Square EnixĀ has just released a trailer which reveals Pixar’sĀ Toy StoryĀ joiningĀ Kingdom Hearts III.
Sora and friends will be able to venture to the world ofĀ Toy Story, where they can meet up with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and other characters from theĀ Toy StoryĀ series. This will be the first time a Pixar location is featured in aĀ Kingdom Heartsgame.
“At long last, we are excited to open up the Kingdom Hearts universe to include the world of Disney Pixar’s Toy Story,” stated Tetsuya Nomura, director of theĀ Kingdom HeartsĀ series. “I’m sure fans have been anticipating the inclusion of this world for many years. The Narrative will be an original story exclusive to Kingdom Hearts III, and the gameplay will feel charactersitic of the Toy Story style and aesthetic.”
The provided trailer reveals not only cutscenes, but some gameplay as well.
In other news, a release window has also been announced.Ā Kingdom Hearts IIIĀ will be released sometime in 2018, for both theĀ PlayStation 4andĀ Xbox One.
Kingdom HeartsĀ is an action-RPG series and a crossover withĀ Disney Interactive StudiosĀ andĀ Square Enix, centering around the character Sora who interacts with characters from both theĀ DisneyĀ franchise, andĀ Final FantasyĀ andĀ The World Ends with YouĀ characters. The firstĀ Kingdom HeartsĀ title was released in March 2002 on theĀ PlayStation 2.