Kingdom Hearts III

Kingdom Hearts III

Disney Interactive, Square Enix
Release date: 2019-01-29 | Platforms: PC, PLAYSTATION4, XBOX_ONE.

Kingdom Hearts III is the twelfth game in its series. As with its predecessors, Kingdom Hearts III is a crossover of characters and worlds from Disney/Pixar animated movies and Final Fantasy franchise with some of the original game characters. Kingdom Hearts III is the last part of the Dark Seeker saga, in which the main villain is Master Xehanort. The series itself, however, continues.

Plot

The main protagonist of the series, a boy named Sora, joins forces with Disney's Donald Duck and Goofy. Their quest is to find the Guardians of Light. Meanwhile, King Mickey and Riku are searching for those who previously owned the Keyblades. The common goal of the characters is to prevent a new Keyblade War that villainous Master Xehanort is trying to trigger. The game is set in several worlds based on Disney and Pixar films, such as Tangled's Corona, Big Hero 6's San Fransokyo and Frozen's Arendelle.

Characters

The player mostly controls Sora. However, other characters can join him to form a party. The party can have a maximum of five characters at once. Popular characters such as Baymax, Rapunzel and Jack Sparrow are available as party members. There are also additional “Links” characters the player can summon using Keyblades. They briefly appear to assist the party in a battle. Those include characters like Ariel, Wreck-It Ralph, and Simba.

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DEVELOPERS

Background for Rie Nishi
Rie Nishi

Rie Nishi

producer

Rie Nishi is a games producer. Nishi has been working with Square Enix. Nishi's first published game was Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance released in 2012. After that, Rie Nishi took part as the producer of Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX. Later, Nishi also was part of the team who developed Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue published by Square Enix for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Most lately, Rie Nishi worked on Kingdom Hearts III.

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Tai Yasue

Tai Yasue

director

Tai Yasue is a games director and designer. Yasue has been working with Square Enix. Yasue started in 2005 as the designer of Musashi: Samurai Legend. After that, Tai Yasue took part as the director of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Afterwards, Tai Yasue worked on Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue developed by Square Enix in 2017. Most recently, Tai Yasue was involved in the development of Kingdom Hearts III.

Background for Shinji Hashimoto
Shinji Hashimoto

Shinji Hashimoto

producer

Shinji Hashimoto is a games producer. Hashimoto has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Square and GUILD STUDIO. Hashimoto's first game was Front Mission (1995) published by Square Enix for Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation and PS Vita in 1995. After that, Shinji Hashimoto took part as the producer of Treasure Hunter G. Later, Hashimoto also was part of the team who developed Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto published by Square Enix for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Most lately, Shinji Hashimoto worked on Kingdom Hearts III. Currently, Hashimoto is developing Driving Emotion Type-S. The release date is yet to be announced.

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Tetsuya Nomura

Tetsuya Nomura

director,artist

Tetsuya Nomura is a games writer, director, artist and producer. Nomura has been working with Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Koei Tecmo and Square. Nomura started in 1994 as the artist of FINAL FANTASY VI. After that, Tetsuya Nomura took part as the writer of Chrono Trigger. Later, Nomura also was part of the team who developed Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days published by Square Enix for PlayStation 4, Nintendo DS and PlayStation 3. Most lately, Tetsuya Nomura worked on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Now, Nomura has joined the team of Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII as the artist.

Background for Yoko Shimomura
Yoko Shimomura

Yoko Shimomura

composer

Yoko Shimomura is a games composer. Shimomura has been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Square Enix, Capcom and Capcom U.S.A. Shimomura started in 1989 as the composer of Final Fight. After that, Yoko Shimomura took part as the composer of Pang. Shimomura also worked on Last Ranker for PSP. Most recently, Yoko Shimomura was involved in the development of Legend of Mana.