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Kingdom Hearts II Preview

Posted by Zonk on from the heartless-to-the-left-of-me-heartless-to-the-right-of-me dept.

1up.com has an in-depth preview of the much anticipated Kingdom Hearts II RPG. The second mashup between SquareEnix and Disney is expected in the states sometime in late Spring or early Summer. From the article: "If the first Kingdom Hearts was a crazy experiment, then the sequel is the final product, refined and polished in dozens of small-but-important ways. One of the most obvious improvements is the game's massively higher budget; though the first looked nice, Kingdom Hearts II is one of the best looking games the PS2 has ever -- or will ever -- see. From photorealistic models to 'I can't believe it's not PS3' massive battles, the game convinces the aging PS2 hardware to do things that seem nearly impossible."

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  1. A nice tall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Frosty Pist Beer.

  2. Ooooo! Aaaaaa! Pretty... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    It always makes me laugh how so many games sites will preview a game based on a few screenshots and sometimes the intro video sequence.

    The screenshots usually show how much time theyve spent on getting the hair to move right or some other superficial graphical nonsense and the video rarely makes it into the final game (plus its usually pre-rendered).

    Until I see the finished game, its no better than Duke Nukem Forever.

  3. Yea except.. by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: -1, Troll

    It's already out in Japan, all the FMVs have leaked and everyone knows that Rikku dies... so that solves the marketing hype..

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