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Not surprisingly, some or many details of the series simply ceased to exist when the engine change was made. It's obvious how reusing the same files made it easier and easier to make the next game in the series much faster, and also much longer in its scope.
Kingdom Hearts 3 was the most KH1-like game we've had so far, when we think of its design scope and size. Like KH1, all materials had to be made from scratch and thought from scratch as well. Not only did this make the development of the game longer, but they absolutely made some decisions when recreating this universe, to fit this limited size, made especially for this single title.
KH3 was surely expected to be compared all the time with KH2, since it was the previous numbered game. But, I never found this comparison to be fair, and most important, realistic.
If we stop to think about it, KH2 was the third game in the series in the same toolbox (Luminous Engine): there were already assets ready, and the vast majority of gameplay components simply improved and evolved: like Sora itself, the command menus and the strategy ones, the friendly NPCs, the logic of the enemies and the battles, several ready-made worlds have been expanded, the animations improved, and countless other things.
In a lot of ways, KH3 was actually the first game in the series, only... again!
What gets me excited about this is thinking that KH4 will be the true equivalent of KH2 if it turns out to be the third game in the new Saga/Engine. Can you imagine KH3 made even better and evolved, expanding some of our favorite worlds they made in 3 and telling a larger story with 2nd visits and new story beats, challenges like the olympus underworld battles, and a better battling system overall? I am so ready for this!
Thoughts?
Kingdom Hearts 3 was the most KH1-like game we've had so far, when we think of its design scope and size. Like KH1, all materials had to be made from scratch and thought from scratch as well. Not only did this make the development of the game longer, but they absolutely made some decisions when recreating this universe, to fit this limited size, made especially for this single title.
KH3 was surely expected to be compared all the time with KH2, since it was the previous numbered game. But, I never found this comparison to be fair, and most important, realistic.
If we stop to think about it, KH2 was the third game in the series in the same toolbox (Luminous Engine): there were already assets ready, and the vast majority of gameplay components simply improved and evolved: like Sora itself, the command menus and the strategy ones, the friendly NPCs, the logic of the enemies and the battles, several ready-made worlds have been expanded, the animations improved, and countless other things.
In a lot of ways, KH3 was actually the first game in the series, only... again!
What gets me excited about this is thinking that KH4 will be the true equivalent of KH2 if it turns out to be the third game in the new Saga/Engine. Can you imagine KH3 made even better and evolved, expanding some of our favorite worlds they made in 3 and telling a larger story with 2nd visits and new story beats, challenges like the olympus underworld battles, and a better battling system overall? I am so ready for this!
Thoughts?