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[Hideous Snake]

Square Enix has released two new screenshots of Kingdom Hearts IV. It is the first new look at the game since its initial announcement in April 2022.

We're currently working hard on Kingdom Hearts IV and will continue pouring ourselves into the game's development. We're dedicated to making this an experience that lives up to your expectations!

We've seen how excited you are, and we are truly grateful from the bottom of our hearts. We are equally excited and can't wait to share more about Kingdom Hearts IV when the time is right. Until then, we appreciate your patience. Thank you for your continued support.

 

[KyoZz]

3 years old reveal trailer for comparison:

We they said "subject to change" we expect changes for the better but this looks worse, or it's just me?

 

[Hideous Snake]

We they said "subject to change" we expect changes for the better but this looks worse, or it's just me?

Images aren't high quality so I say we wait till they get uploaded. I see where you're coming from though

 

[FoxMcChief]

Yeah, I think I'm done with this series. Just too much bullshit to listen to. Too much xeno this and xeno that and weird fucking names. I played every game, and always hoped the series would go back to the quality of the first game. Fuck me, I guess.

 

[Draugoth]

That came out of nowhere

 

[LordCBH]

I'm impatiently waiting. It's my favorite series and I want more lol

 

[yogaflame]

Cant wait. Day one for me on Ps5. Surely on Ps5, but what other platform will the game appear?

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Day 1 though I don't think this more "realistic" art style works so well with KH.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Day 1 though I don't think this more "realistic" art style works so well with KH.

Some of these shots look like someone messing around with Garry's mod with a Sora model.

Steam Workshop::Kingdom Hearts Model Pack

steamcommunity.com

Some things are best left with their original art style. They aren't bad graphics, but they are just for the wrong game.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

i feel the last one came and went. why they release those...as Damage Control for some bad news? cuz look very bad

 

[yogaflame]

i feel the last one came and went. why they release those...as Damage Control for some bad news? cuz look very bad

To be honest, I agree. Looking at it, I think even base Ps4 can run this game or worse Ps3. Lets give them time, maybe an early 2027 release. Anyway I just want continuation and conclusion of the story so its a good sigh that the game was not cancelled.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Wow this looks like ass. Looks worse than that Final Fantasy Versus XIII footage on PS3

 

[QLQ]

I need a complete recap of the story told by Goofy and Donald, they're always on top their shit and deep into the lore.

 

[ULTROS!]

I remember KH being an annual thing then after Memory of Melody, it's all silent.

Also Sora not having big shoes is weird.

 

[Fake]

Where is the official trailer? C'mon SE.

 

[Ebrietas]

The last one looked nice but played awful. The series peaked with KH2FM. Still the best action RPG combat.

 

[Raven77]

Which one should I play first to get caught up on the story:

Kingdom Hearts Super Drop YZ.5 Resonance #6 2.1

Or

Kingdom Hearts 2.4o - Zeta Beta Walk With Me 999x Delphina Badina 40039-67

 

[Lokaum D+]

Why put so much money and time in a game that ll sell worst than FF ?

 

[Pejo]

Why does nothing that moves have a shadow in those screenshots? We going to have to pay DLC for that?

 

[Punished Miku]

I dont think I'll bother with this series anymore personally. It was somewhat enjoyable for a while. We're on like part 14.

 

[Arsic]

I still never beat KH3. Relic game. No music in lots of places, still voice line delivery, on rails moron combat, and nothing interesting in the way of story.

This is a franchise square doesn't need to revisit or invest in. Put more effort into better final fantasy games. Or a parasite Eve remake.

 

[Revolutionary]

I picked up KH3 against my better judgment and lost interest halfway through. Won't make that mistake again.

 

[Furball]

No Verum Rex , i am really get bored with Sora at this point .

Give us Yozora game for a change of pace

 

[adamsapple]

I need a complete recap of the story told by Goofy and Donald, they're always on top their shit and deep into the lore.

 

[@gkTH]

After seen the screenshot, I honestly think the SE should be acquired by Sony.
never expected their development quality has gotten worse like never before.

 

[Bungie]

Looks flat & lifeless...
Edit: Maybe it's not that bad but the GTA VI trailer spoiled me for sure.

 

[K' Dash]

Yeah, I think I'm done with this series. Just too much bullshit to listen to. Too much xeno this and xeno that and weird fucking names. I played every game, and always hoped the series would go back to the quality of the first game. Fuck me, I guess.

Same, when I got to the Big Hero 6 world in the last game I just skipped every single cutscene, I just couldn't handle the idiotic writing and fucking atrocious story.

 

[Zephyranthes]

I've got some pro tips for game developers:

1) Don't announce your game and then go completely silent for 3 years.
2) In the event that you fail to follow tip #1, at that point you may as well stay quiet until you have something worth showing.

This was not worth showing.

 

[Wunray]

I'm a slave to this franchise but SE needs to stop showing these games when they're 6 years out from release.

 

[Lethal01]

HHHHYYYYYYYPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

 

[Shubh_C63]

I will never understand this games appeal. Do people love Disney characters that much ?

 

[Pejo]

I will never understand this games appeal. Do people love Disney characters that much ?

First one was a game that mixed Final Fantasy (popular at the time) with Disney (popular always) and garnered interest from people not typically into gaming or ARPGs. Also, most of us were kids back in those days, which makes more sense when viewed from that lens. Then the game got overcomplicated, overindulgent, and kinda stupid later, but people were already invested in it by that point and the gameplay continued to improve.

If you are an adult right now and have no fondness for Disney or whatever vestiges of Final Fantasy are left, there's very little obvious appeal.

I tuned out after 2 because I hated Roxas and the EGS exclusivity bullshit.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Which one should I play first to get caught up on the story:

Kingdom Hearts Super Drop YZ.5 Resonance #6 2.1

Or

Kingdom Hearts 2.4o - Zeta Beta Walk With Me 999x Delphina Badina 40039-67

Yes.

 

[Bonfires Down]

The enemies have no shadows is why it looks weird as fuck. The rest looks pretty nice though.

I wonder why they included an image of some random phone. Maybe that's the only prop model they've finished…

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Need a trailer to see how this really looks and what it's all about.

Also a weird way to resurfance the game. This feels very 2000s, FFXIII era style way of talking about the game again lol.

CLOSED MEGA THEATRE

 

[sendit]

This looks bad. Lighting looks like its PS3 quality.

 

[Judge Magister]

This low quality screenshots are not the best way to promote the game. Waiting for the new trailer for better judgement.

 

[Myths]

This guy and this shibuya lol, still cant let go of the old versus xiii dream.

Still grabs are almost always crap if pulled from pre recorded footage rather than buffer so

 

[Ribi]

I want to play as Pluto. Where is Pluto

 

[RoadHazard]

Is this the one where he's going to the real world? The city screenshots look terrible.

 

[stickkidsam]

For a series called Kingdom Hearts, I sure am having trouble finding a pulse.

 

[Haint]

Legit looks like a gradeschooler superimposed a bunch of random asset stickers in photoshop, not even joking. How could someone look at this and think it's a good idea to break a nearly half decade media blackout with?

 

[Hudo]

Legit looks like a gradeschooler superimposed a bunch of random asset stickers in photoshop, not even joking. How could someone look at this and think it's a good idea to break a nearly half decade media blackout with?

The same guy who thought that MCU'ing FF7 and calling it a "Remake" was a good idea:

 

[ValiantInstance]

They jumped the shark a long time ago, 2 is one of the greatest games ever made and they fumbled it hard after that.

The real world 'world' doesn't appeal to me. Give me Disney worlds with Final Fantasy characters sprinkled in them.

 

[Lethal01]

The same guy who thought that MCU'ing FF7 and calling it a "Remake" was a good idea:

If there is one thing nomura is know for it good cinematic composition.
There screens are most likely a quickly thrown together apology to go with the cancellation announcment of thei mobile game, with minimal involvement from nomura.

 

[March Climber]

Where is the official trailer? C'mon SE.

Probably Summer showcases, which makes me wonder why in the world they would randomly post these shots.

 

[RagnarokIV]

Just looks like someone modded KH characters into FFXV's demo area (in the city outside the city hall or whatever it was).

 

[Griffon]

They shouldn't show screenshots of dev stuff with shadows disabled. Like this it looks worse than KH3.

 

[Nankatsu]

Prime KH was KH2.

KH3 was kind of meh, and I say this as a fan of the series back in the day.

 

[GymWolf]

Are they gonna put any resembling of challenge in this one?

Graphic looks super mid.