No need to get into spoilers here, but despite the use of a lot of existing assets, Re:Mind manages to recontextualize a lot of the back end of the main game in interesting ways that both help resolve questions and tee up interesting developments for the future only teased in KH3. Re:Mind marks a kind of turning point in the way Kingdom Hearts tells its story – which is to say we immediately start getting answers to the questions lined up in the main KH3 climax. The EGS version of Kingdom Hearts III also includes the game’s DLC, called Re:Mind. By the time you play through every one of them, you’d be hundreds of hours in and still feel confused. There is literally no reason for new players to start from the beginning aside from having all the canon marked down in chronology, and at this point, it’s not really necessary.
Plenty of these moments are also pay-offs for things set up back in the PS2 titles, so this applies to lapsed fans just as much as it does newcomers.
These are what you actually want to key in on as a new player to both determine if you actually are interested in the series and to know whether or not you’ll care about what happens from here. Instead, the in between moments allow for character interactions and seeds of new stories to be planted.
Plus, as the capstone to the long running main narrative, KH3 gets to prioritize this gameplay since it doesn’t have to drag out any more of the story. The game is a good time, even for non-fans. The Disney worlds you visit look so true to form you’d believe their respective studios actually did the work for Square Enix. KH3 is the most polished version of its mainline series, meaning that while it still does have a lot of ends to tie up in regards to the decades-old narrative, you’re going to have a good time actually playing the game while it does that. When The Young Folks ranked their favorite games of 2019, we gave Kingdom Hearts III the second place spot for “deciding to make a pretty fun game instead of worrying too much about explaining its elaborate lore” and that statement is still true. Pointing this out will certainly earn the ire of longtime Kingdom Hearts fans, but Kingdom Hearts III is the only game you should be picking up on the EGS when the games go live. We’re working to deliver good news, so I hope you’ll keep on eye on us until then.Advertisement Square Enix / Disney The Best Place To Start Is The End Of course, that’s only a hypothetical since we haven’t announced that there will be a new title for PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X. (I wonder what type of game a Kingdom Hearts released for next-gen consoles would be…) “ If we make a Kingdom Hearts game for next-gen consoles, it’s going to be released after many other companies have already released their titles, so I believe we’d have to make something that could compete.For Kingdom Hearts II and Roxas, I was thinking of starting the game with a new protagonist, but didn’t have a concrete vision at the time.” When I was working on the original Kingdom Hearts, I was thinking about Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. (How much do you plan ahead during development? For example, was the idea of Roxas there during development of the original Kingdom Hearts?) “Typically I plan one sequel ahead of whatever that I am working on.Although the effects he had on the story remain, and you can see that in the story of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory. “I don’t think there will be any situations where you will encounter Xehanort as the main story antagonist.I want to drastically change the world and tell a new story, but also tie up the loose ends.” (The story reached an end at Kingdom Hearts III, but there are still some unsolved mysteries and characters.) “I intend to tie up remaining loose story ends but also want to change the format a bit.During the interview, Nomura shared a few new insights on the series and even commented on a hypothetical new title for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Dengeki Online has published a new interview with Kingdom Hearts series director Tetsuya Nomura to commemorate the launch of Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.