- After four years, we finally have a second trailer for Kingdom Hearts 4
- Disney characters were few and far between, but two worlds were sparked.
- We also didn’t get a release date.
It’s hard to be a kingdom hearts fan. The series is one of the best of all time, but if its platform-hopping origins weren’t frustrating enough (with entries exclusive to different consoles and even different regions for a time), we now have to face the fact that Square Enix loves to take its time between entries and between announcing and releasing a new game.
Kingdom Hearts 3 was was first introduced about five and a half years before its release, and seemed Kingdom Hearts 4 It could take the same amount of time between the first and second trailer. That is, until we get a new look at the game at Nintendo Direct, I’ll save this year’s Summer Game Fest event just as I had admitted that the Disney/Final Fantasy crossover would be absent once again.
The minute and a half of footage combined combat gameplay with scenes of black-robed figures, protagonist Sora facing off against a giant Heartless on the streets of Tokyo, and some new and familiar faces, including several from the now-defunct Kingdom Hearts mobile and browser games.
Despite these darker inclusions, Square has said that KH4 is intended to be a starting point for the series, and game director Tetsuya Nomura outlines the ending of KH3. in an interview as a “reboot,” one that “should make it even easier for newcomers to join the story starting with KH4.”
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Disney who?
I’m not convinced that the latest trailer backs up Nomura’s claims, although as a long-time fan who loves the series’ strange spin-offs, I’m not complaining.
The other interesting detail of the trailer for me is how brief it is about the Disney characters. We only briefly see Donald and Goofy surrounded by blue flames.
Although we did get hints about two possible Disney worlds that we will visit in some way. The first comes from those blue flames, which strongly hint at the return of Hades, the god of the underworld, from the hands of Hercules. The world of Hercules has appeared in almost every entry in the series so far, so its inclusion in 4 It makes a lot of sense.
Furthermore, although Sora’s fate at the end of Kingdom Hearts 3 It’s a bit strange, he seems to have died somehow, so a death god would probably be involved in his friend’s quest to find him. Additionally, Hades’ voice actor has he has since teased his involvement online, saying “I might have a little inside knowledge on this” and sharing the latest trailer.
Maybe you have a little inside knowledge on this. I’ll just say it’s fantastic and perhaps one of the best in the series. https://t.co/uUpFf7s2REJune 9, 2026
The other clue comes from Sora’s Keyblade: a swirl of fire and water combined into a single weapon. While we don’t get a better look at him moving in combat, this seems like a clear reference to 2023. Elementaryespecially since the keyblade creates a floral effect when it hits enemies, which looks a bit like the vivisteria flowers from the movie.
Interestingly, Sora has this Keyblade while fighting in the realistic version of Tokyo, suggesting that he will jump from one world to another while still trapped in this alternate reality, one that did not experience the visceral conflict of light and darkness before his arrival, as we learn in this new clip.
A missing detail
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The only thing missing is a release date or even a release year. After four years since it was first shown, hopefully Square Enix can give us some kind of timeline for the release of this game.
I’m guessing late 2027 at the earliest, maybe early 2028. That’s based on a new kingdom hearts collection that lands this month of October, and we already have the final part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake The trilogy will be released in the spring of next year (it will be sometime between March and May).
This is certainly frustrating. I can’t express how desperate I am to jump back into the kingdom hearts world, but let’s hope the wait is worth it.
It’s true that this trailer worries me a little. Maybe it’s the wide open space of Tokyo’s streets, but the combat felt a little sparse and something seemed a little off about Sora’s fight against the giant Heartless. Pictures, so maybe things will change when Kingdom Hearts 4′s eventual full release.
At least we found out that it will be another cross-platform release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, PC and Nintendo Switch 2.
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