Blood Diamonds
Banned
Oh, we'll definitely get KH 3. I would say it could be in very early development stages right now.
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Kingdom Hearts Community Thread: Now everybody can be a Keyblade Wielder!
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Hello, everyone. Glad to see a new OT for my favorite game series. Hopefully this one survives longer than the other.
Interesting that you say that, considering CoM's plot doesn't really go anywhere until you have gone through half the game.
Interesting that you say that, considering CoM's plot doesn't really go anywhere until you have gone through half the game.
I think they've been trying to make it for 6 years they just keep snipping off Nomura's plot ideas and turn them into separate, smaller games.
I kind of agree with this. They have the same personality pretty much, and they don't have memories during the time of the other person's lifespan (Roxas has no memories during Ventus' lifetime, Ventus has no memories during Roxas' lifetime).
I mean really, are they just gonna be some psycho form of twins otherwise?
Rest assured it will, granted it almost reached the same length as the previous one in no less than a couple of days.
Doesn't matter. It's significance is huge even though you have no idea what's going on the first few hours. Not only is nearly every important plot element and character from the series besides the original Sora Riku Kairi introduced or found origin in this game, KH2 has no context without COM. You also find out a lot more about the original three as well. And Mickey.
Ok, so let's start with a question? Which Disney (or Pixar's or Marvel's) worlds do you guys would like to see inthe next game?Kingdom Hearts 3
My answer:
Best Disney movie ever.
Toy Story would be pretty amazing. Any Pixar or Marvel world would be incredible though.
I just hope that there will be others playable characters. Sora is fine, but I would love to continue to play Riku, and even have the chance to play Kairi. I prefer Aqua to Kairi, though.
The best option would be to make all 7 keyblade wielders (Sora, Riku, Kairi, Aqua, Ven,
and Mickey) playable, and set up a gameplay where you can switch between characters on a whim (that would allow duo teams with Sora/Riku, Kairi/Aqua, and Ven/
, and also maybe a Disney team with Mickey/Donald/Dingo, though I honestly don't see those two sidekicks leave Sora's side, and I believe that Mickey is at this point canonly too powerful to really become playable). I don't expect
to be playable (and well, they didn't introduce the other spoiler-tagged character for nothing). Such repartition would allow multiple stories to follow, like in Birth by Sleep. And, well, our protagonists can't be everywhere, especially considering the number of enemies that will await them in KH3 : with
, they will need to split up in order to face the menace and protect the 7 princesses
.
On a side note, I read some theories in which it was explained that Roxas
. Though, it's just a theory, and it has its flaws (such as
).
The best option would be to make all 7 keyblade wielders (Sora, Riku, Kairi, Aqua, Ven,
Lea-Axel
Lea-Axel
Terra
13 incarnations of Xehanort
(minus one, who will obviously be able to take care of herself)
On a side note, I read some theories in which it was explained that Roxas
isn't Ventus, but is in fact Vanitas. With Ventus's heart shattered and resting inside Sora, both sides of his personality didn't merge. The "Ven" personality stayed inside Sora' heart, even when this one became a heartless, whereas the Vanitas personality stayed inside Sora's body, thus explaining why Roxas has Ven's appareance and has way more temper (and possibly darkness) than Ven. This also explains why Roxas doesn't have any memories of Ven, and vice-versa. This also allowed Vanitas to develop his own heart, since we know that it's possible since KH3D
Roxas being the one to give his memories to Sora, and the fact that Roxas is able to use Light-based attacks
The Last One
Member
I think they're definitely saving Pixas worlds to KH III.
Well, I am not disagreeing with you that CoM's story isn't important; I just found it odd that you said it has more plot than KH2. KH2 has more things going on: The Maleficent plot develops, the gathering of hearts, we learn about Xehanort's origin (the first origin, not the many more that would come after), the disney world sub-plots, and the stuff with Roxas.
I would argue that CoM's plot left a lot to be desired, but that sort of helped it to be such a focal point to connect so many games in the series.
Yeah did we ever find out if she succeeded in taking the Nobody HQ?
What is her role in BBS?
I still haven't played it.
Her goals also became really blah in Kingdom Hearts 2. In the first game she was the leader of a Disney villain army, working to take over all the worlds and command the heartless. Then in Kingdom Hearts 2 she wanted to take over the remnants of the Radiant Garden castle. And finally...
to control the digital world
Poor Maleficient suffers from a severe case of villain decay... Something which is rather saddening, as she is a very likable disney villain, who is able to be rather clever (but is too smug for her own good). And, well, I don't see her becoming a real threat in KH3, unless she pulls a Starscream at the last minute.
DualShadow
Member
I'm just glad we're getting KH 1.5 so I can finally play CoM and understand why Sora was asleep at the start of KH2, that was quite a shock when I first played KH2 all those years ago!
I've read about CoM and watched most the cut scenes on YouTube but will be nice to play the game.
I've read about CoM and watched most the cut scenes on YouTube but will be nice to play the game.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
lolno
Ventus is cheery and energetic. Roxas is serious and a little depressed most of the time.
If you haven't played KH 1 recently, then it will be fun. I say this because all of the worlds in KH RE:CoM have the same story as they did in KH 1.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Whaaat? care to explain why?
Please elaborate.
DualShadow
Member
I haven't played KH1 in a long time, but when the HD collection comes out I'll probably play KH1 then CoM or is that a bad idea?
I'd nuke the non-Disney stuff out of it. I can't stand what Square-Enix has done to the franchise.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
It's up to you, really. I think cutscenes can be skipped in CoM and the Castle Oblivion fights are really fun.
Atlantica is not a piece of shit this time around, too.
Then what's the point in playing Kingdom Hearts? We've had the same fucking worlds until recently with BBS and DDD.
R10Neymarfan
Member
When Orbis is in it's second year. AAA exclusive I bet you!
I agree with this. Though, I might not consider a character who has spent about 5 games sleeping to be "energetic"
SimpleGamer
Member
Now why would you want to do that?
he can't stand when people like things he dislike
I actually prefer the unique stuff they introduced to the franchise (and the FF cameos)over the Disney cameos. Wouldn't mind them toning down some of the Disney stuff though although they wouldn't be able to tone it down too much since quite a few Disney characters are core to the story.
tiggerkiddo
Member
I do think it was at its best when the Disney worlds and villains were the big focus...it fell of a cliff once they got away from that but hey, that's just me. I don't care about Org. XIII or their ilk, give me Disney villains instead.
Disney.
I want new worlds as I presume everyone else in this thread does as well.
Auron_Kale
Member
I need to restart my 3D game. I was playing it but stopped and now I totally forget what I'm supposed to do.
Good thing I'm not too far into it, so I'll probably start up again. Kinda am considering getting an XL just to play this properly lol.
Good thing I'm not too far into it, so I'll probably start up again. Kinda am considering getting an XL just to play this properly lol.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Well, it's not like they started moving away from Disney after the first game. In KH 1 you had original KH worlds like Traverse Town, Destiny Islands, Hollow Bastion, and End of the World. Then we had Twilight Town, The World That Nevew Was, Land of Departure, Castle Oblivion, and the Keyblade Graveyard. I'm really glad they shifted focus and concentrated on KH characters.
SimpleGamer
Member
Why does
look like Sora? Is there reason behind this?
Vanitas
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Because at the start of KH BBS Ventus "borrowed" some of Sora's heart because Xehanort took the dark out of Ventus.
I think Sora needs to become a Keyblade Master to take on the Xehanorts or something.
Because Sora's and Ventus' heart was connected before he was formed I believe.
At that point
Ventus has been split into two halves, light (Ventus) and dark (Vanitas). Young Sora's heart was needed to heal Ventus's heart at that point. When that happened, Vanitas grew to take on the look of Sora. Basically Ventus's heart was merged with Sora's, and Vanitas's appearance is a side-effect of that
It's not a great explanation, but it's the best thing we got.
(Anyone else feel free to correct me or elaborate.)
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Wasn't he already formed at the start of BBS, tho?
tiggerkiddo
Member
I'll just pretend the story is more simple than that.
That's pretty much all we know, unless 3D decided to overcomplicate this too.
I should probably play 3D eventually.
His formation is the opening cutscene to BBS. The Dive to the Heart sequence for Ventus at the very beginning is talking to young Sora, right as he was split.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
Oh shit. Alright, then.
That sounds about right.
Yeah, you are right. Seda's explanation makes more sense.
Knowing Nomura he'll probably find a way to make them two people.
SimpleGamer
Member
I wonder if the "drive" forms are going to be in KH3? If it is I think it should be similar to bbs command styles.