Kingdom Hearts 4 Is Just Final Fantasy Versus 13 And I'm So Here For It
Kingdom Hearts 4 has been announced! Tetsuya Nomura making such a major announcement on a quiet Sunday is the most on-brand thing ever, as is the stark new direction he is taking the series following the conclusion of the Dark Seeker Saga.
We’re in uncharted territory now. With the exception of a few lingering plot threads it appears that Kingdom Hearts is entering a new generation of characters and storytelling, only planning to carry over a handful of core themes and ideas. Expect it to be convoluted and require us to play a bunch of mobile games in order to understand any of the plot, but if you’re surprised by that at this point you’re in the wrong fandom. We live for this shit.
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The canonical ending of Kingdom Hearts 3: ReMind had Sora lose his battle against Yozora on the rooftops of Quadratum before surrendering to a crystal form as the screen fades to black. As the credits roll we are introduced to a new cutscene - once again featuring Yozora - which appears to be an accurate recreation of the Final Fantasy Versus 13 reveal trailer. It’s uncanny, and fans will know that Nomura’s initial vision for this troubled game was eventually retrofitted into Final Fantasy 15 with many of the original elements abandoned.
Nomura’s bitterness has reached such unparalleled heights that the man has somehow morphed Kingdom Hearts into a vessel to explore the narrative of a completely different project he was unable to complete over a decade ago. That’s some hardcore dedication to his own headcanon, and also something we’ve never really seen in the medium before, where a man’s singular vision is able to exist within the realms of Final Fantasy, Disney, and countless
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