Days Release Date? Plus Re:Riplai Interviews!

[bittermeat]

First off, Minimin Memo, a Japanese blogger, posted details from the latest issue of V Jump magazine featuring Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days! While there is currently no scans available, here are the details the blogger provided.

Notice the release date listed? Since this isn't an official release, take it with a grain of salt. We'll keep you updated on official details as they become available!

The blogger made a mistake with the release date, unfortunately. D:
It's still Spring 2009 for Japan.

Minimin Memo's V Jump Details KH

DS: [s]February 2009[/s]
PSP: 2009
CODED: This Spring

KHDS

A cutscene with Zexion on Destiny Island Zexion is addressing Roxas

• Zexion: You passed through a great number of worlds from your memory

Across from Zexion the younger Riku is shown looking distressed

• Zexion: Maybe it’s your own actions you’ve forgotten

At the backside of Destiny Island

• ???: The truth is you should have understood

Xion is having a conversation with Riku who is wearing the blindfold and Organization coat

• Xion: I remember, Sora and Kairi

Xion’s awakening

• Xemnas: Seems it’ll still take some time for Xion to get closer to her original purpose

(Was Xion brought into the Organization for this purpose?)

• Axel: So you’ve finally woken up, Xion?

(Xion who had fallen asleep for a little while returns back to the scene.)

• Xion: Little by little… The memories about being human are returning

(Xion was awoken by a disturbance.)

• Roxas: The reason why we are special Nobodies—

(Roxas is worried about Xion.)

Weapons and magic, status enhancers, potions and all sorts of items can be set in the “Slots” options accessed through the “Panel” option on the menu screen. Panels can be obtained after clearing missions. You can combine several panels together in order to make a “Link Panel.”

For instance one Fire panel allows the player to cast Fire once during a mission. If 3 Fire panels are equipped, you can cast Fire 3 times.

These abilities are confirmed: Dodge Roll, Reflect Guard, Glide, Air Slide, Air Recover, High Jump, High Jump L.

You can link panels with weapons to create new attack abilities. For instance, if you set a Wing Gear part to the Kingdom Key, a regular midair combo changes into “Wind Maker.”

Finally have the exclusive interviews with Tetsuya Nomura found in the Re:Riplai book translated! Thanks for everyone's patience, I'd nearly forgotten about them over vacation, but I have them available now. Please enjoy reading them and if you post them outside of Kingdom Hearts Insider don't forget to credit us.

Re: Riplai Interview with Tetsuya Nomura

KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep

Q. Why does Maleficent know about "Kingdom Hearts"?
A. She is influenced by contact with a certain person. It's a main part of the story to look forward to.

Q. Sora and company appear too!?
A. Though he is unrelated directly, please wait to see how the story leads to where Sora and company follow it up.

Q. The person wearing the full-faced helmet, have they appeared in the previous games?
A. Have they appeared... Have they not appeared... I can't yet reveal their true character.

KINGDOM HEARTS coded

Q. It's a matter of concern whether or not it'll be released on a platform other than the mobile phone.
A. There are no plans to release it off the mobile at this stage. Since I want to continue introducing this specialized system on the mobile phones more in the future, I think that's something to consider after the distribution of this title is finished.

Q. It look like it'd be fun even if you haven't played Kingdom Hearts...
A. With this game as a start, people will become interested in the other Kingdom Hearts games.

Q. Isn't it difficult to play an action game on the mobile phone?
A. It's been tuned to be played by a simpler input method compared to the that of the normal Kingdom Hearts games. Additionally, this game comes preinstalled on the P-01A mobile phone, which can connect to a television with the appropriate cable, so it can be enjoyed on the big screen as well.

Q. Like with Before Crisis FFVII, can you communicate and play with other people?
A. This is different from BC, there are plans to play by an interesting communication.

KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days

Q. I've never played a Kingdom Hearts game before, so it'd be best to start from the first game?
A. This time it's a new main character in a new story. If you're not familiar with Kingdom Hearts, I think you can enjoy it from this main character's point of view. Additionally, it's full of content fans of the series will enjoy.

Q. I was interested in the system introduced in the demos.
A. I regret I can't reveal all the details of it yet. Please expect more information to be revealed about it in the future.

Q. What kind of mode is multiplayer?
A. The multipart is basically pulled out of standalone gameplay and become missions on a higher degree of difficulty. Even playing on your own, you could choose whatever character you wanted and play.

Q. When playing as the various characters, do you gain experience points?
A. It's not the sort of system where what you do in one play mode only influences that mode, but it's the sort which shares levels and items mutually.

Q. Since it covers only a year of Roxas's time, I worry that the volume of the single player mode will be small.
A. Most of the time the plot is taking place between the previous games. Since this story is independent and is elaborating from the time of Kingdom Hearts II, I think that after clearing all the missions you won't feel that the contents were short lived.

[Mikoto-Cat]

whoa! thnx BM!

[Showdown]

Awsome...

Wait.. whats 'High Jump L'?

[keybladelegacy]

Thanks BM:D!

A cutscene with Zexion on Destiny Island Zexion is addressing Roxas

• Zexion: You passed through a great number of worlds from your memory

Across from Zexion the younger Riku is shown looking distressed

• Zexion: Maybe it’s your own actions you’ve forgotten

Hm....roxas seems to go to CO during rikus story during his visit to destiny island.

[Ven68]

Thanks BM!

And make an official release date already!
=)

[Reneeski]

since we have a jap. date
when do you think it'll come out in NA?
I don't feel like searching for one of the many threads like that

[Pern]

Wow thank BM.:0)

[Key to the light]

Thanks the translations Bittermeats, they were really interesting :D

[Organization_42]

MORE ZEXION?! AWESOME!

I can't wait for the whole issue to be released so we can see the pics! Thank you bittermeats!

Q. What kind of mode is multiplayer?
A. The multipart is basically pulled out of standalone gameplay and become missions on a higher degree of difficulty. Even playing on your own, you could choose whatever character you wanted and play.

That's great; I was wondering about this!

[Xattm]

thanks for the info.
so has the release maybe been changed back to feb?
should be interseting to see when the release date finally gets announced.

[canito_q]

Wow, thnks BM.
btw, i was in gamekyo.com watching the 358 trailer, and at the right it had info like player: from 1 to 4, whats the official site, bla bla bla, and the japanese release date, it said 1/31/09.

[Angel]

huh.

i thought days got delayed from Feb to Spring?

maybe this means NA gets it earlier.

[Joe_Keybladerz]

Thanks for the info bittermeat, kingdom hearts fans all over the world deeply respect you, including me. =) The interview gave me a good idea on how the game is gonna be.

[Genocide]

So is february confirmed, or is this more speculation?

[madammina]

YAY!

Thanks Bittermeats!

You did a good job. And a Feb date? Even better.

But yea, looks like Castle Oblivion will reappear! (LOVE that place)