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Sora faces Heartless, Nobodies, and Unversed in the game, with new variants of these enemy types appearing. Character summons make a return from previous entries, this time known as “Links”, where an additional character joins the battle to assist the player with specialized attacks. Players can equip various abilities for Sora and his party members, with the system to do so “an evolution of sorts” from the system used in Kingdom Hearts II. Team-up attacks are also featured, which combine Sora and various party members into one attack. Magic performs differently in underwater sections of the game, with Kingdom Hearts III introducing a new spell, Water. The enemy AI is a lot more intricate, too, and I think the gameplay will reflect that new dynamic balance.” Sora can perform magic, with a new, powerful tier of each spell available to him, similar to what Aqua has available to her in Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep A Fragmentary Passage. Describing the gameplay, Nomura called the action “pretty frantic”, as well as “really flashy and exciting. Certain parts of the game have Riku and Aqua as playable characters.

This is an increase from previous main entries in the series, where players were limited to two additional party members at any given time along with Sora. Sora returns as the main playable character, once again joined in the party by Donald Duck and Goofy, with the ability to have two additional characters join the party for a total of five-player parties. Additionally, the development team “always want to try something new”, taking previously introduced mechanics and making small “tweak” to them so they are customized for Kingdom Hearts III. Nomura noted that new gameplay elements are the “skeleton” of the game, saying development starts with a “fun element” for gameplay or system to then build the story and concept around.

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He also revealed that the handheld games of the series were where he could experiment with the combat mechanics, and that some of the well-received additions could appear in Kingdom Hearts III. Gameplay in Kingdom Hearts III is similar to its predecessors, with hack and slash combat, which director Tetsuya Nomura stated would be along the lines of the system seen in Kingdom Hearts II, with an evolution similar to what was seen from Kingdom Hearts to Kingdom Hearts II, and closely tied to the gameplay in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. A cloud-streamed version of the game bundled with the DLC, was released for Nintendo Switch on February 10, 2022. A downloadable content expansion of the game titled Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind was released on January 23, 2020, for PlayStation 4, and on February 25, 2020, for Xbox One. It sold over five million copies within its first week of release, becoming both the fastest-selling and best-selling game in the series’ history in North America. Critics praised its visuals, soundtrack, art style, gameplay, and variety of combat options, while reception towards its storyline and presentation was mixed.

Kingdom Hearts III was released worldwide in January 2019, and was well received by critics. The game features recurring gameplay elements from the series, while expanding parties to five characters total, introducing new “Attraction Flow” attacks that incorporate various Disney Parks attractions, and including minigames inspired by classic Walt Disney Productions Mickey Mouse cartoons in the style of 1980s LCD games. Their journey has them cross paths with characters and visit worlds based on different Disney and Pixar intellectual properties.Ĭoncepts for Kingdom Hearts III began as early as 2005 after the release of Kingdom Hearts II in Japan, with the game’s development not being officially announced until 2013, following years of rumors and speculation. Set after the events of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, returning protagonist Sora is joined by Donald Duck, Goofy, King Mickey and Riku in their search for seven guardians of light as they attempt to thwart Xehanort’s plan to bring about a second Keyblade War. It is the twelfth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series, and serves as a conclusion of the “Dark Seeker Saga” story arc that began with the original game. Kingdom Hearts III is a 2019 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch.

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