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One reason why people complain about all of these different non-numbered titles (and the series in general) is that they're so scattered throughout many different platforms (PS2, GBA, DS, 3DS, PSP, Possibly PS3/PSP2). Now, I own every single platform mentioned above (minus PS3/PSP2, I'm getting 3DS at launch), but to the majority of people out there, it's very difficult to cultivate every single platform just for a single IP.
I think a compilation of the Xehanort Saga should be made on a single future title either during or right before/after the release of KH3.
I think this is possible, and I'll tell you why.
This wouldn't be a smart thing to do right now. All of these non-numbered games that are slowly unraveling the Xehanort saga are just releasing. Everybody just now bought all of them, and certainly wouldn't be willing to buy them again.
But let's take a look at what's realistic for the future of Kingdom Hearts down the road. The latest game is KH:3D for the 3DS, coming out presumably this year, 2011. Now BBS Vol2 could very well be released around 2011-2012, but Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't coming out until after VersusXIII is all said and done. This will be AT THE EARLIEST 2012. So once Versus comes out, Kingdom Hearts 3 will presumably take around 2 years to make (granted that they keep the same vision moving forward, unlike Versus, where they kicked around a couple of gameplay/story ideas for 3 years before actually making it). So in reality, we won't get KH3 until around 2013-2015.
What in the world will we KH fans do until 2014? Well, we have BBS FM and Drop Distance this year, with perhaps BBSVol2 out in 2012. But what are we going to do between 2012 and 2014? (Assuming that Versus comes out in 2012, and also assuming that KH3 takes two years to make)
Here's where the compilation comes into play. The Playstation games will be easy to port or slightly revamp for an HD collection, but the only problem would be the Nintendo-owned games (Days, Coded, and 3D). How do you handle those? Well, I can say that after watching what people say about Days and Coded across many different websites over the weeks and months, the majority of people think that Days and Coded were just fillers, without substantial gameplay, other than a few cut scenes here and there that are good for the storyline. In other words, the sense of the two story lines can easily be met just by watching the online videos. So what Square Enix does is turn the Nintendo-owned games into 10 minute or so movies in between everything else, in chronological order. Then, there won't be any question about how to reformat the controls for those oddball titles. Furthermore, the people who complained about those will be happy because they won't have to trudge through every single handheld title just to find out the storyline of those titles. And to be honest, I wouldn't mind that either. This is coming from a guy who got 100% completion rate on every single multiplayer mission and unlocked every weapon possible in Days. In the long run, I would find having to trudge through 50 or so levels of Days/Coded just to see maybe 10-15 worthwhile cut scenes would be a bit daunting, granted that everyone has already beaten these games years ago (remember, the compilation would come out a couple of years after all of the non-numbered titles).
I think condensing the Nintendo titles into cut scenes would not only give the game itself a more smooth transition between the main entries (BBS, KH1-2), but also it would free up more space, time, and investment in the production to focus more on revamping the main entries, rather than cramming every single full-fledged title into one game.
I think a compilation of the Xehanort Saga should be made on a single future title either during or right before/after the release of KH3.
I think this is possible, and I'll tell you why.
This wouldn't be a smart thing to do right now. All of these non-numbered games that are slowly unraveling the Xehanort saga are just releasing. Everybody just now bought all of them, and certainly wouldn't be willing to buy them again.
But let's take a look at what's realistic for the future of Kingdom Hearts down the road. The latest game is KH:3D for the 3DS, coming out presumably this year, 2011. Now BBS Vol2 could very well be released around 2011-2012, but Kingdom Hearts 3 isn't coming out until after VersusXIII is all said and done. This will be AT THE EARLIEST 2012. So once Versus comes out, Kingdom Hearts 3 will presumably take around 2 years to make (granted that they keep the same vision moving forward, unlike Versus, where they kicked around a couple of gameplay/story ideas for 3 years before actually making it). So in reality, we won't get KH3 until around 2013-2015.
What in the world will we KH fans do until 2014? Well, we have BBS FM and Drop Distance this year, with perhaps BBSVol2 out in 2012. But what are we going to do between 2012 and 2014? (Assuming that Versus comes out in 2012, and also assuming that KH3 takes two years to make)
Here's where the compilation comes into play. The Playstation games will be easy to port or slightly revamp for an HD collection, but the only problem would be the Nintendo-owned games (Days, Coded, and 3D). How do you handle those? Well, I can say that after watching what people say about Days and Coded across many different websites over the weeks and months, the majority of people think that Days and Coded were just fillers, without substantial gameplay, other than a few cut scenes here and there that are good for the storyline. In other words, the sense of the two story lines can easily be met just by watching the online videos. So what Square Enix does is turn the Nintendo-owned games into 10 minute or so movies in between everything else, in chronological order. Then, there won't be any question about how to reformat the controls for those oddball titles. Furthermore, the people who complained about those will be happy because they won't have to trudge through every single handheld title just to find out the storyline of those titles. And to be honest, I wouldn't mind that either. This is coming from a guy who got 100% completion rate on every single multiplayer mission and unlocked every weapon possible in Days. In the long run, I would find having to trudge through 50 or so levels of Days/Coded just to see maybe 10-15 worthwhile cut scenes would be a bit daunting, granted that everyone has already beaten these games years ago (remember, the compilation would come out a couple of years after all of the non-numbered titles).
I think condensing the Nintendo titles into cut scenes would not only give the game itself a more smooth transition between the main entries (BBS, KH1-2), but also it would free up more space, time, and investment in the production to focus more on revamping the main entries, rather than cramming every single full-fledged title into one game.
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