{"id":84083,"date":"2020-09-28T15:57:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/kingdom-hearts-final-fantasy-yozora-verum-rex\/"},"modified":"2020-09-28T15:57:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:57:31","slug":"kingdom-hearts-may-be-moving-more-toward-a-final-fantasy-like-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/28\/kingdom-hearts-may-be-moving-more-toward-a-final-fantasy-like-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts May Be Moving More Toward a Final Fantasy-Like Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The long drought of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em><\/strong> news presumably begins after\u00a0Melody of Memory<\/em> releases, but it perhaps won’t be too long. With Nomura confirming a 2022 targeted release year for the next major\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> project, lining up with the franchise’s 20th anniversary, the wait won’t be\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3\u00a0<\/em>long. That being said, many are wondering what kind of game to expect in 2022, whether it’s a large-scale spin-off like\u00a0Dream Drop Distance<\/em>, or a legitimate\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 4<\/em>.<\/p>\n

There are certainly hints that another game centered on dreams may be coming, as hinted by\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>‘s secret ending. However, the worlds of Verum Rex and Shibuya could be connected to a very different world for\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em><\/a>, one centered on\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> specifically. It’s no coincidence that Tetsuya Nomura, the main concept writer for\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>, is tossing in references from another RPG he previously directed:\u00a0Final Fantasy Versus 13<\/em>. It’s very possible the next\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> game strongly features\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em>.<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Demo Coming Next Month<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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One of the main criticisms of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>‘s base game was the complete and total lack of\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> characters<\/a>. One of the defining aspects of the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> project in the beginning was it’s strange dynamic duo between\u00a0Disney worlds and\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> characters. Sora fighting Cloud in Olympus Coliseum, Auron fighting through the Underworld with Sora, Squall and Cloud teaming up in Hollow Bastion, all of these weird but endearing mashups were made possible by\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>‘ unique team up. When players beat\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> for the first time, many were still wondering what happened to the\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> characters.<\/p>\n

Then in\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind<\/em>, players briefly returned to the\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> crew back in Hollow Bastion, but only for a short time. While Riku’s conversation with them was a nice return, it was very short-lived when all it lead to were the Data Battles boss rush mode in\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind<\/em>. The only other reference to\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> throughout\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em> is during\u00a0the ending cinematic of\u00a0ReMind<\/em>‘s secret boss. Whether players defeat or are defeated by Yozora, they’re given a familiar cutscene that resembles\u00a0one of\u00a0Final Fantasy Versus 13<\/em>‘s first trailers<\/a>, which could be a very big hint on what’s to come.<\/p>\n

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One of the biggest fan theories out there about\u00a0Yozora and the next\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> game is that Yozora’s true identity may be Final Fantasy Versus 13<\/em>‘s\u00a0Noctis<\/a>, or some version of Noctis (like with Final Fantasy 8<\/em>‘s\u00a0Squall becoming “Leon”). This world, whether it’s Verum Rex or Insomnia or something entirely different, could very well be a new original world that’s based entirely around\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> characters in\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>. It would certainly be a first, considering basically all worlds in\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> have either been Disney-themed or original to the series.<\/p>\n

Much of this theory depends on the purpose of Yozora’s role\u00a0in\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em>‘ future<\/a>. There’s not much known so far, but already there’s a lot of importance presumably riding on the world Sora and Riku wake up in during\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em>‘s secret ending. Yozora is there watching over Riku, Sora has ended up in this city even though he’s presumably lost his life, and even the Master of Masters is seen overlooking Shibuya crossing on the other side of the city.\u00a0What other reason would there be an entire\u00a0Final Fantasy Versus 13<\/em> reference in\u00a0ReMind<\/em>‘s ending if this world wasn’t intended to be\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> themed?<\/p>\n

RELATED:\u00a0Final Fantasy Versus 13 Had a Profound Impact on Kingdom Hearts, FF7 Remake, and More<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In a way, this could be the perfect avenue to address criticisms of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3<\/em><\/a> not having any\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> characters. For the first time in the\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> series, the next installment could feature\u00a0a\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em>-specific world. Granted one that would presumably include Neku and\u00a0The World Ends with You<\/em> characters in Shibuya, but it’s still possible. Or alternatively, the game could be entirely centered on\u00a0exploring this city only, instead of multiple separate Disney worlds. All that’s known for now is this city almost certainly has to be intrinsically tied to reawakening\/reviving Sora, whose fate is still a mystery at the end of\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It’s hard to say in any form if this theory is likely, but the importance of this unknown Kingdom Hearts\u00a0<\/em>world (with Shibuya in it) seems to be emphasized greatly. Considering the next installment is planned to release on 2022 for the anniversary<\/a>, fans at least won’t have to wait a decade for the story to truly continue. Yozora’s true identity still remains a mystery for now, but he could be a sign that\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em> intends to lean back into its\u00a0Final Fantasy<\/em> partnership in the next major installment.<\/p>\n

The next\u00a0Kingdom Hearts<\/em><\/strong> installment is reportedly in development.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0Kingdom Hearts 4 Has to Do Something KH3 Failed to Do<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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