KINGDOM HEARTS TIMELINE - Episode 68: Lord of the Castle
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Okay. So! Out of all the things you could expect for this project, watching an actual gameplay of Xion with actual PS2 graphics out of nowhere was probably the last. I myself had no idea I would have come this far with my original plans. It all started when I had a chat with my friend Disgustor, back in July, asking him a few questions and wondering which of my random ideas could be actually be turned into reality. And in the end, thanks to him and other people’s efforts, we did it. What you have just seen with Xion is a preview of how the whole portion of the Timeline project related to Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will be compiled. That’s right — you’ll see our beloved characters team up and face multiple missions, with actual PS2 graphics, mainly inspired to the original Nintendo DS version. This represents the most valuable and honorable step in terms of Kingdom Hearts modding, since for the first time ever we are using various resources for creating something unique, strictly related to the actual Kingdom Hearts story, enhancing the experience of Roxas’s adventure and, as part of the main goal of the Kingdom Hearts Timeline project, relive the Kingdom Hearts story with a new and unique perspective. Bear in mind, though — THIS IS NOT A REMAKE.
Nor will it ever be, nor it is in our interest working on it. What we have been doing is just focusing on SIMULATING some of the original missions using KH2FM codes, adding in dialogues and cutscenes from both the original Nintendo DS and the HD 1.5 movie versions.
You can’t just download it and play it and do these “missions” like in these videos. It’s not like you can download an actual game, boot it and see yourself playing as Xion and encountering random Heartless in every world like shown here.
The Commands Menu on the bottom left corner is actually a picture, which is faithfully and constantly edited with video editing when attacking/using magic/using items/healing party members. In fact, I play with an invisible menu.
The Information bar appearing at the top of the screen is just a picture as well. The Heartless spawnings have been handled each time exclusively for recording purposes, it’s not like they would appear on regular basis as shown in these videos. In other words, this is not a playable game, nor will it have any sort of remade cutscenes, rather a temporary “simulation” of some of 358/2 Days missions.
Our goal is creating an exclusive, new perspective of 358/2 Days gameplay, mixing it with the original cutscenes and finally create the definitive experience of Roxas’s story, a character who deserves all of our tireless efforts and dedication.
And I’m proud to be a main part of this, being able to provide you such a unique experience. Just as I am extremely honored for having met and for working with such amazing people. Nothing of this would have been possible without their massive experience, impressive capabilities and, more than anything, patience!
Credits go to the following people:
- Disgustor, for the custom models and so much other incredible stuff. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNZWIUgF7j27wrtHk6zfYxQ
- An anonymous contributor, whose extreme kindness and experience is a fundamental key for the success of this project.
- 13th Vessel, for re-texturing some models and maps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClX_9s-m3PxkJtHSkTyw6ug
- Crazycatz00, for his Base patch v0.00.18233.0022p.
- SoraikoSan, for his model importer and moveset tool. https://www.youtube.com/user/SoraikoSan
- Sonicshadowsilver2, for the UCM and much more: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sonicshadowsilver2
- ohmiyamoto, for lending us her beautiful voice for dubbing the playable version of Xion. She’s been a precious help for us and without her we couldn’t bring life to such a perfect Xion! Please, take a few seconds of your time for thanking her with a tweet on https://twitter.com/ohmiyamoto, and follow her works on https://www.youtube.com/user/ohmiyamoto.
Of course, all of the gameplay recordings and various videos editing are made by me. We all really hope you could appreciate this massive job, just as we hope you can support us and keep us company during Roxas’s journey. This is your best chance to show your support, sound off your opinions and let us know that you, the fans, care about the project and the people behind us.
If you want to show your support or feel like donating and have morsel free to visit my Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/everglow and follow me on Twitter to get in touch with me! https://twitter.com/everglow8444
These big news can kind of steal the show for Sora, but a lot of thought and details have been put into making Marluxia's battle as much epic as possible (out of all the fights in the series, his final form battle is my favorite, as well as trying to make the goodbye between Sora and Naminé more emotional than the original.
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