In fact, recent mobile titles like Union χ and Dark Road focus more on original game lore than exploring these iconic Disney worlds. It’s fair to say the scope of Kingdom Hearts has grown massively since the launch of the original game in 2002 – to the point where it doesn’t really need the characters of Disney or Final Fantasy to thrive on its own. While Disney worlds are still definitely included – Nomura confirmed this in the interview – it appears they’ll take a back seat to the wider world of Kingdom Hearts. This challenge reportedly extends to the fourth instalment in the franchise, which is currently in development.Īccording to Nomura, the team is currently hard at work on figuring out exactly who to feature in the game, with a balance needed between the two beloved Square Enix properties, as well as the worlds of Disney that may feature. Nomura spoke of how beloved the cast of Kingdom Hearts has become, and claimed it was hard to find room for Final Fantasy characters when players were so excited to see more of Sora, Riku, Kairi, and the entire gang. Read: Kingdom Hearts is an impossible game that shouldn’t exist
When they were interacting with really well-known, beloved Disney characters, I felt nobody really knew these new characters, so it was harder for them to stand their ground just yet. And so, we had a lot of Final Fantasy characters involved to lend a hand for everyone to get to know these characters better.’ Image: Square Enix ‘When we released the first title, we had only a few original Kingdom Hearts characters. ‘I really feel like that’s not the basic concept of Kingdom Hearts that’s not exactly what is.’
‘One thing I want to clear up is that a lot of fans are saying that Kingdom Hearts is this collaboration between Disney characters and Final Fantasy characters,’ Nomura told Game Informer.
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