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New Kingdom Hearts III Trailer Shows Moving Opening Cutscene and Song by Hikaru Utada

As promised a couple of days ago, Square Enix just released a brand new trailer of its upcoming JRPG Kingdom Hearts III.

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-Foxtrot2006d ago (Edited 2006d ago )

Really? That's it?

Usually the opening recaps everything but it seemed like it moved so fast you didn't know what was happening, even if they made it a little longer I'm sure they could have fit everything in they needed to.

Not to mention once the beat dropped and you realised Skrillex was playing it kind of ruined it, they should have just kept going with Utada Hikaru and the piano.

Abriael2006d ago

It's likely not all of it. Most of these cutscene trailers show half or less.

-Foxtrot2006d ago

Just it ended with them all facing Master Xehanort so it looks like it's the end of it. They literally showed a few small things from each game then raced to the end.

Abriael2006d ago

I still absolutely love the song, at least Hikaru Utada's part.

-Foxtrot2006d ago

Utada Hikaru is great, the piano is wonderful...then the beat drops and Skrillex ruins it. I knew this was going to happen when they said they were doing partnership with him, the song becomes too distorted.

Someone I saw on one of the Facebook comments put it perfectly. It feels like the song is being put over the video rather like the older intros where the song fits the opening perfectly, in synch with what we're being showed.

Omnislashver362005d ago

Right, it's 1:30

The song is likely 3:00 long or longer and we'll probably see it all. I mean that's how KH Openings used to be.

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blackblades2006d ago

To bad it's to late to tell them we dont like the skrillex collab.

-Foxtrot2006d ago

I know...I mean I highly doubt it but if people voice their opinions strong enough we could get a patch to have the option of seeing the intro without the Skrillex remix.

She must have recorded the normal song first before he remixed it...right? So it should exist, maybe we'll get it on the soundtrack.

Harkins17212006d ago

Its just a teaser trailer. They did the same thing for 2.8.

Snookies122005d ago (Edited 2005d ago )

It's not the full thing, it clearly says "opening TRAILER" not "full opening". This is a condensed version of the opening. They are undoubtedly going to recap from Birth by Sleep to Dream Drop Distance for the full version.

blackblades2005d ago (Edited 2005d ago )

Nobody really fealing this song, from other sites and Twitter. If they see so many disliking it just maybe.

gamer78042005d ago

yup, as son as the Skrillex arrangement really kicked it in, it was pretty annoying. I preferred the original trailer that was mostly Utada Hikaru.

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xxitalia12xx2006d ago

this is just a sneak peak of the opening movie for KH3

DevilHunterDante2006d ago

Opening music sucks once Skrillex gets involved.

Snookies122005d ago

Honestly, I feel like if people didn't know who made the song. They wouldn't complain. I don't care for Skrillex either, but this isn't bad at all.

Xaevi2006d ago

I like it, and can't flippin wait! I noticed that both songs sound kinda like a sequel to the first two song. Don't Think Twice to Simple and Clean, Face My Fears to Sanctuary

FallenAngel19842006d ago (Edited 2006d ago )

Skrilex ruined it as expected

FlameWater2006d ago

I would never guess that was Skrillex

PhantomS422005d ago

The terrible dubstep didn't give it away?

Nitrowolf22005d ago

I didn’t even realize he was doing a collab until that part kicked in and I read the comments (only to notice the text in the intro to)

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Final Fantasy XVI Has Finally Given Donald Duck A Worthy Opponent

For a long time, it's been widely accepted amongst Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts fans that Donald Duck is the most powerful mage ever to exist, mainly due to his use of the stupidly powerful Zettaflare spell towards the end of Kingdom Hearts 3. This spell is one step up from Teraflare, a spell which was used in Final Fantasy XIV that was so powerful that it completely wiped out the base game, giving the developers a canonical reason to let them bin everything and start again from scratch.

Now you're armed with this information, you can see how it was pretty surprising for Donald Duck of all characters to bust out Zettaflare and establish himself as the most powerful character in Final Fantasy/Kingdom Hearts lore. However, now that Final Fantasy XVI has arrived and delivered a whole new cast of characters, a new challenger has arrived to provide Donald with some much needed competition.

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Final Fantasy's Strongest Canonical Magic User Is... Donald Duck?

Final Fantasy features many strong characters, but an unlikely character from Kingdom Hearts is able to cast ​the most powerful spell ever seen

gold_drake393d ago

that was pretty amazing, not gonna lie, i might have shed a tear or too, just cause of pure awesomeness.

he was already my favourite disney character and one of my favs from KH and then to see that amazing spell too. aah so good xD

FGHFGHFGH392d ago

Final Fantasy's strongest magic user is Donald Duck, who never appears in a final fantasy game.

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This Kingdom Hearts Boss' Unpredictability Gave Me Sekiro Vibes

Kingdom Hearts is filled with otherworldly boss battles, but only one stands out like a phoenix dancing with ethereal grace across the night sky. Before we embark upon a discussion concerning Kingdom Hearts' exceptional boss battles, it may be prudent to first reflect on the evolution of the criteria for appraising video game bosses. This criterion has undergone a major metamorphosis over the past decade; one that owes much to the profound influence of From Software and its iconic Souls series.

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-Gespenst-404d ago

"Yozora is much more than a grueling secret encounter; he is a reflection of what Kingdom Hearts' bosses should be"

No thank you. If every boss in Kingdom Hearts was like Yozora, the series would be unplayable. That's not to say that they shouldn't include such challenges, but making them fundamental to the game would be too much. And don't say that this is what the From Software games are, because Yozora is absolutely harder than most of the bosses in those games. He is waaay faster, has a ludicrous number of abilities (and does them in random order AND can chain most of them together), and punishes you severely if you make a mistake. On top of that, you have to survive this onslaught for a really long time because of how much health he has. It's borderline too much - for me at least. Still, it's a stunning battle.

OMNlPOTENT404d ago

I agree, while I do really enjoy the Yozora fight, I think it's far too difficult to be anything more than an optional boss. However, I do believe that there should be more bosses that are in the same weight and size class as Sora, as the majority of those in KH3 were the best fights. The giant heartless bosses just aren't as enjoyable.