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Square Enix have released a set of new screenshots from the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind DLC release to commemorate the trailer that was officially released earlier today during PlayStation's State of Play live stream.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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FudgemintGuardian

December 10, 2019 @ 05:28 pmOffline

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CID CONFIRMED!

Chaser

December 10, 2019 @ 05:35 pmOffline

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Really was not expecting Cid to be revealed this way! Plus Riku gets a Shotlock :O!!!

Twilight Lumiair

December 10, 2019 @ 05:38 pmOffline

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For real though, those FF renders look sick. If only they could officially release the renders for the rest of the original cast :(

Zip

December 10, 2019 @ 05:40 pmOffline

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Chaser

Really was not expecting Cid to be revealed this way! Plus Riku gets a Shotlock :O!!!


I REALLY wasn’t expecting Cid to have such a pretty face. Thinking about it, I don’t know if we’ve ever seen him in KH with a HQ animated face. He always had the fish face, iirc.

And that means Roxas probably gets a shotlock too!

Zettaflare

December 10, 2019 @ 05:41 pmOffline

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So happy that the Restoration Committee came back. Too bad they didnt get new outfits but then again neither did Donald and Goofy, lol

Chaser

December 10, 2019 @ 05:43 pmOffline

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Zip

And that means Roxas probably gets a shotlock too!

Nah, the picture of playable Roxas doesn't have a focus gauge :(

Zettaflare

December 10, 2019 @ 05:59 pmOffline

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Now that Leon is back I do hope Rinoa gets a mention, even if it isnt by name. I hope Aerith mentions Cloud as well since I doubt he will appear

Twilight Lumiair

December 10, 2019 @ 06:01 pmOffline

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Chaser

Nah, the picture of playable Roxas doesn't have a focus gauge :(

Wait, it could still be stand in footage, right?! Remember, every time we saw Roxas' "gameplay", it only featured the three moves he had as a party member. I can't imagine a functional first player experience that would be so unnecessarily limited. My theory is that: since Roxas didn't have any base gameplay already created the way that Riku and Aqua did, they're having to start almost from scratch with him. Then again, Kairi's looks pretty complete, so maybe they just got lazy (wouldn't surprise me).

Zip

December 10, 2019 @ 06:10 pmOffline

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Twilight Lumiair

Wait, it could still be stand in footage, right?! Remember, every time we saw Roxas' "gameplay", it only featured the three moves he had as a party member. I can't imagine a functional first player experience that would be so unnecessarily limited. My theory is that: since Roxas didn't have any base gameplay already created the way that Riku and Aqua did, they're having to start almost from scratch with him. Then again, Kairi's looks pretty complete, so maybe they just got lazy (wouldn't surprise me).


Yeah it’ll be weird if Roxas is left as the only playable character in these fights with no shotlock. Maybe he’ll have a situation command to make up for it or something.

Chaser

December 10, 2019 @ 06:14 pmOffline

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Twilight Lumiair

Wait, it could still be stand in footage, right?! Remember, every time we saw Roxas' "gameplay", it only featured the three moves he had as a party member. I can't imagine a functional first player experience that would be so unnecessarily limited. My theory is that: since Roxas didn't have any base gameplay already created the way that Riku and Aqua did, they're having to start almost from scratch with him. Then again, Kairi's looks pretty complete, so maybe they just got lazy (wouldn't surprise me).

They would have his moveset complete and these screens would have been taken from a more recent build. If he had a shotlock, he'd have a shotlock. And after them reusing Riku's Reverse/Rebirth stained glass pattern for his heart, are we really that surprised by a little bit of cut corners?

Rydgea

December 10, 2019 @ 06:21 pmOffline

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Zip

Maybe he’ll have a situation command to make up for it or something.


The truest of callbacks to his KH2 cameo.

Twilight Lumiair

December 10, 2019 @ 06:25 pmOffline

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Chaser

They would have his moveset complete and these screens would have been taken from a more recent build. If he had a shotlock, he'd have a shotlock. And after them reusing Riku's Reverse/Rebirth stained glass pattern for his heart, are we really that surprised by a little bit of cut corners?

It'd seriously suck if they cut corners with Roxas and no one else. Especially since it was one of the few things I was legitimately looking forward to. Still, this is why I keep my expectations low I guess *shrug*

drew0512

December 10, 2019 @ 06:32 pmOffline

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Cid! Didn't expect to see him so soon.

Zip

December 10, 2019 @ 06:47 pmOffline

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Chaser

stream.


Also Sora looks like he’s gonna pull a Jak and start cussing in the next game.

SweetYetSalty

December 10, 2019 @ 07:29 pmOffline

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Cid confirmed. The RG cast look really nice. Like seeing Yuffie looking mischievous. If Sora doesn't interact with them then I don't see a reason to bring up Cloud, sadly. Riku doesn't know him or his story, but it could still happen.

Yeah, Yuffie totally looks the best of the bunch, but she always did anyway :P

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DizneyXBirds95

December 10, 2019 @ 07:34 pmOffline

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So Aerith, Leon, Yuffie, and Cid are finally back, really digging the new renders.

Also, does anyone notice that Yuffie has Violet/Purple Eyes right now (unless I'm the one having a Mandela effect). But it's more vibrant compared to her render and appearance back in Kingdom Hearts II. I could've sworn her eyes were brown or black in KH2 and KH1.

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Zip

I REALLY wasn’t expecting Cid to have such a pretty face. Thinking about it, I don’t know if we’ve ever seen him in KH with a HQ animated face. He always had the fish face, iirc.


That's the Power of the Unreal Engine 4 for you. At least we won't have to worry on anymore Fish Face expressions of the characters as shown from the Hercules characters, the Winnie the Pooh characters, Jiminy Cricket, Maleficent, Pete, among others where they had more expression and look much more animated than in past games.

drew0512

December 10, 2019 @ 07:44 pmOffline

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DizneyXBirds95

So Aerith, Leon, Yuffie, and Cid are finally back, really digging the renders.

Also, does anyone notice that Yuffie has Violet/Purple Eyes right now (unless I'm having a Mandela effect that she had them before), But it's more vibrant compared to her render and appearance Kingdom Hearts II, cause I still thought her eyes were brown in KH2 and KH1.



They are just more vibrant, you can see that in the KH2 pic you posted or in this one from KH1:[SPOILER]
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Oracle Spockanort

December 10, 2019 @ 07:46 pmOffline

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Zip

Also Sora looks like he’s gonna pull a Jak and start cussing in the next game.


MAYBE HE WILL. He’s allowed one hell/damn.

Ballad of Caius

December 10, 2019 @ 07:48 pmOffline

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Zettaflare

Now that Leon is back I do hope Rinoa gets a mention, even if it isnt by name. I hope Aerith mentions Cloud as well since I doubt he will appear

Unless Nomura remembers KH2's ending, then I don't think he'll mention her. But since FFVIII got recently remastered, it's possible. Same goes for Aerith mentioning Cloud, but that's more probable because the FFVII Remake is on the horizon.
Rydgea

The truest of callbacks to his KH2 cameo.

This would be better, and a small piece of speculation: if Kairi has a Shotlock, does this mean that she'll be reutilized in the future for more playable sequences?

Oracle Spockanort

MAYBE HE WILL. He’s allowed one hell/damn.

SORA SHOULD SHOUT "WHAT THE HELL" WITH ECHO LIKE NEKU DID IN TWEWY!!!

Alpha Baymax

December 10, 2019 @ 07:49 pmOffline

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I'm worried that we're not getting the Gullwings. I was really hoping to see their return for ReMind.

Zettaflare

December 10, 2019 @ 07:51 pmOffline

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SweetYetSalty

Cid confirmed. The RG cast look really nice. Like seeing Yuffie looking mischievous. If Sora doesn't interact with them then I don't see a reason to bring up Cloud, sadly. Riku doesn't know him or his story, but it could still happen.

Yeah, Yuffie totally looks the best of the bunch, but she always did anyway :p

You actually gave me the idea of Cloud somehow meeting up with Sora in Shibuya. Who knows maybe he perished after settling his conflict with Sephiroth and he could have ended up in limbo alongside Sora.

Ryuman

December 10, 2019 @ 07:55 pmOffline

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Cid has the babiest old man face I've ever seen on 30 year old.

AdrianXXII

December 10, 2019 @ 07:55 pmOffline

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Yay, Cid! Was worried he'd be left out.
I really like how Kairi's retribution attack has Wayfinders in it.


Chaser

Plus Riku gets a Shotlock :O!!!

Oh nice catch! This kind of makes me think it's more likely he'll get more play time. Find it odd Roxas didn't get one.

Sign

December 10, 2019 @ 07:58 pmOffline

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Ryuman

Cid has the babiest old man face I've ever seen on 30 year old.


KH Cid is 43, which makes it even more strange lol

Ballad of Caius

December 10, 2019 @ 08:06 pmOffline

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Zettaflare

You actually gave me the idea of Cloud somehow meeting up with Sora in Shibuya. Who knows maybe he perished after settling his conflict with Sephiroth and he could have ended up in limbo alongside Sora.

Maybe Cloud's mind crosses FINAL FANTASY VII's Worldline and joins Sora when Cloud gets into that coma.
Sign

KH Cid is 43, which makes it even more strange lol

To be honest, I've seen 40+ males have a good face skin.

Ryuman

December 10, 2019 @ 08:07 pmOffline

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Sign

KH Cid is 43, which makes it even more strange lol

Well, you learn something new everyday. What's his secret? Botox?

Zip

December 10, 2019 @ 08:09 pmOffline

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Zettaflare

You actually gave me the idea of Cloud somehow meeting up with Sora in Shibuya. Who knows maybe he perished after settling his conflict with Sephiroth and he could have ended up in limbo alongside Sora.


Hey, if that theory about MoM gathering people from different worldlines comes to pass, it could happen. We could see Sora, Riku, Cloud, Yozora, Neku, Lann and Reynn, who knows who else.

Perkilator

December 10, 2019 @ 08:13 pmOffline

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You know, the new Sora render looks like something that would work in Smash Ultimate. Heck, someone even did a photoshop edit where they turned up the brightness, and now it's even more legit-looking:

...for an edited render, anyways.

Oracle Spockanort

December 10, 2019 @ 08:34 pmOffline

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Alpha Baymax

I'm worried that we're not getting the Gullwings. I was really hoping to see their return for ReMind.


What would have made you think they would appear? Of all of the FF characters to return, they were the last ones I would expect like Setzer or Vivi.

Nukara

December 10, 2019 @ 09:00 pmOffline

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Sora looks so sinister here.

AdrianXXII

December 10, 2019 @ 09:22 pmOffline

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Chaser



I kind of love how Sora's just completely running off in the wrong direction in this screenshot.

breaktheice16

December 10, 2019 @ 09:33 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

What would have made you think they would appear? Of all of the FF characters to return, they were the last ones I would expect like Setzer or Vivi.

At least Setzer and Vivi would’ve made sense appearing in Twilight Town because they’re residents of it, even if they were just non interactable bystanders. But yeah, for the Gullwings to appear in a world that isn’t explotable and clearly just for cutscenes, would make no sense. They had no relevance in KH2 and just there for fan service.

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DizneyXBirds95

December 10, 2019 @ 10:17 pmOffline

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breaktheice16

At least Setzer and Vivi would’ve made sense appearing in Twilight Town because they’re residents of it, even if they were just non interactable bystanders. But yeah, for the Gullwings to appear in a world that isn’t explotable and clearly just for cutscenes, would make no sense. They had no relevance in KH2 and just there for fan service.

Tbh, Tifa ALSO had no relevance in KH2 imao, cause aside from helping out during the Battle of the 1000 Heartless, along with t

eaming up with Sora,

and fighting briefly against Sephiroth, she was just "there" in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden and all she did was just go on a "goose chase" searching for Cloud.

On top of that, aside from Cloud and Sephiroth she even doesn't acknowledge nor pay ANY attention to her other FFVIII co-stars (Aerith, Yuffie, Cid) even when she asked Sora that she was looking for Cloud as "someone with "spikey hair"" Sora just acted clueless, which is funny and ironic cause when SDG returned back to Hollow Bastion in KH2 (during 2nd visit) they met Cloud, I mean come on Sora who else had spikier hair besides you.

Sign

December 10, 2019 @ 11:40 pmOffline

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DizneyXBirds95
On top of that, aside from Cloud and Sephiroth she even doesn't acknowledge nor pay ANY attention to her other FFVIII co-stars (Aerith, Yuffie, Cid) even when she asked Sora that she was looking for Cloud as "someone with "spikey hair"" Sora just acted clueless, which is funny and ironic cause when SDG returned back to Hollow Bastion in KH2 (during 2nd visit) they met Cloud, I mean come on Sora who else had spikier hair besides you.


Not to take away from your point but the bolded was intentional:



---Speaking of Tifa, there's an event where she talked to Cloud after beating Sephiroth.
Nomura:
n Nojima-san's scenario, it explained Cloud and Tifa's connection more in-depth but I deleted it away. I thought it would be more interesting to let the gamers think about it. For example, "If Cloud's darkness is Sephiroth, then Tifa is light"; in that sense you can take it that Tifa isn't really human. The reason Tifa doesn't talk to anyone else besides Sora and co. may be because she doesn't exist as a human. Of course, I also presented her in a way that she could also be a resident of Hollow Bastion, so I think you can freely think for yourself about her.

Sakuraba Neku

December 11, 2019 @ 12:24 amOffline

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I love how serious Sora looks in that render. More of that, please!

MATGSY

December 11, 2019 @ 12:31 amOffline

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Just once I'd like to see normal-sized Ansem bust out the double-bladed Souleater. Did they completely forget that was a thing?

SweetYetSalty

December 11, 2019 @ 12:37 amOffline

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DizneyXBirds95

Tbh, Tifa ALSO had no relevance in KH2 imao, cause aside from helping out during the Battle of the 1000 Heartless, along with

teaming up with Sora,


and fighting briefly against Sephiroth, she was just "there" in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden and all she did was just go on a "goose chase" searching for Cloud.

On top of that, aside from Cloud and Sephiroth she even doesn't acknowledge nor pay ANY attention to her other FFVIII co-stars (Aerith, Yuffie, Cid) even when she asked Sora that she was looking for Cloud as "someone with "spikey hair"" Sora just acted clueless, which is funny and ironic cause when SDG returned back to Hollow Bastion in KH2 (during 2nd visit) they met Cloud, I mean come on Sora who else had spikier hair besides you.


And this is why Tifa is my least favorite FF cameo character. At least the Gullwings brought some humor in their appearances and were entertaining. Even Setzer and Vivi played a role in Roxas's fake amnesia life. Tifa felt like nothing but walking Advent Children advertisement, and it frustrates me because Tifa is actually a pretty good character in FFVII. She had potential in KH2. I mean Cloud, Aerith, and Yuffie have their Advent Children gear on but they at least felt like they were part of Sora's world. And I detest when Tifa asked the trio if they had seen a guy with spiky hair and doesn't give a name. They knew Cloud and could have bonded together in helping him out. Anyway I need to stop or I'll go into a big Tifa rant. I hope she is not in ReMind. I'm being totally childish right now. The only Tifa I want to see is the FFVII Remake Tifa!

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DizneyXBirds95

December 11, 2019 @ 01:12 amOffline

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Sign

Not to take away from your point but the bolded was intentional:

Even so,

Tifa was just "there" in Hollow Bastion/Radiant Garden

in KH2 when compared to the roles for Cloud/Sephiroth, Seifer, Auron, and The Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee (Leon, Yuffie, Aerith, Cid) in KH2, cause literally all she did was just go on a "goose chase" searching for Cloud, nothing beyond that.

Sign

December 11, 2019 @ 03:06 amOffline

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Guess who's back?

Twilight Lumiair

December 11, 2019 @ 03:08 amOffline

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Guess who's back?



So they ended up using the model afterall. Kinda surprised I didn't see this coming in hindsight, lol. Looks really nice though ?

Recon

December 11, 2019 @ 03:11 amOffline

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Sora and Kairi holding hands is pretty f’ing cute

SweetYetSalty

December 11, 2019 @ 03:16 amOffline

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Guess who's back?



Maybe they'll use their heads and realize all the magical Disney characters they are connected to and try and wish Sora and Kairi back. Fairy Godmother, Genie, Merlin, Yen Sid, take your pick at all the magic they could use to try and help. Forget world order this is a emergency.

Anyway cool to see this character back.

FudgemintGuardian

December 11, 2019 @ 03:19 amOffline

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Guess who's back?


I just replied to a comment on Twitter that mentioned her, and I was like "yeah, I hope she comes back" and then it clicked. I was all "WHAT?!?!"

5glitchers5

December 11, 2019 @ 03:20 amOffline

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Chaser

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Update: Added new render of the Fairy Godmother (via Famitsu)


Square Enix have released a set of new screenshots from the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind DLC release to commemorate the trailer that was officially released earlier today during PlayStation's State of Play live stream.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


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We're still missing some renders that only appeared in the Ultimania

>Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness
>Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness (Organization Attire)
>Xemnas
>Terra-Xehanort (Organization Attire)
>Terra-Xehanort & Guardian
>Vanitas
>Luxord
>Young Xehanort
>Dark Riku
>Roxas
>Xion
>Ansem, the Wise
>Namine

Zettaflare

December 11, 2019 @ 03:36 amOffline

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Holy crap, the Fairy Godmother is in the DLC. What a surprise.

No way in hell she is just a standard NPC. Nomura must have big plans for her

Chaser

December 11, 2019 @ 03:37 amOffline

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Zettaflare

No way in hell she is just a standard NPC. Nomura must have big plans for her

Playable Fairy Godmother in the Maleficent boss battle CONFIRMED

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disney233

December 11, 2019 @ 03:38 amOffline

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Guess who's back?



FINALLY, someone mentions it. The question is what is SHE doing here? What plans does Nomura have for HER of all Disney characters? Personally, I have a few ideas. Fairy Godmother's inclusion may involve A: helping Merlin with Lea & Kairi's training, or B: Simply there to be...perhaps Kairi's Fairy Godmother, a person who can guide Kairi and Kairi alone. A personal mentor that Mickey has with Yen Sid. One thing's for sure, it's good to see her again, after the events of 1.

SweetYetSalty

December 11, 2019 @ 03:42 amOffline

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Wasn't Fairy Godmother suppose to be a character Riku and Mickey ask about TAV? Could be used as that for extra plot in their failed search. We are getting more story details after all.

Zettaflare

December 11, 2019 @ 03:42 amOffline

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How awesome would it be if Terra and Aqua both suggested they seek out the Fairy Godmother?

Chaser

Playable Fairy Godmother in the Maleficent boss battle CONFIRMED

You know the funny thing is the Restoration Commitee coming back gave me some hope for maleficent again, lol

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disney233

December 11, 2019 @ 03:45 amOffline

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SweetYetSalty

Wasn't Fairy Godmother suppose to be a character Riku and Mickey ask about TAV? Could be used as that for extra plot in their failed search. We are getting more story details after all.

They just mention people who know about TAV. I, don't think Fairy Godmother in specific was mentioned. But...you're not wrong. In fact, there're a lot of people Riku & Mickey could've asked in regards of TAV. Snow White, Cinderella, and Aurora for one comes to mind. Perhaps more info on the Princesses of Heart and who they're tossing the baton to.

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disney233

December 11, 2019 @ 03:47 amOffline

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Zettaflare

How awesome would it be if Terra and Aqua both suggested they seek out the Fairy Godmother?


You know the funny thing is the Restoration Commitee coming back gave me some hope for maleficent again, lol

Doesn't give much hope to me. If Maleficent is to distance herself from the plot, then odds are it'll stay the same in the DLC.

Chaser

December 11, 2019 @ 03:48 amOffline

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SweetYetSalty

Wasn't Fairy Godmother suppose to be a character Riku and Mickey ask about TAV? Could be used as that for extra plot in their failed search. We are getting more story details after all.

I think a [S]scrapped[/S] plot was re-using the 0.2 assets to semi-rebuild Castle of Dreams, Enchanted Dominion, and Dwarf Woodlands to have Riku and Mickey trace the connection between those characters and Aqua, since the power of waking is the tracing the connection between hearts to get to worlds. Guess they've found a way to re-use Fairy Godmother in a new way.

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disney233

December 11, 2019 @ 03:51 amOffline

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Wait was Fairy Godmother actually supposed to be a character in the game...?

Twilight Lumiair

December 11, 2019 @ 03:51 amOffline

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SweetYetSalty

Wasn't Fairy Godmother suppose to be a character Riku and Mickey ask about TAV? Could be used as that for extra plot in their failed search. We are getting more story details after all.

She'll probably appear in a similar capacity to that of the Restoration Committee. I can't imagine it being too much more based on what we know her "role" was supposed to be.

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darknessofheart

December 11, 2019 @ 03:53 amOffline

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Confirmed. It's retconned that the Fairy Godmother delivers the final blow to Xehanort.

SweetYetSalty

December 11, 2019 @ 03:53 amOffline

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Chaser

I think a [S]scrapped[/S] plot was re-using the 0.2 assets to semi-rebuild Castle of Dreams, Enchanted Dominion, and Dwarf Woodlands to have Riku and Mickey trace the connection between those characters and Aqua, since the power of waking is the tracing the connection between hearts to get to worlds. Guess they've found a way to re-use Fairy Godmother in a new way.

I see. I just heard that they had her and Leon's models ready but were not used. And that's where I heard that plot for Riku and Mickey.

rokudamia2

December 11, 2019 @ 03:55 amOffline

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disney233

Wait was Fairy Godmother actually supposed to be a character in the game...?

Yes the ultimania mentioned they models of both her and Leon. The staff were pretty annoyed their work wasn’t used.

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disney233

December 11, 2019 @ 03:57 amOffline

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rokudamia2

Yes the ultimania mentioned they models of both her and Leon. The staff were pretty annoyed their work wasn’t used.

I don't think anyone would blame them. In anycase, good to see that their work'll (hopefully) be put to good use.

AdrianXXII

December 11, 2019 @ 04:44 amOffline

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oh cool, happy to see the good fair make a return. I do wonder how she'll factor into the DLC.

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disney233

December 11, 2019 @ 05:01 amOffline

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Zip

I REALLY wasn’t expecting Cid to have such a pretty face. Thinking about it, I don’t know if we’ve ever seen him in KH with a HQ animated face. He always had the fish face, iirc.

It's a breath of fresh air seeing characters with animated faces. Like...you really don't understand how happy I was with characters that NEVER had proper face animation. Chip, Dale, Scrooge, Merlin, Aerith, The list goes on & on.

Chaser

December 11, 2019 @ 05:02 amOffline

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SweetYetSalty

I see. I just heard that they had her and Leon's models ready but were not used. And that's where I heard that plot for Riku and Mickey.

I think the theory of that being the original story came out way before that Ultimania interview.

Riku and Mickey get to the Realm of Darkness but the trail they're following goes cold so they decide to leave and regroup (and get new weapons). That's when they decide to retrace Aqua's footsteps but we only ever see them in Radiant Garden.

With Riku and Mickey being Masters, and Sora needing to perfect the Power of Waking, surely it would have been a more stronger thematic tie to showcase Riku and Mickey tracing the hearts connected to Aqua to actually pinpoint her in the Realm of Darkness, right? It's just learning about them having made the Fairy Godmother render that added fuel to this idea.

This is probably my one wish for what should have been in the base game. Everything else, I'm fine with being included in Re Mind, but showcasing Riku and Mickey actually using their Master powers and us seeing them retrace Aqua's steps while meeting the hearts of those she touched would have been absolutely wonderful.

Rydgea

December 11, 2019 @ 05:29 amOffline

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Poor Cid has never had a costume change. Snappy old grease monkey probably doesn't even want plaid-updated threads. Seriously though, that render is based off of his KH1 illustration. ;0;

Cinderella is one of my favorites, so I'm happy to see the Fairy Godmother again. I'm hoping she'll have an actual function (seeing as the devs wanted to include her initially) rather than a cutscene or two for fanservice. :cool:

saintfighteraqua

December 11, 2019 @ 06:07 amOffline

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I feel way more excited to see the Fairy Godmother than I probably should be. But I am!

Zip

December 11, 2019 @ 06:16 amOffline

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With all these character and environment assets in place for Radiant Garden, it seems like a shame to not have it playable. It would be nice for this Riku section to be more than just cutscenes.

AdrianXXII

December 11, 2019 @ 06:23 amOffline

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Zip

With all these character and environment assets in place for Radiant Garden, it seems like a shame to not have it playable. It would be nice for this Riku section to be more than just cutscenes.

I feel they'vre recreated so many places in KH3 now that, if it's not playable in Re:Mind it should be in a follow up game.

I'd love to see how the restoration has gone. Seems the commity has been pretty successful, seems a lot of it looks like it did before the fall again

Zip

December 11, 2019 @ 06:34 amOffline

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AdrianXXII

I feel they'vre recreated so many places in KH3 now that, if it's not playable in Re:Mind it should be in a follow up game.

I'd love to see how the restoration has gone. Seems the commity has been pretty successful, seems a lot of it looks like it did before the fall again


Yeah, I’d also like to see them discover the basement beneath the castle so Aqua can recover her armor from the Chamber of Repose. Riku and Aqua could also discover something about Subject X while they’re there.

AdrianXXII

December 11, 2019 @ 07:08 amOffline

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Zip

Yeah, I’d also like to see them discover the basement beneath the castle so Aqua can recover her armor from the Chamber of Repose. Riku and Aqua could also discover something about Subject X while they’re there.

I actually wonder, if Aqua can retrieve her Keyblade by simply returning to Radient Garden.

I get that she couldn't summon it across realms, but across worlds or a world should be possible I'd think.

The armor itself might require them finding the chamber.

SuperSaiyanSora

December 11, 2019 @ 08:51 amOffline

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AdrianXXII

I actually wonder, if Aqua can retrieve her Keyblade by simply returning to Radient Garden.

I get that she couldn't summon it across realms, but across worlds or a world should be possible I'd think.

The armor itself might require them finding the chamber.


I was thinking this as well, because now that she's back in the Realm of Light, she should be able to summon her armor like she would be able to summon her Keyblade. Now that she retired Master's Defender, that honestly is a plot point that they should for sure touch on for the next game. The Keyblade itself shouldn't be an issue unless it only acts within a certain range of the wielder's heart. Kinda like how you Bluetooth speakers work, and you've only got so much distance before your device (like a phone) disconnects.

I wonder just how different the story would've played out if Aqua had her armor, though. Maybe Nomura had the idea of Anti-Aqua as far back as BBS Final Mix.

AdrianXXII

December 11, 2019 @ 09:03 amOffline

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SuperSaiyanSora
I was thinking this as well, because now that she's back in the Realm of Light, she should be able to summon her armor like she would be able to summon her Keyblade. Now that she retired Master's Defender, that honestly is a plot point that they should for sure touch on for the next game. The Keyblade itself shouldn't be an issue unless it only acts within a certain range of the wielder's heart. Kinda like how you Bluetooth speakers work, and you've only got so much distance before your device (like a phone) disconnects.


Can the armor also be summoned like a Keyblade? I don't remember this.

I think there could be a range for the Keyblade to be able to find it's wielder, though it's hard to say.
Like we don't know why Ven's and Terra's Keyblades could travel to the RoD to help her, yet her own and Master's Defender couldn't. Maybe it depends on if they're in hammer space or not?

SuperSaiyanSora
I wonder just how different the story would've played out if Aqua had her armor, though. Maybe Nomura had the idea of Anti-Aqua as far back as BBS Final Mix.


I could see that, especially with him establishing that the armor would ward off Darkness, which she could have used in those 10 years.

SuperSaiyanSora

December 11, 2019 @ 09:20 amOffline

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AdrianXXII

Can the armor also be summoned like a Keyblade? I don't remember this.

I think there could be a range for the Keyblade to be able to find it's wielder, though it's hard to say.
Like we don't know why Ven's and Terra's Keyblades could travel to the RoD to help her, yet her own and Master's Defender couldn't. Maybe it depends on if they're in hammer space or not?


The armor has a button to press, usually on the pauldron or around that area. So once pressed, the wearer would automatically summon the armor onto their body instantly. The mechanics of it function pretty similarly to a Keyblade, and Aqua's design remains the same as it always has since BBS, so pressing the button should still be possible.

Xemnas had it locked up, though. So it's possible that those rooms in the basement might have special properties that prevent this.

AdrianXXII

I could see that, especially with him establishing that the armor would ward off Darkness, which she could have used in those 10 years.


Yeah, there's probably a threshold limit to what it could take, but her walking around in the armor wouldn't have stressed it by any means. I definitely think even from BBS, Aqua was planned to have a fall to Darkness one way or another, 0.2 flirted with this a lot. Since we never did get BBS Vol. 2 (and that game was hinted in BBS Final Mix I believe), I really think that this was a concept he had planned for a while now. Because BBS Vol. 2 would've most likely touched on stuff from 0.2, just much more fleshed out.

Alpha Baymax

December 11, 2019 @ 09:29 amOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

What would have made you think they would appear? Of all of the FF characters to return, they were the last ones I would expect like Setzer or Vivi.


I guess I just wanted other Final Fantasy representatives outside of Final Fantasy VII to return. I get that Leon's back, but he's the leader of the Radiant Garden restoration committee so he was a given along with the rest of the gang.

If the role of these Final Fantasy characters in this game is to help find Sora, maybe Tidus, Wakka and Selphie are back and are used to help track down Sora, too?

Sign

Guess who's back?




This makes me so happy. How likely is it that she was voiced by Russi Taylor?

Zettaflare

How awesome would it be if Terra and Aqua both suggested they seek out the Fairy Godmother?


Zip

Yeah, I’d also like to see them discover the basement beneath the castle so Aqua can recover her armor from the Chamber of Repose. Riku and Aqua could also discover something about Subject X while they’re there.


Both of these ideas are so good, now I want them to end up in ReMind in some capacity.

AdrianXXII

December 11, 2019 @ 09:51 amOffline

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SuperSaiyanSora

The armor has a button to press, usually on the pauldron or around that area. So once pressed, the wearer would automatically summon the armor onto their body instantly. The mechanics of it function pretty similarly to a Keyblade, and Aqua's design remains the same as it always has since BBS, so pressing the button should still be possible.

Xemnas had it locked up, though. So it's possible that those rooms in the basement might have special properties that prevent this.


You know, I always thought that the armor button needed to be pushed to put the armor into hammer space and take it out of it.

Though it could simply be that it summons the armor.

SuperSaiyanSora
Yeah, there's probably a threshold limit to what it could take, but her walking around in the armor wouldn't have stressed it by any means. I definitely think even from BBS, Aqua was planned to have a fall to Darkness one way or another, 0.2 flirted with this a lot. Since we never did get BBS Vol. 2 (and that game was hinted in BBS Final Mix I believe), I really think that this was a concept he had planned for a while now. Because BBS Vol. 2 would've most likely touched on stuff from 0.2, just much more fleshed out.


Yeah, there'd have probably been more story and more worlds Aqua would have visited in the full game. I still hope we get the Kairi and Riku hinted at segments of BBS vol. 2 at some point, but it's unlikely.

I feel like Ven vanishing is now non-cannon.

Alpha Baymax
If the role of these Final Fantasy characters in this game is to help find Sora, maybe Tidus, Wakka and Selphie are back and are used to help track down Sora, too?


I'd really like that. They are some of Sora's oldest friends so having them help in bringing him back even in the smallest of ways would be nice.

Oracle Spockanort

December 11, 2019 @ 11:52 amOffline

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FAIRY GOD MOTHER WHY IS SHE HERE. Riku is really

Alpha Baymax

I guess I just wanted other Final Fantasy representatives outside of Final Fantasy VII to return. I get that Leon's back, but he's the leader of the Radiant Garden restoration committee so he was a given along with the rest of the gang.

If the role of these Final Fantasy characters in this game is to help find Sora, maybe Tidus, Wakka and Selphie are back and are used to help track down Sora, too?



This makes me so happy. How likely is it that she was voiced by Russi Taylor?





Both of these ideas are so good, now I want them to end up in ReMind in some capacity.


Russi died before recording for Re Mind began

Ballad of Caius

December 11, 2019 @ 01:27 pmOffline

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Seeing as how the Fairy Godmother was related to the Summons back in KH1, there may be a possibility she could give some more lore explanation about the Summons in this game.

That, or she's related to Riku and Mickey tracing back Aqua.

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DizneyXBirds95

December 11, 2019 @ 02:37 pmOffline

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Guess who's back?



It's the Fairy Godmother from Cinderella, I love her new render. Not surprised since she was set to be in Kingdom Hearts III according to the Ultimania, before she was removed from the final game.

Perhaps, she's in Radiant Garden with the Restoration Committee substituting for Merlin while he was training Kairi and Lea and later having Tea at Le Grand Bistrot in Twilight Town.

Now I'm curious when English voice work for ReMind began and wether Russi Taylor recorded lines for the Fairy Godmother before she passed away in July? However, going by Richard Epcar's interview it seems that voiceover work started around Late August early September, thus making it unlikely Russi recorded new lines, so perhaps Fairy Godmother gets a new Voice Actress.

5glitchers5

We're still missing some renders that only appeared in the Ultimania

>Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness
>Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness (Organization Attire)
>Xemnas
>Terra-Xehanort (Organization Attire)
>Terra-Xehanort & Guardian
>Vanitas
>Luxord
>Young Xehanort
>Dark Riku
>Roxas
>Xion
>Ansem, the Wise
>Namine

What about Xigbar, Saïx, Aqua, Ventus and Terra? Their renders haven't been released publicly as well.

And I did saw Ansem the Wise in a HQ render in the gallery section, but only in his black coat.
Twilight Lumiair

She'll probably appear in a similar capacity to that of the Restoration Committee. I can't imagine it being too much more based on what we know her "role" was supposed to be.

She might've been substituting for Merlin while he went to train Kairi and Lea before he later went to Twilight Town having Tea at the Bistrot.

Oracle Spockanort

December 11, 2019 @ 03:52 pmOffline

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Ballad of Caius

Seeing as how the Fairy Godmother was related to the Summons back in KH1, there may be a possibility she could give some more lore explanation about the Summons in this game.

That, or she's related to Riku and Mickey tracing back Aqua.


I am almost certain she is going to be a part of Riku’s journey looking for Sora.

Raz

December 11, 2019 @ 04:15 pmOffline

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Really excited to see what role the Fairy Godmother is going to play. She's gotta be doing something special because otherwise she feels like such an odd inclusion. Something with Aqua, maybe?

redcrown

December 11, 2019 @ 04:53 pmOffline

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Raz

Really excited to see what role the Fairy Godmother is going to play. She's gotta be doing something special because otherwise she feels like such an odd inclusion. Something with Aqua, maybe?


I'm thinking it might be with Riku, only because she was chilling with Merlin last time we saw her, and Merlin is couch surfing with the FF gang, and it's confirmed Riku will be meeting with them at Merlin's house.

Oracle Spockanort

December 11, 2019 @ 05:09 pmOffline

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redcrown

I'm thinking it might be with Riku, only because she was chilling with Merlin last time we saw her, and Merlin is couch surfing with the FF gang, and it's confirmed Riku will be meeting with them at Merlin's house.


Also, it’s kinda poetic to have Riku meet the people Sora met and helped him a lot when he started his journey. The FF gang, then Merlin, then Fairy Godmother.

They would each have some sort of comforting or guiding words to set Riku on the right path.

SweetYetSalty

December 11, 2019 @ 05:14 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

Also, it’s kinda poetic to have Riku meet the people Sora met and helped him a lot when he started his journey. The FF gang, then Merlin, then Fairy Godmother.

They would each have some sort of comforting or guiding words to set Riku on the right path.

Agreed. I always found it a bit odd and disappointing that the Fairy Godmother wasn't that involved in the series after KH1. She was part of the people helping Sora too, maybe not so much as the others but still. I know she appeared in BBS but that was mainly for the movie plot. We didn't even get to see her and Cinderella reunite after Hollow Bastion.

Zettaflare

December 11, 2019 @ 05:49 pmOffline

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Good thing the Fairy Godmother was revealed just when some of us was certain Re:MIND would have zero Disney material

Sign

December 11, 2019 @ 06:18 pmOffline

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5glitchers5

We're still missing some renders that only appeared in the Ultimania

>Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness
>Ansem, Seeker Of Darkness (Organization Attire)
>Xemnas
>Terra-Xehanort (Organization Attire)
>Terra-Xehanort & Guardian
>Vanitas
>Luxord
>Young Xehanort
>Dark Riku
>Roxas
>Xion
>Ansem, the Wise
>Namine


Missed this earlier, but we already have renders of Ansem the Wise and Young Xehanort.

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ultima-demi

December 11, 2019 @ 07:35 pmOffline

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Don't think i'll ever be a fan in how the models look in unreal, 2D Disney chars especially. Sora/Aerith/Cid looks nice tho.

Oracle Spockanort

December 11, 2019 @ 07:51 pmOffline

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ultima-demi

Don't think i'll ever be a fan in how the models look in unreal, 2D Disney chars especially. Sora/Aerith/Cid looks nice tho.


I think considering how detailed Sora is in places like PotC or the new render in the “abyss”, it’s clear the look is intentional.

I do think they could work to make it look better, though. WoFF captured the best evolution of the visual style of previous KH games more than KH3 ever has haha

Mirby

December 11, 2019 @ 08:06 pmOffline

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AdrianXXII

I kind of love how Sora's just completely running off in the wrong direction in this screenshot.

Sora pls

These renders look great, excited to see these folks back. Can't wait to get VA confirmation on them though.

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ultima-demi

December 11, 2019 @ 08:57 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

I think considering how detailed Sora is in places like PotC or the new render in the “abyss”, it’s clear the look is intentional.

I do think they could work to make it look better, though. WoFF captured the best evolution of the visual style of previous KH games more than KH3 ever has haha

Yeah, WoFF visual style looks pretty nice.

I wish they managed to imitate the style of the e3 announcement CG trailer. Loved the look of it, seemed like a nice evolution of what a next gen kh title could look like. The 2.8 gummi ship scene had a similar shading look but for some reason they dropped it.

Maybe it was something they couldn't manage to do with current gen consoles but i hope it's something they try again with next gen.

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Trenton Howard

December 12, 2019 @ 12:53 amOffline

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Dude I swear, watch the DLC add an extra game when we thought it should have ended

Ballad of Caius

December 12, 2019 @ 01:55 amOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

Also, it’s kinda poetic to have Riku meet the people Sora met and helped him a lot when he started his journey. The FF gang, then Merlin, then Fairy Godmother.

They would each have some sort of comforting or guiding words to set Riku on the right path.

Kinda like how they were looking for Aqua. I think it's the best course of action, seeing as how there's no better way to find someone who's heart is connected to literally everyone than by talking to the people he's most connected with.

Twilight Lumiair

December 12, 2019 @ 02:18 amOffline

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Ballad of Caius

Kinda like how they were looking for Aqua. I think it's the best course of action, seeing as how there's no better way to find someone who's heart is connected to literally everyone than by talking to the people he's most connected with.

Getting some flashbacks to when Sora, Hayner, Pence, and Olette were "looking for" Roxas early on in KH3. Which, naturally, didn't do them any good since Roxas hadn't come back into existence yet regardless, so... With that in mind, what good is running around and talking to random people (that probably don't even know Sora is dead) going to do to help bring Sora back? Riku and Co are more connected to him than anyone else, so by that same logic, shouldn't their combined efforts alone be enough to find/restore him? From a logistical standpoint, this strategy just doesn't make much sense to me. At least, not upfront.

Chaser

December 12, 2019 @ 02:20 amOffline

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Twilight Lumiair

Getting some flashbacks to when Sora, Hayner, Pence, and Olette were "looking for" Roxas early on in KH3. Which, naturally, didn't do them any good since Roxas hadn't come back into existence yet regardless, so... With that in mind, what good is running around, talking to random people (that probably don't even know Sora is dead) going to do to help bring Sora back? Riku and Co are more connected to him than anyone else, so by that same logic, shouldn't their combined efforts alone be enough to find/restore him? From a logistical standpoint, this strategy just doesn't make much sense to me. At least, not upfront.

All hearts and connected and Riku is tracing that connection in order to open up a portal to Sora.

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KeyToDestiny

December 12, 2019 @ 02:32 amOffline

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Twilight Lumiair

Getting some flashbacks to when Sora, Hayner, Pence, and Olette were "looking for" Roxas early on in KH3. Which, naturally, didn't do them any good since Roxas hadn't come back into existence yet regardless, so... With that in mind, what good is running around and talking to random people (that probably don't even know Sora is dead) going to do to help bring Sora back? Riku and Co are more connected to him than anyone else, so by that same logic, shouldn't their combined efforts alone be enough to find/restore him? From a logistical standpoint, this strategy just doesn't make much sense to me. At least, not upfront.

What? Unless excluding Riku, Kairi, Donald, Goofy and arguably Mickey, Sora doesn't know like...half these guardians personally unlike the Restoration Committee and all his friends he met during his earlier adventures. They have the bigger connection to him since they actually know him and he knows them. Even though he has his connection to Roxas, they still hardly personally knew each other besides some memories they saw but that doesn't count as them "knowing each other". I'm sorry but your comment makes no sense to me whatsover.

This course of action Riku and the others are taking is sound. Riku talking to the people Sora's had strong connections to in the past is the best way to trace some steps to Sora especially when those people could provide them with a clue especially since those other guardians clearly couldn't do so since Riku mentioned they couldn't find a clue on their own.

With that said, back to being on hiatus thanks to work.

Twilight Lumiair

December 12, 2019 @ 03:20 amOffline

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Chaser

All hearts are connected, and Riku is tracing that connection in order to open up a portal to Sora.

Curious... But wouldn't Riku's first instinct be to do what Sora did when he went "looking for" Kairi after she died? Riku does have the Power of Waking afterall, and is more than close enough to Sora to make such a dive, right? I guess it just seems like a pretty roundabout strategy to jump into when Sora only had to use the Power of Waking to chase after Kairi (to Riku's knowledge).

KeyToDestiny

What? Unless excluding Riku, Kairi, Donald, Goofy and arguably Mickey, Sora doesn't know like...half these guardians personally unlike the Restoration Committee and all his friends he met during his earlier adventures. They have the bigger connection to him since they actually know him and he knows them. Even though he has his connection to Roxas, they still hardly personally knew each other besides some memories they saw but that doesn't count as them "knowing each other". I'm sorry but your comment makes no sense to me whatsover.

...... What a strange reply.

Sorry if Sora physically connecting to Ven's heart and sheltering it for years isn't a strong enough "connection" for you. Sorry if being the literal Nobody of Sora, who had not only housed some of the boy's memories at one point, but even shared all of his own with him in tern, doesn't count as "knowing him personally." Sorry if literally having power over Sora's memories and everyone connected to him (Namine) "makes no sense" to you. Nevermind Xion, who effectively spawned from Sora's memories and was molded by him during his sleep (as said by Xemnas), or Lea, who's known Sora since KH2 at the very least (though his heart would still recall the feelings from Re Chain).

I genuinely don't know what else to say this really. You're downplaying his relationship with these characters in order to justify this thought process, and it's just not working. Still, this wasn't meant to be a debate.
KeyToDestiny

This course of action Riku and the others are taking is sound. Riku talking to the people Sora's had strong connections to in the past is the best way to trace some steps to Sora especially when those people could provide them with a clue especially since those other guardians clearly couldn't do so since Riku mentioned they couldn't find a clue on their own.

Trace steps? From what? Find clues.. to WHAT?? What exactly could the Restoration Committee, who again, likely didn't even know Sora was dead, possibly offer as a "clue" to his fate when Riku (who was there) can't? When Namine (apparently) can't?

What part about this course of action is so "sound"? Because you've failed to make the logistics clear to me, and failed to show me how my own own reasoning was flawed. I don't, and will never object to the FF characters being brought back into the story (obviously), but if it was for the purpose [USER=212126]@Ballad of Caius[/USER] suggested, then I find the reasoning to be pretty flimsy. If say, they had actual, tangible intel on Sora's current whereabouts, or tools to help assist in his return, then you'd have something. But what, truthfully, could these characters have to offer in terms of "clues" that say, Yen Sid, for example, couldn't?

Oracle Spockanort

December 12, 2019 @ 03:41 amOffline

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Twilight Lumiair

Curious... But wouldn't Riku's first instinct be to do what Sora did when he went "looking for" Kairi after she died? Riku does have the Power of Waking afterall, and is more than close enough to Sora to make such a dive, right? I guess it just seems like a pretty roundabout strategy to jump into when Sora only had to use the Power of Waking to chase after Kairi (to Riku's knowledge).



No, because Riku understands that the Power of Waking should not be abused the way Sora did because he’ll just find himself in the abyss like Sora and what good will that do to save him? I don’t think it matters how close Riku is to Sora in this case. It’s likely why he’s seeking out Sora’s friends. If he is going to do it right, he needs to establish a connection to Sora by using the hearts of Sora’s friends.

What Sora did was not the right way to use the Power of Waking. Even YX admonishes him for the way he uses the ability. Hearts to worlds, not worlds to hearts.

What I imagine is that Riku will follow them trail and that will lead him to the “abyss” or wherever Sora ends up regardless, but without the side affect of him losing his power like Sora by using it wrong.

Twilight Lumiair

December 12, 2019 @ 03:51 amOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

No, because Riku understands that the Power of Waking should not be abused the way Sora did because he’ll just find himself in the abyss like Sora and what good will that do to save him? I don’t think it matters how close Riku is to Sora in this case. It’s likely why he’s seeking out Sora’s friends. If he is going to do it right, he needs to establish a connection to Sora by using the hearts of Sora’s friends.

What Sora did was not the right way to use the Power of Waking. Even YX admonishes him for the way he uses the ability. Hearts to worlds, not worlds to hearts.

What I imagine is that Riku will follow them trail and that will lead him to the “abyss” or wherever Sora ends up regardless, but without the side affect of him losing his power like Sora by using it wrong.

I like this. This totally makes sense, and is actually a very in-character thing for Riku to do. Even though he allowed Sora to act recklessly before, that doesn't mean he's going to be going the same way. Lol, it really is DDD all over again isn't it? Riku acting as Sora's guardian, while the other is trapped there by forces outside of his control. Only this time, I imagine Chirithy made him aware of what he was risking before he dove too far (which is what I imagine we're hearing in the trailer).

Actually.... Hang on a moment, didn't Chirithy re appear in the Realm of Light at the end of KH3? Unless there's more worldline insanity, couldn't it have simply told everyone outright what to do?

Ballad of Caius

December 12, 2019 @ 11:17 amOffline

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"May our heart be our guiding key."

I think this is how Riku will find Sora. I imagine he'll interact with hearts connected with him in order to nurture his connection with Sora, he'll go to the Realm of Darkness with Aqua, raise his Keyblade and it will open a gateway to the Abyss that resides between the Realm of Darkness and the Final World. I imagine this Abyss could be the Dusk Final World and that's how he'll end up in Shinjuku. Or they will end up in Shinjuku. We don't see Aqua in the Secret Ending, but perhaps she'll accompany Riku.

Zip

December 12, 2019 @ 02:22 pmOffline

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Ballad of Caius

"May our heart be our guiding key."

I think this is how Riku will find Sora. I imagine he'll interact with hearts connected with him in order to nurture his connection with Sora, he'll go to the Realm of Darkness with Aqua, raise his Keyblade and it will open a gateway to the Abyss that resides between the Realm of Darkness and the Final World. I imagine this Abyss could be the Dusk Final World and that's how he'll end up in Shinjuku. Or they will end up in Shinjuku. We don't see Aqua in the Secret Ending, but perhaps she'll accompany Riku.


I’m hoping Aqua goes with Riku to Shinjuku. If she really says something about “the three of us” in the Japanese trailer, maybe she was talking about her, Riku, and Sora. If we get an extended secret ending this time like we usually do with Final Mixes, revealing Aqua is there too would be a nice development. I’d love to see her in the new art style.

Then maybe we could even get another game that focuses on the remaining heroes in the Realm of Light while the big three are off on their own adventure.

FudgemintGuardian

December 12, 2019 @ 04:51 pmOffline

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Oracle Spockanort

I do think they could work to make it look better, though. WoFF captured the best evolution of the visual style of previous KH games more than KH3 ever has haha
I'm really surprised KH3 didn't go that route in terms of visuals.

Why couldn't KH3 look like thiiiiiis?! ;A;

SweetYetSalty

December 12, 2019 @ 04:54 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

I'm really surprised KH3 didn't go that route in terms of visuals.

Why couldn't KH3 look like thiiiiiis?! ;A;


Wow! WoFF has beautiful visuals. Now that I have a Playstation 4 I want to play this game so much. I've always loved the style of WoFF.

Oracle Spockanort

December 12, 2019 @ 05:10 pmOffline

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FudgemintGuardian

I'm really surprised KH3 didn't go that route in terms of visuals.

Why couldn't KH3 look like thiiiiiis?! ;A;



They really wanted to make those individual strands of hair while still keeping it as a solid piece for whatever reason. It upsets me so much.

KH3 should have at least implemented the Yebis middleware that created the really nice smooth and sharp visuals of WoFF (if it was even feasible with UE4). The really nice distance blur in cutscenes and fixed areas, the pop of light, the sharp detail on close-range items.

ughh, guess it is time to replay it xD


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Wow! WoFF has beautiful visuals. Now that I have a Playstation 4 I want to play this game so much. I've always loved the style of WoFF.


oh my god yes! You should! It’s one of my favorite games of 2016 and I definitely recommend it. WoFF also does this thing where it knows the lore is ridiculous and it tells you straight up that it is being silly for the sake of being silly.

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DizneyXBirds95

December 14, 2019 @ 04:52 amOffline

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Missed this earlier, but we already have renders of Ansem the Wise and Young Xehanort.

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What about Xigbar, Saïx, Aqua, Ventus and Terra? Their renders haven't been released publicly as well, nor are they in the gallery.

Also how did you got Young Xehanort's Higher quality render?!??!

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December 14, 2019 @ 07:28 amOffline

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DizneyXBirds95

What about Xigbar, Saïx, Aqua, Ventus and Terra? Their renders haven't been released publicly as well, nor are they in the gallery.

Also how did you got Young Xehanort's Higher quality render?!??!









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December 14, 2019 @ 08:03 amOffline

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What about Xigbar, Saïx, Aqua, Ventus and Terra? Their renders haven't been released publicly as well, nor are they in the gallery.


It's a work in progress.



Also how did you got Young Xehanort's Higher quality render?!??!



Young Xehanort is from an old Dengeki article. Here's Xigbar though:

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DizneyXBirds95

December 14, 2019 @ 04:49 pmOffline

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It's a work in progress.



Young Xehanort is from an old Dengeki article. Here's Xigbar though:



From which Dengeki, cause their like hundreds perhaps thousands of Dengeki articles related to KH3 to find that specific render of him.

Come to think of it, I'm still perplexed why Square Enix didn't bother releasing renders for the rest of the True Organization XIII prior to KH3's release.

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December 14, 2019 @ 07:45 pmOffline

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DizneyXBirds95

From which Dengeki, cause their like hundreds perhaps thousands of Dengeki articles related to KH3 to find that specific render of him.

Come to think of it, I'm still perplexed why Square Enix didn't bother releasing renders for the rest of the True Organization XIII prior to KH3's release.

Well now it sounds like you have some sort of ulterior motive so I'm just going to let you find it on your own :p

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DizneyXBirds95

December 14, 2019 @ 08:03 pmOffline

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Well now it sounds like you have some sort of ulterior motive so I'm just going to let you find it on your own :p

Show off. ?

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