Everything about the game

It’s been almost 12 years since Kingdom Hearts 2 was released, but the anticipation for a Kingdom Hearts 3 sequel is as intense as ever. Over the past 12 years, there have been many new consoles and standalone titles from the franchise, but Kingdom Hearts’ main storyline still has a unique place in the hearts of fans.

[Cập nhật mới: Một sự kiện Kingdom Hearts Union X sẽ được tổ chức vào tháng 4 này và đã có nguồn tin xác nhận rằng giám đốc của Kingdom Hearts 3, Tetsuya Nomura, sẽ tham dự. Mặc dù sự kiện nhằm chúc mừng tựa game di động miễn phí Kingdom Hearts, sự có mặt của Nomura làm chúng ta tự hỏi liệu sẽ có tin tức mới gì về Kingdom Hearts 3 hay không. Hiện tại thì vẫn chưa có tin tức chính thức mới nào.

Dù gì, chúng ta vẫn mong chờ được biết thêm thông tin về Kingdom Hearts tại sự kiện D23 ở Nhật, diễn ra vào đầu tháng 2.]

Initially, it was still uncertain that there would be a part 3 of Kingdom Hearts. It wasn’t until 2013 that Square Enix confirmed that a sequel was in development. While Square Enix has released a number of spin-off titles on a variety of platforms, all of them have not continued the main storyline of the Sora character from Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2, instead exploring the side characters and their stories.

After initial information and the first trailer in 2013, we continued to see a teaser trailer and some vague details at E3 2014 and another gameplay trailer at E3 2015. Since then, Kingdom Hearts information. 3 is sparse, but we’ve gathered the latest news and emerging rumors here for our readers’ convenience.

General information

• What game title is this? The highly-anticipated game is the third installment of Square Enix’s popular RPG series, Kingdom Hearts.
• When can I play? 2018
• On which system can it be played? PS4 and Xbox One

Screenshots and trailers

There are currently 5 trailers you need to see if you consider yourself a huge Keyblade fan.

A new video from Disney D23 Expo has given fans 5 minutes to admire the world so familiar to Disney fans in Kingdom Hearts – Toy Story and Monsters Inc World.

Not long before that, at E3 2017 we also saw another gameplay trailer, this time taking place in the world of Hercules.

The second new trailer was released at JumpFesta 2016. The trailer shows how the combat system works, as well as takes a look at the special abilities and effects of the environment on the battle.

Before the trailer above, another trailer was released at E3 2015. And in that trailer, fans got to see another new location – the surrounding part of the tower where Rapunzel lived in the movie Tangled.

A short trailer was revealed at E3 2014, laying the groundwork for the main plot of season 3.

And of course we can’t forget the first trailer in 2013. There are too many trailers for fans to watch.

Screenshots

Meeting day

At D23 in July 2017, we learned that the fifth trailer of the game will be released in 2018. While there is no specific date, it is still something for us to look forward to.

In an interview at D23, game director Tetsuya Nomura explained why it took so long to bring the game to its current state (it’s a reminder that Kingdom Hearts 2 came out 12 years ago and Part 3 was only announced in 2013).

Nomura said that he felt “heartbroken” to see comments that he was the cause of this very long time, mainly because of his decision to switch to Unreal Engine 4 after the game’s first year of development. , was given by Mr. This change has created many delays that cannot be avoided.

“This is beyond my control,” he said.

But it is now 2018 and we still have no information about the release date of the game. Hopefully everything will be revealed at the next D23 event, held in Japan in February.

News and new features

Plot

Kingdom Hearts 3 will once again have players take the role of Sora traveling with his two best friends, Donald and Goofy, through diverse and colorful worlds filled with classic Disney characters. and Final Fantasy.

Game director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that the plot of season 3 will continue right after the end of Kingdom Hears 3D: Dream Drop Distance.

This means that the game will lead the trio to continue their quest to find the Seven Guardians of Light in preparation for the final battle against Master Xehanort. Meanwhile, King Mickey and Riku continue the hunt for the remaining Keyblade wielders.

Sounds confusing, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, if you want to catch up on the full plot situation, you can play Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 Remix and Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue on PS4.

You don’t have the time (or the conditions) to play through all of them? Then you can check out the plot summary below made by Game Trailers. Even though it’s over an hour long, you’ll get some sense of the plot.

New image

Kingdom Hearts 3 will feature a slightly newer visual style than previous titles in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, targeting brush-like graphics rather than photo realism. In an interview with Famitsu, Tetsuya Nomura was very open about this new visual style, saying that the direction was meant to “show Disney’s 2D style in 3D.”

Nomura has said that it was the original style they wanted to pursue, but “At the time, [PlayStation 2] There isn’t enough processing power to let us adjust the brightness freely.”

The PlayStation 4 hardware is much more suitable, and Nomura says it was possible to “feel the evolution just by bringing the normal graphics settings to HD.” Nomura admits it’s a “huge change”.

Gameplay

It seems the RPG element hasn’t changed too much compared to previous versions, most of it is drawing experience and improvements from Kingdom Hearts 2 and perhaps adding success factors from successful games on the system. hand held before.

It has been confirmed that Sora will be more mobile in combat, able to run up walls, jump on enemies, and make better use of the large in-game environment.

In 2013, Nomura said fighting in Kingdom Hearts 3 would be “chaotic”, with NPCs going to be able to join three-person parties to engage in combat as well as more complex AI enemies.

A few new combat features have also been confirmed such as Attraction Flow and Keyblade Transformation.

Attraction Flow is a new attack that will be activated under undisclosed combat conditions. These powerful moves are based on Flowmotion from Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, inspired by one of the biggest roller coaster tracks at Disney theme parks like Teacups, Pirate Ship and Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Keyblade Transformation means Keyblade transforms, literally Sora’s Keyblade weapon will change in combat with many different effects.

According to Mr. Nomura, Keyblade Transformation will be unlocked when all missions in a world have been unlocked, each world will give a unique transformation form.

For example, the Olympus Keyblade can cast Zeus’ lightning or transform into a cart pulled by a unicorn.

New Worlds

Disney has been busy since the launch of Kingdom Hearts 2, so you can expect brand new worlds to explore and adventure. As of now, the Kingdom of Corona in Tangled, an unnamed world from Big Hero 6, Mount Olympus in Hercules, Twilight Town Mysterious, and the world in Toy Story have been confirmed as new worlds to come.

In a recent interview with Famitsu, Nomura said that there will be less Disney worlds in this installment compared to Kingdom Hearts 2.

Kingdom Hearts 2 has a total of 12 worlds and we now have 4 worlds confirmed to be available in season 3. With Nomura saying that all worlds will be revealed before the game’s launch, players are can look forward to 7 more worlds slowly appearing this year. However, how many completely new worlds and which worlds will reappear from season 2, that is still not clear.

At the very least, Nomura had promised that even though there were fewer worlds, their density would be higher. Quality over quantity, fans can count on.

Although Disney has already acquired Marvel and LucasFilm, the chances of those franchises appearing in Kingdom Hearts are very low because of the many licensing barriers, Nomura cautioned, saying that “disney subsidiaries do not simple to collaborate like Disney Interactive.”

A new protagonist?

A report by Official PlayStation UK has suggested that in Kingdom Hearts 3 you’ll probably get to play the character Riku in addition to the traditional boy Sora.

“The latest installment in the Disney-Final-Fantasy series is split into two perspectives, of best friends Riku and Sora. You’ll also meet a new cast of characters to aid you in stopping Master Xehanort from causing a second Keyblade war. Familiar faces and old places will return, but there will still be new worlds to explore like Toy Story, Fantasia and Tangled.”

These details have yet to be confirmed by Square Enix, so let’s just assume it’s just a rumor for now. It’s also possible that this information was mistaken for Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, which was released on PS4 2016. The game also features a playable Riku character as well as the world of Fantasia.

In another related piece, in July 2017 Nomura told IGN that the team was considering adding a player character. He just didn’t say who the character was.

In short, we are still looking forward to new information about Kingdom Hearts 3 (especially the release date) at the D23 event in Japan, taking place in February 2018.

Nintendo Switch?

In a recent interview, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda told Nikkei that the company is focusing its current and future titles on Nintendo’s newest console, the Switch.

While Matsuda didn’t directly talk about bringing Kingdom Hearts 3 to the Switch, it still makes sense that if conditions allow and the hardware limitations aren’t too great, Square Enix will do it.