DestinysUnion

Super late response but I own KH1, COM, KH2, Days, BBS, Re:Coded, and DDD. I also own the KH3 manga vol. 2 for obvious reasons to anyone who knows me. lol Also, that's a pretty sweet collection someone has in that photo in the first post. lol But it doesn't seem to have COM or Days, which are some of the better written novels, imo, at least of what I've read thus far. Although I see a Reverse/Rebirth volume in the back, I think? So maybe those ones are in Japanese. lol

While that scenario is possible, I personally don’t expect them to go that route. I think Nomura’s top priority for the story is to expand the lore (and create weird mysteries and twists), so I think he’ll mostly shelve the Nobody twists moving forward; that lore’s pretty much contained to the CoM/KH2/Days era, anyway. And I’m willing to bet whatever his plans for Demyx are, they weren’t decided on prior to KH3’s development. Even though Nobodies featured in KH3, I’m under the impression that it wasn't actually planned and it just happened that way during KH3’s development, similar to its usage of Replicas. (In other words, I’m convinced a lot of how KH3 turned out was due to Nomura having backed himself into a corner.) If there are any more alternate versions / clone characters, I expect Nomura’s going to play into a multiverse angle instead. What form that takes exactly, I have no idea. I guess I think it's more likely that Demyx the Nobody is the nobody version of whoever Human Demyx is, who could be an AU version of the MoM or someone else. I'm not really into that theory, though. lol I agree, I don’t want Demyx to be the MoM, either; Demyx being some crazy, ancient mastermind who was just pretending to be a lazy, college-age deadweight who’s surprisingly capable would steal his original character and appeal. lol I don't want the MoM to be anyone but a new character, although that greatly calls into question why his name is such a big deal. (I both suspect and fear that it's really not and it'll go down in the fandom as the biggest letdown of a mystery. lol?)

Tbh, I don't miss Sephiroth, and I don't actually care that much for FF cameo battles in general; I blame that long-winded sequence in FFIV: The After Years, and the fact that Gilgamesh is always relegated to the exact same jokes and a made up "bromance" with Bartz. lol BUT, Ultimecia gets my vote. She would be so amazingly unexpected and out there, and unlike the others, she would actually get some visual changes to account for the E10+ rating. And all her magic usage could be pretty cool, graphically speaking. Honestly, the fight would probably feel out-of-place and surprisingly ominous for KH, considering she's actually really creepy (her up close attack would be scratching you with her claws) and FF8 is pretty trippy in general. A rearrangement of just about any of her tracks would be great, too. (I'd expect "The Extreme," but if they found a way to bring in the unsung hero of FF boss tracks "The Legendary Beast," it would be even more amazing.) And they can use her as an excuse to do something with Leon and bring in Rinoa, since it'd be a waste not to. lol Plus, an Ultimecia-themed Keyblade! I'm gonna be a rebel and put my second vote for Barthandelus, if not just for the fact he'd also be super unexpected and we'd get an arrangement of "Fighting Fate." lol I also think his scale could be better realized in an action game like KH over FF13. Thirdly, I'll say Kefka. Like Ultimecia, all the magic could be cool graphically and a cool (and annoying) gimmick to the fight. Assuming these boss fights get any dialogue or characterization outside of battle, having a chaotic "destroy everything CHAOS CHAOS CHAOS" villain would be refreshing compared to all the KH villains who want some sort of order or... some vague goal that doesn't involve destruction for insanity's sake. And with how long some of those KH boss fights take, they could get away with rearranging the entirety of "Dancing Mad." lol Digressing some, I'm actually one of eight people who don't really care about FF cameos in KH. I mean, if they want to bring back any of the previously introduced characters, or use new ones to fill in for Story Relevant NPC's like in KH1 and 2, then I'm cool with that. But I personally did not miss them in KH3 at all; that game was troubled and bloated enough with all the plot points, characters, and Numbered KH mechanics it needed to include that forcing in unnecessary cameos would have just been awkward (unless they were like a random, non-story related summon or something). I would also rather see more of the original characters over watered down FF characters. I concede superbosses are another thing and I wouldn't mind more of them in theory. My problem is that they'd only do it with characters I'm tired of seeing (Sephiroth) or have little interest in seeing (Lightning, Ardyn, anyone from 14 or 16 etc.). But that's a Me Problem and I won't begrudge them for doing it.

I'm pretty bad at picking favorites, and this isn't much of a "moment," but the Sora, Riku, and Kairi reunion is a standout. On my first playthrough I got so excited at the building anticipation of the three of them reuniting, especially when I realized it'd been years since I'd last seen them together. (My play order was kinda weird, haha) Not even just the emotional Sora and Riku reunion, but all of it; Riku saving Kairi and Namine, Kairi throwing herself into battle without a weapon or any fighting capability to help Sora, then Riku handing her a totally girly and Kairi-ish Keyblade as the two fight their way through the castle together. And all the while he looks like Ansem but she doesn't doubt him at all, and then she helps Sora realize it's him (and Sora thinking he was Ansem but thanking him for helping Kairi anyway!!). And of course the SoKai hug, too. lol Idk, I think TWTNW is one of the series' best dungeons and has some of KH's best writing, and also peak Kairi. Why do people act like she's useless, again? In hindsight, I also feel like KH2 was the last time the three were an actual Trio, as the later games tend to break up their scenes and make them into duos. The rest of the dungeon aside, the final battle with Xemnas is also awesome, even if you only include his final form. KH2 really has the most cinematic battles in the series, so just about all of them are great moments. There are plenty of other wonderful moments, too, like Sora and Donald getting into a fight with Yao, and I just find its Halloween Town really cute, haha. I want to play KH2 again. XD

I think they all look great, although the Lingering Will is the only one I foresee myself getting. XD It's weird they didn't do these back when KH3 was released. I wonder why they're making more now? Also, can we get Ven, normal Terra, and Namine sometime, too? lol

I played through the game a few years ago, but I can't really remember. lol Most likely White Mage or Black Mage, although Salve-Maker was a personal favorite of mine. If we're counting when you equip a job's abilities to another one, then I'm sure it's White Mage; whenever Agnes wasn't in that one, she was in Salve-Maker or Spiritmaster with white magic equipped. As for my least used job, I'm sure it's Monk. I tried, but the RNG wasn't on my side so I gave up early on. I barely used since those came in so late and I was already pretty settled into whatever my setups were. I wasn't too keen on Arcanist, either, since it always seemed so gimmicky. Although I used it as the base job and added black magic on top of it a few times. I probably gave myself away, but I'm not one of those people who break the game. lol I just play it chill and don't want to think too hard or use guides. ...Although, I wasn't very "chill" for a good portion of my playthrough. iykyk. lol

I tried FF Tactics The War of the Lions several years ago and didn’t really like it. I barely got into it, so I know it’s not fair to judge, but I just didn’t have the patience for its system, and the lack of clear instructions on how to play didn’t help. Maybe I’d have better luck these days since I played Fire Emblem Awakening a few years ago (and plan on playing some of the older FE’s), but I expect to be turned off by some elements of FF Tactics’ story, so I’m in no rush to head back. But I could see myself trying a Tactics style KH spin-off. And given the Disney association, I could see them streamlining things and making it a little easier for more casual audiences, which would be better for my impatient self. lol And tbh, I want more non-numbered / lower budget KH games again, especially ones that can include more characters than Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Riku. lol So I‘m going to vote for KH.

Prior to a couple years ago, I would have said story; JRPG's were my jam and easily my preferred genre. Even during the height of my KH mania I would have said the story was my favorite aspect, despite adoring the gameplay, graphics, music, and everything else. lol Although in hindsight, I think character/character design would have been the more accurate choice, because how much I like the characters greatly affects my enjoyment of the story. Even now I have a saying: good characters can make up for a meh plot, but a good plot can't make up for meh characters. But since then, I've mostly fallen out of playing JRPG's, and adding one to the long list of games to play feels more like a chore. Do I really need another 50+ hour RPG when I already have several I need to get to? Doesn't help I'm somewhat addicted to replaying some of the Tales games. lol Nowadays, I'm all over the place with games. I've started going crazy over 2D Metroid, whose plots are near non-existent. I want to get into the Prime series, too, and I've never been into first-person shooters. lol I picked up this roguelike deckbuilder Pirates Outlaws because I was attracted to its pirate aesthetic and the charming papercraft art style. I barely even knew what a roguelike deckbuilder was! And if I ever play FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, it'll likely be because Hironobu Sakaguchi's and Nobuo Uematsu's names are on it. lol So I'm voting "something else," because what sells me now is whether or not I'm interested in the experience I think a game will give me. That might be a cheap "all of the above" answer, but every game is case-by-case and the only constant is that I'm interested in trying it. lol

You probably already know this, but it's worth mentioning that, similar to the Frozen scenario mentioned above, the Disney versions are still copyrighted, so you can't use characters or worlds created for each movie. You can feature Cinderella, but not Disney's version; you can include Sleeping Beauty, but you can't include its original characters like Maleficent, etc. A Not-Kingdom Hearts where you visit different fairy tales and other literary works is a neat idea! Although specifically using worlds that appeared in KH or Disney movies, even public domain ones, might give the impression it's a KH clone and nothing more or that it's intentionally trying to deceive buyers into believing it's an actual KH game, as opposed to being its own original thing. I'd recommend combining them with properties not used in KH or Disney movies. And whatever you do, do not name it anything relating to hearts, kingdoms, or keys. lol

Okay! Thank you for clarifying! The signs-ups for joining the event ends tomorrow night, but you'll have through March 2nd to finish and submit your piece.

Okay, thank you! I'll definitely look into signing up then! One more question, do all written pieces have to take place in the KH universe? I noticed one of the rules mentions creating a "Kingdom Hearts-adjacent" work, so I wasn't sure if full-blown AU's were allowed, or if we should only work within the established canon setting. Sorry I'm reading too deep into all the details. lol I don't want to accidentally break any rules.

Ooh, neat! I was just wondering when this would be announced. XD I've never partaken in March Caprice before, but I'm considering joining this year. How does the theme work exactly? It is just the visual theme of the event and is separate from the user-submitted content? Or does all the writings, illustrations, cosplay, music, etc. have to carry the theme of "Data?" EDIT: another question! I know it says only one art piece per person, but would it be alright to submit to multiple categories? For example, one illustration and one writing?

@varxtis I'm pinging you in case you haven't seen this post yet. Someone ripped a ton of BBS voice clips.

The Sounds Resource has a lot of battle quotes and sound effects, although it looks like some games only have the JP voices. Hopefully this helps! https://www.sounds-resource.com/search/?q=kingdom+hearts&c=-1&o[]=ig&o[]=g

I would really like this. Lol Imo, the series needs to retire Xehanort as a character, but I also completely expect him to show up in KH4 anyway, so why not give him a great send-off like this? Plus, that would feel like a good tie-in and conclusion to Dark Road, which is currently pretty stand-alone. Acknowledging his Quadratum (after)life as his 14th life where he finally fights for the good side and truly turns around would be great. And YES! Keep Sora normal! To be honest, I don’t want Sora to be the Child of Destiny (even though I really expect it). If he can rewrite reality by distorting nature and then turns out to be some special prophesied chosen hero, I think he’s officially lost his “normal” status. …And I likely won’t understand why being officially named a Keyblade Master (which really doesn’t mean or do anything and wouldn't change anything for him) would be too special for him at that point. lol I figure the MoM plot is more likely to conclude in KH5, since KH4 will probably be all about Quadratum, etc., so I’m not sure Xehanort could actually make it past KH4 to help defeat the MoM’s overall plan, but having him play a significant role in helping Sora in KH4 (especially against the MoM in some way) and being the Child of Destiny is something I’m hoping for now. Lol