<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
is	O
an	O
HD	B-Device
remastered	I-Device
collection	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
originally	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
includes	O
both	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
and	O
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
in	O
high-definition	O
and	O
with	O
Trophy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
collection	O
features	O
a	O
cinematic	O
remake	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
including	O
high-definition	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
plus	O
new	O
scenes	O
;	O
the	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
cinematic	O
also	O
has	O
Trophy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ideas	O
for	O
a	O
remastered	O
collection	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
games	O
were	O
first	O
revealed	O
in	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
collection	O
formally	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
being	O
created	O
from	O
the	O
ground	O
up	O
due	O
to	O
lost	O
assets	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
had	O
the	O
most	O
adjustments	O
made	O
to	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
Reaction	O
Commands	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
camera	O
to	O
be	O
moved	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
thumb	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
collection	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
while	O
a	O
third	O
collection	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.8	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1.5	O
Remix	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
combined	O
collection	O
with	O
2.5	B-Application
Remix	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
on	O
Windows	O
via	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
adventures	O
of	O
Sora	O
,	O
a	O
cheerful	O
teenager	O
who	O
fights	O
against	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
Final	O
Mix	O
versions	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
the	O
command	O
menu	O
had	O
four	O
commands	O
:	O
Attack	O
,	O
Magic	O
,	O
Items	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
fourth	O
context-sensitive	O
slot	O
that	O
varied	O
depending	O
on	O
what	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
targeted	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
fourth	O
command	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Reaction	O
Commands	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
are	O
triggered	O
by	O
pressing	O
the	O
Triangle	O
Button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
works	O
more	O
similarly	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
right	O
thumb	O
stick	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
click	O
the	O
R3	O
button	O
to	O
reset	O
the	O
camera	O
behind	O
Sora	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
which	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
shoulder	O
triggers	O
L2	O
and	O
R2	O
to	O
position	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
was	O
modified	O
so	O
it	O
would	O
play	O
more	O
similarly	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
consistent	O
play	O
style	O
throughout	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
ending	O
is	O
set	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
before	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
previously	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
parallel	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	I-Application
Chain	I-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
does	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
features	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
adapted	O
into	O
2	O
hours	O
and	O
50	O
minutes	O
worth	O
of	O
cinematic	O
retelling	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
Trophy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
for	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
,	O
developed	O
in-house	O
by	O
the	O
1st	O
Production	O
Department	O
,	O
would	O
include	O
both	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
and	O
Trophy	O
support	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
non-playable	O
HD	O
event	O
scenes	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
understand	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
experimented	O
with	O
using	O
some	O
character	O
models	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
for	O
HD	O
1.5	O
Remix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
were	O
remastered	O
with	O
Japanese	O
voice	O
overs	O
for	O
both	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
and	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
so	O
that	O
70%	O
of	O
main	O
story	O
scenes	O
will	O
have	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
receive	O
a	O
full	O
remake	O
for	O
the	O
compilation	O
similar	O
to	O
Re:Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lengthy	O
development	O
time	O
it	O
would	O
require	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
instead	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
extended	O
HD	O
cinematic	O
retelling	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
cutscene	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
,	O
whether	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
a	O
pre-rendered	O
scene	O
or	O
used	O
in-game	O
graphics	O
,	O
was	O
re-animated	O
for	O
the	O
cinematic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2013	O
,	O
Jesse	O
McCartney	O
,	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Roxas	O
,	O
posted	O
a	O
picture	O
on	O
Instagram	B-Application
of	O
himself	O
in	O
a	O
recording	O
booth	O
,	O
with	O
Roxas	O
seen	O
on	O
a	O
screen	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
caption	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
all	O
you	O
'	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
 '	O
Fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
in	O
a	O
Famitsu	O
interview	O
,	O
that	O
66	O
tracks	O
spanning	O
across	O
all	O
three	O
games	O
(	O
with	O
a	O
majority	O
of	O
them	O
concentrated	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
)	O
were	O
re-recorded	O
with	O
live	O
instrumentation	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
 '	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
's	O
built-in	O
tone	O
generator	O
for	O
their	O
background	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Nomura	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
assets	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
had	O
been	O
lost	O
some	O
time	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Nomura	O
spoke	O
on	O
bringing	O
the	O
collection	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
saying	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
there	O
was	O
much	O
demand	O
for	O
it	O
outside	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
a	O
possibility	O
after	O
Square	O
Enix	O
completed	O
development	O
on	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
X019	O
event	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
and	O
Ichiro	O
Hazama	O
announced	O
that	O
this	O
collection	O
along	O
with	O
2.5	B-Application
and	O
2.8	B-Application
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
cloud	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preorders	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
included	O
a	O
book	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
artwork	O
and	O
a	O
dynamic	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
collection	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
in	O
Japan	O
with	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
titled	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Pack	O
:	O
HD	O
1.5	O
+	O
2.5	B-Application
Remix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
pack	O
will	O
feature	O
both	O
collections	O
,	O
a	O
code	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
Anniversary	O
Set	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
χ	I-Application
[chi],	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
booklet	O
with	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
a	O
single-disc	O
compilation	O
release	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
for	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
added	O
a	O
Theater	O
mode	O
for	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Mix	I-Application
and	O
an	O
additional	O
cutscene	O
for	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
;	O
these	O
were	O
included	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
later	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
additional	O
bundle	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Story	O
So	O
Far	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	O
1.5	O
+	O
2.5	B-Application
Remix	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
collection	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.8	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
has	O
been	O
met	O
to	O
generally	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
presents	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
beloved	O
series	O
in	O
their	O
best	O
light	O
and	O
makes	O
a	O
revealing	O
cinematic	O
experience	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
third	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
felt	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
ReMIX	I-Application
certainly	O
lives	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
HD	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
name	O
,	O
the	O
collection	O
is	O
not	O
without	O
its	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
’s	O
inclusion	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
new	O
revisions	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Final	O
Mix	O
content	O
is	O
a	O
worthy	O
investment	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Chain	B-Application
of	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
is	O
a	O
nice	O
gesture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
overhauled	O
visuals	O
and	O
new	O
voice	O
work	O
,	O
it	O
’s	O
hard	O
to	O
excuse	O
the	O
reduction	O
of	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
to	O
a	O
lengthy	O
film	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
actual	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
excellent	O
way	O
to	O
replay	O
the	O
series’	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
crisp	O
,	O
high-definition	O
splendor	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
the	O
box	O
art	O
did	O
not	O
properly	O
distinguish	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
as	O
a	O
non-playable	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
stated	O
the	O
collection	O
"	O
brings	O
a	O
PS2	O
classic	O
to	O
the	O
modern	O
age	O
with	O
a	O
noticeably	O
impressive	O
visual	O
update	O
,	O
improved	O
camera	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
added	O
fun	O
,	O
secondary	O
and	O
tertiary	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
content	O
all	O
contained	O
on	O
one	O
disc.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
game	O
director	O
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
suggested	O
that	O
an	O
HD-version	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
created	O
for	O
another	O
collection	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
’d	O
be	O
unusual	O
if	O
there	O
was	O
n’t	O
"	O
another	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
HD	O
1.5	O
Remix	O
,	O
clips	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	I-Application
Final	O
Mix	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
Final	O
Mix	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:coded	O
were	O
shown	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
a	O
second	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
collection	O
including	O
the	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
games	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Re:coded	O
appears	O
as	O
HD	O
cinematics	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
358/2	B-Application
Days	I-Application
in	O
HD	O
1.5	O
Remix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
HD	O
2.5	B-Application
Remix	O
,	O
clips	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
were	O
shown	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
secret	O
ending	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
a	O
possible	O
additional	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.8	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Chapter	I-Application
Prologue	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
features	O
an	O
HD	O
remaster	O
of	O
Dream	B-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
χ	I-Application
Back	O
Cover	O
,	O
a	O
cinematic	O
retelling	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
χ	I-Application
that	O
reveals	O
new	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
history	O
in	O
HD	O
cinematics	O
,	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
0.2	O
:	O
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
–	O
A	O
Fragmentary	O
Passage	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
taking	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
,	O
told	O
from	O
the	O
perspective	O
of	O
Aqua	O
.	O
</s>
