IGN Brasil Interview w/ Tetsuya Nomura

Meilin Lee · Jul 29, 2018

Although it's been weeks since E3 ended, a new interview with director Tetsuya Nomura from the event was posted in IGN Brasil.

When asked on who his favorite character is, Nomura says:

When I wrote the story, I realized that I'm more of Ansem / Xehanort's side, because they say things I would probably say. On the other hand, Sora says things I would not personally say.
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On dark themes in 'Kingdom Hearts III', Nomura states:

We do not have a boundary line set on dark themes, as long as it's not on the screen and the game does not have very violent scenes.

**NOTE** Nomura does say KH3 will have "shocking scenes".
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On world selection, Nomura says:

For each game and each world, I ask my team to bring ideas and create concepts. These documents include which worlds they would like to see in the game and what kind of gameplay we could develop in these worlds. I take a look at all this and see which world or which gameplay is interesting enough for me, then I make a list of these and other worlds that should be in the game and in order of priority.

**NOTE** Nomura also states that his favorite world hasn't been revealed yet, while adding that there will be "some original worlds in Kingdom Hearts 3".
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Nomura also reveals a surprising fact regarding world selection, stating that 'Mary Poppins' was actually being considered as a potential world over the years, but he was never able to figure out how to include it in a KH game. Regarding this, Nomura says:

Mary Poppins has always been in our conversations about concepts and ideas, but we've always wondered how we can use that film in the franchise. There's a possibility, as long as there's a good idea for that.
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And when asked about the popularity of 'Kingdom Hearts' in Brazil, Nomura replies:

We are developing this game in Japan, so when I come to events like this [E3] and I meet people from the press from different countries and regions, that's when I realize how big the franchise is, because it's not something I feel in practice. That all of this is real, but I do not realize it from day to day.
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Krowley · Jul 29, 2018

Mary poppins is a summon. Her ability is to clean up all them heartless.

Ability King KK · Jul 29, 2018

On the favorite character: I'm surprised he didn't say Riku, considering how over the course of the series Riku is shown so much favoritism over Sora. It's almost like what Kishimoto did with Sasuke over Naruto.

On world selection: I'm looking forward to seeing what Nomura's favorite world will be and what kind of "original worlds" will be in KH3.

On Mary Poppins: I'm curious as to how the hell a world based on Mary Poppins could even work, considering what the movie was about to begin with.

Iskandar · Jul 29, 2018

My only reaction on this is saying "thank you very much" for not having put in Mary Poppins into the series yet, and I hope they never manage to.

. : tale_wind · Jul 30, 2018

Iskandar said: ↑

My only reaction on this is saying "thank you very much" for not having put in Mary Poppins into the series yet, and I hope they never manage to.
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I would kill to see Mary Poppins incorporated into the series somehow; that would be a delight!

Iskandar · Jul 30, 2018

tamale said: ↑

I would kill to see Mary Poppins incorporated into the series somehow; that would be a delight!
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We don't need to kill the series with live action characters. All we need is Jack Sparrow and we're good, and luckily we already have him again.

Ability King KK · Jul 30, 2018

Iskandar said: ↑

We don't need to kill the series with live action characters. All we need is Jack Sparrow and we're good, and luckily we already have him again.
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There's a few live-action Disney movies that could work in KH. We've already had Tron and Tron Legacy and I very much think Hocus Pocus could work as well.

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