Duelist Strife said:
Okay, here's some interesting discussion.
On the Kingdom Hearts II Soundtrack, which can be found at
Bluelaguna.net,
There is a track entitled Disappeared.
It is a rather awesome song, but me and my brother were racking our brains as to where in KH2 it was from.
Apparently, my brother found out that it was actually from Kingdom Hearts FINAL MIX (only released in Japan).
Apparently, it is the song that plays during, as I'm shocked to say, you face XEMNAS!? in Hollow Bastion?!
I had NO idea that the Organization was present in Kingdom Hearts I in any form, so needless to say I was surprised to hear this..
Any comment?
Spoilers, just in case:
[HIDE]Yes, Xemnas is in Final Mix, although at the time he was simply referred to as "Unknown" or the "Enigmatic Man".
The deal with Final Mix is that it's basically the American release (as the original Japanese release did not have the optional bosses like Sephiroth or Kurt Zisa, although I think Phantom was still there) complete with the English Dialogue (but Japanese subtitles, and all the menus are in Japanese.) Additionally, they added/changed a few other things:
-You can fight Unknown (Xemnas) in Hollow Bastion near the end of the game, and some argue he's tougher than Sephiroth. It is confirmed that this is Xemnas, he uses the same beam-type weapons as he does when you fight him in KH II.
-There's some new cut scenes, although there's no new dialogue (just word boxes or text on the screen.)
-New enemies in every world, plus they redid the color schemes for most of the Heartless.
-2 new weapons each for Sora, Goofy & Donald; Sora's are new Key Blades you get by beating Ice Titan and Sephiroth; Donald & Goofy eash have one you make at the synthesis shop or find near the end of the game
-New abilities, plus AP & MP costs for some abilities have been changed
-Some new Gummi ship stuff
-Different difficulty levels (like KHII, with Beginner, Normal & Proud)
-More Ansem Reports (from beating the additional bosses, the last one makes mention of the Nobodies)
-The secret ending movie "Another Side, Another Story" is expanded, now called "Deep Dive"
-Probably something else I'm forgetting, I think there's a Game FAQs guide to the changes.
When FM came out in Japan, depending on where you bought it, you could also get a bonus CD which has the following tracks:
-"One Winged Angel" (from the Sephiroth fight)
-"Night on Bald Mountain" (from Chernabog fight, the original release had different boss music)
-"Disappeared" (from the Unknown fight)
-"Another Side" (from the "Deep Dive" movie)
Okay, so here's my question, since I've only played the Japanese version of KHII:
Do they keep "Disappeared" for when you fight Xemnas the first time? Also, earlier in the game, there's a part of Sora's memories that shows the cut scene from when you fight Xemnas/Unknown in Final Mix. Did they keep that in too?[/HIDE]