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Nomura talks Kingdom Hearts & unannounced title in Famitsu


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The May 10, 2012 issue of Famitsu Weekly magazine has included an on article on Kingdom Hearts, containing an interview with the director of the series, Tetsuya Nomura. Here, Nomura discusses both Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] and a future, currently unannounced title in the Kingdom Hearts series. Thanks to Sokuho@Hokanko, who typed up a summary of the interview, and to sqexgal for translating the summary, you can read this below.

Kingdom Hearts 3D

Since the Kingdom Hearts 3D-related part of the interview contains some spoilers for the game, we will not put it on the front page-- instead, click here if you don't mind spoilers.

Kingdom Hearts series & future

- “Regarding the title’s concepts, during Kingdom Hearts there hadn’t been anything past KH2 and Chain of Memories, then after that I thought of 358/2 Days, Coded, and Birth by Sleep. Thus conceiving the ideas for titles occurs through gradual stages.”

- “Since I decided to make KH3D rather suddenly, the story I presented was rushed since it was still being planned.”

- The fragmentary texts that appear in the secret movie are tied to the story of Kingdom Hearts, however there is no telling whether it will be explored hereafter. (He avoids saying whether or not it relates to the secret movie of Birth by Sleep Final Mix.)

- (Will the next title finally be KH3?) “I’ll leave that up to you.”

- (The next title…) “Maybe it’ll be something unexpected akin to a ‘fast ball’.”

- It’ll be something “lightweight”, but he is refraining to divulge the unannounced title.

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Lightweight could be another Japanese mobile social game thingy, like.... Kingdom Hearts Mobile....

HD Collections seem rather big of an announcement to be considered "lightweight" but what do I know, I'm just being a negative nancy over here xD

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>Lightweight.

>Talked about iPads, iPhones etc.

 

I'm done.

 

Yup, I am wondering that too.. it may be mobile game.. =/

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Yup, I am wondering that too.. it may be mobile game.. =/

 

Console. I still say console. Nomura is pretty much done with mobile games. Perhaps a "lightweight" story, or a "lightweight" plot? Something that doesn't involve Sora having to save the universe....again.

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Console. I still say console. Nomura is pretty much done with mobile games. Perhaps a "lightweight" story, or a "lightweight" plot? Something that doesn't involve Sora having to save the universe....again.

 

You have really good point. :) I hope it comes to that!!

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Perhaps when Nomura says "lightweight" he means plot wise. Let's face it folks, the last few games (Days, BBS, KH3D) have been pretty heavy and rather depressing. I firmly believe something "lightweight" is in order...let's bring back the magic that the first title had. :3

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Perhaps when Nomura says "lightweight" he means plot wise. Let's face it folks, the last few games (Days, BBS, KH3D) have been pretty heavy and rather depressing. I firmly believe something "lightweight" is in order...let's bring back the magic that the first title had. :3

 

Yep. I think Kairi should fight. She should, ya know?

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I wonder why he never talk straight >.< it's always the same answers every freaking interview!! :( I understand the confidentiality about unannounce games but still.. at least give us some legit answers lol

 

Also,

 

will this new title be KH related? It doesn't say specifically...?

 

I think it's more he's not exactly sure where he's going with the series either.

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Hopefully, the whole "HD collection" thing will mean the games we're gonna get are localized Final Mixes rather than the older versions.

 

Surely, with an "original trilogy HD", Europe won't be screwed with Re:Chain Of Memories this time around. "Sony wants new content to justify a re-release", indeed.

 

Then again, I don't own a PS3, but given I own a PS2 just because of KH1 and KH2 alone...

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I hope it's a rhythm game! That's lightweight, right? xD

 

That would actually be pretty cool!:) But they HAVE to make KH3 first.

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one other thing for a fastball could be mickys adventures in the realm of darkness through various consumed worlds, and we have seen in a fragmentary passage when a world was consumed it was taken to the dark realm so that my idea on what it could be. only other unexpected idea i havnt seen yet is riku or mickys story during the events of days

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“Since I decided to make KH3D rather suddenly, the story I presented was rushed since it was still being planned.”

 

Yeah so uh. I'm not saying the story or the game was badly done, it had a crazy unexpected plot twist. But this is the 10th anniversary of Kingdom Hearts we're talking about. Maybe it should have gotten more priority than the 'hastily thrown together' this quote makes it sound like.

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Lol, I love your icon SoraKH xD

 

Well, like Nikolasvanitas said, I like that Nomura acknowledged the complaints of his fans and owned up to any mistakes he had made. All the same, I think we've waited quite a long time for KH3, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that title to be the next.

 

... And then I remember that KH3 would mean the end of the Xehanort saga, and then I feel a little sad and wonder whether another unnumbered title would really be such a bad thing.

 

Why sad about having the end of the Xehanort Saga? Nomura said Sora's story wont stop there, and it feels like the end of Xehanort is due, everything so far has led up to this moment and it feels right, I think its time for KH3!

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"(The next title…) “Maybe it’ll be something unexpected akin to a ‘fast ball’.”"

 

I'M CALLING IT. Kingdom Hearts PINBALL.

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You mean like... KH on iOS?

 

Even if I don't like the idea, I love the little designs for the characters. The ones in Theatrythm to be exact. EEEEEEEEE-

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