Kingdom Hearts 3 is one of the long anticipated games of recent times and it has become the topic of discussion across various online forums. The latest reports pertaining to this game suggest that it might be unveiled at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo event which is scheduled to be held mid-June.
Various fans are of the opinion that the mega-event is a perfect podium for Square Enix to make an announcement for the next iteration of Kingdom Hearts game. Neurogadgetreports that a trailer for the upcoming game will be revealed at the E3 2016.
That being said, some reports are also coming in which claim that the game won’t be hitting the market before the oncoming year. Apparently, a list has been released by Square Enix which shows the games that will be released before March 31, 2017. Kingdom Hearts 3 is reportedly missing from the said list.
This has sparked speculations that the game will be rolled out by Square Enix after March 2017. Some of the games that are included in the list are- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Final Fantasy XV and World of Final Fantasy.
A Kingdom Hearts game is included in the list too. However, it is not Kingdom Hearts 3. Instead, the Kingdom Hearts game that features in the list is- Kingdom Hearts 2 HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.
Since the list includes the games that will release before March 31, 2017, it can be assumed that Kingdom Hearts 3 might be rolled out in the following month, that is April 2017. The initial announcement for the game was made back in 2013 at the E3 event of that year.
Experts are of the opinion that the developers made a clever decision by announcing the game so early. This has allowed the game to receive much spotlight and the hype regarding it has been building up for quite some time now. Needless to say, the early announcement has increased the anticipation of gamers regarding the game and they are eagerly waiting to get their hands on it.
So, at the time the game is finally rolled out, the increased amount of anticipation among fans will ensure a massive amount of boost to its sales which will ultimately be beneficial for the developers.
Tetsuya Nomura, the director of the game had earlier stated that the game will be more advanced and better in every way compared to the previous Kingdom Hearts games. He added that the advancement in technology is allowing the developers to improve the game in every way possible.
It was also revealed by him that the game will feature multiple playable characters and gamers will have the capability to control three of them. It is a known fact that Sora has been the protagonist of the Kingdom Hearts series. Since the first game of the franchise, the character of Sora has been under the control of gamers.
However, in the upcoming game, games will be able to control two more characters apart from Sora. They will obviously possess different sets of skills than Sora. That being said, Nomura did not specifically mention as to who these characters will be
The game will feature a reworked battle system too. The developers are modifying the traditional battle system of the series to make it even better. It will be the first time that the developers will be bringing about major alterations in the battle system of a Kingdom Hearts game since the release of the first game of the series.