Kingdom Hearts III Pre-Release Spoiler Discussion Thread

[shady543]

I think I can help answer those.

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- Roxas has a role to play
- no idea how deep about Larxene and Marluxia they go but they do mention it
- no idea about much UX stuff yet, but there is some stuff in
- you do see his face, and Vanitas does seem to pop up quite often.
- no word on Demyx as far as I know

I think that's as loose as I can be without spoiling too much xD

Ahhh that's all good!! That's as much as I'd like anyway. Thank you so much for this <3
Okay guys I'm out, I'm happy to see that the general opinion is positive. I look forward to reading all this after I bested the game lol.

 

[Raz]

I wonder why...

EpicHood1 thinks Naminè is the "her" they've been mentioning...

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I think it is a whole other character from back when Isa and Lea were friends.

Honestly super disappointed that Namine hasn't seemed to factor into the ending at all, save for that brief comment on the puppet from Repliku. She's on the cover so she's gotta be in the game, right? Ugh.

 

[Leon123]

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why exactly did xehanort kill kairi. I don't think I fully caught it.

 

[rokudamia2]

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So the ending was posted

Sora: Kairi I don’t feel so good.

 

[ImVentus]

Gosh!
The non-stop throw at your emotions and Disney magic, is all on force in this one.
I can tell Disney had a blast altering what Nomura wanted to do with the story. Seriously though, everything aside from the resolution theme feels more like this was written by the new heads at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Why can't they let some events be a little more tense with stakes. So far, I've had to restrain myself, due to an overload of laughter.

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Especially with Kairi. That was too much
The ending, was delightful.

 

[Crimson Crusader]

Just saw

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the ending

I... I wasn't ready for that.

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I LOVED every second of it until the last 5

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I need a minute... excuse me...

 

[KeybladeLordSora]

*sips tea*

Well.

The mouse is gonna be pissed when he finds out.

So much for "respect".

 

[shuyin_zer0]

Theory time:

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1. The epilogue will explain exactly what happened to Sora

2. The secret ending will be about “her.”

 

[Sephiroth0812]

*sips tea*

Well.

The mouse is gonna be pissed when he finds out.

So much for "respect".

Is that supposed to be a meta-esque thing or in-universe?
*confused*

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Having the whole thing available this early is clearly going to affect overall reception I'd say.

There are still a few things I'd like to know if they get addressed at all, yet I won't actively search for spoilery videos or images.

 

[KeybladeLordSora]

Is that supposed to be a meta-esque thing or in-universe?
*confused*

Basically Disney's gonna have a field day destroying all the spoiler vids most likely.

 

[sonickenshin]

I've enjoyed a lot of what I have seen in the leaks. My only real problem is that

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In the scenes where Terra and Roxas are saved, Sora just feels like he's there as a cheer leader.

Also...some voice acting complaints.

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Everyone, but Axel, Xemnas, Saix, Xion, Roxas and I imagine a few others that I haven't seen turn in pretty bad performances.

Their problems all range from odd pacing issues, lack of genuine emotion (or context), lacking in energy, have really disjointed choices in their acting or in the case of Osment as Sora, fighting his voice the whole way through. Sora just doesn't sound like he's being genuine in places he should. Even Donald and Goofy, who have performed for YEARS, don't sell it either. All the dramatic emotional scenes so far but Roxas, Xion and Axel's reunion fall flat. Aqua sounds worse. Even Ventus doesn't quite sell emotional scenes either.

Don't get me wrong, there's still moments where there's good acting. Even Osment sells some lines. It's just very inconsistent across the board.

And it's crazy what 9 years has done to both Haley Joel Osment and Jesse McCartney. With McCartney, he's just a little deeper, but he at least still fits his characters. Osment, though...he can't be Sora. His reads with Vanitas are great, but his voice is now even older. He just doesn't fit either of them anymore.

It's a shame, because these cutscenes are so much more emotive and dynamic. Good voice acting would really elevate these. I really think they should change voice directors that can at least talk/challenge the Japanese directors.

The music and everything else look great tho. This might be my favorite Square Enix game in awhile if it plays as good as it looks

 

[Sephiroth0812]

Basically Disney's gonna have a field day destroying all the spoiler vids most likely.

Ah, so it is a meta-thing, gotcha. ;D

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Took some time now too to reassess all my posts made here and luckily I did not forget the spoiler tags anywhere.
Phew, I was worried I accidentally forgot some in the heat of discussion.

I've enjoyed a lot of what I have seen in the leaks. My only real problem is that

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In the scenes where Terra and Roxas are saved, Sora just feels like he's there as a cheer leader.

Also...some voice acting complaints.

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Everyone, but Axel, Xemnas, Saix, Xion, Roxas and I imagine a few others that I haven't seen turn in pretty bad performances.

Their problems all range from odd pacing issues, lack of genuine emotion (or context), lacking in energy, have really disjointed choices in their acting or in the case of Osment as Sora, fighting his voice the whole way through. Even Donald and Goofy, who have performed for YEARS, don't sell it either. All the dramatic emotional scenes so far but Roxas, Xion and Axel's reunion fall flat. Aqua sounds worse. Even Ventus doesn't quite sell emotional scenes either.

And it's crazy what 9 years has done to both Haley Joel Osment and Jesse McCartney. With McCartney, he's just a little deeper, but he at least still fits his characters. Osment, though...he can't be Sora. His reads with Vanitas are great, but his voice is now even older.

It's a shame, because these cutscenes are so much more emotive and dynamic. Good voice acting would really elevate these. I really think they should change voice directors that can at least talk to the Japanese directors.

Well, on the first thing:

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I'm actually glad if Sora doesn't do everything as that will sell the point that it is a teamwork effort better.

I dislike the parts where the other GoL are just standing there as if afflicted with paralysis and don't do anything.

On the second:

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Funny how opinions diverge as I've heard the opposite about the voice acting from several others, especially when it comes to Willa Holland as Aqua.

Jesse McCartney was so far always consistent in his portrayal and he even pays attention to give Roxas and Ven different inflections and tone of voice. His Roxas performance may sound more natural as it is more close to his actual voice while Ven's is somewhat higher and softer so it needs more work.

Won't judge until I hear them myself anyways.

 

[rokudamia2]

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Rutger Haur Voices Master Xehanort. He was Roy Batty in Blade Runner.

 

[Sephiroth0812]

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Rutger Haur Voices Master Xehanort. He was Roy Batty in Blade Runner.

I take it you mean

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Rutger Hauer, the dutch actor?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer

 

[sonickenshin]

Well, on the first thing:

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I'm actually glad if Sora doesn't do everything as that will sell the point that it is a teamwork effort better.

I dislike the parts where the other GoL are just standing there as if afflicted with paralysis and don't do anything.

On the second:

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Funny how opinions diverge as I've heard the opposite about the voice acting from several others, especially when it comes to Willa Holland as Aqua.

Jesse McCartney was so far always consistent in his portrayal and he even pays attention to give Roxas and Ven different inflections and tone of voice. His Roxas performance may sound more natural as it is more close to his actual voice while Ven's is somewhat higher and softer so it needs more work.

Won't judge until I hear them myself anyways.

On the first thing.

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I definitely agree with you there. At least those moments kept to the characters that mattered most.

And, yeah the other parts where they just stand around were bad

On the second thing.

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Yeah, I expected that. But, that's ok.

I hope you find enjoyment in there that I couldn't.

 

[rokudamia2]

I take it you mean

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Rutger Hauer, the dutch actor?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutger_Hauer

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Yes he’s the one listed in the credits.

 

[sonickenshin]

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Yes he’s the one listed in the credits.

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That explains his random accent.

 

[KeybladeLordSora]

After all this time I still can't believe this all started because of some criminal.

 

[Absent]

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I am content with most of it. If I could have it, there be less Sorikai and more Sorarikai. I just hate how emotionally detached Riku acted in this game, especially after DDD. The way he treated/talked to Sora felt restrained. The solution shouldn’t been to downplay Riku’s interactions but add more Kairi.

 

[Sephiroth0812]

Oh snap...

...I think I saw a spoiler image right now:

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There's Ven holding a Chirithy in his arms in what looks like Land of Departure.

Does that mean the Chirithy appearing in KH III is truly his?