After Kingdom Hearts: Lacking Hyperlink was canceled earlier this week, followers joked that inside it was probably the most info we’ve gotten on the event of Kingdom Hearts 4 because it was revealed in an announcement trailer three years in the past. Sq. Enix stated it’s “arduous at work” on Kingdom Hearts 4, which can proceed Sora, Donald, and Goofy’s adventures in a brand new story arc.
The identical day that it introduced Lacking Hyperlink’s cancellation, Sq. Enix casually dropped a number of new screenshots of Kingdom Hearts 4, inflicting the fandom to leap for pleasure. There’s a lot to interrupt down in these photographs that there’s sufficient to do a deep dive (pun meant) on all of them. Let’s have a look.
Picture: Sq. Enix
The above screenshot reveals humanoid Heartless that aren’t Neo Heartless — they kinda appear to be Sora with that hair — however are additionally extra human, possibly as a result of they’re primarily based on Quadratum people? There are extra new Heartless within the again rocking fists the form of shields. The Kind Change capability for the keyblade we noticed from the trailer (Are these stars paopu fruit? Are these chains… chains of recollections?) is getting used to cope with the brand new group of Heartless as a substitute of utilizing it to journey as beforehand proven.
Based on Tetsuya Nomura, a brand new Construct mechanic within the command menu (which is themed after Quadratum) will permit Sora to scrap and rebuild issues. There’s additionally a Japanese-language model of this actual second posted on the Japanese Kingdom Hearts social media account that reveals it from one other angle. On this picture, we will see a 3rd creature with lengthy legs, a bell-shaped waist, and an extended neck with a spike protruding from it. It seems extra just like the Pokémon Magearna and Alolan Exeggutor than a Heartless.
Picture: Sq. Enix
TheGamersJoint (among the finest Kingdom Hearts YouTubers) seen that the well being and MP UI have modified to maneuver the EX Gauge from on prime of the MP bar to curve across the well being bar, just like the unique Kingdom Hearts interface. He additionally notes that the EX gauge will almost definitely be renamed, as Sq. Enix often does, typically utilizing EX as a placeholder. Enjoyable truth: Sora has a smartwatch on! What does it do? Nobody is aware of.
Strelitzia from Kingdom Hearts Cross Union is proven, which showcases an improved character mannequin in comparison with she seemed within the Kingdom Hearts 4 reveal trailer. Additionally, telephones make a return to the sequence since Kingdom Hearts 3’s introduction of Gummiphones, however this time it’s a rotary cellphone. Will whippersnappers like Sora even know what it’s?
We get to play as Mickey in what would look like a minigame (the command menu is extraordinarily restricted, main us to consider it’s a small gameplay part). It’s been theorized this library may very well be inside Scala advert Caelum, since Mickey was beforehand tasked to look into the Foretellers from Cross Union final we noticed him.
The subsequent picture showcases what would look like a Darkside Heartless from the unique trailer, albeit with a brand new design that features wings and a fair bigger presence. However there are two types of mild speeding towards it. May it’s our hero joined alongside one other? Yozora maybe? Solely time will inform.
The subsequent picture reveals Sora standing on the street at the hours of darkness, with sparkles surrounding him on the bottom. Some consider the sparkles to be rain, however it may be damaged glass from the encircling vehicles following a battle. Within the distance is a vibrant mild, which suggests issues haven’t settled down within the streets. The final picture seems to be from this similar scene, however from the angle of Sora, as the sunshine within the distance illuminates his face.
Though there’s no launch date or information on a brand new trailer, Sq. Enix guarantees it’s arduous at work growing Kingdom Hearts 4. After so a few years of radio silence, and within the wake of canceling a sport, this was the perfect transfer the group may have made to indicate the followers good religion that their lengthy wait will certainly repay.