KINGDOM HEARTS All-in-One Package for PlayStation 4

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The series' legal ownership has long been debated amongst fans; this is because the game features Disney characters, but is created and primarily promoted by Square Enix, as well as featuring cameos by characters from the latter's franchises. Except for Coded, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, and Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory in each major installment of the series, the final world is the thirteenth location the player can visit: in Kingdom Hearts, End of the World is the thirteenth world to be seen; in Kingdom Hearts II, The World That Never Was is the thirteenth world, not including 100 Acre Wood or Atlantica; in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, the Keyblade Graveyard is the thirteenth world if one counts the Destiny Islands; and in Kingdom Hearts III, Scala ad Caelum is the final world if one doesn't count Mysterious Tower and the Land of Departure. Source Kingdom Hearts ( キングダム ハーツ , Kingudamu Hātsu ?) is a fantasy action role-playing video games franchise developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and Disney Interactive Studios and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square character designer. Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series.

Ansem is fought at the remnants of Destiny Islands by Sora, Donald, and Goofy; isolates Sora for a second fight; summons the World of Chaos battleship in the third. Kingdom Hearts HD Collection Announced". GameInformer. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012 . Retrieved September 20, 2012. Along with Sora and all original characters owned solely by Disney, this also classifies them as Disney characters, having been created for a Disney game/Disney product. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was released for the Nintendo DS in Japan on May 30, 2009. It is primarily set between Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, focusing on Roxas' time in Organization XIII and his motives for leaving. It is the first game in the series to feature cooperative gameplay in addition to the traditional use of AI-controlled partners. The gameplay is mission-based with optional objectives that yield additional rewards. The game also has a unique panel system that governs character improvement, special abilities, and equipped weapons.Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage-, the sequel of Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, and prologue to Kingdom Hearts III The Kingdom Hearts series is directed by Tetsuya Nomura, who also works as the character designer of the games. Nomura has stated that unlike working with Final Fantasy characters, keeping the main character Sora alive and interesting over multiple games is a challenge. He has also stated that though many of the Disney characters are not normally dark and serious, there were not many challenges making them so for the story, and despite this, their personalities shine because they maintain their characteristics. Though Disney gave Nomura freedom in the characters and worlds used for the games, he and his staff tried to stay within the established roles of characters and boundaries of the worlds. When deciding which worlds to include in the game, the development staff tried to take into account worlds with Disney characters that would be interesting. Romano, Sal (June 10, 2018). "Kingdom Hearts III launches January 25, 2019 in Japan and Asia, January 29 in North America and Europe". Gematsu. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018 . Retrieved June 10, 2018.

The initial idea for Kingdom Hearts began with a discussion between Shinji Hashimoto and Hironobu Sakaguchi about Super Mario 64. [117] They were planning to make a game with freedom of movement in three dimensions like Super Mario 64 but lamented that only characters as popular as Disney's could rival a Mario game. Tetsuya Nomura, overhearing their conversation, volunteered to lead the project and the two producers agreed to let him direct. [117] A chance meeting between Hashimoto and a Disney executive in an elevator (Square and Disney had previously worked in the same building in Japan) allowed Hashimoto to pitch the idea directly to Disney. [118] [119] Development began in February 2000 with Nomura as director and Hashimoto as producer. [120] While Nomura had done previous work in the Final Fantasy series as monster designer and graphic director, he did not gain widespread recognition until he was the lead character designer for Final Fantasy VII. Kingdom Hearts marked his transition into a directorial position, though he also served as the game's character designer. Scenarios were provided by Kazushige Nojima who was a scenario writer for Square from Final Fantasy VII until he left in 2003. Originally the development focused on the gameplay with a simple story to appeal to Disney's target age range. After Kingdom Hearts executive producer Hironobu Sakaguchi told Nomura the game would be a failure if it did not aim for the same level as the Final Fantasy series, he began to develop the story further. [121] In June 2013, Nomura stated the name of the game came from him thinking about Disney Theme Parks, especially Animal Kingdom. However, Nomura could not get the IP with just "Kingdom", so the development team began to think about "heart" as a core part of the story, so they decided to combine the two to form "Kingdom Hearts". [122] [123] The Kingdom Hearts games featured well-known voice actors for both the Japanese and English versions. The Japanese version featured Miyu Irino as Sora, Risa Uchida as Kairi, and Mamoru Miyano as Riku. The third game introduced Kōki Uchiyama as Roxas, Iku Nakahara as Naminé, and Genzō Wakayama as DiZ. Other notable voice actors included Kōichi Yamadera, Hideo Ishikawa, Maaya Sakamoto, Takahiro Sakurai, Akio Ōtsuka, Takashi Aoyagi, Yū Shimaka, and Shinichirō Miki.Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory was released on November 11, 2020 in Japan for the PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game take places after the events of ReMind where Kairi is the main focus. The game will remove combat in favor of rhythm-style gameplay, making the player take control of four separate three-man teams that each represents a previous Kingdom Hearts title. Each Disney world will feature its own Disney character as the player's ally. The English version was released in the United States on November 13, 2020. A PC Port was later created and released on March 30, 2021 worldwide. Radulovic, Petrana (September 10, 2018). "Kingdom Hearts is getting a virtual reality experience". Polygon. Archived from the original on September 10, 2018 . Retrieved September 10, 2018. A manga based on the Kingdom Hearts storyline has been released in Japan and the United States. The story and art are done by Shiro Amano, who is also known for his manga adaptation of the Legend of Mana video game. The story follows the events that took place in the video games with differences to account for the loss of interactivity a video game provides. The manga was originally serialized in Japan by Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan and eventually released in tankōbons. The first tankōbon was released in Japan in October 2003. The manga was released in the USA by Tokyopop two years later in October 2005. It was divided up into three manga series based on Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II. The first series, Kingdom Hearts, was broken up into four volumes, while the second series, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, was broken up into two volumes. The third series, Kingdom Hearts II, is currently still being serialized. The first volume was released in Japan in December 2006 and was released in the USA on July 3, 2007. December 7, 2004 (GBA); December 2, 2008 (PS2), September 10, 2013 (PS3); March 28, 2017 (PS4); February 18, 2020 (Xbox One), March 30, 2021 (PC); February 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)

That is amazing value, as disapointing as KH3 ended up being. I think they should have charged a little bit more and included the RE:mind dlc, just so it is the definitive set Gifford, Kevin (June 19, 2013). "Kingdom Hearts 3 detailed by game director Tetsuya Nomura". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013 . Retrieved June 19, 2013.and the cost of fully remaking them was too high for the price of the collections so they made them into movies instead as the cinematic were the only thing they could make look good

Kingdom Hearts was not the first attempt at a partnership between Disney and Square Enix. There were plans for Disney to distribute a comic book based on Final Fantasy IV (made by Square Co., before it was merged with Enix), although the concept was dropped. Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Decoded in October". Siliconera. July 19, 2010. Archived from the original on July 15, 2020 . Retrieved July 19, 2010. As they arrived to the Keyblade Graveyard, the heroes were all wiped out by hordes of darkness. Sora was taken to the Final World, a limbo world where he managed to have survived. Sora was able to use the power of waking to save all of his friends, where they would be properly prepared to face off against the enemy. However, unknown to Sora, his usage of the power of waking had disrupted the Master of Masters' prophecy written in the Book of Prophecies about the Second Keyblade War, and there would be a heavy price to pay for altering destiny and the outcome of the Second Keyblade War.Both Kairi and Ventus didn't recall anything of their original worlds, left their worlds by using lifeboat pods and were found by someone at the end of their destinations. A novel series has also been released. It is written by Tomoco Kanemaki and illustrated by Shiro Amano. Like the manga series, it is divided up into separate series based on the games. Kingdom Hearts is divided up into two volumes; "The First Door" and "Darkness Within". They are scheduled to be released in the USA in June 2008. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories has currently been released only in Japan and is divided into three volumes. Kingdom Hearts II has also been released only in Japan and is divided into four volumes; "Roxas - Seven Days", "The Destruction of Hollow Bastion", "Tears of Nobody", and "Anthem-Meet Again/Axel Last Stand". Pereira, Chris (February 10, 2018). "New Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer Shows Monsters Inc. World, New Gameplay Details Revealed". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018 . Retrieved February 10, 2018. guess youl have to wait for 'Kingdom Hearts Now Thats What I Call The Full Story edition' that includes 2.8, the mobile games and manga and a complete guide to every retcon and plot hole November 11, 2004 (GBA); March 29, 2007 (PS2), March 14, 2013 (PS3); March 9, 2017 (PS4); February 18, 2020 (Xbox One), March 30, 2021 (PC); February 10, 2022 (Nintendo Switch)