New hope for BBSFM US release? PSP games getting remastered for PS3

[Memory Master]

Disney and Square-Enix do not own the rights to Tarzan - those belong to the foundation of the deceased author and creator, Edgar Rice Boroughs. Disney obtained a license from them to make animated films and TV shows, and that extended to Kingdom Hearts as well.

However, the license expired before Chain of Memories was finished, and the Deep Jungle stage they had planned had to be scrapped. Unless Disney renews their license to Tarzan - and they won't - Tarzan and Deep Jungle will never be seen in Kingdom Hearts ever again.

Yes I already knew that. I don't think I said anything to contradict that at all. I have no idea why you're stating this fact to me.

 

[MDK]

Yes I already knew that. I don't think I said anything to contradict that at all. I have no idea why you're stating this fact to me.

More of an FYI than anything else, since that wasn't clear from your post; you seemed to be lumping Deep Jungle together with other worlds that were left out due to time/disc space constraints, and so I felt the need to clarify that unfinished worlds like Jungle Book and Hunchback look like they might crop up in 3Ds or beyond, whereas Deep Jungle is gone forever unless they renew the rights.

 

[Memory Master]

More of an FYI than anything else, since that wasn't clear from your post; you seemed to be lumping Deep Jungle together with other worlds that were left out due to time/disc space constraints, and so I felt the need to clarify that unfinished worlds like Jungle Book and Hunchback look like they might crop up in 3Ds or beyond, whereas Deep Jungle is gone forever unless they renew the rights.

No, I wasn't trying to suggest that. I was merely making the point that cut worlds form a certain game do not reappear in remakes of that game. Note when refering to COM and RE:COM I said both Deep Jungle and End of the World were cut from GBA COM. End of the World was probably a better example of my point but I added Deep Jungle in there anyways, so I can see how that would imply I was unaware of the rights to Tarzan fact.

 

[MDK]

Yeah, that's fair enough. Though since you brought it up, was End of the World supposed to in CoM? Seems a bit like overkill, really.

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Because they probably already have it planned to use Jungle Book for KH3D now. Remember that worlds cut from past games are on the top of the list for worlds to be included in KH3D according to Nomura.

Besides when they remade Chain of Memories, they didn't add Deep Jungle or End of the World even though they were cut from GBA Chain of Memories.

Honestly, I would believe game companies have been informed of the possibility of PS3 remasters for awhile now, so they have probably had ample time to plan ahead...If so, it wouldn't be a stretch that they'd add a cut world into BBS.

Even so, I'm more in your vein of thought that it would probably be in KH3D.

 

[Caterfree10]

Hm, a part of me says that if they were to remaster the KH games for this collection, we'd only see the original versions since the FMs (And other remakes of JRPGs) never make it outside of Japan. But at the same time, why remaster only part of the work they've done? And yet, another part of me thinks that they would remaster the collection, but we wouldn't see it outside of Japan.

I honestly don't know at this point, tbh. Yes, I greatly hope that they would not only remaster the FMs but also release them outside of Japan (FINALLY). But I'm not holding my breath for it. /cynical

 

[Oracle Spockanort]

Hm, a part of me says that if they were to remaster the KH games for this collection, we'd only see the original versions since the FMs (And other remakes of JRPGs) never make it outside of Japan. But at the same time, why remaster only part of the work they've done? And yet, another part of me thinks that they would remaster the collection, but we wouldn't see it outside of Japan.

I honestly don't know at this point, tbh. Yes, I greatly hope that they would not only remaster the FMs but also release them outside of Japan (FINALLY). But I'm not holding my breath for it. /cynical

That would be pointless, though. Why remaster only the original games and not release it outside of Japan? And why remaster the FMs and still not release them outside of Japan? The whole point of remasters are to make an entire series accessible to fans in its most complete form. Japan is not their only fanbase and it makes sense in a business way to release it to all regions to make more money.

 

[lasersquash]

If i read correctly it promises a complete HD remastered game with psp compatibility and extra exclusives onto it. This has to be a FM or it has stuff that even the FM doesn't have, it seems to be a win win situation.

 

[Memory Master]

Yeah, that's fair enough. Though since you brought it up, was End of the World supposed to in CoM? Seems a bit like overkill, really.

Yep. Both End of the World and Deep Jungle were shown in some beta screens for COM. In fact I believe the Dive to the Heart area was originally supposed to be in COM too. They changed alot of stuff in COM. The Beta version I actually think looks cooler than the final GBA version.

These are some of the beta screenshots and I can't seem to find the one that shows End of the World. Basically it looks like the Deep Jungle Screenshot above except it has Sora fighting a Darkside in End of the World.

 

[theFUwonderer]

Isn't square enix in some sort of financial crisis right now? Releasing a KH Collection, this BBS remaster, and Future Games will bring in profits like no tomorrow. If they add in Final Mix to the KH Collection and BBS Remaster, than i'm sure profits will increase tenfold. Don't understand why Square doesn't do it

 

[StVen]

I'm really into this. I just saw MH3rd being remastered on PS3 and it made a lot of difference. This I want to happen 110% Hopefully.

As for BBSFM, there's a small chance that's gonna happen since I know that FMs are bound to Japanese territory only. =/
BBSFM has english patch which is about 85% complete (not sure). It is made by 'TruthKey' search for him on Google and you'll see.

 

[Memory Master]

If BBS is remastered on the PS3 I want to see the city in Olympus Coliseum expanded greatly and make Destiny Islands playable.

 

[StVen]

Just another thought I had in mind. If they have to do BBS on Ps3 then we can hope that it'll have multiplayer mode using wi-fi /wired connection on Ps3 itself rather than psp adhoc to ps3.

 

[MDK]

Yep. Both End of the World and Deep Jungle were shown in some beta screens for COM. In fact I believe the Dive to the Heart area was originally supposed to be in COM too. They changed alot of stuff in COM. The Beta version I actually think looks cooler than the final GBA version.

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These are some of the beta screenshots and I can't seem to find the one that shows End of the World. Basically it looks like the Deep Jungle Screenshot above except it has Sora fighting a Darkside in End of the World.

Looks pretty different, to be sure. Still, we're always gonna wonder what could've been with stuff like this. If things had gone differently, Sora would've been a lion-boy with a chainsaw - just imagine how different the KHverse would have been if that got through.

Isn't square enix in some sort of financial crisis right now? Releasing a KH Collection, this BBS remaster, and Future Games will bring in profits like no tomorrow. If they add in Final Mix to the KH Collection and BBS Remaster, than i'm sure profits will increase tenfold. Don't understand why Square doesn't do it

Hard to say, really. I can't comment on the US, but the fanbase in Europe seems to be comparatively much smaller. In some case, it could cost SE more to market the game than they'd make in sales.

I live in Ireland, and a month ago I went into HMV and saw a few dozen copies of Re: coded on one of the shelves. They were selling them brand new for twenty euro - that is sweet eff-all compared to the prices of most franchises with top-billing (like Pokemon, for instance, which is forty-five euro minimum).Ten days later, Re: coded was sold out, and gone for good, because they weren't going to restock. My best guess is that it wasn't selling, so they had to axe the price and hope that lots of mothers would buy it for their kids based on the fact that it had Mickey Mouse on the cover.

That's the only reason I can think of for as to why SE didn't port the already bloody localised Re: Chain of Memories to the EU.

 

[Silverslide]

If BBS is remastered on the PS3 I want to see the city in Olympus Coliseum expanded greatly and make Destiny Islands playable.

I guarantee, neither of those will be in. The best we will get is FM and that is IF we're lucky.

 

[kupo1121]

At this point, if they don't announce BbSHD at E3 I will be shocked because Nomura has stated that BbS is such an important game that it should be considered KH0 and I most of the casual KH fans who don't have PSPs are completely unaware of TAV's existence. So, this game would not only get the word out about BbS but it could help fans get back into the game because it is a console game and lets be honest. BbS is a really good game even with its flaws so I think fans would like it.

The added content really sounds to me like they would include the FM content, but I'm not going to bet money one that but I would say I'm more like 60% sure they would have it, 40% not sure because there wasn't that much more added content on the FM disc besides a keyblade or two here, and an extra boss here and there. The Secret Episode I see as more or less pointless because I thought that if BbSv2 ever came out on whatever system it would include the Secret Episode anyways.

I think it would be really cool if they added BbSv2 onto the disc as well since that would make a lot of sense for it to do that. I'm not sure if the IGN article mentioned this but the HD versions would allow for compatibility with the PSP it stated so perhaps that is the reason why the BbSv2 secret ending seemed to have actual game scenes because the game would be compatible with both systems. I'm not sure how that works, but I have a stronger feeling about this than I do about BbSv2 being announced at E3...and I had a pretty strong feeling about that.

 

[Kamichamadude]

By added content they don't neccessarily mean that it's new worlds, or characters.
At most it will probably be a couple of extra sidequests and mini-games layered over BBSFM, with the PSP-PS3 support, dualshock, and PSN support and thats about it. They aren't gonna recreate the game from scratch, just update the models, and perhaps throw in some extras for fanservice. Look at the already HD remastered PS2 game collections. Nothing was added to some of them other than better graphics. Move was added to SLY COOPER, and one of the other collections got theater modes (I think tomb raider) and thats it.
To expect anything but HD/3D and being able to play between PSP's and PS3's at this point is kinda dumb. We need to wait and see what they do with MH3rd.

 

[Delsan]

Why do you guys think they'll do more other than just remake FM in HD?

Honestly you guys are wishing for too much because other than an HD remake and Dualshock 3 support BBS won't have anything else. Even small things like making more extras might not even happen.

 

[SoonToBeAJedi]

Well, this would be awesome but like Ven95 said, I don't think they'll add anything new other than a graphic update.

 

[AnnaofAZ]

First we have confirmation of KH3D being at E3, some evidence that BBSv2 might show up, and now a chance that there might be an HD remake of BBS.

This is gonna be a good E3.

So the rumors of BBSV2 being a remake for PS3, which were viciously torn apart on this forum, may be TRUE.

Stick a fork in me- Im done.