Kingdom Hearts 3 News (& opinion)

Introduction



This is my first "news" article about a video game, and I will go through it as swiftly as possible. Today (early this morning, about 3 A.M. EST) we were treated to not just one, but two new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailers. One is a world reveal, and one is the new theme song by Utada Hikaru. I will go through what is new (which is the world reveal, characters reveal, and the new theme song).

World Reveal- Monsters Inc.





The biggest reveal is the world reveal (in my opinion). Which is Monsters Inc, which is a 2001 film made by Pixar, who also made Toy Story, another already-confirmed world in Kingdom Hearts 3. The graphics look amazing, and Sora's monster form looks really good. Sora talks with Mike and Sully (and Boo, too) , though it isn't much dialogue, just Sora introducing himself, and then more gameplay is shown. Sora does a dive move down to the ground level, and I have to say it looks amazing.

Character Reveal- Marluxia

As soon as the trailer starts we see Marluxia. I first have to say, Marluxia looks amazing in Unreal Engine, which is the game engine Square Enix is using to develop Kingdom Hearts 3. Marluxia then states "It is nice to see you again (paraphrasing, but he said something like that)." Sora responds by "I don't know who you are (again paraphrasing). This is also a callback to Chain of Memories, a previously released Kingdom Hearts game. Sora goes to castle oblivion, and starts getting his memory erased by a witch named "Namine." At the end of the game, after defeating Marluxia, Namine offers to have his old memories come back to him, which then leads him into a deep sleep for a year, which then leads into Kingdom Hearts 2.

Character Reveal- Vanitas



Vanitas is confirmed to come back in Kingdom Hearts 3. He is a previous villain in Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, a prequel which shows the events before the first Kingdom Hearts game. He is the embodiment of Ventus' darkness that was released from his heart by Master Xehanort, who is also the main antagonist of the series. Because of Vanitas' return, he is looking for his other half Ventus, who took refuge in Sora's heart, when Ventus' heart was broken in the events of Birth By Sleep. Also, because of Vanitas' return, it looks like Unversed are also making a return, which were the enemies in Birth By Sleep.

Enemy Reveal- Dream Eaters



Dream Eaters also seem to be making a return, as in gameplay footage, Sora was riding on his Meow Wow. Dream Eaters can be enemies or an ally. They are in two subgroups: Nightmares, and Spirit. A nightmare is a bad Dream Eater, while a Spirit is a good Dream Eater, the latter is Meow Wow. They previously appeared in Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance.

Theme Song Reveal



In a separate trailer, the theme song for Kingdom Hearts 3 was revealed. Which is called "Don't Think Twice," by Utada Hikaru, a japanese musician. She has done previous work with Kingdom Hearts, also writing "Simple and Clean" and "Sanctuary"for Kingdom Hearts, and Kingdom Hearts 2 respectfully. But also- at the end of the trailer, we see Riku and Mickey in the Realm of Darkness (looking for Aqua, I assume). Riku then talks about how he can't use his keyblade anymore and puts it in the sand- while talking about "his other half (paraphrasing)."

Opinion
I think the new world reveal was awesome, but because of previous leaks, it was kind of ruined, but still, it was awesome. I was expecting Marluxia and Vanitas to make their returns, too. I think the new theme song is good, but I don't know what to really think of it. Riku meanwhile saying "his other half" could mean anything, and my first thought was that he had a Nobody. I don't know, what do you guys think?

Remember to upvote, comment, and follow me for more content like this. Thank you!

Watch the trailers here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=198&v=W5CTlRKa1SE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc2vEr-618g