I haven't really kept up on much info from Chi but this is interesting news nonetheless. Hopefully this means they plan on releasing Chi worldwide so that we can all fully understand where these scenes are coming from.

I hope these new scenes will officially fill me, and everyone else, in on the events in KHX. Yes, let's meet the fore-tellers!

[FONT=Arial] This is not a title with an emphasis on story, [I]but we are working premises in. That said, for the first time in the series you can enjoy the content completely separately from the main series, so even beginners to the series might be able to be at ease playing it.

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Now that I think about it, they never actually said "Chi will not be important to the overall story."

Edit: goddamnit solo

That was a ninja chain, and it was beautiful.

THOUGH FOR ARGUMENT'S SAKE HERE IS THE FULL QUOTE FROM THE FIRST INTERVIEW THAT TALKED ABOUT THE GAME AAAAA CAPSLOCK:

―Can you please tell us a little more about the series-first KH game for PC browser?

Nomura:

[FONT=Arial] This is not a title with an emphasis on story, but we are working premises in. That said, for the first time in the series you can enjoy the content completely separately from the main series, so even beginners to the series might be able to be at ease playing it. The battling is different again from KH Re:CoM, and we are aiming for something with simple controls and flashy movements. I think customising is important to this type of game, so we are filling it with new elements in that area.[/FONT]

While for the most part I'm uber excited for this, as I, like everyone, think that that the Lost Masters are the Foretellers... I'm a bit confuzzled about all of this.

For one thing, I'm confused about how this will even flow with Coded's story, and what they might have to change/cut from the original game's narrative to fit it in.

I almost feel like they're making a completely new Coded with this, almost, which causes a lot of continuity issues. If this is the case, they'd BETTER make a big deal about this for the people who played Coded and Re:Coded--and were thinking about passing II.5, since they've played all the games--so they know there are some serious game changers here.

I also kinda feel bad for all the people who've had to play Chi immensely to unlock all this information (I was one of those people for a while), and now most people are just going to get it spoon fed to them. It sort of seems unfair to the players to me--even though I know we won't be getting everything from Chi in II.5.

IDK. I'm probably overthinking this, and looking a gift horse in the mouth (and don't get me wrong; I am mostly ecstatic for this), but it does raise a lot of questions.

Omg, am I he only one not caring about the technical stuff? I'M SO EXCITED JUST FOR HEARING ABOUT THIS!!! *---*
Isn't anyone else on the hype train?? <33

You don't really have to create a new account to catch up. The basics are still there, you just need time to slowly adapt to it again. Anyway, it's your choice. If you feel like having problem, we won't hesitate to lend you a hand! Plus we have different guides written over the past few months, so new players today are much more fortunate than when we joined back then :). Feel free to drop by when you're ready!

I don't play Chi (dat language barrier) but I've been keeping up with the plot and I am so happy about this. I love the entire concept of the Foretellers and I've really wanted them to connect to KH so I'm hoping to see them.

Does this mean we'll finally get Kingdom Hearts Chi here in the states? Or do they have no plans to release it anywhere but Japan?

They haven't been able to find a publisher to release the game for the western audience. All they need to do is overcome that obstacle, but it's a pretty big obstacle.

Regardless of all those folks saying it, it is not as simple as just throwing it up on Facebook and calling it a day.

I haven't kept up with the chi story but I'm familiar the foretellers bit. This is rather interesting. I love the concept of "lost masters" and I'm wondering what they have to do with KH3 & Xehanort. (if they have anything to do with the latter at all)

So basically for people (like me) who don't know diddly squat about chi (but have played every game up to DDD (which was the last one right? not counting the remakes)), except for the message that was to connect chi to 3, will be wondering who or what is going on in the additional scenes?

Edit: sorry if question is confusing to figure out. Basically are people who don't know the 'story', characters, etc of chi to be left with a what is going on moment during the additional scenes of in re:coded?

I know it's tough to say atm, best wait to answer when the japanese version is released and the additional scenes are translated.

I am truly a bit torn with the whole issue, mainly because it would not only mean that Chi has canon relevance beyond the Foreteller's script itself and the series itself instead of moving forward turns the eyes again back to the past, but also introduce even more stuff to the already big heap of issues that KH III has to address.

There are still many unfinished puzzles and mysteries left and now they add even more by introducing parts of Chi. Considering the record so far of KH juggling more than three things at once I fear for the eventual quality of the end product.

Not to mention that the original Keyblade War and those who participate in it were originally intended to serve as background lore for a context of the stuff Xehanort is doing in the present and not to suddenly take center stage in the whole mess.

Admitted, this fits together rather well, although it's still a bit iffy when keeping in mind that all this went on thousand's of years ago.
If they are not part of a very long-lived species or trapped somewhere in sleep like i.e. Ven instead of having perished during the war (the legends say only children survived!), Riku and Mickey could search all they want, the Foreteller's (or anyone else from the original Keyblade war) should not be around anymore and thus not be findable.

In retrospect it really makes more sense as TAV are among those meant to be saved by Sora according to Blank Points, so Riku and Mickey looking for them didn't really add fully up anyways.

It is intriguing as to why they would want to find those wielders though as they are the ones guilty of originally starting the first war and nearly destroying the universe. People like those are not individuals I would want to have around again as they could prove to be a danger as dangerous if not even worse than Xehanort.

While I like the idea of the foretellers, I had hoped it would be saved for after KH3 if I'm being honest. Addin this with so much already going to have to happen in KH3, there's a pretty big guarantee a lot of the original characters are going to get the shaft. Combine that with the Disney characters who are already going to be difficult to tie into the end (and who've already been getting the shaft for a while). I suppose there's no point worrying about it though.

I really don't see how adding the Foretellers/likely-to-be Lost Masters could do much else but elaborate on the past to help the heroes. They aren't going to suddenly revive these very-dead characters (time travel or not) and make them the focal point of the plot. They will be a plot convenience, a way to up the ante of the final conflict.

From what I have observed, I found that a few of us here immediately assumed that the Foretellers are suddenly going to steal the spotlight with the new scenes. Isn't that a little bit too hasty?

I think it's important to also consider the possibility (or dare I say, likelihood) that the Foretellers are simply going to be included in the scenes only for, so to say, trivia. It could be that the scene is but an extra that doesn't need to necessarily be watched, but will provide background, non-crucial information if it is.

I don't think they'd be spotlight thieves either. If it is them then I expect them to be important, perhaps convey the tragedy of the past war or something, but not be the focal point of the entire story.

Yeah, I didn't say and don't expect they'll steal the spotlight either.

I kind of want to see it happen to be honest.

Because I think it's a predictable twist, and I'm tired of this succession of possessions. It just seems like kind of an anti-climax to have the villain's saga end with you finding out that he wasn't the villain but rather another (harhar)villain doing the same thing over a longer timespan. It also kind of clears Xehanort of all his agency, and then we're left with a character we don't know being the primary antagonist.

There are definitely ways this could work, but I'm just...not impressed by it.

I wasn't saying they were useless, though? Nor did I say that the new scenes that are to appear in Re:coded will be useless. Being extra isn't synonymous with being useless, but at the same time, it isn't necessarily synonymous with being crucial either.