<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
is	O
an	O
HD	B-Device
remastered	I-Device
collection	I-Device
of	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
:	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
,	O
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
and	O
Re:coded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
HD	B-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
collection	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
and	O
internationally	O
two	O
months	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
includes	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
Final	O
Mix	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
Final	O
Mix	O
in	O
high	O
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
Re:coded	O
that	O
features	O
remastered	O
cutscenes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
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
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2.5	O
Remix	O
was	O
re-released	O
along	O
with	O
1.5	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
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
clips	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
featured	O
in	O
this	O
collection	O
were	O
shown	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
when	O
IGN	O
interviewed	O
Shinji	O
Hashimoto	O
about	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
studio	O
would	O
consider	O
another	O
HD	B-Device
collection	I-Device
if	O
the	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
was	O
positive	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
HD	B-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
,	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
developed	O
mainly	O
by	O
the	O
Square	O
Enix	O
1st	O
Production	O
Department	O
in	O
Osaka	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
some	O
help	O
from	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
Tokyo	O
team	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
1.5	B-Application
and	O
2.8	B-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2020	O
;	O
the	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
exclusively	O
via	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
on	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	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
II	O
picks	O
up	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
Chain	O
of	O
Memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
features	O
a	O
large	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
Disney	O
films	O
and	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasue	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
's	O
music	O
is	O
an	O
undeniable	O
trait	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
,	O
I	O
feel	O
like	O
without	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
she	O
creates	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
n't	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
so	O
the	O
mix	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
audio	O
was	O
carefully	O
controlled	O
but	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
new	O
depth	O
to	O
the	O
familiar	O
sound.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
Final	O
Mix	O
was	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
ten	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
titles	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
centers	O
on	O
the	O
journeys	O
of	O
Terra	O
,	O
Aqua	O
and	O
Ventus	O
,	O
characters	O
briefly	O
featured	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
quest	O
to	O
both	O
locate	O
the	O
missing	O
Master	O
Xehanort	O
and	O
protect	O
the	O
worlds	O
from	O
creatures	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Unversed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moving	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
add	O
more	O
details	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
,	O
additional	O
atmospheric	O
sounds	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
slightly	O
tweak	O
the	O
gameplay	O
system	O
,	O
now	O
allowing	O
camera	O
control	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Re:coded	O
was	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
cinematic	O
retelling	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
358/2	I-Application
Days	I-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
and	O
follows	O
the	O
discovery	O
of	O
Jiminy	O
Cricket	O
's	O
journal	O
,	O
which	O
chronicles	O
Sora	O
's	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Heartless	O
and	O
Organization	O
XIII	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
found	O
to	O
have	O
two	O
secret	O
messages	O
written	O
by	O
persons	O
unknown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tetsuya	O
Nomura	O
added	O
that	O
new	O
voice	O
acting	O
is	O
being	O
recorded	O
and	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
scene	O
and	O
a	O
scene	O
that	O
ties	O
Re:coded	O
and	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
3D	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Drop	I-Application
Distance	I-Application
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yasue	O
revealed	O
that	O
approximately	O
2	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
3	O
hour	O
cinematic	O
is	O
newly	O
created	O
content	O
and	O
subsequently	O
recorded	O
with	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
featuring	O
additional	O
scenes	O
that	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
backstories	O
of	O
other	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
was	O
released	O
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
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
December	O
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
collection	O
in	O
two	O
bundles	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
featuring	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
HD	I-Application
1.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
and	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
,	O
titled	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Starter	O
Pack	O
:	O
HD	O
1.5	B-Application
+	O
2.5	O
Remix	O
,	O
features	O
the	O
previously	O
mentioned	O
material	O
and	O
limited	O
edition	O
casing	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Pack	O
:	O
HD	O
1.5	B-Application
+	O
2.5	O
Remix	O
features	O
limited	O
edition	O
casing	O
,	O
a	O
promo	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
a	O
booklet	O
with	O
art	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collector	O
's	O
edition	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
,	O
featuring	O
both	O
HD	B-Device
collections	I-Device
,	O
a	O
steelbook	O
case	O
,	O
art	O
book	O
,	O
Disney	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
pin	O
and	O
a	O
Heartless	O
plush	O
doll	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>
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	B-Application
+	O
2.5	O
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
2.5	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
upgrades	O
to	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
,	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
Birth	O
By	O
Sleep	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
criticizing	O
the	O
Re:coded	O
movie	O
as	O
just	O
being	O
"	O
there	O
for	O
completionists	O
and	O
easy	O
to	O
ignore	O
for	O
everyone	O
else.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
noted	O
the	O
improved	O
selection	O
of	O
games	O
over	O
the	O
1.5	B-Application
Remix	O
,	O
extolling	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
series	O
best	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
previously	O
Japan-only	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
special	O
boss	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
propounded	O
the	O
same	O
points	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
improved	O
music	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
high-level	O
challenges	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
aging	O
controls	O
from	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
II	O
and	O
the	O
camera	O
system	O
in	O
Birth	O
by	O
Sleep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
had	O
more	O
mixed	O
views	O
of	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
games	O
were	O
not	O
cutting	O
edge	O
graphically	O
,	O
particularly	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
:	O
Birth	O
By	O
Sleep	O
Final	O
Mix	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
HD	O
2.5	O
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	I-Application
Cover	I-Application
,	O
a	O
cinematic	O
retelling	O
of	O
Kingdom	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
χ	I-Application
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>
