Columned-Munny

If I had a dime for every time I heard the phrase "Square-Enix should" I could probably fund all the things they should be doing myself. But yes, they should make a dynamic PS3 theme. Or how about multiple dynamic themes? Some ideas: -The beach on Destiny Island. Kairi standing in the distance, watching for a sign of Sora and Riku. -The view from Twilight Town Clocktower. On the hour the bells ring, and at certain times the ghost train can be seen on the tracks in the distance. -The Grey Area where Organization XIII lounged around. Depending on the time of the day different members can be shone relaxing, or in Saix's case, intimidatingly watching everyone.

As if The Villager couldn't be more intimidating lately... Great job though, I seriously thought it was something official in the game at first.

Yesssssssssssss. I could see their armors behaving like a drive form almost (fill up a meter and explode into awesome). What if Sora could utilize multiple armors based on the people he's had in his Heart!? A light armor for Ventus, a dark armor for Vanitas, and an etheral armor for Xion/Roxas! *takes a breath. Okay, I may've gotten carried away there. Still, go armor, love the notion. I think Nomura will stick with mostly black for his normal clothes, but with new design tweaks.

I raised my hand as Nomura said they had one more thing to show. Could this be it? After all these years? The logos came up. Disney. Simple, nothing else needed to be said. It could only be one thing. And then the montage of footage began, cycling through each game in turn, displaying moments that spring to my own mind when the words "Kingdom Hearts" are uttered or read. Sora's voiceover played midst the iconic music; the promise that was given to the KH faithful at the end of Birth By Sleep that this wasn't over, that it was building to something. As Sora changed, I was astonished at the style. Often I had wondered how they would evolve the look of the series when, in my opinion, they already fit the appearance of the movies perfectly. Yet seeing Destiny Islands and Twilight Town rendered in their new appearances threw my certainty that Kingdom Hearts had reached its visual pinnacle into doubt. The logo appeared. It was already familiar to me; so many artists had produced the same "Kingdom Hearts III" that it shouldn't have been as significant as it was. But to have the actual, official logo of Kingdom Hearts III was the realization of a long time dream. Then the horde of Heartless rushing towards Sora, the familiar sight of Donald and Goofy's party icons in the corner, all taking place in an innocuous corner or Twilight Town...it was wonderful. The words "In Development" appeared reassuringly, and all I could say was "It f***ing BETTER BE."

As far as I'm concerned it's a bit too early to be preordering the thing. It's probably (at least) two years or more away from completion after all.

He'll be back. Showing him for 2 seconds in DDD would've been pointless if he wasn't returning in some fashion. I think that once Ventus is reawakened that might cause Vanitas to emerge.

Seems like folks are split on the issue. I hope they bring them back, i enjoyed the KHII gummi ship system thoroughly, especially when compared to the first one.

Longterm I think the PS4 (and the Xbox One??? I guess...) will be the console that has every KH game. After KHIII comes out, or maybe even simultaneously, they may decide a "Kingdom Hearts Anthology" is a very attractive product for us diehards. Because it is.

I know he said in this interview that "he didn't know about the Nobodies" when asked if it's the end of "Organization XIII and Nobodies as characters". He probably hasn't decided, and is leaving the door open. In my opinion it stands to reason that so long as Heartless exist there's the possibility of Nobodies, as one is a byproduct of the other.

I would have to think about it, mostly cause of the price point. Dropping $400+ on a new console in order to spend $60 more dollars is a sobering proposition. I have only ever bought platforms for a single game (usually a Nintendo one) when they were cheap.

If I saw that specifically, I'd be a bit confused why she didn't go up to them and leave the Realm of Darkness. If it just showed a figure approaching the beach just as the door to light closed behind them, I'd be okay with it. Not, you know, emotionally, but I'd rather have her be late to the show than just stalking the stalwart adventurers.

I was hoping for a surprise next-gen Sony IP to steal my enthusiasm (God of War, Uncharted, etc.) but what I saw was great. The PS4 is shaping up to be nice, the Wii U is getting some cool games, and the Xbox One is well positioned to have an underwhelming launch. Wait that last thing isn't actually good... *eyebrow raise For any particular reason?

They should've done it for the current generation and been done with it. It's a massive undertaking of course, equivalent to making an entirely new game for the purpose of living up to the nostalgia of the first one while simultaneously surpassing it as a game. Square was late to the HD update/remake game. It's probable that the company wasn't prepared for this trend, as evidenced by their unwillingness to go near a FFVII remake and their difficulties with the KH remasters. They've had trouble with this generation of gaming, and hopefully they're adapting better for the next one.

Technology doesn't necessarily impose limits on game/boss difficulty; Mike Tyson of Punch Out is considered by some to by the toughest video game boss of all time. The bosses will likely be similar in difficulty levels, but enhanced in other ways, such as more animations and detail. That said, I think they'll also be able to have more intelligent AI and more varied strategies which could make them more difficult, or at the very least more dynamic. Either way I can't wait for a next gen KH game...and like most I've been waiting throughout this entire current gen for one.

I think the next saga will be the last. I would love to see a "prequel saga", one that's entirely comprised of original worlds and characters, maybe exploring the events of the Keyblade War or even sooner. I won't hold my breath though, it's just a thought.

Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I didn't FFXIII warranted any sequels, and it got two. All I know is that Square needs a truly successful and memorable Final Fantasy. I want/hope FFXV to be that game. I'll go ahead and guess it'll get 1 sequel.

Yup, though there's several other games I'm looking forward to for the system.

I think the fact that it's not launching in Japan right away might be an issue for them. I can't imagine anyone in Japan who'd wait to buy that system after the PS4 launches sooner for cheaper. EDIT: With regards to TGS, meh. Microsoft has made it clear that the U.S. is their target region. I wonder what they'll show at TGS that might persuade people to buy the system.

It's probably a tie between the Kingdom Hearts III announcement and the PS4's price (not that they announced it, the price itself). Halo 5 caught me offguard too. Actually, come to think of it, the Wii Fit Instructor character in the new Super Smash Bros. was more surprising. All in all some nice twists.

Interesting stuff. I didn't know they were missing data, no wonder it took them so long to remaster. Thanks for compiling the info!

Hah, beat me to it.

hahaha, loved the random Wii U.

I know both of these points. Jafar could come back, he only got sealed in his lamp. I wasn't supposing that Yen Sid was evil, I was suggesting that Xehanort manipulate the darkness in his heart somehow, similar to how Beast was manipulated by Xaldin in KHII. I'd also be pleased to see Saluk as a boss, and the game go to that giant turtle...city...thing...from Aladdin 3. Whatever it was called. That'd be great.

There's been a lot of negativity about the Xbox One. In general people seem to be against buying the console, so I was wondering what Microsoft would have to do to make appeal more to the skeptics. For me it's a combination of the price point and the DRM/24 hr check-in requirement. I don't want to drop $500 on a console and I'm against the trend of gaming become a service; I want my single-player games to be playable independent of an online service.