[icopyu]

i would like to consider saying that birth by sleep volume two is coming out, but who knows when, any ideas on what it might be about.

[sakuchan]

Aqua's time behind the Doors of Darkness has been what I've heard.

[Hun Dark Riku]

I have a hunch that it's gonna be about the travels of Aqua, Mickey and Riku behind the Door to Darkness. Just a hunch really. Riku and Mickey just kinda arrived at Castle Oblivion for some reason, Riku didn't even remember how he got there. I wouldn't be surprised if Aqua met the two after KHI and had a hand in them being sent to the castle.

[Dark Heartless Cloud]

probably picks up right after BBS with Aqua in the Realm of Darkness. My hunch is that it will contain Micky and Riku side stories as well.

[sakuchan]

That's a place to take advantage of possible play time as Mickey!!!!

[Colors]

Playing as Mickey would be great, I wonder if he'll have his own story?

[sakuchan]

That would be really interesting, because Mickey has such a huge knowledge of the series' background that has not wholly be revealed. He met both Ansem and Xehanort, is a keyblade Master and seem to really understand the portals to get to each world. He also led Riku in the time behind the Doors to Darkness and has shown the power to project himself as a virtual figure. Mickey is a mover-shaker, so he needs some spotlight!

[Colors]

Yeah, I think Mickey should deserve his own story, after all Disney wouldn't be anything without him.

[nova]

It would be nice to see some Ansem The Wise up in there~

Since I do believe part of Aqua's time in the darkness dealt with him. Unquestionably it'll be about Aqua! I hope it doesn't have anything to do with Riku, though. I'm sort of put out on the idea that any of the original 3 (sora/kairi/riku) meet with Aqua/Terra/Ven again until Sora puts them back together.. idk why

[KHJEDIMASTER]

Well, I personally don't like the idea of Aqua's time in the Realm of Darkness being a theme of this technically unconfirmed game. It takes away from what Kingdom Hearts has been about for the past nine years, a story about characters traveling the different Disney worlds and interacting with the characters of those worlds. That's why I didn't really like 358/2 Days, because that game, while Roxas traveled to many different Disney worlds, there wasn't much interaction between himself and the characters native to those worlds.

I'm hoping that the game will focus on King Mickey and the nine years before KH1, during the research of Xehanort and the other apprentices, and showcase the destruction of the worlds, as well as the creation of End of the World, the creation of Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, and the founding of the Organization.

[Colors]

Well I think Aqua will be visiting the Disney worlds but in a twisted way in the realm of darkness.

[sakuchan]

Now there's an idea! Reminds me of Epic Mickey.

[RoxasXsaxoR]

Is there really a vol.2?
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[KHJEDIMASTER]

RoxasXsaxoR, on 10 March 2011 - 04:33 AM, said:

Is there really a vol.2?
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Technically, its still unconfirmed, and we probably won't hear anything until E3.

[Declan]

God-damnit Square will you stop with the side-games and give us KH3 already >_>;

[Ryusuke]

Declan, on 04 April 2011 - 08:28 AM, said:

God-damnit Square will you stop with the side-games and give us KH3 already >_>;

This so much...

[IamKeybladeMaster]

Oh man...i want it...it sound like it will happen...cuz nomura said...he has 3 games in production...re coded 3D and another...i think thats bbsv2

[Alexx]

Well there are some things that still need to be explained. They never explained how Riku got his keyblade, or how Mickey got the keyblade from the realm of darkness. They still need to show Radiant Garden become engulfed in darkness and become Hollow Bastion. This happened within a year of BBS 1 so it should be BBS 2 material. According to Nomura KH3D will begin and end in Xehanorts point of view. And since we see a little of that in the new trailer we know it will show what is likely to be the rise of Organization XIII and Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. So they could cover that in more detail in BBS 2 and even show the creation of the emblem heartless. But, the really important question is: Are these things important enough to the story of KH3 for Nomura to want BBS 2 released before KH3. I want KH3 as desperately as everyone else, but I would also like to understand everything in the series so far before I play the climax of the Xehanort Saga.

[sakuchan]

Alexx, on 24 September 2011 - 01:19 AM, said:

Well there are some things that still need to be explained. They never explained how Riku got his keyblade, or how Mickey got the keyblade from the realm of darkness. They still need to show Radiant Garden become engulfed in darkness and become Hollow Bastion.

Or how Ansem the Wise got overthrown and what he had to go through to plan his revenge against Xehanort. Though it would be nice to see all of these, they are not enough substance to fill out a new title.

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This happened within a year of BBS 1 so it should be BBS 2 material. According to Nomura KH3D will begin and end in Xehanorts point of view. And since we see a little of that in the new trailer we know it will show what is likely to be the rise of Organization XIII and Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. So they could cover that in more detail in BBS 2 and even show the creation of the emblem heartless. But, the really important question is: Are these things important enough to the story of KH3 for Nomura to want BBS 2 released before KH3. I want KH3 as desperately as everyone else, but I would also like to understand everything in the series so far before I play the climax of the Xehanort Saga.

None of these has to evolve into games on their own, though. You can reveal plenty in cutscenes and in "cutscene movies" and in secret movies all tied into the game. Most of these events, though tied with Sora, aren't even Sora's story, nor the stories of our 3 heroes in BBS. It'd be fine enough for us to digest these eclectic bits of information in Dream Drop Distance, so we don't need to dedicate a whole other game to it. It's a waste of our time and patience.

In my opinion, KHII was a bit wasted because it was so mission-based: you travel to worlds and solve problems in each world; sometimes you encounter the Organization members in world and if you do, you listen to them talk trash, then you beat them. There was nothing new about the heartless-we're already aware of how they inflict innocent people. KHII could have been an engine to giving us a more in-depth look since it was sort of lacking in that department. For instance, there was a secret ending to Re:Coded-I argue that such a revelation could easily have fit right into the scheme of KHII. If there's more to Aqua's tale, that could have been released as part of BBS as a second UMD or simply unlocked after we finish the 3 main campaigns. Hell, Nomura could have ramped up the production quality of BBS and put it on the PS3, so that any additional campaigns could be downloaded as a DLC.

How about another radical idea? Don't spend so much time developing Vol 2 as a separate game. Package it lightly, make it a small campaign, and let retailers know that anyone who shows up with a BBS UPC gets Vol 2 for $10.

[Alexx]

Well I was just stating things that they could put into BBS Vol 2. They put it in BBSFM's secret ending so its going to be a game whether you like it or not. If they follow the structure of BBS 1 then they could easily have three 10 hour campaigns for Aqua, Mickey, and Riku. There is plenty of stuff for them to do in the realm of darkness after BBS. As we've seen there are going to be plenty of worlds there now. And your right they could show Ansem the Wise as well. Didn't Riku meet him in the realm of darkness?

[Your Favorite Person]

Alexx, on 24 September 2011 - 01:52 PM, said:

Well I was just stating things that they could put into BBS Vol 2. They put it in BBSFM's secret ending so its going to be a game whether you like it or not.

Absolute rubbish. There hasn't been a Kingdom Hearts: Deep Dive, Kingdom Hearts: Another Side,Another Story, reconnect: Kingdom Hearts, etc...

Birth by Sleep Vol. II has never been confirmed to be anything, it could just as easily be a part of 3d much like reverse rebirth was with Chain of Memories.

[Grassy]

However, a "mystery game" aside from DDD has been repeatedly referred to by Nomura. It's only a matter of what it is, and I think BbSFM's secret episode heavily lends itself to that idea.

Of course, it also doesn't have to be named "Birth by Sleep volume II" even if it is a direct sequel to BbS.

And I can see the mystery game being something entirely different. As you suggested, what's depicted in the BbSFM secret episode could very well end up being in DDD. Already, we have a scene of what appears to be the apprentices during their experimentation with darkness in DDD. If the mystery game really was one that took place between BbS and KH1, you'd figure that would be its territory. And considering that DDD is to deal with the Realm of Sleep, to label it as a "Birth by Sleep volume II" would make sense. We have a chance of seeing those who are asleep, including Terra, Aqua and Ven (though saving them has been confirmed to be the issue for KH3).

[Alexx]

Your Favorite Person, on 25 September 2011 - 09:34 PM, said:

Absolute rubbish. There hasn't been a Kingdom Hearts: Deep Dive, Kingdom Hearts: Another Side,Another Story, reconnect: Kingdom Hearts, etc...

Those weren't the used titles but yeah, each of those was made into a game. Each secret ending has always hinted at the next game to come especially the secret endings in the final mix versions. And besides, what do you think they meant by Volume 2? Obviously it means they want to continue the story from BBS and it was probably heavily hinted at in Blank Points and Zero Points.

[ShadowCrown87]

Well pretty much bbsv2 will explain everything. This is the last step before kh3 and remember this is happening for ten years so we may see axel in the darkness looking for his heart and that aqua is still in the darkness with ansem so it might even go past kh2 after she meets him

[Voxeril]

I really doubt KH BBS2 will happen before KH3.

KH3D leads right into KH3, like days runs into KH2. KH BBS2 may be part of DDD or it will happen on the Vita after KH3.