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{{ENX|text=When I found out that ''Kingdom Hearts'', ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'', and ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' were going to be rereleased for the PlayStation 3 in high definition, I was not all that excited. After all, I had already beaten the games' standard definition versions, and for all I knew, their remakes were just going to be the same games I had already played through, but with updated graphics. I was wrong. My opinion of ''Kingodm Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'' changed when I found out that instead of the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', I would be receiving the once Japan-exclusive ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''. At long last, I would have the chance to collect all of the new weapons and items, defeat all of the new enemies and bosses, and view all of the new cutscenes that, for the longest time, were originally only accessible to me via YouTube. I found the idea that ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' would be released as a movie instead of a game intriguing, but I was disappointed to see that ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' would not be receiving any major updates or improvements. Even so, I told my mother about the release of ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'', and she immediately went on Amazon.com and preordered the game for me. All I had to do then was wait until September 10, 2013, the date my copy of the game was to come in the mail, as well as its release date. | |||
As the months of anticipation slowly drifted by, all I could think about was a theory I had developed concerning ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', back when I never thought I would have a chance to play it. Simply stated, that theory was that following the release of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', and ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', Square Enix would finally open its eyes to the amount of people who wanted to enjoy the new content added to the game and decide to release it worldwide. I was overjoyed to see that my theory was coming true. | |||
When I finally received my copy of ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'', I rushed up to my room and started to play it. I instantly fell in love with the re-orchestrated soundtrack featured in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix''; I also found myself overwhelmed with nostalgia upon revisiting the story of ''Kingdom Hearts'' for the first time in months. ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' was every bit as fun, exciting, and challenging as I thought it would be; I loved the game so much that I found it surpassed its original, PlayStation 2 version in many of the areas I once found to be weak. I managed to even more in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' than I ever managed to do in ''Kingdom Hearts''; in particular, I finally managed to defeat Kurt Zisa and the Phantom, as well as synthesize the Ultima Weapon for Sora. It was obvious to me that Square Enix intended ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' to be the highlight of ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX''; I could see the extra effort the company put into remastering the game, and I fully agreed that ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' was deserving of such an upgrade as the one it received. | |||
I loved seeing the story of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'' play out as a movie; while I had already seen the English version of the "game" in its entirety via leaked videos on YouTube, thus I skipped through most of the cutscenes in my own copy of ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'' that I had already seen, I found that the movie allowed me to obtain a new understanding of the story of ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days'', as well as a new appreciation for it. I was delighted to see that the original game's entire cast returned to voice their respective characters; I was saddened, of course, to see the replacement of Christopher Lee as DiZ and Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse. | |||
By far, I found the worst part of ''Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX'' to be ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories''. I feel that Square Enix was lazy when it decided to add the game in with ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'' and ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''; none of the issues I had with the game's original version had been fixed. Characters' lip movements ''still'' did not match what was being said, the game's soundtrack, save for one piece, was not remastered, and the game's graphics were actually made ''worse'' on some occasions. The only thing new that was added to ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' were some new cards inspired by the Keyblades obtainable in ''Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days''; I was upset that these had replaced many of the obtainable cards featuring Keyblades from ''Kingdom Hearts II'' that appeared in the game's original version, and instead, I felt that these new cards should have only been added, rather than used as a substitute. As in ''Kingdom Hearts Final Mix'', however, nostalgia served as my constant companion as I replayed ''Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories'' from beginning to end for the first time in years.}} | |||
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===[[File:Foudre KHD.png|12px]] Before Joining the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki [[File:Foudre KHD.png|12px]]=== | ===[[File:Foudre KHD.png|12px]] Before Joining the ''Kingdom Hearts'' Wiki [[File:Foudre KHD.png|12px]]=== | ||