Why do people dislike the idea of live action worlds in Kingdom Hearts?

[GothicSlenderman 173]

While I know Disney is mainly known for animated films, they've also done live action content. So why not include some of it into KH3? Like Pirates of he Caribbean, Tron & Tron Legacy were. I've heard many arguments as to why they shouldn't be in and while I respect everyone's opinion I do have to disagree on a lot of the points. Like so?

 

"Sora doesn't fit with Live action characters" When people bring this up they always refer to Port Royal from KH2. I game from 2 generations ago. While Sora doesn't like photo-realistic, he does look a lot more real in KH3 (so far) rather than the PS2 era. This is the 8th generation of gaming, not the 6th.

 

"Port Royal was a bad world" It's true, I didn't like how it was set up either, but does that mean all live action worlds are going to be just like Port Royal? Following that logic because the Little Mermaid was an animated film and it's world was bad means that all animated worlds would be bad. Being based on Live Action content doesn't determine the quality of the world. It's determined on which direction the developers go in.

 

"Kingdom Hearts should ONLY be animated" Then we should just act like Port Royal, Space Paranoids & The Grid never happened? Disney has a lot of Animated films. Even enough to go over more than 2 sagas I think but eventually they'l start to run low. So in my opinion it's better to use the live action content to delay the inevitable. And yes, I was the user that posted that list of animated films that have never been in Kingdom Hearts with almost 60 results but half of those couldn't even be in Kingdom Hearts due to the fact that they just wouldn't work, some of them were Studio Ghibli films, ect.

 

"If live action gets into Kingdom Hearts 3 than it will be a bad game" So I guess Drwam Drop Distance, 2.5, 2.8 & KH2 are bad games then right?

 

"What about the likeness of the actors/actresses?" It more depends on what film I guess because it didn't seem like a problem in the worlds we had so far.

 

"What films would they even go for that would work?"

-Tomorrowland

-The other Pirates Films

-Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland

-he Great & Powerful Oz

-Return to Oz

-The Zorro TV series

-Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

-Maleficent (or just that design used for Maleficent, but it would be awkward seeing that drastic change)

-Enchanted

-Mary Poppins

-Hocus Pocus

-Sky High

-The Santa Clause

-Flubber

-Babe's Toyland

-Something Muppets related maybe

-Power Rangers I think are technically owned by Disney

-The Haunted Mansion

-20,000 leagues under the sea

-Marvel's The Avengers (If they decided to add a purely Marvel world)

-Any Start Wars film (if they decide to add any Start Wars film)

 

There are a lot more that could work but my point is, I think live action content should be welcomed into Kingdom Hearts. It's still Disney and a lot of them are timeless films or new favorites. What are your thoughts on Live Action films?

[TheKingdomkid 1,194]

I have nothing against using Live Action films in Kingdom Hearts as a matter of fact when you first go to Port Royal in KH2 Sora and Goofy say that this world is kinda different is a reference to that being a world based off of a Live Action Disney film and it was the first one they ever went to.  The Tron worlds are great and I think they get away with it because most of the movies the worlds are based on was CGI so it was an easy work around.  And with the new Kingdom Shader (I think that's what it's called) they should be able to make Sora Donald and Goofy fit better into those worlds if they ever us a live action based world again (I kinda hope they bring back Port Royal and do Dead Man's Chest as the main story)

[DaxovanHearts 452]

While I didn't like the art style of port Royal, it didn't bother me that it was a live action film. Also, the kingdom shader in KH3 might make live action worlds seem more palpable.

[Kaweebo 3,617]

I have absolutely nothing wrong with live-action worlds. In fact, I love that KH even went as far as to include something like that. I love wacky crossovers, (that don't suck or are intended to be a comedy) it's why I love comic books. So, seeing it come to life was amazing. I want them to do it more. (preferably with SW or Marvel, but hey, I'm fine with whatever)

[BlankShell 638]

Only problem I have is getting people to reprise their roles. Port Royal was fun, but the voice acting was pretty atrocious in that part.

[KHUndertaleFan25 2,858]

I think it would be awesome .

(BTW, I loved Atlantica. Yes, I'm a sucker when it comes to singing.)

[Isaix 924]

Anything is fine with me for a KH world,Wether its Frozen world,Star Wars,Marvel,Pixar,Live action Disney,Final Fantasy world,Chrono Trigger,Secret of mana,The world end with you or classic Disney I don't mind as long as Square can make it work in the KH univers and what's happening in the world is interesting.I don't see how going though a Marvel world could ruin the game,Kingdom Hearts is all about the fun gameplay,nostalgia and the story.To me Princess Peach could be a princess of heart and I'd still like the game just as much. I'd be awesome to see Sora in Midgar or inside the Phantom Train of FFVI.

[Shard the Gentleman 2,891]

I've disliked all Live Action world's so far, but not because they were live action movies. I just didn't really like them. Space Paranoids was okay, I greatly disliked The Grid and Port Royal.

[Philip Ellwell 5,487]

Port Royal was only bad visually: it was alright in and of itself. 

The only downside is hardly any of the live action films would work: live action remakes are out if they were already canon as animated. Having Alice jump from little girl to grown woman would be a MASSIVE stretch. Redoing Maleficent to match the remake would make no sense (Like when OUAT did it). 

Haunted Mansion might have a shot, though, as well as Mary Poppins.

(I'm personally rooting for Babes in Toyland: fighting Heartless in the square would be awesome, or fight against the toys, possessed by Darkness)

Edited November 26, 2015 by Jack Vladimir Frost

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  On 11/25/2015 at 5:46 AM, DaxovanHearts said:

While I didn't like the art style of port Royal, it didn't bother me that it was a live action film. Also, the kingdom shader in KH3 might make live action worlds seem more palpable.

 

This is pretty much my take on the topic too.

[2 quid is good 2,209]

Personally, my only problem with port royal was the visual style, I see nothing wrong with live action in KH, especially now that they have the kingdom shader. I'd love another Pirates world so much!

[KH4Real 749]

Prince of Persia is so forgotten or unknown.

[AngelTheWeirdStranger 504]

  On 11/25/2015 at 1:52 PM, KH4Real said:

Prince of Persia is so forgotten or unknown.

 

THAT WORLD IN KH COULD BE AWESOME!!!

 

 

 

On other news, I don't mind any type of worlds in Kingdom Hearts.

I wouldn't mind seeing Star Wars either.

As long as it's done correctly then I have no problem with it.

The worlds I hate usualy have maps that annoy me or have a boring story.

 

 

 

  On 11/25/2015 at 6:59 AM, PrincessHearts25 said:

I think it would be awesome .(BTW, I loved Atlantica. Yes, I'm a sucker when it comes to singing.)

 

 

Me too. I didn't love it but I don't give it as much hate as most people do.

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

I think everyone's main argument is that "they just look ugly", which is about as subjective as you get. Personally I don't mind them that much. If I loved the movie, I want to see it in there. Nuf said.

[Roxasrox 131]

I love live action worlds. They add to the variety that gives Kingdom Hearts its unique charm.

[Exiblade7 1,917]

It's honestly because they think feel that Live Action movies in Kingdom Hearts 3 would feel really out of place. I'd love to see live action worlds in kingdom hearts 3 especially with what we've seen with the power of the ps4. 

Edited November 25, 2015 by Luke Fon Fabre

[RikuFangirl2008 1,368]

I don't have a problem with Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Riku interacting in the Live Action worlds. They are Disney Movies though. 

 

It reminds me of Space Jam, that cartoon/live action show/movie Cartoon Network was showing years ago, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. 

[Merilly 438]

I don't have any issues with live action movies in KH but rather with Marvel and Star Wars. I don't dislike either of them, but I just feel KH can never do them justice because they are such big franchises on their own. We are not talking about a 90 minutes regular Disney movie which does not have necessary sequels but a whole universe for each respective world. The previous Kingdom Hearts games barely managed to cover the usual Disney movies within the few cutscenes available. Even with KH3 probably becoming quite a bit larger, I still have my doubts whether they will be able to incorporate even a small part of those franchises accordingly without making it feel unfinished and rushed. I think people will be disappointed because both Marvel and Star Wars are not likely to play an amazingly important role in the last part of the Seeker of Darkness saga.

 

Apart from Maleficent and the live action movie of Alice in Wonderland (I mean, there is a Wonderland world already and that Alice is a PoH too. It wouldn't make sense to change that now.), I'm actually open for other movies, I just don't know which. As far as more realistic styles go, I still would like to see a Final Fantasy world. Even more than a live action Disney movie.

Edited November 26, 2015 by Merilly

[VisitJoan 2,713]

The only ones I've ever heard about are Marvel and Star Wars and to be honest, it just doesn't seem like a good fit.  I have nothing against live action films at all.

[The Transcendent Key 12,109]

It's not that I have issues against live action Disney films being implemented as worlds in Kingdom Hearts, because Port Royal, Space Paranoids and The Grid worked just fine! I think it's all a matter of how the live action movies fit into the Universe of Kingdom Hearts overall, ya know?  The list you mentioned here, which lists Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, The Santa Clause and such, make for good examples of good live action Disney films that could be implemented into the Kingdom Hearts series in the near future!  As long as Nomura finds a way to implement those worlds seamlessly into the Kingdom Hearts Universe, then I don't have a problem!

 

Like I said, it's not that I have a problem with live action Disney films being in Kingdom Hearts, I guess I'm just a little mixed in regards to how other live action Disney films would work, ya know?

[KingdomHearts3 2,591]

I find no wrong with them. It depends on how they are portrayed and fit into the series. Also, the right to use them also is taken into consideration so if it takes too long or seems far fetched to get a franchise into KH, then I will be against it.

[Kalebninja 188]

I find it fascinating that Disney owned Power Rangers, i had no idea. Unfortunately they sold it back to its creator 5 years ago lol.

[GothicSlenderman 173]

  On 11/26/2015 at 8:30 PM, Kalebninja almighty said:

I find it fascinating that Disney owned Power Rangers, i had no idea. Unfortunately they sold it back to its creator 5 years ago lol.

Now that I didn't know. Whoops x3