‘Kingdom Hearts IV’ Gets New Skins For Sora Series Protagonist
Square Enix is developing a new mainstream Kingdom Hearts game, publisher announced Sunday during an event in Tokyo celebrating the 20th anniversary of the franchise. Heart Kingdom IV see series protagonist Sora return after 2019 Kingdom Hearts III ending the part of the story that started with the original game in 2002.
The trailer Square Enix shared over the weekend opens with Sora waking up in a city called Quadratum. It’s a Tokyo-like metropolis rendered in a realistic graphic style, which is an important departure for the series. After a new character named Strelitzia introduces herself to Sora, the city is attacked by a towering monster. As Sora confronts the threat, the trailer seems to transition seamlessly into the game. We see Sora complete a dramatic parkour scene involving a collapsing building. After the title tag, the trailer reintroduces Donald Duck and Goofy, who are searching for their lost friend.
No word on release date for Kingdom Hearts IV. But at the same event, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts Missing Linka new mobile title that fans in select markets will be available for beta testing on Android and iOS this August.
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