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Kingdom Hearts is heading towards its conclusion and the reason is clear

Kingdom Hearts is one of those series that doesn’t seem like it will ever have an end. Along with a story that has expanded across different media and all kinds of consoles and titles, to the point of being impossible to follow, it is so long-lasting that it doesn’t seem like it will have a conclusion. Something that doesn’t necessarily have to be true. Because, as expressed by its main responsible party, the idea is for the game to conclude sooner rather than later. In a recent interview for Young Jump magazine, the creator Tetsuya Nomura has been […]

Kingdom Hearts is one of those series that doesn’t seem like it will ever have an end. With a story that has expanded across different media and all kinds of consoles and titles, to the point of being impossible to follow, it is so long-lasting that it doesn’t seem like it will have a conclusion. Something that doesn’t necessarily have to be true. Because as its main director has expressed, the idea is for the game to conclude sooner rather than later.

In a recent interview for Young Jump magazine, creator Tetsuya Nomura has been talking about his work on the Kingdom Hearts series. Among other details, without wanting to delve into spoilers, he said something that caught many people by surprise. According to the Japanese creative, Kingdom Hearts 4 is being developed with the intention of becoming the end of the saga.

Or it will be at some point in the future. Something that has been clarified in the interview is that Kingdom Hearts is not going to end with its fourth installment. The franchise will continue after this title, but this is where the foundations will be laid for what will eventually be the end of the series. This has surprised fans, as they did not expect Kingdom Hearts to have an end on the horizon. Not even considering that it is a franchise with 22 years behind it.

Even more surprising has been the reason why this is happening. The fact that Tetsuya Nomura wants to retire. Although he has stated that it is not something he wants to do immediately, it is something he has thought about doing in the future. And without knowing if he will conclude his career or Kingdom Hearts first, he would at least like to leave everything tied up so that the conclusion of the franchise can be satisfactory. This is not at all absurd, considering that Nomura is currently 53 years old and will turn 54 on October 8. A more than reasonable age to start making retirement plans.

That is why it is expected that Kingdom Hearts 4 will give us many more answers than we anticipated. Although the franchise has been characterized by the opposite, it seems that we will finally be able to start seeing more clearly everything it wants to tell us—and start seeing light at the end of the horizon. While that does not mean the end is near, it does mean we are approaching a point of no return for Kingdom Hearts.

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Kingdom Hearts IV es un juego de rol premium de SQUARE ENIX. En la última entrega de la querida serie de plataformas de acción, Sora regresa con Donald y Goofy al mundo mágico de varias propiedades de Disney en una nueva aventura. Continúa la larga historia con el nuevo Lost Master Arc que introduce nuevos personajes, mundos y habilidades para que los jugadores exploren.

Kingdom Hearts 4 is actually Kingdom Hearts 14, but it shouldn’t worry newcomers

En este punto, no hace falta decir que intentar (sí, esa es la palabra) entender Kingdom Hearts no es suficiente con solo jugar los tres juegos principales y luego esperar pacientemente el cuarto: la saga de Square tiene docenas de juegos, y todos son relevantes para la trama, desde Chain of Memories hasta Dream Drop Distance, lo que la convierte en un lío enrevesado. Y Tetsuya Nomura sabe que después de 22 años, es hora de darnos un respiro. Una llave espada para explicárnoslo, por favor. Y como él ha explicado, tanto este juego como […]

At this point, it goes without saying that to try (yes, that’s the word) to understand Kingdom Hearts, it’s not enough to just play the three main games and then patiently wait for the fourth: the Square saga has dozens of games, and all of them are relevant to the plot, from Chain of Memories to Dream Drop Distance, making it a convoluted mess. And Tetsuya Nomura knows that after 22 years, it’s about time to give it a break.

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Explain it to us, please

Indeed, as he explained, both this game and Missing Link, for mobile devices, are intended to “be new titles rather than sequels,” although he is aware that this new game is, in reality, Kingdom Hearts 14. To bring a fresh perspective to the franchise, he has also involved the developers in the story’s script because he believes it is a new beginning that will attract both new players and long-time fans.

“I wanted to end it with 3 or reset it, so I hired new writers and even made a new logo to make it easier to get into.” The ending of Kingdom Hearts 3 indeed pointed to the idea of an ending or a new beginning, but after so much time, it seems strange that Nomura wouldn’t, at some point, use the apparent novelty to give an extra twist to the usual story.

“The reason why Sora ends up like this at the end is because we wanted to restart the story in some way. This should make it even easier for newcomers to get into the story from Kingdom Hearts 4. Fans will also be able to feel like ‘Ah, so THIS is it,’ but we are doing it with the hope that everyone can enjoy it.” For now, since its announcement in 2022, we don’t have a release date, so if you are an ardent fan of Sora, Goofy, and company, you’ll need to be patient… and get used to the idea that another twenty years of story are starting now.

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