Search Results

Page 8 of 10

Thread
What do you think about to pass the time at work?

I have been working at a new job for a little over a month now, and each day brings an 8 hour shift doing general labor. Job aside, I don't really talk to anyone when I work and headphones aren't allowed, so I find my mind wanders wherever it pleases as my body is on work time autopilot.

I find myself re-watching films and shows from memory, thinking of story ideas, humming theme songs and other music, and I've even gone as far as to start creating a musical in my head. (Now if only I knew how to write/compose music...)

So I was curious as to what others think about when they're on the clock when not interacting with others. How do you pass the time?

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 31, 2013, 14 replies, in forum: Discussion
Thread
Nomura prepared to go beyond KH3

Yes, we've got tidbits of information here and there about development updates, and so the LA Times took their turn at bat to interview Nomura. The interview was posted a few days back, but still holds some interesting information concerning Kingdom hearts philosophy, continuation, and gameplay resemblance to past games. As per usual, it's too late to confirm anything KH3-wise, but if you like to read on anything KH related, the article can be seen below.

It’s been seven-plus years since the last core “Kingdom Hearts” game was released in the U.S. Although there’s been no shortage of spinoffs in the Disney-meets-”Final Fantasy”- role-playing-game series, a 10-year-in-the-making story will finally reach its conclusion when Square Enix publishes “Kingdom Hearts 3″ on next-gen consoles.

So how did series architect Tetsuya Nomura know he was ready to start bringing many of the branching plot points outlined in the numerous “Kingdom Hearts” to an end? He just did.

“First and most important,” said Nomura, speaking through a translator, “is the determination in my mind. That will launch the project. It’s difficult to explain what kind of determination I am talking about. As you can imagine, expectations by the fans for franchise with sequels go up each time.

“Fan expectation for ‘Kingdom Hearts 3′ is extremely high,” he continued. “To respond to those expectations, I have to provide something really good. Technology is really important, as is the [Disney] world.”

Unlike other franchises that Nomura helps shape, such as the “Final Fantasy” series, “Kingdom Hearts” has a more complicating element: Nomura must work closely with Disney. Throughout the games, heroes have traversed numerous Disney-inspired worlds, encountering universes built around properties as diverse as “The Little Mermaid” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Disney looks different today than it did in 2006, when “Kingdom Hearts 2″ was released in the U.S. Disney, for instance, has long since completed an acquisition of Pixar. Characters from Disney and Pixar films will collide in August’s “Disney Infinity” platform.

Could Pixar-inspired lands make their way into “Kingdom Hearts 3″? Nomura wouldn’t budge on what’s confirmed for the game but said the biggest challenge in designing the “Kingdom Hearts” titles is working with Disney to see which brands Square Enix will have at its disposal.

“What world is available for the title is an important question,” he said. “The story — it has to be great enough to meet the expectation of the fans. When that’s ready, and I feel like I am ready, then the game can start. The counterpart that I’ve been working with at Disney the past 10 years is the same person. We have very heated discussions about this franchise, and we’ve done that for the past 10 years, but we have a steady relationship.”

And though there was never any doubt that “Kingdom Hearts 3″ would eventually be released, Nomura bristles when the word “trilogy” is used. He intends the primary games in the series to tell a story, but the franchise will continue long after “Kingdom Hearts 3″ is released. To get fans up to speed for the next-gen edition of “Kingdom Hearts,” Square Enix will release “Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix” for the PS3 in September.

“There was never a plan,” he said. “As a core game, this is finally the third, and 10 years have passed. I couldn’t call this a trilogy. There have been so many spinoffs. In ‘Kingdom Hearts 3,’ the battles that the characters have been fighting for the past 10 years will come to a conclusion. That is the plan. But the series will continue. Only the particular enemy they have been fighting the past 10 years will come to an end.”

From a design standpoint, Nomura suggested fans get their hands on “Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance” if they’re looking for clues as to where he’s heading from a game-play perspective. The 3DS game was released last year and Nomura said he is using the hand-held title’s combat functionality as an early guide for “Kingdom Hearts 3.”

“We tried many experiments in that game that will be applied to ‘Kingdom Hearts 3,’ ” he said. “If you play ’3D,’ you will get some hint of ‘Kingdom Heart 3.’”

Nomura notes that all of this, of course, is open to change. ”Final Fantasy Versus XIII,” for instance, was announced years ago and after prolonged silence on the project was officially rebranded as “Final Fantasy XV” this spring.

“Square Enix changes its philosophies pretty often,” Nomura said. “That’s something I can’t do anything with. I’m just one of the employees, so if the company decides to change, I have to follow. I’m a so-called ‘salary man.’ Of course, the creative policy I have stays the same. “
Click to expand...

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 28, 2013, 21 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Does SOS move at a quick enough pace?

Just a quick poll to judge on whether or not the worlds take too long to complete or not. Since the beginning of the Level 2 worlds, it's been just over 5 months. At that pace it could take more than 5 years to finish the roleplay I've created.

To help with this, I installed a 1 week limit on missions before moving the story forward again, but sometimes with battles it can't be helped. Anyways, let me know your opinion on the matter.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 26, 2013, 0 replies, in forum: Social Groups
Thread
Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] oficially launched

The PC browser game has been in Open Beta for nearly 2 weeks now, and it has been announced by Square Enix, that the game is now officially launched, with all the perks and paid services added. Though no additional gameplay has been added to the experience, more updates are said to be announced after the launch. Considering the launch was not meant to beghin until early August, this is an early treat for Kingdom Hearts χ [chi] Players.

News discovery courtesy of Roxam.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 18, 2013, 7 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Nomura interview with RPG Site

RPG Site caught up with Nomura for their private interview in Europe this week. He reveals what little he can on Kingdom Hearts 3, which include having 2 seperate teams to compete in making the next game the best it can be. He also dwells into the details of why there are so many portable "Spin-off games."

RPG Site: It must be an interesting time for you right now - in Kingdom Hearts 1.5 you're revisiting a major milestone in your career, while building two new ones in Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III. When you look back at your older titles, such as KH1 or FF7 and 8, what do you see? Do you see changes you would like to make, or do you release your creations once complete?

Tetsuya Nomura: Well, as a creator I always create something new - I keep challenging myself to create something new. Looking back on my old games and everything I was involved in, I often think to myself 'I could have done this' or 'I could have added that,' and stuff like that. It's part of the process.

Right now, though, for Kingdom Hearts specifically - the original game was released more than ten years ago now, but looking back, the original Kingdom Hearts Final Mix... I don't feel like I should add this or that, or any more. Back then, it was perfect as it is.

Even though I've played this HD version of the game knowing its age, I don't feel that it's very old when I play it. I can still feel the passion I had back then in this original game - so, yeah. If we remake a game, maybe we then go and think about adding new elements and sequences and stuff like that, or making large changes - but I think a HD remaster, with the visual upgrade, is the right thing for this particular game.

RPG Site: One thing that fascinates me about you, as with Kojima-san, is your taste in and love of movies. I saw a great quote from you at E3 about Les Miserables. I'm curious about your personal taste in movies and how that inspires what you do - can you tell us a bit about that, and how your taste in moves effects your game creation philosophy?

Tetsuya Nomura: Hmmm... Well, yes, I watch movies a lot. I mean -- a LOT. Sometimes I watch a film to try to get some inspiration from it, and sometimes I just watch them for fun, with a really flat feeling about it, not thinking anything. Basically, normally, I'm not feeling anything - I just put the film on and watch.

Because I watch so many films, I struggle to remember specific ones that I got my inspirations from, but if we were talking genres, I love watching horror films probably the most. If you look at my work on Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts -- [laughs] Is there any horror influence there? For me personally, it doesn't work that because I have been inspired by something I then create something similar - it doesn't work like that for me.

It all depends on the genre, and the kind of feeling I get from a particular movie - that all depends on what I feel after I've watched a film. Maybe I get something, maybe I can't.

If you take Les Miserables, which you mentioned - I don't like the musical genre anyway. It's not because I like musicals I liked that film -- but as a total score, that film was really good.

It's not like I love one particular type of film - it's all about the balance. The balance of artwork, actors and actresses, also story - if everything matches, it can make one particular film great, like Les Miserables.

Les Miserables and Romeo and Juliet [The 1996 movie version], which of course I also like - they are old, traditional plays that have been updated. I've never actually seen the original stage play, but the reason why I really like those classic plays is because of the total balance of everything - the balance of all the levels.

For me, especially the last scene of Les Miserables where everybody is singing together - that scene was unbelievable.

RPG Site: Even the dead get their encore, right?

Nomura: [laughs] It's amazing, isn't it? Very moving - all the music, it's a very powerful scene. That kind of classic play always has a really good total balance.

RPG Site: You use the word balance a lot; is that something you seek in your game design? Do you think there's a parallel between movie and game creation?

Nomura: To an extent, but of course there's a massive difference between balance in films and balance creating a game. Especially creating some games for next-gen consoles - because the next gen consoles have a high spec and a lot of new functionality and everything - there's a kind of gap between the film-making and game creating at the moment.

Especially at the moment for game-making, there's just loads of staff involved... as a director, I can't do anything by myself! A director on a film can control things more, but I can't instruct all the people by myself. If the game is triple-A, a big, big project... the way I can use my power, and how to direct people... it's very difficult!

RPG Site: After the E3 announcement and showing, a lot of people online are defining FF15 as having Kingdom Hearts style combat. When 15 was Versus, I always figured it as an experiment - that your team would then go on to KH3 after completing that - but now Osaka is on KH3, which also looks to have that signature gameplay style. Does that concern you - that the two games could end up too similar in gameplay?

Nomura: Okay, so... [pauses] Two games. Both directed by myself. [laughs] However, both games are developed by two completely different teams. The two of them - they don't fight, but they compete - in a friendly way - and they try to create better things together. Both sides are, of course, developed for next-gen consoles as well.

There's a difference between the two, of course; Final Fantasy XV is a numbered title - the big history behind Final Fantasy, the task they have on their shoulders is huge, because it's the latest Final Fantasy game and has to live up to that history.

For the Kingdom Hearts team there is less history, but there are thousands of people around the world who are so passionate about the Kingdom Hearts series and have been for years - and this of course is the first announced numbered Kingdom Hearts title in many years, as well. People's hopes and expectations are very, very high there, as well - so that is on their shoulders as well.

So, the two teams have different kinds of tasks, different kinds of missions they have to complete and accomplish. That's the most important thing for both teams.

From the user's point of view, I don't think they worry about these things, or think 'which is better?' or anything like that - both teams look in a different direction. The most important thing for me is that they focus on the tasks - the missions - that each team has.

RPG Site: It's appears it's all about sequels and spin-offs now. There were many Kingdom Hearts titles between II and III, while on the FF side we have sequels - X-2, XIII-2, Lighting Returns - and you've already announced FF15 will have sequels. How does planning for multiple titles at a time instead of just one effect you as a creator?

Nomura: To start, the reason why we have had so many Kingdom Hearts spin-off games... well, look - it's above your imagination, seriously, believe it or not - creating a HD game is unbelievably difficult. [laughs]

People think it's easy - even a HD remake like 1.5, they think 'Ah, easy job' - but it actually isn't like that at all. Everything is difficult in the process, even with a HD remaster of a game. For 1.5 for instance, when we decided to make it, we had to decide where we were going to concentrate because it was so difficult, there was so much work involved.

The main reason why we had so many spin-offs for Kingdom Hearts is because we couldn't start preparing for Kingdom Hearts III for a while - for a long time - because... well, because of some reasons, basically. However, if we didn't release any Kingdom Hearts games after the second at all, people might forget about the game, might forget about the series.

Obviously, I didn't want to do that - that's why we decided to make a spin-off game until the preparation for Kingdom Hearts III was ready to do.

So, in a way, because of this, if there were no spin-off games, there was no Kingdom Hearts III. It was kind of needed to have all those spin-offs - a lot of spin-offs - because the time was quite long before the Kingdom Hearts III preparation started.

With Final Fantasy, each game has a different reason why we decided to do sequels and stuff - for Final Fantasy X, for XIII... Of course, with Final Fantasy XV, we announced at E3 that there will - probably - be a sequel to this game, as well.

There's a lot of different reasons, and they all depend on the game and the situation as well. Of course with FFXV I wanted to release the previous version of the game constantly - but it was very, very difficult to do so.

Now we have re-revealed the game, I'm excited to bring more information in the future.

RPG Site: For creators like you, your famous characters will follow you forever. Cloud, Squall, Sora - and now Noctis - they'll follow you everywhere, and likely live on long after your career is over. In turn, you have become somewhat famous for creating them. I once asked this question to Sakaguchi-san, and he said that he did sometimes think this - Do you ever wish you could escape that legacy, and create something as an unknown, like 20 years ago?

Nomura: I've never actually felt that way ever before! [laughs] I'm not sure if you know the term, but in Japan I'm what you'd call a salary man! [laughs] The company's slave, basically - I don't feel any fame too much. I never feel the pressure - and because of that I've never felt the desire to drop my name and go anonymous.

I've really never felt burdened at all. All the characters I've created up until now... they're my kids! My children. I've obviously never thought about dropping or abandoning my kids! [laughs] Really, I've never felt that way before.
Click to expand...

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 16, 2013, 11 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
PS3 theme included in pre-order of 1.5 HD ReMix

Adding on to te art book with your pre-order, Square Enix is now adding a dynamic PS3 theme to sweeten the deal. The animated theme features Disney worlds from the first game, including 100 acre wood, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah, and Wonderland.

The HD Collection releases September 10th, so you still have almost 2 months left to pre-order.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 15, 2013, 19 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Level 3 Worlds
In preparation for the next set of worlds, there will be a selection of three to be made. Two of the worlds have already made an appearance in the KH series, while one is brand new! The more the plot continues, the more information is revealed.
- Kingdom of the Sun
  (the Emperor's New Groove - 2000)
  Difficulty: ★★★
  Color Value = "#FFFF00" Yellow
  Requirements: None
  
  Dibs: Eon, Steel
- Land of Dragons
  (Mulan - 1951)
  Difficulty: ★★★
  Color Value = "#339966" (4th column, 3rd row in the color palette)
  Requirements: Females must use blend to disguise as a Male.
  
  Dibs: Karina
- Wonderland
  (Alice in Wonderland - 1951)
  Difficulty: ★★★
  Color Value = "#F660AB" or "Hot Pink"
  Requirements: High Jump, Aerial combo abilities
  
  Dibs: Base
Thread by: Krowley, Jul 14, 2013, 18 replies, in forum: Social Groups
Thread
KH Facebook Giveaway - Signed Lithographs

The Kingdom Hearts facebook page is holding a giveaway! The Prize? Signed Lithographs by Tetsuya Nomura himself. Only requirement is that you let them know your favorite memory of playing the first Kingdom Hearts game. Oh, and you have to be a North American...

Anyways, the details and rules are below. Enter, if you think you've got a shot!

In case you missed the full livestream of Square Enix Presents at E3, we hosted a special segment dedicated to Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX featuring signed lithographs by KINGDOM HEARTS game director – Tetsuya Nomura! http://youtu.be/hpLCZtCQbJU

Let us know your favorite memory of playing the original KINGDOM HEARTS and YOU might be the lucky North American winner of this extremely rare item! Only ONE comment per person. Multiple comments will automatically be disqualified. No purchase necessary. Certain restrictions apply. Please see here for the rules:http://sqex.to/kh_litho
Click to expand...

News find by Calxiyn.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 12, 2013, 5 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Kingdom Hearts X[chi] Open Beta Test + Info

For those unaware, The PC Browser gam has begun it's OBT today, and released some cool new features since it's Closed Beta Test.
New features include a helpful tutorial, cutscenes, new cards, story quests, and even some new heartless! Famitsu has posted an article to summarize the game's experience which has been translated by goldplanner for all you english speakers. It cen be read below.

KINGDOM HEARTS χ (KEY) OPEN BETA TEST
Campaign to Commemorate the Start of the Open Beta Test Under-way

Presenting the series’ first online PC browser game, Kingdom Hearts χ (Key), to be provided through Yahoo! Games. Playing as yourself, adventure through various Disney worlds as on your web browser. Advance through strategic battles using cards available in-game and occasionally work together with friends to face off against enemies, experience a new gameplay sensation never before seen in the Kingdom Hearts series. With loads of collectible items to obtain during your adventures, this title is sure to be enjoyed for a long time.
Here are some excerpts from the release.

Far, far away, in a fairy-tale realm…
The realm was filled with light.
That light gave birth to many worlds, enveloping them.
The source of the light, Kingdom Hearts, and the key that protected it, the χblade…
As long as they existed, it was believed that the realm would be in eternal light.
However, just as strong light will form a shadow, darkness was born.
The darkness called up fear, unease and craving.
Darkness, hidden deep in hearts, began to spread throughout the realm as chaos.
In order to drive back the spreading darkness, those who wished for light created Keyblades in imitation of the χblade, and embarked on adventures that spanned the realm.

◆ The Foreteller
A mysterious figure who bears a Keyblade. They explain the missions of the Keyblade Wielders to everyone, and guide the way to the battles between light and darkness. They seem concerned about the rising power of darkness, but their true motives and goals are unknown. It is known that there are five 'mysterious figures', each the head of a separate Union.

◆ Chirishii
A person who works for the 'mysterious figure'. The 'mysterious figure' has entrusted them to guide Keyblade Wielders. For someone with such a modest way of speaking, they sure do push a lot of directions at you. If you don't understand something, maybe you can count on them...

◆ Moogle
The shopkeeper at the Moogle Shop. While he looks cute, he's cunning when it comes to trading the cards you've picked up. It seems he's simply in the card business and has no connection to the 'mysterious figure' or to Chirishii.

About the Open Beta Test
➙Start Time: 8 July 2013 (Mon) 15:00~
※A Yahoo! JAPAN ID is necessary to participate.
➙Join up here! (link)
※Those who participated in the Closed Beta Test and answered the questionnaire will receive the following special bonus items:
- Ether x 5 (allows recovery of power necessary when fighting bosses)
- Potion x 5 (allows recovery of action power)
- Munny: 10,000 Munny (can be used to synthesise cards etc in-game)
- Card Draw Points: 2,000 Points (points that allow cards to be switched in-game)
➙Changes and improvements on the Closed Beta Test:

As we have introduced an opening movie and a tutorial, you will be able to enjoy the setting of the world even more this time. We have also included Story Quests. Please talk to the Disney Characters and enjoy.

In the Closed Beta Test, there were instances of strong characters monopolising and defeating Raid Bosses, so now the strength of Raid Bosses adjusts depending on the strength of the team overall.

We have adjusted the matching so that members of teams will be as close as possible in strength.

In response to the many requests we have implemented a chat function. You may use it to share tasks among your team and party.

The number of wearable avatars available at the starting point are fixed, but from now on we plan to release quests and limited-time events where avatar items can be added.
Even THAT popular character?! Please look forward to the upcoming event.

We have remade each menu and rearranged the buttons in order to make things easier to use.
Click to expand...

And now for some of the goodies from the OBT...

First off, the game now features some handy teachngs and rewards to start you off. One of the cool features of the tutorial is the station of awakening portion, which will allow you to select a union. Players are given the choice to choose between 1 of 5 animals; a Unicorn, a Fox, a Lion, a Snake, and a Bear. Depending on which animal you chose, a wise looking masked man known as "The Foreteller" will appear throughout your journey with the mask resembling your choice. Once in a union, you will team up and compete with other players in order to gain as much "LUX" for your team as possible.

The five unions are Anguis, (Snake) Leopardos, (Leopard) Unicornis, (Unicorn) Ursus, (Bear) and Vulpeus. (Fox) The images of each foreteller can be seen below.

Next, we have some of the new heartless. The first two can be found in Dwarf Woodlands; The Achoo Mole, and the Jewelry bag. The third new addition can be found in Wonderland, know as the Flower Rider.

Another new feature is te moogle that occasionally pops from a treasure chest you find. It gives ou opportunities to get more rare cards.

View attachment 36301

Here's a picture of Chirishii. The small, little minion of the foreteller. They help guide you as the moogles did in the past.

Like the CBT, I only know so much...
If you have some information and screenshots to share, do feel free to share them!

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 8, 2013, 5 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
KHDestiny and KHIsland interview with Nomura

Yup, more development updates. KHDestiny and KHIsland posted their interview from the Japan Expo which focuses on both upcoming Kingdmo Hearts titles of 1.5 HD ReMix and kingdom Hearts III. Why Nomura chose certain story events are brough to light, including why he didn't make Sora a keybade master as well as possibly bringing back past worlds to "maintain consistency." You''l notice even mention for the 2.5 HD ReMix made it in there.

Translated by KHInsider
Found by Roxam

• We are very happy to meet you and we want to thank you for this interview.

Nomura : The pleasure is mine.

• Last year, you were not able to attend Japan Expo and instead drew up an exclusive promotional image for KINGDOM HEARTS 3D [Dream Drop Distance] for the French fans. Tomorrow you'll be on stage to talk about KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX-. I think many fans will be delighted to see you in France! How do you feel about the conference tomorrow?

Nomura : At the moment we can not reveal tomorrow's presentation in detail, but I think what you'll see will be very exciting. Yesterday I was in the audience at the Final Fantasy conference and it was really busy. So I was a little nervous, imagining that so many people at the KINGDOM HEARTS conference tomorrow.

• Ten years after his first adventure, Sora is back in HD on PlayStation 3. How do you feel seeing Kingdom Hearts, the first game of the series, appearing in high definition?

Nomura : When we first announced the HD remaster, the audience thought it was simply an update of the game, but it's not so easy to create a game in HD. KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 REMIX- took several years to rebuild the game so it's not an easy task. When I saw the final product, I really thought it was beautiful, much more than what I expected, so I'm very proud of this HD version. Even if the original game was released more than 10 years ago, the end result gives the impression that this is a new game that players will genuinely enjoy. I'm sure they will not believe it is a 10 year old game. This is why we decided to create this remaster, but also to pay tribute to the team that accompanied me during the development of the first KINGDOM HEARTS, comprised of talented and clever people. I can still feel their passion and I am very proud.

• KINGDOM HEARTS Final Mix and KINGDOM HEARTS Re: Chain of Memories are finally arriving in Europe. Regarding KINGDOM HEARTS HD 1.5 ReMIX, did you intend from the beginning to offer these two new games to Western audiences?

Nomura : As you said, KINGDOM HEARTS Final Mix was released in Japan, and Re: CoM in the U.S. but not in Europe. But the last 10 years I've been thinking about how to make these new games available in other regions. Of course, the KINGDOM HEARTS series has many fans outside of Japan, so we took the opportunity to offer players the Western Final Mix version of KINGDOM HEARTS and KINGDOM HEARTS Re: CoM. Since the first KINGDOM HEARTS was released over 10 years ago, this means that some fans have never played the original version. So it was a great opportunity to allow all players to play the same version of the game and take the story in its infancy.

• We know that you would have liked KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days to be completely remade, as was CoM with Re:CoM. In the end, the game is told in the form of videos. Was it your goal to increase the intensity of the story through expressions with more detailed characters?

Nomura : The KINGDOM HEARTS license has already existed for 10 years, and my goal with this remaster was to allow all players to better understand the history of the series and how the games are linked together, which is the reason we added the plot of KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days. I really wanted to offer a playable version of this game but we announced the development of KINGDOM HEARTS III last month at E3, and it became our priority at the moment. Instead, we opted for a narrated version of the story of 358/2 Days.

• KINGDOM HEARTS HD is a link between the previous KINGDOM HEARTS and KINGDOM HEARTS III. Do you plan to expand the work to include HD remasters of other titles within the KINGDOM HEARTS series, such as Birth by Sleep, KINGDOM HEARTS II and Re:coded, seen in the credits of KINGDOM HEARTS HD?

Nomura : Of course, we will spend some time working on them before the release of KINGDOM HEARTS III. Unfortunately, there is nothing more I can say on the subject at this time.

• The Cloud Service system of the PlayStation 4 will allow players to experience titles originally released on PlayStation 1, 2 and 3. Are there any plans to utilize this system to allow owners of the PS4 to play KINGDOM HEARTS HD?

Nomura : We did not even think about the issue because our priority at the moment is the development of KINGDOM HEARTS III. Additionally, we are working on the next KINGDOM HEARTS HD remaster, which is our second priority. We have nothing planned about it for now.

• You created the surprise by announcing KINGDOM HEARTS III at E3. Concealed in the credits of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D, there was a message that read - "This leads to KINGDOM HEARTS" with the figure III formed by Sora and Riku - was this intentional to create a teaser for KH3?

Nomura : Of course, it was our goal! (Laughs)

• You said that the announcement of KINGDOM HEARTS III was necessary but may be premature. How far along is the game development on this title?

Nomura : This is the first next-gen game developed in our studios in recent years by the team in Osaka who have been working on titles for portable consoles. This is a whole new experience for this team working on next-gen consoles and it takes some time to master. However, with that said, it's not as if we just started development.
But contrary to what you can imagine, we have no playable build of the game at the moment because it will take some time to test all the new features that will be in Kingdom Hearts III. Again, the team so far has worked on titles on portable console with limited capacity, but they already have many interesting ideas for Kingdom Hearts III, and it is difficult to test each of these elements to determine which will ultimately be retained. So for now, we are more in a test phase.

• The press release for KINGDOM HEARTS III unveiled by Square Enix discusses the search for the "Key to Return Hearts." Is there anything you can tell us about that?

Nomura : There are two possible meanings of the "key." One of which is the “hardware” key, which opens doors - this is what keys are in general (laughs), and the other is the “light” key, that opens something else. In this case, it is currently unknown as to which type of key Sora must find. This is the main storyline of KINGDOM HEARTS III - Sora must go on an adventure to find the "key" without knowing what or where it is. But as you know, we can’t really say anything else on the subject (laughs).

• In the trailer for KINGDOM HEARTS III, we saw an EX gauge. What can you tell us about it? Is it a final element of gameplay or just an early concept?

Nomura : The gameplay seen in the E3 trailer has not been finalized. As I said earlier, we are in the testing phase and this version of gameplay was one of the features being tested at that time. What you have seen in the KINGDOM HEARTS III trailer was a more successful version of a test version. but the final elements of gameplay depended on the "Kingdom Shader" greatly change the game according to the environment in which progresses the characters. You will see the differences in each world, it will be really interesting.

• In KINGDOM HEARTS 3D, Sora does not become a Keyblade Master. Because Sora is one of your favorite characters, was it difficult for you to put him in this position or choice due to KINGDOM HEARTS III? And with Kairi, will she and Sora ever achieve the Mark of Mastery?

Nomura : I thought a lot about whether Sora was to become Keyblade Master or not. But because I always wanted Sora to relate to the players, if he became Master, it would have meant he would have really reached a very high level and it is not yet ready for it, and we do not want that to happen. The decision to not make Sora a Keyblade Master was not really difficult, but I thought it was better that he remains an ordinary boy to be closer to the players.
About Kairi, we really considered the question but we can not say anything about it yet. During the summit announcement at E3, we did not mention Kairi at all. We will share information when we are ready, so please be patient during the wait (laughs). And of course, there is the matter of the other Keyblade Bearer at the end of KINGDOM HEARTS 3D. Unfortunately we are not allowed to disclose the details of this character presently.

• Currently, Sora and Riku have developed many skills. In every KINGDOM HEARTS title, you have always managed to explain why the main characters like Sora are starting from scratch in terms of their skills. Do you have an idea for why this would occur in KINGDOM HEARTS III?

Nomura : As I said, we are currently doing a lot of testing on KINGDOM HEARTS III. There are many amazing things that you still have not seen, as the actions that the main characters will perform. It will be really exciting and impressive. As you know, we have developed many new features in KINGDOM HEARTS 3D with very fast movements. It was sort of what we were hoping for KINGDOM HEARTS III, and with that you could say Dream Drop Distance was a test for this game. The gameplay of KINGDOM HEARTS III will be an improved version of the KINGDOM HEARTS 3D. This is truly amazing and never seen in any existing action game.

• What is the creative process in choosing worlds for KINGDOM HEARTS? Do you start development with some worlds already in mind, or are there guidelines to follow for consistency with the previous games, or possibly requests from Disney?

Nomura : Several factors come into play. First off, Disney will sometimes offer us ideas of worlds to integrate, and then there are the worlds that I really want to include personally in KINGDOM HEARTS III. I also think of the worlds of the previous games in order to maintain consistency in the story. My team will not hesitate to provide suggestions for their own ideas. After deciding what worlds will be present, we start planning the conduct of the story in these worlds but also to make them interesting and fun for the players.

• In selecting worlds, are you interested only in Disney movies that have already been released or do you also consider future productions, such as "Frozen"?

Nomura : Of course, it is possible to include the worlds from future Disney productions. We currently have some ideas for the worlds of KINGDOM HEARTS III that we cannot speak about. Until the game’s release, new Disney productions will continue to emerge and we'll see in time with Disney for the possible integration of these films.

• The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One offers interesting features such as voice recognition, motion detection or the use of touch with the PSVita and Xbox SmartGlass. Do you plan to exploit these opportunities for your games? What is your opinion on these technologies?

Nomura : We would like to incorporate these features in KINGDOM HEARTS III. The one that we find most interesting is the voice recognition. I think it would be great to be able to control Donald and Goofy through voice command to tell them what to do. Wouldn’t that be nice? (Laughs).

• Has the collaboration with Disney evolved over the last ten years? We recently saw John Pleasants, Co-President of Disney Interactive, at the Future of Final Fantasy conference held by Square Enix at E3, and KINGDOM HEARTS III will be present at D23 Expo Japan. Disney seems to be well involved in the development process of the KINGDOM HEARTS series.

Nomura : Regarding D23 Expo Japan, this is the first time that Disney holds such an event outside the U.S., so it is a great honor for us to be invited. I’m very happy that we have the opportunity to hold a special conference for KINGDOM HEARTS. I really want to make a surprise announcement for this event but it is currently under discussion, so we’ll see (laughs). Since we announced KINGDOM HEARTS III at E3, we cannot make another announcement for anything but the same game. Hopefully you will see soon enough.
I'm very shy; I do not like being on stage in front of lots of people and will usually say “no” to this kind of opportunity. But for this event, which promises to be important, I am very honored to be on stage. Concerning the Japan Expo, I do not have a habit to speak to the fans, even in Japan. I've never done before, so this will be the first time in Europe that I will deal with European fans. And it will be my first time addressing the Japanese fans at D23.

• When the first KINGDOM HEARTS was released, we did not know that the series would continue over the years to reach its tenth birthday. The story chronicles the Seeker of Darkness has it developed progressively games, or did you have in mind an idea of the overall story of this saga from the beginning?

Nomura : When I created the first KINGDOM HEARTS, I did not have a clear vision of the history of the Seeker of Darkness, but I was already thinking of the KINGDOM HEARTS II and Chain of Memories. I knew at that time that there were two additional games after the first KINGDOM HEARTS. Later, when I finished KINGDOM HEARTS Chain of Memories, I had other plans: Birth by Sleep, 358/2 Days and coded. This is kind of what happened in the history of the series: I did not have a clear idea of the whole story from the beginning, but it is built over time.
About the history of the Seeker of Darkness, I knew long ago that it would end in KINGDOM HEARTS III, and also, I've always wanted so KINGDOM HEARTS III on a console. The reason for the announcement of this title took us so long, is that some things that we wanted to add in the game asked us some time to think before making a decision. More details will be announced shortly.

• In KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5 ReMIX-, we have the pleasure of discovering re-orchestrated versions of original music. What motivated this choice?

Nomura : This is not something I asked for, but rather a request from the musical team and Yoko Shimomura. Since the graphics have been improved in high definition, the musical team wondered, "Why don’t we also make an improved version of the music?"

• Do you have a final message for the fans?

Nomura : First, I really want to apologize to European fans not being able to offer them KINGDOM HEARTS Re:Chain of Memories for so long. I'm really sorry about that. Also for KINGDOM HEARTS Final Mix, there are new scenes connecting with the rest of the story, so again, I apologize to European and American fans. My apologies also cover additional battles found within Final Mix, including the fight against the unknown black coat you have not benefited. I'm sure you're wondering why you have not had the opportunity to enjoy this version, I'm really sorry again.
But this time, the visual aspect is reworked, the graphics are high definition, and the soundtrack was re-orchestrated. As I said at the beginning of this interview, it's a game out there for over 10 years and yet we do not feel like it’s been that long. I'm sure fans of the series and new players who have never played the first game, KINGDOM HEARTS, will enjoy this HD 1.5 ReMIX. And most importantly, before the release of KINGDOM HEARTS III, I wanted all players to be able to enjoy the story of KINGDOM HEARTS as a whole. This really is the purpose of this remaster and I really hope the fans will enjoy playing.
Click to expand...

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 8, 2013, 13 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Nomura interview with Finaland at Japan Expo 2013

Finaland (A French Final Fantasy Fansite) got their shot to speak with Nomura on more goodies and possibilities for the glory that is Kingdom Hearts III and Final Fantasy XV. In the interview below, he discuss his heavy involvement with potential co-op, playable characters, and costume designs. It's a bit of a lengthy interview than most, but any new information on upcoming titles is always worth the read.

Finaland & FFDream: Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMIX includes Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, which was released exclusively in Japan. How then will the new cutscenes be localized for the Western version? Will it be dubbed in French?

Tetsuya Nomura: Unfortunately we didn’t have any opportunity to put the french voice over in this 1.5 version so it’s going to be french subtitles only.

Finaland & FFDream: How did you come to split the development team into two teams? How far are you involved in the development of Kingdom Hearts III?

Tetsuya Nomura: For this HD version of Kingdom Hearts 1.5, the main programmers never actually worked in the Kingdom Hearts series before and they did all the remastering, all the processing, all the actual work by themselves and for Kingdom Hearts III the other staff is doing all the testing, deciding which kind of elements we want to put in the game and everything.
So there’s one team doing HD 1.5 and another one doing KH3, that’s how we’ve been working for the last couple years.
Regarding my personal involvement in Kingdom Hearts III, I always have been heavily involved in this project compared to the other games i’m actually producing or directing.
The team creating Kingdom Hearts III is in the studios in Osaka, and as you guys know Osaka and Tokyo are a little bit far away from each other but we meet enough with meetings quite often and we’re doing telephone conferences too. So we communicate all the time as I am quite heavily involved on this project.

Finaland & FFDream: With the acquisition of Marvel and Lucas Arts by Disney, could you imagine adding some kind of stuff from these licenses in the game ?

Tetsuya Nomura: (laughs) Of course it would be great if we could add those licenses as well. But there are lots of rules and restrictions by disney so we can’t actually put everything people want, so it’s a quite difficult decision but we’re gonna prepare some surprises for you so, just wait for the informations.

Finaland & FFDream: Because you know that Kitase-san (Yoshinori Kitase) is a big fan of Star Wars ! So you have to do that !

Tetsuya Nomura: (laughs) We’re not going to decide it whether Kitase-san likes Star Wars or not but we’ve been talking about Star Wars itself since it became Disney’s content recently. When I eared the news I was like “Wow ! Wow !”. Yeah obviously it’s gonna be great if we could add it, but like I said there are a lot of restrictions and rules by Disney so we don’t know what’s gonna happen but yeah, we’ll see.

Finaland & FFDream: Can we expect a multiplayer cooperative mode with many playables characters in KHIII ?

Tetsuya Nomura: The Kingdom Hearts series always had Sora as the main character, so we want to make the most of Sora, playable Sora of course. But again, Kingdom Hearts III is going to be the last chapter of the Kingdom Hearts main numbering title series, so lots of fans actually want to play as their favorite characters in Kingdom Hearts III so we will consider that, we will listen to what fans wants but hopefully we could give you some surprises in the future announcements.

Finaland & FFDream: You watch a lot of movies, how does that inspire you ? Do you pick some ideas in the movies you watch ?

Tetsuya Nomura: I watch movies a lot, I mean A LOT (laughs), normally like two, three films a day, it’s my pace. I watch quite a lot so I don’t always remember the names or titles even. So I watch and then I get a bit of inspirations from films and stuff, I can’t name the actual titles of the movies that actually inspired me to create games but when I’m watching movies sometimes I feel like “ Oh ! That’s nice !” or “That’s good!”, something like that.

Finaland & FFDream: Nomura-san, your character outfits are more and more detailed. When we saw Cloud for the first time in 1997 and now Noctis in 2013, there’s a lot of greatness in them. Have you received some fashion lessons or do you just follow fashion ?

Tetsuya Nomura: Obviously I always think about the current kind of trend and fashion and everything when I create the characters but this time for XV and Noctis and all the main characters that have been revealed, this time we actually asked for a professional brand to create the characters outfits, we also have the actual clothes in the office so our CG team and all the teams can actually see the clothes with their own eyes to create exactly the same image in the game. And that’s really easier because previously when I created the characters, all the CG team and all of our entire development team always asked me “Is this leather? Is this coton? Is this nylon? How many percentage ? Dadadada” That’s a lot of detailed questions so it’s always difficult to precise what kind of texture are the clothes made off and stuff like that, so that’s why this time we had the actual clothes made and then we take it from there and put it in the game.

Finaland & FFDream: Nomura-san, you work on a lot of project like Final Fantasy XV, the Kingdom Hearts Saga, The World Ends With You. How do you manage all the projects you have at the same time?

Tetsuya Nomura: Actually I am not very good at managing myself, especially at managing lots of different projects, but because of my staff and all the staffs are very very intelligent, very good and very capable I’m able to run all the different projects at the same time. And also the most important are the Co-Directors in each project, again they are very capable and skilled people, they are the people actually managing the actual everyday job on the ground. That’s why I’m here, they are supporting me all the time.

Finaland & FFDream: You’ve created a lot of characters for the Final Fantasy series. What’s your favorite character between all those you’ve created ?

Tetsuya Nomura: Hmm if I had to choose a favorite character, I would say Sora, and Noctis. Why them? Of course Sora, I’ve been together with him for more than ten years now, this is the first time i’ve been with a character for such a long time, so he’s very very special for me and he’s been adopted by Disney also, so he’s a very very good boy. More like a good son actually.
Also there is Noctis, he hasn’t been in front of you, I mean moving etc yet in a real gameplay but he will soon, in the future.
Do you know the name Sora mean the “sky”, in japanese and Noctis, his family name is Caelum which mean sky as well so basically, Noctis mean “night sky”, so they are kind of complete opposites to each other. There is a reason why I named these characters as opposites. Noctis is kind of like my latest boy, or latest son and I expect him to be more clever than Cloud.

Finaland & FFDream: Okay, one question Tetsuya Nomura, very important for us, and for Hideo Kojima because Hideo Kojima said he’d love a remake of Final Fantasy VII, but what about you ? Would you like to play a Metal Gear Solid 1 Remake ?

Tetsuya Nomura: To play ?

Finaland & FFDream: Yes, to play.

Tetsuya Nomura: Of course I’d like, if he were going to do a MGS remake.

Finaland & FFDream: And what do you think about the differences between the Fox Engine and your own Luminous Engine ?

Tetsuya Nomura: I think the Fox Engine and Luminous Engine are totally different engines because they each got different kind of abilities and skills and stuff that we could use in a game. One engine can do certain things the other engine can’t for example. It depends on what you want to do, but I think they totally are two different kind of engines.

Finaland & FFDream: A Final Fantasy XV question, what should we expect in terms of vehicles ? Can we pilot airships and explore the world of Final Fantasy XV and discover its secrets ?

Tetsuya Nomura: We don’t have any big plans for having different type of vehicles and stuff like that. There’s one you saw in the recent trailer of course.
Well two things you probably could use, first, the car, the car is gonna be the vehicle you’ll use probably the most in the game. The other one, the magitek armor, you can actually control and ride the magitek armor as well, in a future reveal you’ll probably find more.

Finaland & FFDream: A motorbike ?

Tetsuya Nomura: (laughs) In Final Fantasy XV you play as a party, you’re always with your friends so five guys riding a motorbike together, I’m not sure if this would works.

Finaland & FFDream: In a gang ! Like Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo.

Tetsuya Nomura: (laugh), yeah maybe it doesn’t look very good in a game.

Finaland & FFDream: Why did you change Stella’s design and made her look so much younger. Is it because of story development or because you made a survey with the audience ?

Tetsuya Nomura: There is no specific reason behind hit, but we didn’t want to make her look younger, we just wanted to make her a little bit prettier. That’s all.

Finaland & FFDream: But in 2007 she was very nice ! She’s very nice and still pretty but she’s still a little younger.

Tetsuya Nomura: When I created Stella, back in 2007, I actually created something that is not my type of character, but obviously time has past since then, about six years now, and then she actually became something that I quite like now.

Finaland & FFDream: In the trailer we could briefly see Noctis with red eyes. Will the red eyes give him some sort of special power during the battles ?

Tetsuya Nomura: In the last promotion trailer, Noctis got red eyes because he got the ability of teleportation, so that’s why when he did that, his eyes got red. Actually Visual Works created the trailer back then in 2007.
When you actually play the game, you can’t really see and zoom in the face of the character anyway. And he moves very fast as well so... if the character’s face is actually seen in a zoomed-in on the screen, we probably could still make his eyes red but we haven’t decided whether we’re gonna need the red eyes or not.

Finaland & FFDream: The game looks very serious and fatalist. Have you planned to add some sort of fun moments or funny mini-games ?

Tetsuya Nomura: We are actually thinking to have some sort of fun elements in the game, but for the moment the priority is to create the main game itself. I will add or not add stuff like that depending on how the development of the main game goes , but yeah we are thinking about that.

Finaland & FFDream: About the artistic direction of the game. The appearance of the Kingdom of Lucis is much like the Shinjuku district in Tokyo and Accordo has the same feeling of Venice, in Italy. Can we hope to see some places inspired by the french regions perhaps ? Paris perhaps ?

Tetsuya Nomura: Well do you have any games actually based in Paris ?

Finaland & FFDream: Deling City from Final Fantasy VIII with the Arc de Triomphe.

Tetsuya Nomura: If we’ve used it before we might not want to use it in a new game (laughs). So i’m not sure about using Paris. In my opinion, in lot of RPG games there are many European motives, European things, cities and stuff where your characters live and play but you guys still think like you need more European things or French things?

Finaland & FFDream: We’d just love to see that in Final Fantasy, we are sure it would be very nice.

Tetsuya Nomura: Well we’ll thing about that, that’s all I can say.

Finaland & FFDream: Thank you very much !
We’ve seen a lot of male characters with Noctis and his friends. Is there going to be girls as playable characters as well ?
Tetsuya Nomura: I can’t say anything specific now but it would be... quite difficult, to have a girl playable.

Finaland & FFDream: Question about this place, we are in Japan Expo, there are more than two hundred thousand people there, loving japanese culture so much. We actually watch anime in original version and we watched Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete only in japanese.
Can we hope to get the original japanese voices for Final Fantasy XV in Europe.

Tetsuya Nomura: That all depends of the capacity of the disc. The two main reason are the disc space and also the lip sync, because if we’re making the game, with the characters speaking in english but with the voices in japanese, the lip sync would not match. Even though you’d prefer having the japanese voices?

Finaland & FFDream: Yes, actually, please, we have a solution for you, can you think of a limited edition with only japanese voices and french text, would it be possible to do that?

Tetsuya Nomura: You really want this that much?

Finaland & FFDream: YES YES YES we really want japanese voices.

Tetsuya Nomura: (laughs) You’ll have to say this YES YES YES to Square enix though for not to me. If you guys really want THAT kind of request very much from all the fans and all the community side and everything, it would probably be best to tell Square Enix France or Square Enix Europe to make that happen. Square Enix France of Europe could speak to Square Enix Japan and it probably could make it happen, but we’ll see.

Finaland & FFDream: Thank you !
Next question, is it Game Over if Noctis dies ?

Tetsuya Nomura: At some time I said that the game was gonna be over when Noctis died, when we were talking about Versus XIII, but now as Versus XIII became Final Fantasy XV we haven’t decided it actually so we can’t really say if it’s going to change or not, we’ll see.

Finaland & FFDream: Will we be able to customize weapons and equipments of our characters ?

Tetsuya Nomura: I’m sorry but we can’t say anything about that, yet.

Finaland & FFDream: What can you tell us about the future of Dissidia, on PSVita or PS4 maybe ? With the addition of Noctis ?

Tetsuya Nomura: I’m not that heavily involved in Dissidia project, but if director Takahashi want to include Noctis in the next Dissidia game, I would probably think about it then, but I can’t really say anything so far.

Finaland & FFDream: You made the two video presentations for E3 from Artnia the place for all your fans in Japan
The announcement was so exciting for us, how do you react to that and are you glad to be back?

Tetsuya Nomura: I was very very busy, I didn’t prepare enough to do that video message recording at all...

Finaland & FFDream: It was GOOD !

Tetsuya Nomura: (laughs) Actually that recording was, yes, happening in Artnia, recorded by the promo and publicity staffs. There was not even a microphone there, so it probably was quite difficult for you guys to listen to what I actually said. I was myself really surprised as well because Sony said they needed a video message so that’s why we did it, only a couple of days before flying for E3.

Finaland & FFDream: What will the addition of Hajime Tabata, the great producer of Final Fantasy Type-0 bring to the FFXV team ?

Tetsuya Nomura: The reason why we bringed Tabata-san into the team is because he always said to me that it wanted to join the Final Fantasy XV project. I asked him in the team, his vitality and mentality are always very motivated and very high. In the future campaign and until the game is out, Tabata-san himself will be going to speak in front of you guys more often so please ask him in details when he’s available.

Finaland & FFDream: Nomura-san can we imagine that you’ll work on Final Fantasy XV-2 just after finishing the first one?

Tetsuya Nomura: Obviously we haven’t decided yet. We don’t have any concrete plan for a future sequel of FFXV, it would be good if we could do that but we can’t announce it or say anything into detail for the moment so wait for future informations.

Finaland & FFDream: Last question, Nomura-san it’s the first time we saw you with the fan communities in France, we are very happy to see you. Do you think that you will come again next time ?

Tetsuya Nomura: Of course i’d love to come again, but other people working on my project obviously want to come to meet the fans and meet you guys as well, so we’re gonna decide depending on what kind of event or opportunity we’ll have in a future. You guys definitely want to see the same face every year so (laughs) we’ll see about that.

Finaland & FFDream: We always see Kitase-san and Toriyama-san. Hashimoto-san too. We saw them every year for XIII, XIII-2, Lightning Returns. I saw Shinji Hashimoto in 2010 and we talked about Versus XIII and we were talking about teleportation in the game and he said “Oh I don’t know if Nomura-san will do that” and now we actually see that in the game and it’s just amazing.
Thank you very much for your work and we all hope that you will succeed with this project.

Tetsuya Nomura: This time I came here to promote Kingdom Hearts 1.5 (laughs) so it’s a bit early for me to talk to you about the details of Final Fantasy XV, but when we’ll have to decide when to release, or for the campaign kick-off i’ll probably come back again, we’ll see, and thank you.
Click to expand...

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 7, 2013, 12 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Japan Expo 2013 - Kingdom Hearts Conference in Paris

Japan Expo didn't show a lot of new things, but we got to see some more insight and hype for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD ReMix. While it is all french, there is some awesome gameplay of the HD collections as well as Final Fantasy XV. Enjoy the videos below.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 7, 2013, 0 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Next set of worlds. Your call!

As you know, Level 2 is nearing completion, allowing the next set of worlds to be prompted into play. depending on the number of players and desired pariticpation, the released worlds can go one of 2 routes.

1) Release 3 new worlds in an effort to find and protect any more Princesses of Heart
2) Release the 2 tron worlds (The gGid and Space Paranoids)

Both options feature Level 3 worlds which are pivotal to the overall storyline. My question to the players is which choice you would prefer. (Reasons are also appreciated) I can't tell you the 3 worlds, as I love leaving people in the dark, but I can guarantee a princess or two in these worlds.

After Level 3, there are 2 more levels before Part I ends.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 6, 2013, 6 replies, in forum: Social Groups
Thread
Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] Gameplay Trailer

Since it's closed beta test back in March, not a lot has been found on the PC game, however a new trailer has popped up with gameplay and improvents to the online experience. You'll note that while there are still only 3 worlds shown (Agrabah, Dwarf Woodlands, and Wonderland) the open beta wlll be releasing soon as confirmed via Kingdom Hearts Twitter. You can watch the trailer below and read along with Goldplanner's translation.

News discovery courtesy of Roxam.

Once upon a time, everyone across the realm lived in peace and harmony, bathed in warm light.
However, everyone coveted the light, and before long they began to fight over it.

As they did, darkness was born in everyone's hearts.
The darkness spread and spread, swallowing up the light and many hearts.

The World was covered in darkness, and it disappeared.

[Text above the guy at his Awakening]
The Keyblade
The power of the light to drive back the darkness.

AGRABAH: A palace city surrounded by a vast desert
Aladdin: Who are you? I haven't seen your face around.
Aladdin: Are you from another town?

[Blue writing during gameplay]
Aladdin was passed out in the desert after being attacked by Heartless.
Let's pay a visit to the town he lives in, Agrabah.

DWARF WOODLANDS: Home of the seven dwarves
Doc: Today was just a normal day...
Doc: But then those black things from before appeared where we work.
Doc: They said they would all go get rid of them and ran off, but they haven't come back.

[Yellow writing during gamplay]
Let's follow Doc into the deep dark forest,
To search for his lost dwarf friends.

WONDERLAND: A wondrous land full of strange happenings
Alice: Excuse me, have you seen a rabbit go by?
Alice: I'm chasing after it.

[Pink writing during gameplay.]
After falling down a rabbithole, you find yourself in a strange room.
The only way out is a tiny door. Let's check it out.

Cat thing??: My name is Chirishii.
Chirishii: Don't worry, I'll stay with you from now on and teach you all sorts of things.

[Yellow writing]
Strengthen your Keyblade
Collect material items and build up your Keyblade!

[Yellow writing]
Card Draw
Get Attack Cards that boost offensive and defensive strength!

[Yellow Writing]
Card Synthesis
Spend cards you come by on strengthening cards you like!

[Red writing]
A Raid Boss has appeared!

[I don't know who that white nun person is meant to be]
???: You must join forces with friends who share the same will and walk the same path.
???: You need to connect your power!

[Blue text]
Adventure through Disney worlds, defeating the Heartless that have appeared in them,
And take back the light together!

Chirishii: The darkness has also appeared in places other than here.
Chirishii: So, there's a world I'd like you to visit for me.
Chirishii: The door to the outside world has already been opened.

Let's begin your story.
Click to expand...

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 5, 2013, 18 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Kingdom Hearts to appear at Disney's D23 Expo in October

Square Enix's blog; "Message From the Kingdom," has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts will have it's slot at the D23 Expo on October 14th, from 5pm-6pm. The "Kingdom Hearts Fun Event" will feature a planned talk show to discuss "secret stories" and other Kingdom Hearts goodies that will be exclusive to this event. Since Nomura said he'd like to reveal more information on Kingdom Hearts 3 at this event, it's likely that will get a lovely update on the next chapter. Series Director Tetsuya Nomura, Executive Producer Shinji Hashimoto, and some voice actors are set to make an appearance.

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 3, 2013, 11 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
June 20th Famitsu interview with Nomura

Goldplanner has translated last week's famitsu interview with Nomura to reveal a little more on the development process. Read about new bits of possibilities, such as enemies and battle styles. Kingdom Hearts 3 will be showcased further at Disney's D23 Expo as well as the Tokyo Game Show.

E23 EXPO: July 4th - July 7th 2013

~Visuals with a soft feel, and even bolder action

—We were surprised that you would release a KHIII trailer so soon, what with KH 3D [Dream Drop Distance] (hereon KH3D) and KH -1.5 HD ReMIX- still so recent.

Nomura: I know there are many fans who are restless because we have only released spin off titles since KHII, so I decided to announce it along with FFXV. Considering the stage of development, though, I do think perhaps it is a bit early to be announcing it.

—However, it does seem like the visuals already have a solid direction.

Nomura: Among the developers we are calling the visuals the ‘Kingdom Shader’. On original worlds, the characters will go around with that feel to them. Then, to match the style of each Disney World, the Shader will adjust the visuals depending on the world.*

---We weren't expecting the soft, illustrated feel as seen in the KH3D movie, rather than a more realistic look.

Nomura: Perhaps the ordinary course of things would be to go with the realism close to the visuals in the movies so far, but then there wouldn't be any surprises, would there? I think the same thing about existing things like cel shading, too.

---How did you come up with these visuals?

Nomura: How should next-gen Kingdom Hearts be... should I go with the realism from recent works, or go with something different? I thought long and hard about several answers. From that, I knew we had to go back to our original goal for the graphics of the Kingdom Hearts characters: evoking the feel of the brush paintings in Disney works. So, I called on (Mr Takeshi) Nozue and we did test after test, and the result of all our investigating is the 'Kingdom Shader'. Because we are skipping a generation of hardware with our numbered titles, Kingdom Hearts II having been released on PS2, perhaps it will seem like we are changing things too radically. However, we are doing our utmost best to take everything you have seen so far and evolve it to be even richer.

—Like FFXV, is KHIII being developed on Luminous Studios?

Nomura: We are currently verifying going with Luminous as our main. Working on an over-spec and porting to both PS4 and Xbox One is also going to be the same. In the trailer we showed, for the battle section we didn't have time to prepare a clip of it working on the actual hardware because of tool issues, so instead we made a concept FMV that depicts what is possible in realtime. That said, the actual thing working in realtime it doesn't look much different at all.*

---And development is being handled by the Osaka team responsible for KH Birth by Sleep, KH3D and KH -1.5 HD ReMIX-?

Nomura: The base is the Osaka team. With (Mr Tai) Yasue as Co. Director, they are working in conjunction with the Tokyo Kingdom Hearts staff.

---We're interested in how the action in KHIII will have evolved.

Nomura: Right now there’s a demo version that runs on the hardware… and it’s an absolute storm (laughs). It goes even beyond ‘bold action’. In KHIII you will have a three person party, but depending on the world NPCs will also join in fighting. Basically, some very flashy action will unfold. You’ll be flying through the sky flowing through air battles without landing.

---Just with Sora (laughs).

Nomura: I suppose so (laughs). The enemy AI is becoming rather elaborate, and we’d like for coordinated action to flow from enemies and allies alike. For example, there’s a vehicle-type enemy, and we’ve already got Sora being able to ride that enemy all around during battle.

---Even just from watching the Shadows in the trailer moving we certainly can tell that the enemies have evolved. And, on the other side, Sora has gained powers befitting a 'Keyblade Master', hasn't he? Will he be able to transform his Keyblade?

Nomura: In this stage of testing he can transform it. By the way, in the trailer, Sora picks up the Keyblade belonging to Master Eraqus that Aqua had. We put that together in order to remind you of the story of KHIII, as this time we weren't able to prepare a scene that would show you a portion of the drama.

---That means the story begins after the end of KH3D, doesn't it.

Nomura: Yes. We are currently working through the selection of new worlds. As this is the last chapter of the Dark Seeker Chronicles that has been going since KH1, there will be a final showdown with Xehanort.

---If the story continues from KH3D, then is it possible that we will be able to control not only Sora but other characters such as Riku and Kairi?
Nomura: I can't say the possibility is zero.

---We apologize for what might be an overly-specific question, but, what happened to Meow Wow.......
Nomura: ......What indeed (laughs). The last part of KH3D was meant to be tentative foreshadowing.*

---So perhaps we can get our hopes up (laughs). Lastly, a message for your fans.

Nomura: FFXV and KHIII are projects that, like great rivals, polish each other up as they develop. At our private conference, despite KHIII being the lucky last and being at an early stage of development, I I already felt the response. For KHIII, developments unseen in the KH series so far involving online elements are under investigation, so please look forward to upcoming news. This year in Japan we will be exhibiting at Tokyo Game Show and at Disney’s D23 Expo Japan event, so I think there will be more information available around those times.
Click to expand...

Thread by: Krowley, Jul 2, 2013, 12 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates

Thread

Kingdom Hearts 3 Master Info thread (Last update: July 2018)

Hello loyal members! With all the interviews and updates given with the upcoming Kingdom Hearts chapter, this thread was created to organize and compile them. Now you can pick and choose what you'd like to read about, as this thread will be constantly updated with each new bit of info on the long awaited Kingdom Hearts 3! Be sure to check back every now and again to get your KH3 news fix.

Date Thread Info

June 10 2013 Kingdom Hearts 3 is announced No, really they announced it! Trailer and Logo are shown.

June 11 2013 Details from Square's Press conference Kotaku's play-by-play of Square-Enix's press conference at E3 2013

June 11 2013 E3 Live talk with Nomura on Kingdom Hearts "Square Enix Live Presents" featuring a sit-down with Nomura, recalling the information released on Day 1 of E3 2013

June 11 2013 Square Enix Press Release Square-Enix's press release regarding Kingdom Hearts III, revealing the main plot.

June 12 2013 Famitsu Interview with Nomura Famitsu's sit-down with Nomura to discuss both Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3. Reveals information on the next gen engines and the possibilities that comes with it.

June 14 2013 Degenki and IGN Interview with Nomura Short Interviews on the possibility of franchises that Disney has recently acquired. Nomura also states that the trailer shows only possibilities.

June 20 2013 Edge Online Interview with Nomura Nomura's point of view regarding E3 and the next generation of consoles.

June 24 2013 New Character artwork released A released CG Image depicting Sora, Donald, and goofy in their Kingdom Hearts 2 attire.

June 28 2013 Degenki Playstation Interview with Nomura Not much revealed here. tidbits of info on the trailer's textures and enthusiasm regarding the world selection process.

July 2 2013 Famitsu Interview with Nomura Information on more possibilities concerning enemies, battle styles, and visuals.

July 3 2013 Kingdom Hearts to appear at Disney's D23 Expo in October Nomura stated that he'd like to reveal more on Kingdom Hearts 3 at this event

July 7 2013 Finaland Interview with Nomura at Japan Expo 2013 Nomura discuss his heavy involvement, along with potential co-op, playable characters, and costume designs. He also states that he wishes to include Star wars.

July 8 2013 KHDestiny and KHIsland Interview with Nomura at Japan Expo 2013 Some more development updates on Kingdom Hearts III. Possibility of announcing 2.5 HD ReMix at D23 Expo in October.

July 16 2013 RPG Site Interview with Nomura Nomura talks development teams, as well as reasons for spin-off games.

July 28 2013 Los Angeles Times Interview with Nomura Nomura talks KH philosophy and series continuation.

August 30 2013 Kingdom Hearts 3 will be at Tokyo Game show Title description.

September 10 2013 IGN Interview with Shinji Hashimoto (Expect to wait for KH3) Hashimoto discusses the progress on Kingdom Hearts 3 and that to make it great, fans will have to wait a little longer

September 13 2013 Here's some ridiculously hi-res Kingdom Hearts III art for you Title description.

September 25 2013 IGN Interview with Shinji Hashimoto (News on KH3 and the possibility of 2.5 HD ReMix) Hashimoto's views on tending to the needs to make Kingdom Hearts 3 great, as well as the possibility of a 2.5 HD ReMix.

October 14 2013 D23 Coverage - Kingdom Hearts III Twitter Recap Twitter feeds describing the D23 trailer

October 15 2013 Kingdom Hearts III - D23 Expo Trailer Brand new trailer from D23 in Japan.

October 16 2013 Kingdom Hearts 3 Creator's Interview with Tetsuya Nomura Nomura discusses hopes for the specifications to come with KH3 on the next advanced console. "More Dynamic Possibilities."

January 24 2014 Nomura's thoughts on Kingdom Hearts III and the Playstation 4 Nomura braces himself for the possibilities ahead

March 31 2014 New KH3 Possible at E3 2014 Here's hoping!

April 24 2014 Japanese Xbox Site Launches It's up now

June 6 2014 No new info at E3 Well that's a darn shame...

June 6 2014 New KH3 Teaser Trailer An analysis on the contents of the conversation between Eraqus and Xehanort

September 17 2014 Nomura leaves Final Fantasy XV to focus on KH3 With the Final Fantasy title nearing completion, Nomura aims his creativity to the long awaited sequel.

September 24 2014 Famitsu: Kingdom Hearts III Interview with Nomura Development updates on choosing worlds, fighting styles, and more!

October 1 2014 Message on KH3 from Tetsuya Nomura Nomura wishes to increase the challenge possibilities!

October 7 2014 Kingdom Hearts III is now using Unreal Engine 4 For the sake of graphical rendering issues.

December 1 2014 New KH3 Info Revealed at 2.5 HD ReMix Event Another teaser shown in private! A description of the scene is depicted though.

December 28 2014 Tai Yasue Comments On KH3 Development! Development update for working on new attractions and keyblade transformations. Also stated that more updates would come in 2015

January 22 2015 Tai Yasue Kotaku interview Yasue discusses how The HD ReMixes were excellent practice for the game in development

January 23 2015 Square-Enix Currently Hiring for KH3 Square Enix reaches out for programmers and designers in Osaka.

June 16 2015 New Trailer shown at E3 2015 Trailer features more attacks, heartless, cutscenes, and a new outfit for Sora. Worlds based off "Hercules" and "Tangled" can also be seen.

June 16 2015 Everything you missed about Kingdom Hearts at E3 A detailed summary of all the trailers and events for Kingdom Hearts at E3.

June 16 2015 Ben Diskin confirmed to return The voice of young Master Xehanort confirmed his involvement in the E3 trailer via twitter.

June 16 2015 Discussion with Roy Conli about Tangled The producer for the 2010 film "Tangled," discusses the collaboration process with Square Enix to incorporate the movie into the game.

June 16 2015 High Quality trailer and Screenshots Enhanced media from the KH3 trailer at E3.

June 17 2015 Nomura Shares More About The KH3 Trailer to Dengeki Nomura discusses "Attraction Flow," which features the theme park attractions that can be used in battle.

June 17 2015 Nomura Interview with Engadget Nomura discusses online features, gameplay, and the amount of worlds in the game compared to earlier titles.

June 19 2015 KH3's foundation is nearly complete Nomura affirmed that the basic framework for Kingdom Hearts III is nearly finished!

June 19 2015 E3 2015 Trailer Analysis A video analysis highlighting some of the more subtle aspects that stood out.

June 27 2015 8 Things You Need to Know About Kingdom Hearts III Eight points of interest for fans regarding the development of KH3, with some being quite insightful as to the relationship between Square and Disney, as well as hints of what to expect in KH3.

August 16 2015 Big Hero 6 World confirmed Announced at D23 2015, Roy Conli confirms!

December 18 2015 Brand New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer A bit of new gameplay footage featuring Sora.

September 26 2016 Kingdom Hearts III Recording underway Revealed by Nomura during a Dissidia livestream.

October 27 2016 New Kingdom Hearts III Screenshots Two screenshots revealing Sora's two new drive forms in the Olympus world

June 11 2017 New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer Released at Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour New trailer revealing cutscenes in Twilight town and Olympus Coliseum

July 15 2017 KH3 D23 2017 Trailer + KH3 Coming in 2018! Toy Story confirmed as a new world! The game is also slated to release sometime in 2018.

July 16 2017 Tetsuya Nomura Talks KH3 Gummi Ship w/ Game Informer Gummi Ship system slated to return.

July 16 2017 More Details Revealed about Toy Story World The Toy story plot in KH3 is set to take place between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.

July 16 2017 Tetsuya Nomura Interviewed by IGN Nomura mentions Second Playable Character, no D-links, higher tier magic, a possible Switch Version and more.

July 17 2017 More Information Revealed About Keyblade Transformations and Summons Nomura discusses the new keyblade modifications as well as a new gameplay mechanic called "Athletic Flow."

July 18 2017 Famitsu Interview w/ Tetsuya Nomura The Disney movies selected for KH3 will be less than KH2 and will not have any movies after Big Hero 6 (2014) being featured. More information inside!

December 15 2017 UNCONFIRMED Leaked Screenshots Show New World Images supposedly found in an FTP server showcase a new world based on the film "Monsters Inc." The images are detailed, showing Sora, Donald and Goofy in new monster forms as well as Mike and Sully in their party. Unversed are also shown.

February 10 2018 D23 Expo Japan 2018 KH3 Trailers Two new trailers confirm the inclusion of a Monsters Inc world, the return of Vanitas and Marluxia, and dream eater summons. New reveals also showcase new clothes for Riku and Mickey as well as a new theme song by Utada Hikaru; "Oath." (also known as "Don't think twice" in English).

February 10 2018 KH III Development Info from IGN Japan; Gummi Ships, Tangled World, and... Mickey's Giantland? Development update on the process of rendering Rapunzel's hair, rare heartless, and the inclusion of Mickey's Giantland; a 1933 Disney short.

February 12 2018 Kingdom Hearts 3 Renders and Screenshots New character renders of Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mike, and Sully from the Monster's inc world. Also shown are new renders of Riku and Mickey. Riku's new keyblade is shown!

April 15 2018 More Details on KH3 Game & Watch-Style Minigames It has been revealed that in addition to a Giantland-themed minigame, there will be over 20 Game & Watch minigames in KH3 inspired by old-school black and white Mickey Mouse shorts,

April 16 2018 Union X Character to be a Summon in KH3 According to information from one of the panels at the Kingdom Hearts Union X event, a new summon in Kingdom Hearts III will be from a Union X world!

May 23 2018 New Preview for Japanese Version of KH3 Song "Chikai" Preview of KH3's new opening theme

June 10 2018 Kingdom Hearts III Releasing January 29, 2019 After 5 years, we finally have a set release date!

June 11 2018 New Kingdom Hearts III trailer from Square Enix E3 presentation Reveal of the new Frozen world, the return of Larxene, a Simba summon and more!

June 11 2018 Final Kingdom Hearts III E3 Trailer Released Confirming the return of Port Royal and Luxord, as well as giving us our first look at Kairi and Lea, and many more surprises!

June 11 2018 Kingdom Hearts III special editions available for pre-order In a new press release, Square Enix has detailed two special editions that will be available for Kingdom Hearts III!

June 16 2018 New KH3 Information from Famitsu Some recap info as well as hints from the Frozen and Pirates of the Caribbean world

June 26 2018 Full version of Chikai/Oath, the Japanese theme of KHIII, surface online! KH3's official Japanese opening theme is released!

Date	Thread	Info
June 10 2013	Kingdom Hearts 3 is announced	No, really they announced it! Trailer and Logo are shown.
June 11 2013	Details from Square's Press conference	Kotaku's play-by-play of Square-Enix's press conference at E3 2013
June 11 2013	E3 Live talk with Nomura on Kingdom Hearts	"Square Enix Live Presents" featuring a sit-down with Nomura, recalling the information released on Day 1 of E3 2013
June 11 2013	Square Enix Press Release	Square-Enix's press release regarding Kingdom Hearts III, revealing the main plot.
June 12 2013	Famitsu Interview with Nomura	Famitsu's sit-down with Nomura to discuss both Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts 3. Reveals information on the next gen engines and the possibilities that comes with it.
June 14 2013	Degenki and IGN Interview with Nomura	Short Interviews on the possibility of franchises that Disney has recently acquired. Nomura also states that the trailer shows only possibilities.
June 20 2013	Edge Online Interview with Nomura	Nomura's point of view regarding E3 and the next generation of consoles.
June 24 2013	New Character artwork released	A released CG Image depicting Sora, Donald, and goofy in their Kingdom Hearts 2 attire.
June 28 2013	Degenki Playstation Interview with Nomura	Not much revealed here. tidbits of info on the trailer's textures and enthusiasm regarding the world selection process.
July 2 2013	Famitsu Interview with Nomura	Information on more possibilities concerning enemies, battle styles, and visuals.
July 3 2013	Kingdom Hearts to appear at Disney's D23 Expo in October	Nomura stated that he'd like to reveal more on Kingdom Hearts 3 at this event
July 7 2013	Finaland Interview with Nomura at Japan Expo 2013	Nomura discuss his heavy involvement, along with potential co-op, playable characters, and costume designs. He also states that he wishes to include Star wars.
July 8 2013	KHDestiny and KHIsland Interview with Nomura at Japan Expo 2013	Some more development updates on Kingdom Hearts III. Possibility of announcing 2.5 HD ReMix at D23 Expo in October.
July 16 2013	RPG Site Interview with Nomura	Nomura talks development teams, as well as reasons for spin-off games.
July 28 2013	Los Angeles Times Interview with Nomura	Nomura talks KH philosophy and series continuation.
August 30 2013	Kingdom Hearts 3 will be at Tokyo Game show	Title description.
September 10 2013	IGN Interview with Shinji Hashimoto (Expect to wait for KH3)	Hashimoto discusses the progress on Kingdom Hearts 3 and that to make it great, fans will have to wait a little longer
September 13 2013	Here's some ridiculously hi-res Kingdom Hearts III art for you	Title description.
September 25 2013	IGN Interview with Shinji Hashimoto (News on KH3 and the possibility of 2.5 HD ReMix)	Hashimoto's views on tending to the needs to make Kingdom Hearts 3 great, as well as the possibility of a 2.5 HD ReMix.
October 14 2013	D23 Coverage - Kingdom Hearts III Twitter Recap	Twitter feeds describing the D23 trailer
October 15 2013	Kingdom Hearts III - D23 Expo Trailer	Brand new trailer from D23 in Japan.
October 16 2013	Kingdom Hearts 3 Creator's Interview with Tetsuya Nomura	Nomura discusses hopes for the specifications to come with KH3 on the next advanced console. "More Dynamic Possibilities."
January 24 2014	Nomura's thoughts on Kingdom Hearts III and the Playstation 4	Nomura braces himself for the possibilities ahead
March 31 2014	New KH3 Possible at E3 2014	Here's hoping!
April 24 2014	Japanese Xbox Site Launches	It's up now
June 6 2014	No new info at E3	Well that's a darn shame...
June 6 2014	New KH3 Teaser Trailer	An analysis on the contents of the conversation between Eraqus and Xehanort
September 17 2014	Nomura leaves Final Fantasy XV to focus on KH3	With the Final Fantasy title nearing completion, Nomura aims his creativity to the long awaited sequel.
September 24 2014	Famitsu: Kingdom Hearts III Interview with Nomura	Development updates on choosing worlds, fighting styles, and more!
October 1 2014	Message on KH3 from Tetsuya Nomura	Nomura wishes to increase the challenge possibilities!
October 7 2014	Kingdom Hearts III is now using Unreal Engine 4	For the sake of graphical rendering issues.
December 1 2014	New KH3 Info Revealed at 2.5 HD ReMix Event	Another teaser shown in private! A description of the scene is depicted though.
December 28 2014	Tai Yasue Comments On KH3 Development!	Development update for working on new attractions and keyblade transformations. Also stated that more updates would come in 2015
January 22 2015	Tai Yasue Kotaku interview	Yasue discusses how The HD ReMixes were excellent practice for the game in development
January 23 2015	Square-Enix Currently Hiring for KH3	Square Enix reaches out for programmers and designers in Osaka.
June 16 2015	New Trailer shown at E3 2015	Trailer features more attacks, heartless, cutscenes, and a new outfit for Sora. Worlds based off "Hercules" and "Tangled" can also be seen.
June 16 2015	Everything you missed about Kingdom Hearts at E3	A detailed summary of all the trailers and events for Kingdom Hearts at E3.
June 16 2015	Ben Diskin confirmed to return	The voice of young Master Xehanort confirmed his involvement in the E3 trailer via twitter.
June 16 2015	Discussion with Roy Conli about Tangled	The producer for the 2010 film "Tangled," discusses the collaboration process with Square Enix to incorporate the movie into the game.
June 16 2015	High Quality trailer and Screenshots	Enhanced media from the KH3 trailer at E3.
June 17 2015	Nomura Shares More About The KH3 Trailer to Dengeki	Nomura discusses "Attraction Flow," which features the theme park attractions that can be used in battle.
June 17 2015	Nomura Interview with Engadget	Nomura discusses online features, gameplay, and the amount of worlds in the game compared to earlier titles.
June 19 2015	KH3's foundation is nearly complete	Nomura affirmed that the basic framework for Kingdom Hearts III is nearly finished!
June 19 2015	E3 2015 Trailer Analysis	A video analysis highlighting some of the more subtle aspects that stood out.
June 27 2015	8 Things You Need to Know About Kingdom Hearts III	Eight points of interest for fans regarding the development of KH3, with some being quite insightful as to the relationship between Square and Disney, as well as hints of what to expect in KH3.
August 16 2015	Big Hero 6 World confirmed	Announced at D23 2015, Roy Conli confirms!
December 18 2015	Brand New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer	A bit of new gameplay footage featuring Sora.
September 26 2016	Kingdom Hearts III Recording underway	Revealed by Nomura during a Dissidia livestream.
October 27 2016	New Kingdom Hearts III Screenshots	Two screenshots revealing Sora's two new drive forms in the Olympus world
June 11 2017	New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer Released at Kingdom Hearts Orchestra -World Tour	New trailer revealing cutscenes in Twilight town and Olympus Coliseum
July 15 2017	KH3 D23 2017 Trailer + KH3 Coming in 2018!	Toy Story confirmed as a new world! The game is also slated to release sometime in 2018.
July 16 2017	Tetsuya Nomura Talks KH3 Gummi Ship w/ Game Informer	Gummi Ship system slated to return.
July 16 2017	More Details Revealed about Toy Story World	The Toy story plot in KH3 is set to take place between Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3.
July 16 2017	Tetsuya Nomura Interviewed by IGN	Nomura mentions Second Playable Character, no D-links, higher tier magic, a possible Switch Version and more.
July 17 2017	More Information Revealed About Keyblade Transformations and Summons	Nomura discusses the new keyblade modifications as well as a new gameplay mechanic called "Athletic Flow."
July 18 2017	Famitsu Interview w/ Tetsuya Nomura	The Disney movies selected for KH3 will be less than KH2 and will not have any movies after Big Hero 6 (2014) being featured. More information inside!
December 15 2017	UNCONFIRMED Leaked Screenshots Show New World	Images supposedly found in an FTP server showcase a new world based on the film "Monsters Inc." The images are detailed, showing Sora, Donald and Goofy in new monster forms as well as Mike and Sully in their party. Unversed are also shown.
February 10 2018	D23 Expo Japan 2018 KH3 Trailers	Two new trailers confirm the inclusion of a Monsters Inc world, the return of Vanitas and Marluxia, and dream eater summons. New reveals also showcase new clothes for Riku and Mickey as well as a new theme song by Utada Hikaru; "Oath." (also known as "Don't think twice" in English).
February 10 2018	KH III Development Info from IGN Japan; Gummi Ships, Tangled World, and... Mickey's Giantland?	Development update on the process of rendering Rapunzel's hair, rare heartless, and the inclusion of Mickey's Giantland; a 1933 Disney short.
February 12 2018	Kingdom Hearts 3 Renders and Screenshots	New character renders of Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mike, and Sully from the Monster's inc world. Also shown are new renders of Riku and Mickey. Riku's new keyblade is shown!
April 15 2018	More Details on KH3 Game & Watch-Style Minigames	It has been revealed that in addition to a Giantland-themed minigame, there will be over 20 Game & Watch minigames in KH3 inspired by old-school black and white Mickey Mouse shorts,
April 16 2018	Union X Character to be a Summon in KH3	According to information from one of the panels at the Kingdom Hearts Union X event, a new summon in Kingdom Hearts III will be from a Union X world!
May 23 2018	New Preview for Japanese Version of KH3 Song "Chikai"	Preview of KH3's new opening theme
June 10 2018	Kingdom Hearts III Releasing January 29, 2019	After 5 years, we finally have a set release date!
June 11 2018	New Kingdom Hearts III trailer from Square Enix E3 presentation	Reveal of the new Frozen world, the return of Larxene, a Simba summon and more!
June 11 2018	Final Kingdom Hearts III E3 Trailer Released	Confirming the return of Port Royal and Luxord, as well as giving us our first look at Kairi and Lea, and many more surprises!
June 11 2018	Kingdom Hearts III special editions available for pre-order	In a new press release, Square Enix has detailed two special editions that will be available for Kingdom Hearts III!
June 16 2018	New KH3 Information from Famitsu	Some recap info as well as hints from the Frozen and Pirates of the Caribbean world
June 26 2018	Full version of Chikai/Oath, the Japanese theme of KHIII, surface online!	KH3's official Japanese opening theme is released!

Thread by: Krowley, Jun 30, 2013, 9 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates

Thread
New Kingdom Hearts Merchandise

Square Enix has release a few more collective goodies to release this fall. Sora and Riku in their Chain of memories poses along with Sora, donald and Goofy Keychains, all go on sale on September 27th 2013 for 600 Yen. If you're more of a stuffed plush fan, the Dusk nobody from Kingdom Hearts 2 is also being released on the same date for 3,800 Yen.

Thread by: Krowley, Jun 28, 2013, 6 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
Nomura interview with Degenki Playstation on Kingdom Hearts 3

More info on Kingdom Hearts 3 as Degenki Playstation is the next interviewer to Tetsuya Nomura. Sadly not much is revealed, but hey, at least the updates on development are consistent!

Translated by Zephyr of KHinsider

• This time the teaser trailer revealed little information. In the test, were you to run away from there as quick as possible although it isn’t a rendered scene unlike FINAL FANTASY XV, it was actually moving very close to real time. The costumes and battle system are reintroduced.

• Throughout the trailer, the textures are changed in order to shape it to the next generation of KINGDOM HEARTS.

• It is the final chapter of the Seeker of Darkness saga but we’re thinking of a way for beginners to easily get into the game. We’re considering smartphone and online support as well as for FINAL FANTASY XV.

• The development process is very enthusiastic and the selection of worlds isn’t finalized yet.

• Spin offs continued to release for years but the goal was to keep the fans at peace by revealing the latest entry in the series. Although not immediately, information is expected to be revealed at D23 Expo Japan or TGS. Popular voice actors in the series gather for D23 Expo Japan. You may want ask the voice actors about their lives to keep up-to-date or about the series on stage.
Click to expand...

Credit to Roxam for the news discovery.

Thread by: Krowley, Jun 26, 2013, 8 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates
Thread
New Kingdom Hearts 3 Character Artwork released

Square Enix has recently released CG artwork for the announced games of Kingdom Hearts III and final Fantasy XV. The Kingdom Hearts artwork depicting Sora, Donald, and Goofy can be seen below.

Source

Thread by: Krowley, Jun 24, 2013, 29 replies, in forum: Kingdom Hearts News & Updates

Showing results 141 to 160 of 183 Next >

Search Again

Page 8 of 10