Kingdom Hearts II's director Tetsuya Nomura (who was also in charge of the CG movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children) recently discussed the North American version of the game.
Kingdom Hearts II, though very similar to its Japanese counterpart, has a few minor differences. The guns in the Pirates of the Caribbean world were slightly modified to look less like weapons due to an ESRB issue. The fact that there are almost no changes with the release of an English version means that Square Enix will not be releasing an International or Final-Mix Version of KHII in its home country.
Nomura also elaborated slightly on his ideas for future developments in the Kindgom Hearts series. The director and character designer stated that fans shouldn't expect a brand new Kingdom Hearts III, or another offshoot title like Chain of Memories. Nomura also dismissed the idea of an animated feature, and said that he wanted to move away from the timeline presented in the first three Kingdom hearts games. At this time, only Nomura knows what's in store for the Disney/Square Enix hybrid.
Finally, Tetsuya Nomura promised some major announcements for this year's E3 and Tokyo Game Show. Square Enix corporate executive director Shinji Hashimoto said the company would hold a "surprise ceremony" at E3. With Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core under development, the Compilation of FFVII is coming closer to completion. The untitled Final Fantasy title for the Playstation 3 could be a major focus of the Expo--but we'll just have to wait until May to find out.
[Source: RPGFan]
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