In todays interview with Famitsu, Kingdom Hearts creator Tetsuya Nomura has said that testing for Kingdom Hearts Unchained X is currently taking place in North America, with feedback from the testers influencing the changes in the game. This means that Kingdom Hearts Unchained X will definitely be coming overseas!
One of the main changes from the North American team is the replacement of the card system. Instead, medals are now equipped to your players avatar and can deal deadly attacks in battle. Nomura also mentions that new servers will be dedicated to overseas fans, and that due to the in-game chat function, the servers will be split into different language versions.
Current players of Kingdom Hearts X need not worry about losing their avatar as it's also been revealed that you can transfer your Avatar from the browser game to Unchained X. You will also be recieving special premium rewards.
You can view our English scan related to the part of Nomura's interview below, as well as a text translation from Kazr10!
Q: KH X's battle uses cards while medals are used in this title.
Nomura: We have incorporated the vision of extending this title overseas. Adjustments have been made using this point of view. When we allow America players to play the test version, the cards in KH X caused it to be recognised as a "card game". While we receive good reviews on the actual gameplay, we don't think that it is positive to have that as the first impression. The first impression of a game is important, so this is the result of use exploring an alternatie to the card system.Q: You are looking towards extending this overseas. How about the structure and classification of the server?
Nomura: We are planning to add on a new server, but considering the circumstance of the chat function we are thinking of splitting them into different langauge versions.Q: That seems like fun. By the way, what merits do the current players of KH X have from this game?
Nomura: We are thinking of giving away premiums to those who are playing KH X. As it is our original plan to have an interaction between both titles, this may be our largest problem. Being unable to release them together, there is also a limit to how much we can make them alike since their systems are different. This is one of our common discussions. I personally do not consider them as separate works, so there are plans to add new elements along with KH X as well.Q: So there are shared elements between the two titles.
Nomura: In KH X, avatar collection is one of the biggest motivation of the game. An avatar is an alternate self of the player when in control of the character. Because of that, we are trying to make it possible to transfer the avatar costumes from KH X to KH Unchained X right from the start. This way, players can have the same feeling of world immersion in both games.
Kingdom Hearts Unchained X releases on smart phones (iOS, Android) in Japan, 2015. An overseas release date is yet to be announced, but stay tuned to KHInsider for all the latest Kingdom Hearts news!
