Line #26 Trivia/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance


1	* ActingForTwo:
2	** Creator/KoukiUchiyama voices both Roxas and Neku in the Japanese version.
3	** In all languages, Sora and Vanitas share voice actors. Same goes for Roxas and Ventus.
4	** In the English version, Creator/CoreyBurton pulls triple duty with Yen Sid, Frollo, and Ansem the Wise.
5	* ActingInTheDark: The Unknown [[spoiler:AKA a time-displaced young Xehanort]] has [[ColdHam absolutely zero personal investment in the plot of which he is part]]. [[Creator/BenDiskin His English voice actor]] was given his lines completely out of context to ensure that he had as little investment as his character did.
6	* ColbertBump:
7	** This game gave substantial exposure to ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', which, while successful, was previously considered a dark horse among Square Enix [=RPGs=] and more akin to a CultClassic.
8	** It also gave new relevance and popularity to ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback Of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'', which had fallen by the wayside in comparison to other movies from the Disney Renaissance.
9	* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: There are versions for both the Japanese and North American releases. The Japanese version includes copies of ''3D'', ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded Re:coded]]'', and ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Days]]'', a special ''[=KH3D=]''-branded [=3DS=], and other minor goodies. The North American version (or the "Mark of Mastery Edition") is a bit less nice, only having ''3D'', a ''[=KH3D=]''-branded [=3DS=] ''case'', and said minor goodies.
10	* LyingCreator: One trailer featured the striking visual of multiple Soras falling from the sky. According to Nomura, this was meant as just a thematic, trailer-only scene not planned for the game. However, possibly due to the buzz it caused, the scene was later worked into a late-game cutscene as a visual metaphor of Sora's various visits to Traverse Town. Maybe Nomura wasn't lying at the time of the statement, but it was inaccurate by the time the game went to print.
11	* MilestoneCelebration: ''Dream Drop Distance'' is a large part of the series' 10th anniversary celebrations; the logo for it is emblazoned in the top right corner of the games cover, and it also accompanies ''358/2 Days'' and ''Re:coded'' in a special anniversary box set. Additionally, a limited edition 3DS console with a unique ''3D''-inspired design is being released.
12	** Also, a [[UpdatedRerelease HD Remaster]] of this title contained within the [[WordSaladTitle "HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue"]] [[CompilationRerelease collection]] for the [[Platform/PlayStation4 PS4]] was released in the year of the franchise's 15th anniversary.
13	* NoExportForYou: Despite ''Nintendo of Europe'' getting the rights to publish the game in Europe, due to Creator/SquareEnix's rather unfortunate decision to [[OfferVoidInNebraska not localize the written text for Italy and Spain]], ''Nintendo Ibérica'', the latter's subsidiary of NOE, [[http://eu.square-enix.com/en/blog/product-information-kingdom-hearts-3d-updated has now decided not to publish the game anymore.]] This means that, despite the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS' UsefulNotes/RegionCoding no longer being an issue due to the PAL version of the game still getting released in other European countries, Spanish fans will have to import the game anyway (unless they find said PAL version of the game at "select retailers").
14	* TheOtherDarrin:
15	** Rhyme in both versions. In Japanese, she's voiced by Creator/AyanaTaketatsu instead of Creator/HitomiNabatame. In English, Ashley Rose replaces Creator/KateHiggins.
16	** Ben Diskin replaces David Gallagher as the voice of [[spoiler:Young Xehanort]], as does Takanori Okuda to Mamoru Miyano.
17	** None of the ''Hunchback of Notre Dame'' actors reprise their roles except for Jason Alexander (Hugo) and Charles Kimbrough (Victor), though two of them are dead.
18	*** Funnily enough, Creator/CoreyBurton voiced one of Frollo's soldiers in the original movie, before voicing ''Frollo himself'' in this game.
19	** None of the movie actors return to voice the ''Tron Legacy'' characters. Creator/FredTatasciore reprises his role as Kevin and CLU from the ''VideoGame/TronEvolution'' game and ''WesternAnimation/TronUprising''.
20	** Hayden Panettiere has replaced Alyson Stoner as Xion. This one is interesting--obviously the intention is for Kairi and Xion to have the same voice actor, but Panettiere was unavailable for Xion's debut, meaning Stoner is her original English voice actor.
21	** Every ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}'' cast member who appeared in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' has been replaced in the ten years since: Seth Adkins having aged out of the role, Pinocchio is now played by Nick Carson, and long-standing actors Eddie Carroll and Tony Pope having died, Jiminy and Geppetto are now played by Phil Snyder and Creator/JeffBennett.
22	* PreOrderBonus: Pre-orders of the [=3DS=] version were packed with three Dream Eater AR cards that could be scanned for special Dream Eaters that weren't available any other way (at least until the [=PS4=] version made them available for synthesis like any other Dream Eater).
23	* RecycledScript: Pretty much ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' only with dreams instead of memories. Sora and Riku are once again [[BagOfSpilling de-leveled]], separated and trapped inside a ClosedCircle, visit worlds that are not real (dream worlds instead of memory worlds this time around), are regularly antagonized by Organization members that drop cryptic hints, Riku again faces Ansem at the end of his journey, the whole adventure is revealed to be a trap by the Organization that results in Sora falling into slumber (again) and Riku ''again'' has to save Sora from what would otherwise be an endless sleep. This time however, [[TookALevelInBadass Riku is able to rescue Sora]] without having to pay the steep price he did in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2''.
24	* SwanSong:
25	** This would be the final game in the series to feature Creator/ChikaoOhtsuka and Creator/LeonardNimoy as the voices of Master Xehanort before both actors' deaths in early 2015.
26	** This is also the last time Creator/RussiTaylor voiced Minnie Mouse in the series before her death in 2019.
27	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
28	** Sora and Riku were originally planned to wear their outfits from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' while in the Sleeping Realm, WordOfGod states they were given new outfits so that fans wouldn't think the game was a remake.
29	** There were originally going to be greater differences between Sora and Riku's stories. Sora was planned to return to [[Film/{{Tron}} Space Paranoids]], with only Riku visiting [[Film/TronLegacy the Grid]]--there are elements of TheArtifact here; note that Sora's plot is concerned with reconnecting with Tron, while Riku's is the one with the condensed ''Tron: Legacy'' plot. Additionally, Sora's visit in the Symphony of Sorcery would've been based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', while Riku's would've been based on ''Fantasia 2000''.
30	** There's DummiedOut data of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJDe41jQdNc a texture-less ship]] that resembles the one in ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'', suggesting that a world for it was planned.
31	* WordOfGod: Courtesty of interviews with Tetsuya Nomura.
32	** Sora seeing Vanitas standing next to Young Xehanort is due to Ventus' heart inside reacting to Xehanort's presence.
33	** Master Xehanort was able to override Young Xehanort's body, which is how the latter was able to stop Mickey's time magic.
34	** The World That Never Was's status as a world has been affected since the original Organization's defeat.
35	** The reason Traverse Town has been expanded since its last appearance is due to it being a world set in the Realm of the In-Between, which operates differently than the worlds in the Realms of Light and Darkness.
36	** While all traces of Xion have been erased from everyone's memories, Lea is still able to remember things that happened during events that involved her.
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