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Nomura Says Final Fantasy VII Remake & Kingdom Hearts IIIs Releases Still A Ways Off

Twookie

Member
Guys - there's something about KH2.8 that may point to a 2.9 being in development, releasing before KH3...
Perhaps this deserves its own thread, but I didn't make one since pretty much everything in this is spoilerific and can be interpreted in various ways.

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR KINGDOM HEARTS 2.8 !!!


If this is true though, I'm betting that this is what they're doing for KH's 15th anniversary, and KH3 is (hopefully) next and not too far off from that point.

edit > Quoted the spoiler so that you won't see it when quoting this post.

is that true

like, fucking really
 

dezzy8

Member
I wish the industry would stop announcing and showing footage of games early in the dev stage. It makes me think that they are well underway and in a year or two will be finished. I honestly thought we would at least get KHIII this year.

They should stop showing footage until they are ready to release and just roll out info and footage to build hype til it releases.
 

DKHF

Member
Guys - there's something about KH2.8 that may point to a 2.9 being in development, releasing before KH3...
Perhaps this deserves its own thread, but I didn't make one since pretty much everything in this is spoilerific and can be interpreted in various ways.

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR KINGDOM HEARTS 2.8 !!!


If this is true though, I'm betting that this is what they're doing for KH's 15th anniversary, and KH3 is (hopefully) next and not too far off from that point.

edit > Quoted the spoiler so that you won't see it when quoting this post.
Response containing 2.8/0.2 story spoilers
I think there could be purchasable DLC cutscenes released taking place between the end of 0.2 and the start of KH3, so 2.9 vol 2, 3 etc. Maybe with one showing Kairi arriving for and starting training with Lea as Yen Sid is sending her to do at the end of 0.2. I don't think vol 1 of 2.9 would be just a cutscene and the rest a demo/game release. We saw Olympus gameplay in a KH3 proper trailer, and I'm now certain that will be the first world in KH3 after seeing the end of 0.2. You have a good point about the attraction flow being on the 2.9 LinkedIn page making a lot more sense if 2.9 is an actual upcoming release but I think that project was scrapped in favour of what ended up being 2.8. At least I hope so.
 

Ray Down

Banned
Response containing 2.8/0.2 story spoilers
I think there could be purchasable DLC cutscenes released taking place between the end of 0.2 and the start of KH3, so 2.9 vol 2, 3 etc. Maybe with one showing Kairi arriving for and starting training with Lea as Yen Sid is sending her to do at the end of 0.2. I don't think vol 1 of 2.9 would be just a cutscene and the rest a demo/game release. We saw Olympus gameplay in a KH3 proper trailer, and I'm now certain that will be the first world in KH3 after seeing the end of 0.2. You have a good point about the attraction flow being on the 2.9 LinkedIn page making a lot more sense if 2.9 is an actual upcoming release but I think that project was scrapped in favour of what ended up being 2.8. At least I hope so.

DLC cutscenes....really?
 

Ran rp

Member
No, seriously, what the fuck?



Too plausible. Definitely a demo thing.

Can't wait for 2.95!

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Dabi

Member
What's the best way to catchup on Kingdom Hearts. There's so much collections and games I'm confused on where to start
 

meanspartan

Member
Umm...if FF7 starts taking fucking forever, just make it one game again please. The only benefit of that game in "trilogy" form is that I thought we'd get the first installment in late 2017, especially since they showed us gameplay that looked much further along than KH.
 

Gbraga

Member
What's the best way to catchup on Kingdom Hearts. There's so much collections and games I'm confused on where to start

The 1.5+2.5 collection coming this March. Or just start with III. If it ever comes out.

This one is more if you're already invested, I don't think it's a good starting point.
 
Umm...if FF7 starts taking fucking forever, just make it one game again please. The only benefit of that game in "trilogy" form is that I thought we'd get the first installment in late 2017, especially since they showed us gameplay that looked much further along than KH.

Its a 40 hour full priced game, it will take at least 4 years to make, maybe 5 because they are building everything from the ground up.
 

Byvar

Member
Response containing 2.8/0.2 story spoilers
Hmm...
I don't see them releasing cutscenes as DLC, but perhaps they're already in the game somehow as increasingly difficult unlockables or something. What's more likely though is that they named the video that to hint at a demo like Episode Duscae. I don't see them leaving Olympus Coliseum out of the main game so it's probably not a separate story but rather a part from the main game to give us a taste of how Sora will play while they finish up the game.
I also still don't think they'll start KH3 with Olympus Coliseum, and if they would, they certainly wouldn't reveal it like that. KH games have always started with an original area and it just wouldn't feel right if KH3 started in a Disney world. I think it'd mess up the story structure... but whatever. We just don't know yet, I guess.

But if it's playable, I'm hyped for it! KH0.2 really looekd amazing in the stream I watched. Superb atmosphere and fun puzzles too. Even a little bit of platforming. It's fantastic seeing the new models, they've vastly improved since the last time we saw them and their animations are as good as ever. To me, many of the later cutscenes really looked perfect, so much that I think they have achieved the beauty of Luminous KH3.
 

saad1

Banned
Relax, the DLC on KH2.8 was for pre-order bonuses.
2.9 was denied multiple times by nomoura and shinji. and yes shinji didn't say his magical words "depends on the fan demand" lol.

the cutscene however it goes directly before a 0.1 from KH3. as it's a part that will be continued in KH3.
 

DKHF

Member
Hmm...

But if it's playable, I'm hyped for it! KH0.2 really looekd amazing in the stream I watched. Superb atmosphere and fun puzzles too. Even a little bit of platforming. It's fantastic seeing the new models, they've vastly improved since the last time we saw them and their animations are as good as ever. To me, many of the later cutscenes really looked perfect, so much that I think they have achieved the beauty of Luminous KH3.
My bad I meant Mount Olympus will be the first world with Sora. Technically the tradition of starting with an original area/world will continue through KH3 starting with the flashback sequence with Young Xehanort and Eraqus just not necessarily playable this time (the only reason I say it might not be playable is because at E3 Nomura implied we will be getting into the action playing as Sora fast in KH3).

But I agree the later cutscenes do look great and Sora's model looks surprisingly close to some of the Luminous stuff shown. The "I'm back" scene from the final trailer is the only part where his model looks rough lol.
 

saad1

Banned
My bad I meant Mount Olympus will be the first world with Sora. Technically the tradition of starting with an original area/world will continue through KH3 starting with the flashback sequence with Young Xehanort and Eraqus just not necessarily playable this time (the only reason I say it might not be playable is because at E3 Nomura implied we will be getting into the action playing as Sora fast in KH3).

But I agree the later cutscenes do look great and Sora's model looks surprisingly close to some of the Luminous stuff shown. The "I'm back" scene from the final trailer is the only part where his model looks rough lol.

It wasn't Luminous. it was done in DirectX. i think he said it in e3 2013
 

DPtheGod

Member
Hopefully we can get at least one in 2018

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All jokes aside, it would have made perfect sense to release FF7R Part 1 this year, considering it's FF's 30th anniversary and FF7's 20th anniversary. But nope!

Even an entirely different, outsourced studio paid to work on FF7R can't get the first pa
rt of the game done in a timely fashion :(
 

Lnds500

Member
I haven't the read the spoilers and I don't know what 2.9 is exactly but the people who have, humour me.

What are the chances that it's happening based on what we have??
 

Ray Down

Banned
I haven't the read the spoilers and I don't know what 2.9 is exactly but the people who have, humour me.

What are the chances that it's happening based on what we have??

High the secret ending is called 2.9 volume 1, so there has to be something else to follow this up.

Unless Nomura plans to add more secret scene's into 1.5 and 2.5 for PS4.
 

Lnds500

Member
High the secret ending is called 2.9 volume 1, so there has to be something else to follow this up.

Unless Nomura plans to add more secret scene's into 1.5 and 2.5 for PS4.

OH MY FUCKING GOD

LOOOOL

Just wait till people outside of the fanbase catch wind of that. MELTDOWNS.
 
High the secret ending is called 2.9 volume 1, so there has to be something else to follow this up.

Unless Nomura plans to add more secret scene's into 1.5 and 2.5 for PS4.

I can see "volume 2" being added into 1.5 + 2.5. It wouldn't make sense but neither does 2.9.
 
I got the feeling "the first vol." was more in reference to its connection to the first world of KH3, given the content of the cutscene. /shrug
 

Byvar

Member
I got the feeling "the first vol." was more in reference to its connection to the first world of KH3, given the content of the cutscene. /shrug
But it's 2.9: The first vol., not 3: the first vol.
I can see "volume 2" being added into 1.5 + 2.5. It wouldn't make sense but neither does 2.9.
Hmm, that could work if they add an additional video option to the menu screen where you can select the different games. I hope you're right.
 
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