KH3D Nomura discusses KH3D and Kingdom Hearts III

[AnsemTheWise 1,114]

 

That can still be, just because the story focuses on Sora doesn't mean we can't get games that show other stuff, right?

 

I was hoping for an entire series set back then. You know, new characters and everything.

[Rob 5,571]

- Whether we’ll release an HD remake or not is another story, however we are considering doing an HD upgraded version of one of the past titles.

 

That's gotta be BbS. With the new line of PSP HD remasterings, it's gotta be.

 

Then that will make BBS the most worked on KH game, but I have no problem with that. I at least expected KH1, KH2, and BBS to be remastered.

[Razorwind Keyblade 304]

That was not as much as I expected.

 

But it's better than nothing.

 

I can tell this game will be confusing becasue I couldn't even understand this interview.

 

There will be "????" it the sky at Traverse Town?

[Oishii 3,987]

- The current Xehanort saga will end in KH3. There are tentative plot ideas for after that too. The main character won’t change, it’ll be Sora.

I would prefer another hero to start a new journey with. Sora can't be the only person one to save the worlds all the time. It makes me worry about the VA for him too. We don't know if Haley Osment is dedicated enough to stick with being Sora's VA after the Xehanort saga. It wouldn't be the same with someone else.

- Traverse Town with “????” and “????” are shown, showing a character raising steadily from the top of a building.

Can't wait to get the scans of this ^^

[Rose Riku 39]

I hope maybe after KH3, Sora will be older? And there will be a totally new type of plot? C:

[Rob 5,571]

I hope maybe after KH3, Sora will be older? And there will be a totally new type of plot? C:

 

Um, that's what happens when there is a new saga.

[rizar14 8]

only people i think of in xxx andxxx is ansem and xemans or sora and riku or donald and goffey? mabyr axrl and roxes sora ven

aqua kiri riku terra??????? i want to know and im happy but kinda p off because i have to wait like a year and it all for some dumb ff that i think is the dumbest game in the world after ten for ps2 it Firetruck up bad like 13 for ps3 i loved the game and the sommanes sorry for the errors but the story was crap i didnt understand like any thing f ff and go to kh ive be playing since i was lik 6 7 or 8 ? im pissed ahhhh but happy

[RoxasKey2DestinyXx 27]

I'm just saying.. it be cool if ???? and ???? were some combination of Roxas/Xion and Ven/Aqua. My bet is Roxas and Xion.

[Oishii 3,987]

Yeah, I'm taking this off of KHInsider, but they have literal translations that have some interesting info.

Here's a bit of the interview with Nomura:

 

Were there any adjustments to the story for international players?

 

Nomura: I believe that if something's interesting enough people will accept it, so we didn't pay conscious attention to specific regions. But Disney did tell us it had a "Japanese feeling", which I guess you could call an "Oriental way of thinking" (laughs). Also, in terms of storyline, I was thinking of making it simpler and clearer, but Sakaguchi-san (Hironobu Sakaguchi) gave me a single piece of advice for the KH series. That was, "If you don't make it a little more complex, like FF, you won't be able to compete." I prefer to leave the players scope for imagination and guessing, so I decided to develop the game in that way.

 

Will 3D also have an enigmatic storyline?

 

Nomura: It's quite difficult to understand. Right now we're putting the story into the Disney scenarios, and it seems like once through won't be enough to understand it. As for the individual mysteries, they'll explain some of the reasons and connections with the game's scenario. We also need approval from overseas, so we're putting in localisation along the way, which is hard work. But there are those on the Disney side who love KH too, and they have a detailed understanding of the scenario, and have been following closely.

 

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At the moment, how far along is development of 3D?

 

Nomura: About 40~50%. Soon we'll start recording voices. The theme this time is "bold action", but I also want to seriously consider the pacing of the story. From this survey I can see that the storyline is a highly anticipated part of the game, but I don't want it to be too drawn-out.

 

So will you be reducing the number of game events?

 

Nomura: It's not like that. Just that when something happens, if you explain everything from square one you weaken the pacing. So we're introducing a new system to avoid that. In FF Versus XIII we've removed the cutscenes, letting players continue playing through game events, and here we're going in a different direction again. Also, in 3D Sora fights alongside some strange companions. We're planning to put together a secret movie, so look forward to that.

The "Sora fights alongside some strange companions" is interesting. I wonder if that's tied with the two XXXX figures.

[Rose Riku 39]

 

Um, that's what happens when there is a new saga.

 

I meant like.. older. 18 or older.

[Rob 5,571]

 

I meant like.. older. 18 or older.

 

I think they would want to keep Sora as young as possible. A year after KH3.

[Razorwind Keyblade 304]

I'm just saying.. it be cool if ???? and ???? were some combination of Roxas/Xion and Ven/Aqua. My bet is Roxas and Xion.

 

They said it would be new chracters.

[DChiuch 5,773]

 

They said it would be new chracters.

 

You sure..? I haven't seen that anywhere.

[Kinode 3,056]

You sure..? I haven't seen that anywhere.

 

I believe I read it somewhere in this site that they are not yet introduced characters.

[Kishira 2,854]

I was happy to read people at Disney love this series, lucky them that they get to know the storyline before anyone else.

[Icarus 161]

So there's 2 new characters? ...sweet.

[J. Severe 1,137]

"I was able to play a little of the demo version. You can play in the familiar Traverse Town world. Two characters whose names aren’t revealed yet are there. The bright bursts from the battles are even more illuminating than before. You’ll be able to climb up buildings. The battle system is large scale and has a flashy action style, it has a fun feeling. I’m surprised that the party members will be characters who haven’t appeared before. I think it seems the [main] battle opponent won’t be Heartless or Nobody."

 

:'o ... It's... it's beautiful! :'D

 

So the party members are new characters?! Sweet! The battle system is on a large scale, and it has action and fun?! Even more sweet! The new enemy ISN'T a Heartless or a Nobody! ULTRA SWEET~!

[keystrike 145]

"I think it seems the [main] battle opponent won’t be Heartless or Nobody."

 

Anybody thinking what I'm thinking...

[riku023 2]

From this summer to next spring, we’ll continue releasing information and sales dates for KH among other titles from the first development department, so please look forward to it. so does this mean no more news droughts from now until spring 2012 i hope so and was the new game announcement that final fantasy rhythm game or is it something else does anyone know yet and when will the rest of the article be done with translating

[Kishira 2,854]

"I think it seems the [main] battle opponent won’t be Heartless or Nobody."

 

Anybody thinking what I'm thinking...

 

*raises hand*

[Razorwind Keyblade 304]

You sure..? I haven't seen that anywhere.

 

lol I thought you read the whole entire article.

[hatok 6,413]

"I was able to play a little of the demo version. You can play in the familiar Traverse Town world. Two characters whose names aren’t revealed yet are there. The bright bursts from the battles are even more illuminating than before. You’ll be able to climb up buildings. The battle system is large scale and has a flashy action style, it has a fun feeling. I’m surprised that the party members will be characters who haven’t appeared before. I think it seems the [main] battle opponent won’t be Heartless or Nobody."

 

:'o ... It's... it's beautiful! :'D

 

So the party members are new characters?! Sweet! The battle system is on a large scale, and it has action and fun?! Even more sweet! The new enemy ISN'T a Heartless or a Nobody! ULTRA SWEET~!

 

I... that really is beautiful, isn't it.

[DChiuch 5,773]

 

lol I thought you read the whole entire article.

 

Lol yeah I usually skip over them... however, I actually did read this bit. However I interpreted "havent been revealed yet", as, simply that their names have not yet been revealed.. not that it's an actual new character, if you understand me.

[Razorwind Keyblade 304]

Lol yeah I usually skip over them... however, I actually did read this bit. However I interpreted "havent been revealed yet", as, simply that their names have not yet been revealed.. not that it's an actual new character, if you understand me.

 

Ahahahahaha, I understand you nice and clearly buddy.

[Kinode 3,056]

"I think it seems the [main] battle opponent won’t be Heartless or Nobody."

 

Anybody thinking what I'm thinking...

 

Exactly what I was thinking.