KH3D 60-70% complete!

[Lonbilly]

By the way I'd like to just mention that these arbitrary numbers are a little deceiving.

Square-Enix's development cycles don't particularly work like a progress bar. ;p

It should. Back in my day when I worked for SE in the sixties, we'd put out games faster than new episodes of Gunsmoke.

[Sign]

cant u just let us be happy for once? T_T

Some of us don't want to be happy if it means living a lie! D:

[BBSFTW]

so about how close u think we are to the gamely nagging VA if they have start recording lines yet?

[loke13]

By the way I'd like to just mention that these arbitrary numbers are a little deceiving.

Square-Enix's development cycles don't particularly work like a progress bar. ;p

It's probably still a good indication though.

[Jelai]

Man, I can't believe 3D is almost finished that fast. I mean, compared to the long wait for 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep, especially Birth by Sleep...

[Shamdeo]

It's probably still a good indication though.

Doesn't really give you an idea of how things are progressing other than an arbitrary number.

What I assume is that the game is shifting into the part of the cycle where they're creating all of the art assets.

[skyfoxx]

So they can get this announced in E3 2010 and then get released in Japan Spring 2012 yet the Versus team is STILL getting nowhere near close to being done? *sigh*

By the way, I just suddenly remembered something. In the trailer for KH3D, Braig's dialogue is displayed in simple text. No voice. I guess that means they have yet to have finished all the voice work...

[Shamdeo]

So they can get this announced in E3 2010 and then get released in Japan Spring 2012 yet the Versus team is STILL getting nowhere near close to being done? *sigh*

Versus and KH3D are being developed by two different teams for the most part.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII is being developed by Square-Enix's flagship production department (PDD1) at their HQ in Tokyo. Kingdom Hearts 3D is being developed by the Osaka office, who also made Birth by Sleep.

[Hamster Lord]

diddly yes! though I will avoid most of the pictures and stuff; i plan to be surprised when it comes out

[skyfoxx]

Versus and KH3D are being developed by two different teams for the most part.

Final Fantasy Versus XIII is being developed by Square-Enix's flagship production department (PDD1) at their HQ in Tokyo. Kingdom Hearts 3D is being developed by the Osaka office, who also made Birth by Sleep.

I am very well aware of this. I'm just saying that clearly the Osaka team is doing a MUCH better job at getting stuff done than the Versus team.

[Hamster Lord]

last two weeks of march in japan, calling it

You have a guesstimate for North America and Europe? I'd say June or so. Depends on how fast they localize it though :/

[sora364]

.Whoa! This is shocking to say the least. ..I am candidly finding it perplexing the multitude of you seemingly believe Dream. Drop. Distance. is factually releasing in Spring 2012 (especially early, Spring 2012 at that!) Square-Enix is notorious for providing "earlier" approximatiated releases for their games-only to have them postponed. Call me a pessimist...but the moment I read "Spring 2012" on the trailer-my brain immediately translated it as "Summer 2012." :p

A few examples: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was slated to release Spring 2009, but actually released in Summer 2009. Birth By Sleep was given an approximated release in "2009" (more explicitly the late quarter.) Turns out, the game released in early 2010. There are plenty others, but these two come to mind and seem more germane to the discussion.

I am not saying the potential delay of this game will be "large" by any stretch of the word In fact, it may be 3 or 4 months into their initial plans. ...But... Spring 2012 sounds far too good to be true, even if they are "60-70%" complete. Alas, I do hope they can maintain this tentative projected release. Make it happen, Square. -_-

[Relix]

I am very well aware of this. I'm just saying that clearly the Osaka team is doing a MUCH better job at getting stuff done than the Versus team.

I think they're just trying to perfect Versus so it doesn't get "mixed" reviews. They really really don't wanna rush this so that we get the best they can dish, and yet fans bag on them for "taking so long."

[sora364]

I think they're just trying to perfect Versus so it doesn't get "mixed" reviews. They really really don't wanna rush this so that we get the best they can dish, and yet fans bag on them for "taking so long."

...I believe it is less of "taking too long", than a case of this game being announced far too early. ...Just like Kingdom Hearts II. *sighs* Well...at least Kingdom Hearts II released within 3 years of its unveiling. Versus is pretty much double that. >_>

[SilenceTheTardis]

It doesn't seem that long ago that it was 50% complete.. How big is the team working on this?