N3DS Conference KH3D Analysis

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Published on September 12, 2011 @ 10:13 pm

Written by Cecily

Hello, fellow fans of all things Kingdom Hearts! In a completely unexpected turnabout of events, a short clip of Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance gameplay was shown at the end of the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy trailer and gameplay exhibition. In case you missed it, you can view it by clicking here.

Gameplay starts off with Sora, surrounded by a blinding white light, riding on railing and ricocheting off walls, as we've seen in the previous trailer. The transition feels quite seamless, but the rapid changes between locations, along with more cramped areas of the maps can't help but instill wonder regarding the camera as cameras in handheld Kingdom Hearts titles have been criticized often in the past due to poor control. Another point to note is the lacking presence of the Drop gauge that we've seen from previous screenshots. Although the footage is blurred, there does appear to be a pink gauge beneath the two portraits of the party members.

After close examination, it seems that we can verify Donald and Goofy as the two party members aiding Sora in battle in what appears to be an area of Traverse Town. Sounds familiar, no? And yet, it looks nothing like what we've seen so far. From that we can assume that they've fleshed out the world outside of the three districts and Merlin's old refuge. Only a single type of enemy can be seen, and it appears a Heartless resembling that of a Trick Ghost.

Please drop by to chat with us more about the brief glimpse of KH3D here in our forums! Maybe you've managed to catch something we didn't! We'd love to hear your input!