Let’s face it, we all knew Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix was going to happen after Square Enix finished Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX. In fact I already outlined everything that Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix was going to contain last month, the only thing I didn’t see coming was the stupid name. Why would you call it II.5 instead of 2.5?
Adding further depth and detail to the KINGDOM HEARTS series, KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.5 ReMIX is a fully remastered HD compilation of the PlayStation ®2 computer entertainment system title KINGDOM HEARTS II FINAL MIX and the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system title KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep FINAL MIX. Both, previously exclusive to the Japanese market, will be available for the first time in the Americas for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. Theatrical cut-scenes from the Nintendo DS™ title KINGDOM HEARTS Re:coded will also be included in the compilation.
By picking up Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix, you’ll pretty much have the entire series covered going into Kingdom Hearts III. Don’t expect that third entry in the series to arrive any time soon, what we saw at E3 was a very early first look at the game.
No release date has been announced for Kingdom Hearts II.5 HD Remix, all we know is that it’s coming sometime in 2014 and it will be exclusive to the PlayStation 3. Hopefully somewhere along the way they’ll ditch the silly II.5 name and just call it 2.5 HD Remix. Then again, nothing could be worse than Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days as far as names go.
