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

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.

 

That's just my opinion anyway. Why change it? because it is kinda repetitive. You can argue that's a freedom. But it could have been even better, imo.

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

 

I haven't seen any yet but I'll yet you guys know when I find one.

When did KH turn into Nintendogs?

Now that I think of it, even with all the trailers of the game we've gotten, we haven't had any raw gameplay footage - so I guess this is our first extensive look at it, huh? It's great - the graphics are wonderful, and the whole thing just makes me reminisce of Kingdom Hearts I. The AR looks pretty nice. It's actually the first 3DS game that has AR without the use of cards, I think. Pretty impressive.

Now that I think of it, even with all the trailers of the game we've gotten, we haven't had any raw gameplay footage - so I guess this is our first extensive look at it, huh? It's great - the graphics are wonderful, and the whole thing just makes me reminisce of Kingdom Hearts I. The AR looks pretty nice. It's actually the first 3DS game that has AR without the use of cards, I think. Pretty impressive.

 

Actually, there's that ghost book picture thing game that makes use of that capability too, in a Faceraiders-like minigame or something.

Update: Translation of 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 of of 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 of the bottom screen

By training your Dream Eater companions their affinity with Sora and Riku will improve and you will 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.

OMG, lmfao. I really need to get my mind out of the gutter. At first I thought it said, 'Action: Pole Dance'.

Nearly spit out my friggin' coffee. x'DDD

OMG, lmfao. I really need to get my mind out of the gutter. At first I thought it said, 'Action: Pole Dance'.

Nearly spit out my friggin' coffee. x'DDD

 

If only

I hope Aqua's playable in this game. I want to see her pole dance.

Oops, Dream Eater Training instead of Dream Eater Leveling. I had a good guess.

Oops, Dream Eater Training instead of Dream Eater Leveling. I had a good guess.

 

Ha ha. I thought something was wrong with it.

So this game is Yaoi now? We just need Sora and Riku to pole dance together...

So this game is Yaoi now? We just need Sora and Riku to pole dance together...

 

rgfaw5ytW$%Tf35cwgtw YES. *o* <333

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

 

hahaha sooooo true

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

 

started my preorder few days ago gonna go pay it off on monday or that week

The Dream Eaters seem really fresh compared to the Heartless an Nobodies Theres soooo many Spirits you can recruit and train too! Its blowing my miiinndd! :blink:

I just noticed a new door in Traverse Town in the first district. You can see it in the 'Link System' video at 0:29.

I also noticed that the hat of the mail box now changes lights on its hat.