KINGDOM HEARTS Missing Link Coming 2024!
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- Published on October 30, 2023 @ 06:06 am
- Written by Cecily
Square Enix has dropped a brand new teaser trailer for KINGODM HEARTS Missing-Link, showing off new cutscenes and gameplay footage, along with a 2024 release window.
A closed beta test will also be held. Prospective testers from the United Kingdom and Australia will be able to apply on the official website from October 30th at 12:00am PDT to November 15th, 2023.
Series Director Tetsuya Nomura shared this message:
We've got some information that we'd like to share not just with fans, but with the general audience, so please check out this video. Details will be announced later on by the management team.
This video is only a brief introduction, but the narration has been changed to Brain's since the initial announcement*, and the content shown is how it will appear in the final game.
*TN: previous trailer had a different speaker
COMMENTS
OMG!!! The graphical improvement since the reveal is insane! As a Ux fan I was already excited for this but this trailer just cranked that up. I will literally abandon every other mobile game I'm currently playing just to devote my life to this. The only complaint I have is the vague 2024 release window. When in 2024? January? December? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Thank you, Sign! This being posted at 3pm Japan time takes me back to waiting for your UX updates. Can’t wait for everyone in the West to wake up to this. Lol
Some quick thoughts:
- I love the emphasis on traveling the world without stepping outside. Since it looks like you can really go anywhere as you choose, I could see it working on PC eventually.
- Wasn’t expecting the CBT to start right away. Ever Crisis launched about two months after its CBT ended. So maybe they’re targeting late January around the 5th anniversary of KH3 for the full release? I could also see them waiting til later in the year though when the weather warms up some. (Though again this might not matter if you don’t have to go outside.)
(EDIT: Gues it’s just recruitment starting right away and the iOS Test starts late November. The Android beta test is in January per the website, so guessing they’re aiming for Spring 2024 for the full release.)
- Interested to see how the Disney worlds work. I’m guessing these “distortions” take you to them. But guessing they won’t be fully explorable.
- I wonder if we’ll get an English dub. I’m expecting not since Ever Crisis’ cutscenes aren’t dubbed.
- I love how good Scala looks. It seems we can freely explore it which I’m excited for. It’ll be nice to spend downtime there rather than in a menu
- Any idea what world we saw around :49? Thought Corona again at first, but there were palm trees which seems like it would be either the Caribbean, Destiny Islands, or maybe Neverland?
Edit:
The JP website has been updated with a lot of info on the beta. https://t.co/bMs4Lt6bv2
English too:
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It’ll have PS4 and PS5 controller support!
Awww man, why does the CBT have to be Japan exclusive again?
I was excited to jump into the test until I actually read the FAQ stating that it’s actually starting November 29th ?
Awww man, why does the CBT have to be Japan exclusive again?
It’s also in the UK and Australia!
A couple more interesting tidbits from the site from the safety guidelines:
- If it wasn’t obvious, there will be an AR mode of some sort where you’ll be able to take pictures.
- There will be a hands free feature where you can auto-battle Heartless you pass by without looking at your phone. It will also auto-interact with recovery spots to restore your HP and MP. Guessing these recovery spots are like Pokestops in Pokemon Go?
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I hate this so much ? news at random o’clock? It’s just like the old days except now I’m old and only my insomnia allowed me to wake up to see this.
Sort of mad this game isn’t coming to consoles but has console controller support XD like please just cut out the middle man and let me play this dumb game on my PS5 like the loser I am.
Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in...
So anyway, after letting everyone know how much I disliked the previous mobile games and thought this one was even sillier, I applied to the Beta testing for Missing Link
:V
Sort of mad this game isn’t coming to consoles but has console controller support XD like please just cut out the middle man and let me play this dumb game on my PS5 like the loser I am.
Like honestly... My phones battery will likely die playing this, or may not even be able to play it well. They even have a way to play without leaving your house.
Also sad I won't be able to get my hands on this like half an year at best. Hopefully the closed beta this time isn't surrounded by as much secrecy as last time and I can at least SEE how the game is.
Also...Oh how I missed fan speculation over possible worlds being in.
Previously I would've thought that they'd save Moana for KH4, but Wreck-It Ralph was wasted on Ux after all so who knows?
Looks SO much better than the initial trailer, but did anyone else get an acute sense of fatigue trying to watch it? This trailer felt so damn hectic and throwing a bunch of stuff at you way too quick. Otherwise, looks fun, certainly much more fun than UX/Dark Road. I'll play it. Still waiting for KH4 news though.
I don't know if anyone noticed but at the 19 seconds mark the voice sounds like Uchiyama Kouki, the japanese voice of Ventus and Roxas. New character? Ventus? Let the speculation begin.
Before him it seems to be Makoto Furukawa, new voice in KH but is known to voice Saitama in One Punch Man, Shirogane Miyuki in Kaguya sama wa kokurasetai and Taiju in Doctor Stone. I'll try to identify more Va but for now those are the ones I immediately recognized
Wow, the graphics really have improved so much from that first trailer. Really looking forward to this. Hope we do get an English dub.
The lack of an English dub is definitely bumming me out. I’ll keep my fingers crossed but looking at Ever Crisis makes me doubtful. You’d think they’d have recorded the VAs by now.
Excited though. Love that there’s now officially an Astral Plane in KH. Seems like it could be what connects “reality” with “unreality”?
Graphics are improved in fidelity but not in style. KHUX had distinctive art direction. COM had distinctive art direction. True both were down to hardware constraints but still, they made something of them.
This just looks bland and unimaginative in comparison.
Well…f***.
There goes my vacation funds…
And my PS Portal funds…
And my Steam Summer Sale funds…
And my wallet…
And my savings…
On a slightly more serious note, please, please have smartwatch support. I cannot stress just how many accidents Pokémon Go has caused in the past, some being fatal. The franchise may be a tad more niche, but it’s still popular enough that some of its fan base are bound to get into accidents.
Graphics are improved in fidelity but not in style. KHUX had distinctive art direction. COM had distinctive art direction. True both were down to hardware constraints but still, they made something of them.
This just looks bland and unimaginative in comparison.
What did you expect? Another art style shift when they can just use the KH3 style?
Also sad I won't be able to get my hands on this like half an year at best. Hopefully the closed beta this time isn't surrounded by as much secrecy as last time and I can at least SEE how the game is.
Also...Oh how I missed fan speculation over possible worlds being in.
Players can share content from the CBT per the website!
And yeah, it doesn’t look like any of the worlds from KH3. It doesn’t match the realism of the Caribbean. Destiny Islands maybe, but this would be a completely new location if that’s it. There’s also emphasis on “Disney worlds” at that part, so I don’t think it’s an original one.
Players can share content from the CBT per the website!
And yeah, it doesn’t look like any of the worlds from KH3. It doesn’t match the realism of the Caribbean. Destiny Islands maybe, but this would be a completely new location if that’s it.
What if it's a remade Neverland
We'd have to see if it'll run nicely on my OnePlus Nord when it comes in full release, otherwise I'll be playing it on my 'puter with emulators.
Well…f***.
There goes my vacation funds…
And my PS Portal funds…
And my Steam Summer Sale funds…
And my wallet…
And my savings...
Well who needed a Steam Deck or Switch 2 anyway?
Or a new kidney?
Lol. As for me, since I'm on a limited income anyway and I need to make sure to save for parts for a PC rebuild, among other things (like stuff for what I term the OH CRAP list for my NEW CAR, I think you guys can imagine what that would be; also need money for the 'con fund); This game's going to be total free to play unless I have to buy the actual game for me. I'm sure it's possible; I did the other two F2P or almost NO paying for stuff, and my Google Rewards account is pretty fat atm. So I should be good.^^
After 20 years of incredibly solid character designs, I can finally say that KH fell off hard with the new characters seen in this trailer
What did you expect? Another art style shift
Uh yeah? From the way you write that it’s like you think that’s some outlandish thing from a series that has thrived on doing just that.
when they can just use the KH3 style?
That’s the problem. The medium is the message and this medium doesn’t mesh with “the KH3 style”.
Here it looks generic and nothing like KH3, which, although uninspired at times, makes up for it with some truly outstanding art direction and technical feats in others. Part of the problem I had with KH3 was no longer having any major constraints in the same way they had with other consoles. That meant less innovative ways to transcend those constraints were needed. Made the whole thing less artful than previous entries despite obviously being technically superior.
Same thing with Missing Link vs other portable KH games.
And I said I wasn't going to play this game, welp I'm eating my words now! The steampunk aesthetic really sells it for me and the KH3 graphics don't look bad for a mobile game. Gives me hope for KH4.
After 20 years of incredibly solid character designs, I can finally say that KH fell off hard with the new characters seen in this trailer
Yeah, the red head is…bland and he looks unfinished. The new “Kairi’s Grandmother” is fine if not a bit…bland. The player character is boring.
The world itself is cool but character aesthetics are not there. Bland and boring aren’t descriptors we should be using here lol
What if it's a remade Neverland
That was one of my thoughts earlier! I’d love to go back there.
I wonder if Disney worlds could be tied to real world locations/environments. Like if you’re near woods, you would have more battles set in Corona. Or if you’re near the coast, you could see more island environments like Neverland, etc. If you’re in a city, you could San Fransokyo, Monstropolis, etc.
I think the girl who might be Xehanort’s granny looks fine. Not crazy about the red haired dude with the different shade of red jacket. His hair clashes too much with the jacket in my opinion. The jackets seem to be a society uniform since both of those characters are wearing it, so we’ll probably see more NPCs sporting them. Maybe these are just minor characters compared to Brain, Sigurd, etc. who have unique styles.
Here it looks generic and nothing like KH3, which, although uninspired at times, makes up for it with some truly outstanding art direction and technical feats in others. Part of the problem I had with KH3 was no longer having any major constraints in the same way they had with other consoles. That meant less innovative ways to transcend those constraints were needed. Made the whole thing less artful than previous entries despite obviously being technically superior.
Same thing with Missing Link vs other portable KH games.
I think KH3 shined most during the Caribbean and Secret Episode, where they were once again pushing the limits of the hardware and finding unique methods of hiding imperfections and pushing aesthetic.
I saw an area that reminded me a lot of you the 101 Dalmatians version of London but it might just be another area of Scala Ad Caleum. Still got my finger crossed tho
The new “Kairi’s Grandmother” is fine if not a bit…bland.
I think the girl who might be Xehanort’s granny looks fine.
Interestingly, my first reaction to her was that she looks very similar to what I'm expecting the Norse goddess associated with things like intelligence, wisdom, and/or knowledge to look like. You know, the one who will eventually become Eraqus's grandmother. Even the dog collar she is wearing sort-of matches: Of course I could never have predicted that particular detail, but some kind of visible weird quirk definitely is expected.
And of course, being Eraqus's grandma doesn't exclude her from being Xehanort's one as well... :LOL:
I saw something on Twitter about every location in the game not being Disney worlds persay but have motifs from various franchises. Like Kingdom of Corona isn't going to be in the game but I suppose an area of it is just part of Scala?
I think there was a Nomura interview that says something like that.
Missing Link takes place before Dark Road right? I think I remember Xehanort saying that Scala is the Nexus from which all worlds sprung, so I guess we might see locations of Disney Worlds but not many characters?
Though the Book of Prophecies seems to still give us powers from characters that don't exist yet so maybe if you go to a location, you can meet future Characters?
Interestingly, my first reaction to her was that she looks very similar to what I'm expecting the Norse goddess associated with things like intelligence, wisdom, and/or knowledge to look like. You know, the one who will eventually become Eraqus's grandmother. Even the dog collar she is wearing sort-of matches: Of course I could never have predicted that particular detail, but some kind of visible weird quirk definitely is expected.
And of course, being Eraqus's grandma doesn't exclude her from being Xehanort's one as well... :LOL:
Did I miss Eraqus’ grandmother being revealed somewhere? I know it was suggested that Brain is his grandfather.
These are all the Disney characters that have new models:
Aladdin, Tinker Bell, Jafar, Lucifer, Pinocchio, Jasmine, Flora (red fairy), Abu, Ms.Teappot and Chip, Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, Queen from Wonderland, Merryweather (blue fairy), Cinderella, The talking Wardrobe, Snow White
The last person I could tell I think is Prince Florian from Snow White?
The last person I could tell I think is Prince Florian from Snow White?
you're right it is him.
I am suspicious about those being new models. It looks to me like the old wireframes were brought in with new textures and glossy UE lighting.
For me the main problem is the one that all characters models since 0.2 have, which is the lighting/shaders. They look like wax or plastic. NPC's and the pieces too.
In 3 they fixed it a lot, although it is still noticeable, but it seems that we are back to Terra in the 0.2 demo.
For me the main problem is the one that all characters models since 0.2 have, which is the lighting/shaders. They look like wax or plastic. NPC's and the pieces too.
In 3 they fixed it a lot, although it is still noticeable, but it seems that we are back to Terra in the 0.2 demo.
It's most obvious on the red haired guy. It's not my favorite design, but it is feels very intentional to contrast "reality" vs "unreality".
I am suspicious about those being new models. It looks to me like the old wireframes were brought in with new textures and glossy UE lighting.
Noticed this too, instantly got a "hire this man" vibe from the way they 'updated' the models.
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We found 'em, boys. We found The Missing Link!
And now it's time for a special edition of; The Weakest Link!
For those interested in how the gameplay works, this is a pretty good thread back from the prototype test. Of course, some things have changed. I wish we could get it fully translated, but Google translate can get you most of the gist.
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Something that may catch people off guard is that to play from home, you’ll need to use AP to do anything other than move around. Whereas if you actually go to the locations where the battles, etc. are, AP isn’t needed. I’m sure AP will be monetized somehow for those who want to play from home.
I'm very of two minds when it comes to Missing-Link. On the one hand, Dark Road was really well written and had a lot of fun character interactions and interesting ideas. I did enjoy meeting new characters in a new era and getting to know them and how they maybe reflect current characters; especially when it's done competently like Dark Road (and not fully hampered by being a drip-feed mobile game like Union Cross).
With the Kingdom Hearts team getting a more varied selection of writers (after 10 years of only Oka and Nomura), I am very optimistic toward the games having a fresh feeling at least, much like Dark Road. What they presented and talked about so far is super intriguing, I love how independent this era of time is even from Union Cross and Dark Road, I am super excited to meet new characters and learn about new concepts (especially with one of the FFXIV writers being responsible for the script this time) ...
... but on the other hand, the fact that this is a freemium mobile game - much like Union Cross - leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I understand that this is probably something out of the creative teams control and that they no longer have a handheld market to fall back on instead, but still in terms of predatory gameplay, gameplay experience and ESPECIALLY game archival, it rings a lot of alarm bells.
Chi and Union Cross were allowed to run for 8 years or so, but Square has been much more cut throat with its mobile titles recently (see: First Soldier). I am worried about getting left with an incomplete experience a year after launch. Hopefully, Nomura has enough sway to still get his story out there somehow (and to eventually remake Chi, Dark Road and Missing-Link as console experiences)
My one biggest fear is thinking about how far Square is gonna go with drip feeding content. The Agrabah saga of X should stay in the past. I don't want to be gated with AP only to spend the next month chasing after a monkey and no story progress thank you.
... but on the other hand, the fact that this is a freemium mobile game - much like Union Cross - leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. I understand that this is probably something out of the creative teams control and that they no longer have a handheld market to fall back on instead, but still in terms of predatory gameplay, gameplay experience and ESPECIALLY game archival, it rings a lot of alarm bells.
I mean Switch is there, MoM showed a perfectly good template for side games, obviously designed for Switch but also releasing on PS4/5/XBox/PC. Shame they didn't follow it up with a proper action RPG.
This should be too obvious for me to even say anything, but yea of course the "astral plane" that "connects reality and unreality" would be the actual real Earth's layout being filtered into a phone game's graphics
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Man it sure is nice to get some KH news again even if it's for a mobile game.
Also nice to hear some voice acting in the trailer which the other two games lacked so fingers crossed the game will feature it.
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Yeah these kinds of maps are standard for geolocation games. I’m not really surprised Nomura made a canon explanation for it, but I figured it was just going to be the larger world of Scala.
It does look better than other world maps for similar games though. And I don’t think we can expect super high quality for the GPS map when not even Google and Apple Maps generate 3D building models worldwide.
I’ve seen people suggest the robed person indicates story missions, but I don’t think that’s the case. Maybe they are mystery boss battles.
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It’s a Tonberry turned human.
It really does look like it has to be a Tonberry in some way, though it somehow also feels loaded to use the Sephiroth Clone imagery that was also referenced by robed ansem and org xiii
Did some digging and I think the hoods may be the area enemies talked about in this tweet:
https://x.com/renaalarie/status/1614084163434340352?s=46
They seem to be juiced up versions of regular Heartless.
That screen tearing, the rampant cuts to not really show off much, the floaty game"play"...yeah I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. This should've been a console release.
That screen tearing, the rampant cuts to not really show off much, the floaty game"play"...yeah I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. This should've been a console release.
It's funny how inherently fun and enjoyable it is to run around and smack Heartless around in KH games, only for SE to repeatedly ask "how can we impede and disrupt this gameplay loop with esoteric ideas?"
I mean I would respect an esoteric idea, or indeed, an "idea". Normal phone game BS is not even that though
Ads are starting to pop up! There’s a better look at the new world. I’m leaning Neverland, but something about it seems familiar that I can’t quite place.
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Nice to see Minnie get some respect.
KH3: “There is no violence in the Hundred Acre Wood. ?”
Missing Link: “Bludgeon Heartless with a statue of Winnie the Pooh. ?”
Blood and Honey world confirmed.
Ads are starting to pop up! There’s a better look at the new world. I’m leaning Neverland, but something about it seems familiar that I can’t quite place.
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Kind of reminds me of some of the islands from The Caribbean in KH3. Though with a bit less realism.
Any thoughts on this as the potential identity of Missing Link Mystery World?
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KH3: “There is no violence in the Hundred Acre Wood. ?”
Missing Link: “Bludgeon Heartless with a statue of Winnie the Pooh. ?”
Just like we did with Pooh medals in UX. Nothing new here.
Kind of reminds me of some of the islands from The Caribbean in KH3. Though with a bit less realism.
I bet that's exactly what it is. The same models rendered with simpler shaders (GPU programs), and possibly using lower resolution textures as well, to work around the limitations of mobile hardware.
Just like we did with Pooh medals in UX. Nothing new here.
Oh I didn’t say it was a novel concept. Pooh’s effigy has long been used as a weapon of war. What happens outside of the Hundred Acre Wood, stays outside of the Hundred Acre Wood.
I bet that's exactly what it is. The same models rendered with simpler shaders (GPU programs), and possibly using lower resolution textures as well, to work around the limitations of mobile hardware.
I did some poking around in KH3 because I have nothing better to do. The asset models for the trees and foliage seem pretty distinct from the Caribbean. I do think this game would be a great opportunity to cover the story of Dead Man’s Chest though. It is the “missing link” in the POTC story within KH after all.
A new screenshot with info about party forming was shared on the JP Twitter. We can see a couple new (I think) examples of Player characters. Basic gist seems to be you can start a new party as a leader or join an existing one with a passcode. You can also teleport with your whole party to the same location. For raids, if one member uses a raid ticket to participate in a raid, the other party members can participate as well without spending a ticket.
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They didn't spring to pay for likenesses of Pirates characters in MelMem, I'm not confident they WOULD for a phone-only game that probably won't be around for very long.
I keep forgetting this game is a thing
Emails for successful applicants go out this week. Only 1500 slots so I hope someone on the forum will get one.
I keep forgetting this game is a thing
It’s a little hard to believe the beta starts in just a few days. Ever Crisis was already up for pre-registration and had full on social media marketing leading up to its beta. I know this is a smaller scale CBT, but hoping we get some character artwork from Nomura to kick off (or wrap up) the beta at least.
People are starting to find out they were accepted for the CBT in Japan. Hope the UK and Australia folks won’t be too far behind!
Saw this. Unsure if we already had a clean version of this Dearly Beloved.
(Foghorn Leghorn voice) Now I say I say I do declare that I quite enjoy hearing a grand spanking new rendition of that there Dearly Beloved, well I, well I, I don't know too much 'bout that there new Missing Link game, seems a bit, y'know, well uh, a bit FOOLISH, a bit wet behind the ears, but the music is the cats meow, son!
Yoko Shimomura will drag the KH series across the finish line with nothing but her piano and ducktape by god.
Anyone here get the invite? The beta kicks off at 7:00 UTC tomorrow.
It’s a little hard to believe the beta starts in just a few days. Ever Crisis was already up for pre-registration and had full on social media marketing leading up to its beta. I know this is a smaller scale CBT, but hoping we get some character artwork from Nomura to kick off (or wrap up) the beta at least.
Cuz FF eats all its vegetables and does good in school
Saw this. Unsure if we already had a clean version of this Dearly Beloved.
I like it. The addition of a chorus is a nice touch and makes this rendition stand out.
Anyone here get the invite? The beta kicks off at 7:00 UTC tomorrow.
i know people are allowed to share videos and pics but i want to know if there is anyone starting a livestream tonight?
not sure if anyone is going to try to port it on the PC on the first day or if that will even be a thing, but i'm hoping, that just like KH3 some people are going to livestream it
i know people are allowed to share videos and pics but i want to know if there is anyone starting a livestream tonight?
not sure if anyone is going to try to port it on the PC on the first day or if that will even be a thing, but i'm hoping, that just like KH3 some people are going to livestream it
Here’s one from Japan:
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EDIT:
Looks like the game is built to show button controls for PlayStation controllers at least. This streamer appears to be using one and it shows X to jump, O to attack, L1+Square to use a statue, and Triangle to toggle auto battle. Looks like you can carry up to four character trophies and they’re assigned to L1+Square, Triangle, X, or O. So really not unlike using shortcuts in mainline games for magic/items. (I’ve actually wanted the main series to use shortcuts for equipped special attacks/magic like Sonic Blade, Mega Flare, etc. for a while.)
Mods, do we need a Spoilers thread for story details or spoiler tags? Or are we treating any story content in the beta as fair game to discuss openly?
To earn character pieces in the field, looks like you have to fight Keyblade wielding enemies. Looks like PVP could eventually be a thing.
Yoko Shimomura will drag the KH series across the finish line with nothing but her piano and ducktape by god.
FYI—it seems this particular arrangement of Dearly Beloved was done by Tomomichi Takeoka. A newcomer to the series, if I’m not mistaken? Very promising!
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English version:
English version:
The battle theme sounds a lot like Pirate’s Gigue. ?
(P.S. love the profile pic, MATGSY)
Looks a tad unwieldy. The UI seems to be okay, though could be better; still, less is more, and a gacha game with way too many buttons on its interface is most annoying of all. They better fix those bugs and glitches soon.
Looks a tad unwieldy. The UI seems to be okay, though could be better; still, less is more, and a gacha game with way too many buttons on its interface is most annoying of all. They better fix those bugs and glitches soon.
it seems like the UI is customizable
It's too bad the Xperia Play can't run this bc it's the perfect phone for this game
It appears the full release is intended to have a player voice option:
I expect this could just be vocalized grunts/battle cries/etc. but the player having dialogue lines and this feature becoming more common in modern games is promising that it could be fully voice acted.
I haven't seen any game where a player made chara actually is fully voiced yet btw. It usually means paying multiple voice actors if you do that, and I can see that being pretty pricy. (hence why the FFXIV player chara is a Chrono-type (as in main chara from Chrono Trigger); aka. silent protagonist. But the WoL does have a voice, it's battle grunts and cries though.)
But we'll see, I might get surprised.
I haven't seen any game where a player made chara actually is fully voiced yet btw. It usually means paying multiple voice actors if you do that, and I can see that being pretty pricy. (hence why the FFXIV player chara is a Chrono-type (as in main chara from Chrono Trigger); aka. silent protagonist. But the WoL does have a voice, it's battle grunts and cries though.)
But we'll see, I might get surprised.
It was in Hogwarts Legacy earlier this year. Immortals Fenyx Rising as well.
Still unlikely for a mobile game though. I’d rather the money go toward and English dub if I had to choose. But we’ll see.
I haven't seen any game where a player made chara actually is fully voiced yet btw. It usually means paying multiple voice actors if you do that, and I can see that being pretty pricy. (hence why the FFXIV player chara is a Chrono-type (as in main chara from Chrono Trigger); aka. silent protagonist. But the WoL does have a voice, it's battle grunts and cries though.)
But we'll see, I might get surprised.
Mass Effect did it.
Strange when Square has not managed to do it. I'd consider it not very likely on the fact they didn't do it for FF XIV other than battle cries/grunts.
But if i'm wrong, I'm wrong, and yeah Luminary; I'd rather they spent the buckets of moolah they would of spent hiring 3-6 voice actors by sex for the player chara for English voice acting. ^^
Honestly I just expect the voice to be heard as grunts and such during gameplay.
You know, if that theory that Brain is Eraqus' grandfather is true, I have to say, it's amazing how they quickly they turned Scala from Victorian England into Mykonos-Santorini Lite in one human lifetime. Yes, time runs differently per world, but it's still one human lifetime if it's grandparent-grandchild. Then again, with just one turn of a keyblade, an entire world could be remodeled and reconfigured...
I haven't seen any game where a player made chara actually is fully voiced yet btw. It usually means paying multiple voice actors if you do that, and I can see that being pretty pricy. (hence why the FFXIV player chara is a Chrono-type (as in main chara from Chrono Trigger); aka. silent protagonist. But the WoL does have a voice, it's battle grunts and cries though.)
But we'll see, I might get surprised.
Cyberpunk 2077 also did it. There were like 4 different voices you could chose from.
Dragon Age: Inquisition also has 4 different voice actor/actress options for the player character.
As for FFXIV, the reason they didn't do full voice on the player chara (for the only Square Enix example I know of) I think is moola. There's just a insane amount of voices to choose from per race + sex (12 different voices per each! 24 per race if you group the sexes together! I just checked with the benchmark); it'd be prohibitively expensive to hire all those voice actors for more than battle grunts/cries and emote sounds. So for that game, they just went with the Chrono type. (Silent protaganist, that is.)
I think that'll decide if they go the Chrono route and not have a true voiced PC or not and also that it's a mobile game; how many freaking voices will there be? 3-4 for both male and female? Or go XIV's route and do a insane amount, making it too expensive? Time will tell.
Honestly I just expect the voice to be heard as grunts and such during gameplay.
Most likely. But it seems a little odd to lock the feature for the beta if that’s all it is when all the other voice recording appears complete. Just makes me wonder if they’re saving a reveal for this feature for some reason.
For most games with an unvoiced protagonist that still has some dialogue lines, they use the text box style cutscenes so you can read the dialogue and then click when ready to move on. With this, the character has fully animated lip movements and the dialogue just keeps rolling. There’s also no name on the subtitle indicating who is speaking. So it could be a little confusing and hard to follow for some people if there’s no voice acting. (Plus it just looks a little awkward.) But all that said, it’s a mobile game at the end of the day so we shouldn’t expect too much.
EDIT: We have confirmation from Nomura that the voices are for battles only. He says if we want voices for the player during the movies, we need to ask a lot of people to play the game. ? Also, to “use our heart and voice” for the player. (Based on gist from Google translate.)
Disney worlds confirmed! There was also a Q&A I’m hoping we can get some Goldpanner translations for.
EDIT: We have confirmation from Nomura that the voices are for battles only. He says if we want voices for the player during the movies, we need to ask a lot of people to play the game. ? Also, to “use our heart and voice” for the player. (Based on gist from Google translate.)
Disney worlds confirmed! There was also a Q&A I’m hoping we can get some Goldpanner translations for.
Care to transcribe and mention which Disney worlds are confirmed? Elmo Muskrat is making it really hard for us none Twitter-users (yes, I'm deadnaming it, just for spite) to actually get any relevant information.
Well, I guess I was right. We're going the Chrono/FFXIV route; guess Square didn't want to spring for multiple voice actors for one chara for a mobile game, just like they didn't spring for it for FFXIV. (VERY expensive to do that, I'm surprised some games have sprung for that.)
Care to transcribe and mention which Disney worlds are confirmed? Elmo Muskrat is making it really hard for us none Twitter-users (yes, I'm deadnaming it, just for spite) to actually get any relevant information.
Yeah sorry about that! Olympus, Dwarf Woodlands, and possibly Prankster’s Paradise were shown. Also says other worlds were shown “but they remain a mystery.”
Here's everything Audrey was able to gather from the reports covering of the event:
I appreciate that Nomura acknowledged the lengthy gaps between updates for Union Cross and plans for Missing Link to have updates more frequently. My hope is they’re aiming for steady updates from its release up until that of KH4.
Another look at the new world:
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Source: https://x.com/0408mark58/status/1731086628834435318?s=46
I appreciate that Nomura acknowledged the lengthy gaps between updates for Union Cross and plans for Missing Link to have updates more frequently. My hope is they’re aiming for steady updates from its release up until that of KH4.
Another look at the new world:
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Source: https://x.com/0408mark58/status/1731086628834435318?s=46
im gonna call it. judging from the trees, my bet is on the Jungle Book.
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This tweet made me chuckle. ?
Same user said one of the scenes in the video showed the character running along the beach with a boat nearby. They think it is Destiny Islands. Keep in mind these are just impressions though.
Also, apparently the prologue in the CBT is cut down significantly from the final version.
Source: https://x.com/k_ephemeraif_h/status/1730913886348722430?s=46
This Twitch VOD has the new world in action starting at 13:30.
Definitely has more exploration than I was expecting! Still no indication of what it is though. I saw someone say they saw a scene in the private video with the player running along a beach they thought was Destiny Islands.
Also, Nomura said he wants to wait to release the game until it’s more comfortable to walk. He mentions how it warmed up around May this year so that may be a good time.
Source: http://www.ff-reunion.net/?p=33483
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This tweet made me chuckle. ?
Same user said one of the scenes in the video showed the character running along the beach with a boat nearby. They think it is Destiny Islands. Keep in mind these are just impressions though.
Also, apparently the prologue in the CBT is cut down significantly from the final version.
Source: https://x.com/k_ephemeraif_h/status/1730913886348722430?s=46
Who wants to bet they think its DI cuz that's the only world in the series where a beach and a boat were in the same area
So what was the New World that was shown on Twitch? (A Disney World or an Original World?)
So what was the New World that was shown on Twitch? (A Disney World or an Original World?)
We have no idea. In the trailer, it was shown after the line saying the game would feature Disney worlds. So a Disney world seems more likely. But no one knows for sure yet. All we know is the world is accessed through quests that you start by talking to one of the Scala NPCs. (Which at least rules out it being an area of the Astral Plane for tropical real world settings like some people were claiming. Not sure why people thought this when the graphics were so different.)
Is there a list of all available pieces somewhere?
I think I'm noticing some interesting patterns among them...
Is there a list of all available pieces somewhere?
I think I'm noticing some interesting patterns among them...
I saw one picture shared on Not Twitter that showed a lot of them. I’ll see if I can dig it back up.
I think these are most, if not all, of them.
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Source: https://x.com/eclair1031/status/1731929016204951649?s=46
So, what we have is:
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[*]Almost full KH1 story cast, including the summons and the princesses, but not Final Fantasy. Also missing seem to be Ansem SoD, Merlin, and Geppetto.
[*]At 2-star rank, there are characters from KH3 worlds, except Caribbean and Arendelle have been replaced with Neverland and Pride Lands.
[*]Then the 1-star rank is filled with less important characters from KH3 worlds, everybody from the old princess worlds, and less powerful duplicates of higher rank pieces.
[*]Randomly, there is Pete. It's just Pete, so it's probably not a big deal ;).
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For some reason even the relatively unimportant side characters from Olympus, Kingdom of Corona, Neverland, and Pride Lands are at 2 stars, while for other worlds they are at 1 star. San Fransokyo may also be part of this, but we can't know for sure, because it doesn't have any side characters. Of these worlds, Olympus and Corona are confirmed to be in the game, and Neverland is a strong candidate for being that mysterious jungle world. It also makes a lot of sense that characters from worlds that are in the game would be considered more important than they otherwise would be. So, I think it is reasonable to predict that this will be the set of Disney worlds in the initial release of the game.
The other confirmed world is Dwarf Woodlands, and it just happens to be the only one of the old princess worlds where significant part of the cast is missing, as none of the dwarves are in the game. I think this means they are going to release both the world and its characters in the same update. So, we should look for other worlds that are under-represented or completely absent as candidates for same treatment. The most likely ones are Arendelle, Atlantica, and Halloween Town. But we should remember that it's possible to add characters without adding their world, so this isn't very reliable.
So if ML releases in 2024, does this mean KH4 will release in 2025? Or can we still hope for late 2024 release?
So if ML releases in 2024, does this mean KH4 will release in 2025? Or can we still hope for late 2024 release?
I think early 2025 is most likely. SE hasn’t really been releasing any of their AAA games in the latter half of the year recently. I think it just tends to be such a crowded space for gaming that they’d rather avoid it for their bigger releases. They still release games, but typically more niche titles like Dragon Quest Adventure of Dai or Star Ocean this year.
Let’s take at look at SE’s console game slate next year.
February 24: FFVII Rebirth
Spring 24: FFXVI DLC
Summer 24: FFXIV Dawntrail
TBD 24: Foamstars (this game already had its open beta, so I suspect it’ll be out by end of summer.)
TBD 24: SaGa: Emerald Beyond
TBD 24: Visions of Mana
I could see those last two releasing around September and November respectively. We could see VoM could get a bigger marketing push. The trailer looks gorgeous and it could be an opportunity to bring that franchise more into the mainstream. I’ve never played a Mana game but it has me intrigued.
The only other confirmed titles in development are DQ3 Remake, DQXII, and KH4. We could see the DQ3 Remake sometime next year too. Maybe July?
That would be 6-7 titles for SE next year not counting Missing Link and any other smaller projects that might pop up. I think that’s a pretty good line up for the year.
With the latter half of 2024 being lighter on major releases, it would give them plenty of time to focus on KH4’s marketing at all the big gaming events. Just like they’re doing for Rebirth now. I think we’ll get a release window around March/April next year and then steady marketing leading up to a January 2025 release. That’s a good eight months of steady promotion.
MATGSY
October 30, 2023 @ 06:50 amOffline