BbS Degenki Interview!

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Published on July 7, 2010 @ 01:14 pm

Written by .:[Kazuma]:.

Howdy, folks!

Thanks to forum member ChaoticVanitas we have a new interview from Degenki magazine with Tetsuya Nomura, director of the series, on the additions and changes that will come in the North American version of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep! Thanks go to forum member Key to Truth who has summarised the key points of the interview below.

This interview does say a few interesting things. Basically, these things:

-You get a certain secret someone's Keyblade after defeating him..

-No new secret movie on BBS but on RE:Coded.

-Some movements like Mega Flare will be modified to lower their power.

-As Nomura says in the interview "The new secret boss will be like how Lingering Sentiment was to KH2FM. You will think it's impossible that that can happen at that time of the story, but it actually happens." So yeah, confirming LS and the new secret boss are canon.

This is probably just one of several interviews to come in the run up to the American/European release of Birth by Sleep; meanwhile, you can discuss this one here on our bustling forums!

Source: FF-Reunion

Q: The North American version of BBS is to be released soon?
Nomura: Yes, it will be released Sept 7. Even though we've added many things, the story has changed little. Mark Hamill will be voicing Master Eraqus, And the voice of Master Xehanort is Leonard Nimoy. -ramble about Star Trek that makes NO BLOODY SENSE- A new mysterious enemy has been added. It's terribly strong, so winning is an achievement. You meet it twice (possibly? I'm guessing that this is what that refers to), and Debacker had to try twenty times before defeating it once.

Q: Is it stronger than the Vanitas Sentiment?
Nomura: We took a survey, and some people thought it was a little stronger than the Vanitas Sentiment, but others thought it was far stronger. Like the Lingering Sentiment of KH2FM+, its attacks are hard to predict, unlike the Vanitas Sentiment, which has movements that are fairly easy to read. The new enemy will use nefarious tricks.

Q: Is the new character also involved with the story?
Nomura: As with the Lingering Sentiment, at the time of KHBBS I can't reveal that.

Q: And the other major changes?
Nomura: Mega Flare proved too strong and violent, so we've weakened that ability. In addition, there were complaints about the reward for defeating the Vanitas Sentiment, so you will now receive his Keyblade as a prize. Such a modifitcation is a fun novelty that fits well in KH tradition.

Q: Is there a new secret movie?
Nomura: No, sadly there is not, because we didn't have additional time. Instead, look to RE:Coded to prepare you for the secret movie. Please look forward to that, as NA gets no mobile content (implied: thus this is new content for NA). We considered many things, including KH:Days in the making of the secret movie.