Kingdom Hearts 3D will connect with III

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 17 November, 2010

Gameplay systems complete.

Kingdom Hearts 3D – the planned 3DS Square Enix/Disney cross-over role-playing game from Tetsuya Nomura – will connect to the yet-to-be revealed Kingdom Hearts III.

It'll do so both in terms of gameplay systems and story, Nomura told Famitsu magazine (translated by Andriasang).

Apparently it's possible the ending of Kingdom Hearts 3D will lead into the story of KHIII.

In 3D you'll be able to control Sora and Riku, and they'll both work differently. The game's central gameplay systems are "all complete", but Square Enix is still working out how to put them into the game.

The world selection for the game's Disney areas is also being worked on. SE plans to use all new Disney worlds this time around, but Traverse Town and other originals will reappear.

Meanwhile, work on Kingdom Hearts project, Birth By Sleep Final Mix is said to be "almost complete". It's all getting a bit complicated, isn't it? Let's recap.

Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded is due out on the DS in Europe on 14th January 2011. We've got Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the international version of Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, for PSP - that looks like a Japanese exclusive.

Then we've got Kingdom Hearts 3D, the working title for series' Nintendo 3DS entry. It'll be the seventh instalment in the franchise.

Beyond that there's Kingdom Hearts III, which is probably the big one but a long way off. Phew!

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  • Kami #1 2 years ago

    Well, it is at least confirmation they're working on KH3.

    It's getting a bit convoluted so here's hoping they start pulling this series together. Still... love Kingdom Hearts, can't help it, will buy. Both. Day one.

  • cloud_ix #2 2 years ago

    own both the recent ds and psp games, and still need to finish them :(

  • abigsmurf #3 2 years ago

    I find it slightly odd that both the DS games add little to the canon. 358/2 only expanded on stuff you already knew and perhaps has the most depressing ending of any Disney game.

    As for RE:Coded If the BBS bonus chapter is anything to go by, you don't really learn much new

    But still, KH3d from the screenshots looked great and I eagerly away a PS3/360 KH. Will be interesting to see how KH3D fits into the canon though. Kid Riku and Sora fighting nobodies?

    If Nomura is smart, he'll design KH3D in a way that lets people new to the system catch up with the story. You need to buy 3 systems minimum to keep up with KH, 4 if you include the DS games.

  • Andrefpvs #4 2 years ago

    It's a struggle to keep up with the story because of all the different systems this series releases in. However, somehow I have managed to play them all so far (except for BbS and RE:coded, but I have the consoles for that).

    If you're telling me I'll have to get a 3DS at launch... well... :(

    Don't get me wrong, I'll buy the 3DS just like mostly everyone else, but I was kinda wanting to wait for the redesign this time. I'm stuck with a Phat DS and it's not cool at sunny times.

  • Cid #5 2 years ago

    It's not like the 3DS doesn't already have a slick design. At the time everyone knew the original DS was a bit of a brick.
    Edited by Cid at 17/11/10 @ 11:34

  • swissorc #6 2 years ago

    It's because I stuck with Phat that I wil go for first gen 3DS kept putting it off to upgrade now it looks like it will pay off. :-)

  • Whitster #7 2 years ago

    Since Disney now owns Marvel what are the chances of seeing Spidey, et al in any of these?

  • Andrefpvs #8 2 years ago

    @Cid

    I was mostly talking about screen brightness and other features.

    Imagine if they released a 3DS lite with enhanced 3D effects and new features after a year or so, and at a probably lower price? A part of me would feel bad for impulse buying the original 3DS because if KH.

    To be honest this line of thought applies to most consoles ever released.

  • Phishfood #9 2 years ago

    I remember a time when 3D meant 3 dimensional graphics