At the D23 Expo in Japan last night, a new gameplay video was released for the highly-anticipated Kingdom Hearts III. Originally announced earlier this year, the new prime sequel in the storied Kingdom Hearts franchise will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with no release date set just yet. This new video comes hot on the heels of Square-Enix’s announcement that Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix will be released on the PlayStation 3 next year. The game will be an HD remake of the previously Japan-only Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix with HD cutscenes from the Nintendo DS’ Kingdom Hearts Re:coded.
For those unfamiliar with the franchise, Kingdom Hearts melds together the world of Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy series with iconic Disney characters and locations into an action-RPG game about identity and self-discovery. While Kingdom Hearts II originally released on the PlayStation 2 back in 2006, a multitude of spin-offs have been released in the interim on the PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS. Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix will be the perfect opportunity for gamers that skipped them (or couldn’t finish them like myself) to play them all in one package to prepare for Kingdom Hearts III‘s release.
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