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Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] coverage: Day 1

Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] released in Japan today, on March 29, 2012. Our coverage of the game has begun. This news post will remain pinned at the top of the homepage, be regularly updated, and contain links to all images, videos and information surrounding the game. Spoiler warnings will be given when appropriate. Feel free to discuss Kingdom Hearts 3D on our forum.

11:09AM EST: Square Enix Members Europe have published a blog post showing off high-quality images from the opening of Kingdom Hearts 3D. You can see these screenshots below.

8:59AM EST: Thanks to a topic created by XXR from KH13, we now realize that the complete track listing of the Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack can be extracted from its official website. You can see this complete track listing below.

Disc 1
1. Dearly Beloved
2. Storm Driver
3. TWISTER -KINGDOM MIX-
4. Traverse in Trance
5. Hand to Hand
6. Dream Eaters
7. CALLING -KINGDOM MIX-
8. UNTAMABLE
9. SOMEDAY -KINGDOM MIX-
10. The World of Dream Drops
11. Le Sanctuaire
12. La Cloche
13. Sweet Spirits♥
14. Majestic Wings
15. Ever After
16. Wild Blue

Disc 2
1. Access the Grid
2. Digital Domination
3. The Nightmare
4. Rinzler Recompiled
5. Keyblade Cycle
6. Gigabyte Mantis
7. The Fun Fair
8. Prankster's Party
9. Broken Reality
10. Ice-hot Lobster
11. The Dream
12. Ready to Rush
13. Dream Matchup
14. One for All
15. All for One
16. The Flick Finalist
17. Victor's Pride
18. Xigbar
19. Distant from You...
20. Sacred Distance
21. Deep Drop

Disc 3
1. L'Oscurita dell'Ignot
2. Xehanort - The Early Years
3. The Dread of Night
4. L'Eminenza Oscura I
5. L'Eminenza Oscura II
6. L'Impeto Oscuro
7. My Heart's Descent
8. The Eye of Darkness
9. Link to All
10. Sora
11. Dream Drop Distance -The Next Awakening-
12. Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" Op.6
13. L'Apprenti Sorcier
14. The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71
15. A Night on the Bare Mountain

7:59AM EST: Earlier, we shared a post from 2ch that explained the ending of Kingdom Hearts 3D. goldpanner have provided us with a more detailed translation of this post, and you can read it at the link below. Keep in mind that it contains major spoilers, and also that there is a chance that it might not be accurate. However, another site confirms some of the information here, so it appears that it might be true. As for the translation:

Kingdom Hearts 3D ending explained in detail

5:30AM EST: crimmyice from Justin.tv is currently doing a live-stream of the game. You can watch this below. The playthrough is over, for now, however are able to watch a recording of it below.

4:58AM EST: We have received many photos showing the Kingdom Hearts 3D box, revealing its contents in detail. These photos were uploaded by takaturtle from KH13, who created a thread here. You can see the photos below.

3:26AM EST: A post on 2ch has possibly revealed the ending of the game. While we don't yet know if this is legit or not, a user on Tumblr has translated the post entirely. You can click the link to see it, but remember that this is not yet confirmed. Also remember that since this explains the game's ending, it obviously has spoilers.

2:33AM EST: Square Enix have updated their official website for the Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack. This update reveals that Disc 1 (of the 3-disc soundtrack) will contain 16 tracks, and also gives the names of these tracks. You can see them below. Many of the tracks have audio samples to listen to, so please check it out.

1:41AM EST: Major spoilers with this update! A Japanese website has been updated with various information supplied by Dream World Navigation. This includes a list of worlds, a list of boss battles in the game, and the revelation that Critical Mode is unlocked after beating Proud Mode. Click the link below if you don't mind spoilers. Thanks to keytotheheart from KH13 for the topic.

Some KH3D spoilers/lists: Worlds, bosses & Keyblades

1:29AM EST: A user from 2ch has uploaded many photos of the Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary 3D+Days+Re:coded Box. You can see these photos below.

9:30PM EST: We've uploaded all of the Traverse Town cutscenes to YouTube. Stay tuned, as more cutscenes will be uploaded later. Spoilers, obviously. In the interest of those who don't want spoilers, we will not put the cutscene names here. You'll have to click to find out!

Opening
Tutorial & Beginning of Traverse Town

Traverse Town 1
Traverse Town 2
Traverse Town 3
Traverse Town 4
Traverse Town 5
Traverse Town 6
Traverse Town 7
Traverse Town 8
Traverse Town 9
Traverse Town 10
Traverse Town 11
Traverse Town 12

12:33PM EST: apaulliao from TwitchTV has finished live-streaming, however, they have promised that they will continue their live-stream tomorrow. You can watch all 4 hours of their first live-stream below.

11:00AM EST: Kingdom Hearts 3D has officially released in Japan! Keep watching the live-stream below, and also check below for the game's opening on YouTube, thanks to apaulliao from TwitchTV.

9:40AM EST: At the current time of writing, apaulliao from TwitchTV is live-streaming Kingdom Hearts 3D. This is the first live-stream of the game, so make sure you give it a watch while you can! You can watch this livestream below.

[removed due to the live-stream being over]

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SkyEmerald

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Woah! Sora doesn't become a Keyblade Master...that was a twist and kind of explains the Light will become Darkness (Sora) and Darkness will become light (Riku). I kind of like the twist though I feel sorry for Sora...stupid Xehanort now ruins two potential Keyblade Masters...

I figured Lea was going to get a Keyblade, after all he's the only one out of the three trios (A-V-T,K-S-R,X-R-A) who lacks one.

Sorasnobody

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So does dis mean that Sora is not the main character no more because that is just messed up

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HarLea Quinn

Member

So does dis mean that Sora is not the main character no more because that is just messed up

 

No Nomura said Sora will always be the main character of the series

heyitsdeven

Member

So I have a question, even though he (supposedly) failed the test, can he still wield a keyblade? Also, since he is and will always be the main character, he will find a way somehow to become a keyblade master. c:

HarLea Quinn

Member

So I have a question, even though he (supposedly) failed the test, can he still wield a keyblade? Also, since he is and will always be the main character, he will find a way somehow to become a keyblade master. c:

 

Terra failed and still could wield so yes xD

Riku_Lover

Member

aww damn going to have to go pick up a box of tissues then for my friend and i x.x but im shocked to see Axel becoming a keyblade weilder was not expecting that!

Crashrobot55

Member

i didnt want to admit it but i knew somethin was gonna happen to sora http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-cry.png

heyitsdeven

Member

Terra failed and still could wield so yes xD

 

Lmfao oh yeah!

Sendou Aichi

Member
keep in mind that there is a possibility it is made up.

meatboy

Member

Okay, have Nomura said that this would be last spin-off before Kingdom Hearts III? 'Cause if he hasn't said that, I can already imagine another spin-off about Sora's second chance to become a Keyblade Master ¬¬

Rinax

Member

No! Keep Organization XIII out of this! Human forms or not, they shouldn't be used by some old dude Xehanort.

 

Anyway, all the news come when I'm at school...when I can't access "game" sites. So I can't listen to the new soundtracks, or watch cutscenes or livestreams.

 

All this information makes me want the English version right. Now.

Souleater3000

Member

Id say this is fake, the game is 35 hours long if im correct? It was stated in an interview was it not? Even if someone was to speed run it they would probably still die from time to time and that would add to the hours the game would take to finish. Plus there hasnt been any signs to lea/axel being a keyblade holder as far as i know, id say its fake and it dosnt seem like to much of an ending to me, hopefully there is something big in the secret ending if turns out to be true. And why isnt there nay info on where xion and roxas and ven came from or are they just in his heart?

Jaguar113

Member

so you're telling me lea gets a keyblade trains with yen sid and sora walks away after EVERYTHING THAT HES GONE THOUGH OMG you have to be kidding me no i dont belive at ALLLLLLLLLLLL omg why why its was MX plan all along to destroy sora no no no no no no no this cant happen omg WHY

shivarice

Member
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I have to agree with souleater3000. If someone had to speedrun, they would die time to time and it looks like the battle diffculty was raised a bit. I watched Apaulliao videos of him battling against the gorilla boss. He died several times before he managed to killed it. Although, it could be possible that he was new to the game. Also in addition to dying from time to time, when you're fighting a boss fight, the dream guage is still being delepted, so if you weren't prepared for the battle, you basically switch out due to no time. Now, this would have to be confirmed. I can confirm the deleption but not the switching out since Apaulliao almost had to switch out once but he killed it or died, I don't remember. But if this is the true ending, I hope they make it clear what happened.

 

P.S: yes, you'll switched out during a boss fight if the gauge is fully delepted. Confirmed in Apaulliao second KH3D video http://www.twitch.tv/apaulliao/b/313222886 here's proof around 26:53 is where it switches. May contain spoilers watch at your own risk http://kh13.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/default/smiley-mad.png.

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Souleater3000

Member

I have to agree with souleater3000. If someone had to speedrun, they would die time to time and it looks like the battle diffculty was raised a bit. I watched Apaulliao videos of him battling against the gorilla boss. He died several times before he managed to killed it. Although, it could be possible that he was new to the game. Also in addition to dying from time to time, when you're fighting a boss fight, the dream guage is still being delepted, so if you weren't prepared for the battle, you basically switch out due to no time. Now, this would have to be confirmed. I can confirm the deleption but not the switching out since Apaulliao almost had to switch out once but he killed it or died, I don't remember. But if this is the true ending, I hope they make it clear what happened.

 

Once the drop gage depleats the character switches out, even in boss battles, I cant imagine someone finished it that fast im hopeing its just some sort of fan-fic but if real they make it much clearer.

Azure Flame

Member

Well, Apaulliao has also confirmed that he's on Proud Mode, the hardest difficulty before unlocking Critical. I'm sure there are some people playing on Beginner, though I doubt they've beaten it either. I know when I get it on the US release, I'm starting on Beginner just like every other KH game I played.

Voxeril

Member

Why do I feel that the 'longest ending in KH history' and that fact they played around with playable secret endings (BBSFM) that maybe TWTNW is only a mid point twist.

ZexionsGurl87

Member

Um, ok, I had a feeling that Riku was going to be a Keyblade Master and Sora wouldn't. Don't ask why, but I had a feeling it would happen. And Lea being able to wield a Keyblade? Not sure about that one. I prefer him with his chakrams. And why does Riku have to fight armored Ven? (if it is indeed Riku that has to fight) I can understand being able to see Xion, Roxas, and Ven in Sora's heart (since they are a part of him, except for Ven). I'll have to keep watching other people play through the game and see if this ending is true. I could see it happen, I truly could, I just don't understand it much. That, and I want to see the English subtitles so we can get understand what's going on.

Pikequeenl

Member

Poor sora :(

He definitly deserves to be a keyblade master...HE DIDN'T SUCCUMB TO THE DARKNESS...EVAH

Nermal

Member

The first cutscene is pretty confusing in one scene they look like in KH I and in another one like in KHII what is that????

Nafees Rahman

Member

huh well I dont get this GODDAMNT IT Another GAME BEFORE kINGDOM HEARTS 3 TO MAKE SORA THE MASTER!?

VoidXName

Member

If this is the real ending, then what is the true form of ansem sod and xemnas? is it MX?

 

Also, this ending seems rather predictable, doesn't it? Many members on here have said that this is how the game would end and seeing as how this is Nomura, wouldn't he want to take it in the most unpredictable way?

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