History YMMV / KingdomHearts3D

* TaintedByThePreview: after the hype [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/KingdomHearts3D the game is now well-known for,]] now [[http://kh13.com/news/29072-kingdom-hearts-3d-to-be-localized-in-english-german-french-only/#701635 comes word]] that, contrary to the UK, France and Germany, the European version of KH3D won't be localized at all for Spain and Italy. While this is still better than, say, ''Dissidia012FinalFantasy'', not getting localized on-screen text has already resulted in... well, [[http://i.imgur.com/wE5lL.gif this.]]

* TaintedByThePreview: after the hype [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/KingdomHearts3D the game is now well-known for,]] now [[http://kh13.com/news/29072-kingdom-hearts-3d-to-be-localized-in-english-german-french-only/#701635 comes word]] that, contrary to the UK, France and Germany, the European version of KH3D won't be localized at all. While this is still better than, say, ''Dissidia012FinalFantasy'', not getting localized on-screen text has already resulted in... well, [[http://i.imgur.com/wE5lL.gif this.]]

* UncannyValley: They just released a trailer with Sam, Flynn, and Quorra from ''Tron''. The faces are so realistic it's really creepy, especially when they share a shot with Riku and Sora who have kept their stylized faces. It's comparable to the ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' situation in the second game.

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: [[http://youtu.be/M6TZHGGD_Eo Each]] [[http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/3d/ and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPND8ntVidA every]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlex8ja2eNI single]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssrlR_rdFc trailer]] sums alot of it up; for particular rejoicing moments, see [[AndTheFandomRejoiced/KingdomHearts3D the appropriate ATFR subpage]].

** The introduction of [[spoiler:time travel (with the exception of Timeless River in KHII)]] has ruffled more than a few feathers.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/halolz-dot-com-kingdomhearts2-twewy-nobodiescomic.jpg This]] correctly predicted the CounterpartComparison between ''KingdomHearts'' characters and their ''[[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou TWEWY]]'' [[{{Expy}} expies]] a long time before they were confirmed to appear in the same game. [[http://www.halolz.com/2010/03/01/nobodies-business/ Lampshaded in the commentary.]] All of this is coincidental, as the trope demands.

* HoYay: Of the accidentally implied kind. When Riku first arrives at Traverse Town, the cutscene with his first meeting with Joshua ends with Riku approaching Joshua and saying "I'll help you" while the camera pans up in order to show the animation for the new Traverse Town logo. It wouldn't be so bad by itself, but sadly said animation ''[[SexyDiscretionShot begins with fireworks]]''. Add Joshua's perceived "AmbiguouslyGay" status from [[TheWorldEndsWithYou the game he's from]] and you get the picture.

* {{Narm}}: Riku's PreAssKickingOneLiner to [[spoiler:Anti-Black Coat]]
-->'''Riku''': If you're a nightmare... I'll eat you whole!
** In [[{{Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame}} La Cité Des Cloches]], with the exception of the Dream Eater boss Bullet Gargoyle - as well as Sora himself - thrown in for good measure, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Oii2TovTeFo&feature=endscreen the iconic "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!" scene made it into the game.]] And it's just as [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]] as it has always been... except for the fact that there's literally ''nobody else'' in there aside from Quasimodo, Frollo and Esmeralda. No French townspeople, just them. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And Quasimodo yells "Sanctuary!" only once.]]

** [[spoiler: It can, and will, also Drop your character during ''boss'' battles.]]

** Some new plot developments, such as [[spoiler: Lea getting a Keyblade]], [[spoiler: time travel]], or many of the characters being [[spoiler: connected to either Sora or Xehanort]]. Though the last one was before this game, this game seems to be capitalizing on that.

** The introduction of [[spoiler:time travel (with the exception of Timeless River in KHII) has ruffled more than a few feathers.]]

* HoYay: of the accidentally implied kind. When Riku first arrives at Traverse Town, the cutscene with his first meeting with Joshua ends with Riku approaching Joshua and saying "I'll help you" while the camera pans up in order to show the animation for the new Traverse Town logo. It wouldn't be so bad by itself, but sadly said animation ''[[SexyDiscretionShot begins with fireworks]]''. Add Joshua's perceived "AmbiguouslyGay" status from [[TheWorldEndsWithYou the game he's from]] and you get the picture.

** It's safe to say our old buddy [[BigBad Xehanort]], already killing his ''friends'' and threatening Sora's extra hearts, will fit the bill as well.
*** In fact, Xehanort's actions in this game are ''irrelevant''. His actions in the series thus far have already firmly established himself as a CompleteMonster, [[spoiler:particularly in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'']]. Anything he does in this game will only [[SerialEscalation dig him even deeper]].
*** The sheer degree to which Xehanort has proven himself to be a [[ManipulativeBastard bastard]] [[GrandTheftMe of]] [[CompleteMonster the HIGHEST]] [[KickTheDog order]] in ''3D'' is something to behold. What we knew of his actions before this game, ''nothing he did compares to the extent of his evil in this game''.

** Some new plot developments, such as [[spoiler: Lea getting a Keyblade]], [[spoiler: time travel]], or [[spoiler: all the characters being connected to either Sora or Xehanort]].

* HoYay: of the [[UnfortunateImplications accidentally implied]] kind. When Riku first arrives at Traverse Town, the cutscene with his first meeting with Joshua ends with Riku approaching Joshua and saying "I'll help you" while the camera pans up in order to show the animation for the new Traverse Town logo. It wouldn't be so bad by itself, but sadly said animation ''[[SexyDiscretionShot begins with fireworks]]''. Add Joshua's perceived "AmbiguouslyGay" status from [[TheWorldEndsWithYou the game he's from]] and you get the picture.

** MostlyNarmless: in [[{{Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame}} La Cité Des Cloches]], with the exception of the Dream Eater boss Bullet Gargoyle - as well as Sora himself - thrown in for good measure, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Oii2TovTeFo&feature=endscreen the iconic "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!" scene made it into the game.]] And it's just as [[MomentOfAwesome awesome]] as it has always been... except for the fact that there's literally ''nobody else'' in there aside from Quasimodo, Frollo and Esmeralda. No French townspeople, just them. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking And Quasimodo yells "Sanctuary!" only once.]]

* HoYay: of the [[UnfortunateImplications accidentally implied]] kind. When Riku first arrives at Traverse Town, the cutscene with his first meeting with Joshua ends with Riku approaching Joshua and saying "I'll help you" while the camera pans up in order to show the animation for the new Traverse Town logo. It wouldn't be so bad by itself, but sadly said animation ''[[SexyDiscretionShot begins with fireworks]]''. Add Joshua's perceived "AmbigouslyGay" status from [[TheWorldEndsWithYou the game he's from]] and you get the picture.

* {{Narm}}: Riku's PreAssKickingOneLiner to [[Anti-Black Coat]]
-->''Riku'': If you're a nightmare... I'll eat you whole!

* ThatOneLevel: The ''Three Musketeers'' world was not well-received. To be quite blunt, including a world based on a Disney DirectToVideo film while excluding potential worlds based on any of the 34 yet-unused DisneyAnimatedCanon efforts (imagine worlds based on ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' or ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron''!) combined with the continuing absence of {{Pixar}} films was not the best idea...
** Of course, part of the problem comes from the fact that Nomura promised all of the Disney worlds in ''3D'' would be entirely new... but because ''The Three Musketeers'' features Mickey, Donald and Goofy (who are already ''very'' prominent characters in ''Kingdom Hearts''), it doesn't ''feel'' new (admittedly, ''Fantasia'''s world also featured Mickey, but was better received because ''Fantasia'' was a much more varied film). Considering that the number of Disney worlds in ''3D'' amounted to exactly five, it seems like a real cop-out. Though to be fair, when else would they have had the opportunity to include this film?

** Not to mention, a weird case with Shiki. Her face looks more than alright, actually - [[ImpossibleHourglassFigure however the rest of her body looks like she spent her life in a corset.]]

* AndTheFandomRejoiced: [[http://youtu.be/M6TZHGGD_Eo each]] [[http://www.square-enix.co.jp/kingdom/3d/ and]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPND8ntVidA every]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlex8ja2eNI single]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BssrlR_rdFc trailer]] sums alot of it up; for particular rejoicing moments, see [[{{AndTheFandomRejoiced/KingdomHearts3D}} the appropriate ATFR subpage]].
* BaseBreaker: [[spoiler:Lea Getting a Keyblade and the revelation that Nobodys can grow hearts]] have had mixed reactions.

** The new remix of Calling is pretty LoveItOrHateIt, mainly because of the vocals compared to the original.
* ContinuityLockout: '''[[AvertedTrope Averted.]]''' As part of the whole [[MilestoneCelebration "10th anniversary"]] aspect of the game, [[http://kh13.com/forum/topic/30377-memoirs-feature-in-kingdom-hearts-3d-explained/ the announced "Memoirs" feature]] proves Nomura's promise to "attract a new generations of fans to the series" to be true.

*** In fact, Xehanort's actions in this game are ''irrelevant''. His actions in the series thus far have already firmly established himself as a CompleteMonster, [[spoiler: particularly in BirthBySleep]]. Anything he does in this game will only [[SerialEscalation dig him even deeper]].
*** The sheer degree to which Xehanort has proven himself to be a [[ManipulativeBastard bastard]] [[GrandTheftMe of]] [[CompleteMonster the HIGHEST]] [[KickTheDog order]] in 3D is something to behold. What we knew of his actions before this game, ''nothing he did compares to the extent of his evil in this game''.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome:
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amwn4l3315M The new version of Dearly Beloved.]]
** The Kingdom Hearts remix of "[[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Twister]]".

* HilariousInHindsight: [[http://www.halolz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/halolz-dot-com-kingdomhearts2-twewy-nobodiescomic.jpg this]] correctly predicted the CounterpartComparison between ''KingdomHearts'' characters and their ''[[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou TWEWY]]'' [[{{Expy}} expies]] a long time before they were confirmed to appear in the same game. [[http://www.halolz.com/2010/03/01/nobodies-business/ Lampshaded in the commentary.]] All of this is coincidental, as the trope demands.

** Also, remember that music when you were at the Awakening stages at the start of the first Kingdom Hearts? It's called "Dive Into The Heart", right? [[spoiler:And that's exactly what Riku does, going to that same place, near the end of the game.]]
*** It get's even better [[spoiler:Roxas, Xion, and Ventus ask Riku the same questions that Sora got asked in his Awakening from the original Kingdom Hearts, making the Awakening come full circle]].
* IKnewIt: People were expecting HunchbackOfNotreDame to get a world sooner or later, or for [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou the TWEWY gang]] to make an appearance.
** We also knew that Pinocchio would get a world sooner or later. Heck, we knew it in [[WhatCouldHaveBeen 358/2 days]].
** Fans knew a world for ''TronLegacy'' was coming due to the popularity of the Space Paranoids level as well as [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff the movie's popularity in Japan.]] Let's just hope the light-cycles get an overhaul if it returns.

* JerkassWoobie: Revelations in this game may qualify [[spoiler:Xemnas]] and [[spoiler:Xigbar[=/=]Braig]] for this trope, as well as [[spoiler:Isa[=/=]Saïx]].
* JustHereForGodzilla: Many former fans and every fan who hates the KudzuPlot of the series are only playing this game for the TheWorldEndsWithYou characters.
* RuinedForever: The Three Musketeers is getting a world. One half of the fandom likes this (see the ATFR subpage). The other half was convinced they're running out of ideas. Very similar reaction with Mickey also being present in the ''{{Fantasia}}'' world.
** Then again, the DisneyAnimatedCanon has many settings that have never been re-envisioned in the KH series, not to mention that there's currently ''no'' {{Pixar}} movie represented in any game. In other words: [[TheSimpsons have no fears, we've got stories for years!]]
* ScrappyLevel: The Three Musketeers world was not well-received. To be quite blunt, including a world based on a Disney DirectToVideo film while excluding potential worlds based on any of the 34 yet-unused DisneyAnimatedCanon efforts (Imagine worlds based on ''ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' or ''TheBlackCauldron''!) combined with the continuing absence of {{Pixar}} films was not the best idea...
** Of course, part of the problem comes from the fact that Nomura promised all of the Disney worlds in 3D would be entirely new... but because The Three Musketeers features Mickey, Donald and Goofy (who are already ''very'' prominent characters in Kingdom Hearts), it doesn't ''feel'' new (admittedly, Fantasia's world also featured Mickey, but was better received because Fantasia was a much more varied film). Considering that the number of Disney worlds in 3D amounted to exactly five, it seems like a real cop-out. Though to be fair, when else would they have had the opportunity to include this film?

* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler: Young Master Xehanort looks like he's going to be this for a lot of players. He's fast, hits hard, has a lot of HP and can rewind time to the beginning of the battle when he hits 0 HP. The only way to defeat him is to use a Reality Shift on the clock that appears when he rewinds time and destroy it from the inside; however, you ''still'' have to keep him at bay whilst doing this, and the clock has as much HP as he does. If you don't do it in time, he simply rewinds time to the beginning of the battle and you have to start over again. His nickname of Trollanort is ''more'' than deserved.]]
** [[spoiler:BonusBoss [[RunawayBrain Julius]] also looks like he will be this.]]
* UglyCute: To an extent with the Dream Eaters; Nomura designed them to be appealing to the player, but not in the conventional sense of "cute and cuddly". The result is creatures like Wandanyan, who are decidedly odd-looking but still endearing in their own way.
* UncannyValley: They just released a trailer with Sam, Flynn, and Quorra from Tron. The faces are so realistic it's really creepy, especially when they share a shot with Riku and Sora who have kept their stylized faces. It's comparable to the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' situation in the second game.
** Not to mention, a weird case with Shiki. Her face looks more than alright, actually - however the rest of her body looks like she spent her life in a corset.