I'm glad he said he was thinking of wars for newcomers to jump in. It will be great to have a new flood of fans.

Ahhhhhh!

I guess this means new outfits for everyone?! Riku needs new pants. Please, Nomura!

"Things like Sora's outfit and battle gameplay are still to be revealed"


EXCUSE YOU NOMURA

"the Canadian Capcom" makes me giggle for some reason

also he totally (re?)confirms that Sora will get a new outfit there.

Good job Chaser! Love the article! :3

All props deserve to go to Goldpanner~

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The clip was a teaser through and through, so we didn't give away much information. Things like Sora's outfit and battle gameplay are still to be revealed, so please look forward to that.

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Sora's getting a new outfit, huh? Interesting. I DO hope that he doesn't get a new outfit IMMEDIATELY in the game because I would like to play as Sora's KH2 form at least for a little bit :/

So he says that the battles system has yet to be really revealed, which kind of makes sense since the gameplay is fake. But I'm still holding on to a tiny sliver of hope that they end up using the Command Deck instead... (I'm sorry, but the Command Deck is SOOO much better than the basic "Attack, Magic, Items" menu from KH1 and KH2, I don't want them to step backwards. It's like going from KH1 having dodgeroll to KH2 not having it. It just feels wrong.)

Did you read the other interviews Skyfoxx?

Next he's asked about the battle system in the game. He said that the KH1 and KH2 battle systems are "core" battle-systems, so he would like to evolve the KH3 battle system based on that. The battle systems in the "spin-off" titles might be lightly implemented as well, but we'll have to wait and see.

Yes I have. Shoot, I WATCHED the live interview with him at E3. I recall the statement to be toward gameplay in general. To be honest, that statement could really mean anything. For all we know, it could just mean the return of Reaction Commands, Drive Forms, Limits, and or/party members. Doesn't necessarily mean the same menu.

Suuuuuuuuuure it's more likely that he's talking about the menu......... but I'd rather not think that. I'd reeeeeally rather not think that. Call it denial........... but you know what, plenty of stuff in KH games always change when going from beta to the final product (look at the BBS beta command menu and HUD for example) and this project clearly just started very recently. I wouldn't put it past it that certain things would change even if for now the menu looks like the KH2 menu.

I guess that may hint on some sort of Revival of the Chronicles/Memoirs system from DDD, with the power of the PS4 possibly in even more detail.

Nomura also confirms that, just like with the very first DDD trailer, this is just a concept teaser at the core.

Props for goldpanner for delivering us more Nomura-info. ^__^

Here, I thought he'd talk about games that aren't FPS.

Thanks for the translation, guys! Really glad to hear that Sora's getting a new outfit. Hopefully more characters get new outfits (yes, Lea and Kairi, talking about you).

Nah, props to Degenki!! I got very emotional reading that super lovely article, I may have shed a tear or two 8D

I'm waiting for TGS :). I hope that they can show something of the battlesystem and Soras new outfit there.
But it would also be great if Nomura would tell us a bit from the story of Kingdom Hearts 3.
btw. Imagine the special effects that Kingdom Hearts 3 will have :D.

Believing light and darkness must remain in balance, Master Xehanort seeks to spark war against the tyranny of light to restore equilibrium. In an effort to undermine Xehanort's plot, Sora, Donald and Goofy search for seven guardians of light and the Key to Return Hearts, while King Mickey and Riku search for previous Keyblade wielders. KINGDOM HEARTS III features a mature Sora as the main protagonist who sets forth on an adventure with Mickey, Donald and Goofy through new and legendary Disney worlds.

Hmmm... Good to know Sora will be getting a new outfit (though I never really doubted it). I still hope the others will too, though. Especially Xion. I mean, we've only ever seen her in the Organization cloak (and her armor), and seeing as how our heroes will be fighting the new Organization like never before in this title...

Y'know, I wonder what color outfit Sora will have this time. I'd love to see him in blue, but I see that staying a Aqua (and maybe even Xion or Naminé or someone's) color. Seeing as how Sora's favorite color's apparently red, I could see them going with that again. But maybe it could be a bit different this time? Like, maybe a bit orangey or closer to maroon? IDK. Personally, though, I think I'm voting for him to wear white for some reason. Maybe because he's a Light? IDK.

And speaking of Nami, I really hope she also gets a new outfit. I still have nightmares about what would happen if an enemy ripped that thin material, or she got water spilled on her. LOL. And as for Kairi... just give her a color other than pink, I beg you. I preferred her tomboy side in KHI, after all. And honestly... I think her character would have gone over better with people in II, if she'd been wearing red or something

@Sephiroth I wouldn't be surprised at all if the Memoir system returned. But who knows? Maybe it'll be even more expansive this time. Didn't Nomura once say the one in DDD was originally supposed to explain the story in videos (or maybe in a slideshow type way)? If I remember correctly, that idea was scrapped due to time and cartridge restraints. With the power of the PS4, though, I could easily see them remedying that.

Same! Even though I do plan to play all the other games in due course before KH3 is released xp

so, riku isnt traveling with sora, donald, and goofy? kinda wished those four would be traveling together during kh3. oh well. the plot sounds interesting, sora finding guardians of light while riku searches for previous keyblade wielders. i wonder if those keyblade wielders riku is searching for are guardians of light, or allies to help in the final battle at the keyblade graveyard?

Though I was totally fine with the thought that Sora would retain his KH2 look, the thought of a brand new KH3 look is very exciting. Can't wait to see it... even though I'll have to wait like 2 years.

No surprise that Sora was getting a new outfit :) Can't wait to see it! I also hope Riku gets a new outfit too...I agree with Taochan that he needs new pants. And this 'Kingdom Shader' still confuses the heck out of me.

it would be cool if mickey, donald, and goofy got new cloths as well

I'm honestly hoping that they tell the story a la BBS, with each of SRK having a different part to play with different companions. Or even switching between points of view as the story is told.

@Cataclysm And this time it hopefully won't have the Recusant's Sigil anywhere on it! LOL. It would be so great if they lampshaded that in the game, when Sora's getting new clothes, and have everyone be like, "Welp, we can no longer have exes on our clothes!" ROFL.

@Angel That actually looks like what they're doing to me, what with Sora going to free the people in his heart, and Riku looking for people like Aqua. With such important plot points--and the fact Nomura thought to mention what the two would be doing so soon--I could see the story going back and forth on those scenarios (at least temporarily).

Plus, as BbS started it all, and this game shall end the Xehanort Saga, it would be cool if they bookended the series in similar playing styles. And honestly, I've kind of gotten used to playing different characters' stories in one game, with BbS, CoM, and DDD. LOL. It'd feel sort of weird to not do that now. I only hope that Kairi is fit in there somewhere...

That would just be the icing on the cake, you know? Having a game split up in all three of the new generation's PoV, but if they just include her in a better way then they have been at all, I know I'll be extremely happy. I was so psyched about what Kairi might do at the end of DDD, but now that Nomura's not mentioning her again... I'm a bit worried he's not going to develop her in the game, after all. I could be over thinking things, but...

That's what I meant. Nomura saying that he wants to make it easier for newcomers with KH III implies at least something similar to the chronicles/memoirs. After all, Final Fantasy XIII-2 also has a recap of XIII available and Nomura did indeed point out that they originally wanted to do the chronicles with more pictures from the respective games to explain the plot, but couldn't do it this time, which may also hint that Nomura plans to do something in the same vein again, even if it functions and is named completely differently.



There are many important major characters which aren't mentioned yet since that paragraph is only a very general summary of the overall story.
Except Mickey, Riku, Sora, Donald and Goofy none of the major character's roles has been elaborated upon, which is understandable since it's way too early.
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There seem also be many theories now about that Riku and Mickey are going to save TAV, which is in Ven's case not even possible because Sora holds his heart.

I theorize that Riku and Mickey searching for them does not neccessarily also mean that they will save them right away.
Going from the things we learned in Blank Points and DDD, Sora is the one who has the power to restore them according to both Nomura and Ansem the Wise, and if we go further and assume that this "key to returning hearts" is as much a needed tool for this as Ansem's data is, none of the tormented people can actually be brought back until Sora finds/creates that key.
What Riku's and Mickey's seach most likely does encompass though is to find out where exactly TAV are located, because while Sora could save Roxas, Xion and Naminé once he gets the Key since they are with him and Kairi, he would not have that much luck with TAV if he doesn't know where they are.
That's why Riku's and Mickey's quest apart from Sora might be of crucial importance. They don't have the time to do one after the other. Once Sora gets the key, they must be able to retrieve TAV immediately.


Yen Sid and Mickey know that Aqua is in the Dark Realm according to the Re: Coded Secret Ending, but the Dark Realm is very vast and they obviously don't know where in the Realm Aqua is.
Task 1 for Mickey and Riku to do while Sora, Donald and Goofy search for the KtRH (Key to Return Hearts).
Regarding Ventus, Mickey explains to Yen Sid in the same secret ending that he may have found out where Ven's heart is. Great, but to restore Ven his body and soul are also needed and need to be found, Task 2 for Riku and Mickey.
Last but not least is Terra, of whom apparently no one knows a thing about. Seeing that Riku remembered his promise with Terra in DDD I can actually see that he would be very eager to start to investigate with Mickey about Terra's whereabouts. Task 3 for them.

I don't think they will, because didn't he say Sora is the main character and it's time to put him in the spotlight again? This is a main title, for plot purposes perhaps we'll play as a different character at one point (Roxas in KHII prologue) but for the most part I think it'll stick with Sora.

Nomura: The clip was a teaser through and through, so we didn't give away much information. Things like Sora's outfit and battle gameplay are still to be revealed, so please look forward to that.

Hope the new outfit is better than kh2's, kh2 sora irks me a little.

I'm kind of hoping we'll see some new theme music. The current songs are good, yeah, but... well, we've had them for a while​.

deponds if Utada wants to come back sorry for the mistake guys

Maybe they can get Nigeria, then we wouldn't need Uganda. ;P

You mean Utada, good sir.

I'm pretty sure Kairi will retain her pink no matter what. It seems like most people (besides those in Org. coats) have a color scheme that Nomura likes to stick too. Sora is definitely red, Riku likes it mix it up with blue/yellow/white outfits, and Kairi is always decked in pink. It just works that way so I would be shocked if Kairi's new outfit has some blend of pink in there.





haha I found that funnier than I should have.

Honestly, right now, I just want to see the Disney characters animated. The KH3 poster with Donald and Goofy look AMAZING! They look just like cartoons and I want to see how some of the Disney worlds would look!

I know you guys are probably thinking I'm obsessing over the visuals too much, but to be completely honest, that's sort of all we have right now that I'm pretty sure will stay true in the final product. Most of everything else is still up for grabs considering that the statements made on other things have been rather vague (and rightfully so)
Plus it's in very early development, so things are bound to change. Really, the only things that really never changes from KH Beta trailers to the final product are the visuals (weeeell, except for KH1 if you ever want to re-live that nightmare again)

XEHANORT 2012!!!

Lmfao, how the heck did countries get into this discussion? I'm kind of confused.

A few posts ago gosoxtim said:



mistakenly typing "Utada" (as in Utada Hikaru) as "Uganda" or perhaps it was an autocorrect lol

@Sephiroth Thank you for that reply! Seriously, I feel so much more relieved now. I knew I was overthinking things this early on, but sadly I think I'm a bit justified, seeing as how they've handled her character in the past. (And it still doesn't really sit right with me that the artbook for I.5 just mentions "Sora, Riku, and the Disney characters".). I'm just going to try and remain optimistic, though, and wait to make anymore judgments until we get more concrete information. It does worry me a bit, though that they might have to (sadly) postpone Kairi's development again, so as to get all the other important plot points in.

@kupo1121 I thought her outfit was more violet in KHI? I could be wrong, though, (seriously. I really think I might be colorblind half the time), but if so, I wouldn't mind if her attire returned to that shade. It seemed to fit her character more to me, but I might be the only one who thinks that.

@skyfoxx OMG, your mention of Sora, Riku, and Kairi in the beta trailer made me laugh way more than it should have. You just worded it so funnily! :D And, of course, they themselves looked very, very funny in it.

...Oh, god. I hope that if Kairi is in III more, that "Sora, Riku, and Kairi" doesn't become the new "Sora, Donald, and Goofy" expression everyone says in the game. I could... sadly see that happening.

Yeah, it's only a general story overview, we don't know yet how much of a role the other main characters will have, but I assume that we can expect more than just one or two cameo scenes like in DDD for most of them.
If you're talking specifically about Kairi instead of all the other major characters (TAV, Naminé, Roxas, Xion) though, I guess that can't be helped. I don't know if people should even expect Kairi to be advertised suddenly and getting that much focus in a game that is the finale of a saga when she never was that much in focus before.
That's why I thought from the very first time I saw the secret ending of DDD that they made an error there, you cannot make up for nearly a whole saga of neglect in one game, especially if that game is loaded to the top with plot mysteries and other major characters that need attention too.
Kairi needs some decent development, especially also with characters other than Sora, but in all honesty I feel that this would be a better place to do in the next saga, where some of the other characters could more easily take a backseat for one game or so and where aren't that many unresolved plot points anymore.

I was expecting it but I'm glad it was confirmed early on that Sora is getting a new outfit, I never liked his KH2 outfit. It just had wwaaaaaaaayyy too much going on and I don't think all that black works for Sora. He needs something a little more vibrant.

Kairi's outfits primarily consisted of white and purple with pink accents, previously, the pink-splosion her outfit had in KH2 was a relatively new change in color scheme. I'm pretty certain she'll get a new outfit as well in KH3 and hope she goes back to her old color scheme, all that pink hurt my eyes. >_<
Plus, I interpret the purple+white as symbolic of her PoH status.

Since we're talking about outfit or design changes, I vote Aqua for one. Yes, she's in the WoD, time flows slower there, yada yada yada. But it's still been a year for her, and hair grows in a year. So even if she's got the same clothes, her hair should be longer.

I hope she does get a new outfit, I preferred the kh1 also so one reminiscent of it would be welcome.





We dont know how long it's been for Aqua. It could've been a month, a couple months or yes even a year but we dont know exactly. I even though I'd be interested to see what she's like with long hair or a new outfit I dont see Nomura changing TAV for kh3. Maybe kh4 though.

I meant to say utada sorry about that like I said I'm doubtful if she comes back because of Disney

I think Nomura said the 10 years it's been since BBS equals 1 year in the WoD.

And since I don't suspect I'll be playing KH4, I'd like the change to come now. It would just be weird for SRK to look different but have TAV exactly the same.

Not exactly.

Famitsu -- At that point, it seems like Aqua has been lost for a long time. Nomura: [FONT=Arial] Yes. From when she comes to the world of darkness to when she meets Ansem the Wise, over 10 years have passed in the outside world. The flow of time is different in the world of darkness and the outside world, so it doesn't feel like 10 years have passed. But there's no mistaking that she's been in the world of darkness for quite a long time.

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reproduces the brush painting of Disney works in even greater beauty.

Oh lawd. Every time I hear about the Kingdom Shader thing it just sounds even better and beautifuler. ;o;

I agree with everyone saying Kairi's outfit scheme should return to purple (or violet or lavender or whatever) and white. I like her KH2 attire but there's no denying purple is the superior color.

I'm very much interested in what Nomura has to say in his interview with IGN.

With news that Disney now owns the rights do these various companies and their respective properties, of course Nomura would get interested and begin imagining the possibilities for those new characters and worlds inside of the Kingdom Hearts universe. In an E3 interview with IGN, he explained, “Whenever I hear of the news, I always say, ‘woah…they’ve done it again.’”“The first thing I do when I find out this news is contact Disney and see if it’s something I can use [in Kingdom Hearts].”

I would love Pixar being added into Kingdom Hearts. Imagine some Pixar worlds though! Toy Story? Monsters Inc? Finding Nemo/Finding Dory? (Which would be a great replacement for The Little Mermaid, or if Nomura ever considered a tie-in world with both The Little Mermaid and Finding Nemo, that would be really cool to see!) Of course, this is just my ten year-old imagination coming back to me now. I'd be ok with Studio Ghibli, although I would prefer it to be just Disney and Pixar. I feel that having characters like Sora involved in storylines with Marvel superheroes would just feel awkward to me. Sora with any superhero storyline would feel awkward to me, The Incredibles included. I really hope Star Wars has no affiliation with Kingdom Hearts.

EDIT: Sorry if none of what I said makes sense or if I'm misinterpreting this. It's late, cut me some slack.

I hope hey implement flowmotion to a larger extent in KHIII.

I'm on the sidelines about the deck commands.

They would have to do a better job of making it easier to use.

Only now I read about the potential new outfit. Can't wait to see what it is! :D

[FONT=Arial]--[I]It seems the look of the characters is different from usual...?[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Nomura: That would be because of what the developers are referring to as the 'Kingdom Shader', which adds shading to the base image generation of the original '[I]Kingdom Hearts' that reproduces the brush painting of Disney works in even greater beauty.[/I][/FONT]

It sounds like he's saying that the trailer showed original KH PS2-ish graphics that they had added shaders to.
That can't be the case, can it?

on another note, it's funny how they talk about it being 10 years between BBS and KH I even though 3D confirm that time move different in each world. how does that work? maybe time move faster the closer you get to the light side of the universe and vice versa.
This would mean that if 10 years have past at DI, Disney Castle would be much further away from the rod seeing how HDL have barely aged at all.