KZXcellent
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via a recent Interview with Famitsu (translated by the fine folks at http://kh13.com/)
Check this thread for info on what KH2.8 and the previous Kingdom Hearts Collections contain: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1234012
Gonna quote some of the interesting bits for 0.2 and Back Cover down below. You can find the rest of it here: http://kh13.com/news/new-interview-...final-chapter-prologue-and-kingdom-hearts-iii
On Kingdom Hearts 0.2
- Nomura discussed how they can easily alter the game thanks to Unreal Engine 4, especially in regards to lighting.
- What’s in the E3 2016 show floor demo will be in the final version of the game. He wanted to give players something to explore, somewhere they’d have to get high up to get a feel for the area before proceeding. Nomura says Kingdom Hearts III will have a similar feel to it, where free-running to high places and figuring out the map will be necessary.
- Nomura calls the Heartless Swarm a “Devil’s Wave,” and mentions that they’ve been present since the first Kingdom Hearts III trailer at E3 2013, and that they’re still not at full power.
- Aqua will only gain strength through leveling up. There are no new Keyblades for her to obtain.
- When discussing the length of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage-, Nomura states that it will feature a lot of cutscenes.
- The intended play order, according to Nomura, is Dream Drop Distance, then -A Fragmentary Passage-, then Kingdom Hearts III.
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep 0.2 -A Fragmentary Passage- is not entirely scrapped content from Kingdom Hearts III. It was something Nomura felt the need to make, but he didn’t want to slow down the pace of storytelling in Kingdom Hearts III with a lot of backstory, so he cut it out and created a separate installment based upon it.
- Kingdom Hearts III will have a short prelude before the game fully begins to make sure everyone is caught up with the story.
Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover
- Famitsu asked if the Black Coat is the Foreteller’s Master. According to Nomura, it is. He is a “unique glue” between them, and apparently has nicknames for each of the Foretellers.
- Nomura hints that the Kingdom Hearts: Unchained χ story will soon branch from the Kingdom Hearts χ story. Kingdom Hearts χ is complete, but Kingdom Hearts: Unchained χ can be considered a second part.
- Nomura indicates that Kingdom Hearts III may hit Japan slightly earlier than the rest of the world, but it will be nearly simultaneous in when it releases.
- Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue is in the final stages of production, with English recording currently being mastered and timed. He also told fans to please be patient and wait until this winter for new Kingdom Hearts III information to be released, and to focus on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue in the mean time.