Kingdom Hearts III will feature an extensive cast both old and new, Square Enix’s Tai Yasue has revealed.
Speaking during an interview with Nexxtup, Yasue-san spilled a few new details on the hotly anticipated Disney-inspired RPG, including how the development team is split between the various Kingdom Hearts-related projects.
“There are two teams but they are mixed, overlapping and I guess the programmers are split. There is one team for porting 1.5 and 2.5, and 3. So they are separated but the game design and artists are overlapping due to both,” he said.
“During the initial stage for Kingdom Hearts 3, we had a lot of planning for game design, experimentation, research and development. [This way] it’s good and productive, artist and designers do both at once.
“Inside the HD version, everything is connected to Kingdom Hearts III, so we will have events that explains the backstory of the kingdoms so you get a full understanding. All of the content through 1.5 and 2.5 connect to the story of Kingdom Hearts 3.”
Yasue-san also said players can expect the sequel to tie up many of the loose ends still floating around within the franchise.
“Most definitely can you can expect that after all we want to conclude the saga in Kingdom Hearts 3 and there are lot of threads that haven’t been completed, for example Ventus and Terra in Birth By Sleep, what’s going to happen to them for example. There is going to be lot of stuff like that in Kingdom Hearts 3, so expect a lot of characters, old and new.”
Kingdom Hearts 3 was announced at E3 2013 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, though a release date has yet to be confirmed.
Square Enix recently remastered Kingdom Hearts II in high-definition alongside Birth by Sleep in Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX. Read our review here.