Way2Dawn

Im actually surprised that I haven't seen a thread about this yet (or im blind) Im sure many of us noticed in the new 2.8 Trailer that in 0.2 Aqua has to collect 5 "Gears". I suppose these can be used to turn back the clock to re-create the bridge to Castle of Dreams and add yet another time travel aspect to this series... ...Anyhoo, it looks like Sora and friends might have a new objective mechanic. How do you guys feel about this? I think it will be a pretty good mechanic, perhaps force you to explore some more unexplored territory. Anyway what do you guys think? Yay or Nay?

I think if Braig was indeed the hooded man (btw theres no way, I dont know what any of you are talking about) It wouldnt be like Nomura to spoil who one of the most mysterious people in the series at this point by putting him on a cover or banner. Pretty sure its just for DDD. As far as people thinking it is Braig, I really dont understand this. Can someone explain? Ive watched that trailer a hundred times and never heard a hint of Braig in his voice.

I dont think that your actions get erased when you make your way back to your present, its only your memory of the events that erased, because then there would be no point in time travel. When its said, in this theory in particular, that Ephemera is destined to go back in time to rip the last pages out of the book of prophecies, it was what was meant to happen all along and nothing is actually changing. Ephemera himself thinks he is changing the past but in reality he isnt changing anything, because everything that has happened is in some way fated to happen. If you go back in time to try and to prevent WWII, any effort you took would fail and WWII would happen regardless. You would think you are changing or making an effort to change past events but arriving at that time always fell along that timeline. Sorry if this sounds confusing. Even I had to read it a few times to make sure it made sense myself haha

Thats true, The World That Never Was is indeed a special world according to Nomura, but there are still many rules to time travel. A world such as The World That Never Was may be the type of world necessary to hold so many copies of Xehanort in one place, but that could be because of the large number. Having two in one place may be much easier in any run of the mill world, or a world that could be special such as Daybreak Town or Destiny Islands. Here's another example. The Hooded Figure when he went back to pass along the power to YX. Technically, he was just a heart, but it stands to reason that he could have used a body as a vessel as well, however this is only speculation since he didn't use a vessel, but either way, there were technically 2 Xehanorts existing in the same place I kind of got the feeling in this theory that Ephemera still isn't changing the past, just setting in motion what was already destined to happen, he only thinks hes changing the past. Unless I missed something, which is highly possible :biggrin:

Im sure it has something to do with Mickey having to help Riku in Castle Oblivion, and since Aqua met Riku and understands his significance, I'm sure she understands why Mickey would have to leave to assist him. Still, I'm not sure why he still wouldn't bring her with him. Especially since hes leaving to go to the castle that she technically created, but I'm sure Nomura has a plan for this

same can be said for MX and Young MX, but they've proven it to be possible

Incredible. Got me super hyped and then I realized its still 6 months until I can play it and I got upset. Cant wait to play 0.2!

I dont think 2.8 getting a worldwide release date assures anything by itself. However, The fact that 2.8 and FFXV are both WW pretty much guarantees a WW release date for KH3 in my opinion

Purple could've also been a better color than others to show off their new shader. This is essentially a playable demo for what we expect to see in KH3, its better to put your best foot forward and get people really hyped

most likely just to give it a more ominous look to it

Not a thing. People point out a lot of negatives in many of the games have but I dont like to focus on that. I love playing every game over and over and watching lets plays of other peoples experiences over and over, even Coded and Days. I will love KH3 for what it is, whatever it is, and I'll enjoy playing it a hundred thousand times

Welcome new friend!

Not at all what I was saying. I wasnt trying to imply that it is easy to follow, I understand it isnt, but they way people complain about the story they make it seem like its impossible to follow, that I could explain it to you for hours and your brain would fry. Thats not the case either. Ive talked to people who said they wont even TRY to understand the story because they HEARD it was too confusing. Any game series that spreads over 7 (going on 8) games is going to have a lot of parts to follow. You will notice after the couple of sentences you quoted, theres a couple more with a tip on how to understand it more clearly. Try it, it works. I fully believe that if someone makes an effort to understand the story and really thinks about it, it is easy to follow, but dont just toss it aside because it confuses someone else.

These are two points I would have made if you didn't. I feel like Nomura perfectly explains why he doesn't want Sora to be viewed as "The Chosen One" and instead a "Dull, ordinary boy", he wants Sora to feel down to Earth and wants the player to feel a connection to him. Yes he's a hero, but hes still an average boy. In this regard I find it hard to have a problem with there being more keyblade wielders than just Sora, especially since all the other wielders we've experienced seem much more extraordinary than Sora. The second point is about story confusion. Honestly, I've never had any problem understanding the story or have had any trouble explaining the story to someone who doesn't understand. I've always thought it was funny that there is always so much complaining about how convoluted the story is. Don't just assume its impossible to follow just because someone says so, because it isn't. Just try and picture things in chronological order. We have 7 games so far, but they dont all follow a straight timeline, so put them on the correct timeline. Thats how I came to see the plot much more clearly. As far as his other points on BBS, I understand his points but don't really agree with his overall view point. I think, for a handheld game that came out nearly a decade ago, they did a phenomenal job. We just cannot compare handheld gameplay to console, it just doesnt work. Even KH1 and KH2 had its share of polishing that needed to be done for the HD Remakes. I think people should view the game as it is, and not for its shortcomings. Then again, I haven't had much of a problem with any game they've given us, Even Coded. They all give us a unique gameplay experience which I think is great! People rag on some series like Call of Duty because its basically the same game over and over again. The changes they made for Kingdom Hearts over the years are great! Who would want to sit and play the same game 7 times? Not me. But thats just my opinion. I Respect his opinion on the matter and he did a great job with his video, but I think hes selling BBS a little short.

Do you prefer the layout of KHI where you visited each world once and the experience was extended, or the layout of KHII where the worlds were shorter but you visited each one twice? Myself I kinda liked the layout of KHII where you visited twice. I think it was a good way of keeping each world relevant throughout the game. What do you guys think?

What about Terra though? Since Xemnas pretty much looks like a 10 years aged Terranort, should we expect Terra to look more like Xemnas if hes freed or will he just revert back to the Terra we're used to?

I see what you guys are saying, I guess I was just worried that the gameplay may suffer by having too many options, but if you guys feel like theres never too many options (I would probably tend to agree as well in regards to KHIII) then that makes sense too. I just dont want them to throw something in that will seem dull or useless, kind of like summons in KH2. I never really saw much use in them except for maybe some Mushroom XIII fights, but i dont think it really took anything away from the game or gameplay in any way

Hey guys, first topic for me, and its something ive been thinking about since the Jump Fiesta trailer... Combat will be vastly improved, no doubt, and it seems like we are going to have a lot of options to choose from when picking our combat style. KH for the most part has been hack and slash, a dash of magic (or much more if you're a mage like me) and forms and summons seem to be used as needed. Now we have seen a lot of combat mechanics and the list will most likely grow. We have basic melee, magic, an enhanced shot lock, attraction flow, keyblade transformations, something similar to flowmotion, and a lot of us speculate that drive forms may make a return as well as summons. My question is, if all of this makes its way into the game, at what point does it seem like too much, and would it take away from the combat experience for you if it becomes over saturated with options? Im undecided on this, I wanna see what you guys think

Exactly what I was thinking. Xehanort isn't completely off base with his intentions. He wants to maintain a balance of both light and darkness. In a world that is overflowing with light, you have to inject more darkness to maintain the balance.

wow you really put some thought into it. I dig it! I could definitely see the dialogue being similar to this when Sora and Vanitas eventually meet. Well done!

Just based off of closure alone it makes sense for Vanitas to appear in KH3 and be one of the 13. We all speculate that Ven will be one of the lights, it would only make sense to have his dark counterpart as one of the darknesses. If this is truly the end of the Dark Seeker Saga, then its only fitting that there is closure between Ven and Vanitas. I have always been a big fan of Ven and Vanitas, so I welcome this with open arms! Plus I always thought it was cool how Vanitas could ride on the stream of Keyblades, it would be awesome to see that in Amazing Kingdom Shader graphics!

Im definitely all for this. When I saw the Chess Scene Trailer I assumed that we would start the game playing as Eraqus, but what you said definitely makes Xehanort a much more desirable playable character. I have always felt for Xehanort (I understand his intentions, his actions, not so much), it would be nice to be able to dive deeper into his mind and past to better understand his actions. Its almost as if he should've been given his own spin off already (but we have enough of those). Lets do it! Im ready for this!

Do we know for a fact that 2.8 will be $60? Doesn't really make sense considering 1.5 and 2.5 were $40

Just wondering, people are always talking about Ephemera and Skuld, but I have no clue who they are. Are these characters released beyond the 250 events we've gotten for Unchained X? I wanna make sure I didn't miss something and try and avoid spoilers. Thanks!

As far as multiple playable characters go, I could easily see it being something like KH2, where you had a prologue with one character (Roxas) and then move one with Soras story. As for who that prologue character might be, I would not be surprised if if is Young Master Eraqus, as seen in our most recent trailer.