"Birth of Kingdom Hearts" Interview

Xaldin · Apr 27, 2007

Hey guys! It seems as though an interview has popped up recently and thanks to TheWertle we have a translation of it!

Q: Your debut as director was with KH, What was the process of bringing that out like?

Nomura: With the designs of KH, I had a plot around the time that FF7 was in production, and by the time of FF8, I had full out designs. But at that point the disney characters hadn't completely appeared. Hashimoto came up with the idea of a story with Disney. Since at that time Mr. Disney was in the same building, Hashimoto would sometimes talk with him on the elevator. And I guess they worked something out.

Q: Were you the director at that time?

Nomura: No, I was polishing up the KH designs, and was thinking of what the next line of development would be, and someone else was appointed as the director for this "Disney game". I think until then the things I did were often pretty useless. But the KH team told me "We want you to participate with us Tetsu-san, no one else would make a better director", and so they pushed for that afterwards.

Source: FF13vids

Darkcloud · Apr 27, 2007

It's kind of hard to imagine anyone but Nomura directing Kingdom Hearts, isn't it?

xekushi · Apr 27, 2007

At this time it would be hard to picture any one else.

venster · Apr 27, 2007

So the idea was made because two people were talking in an elevator....AWESOME! xD

Darkcloud · Apr 27, 2007

eastercat said: ↑

So the idea was made because two people were talking in an elevator....AWESOME! xD
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Yeah, talk about humble beginnings.

Person · Apr 27, 2007

i think it's just cool that they ended up in the same building as Disney at just the right time^^ it's great when you hear about stuff happening like that.

Knighty McKnight · Apr 27, 2007

Hmm...so he's had the idea since FFVII...that might explain why some pieces in KH can be compared rather easily to event/concepts in VII. Hmm...well this was interesting to read.

The 13th Soul · Apr 27, 2007

soo wait is this inteviw focoisng of how KH came to be? and how Nomura became director? thats pretty cool lol if it wasnt nomura who was director what would KH be like O_O probley not as good lol

twilightsora13 · Apr 29, 2007

no way, he had KH in mind all the way back at FF7? O_O I didn't think it was that far back. but it does make sense....it was released in 2000, and it took four years to make....so about 1998 would have been when production started. oh FF7. you started a good trend, that you did.

thank you so very much, elevators! you've done the world a favor by being a nice conversation zone. *hugs elevators*

I do wonder what would have become of the world if Nomura himself had not been the director of KH. *shudders* such genius would have gone unknown.

Sora-Riku · Apr 30, 2007

Waaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiitttttt....

LMAO kh was made in an.... ELEVATOR!?!?!? XD LOL

Reoy · May 3, 2007

wtf?! kh was created in a freakin' elevator that hardly happens lol

Zexion of the Twilight · May 3, 2007

This was discussed many months ago...

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"Birth of Kingdom Hearts" Interview

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