New information from Ruliweb interview with Tetsuya Nomura: Maps from previous numbered Kingdom Hearts games will NOT appear in Kingdom Hearts III

[Toominator 916]

In a previous article, we reported that Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, was interviewed by Ruliweb and claimed that there were no plans to release Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX on the PlayStation 4. However, as we and others further investigated this interview, one paragraph stuck out. Using Google Translate, rumors were spread about worlds like Pride Lands and Halloween Town not returning in Kingdom Hearts III. However, thanks to Jess from Tumblr and Amber from Tumblr, we have translated a section of the interview that will clear things up:

 

Nomura: Any map used in the first two [numbered] Kingdom Hearts games will not appear in Kingdom Hearts III.

To clarify, Nomura states that maps used in the previous games will not return. This does not rule out movies that we have seen before, as evidenced by the return of the Hercules world seen in the

. We have never ventured in the areas around Mount Olympus, but we have been in the Coliseum, a "Town Near Thebes", and the Underworld from the Hercules movie. While it is likely that Halloween Town and other such worlds from movies featured in previous games will not return, simply because of the lack of new maps/areas, it does not rule them out completely.

 

With this new information, which new areas from worlds we have visited in the series would you like to see in Kingdom Hearts III? Let us know in the comments!

 

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[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

I'm calling it right now!  Instead of the Pirates world returning in the Port Royal map, we'd be in Tortuga instead!  That way, the map from KHII wouldn't be in KHIII! That means we may see old worlds returning with entirely new sections, with previous sections being abandoned.  How clever, Nomura...

Edited August 25, 2015 by The Transcendent Key

[AJTREY 70]

Twilight Town.

[Exiblade7 1,917]

I'm calling it now. Pride Lands probably isn't going to be in kh3 even though I love to two movies. I just can't see Pride Lands in it with this news that Noruma just announced.

[Movies798 1,359]

Thank God because I always found the maps completely useless in the Kingdom Hearts series.

[Toominator 916]

Twilight Town.

This is geared more toward Disney worlds =P

[Kevin_Keyblade 203]

Thank God because I always found the maps completely useless in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Maybe but not in KH3D, some worlds have lots of places to go, for example, Les Cite des Cloches, Country of the Musketeers and other worlds in this game 

[Anti-SOLDIER 68]

Kinda glad but also disappointed. I'm glad they're making it completely new, but some old maps would have been nice. Such as Radiant Garden or Traverse Town at least.

[Kingdomhe 1,362]

I'm calling it now. Pride Lands probably isn't going to be in kh3 even though I love to two movies. I just can't see Pride Lands in it with this news that Noruma just announced.

you for a sec. when pride lands is in the next trailer: 

 

[animemylove 439]

still hoping for a new wonderland! .. not live action

[Headphone Jack 1,147]

Idk why but when I read the headline I thought Nomura meant the map function, like the mini maps at the top of the screen from numbered games, wouldn't appear and I was like "oh well that makes sense because they were pretty useless." 

[Soraalam1 36]

still hoping for a new wonderland! .. not live action

I agree, we can only hope even though most people hate it lol.

[Isamu Kuno 2,512]

This means absolutely nothing, even less than you think. The reason no maps are returning is because every world is open. That means one large map instead of several smaller ones. Therefore, worlds and areas that where used before can return without recycling maps, for example, Moonlight Hill in Halloween Town can return, but Halloween Town itself is one large map with Moonlight Hill just being part of it. Sneaky, sneaky Nomura.

I'm calling it right now!  Instead of the Pirates world returning in the Port Royal map, we'd be in Tortuga instead!  That way, the map from KHII wouldn't be in KHIII! That means we may see old worlds returning with entirely new sections, with previous sections being abandoned.  How clever, Nomura...

Personally, I'd rather go to Treasure Planet as our pirate-themed world.

[TheFinalPersonaKeyblade 1,029]

I agree, we can only hope even though most people hate it lol.

Bro, when are you gonna make a vid on this?

[Exiblade7 1,917]

This means absolutely nothing, even less than you think. The reason no maps are returning is because every world is open. That means one large map instead of several smaller ones. Therefore, worlds and areas that where used before can return without recycling maps, for example, Moonlight Hill in Halloween Town can return, but Halloween Town itself is one large map with Moonlight Hill just being part of it. Sneaky, sneaky Nomura.

so the "new" maps for the returning worlds that will be in kh3 are basically old maps from previous numbed games, but bigger with new areas? 

Edited August 25, 2015 by Kaito Daimon

[TheKingdomkid 1,194]

I thought they meant maps as in the maps that you get of the area so you know where you are going but do they mean like areas are different what dose that even mean? so we won't be going to areas that we have been in Disney worlds from either of Kingdom Hearts 2 or Kingdom Hearts, so dose that mean we won't be going to the Coliseum in the Olympic Coliseum because if we do then that contradicts what this interview says I honestly don't get it. But I still think it is that we won't get a map like we did in Kingdom Hearts 2

[Isamu Kuno 2,512]

so the "new" maps for the returning worlds that will be in kh3 are basically old maps from previous numbed games, but bigger with new areas?

That's a possibility, Nomura has a habit of playing with symantics. Before 3D came out he said all Disney worlds would be new to the series, but Symphony of Scorcery, The Grid, and Pranksters Parise where effectively extended versions of Mysterious Tower, Space Paranoids, and Monstro under different names. This, combined with them being sleeping worlds gave him the justification to call them new worlds. He likes playing word games. Always saying something, but never saying it straight.Personally, since they said most worlds would be new to the series, I'm thinking we'll only have two or three returning worlds, including Olympus Colosseum but for that minority they could still use the same areas as part of one large map. Edited August 26, 2015 by Isamu_Kuno

[Enix 995]

For anyone saying that Halloween Town is not coming back in KH3, look at this: These are the other doors in Halloween Town. They can show us these worlds in KH3.

[Movies798 1,359]

Maybe but not in KH3D, some worlds have lots of places to go, for example, Les Cite des Cloches, Country of the Musketeers and other worlds in this game 

Good point but I only use the maps while I'm in the Grid because the world design was pretty confusing. The rest of the worlds in were totally easy to get around.

[Gwynbleidd 551]

I still think we can get a Dead Man's Chest world, seriously. Port Royal wasn't in Dead Man's Chest that much, so perhaps we could visit Tortuga instead.

 

Furthermore, I'd love to see a return of the Land of Dragons since that world was great. On the other hand, I would really prefer if most of the worlds are new so that the game feels fresh rather than recycling level material.

[GroovingOnUp 163]

Hopefully this means Olympus coliseum doesn't come back.

 

Just make a fully fledged Hercules world without.It's not needed,there's plenty of other places in the world you can add tournaments.

[Gwynbleidd 551]

Hopefully this means Olympus coliseum doesn't come back. Just make a fully fledged Hercules world without.It's not needed,there's plenty of other places in the world you can add tournaments.

There is always the Mirage Arena.

[decisivesora123 39]

I think some are misunderstanding what they mean by new maps. we may still be getting some worlds back from kingdom hearts 1 and 2 but we are just not getting the locations in the those worlds back so twilight town had station plaza, station heights, underground passage way, and all that. those aren't coming back, we will be going to a new location within twilight town or at least thats how i understood it, especially with the Olympics reference. 

[Guest]

For anyone saying that Halloween Town is not coming back in KH3, look at this: These are the other doors in Halloween Town. They can show us these worlds in KH3.

 

That is venturing into new territory, however, they other door worlds have to be depicted in the movie before they can appear in Kingdom Hearts 3. It's entirely possible: I'm optimistic about this prospect.

 

I personally think the reason as to why "maps" are not returning is because they were designed with loading times in mind. Now that loading times have been eradicated: maps would naturally have to be designed differently to accommodate the larger scale of the worlds.

 

Alongside this, Disney movie have a new policies for their worlds: world-building. You heard me right, Disney Animation are designing their movies environment like a video game. Think about it, since Wreck-It Ralph: Disney Movies had visually distinct worlds that are large in scale. Wreck-It Ralph with Sugar Rush and Heros Duty, Frozen with Arendale, Big Hero 6 with San Fransokyo and now, Zootopia with its Zootropolis consisting of areas like Sahara Square and Tundratown. 

 

If anything, this news is good news as opposed to bad news. Be patient, you all will be surprised with what's to come.

[Kittenz 4,281]

''Google translate''

 

As someone who studies languages that made me puke a little