D23: New Gummi Ship Details and How Development is Going
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- Published on February 10, 2018 @ 09:56 am
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Gamespot have released some more details that were discussed at the Kingdom Hearts Fan Event at D23 on February 10th.
Square Enix revealed some more details about the Gummi Ship segment in Kingdom Hearts 3:
This time, however, it has been split into two phases. There's an exploration phase, which was likened to being more open-world, and there's a combat phase. Combat has been increased in scale, with more enemies than ever before.
They also confirmed some more details about the development of the game. Everyone in the Osaka studio is working hard on Kingdom Hearts 3, with 100 employees from the Tokyo studio also involved.
Development is currently split into three departments: early, middle, and late. Early refers to the first few worlds, middle refers to the worlds encountered in the middle of the game, and late refers to the worlds encounted at the end of the game.
There are three worlds in each department, but Square Enix stresses that it does not mean there are a total of nine worlds in Kingdom Hearts 3.
The early worlds, according to Tetsuya Nomura, is currently at 90% complete while the worlds encounted in the middle of the game are around 60% complete. Tetsuya Nomura did not confirm what percentage the end phase is currently in, but it is "something he's always wanted to do and put into Kingdom Hearts, ever since the days of working on Final Fantasy." He added: "It is bound to surprise everyone."
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Gummi Ship missions sound really interesting, I can't wait! And I'm so glad 100 people from Tokyo Studio are working on KH3 as well <3 I'm also excited about that last thing. What could it be??
The gummi ship sounds nice, exploring sounds great.
I am a little worried about that world though lol...."since working on Final Fantasy" ?? Dunno what that means exactly...
Versus XIII. He's taking ideas he had for Versus XIII and putting it into Kingdom Hearts 3.
Maybe it's 9 Disney Worlds + original worlds?
Also I'm guessing Hercules, Tangled, Toy Story and Monsters Inc are the first 4 (Disney) worlds to appear in KH3?!
Maybe we'll have a really epic boss fight at the end of the game... like maybe he always had the vision of a certain boss fight he could never do for a Final Fantasy game but is not able to create his vision on KH3. í ½í¸›
Versus XIII. He's taking ideas he had for Versus XIII and putting it into Kingdom Hearts 3.
Oh that Final Fantasy lol. I dunno, for some reason I was imagining back when he was doing character design for the PS1 generation or something ha. That makes more sense...so is it world? The wording of the rest of the paragraph implies that but the anecdote about Versus is weird. I guess it says how old whatever the world is based on could be?
Maybe it's 9 Disney Worlds + original worlds?
Also I'm guessing Hercules, Tangled, Toy Story and Monsters Inc are the first 4 (Disney) worlds to appear in KH3?!
Maybe we'll have a really epic boss fight at the end of the game... like maybe he always had the vision of a certain boss fight he could never do for a Final Fantasy game but is not able to create his vision on KH3. ������
I'm still hoping for like 11 or 10 Disney worlds...including a mini-game one though. So 9 to 10 fully playable main worlds.
Could the three worlds in each department mean there will be nine total Disney worlds, with the rest being original?
Could the three worlds in each department mean there will be nine total Disney worlds, with the rest being original?
It'd be the same amount of Disney worlds as Kingdom Hearts 1. The only thing we have to go off is there are less Disney worlds than KH2, and that was 12, so 9 is possible.
At this point i don't even want to get my hopes up for more Disney worlds outside what we've seen leaked/confirmed. I can't deal with disappointment no moreeeeee.
Maybe it's 9 Disney Worlds + original worlds?
I think that means they're working on 9 at a time, not 9 together. They probably have other ones, including the original worlds and optional worlds, on the backburner. So if the first group finishes one of the three worlds, then they have an additional one waiting to get started on.
At this point i don't even want to get my hopes up for more Disney worlds outside what we've seen leaked/confirmed. I can't deal with disappointment no moreeeeee.
I mean there is definitely more than that? All we have is Olympus, San Fransokyo, Corona, Toy Story, and Monster's Inc officially
And then you know Frozen and 100 Acre Wood leaked. So that's still not 9...and I guess its just conjecture, but I surely can't see them going below that number at least?
I do think KH1 had a nice balance of worlds, aesthetic wise. Dunno yet for this game, cuz the worlds seem to be so huge and have such different environments within them...that problem is almost going away. Like Olympus has 3 or 4 distinct environments and now the Toy Story world looks super crazy in that regard as well. I could maybe see Monsters Inc and San Fransokyo clashing a bit with being modern themed? But yeah I dunno.
Oh man Oh man, I really gotta know what Nomura's been wanting. Kinda sounds like a setting he's wanted in a FF game but could never work it in?
I mean there is definitely more than that? All we have is Olympus, San Fransokyo, Corona, Toy Story, and Monster's Inc officially
And then you know Frozen and 100 Acre Wood leaked. So that's still not 9...and I guess its just conjecture, but I surely can't see them going below that number at least?
I do think KH1 had a nice balance of worlds, aesthetic wise. Dunno yet for this game, cuz the worlds seem to be so huge and have such different environments within them...that problem is almost going away. Like Olympus has 3 or 4 distinct environments and now the Toy Story world looks super crazy in that regard as well. I could maybe see Monsters Inc and San Fransokyo clashing a bit with being modern themed? But yeah I dunno.
You brought up a good point about how the worlds having distinct environments in them because how huge they will be. Wasn't expecting Toy story to have all that.
Makes me wonder if some worlds didn't make the cut because they couldn't provide enough variety in the environments with the increased scale. Like sadly i can honestly see Jungle book not making it in because i can't see it looking much different from Tangled forest now..they seem they just took a few jungle like themes and put in there instead.
There are three worlds in each department, but Square Enix stresses that it does not mean there are a total of nine worlds in Kingdom Hearts 3. The early worlds, according to Tetsuya Nomura, is currently at 90% complete while the worlds encounted in the middle of the game are around 60% complete. Tetsuya Nomura did not confirm what percentage the end phase is currently in.
In that case, judging by the trailers, Hercules, Tangled, Toy Story and Monsters Inc. all seem to be early worlds seeing as they all are in a fairly complete state (from what's shown in the trailers). Honestly, this kind of further validates my belief that we won't be seeing San Fransokyo until the other Disney worlds have been showed of as it was the last world chosen.
In that case, judging by the trailers, Hercules, Tangled, Toy Story and Monsters Inc. all seem to be early worlds seeing as they all are in a fairly complete state (from what's shown in the trailers). Honestly, this kind of further validates my belief that we won't be seeing San Fransokyo until the other Disney worlds have been showed of as it was the last world chosen.
It'll be a bit until we have a order we go to, or if we go to this world first, it affects the scenes we see. KH1 did that with the showing of Snow White and that odd scene if you never went into the whale and went inside finally
It'd be the same amount of Disney worlds as Kingdom Hearts 1. The only thing we have to go off is there are less Disney worlds than KH2, and that was 12, so 9 is possible.
I’d be fine with it, tbh. With worlds of this magnitude, I think 9 would suffice. Especially if that number excludes smaller areas like Mysterious Tower and potential mini-game worlds like 100 Acre Wood. Throw in 3-5 original worlds and we should be set.
If 9 is the number, these would be my worlds in their corresponding development department:
Early:
Olympus Coliseum
Galaxy Toys
Kingdom of Corona
Middle:
Monstropolis
Jungle Book
Arendelle
Late:
Bewitching Bayou
San Fransokyo
Game Central Station
There probably is. I really just want whatever those worlds are to be completely different from what we have so far.
You brought up a good point about how the worlds having distinct environments in them because how huge they will be. Wasn't expecting Toy story to have all that.
Makes me wonder if some worlds didn't make the cut because they couldn't provide enough variety in the environments with the increased scale. Like sadly i can honestly see Jungle book not making it in because i can't see it looking much different from Tangled forest now..they seem they just took a few jungle like themes and put in there instead.
Yeah I could unfortunately see that for poor Jungle Book too...it really was one of the worlds I expected most. I still hope Treasure Planet can make it in as the other cut world really asking to be in this game...and it definitely fits the whole completely different aesthetic ha.
100 people from Tokyo team? That's more than I was hoping for, I'm really glad they're there.
Also these news about the Gummiship intrigues me. That section still has potential to evolve and I'm hopeful about its outcome.
I say instead of Jungle Book, we have Treasure Planet or Star Wars.
Jungle Book environment wise would be similar to Tangled.
Yeah I could unfortunately see that for poor Jungle Book too...it really was one of the worlds I expected most. I still hope Treasure Planet can make it in as the other cut world really asking to be in this game...and it definitely fits the whole completely different aesthetic ha.
Yeah Treasure planet would be great because of that. Honestly when you think about it there's not much properties that have really distinct aesthetics like that. It's why i'm hoping for that alongside Atlantis and Ralph. I just think they can provide the most distinct environments outta all the potential unused properties.
There's probably 10 Disney worlds, which is what I expected. I wonder if Ariel summons means that Sora's past teammates could be summons as well ala Simba in KH1.
There's probably 10 Disney worlds, which is what I expected. I wonder if Ariel summons means that Sora's past teammates could be summons as well ala Simba in KH1.
If they basically did the opposite of what they did in KH2 where they have them canonically acknowledge the fact he is summoning them in some kind of scene when he acquires them that would be so great. Or at least some more lore...like idk the ones in KH1 were great but yea the KH2 summons like Chicken Little and Peter just sort of happened.
"Open world" gummiship reminds me of the old Final Fantasy days of flying around the world map in an airship, so I really hope it's somehow similar to that.
My first reaction was that of The Jungle Book when I saw that Corona area. Which really made me question as to why they decided to go with a exotic almost tropical setting instead of the woods in the film. 
I would be very bummed knowing that they tried to incorporate the film in Kh1, BBS, DDD and not even in KH3 have it finally appearing after all those years while Prankster's Paradise made it in DDD.
But I will not lose any hope there's left for a real Jungle World to have chance appearing.
I say Jungle Book has a very good chance of appearing. It's one of the worlds he's wanted to do for years. There's at least 3 worlds we don't know about Frozen/100 Acre Woods included.
Does anyone get the feeling the development phases are divided into different animation categories?:
3D CG: Pixar:
1. Toy Story
2. Monsters Inc.
3.
2D Animated:
1. Hercules
2.
3.
3D Animated:
1. Tangled
2. Big Hero 6
3.
I'd imagine with people focusing on different styles of animation, this is how the world development phase would be divided.
There could be a 4th additional world for each category based on Nomura's statements.
My statements are based on what was said here:
https://youtu.be/cn1AMOmcPy8?t=1m26s
Mentioning the things like the large design, sound, and animation team.
Does anyone get the feeling the development phases are divided into different animation categories?:
3D CG: Pixar:
1. Toy Story
2. Monsters Inc.
3.
2D Animated:
1. Hercules
2.
3.
3D Animated:
1. Tangled
2. Big Hero 6
3.
I'd imagine with people focusing on different styles of animation, this is how the world development phase would be divided.
There could be a 4th additional world for each category based on Nomura's statements.
My statements are based on what was said here:
https://youtu.be/cn1AMOmcPy8?t=1m26s
Mentioning the things like the large design and animation team.
That sounds fitting considering having worlds of the same style developed alongside each other would speed up things, but I wonder if they would truly place all worlds of one style in certain parts of the game like early, mid and late as Nomura stated.
I’d be fine with it, tbh. With worlds of this magnitude, I think 9 would suffice. Especially if that number excludes smaller areas like Mysterious Tower and potential mini-game worlds like 100 Acre Wood. Throw in 3-5 original worlds and we should be set.
If 9 is the number, these would be my worlds in their corresponding development department:
Early:
Olympus Coliseum
Galaxy Toys
Kingdom of Corona
Middle:
Monstropolis
Jungle Book
Arendelle
Late:
Bewitching Bayou
San Fransokyo
Game Central Station
Yeah, I'm also quite certain that 9 is the final number of Disney worlds here.
This is my worlds categorized in each section of the game:
Early:
Olympus Coliseum
Kingdom of Corona
Galaxy Toys
Middle:
Monstropolis
Arendelle
Treasure Planet world
Last:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire world
Sugar Rush (Wreck-it-Ralph world)
San Fransokyo
Because the forest in Corona looks more like a jungle, The Jungle Book and Pocahontas are out of the options here.
The original worlds would be placed between each section.
Tutorial world leading to Early Disney worlds: Twilight Town+Mysterious Tower (these two would be combined as one like in KH 2)
Between Early and Middle Disney worlds: Radiant Garden
Between Middle and Last Disney worlds: Disney Town/Castle
Final world: Keyblade Graveyard
Secret Final world: Kingdom Hearts
Cutscenes only world: Destiny Islands
DLC world: Realm of Darkness and maybe Castle Oblivion/Land of Departure
I feel like Agrabah would be a great addition as it adds a pretty unique enviorment and would be really cool to see in this style. Plus I want atleast one other returning world
Even if the environment in Corona is similar Ive seen previous KH games using worlds that look identical in same game before. And maybe SE only listed worlds that were popular during the development process. As much as I want to believe there to be a variation in earlier films that doesn't seem like the approach they were after with KH3. However that's where they might be planning to have DLC for.
I still feel like it could be 10-11 Disney worlds since it hasn't been confirmed just yet. And if that might end up true we could have 3-4 Disney worlds left. The interesting process will ask who those lucky Disney worlds might be.
I just hope Treasure Planet and Jungle Book is in the Game unless Wreck-it-Ralph joins the Disney line-up
Yeah, I'm also quite certain that 9 is the final number of Disney worlds here.
This is my worlds categorized in each section of the game:
Early:
Olympus Coliseum
Kingdom of Corona
Galaxy Toys
Middle:
Monstropolis
Arendelle
Treasure Planet world
Last:
Atlantis: The Lost Empire world
Sugar Rush (Wreck-it-Ralph world)
San Fransokyo
Because the forest in Corona looks more like a jungle, The Jungle Book and Pocahontas are out of the options here.
The original worlds would be placed between each section.
Tutorial world leading to Early Disney worlds: Twilight Town+Mysterious Tower (these two would be combined as one like in KH 2)
Between Early and Middle Disney worlds: Radiant Garden
Between Middle and Last Disney worlds: Disney Town/Castle
Final world: Keyblade Graveyard
Secret Final world: Kingdom Hearts
Cutscenes only world: Destiny Islands
DLC world: Realm of Darkness and maybe Castle Oblivion/Land of Departure
I don't see Atlantis becoming a world. Sorry. Wreck It Ralph has a great chance but not Atlantis. Same with Treasure Planet. I'd like it but I don't see it. Jungle Book IMO has a bigger chance then Atlantis.
I'm still going with 10 Disney Worlds + 6 Original Worlds. I go back to what he said, it wouldn't have more Disney worlds then KH 2. So that means it has to have more than KH which had 9. So that's where I'm at. I think it's gonna be 10
I see 10 Disney Worlds and I don't see Atlantis getting in. Nor IMO Treasure Planet although I wouldn't mind it. I still think The Jungle Book has a great chance of happening.
I just go back to what he said about how it would have less Disney Worlds then KH 2 which means it has more then KH 1, which had 9.
Which means there's likely 3 worlds we still don't know about. Aside from the obvious Frozen and 100 Acre Wood, which would bring it to 7. So there's 3 missing.
If he's divided the team to work on world's chronologically, then they probably haven't been divided based on art style as effecient as a process as I could see that being, considering these first few worlds we've seen have been a mixture of traditional 2D animation, Pixar animation and the 3D WDS animation. But who knows, considering they're about 60% complete on the mid section worlds, maybe that's where the Toy Story and Monsters Inc worlds take place.
No matter how many world's there actually are, we're bound to get a hearty experience. If Ariel is a summon then Atlantica could potentially return. Twilight Town, Mysterious Tower, The Dark World and the Keyblade Graveyard have all been shown or known to be included. Other likely staples would be Radiant Garden, Destiny Islands, and (my god, hopefully) Kingdom Hearts itself.
Oh, cool. I like the open-world concept. Sounds to me Square Enix is making traveling between worlds more seamless.
More enemies?
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If he's divided the team to work on world's chronologically, then they probably haven't been divided based on art style as effecient as a process as I could see that being, considering these first few worlds we've seen have been a mixture of traditional 2D animation, Pixar animation and the 3D WDS animation. But who knows, considering they're about 60% complete on the mid section worlds, maybe that's where the Toy Story and Monsters Inc worlds take place.
No matter how many world's there actually are, we're bound to get a hearty experience. If Ariel is a summon then Atlantica could potentially return. Twilight Town, Mysterious Tower, The Dark World and the Keyblade Graveyard have all been shown or known to be included. Other likely staples would be Radiant Garden, Destiny Islands, and (my god, hopefully) Kingdom Hearts itself.
I have a feeling her being a summon means Atlantica will not be in the game. It'll be similar to Mushu and Simba in KH 1.
I have a feeling her being a summon means Atlantica will not be in the game. It'll be similar to Mushu and Simba in KH 1.
keyword: potential
Though I agree that it most likely won't be included. Summons from worlds in game are typically post-visit (Genie, Tinkerbell, Cloud and the D-Links if we count those), and since we're likely being shown the worlds as they appear chronologically / earliest development it's probably unlikely - also, Nomura wants most of the Disney worlds to be new, I believe (Olympus notwithstanding cause obvious reasons). However, for some reason I have a vivid memory of BBS's Dwarf Woodlands world being announced at the same time as Neverland, and they take place at polar opposite ends of the story (particularly Ven's), so weirder things have happened. Though, I could be mis-remembering, I may have to hunt down that Famitsu article.
I don't know about Treasure Planet.... a lot of people like it and have been asking for it for a while, and Roy Conli has already made announcements for BH6 and Tangled, so this would be another movie of his to make it into KH3. Plus, it's got a very unique and varied aesthetic (space, steampunk, ships) compared to other Disney movies. I could only imagine how beautiful the stars and nebulae would look in the Kingdom Shader. I don't think it's that unlikely.
I don't think that The Jungle Book is completely out of the picture, too, but with Tangled I do think their environments are similar to each other. If they did Princess and the Frog instead, the swamps would be different enough, they could mix in more 2D movies, and..... frog forms might be cute (or terrifying). But I'm starting to doubt PATF, too.
I do think that Frozen is likely, because the ice and mountain environments are similarly unique. It'd also be nice to see how they implement weather, outside the Rock Titan scene, with the continuous snow.
[video=youtube;4Vzd63pqRio]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vzd63pqRio[/video]
People have been saying that the Gummi Ship sections is like Star Wars, so I've linked a video as a visual reference.
Something he's always wanted to do since KH1? Well the keyblade war is alluded to be this fantastical universe destroying/creating event. I have a feeling a 2nd keyblade war might happen.
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