The game's story doesn't develop much? But... Nomura said that the story was on par with the numbered titles! Ugh, fooled by Nomura again. D:

But the dark story part makes up for it. :P

Just a small thing here. A friend of mine(Tgirl) on GameFAQs has said that one of the lines weren't correct.

"Thus far, I think the action RPG hasn’t been as dynamic." should be "So far, I absolutely think the action RPG is considerably dynamic. "
"Koko made dynamic na action RPG ha nakanaka naito omou."

The "dark story" probably has to deal with Sora, Riku, and Master Xehanort.

I just hope the game comes out soon in NA!!!!

Right. And iirc, Nomura liked Star Wars kinda XD (best argument ever XD)



As Xian Cano said, I think that he is more like Obi-Wan in this or at least I hope so. However, the irony is, that I DO think, that Xehanort will not die in the end. Something like in Avatar (the bald monk child) will happen or can someone imagining that Sora wills him like for real? XD

I think they would never have sora actually kill him... but i think there going to do some cheesy "Consumed by his own darkness" thing. although, sora actually killing him would be badass! :D

Dark story... Hmm, how dark we talkin' here? To a degree, most KH stories are somewhat dark. I hope this is the darkest yet, that would be awesome. I just really want something better than CoM's "slowly make you lose all hope of escape and take away everything you hold dear as you progress" dark story. Make me tremble at the tragedy, or despair, or something. Maybe actually "kill kill" someone, not just "kind of kill" them. I mean, how do you even die in Kingdom Hearts anyway? Apparently getting stabbed through the chest and other various injuries by weapon doesn't work to well.

Eh, either way I see potential in this game. Can't wait to play it. Though its release in Japan does mean nine days until I avoid this place like the plague, unfortunately. :/

If "dark story" means "not everybody will be saved" etc. then I am happy. Not that I am against a happy end but it feels kind of cheap how even dead people come back. As long as they don't bring Eraqus back (I really like him, but... well, come on...)

That would be nice, and he did go down like a hero (or man, or warrior, or epicly, or however you wish to say it). Unfortunately, it seems that people just can't stay dead in this series.
Also, great avatar. Mieu is awesome.

Stupid front page won't let me update it with news -.-;;  I think DC messed up the coding for that.

Oh well, here's my translation:

+ This time the story’s development doesn’t change the story so much to be numbered. Nomura’s final task this time was remembrance. The story in KHII was spread to unfold little by little, but as for all the foreshadowing retrieved, the sequel is looking to be a fun installment.

+ There is a lot of meaning put into “Distance” and the distance taken in the next KH work. I think the player can feel they are somehow or other getting closer to the meaning as they play. In the end, whether they are successful or have failed will become clear. “Just as with ‘Drop’, there is a pattern of both of them dropping.” (trolololo) (laugh)

+ I think what is a dream and what is reality will be clear in the end, but not everything that unfolds is a dream. (About the guests from TWEWY) Similarly to how I have assembled several of my FF projects, I wanted a surprise in a different form. With the extended Slide Pad Pro, you can control the camera movement with the right stick, but even without it it is comfortable to play.

+ (About using the touch panel for Reality Shift,) It may be better to think of using your finger for the touch panel. The exhilarating feeling the Osaka team made is to the same degree as BBS’s. I think it wouldn’t feel as exhilarating if you couldn’t kick off the walls.

+ Until now the actions in KH couldn’t be performed seamlessly. With the Free Flow Action, I think you can make clever use of the substantial gameplay. I want player to have fun testing out the various actions in the game.

+ Thus far, I think the action RPG hasn’t been as dynamic. The story is also dark, and I hope even a person who has become interested in the series for the first time will want to play. To the TWEWY fans as well, because it’s the same staff, I think they can receive an intimate and touching feeling from the game.

"It has a dark story" funny the ones that have dark stories in this series are usually the best haha :P

So it is really confirmed that he has a next numbered title in mind (KH3).. :) I hope he does talks about kh3 though in this interview..!

If "dark story" means "not everybody will be saved" etc. then I am happy. Not that I am against a happy end but it feels kind of cheap how even dead people come back. As long as they don't bring Eraqus back (I really like him, but... well, come on...)

I bet some fan will take this the wrong way and start said that this game is a spinoff and that they want KH3 already. :/

Anyway I'm really excited for this game and a dark story I wonder what is going to happen can't wait to find out! :D