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[Dark_castle]

When KINGDOM HEARTS III was presented at E3 2013, there was tremendous excitement. This E3, it looks like KINGDOM HEARTS III has been making several updates.

In regards to supplementing the gameplay, we have removed the Reaction Commands in KINGDOM HEARTS III. QTE (Quick Time Event. Actions that execute at the touch of a button according to when it displays on screen) isn’t there anymore. For people who have seen the “flashy” battles in KINGDOM HEARTS II, it felt like there were too many of them when doing these operations.

Are there no longer Reaction Commands in boss battles?

That’s right. While removing the elements of QTE in KINGDOM HEARTS III, being referred to as flashy battles, we are making it more challenging. All actions will be based on good or favorable timing.

http://www.khinsider.com/news/Quick-Time-Events-Will-Not-be-in-KH3-5575

Make me heartless if old.

 

[Shining Sunshine]

Hmm I thought they were cool, but whatever is good.

The final battle in KH2. That button mashing actually felt really intense.

 

[Troubled Bat]

But that's the best part. :'(

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

Why they were super fun outside of demyx fights

 

[fertygo]

I enjoyed those, its not like those trigger made KH2 combat less hardcore

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Good. No seriously, that's awesome.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Hmm I thought they were cool, but whatever is good.

The final battle in KH2. That button mashing actually felt really intense.

That hurt my fingers as a kid. Bleugh

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

Great. Anything that makes it feel more like KH1 is a win in my book.

 

[Stat Flow]

KH2 actually did QTE's perfectly within action and battles - but I'm all for making it more user controlled.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

No QTEs is a good thing.

 

[Jigorath]

Good. KH2 kind of sucked. Make it closer to KH1 and you'll really have my attention.

 

[Johan Liebert]

Reaction commands were my least favorite part about KH2. Great news.

 

[Trigonometrize.]

Yeah, I never really got what the fun was in pressing triangle when prompted to do something.

 

[『Inaba Resident』]

Great news.
Less "Press Triangle To Awesome"

 

[PandaPandaPanda]

one less game with QTEs

thank god

 

[Black Republican]

Good, Wish they pulled Nomura away from FF sooner

 

[Rhapsody]

That's too bad. I actually liked them on bosses where you had guard a certain attack to trigger a reaction command.

But the ones that would keep happening no matter what were the less interesting ones.

 

[Setsu00]

Hmm I thought they were cool, but whatever is good.

The final battle in KH2. That button mashing actually felt really intense.

It was almost too intense for me. I remember having lots of trouble with the reaction command during that fight.

 

[The Spoony Hou]

WHAT?! KH3 might actually be good?! Dang, I gotta keep an eye on that one.

 

[Steroyd]

I don't recall my issues with KH2's battle system being related to the triangle button, that said the closer to KH1's battle system the better.

 

[storafötter]

No QTEs is a good thing.

Pretty much. The only good thing they had going for them in KH2 was how cool they looked but they dragged out the battles needlessly.

 

[Rush_Khan]

When I was young, I thought QTEs were the best thing ever, but now I'm just sitting here playing the remix, mashing triangle whenever I can't move in a boss fight.

Good decision.

Edit: to clarify, I hope we can pull off the cool action moves using abilities or commands or something. Just mapping everything to one button which not even based on timing (you can just mash it all the time), is not very fun, but my memory is foggy as I only just bought the remix yesterday and got up to the first Nobody boss battle with Roxas.

 

[NateDog]

I agree with people on both sides. At first in KH2 I thought they were going to ruin the game but for the most part they worked well. But honestly I think the less QTEs the better, makes the game more fluid and makes battles less dependant on gimmicks or random moments you either try to make happen so you can win with that reaction command, or where you just wait for a moment for something to flash on screen.

 

[Elixist]

word. yay. sweet. game looks so badass.

 

[MasterForm]

But they looked cool. The final section of the game was so flashy. That final battle section within the dome of death lasers was just awesome.

 

[Asd202]

Good.

 

[Rupe]

They weren't that bad in KH2, and some were actually fun to do. But as someone who played BBS on a psp and had to fight Vanitas, thank you.

 

[Shadow Ranger]

I approve!

 

[HeelPower]

While the reaction commands were incredibly fun and rewarding in KH2,I whole heartedly welcome this change.

Its time for brand new gameplay in KH3.No need to retread reaction commands.

 

[ChasingComets]

I kinda feel the QTEs in Kingdom hearts were some of the best implemented that I've seen; many of them were part of specific actions that you had to take and it added quite a bit of variety to boss fights, making them very varied and rewarding to actually get them/pull them off.

I still think QTEs mechanics will come back in some form, sort of like how the Luxord fight did it.

 

[WhateverItTakes]

Aw, I liked the ridiculous style. Then again the combat in BBS was really good looking without it so its not like I'm worried.

 

[Betty]

They never once bothered me, they were used sparingly and only to pull off unique moves.

 

[Hollycat]

I liked them

 

[KHlover]

Great now all he needs to do is adding the Command Deck in and add a few shortcuts like in KH2, then we have the perfect Combat System. Coming to think of it, since KH2 we had no KH game where the console it first released on (no remixes) had four shoulder buttons. Circling through commands was the only weakness of that system (although it got somewhat manageable with the DPAD Left shortcut in KH 3D), being able to assign commands to L2+Face button would remove that weakness completely.

 

[fedexpeon]

Good news.
I remember that KH2 sniper fight...LOL so dumb, press Triangle to win.
Okay brah, I will do that.

 

[ChasingComets]

Great now all he needs to do is adding the Command Deck in and add a few shortcuts like in KH2, then we have the perfect Combat System. Coming to think of it, since KH2 we had no KH game where the console it first released on (no remixes) had four shoulder buttons. Circling through commands was the only weakness of that system (although it got somewhat manageable with the DPAD Left shortcut in KH 3D), being able to assign commands to L2+Face button would remove that weakness completely.

No, please. Give me modifiable magic and skills that modify attack properties, and bring back drive forms, but for the love of yensid, don't bring back the command deck.