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[Psxphile]

You jumped the gun man. OTs only go up on the day of release. Oh well, it was a good read. One thing though:

Every week the Unions are ranked on how much Lux the players in said union collect.

Is there any gameplay significance to this? Also:

[fake spoiler]This is the OP's union and we've been curbstomping everyone online. We haven't lost in months.[/spoiler]

At the start of the game you can pick one of the five unions to join. I suggest the Unicornis, because we have won every wee since the game launched. Just saying.

The Unicornis has won these 23 times in a row (AKA all of them), cause we're just that good.

I already want to see Unicornus taken down a peg even though all the unions will be starting on equal footing in NA. So, thanks.

 

[SoulUnison]

I say we go with Leopardo since it somewhat matches the GAF color scheme.

 

[Tsunamo]

I'm glad we've finally got a date. I stopped playing the Japanese version and stuck to Chi so it'll be nice to play it again in English and have some KHGAFers around in the unions I pick rather than playing solo. (even if you're not literally playing together it still has the effect of feeling like your union is working together and you're playing with other players)

I wonder how close/far behind the English version will be in updates in comparison to the Japanese version.

You jumped the gun man. OTs only go up on the day of release. Oh well, it was a good read. One thing though:


Is there any gameplay significance to this? Also:

From memory depending on how much you contributed/how high your union ranks you get various medal rewards so it does helpout a bit when it comes to upgrading medals/getting rarer ones.

I'm sure Malyse will chime in if i'm wrong and/or explain it better.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Ursus for life.

 

[Malyse]

You jumped the gun man. OTs only go up on the day of release.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=32142461

Remember, do not post an official thread in the gaming forum prior to seven days before its game's release.

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=32142330

As most of you know, an |OT| should be created no earlier than seven days prior to its game's release

 

[Falk]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468233

-Don't post your official thread earlier than the day of the game's release (excepting multiplayer-centric games with large-scale long-term open betas, like Dota 2, which are addressed individually). |OT|s are not for news, so they have no reason to exist while we're still in the news cycle.

I think dat got superceded by a more recent ruling.

Good OT, just needs links to the game when it's downloadable but I guess you already knew that, heh.

 

[Malyse]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468233


I think dat got superceded by a more recent ruling.

Good OT, just needs links to the game when it's downloadable but I guess you already knew that, heh.

I hit the character limit.

 

[Falk]

just take out the part about skuld

 

[zeemumu]

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=32142461



http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=32142330

But the english version drops in less than 3

 

[Malyse]

just take out the part about skuld

No. The Unchained launch announce and the Nomura art in the OP both have her. And she's the best character in the franchise; fuck that noise.

 

[Falk]

it's ok we can photoshop her out of the art too

 

[Malyse]

I already want to see Unicornus taken down a peg even though all the unions will be starting on equal footing in NA. So, thanks.

Vulpeus won most of the PC matches. As a matter of fact, we stayed in last; everyone else won far more often. It wasn't until the mobile came out that we got our shit together. You're backing the wrong horse; the other unions had their time in the sun.

it's ok we can photoshop her out of the art too

I see. You want me to cut you.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=468233


I think dat got superceded by a more recent ruling.

Good OT, just needs links to the game when it's downloadable but I guess you already knew that, heh.

Technically, this is a multiplayer game that had a long open beta. I think [chi] was in beta for like 4 or 5 months.

 

[theMrCravens]

Very nice OT.

You suggested Unicornis faction because of current JP standings, but we got no clue how unions in NA will turn out. Unless suggesting GAF join Unicornis for parties ?

 

[Psxphile]

Technically, this is a multiplayer game that had a long open beta. I think [chi] was in beta for like 4 or 5 months.

Technically, it's a English release of a game that was first released in Japan. We have separate OTs for imports and western releases.

 

[Malyse]

Very nice OT.

You suggested Unicornis faction because of current JP standings, but we got no clue how unions in NA will turn out. Unless suggesting GAF join Unicornis for parties ?

I suggested Unicornis because that's my preferred Union and I'm going to choose it for this release.

Spoiler

If things play out how I think they will, Unions will be irrelevant anyway.

 

[GetDigitized]

Kh chi NA has a twitter account:
https://twitter.com/kh_ux_na?lang=en-gb

Also there's an NA only fb post. Seems EU is out of luck.

 

[Malyse]

Technically, it's a English release of a game that was first released in Japan. We have separate OTs for imports and western releases.

Eh. It's open again.

 

[DXLelouch153]

ill probably join Unicornis
only because i have an obsession of being the best when it comes to videogames
and i assume itll be the official GAF union

 

[Famassu]

Which one is the loser faction? I'll probably pick that if I can get Unchained X to work on my PC.

 

[Malyse]

Which one is the loser faction? I'll probably pick that if I can get Unchained X to work on my PC.

Don't know of many leopards.

 

[Psxphile]

Eh. It's open again.

Exception to the rule. Ducky makes a good point.

 

[Andrefpvs]

Kh chi NA has a twitter account:
https://twitter.com/kh_ux_na?lang=en-gb

Also there's an NA only fb post. Seems EU is out of luck.

god dammit ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[DXLelouch153]

god dammit ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

just use Bluestacks
its fine

 

[GetDigitized]

There's ways to get around it on both ios and Android but it still sucks we're not getting an official release. Having to get it using roundabout methods, lack of appstore features etc

Pre download is up
http://kh13.com/news/pre-registration-now-available-on-android-for-na-version-of-khux

 

[aravuus]

No EU release is hilarious. Fucking Square Enix.

But yeah, of course there are ways to play it here, too. Just getting the apk is probably enough.

 

[Tsunamo]

https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS/status/611590201375367168
Little did we know they were telling the truth.

It'll be coming to other regions eventually, we've already got the Aus rating which confirms it, but it's pretty silly they didn't aim for a close together/simultanious release for Unchained in all English regions and yet again the PAL region gets the shaft. Ah well, just another foreign app store account I have to make so I can download apps I can't get in my own region.

 

[DXLelouch153]

are they doing a midnight release?
if so only 10 hours to go

 

[Malyse]

are they doing a midnight release?
if so only 10 hours to go

App release != game release. I think the Play Store updates at ten. Not sure on the App Store.

 

[Tsunamo]

So regular Kingdom Hearts Chi's service ends in September, so safe to say we'll get a proper story conclusion on it within a couple of months. (and maybe 2.8 close to the time the service ends)

Unchained is pretty close in Japan storywise to it too (up to beasts castle which was a couple of chi updates ago), wonder if it'll go beyond Chi's story or what changes they'll make to it.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Well now we know how Chi and Unchained lore differ. The former ends up in apocalypse.

 

[zeemumu]

Going Vulpis.

 

[Malyse]

So regular Kingdom Hearts Chi's service ends in September, so safe to say we'll get a proper story conclusion on it within a couple of months. (and maybe 2.8 close to the time the service ends)

Unchained is pretty close in Japan storywise to it too (up to beasts castle which was a couple of chi updates ago), wonder if it'll go beyond Chi's story or what changes they'll make to it.

Sort of? Castle of Dreams isn't even in the game yet, so unless they start doing monthly updates to get the content out, I don't think they'll finish the story. Not really.

Well now we know how Chi and Unchained lore differ. The former ends up in apocalypse.

Spoiler

I think what will end up happening is that everyone will end up in the Unchained.

 

[zeemumu]

Should Emblem Heartless exist? Isn't this years before Ansem started doing shit?

 

[iosefe]

Should Emblem Heartless exist? Isn't this years before Ansem started doing shit?

time travel and shit, so sure

 

[zeemumu]

time travel and shit, so sure

I guess that would be the first indicator,

Spoiler

followed by the presence of Gaston in the past.

 

[Malyse]

time travel and shit, so sure

I guess that would be the first indicator,

Spoiler

followed by the presence of Gaston in the past.

Real Spoiler:

Spoiler

You're in the Realm of Sleep, so it's not clear what exactly is going on timewise.

 

[Malyse]

Don't want to put this in the UX OT.

[chi] spoilers.

Spoiler

The newest update to Kingdom Hearts X[chi] introduces a new world, Beast’s Castle. Why was this world chosen to be added to the game?

Nomura: We are prioritizing the worlds of the seven princess’s based on the “fairy tale era” concept in KINGDOM HEARTS χ[chi].

Is there any significance in the timing of Beast’s Castle’s introduction to Kingdom Hearts X[chi]? After so many main story updates, it was surprising to travel to a new world rather than continuing to investigate Ephemera and the Foretellers.

Nomura: There is no significance to the timing. We had already made a decision on which worlds to select a while ago, but because new world additions are the most time consuming, we were finally able to implement it this time.

In one of the recent updates of Kingdom Hearts X[chi], the term “unchained” was officially introduced and has caused quite a bit of speculation among the fans. Does this play a role in how you previously said that X[chi] and Unchained X were not exactly the same game?

Nomura: I cannot explain this without any spoilers but there is a connection between the two. Who is trying to do what will be depicted in KINGDOM HEARTS χ[chi] or KINDGOM HEARTS Unchainedχ, and the reason behind it would be told in KHχ Back Cover (included n 2.8).

Spoiler

As of the most recent update to the browser game, we know a little bit of what he was referring to. The Vulpes Foreteller Lady Ava has been leading wielders from various unions into the tower, where she impersonates their foreteller and provokes them into starting a fight. The ones who can go through said fight without falling into the darkness of sadness and anger are offered a position in the Dandelions, a secret team that Ava has put together in order to avoid the inevitable Keyblade War and the annihilation of the world that will soon follow it. She plans to send them into a place where "[they] will relive things [they] have already experienced, only in a world just like a dream, in a space separate from here". I think this is what Unchained actually is.

 

[zeemumu]

I'm still in Wonderland in UX. Vulpis faction.

Edit: Agrabah now.

 

[Psxphile]

Don't want to put this in the UX OT.

[chi] spoilers.

...

Why do I get the feeling SE royally fucked up developing [chi] as a web browser game first?

 

[Malyse]

...

Why do I get the feeling SE royally fucked up developing [chi] as a web browser game first?

Keep in mind that [chi] and Unchained was planned from the start. Initially they were going to put both out at once, but they decided to focus on the browser game first. And it's been running for three years, which is unheard of for this type of game; most fold in under a year. It's just a royal fucking shame that the company Disney acquired to do browser based games fell apart before they finished the English version. Well, we have five months until the end of the world.

 

[Falk]

I feel like this is an intentional transition of a microtransaction-based KH game (a veritable goldmine in certain regions of the world) from browser to mobile.

There's a certain... uh... stigma w.r.t. gacha games on PC.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

Should have made a Vita port, the true nest of whales.

 

[Malyse]

Finished the missions. Now let's see about that rank.

 

[Ydelnae]

Since I can't play Chi because Europe got Atlus'd, I rewatched TFA one more time and it reafirmed how much I want a Star Wars world in KH. While I don't want Marvel characters anywhere near the franchise (except Big Hero 6, which actually fits), since Disney adquired SW I've been thinking that it would be a good pick. However, if SW was to be included as a world, in what movie would you base it off? There's a lot of options:

• World based on A New Hope, we basically explore the Death Star, meet Luke, Han and Leia and battle Vader. This leaves KH room to incorporate an Empire Strikes Back world in KH4 and keep the story moving forward. But then, we wouldn't reach the new trilogy for years and I doubt Disney would want to miss that chance. On the other hand, an Episode IV world means they can use Vader, which is the most iconic character from SW, he can sell the game by itself.
• World based on The Force Awakens, we explore the First Order HQ? Maz's planet? This choice makes sense as it is the brand new installment of the saga, and if we get KH4 and KH5, they can base the world on Episode VIII and IX. But then, we would start with the SW story "in media res", Sora would never get to meet young Luke. The only way we would get to visit the original characters would be to have a SW world featured in a game that took place between BBS and KH1 or something.
• World based on Star Wars Rebels. This way they can use Vader and the visual style of the series fits KH. However, I feel it would be a big waste to include a Star Wars world and for it to be based on a TV series instead of the movies.
• World based on the Star Wars universe, but not related to actual film/series plot, like they did with BH6.

My choice would be to pick a TFA world, even though I think the Death Star has the most potential to be a recognizable world which fits into the KH games.

 

[GoldStarz]

Is "no Star Wars at all" an option? I feel like overlapping KH with a really big franchise that has a ton of stuff going on at once (many of which defy KH canon) is just barking up the wrong tree. There's really not a happy medium like there is with Big Hero 6 and Marvel. I say let it be, there's already a lot of SW inspiration in KH anyway.

 

[Napalm_Frank]

I've said this multiple times in this thread but IMO the optimal Star Wars world would be Death Star from Episode 4.

Firstly if KH3 has Gummi Ship you can actually implement TIE fighters on the route and tractor beam sucking the party in Monstro style.

It has every major character of the movie and most iconic designs present. Luke, Han, Obi-Wan, Leia, Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewie, Stormtroopers, Lightsabers, TIE fighters, Falcon, Death Star...

Very easy to implement a simple scenario that makes sense. Party is captured, joins forces with the rebels to reclaim the ships and get out of there. There is zero need to worry about SW being too big for KH to handle or anything like that.

Unique spacestation look unlikely to match other worlds.

 

[Psxphile]

I've said this multiple times in this thread but IMO the optimal Star Wars world would be Death Star from Episode 4.

Firstly if KH3 has Gummi Ship you can actually implement TIE fighters on the route and tractor beam sucking the party in Monstro style.

It has every major character of the movie and most iconic designs present. Luke, Han, Obi-Wan, Leia, Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewie, Stormtroopers, Lightsabers, TIE fighters, Falcon, Death Star...

Very easy to implement a simple scenario that makes sense. Party is captured, joins forces with the rebels to reclaim the ships and get out of there. There is zero need to worry about SW being too big for KH to handle or anything like that.

Unique spacestation look unlikely to match other worlds.

Can't wait to fight Vader to a stand-still and make Luke/Obi-Wan look like a couple of chumps.

 

[zeemumu]

Can't wait to fight Vader to a stand-still and make Luke/Obi-Wan look like a couple of chumps.

You already fight Xemnas and that guy has two lightsabers and is far more agile. Vader should be a breeze.

 

[Famassu]

Kingdom Hearts IV would be the perfect place to introduce either Marvel or Star Wars into the franchise. Xehanort will be done, the Disney Princesses stuff will hopefully be done with it and I think a new, completely different kind of set of villains (i.e. Masters of Evil, Sith) could be a good injection of freshness for the franchise. I don't think they necessarily even need several Marvel/Star Wars related worlds, just use the villains like Disney's were in KH1, as forces of evil who scheme with the new big bad. Maybe create a world like Traverse Town & Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden where Marvel superheroes have ended up at for one reason or the other, if they don't want to make, like, a New York "world" for Spider-Man.

 

[Psxphile]

You already fight Xemnas and that guy has two lightsabers and is far more agile. Vader should be a breeze.

Yeah but nobody saw that fight.