Great news for Kingdom Hearts fans!

[ThunderCavalier]

So, is THIS the Kingdom Hearts 3 we've been waiting for?

Or is this another spin-off explaining another detail of the story?

I don't mind whether it's one of those, since I was a fan of Birth by Sleep and Days (Coded, not so much.), but it'd be nice to get some closure on KH2's ending.

 

[-Seraph-]

So, is THIS the Kingdom Hearts 3 we've been waiting for?

Or is this another spin-off explaining another detail of the story?

I don't mind whether it's one of those, since I was a fan of Birth by Sleep and Days (Coded, not so much.), but it'd be nice to get some closure on KH2's ending.

This isn't KH3, more like KH 2.5? It's a midquel, taking place between KH2 and 3, essentially bridging the gap between both games.

They can't start working on KH3 yet because the people in charge of actually BUILDING the game are still working on Versus 13. Once Versus 13 is finished, they're ready to get to work on KH3 as from what I've gathered, they have most of the details and story laid out for KH3 already.

 

[-Dragmire-]

Holy shit. Judge Claude Frollo is gonna be in it! ^.^
Oh wait. Tony Jay is dead so it wont be the same... ;.;

Anyway, screw Kingdom Hearts. I can handle multi platform releases but you do not make the main series story depend on information gained in a damn handheld version. And with how many handhelds its been split into now if KH3 ever does come out its gonna be a indecipherable mess.

I've played all of them and I'm pretty sure it's still going to be an indecipherable mess. I love the games, but damn I wish the entire story was planned out better beforehand.

Even the one where basic attacks were dependent on cards(I hated that mechanic)? I lost interest when the others seem to have dropped the Disney side of things just to make a messed up Squeenix world full of hooded cults and evil clones. Yeah, I know I'm judging them without playing them but the first handheld one turned me off the series so much it's tainted my entire view of the series.

 

[For.I.Am.Mad]

Oh boy, more sexy Riku. I love these hard translations.

'Awesome power of Keyblade will wake my sleeping power and pierce the hearts of evil.'

All games coming to the US should have 3 audio tracks. The japanese track, the English track, and the hard English translation track where the voice actors say exactly what the translation means. Imagine a veteran voice actress like Michelle Ruff sounding like Fawful from the Mario & Luigi games.

 

[Kopikatsu]

Who the hell is the kid with the headphones?

Neku, the main character from The World Ends With You.

Nice to see they've decided to include characters that aren't from Disney or Final Fantasy.

EDIT: Damn! Ninja'd!

Not Disney or Final Fantasy, but still related. (Nomura was Neku's character designer, I think.)

Holy shit. Judge Claude Frollo is gonna be in it! ^.^
Oh wait. Tony Jay is dead so it wont be the same... ;.;

Anyway, screw Kingdom Hearts. I can handle multi platform releases but you do not make the main series story depend on information gained in a damn handheld version. And with how many handhelds its been split into now if KH3 ever does come out its gonna be a indecipherable mess.

I've played all of them and I'm pretty sure it's still going to be an indecipherable mess. I love the games, but damn I wish the entire story was planned out better beforehand.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in the world who actually understands KH's plot. Well, if you have any questions about it, you can ask me and I can probably clarify it for you.

Holy shit. Judge Claude Frollo is gonna be in it! ^.^
Oh wait. Tony Jay is dead so it wont be the same... ;.;

Anyway, screw Kingdom Hearts. I can handle multi platform releases but you do not make the main series story depend on information gained in a damn handheld version. And with how many handhelds its been split into now if KH3 ever does come out its gonna be a indecipherable mess.

I've played all of them and I'm pretty sure it's still going to be an indecipherable mess. I love the games, but damn I wish the entire story was planned out better beforehand.

Even the one where basic attacks were dependent on cards(I hated that mechanic)? I lost interest when the others seem to have dropped the Disney side of things just to make a messed up Squeenix world full of hooded cults and evil clones. Yeah, I know I'm judging them without playing them but the first handheld one turned me off the series so much it's tainted my entire view of the series.

...Wha? Hooded cults and evil clones are totally part of Disney, man. Fantasia, Lion King(I would argue that Scar is an opposite alignment clone of Simba's father), so on and so forth.

 

[ShadowKatt]

I've said it in other venues, and I may as well say it here.

Fuck Kingdom Hearts

And fuck SquareEnix too. I'm done waiting for Kingdom Hearts 3 to come out. I'm willing to forgive chain of memories because they unloaded a crappy knock off and then went on to make a fully fledged second installment, but since the second game they've done NOTHING but churn out handheld knock-off after handheld knock-off. Kingdom hearts for the GBA, kingdom hearts for the DS, Kingdom hearts for the PSP. I know I don't speak for everyone in this regard, but I'm not wealthy enough to own one of every console out there and I'm tired of watching them put out subpar titles just to milk the fanbase instead of putting their time and money towards making an actual third game, not half of one for a handheld. What is this they're up to, 5 handheld titles? 6? And nothing about Kingdom Hearts 3.

 

[Kopikatsu]

I've said it in other venues, and I may as well say it here.

Fuck Kingdom Hearts

And fuck SquareEnix too. I'm done waiting for Kingdom Hearts 3 to come out. I'm willing to forgive chain of memories because they unloaded a crappy knock off and then went on to make a fully fledged second installment, but since the second game they've done NOTHING but churn out handheld knock-off after handheld knock-off. Kingdom hearts for the GBA, kingdom hearts for the DS, Kingdom hearts for the PSP. I know I don't speak for everyone in this regard, but I'm not wealthy enough to own one of every console out there and I'm tired of watching them put out subpar titles just to milk the fanbase instead of putting their time and money towards making an actual third game, not half of one for a handheld. What is this they're up to, 5 handheld titles? 6? And nothing about Kingdom Hearts 3.

Last I heard, Nomura wants KH3 to be a next-gen title. So they're just killing time until the next gen consoles are released.

 

[Silenthillreturnz]

Still not Kingdom Hearts till now

 

[Austin Howe]

I'd just like to note that Kingdom Hearts is already beyond indecipherable, and has been since at least 358/2 Days came out.

 

[DJDarque]

Holy shit. Judge Claude Frollo is gonna be in it! ^.^
Oh wait. Tony Jay is dead so it wont be the same... ;.;

Anyway, screw Kingdom Hearts. I can handle multi platform releases but you do not make the main series story depend on information gained in a damn handheld version. And with how many handhelds its been split into now if KH3 ever does come out its gonna be a indecipherable mess.

I've played all of them and I'm pretty sure it's still going to be an indecipherable mess. I love the games, but damn I wish the entire story was planned out better beforehand.

Even the one where basic attacks were dependent on cards(I hated that mechanic)? I lost interest when the others seem to have dropped the Disney side of things just to make a messed up Squeenix world full of hooded cults and evil clones. Yeah, I know I'm judging them without playing them but the first handheld one turned me off the series so much it's tainted my entire view of the series.

Chain of Memories is actually the first Kingdom Hearts game I played and I really enjoyed it. The gameplay with the cards really didn't bother me.

 

[ShadowKatt]

I've said it in other venues, and I may as well say it here.

Fuck Kingdom Hearts

And fuck SquareEnix too. I'm done waiting for Kingdom Hearts 3 to come out. I'm willing to forgive chain of memories because they unloaded a crappy knock off and then went on to make a fully fledged second installment, but since the second game they've done NOTHING but churn out handheld knock-off after handheld knock-off. Kingdom hearts for the GBA, kingdom hearts for the DS, Kingdom hearts for the PSP. I know I don't speak for everyone in this regard, but I'm not wealthy enough to own one of every console out there and I'm tired of watching them put out subpar titles just to milk the fanbase instead of putting their time and money towards making an actual third game, not half of one for a handheld. What is this they're up to, 5 handheld titles? 6? And nothing about Kingdom Hearts 3.

Last I heard, Nomura wants KH3 to be a next-gen title. So they're just killing time until the next gen consoles are released.

Obviously what I say doesn't hold any bearing, but Unacceptable. Utterly unacceptable. For starters, we are ON the next generation. KH1 and 2 are both PS2 games, we're developing for the PS3 now. So the "waiting for the next gen" excuse is just that, it's an excuse not to do it. Sony has even said that they have no plans to retire the PS3 anytime soon, so how long do we have to wait for KH3? 5 years? A decade? Again, this is utterly unacceptable.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

This game is currently my most anticipated 3DS game based on Neku alone. In this interview it sounds like we'll be seeing other TWEWY characters: http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=161943

As for Kingdom Hearts, I've never beat any of them, but I loved Chain of Memories and hated 358/2 Days. I have the first game too, but I got lost on my wait out of The Little Mermaid world (I know, I suck) and quit playing. I'll probably get Birth By Sleep before Dream Drop Distance comes out.

Kingdom Hearts 3D. And from what I know, it's the first game to take place after KH2, so it really does look like something essential to the ever-more convoluted story.

You know what should be more exciting than a cameo? Stages that take place in DIFFERENT FREAKING PLACES. Normally I don't use all caps but so far every KH game has recycled the same stages from KH1 and 2.

Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded happens after Kingdom Hearts 2, but it doesn't sound all too essential. I agree, needs more places, 358/2 Days annoyed me to no end that it just reused everything again...

 

[neonsword13-ops]

Still waiting for an official number 3.

Please Square, don't let it be the next Duke Nukem Forever.

Although, Dream Drop looks fun as hell.

 

[DanteLives]

Hunchback of Notre Dame gets in, but still no sign of Toy Story

 

[Smallells]

I'm sorry, but for me there was Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts 2, and that was it. I could forgive Chain of Memories because you could still play Kingdom Hearts 2 and decipher what was generally going on, but these ridiculious handheld line of games that have come out have annoyed me to no end.
Apart from Sora and Riku, I have no idea who the people or enemies are.
Are they even still heartless?!

 

[anthony87]

Who the hell is the kid with the headphones?

Neku, the main character from The World Ends With You.

Nice to see they've decided to include characters that aren't from Disney or Final Fantasy.

EDIT: Damn! Ninja'd!

Not Disney or Final Fantasy, but still related. (Nomura was Neku's character designer, I think.)

Holy shit. Judge Claude Frollo is gonna be in it! ^.^
Oh wait. Tony Jay is dead so it wont be the same... ;.;

Anyway, screw Kingdom Hearts. I can handle multi platform releases but you do not make the main series story depend on information gained in a damn handheld version. And with how many handhelds its been split into now if KH3 ever does come out its gonna be a indecipherable mess.

I've played all of them and I'm pretty sure it's still going to be an indecipherable mess. I love the games, but damn I wish the entire story was planned out better beforehand.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in the world who actually understands KH's plot. Well, if you have any questions about it, you can ask me and I can probably clarify it for you.

Hear! Hear!

It's like when people say that Inception was a hard film to understand...even though it really, really wasn't as long as you paid attention to the plot and weren't an idiot.

Same with Kingdom Hearts. Start from Birth By Sleep and work your way up, you'll be up to speed in no time.

 

[verdugo136]

great one more game for 3D to wreak

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Holy shit. Judge Claude Frollo is gonna be in it! ^.^
Oh wait. Tony Jay is dead so it wont be the same... ;.;

Anyway, screw Kingdom Hearts. I can handle multi platform releases but you do not make the main series story depend on information gained in a damn handheld version. And with how many handhelds its been split into now if KH3 ever does come out its gonna be a indecipherable mess.

I second that. I've been purposely avoiding all those bloody "spin-off" games because of how convoluted things were getting. If they ever do make a KH3 understanding it better not be dependent on having played those otherwise that'll be one hell of a dick move.

Incidentally, ever since I first heard of a Square/Disney crossover I've been hoping the Chrono Trigger characters would make an appearance. So far it hasn't happened.

 

[Shadow flame master]

Well now I have a chance to actually use the 3DS. However I will not buy it. I already put up $200 for Birth by Sleep and a PSP and I STILL have to buy a fuckin' memory stick for it.

If my sister would let me use her 3DS, then I will buy the game. But Versus XIII looks a little better and I'll finally get a PS3 once I raise enough money.