Birth by Sleep

Silh · 01-28-2008, 08:05 PM

Good job derailing the previous thread, guys.

Originally Posted by Sir Schmoopy

Ok, we all know its coming now. Its confirmed. Its a done deal. Releasing on the PSP god knows when. We have a somewhat decent ammount of info on this. I personally am most excited for it. What do you guys think?
Also, this will help get rid of all the thread we know will be made on this.
Mods feel free to edit as more info comes.

FOR BIRTH BY SLEEP DISCUSSION ONLY DISCUSS 358/2 DAYS IN ITS OWN THREAD

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for PSP:
-Looks like a singleplayer game similar to the Playstation 2 games.
-This is not Kingdom Hearts III.
-1UP is guessing the protagonist of this game is a young man that looks a lot like Zack from Final Fantasy 7. KHInsider is guessing they mean Terra from the Famitsu scans today.

Joystiqs impressions:

"Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, revealed at Tokyo Game Show today, is a brand new PSP game that expands the story of the franchise not by looking forward, but by looking back. This prequel stars a character that strongly resembles (but is not) Zack from Final Fantasy VII (and most recently, Crisis Core). In addition, we see a character that appears to be a clone of Roxas -- but that's impossible, considering the massive time difference between Birth by Sleep and the original console games. Certainly, there's a lot of mysteries surrounding this upcoming title.

"As this preview video shows, the game features a much darker and sinister feel than the console predecessors. The character designs feature a rougher look, especially the main villains, featured above. The new hero, being of a much older age than the previous heroes, also adds a much more mature feel to the overall presentation. The new keyblade also feels much more menacing, being able to shoot projectiles rather quickly. From the little we got to see at Tokyo Game Show, it seems as though the gameplay of Birth by Sleep will most closely follow the PS2 originals of the new Kingdom Hearts games announced today.

"This is easily the most technologically impressive Kingdom Hearts game announced today, and although it's not a next-gen sequel, this PSP iteration looks to satiate the needs of the Kingdom Hearts gamers everywhere."

1UP Review:

Despite the entire Internet collectively wagering that Square Enix would be announcing the long-rumored remake of Final Fantasy VII, no such thing has happened. But the Kingdom Hearts rumors? Totally on the mark. In fact, no less than three new KH titles are in the works and were revealed today at Tokyo Game Show, for PSP, DS and...mobile phones. OK, so the "Kingdom Hearts on PS3" rumors were a little off.

The PSP title, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, seems most likely to resonate with fans of the series -- and not just because they tend to be PlayStation fans. Of the three games shown today, Birth seems to be most in keeping with the series standards. It's a single-player action RPG with plenty of combo-driven melee action... and the hero is a dead ringer for Zack, the leading man of Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core whose life Cloud Strife decided to imitate (in every category from clothing to girlfriends). It's hard to say if it really is Zack -- the name is never given, and characters by designer Tetsuya Nomura tend to look alike -- but he absolutely looks like a Kingdom Hearts-style rendition of the FFVII character. The spiky black hair, the bright blue eyes, the dark clothing with dark red suspenders, the armor over his left shoulder -- it's all Zack. [Monkey Note: 1UP is very, very wrong. They are talking about Terra here, not Zack.]

There is one difference, though: The lead character in Birth is a Keyblade warrior, an honor never afforded to previous Final Fantasy-to-Kingdom Hearts transplants like Cloud and "Leon" (aka Squall). So who knows what it means?

Very little gameplay was demonstrated, but plenty of in-game story was shown, with the unnamed hero speaking to a boy who appeared to be Kingdom Hearts II's Roxas. Much of the video presentation was dominated by an old man with eerie yellow eyes and a formal military jacket, who spoke in what appeared to be a somewhat stern (if not quite threatening) manner to maybe-Zack and maybe-Roxas in a dusty, windswept valley.

At one point, a wicked-looking warrior in black and red armor and an opaque black helmet confronted the hero, only to be thwarted by the timely arrival of King Mickey. Equally tantalizing were flashes of what appeared to be young Tidus and Rikku playing on the beach.

The little gameplay revealed appears to fall very much in the Kingdom Hearts mold. Is-it-Zack lays into foes with his Keyblade, leaping over obstacles like tree trunks as he battles through a dark forest setting and collecting various orbs as he fights his way up the steps of a pristine palace.

Though the trailer says the game is set in "the distant past," Birth By Sleep probably won't be showing up at retail until the distant future -- no date was given for this prequel.

**Golden Knight** · 01-28-2008, 09:06 PM

ummm BBS in the Past,three main characters Ven,Aqua and Terra(VAT)..DS(Dark Soldier) and MX(Master Xehanort)..Keyblades have no Keychains...Look up the rest.

**HadesDragon** · 01-29-2008, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Vegnahollows

WTF?! What was wrong with the old thread?

It was full of spam, I'm guessing.

<_< So anyways, who do you guys think is the third character? We really only have three candidates: DS, Aqua, and Mickey.

Personally I'd rather have DS, but I'm inclined to think it's either Aqua or Mickey...

**Golden Knight** · 01-29-2008, 02:26 PM

^ Yea, the DS would be awsome to play as,Unfourtunatley it'll be Mikcey or..Most Likely Aqua.

AntiSora92 · 01-29-2008, 02:30 PM

I'm divided over DS and Mickey, but DS would be nice.

What do you think Terra's connection with Xehanort is?

**Golden Knight** · 01-29-2008, 02:31 PM

They look alike, and Terra could, or may not be Xehanort in the Future...We dunno.

**HadesDragon** · 01-29-2008, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSora92

What do you think Terra's connection with Xehanort is?

One is most likely part of the other.

**Sir Schmoopy** · 01-29-2008, 06:42 PM

Ah my thread was killed. :(
Ah well. I stand by my previous statements of excitement for this game.

AntiSora92 · 01-29-2008, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by Sir Schmoopy

Ah my thread was killed. :(
Ah well. I stand by my previous statements of excitement for this game.

We all are, is it possible to post the scans already shown to provide more information such as the new enemy....since the Heartless and Nobodies don't exist in this BBS time

**Golden Knight** · 02-01-2008, 11:39 AM

I've got an idea for BBS, you're asked several questions, and when you'r done you'll play as Ven,Aqua, or Terra...Do you understand?

Cloudemyx · 02-01-2008, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by Golden Knight

I've got an idea for BBS, you're asked several questions, and when you'r done you'll play as Ven,Aqua, or Terra...Do you understand?

Yeah! Your answer fits to either Ven, Aqua, or Terra's personality or something and you get to play as one of them.

**Golden Knight** · 02-01-2008, 04:17 PM

And then later on you can pic whom ever.

Shadow Denizen · 02-01-2008, 04:21 PM

yes that would make sense but it would suck to get the character you don't want to play as.

I wonder which realm the new enemy originates from.

**Golden Knight** · 02-01-2008, 04:25 PM

^ Yea,thats true, but y'never know what could happen.

xaldin warrior · 02-01-2008, 04:57 PM

i have a question, who is the dark warrior that walks next to xehanort in the final mix secret ending video