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Dengeki Interview w/ Tetsuya Nomura

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jun 26, 2018 at 7:41 PM ( 1 , 846 )

The next issue of Dengeki (which should be released sometime this week) had an interview with director, Tetsuya Nomura, who went over some new details on 'Kingdom Hearts III'. While the full interview isn't out yet, the important points were made available online. We'll be sure to post the full interview when it's ready. Till then, check out the main points form the interview below:

The Gummi Ship is being developed by Einhänder director and staff. Nomura was a big fan of Einhänder and he’s looking forward to checking it out when it’s done.

The Gummi Ship has a battle specialization mode and a free movement mode. They’re calling it an open-world Gummi Ship.

There will be Gummi Ship customization with more details coming later.

The reason Square Enix went with the Hercules and Toy Story worlds for the Premiere Event was because they’re the closest to the finished product in terms of quality.

Camera rotation and such are some of the adjustments from the demo feedback that will be worked on until the last minute.

Since everything had to be made from ground-up, it’s been quite the struggle.

The difficulty of the Premiere Event demo was easier than Standard Mode and more difficult than Beginner Mode.

The order of worlds you’ll visit has mostly been decided.

Kingdom Hearts III won’t have optional worlds, as most players check them all out.

More info on New Organization XIII will be revealed bits at a time leading to its release.

Those who play Kingdom Hearts Union χ and Kingdom Hearts III will get a better understanding about Marluxia.

Several plans are currently under consideration for Kingdom Hearts III’s online elements.

Nomura reiterated that there’s a chance there might not be enough space to fit everything with the great volume of content that is being made for Kingdom Hearts III.

Nomura says he wants to put in online elements, but asks fans to keep their consoles connected online while waiting for the time being.

The director says he currently doesn’t have any leeway to take measures for a Kingdom Hearts III demo.

Everyone’s stories will wrap up in Kingdom Hearts III. This was one of the propositions for the game.

In order to get the ideal hue for the limited edition Kingdom Hearts III PS4 Pro, they had it remade countless times. Nomura says you’ll get a better idea when you see it for yourself, but its kind of like leather.

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Source: Siliconera

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Fully translated interview now available (courtesy of KH13.com):

Two worlds and a long-term release date have been revealed in the new trailer! First, please tell us more about the first appearance of Frozen in the series.

Nomura: I planned to put Frozen in the game quite early in the development. It is a such a wonderful movie, I had the opportunity to go to its premiere. It was the moment when I was thinking of which worlds to add so I decided to put it in the game. I knew that a lot of people asked for this world.

What kind of scenario will occur?

Nomura: The time axis follows the main part of the movie. While Elsa and Anna’s story is in motion, there is a feeling that Sora’s story progresses too. In Frozen’s world, there is a scene where Goofy slides on a shield instead of Sora, that’s one of the important highlights. It’s a part of the main story, but will also be a mini-game.

In the trailer we saw Sora attacking with ice skates-like weapon, what is it?

Nomura: That’s a Keyblade transformation, you obtain them in the Frozen world.

In the Frozen world, will characters like Elsa and Olaf join the party?

Nomura: Unfortunately Elsa will not join you. Instead, there are scenes where Marshmallow (the ice monster) will lend its strength.

Following this, about Pirates of the Caribbean, the impact that the graphics had was mind-blowing!

Nomura: Speaking of which, I wanted to make a breakthrough in term of graphics. In this world Sora, his friends and even Luxord are made of realistic graphics according to their surroundings.

The pirate appearance on Sora gives him a fresh look.

Nomura: That was something that I really wanted to do. I always thought of putting pirate clothes on Sora if I ever made a sequel of the Pirates of the Caribean world.

Why did you decided to put Pirates of Caribbean in KH3 in the first place?

Nomura: It’s just because I wanted to have one live action film in the game. While looking into which world would be best, I looked through the documents the staff made with suggestions. Many of them had controls for a pirate ship from Pirates of the Caribbean and I felt that that would be wonderful to have. With the ship you can have battles on the sea and mid-air, so in that one world you have battles in all types of terrains: sea, land and air. Of course the city of Port Royal is in there as well.

The world is based on the third movie, At World’s End, right?

Nomura: Exactly. As most people who have seen the movie, they know that the third one is actually a sequel to the second one. In KH2, we used the first movie as a base for the world, and the logical step would have been to use the second one for KH3, but I didn’t want to end the world with the story halfway done, so we decided it would be best to base it on the third movie. However, we wrote the script so you will still get what happens during the second movie.

Having battles on top of the ships and using them to attack really made it feel like you have
a lot of ways to play in this world.

Nomura: As I previously stated, all the elements such as the land, sea, and sky were included, so the amount of gimmicks in the world is quite large. The Pirates of the Caribbean world was made relatively freely, so there are plenty of elements to play around. Also, the Keyblade of this world transforms into a spear and a flag.

In this footage, are we given a gist of the Disney worlds that have been announced?

Nomura: The only world we still have to show from our announcements is Big Hero 6. Our timeline has it set to announced in the next video I think.

In terms of Disney works, other elements shown for the first time were Wreck-It Ralph, and Remy’s Delicious Restaurant.

Nomura: Wreck-It Ralph is a type of Link command within battle that was revealed the other day I think. “Remy’s Delicious Restaurant” was revealed for the first time in this video and is a mini-game. In Twilight Town there is a new restaurant that Scrooge opens, where Sora cooks with Remy with the ingredients he gathers from various worlds for recipes.

In May you held an event overseas that allowed people to play this. How were their reactions?

Nomura: I invited people from the media and influencers who report information, but the enthusiasm for KH3 was amazing. Because I was able to go for a couple of hours at that event, those who participated were playing the two modes I edited carefully.

In this demo we were able to play in the worlds of Hercules and Toy Story, but why
did you choose these two?

Nomura: That was a request from the Osaka team. Because those two worlds could be played in a state of quality that was the closest to that of the finished product.

Was there feedback that added to elements being put into the finished product?

Nomura: There are a couple of things, but for example, the camera surroundings were adjusted further. KH3 has too much mobility for the character, which makes it hard for the camera to catch up with the movement, but this is an important point so I will keep checking on this until the last minute.

Actually I got a chance to play the game, and not only was I surprised by the gameplay content, but also the quality of the graphics. Certainly, when watching the event scenes of the world of Toy Story, one can mistake them for the Disney/Pixar movie itself.

Nomura: I'm happy to hear you say this. This time it was difficult because we didn’t use any of our past work - it was all built from scratch. Not just with Toy Story, but also all of the worlds that have been announced were worked on to implement quality graphics, so please look forward to it.

Were the contents packed into the Toy Story world within this demo roughly what we
can expect in the release version?

Nomura: That's right. I think that there are a variety of battle systems, but it was designed to be experienced by a single person.

By the way, is the difficulty level of this demo akin to standard mode in the final version?

Nomura: Since I wanted to test the gameplay from the other day as much as possible before moving ahead, I set the difficulty level at a place that was less challenging compared to standard mode in order to effectively defeat enemies. It is easier to compared to the standard mode, but it is not to be confused with beginner mode. Though I wanted to test various attacks consecutively in the trial, the enemy would be defeated in an instant, but in the standard mode of the released version, during that time I've been discussing increasing the placement of enemies.

Though aspects of character's development have not been revealed in detail yet, basically up to now one raises the level of the character and becomes stronger by remembering abilities; up to now this structure has remained the same, yes?

Nomura: That is in the same vein as KH1 and KH2. The process of mastering and strengthening magic also follows in the same footsteps of the numbered titles.

In the new trailer, we were also able to check out the Gummi Ship scenes, which seems
to be quite enjoyable.

Nomura: About the Gummi Ships, we’ve got the creator of Einhänder (a side-scrolling shooter released in 1997) making it, and I liked it, so I myself am looking forward to seeing it completed. There are battle modes and free movement modes, I call it “Open World Gummi Ship”. As there’s always been, there’s the ability to customize your Gummi Ship, please wait for more information.

In KH3, it seems we come and go from worlds with the Gummi Ship, have you decided on the order for the worlds to be visited?

Nomura: This is also the same as before; the order of the worlds is determined to some extent by the difficulty level and stage of the game. There was basically no ‘numbering’ to the worlds you need to visit this time. Up to now, the worlds are prepared with so-called ‘degrees of freedom’, but since most of the players go to all the worlds, it doesn’t mean much.

How do you feel about online elements?

Nomura: There’s nothing right now, but I’m considering some things. There are some plans.

For the fans it will be a long wait before its release; is there any plan of revealing things like the demo we saw at E3?

Nomura: I have been asked this quite often, but releasing a trial version, that would be quite another story. Compared to the demo that you can play in a limited place, if we release a trial version widely to players, it will require a specific process and cost. So when you ask "Can you release a demo in events but not a trial version to players?", we unfortunately cannot afford to hand over a trial version.

This time in the trailer, Larxene and Marluxia make their appearance once again. Are they members of the True Organization XIII?

Nomura: Well, putting all together the information that you already know, couldn’t you say that the members of the True Organization have come a long way too? So far, they have been introduced in a Disney world, and the main part of the story is still in a state in which only pieces are shown. I am planning to reveal information little by little in future announcements.

There is a scene in which Aqua seemed to have fallen into darkness, what can you say
about it?

Nomura: Aqua did her best so far in the Realm of Darkness, but a certain event occurred...

It appears that characters like Kairi, Lea, and Riku Replica are here too.

Nomura: This is the first appearance of Kairi in KH3. Her hair is shorter, and she got new clothes too. The place where Kairi and Lea are training is not accessible to the player. Regarding the person who seems to be Riku Replica, I hope that he will be expected in future developments, including the moment when Riku says "the other me."

If you are also playing Kingdom Hearts Union Cross, you will be very concerned by
Marluxia’s presence, right?

Nomura: I think you will understand if you play both games.

It seems that it will be the culmination of the series, given the large number of characters
appearing.

Nomura: Since “everyone's story gets settled” is one of the theses of KH3, the number of characters who appear is enormous.

I think that Utada Hikaru’s new theme song is also an important point.

Nomura: This time around, Utada-san’s productivity combined with her songwriting progress, and she was able to produce the song very early. She may have received the energy of KH fans from around the world.

Nomura-san, were there any orders/requests from you about the song?

Nomura: I sent something briefly explaining the series so far and the contents of KH3 and left it up to her after that.

Combined with the release of KH3, there will be a special PS4 Pro All-In-One package that will be released.

Nomura: The PS4 Pro has been in production for a while now, and we had to go over it over and over again to get the right color. When you actually pick it up, it’s got a special leather-like process. The controller also has a shiny finish, there’s a design on the touchpad part, and the buttons are monochrome. There’s not much so far, but I think it has a type.

Please give a message to everyone looking forward to KH3.

Nomura: Sorry to keep you waiting a bit for the schedule, but the release date has been decided. Please keep playing past games and projects like the “KH Union Cross” app to prepare until we reached the release date. As a matter of fact, we are heading towards the possibility of reaching past full capacity, and due to this we are also thinking about online components, so we are planning for future online connections.

And lastly, how is progress on the FFVII Remake?

Nomura: Though there has been suspense and misinformation concerning this, development on this is progressing smoothly and there's a lot of increasing depth. It is not that we are hiding information on the state of FFVII Remake; it is that our company is prioritizing the release of our title series KH3. We are looking into the timing of our next information disclosure, so please wait a little more.
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Shinji Hashimoto Interested In a 'Kingdom Hearts' Presence at Disney Parks

Posted by Meilin Lee : Jun 25, 2018 at 11:44 PM ( 0 , 798 )

During a Q&A session at Square-Enix's Annual Shareholders Meeting in Tokyo this past week, the topic of a 'Kingdom Hearts' presence at one of Disney's theme parks was brought up, with a fan asking executive producer Shinji Hashimoto:

As for Hashimoto's response:

Obviously, this isn't a confirmation that there will be a 'Kingdom Hearts' presence in the near future. However, fans will certainly be happy to know that Hashimoto would like to see this be a reality, and is willing to approach Disney about it.

Source: ComicBook.com

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Full version of Chikai/Oath, the Japanese theme of KHIII, surface online!

Posted by Heart ❤ : Jun 25, 2018 at 11:35 PM ( 3 , 1,256 )

With just a day or two until Utada Hikaru's new album comes out in Japan, we knew we'd be hearing the full (Japanese) opening for Kingdom Hearts III soon, but we didn't realize HOW soon! A video has surfaced online with the full song in high quality thanks to Youtuber htmsd!

Utada Hikaru's album can still be preordered from Itunes Japan over here to check out her other songs on the album when it is released. Still no word on when the full version of the English opening will be released however.

Let us know what you think about the full Japanese opening down below!

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SDCC Exclusive Kingdom Hearts Funko POP

Posted by Heart ❤ : Jun 25, 2018 at 3:40 PM ( 1 , 810 )

And the Kingdom Hearts Funko POP collection continues! King Mickey in the Black Coat with a keyblade will be a San Diego Comic Con exclusive, similar to the Halloween Town Donald and Goofy from New York Comic Con last year.

It has not been revealed where he will be a shared exclusive too as of right now, but we’ll let you know when we know!

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Kingdom Hearts III Promo in Shinjuku Station, Japan

Posted by Heart ❤ : Jun 25, 2018 at 1:42 PM ( 0 , 525 )

Examples of the leaflets being handed out. Photo credit to @seria18 on Twitter!

Similar to Memorial Clock Exhibit in January of last year, Square Enix will be doing another Kingdom Hearts exhibit from June 25th to July 1st. This event will be less 'involved' than the previous event with a special board being posted in Shinjuku Station. These boards show screenshots from Kingdom Hearts III and include the books shown in the recap videos that were posted last week. Leaflets will also be given out at certain times of day during the event. There has also been a special website set up for those for cannot attend

Each leaflet has it's own quote which seem to be lines from Kingdom Hearts III. These quotes have all been translated by Goldpanner:

Departures

「まったく！僕らがいないとダメなんだから、ソラは」 - "Jeez! Sora's useless without us."

「心の繋がりをたどれ」 - "Follow the connection of your hearts."

「絆があるからこそ心痛かったんだと思う。心の痛みが絆なんだ」 - "I think you had that heartache precisely because you have a bond. The pain of the heart is what bonds are."

Memories

「おまえは本当によく眠るな」 - "You really do sleep a lot, don't you."

「女心がわからない子ねぇ、放っておいてあげなさいよ」 - "Hey there clueless, leave things be. You clearly don't understand the female heart."

「ロクサスが戻れたら、ナミネも戻れるんだよね」 - "If Roxas can come back, then so can Naminé, right?"

Twilight

「手加減はなしだよ、リア」 - "Please don’t hold back, Lea."

「目の下のマーク、消えたんだな」 - "The marks under your eyes disappeared, didn't they?"

「アイス、買ってくりゃよかったな」 - "I wish I'd bought ice cream."

Dawn

「これで俺とおまえの旅も終わる。。。」 - "Now our journey ends too, yours and mine…"

「それはきっと、リクが大切な人を守る強さを手に入れた、ってことじゃないかな？」 - "That must mean Riku's obtained the strength to protect those who are dear to him, right?"

「自分の感情より誰かを助けたい気持ちの方が前にきてる。不安や孤独を感じる隙がないほどにね」 - "The feeling of wanting to help someone comes before your own emotions. Until you have no room for stuff like anxiety or loneliness."

Darkness

「もし闇に敗北するなんて結末になるなら、俺が書き換えるさ」 - "Who's to say I can't change it and maybe light will prevail."

「つかみ取るのだ究極の鍵、Χブレードを！」 - "Take it, the ultimate key, the X-blade!"

「ゼアノートを倒すには悲しみの中で眠る者を再びこの地に迎えねばならない」 - “To strike down Xehanort, we need the individuals King Mickey spoke of in his letter. We must lead them out of sorrow and slumber.”
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