New KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Scan in Jump!
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- Published on November 10, 2016 @ 03:18 pm
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Jump has a small feature on KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep 0.2 -A fragmentary passage-, showing off Aqua's new model and some new screenshots.
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Loving the new Aqua model that's being used. And I find it intriguing that Ventus and Terra are being depicted in more than one scenario... really fits the psychological effects the Realm of Darkness has.
Actually, that screenshot of Terra and Ven walking in the Dark Forest of Dwarf Woodlands (at least I assume it is Dwarf Woodlands, the trees look similar to those Ven protected Snow White from) has some eerie similarities to the scene in DDD where Sora is running after an illusory Riku and Kairi who then warp into Aqua and Terra.
I feel like following these illusions of Ventus and Terra is what keeps Aqua going so I'm quite positive we'll encounter them in several locations.
Isn't that technically 'chasing the darkness/hurt' like Sora did? (as Seph mentioned)
It might be her undoing even if it keeps her going
The game is looking so amazingly good, KH will save 2017.
Isn't that technically 'chasing the darkness/hurt' like Sora did? (as Seph mentioned)
It might be her undoing even if it keeps her going
Well she makes it to the Dark Margin without seeming too emotionally ruined, does she not? If anything she was still clinging to hope when AtW talks about a Keyblade wielder who has been saving the worlds and immediately asked if they were Terra or Ven.
I think Terra and Ven are meant to be her guides as she loses herself on her own.
I love Aqua's new render here! I personally prefer it more than her CGI artwork. It's good to see Ven and Terra appearing in another location.
I suppose that's true. She ends up safe in the end.
I guess the key difference here is her chasing her pain/hurt isn't being orchestrated by some evil bald dude and is just general unharnessed darkness which she can handle.
lol Ven, something is wrong with ur clothing.
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Aqua's new render is amazing. The graphics of the new engine for this series have really started to take shape into something visually stunning.
I suppose that's true. She ends up safe in the end.
I guess the key difference here is her chasing her pain/hurt isn't being orchestrated by some evil bald dude and is just general unharnessed darkness which she can handle.
It may be a parallel to Sora in DDD but with a different outcome.
I'd say the key is more that Aqua is really "only" dealing with her own pain here and possibly Terra's/Ven's by proxy.
Sora on the other hand had to deal with the combined pain of Naminé, Xion, Roxas and Ventus (in the order they appeared in DDD) with only short pauses between it.
Not to mention that all those people's hearts except Naminés also all reside directly in his own heart which probably increases the impact as well.
lol Ven, something is wrong with ur clothing.
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[/SPOILER]I suppose it might be a little weird for me to talk about that as well but… maybe his clothing might be symbolizing his relevance in Unchained Chi. xD
Or maybe it represents how Ven has finally accepted both the light and darkness. His clothes before represented the divide between them, but the checkering could now show he is whole again?
Or the dev team has been drinking. Or Nomura decided to change the design on a whim.
Or maybe it represents how Ven has finally accepted both the light and darkness. His clothes before represented the divide between them, but the checkering could now show he is whole again?
Or the dev team has been drinking. Or Nomura decided to change the design on a whim.
my vote's for the former.
I don't know why I'm just now thinking of this, but I'm getting a Yuna vibe from Aqua's clothes.
Specifically a Songstress Yuna vibe.
I'm liking it.
While we're at it, can we get some love for Songstress Yuna? =P
I suppose it might be a little weird for me to talk about that as well but… maybe his clothing might be symbolizing his relevance in Unchained Chi. xD
I'll settle with the explanation that it is just a graphical error for now.
One can also overanalyze things. ^__^
His clothes were the same before Xehanort ripped the darkness from him, right? Now it has checkering which always reminds me more of Roxas even though he has that armband as well.. xD
lol Ven, something is wrong with ur clothing.
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[/SPOILER]Haha. "Sorry Sora-sama, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. It has been a long night for me."
Haha. "Sorry Sora-sama, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. It has been a long night for me."
Ngl, I saw this in the updates on the left and thought this was from the shipping thread.
No bro. I was just trying to be funny. Albeit, I probably just made a lame joke. XD
Is it the scan quality that's making her face look a little odd?
I want a render of that Model in HD because it's gorgeus.
I want a render of that Model in HD because it's gorgeus.
Me tooooooo, hopefully more magazines will be doing features on it and we'll get HQ stuff
Actually, that screenshot of Terra and Ven walking in the Dark Forest of Dwarf Woodlands (at least I assume it is Dwarf Woodlands, the trees look similar to those Ven protected Snow White from) has some eerie similarities to the scene in DDD where Sora is running after an illusory Riku and Kairi who then warp into Aqua and Terra.
That's a good comparison, I can completely see that happening. Maybe these illusions end up warping into a young Riku and Sora respectively to reflect Aqua's encounter with them once they turn around. It'd be an interesting parallel of events.
Awesome! Aqua is looking pretty great now! I want to see Sora now though!
lol Ven, something is wrong with ur clothing.
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[/SPOILER]I suppose it might be a little weird for me to talk about that as well but… maybe his clothing might be symbolizing his relevance in Unchained Chi. xD
Or maybe it represents how Ven has finally accepted both the light and darkness. His clothes before represented the divide between them, but the checkering could now show he is whole again?
Or the dev team has been drinking. Or Nomura decided to change the design on a whim.
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While we're at it, can we get some love for Songstress Yuna? =P
I love the Dress Spheres from X-2 so much. The Songstress costumes are gorgeous~.
Does anybody else see Aqua fighting off the trees from Evil Dead in the lower left screenshot.
Or maybe it represents how Ven has finally accepted both the light and darkness. His clothes before represented the divide between them, but the checkering could now show he is whole again?
Or the dev team has been drinking. Or Nomura decided to change the design on a whim.
Or maybe he took a page for Akira Toriyama's book and just plain forgot.
Jesus Christ, tho, Aqua be looking good.
I can't wait for Kingdom Hearts 0.<3: Birth By Sleep -A Fragmentary Hernia- Where we discover how Ven's jacket became checkered.
This makes me even more excited for 0.2 :D
His clothes were the same before Xehanort ripped the darkness from him, right? Now it has checkering which always reminds me more of Roxas even though he has that armband as well.. xD
Yes, Xehanort in his BBS reports also notes that pre-split Ventus was "too benign for his own good", so I don know where the notion comes from that pre-split Ventus "must" have a vastly different personality than post-split one. The implications go more towards that he wasn't that different before after all.
It isn't even confirmed yet that there's really checkering involved, it might also just be a glitch or graphic error in the screenshot.
The armbands Ven and Roxas have a similar but not the same. Ventus' variant has thick white edges while Roxas' has thin black edges.
That's a good comparison, I can completely see that happening. Maybe these illusions end up warping into a young Riku and Sora respectively to reflect Aqua's encounter with them once they turn around. It'd be an interesting parallel of events.
Possible, it's also possible as well that the "checkering" is actually part of the illusion if it isn't a graphic glitch. We do not know the context of this scene.
| It isn't even confirmed yet that there's really checkering involved, it might also just be a glitch or graphic error in the screenshot. The armbands Ven and Roxas have a similar but not the same. Ventus' variant has thick white edges while Roxas' has thin black edge |
[FONT=UICTFontTextStyleBody]I don't think glitches work that way. From what I was taught over the past 10 weeks (and knew sorta before from mmd) about gaming is that you just open a program like Photoshop and bring textures to an unwrap by just using a tablet and... draw. So no difficult codes involved, you just draw and give it a color.[/FONT]
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[FONT=UICTFontTextStyleBody]Which means Nomura and his team were probably drunk when they did this. [/FONT]
| Possible, it's also possible as well that the "checkering" is actually part of the illusion if it isn't a graphic glitch. We do not know the context of this scene. |
This is actually what I was thinking if Nomura's team wasn't drunk.
2 new Screenshots
Horray, Mickey doesn't look like a lifeless mannequin anymore!
I guess the issue I'm still having with Mickey's face is that his mouth looks too small or something? Even when Mickey isn't smiling or taking, his mouth always reaches into his cheek? Maybe it's just a difference in how they can do the models now??
But if this is how it's gonna be, I'm fine with that I suppose... the lighting looks fantastic regardless.
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