Re: Kingdom Hearts Integral Masterpiece collection box and art book shown at TGS 2018!

Y'all... That's GOTTA be the menu art!

And while the packaging is nice, I really don't think we needed a physical release of everything already.

Re: Kingdom Hearts Integral Masterpiece collection box and art book shown at TGS 2018!

That would be consistent with the other art books, wouldn't it?

Still though. They're selling these games to people. Again. :/

Really like the illustration of Sora eating the Papou fruit. I've been curious what one taste like.

Re: Kingdom Hearts Integral Masterpiece collection box and art book shown at TGS 2018!

Yeah I'm kinda sick of them making a million packages with the other games, this would be more appealing without them. Bet the price would go down quite a bit too...which is the other unappealing part. That Artbook though....

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Re: Kingdom Hearts Integral Masterpiece collection box and art book shown at TGS 2018!

Even with KH3 it's pretty bad, you basically have to choose between this, the PS4 bundle, or some combination with the OTHER PS4 they just announced, or whatever other versions they come out with in between now and January. I know this is just how things are done in Japan with the 8 billion versions of everything to milk fans for every penny but it's still pretty rude.

Meanwhile the rest of the world is left wanting for one worthwhile collector's edition. But I'm sure SENA will bring this one over to try and hit people's wallets with the same games they've bought ten times already and neglect the PS4 bundle.

Oh my God

It's beautiful

I already have Japanese copies of 1.5+2.5 and 2.8, but...

Edit: 19,800 yen honestly ain't that bad. I was expecting worse.

OMG the title screen art!!! I’m so glad they kept the tradition of the main games!!

i spent over an hour fixing this up from potato cam pics

Ah, Sora took a bite from the paopu, finally! Thanks for the edit, Sign, now I see that what I thought to be Sora's necklace swinging in the wind (there next to his head/mouth) is actually... a leaf?? Well that's logical, the paopu fruit he held in KH1 had two ends with a leaf on each

Someone on twitter did it with colors

original tweet: https://twitter.com/cat_stiels/status/1042702621864353792

Ahhh seeing the cover for the artbook makes me so happy to have preordered the deluxe edition now, $130 well spent. It looks visually stunning (plus the exclusive keychain from EB looks so adorable). <3

Why does this make me think Sora is going to end up not sharing a paopu fruit with anybody? Like it's a somber and lonely image, with him facing away with his back turned, as if taking a bite of it isn't a joyful occasion but one of regret and defeat.

That is what I was thinking too, glad I'm not alone one this one. But it could also have a different nuance to it. A character with his back turned towards the viewer often suggests the idea of self-immersion, as in the viewer transposing themselves in the position of the character, and thus placing themselves in that world or place. It's a practice in various forms of art across times, people can intuitively draw a character like this with this idea lying somewhere silently in their subconscious.
However, while self-immersion of the viewer is also possible at the same time, just observing how Sora's position changes suggests more of that lonely, a bit unsettling image. KH1 Sora is still in frontal view, just the head in semi-profile view, not looking at us directly. KH2 Sora already has is back turned towards us, but we can still see his face, but in profile view. But now KH3 Sora doesn't face us at all anymore...

I've also noticed that with each artwork of Sora on the title screen (assuming this is also for the KH3's title screen), Sora is moving more and more away from the viewer. :\

Edit: Goddammit got beaten to it

i think the image means sora growing and he not a little kid anymore that was unsure about the world and him eating the firt symbolize that he was alwyas his friends and us in his heart e maybe we thinking about this to hard and this nonura sylize choice of art

Guys but the artbook cover will be the same for the limited with the bring arts? I also need to know if the steelbook is really that one, without any drawings..

I would imagine that there would be some sort of citrus flavor to it. Maybe one day the SE Cafe will make a paupu drink or something (or if they already did than correct me)

The title screen art! +_+

You are a goddess, Sign!

you know i notice someting rmeber when sora had the fruit with both hands in kh1 while this sora has it one hand though i think this sora drawing is showing how he ready to move on and start a new jorney

Sora having his back to us isn’t supposed to paint so much of a somber picture but rather, like DGH said, one of self-introspection. Calling back on what Nomura said on how friendships change with time and people may part from each other, this could very well represent the message that even though his friends are far away, they are always connected to him.

If it means something else, I’ll be surprised.

Why? Why can't we get an art book that's more than 20 post card pages long for a big title like KH3? I don't understand how's that possible. Dragon Quest XI gets one, World of Final Fantasy, Shadow of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy XV, every major title Square Enix produces and every other major title of every other publisher. Just not KH3, what's going on?

Thanks Sign, looks great.

I just want Sora to break off a piece for everyone who finally got their day at the beaches of Destiny Islands~

Nice subtle, menu art reveal there. ;p

Aaaaaaaaand wallpaper
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Thanks very much Sign for making this \^w^/

I'm importing the s h i t out of this.

Also, assuming that our Deluxe Edition artbook will use the same art on the front cover, I appreciate the consistency among the 1.5, 2.5, and 3 artbooks.

Thank you so much, Sign ;A;



My thoughts exactly!



I always thought that it was because they were holding back to eventually make some kind of memorial book for KH that contained all the artwork together, or maybe some kind of "Nomura Artbook", but it's never happened. Closest thing was the Memorial Ultimania, but that was Japan-only and wasn't a proper "artbook" even though it did have that excellent art section.

I wonder if this is coming stateside. I recall their being a similar bundle, but with just the games for like $100.

I like Sora's design, but not too particularly fond of the all black. I'd prefer if they added some color, or at least some gold to the borders.

The steelbook on that page is identical to the one in the US Deluxe Edition

I'm assuming the artbooks will be different. The JP and NA artbooks for 2.5​ were different.

Normally I would agree, however the promo picture used to represent the artbook in both our Deluxe Edition and this JP edition were the same when they were announced. In the current image, they've used a full-spread image of the Baymax art but before it was the same artwork of concept illustrations of the Toy Story keyblade transformation, leading me to think it may be the same artbook in both editions. However, I do think the outer cover will look slightly different. This version is black and embossed to match the box, and I think ours will look more like the 1.5 and 2.5 books; all white with a colored version of the artwork on the cover.

By the way, are there any import sites stocking this right now? The e-store page says they're limited quantity.
I do have a proxy address, just feels like it'd be easier/cheaper to use an import site.
Edit: Apparently the JP e-store only accepts credit card payments (no foreign cards naturally), so I guess I'm boned.

Yeah, fair enough. Though I assume there's a lot of concept art in KHIII​ so there can still be variance.

If you find out, let me know :)

Yeah, fair enough. Though I assume there's a lot of concept art in KHIII​ so there can still be variance.

I won't be shocked if there's a bit of variation in content, but I imagine the bulk of the images chosen will be the same in both artbooks. Why go to the trouble of making completely separate books when you can just make the covers look different but keep the print contents identical? The 2.5 CE artbook was different in JP because there's was a Visual Arts collection to celebrate the entire series, rather than a 2.5 themed artbook like ours was.

Now that I'm noticing yeah that will be the cover.. disappointing I think, I just wanted the drawing of the standard edition in the steelbook..
There will be at least an "hardcover" with the normal drawing?

In lieu of import sites (my usual spots don't have it and the limited quantity has me sweating), I dug around for something more direct.
Tenso has this partner site called Buyee, which has a browser extension you can use to add items from the original site into your Buyee cart (SE e-store among the compatible sites). They accept Paypal among other options. Honestly it seems a lot more user-friendly than Tenso.
The service fees came out to about $20 on top of the base item price (to a total of $196USD). There is no refund option.

We’re not going to get this at all, are we?

I mean, sure. I already own all the releases of the games. All the originals and all the remakes so I don’t need more. But...

DAMN IT!! This is the kind of 16 year anniversary edition I want! This is the Ultimate Collectors Edition that I was hoping for and didn’t get from SENA. Why must they keep hurting my heart like this?

Thank you! I just did exactly this and my order is now set :D



Actually, in terms of a special edition, we actually got the better package. Our Deluxe Edition + Bring Arts contains the game, the artbook, the steelbook, the figures, and a pin exclusive to our version, all in a single edition. In Japan, this edition doesn't come with the Toy Story Bring Arts, those have to be ordered in a separate edition. And the steelbook is a preorder bonus for the standard edition of the game.

So, aside from JP getting the fancier box, PS4 theme, and the inclusion of the PS4 ReMIXs, the JP folks have to order KH3 2-3 different times in order to get what we're getting in one bundle, plus the pin is exclusive to our version. Ours just doesn't look nearly as pretty, lmao.

Let me know how that goes. Everything seemed fine for me then about 5 hours later they canceled the order, citing a "purchase quantity limit."
Not sure what that means exactly.

Interesting. Well, worst case scenario, one of these will inevitably appear on Yahoo Auctions after the game comes out and I'll order it from there.

i just realized "integrum masterpiece" is just a really pompous way of saying "complete works"

i don't hate it tho. it's usual KH :> sweet collection packaging too.

The name and inclusion of 3 games is also a throwback to the Trinity Master Pieces box for KH2 :D