Although I love
Treasure Planet, and wish it would appear in some shape or form in KH3, realistically It's not going to appear as a world given that
Pirates of the Caribbean has taken its spot and we can't have two similar Pirate themed worlds.
The Most likely realistic chances of seeing TP as a world is probably either in
Kingdom Hearts IV or a mainstream game that serves as a bridge to KH4 just like how
Chain of Memories served as a bridge to
Kingdom Hearts II and
Dream Drop Distance was a bridge to
Kingdom Hearts III.
On top of that, in case you guys don't know, the 4th and 5th Pirates films (
Stranger Tides and
Dead Men Tell No Tales) are set 20 years after the events of
At World's End, it makes sense that the world (
The Caribbean) which is following the plot of the third movie will be our last hurrah for SDG seeing Jack Sparrow and the gang as they won't be coming back to this world for a while, which would be the perfect opportunity to have
Treasure Planet appear as a world in
Kingdom Hearts IV or a bridge game in 2022/2023 in time for both the film's 20th anniversary and the
KH series 20th anniversary. I also don't think we'll be seeing
Hercules' world in future games cause in the latest footage we've seen in the E3 trailers, the plot of the world in
Kingdom Hearts III is taking place during the film's climax (Hades and the Titans' invading Mt. Olympus), not to mention that Disney Animation is heavily involved with this world so it actually stay's true to the film's plot and explore most of the location from the film instead of just having the world be relegated to just the Coliseum.
As much as I'd love to have it included, I doubt it at this point. I guess they'd already dropped the bomb if it were included and now we have PotC. I'm really sad to see this because I'd love to have seen the plot of the never made second film of TP instead of some movie rehash and I'd love to see the interaction between Sora and Jim but oh well. Can't be helped.
Treasure Planet could appear as a world in
Kingdom Hearts IV or a bridge game in 2022/2023 in time for both the film's 20th anniversary and the
KH series 20th anniversary
(a guy can dream can he?) on top of that the 4th and 5th Pirates movies take place 20 years after the events of At World's End.
Like others have said, the chances of Treasure Planet appearing as a world in KH3 are slim to none. Nomura once said that he wants to include worlds that are distinct from one another, and since PotC is the pirate/ocean themed world, I don’t believe a Treasure Planet world will make the cut.
However, that doesn’t rule out the possibility of Treasure Planet and its characters from making a cameo appearance - That’s still possible.
Maybe in
Kingdom Hearts IV or a bridge game released in 2022/2023 in time for both the film's 20th anniversary and the
KH franchise's 20th anniversary
I'm still shocked that they went potentially with PotC over Treasure Planet. Seemed like all signs were pointing towards TP but because of already having a Pirate world now, I think TP is a no go. I'm not heartbroken over it because I freakin' love PotC and it was one of my ultimate KH3 dreams to see At World's End in KH3. TP would've been cool though.
To be honest the MAJORITY of the KH community thought TP was a shoe-in given that not only would we get a different Pirate-themed world in each numbered game (KH -
Peter Pan, KH2 -
Pirates of the Caribbean) but also Roy Conli who produced
TP and is involved in the game also had his other movies he produced,
Tangled and
Big Hero 6 appear as worlds in
Kingdom Hearts III. Not to mention his saying during the
Tangled announcement video "
The first in a series", led to the KH community overhyping themselves that we would get
Treasure Planet.
I think Atlantis is still possible.
I'm still iffy with
Atlantis, tbh.
I said it before I wouldn't be surprised IF the film does appear as Nomura has been known to put in "dark horse" Disney film as a world just like he did it with Tron in
KH2 and
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers in
DDD as worlds respectively.
I have nothing against the film, nor do I have a bias against it IF it's announced as a world in the game, as it would be an interesting environment/level for a KH game. But I am ambivalent on the world's inclusion and imo, I rather just be surprised on what's going to be revealed while speculating/guessing rather than just "jumping to conclusions" and overhyping myself compared to the vast majority of you that it might become another
"Treasure Planet Situation". I'm being realistic here, the film will go either way, not to mention that the films in the game are based on what's relevant right now at Disney.
Pirates return is honestly the most surprising world for me after Monsters Inc.
I think the KH community was generally divided when the world was announced to return back at E3 cause:
- It wasn't in the files leaked back in December, so a lot of assumed that TP still had a chance.
- Some were excited to see it adapt the Third film, the improved graphics on the world, the characters and the gameplay being superior to the one back in KH2, I mean look at Jack Sparrow's character model:
Jack in KH2:
Jack in KH3:
- Some were perplexed and/or disappointed that their least favorite world (depending on the player's experience when they played Port Royal back in II) returned to Kingdom Hearts III as they thought Treasure Planet was going to be in it. Heck, you even got a few reactions on YouTube when people saw this trailer thought the world was TP even when Sora was singing "A Pirate's Life for Me." But eventually, they took their disappointment all back once they saw the improved graphics of the world, the Pirates characters, and especially the gameplay.
Frankly, I'm slightly disappointed it wasn't Treasure Planet, but I'm happy that Pirates of the Caribbean is returning cause prior to it's announcement/return I said to myself if there was one Returning Disney world I want to see besides Olympus and 100 Acre Wood in KH3, it would be Pirates of the Caribbean, and just like Nomura in an interview at E3 he wanted to see how a live-action Disney movie world looked in the Unreal Engine 4 and it never failed to disappoint.
