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File:Kh3d on 3ds.jpg|The ''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance'' Title Screen at TGS. |
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Revision as of 05:27, 16 September 2011
Template:Game Template:Unreleased
Template:Infobox CVG Template:Spoiler Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is an upcoming game in the Kingdom Hearts series slated to be released on the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system. It was previously known as Kingdom Hearts 3D until the official title was revealed. At the 2011 Tokyo Game Show, it was announced to have a tentative release date of spring 2012.
Story
Following the destruction of Ansem and Xemnas at the hands of Sora and Riku, Xehanort is revived. In response, Yen Sid decides to put Sora and Riku through the Mark of Mastery Exam in order to become full-fledged Keyblade Masters and counter Xehanort's threat.
The plot will also have connections to Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days,[1] and Tetsuya Nomura stated that like Birth by Sleep, "the story is on par with that of a numbered title".[2] The setting of Dream Drop Distance will again be spread across several worlds; several Kingdom Hearts-original worlds will return, such as Traverse Town, but all of the Disney-based worlds will be entirely new.[3] According to an interview, Tetsuya Nomura said the game will take part on the Mark of Mastery, but not completely, and has stated that there will be new clothing for Sora and Riku.
Development
It is known that the game is the next major release in the Kingdom Hearts series[1], and it will feature both Sora and Riku as playable characters, although using their Kingdom Hearts designs. Utilizing the 3DS's high-spec graphics processing, the game will have graphics that are near on-par with those of the PS2 titles, as well as making use of the system's 3D technology such as "falling from high places" and "flying far distances". [4] The development team is currently selecting worlds, planning to use all-new Disney worlds, along with Traverse Town and other original worlds,[5] one of which has been revealed to be based on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (although the world itself is featured in the non-canonical The Sceptre and the Kingdom). Nomura has stated that, with the parallel development of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, he will make sure to retain any game elements that can't be put in Final Fantasy Versus XIII for use in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.[6] Nomura has also stated that the transition between playing as Sora and playing as Riku will be forced upon and sudden, and can occur while simply walking around. The game also has the keyword of "drop", as in something falling. As well, the 3D effect of the Nintendo 3DS will be used more for "going into the screen" rather than things popping out.[7]
In the July's issue of Weekly Famitsu, Nomura stated that the game will focus on the "hidden data" inside of Sora and development of the game is 40-50% finished, with voice recording to begin soon. A secret movie was confirmed, along with new characters that will appear in Traverse Town. Nomura also stated that the Xehanort Saga will end with Kingdom Hearts III and there will be "answers" about Kingdom Hearts III in Dream Drop Distance.[8] A playable demo is said to be available at the Tokyo Game Show later this year, and will feature two new "enigmatic" characters and a new enemy aside from the Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed, known as Dream Eaters.
At the 2011 Tokyo Game Show, it was revealed that Neku, the protagonist from The World Ends With You, would appear in the game, along with two new allies, the Bat Bat and Wonder Cat.[9] Template:Spoilerend
Gallery
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Video
Square-Enix 1st Department Premiere Trailer
The trailer begins with the final scene of Blank Points, where Riku asks Sora if he has made his mind up and Sora answers "Yes". The trailer then cuts to a scene from Signs of What's Next, where Yen Sid is then shown ordering Mickey to summon Sora and Riku to him to undertake a Mark of Mastery Exam. The scene then switches to Sora and Riku, in their Kingdom Hearts attire, on the beach of Destiny Islands, wondering if Riku's raft will get them far. Riku is shown in Traverse Town, surrounded by Shadows. He looks up to see multiple Soras raining down from the sky. One lands and prepares to fight the Shadows. Several gameplay videos are then shown.
Sora is seen running through an area with many large bells and jumps off the edge, falling through a plethora of balloons. Riku is shown in the second district of Traverse Town, where he sees Ansem looming above with what appears to be a transparent Xemnas beside him. The same is shown with Sora, only he encounters Xemnas with a transparent Ansem. Sora and Riku prepare to engage Xemnas and Ansem as the game logo ends the trailer.
The gameplay scenes displayed in the trailer focus on Sora and Riku performing advanced acrobatics: gliding, wall-jumping, and swinging around poles. The HUD also features a "Command" list which includes "Thunder", "Fire", "Blizzard", and "Attack", and a "Drop" gauge that goes up to 1.5, placed where the MP, Focus, Drive, and Clock gauges were in previous games.
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Square Enix Chief Twit Master Talks Up Kingdom Hearts 3DS"
- ↑ Nintendo Power, Holiday 2010 Edition (Vol. 262): Tetsuya Nomura: Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts 3D are not the same. The story is on par with that of a numbered title, and I'm sure the ending will shock fans.
- ↑ "Kingdom Hearts 3D Connects to Kingdom Hearts III"
- ↑ "E3 2010: Kingdom Hearts 3D First Look"
- ↑ "Kingdom Hearts 3D Connects to Kingdom Hearts III"
- ↑ Weekly Famitsu, November 17, 2010: Tetsuya Nomura: "Since it’s different than the Final Fantasy series which is founded on party play, the way the characters level up is different. Because there are various things that can and can’t be done, the things I can’t do in Final Fantasy Versus XIII I’m doing in Kingdom Hearts."
- ↑ Weekly Famitsu, January 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Kingdom Hearts 3D, Final Fantasy XI, Dissidia and More in Famitsu"
- ↑ Siliconera - Kingdom Hearts 3D Features Characters From The World Ends With You
External links
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