Update: Thanks to Oishii from KH13, we have a translation of the website's system section.

 

Basic Action

 

Character Movement with 【Slide Pad】

If you tilt the slide pad in the direction you want to go, the character will move in that direction.

 

General Attack with 【A Button】

If you press the A button, you will perform a basic attack. It is possible to perform a combo by pressing the A button consecutively. *The A button will change into this command only under certain circumstances

 

Jump with 【B button】

At different elevations it is possible to jump up to them. After jumping into the air, if you press the A button you can perform a mid air strike. Also, while dangling off of a ledge, tilt the slide pade upward to make him climb, or the B button to come down.

 

Free Flow Action

 

By a wall or pole 【Slide Pad + Y Button】

If you press the Y button near a wall or pole, you will activate the Free Flow Action causing the character to either kick off the wall or swing around the pole.

 

While performing Free Flow Action 【A Button】→ Free Flow Attack Activates

If you press A while perform Free Flow Action, you will activate the Free Flow Attack. If you strike an enemy you can inflict a large amount of damage.

 

Action: Wall Kick → Attack: Kick Dive

You can move quickly by kicking off the walls. A button → you will rush toward a target and swing the keyblade to the ground causing an attack wave at surrounding enemies.

 

Action: Pole Spin → Attack: Turn Cutter

While swinging around a pole, surrounding enemies will be dragged in. A button → while winding around the pole, you will attack the enemy.

 

Action: Pole Spin around an enemy → Attack: Blow Off

Activate by facing a rather large enemy and you will spin around the target giving them damage. A button → While revolving around the enemy, you can throw the enemy with the rotating force. In addition, various other Free Flow Actions and Attacks exist. (T/N: Yay!)

 

Link System

 

With the Lower Screen Touch the Dream Eater’s Icon

When the link gauge of your Dream Eater companion reaches MAX, if you touch the Dream Eater’s icon on the screen below, you will activate their cooperating technique.

 

Sora’s Case: Link Action

Together with the Dream Eater you can let out their cooperating technique. Depending on the Dream Eater you companion the technique will be different.

 

Riku’s Case: Link Style

The Dream Eater’s power will envelop the body making you stronger. Depending on the Dream Eater you companion the style will be different.

 

Dream Eater Training

 

Touch you Dream Eater Companion on the Bottom Screen

By training your Dream Eater companions their affinity with Sora and Riku will improve and can gain EXP and link points.

 

Training Toy

Also, by using training toys like balloons and a treasure scope to connect with your companion, you can enhance you Dream Eater.

 

Square Enix's official Japanese website for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance has been updated with a new "System" section. This section explains some gameplay aspects of the game, and provides new screenshots and videos. You can see these below, or download and watch all of them in our video archive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screenshots → Kingdom Hearts 3D, Japanese website → System

my lord i just saw all of those vids and they are great it sounds like the changed the music for traverous town thats nice and the moves with the dream eaters look awesome and the game with the ar dream eaters look so fun and should be great man i cant wait for this game only two more months that will be great also it looks like they have a new dream eater nightmare and a nightmare viersion of the bat dream eater looks so great cant wait

Wow, its awesome, I can't really wait to play this!! Hopefully they would release a Demo!! so we can all watch it on youtube lol

SUGOI!!!!!!!!

 

Can't wait to treat my dream eaters like pokemon.

OH MY GOD.

The music; OH, THE MUSIC. Loving EVERY BIT OF IT.

The combat system, I don't even have to say anything on it;

Dream Eater AR: Doesn't even use any cards and seems to work very well! LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS!

I'M IN LOVE WITH THE "SLOW MOTION" VERSION OF TRAVERSE TOWN'S BGM! >w< No, really, I loved that slow kind of BGM! It fits Traverse Town well.

 

And I'm liking the models animations. They're really well animated, mainly Sora when he's falling after a jump. That's really realistic *o*

 

I don't need to talk about the battle system Everybody knows that I loved it!!

 

Can't wait to treat my Dream Eaters like Pokémon²

Omg Dis is Awesome. I mean like wow! Awesome graphics and awesaome fighting!! Liek wow!! It hs grafity at travers town!! Btw wich is the world of the second video that looks like a desert? And the one that Riku is? Was he fighting out of a Mansion? Wait thats Musketeers world right? Anyway. I'm in love with Kh3d!!! Can't wait to see gameplay of Fantasia!! Oh yeah!!

Omg Dis is Awesome. I mean like wow! Awesome graphics and awesaome fighting!! Liek wow!! It hs grafity at travers town!! Btw wich is the world of the second video that looks like a desert? And the one that Riku is? Was he fighting out of a Mansion? Wait thats Musketeers world right? Anyway. I'm in love with Kh3d!!! Can't wait to see gameplay of Fantasia!! Oh yeah!!

 

Both those worlds you asked about are Country of the Musketeers.

 

OISHII TRANSLATE, ACTIVATE!!!!!!!1111!!!!11!!!1ONE

Both those worlds you asked about are Country of the Musketeers.

 

OISHII TRANSLATE, ACTIVATE!!!!!!!1111!!!!11!!!1ONE

 

Really? A desert in the musketeer world?

If the english release is too far off, I'm SO going to import this along with a Jap 3DS!

Huh did i just see Graffits from twewy in first video?Should this be KH version of underground/river (or how was it called)???

i like the gameplay reminds me of bbs and the combos look great ,also traverse town has amazing music

I only have one question, wtf kinda graffiti was written on dem walls Riku was passing?! I was more 'wtf' about the second one more so than the teme one....I dun even know what that one means. But scat? What? What??? >w>!?

 

I found it funny how when Riku uses the derp hamster DE, he just gets all glowy. Riku's too cool to ride those things. xDD

The AR thing looks fun and adorable....why is this game not in my hands yet? .A.

http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/ohmy.png so beautiful need this game even more now

And I'm the only one who doesn't like really slow Traverse Town...

 

But the game's looking great. Too bad I can't import it, NINTENDO!!!!!!

Perfect gameplay, I loved it! I think that this one can be the first Kingdom Hearts to beat 40 on Famitsu (or maybe I`m just excited)...

Cool! Glad they Traverse Town's theme changed to make things fresh!

in the first video when riku is fighing the nightmare bats he must be at a high level because it says like 57000 and he also got these drop points i dont know what that means but maybe they decrease your drop bar or increase it idk also when nothing was going on it looked like the drop bar wasnt moving at all man hope to get some more info on the drop bar soon

Perfect gameplay, I loved it! I think that this one can be the first Kingdom Hearts to beat 40 on Famitsu (or maybe I`m just excited)...

 

Could be, 3D + good gameplay + kingdom hearts = 40

 

 

I really thought that their "Action" melee is getting a bit old in terms on the way they swing the keyblade its been that way since KH1 lol. I wanted something new but nonetheless it is still pretty cool!

Could be, 3D + good gameplay + kingdom hearts = 40

 

 

I really thought that their "Action" melee is getting a bit old in terms on the way they swing the keyblade its been that way since KH1 lol. I wanted something new but nonetheless it is still pretty cool!

 

Kingdom Hearts wouldn't be the same without A mashing.

This is really good news. Has anyone here preordered the game yet?

Kingdom Hearts wouldn't be the same without A mashing.

 

You misinterpret my post Take note of how they swing the keyblade its been like that since KH1. And yes, A mashing, you have to press Y to dodge and B to jump and X to manipulate through the command feed though

You misinterpret my post Take note of how they swing the keyblade its been like that since KH1. And yes, A mashing, you have to press Y to dodge and B to jump and X to manipulate through the command feed though

 

Still, Sora's famous 3 hit combo has aways been like that, why change it? Easier to copy in real lief when you're a forever alone.

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Woops.

Wow, it looks great. Something about it looks different, like the animation is smoother or something. And for the AR Dream Eater thing... Nintendogs KH style?

Wow, it looks great. Something about it looks different, like the animation is smoother or something. And for the AR Dream Eater thing... Nintendogs KH style?

 

At least this game has bats, lions, and penguins. Does Nintendogs have that ?

This is really good news. Has anyone here preordered the game yet?

 

I'll pre-order once I see who has better pre-order bonuses.