More Details On Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Roger Palmer

Since Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, there have been a few minor bits of information about the new game, thanks to an interview Japanese magazine Famitsu did with the director, Tetsuya Nomura.

One key point was that Kingdom Hearts 3 is still in development and the team wanted fans to get a taste of the new game with 0.2 Birth by Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage. This new game will feature a single Disney world and it is set straight after the secret movie in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix. This game features technology from Kingdom Hearts 3, which is why this game is only on next gen consoles.

Tetsuya also tried to explain how the name 2.8 came about :

It contains a bit of meaning. First, we considered the types of games that are being included such as KH3D and with the previous work being 2.5… it would be positioned as “2.6” corresponding to the works. And there’s χ, Unchained χ, and χ Back Cover, being part of the Chi series, I believe would be called the “0” with Sora’s absence. In KHBBS it’s “0.1” and this time KH0.2BBS includes the title “0.2”. So, “2.6”+”0”+”0.2” comes out as a number that turns into “2.8”.

Hope that clears the name up!

Tetsuya also mentioned that because they are moving Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, from the 3DS, which has two screens, to a single screen experience, it’s practically a complete remake.

We also have some new screenshots of the game from the magazine: