banned and depending on the extent of the content, I will also file a report with your ISP.
Maybe just me, but I read this in the dryest tone:
Like a Steam Deck signed by Nomura isn’t even worth an exclamation point? ?
Idk if any of you have ever played KH2 Randomizer but it's not just hype. It really, genuinely rules. It trims away all the fat from KH2 and turns its linearity into an advantage as you run from chest to chest looking for combat abilities, equipment, and the three proof items you need to beat the game.
It perfectly takes advantage of KH2's elasticity in combat. If you only started with a MP focused Keyblade, that's a problem against mobs... until you find a chest two minutes later with Magnet Spiral. And then another chest with Negative Combo. Now, all of a sudden, your whole combo is JUST repetitive strong magnet bursts, wiping out all the enemies in sight.
No other game benefits from the randomizer treatment like KH2 does. You can even randomize the music, common enemies, bosses, add music from other games into the randomizer pool... it's very addicting to try to get a fast run
Best of luck to everyone that entered the contest. If at least one person here wins then I'll be happy.
Edit: If not then this thing is rigged ?
Has something surprised you in retrospect? Areas that you didn't like before that you do now, or things that ages more poorly than you thought?
Hmm, maybe none of that this time per se, but when I replayed these on PS3 I think I may have felt some of that, so let me try to tune in to past me for a minute lol.
One thing that surprised me was how short the first game actually is. I felt like I was blasting through it and the story moved pretty quick. I don't know if it's because I was worse at games as a kid so it took me longer to get through, or because as a kid it was all new and fresh so I explored absolutely every corner which prolonged my experience (plus just naturally not knowing where to go or what to do on a first playthrough), and then also my imagination as a kid. I imagined these conversation between Sora, Donald, and Goofy along the journey, just like, normal chatter that would naturally happen when traveling. Or I'd go and randomly visit Squall, Aerith, and gang and see if they said anything new then had pretend conversation with them... Childhood me fleshed out the character relationships way more than they actually were lol.
As far as world likes and dislikes, as a kid I had a hard time with a couple worlds. I struggled with Deep Jungle as a kid, getting turned around and struggling to get past the Clayton Stealth Sneak fight (didn't help that I didn't have a memory card for the first few weeks. So I always had to restart each day then get stuck here). I got turned around in Monstro a good bit, and also Atlantica.
Something I wish was different if changed that's a minor thing I think is that I wish you could interact with stuff, even during battle. Several times I've gotten a little peeved finally about to grab the dolphin or wanting to open a chest I happened upon and couldn't until I cleared the room. Just a minor thing, but y'know.
A huge plus to the Final Mix edition is frickin' Leaf Bracer. I didn't start this playthrough with the shield like a fool and regret it because not having Leaf Bracer or Second Chance on Proud has had me get beaten down a couple times when I was careless, especially since I haven't level grinded at all yet lol.
I also think I just have a memory of the worlds being way bigger than they are, but again, I think that's attributed to how big they felt as a kid and also the fact that they don't feel nearly as linear to me as the worlds in ever game after, and I kind of prefer that more non-linearity.
Best of luck to everyone that entered the contest. If at least one person here wins then I'll be happy.
Edit: If not then this thing is rigged ?
I was able to get 203 points
I think you can win other stuff besides the steam deck but the steam deck is something I'm hoping to win
I was able to get 203 points
I think you can win other stuff besides the steam deck but the steam deck is something I'm hoping to win
244 here but I'm not holding my breath. I have absolutely no luck with these kinds of things.
Got all KH1 achieves, doing ReCoM next... the ReCoM pc port has quite a few weird issues it seems
So I suppose any general Steam news counts as KH on Steam news by default?
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Chaser
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