Zero0911
10-04-2007, 05:03 PM
Found this on another site. <link removed> there are some pictures but you have to click on them to get them bigger and they look like they are from a magazine. If someone already post this then sorry.
358/2 Days
The main thing Nomura adressed with the two main upcoming titles is where the Disney characters will fit in - on the topic of 358/2 Days, Nomura points out that the Disney characters will have to be introduced to the plot in a different way. In the previous games, Sora would go on an epic journey, meeting new Final Fantasy and Disney-based friends and foes along the way. With this title though, Roxas is centered in Twilight Town, and isn’t actually going on a physical journey - he is simply completing missions for the Organization, but going on a spirutual journey of his heart along the way. This, coupled with the fact that Roxas is quite a loner by heart (his only friend being Axel during this game), means that the Disney characters will probably have to meet him accidentally, instead of him meeting them.
Talking of multiplayer, he didn’t reveal much new info, except the fact that players can’t be the same member during any given round - so in other words, if your friend choses Axel before you, you can’t choose him for that round: better luck next time! He also points out a new feature in which the bottom screen on the DS will be used as a universal chat-board as such during the missions. During multi-player gameplay, all users will share the same bottom-screen, so if one writes a message there, or scribbles a picture, all other players will see it and can alter it at will.
Speaking of what missions will include, he points out that the multiplayer missions will vary from defeating certain monsters, battling each other, or going to recover some kind of item. The single-player and multi-player will only have minimal connections - players level-up their characters in single-player, and they can then use these upgraded personas in multi-player.
Birth by Sleep
Birth by Sleep was very interesting - Nomura points out that the main theme of the story will be answering the question, “Who are you, Ven!?” So although the mysteries of Master Xehanort, and the connections these characters have with our old trio of heroes are still a major factor to the story, the question of Ven’s true identity is the story’s main driving force.
With the Disney characters, Nomura mentions that they are making sure all the Disney worlds are set ten years before as well - he mentions a young Hercules at the Coliseum, for example. They want to make sure that every aspect of the game, and the universe it occupies is all affected by the same timeline, so that a real sense of character and a moving world are present.
With gameplay, it seems the card shuffling system is back - it’s apparently an ‘evolved’ version of Chain of Memories system, and the cards (or a similar system) are being used. Also note that in this recent scan we showed you, the lowest picture in the blue section actually features Terra fighting the new enemies in the game! Not Heartless, nor Nobodies!
Coded
Not much to speak of here. He mentions that, like Agito XIII, the team is actually making the game with mobile technology in mind that doesn’t currently exist yet, but that with Coded they are holding back a little on the tech side so they can release it outside Japan. He also points out that the game will use a new feature on mobiles, that asks the player to swivel the phone around so it can be played in wide-screen.
He also states that, (in Japan at least), they’ll be using a new marketing program in how they release the game. Because so many free mobile games are being released now in Japan, Square have a new, un-used way of releasing the title in mind. No idea what this means yet (free after redeeming Square Points or something?), but we’ll update you when we know.
Lastly, in the realm of the next major title, Nomura wants again re-instates that this title “connects to a story that is to come. Players will be able to foresee things through these three games.” So yes, these will eventually link to Kingdom Hearts III (or whatever they decide to call it).
358/2 Days
The main thing Nomura adressed with the two main upcoming titles is where the Disney characters will fit in - on the topic of 358/2 Days, Nomura points out that the Disney characters will have to be introduced to the plot in a different way. In the previous games, Sora would go on an epic journey, meeting new Final Fantasy and Disney-based friends and foes along the way. With this title though, Roxas is centered in Twilight Town, and isn’t actually going on a physical journey - he is simply completing missions for the Organization, but going on a spirutual journey of his heart along the way. This, coupled with the fact that Roxas is quite a loner by heart (his only friend being Axel during this game), means that the Disney characters will probably have to meet him accidentally, instead of him meeting them.
Talking of multiplayer, he didn’t reveal much new info, except the fact that players can’t be the same member during any given round - so in other words, if your friend choses Axel before you, you can’t choose him for that round: better luck next time! He also points out a new feature in which the bottom screen on the DS will be used as a universal chat-board as such during the missions. During multi-player gameplay, all users will share the same bottom-screen, so if one writes a message there, or scribbles a picture, all other players will see it and can alter it at will.
Speaking of what missions will include, he points out that the multiplayer missions will vary from defeating certain monsters, battling each other, or going to recover some kind of item. The single-player and multi-player will only have minimal connections - players level-up their characters in single-player, and they can then use these upgraded personas in multi-player.
Birth by Sleep
Birth by Sleep was very interesting - Nomura points out that the main theme of the story will be answering the question, “Who are you, Ven!?” So although the mysteries of Master Xehanort, and the connections these characters have with our old trio of heroes are still a major factor to the story, the question of Ven’s true identity is the story’s main driving force.
With the Disney characters, Nomura mentions that they are making sure all the Disney worlds are set ten years before as well - he mentions a young Hercules at the Coliseum, for example. They want to make sure that every aspect of the game, and the universe it occupies is all affected by the same timeline, so that a real sense of character and a moving world are present.
With gameplay, it seems the card shuffling system is back - it’s apparently an ‘evolved’ version of Chain of Memories system, and the cards (or a similar system) are being used. Also note that in this recent scan we showed you, the lowest picture in the blue section actually features Terra fighting the new enemies in the game! Not Heartless, nor Nobodies!
Coded
Not much to speak of here. He mentions that, like Agito XIII, the team is actually making the game with mobile technology in mind that doesn’t currently exist yet, but that with Coded they are holding back a little on the tech side so they can release it outside Japan. He also points out that the game will use a new feature on mobiles, that asks the player to swivel the phone around so it can be played in wide-screen.
He also states that, (in Japan at least), they’ll be using a new marketing program in how they release the game. Because so many free mobile games are being released now in Japan, Square have a new, un-used way of releasing the title in mind. No idea what this means yet (free after redeeming Square Points or something?), but we’ll update you when we know.
Lastly, in the realm of the next major title, Nomura wants again re-instates that this title “connects to a story that is to come. Players will be able to foresee things through these three games.” So yes, these will eventually link to Kingdom Hearts III (or whatever they decide to call it).