In an interview with the Japanese site Balanced Online, producer Tetsuya Nomura said he is working on Kingdom Hearts' XNUMXth anniversary, in 2022.
Through the interview we learn that the producer in force at Square Enix would like to dedicate himself to a new project but, before doing so, he declares that it is necessary to close some pending accounts left open at the end of Kingdom Hearts III.
On November 13, the first debuted on the market rhythm game dedicated to the saga: Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories, reworks what has been seen so far in Kingdom Hearts III and does so by putting himself in the shoes of Kairi, presenting a completely new gameplay to the franchise that, over the years, has embraced various styles of play, to adapt to the consoles it was released on.
According to Nomura, it's really hard to find Xehanort as the main antagonist in a hypothetical new chapter, as his saga is officially closed; however, he does not rule out that the effects of his story of him will remain in the world of Kingdom Hearts for a long time.
Asked if Nomura had the introduction of new characters in mind, such as Roxas, while working on the first chapter released on PS2 in 2002, he replies: “Usually, I think of one sequel at a time. While working on the first Kingdom Hearts, I was only thinking about the next one Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (released on Nintendo Advance). Subsequently, with Kingdom Hearts 2, I was thinking of starting the game with a new protagonist, Roxas in fact. But I still didn't have a concrete vision on what to do ".
As for a new chapter of Kingdom Hearts for next-generation consoles, Nomura declares that they will do what they can to be competitive, by virtue of the fact that an unreleased Kingdom Hearts will be released when many software houses have already published their flagship titles.
The 2022th anniversary of the franchise falls in XNUMX. Nomura says the team is working on giving one good news and advises to keep an eye on the next movements of the software house.
Kingdom Hearts is a saga in full swing and does not intend to stop. Surely, for a new official chapter we will have to wait for biblical times, but with the new spin-off released on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PS4, the plot is enriched even more, adding a fundamental piece for the lore itself. intricata of Kingdom Hearts 3. According to Metacritic, the Square home rhythm game has had good reviews from critics and audiences, find here the message left by Tetsuya Nomura to the fans.
