{"id":128359,"date":"2020-11-24T16:02:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/kingdom-hearts-4-new-direction\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T16:02:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T16:02:17","slug":"kingdom-hearts-new-direction-has-been-hinted-at-all-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/24\/kingdom-hearts-new-direction-has-been-hinted-at-all-along\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts’ New Direction Has Been Hinted At All Along"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em><\/strong> series, celebrating the unlikely video game union of Square Enix and Disney IPs into the well-known JRPG franchise it is today. Even more recently, fans have been able to revel and remember all of the highs of the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em><\/a> series with\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em>, which came out just a few weeks ago. However, with the various endings of\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em>,\u00a0ReMind<\/em>, and\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> presenting all sorts of cliffhangers, the future of the franchise presents a lot of questions. With a new\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> project planned to release in 2022, the anniversary may bring more than just a celebration.<\/p>\n

Recently in an interview,\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>‘ series director Tetsuya Nomura<\/a> spoke on the future of\u00a0the franchise. In the wake of the ever-anticipated\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> and now\u00a0Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory<\/em>, it’s going to be a long time before the next entry in the series releases. However, Nomura’s comments during the interview suggest that a lot of the dots placed within\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> and\u00a0ReMind<\/em>‘s secret endings may be connected.\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em>‘s ending\u00a0seemingly confirmed a lot of what players expected, but Nomura seems to infer that subplots in the overarching\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> canon will be resolved.<\/p>\n

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Specifically, Nomura intends to use the next mainline entry in the series to “tie up loose story ends” alongside a completely new story, some of which was teased at the end of\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em>.\u00a0Those loose ends almost certainly involve much of what was teased at the ending of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>: The “Black Box,” the return of the Foretellers, the Book of Prophecies, the presence of Xigbar (or Luxu, depending on who you ask), and the Master of Masters. Whatever this new dreaming world ends up being, the one Sora and Riku wake up in during the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> secret ending<\/a>, the Master of Masters and\/or Luxu is already there.<\/p>\n

Xehanort’s story closes when Kingdom Hearts Dark Road\u00a0<\/em>ends<\/a>, with only lingering effects of his influence permeating in\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em>. Much of the True Organization 13 is gone with Xehanort, with the exception of Xigbar, who’s actually Luxu and working with the Master of Masters. Those two, the Foretellers, and whatever’s happening with Yozora in Verum Rex (AKA Quadratum, more on that later) will be the center of the upcoming story. Nomura’s comments are pretty strong evidence that the next\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> game is going to solve many of the mysteries unveiled by\u00a0Union Cross<\/em>,\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3,<\/em> and\u00a0the events of\u00a0ReMind<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The new storylines coming to Kingdom Hearts\u00a0<\/em>are a bit more mysterious<\/a>. Now, with\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em>, it’s much clearer what’s going on with Sora and Riku by the end of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>‘s secret ending. In that same interview, Nomura also mentioned a desire to tell a completely new story in the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>\u00a0series, likely referring to what’s going on in the “world of fiction” that Riku ventures to.\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em> confirms that the mysterious dark city where Yozora resides is known as Quadratum, a world “that’s neither of light nor darkness but somewhere on the other side.” It’s assuredly safe to assume\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>‘s secret ending takes place in Quadratum.<\/p>\n

Quadratum, and whatever role Yozora plays within this world<\/a>, will either serve as the backdrop or contextualize the new direction for Kingdom Hearts<\/em>. As for what that looks like, well, that’s probably too much for Nomura to spoil before the actual game is unveiled. For right now, it’s now much safer to assume that many theories about\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> and\u00a0ReMind<\/em>‘s secret endings are much more credible. The Foretellers and Master of Masters are making their way to this world in between, and in some way Yozora will play a role alongside Sora and Riku in the narrative.<\/p>\n

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The only thing that’s uncertain now is Luxu and the Foretellers’ role in this new story. Will they be the focal point, despite Nomura’s desire to explore a new\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> story? In this case, “new” is subjective, so Nomura could strictly be referring to a different way of approaching the overarching lore of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>. It’s very possible this new direction is hinting that Quadratum will be the sole main setting of the next\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> game. Either that, or there will be more Final Fantasy<\/em> influence this time around.\u00a0It’s clear Quadratum is an overt nod to Nomura’s\u00a0Final Fantasy Versus 13\u00a0<\/em>project<\/a>, the game that transformed into\u00a0Final Fantasy 15<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Either way, Fans will need to keep their eyes peeled for more information in the lead up to 2022’s anniversary. For as many storylines as\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>,\u00a0ReMind<\/em>, and\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em> wrapped up for the Xehanort Saga, the next game presents even more questions. That being said, this upcoming 2022\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> game could play a delicate balancing act<\/a> between tying off the story threads from\u00a0Union Cross<\/em>, whilst also beginning a new story in this “fictional” world of Quadratum.<\/p>\n

A new\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em><\/strong> project is in development.<\/p>\n

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