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Hashimoto & Nomura state their plans for 2016 to Famitsu; Nomura says Kingdom Hearts III is in a significant time of development

In the most recent edition of Famitsu Weekly, Tetsuya Nomura, director of the Kingdom Hearts series, as well as Shinji Hashimoto, executive producer of the Kingdom Hearts series, have stated their future plans for 2016 and beyond. Tetsuya Nomura is continuing to work on titles such as Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, & World of Final Fantasy, titles that are set to release in 2016. The progress for those titles and more are going smoothly and Nomura hopes to get those two titles within the scheduled arrival date.
 
Other big titles Nomura is working on is Kingdom Hearts III & Final Fantasy VII Remake, where they are currently in a significant part of development, and when Kingdom Hearts III is further in development, PR will release more information to the public.
 
Shinji Hashimoto hopes to continue challenging himself and he has a surprise project he is hoping to announce this year. Additionally, Hashimoto hopes to offer more surprises throughout 2016 in general.
 
You can read all the plans Tetsuya Nomura & Shinji Hashimoto have for 2016 and beyond below thanks to @tokyofog.

 
Are you excited for the plans Nomura & Hashimoto will bring to 2016 and beyond? Let us know in the comments below!
Jake

Yoko Shimomura discusses composing for Kingdom Hearts III and Kingdom Hearts series in new interview with RPG Site

In an interview with RPG Site, Yoko Shimomura, composer of the Kingdom Hearts series, describes the challenges she's faced while working on the Kingdom Hearts series and how that process has changed as the series continued to grow and expand. She also briefly touches on her work for Kingdom Hearts III, discussing the differences between composing for that game and Final Fantasy XV.
 
An excerpt of the interview can be found below:
 
 
Are you looking forward to hearing Yoko Shimomura's latest compositions in Kingdom Hearts III? Let us know in the comments!
soraspromise

Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ advertisement spotted in Japanese Train Station

It's been over a month since the Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ commercial launched in Japan, and it seems that the commercial has aired not just on television, but even at Japanese Train Stations. Twitter users @mas402 and @sawa3056 were able to capture footage from a Japanese Train Station on the Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ advertisement which you can check out below.
 



 



 



 
Even though no news on the English release has been provided yet, we can expect to see more news in the upcoming months in 2016 for Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ and it's English release. Are you happy to see Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ being promoted in Japan this big? Let us know in the comments below!
Jake

Kingdom Hearts music to premiere at The Legendary Rhapsody concert in Tokyo, Japan

Kingdom Hearts music has been confirmed to appear at a concert titled "The Legendary Rhapsody" via the concert's official website. Music that are confirmed to appear from the Kingdom Hearts series are Dearly Beloved, Night of Fate, The 13th Struggle, and Vector to the Heavens. The orchestra that is playing the music is the Japan Game Music Orchestra (JAGMO). Ticket prices range from 5,800 yen ($48.15 USD) to 9,800 yen ($81.38 USD). The Legendary Rhapsody begins on March 5th at 15:00 JST and another part of the concert begins at 19:00 JST, and on March 6th at 13:00 JST. More details on tickets can be located here.
Jake

Tetsuya Nomura answers fan questions about Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, Kingdom Hearts χ[chi], and Kingdom Hearts III

After the release of the new trailer featuring Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III, many fans had questions circling around in their heads. The folks over at KHInsider had the incredible opportunity to formally relay fan questions to Tetsuya Nomura himself. His answers to some of the questions can be read below, and you can read the blog post in its entirety here.
 
 
What intrigues you most about this surprise interview? Let us know in the comments below, and have a wonderful holiday season!
Toominator

Analysis of the Kingdom Hearts III gameplay footage from Jump Festa

New Kingdom Hearts III gameplay footage debuted towards the end of a new Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer that premiered at Jump Festa 2016. This new footage featured the use of magic, the return of Shotlocks and Nobodies, new Heartless, as well as a new Attraction Flow named "Shooting Ride".
 
The footage begins with a cutscene of Sora, Donald, and Goofy in the Kingdom of Corona, seemingly heading towards Rapunzel's tower. From there, the cutscene smoothly transitions into a battle against the dandelion Heartless that were initially revealed at E3 2015. As Sora battles with the Heartless, he uses several magic spells including Aero and Fire. When these spells are used, they effect the environment as well; Aero will move the individual blades of grass while Fire spells will leave tinder marks on the ground. While the Heartless are somewhat spread out in the beginning of the battle, the smaller ones begin to circle around the bigger Heartless and begin to work as a group, as detailed by Tetsuya Nomura in a past interview.
 
In the next scene, Sora encounters several Nobodies floating down in a valley. These Nobodies twirl about through the air while showering petals of light below. With the use of dodge roll, Sora is able to avoid the petals before being launched into the air with the help of Flowmotion. The design of these Nobodies seem to heavily suggest the return of Organization XIII member, Marluxia.
 
On Mount Olympus, Sora, Donald, and Goofy are walking along a path when they encounter a group of flying Heartless. The HUD starts off blue when in a state of peace, but turns orange as the group encounters enemies and as Sora summons his Keyblade. From there, the screen zooms in and enters a Shotlock mode, an attack tactic featured in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. The player is given two options: "Shot Flow" or "Athletic Flow". Athletic Flow is chosen for this battle, and Sora launches into a high speed attack, easily moving between the flying Heartless with a technique that seems similar to Flowmotion. In order to keep the attack going, the player must push assigned buttons as they pop up onto the screen. Sora is surrounded by a blue glow during this period and unleashes a powerful spinning attack to finish off the Athletic Flow.
 
When a Shotlock command is used, this will deplete the yellow bar featured above Sora's health and magic bars on the bottom left portion of the screen. Though buttons are not assigned yet, it can be assumed that each button will lead into a different Shotlock.
 
Moments later, Sora falls into the river and is swept away by the current. In this state, it seems that Sora is defenseless against enemies, but the current is moving so fast that he could potentially escape without damage. As Sora is swept away, we also catch our first glimpse at a treasure chest.
 
The next scene features a battle in Twilight Town and focuses on new Nocturne Heartless. These new Heartless use elemental attacks, just as their predecessors, but feature a ring around their bodies that they include in their attacks. Sora uses magic skills as well as classic maneuvers such as dodge roll, guard, and air slide against these new Nocturnes, Large Bodies, and Soldiers.
 
Lastly, the new footage ends at the Mysterious Tower. As the trio enters battle, Sora raises his Keyblade and creates a portal from which the Shooting Ride Attraction Flow appears. Sora, Donald, and Goofy all jump into the car and Sora puts on a pair of glasses. Once the glasses are on, the screen changes into a sort of first person shooter state. From there, the player can send out short blasts that will launch enemies into the air. Once the Heartless are launched into the air, the player can do more damage with these blast attacks. Just like the Shotlock attacks, the Attraction Flow attack Shooting Ride also ends in a powerful finisher, featuring a bright swirl of many lights and launches several Heartless into the air at once.
 
The Shooting Ride also keeps a record of the points the player gains while shooting down enemies. Just as it will do more damage, the player will also earn more points for shooting enemies that have already been launched into the air. Taking advantage of the finishing attack will also help to give players a higher score.
 
After showing off dodge roll, magic attacks, as well as physical combos, Sora performs a Shotlock attack once more and starts to use "Shoot Flow" before the trailer fades into the Kingdom Hearts III logo.
soraspromise

Analysis of the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer at Jump Festa 2016

On Friday the 18th of December at 10:00pm (EST), Square Enix released a brand new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue that was displayed at Jump Festa 2016. Here is KH13's analysis of the trailer to bring you some interesting details of the story and the gameplay we have seen so far.
 
0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-
 
The first section of the trailer displays Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-. We get our first look of master Yen Sid, Kairi, Riku and King Mickey in real time, via the kingdom shader. Due to PS4's engine, the book on Yen Sid's desk has far more texture added compared to previous instalments. Also various assets have been removed and added in the Mysterious Tower. Yen Sid explains in order to protect the seven pure lights from master Xehanort, they must assemble seven guardians of light and therefore must bring back Terra, Ventus and Aqua. Does this confirm the trio from Birth by Sleep will be three of the seven guardians of light? King Mickey admits he, "met Aqua once, in the realm of darkness." This suggests that the 'encounter' Aqua has in the realm of darkness is with King Mickey himself. One can only wonder what happened during this encounter and why Aqua is still trapped in there for over a decade. The fact Aqua did not turn around suggests Square Enix may be keeping her full character model and gameplay a secret until sometime next year.
 
χ Back Cover
 
The second section shows HD cinematics of Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover. Back Cover will be using Unreal Engine 4, the engine used for Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A Fragmentary Passage-, and Kingdom Hearts III. The first shot we see is the room in the clock tower from χ Back Cover's counterpart, χ[chi]. Could the book on the desk be one of the six book of prophecies that belongs to the Master of Masters? Furthermore, this is the same room where the five foretellers are seen speaking to a black hooded figure in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]. The foreteller of Unicornis states, "A Lost Page...There's something missing from our Book of Prophecies." To which the foreteller of Anguis replies, "Are you implying that the one in possession of the missing page is the traitor?" This leads us to believe the traitor stole the page to hide his or her identity from the events they are planning to unfold, when Leopardos confirms, "The missing page tells of a traitor in our midst." The voice actors of Riku, Kairi, Ventus, Terra and Aqua could be the same voice actors of the foretellers Unicornis, Ava (foreteller of Vulpeus), Leopardos, Ursus and Anguis respectively, although this is not yet confirmed. Could this be pure coincidence or could this mean something more? This actually adds greater depth to a popular theory that the foretellers were reborn as the Kingdom Hearts main protagonists. The final lines, whilst back in the clock tower, are spoken by someone we haven't heard yet. Could this be the Master of Masters?
 
Dream Drop Distance HD
 
The final section shows Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD. First and foremost, the 60 seconds of cinematics shown is over double the amount of gameplay shown at 27 seconds. This shows Square Enix really wanted to display the increased level of detail and improvements to the texture of the character models, compared to the graphical engine of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. This is displayed by having close up shots of many characters throughout. The subtitles have changed from the 1.5 and 2.5 ReMIX's as the bold outline has been removed to make the text look more clearer. During the gameplay there is no HUD menu displayed throughout, suggesting the game may release later in 2016 rather than earlier. The quality of the game is looking far brighter and flashier, whilst appearing to run at a consistent 30 FPS. Lastly, with Dream Drop Distance HD coming to home consoles, the camera appears to have been pulled back slightly to give a greater range of view and movement.
 
Are there any interesting features we may have left out? What are your thoughts on the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer? Let us know in the comments below!
SnowPint7Fourths

New Chirithy plush shown at Jump Festa 2016

As Jump Festa 2016 went on from December 19th through the 20th in Japan (18th through 19th in the U.S.), an all new (never before seen) Chirithy plush was displayed for attendees to see. For those of you who don't know who Chirithy is, Chirithy is the cat-like dream eater in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi] and Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ who guides the player through the game as they advance through the story. Multiple pictures of the new Chirithy plush were taken from Jump Festa and can be seen below.
 



 
If you got the opportunity to purchase this Chirithy plush, would you buy it? What are your thoughts on the plush? Let us know in the comments below!
Jake

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue & Kingdom Hearts III trailer shown at Jump Festa 2016

As promised, Square Enix have released a brand new trailer for Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue during Jump Festa 2016. In addition to new footage from Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, the trailer also includes brand new footage from Kingdom Hearts III. You can view the trailer below:
 

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Toominator

Coverage: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue & Kingdom Hearts III at Jump Festa 2016

Our coverage of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue & Kingdom Hearts III at Jump Festa 2016 has begun! Jump Festa 2016 is a Japanese-oriented event where future game releases, as well as current releases, go on to display by many game publishers. Square Enix has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue will go on display with a brand new trailer, along with new Kingdom Hearts III footage. As Jump Festa goes on, we will be keeping you updated with live coverage here on KH13. Square Enix starts their Jump Festa showcase at 8:20 p.m. (USA EST). Kingdom Hearts does not have any confirmed stage presence, however all the trailers may appear between stages.
 

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- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Jump Festa 2016 trailer shown at SE's booth, but not publicly available online yet!
- Kingdom Hearts II Play Arts Kai of Halloween Town Sora & Riku in display with full color!
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue/Kingdom Hearts III trailer footage seems to be from the D23 Expo Japan trailer.
- Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ iPhone 6 cases in display!
- Chirithy has been spotted at Square Enix's booth!
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue & Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ are among the list of games for trailer appearances at Square Enix's booth! This means Kingdom Hearts III is part of Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.
- Close up image of the Chirithy plush is available!
- Square Enix Presents has started their stream!
- Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Christmas card!
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer released with Kingdom Hearts III footage!

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- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue confirmed to appear at Jump Festa 2016 (December 2015) with a new trailer
- Jump Festa 2016 event details w/ Kingdom Hearts III footage confirmation
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue trailer shown at Jump Festa 2016, new Kingdom Hearts III footage included!

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Jake

[Updated] Jump Festa 2016 event details

Update: The official Kingdom Hearts Twitter account released a tweet confirming a trailer release at Jump Festa 2016. The tweet was accompanied with a picture, bearing the logos of both Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts III. Whether or not these are the trailers released during D23 Expo Japan is unclear at this time. It is also unclear whether Kingdom Hearts III will have its own separate trailer, or if it will be featured all in one trailer. Regardless, stay tuned to KH13 for a livestream of the event!

 



 
The original article follows.
 
With Jump Festa 2016 approaching this weekend, we wanted to give you a refresher on the event's details. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is confirmed to appear at the event with a new trailer, with the possibility of an appearance for Kingdom Hearts III. Jump Festa 2016 is held from December 19 through the 20th (December 18th through the 19th for USA). Square Enix starts at 8:20 PM (USA EST) and ends at 1:30 AM (USA EST) on Friday, and 10:15 PM (USA EST) through 2:20 AM (USA EST) on Saturday, with the event being livestreamed on Square Enix's official Japanese YouTube channel. The Kingdom Hearts series has made multiple appearances throughout previous occurrences for Jump Festa such as Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance at Jump Festa 2012.
 
As Jump Festa approaches, we here at KH13 will be counting down daily on our social media pages, which you can check out below.
 
 
 
 

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In addition to counting down on our social media pages, we will also be posting any news/content on there so make sure to follow us on all our social media pages, as well as staying tuned here on KH13 for any news and updates for Kingdom Hearts!
 
What type of content do you expect to see at Jump Festa 2016? Let us know in the comments below!
Jake

Kingdom Hearts music to appear at the Symphonic Fantasies concert in London, UK (October, 2016)

In a post made by the London Symphony Orchestra, and a quick post made by the official Kingdom Hearts Facebook page, they confirm that Kingdom Hearts music is set to appear at the Symphonic Fantasies concert, which is going to debut in the UK for the first time. The concert starts on October 6, 2016 from 8:00 PM GMT to 10:00 PM GMT in the Barbican Hall in London. Yoko Shimomura, composer of the Kingdom Hearts series, will be performing. You can read all the details below.
 
 
 
It has also been revealed on the event's Facebook page, that Yoko Shimomura will be having an event before the concert at 6:15 PM GMT. She will talk about her musical career (especially with Kingdom Hearts) and her influences with LSO Principal Flute Gareth Davies and answer questions from the audience. This event will be an additional £10 to concert ticket and will be an hour long. You can read the official paragraph below:
 
 
 
Do those of you in the UK plan on going to this event? Would you attend if you could? Let us know in the comments!
Jake

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