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SE director of technology: Kingdom Hearts III utilizes Crystal Tools

Kingdom Hearts III17 July 2012 by DChiuch

FFDream.com have conducted an interview with Julien Merceron, the worldwide director of technology within Square Enix. The majority of this interview discusses their new "Luminous Engine", which was previewed at E3 2012, however, the interviewer asked about Kingdom Hearts III and if it will use the Luminous Engine, and Julien gave his answer.

It seems to suggest that some work has already been done with Kingdom Hearts on the Crystal Tools engine (the engine that Final Fantasy Versus XIII is built on), however, it could just mean that this is still in the planning stages, or it could simply be Julien's opinion. We'll let you draw your own conclusion from the interview extract below, which was translated from French to English by TheApprenticeofKingMickey from KH13.

FFDream: We presume, of course that this technology will be put to use in future productions coming from Square Enix. Do you believe Tetsuya Nomura could perhaps make use of this technology in Kingdom Hearts III?

Julien: It's already evident that we're using Luminous Engine on various franchises other than just Final Fantasy. However, Crystal Tools, as I was talking about earlier, is employed exclusively on Final Fantasy, only for now. Since the next Dragon Quest X uses Crystal Tools, as well as internal projects such as Kingdom Hearts which also utilize Crystal Tools, it's evident that Luminous Engine will cover a large spectrum of gaming franchises and I hope it will be taken advantage of by other teams, but we still have a lot of work to do.

Update: FFDream have done their own English translation of the interview, and this alternate translation can be read below.

FFDream: We imagine that this technology will be used for the next Square Enix productions. Do you think that Tetsuya Nomura could use it for the next Kingdom Hearts III?

Julien Merceron: We will use the Luminous Engine for a lot of games, not only Final Fantasy. By the way, currently, Final Fantasy uses the Crystal Tools, but also the news Dragon Quest X and other projects such as Kingdom Hearts. Luminous Engine will thus be used for a large range of games and, I hope, by a lot of teams, but we still have a lot of work to do.

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JJoploo, Sep 04 2012 01:02 AM

So is the Crystal Tool only used on a specific console? I don't know anything about engines xD

jtshiro, Sep 04 2012 06:12 PM

So is the Crystal Tool only used on a specific console? I don't know anything about engines xD


It is a graphics engine developed by Square Enix that runs on this generation's hardware (PS3/360 and most likely Wii U as well)

JJoploo, Sep 05 2012 05:42 PM

It is a graphics engine developed by Square Enix that runs on this generation's hardware (PS3/360 and most likely Wii U as well)


I see, thanks for answering! :)

AlexisheartsKH, Aug 24 2012 02:52 PM

Happy to hear that Kingdom Hearts 3 will be on PS3! A big fan of the KH graphics and now finally I'll get to see them on a bigger screen! I wanna be a voice over for one of the characters!

Blader, Aug 24 2012 04:53 PM

Happy to hear that Kingdom Hearts 3 will be on PS3! A big fan of the KH graphics and now finally I'll get to see them on a bigger screen! I wanna be a voice over for one of the characters!


That's a awesome goal! I like it!

DarknessOrLight, Jul 28 2012 12:44 AM

It might be made on technology more advanced crystal tool because I guarantee that the game will come on the generation of PS4/Xbox 720.

They would NEVER make it for a different console. They will develop it for the relevant PS console.

Disagree.

People DO realize this means that KH3 CAN be for Wii U right?

If by the time Versus is done,the PS4 is already launched,or anounced,Nomura will probably put the game on the Nintendo Console.

No "dead" console will get a game this great(and I mean in magnitude not in awesomeness),and Since DQ10 uses the same engine might as well,makes sense right?

If any sony fan get's butthurt,go....die I don't care,I am a KH fan,not a "insert console here" fan,and in my book,that makes me better then any console fanboy.

Agreed.

Rob, Jul 27 2012 03:38 PM

what

Blader, Jul 19 2012 04:46 PM

Not to blow everyone expectations or anything, but I don't think Mr. Merceron is referring to Kingdom Hearts III. I have suspicions as well as sources that say that he could be talking about Kingdom Hearts game in general, that a fan might have given Square a entire KH game, down to the voice actors and the game engine, which was the Crystal Tools engine.

Plus, the Kingdom Hearts Team is working on FFVersusXIII. Why would they stop all of the sudden and start working on KH3?

Oh, and I'm that fan that sent the game idea to Square. I have the letter to prove it.

Not to blow everyone expectations or anything, but I don't think Mr. Merceron is referring to Kingdom Hearts III. I have suspicions as well as sources that say that he could be talking about Kingdom Hearts game in general, that a fan might have given Square a entire KH game, down to the voice actors and the game engine, which was the Crystal Tools engine.

Plus, the Kingdom Hearts Team is working on FFVersusXIII. Why would they stop all of the sudden and start working on KH3?

Oh, and I'm that fan that sent the game idea to Square. I have the letter to prove it.

Cool.

4KHFangel, Jul 21 2012 07:45 PM

What game Idea? :D Can I see it? :D How did you contact them? :D

Noby Raghavan, Jul 19 2012 02:24 PM

STOP ARGUING AND PARTY PEOPLE! =D

Noby Raghavan, Jul 19 2012 02:16 PM

OMO OHMYLLAMA!!
=celebrates=

razuthor72, Jul 19 2012 01:07 AM

This is fantastic. Possible graphical improvement of KH? Sounds good to me :)

DG20, Jul 18 2012 09:14 PM

I'm tired of the new Final Fantasy games, I just want KH.

theultimatesorafan, Jul 18 2012 05:22 PM

COOL