About Kingdom Hearts III
Kingdom Hearts III is a 2019 role-playing game developed by Square Enix Business Division 3 and published by Square Enix, part of the Disney series. It released on PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Xbox One, holding a 8.2 / 10 aggregate score.
Kingdom Hearts III is the third main installment in the Kingdom Hearts series developed and published by Square Enix. It was initially released January 2019 for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One.
An expansion, Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind was released in January 2020. The story takes place after the events of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.
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It features an older Sora as the main protagonist, who sets forth on a new adventure to search for seven guardians of light in an attempt to stop Xehanort from bringing about a second Keyblade War. Sora is joined by Donald Duck, Goofy, Mickey Mouse, Riku, Kairi, and others.
Along the way, Sora travels to many worlds from Disney and Pixar intellectual properties, and cross paths with the real Organization XIII. Kingdom Hearts III features hack and slash combat reminiscent of Kingdom Hearts II, with elements from later handheld entries, allowing the player to control Sora in a party with Donald, Goofy, and up to two other Disney characters from the various worlds he visits.
A major addition compared is the Formchange mechanic, which allows his currently equipped Keyblade to grant him special abilities and change shape. Sora can equip up to three Keyblades at a time, and cycle between them to use his abilities.
Another addition is the Attractions mechanic, which occasionally allows Sora to summon and pilot a vehicle inspired by Disney theme park attractions. At certain points throughout the game, the player will be able to control other characters.
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Story
Through countless adventures across many worlds in his long battle against the darkness, Sora, once a little boy who only dreamed worlds beyond his island even existed, has grown up to a dashing young man. Now he is realizing that that battle has played out exactly as Master Xehanort had planned, and the second Keyblade War, the final struggle between light and dark, looms ahead. To counter the overwhelming darkness, Sora and his friends must gather the seven guardians of light. His best friend Riku and King Mickey seek out a battle-scarred Keyblade wielder, while Sora, Donald, and Goofy set off on a journey to find “the Key to Return Hearts.” Never-before-featured Disney worlds set the stage for another daring adventure to save the universe!
Chosen by the Keyblade, he is the one whose heart’s light never fails to shine as a beacon of hope.
Sora, the brave hero chosen by the Keyblade, has always had a strong sense of justice. Through his many battles against darkness, he has grown and learned about the world immensely. Drawn to his light, many friends have lent him their support and granted him their powers to counter the darkness: Riku, the childhood friend he grew up with on Destiny Islands; Donald and Goofy, the two brave comrades with whom he has shared his adventures from the very beginning; and King Mickey, who gives Sora his unfailing support. As the world becomes enveloped in another battle against darkness, the Keyblade wielder and his friends must rise up against Master Xehanort and thwart his plot to incite another Keyblade War.
Cast & Credits
- Tetsuya NomuraDirector
- Tai YasueCo-Director
- Shinji HashimotoExecutive Producer
- Rie NishiProducer
- Hiroshi FukasawaLead Designer
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- Kumi SasakiDesigners
- Mai KageyamaDesigners
- Sayoko YamamotoDesigners
- Toshiaki HirotaDesigners
- Haruna KatoDesigners
- Sayako HirataProject Managers
- Yuko NakamuraProject Managers
- Kazuki HamamotoProject Managers
- Yuko SakaeProject Managers
- Shihoko KarubeProject Managers
- Ayako TsuchiyaProject Managers
- Yutaka KinoshitaGame Designers
- Daichi YonekuraGame Designers
- Hideyuki HondaGame Designers
- Satoshi IshikawaGame Designers
- Takayasu ShirazuProducer
- Takaaki TanakaGame Designer
- Takahiro MatsuyaProducer
- Satoshi SumidaGame Designers
- Hideo KinoshitaGame Designers
- Shin MiyakusaGame Designers
- Takashi SuzukiProducers
- Naoki MoroProducers
- Tadashi ShigemoriProducer
- Ayumi TomuraProject Manager
- Sawami TakahashiProducer
- Junpei TakahashiDirector
- Yoshiaki HoriuchiDesigners
- Takumi FuruyaDesigners
- Izumi AizawaDesigners
- Toshiharu FushimiDesigners
- Hideaki KatoDesigners
- Akihiro YamaguchiDesigners
- Takayuki BabaProducers
- Takamasa KawataProducers
- Shusuke OsanaiProject Manager
- Nobuaki EbiharaProducers
- Kouhei MikiProducers
- Patnaree PongsirisuntornProject Manager
- Keisuke IshikawaProducer
- Haruyasu AkagiProducer
- Yoshio ItoProducer
- Kyota MatsuokaDirector
- Yuta ItoProducer
- Makoto KobayashiProject Manager
- Ryo HatanakaProducer
- Mizuki SaitohProducer
- Tang JunProject Managers
- Seki ShiProject Managers
- Kentaro IsomuraProducer
- Hideki FujiiProducer
- Mitsuo KodamaExecutive Producer
- Kazuhiro KimuraProducer
- Akihiro YamadaProducer
- Mitsuhiro TomihataProducers
- Masanori KuwasashiProducers
- Takeshi InabaProducers
- Arugo ShinoharaProducers
- Koji MurataProducer
- Nobuo TakahashiProducer
- Isao NakajimaDirector
- Miki AkakuraProject Managers
- Kazuhiro HasegawaProject Managers
- Elijah SmolkoProject Managers
- Tomoko SadahiroProject Managers
- Gary HarrodDesigner
- Alice CostaProject Managers
- Evgeniya KeatingsProject Managers
- Adam EvankoProducer
- Clark SpencerProducers
- Peter Del VechoProducers
- Roy ConliProducers
- Yoko Shimomura
- Takeharu Ishimoto
- Tsuyoshi Sekito
- Keiji KawamoriMusic Supervisor
- Kazuyuki KanoCharacter Artists
- Chiaki ŌtsuCharacter Artists
Release Date
| Xbox One | Jan 25, 2019 |
| PlayStation 4 | Jan 25, 2019 |
| PlayStation 4 | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Xbox One | Jan 29, 2019 |
| PC (Microsoft Windows) | Mar 30, 2021 |
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