This thread has to do with discussing the possibility of the game opening with another character's scenario, a la KH2. Do you think this is possible, and if so, which character would it be? An existing one or a completely new character? And how would it play out?
Here are a list of possible scenarios that I came up with:
Kairi: We ended 3D with her being brought to Yen Sid's tower as a candidate for a Guardian of Light. This would be a good 0-level reset imo because of Kairi's lack of experience, i.e., it gives us an excuse to start with no abilities at all. She serves as a good tutorial character, still learning the ropes of combat with the keyblade. Sora is, after all, in the RoS.
Lea: Similar to above, except his gameplay would likely be a lot cooler and we'd start out with many fire-based attacks. We could even have a dive into the heart for consistency's sake, also we need a reason to hear the Destati themes again! Another possibility is that, as we know Sora is in the RoS and last we know, Donald and Goofy were worried about his whereabouts, Lea and Kairi could have a short visit to the RoS to find Sora, and when they do- BAM- the titles.
Aqua: Starting in the Realm of Darkness, where Aqua could possibly find an important clue or a message regarding the situation with Xehanort, and instead of having Sora and co. bust her out, she could bust herself out of there. Unlikely as this would mean 'saving' Aqua too early and gameplay, environments, etc. would be too similar to BBS:FM's Secret episode.
Ven: Inside Sora's heart? Identical to a dive into the heart. But naah.
Ansem the Wise: More Realm of Darkness gameplay. Could be identical to the scenario I just described for Aqua, except it makes more sense to have Ansem the Wise play this role as it was never explicitly stated that Sora needed to save him. Ansem could possibly bust himself out of the RoD, because I have a strong feeling that he's going to make a return somehow. This scenario could play out in a way so that the player finds out the contents of the data he saved inside Sora before Sora does.
Young Xehanort: My personal favourite. As we already know the opening scene comprises of the conversation between him and young Eraqus from the E3 2015 trailer, this would be a good place to start. Instead of beginning with another cheery tutorial atmosphere, we could have something more dark to set the tone for the rest of the game. Another user in another thread suggested that the scenario could end with some seriously haunting foreshadowing for the future, right before the titles come on.
So what do you think? I would love to hear your ideas.
Alternatively, we could begin with RoS Sora as well, seeing as that's where he was last supposed to be, and we could have some combat with the dream eaters as well- even though it's unlikely that they'd make an appearance in KH3.
Here are a list of possible scenarios that I came up with:
Kairi: We ended 3D with her being brought to Yen Sid's tower as a candidate for a Guardian of Light. This would be a good 0-level reset imo because of Kairi's lack of experience, i.e., it gives us an excuse to start with no abilities at all. She serves as a good tutorial character, still learning the ropes of combat with the keyblade. Sora is, after all, in the RoS.
Lea: Similar to above, except his gameplay would likely be a lot cooler and we'd start out with many fire-based attacks. We could even have a dive into the heart for consistency's sake, also we need a reason to hear the Destati themes again! Another possibility is that, as we know Sora is in the RoS and last we know, Donald and Goofy were worried about his whereabouts, Lea and Kairi could have a short visit to the RoS to find Sora, and when they do- BAM- the titles.
Aqua: Starting in the Realm of Darkness, where Aqua could possibly find an important clue or a message regarding the situation with Xehanort, and instead of having Sora and co. bust her out, she could bust herself out of there. Unlikely as this would mean 'saving' Aqua too early and gameplay, environments, etc. would be too similar to BBS:FM's Secret episode.
Ven: Inside Sora's heart? Identical to a dive into the heart. But naah.
Ansem the Wise: More Realm of Darkness gameplay. Could be identical to the scenario I just described for Aqua, except it makes more sense to have Ansem the Wise play this role as it was never explicitly stated that Sora needed to save him. Ansem could possibly bust himself out of the RoD, because I have a strong feeling that he's going to make a return somehow. This scenario could play out in a way so that the player finds out the contents of the data he saved inside Sora before Sora does.
Young Xehanort: My personal favourite. As we already know the opening scene comprises of the conversation between him and young Eraqus from the E3 2015 trailer, this would be a good place to start. Instead of beginning with another cheery tutorial atmosphere, we could have something more dark to set the tone for the rest of the game. Another user in another thread suggested that the scenario could end with some seriously haunting foreshadowing for the future, right before the titles come on.
So what do you think? I would love to hear your ideas.
Alternatively, we could begin with RoS Sora as well, seeing as that's where he was last supposed to be, and we could have some combat with the dream eaters as well- even though it's unlikely that they'd make an appearance in KH3.