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| - We have had a low number of new registrations to The Keyhole since the previous edition of the Magazines’ release. However, the wiki has experienced a boost in activity as a consequence of the events of the past few weeks relating to Kingdom Hearts III.
* has been a great help since joining mid-June, adding information from the latest Kingdom Hearts III trailer into Sora’s article! Thanks a lot Raging Dragon!
* has added some interesting suggestions to our list page after joining late June!
* from the Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki stopped by mid-July to tell us about this year's Fantasy Food Tournament . He is excited to help out and become a part of the community, so make sure you stop by his talk page and say hi!
We offer a big Keyhole-sized welcome to all these uses, and also welcome any users who will be joining in the near future! We hope you enjoy your stay in The Keyhole/KHWiki universe!
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| - Traverse Town - Always on My Mind - Victor's Pride - Kairi
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| - "A heart is so much more than any system": Voice of Ansem the Wise/DiZ passes away
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| - TheSilentHero and TheFifteenthMember spar in a great Gravity VS Magnet debate!
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| - Defeat the Mimic Master in the Mirage Arena of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep.
- Defeat Julius with both Sora and Riku in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
- Defeat Sephiroth using the Kingdom Key Keychain in Kingdom Hearts.
- Unlock all secret reports in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
- Complete Jiminy's Journal 100% in Kingdom Hearts II.
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| - Chainoffire and Neumannz discuss the dangerous and clever enemies that the Kingdom Hearts games have to offer.
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| - I can name historical differences, but I doubt I can name new ones owing to my absence from the Keyhole. Kingdom Hearts Wiki needed a sense of semi-professionalism, as I mentioned above, with the skins, while the Keyhole was sort of remodelled into a fan site. And so its tagline for quite a while was "Ye Olde Kingdom Hearts Fansite". Right now, however, people tell me that the functions of the Kingdom Hearts Wiki and the Keyhole aren't too far removed from each other.
That being said, the Keyhole has to cater to Wikia specifications. You have fixed template limits on pages, for example. On our own domain, the Kingdom Hearts Wiki is free to add as much or as little template space as we need, and we have made many new ways of displaying stats, character, or weapon information, that we wouldn't have been able to do before. We've been breaking many moulds ever since... at least with the way our pages are displayed. Look at our character pages, for instance. A lot of them have tabs for galleries, quotes, battles etc. that Wikia would not be able to support.
- I take it you're talking about the wiki version, and not the actual Keyholes featured in the Kingdom Hearts series, so I'll gladly explain how it came about.
The Kingdom Hearts Wiki started off as one of many wikis hosted on a platform known as Wikia. Over the years, Wikia departed from its standard layouts and made many, MANY poor decisions, mainly disallowing the Monobook and Vector skins, and forcing a skin on everyone that jammed huge ads on pages that made the content area smaller, so they were padded out in an unprofessional manner. Quite frankly, we got sick of it. We didn't have the heart to delete our Wikia wiki, because
#Some of the old members were no longer online and it would have been unwise to delete the original domain
#Some people chose to remain on Wikia.
So a split came about: the Kingdom Hearts Wiki got its own domain name and address and what was left at Wikia was renamed the Keyhole.
- There is always something to contribute to the Kingdom Hearts Wiki! There are missing descriptions, images, strategies, walkthrough videos, attack GIFs, userboxes, better templates to make... There are passages in need of better grammar and presentation! There are always going to be vandals to deal with! And, if Tetsuya Nomura's indication that the Kingdom Hearts series will not end with Kingdom Hearts III is true, there is even more reason to contribute to the wiki! New games may spring up, new merchandise, new manga, new soundtracks. There are always pieces of the Kingdom Hearts universe that need to be strung together, and there are parts available for everyone to play.
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| - For this issue's lesson, I want you to beware some common formatting mistakes that you might easily make during your editing adventures! Keep in mind the following five rules:
#An article's name is only written in bold the first time it is mentioned in an article. Subsequent mentions are written normally, without bold. If an article's subject has multiple names, each alias is written in bold once.x200px|center
#Property names are always written in italics. This includes the names of franchises, games, or films, including all Kingdom Hearts games and any properties mentioned in Origin, Design, or Etymology sections.
#Sections are arranged in a specific order. An article's structure is very important. Different articles have different sections, so consult the Manual of Style for the general patterns.
#An article must not have any double links. Although this rules does have its exceptions , pages should not be linked twice within the same article. One link per article is enough!x200px|center
#Numbers between one to ten should be written in full. Larger numbers can be written in figures. A common literary practice, this is a good rule of thumb to keep in mind. Like the double link, this rule does have its exceptions, which you should be wary of.
Now with this knowledge, you can avoid these simple errors!
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| - right|200pxWARNING: This review contains spoilers! If you are planning on reading the novel, you may want to skip this section. Although, if you have played the game, there isn't much to spoil...
Finally, the Kingdom Hearts novels are being released in English! Naturally, I got the first one not long after its release. While Kingdom Hearts, the Novel is mostly the same as the game , I felt there could have been extra content. For example, most of the dialogue is directly taken from the game. While this means that a lot of memorable quotes are present, it also makes conversations really predictable. At certain times, its like the author simply copied the game script. Not to mention the over-use of the phrase "to and fro". Also, the fighting scenes get pretty repetitive. It mostly follows the same pattern: Sora attacks with the Keyblade, Donald casts a barrage of spells, Goofy attacks with his shield and hands out potions.
Most novels describe what people or places look like when they first appear, so the reader can create an image in his/her head of what the subject looks like. In this novel, the amount of descriptions is varying. One time, it describes a character completely, from hairstyle to clothing, and another time it only says the character is "an old man". In fact, the novel never mentions that Donald is a duck, except for his name, the fact that he is wagging his tail when they first introduce him, him saying "Quack" a lot, and the assumption that everyone knows, or should know, who Donald Duck is.
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Olympus Coliseum, Halloween Town, Atlantica, and 100 Acre Wood were all left out of the novel. That's 4 worlds! Not only is this disappointing, but it makes the scene where you first meet Maleficent's council very weird, as they copied the exact conversation from the game. With Hades, Oogie Boogie, and Ursula missing, it's just a dialogue between Jafar and Hook. Surprisingly, Deep Jungle does appear in the novel, most likely because it teaches Sora the meaning of friendship.
Of course, the novel has good points, too. For example, they merged the reunion with Riku in Traverse Town with the Opposite Armor battle, which Riku helps Sora defeat. They also managed to add the encounter with the Unknown into the story!
All in all, it's not a bad book, but it could have been better. What are your thoughts on the novel? Have you read it? Are you planning to? Leave your comments on the talk page!
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| - Sudoku
- Good luck!
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- There are two boards to solve:
*Light Board: easy difficulty
*Dark Board: normal difficulty
- Add to the board so that there is one of each icon in every row, column, and quadrant.
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| - Is there anything left to contribute to the Kingdom Hearts Wiki?
- What is the difference between the Keyhole and the Kingdom Hearts Wiki at KHWiki.com?
- What is ?
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| - http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg299/TroisNyxEtienne/Aquaseule-small.pngByzantinefire: Hello, my name is Byzantinefire, and I will be your interviewer today!
Troisnyxétienne: Hey. ^_^ Troisnyx here, but you knew that already. Apologies to a certain Let's Player who uses that catchphrase.
Byz: Let's Player? I have heard that before, but where?
TNE: Anyone who does video game commentary. There's also... . I guess...
Byz: I was thinking of taking part in that.
TNE: As long as you have a mic and Skype, I think you're good to take part. I took part in it once, for two videos, before March. I kinda miss it, actually.
Byz: I have both a mic and Skype.
TNE: Good, then. ^_^
Byz: Anyway, I have seen you have been making tons of userboxes. A thousand perhaps!
TNE: Has it really been THAT MANY? o.O I know I've been working on a lot, but I didn't expect it to be that many...
Byz: They are very impressive.
TNE: Cheers. ^_^ Mind you though, I created them because I wanted to find quotes and pictures that matched etc. I wanted to experiment with colours and such. Now it's coming to the point that I start to get sick of seeing userboxes everywhere, which means I may need to take a break from them soonish. I quite enjoy doing them, but I admit getting sick of them.
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Byz: Fair enough. That was alot of hard work.
TNE: It can get that way sometimes. TheSilentHero has been my coding partner for these userboxes, and KeybladeSpyMaster made the trophy ones.
Byz: I noticed.
TNE: So I'm glad that I'm not alone. Always had trouble with wikimarkup, I have.
Byz: How so?
TNE: In my earlier days on the wiki, we were bringing out newer infobox templates for mainspace articles , and I often got confused when improvements were added.
I'd also brought about the idea of making emotions in talk templates and, back in the day, I had separate templates for separate emotions, but I didn't know how to bring them together. When it comes to code, I've nearly always had help. I'm grateful for it; it shows how it's best to work with friends by my side.
Byz: Of course.
TNE: At the end of the day, it is down to each person to show what good things he or she can bring with their gifts. I say this as someone who has been away from Kingdom Hearts Wiki for a term of years. Studies and other concerns and joys took me away. Yes, I came back because of the nostalgia trips of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX, but each one of us who edits there has a higher calling in life. For instance, have you seen Neumannz's comics and sketches?
Byz: I don't think so.
TNE: He has a tumblr; his handle is how-do-i-nezzy.
Byz: Thanks for the link
TNE: His Tumblr has a lot of reblogs, but look for the original content. People are going to satisfy their creative drives outside of the wiki for many reasons. Some want to leave a mark on the world.
Byz: So how many of the Kingdom Hearts games have you played?
TNE: Certainly not all of them.... I've played everything except the GBA version of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the original Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the DS version of Kingdom Hearts Re:coded , and Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. And Kingdom Hearts χ, if you want to count that.
As a point of interest, I had access to Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix while they were on the PS2. I don't have access to them anymore, but we've got English versions now. So much the better.
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Byz: I think there is going to be a Dream Drop Distance HD Remix.
TNE: You think so, now? Has it been in the pipeline, hinted anywhere?
Byz: The 2.5 HD Remix credits.
TNE: Ooo, so it is in the pipeline! I haven't gotten that far in the game yet, I can tell you. ^_^
Byz: But I feel like Tetsuya Nomura is acting too much like George R.R Martin, creator of the Game of Thrones series.
TNE: Perhaps. I can understand him delaying Kingdom Hearts III now of all times, because of the major casting issue , but I don't really know how to explain all the previous delays.
Byz: He should have completed it sooner!
TNE: I suppose so....
Byz: And I think that's all, then. Thanks for your time!
TNE: Alright!(en)
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| - Whether it matches the specific event, environment or setting for which it is written. If it is a character theme, does it associate well with the character for which it is written?
Expression
- Does it evoke emotions or is it monotonous? What kind of emotions does it raise?
Memorability
- Next time:
- Just how much, as fans, do we remember the song? Do we associate it with a character, or place, or game in general?
- How melodic or atonal a piece is. Does it sound harmonious or discordant?
Context
- For this list, I am undertaking the arduous task of listening to EVERY piece of music from the Kingdom Hearts series during my free time – of which I have little these days. Of course, my results for this list will differ from the top five of others', which I accept and respect. It is also likely that with the release of future titles, my top five list is going to change, as Yoko Shimomura and her soundtracks are full of surprises.
As a final note, I want you to bear in mind that this article is going to be spoiler-heavy, because the description of each respective song will include the context in which it plays.
So, without further ado:
Number Five
- It's a secret... a
secret ending.
- There have been many world map themes, and nearly all of them have truly moved me. Most of them have given me surges of joy, so, in my mind, spotlighting a single world map theme was quite hard. It is especially hard when you have Precious Stars in the Sky from the first Kingdom Hearts, and A Twinkle in the Sky from Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep to keep in mind; both pieces stick in your head and I am partial to both. I, however, eventually found a winner for the best world map theme: it is that of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
Tonality
There isn’t much of a melody, but rather a harmonious ambience with
bass guitar, piano chords, pizzicato strings and everything else in between. There is a hint of electronica thrown in for flair, as in parts of the piece, I can hear synthesisers. Strings and piano have always been a powerful combination, and it is still powerful here.
This is actually the first ever world map theme from the Kingdom Hearts series to not have a well-defined melody until a good bit into the piece. And whatever melody there is, it follows the accompaniment, allowing other elements of the music to take centre stage and function as a whole. Everything about this piece works together; it is no longer a case of one instrument standing out from the rest anymore. This makes The World of Dream Drops quite pleasantly different.
The musically trained ear might also recognise VI – VII – I chord progressions ending the sequence. Shimomura has been known to use VI – VII – I progressions a number of times in the games’ soundtrack . VI – VII – I is a progression used by a lot of composers, and can be cliché unless there is some sort of quality that changes that progression. Here, the overall magical feel of the piece makes this ending progression pleasant to my ears, and not just simply tolerable.
Context
The setting is simple; it’s just a world map. The world map of Dream Drop Distance is considerably simpler than that of most other games, because there are no gummi ship mechanics and the map doesn’t involve you flying to one world from another. You simply pick a world and dive.
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I’m aware that this makes the setting relatively simple and, perhaps, lacklustre compared to a good many other world maps. And maybe the vast majority of people aren’t going to stay on the world map for hours on end listening to this theme... unless the vast majority of Kingdom Hearts fans are actually the kind of music buffs who would stay on the world map for hours listening to the world map theme and I am just unaware of it. I mean, I’ve done this in a lot of other Kingdom Hearts games.
The World of Dream Drops, however, adds a specific magical quality to the map screen that otherwise wouldn’t be there. Taking everything into context, Sora and Riku are not going through their ordinary journey, travelling from world to world on a ship or by some other external means. They are diving into worlds by themselves; they themselves are undertaking a very magical act that perhaps no one else ever has.
Expression
As I mentioned before, every map theme gives me a sense of elation, a rush of joy as the piece progresses. The World of Dream Drops is no different. There is a sufficient variation in the music – there are high points and low points, points of lush orchestration and points of calm – that ensure I don’t feel fed up after listening to this piece for hours on end. This is a reaction I didn’t have with any other Kingdom Hearts map themes.
Memorability
If you’re a lazy person, who listens to something on the simple basis that it sounds good, there are chances that you may remember this composition... or you may have forgotten it. We remember melodies far better than accompaniments, which is simply natural. I could see this piece as being forgettable in many minds.
If you are, however, a musician who plays by ear, what are the chances that you could perfectly play this piece, or arrange it by yourself within a matter of minutes? Extremely high. This chord sequence has been so stuck in my head, the piano parts have been so stuck in my head, that I believe that any attempt to arrange this piece live or impromptu, would go a great deal better than if I were to arrange, say, Precious Stars in the Sky or A Twinkle in the Sky under the same conditions.
- The World of Dream Drops, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
- Hey everyone, Troisnyx here... again. Over the next few issues of the Twilight Times, I hope you will join me as I countdown my top five musical picks from the Kingdom Hearts games. Seriously, everyone is going to have had enough of me soon, what with the amount of content I seem to be churning out.right|115px
In all seriousness though, being a musician myself , I find a lot of joy in the various music pieces of this series. What’s more, the music of the Kingdom Hearts games was what really drove me to write background music pieces of my own.
In translating , I learned of the anxiety the Kingdom Hearts composer experiences as she sits alone behind her computer screen, unsure what kind of reaction her songs will garner until she hears the love and positive feedback fans send her way. I found that Yoko's composition process was something I could relate to.
Though my appreciation for the plethora of Kingdom Hearts music is clear, I’ll ultimately be narrowing my preferences down to a list of just five of my personal favourite tracks. For this top five list, several factors will be considered:
Tonality
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| - Although I am gone, I still live on
- While he who resides here is said to be very powerful
- A being of darkness and wielder of light
- A mighty creature from another dimension
- Destined to appear upon calling
- I am a scientist of scheme
- I am part of a world
- I came into being dazed and confused
- I will give him wisdom or power, or both
- Joined Organization XIII, only to be used
- My entire existence nothing but a fight
- No one can deny my master of music
- Now his name lives on in a weapon
- Or a world on my own
- Or even a doorway to another world
- Rejected before completion
- Thanks to our other promise
- The master of the orchestra, a conductor of things
- The name that myself evokes
- This place is not without lurking foes
- Toying with your hopes and dreams
- Watch out! Or else you're in for a surprise
- When a visitor reaches the top
- Who I am under the cloak?
- With a beat in my step and baton at my side
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