Looking Good. still think current gen graphics suit KH better though

So it seems Kingdom Hearts III is now being Built on Unreal Engine 4. Not sure how I feel about that...

Who cares what engine it uses.

UE4 is a good thing

Sinncross said ...

Who cares what engine it uses.

UE4 is a good thing

Hope switching engines didn't set development back too much...

Guilty gear runs on UE4 and thats 1080p 60fps. Dont see the problem

@ sin - I have nothing against unreal engine - I'm just not a fan of Japanese companies using it. When they use their own engines, they tend to create something special. An excellent recent example is the FOX engine.

I just find that games that use one engine, especially Unreal engine 3, all tend to look very samey, using similar assets and techniques. I'm hoping this isn't the case with UE4

SQE used to have a very unique, ground breaking technology in their gaming engines, that is why I am concerned.

Hopefully the engine change makes it easier for them to devlop the game, meaning the game could get released by christmas 2015. Cause if they release the game right before X-mas, with the worlds being based of Frozen, Star Wars and/or Marvel then expect KH3 to be possibly the biggest seller in the franchise...

or the game could possibly never see the light of day and become Square's "Half Life 3"

All in all, KH3 Baby!

phreak said ...


Hope switching engines didn't set development back too much...

Hopefully not. Im sure they were having problems with the older engine which would be worse I feel.

RagnaXBL said ...

Guilty gear runs on UE4 and thats 1080p 60fps. Dont see the problem

and that looks gorgeous on PS4.

Tea said ...



SQE used to have a very unique, ground breaking technology in their gaming engines, that is why I am concerned.

I really dont know of any unique tech that SE have used that have put their games on a graphical stage beyond anyone else.

Nor are Japanese devs known for their unique tech. FOX engine is probably the biggest one from Japan. Luminious was huge for SE but as it seems to be known: the KH team are struggling to use it. Which means the engine is not all that effective.

As Ragna pointed out: GGXrd uses UE4 and that looks like nothing made on the EU engine before (to my knowledge).

While I would prefer SE using their own engine, I would rather they actually got their games out instead. KH3 is going to still look like KH regardless of what engine they use.

As long as it plays and feels like a KH game I don't mind

It all comes down to whether or not the dev's know how to use the engine. And if there's one thing Square has proven, it's that they don't know how to use the Unreal Engine - Drakengard 3, Nier, Last Remnant, Infinite Undiscovery.

Of course this time it may not be a problem since the Unreal developers are apparently helping them get over the teething problems.

As for games using UE looking the same, well that's the developers fault more than it is the engine. The idea behind alot of game design is to use modular assets these days, along with pre-bought assets as well. And of course if you don't know how to mod the engine to get the best out of it and just use it as it comes out the box, then yes what you're doing is going to look like everything else.

Because while the renderers have become standardised - HDRI, SSS, etc - you can still tweak them to provide a different look.

SQ just keeps on wasting money. They the Luminous Engine and only FFXV uses it. Just like with crystal tools that they wasted money on creating. Dat Square-Enix. Used to be such a great developer. Last decent game they made was TWEWY

I wouldnt be surprised if FF15 is not even using the engine either.

The best thing for SE right now is stop wasting money on creating these tools and focus on making games and getting them out.

Thinking about it now, the creator of the luminous engine actually left SE like 2 months ago. Guess he knew SE were dropping it. Too bad.

Marvel and Star Wars are "Not Off-Limits" for Kingdom Hearts 3

In an interview in London today, Tai Yasue (co-director and game designer on Kingdom Hearts 3 and the Kingdom Hearts 1.5/2.5 HD remasters) told us that nothing was off-limits for the upcoming Square-Enix/Disney crossover – including Marvel and Star Wars – both of which are acquisitions that Disney has made in the nine years since Kingdom Hearts 2 came out.

“Yeah, I can’t go into specifics, but there’s a LOT of new Disney stuff and we have our plates full,” sais Yasue. “Theres a lot to consider - we’re looking at all of Disney, the new ones as well, they have a lot of pull and draw.

“We have to come up with a world that has a lot of originality. We want variety in our new Kingdom Hearts, so we don’t want too many of one sort of world, that would look the same. For each world there has to be some meaning for it, in the plot; in Birth By Sleep, for instance, in the Cinderella scene, the characters learn something specific by relating to Cinderella. Also, gameplay-wise, is that world something that would make gameplay fun? There’s a lot I can’t say, but there’s so much to consider.”

When I asked whether I could safely infer that that Star Wars and Marvel are not off-limits, Yasue confirmed that they are being considered. “Well, yeah. They’re all under consideration,” he said. “Nothing’s off-limits, we’re considering all of the worlds. There are so many wonderful concepts. We’re happy about that, but at the same time it’s really tough to choose.”

DarkPrince said ...

Marvel and Star Wars are "Not Off-Limits" for Kingdom Hearts 3

In an interview in London today, Tai Yasue (co-director and game designer on Kingdom Hearts 3 and the Kingdom Hearts 1.5/2.5 HD remasters) told us that nothing was off-limits for the upcoming Square-Enix/Disney crossover – including Marvel and Star Wars – both of which are acquisitions that Disney has made in the nine years since Kingdom Hearts 2 came out.

“Yeah, I can’t go into specifics, but there’s a LOT of new Disney stuff and we have our plates full,” sais Yasue. “Theres a lot to consider - we’re looking at all of Disney, the new ones as well, they have a lot of pull and draw.

“We have to come up with a world that has a lot of originality. We want variety in our new Kingdom Hearts, so we don’t want too many of one sort of world, that would look the same. For each world there has to be some meaning for it, in the plot; in Birth By Sleep, for instance, in the Cinderella scene, the characters learn something specific by relating to Cinderella. Also, gameplay-wise, is that world something that would make gameplay fun? There’s a lot I can’t say, but there’s so much to consider.”

When I asked whether I could safely infer that that Star Wars and Marvel are not off-limits, Yasue confirmed that they are being considered. “Well, yeah. They’re all under consideration,” he said. “Nothing’s off-limits, we’re considering all of the worlds. There are so many wonderful concepts. We’re happy about that, but at the same time it’s really tough to choose.”

Even if they don't include a Star Wars world (which World would they go for anyway? Tatooine?), they have to include Darth Vader as an optional boss. With a lightsaber keyblade as a reward.

ooo YES! but have the fight on the Death Star... Could set a nice scene...

Star Wars in KH3 confirmed

IkariX said ...

Star Wars in KH3 confirmed

haha! Jip that looks about right... haha

so there's a very slim chance that the kh collection will be heading to the ps4.

Nope