Kingdom Hearts IV was announced at the franchise’s 20th anniversary event Kingdom Hearts last Sunday, April 10, in a video that summarized the future of the saga created by Square-Enix. Still undated and without confirmed platforms, the truth is that the trailer has come a long way. If you missed a detail, or directly understood nothing, this is your site. Whereas xbox area We will analyze in depth this presentation video. Let’s go.
The Ark of the Lost Master
We start with the most obvious, the change of arc (and logo). Kingdom Hearts IV will begin the Lost Master Arc in a numbered fashion. In this way, the Seeker of Darkness Bow, which we have seen so far Kingdom Hearts 3with Xehanort as the antagonist, comes to an end. This new arc will apparently have the Master of Masters as the villain, who can be seen in the trailer next to what is believed to be his apprentice Luxu, both wearing hoods. And it is that this arc will be very linked to the most distant past of this universe, starting with Kingdom Hearts X, Kingdom Hearts Union X and, at first glance, the recently announced announcement Kingdom Hearts missing link.
The mysterious girl we see waking Sora up in this new world is also tied to the past. Although many people do not know her, she is StrelitziaLauriam’s little sister Kingdom Hearts Union X. She was instrumental in the plot and tricked her brother, once a Nobody named Marluxia, into joining Xehanort. Most likely, the star Sora was talking to at the end of Kingdom Hearts 3 It was herself, but we will have to wait to confirm it.
The real Japan? Quadratum and Shibuya
Continuing Sora’s awakening, he wakes up in a very peculiar world. From the first second of the trailer, we can see that this is a realistic location and what we see is the real Tokyo. Or not? Really no. Although it was possible to find out exactly in which apartment the protagonist wakes up, this world is Quadratum. This scenario is the one we saw in the secret ending of Kingdom Hearts 3 and in the final battle against Yozora in the DLC Recall of this game. In fact, the location of the anniversary event can be seen in this trailer.
Quadratum represents what would have been the main town of Final Fantasy Versus XIII, Nomura’s canceled project that led to Final Fantasy XV and to which Yozora refers. However, it can hide a lot more than it seems. Quadratum refers to the square, Square in English, so maybe here we see all these worlds of Square-Enix which take place in Tokyo. Being thus, and speaking of exactly seven days of sleep after his death, It is not at all excluded that we see Sora interfere in the Game of the Reapers the world ends with you. Due to the format of their games, it is very likely that we will see the game of NEO: the world stops with you, the following. And let’s remember that Sora already knows Neku and company.
The new look of Kingdom Hearts IV
Without leaving Sora and Quadratum, there is another detail that caused a lot of noise. yes we are talking about Sora’s appearance in Kingdom Hearts IV. Beyond the change of hairstyle, the truth is that it is a bit shocking to see the protagonist with such a realistic style that until now had always had a style cartoon. However, will it always look like this? The truth is that it seems highly unlikely. The appearance of Donald and Goofy at the end of the trailer with their usual appearance, and the appearance of Sora in the life bar area confirm that this will be temporary.. As we have seen in Nightmare Before Christmas the The little MermaidTo give a few examples, Sora’s appearance has always adapted to the world in which he travels. To be this world a reference to the real world Final Fantasy XV/Vs. XIIIwho have a realistic style, it’s not uncommon for Sora to look like this.
However, what this new aspect demonstrates is the graphical leap. From Sora himself to the world of Quadratum itself, the improvement is remarkable. However, from Square-Enix have confirmed that Kingdom Hearts IV it won’t look like that… it will get better! The trailer we saw was created with Unreal Engine 4 in real time, which is already quite a feat, but it was announced that the final game would take place in Unreal Engine 5the new generation of this engine.
Beyond Disney in Kingdom Hearts IV?
Kingdom Hearts has always been composed of original worlds, worlds of disney and characters from Final Fantasy. However, the appearance of Quadratum and the start of a new plot arc, makes us wonder, Will we see franchise worlds beyond disney? Well, although we cover this in depth in our own article, everything seems to indicate that it will.Although, yes, the final appearance of Hades in the trailer confirms that we will continue to see worlds of disney.
On the mouse side everything is clear, but what about Square-Enix? Quadratum seems to be a benchmark for the developer, and the first time we’ll see a world, at least, inspired by Final Fantasyalthough they saw their characters from the beginning. Being very probable the appearance of the Shibuya of the world ends with you, there is only one Japanese star franchise left to appear. yes we are talking about dragon quest. With the new story arc, now the appearance of the hero is somewhat likely, and with the anime of Dragon Quest: Adventures of Daiwhich also has blue “flames”, the truth is that it is not unreasonable to think of seeing dragon quest in Kingdom Hearts IV.
As you can see, just a few minutes of the trailer allowed us to extract a lot of details and theorize a bit. What is clear is that Kingdom Hearts IV seems like a complete stop in what had been Kingdom Hearts till date. New worlds, new rules and new enemies. Finally, as always, we tell you that if you want to know more about news like this, do not forget to stop at home, here in the Xbox Area.
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