Radiant Garden in KH3

[KHVision 85]

In KH1 Radiant Garden was known as Hollow Bastion and had us running through a castle and locking the final keyhole. A year later, in the continuity, KH2 showed us a Hollow Bastion being restored to its original form, even gaining its original name of Radiant Garden at the end of the world's story. What I want to know is, how far along do you think Radiant Garden's restoration process will be if we see it in KH3? Within the year between KH1 and KH2, it seemed to have quite a lot of progress done, but the new areas could have already been there in KH1. I don't think Radiant Garden will be restored to its full glory in KH3, but I do think it will have made some decent progress.

[Master Eraqus 1,340]

Well, Dream Drop Distance takes place a year after Kingdom Hearts 2, and Kingdom Hearts 3 will probably take place one year after DDD (cause we all know how much Square loves the number 13 and that would make 13 years from Birth By Sleep to 3). So, we'll most likely see Radiant Garden become in a much better state than 2 and close to its full potential from BBS. And who knows, maybe even better. 

[2 quid is good 2,209]

Well, Dream Drop Distance takes place a year after Kingdom Hearts 2, and Kingdom Hearts 3 will probably take place one year after DDD (cause we all know how much Square loves the number 13 and that would make 13 years from Birth By Sleep to 3). So, we'll most likely see Radiant Garden become in a much better state than 2 and close to its full potential from BBS. And who knows, maybe even better.

I have a feeling that there may be new areas for us to explore, and that it will be better because of a line Leon said at some point, along the lines of ' and if we can I want to improve this place' or something. I'll look it up properly

[soraspromise 380]

Well, Dream Drop Distance takes place a year after Kingdom Hearts 2, and Kingdom Hearts 3 will probably take place one year after DDD (cause we all know how much Square loves the number 13 and that would make 13 years from Birth By Sleep to 3). So, we'll most likely see Radiant Garden become in a much better state than 2 and close to its full potential from BBS. And who knows, maybe even better. 

 

The 13 year thing would make sense, but do you recall where it was said DDD was a year after KH2? I know RE:Coded was almost immediately after KH2 and so I was under the impression that DDD was slightly after the events of RE:Coded. 

Edited August 18, 2015 by soraspromise

[Master Eraqus 1,340]

The 13 year thing would make sense, but do you recall where it was said DDD was a year after KH2? I know RE:Coded was almost immediately after KH2 and so I was under the impression that DDD was slightly after the events of RE:Coded. 

According to the character reports in DDD, DDD takes place at least a dozen years after BBS.

 

Ventus description in DDD: "One of three Keyblade wielders who played a pivotal role in a historic clash more than a dozen years ago. His heart is sleeping, and he has been laid to rest in a secret chamber of a certain castle until someone can wake him up."

 

Aqua description in DDD: "One of three Keyblade wielders who played a pivotal role in a historic clash more than a dozen years ago. To save a friend, she cast herself into the realm of darkness, never to be seen again."

 

So it could be that it takes place thirteen years after BBS, but it would make more sense for KH3 to be the final year, y'know, to make it 'special'.

[soraspromise 380]

According to the character reports in DDD, DDD takes place at least a dozen years after BBS.

 

Ventus description in DDD: "One of three Keyblade wielders who played a pivotal role in a historic clash more than a dozen years ago. His heart is sleeping, and he has been laid to rest in a secret chamber of a certain castle until someone can wake him up."

 

Aqua description in DDD: "One of three Keyblade wielders who played a pivotal role in a historic clash more than a dozen years ago. To save a friend, she cast herself into the realm of darkness, never to be seen again."

 

So it could be that it takes place thirteen years after BBS, but it would make more sense for KH3 to be the final year, y'know, to make it 'special'.

 

Interesting... I would love it if Sora & Kairi are 17 and Riku was 18 in KH3. It would help me not feel so old hahah. 

 

I'll have to play through KH3D again soon. I planned to do it shortly before KH3 comes out but who knows when that'll be... More than likely I'll definitely play through it again if I get accepted to do a KH3 related panel at my local anime convention. 

[Ultima Spark 753]

Dream Drop Distance takes place less than a year after KH2, we know this because the Memorial Ultimania says Sora is 15 in both games. "Dozen" was just a (now incorrect) extrapolation of the JP version's "over a decade ago".

Edited August 18, 2015 by Ultima Spark

[Jaime Espinal 5]

In the blank points video ATW states that its been at least a year perhaps more since he met Sora. So would this be at least a year after KH2?

[matteso586 115]

Master Eraqus: ME, what made you think that KH3 is set a year after KH3D? Nomura officially stated that the time lapse is shorter than that.

[Elizabeth Mendes 31]

I want Radiant Garden to fly and move around like the gardens in FFVIII 

[Ultima Spark 753]

In the blank points video ATW states that its been at least a year perhaps more since he met Sora. So would this be at least a year after KH2?

 

Time flows differently (erratically?) in the Realm of Darkness, plus his amnesia likely meddled with his sense of time.

[gingienator 278]

Pretty sure there would be some good changes to poor Radiant Garden ; u ;

That poor world suffered too much already { thanks Xehanort e - e }

[VisitJoan 2,713]

The 13 year thing would make sense, but do you recall where it was said DDD was a year after KH2? I know RE:Coded was almost immediately after KH2 and so I was under the impression that DDD was slightly after the events of RE:Coded. 

It did say in the files that Aqua was one of the keyblade wielders from over 12 years ago - which does suggest a year between that and KH2.  However, since the the events of Codded couldn't have taken a year to happen, It's more likely that DDD takes place a year after the start of KH2.

 

 

As for Radiant Garden - I don't think it will be restored to what it once was, but it should have come a long way form what it was in KH2.

[Master Eraqus 1,340]

Master Eraqus: ME, what made you think that KH3 is set a year after KH3D? Nomura officially stated that the time lapse is shorter than that.

I never said that it was confirmed that KH3 will take place a year after DDD, but we all gotta remember how much Square loves the number 13. And that would make 13 years from BBS till 3. At least that's what I thought until I found out in this topic that the 'dozen years' thing I got from DDD was a mistranslation.

 

Also when did Nomura state the time lapse you mentioned?

[soraspromise 380]

Dream Drop Distance takes place less than a year after KH2, we know this because the Memorial Ultimania says Sora is 15 in both games. "Dozen" was just a (now incorrect) extrapolation of the JP version's "over a decade ago".

 

Man. I almost hate that I was originally right because my mind totally went all over the place putting together pieces to match up with KH3 happening 13 years after BBS.