During their E3 press Conference, Square Enix released a brand new gameplay trailer for the highly anticipated Kingdom Hearts III along with revealing a brand new entry in the KH franchise.
The brand new trailer shown above features never before seen footage from KHIII which debuts an adventure through the world based on the hit animated feature film, Tangled. The trailer also gives new hints to the storyline and showcases gorgeous visuals, and new gameplay elements.
Additionally, Square Enix released a special video message for fans from Disney’s Academy Award-winning Producer, Roy Conli and Greg Coleman, VP, Worldwide Marketing and Franchise Management for Walt Disney Animation Studios. In the video, Conli and Coleman share their excitement about the announcement and Conli notes, “I think this is going to be an amazing journey for these guys as they get the richness of our story, and the richness of Kingdom Hearts…It’s going to be a phenomenal experience for the game player.â€
Kingdom Hearts III will be available for PS4 and Xbox One.
Announced on the same day, Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ (for iOS and Android devices) will showcase story elements from the earliest parts of the series’ history, with ties that will go into Kingdom Hearts III as well. It will mark the franchise’s debut on iOS and Android devices. And it will be free.
In Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ, players will uncover story elements from the earliest parts of the series’ history, as well as from the highly-anticipated, upcoming sequel. For the first time in the series history, players will create their very own Keyblade wielder and adventure through Disney worlds with beautiful and stylized art, while interacting with a rich cast of memorable Disney characters.
Customization takes center stage with a slew of features for players to fine tune their character. Players can collect, fuse, and evolve items to customize the attacks that their Keyblades can do, team up with other players in guilds to take down giant Heartless bosses, and much more. Combined with the new Avatar system and diverse outfit selection, this is the most personalized Kingdom Hearts experience yet.
Key features of this new mobile game include:
- Beautifully rendered Disney worlds with stylized art
- Co-op battles against giant heartless bosses
- A variety of unique character costumes, based on seasonal events and Disney themes