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[KeyBladerXIII]

Wait, when was it said that Olympus was the first world? Anyways, I'm excited to play this in 6 years.

 

[Ydelnae]

How am I supposed to see that health bar while playing

Wait, when was it said that Olympus was the first world? Anyways, I'm excited to play this in 6 years.

Spoiler

0.2 ends with Sora, Donald and Goofy going to Olympus to retry the Mark of Mastery

 

[Piers]

Maybe they will charge people money to see the next actual trailer.

 

[McGwigan]

I'm ready to preorder this 2 years in advance like I did for Final Fantasy XV

 

[JNT]

Lol, I was waiting for that. He looks bored out of his mind.

 

[Ducktail]

One screenshot? 4 years later?

I can't even get excited for this stuff anymore.

Yes. What's the point of this anymore? What was that lame Final Fantasy 7 screenshot that also doesn't show anything?

Shame.

 

[McGwigan]

Yes. What's the point of this anymore? What was that lame Final Fantasy 7 screenshot that also doesn't show anything?

Shame.

You mean the "screenshot" that shows the main character model in the very first area of the original game? I thought that was good progress for a few years of work, you're being unfair! /s

 

[FalsettoVibe]

4 years later and we're still getting off-screen snaps.

Damn shame too.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

How am I supposed to see that health bar while playing

Spoiler

0.2 ends with Sora, Donald and Goofy going to Olympus to retry the Mark of Mastery

Ahh, ok. Didn't know that info came from there.

 

[Chaserjoey]

Wait, when was it said that Olympus was the first world? Anyways, I'm excited to play this in 6 years.

Buy 2.8 and get #educated.

 

[13randO]

Only 2 years left!

Until they show another screenshot?

 

[Puruzi]

Yo is that a hoodie? Sick

 

[DKHF]

Direct feed

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Lol I said the next screenshot was going to be the same ol world and now that we know

Spoiler

it's the first one

it makes it all the more funny

 

[13randO]

Yo is that a hoodie? Sick

Sora is legit always wearing a hoodie. He just never wears the hood part.

 

[DKHF]

Seeing the direct feed version, Osaka team have definitely improved Sora's in-game model a lot since Jump Festa a year ago. In lo-res I wasn't sure and thought it still looked kind of bad but with the much clearer image it's definitely better.

 

[JayEH]

Looking good. Feels like we're going backwards in terms of new promotional material coming out though

 

[Jawmuncher]

Unimpressed.

We need a blow out soon.

 

[NHarmonic.]

We need a date i think. 4 years is too much time.

 

[Seven Force]

Oh neat, it's that new Drive Form they showed last time.

 

[AgentLampshade]

Haha look at the hp bar on the thing! That's like Creeper-level.

 

[peronmls]

Camera is pretty close. Great visual so far.

 

[KZXcellent]

Even more excited for KH3 after playing 0.2. This looks so good!

 

[peronmls]

Also does anyone see that weird dithering effect on the rocks and fog?

 

[raven777]

 

[Tsunamo]

Gotta be honest. If KH3 is gonna take awhile I can live off of this one screenshot a month thing that seems to be happening with it (couple that in with new world announcements and a trailer every now and then and i'd be set)

 

[KZXcellent]

Looks much better especially the hair.

 

[Famassu]

Shading looks much better. Sora doesn't look like a plastic toy anymore.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Something about that picture still looks very tech-demo-ish. It's been nearly 2 years since any substantial new gameplay from this game.

The rocks at the front. There's like some sort of weird pixel grid over them with some spots not filled in.

 

[papertoonz]

Oh neat, it's that new Drive Form they showed last time.

yeah, it was called "Guard Form" back then

makes me wonder if the keyblade as a shield transformation is what happens when you go into the form with any keyblade

 

[raven777]

The rocks at the front. There's like some sort of weird pixel grid over them with some spots not filled in.

It's probably just a dithering effect with rock showing up/disappearing.
The rock doesn't seem like a natural rock in the background, but a move by the heartless so it will be summoned and fade away, which is what I think it happening in this shot.

 

[Xadjim]

Please.... give us gameplay videos

 

[NullKaze]

makes me wonder if the keyblade as a shield transformation is what happens when you go into the form with any keyblade

I hope each unique Keyblade has its own unique Drives/Transformations.

So Kingdom Key's Guard Form could be a sword-breaker/dagger combo, Herc's Shield is a Shield, Oathkeeper could be a magical barrier, etc.

 

[raven777]

makes me wonder if the keyblade as a shield transformation is what happens when you go into the form with any keyblade

The drive forms will probably be tied with designated keyblades.

 

[flintstryker]

Style looks bland

 

[Famassu]

One screenshot? 4 years later?

I can't even get excited for this stuff anymore.

It's just some random small thing shown at some random event Nomura was at. It's not like this was some hugely anticipated, super-hyped up information blowout and they could only muster up a single screenshot. If we only get 1 screenshot at E3 this year, THEN maybe start bitching, but getting a random screenshot from an event most here probably didn't even know was going on, who cares if it's not some 10 minute video that spoils 90% of the story.

 

[kennyamr]

I'm guessing an early 2019 release.

 

[Benzychenz]

My grandchildren are gonna love this game.

 

[paragonpro]

Im going to echo what others have said, i can hardly get excited over something i wont be able to play for another two years if were lucky. Squares development schedule is fucked. There is no reason this or 7r should have been announced when they were

 

[kewlmyc]

First response is spot on.

 

[Flipyap]

Oh, they're using "realistic" and gritty textures in 2D cartoon worlds? What a wasted opportunity.
Kingdom Hearts II did a nice job emulating radically different art styles (from Steamboat Willie to live action), it's too bad they didn't continue in that direction. It was way more interesting than making everything look like a modern 3D CGI cartoon.

 

[peronmls]

How do we know his face doesn't change when when he goes into forms?

 

[Mr.Fox]

What's with the weird quality in the details here?

 

[DKHF]

How do we know his face doesn't change when when he goes into forms?

Because the lighting on his skin/his skin tone is very different. I don't see why they would change his head model/face for different forms.

 

[Suburban Thug]

It's just some random small thing shown at some random event Nomura was at. It's not like this was some hugely anticipated, super-hyped up information blowout and they could only muster up a single screenshot. If we only get 1 screenshot at E3 this year, THEN maybe start bitching, but getting a random screenshot from an event most here probably didn't even know was going on, who cares if it's not some 10 minute video that spoils 90% of the story.

It has been over a decade since 2 came out, I think the "bitching" is warranted at this point.

 

[peronmls]

Because the lighting on his skin is very different. I don't see why they would change his head model/face for different forms.

Because they can? Just like they changed the Command Menu for each world in 2. Maybe they will focus more on Soras "style" in this game. Just a thought.

 

[KeyBladerXIII]

What's with the weird quality in the details here?

Its probably an attack by the heartless. The rock is most likely fading away.

 

[Puruzi]

Sora is legit always wearing a hoodie. He just never wears the hood part.

Damn I never noticed. I hope you can wear the hood in this game tho.

 

[DKHF]

Because they can? Just like they changed the Command Menu for each world in 2. Maybe they will focus more on Soras "style" in this game. Just a thought.

I just don't think they are changing his head for different forms. If his face was more like the artstyle of Hercules characters while using this power form linked to the Olympus keyblade then I would agree.

 

[Azuran]

It has been over a decade since 2 came out, I think the "bitching" is warranted at this point.

No it's not because that implies they haven't worked on anything else during that time.

KH3 is the TENTH game in the series.