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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS9phkBXx5c Xion's character isn't the only thing shaped by memories. The way her theme evolved and was shaped by different people as they showcased their interpretations of it reveals many things about the potential of fandom when it comes to the production of media and the learning of new skills, as well as leaving lasting impacts on listeners. How did the wish to participate in an on-going folk process of covers end up shaping the way "Vector to the Heavens" and "Musique pour la Tristesse de Xion" are perceived by general online audiences? Been a while since I share anything here, but here's me sharing the current state of my research about Vector to the Heavens! This is... definitely a lot more academic than I'm used to, so I'm curious what you guys might think about it! I put a ton of love into the research, the editing, and everything else that went into this video. I hope it pays off!

If Kingdom Hearts had stopped at 2 I probably wouldn't even like the series that much. KH1 remains my favorite but I found KH2 a underwhelming sequel during my first years with the series. I may not like everything that happened in Kingdom Hearts but it's insane nature is one of the reasons why I love the series as a whole.

I agree with you part of why i always liked Kingdom hearts so much is that the way it presents itself other games can be compared with other games only Kingdom Hearts is like kingdom hearts The only reason i would like to see a reboot or a more Traditional sequel by which i mean regular story telling is out of curiosity but thats really it i would never want the series to give up on its Special trait

and why should we care?

is it a good point or just another boring point made by someone who wants to "improve" the series by making it generic

While I do love the look and design of Space Paranoids in Kingdom Hearts 2, but I say The Grid is my favorite Tron world. The reason is because The Gird has more environment and more space to explore than in Space Paranoids. However, the big letdown in The Grid was that there's no NPC's walking around to make the world feel alive. In the Tron Legacy movie the world of Tron feels so alive and vivid, but in the game it's just so empty.

Following the success of March Caprice 2021, we are thrilled to officially announce March Caprice 2.0! For those unaware, this event is a digital gathering of Kingdom Hearts fans worldwide to show support for each other's projects, talents, and passions for the series! Further, alongside building upon the foundations of what made the first March Caprice event so successful, March Caprice 2.0 will also be serving as a celebration of the Kingdom Hearts' franchise's 20th anniversary! Additionally, just like the first event, participants can showcase various content, including video streams, speedruns, video essays, podcasts, artwork, and music. Those who rely on in-person gatherings such as conventions can take advantage of this ambitious digital event's opportunities. Ultimately, we want to provide this virtual gathering as an opportunity to have the community come together to celebrate each other and our work, to enjoy each others' company, and to celebrate the anniversary of the beloved Kingdom Hearts series. March Carpice 2.0 is being organized by the following community members: KeybladeSpyMaster (Kingdom Hearts Database) Kinode (Sound Ideas) Danielle Karthauser (Level Story) Orpheus Joshua (KH13) Chaineh Aeba Regular Pat Intrigued, prospective participants can now sign up for March Caprice via its official website. Lastly, the event will be taking place on March 26th, 2022! More details on this upcoming gathering will be shared the closer it arrives from the official March Caprice Twitter account. The event will be livestreamed and will include merchandise and an Artist's Alley. Regardless of whether you consider yourself a content creator, mark the date and spread the word! Bring your friends and join in this incredible collaboration of the community to celebrate the Kingdom Hearts series! You can view the announcement trailer for March Caprice 2.0 below: If you want an idea of how the last event went, you can read our reflection piece. View full article

I saw Encanto (Awesome movie btw), and I definitely agree. The Encanto world in a Kingdom Hearts game could have the similar setting like Timeless River in Kingdom Hearts 2. Like how Sora, Donald, and Goofy was able to go to new areas by jumping through those portraits in Timeless River.

Encanto is also a great choice each room can be its own level plus the village is nice to Absolutely it has this moving from the fantasy to modern times theme to it which is also fitting for the FF series as they combine magic and techonolgy aswell Yeah still waiting for a world were sora just stands on the beach and is reminded of his own homeworld

Hi everyone! I'm a lifelong Kingdom Hearts fan, and regular lurker on KH13 (especially at times like this when we're all waiting for the update and ReMind to drop XD). I don't tend to post anywhere nowadays (sometimes on reddit), but I think I was pretty active on forums back in the pre-KH2 days haha. Over the past nine months I've been writing an essay - called Kingdom Hearts III: A Conclusion without a Story - which analyses Kingdom Hearts III’s approach to storytelling; viewed both from the perspective of a player, and the perspective of a writer/game designer (hence being released on Gamasutra). My intention was to examine the game’s structure, ideas, and mistakes, and draw out numerous lessons that could be applicable to the reader’s own game – all centred around a main hypothesis. The hope is that anyone can read and enjoy it, but that developers will gain a lot more from the topics explored. As I mention in the article, while I adore the series, this critique is largely written from a game developer’s perspective, albeit with the insights (and frustrations) of a lifelong fan. Anyway, we start off slow, but I think I managed to extract a lot of interesting points and insights overall (especially in the later topics) - things that I'd definitely never thought about before in relation to the series. So whether you agree or disagree with my points, I hope anyone that takes the time enjoys reading it! Thank you very much for your time! And if nothing else, it's something else to read while waiting for ReMind =P I apologise if I've posted this in the wrong forum. I was considering posting it in Creative Media, but an essay didn't seem to quite fit the descriptions and other content I found there. Part 1 - https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaHallaran/20200121/356858/Kingdom_Hearts_III_A_Conclusion_without_a_Story__Part_1.php Part 2 - https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaHallaran/20200121/356865/Kingdom_Hearts_III_A_Conclusion_without_a_Story__Part_2.php Part 3 - https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaHallaran/20200122/356930/Kingdom_Hearts_III_A_Conclusion_without_a_Story__Part_3.php Part 4 - https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaHallaran/20200122/356980/Kingdom_Hearts_III_A_Conclusion_without_a_Story__Part_4.php Part 5 - https://gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaHallaran/20200123/356987/Kingdom_Hearts_III_A_Conclusion_without_a_Story__Part_5.php Part 6 - https://gamasutra.com/blogs/JoshuaHallaran/20200123/356988/Kingdom_Hearts_III_A_Conclusion_without_a_Story__Part_6.php

i like your essay its really interesting.

Raya and the Last Dragon for sure, especially since its themes of trust and friendship fit really well with the KH series. Onward might be kind of cool too, I guess, but honestly I didn't really care for Onward, Soul or Luca (no offense to anyone who liked them), so I'm not super interested in seeing them in KH. I guess Luca would probably be an interesting world in that it would be cool to see Sora, Donald and Goofy as sea monsters, though.

It might be cool if the darknesses took the form of the animals the Foretellers wear costumes of. I wanna fight a big darkness bear.

Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the kingdom hearts series and I'm wondering what content we will be receiving will it be games, merchandise, or something new?. What so you guys think we will get?

Oh definitely Raya and the Last Dragon. Not only it has the best fantasy setting to be part of the Kingdom Hearts universe, but it also has the best antagonist, the Druun. The Druun is very similar to the Heartless and I think it definitely fits very well in Kingdom Hearts. Plus, Raya would be a great party member in Sora's team.

Onward for the mix of the fantastical and urban, and the perfect opportunity for another form change. Some of the elements from the film, like the size change spell, have plenty of scope for exploration and puzzle solving (manipulating objects in the environment or the player character themselves growing or shrinking, creating more opportunities for opponents like the biker pixies) and Ian as a party member is a given. He and Donald would get on like a house with Firaga cast on it as they both specialise in magic.

Kingdom hearts is a video game It's also light

Imagine a Kairi+aqua game where they go through past worlds and new worlds and just train and maybe fight some Heartless or unversed. 1.sword in the Stone world 2. Raya last dragon 3. Idk

Great video! As someone who now dives into the music of Kingdom Hearts this was a well made video.

I would say space paranoids its one of the last few times were other franchises Crossover into the main story that made perfect sense (the entire computer world being part of ansems research) while the world itself is not all that impressive and i agree with other comments here that the one in DDD is more fun to explore i still like the boss fight and the allready mentioned story reasons

Even a new collection kh3+dlc, melody of memory, and a new movie. Something like a kh3.5 hd

feel like kh2.8 cover

Gamespot recently published an extensively detailed overview of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's new character inclusions since the game's initial announcement. In addition, several representatives from various partnered companies also provided comments, including Disney and Pixar Games' Vice President Luigi Priore and Kingdom Hearts series director, Tetsuya Nomura. Priore stated that the company was delighted by the positive fan reaction to Sora's inclusion, with various online videos being continually spectacular experiences to watch. Further, Priore provided the following statement on what brought about the decision to include Sora in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Priore goes on to state how Sora is an "incredibly important character" to Disney, while also providing a heart-warming comment that replicates the reason why so many are endeared by Sora joining the title: Moving on to Nomura, he admitted that they purposefully refrained from announcing any of the 20th-anniversary news prior to the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate presentation since that would have initiated suspicion from fans. Alongside stating how the fan reception has exceeded his expectations, Nomura said Sora's handshake with Mario "was an element [they] were insistent about including, so [he hopes] fans noticed and enjoyed it." To close out the article, Nomura emphasized his gratefulness to having 3 of his characters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: You can read the entirety of the Gamespot article covering Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's many character inclusions here. View full article

The official Tokyo Disney Resort website has shared details on the Kingdom Hearts Disney ambassador hotel rooms announced last month. The starting reservation price for staying in a room is ¥77,500 (approximately $686.74). Reservation opportunities initiate on December 6th, 2021. These rooms commemorate the Kingdom Hearts franchise's 20th anniversary and will be present from January 6th, 2022, to April 27th, 2022. In addition, unique purchasable products, decor, and Kingdom Hearts-themed menu items will be available. Let's provide a brief rundown of the aforementioned inclusions: 2 postcards with various Station of Awakening imagery will be granted, alongside a paper bag with its exterior decorated with Kingdom Hearts symbols. A Kingdom Hearts-themed handbag will also be available for ¥5,500 ($48.75). Further, a special cake set (¥2,500) and drink with paopu fruits atop (¥1,300) will be purchasable. The former has decorative mini cardboard stands of Sora, Roxas, and the Oathkeeper and Oblivion Keyblades. Speaking of Keyblades, the room key is a miniature replica of the Oblivion Keyblade. Lastly, the rooms have a treasure chest designed by their appearances from the games and contain a "secret" item that is unspecified. The photo of the room reveals bedsheets of Sora and Kairi's throne artworks with several framed pictures on the walls that seem to be from the Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory boxart. You can view each of these revealed items via our gallery below: You can read more detailed information on these hotel rooms via the Tokyo Disney Resort blog and the dedicated Kingdom Hearts page. View full article

Hi i like your essay its really interesting good job.

I mean, I would call what happened to Destiny Islands at the beginning of 1 an apocalypse, and Sora was the only one who really came out of that one unscathed (aside from his home getting destroyed, I guess).

so far that i know there are only sprites of them as a png. not that they are moving like a small gif sadly

This is such an amazing idea. I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen anyone make a version of the KHUX Avatar Maker independent of the game. I hope this project is successful!