In the new issue of Famitsu, there is an interview with Tetsuya Nomura on several of his projects- Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded (Nintendo DS), Kingdom Hearts 3D (Nintendo 3DS), and 3rd Birthday (Parasite Eve entry for PSP). Here are the details for each title-
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded-
- Re:Coded is being developed to allow more fans to experience the game, the DS was selected as most people have the hardware.
- Another reason for the hardware choice is that Coded was developed with the lack of analog in mind.
- The story will be the same as Coded, but aside from the event scenes the game will see many major changes.
- The game is targeting more casual gamers, and will have an adjustable difficulty setting like The World Ends With You.
- The design concept for Re:Coded is Coded+358Days+BbS.
- The co-director of BbS is supervising the battle planning for the game, while the same team will be handling the map design.
- The level up system in the game will be an expansion of the ideas from 358 Days (this may mean the panel ability system will return)
- There will be multiplayer elements, including avatars which can be unlocked featuring the characters from BbS, and Lightning from FFXIII.
- There will be a secret movie in the game.
- Currently 80% complete. [/p]
So the most exciting thing here is that Re:Coded is indeed a true remake. It shares very little in common with its episodic cell phone original. The gameplay looks really fine tuned and it looks like they've taken the complaints from the original to heart. Coded was easily the worst in the KH series, one reason being the bland gameplay. Re:Coded is being remade using the 358/2 Days engine and is full 3D with elements from BBS. A trailer of this was shown off at E3, and someone managed to capture some of the footage via offscreen camera, which i posted a few days ago. You can find some gameplay footage here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOS-3J-y0mU
Kingdom Hearts 3D-
- This game is not a remake, it is a brand new entry in the KH series.
- This is the next stage of the franchise after Coded/358/BbS.
- Sora and Riku will be the playable characters in the game, and they will be visiting new worlds.
- There will be various hints relating to this game hidden in Re:Coded.
- There should be more information and announcements at next year's E3. [/p]
This is one we know very little about. From the screens and impressions we've seen, it seems to have graphics similar to the PS2 Kingdom Hearts games except much clearer and lacking the jaggies that the PS2 games had. It promises to be the best looking entry in the series to date thanks to the power of the 3DS. And I'm hyped to see what new worlds we'll be visiting this time! It seems to be quite early in development for now, only a concept demo was shown off at E3, although it is using graphics rendered in real time by the 3DS hardware. There's a lot of mystery behind this one, can't wait for more info! Screens can be found here-
http://www.gamefaqs.com/3ds/997779-kingdom-hearts-3d/images
The 3rd Birthday-
- The game was moved from mobiles to the PSP because the scope and quality was too large for phones.
- Aya will use a different sort of power in this game, instead of the Parasite Energy featured in the original PE games.
- You can enter into battle with a sleeveless outfit, but the defense will be really low.
- The game is an action RPG.
- Nomura understands that there are high expectations of a shower scene based on the history of the series.
- Apparently the defensive property of clothing (armor) are directly related to how exposed Aya is, so if you want high defensive gear, she's not going to be showing much skin.
- The game is self-contained and is meant to be a high quality single player experience.
- There is no multiplayer whatsoever.
- Battery consumption on the game will be high. (333mhz confirmed?) [/p]
I'm not much familiar with the Parasite Eve series to be honest. So i can't comment much here, i'll let fans of the series comment instead. The details above though interest me and make me want to know more about the series and give it a go if it's something i'd like. 3rd Birthday trailer-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2Js5frV5A
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=399185
Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded-
- Re:Coded is being developed to allow more fans to experience the game, the DS was selected as most people have the hardware.
- Another reason for the hardware choice is that Coded was developed with the lack of analog in mind.
- The story will be the same as Coded, but aside from the event scenes the game will see many major changes.
- The game is targeting more casual gamers, and will have an adjustable difficulty setting like The World Ends With You.
- The design concept for Re:Coded is Coded+358Days+BbS.
- The co-director of BbS is supervising the battle planning for the game, while the same team will be handling the map design.
- The level up system in the game will be an expansion of the ideas from 358 Days (this may mean the panel ability system will return)
- There will be multiplayer elements, including avatars which can be unlocked featuring the characters from BbS, and Lightning from FFXIII.
- There will be a secret movie in the game.
- Currently 80% complete. [/p]
So the most exciting thing here is that Re:Coded is indeed a true remake. It shares very little in common with its episodic cell phone original. The gameplay looks really fine tuned and it looks like they've taken the complaints from the original to heart. Coded was easily the worst in the KH series, one reason being the bland gameplay. Re:Coded is being remade using the 358/2 Days engine and is full 3D with elements from BBS. A trailer of this was shown off at E3, and someone managed to capture some of the footage via offscreen camera, which i posted a few days ago. You can find some gameplay footage here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOS-3J-y0mU
Kingdom Hearts 3D-
- This game is not a remake, it is a brand new entry in the KH series.
- This is the next stage of the franchise after Coded/358/BbS.
- Sora and Riku will be the playable characters in the game, and they will be visiting new worlds.
- There will be various hints relating to this game hidden in Re:Coded.
- There should be more information and announcements at next year's E3. [/p]
This is one we know very little about. From the screens and impressions we've seen, it seems to have graphics similar to the PS2 Kingdom Hearts games except much clearer and lacking the jaggies that the PS2 games had. It promises to be the best looking entry in the series to date thanks to the power of the 3DS. And I'm hyped to see what new worlds we'll be visiting this time! It seems to be quite early in development for now, only a concept demo was shown off at E3, although it is using graphics rendered in real time by the 3DS hardware. There's a lot of mystery behind this one, can't wait for more info! Screens can be found here-
http://www.gamefaqs.com/3ds/997779-kingdom-hearts-3d/images
The 3rd Birthday-
- The game was moved from mobiles to the PSP because the scope and quality was too large for phones.
- Aya will use a different sort of power in this game, instead of the Parasite Energy featured in the original PE games.
- You can enter into battle with a sleeveless outfit, but the defense will be really low.
- The game is an action RPG.
- Nomura understands that there are high expectations of a shower scene based on the history of the series.
- Apparently the defensive property of clothing (armor) are directly related to how exposed Aya is, so if you want high defensive gear, she's not going to be showing much skin.
- The game is self-contained and is meant to be a high quality single player experience.
- There is no multiplayer whatsoever.
- Battery consumption on the game will be high. (333mhz confirmed?) [/p]
I'm not much familiar with the Parasite Eve series to be honest. So i can't comment much here, i'll let fans of the series comment instead. The details above though interest me and make me want to know more about the series and give it a go if it's something i'd like. 3rd Birthday trailer-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v2Js5frV5A
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=399185