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Hello everyone. This is a question that has plagued my mind since before the release of Kingdom Hearts 3. We all know that a Kingdom Hearts 4 is inevitable, and I for one sincerely hope it completely blows all the other previous big numbered installments out of the water in every way imaginable. One thing that came to my mind again this week is what could possibly elevate the hype factor and popularity as well as increase the quality and replay value of this next anticipated sequel. A key factor I noticed KH1 and KH2 both have is the whole surprise world factor.
Back in 2002 it blew a lot of people's minds that Nightmare Before Christmas was in the classic original game. Though Touchstone Pictures being owned by Disney and all, the film itself wasn't normally associated along with the classic Disney properties. KH2 then had not one, but two live-action worlds in both Pirates of the Caribbean and Tron. Yes Pirates is a Disney creation, but seeing it along with Tron actually included in the series now gave us fans hope for non animated films to join in the series later on. You could also say Timeless River was a third great surprise world too, going back to vintage Disney era. KH3 in this regard was kind of meh by comparison. I mean it's great we finally got Toy Story into the series (though it has it's mixed reactions), but nothing else really made you go "WOW! They actually included this in the game?! Nice!" type of feeling. I don't mean to offend anyone that is a fan of Big Hero 6, but I honestly didn't feel that Big Hero 6 was this tremendous reveal and big surprise that everyone was excited to experience. Big Hero 6 pales in comparison to all the previous big world reveals we had in the past. I personally still believe that a Gargoyles would have made a greater overall impact instead.
Anyhow now back to the question at hand. Reason why I am not discussing this in the Worlds for KH4 thread, is because I strictly wish to discuss ONLY film franchises that were not originally Disney properties, but are now owned by the company like Star Wars for example. Now I am not saying oh let's have a KH game and include everything in it. All Marvel, Star Wars, Simpsons, etc. Not at all. My question to all of you is if you were one of the executives working along with Nomura on KH4 and YOU were the one to give a world suggestion to him, which one would it be? It could only be one. Can't have a Kingdom Hearts game with both Darth Vader and Spider-Man in it. Only one can be chosen, seems more of a realistic scenario. Out of all the bought franchises in the Disney library now, which one makes the most sense to you as world for KH4? I want to finally find out once and for all which one amongst us Kingdom Hearts fans we can mostly agree with is the best world for a Kingdom Hearts 4. I will even try to keep score of which one gets the most suggestions or votes.
Important factors to keep in mind:
What is the plot of the world?
Will the story of this world be tied to the main plot of the game?
Who will be the party members?
What are the areas you travel? How many different areas are there?
What is the boss fight? Will there be more than one boss fight?
Even little things like, what would the battle music for the world be like? What sort of Keyblade and special abilities would you gain? Will Sora and the gang dress up in different outfits or not? Any minigames you play? How would the world itself look like on the gummi ship map? etc.
Back in 2002 it blew a lot of people's minds that Nightmare Before Christmas was in the classic original game. Though Touchstone Pictures being owned by Disney and all, the film itself wasn't normally associated along with the classic Disney properties. KH2 then had not one, but two live-action worlds in both Pirates of the Caribbean and Tron. Yes Pirates is a Disney creation, but seeing it along with Tron actually included in the series now gave us fans hope for non animated films to join in the series later on. You could also say Timeless River was a third great surprise world too, going back to vintage Disney era. KH3 in this regard was kind of meh by comparison. I mean it's great we finally got Toy Story into the series (though it has it's mixed reactions), but nothing else really made you go "WOW! They actually included this in the game?! Nice!" type of feeling. I don't mean to offend anyone that is a fan of Big Hero 6, but I honestly didn't feel that Big Hero 6 was this tremendous reveal and big surprise that everyone was excited to experience. Big Hero 6 pales in comparison to all the previous big world reveals we had in the past. I personally still believe that a Gargoyles would have made a greater overall impact instead.
Anyhow now back to the question at hand. Reason why I am not discussing this in the Worlds for KH4 thread, is because I strictly wish to discuss ONLY film franchises that were not originally Disney properties, but are now owned by the company like Star Wars for example. Now I am not saying oh let's have a KH game and include everything in it. All Marvel, Star Wars, Simpsons, etc. Not at all. My question to all of you is if you were one of the executives working along with Nomura on KH4 and YOU were the one to give a world suggestion to him, which one would it be? It could only be one. Can't have a Kingdom Hearts game with both Darth Vader and Spider-Man in it. Only one can be chosen, seems more of a realistic scenario. Out of all the bought franchises in the Disney library now, which one makes the most sense to you as world for KH4? I want to finally find out once and for all which one amongst us Kingdom Hearts fans we can mostly agree with is the best world for a Kingdom Hearts 4. I will even try to keep score of which one gets the most suggestions or votes.
Important factors to keep in mind:
What is the plot of the world?
Will the story of this world be tied to the main plot of the game?
Who will be the party members?
What are the areas you travel? How many different areas are there?
What is the boss fight? Will there be more than one boss fight?
Even little things like, what would the battle music for the world be like? What sort of Keyblade and special abilities would you gain? Will Sora and the gang dress up in different outfits or not? Any minigames you play? How would the world itself look like on the gummi ship map? etc.