When are we expecting news?

[KudoTsurugi]

unless it's in the form of making it available on NSO, I don't wanna hear it!! Extremely good game with such good spritework, it's beyond looney that it hasn't been made playable in any fashion since the GBA days. I highly recommend a playthrough... Something about it carries a KH1 mystique that the PS2 remake somehow erodes. Maybe it's the super hammy voice acting?

I don’t know if I’d call the acting super hammy, but I agree that something was missing in Re:CoM, at least in the dub.
I think it comes down to, for me at least, the fact that this was the first game they decided to not lipsync the voice acting and just do ADR to the JP footage. While they did get better with it in games like Days and Re:Coded, it still felt a bit distracting in their cutscene theatres. Especially since every other KH game with voice acting actually had lip-sync work put in.

Another factor, I imagine, is that since the original CoM had no voice acting(outside battle grunts, spells, and game overs), a lot was up to the imagination of the players. So when we got to hear them in English for the first time, Axel aside, they might not have lined up with what we would’ve had in mind. At least at first, as time has given us the chance to warm up to them to the point where we see them as the voices for those characters.

 

[WaltK]

While Mickey's basic design has identifiable elements tying it to extremely offensive minstrel shows?

Wait, what?

 

[Dandelion]

Wait, what?

It's true.

You Can’t Erase Mickey Mouse’s Racism - Inside the Magic

Does Mickey Mouse have a dark past?

insidethemagic.net

 

[WaltK]

It's true.

You Can’t Erase Mickey Mouse’s Racism - Inside the Magic

Does Mickey Mouse have a dark past?

insidethemagic.net

Well, isn't that just a trait of old cartoon characters as a whole?

 

[Launchpad]

Well, isn't that just a trait of old cartoon characters as a whole?

my point is that Mickey's inherent design ideology is just as or more harmful than any other problematic Disney character, yet he persists and is used to this day. However, I forgive Mickey as the majority of the stuff he's in is decently intentioned, and also lacks substantial negative impact.

I feel the same way about Facilier. I always try to keep my ears open to marginalized communities when Disney chooses to depict their culture, and I feel like the decision to never depict Facilier (but continue using the film) is not commensurate to what little public outcry exists for the character. I think he was made with decent intent, and I think his impact is far more positive than negative.

I believe this is a rare case of Disney shadowboxing *potential* controversy.

 

[2 quid is good]

Barbara Streisand Effect

 

[BufferAqua]

Well, isn't that just a trait of old cartoon characters as a whole?

Unfortunately, a lot of old cartoon characters have taken characteristics from minstrels back in the day. If I recall correctly, the white gloves also used to be a dead giveaway.

I highly doubt it matters anymore since I don’t believe anyone in the modern era imagines blackface when they look at Mickey (unless they were informed by that history of course), but it’s very deeply ingrained by how much racist stereotypes has influenced very old cartoons.

 

[Darkspawn]

Maybe we’ll get a State of Play or PS showcase for the PS 30th anniversary? There’s an Easter egg in this with the date 12/3/2024.

I still think a 1-2 punch of ML and KH4 at TGA would hit better though. But if FFIX is also on the horizon, they could reveal that at a PS event and then the KH stuff at TGA.

 

[2 quid is good]

What would be REALLY funny is an FF9 reveal and zero KH news at all hahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Darkspawn]

What would be REALLY funny is an FF9 reveal and zero KH news at all hahahahahahahahahahaha

Last year we got the FFXVI DLC, Visions of Mana, SaGa Emerald Beyond, and Rebirth news all in that same TGA/Jump Festa timeframe. So I’m hopeful at least more than one game will appear. Especially with only one confirmed title on their 2025 slate so far.

 

[BufferAqua]

To be fair an FF9 reveal would make me satisfied for the rest of next year

 

[Chaser]

I get what they're trying to do, but jesus just announce the worst kept secret and let us see what Final Fantasy IX looks like. And not that it's even close to my age demographic, but this has got to have had a knock on effect for the TV show.... if it's still even alive.

 

[Darkspawn]

To be fair an FF9 reveal would make me satisfied for the rest of next year

Shhh SE’s marketing department is watching and will delay any KH news until 2026 if they hear this!

(That and a XIII remaster would tide me over though for sure. )

 

[Launchpad]

I'm well past the point of desperation... it's been two and a half years... I have found peace. I'm far away enough from the last time we got news that I no longer remember nor crave the taste. And a fortunate byproduct is that they're clearly struggling to get their gachaslop out the door and may think twice before ever giving Nomura a gacha game again.

 

[Darkspawn]

We got Moana in Minecraft before Kingdom Hearts.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1856411814491500902

 

[Chaser]

Wym? We already got the superior Moana representation in Kingdom Hearts

She increased Magic ATK+3 for 1 turn AND recovered 6 SP.

What a legend.

 

[Launchpad]

Wym? We already got the superior Moana representation in Kingdom Hearts

She increased Magic ATK+3 for 1 turn AND recovered 6 SP.

What a legend.

I literally cried when Moana increased Magic ATK+3 for 1 turn and recovered 6 SP. I know Aqua was an okay character but Moana really smashed the glass ceiling for women in KH.

 

[Cyborg009]

Wym? We already got the superior Moana representation in Kingdom Hearts

She increased Magic ATK+3 for 1 turn AND recovered 6 SP.

What a legend.

i think i got that medal during the event

 

[Chaser]

i think i got that medal during the event

Me too, I used it a lot. Got me through a lot of grind.

 

[MATGSY]

Maui was a life saver in early UX. Until he became obsolete and got replaced with Illustrated Xion EX+ or whatever it was called.