Square Enix has announced that it will be making a Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD remake for the PS3, but you had better pray to the gaming gods that the game makes it Stateside, as it has only been formally announced for Japan.
Gamers have been chomping at the bit for the long promised third entry in the KH series, but Square has decided to slate our thirst with an HD remake of 2 of the games in one package; Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories will be coming soon to PS3. Personally, I would rather see an HD upgrade of Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, but this will be a nice way to bring back some of the fond memories the game created, and I know gamers stateside will snatch this up if and when it becomes available if it’s released at the right price point (no more than $20-$30).
For those not familiar with the franchise, Kingdom Hearts is an action adventure game that pairs the best of the Square world with Disney. The story surrounds a young man named Sora, who goes on adventures throughout various Disney worlds, most of the time with Donald Duck and Goofy as sidekicks, in an effort to protect them, along with many Disney and Final Fantasy characters, from the evil Heartless which are working with villains both new and familiar (Maleficent, Peg-Leg Pete, Ursula, Ansem and the mysterious Organization XIII) to take over the whole of the Disney/Square universe. I know it sounds a bit wacky, but the charming way Square has been able to pull this, and most of the sequels off, has made it a classic as remarkable as many of the best Final Fantasy games.
No release date has been scheduled other than sometime in 2013.