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Revision as of 20:32, 13 July 2021

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8
Final Chapter Prologue
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue cover
Developers
Square Enix
Engines
Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover
Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage
Unreal Engine 4[1][2][3]
Release dates
Windows March 30, 2021
Reception
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 78
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres ARPG, JRPG
Art styles Anime, Cartoon
Themes Fantasy
Series Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on HowLongToBeat
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on IGDB
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue guide on StrategyWiki
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on MobyGames
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on Wikipedia
Kingdom Hearts
Subseries of Disney
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX 2021
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue 2021
Kingdom Hearts III 2021
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory 2021

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is a singleplayer third-person ARPG and JRPG game in the Kingdom Hearts series.

It is a compilation containing a remaster of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, a cinematic film retelling Kingdom Hearts χ titled Back Cover, and Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage, which is set after Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and has narrative ties to Kingdom Hearts III.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Epic Games Launcher %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue\Epic Games Store\<user-id>\

Save game data location

System Location
Epic Games Launcher %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue\Epic Games Store\<user-id>\

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher

Video

Display settings
Display settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
4:3 and 16:10 aspect ratios are letterboxed.
Multi-monitor
[4]
Ultra-widescreen
Restricted to a pillarboxed 16:9 aspect ratio.[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Refresh rate option refers to vsync
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Options for 30 FPS, 60 FPS, 120 FPS, and Unlimited.
Cutscenes in Kingom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance HD and Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover are locked to 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode
Protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia filters are available.
A strength slider is also available and can be set in intervals of 1, from 1 to 10.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse bindings (exemplary for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance HD and Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage)
Keyboard and mouse bindings (exemplary for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance HD and Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage)
Gamepad settings
Gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
QWERTY, AZERTY and QWERTZ layouts available.
Bindings can be set independently for Dream Drop Distance HD and Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
A slider is available and can be set in intervals of 0.1, from 1.0 to 5.0.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Both games also have X-axis inversion.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Two control presets are available in Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage.
Rebinding the menu Confirm/Cancel buttons also affects the Attack/Jump bindings.
Controller sensitivity
Three camera sensitivity settings in ingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance HD.
Camera sensitivity with separate values for the Y-axis and the X-axis in Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Both games also have X-axis inversion.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Set Button Icons to Type 1 in Gamepad settings.
On by default.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Set Button Icons to Type 2 in Gamepad settings.
Light bar support
Static blue.
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
,

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg Set Button Icons to Type 3 in Gamepad settings.
Generic gamepad prompts without any letters or numbers on the face buttons.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Master, BGM, Sound Effects, and Voices.
Surround sound
Plays up to 7.1 for Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage, 5.1 for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance HD, and 2.1 for Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover.[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Game language is defined by that of Epic Games Launcher.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Dual audio is not supported.
Language is only available when purchased from Japan region.
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Criware
Interface Autodesk Scaleform
Cutscenes Criware

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10 (1909)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3330 3.0 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 35 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon R7 260X
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Also runs on Windows 7 despite minimum requirements on the store page.


References

  1. PS4 1080p 60fps Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover Full Cutscenes HD - Kingdom Hearts 2.8 - last accessed on 2021-03-16
  2. Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep - A Fragmentary Passage Full Gameplay (1080p 60fps - Proud Mode) - last accessed on 2021-03-16
  3. Test: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue - last accessed on 2021-03-16
    ""Back Cover and A Fragmentary Passage are probably the reason that this HD collection only appears on the PlayStation 4 because of the use of Unreal Engine 4.""
  4. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-04-01
    Tested on an multi-monitor setup.
  5. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-04-01
    Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.
  6. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2021-04-01
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.