Why would you expect anything to happen if we don't do something about it ourselves?! Don't let Kingdom Hearts pass them by when you know it can be better than anything else out there. It can do better than it is now.
Before I begin, please stop double posting. Thank you!
Now, while I am a die-hard fan of the series I can say with complete honesty that the series cannot do better than anything out there right now. The series has always been a niche mixture of two very different things: Disney and Final Fantasy. It has definitely become extremely popular because of the weird mixture, but it is also a reason that many people refuse to play the games or even take the series seriously.
And again I say that Disney does not care about it. I'm sure if the series wasn't making them money (more than the Epic Mickey series has) they would have let it go a long time ago. Corporate Disney is not in it for making beautiful, memorable stories. They only read dollar signs and leave the creating to the people they pay little to do it. (Oh and trust me the money Disney gives SE to work on this series is pitiful.)
With your thoughts about the Final Mix's: Taking the time to release them internationally [which the amount of fans together crush the amount of fans in Japan] instead of just Japan EVERY SINGLE TIME is absolutely ridiculous. If they took the time to release them internationally they would get twice as much money back than with just Japanese fans. Better yet wait to release the game to everyone and have ONE version of the games instead of secluding parts of the story to a certain part of the world.
I can easily rationalize why the Final Mixes never came stateside. Only the diehard would have bought them. North America and Europe didn't have the market for special re-releases and the western mentality is that "I have the original one. What point is there buying the new one?" And considering how close the releases of Final Mix were between their original games, there would have been no justification for bringing them over (Despite all of the additions KH2FM+ contained). Also the fact that the Final Mixes were always special to Japan. Japan loves their exclusives, and Square Enix is no exception. They have a ton of International versions of their games they have never released outside of Japan. It's the company's mentality and there was never a chance of them coming out to NA/EU/PAL, at least not until now with the HD Remasters.
It was either Square Enix or Disney Interactive's fault for forcing the series to go to a worse Camera system [KH Re: COM was the other game that used the analog system]. We shouldn't have to worry about having to force them to mapping the camera controls to the shoulder buttons in the first place. With Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance a fan should not have to buy an accessory to get better controls for the game. That is just moronic.
The way you said that sounds as if you don't understand that each of these systems had technical limitations. How could there be a second analog camera on the DS? Or the PSP? Or the 3DS? (and trust me nobody wanted to buy the Circle Pad Pro aka the worst peripheral ever made and it makes playing KH3D worse)
Like I've said before why would we expect something to happen if we do absolutely nothing. Be a part of/create a movement that they can't help but to see to help create something breathtaking and breakthrough. Lets be a part of this series on a whole other level.
No thanks. I want to get my HD Remasters and KH3.
It is great that they have better graphics and better controls for some of those games and here is my response to your response:
With what is confirmed [what is included in 1.5 ReMIX's] there will have been:
-4 versions of Kingdom Hearts 1
-3 versions of Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
-1 1/2 versions of 358/2 Days
I love the fact that they NOW finally have HD graphics and seeing the games in HD is amazing to me just as it is to you but I don't and won't pay for another version of a game that, in the first place, I don't know is going to be released outside of Japan. Even if they are released outside of Japan they are all the same games at their cores.
You do not understand that the HD Collections are them putting ALL of the games on ONE system and fixing the camera issues you complained about and making the story more accessible to the fans AND giving us the Final Mixes. This is essentially what you wanted, right?
The HD collections have not been announced for international release yet, but this is normal for any Kingdom Hearts game.
Like I've said before if we [including you] just sit back and do nothing why in the world would we even begin to expect something to happen. The video at the top of this page is me doing the exact opposite of doing nothing. I know that there is colossal potential in the Kingdom Hearts series which is why I've done and still am doing as much as I possibly can. Spreading the word about his is one of those things while working on future videos that include you all. Don't think of this as just a video/channel and instead think of it as a movement. Spread this all over the internet. Make videos about it on YouTube. Tweet about it and make it something that's trending all over the world on Twitter. Share it on Facebook to all of your friends. Again you can sit back if you want but if you want something to happen you have to voice your opinion. I can't do this entire thing alone. Thats why every single person who is a part of this is so important.
Lets show Disney that Kingdom Hearts is bigger and better. Lets make every game created in the Kingdom Hearts series not just another game to everyone but instead a nostalgic/unforgettable experience.
-Josh
No thanks. I like the idea you have, but I think it is focused over the wrong cause.
What I want from Disney is for them to put more merchandise in their stores and parks, publish the Kingdom Hearts novels they promised to release years ago, advertise the games like they used to, increase the amount of money they give Square Enix for advertisement.
I don't want them to remake the series or to take a more proactive role because once Disney takes a proactive role they will become the ones making all of the decisions rather than just the few they do now and that is a sure-fire way of stifling the creativity of the Kingdom Hearts teams.
