New Famitsu Interview with Nomura

Meilin Lee · Oct 1, 2014

With the release of Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix in Japan, Famitsu has conducted another interview with Kingdom Hearts series director, Tetsuya Nomura, sharing some of his thoughts on the remastered games, as well as comments on the new scenes included (which have yet to appear online). Credit to SkyKeybladeHero of KH13.com for the translated interview below:

What are the highlights of KH2FM HD?

Nomura: KH2's map and production have much more density than KH, and the characters are more numerous as well. In HD, you can see well even the expressions of characters that are in the background and understand the circumstances with more ease. Since KH2 has much more information, I think it greatly benefits from the HD remaster.

Among everything that was included in the FInal Mix version, what would you recommend?

Nomura: The battle against the Lingering Will. Among all the series' titles, it stands for 1st or 2nd most famous battle. It's quite hard to defeat it, but even if you don't, I want everyone to taste its power. Depending on whether you fought it or not, I think your feelings for BbS will change. In 2.5, BBS is also included, so I'd recommend playing KH2 and fighting the Lingering Will first, before going on to play BBS.

What are the highlights of BBS FM HD?

Nomura: Comparing to KH2FM, which we could almost leave as it was, the production of BBS HD was much more major, since it was originally designed for a handheld. The amazing part is feeling it in a way you've never seen before, I guess. Story-wise, it has 3 characters and many shocking scenes, so you can't just squeeze it in one story. I daresay the Secret Movie is one of those shocking scenes. Among the whole series, I think it's one of the most touching, so I hope you enjoy watching it in HD.

Among everything that was included in the FInal Mix version, what would you recommend?

Nomura: The Secret Episode. It's an evolution of all the Secret Movies I've put in the games so far, because it's playable. You can feel the pace of the story and the battle, so I'm glad I made it like that. By the way, the indication for Birth By Sleep -Volume 2- is still there. It shows the existence of Aqua's story in the Realm of Darkness. It means that she didn't just wander about in the Darkness for ten years, but that she passed through many experiences. However, it is a "Fragmentary Passage", as the same suggests-- that story was severed and wasn't told. I hope I can tell it when given the opportunity.

What are the highlights of KH Re:coded HD?

Nomura: Everything! The original text dialogues were changed to fit being voiced, and the feel you get from it has changed a lot. For example, in Alice's world, the texts that ended in "right?" were changed to "riiiight?" in the voice acting. We used the production of original anime as basis for this. And it is a title full of discoveries. Also, I tried to make it a feature film that links the story very well when adding the Disney Worlds, battle scenes and narrations.

Tell us more about the new scenes.

Nomura: I've added 2 brand new scenes. One of them contains the word "Tome of Prophecy" which is related to KHχ[chi] as well. Currently, there are many people that seem to think KHχ[chi] isn't canon, so I intended to make people realize that indeed there is a connection, by adding some elements from KHχ[chi] in 2.5. The other scene is from KH3D, before Axel (Lea) and the others wake up. If I tell too much about it, I think many doubts will come forth, so I'll leave it to your imagination.
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Source: KH13.com

. : tale_wind · Oct 1, 2014

Interesting to see that Nomura hasn't given up on Birth By Sleep -Volume 2-, and even cooler to know that it wasn't just Aqua wandering the Realm of Darkness! Man, I actually want that game to happen now.

Also interesting is the idea that Re:coded and X have been tied together! It'll be neat to see how that works out~

A Zebra · Oct 1, 2014

Alice in Wonderland is my favourite anime

Misty · Oct 2, 2014

I still don't think much of anything will come out of BBS Vol 2 -- certainly not an entirely new game like some people seem to expect. I don't think they'd waste their time on it when KH3 is in active development. We had a podcast episode about it and I can see having a portion of KH3 where Aqua, still in the Realm of Darkness, is playable but that's the most I expect.

Thanks Roxam!

AzzyFox · Oct 2, 2014

You know what would be cool? BBS Volume 2 as a playable prologue to KH3.

A Zebra · Oct 2, 2014

Misty said: ↑

I still don't think much of anything will come out of BBS Vol 2 -- certainly not an entirely new game like some people seem to expect. I don't think they'd waste their time on it when KH3 is in active development. We had a podcast episode about it and I can see having a portion of KH3 where Aqua, still in the Realm of Darkness, is playable but that's the most I expect.

Thanks Roxam!
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AzzyFox said: ↑

You know what would be cool? BBS Volume 2 as a playable prologue to KH3.
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that's what I'm figuring. basically a more interesting version of Roxas' intro
unless Aqua has to do odd jobs in the Realm of Darkness

Truly Mad Moves · Oct 2, 2014

YESSSSS! He still wants to do Birth By Sleep: Volume 2.

I think it can still work as a full game. Who knows what kind of experiences she has down there? Who she meets who has connections to the rest of the series? Plus, the secret episode ends with her realizing that Cinderella's world has fallen into darkness, so... there's the world-travelling aspect of the game, right there. A midquel that fills in the gaps of ten years of wandering around? The possibilities are endless...

Menos Grande · Oct 4, 2014

What would be even cooler? Make it for Ps Vita so we can brag about it ç.ç no fair that nintendo handled has more love than we dot.

A Zebra · Oct 5, 2014

Menos Grande said: ↑

What would be even cooler? Make it for Ps Vita so we can brag about it ç.ç no fair that nintendo handled has more love than we dot.
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Even PlayStation loves the 3DS mroe than the Vita, there's not much of a chance that KH... or much of anything, honestly... will make it to that system

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