DLC still being thought about
Fans of theKingdom Heartsseries have been asking for awhile if the upcomingKingdom Hearts IIIwould be receiving DLC a laFinal Fantasy XV’snever-ending updates. Not only did that game have a season pass, but it is gettingmore DLC beyond thatand has daily quests and a bunch of nonsense to keep players engaged seemingly forever. According to a recent interview with Famitsu Magazine,Kingdom Hearts IIIdirector Tetsuya Nomura didn’t deny that DLC was in the works, but a season pass will not be coming to Sora, Donald and Goofy’s third (ha!) outing.
Other tidbits about the game have also been revealed, including that the inclusion of Remy fromRatatouillewon’t be based on an entire world. He is simply in “Twilight Town” and will function as a cooking mini-game that can provide stat boosts. In theFrozenworld, Anna and Elsa won’t be joining your party, but Marshmallow (that abominable snowman) will assist you in some way. ThePirates of the Caribbeansegment is centered around the third film with details from the second being told through a synopsis.
As for information about the game’s development, the push into 2019 comes down to “favorable circumstances for various related parties” and isn’t a result of the team needing extra time to finish the game. Nomura is also worried thatKingdom Hearts IIImight be too big since the development team is having a problem cutting down load times and may be running out of space on the Blu-Ray. The biggest thing, though, is that a “Final Mix” version of the game is not planned. Nomura would rather tweak the game via DLC instead of releasing a completely different version.
Finally, the team is looking to include the “Stories Connected to III” recap videos on the disc to help players understand the plot ofKingdom Hearts. That might be a fool’s errand, but at least anyone jumping in straight withIIIwon’t be hopelessly lost.
Kingdom Hearts IIIvolume being too great is a concern; DLC planned, but no Season Pass[Gematsu]
