[News/PS4/Xbox One] Kingdom Hearts III will mark the end of the saga, but not the end for Sora.

Kingdom Hearts III will see the ending of the first story arc, as Nomura plans to do more with the franchise. 

Tetsuya Nomura speaking in an interview with The Times confirmed that the first story arc of Kingdom Hearts will come to a conclusion in Kingdom Hearts III.

“As a core game, this is finally the third, and 10 years have passed. I couldn’t call this a trilogy. There have been so many spinoffs. In ‘Kingdom Hearts 3,’ the battles that the characters have been fighting for the past 10 years will come to a conclusion. That is the plan. But the series will continue. Only the particular enemy they have been fighting the past 10 years will come to an end.” 

 Tetsuya also recommended that if fans want to try and get an idea of where the game-play is going to play Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It is reported that he will be using that as a starting basis for the game-play in KHIII.

“We tried many experiments in that game that will be applied to ‘Kingdom Hearts 3,’ ” he said. “If you play ’3D,’ you will get some hint of ‘Kingdom Heart 3.’”

Although, it seems Nomura went onto say that it is still open to change, however he reassures fans that his "creative policy" will remain unchanged, no matter what Square Enix decides to chop and change (Think Final Fantasy Versus XIII → Final Fantasy XV!).

Source: LA Times

KHIII has yet to have a release date, here's hoping it doesn't take nearly 7 years like FFXV... which doesn't even have a release date yet. *Rolls eyes*

Pretty exciting news for the KHIII fans out there. Personally, I've only played KH1, and watched a play through of KHII, so can't say I know too much about the franchise. Either way, it looks pretty interesting, and I'm surprised Square Enix have finally announced this. Not sure how long we will have to wait for more news though...

- Jade

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