Believe or not,Kingdom Heartsis nearly 20 years old, being originally released on the PS2 in 2002. Square Enix is getting fans prepared early with the announcement of theKingdom Hearts20th Anniversary event.
Kingdom Hearts, the unlikely mashup of Disney andFinal Fantasy,continues to this day as one of gaming’s most popular franchises. Although the series went a different direction afterKingdom Hearts 2, with the subsequent games being released mostly on handheld platforms, and in turn, causing fans to wait 14 years untilKingdom Hearts 3, the series is still beloved for its characters, fun gameplay, and ambitious story. The series follows a young boy named Sora, who is thrust into the adventure of a lifetime when he swept away from his home, finds the mysterious Keyblade, and befriends the Disney icons, Donald and Goofy. It was just announced thatSora is the finalSuper Smash Bros. Ultimatefighter.
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In a new video, Square Enix has officially announced theKingdom Hearts20th Anniversary Event. Unfortunately, Square Enix does not offer any further information about the event like its date or format, it simply saying in the video, “Details will follow at a later date.” The trailer does, however, show off the logo for the 20th Anniversary event, and it is filled withKingdom Heartsiconography. Making up the ‘2’ is one of half of the regularKingdom Hearts' heart emblem, its tail merging into the tip of the Kingdom Key; the “0” is the fullKingdom Heartsheart emblem with the signature crown sitting utop it.
Besides the event, Square Enix provides some other updates aboutKingdom Hearts. For starters, it reiterates that theKingdom Heartsseries is coming soon to Switch, which was announced earlier during the finalSuper Smash Bros. UltimateDirect. For fans of the mobile games,Kingdom Hearts Union x Crossnow has an offline version where players can watch the entire story in Theater Mode, andKingdom Hearts Dark Road’s final chapter will be coming next winter. Unlike before where chapter segments were released over time, according to the trailer, Square Enix is releasing it “in one go, all the way through to the ending,” meaning players will likely not have to wait after it drops.
What a time to be aKingdom Heartsfan: between Sora inSmash, the series coming to Switch, and everything else that is on the way, it has been a great day forKingdom Heartsnews. While it is fun to celebrate the series' history, it also exciting to anticipate what is to come, to hypothesize about what surprises are in store.Kingdom Hearts 3ended the Dark Seeker saga, andMelody of Memoryshows the cast figuring out what threats lie ahead, so hopefully this 20th Anniversary event will shed light on where the series is heading, if but a glimpse at the next project. If not, that’s also okay, as by thenKingdom Heartswill likely be ready for a replay on the Switch.
