[INTERVIEW] Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory with Square-Enix

Summarize all stories Kingdom Hearts on paper it is indeed a very difficult thing to do. Especially for those who don’t follow the story of the game which was released on various platforms. But it seems that Square-Enix has another answer to this with rhythm games Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. At first glance, this game is the same spin-off as similar games, but there are so many different things that are still a mystery.

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Ichiro Hazama and Masanobu Suzui, Producers and Co-Directors of Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.

We were fortunate to have the opportunity to chat with representatives of Square-Enix and Indieszero through the game’s Producer, Ichiro Hazama and Co-Director Masanobu Suzui. Together with other media from Southeast Asia, we asked what the game had.

Tetsuya Nomura, Director of the Kingdom Hearts series

Like the previous interview, in this interview we will summarize it into several important points below:

• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory is the first action rhythm game from Square-Enix and Disney.
• The game has a mix of characters from the game series and guest characters.
• There are more than 20 characters and more than 140 tracks that can be played both online and.
• According to Hazama, the idea Kingdom Hearts as a rhythm game started about five years ago. Tetsuya Nomura then tried to suggest it to Disney. The idea was actually well received by Disney which eventually led to the creation of the Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory have the World Trip mode on which the main gameplay is based. Players will be able to play and complete several missions while seeing some of the scenes that have been present in the main series.
• Only characters from the series can be played in the game, while characters such as guest characters Final Fantasy will not attend. Suzui explained that it’s not that they weren’t considering it, but that this time they just wanted to focus on getting the character out of Disney.
• New players will be able to make Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory the beginning of his introduction to the main game series. While old players can review the story and the hidden messages in it.
• The gameplay is more or less the same as rhythm games in general. But because Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory made on the basis of the main series, so they provide something unique. Players will control three characters and hit enemies while syncing the music playing. The hitting element becomes an action element that is formulated with rhythm. Players who have played the third iteration will be very familiar with the buttons because the controls of this game are more or less the same as the game.
• There are more than 140 songs not only from the series Kingdom Hearts only, but also songs presented by Disney.
• The multiplayer mode will not be able to continue the story, but you can play the story and missions and songs that have been unlocked in World Trip mode. Both in co-op mode, vs mode (online), and others.
• The co-op mode will allow one player to play one of the characters. Suzui exemplified it with Sora and Riku. Both of them will reach the targeted score.
• In versus mode, players will choose their respective songs which are then divided and randomly selected by the system. The player with the highest score will be able to win the match. Winners will get two collectible cards while losers will get one collectible card.
• There are more than 800 collectible cards that Square-Enix has prepared for Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. The card will contain artwork by Tetsuya Nomura, keyblade designs, and more.
• Sora’s costume cannot be changed because it is locked by the game setting that goes back in time.
• Unfortunately, the touch screen on the Nintendo Switch is not supported by Square-Enix, this is because they want all players to experience the same action rhythm game on the Nintendo Switch. Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory.
• We ourselves asked if the game will have unlockables such as increasing attacks or something else. Suzui explained that basically everything can be unlocked, both songs, party numbers, boss items, and collectible cards. But he confirmed that there wouldn’t be anything difficult to unlock in Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. Indicate that the game is intended for all types of players.
• For now, Square-Enix has no new content for Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory after the game is released later. Personally they find it strange to release DLC, considering the game is a summary of the story Kingdom Hearts which has been completed. But can not guarantee it in the future.
• When asked if Square-Enix had any plans to release the series Kingdom Hearts long time to Nintendo Switch considering this game is a franchise Kingdom Hearts first on Switch. Hazama explained that for now they still couldn’t confirm anything. He continued that the reason why the game was released on the Switch was because Nomura was very interested in bringing it to the Switch.
• Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory will have all the stories from the series and not only the numerical version series, but the spin-offs as well. Suzui didn’t want to say more about it and just closed it.
• We again asked if the multiplayer mode had a competitive mode like the ranking system and Suzui explained that Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory does not have a ranking system like competitive mode in general. He continued that players can reach a score of 999999 even if they don’t have to worry about competing with other players like competitive mode. They emphasize the fun of playing and nothing more for the multiplayer mode.

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory planned to be released on November 11, 2020 in Japan. While the game will be released worldwide on November 13, 2020 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One.

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