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Kingdom Hearts 2 - Now With Tron

Posted by Zonk on from the mind-the-data-discs dept.

Much anticipated sequel to the original Square-Enix/Disney collaboration just became even more interesting. 1up.com has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 2 will feature a Tron world, based on the 1982 Disney film. From the article: "As you can see in a scan posted in this thread, Goofy, Donald and that cutie Sora are fully decked out in the duds of the Master Control Program universe, as well as Mr. Kevin Flynn himself, Jeff Bridges. Having the crew of Kingdom Hearts tackle a world based on a live-action film is nothing new to this sequel as a world based on Pirates of the Caribbean, complete with a seriously detailed Johnny Depp has long since been revealed."

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  1. TRON is well and good, but by Dr.+Photo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd rather play a game with Donald in Mathemagic Land.... ;-)

  2. Re:Tron World? Huh? by Kazzahdrane · · Score: 3, Insightful

    See, that's what I used to think about Kingdom Hearts - it's aimed at kids. Sure, the game's worlds are based on Disney films, and they are (almost always) aimed at kids. But the game's difficulty and scope, and the themes it explores through the storyline are anything but childish. I used to also think "It's a shame that lots of people will think "pff this looks like a kids game" and not play it", but now I just pity them since KH is a really *really* good game. The sequel has been on the horizon for a long time, and every time I read a preview of it I remember how much I enjoyed the first one. Auron is in KH2....I don't see how that could possibly be bad :D Should point out that the parent has obviously played the game and hopefully liked it, this post was more to inform people who hadn't given the original a shot for fear of playing a crappy and short game.

  3. Re:Um. Okay. Yay... uh.. Tron. by Captain+Splendid · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Yeah, it's a bit crap, especially to those of us who have a clue how computer systems work, but I also wonder how many people that movie piqued the interest of who might not have entered the IT field.

    And while it's certainly dated, I think both the story and the effects have held up remarkably well considering how old it is. There's plenty of movies since that can't say as much.

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