Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance is the next major installment in the popular Kingdom Hearts series. The game was originally revealed as Kingdom Hearts 3D at E3 2010 until its full name was announced just recently. The game is said to be an entire new chapter in the series rather than being a side-story. It will make use of the Nintendo 3DS's ability to produce 3D visuals without the need for eye-ware.
==Plot==
The game is set after the events of Kingdom Hearts coded/Re:coded where Yen Sid decides to put Sora and Riku through the Mark of Mastery exam in response to Master Xehanort's eventual return, caused by defeating Ansem, Seeker of Darkness and Xemnas in the past. The game will build up the story for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III, which has yet to have started development.
==Setting==
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance was announced to have entirely new Disney-based worlds. Other worlds, like Traverse Town, will return though. 
===Worlds===
*Country of the Musketeers - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
*Destiny Islands
*Disney Castle
*Keyblade Graveyard
*La Cité des Cloches (lit. The City of Bells) - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Mysterious Tower
*Prankster's Paradise - Pinocchio
*Radiant Garden
*Symphony of Sorcery - Fantasia 
*The Grid - Tron: Legacy
*The World That Never Was
*Traverse Town
==Characters==
The game features recurring original characters from the previous games in the series, characters from The World Ends With You, one character from Final Fantasy series, and characters from Disney productions. Please note that some characters have different variations that appear in a few worlds.
*Sora
**Roxas
**Xion
*Riku
*Kairi
**Naminé
*Terra
*Ventus
**Vanitas
*Aqua
*Ursula - The Little Mermaid
*Quasimodo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Esmeralda - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Claude Frollo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Phoebus - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Laverne, Victor, and Hugo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
*Pinocchio - Pinocchio 
*Geppetto - Pinocchio 
*Jiminy Cricket - Pinocchio 
*Blue Fairy - Pinocchio 
*Monstro - Pinocchio 
*Master Xehanort
**Xehanort
**Ansem, Seeker of Darkness
**Xemnas
**Young Xehanort
*Braig
**Xigbar
*Even
*Ienzo
*Lea
*Isa
*Aeleus
*Dilan
*Neku Sakuraba - The World Ends With You
*Joshua - The World Ends With You
*Beat - The World Ends With You
*Shiki - The World Ends With You
*Rhyme - The World Ends With You
*Moogle - Final Fantasy series
*Mickey Mouse (King Mickey) - Mickey Mouse series
**Mickey Mouse - Fantasia
**Musketeer Mickey - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
*Minnie Mouse (Queen Minnie) - Mickey Mouse series
**Princess Minnie - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
*Pete - Mickey Mouse series
**Musketeer Pete - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
**Julius - Runaway Brain (Mickey Mouse series)
*Donald Duck - Mickey Mouse series
**Musketeer Donald - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
*Goofy
**Musketeer Goofy - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
*Pluto - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
*Beagle Boys - Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers 
*Magic Broom - Fantasia
*Chernabog - Fantasia
*Yen Sid - Fantasia
*Sam Flynn - Tron: Legacy
*Kevin Flynn - Tron: Legacy
*Quorra - Tron: Legacy
*CLU - Tron: Legacy
*Rinzler - Tron: Legacy
*Black Guards - Tron: Legacy
*Maleficent - Sleeping Beauty
*Unknown character in black coat with red eyes
==Gameplay==
The Deck Command system from Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep seems to be making a return in this game as seen in the trailer. Also a new element is introduced, some kind of meter labeled "Drop", which is yet to be explained. Riku and Sora seem to can use the environment around them to help them defeat enemies. This gives them a whole new fighting style. 
The game introduces a new enemy type called "Dream Eaters". Dream Eaters come in two different varieties, "Nightmares" and "Spirits". Nightmares feed on dreams and create nightmares while Spirits eat nightmares and assist Sora and Riku as party members. Dream Eaters can be viewed in the real world through the use of augmented reality and can be interacted with. http://nintendo3dsblog.com/a-few-new-details-about-kingdom-hearts-3d-from-the-trailer-shown-at-the-tokyo-game-show#more-611545036
==External Links==
*Official Japanese Website
==References==
Category:Kingdom Hearts series
Category:Games by Square Enix
Category:Games released in 2012