80°

GameSpot: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Impressions

The trailer for Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep featured a lot of new scenes since the one shown last year. To recap what's known so far, the PSP game is somewhat of a prequel and it takes place before Sora and Riku's adventures in Kingdom Hearts. The story revolves around three Keyblade apprentices named Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, and a Keyblade master known as Master Xehanort.

Terra is a brown haired youngster who looks a bit like Zack from FFVII. Ventus (who's abbreviated as Ven) is a blond boy who strongly resembles Roxas from Kingdom Hearts II. Aqua is a girl with short blue hair and in this new trailer, she was wearing a relatively sporty outfit with what seemed to be short black tights and knee socks.

Read Full Story >>
gamespot.com
Born2BK1NG5762d ago

Why do portable games like the psp always get games that happen before the first game? Anyone now what im saying? Like Daxter is before jak 2, god of war chains of olimpus is before god of war, and this kindoms heart game is before the fist kindom of hearts games. whats up with that?

Dark_Vendetta5762d ago

Don't forget FF VII Crisis Core which is a prequel too

Isaac5761d ago

It is probably cheaper to fill in the gaps of any storyline than to have to come up with new stuff. The PSP is an expensive platform to develop for considering its install base and DS development costs.

90°

Was Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep a Masterpiece or an Exercise in Tedium?

Overall, Birth By Sleep is an important slice of the Kingdom Hearts series, and shouldn’t be missed out on if you’re looking to get into the series. Granted, some of the features and moment-to-moment gameplay is lost when it transitioned from the PSP to modern consoles. But nonetheless, one can’t deny its overall importance to the story and the impact of its mechanics and systems to the series overall.

gold_drake1321d ago

i like it, but its just too much "friendships are the key to our power" bs.
don't get me started on them minigames lol

i think the game had tremendous potential for essential online gaming and other things. but they didnt do a whole lot with it in the remaster.

i would, however, consider it to be one of the harder games in the series, which is good

60°

'Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep' – Making a Prequel

What makes Birth by Sleep’s story so engrossing isn’t that it's as a prequel, It’s the fact that it’s emotionally charged and mature.

Read Full Story >>
goombastomp.com
60°

The 'Teen Years: A Look Back at Kingdom Hearts over the Past 10 Years

As the decade ends, let’s look back at many of the biggest moments in the Kingdom Hearts series. From games to merchandise, there was something for every Kingdom Hearts fan to enjoy.