Kingdom Hearts 3D- Things We Know So Far

It seems like Most forums do not have these. So a basics to this is, I have gathered the information that has leaked about Kingdom Hearts 3D and put them into this thread. I will constinly update it so that all questions are answered. Basically I Call them "Things We Know So Far" threads. It makes things much easier and sometimes answers all questions. I will do this for all the kingdom hearts/final fantasy games. So lets get started~ Abstract!

SPOILER ALERT!!

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Release Date: TBA
Developers: Square Enix's 1st Production Department
System: Nintendo 3DS

Plot
"What If the revived Xehanort isn't alone."

The destruction of Ansem(Xehanort's Heartless) and Xemnas at the hands of Sora and Riku, Xehanort is revived. At the end of Kingdom Hearts: reCoded Yen Sid response to the revival of Xehanort by summoning Sora and Riku, with plans on putting them through the Mark of Mastery Exam in order for them to become Keyblade Masters and counter whatever Xehanort has up is sleeve.
The plot will connect with every Kingdom Hearts game made, including 358/2 Days and Birth by sleep. Tetsuya Nomura stated that like Birth by Sleep, "the story is on par with that of a numbered title". In an interview, Tetsuya Nomura said the game will take part on the Mark of Mastery, but not completely, and by the end of the game, both Sora and Riku will have new clothing. Though Kairi has wielded a keyblade she will not be a playable character, nor will she take place in the Mark of Mastery Exam.

Setting
Like all the other Kingdom Hearts games in the series Dream Drop Distance will again be spread across several worlds. A lot of the Original Kingdom Hearts worlds will return, but instead of reusing the old Disney Worlds, Dream Drop Distance will have an all new selection of Disney Worlds. The development team is currently planning which worlds to put in the game that will match the plot.


Enemies
It seems like their are no added enemies, just the returning favorites like the heartless and nobodies. It is unsure if the unverse will be seen in this game, but because it is said that they have all been extinct the possibility is low. As the image below shows, sora is seen fighting the Twilight Throne:

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The Twilight Throne isn't the only old face you will remember. As the trailer comes to an end, we see Riku facing Xehanort's Heartless in the Second District of Traverse Town:

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As well as we see Sora facing Xemnas, Xehanort's nobody:

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What this means, we have yet to find out, but stay tuned for updates and I will let you know!!

Gameplay
The gameplay for Dream Drop Distance is said to be similar to "Final Fantasy Versus 13". It will change the gameplay from the other Kingdom Hearts games. In this game you will use bold new actions, being able to use the environment around you, like swinging from poles as show in the trailer below. This new way of fighting will probably take the place of the "action commands" that were in the previous game, but that is unconfirmed. Switching between the stories two playable characters, Sora and Riku, the styles of fighting along with the storyline will change. A new "gauge" has been added, called the "Drop Gauge", little is known about this, but I will update it when I recieve more information, Nomura has stated that it will be easier to understand once we play the game

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