Sq. Enix has revealed that it's creating Kingdom Hearts IV, a mainline sequel to 2019’s Kingdom Hearts III.
This was revealed throughout a 20th Anniversary announcement trailer launched by Sq. Enix in the present day and after roughly 4 minutes of details about present and upcoming Kingdom Hearts cellular video games, the display flashes to “The Misplaced Grasp Arc.” As you would possibly guess primarily based on the ending of Kingdom Hearts III, the misplaced grasp is presumably Sora, who lays asleep within the Tokyo-like world we final noticed him in.
We get a glimpse at a really totally different visible model for Sora and Kingdom Hearts – simply essentially the most realistic-looking, if you'll, Kingdom Hearts but, with an entire visible overhaul for Sora and the NPCs of this world. Whereas flashing by some fairly environments, a narrator says the next:
“If this isn’t the ending you desired – if it brings you despair – then depart this world for one more. Your choices are countless. The guts resides throughout the soul, which is in flip guided by destiny to its rightful place. The selection is yours as soon as extra. Nevertheless, when you do depart this world behind, don’t count on to return to the one from which you got here.”
It’s an ominous message, seemingly given to Sora by among the Group XIII members seen close to the top of the trailer, and it makes it fairly clear that we’re possible going to be combating towards Heartless on this new Tokyo-like world. It doesn’t damage {that a} large Heartless really seems in the midst of town to start inflicting havoc.
Earlier than that, although, a woman tells Sora that he’s been on this world for per week, sleeping. It doesn’t take lengthy for Sora to acknowledge the Heartless menace within the metropolis and as you’d count on, he heads proper in direction of it, Keyblade in hand. Here, we see some new strikes in Sora’s arsenal, like some gentle parkour talents and a Keyblade chain that acts very very like a grappling hook. He scales his method up a constructing, after which down one other falling by the air, earlier than unleashing a devastating magic drill assault that defeats the Heartless.
Whereas this trailer doesn’t immediately contact on the ultimate occasions of Kingdom Hearts III, which admittedly get very Closing Fantasy Versus XIII by means of the in-game Verum Rex franchise, it’s clear this is identical world as these remaining sequences. If one factor is evident, if Kingdom Hearts III director Tetsuya Nomura is again to direct Kingdom Hearts IV, he appears to be diving deep into the Verum Rex aspect of the franchise to lastly make what’s principally his Versus XIII.
As for once we’ll discover out if that’s what that is, or if it’s one thing fully totally different, solely time will inform as a result of the trailer doesn't embrace a launch window of any kind. Mainline Kingdom Hearts video games normally take some time to develop, however Nomura has stated previously he doesn't anticipate that the crew will take so long as it did to develop Kingdom Hearts III to develop a sequel to it.
Should you’re anxious that the Verum Rex aspect of Kingdom Hearts eliminates the potential for Disney characters and worlds, don’t sweat – after revealing the title, the trailer cuts to Donald and Goofy, who're in search of Sora, earlier than they’re attacked. This little scene feels very very like a, ‘Hey, don’t fear – Disney continues to be going to be part of this series in Kingdom Hearts IV.”
For extra in regards to the series, learn Sport Informer’s Kingdom Hearts III overview after which try our spoiler-filled dialogue of Kingdom Hearts III’s story. Examine Re:Thoughts, the Kingdom Hearts III story DLC, after that.
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