Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8; Final Chapter Prologue
	キングダムハーツ HD 2.8 ファイナルチャプタープロローグ; Kingudamu Hātsu HD 2.8 Fainaru Chaputā Purorōgu
Developer(s)	Square Enix
Publisher(s)	Square Enix
Release date(s)	January 12, 2017; / January 24, 2017; / January 24, 2017
Genre	Console action role-playing game
Game modes	Single player
Ratings	ESRB: E10+; PEGI: 12+
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, stylized as Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue, is a compilation of three Kingdom Hearts titles set as a follow-up to Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. The titles feature HD graphics, and are composed of a remastered version of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, an immediate sequel to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and an animated side-story to Kingdom Hearts χ.^[1] The game was released in Japan on January 12, 2017,^[2][please confirm] and was released worldwide on January 24, 2017.^[3][please confirm]

It was later re-released in North America as part of a combo pack known as Kingdom Hearts The Story So Far alongside Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX.

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Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD is an upgraded version of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance that features an overhauled battle system and improved graphics.^[4] Reality Shift and Flick Rush are now able to be performed through the PlayStation 4 controller, and new Dream Eaters have been added, such as Catanuki.^[5]^[6]

Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- tells the story of Aqua's journey in the Realm of Darkness leading into Kingdom Hearts III.^[1] Rendered entirely in Unreal Engine 4 and Kingdom Shader,[citation needed] it lasts as long as it takes to venture through a single world in a main-series game.^[4]

Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover is an 80-minute ^[7][please confirm] movie rendered entirely in Unreal Engine 4 and Kingdom Shader.[citation needed] It tells the story of Kingdom Hearts χ from the Foretellers' perspective.^[4]

In this game's boxart, Sora, Riku, Donald, Goofy, and Lea are positioned similarly to Noctis and his friends in a promotional image for Final Fantasy XV.

Kingdom Hearts 2.8 insert containing an incorrect release date.

An insert for Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue was included in releases of Final Fantasy XV. However, some of the inserts included the initial December 2016 release date that was delayed.

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