Not to jump too off topic again, but idk why so many people are upset with frozen being included. I know that Disney is overselling it, but it's not like it'll be the same story as the movie. And I think I saw someone on here say they were fine with Frozen, but not Star Wars or Marvel. I don't understand how you can be for one but not the others.
I must say I do not understand the Frozen-hate either. While Disney may be pushing Frozen on SE, something tells me SE will want to do Frozen no matter what Disney says.
Not only is Frozen extremely popular, but it is a really great movie with a theme that is very close to KH's themes given the heart is so powerful in Frozen. If you don't remind yourself of what it could be (by comparing it to the source material) or how everyone is obsessed with it (overhyping it), it's a movie that fits very well with Kingdom Hearts and is a great movie (just so long as SE doesn't make it a singing world like Atlantica in KH2).
Also, in terms of a world itself, it is unlike any world we've ever visited in KH so it'd fit perfectly in KH's robust lineup of locales. While we have seen snow mountains in Land of Dragons, Frozen is not just snowy mountains. It is her ice castle, it is the rock troll garden, and most importantly, it is the frozen fjord (the frozen lake that the final parts of the movie take place in). Don't tell me fighting a giant ice enemy in the fjord wouldn't just be the cat's meow
Personally I've wanted KH to give the option for additional players to take control of AI party members for a long time. If the game's already balanced to have combatants besides Sora (especially with the alleged improved AI) then making co-op a bonus mode should be relatively painless. Like in the Tales of series.
I definitely agree that KH, while it may not have bad multiplayer (I loved Mirage Arena), is always strongest in its single-player storyline. Allowing someone who needs help to play through the single-play storyline with friends I cannot see going wrong. It would incorporate the best parts of the game (the singleplayer and the story, yes, I just said that) with a major theme which is friendship.
Plus, the idea of me playing as Donald, Goofy, Ariel, etc. is just too much for me NOT to be excited. Not that playing another keyblade wielder is bad, but darnnit if playing as Disney characters isn't more exciting!
Re: the overrated films discussion--I'd much rather a world on Frozen than The Lion King. For a lot of reasons. Btw, if we take into account inflation, neither have outdone One Hundred and One Dalmatians or Snow White.
Pretty much, when adjusting for inflation, Snow White is the 10th highest grossing movie of all time (not just animated films). Also, regardless of how much profit each movie made, it reflects nothing on merchandise sales which also takes into account how popular a movie is (you rarely see Snow White merchandise selling nowadays despite the movie being a top grossing film).
In terms of merchandise sales, you can see Frozen being very popular and the only movie to ever do even better than Frozen in terms of merchandise sales was Little Mermaid back in 1989 which pretty much single-handedly put everyone's faith back into Disney. Even nowadays, the most popular princesses are Frozen, Tangled, and Little Mermaid. Over 25 years later, Ariel is a mainstay princess with significant power. So I guess my little rant just means you don't know who the "crown jewel" of Disney is. Frozen, Little Mermaid, Snow White, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast? They're all freaking amazing, just don't let everyone's love of the movie make you hate it <_< [/offtopic]