Haley Joel Osment Comments on Kingdom Hearts 3
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- Published on January 8, 2014 @ 09:49 pm
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It's not often that we're lucky enough to hear from the cast of actors behind the voices of the beloved characters in the Kingdom Hearts series. These opportunities are few and far between, and it appears that the folks over at Zap2it have taken the chance in their recent interview with none other than Haley Joel Osment, the voice of Sora.
Zap2it were able to discuss the highly anticipated title, Kingdom Hearts 3, with him briefly. As the game is still in its very early stages, he hasn't been given much information at this point in time. Despite this, shortly after its official announcement at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2013, he was able to discuss it with some of the staff and looks forward to reprising his role as the iconic Keyblade-wielding hero if given the opportunity.
Osment reminisces about his first time voicing Sora for the first game in 2001, as well as the many titles that have followed over the past decade. He's played the character at various stages in his life and sometimes even in other forms, or other individuals connected to him, so although he's not entirely certain that it's the same Sora he'll play, he'll welcome the chance to return with open arms.
And why shouldn't he? He's grown up with the series just as we all have, having been 13 when he recorded for the first title and playing the games as they've been released. Despite his busy work schedule, he's known for being very enthusiastic about Kingdom Hearts, if you couldn't already tell from his expression in the video the second the interviewer mentioned those words. His sister, Emily, has commented in the past saying that he would always be playing the games and rarely surrendered the controller or system to her.
It is worth noting that voice recording for the western release is one of the final processes in development, unlike the Japanese voice recording that is completed much more early on in order to properly direct and animate the scenes within the game and sync them accordingly. It's hard to judge at thie point in time but Osment believes that he could be going into the studio by Summer 2014 or later.
Now, voice recording for the Kingdom Hearts series in regards to the English dub has generally been done around the time the game is set to be released in Japan. It is possible that Kingdom Hearts 3, having as much weight and popularity as it does, may be reason enough to do things concurrently between East and West, so Osment's estimate may not be entirely off the mark.
Kingdom Hearts 3 will be released on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One.
Source: Zap2it
A complete transcript has been provided below:
Zap2it: Now, one last question - I'm going to nerd out a little on you but - you've been involved in the Kingdom Hearts franchise for a really long time, and people are excited about Kingdom Hearts 3 finally coming out.
HJO: Right.
Zap2it: Can you talk a little bit about that? Have you seen the script or anything?
HJO: I saw the announcement and then talked a little bit with them on the phone, because the process is, I started doing Kingdom Hearts in 2001, and there's the main series and there's the Gameboy one... I feel like I've done seven or eight installments, which is awesome. But with this, they're making it now and the recording of the dialogue is one of the last parts of the process, so probably this summer or later is the soonest.
Zap2it: But we're happy to have you back for Sora.
HJO: Oh sure! That's what I hear. Sometimes Sora goes back to being a child or goes to another universe or changes into somebody else so you can never say for sure, but hopefully I'll be back.
COMMENTS
I like that Haley knows what's going on to some extent, despite this series being unnecessarily difficult to follow.
Ignore the photo I gave it to sign as a joke but she loves it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like that Haley knows what's going on to some extent, despite this series being unnecessarily difficult to follow.
I like how they talked about it soon after it was announced. Wonder what things they discussed (probably how much time this might take up etc.)
HE CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL. AND IT WASN'T JESSE THIS TIME!
Perhaps what they are planning to do is do the localization work while developing the game. It'd make sense so they could get started on lip sync for the English version and aim for a simultaneous worldwide release.
This is what I want to hope for
HE CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL. AND IT WASN'T JESSE THIS TIME!
Perhaps what they are planning to do is do the localization work while developing the game. It'd make sense so they could get started on lip sync for the English version and aim for a simultaneous worldwide release.
This is what I want to hope for
Square Enix tho.
Whenever they localise at the same time as development, game is released in Western world months after Japan.
Remember how they did Japanese voice work for BBS back in 2007, even though the game wouldn't release until years later? It might be a similar thing happening now, except with English voice acting as well.
Or that development is progressing well enough, considering it only hit actual development last year. We'll have to wait and see.
Ignore the photo I gave it to sign as a joke but she loves it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT'S YOUR FAULT FOR GIVING IT TO ME IN THE FIRST PLACE
The excitement on his face when the interviewer mentions KH is perfect~
I think my favorite part of this is knowing how much HJO likes voice acting for the KH series. I knew he loved having a chance to play a villain with Vanitas, but I didn't know how eager he would be to reprise Sora. C: I love HJO.
I REFUSE TO GET MY HOPES UP FOR HIM RECORDING THIS SUMMER...
He said that he might start recording during this summer at the earliest. I wonder if an simultaneous worldwide release date is possible?
He said that he might start recording during this summer at the earliest. I wonder if an simultaneous worldwide release date is possible?
I think we'd be looking more at something like the gap between the Japanese and North American release of LRFF.
I think we'd be looking more at something like the gap between the Japanese and North American release of LRFF.
Oh god no. Why can't it be more like the gap between the Japanese and English release of XIII-2? A.k.a a month.
Oh god no. Why can't it be more like the gap between the Japanese and English release of XIII-2? A.k.a a month.
Was that one just a month? o: I can see that working for KH3 as well!
I can't see a simultaneous worldwide release for it though. It's a highly demanded title but it's not like it's Pokemon.
My lord, I think his voice got even deeper.
So he has to adjust his voice in order to voice Sora now. He doesn't sound anything like him. But maybe it's because there is too much sound in that video.
Sometimes Sora goes back to being a child or goes to another universe or changes into somebody else so you can never say for sure
I don't know why but this description makes me laugh. Apparently it also made him laugh judging by the end of that video clip.
He's a voice actor and voice actors need to be able to voice in ranges above and below their normal voice.
Dream Drop Distance Sora was done in a higher voice, probably to show he's young again or something.
Vanitas was in a deeper voice, because deep voice = brooding darkness.
I'm more than confident in HJO's skills in order to portray Sora as realistically as possible in KH3. Considering how this would be classified as a "blockbuster" game by SE's standards, they should go all out with the VA's (and maybe a return to actually using Disney stars to voice characters).
So he has to adjust his voice in order to voice Sora now. He doesn't sound anything like him. But maybe it's because there is too much sound in that video.
Certainly for a voice actor, it's a given that they have to adjust their voice as required (look at Kirk Thornton and his plethora of works). I'm pretty sure HJO will be able to do this and still sound like the Sora we know.
That said, my hope is that he won't sound like Sora in DDD because I personally think that one sounds a little bit kid-like. I'm not saying it was bad, but it might have worked in DDD because Sora reverted to his younger self of some sort. While we did have scenes of the "proper" Sora in DDD, they are far and few and I didn't really notice the difference between his voice and that of RoS Sora.
I wish him success and good luck.
So he has to adjust his voice in order to voice Sora now. He doesn't sound anything like him. But maybe it's because there is too much sound in that video.
You could tell he's had to do that for years, even in his last KH interview back in 2005/6.
I want them to say "Okay, you can talk with a lower register. You're MATURE SORA now!"
So he has to adjust his voice in order to voice Sora now. He doesn't sound anything like him. But maybe it's because there is too much sound in that video.
He's always had to adjust his voice. That wasn't his speaking voice in KH2 rofl and certainly not in KH3D. At the time of KH2 he certainly had a lower voice than Sora's, and he clearly can go up and down the vocal range (perhaps not as well as a trained, veteran voice actor).
| I saw the announcement and then talked a little bit with them on the phone, because the process is, I started doing Kingdom Hearts in 2001, and there's the main series and there's the Gameboy one... I feel like I've done seven or eight installments, which is awesome. But with this, they're making it now and the recording of the dialogue is one of the last parts of the process, so probably this summer or later is the soonest. |
From experience, he would know that recording dialogue is one of the last things to do. They probably discussed that in the meeting. For him to say that the dialogue would be soonish though? That just throws me off. They've done pretty well with development, fine tuning the gameplay and the worlds (Twilight Town seriously is gorgeous), and we know Nomura is writing the scenario.
Now, if they're working on translations at the SAME time that Nomura is writing the scenario, then localisation might go a bit faster. It feels like to me, whoever he spoke to, explained how the process of developing this game was going to go, and explained to him roughly the amount of time he would need to come into the studio since they haven't recorded like this for a full console game in a while.
Also, glad that Haley isn't the same as some of the other VA's that confuse their work. He could have easily made mistakes and responded and talked about KH 2.5 when he thought he was working on KH 3 :P
Also, glad that Haley isn't the same as some of the other VA's that confuse their work. He could have easily made mistakes and responded and talked about KH 2.5 when he thought he was working on KH 3 :P
...I wonder if he knows he'll be working on 2.5 at all...Because coded is a Sora game, then there are those few extra scenes in KH2FM where he gets like two new lines about remembering Namine.
I'm probably reading into this way too much (like I always do) but considering he talked with some people about how development would go, I'm lost with the development with this title.
From experience, he would know that recording dialogue is one of the last things to do. They probably discussed that in the meeting. For him to say that the dialogue would be soonish though? That just throws me off. They've done pretty well with development, fine tuning the gameplay and the worlds (Twilight Town seriously is gorgeous), and we know Nomura is writing the scenario.
Now, if they're working on translations at the SAME time that Nomura is writing the scenario, then localisation might go a bit faster. It feels like to me, whoever he spoke to, explained how the process of developing this game was going to go, and explained to him roughly the amount of time he would need to come into the studio since they haven't recorded like this for a full console game in a while.
Also, glad that Haley isn't the same as some of the other VA's that confuse their work. He could have easily made mistakes and responded and talked about KH 2.5 when he thought he was working on KH 3 :P
Square Enix and Disney look at this as a very high profile game. They're going to want to put a lot of cash and resources into its development, which might help with speeding up the entire process. So who knows, maybe that's why they can do all that now.
it's great to hear something from HJO for once. Even better that he looks happy to take part in the series again. Given how ephemeral American showbiz can be, I'm always worried about one of our leads getting bored/busy/retired and dropping out (and seeing as it's happened...several times...). I'm also impressed that he's actually following the plot-- or, at least, Sora's character arc. Somewhat. :P
Not to mention, he's pretty cute. Heh~.
As for the recording dates, I think it was pretty clear he was conducting some offhand speculation. It's probably meaningless.
But. What if. :D
Like others have already stated, Kingdom Hearts III is a high profile, triple A project with high esteem from both Square Enix and Disney, so they should be hurrying things a bit for a fast release. We also need to take into consideration how simplified the development cycle from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 has become (and I presume the same applies for the Xbox 360 and One, too). With all of these factors in mind, it is possible the product may see a release quarter one or two of the year 2015.
As to Haley Joel Osment and his voice: again, like others have said, voice actors need the skill to perform in higher and lower voice tones, in other words, their voice needs to be versatile. For example: Caius Ballad's voice actor Liam O'Brien. Not only did he voice Caius Ballad from Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Akihiko Sanada from Persona 3 and its re-releases (I mention those two because their voices are similar), but he also voiced Nevarre from Shin Megami Tensei IV (which, personally, I was surprised). Another surprising voice act he did was Zazz from Sonic Lost World. To sum this all up: as you may contemplate by the example with Mr. O'Brien, voice actors need to have versatile voices.
I think as long as he doesn't push his voice too high like he did in KH3D, he should be fine.
The fact that Osment says that voice recording could start this summer does make it seem more and more possible that a mid 2015 release date for KH3 isn't impossible.
The question is whether he knows for certain that that's when SE will start the recordings...or if he's just throwing out guesses..
The question is whether he knows for certain that that's when SE will start the recordings...or if he's just throwing out guesses..
I'm 90% sure he's just guessing, but he is the star of the games so they might have filled him in on how things will be done.
They do need to make room in the schedules for everyone.
For the sake of keeping my expectations low I'll take what he's saying with a grains of salt, but considering that Nomura stated a long time ago that he already had a rough outline for the next saga planned I don't think it's too far fetched to think he at least had a rough out line for KH3 as well. At this point the writing process itself may consist of a nearly completed first draft that only needs polishing. Nomura has gotten into the habit of think one, even two, games ahead of which ever one he's working on at the time so the writing for KH3 might not take that long.
Damn his voice got DEEP! It must pain him to sound like a 17 year old boy for all these spin-offs.
I'm hopeful Square will stick with Osment since his voice to me was what made Sora so charming and likable. Especially in the first game, his yells, chants, and overall performance (along with the Disney nostalgia sprinkled in) really was what made Kingdom Hearts for me!
If they didn't fire HJO when he got a DUI (idk why they would have but I'm just using it as an example), they aren't going to replace him unless he says no. Nomura & SE/Disney staff were smarter than Kojima (i mean really kiefer sutherland plz kojima hayter was best) and got Hollywood actors to voice characters right off the bat.
lol there's no reason to think he won't return. He's just downplaying it. Great to hear he's optimistic about recording beginning soon, though. Maybe a Spring/Summer 2015 release if all goes according to plan?
If they didn't fire HJO when he got a DUI (idk why they would have but I'm just using it as an example), they aren't going to replace him unless he says no. Nomura & SE/Disney staff were smarter than Kojima (i mean really kiefer sutherland plz kojima hayter was best) and got Hollywood actors to voice characters right off the bat.
lol there's no reason to think he won't return. He's just downplaying it. Great to hear he's optimistic about recording beginning soon, though. Maybe a Spring/Summer 2015 release if all goes according to plan?
HJO has been in the franchise since the first game and directly provided his voice for five of the seven games (six of eight, if we count the likelihood of him voicing Data-Sora in the upcoming Re:coded movie), so the chances are high that he will be returning for this one game, the final stretch of the saga. I think it would be just distracting to have someone else fill in his role for just this game, unless of course something that we can't control happens (which we hope won't have to).
directly provided his voice for five of the seven games (six of eight, if we count the likelihood of him voicing Data-Sora in the upcoming Re:coded movie),.
Why can't we count the original Re:coded instead of waiting for the movie? He did voice work for that.
Why can't we count the original Re:coded instead of waiting for the movie? He did voice work for that.
Oops, sorry about that. For some reason, I must have missed the spoken parts of Re:coded. Having done works for six of the seven extant voice-acted games, it just lends more strength to the likelihood of him reprising his role as Sora in KH3.
You got the line "But we're happy to be back to Sora." wrong, she says "But we'll have you back for sora?"
I like that Haley knows what's going on to some extent, despite this series being unnecessarily difficult to follow. |
Of course, the only real reason that it's difficult to follow is because the series is portrayed out of order.
So he has to adjust his voice in order to voice Sora now. He doesn't sound anything like him. But maybe it's because there is too much sound in that video. |
HJO's voice changes a lot, I notice. Young Sora sounds completely different from older Sora, and it's really awkward to hear Old Sora's voice come out of young Sora's mouth in Re:COM. Either Haley needs better direction, Square Enix needs better editors, or they need another actor entirely to distinguish between the two drastically different voices.
You got the line "But we're happy to be back to Sora." wrong, she says "But we'll have you back for sora?"
Thanks, man.
You got the line "But we're happy to be back to Sora." wrong, she says "But we'll have you back for sora?"
After listening to it again, you're right.
Much easier to transcribe when you're not trying to write gaming news articles behind your boss's back at work.
HJO's voice changes a lot, I notice. Young Sora sounds completely different from older Sora, and it's really awkward to hear Old Sora's voice come out of young Sora's mouth in Re:COM. Either Haley needs better direction, Square Enix needs better editors, or they need another actor entirely to distinguish between the two drastically different voices.
KH1 Sora = prepubescent HJO
KH2 Sora = post puberty HJO
You can't do much once a guy's voice drops. That's like asking a grown man to sound like they did when they were five years old. It's just not going to happen.
Personally I always believed they should have hired his sister to play young!Sora but...eh. They've gone through with HJO and it's been fine. I'm just glad HJO likes doing the games!
I'd rather just believe at some point after KH1 ended, Sora started going through puberty and that is why his voice is older. My cousin was like that. Literally one day he had this young boy's voice then I talked to him a few days later and I thought I was talking to his father. It was creepy.
They won't be revisiting a younger Sora after KH3, hopefully. KH3D seemed like a send-off and now we're at the era of "mature Sora"
HJO's voice changes a lot, I notice. Young Sora sounds completely different from older Sora, and it's really awkward to hear Old Sora's voice come out of young Sora's mouth in Re:COM. Either Haley needs better direction, Square Enix needs better editors, or they need another actor entirely to distinguish between the two drastically different voices.
I don't know if HJO needed better direction, but I do think the Re:CoM case could have been handled better. They didn't even lip-sync the cutscenes, which I think is just as distracting as Sora's voice because it required the actors to truncate their lines in an unnatural manner.
But anyway, by Re:CoM, HJO's voice has... how do you say it? Broken? Cracked? Either way, he wouldn't have been able to recreate the young-sounding voice he did in KH1. I think the closest he would have gotten would be similar to what we've heard in DDD, but still, it wasn't as young as his KH1 voice.
I can say this because I've tried emulating my younger self's voice and it sounded like a cat getting run over by a car.
After listening to it again, you're right.
Much easier to transcribe when you're not trying to write gaming news articles behind your boss's back at work.
That makes sense as to why you miss heard it. But I find it weird no one else pointed it out
That makes sense as to why you miss heard it. But I find it weird no one else pointed it out
It's such a small difference that it's easy to miss. Anyone else who noticed probably didn't even care enough to mention it because it doesn't really matter, lol.
Of course, the only real reason that it's difficult to follow is because the series is portrayed out of order.
HJO's voice changes a lot, I notice. Young Sora sounds completely different from older Sora, and it's really awkward to hear Old Sora's voice come out of young Sora's mouth in Re:COM. Either Haley needs better direction, Square Enix needs better editors, or they need another actor entirely to distinguish between the two drastically different voices.
I think that's out of Haley's control. Once your voice drops there is no going back.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there some complaints about Sora's KH1 voice? These complaints being that Sora didn't sound like a fourteen year old boy? Cause I had the same issue, which is why I'm glad his voice changed from KH2 and onward
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there some complaints about Sora's KH1 voice? These complaints being that Sora didn't sound like a fourteen year old boy? Cause I had the same issue, which is why I'm glad his voice changed from KH2 and onward
About that, it depends on where you are, really. Here in Asian countries, it's quite common for a fourteen-year-old to still have an "uncracked" voice. With KH being a Japanese game, I don't think that should have been an issue.
About that, it depends on where you are, really. Here in Asian countries, it's quite common for a fourteen-year-old to still have an "uncracked" voice. With KH being a Japanese game, I don't think that should have been an issue.
It being a Japanese game is irrelevant.
HJO is American and at the time was going through PUBERTY. With puberty comes the joy of a cracking voice and there is nothing he could do to control that. Some people have worse experiences than others.
Idk if you guys have had the opportunity to but if you're curious enough, you can compare the original KH1 Japanese recordings and some ragtag clips of the Japanese VAs' current work. They used their regular voices for the characters and it hasn't changed after all these years.
Things happen differently for everyone. HJO's voice drop was just a more drastic change than others.
I think that's out of Haley's control. Once your voice drops there is no going back.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't there some complaints about Sora's KH1 voice? These complaints being that Sora didn't sound like a fourteen year old boy? Cause I had the same issue, which is why I'm glad his voice changed from KH2 and onward
Yeah HJO didn't sound like a 14 year old boy because he was 13 when he recorded for KH1.
It being a Japanese game is irrelevant.
In hindsight, you're right. Probably it would have been if we were talking about Irino, but we aren't.
Idk if you guys have had the opportunity to but if you're curious enough, you can compare the original KH1 Japanese recordings and some ragtag clips of the Japanese VAs' current work. They used their regular voices for the characters and it hasn't changed after all these years.
Things happen differently for everyone. HJO's voice drop was just a more drastic change than others.
I think she's explained it better than I did.
And in addition, the age at which one hits puberty varies from one individual to another; some as early as 13, some as late as 17 (which makes the complaint about Sora's voice not sounding like that of a fourteen-year-old sound like it was based purely on preference). Even after hitting puberty, some can still replicate the voice of their younger selves, while others, just like Sign said about HJO, can't because of the drastic drop.
That's why we have tenors, baritones, and basses.
I think she's explained it better than I did.
And in addition, the age at which one hits puberty varies from one individual to another; some as early as 13, some as late as 17 (which makes the complaint about Sora's voice not sounding like that of a fourteen-year-old sound like it was based purely on preference). Even after hitting puberty, some can still replicate the voice of their younger selves, while others, just like Sign said about HJO, can't because of the drastic drop.
That's why we have tenors, baritones, and basses.
Who is this in response to?
Who is this in response to?
It was in response to Swoosh's comment about, as I mentioned in parentheses, complaints regarding Sora's KH1 voice.
But of course, if you feel like I don't contribute and am starting to get irrelevant, I don't mind stopping here, and I'd like to apologise for that.
It was in response to Swoosh's comment about, as I mentioned in parentheses, complaints regarding Sora's KH1 voice.
But of course, if you feel like I don't contribute and am starting to get irrelevant, I don't mind stopping here, and I'd like to apologise for that.
I thought you were responding to me so I was confused and wanted to clarify, lol. Carry on!
I have an urge to say...this...must...resist...must...re...sist!
*GASP!*
HE said that him voice acting is one of the last stags of the process and he said it could be just this summer coming up which means Kingdom Hearts 3 might come out in Japan by then meaning the English version might come out as early as next fall!
*SQUEEL!!!*
However, I am not a fool and speculate that it will mean "later" but still to have that glimpse!
I have an urge to say...this...must...resist...must...re...sist!
*GASP!*
HE said that him voice acting is one of the last stags of the process and he said it could be just this summer coming up which means Kingdom Hearts 3 might come out in Japan by then meaning the English version might come out as early as next fall!
*SQUEEL!!!*
However, I am not a fool and speculate that it will mean "later" but still to have that glimpse!
Whoo! Calm down! It sounds like he just thinks it'll be this summer from his discussions with SE/Disney staff. xD Who knows what might really happen.
Damn his voice got DEEP! It must pain him to sound like a 17 year old boy for all these spin-offs.
I'm hopeful Square will stick with Osment since his voice to me was what made Sora so charming and likable. Especially in the first game, his yells, chants, and overall performance (along with the Disney nostalgia sprinkled in) really was what made Kingdom Hearts for me!
I love his voice for Sora *w* I think he does such a good job as him. His voice is adorable haha~ All I know is that I would enjoy KH3 a WHOLE lot less if Osment didn't get to reprise his role as Sora. It would just not be the same! Of course I have no doubt that he'll have the chance to voice Sora again under regular circumstances, but we'll never know until the time comes :)
(I'm still laughing at the last thing he said in his interview lol.)
this guy is the only one who can voice Sora but despite this, he doesnt pretty much know of the series, "There's the gameboy one." you mean Chain of Memories right? nevertheless, i hope he return voicing Sora in 3 :redface:
he doesnt pretty much know of the series, "There's the gameboy one." you mean Chain of Memories right?
It's better than some of the other VA's. David Gallagher said, nearing the release of Dream Drop Distance, he recorded a line for Young Xehanort in an upcoming game. He was referring to Birth by Sleep, a game that had been released 2 years prior.
this guy is the only one who can voice Sora but despite this, he doesnt pretty much know of the series, "There's the gameboy one." you mean Chain of Memories right? nevertheless, i hope he return voicing Sora in 3 :redface:
Keep in mind, when they're recording they don't get a very detailed explanation of what's going on. Ben Diskin even asked for one when he went in to record for Young Xehanort as his last exposure was years ago when he played KH2, and he said the staff just laughed at him.
Consider that they have other obligations in life as well and don't have time or probably care to get into the nitty-gritty details if they do manage to sit down and play through the games. Whatever's happening is happening for a reason, and that's really all they need to get by.
Wow, did he get fat.
I hope they age Sora up significantly.
hemight have gotten a callsaying they need himto record some lines for the reCoded cut scenesfor KH 2.5 andthought they were talking about 3. the timing would be about right
He saw the announcement for Kingdom Hearts 3 though, so I doubt he got the part about the phone call confused with Re:coded.
hemight have gotten a callsaying they need himto record some lines for the reCoded cut scenesfor KH 2.5 andthought they were talking about 3. the timing would be about right
Except he didn't receive the call; he made it. It was very clear - sometime after he heard about the official announcement at E3 2013, he made a call to whoever he usually communicates with for these games and discussed the topic of Kingdom Hearts 3 briefly.
this guy is the only one who can voice Sora but despite this, he doesnt pretty much know of the series, "There's the gameboy one." you mean Chain of Memories right? nevertheless, i hope he return voicing Sora in 3 :redface:
I don't know...I think he's a bit more aware than most. His sister talked about how he hogged the games lol, so he's at least played KH1 and CoM (keep in mind he was pretty young himself so he played video games). Maybe KH2.
(And I know at least David Gallagher has tried to play the games...he never finished Re:CoM to reach Riku's story, though lol I don't blame him since Re:CoM is such a drag even I can't play it and CoM is one of my favorite titles in the series next to BBS and Re:coded...but he does play video games)
HJO was put on the spot, though. Pretty sure he was brain-farting on the details. It's like when you say DVD when you mean bluray lol
It's better than some of the other VA's. David Gallagher said, nearing the release of Dream Drop Distance, he recorded a line for Young Xehanort in an upcoming game. He was referring to Birth by Sleep, a game that had been released 2 years prior.
And personally I do not blame him for the confusion. It wasn't like they told him much about it, anyways. They just said he needed to record the line and he was plenty happy to because it was fun and he likes doing work for the series.
Keep in mind, when they're recording they don't get a very detailed explanation of what's going on. Ben Diskin even asked for one when he went in to record for Young Xehanort as his last exposure was years ago when he played KH2, and he said the staff just laughed at him.
Consider that they have other obligations in life as well and don't have time or probably care to get into the nitty-gritty details if they do manage to sit down and play through the games. Whatever's happening is happening for a reason, and that's really all they need to get by.
And let us not forget Brittany Snow who knew next to nothing about KH2. From her understanding of what she recorded, Roxas was the main character and she was something of a guide to him throughout the game as he tried to understand the mysteries surrounding his existence & the Keyblade. Of course, she wasn't off about that but this was when she was asked what Kingdom Hearts was about at the game's launch event.
Just to let you know that localization for the Final Fantasy games was going alongside it's development. So it's not a stretch to say that VA for KH3 starts asap alongside the JP VA. This way we get English trailers as soon as the JP ones show up too.
Just to let you know that localization for the Final Fantasy games was going alongside it's development. So it's not a stretch to say that VA for KH3 starts asap alongside the JP VA. This way we get English trailers as soon as the JP ones show up too.
Square Enix treats FF and KH differently, though. I would agree that it isn't a stretch to believe possible, but it's not something we should expect considering the history of this franchise.
It's not impossible for Square to consider another VA for young Sora or the other kids now that the original VAs are older. Something that would make great use of HJO's adult voice is an extra quest or epilogue story when Sora is a full-fledged adult like the average FF hero.
About Sora becoming other people, he either meant his other role as Vanitas, or how Sora has almost as many copies as Xehanort. Big surprise if there's going to be another Sora expy in KH3.:rolleyes:
It's not impossible for Square to consider another VA for young Sora or the other kids now that the original VAs are older. Something that would make great use of HJO's adult voice is an extra quest or epilogue story when Sora is a full-fledged adult like the average FF hero.
David Gallgher wouldn't need it, though. He sounds nearly the same as he did ten years ago. He's got the perfect voice lol
We rarely see KH1!Kairi, anyways, and when we did for Re:CoM she was played by Alyson Stoner...
| About Sora becoming other people, he either meant his other role as Vanitas, or how Sora has almost as many copies as Xehanort. Big surprise if there's going to be another Sora expy in KH3.:rolleyes: |
Pretty sure it was Vanitas and...idk if they count data!Sora as another Sora. xD
David Gallgher wouldn't need it, though. He sounds nearly the same as he did ten years ago. He's got the perfect voice lol
We rarely see KH1!Kairi, anyways, and when we did for Re:CoM she was played by Alyson Stoner...
That's what I'm mainly curious about-who voices Kairi. I love Hayden Panettiere but her voice always seemed real mature when voicing Kairi in KH2-in the sense that you could tell she was in her mid 20's. Stoner's voice may be more fitting when portraying a 16 year old.
That's what I'm mainly curious about-who voices Kairi. I love Hayden Panettiere but her voice always seemed real mature when voicing Kairi in KH2-in the sense that you could tell she was in her mid 20's. Stoner's voice may be more fitting when portraying a 16 year old.
Well, fun fact! Xion is voiced by Hayden Panettiere in KH3D! So, uh...In the end they both voice Kairi and Xion...because Disney is weird.
Well, fun fact! Xion is voiced by Hayden Panettiere in KH3D! So, uh...In the end they both voice Kairi and Xion...because Disney is weird.
I heard the reason why Hayden was substituted by Alyson in some games was because of conflicting schedules? I always thought Hayden was always Disney's number-one choice when it comes to Kairi's voice, although I might be wrong.
Why she ended up voicing Xion for her five-word line in DDD instead of Alyson, though, I'm not sure.
I heard the reason why Hayden was substituted by Alyson in some games was because of conflicting schedules? But why Hayden ended up voicing Xion for her five-word line in DDD instead of Alyson, I'm not sure.
That was the common theory early on when Heroes was still going on, but since then it hasn't really made much sense. Alyson's voiced Kairi/Xion when they had more dialogue whereas Hayden did when they had less.
Year ago, Hayden also commented that she only wanted to do "big" games as well... but who knows what the real reason is.
That was the common theory early on when Heroes was still going on, but since then it hasn't really made much sense. Alyson's voiced Kairi/Xion when they had more dialogue whereas Hayden did when they had less.
Year ago, Hayden also commented that she only wanted to do "big" games as well... but who knows what the real reason is.
Keep in mind that since 3D Hayden's landed the new hit show Nashville, so the schedule conflict thing still totally makes sense.
Of course, Hayden hasn't appeared in titles where the actors had to lip sync. So that's interesting. (her being absent from the Days film is odd, but they probably didn't want to bother) I'm very confident she'll be back for III.
I'm not sure if it's been brought up, but I'm surprised to see people saying they hope Osment will be in III as if there's any doubt? Like, it's better to acknowledge anything could happen but Osment was personally requested by Nomura to do the part. I think all
parties are committed to it. So yaaaay.
Why she ended up voicing Xion for her five-word line in DDD instead of Alyson, though, I'm not sure.
This isn't a reason, rather a better way to look at the situation. Originally in Japanese, Xion & Kairi are voiced by Risa Uchida for obvious reasons. With the localization, Hayden either said no or there was a scheduling conflict which created this silly little situation (Though in retrospect, SE/Disney made a good decision when localizing Days since Xion will probably be her own person by the end of KH3 but...anyways)
They way things are right now, it is probably fairly simple to interchange them because the idea is that Xion is physically modeled after Kairi (and we are probably supposed to just pretend it is all the same voice...though with how obsessive we are over VO, that is kind of impossible)
I'm not sure if it's been brought up, but I'm surprised to see people saying they hope Osment will be in III as if there's any doubt? Like, it's better to acknowledge anything could happen but Osment was personally requested by Nomura to do the part. I think all
parties are committed to it. So yaaaay.
I don't think it has, but we've probably all been secretly wondering why people were coming in here acting as if we were freaking out that he won't return.
HE CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL. AND IT WASN'T JESSE THIS TIME!
Perhaps what they are planning to do is do the localization work while developing the game. It'd make sense so they could get started on lip sync for the English version and aim for a simultaneous worldwide release.
This is what I want to hope for
You're getting my hopes up. Must... not... be... hopeful...
Watching that clip almost got my hopes up. I remember reading somewhere that Nomura said KH3 development began immediately after Dream Drop was done, which would put KH3's development at 22 months already.
Still... I know better. I'm not getting excited until the first release date is announced. Then VERY excited once the second release date is announced :biggrin:
Watching that clip almost got my hopes up. I remember reading somewhere that Nomura said KH3 development began immediately after Dream Drop was done, which would put KH3's development at 22 months already.
If it did, they didn't dive straight into it. The team would have been put into training on how to develop for HD systems since they never have before (besides those who had been working on 1.5) and getting to know how the dev kits worked (since they weren't sent out until November 2012). They probably didn't get into the nitty gritty of it all until early 2013.
I did kinda think he didn't know what he was talking about when he said the one with the gameboy though he looked really excited when she brought up Kh3 so I guess he isn't clueless about the series and cares about it.
That was the common theory early on when Heroes was still going on, but since then it hasn't really made much sense. Alyson's voiced Kairi/Xion when they had more dialogue whereas Hayden did when they had less.
Year ago, Hayden also commented that she only wanted to do "big" games as well... but who knows what the real reason is.
I think Hayden Panettiere will return for KH3, but afterwards I'm not so sure. They may go with Alyson for future installments.
As long as David Gallagher and HJO still return it's all good. I have heard that Willa Holland may not voice Aqua anymore though...
I have heard that Willa Holland may not voice Aqua anymore though...
Where'd you hear that?
Where'd you hear that?
Hello Patrick
Thank you so much! Seriously it means a lot that you have sent me such a lovely message, I hardly get time to read through any of them, seeing as I have over 243 messages, however I only reply to the ones which really catch my eye. It really means a lot that you loved my role as Aqua, and I too did. It was a breath of fresh air to play that role, however I don't feel as if I would adapt to such a role now that I have embarked on a journey with other, more mature film roles, such as 'Tiger Eyes'. I really loved my time as Aqua, and cherish it for the rest of my life. Everyone is afraid at some point... But it's just up to us to pull through life and face our fears, and it really means the world that I have my fans backing me up all the way. I never knew how much fan backing I had until The O.C. finished, because I was only in that for a while, however I am looking forward to progressing with my acting career further Honestly Patrick, a piece of advice for you, chase your dreams and aspirations, and LIFE IS NOT TOO SHORT! (Sorry but all of my friends on Facebook post annoying status's complaining how short life is) Life is wonderful and long, depending on how you take care of yourself and spend it. Take care of yourself Patrick
and I look forward to hearing from you. Willa [LEFT]
Read more: [Birth by Sleep] "Missing Interview" with Willa Holland - General & Other Titles - KH13.com Forum - KH13.com, for KINGDOM HEARTS
Apparently that was posted on a different KH forum, and this poster claimed that that was an email Willa sent him in reagrds to voicing Aqua. She may have changed her mind since then though.
Yeah, there's no real proof that that actually happened so I wouldn't take it as truth.
The only thing that I can see stopping Willa though would be Arrow.
It was on kh13 described as a lost interview though the user didn't respond when someone asked for a source.
EDIT:User did post a link to the same site but there was no actual proof that the interview existed.
It was on kh13 described as a lost interview though the user didn't respond when someone asked for a source .
You can't take someones word if they can't back it up with a source though.
In the OP, they had a link to this facebook page which has just over 200 likes. Considering Willa's success on Arrow, and her fame on other projects, combined with the fact she has over 57,000 followers on Twitter, it is even more likely to be fake.
Not to mention, when asked for a source, two people linked a different thread where the only message to Willa was ""Willa i just wanted 2 say that u Were AWESOME AS AQUA in Kingdom hearts!(PLS respond back! :)", which she responded back with "Thank you for your support! X".
Not enough evidence to take this claim as truth.
You can't take someones word if they can't back it up with a source though.
In the OP, they had a link to this facebook page which has just over 200 likes. Considering Willa's success on Arrow, and her fame on other projects, combined with the fact she has over 57,000 followers on Twitter, it is even more likely to be fake.
Not to mention, when asked for a source, two people linked a different thread where the only message to Willa was ""Willa i just wanted 2 say that u Were AWESOME AS AQUA in Kingdom hearts!(PLS respond back! :)", which she responded back with "Thank you for your support! X".
Not enough evidence to take this claim as truth.
That was exactly my point.
I think Hayden Panettiere will return for KH3, but afterwards I'm not so sure. They may go with Alyson for future installments.
As long as David Gallagher and HJO still return it's all good. I have heard that Willa Holland may not voice Aqua anymore though...
Hayden seems pretty commited to it. Unlike her peers she is always working, if she can find time to do one line for bbs I'm sure she will come back for 3 and beyond
Hayden seems pretty commited to it. Unlike her peers she is always working, if she can find time to do one line for bbs I'm sure she will come back for 3 and beyond
Um, since KHDDD Haley has been working on The Spoils of Babylon, Alpha House, Tusk, and The World Made Straight, while David has jumped between a few things such as Criminal Minds, Vegas, The Vampire Diaries and CSI.
Haley, Hayden and David are all actors. They're all working.
Hayden seems pretty commited to it. Unlike her peers she is always working, if she can find time to do one line for bbs I'm sure she will come back for 3 and beyond
But she couldn't find time to do Xion in 1.5 which was much more substantial than one line, so I'd say its still way up in the air if she will return.
But she couldn't find time to do Xion in 1.5 which was much more substantial than one line, so I'd say its still way up in the air if she will return.
Was it that she couldn't find time, or she wasn't asked to do it? It seems, at least to me, that considering Alyson was voicing Xion in DS Days, the number-one choice for Days the movie would naturally be her as well.
Was it that she couldn't find time, or she wasn't asked to do it? It seems, at least to me, that considering Alyson was voicing Xion in Days, the number-one choice for Xion would be her.
But then why go back and forth between the two constantly rather than just settling on either one actress or both to reprise a single character specifically?
But then why go back and forth between the two constantly rather than just settling on either one actress or both to reprise a single character specifically?
This, I don't know. Especially with the fact that Xion was voiced by Hayden in DDD for her five-word line. I'm not all that familiar with the history of the voice works; does it mean that Xion was supposed to be voiced by Hayden in the first place, considering her and Kairi has been voiced by Risa Uchida for the Japanese versions of the game?
I always thought that Kairi was Hayden and Xion was Alyson, but now it has become all jumbled up.
This, I don't know. Especially with the fact that Xion was voiced by Hayden in DDD for her five-word line. I'm not all that familiar with the history of the voice works; does it mean that Xion was supposed to be voiced by Hayden in the first place, considering her and Kairi has been voiced by Risa Uchida for the Japanese versions of the game?
I always thought that Kairi was Hayden and Xion was Alyson, but now it has become all jumbled up.
Yeah, Xion and Kairi are suppose to have the same voice, but I guess since they figured Alison voiced Kairi a few times, then Hayden should also voice Xion.
Which has basically lead to inconsistent voice works and confused fans.
Saw this the other day. Definitely gonna see "Babylon" and it's nice that he's simply a fan like the rest of us.
Honestly, can't we all just agree that scheduling conflicts won't stop any of the main VAs from coming back? I remember that Johnny Depp didn't go for KH2, but (Captain) Jack Sparrow was one of the many supporting characters that are definitely not part of the vital roster. I mean, Corey Burton does excellent jobs on his respective characters!
Still, considering our population number as fans, we shall BOYCOTT if there is even one missing VA!:cool:
Honestly, can't we all just agree that scheduling conflicts won't stop any of the main VAs from coming back? I remember that Johnny Depp didn't go for KH2, but (Captain) Jack Sparrow was one of the many supporting characters that are definitely not part of the vital roster. I mean, Corey Burton does excellent jobs on his respective characters!
Still, considering our population number as fans, we shall BOYCOTT if there is even one missing VA!:cool:
Uh, but scheduling conflicts can stop them. And nobody is going to boycott because that's pointless.
"THE GAMEBOY ONE"
he's adorable
ilu HJO
I wonder what groundwork they were laying down that they would need to speak to him this early in development? Drawing up contracts? And what's that about summer Haley? Mmhmm~ I see you.
ilu HJO
I wonder what groundwork they were laying down that they would need to speak to him this early in development? Drawing up contracts? And what's that about summer Haley? Mmhmm~ I see you.
The way he worded it, it sounds like he possibly called them (either a Disney or SE contact???)
Seems too early in dev to have them sign anything contractually binding. He assumes summer. Lord knows when they might really do recording. I'd love if they'd record early on to save the Osaka team some headaches and just do lipsync for the English version while they are making the cutscenes lol
(also personally I want dual audio is that so much to ask in 2014 where nobody gives a damn if something is in English or Japanese as long as there are subtitles to understand it if it isn't in their native language and can choose how they want to enjoy the game?)
HE said that him voice acting is one of the last stags of the process and he said it could be just this summer coming up which means Kingdom Hearts 3 might come out in Japan by then meaning the English version might come out as early as next fall!
*SQUEEL!!!*
However, I am not a fool and speculate that it will mean "later" but still to have that glimpse!
Square Enix just killed my hopes...screw you XV
Square Enix just killed my hopes...screw you XV
I'm not sure how the two relate?
Square Enix just killed my hopes...screw you XV
Who says they are prioritizing XV over KH3 if thats what you meant.XV is just farther in development.XV is a high priority but that doesn't make KH3 not as high of a priority either.
Kitase said that KH3 won't get in the way of FFXV's development and won't use up resources. That means that they have enough staff and money to develop both games side-by-side by their respective teams. KH3 is a high priority game like XV.
At this point, the lack of news is a comfort as opposed to a mystery. I wouldn't mind a little gameplay update, though, something going over different technical mechanics that wouldn't spoil anything for you SISSY STORY LOVERS. Stuff like hit impacts, particle graphics, AI, the like. But the game is obviously coming along.
he's so dang precious, i just can't
Kitase said that KH3 won't get in the way of FFXV's development and won't use up resources. That means that they have enough staff and money to develop both games side-by-side by their respective teams. KH3 is a high priority game like XV.
So that means I was right, right?
So that means I was right, right?
Yes, I was just clarifying the points further xD
Yes, I was just clarifying the points further xD
Yes I was right!I mean, yeah of course I was right.
Chaser
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