So my friend and I were talking the other day and came up with the idea of a Kingdom Hearts game online, like Elsword and games of that nature. We think if we can get enough people interested, enough ideas, enough of everything, then we could take the idea up with Square. We know the chances of Square actually listening to the idea is slim, but hey who says we can't try.
We decided the game would take place during the time of the Keyblade Wars, so all of the characters from the other games wouldn't be included except Yensid and Xehanort (original). We have also already came up with a leveling system and the different types of keyblades each level would grant (all original designs). Everyone would start off with the Kingdom Key though. We have also created two factions, the Light side and the Dark side (names may be changed later) for each player to decided which they want to join. The only difference between the factions is the appearence of the characters and the keyblades gained.
What we want to know is:
What worlds would you like included?
If you would like an arena (like BBS and the Colisseum) (we have already created an arena idea and who one would fight, but we aren't sure if it would be liked or not).
Remember that the Organization, the heartless, the nobodies, the unversed, and the dream eaters did not exist, so what enemies from the disney and final fantasy worlds would you like too see?
What minigames would be interesting?
Would DLC packs be cool or unfair?
There is one last thing we are working on developing. We want the story to lead up to the actual Keyblade War, so we are trying to find a way to do that. We WILL NOT take suggestions on that, but are interested in whether or not you would like an actual keyblade war where EVERYONE FIGHTS EACH OTHER!!! or not. If not we'll think of something else.
We are not entirely sure of our keyblade designs, so if you would like to submit a drawing or two for ORIGINAL keyblades, not me first before submitting anything. Keep in mind that we will choose the stats for the keyblade, but you are allowed to give it an effect if you choose (so long as it's fair and NOT cheap or overpowered. So no insta-kill or regeneration,etc.)
If anyone is interested, leave your suggestions below!
(oh and btw we will try to credit those we need to, but don't expect Square to be so generous if the idea goes through. You know how those major companies are.)
ooh! That sounds fun! I always wanted something from the Hunchback of Notre Dame, but it looks like Kingdom Hearts dream drop distance already had that covered. I think it would be totally cool if a Sword in the Stone world could be used, considering they have Merlin in Kingdom Hearts I + II. Might as well have his background come out, right? Plus, wouldn't it totally fit in with a timeline since the Sword in the Stone is a little old and the Keyblade Wars are supposed to be before Sora's time(waaay before)...Who knows, maybe even a Toy story world! I think that would be cool, just to see Sora become a toy. By the way, I think your idea is totally awesome, and I am completely excited about it!!
thank you for posting your opinions, but I'm afraid the whole idea has been scrapped. As it turns out Square is already working on an online KH. I believe someone posted it below in a reply. (to be honest it sounds like it will be terrible, but of course Square's never had a good record of online games.)
However I am attempting to start another project (if i can get a team together) so if you would like i can incorporate some of your ideas into it (i will have to alter them, but still stick to the same ideas).
And of course all credit would be given to you for your ideas.
D: Really?! I'm a little afraid of that and how it will turn out. Online games aren't...well, theirs aren't really my top ten. Alright! That sounds like fun! thanks! ^^
Well it seems we were all too late for this idea. I want to thank angelgirlsko12 for notifying me though. Square has already begun work on an online project. The site announced it here:[link]
Well thank you all anyway for your contributions. I have saved every thing sent to me, as i am thinking of another project that i could use the information in. (ah work never ceases). Well good luck with your lives everyone.
Fuck! Oop sorry. Thank you for showing this to me. It is disappointing to see that Square has beat us to it, but it does me good to know that they are at least thinking of a KH online.
You need to make sure to keep in mind of the lore of the war, like you already mentioned how heartless/nobodies/etc. weren't around to fight. Since it's supposed to be a war for the light of Kingdom Hearts, you might want to consider how pvp-based (player vs. player) this game might actually be. Will there be factions upon creating a character (like you make a character, then must choose a side to fight for), or is it every man for themselves/increase the need to form guilds. Guild wars? Willl pvp only occur in the arena? If so, then how will you simulate the idea of open war among the players? Or will you shift to there being an open world pvp where players can attack each other at any time, like in Lineage II?
The main npc bad guys could be a faction of people who start hoarding the light/trying to hoard the light from everyone else. You also have to remember that there was one true keyblade that was the inspiration for all the others. Meaning there was also one true wielder who guarded Kingdom Hearts. How will you incorporate that into your game's proposal? (I'm not being down on you, this is actually something I think would make your proposal very strong if you show you've thought about that.)
I personally think no one should start with a keyblade, since the powers have to be passed from master to student. Perhaps once you hit a certain level you do the typical quest for one. What would really interest me though is if you had to take a personality quiz that defined the initial shape and properties of your character's keyblade, kinda like getting your wand in Pottermore. No MMO that I know of uses this as a feature, and for Kingdom Hearts I think this would work really really well.
The last thing you need to consider was that according to the lore, the worlds all used to be one, very large world kinda like Earth. So there's no Lanes Between that we know of or barriers between countries. Gliders could still be a huge thing, you could even turn that into another aspect of customization for players. And you could even propose events like glider racing at the arena for special in-game prizes.
Overall, I love the idea. I've been wanting a KH MMO for a very long time. It has all the necessary ingredients to be a really good one. So in that aspect, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor. However, this is Square we're talking about. MMOs aren't typically popular in Japan, so getting Japanese company to sink the money into making one takes a lot of convincing and a hefty name to carry it through. Not only that, but you have to get the okay by Disney. They are a far tougher nut to crack than Square. Remember, Dissidia was originally supposed to be a Kingdom Hearts fighting game, but Disney axed it because they didn't want their iconic characters slugging at each other for no reason. The mmo would have to have very minimal fights between Disney characters in order to be on the OK to go.
I definetly appreciate your feedback. It helps tremendously with the plot design, but we have decided to script everything non-canon, to give us more freedom with the development. We have created a group and i posted the link earlier if your interested
We think if we can get enough people interested, enough ideas, enough of everything, then we could take the idea up with Square. We know the chances of Square actually listening to the idea is slim, but hey who says we can't try.
We decided the game would take place during the time of the Keyblade Wars, so all of the characters from the other games wouldn't be included except Yensid and Xehanort (original). We have also already came up with a leveling system and the different types of keyblades each level would grant (all original designs). Everyone would start off with the Kingdom Key though. We have also created two factions, the Light side and the Dark side (names may be changed later) for each player to decided which they want to join. The only difference between the factions is the appearence of the characters and the keyblades gained.
What we want to know is:
What worlds would you like included?
If you would like an arena (like BBS and the Colisseum) (we have already created an arena idea and who one would fight, but we aren't sure if it would be liked or not).
Remember that the Organization, the heartless, the nobodies, the unversed, and the dream eaters did not exist, so what enemies from the disney and final fantasy worlds would you like too see?
What minigames would be interesting?
Would DLC packs be cool or unfair?
There is one last thing we are working on developing. We want the story to lead up to the actual Keyblade War, so we are trying to find a way to do that. We WILL NOT take suggestions on that, but are interested in whether or not you would like an actual keyblade war where EVERYONE FIGHTS EACH OTHER!!! or not. If not we'll think of something else.
We are not entirely sure of our keyblade designs, so if you would like to submit a drawing or two for ORIGINAL keyblades, not me first before submitting anything. Keep in mind that we will choose the stats for the keyblade, but you are allowed to give it an effect if you choose (so long as it's fair and NOT cheap or overpowered. So no insta-kill or regeneration,etc.)
If anyone is interested, leave your suggestions below!
(oh and btw we will try to credit those we need to, but don't expect Square to be so generous if the idea goes through. You know how those major companies are.)