Square Enix’s role-playing game seriesKingdom Heartsarguably has a close place in the hearts of its fans. With various titles being released in the span of a decade,Kingdom Heartshas undoubtedly built a niche following of hardcore fans over the years. With no new updates about a fourth title, and withKHUXfinally ending its main story, fans have recently found an online video ofKingdom Hearts 2that is sending them on a nostalgic trip down memory lane.
TheKingdom Heartsseries is very well-known for the non-linear way it tells its story. Though the main numbered titles focus onenergetic keyblade wielder Soraand his friends, the various spin-off games provide smaller plot pieces that help make up the bigger picture. This makes it hard for fans to ignore these smaller titles, as it gives clues, and even provides secret trailer videos, to help them understand the current whole narrative of theKingdom Heartsseries.
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On social media platform TikTok, user archivethe00s shared an old video ofKingdom Hearts 2, stating that it was their favorite game of all time. Playing on a dated television set, the user stated that it was a commercial of the game. The commercial also showed that it was commonly showcased inbig gaming retailer GameStop. According to TikTok, the video was uploaded in 2006, a good year afterKingdom Hearts 2was launched in 2005. Most fans will likely recallKH2as the direct sequel of the 2002 originalKingdom Heartstitle for the PlayStation 2.
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In the video, the commercial provides a brief glimpse into the story, the Disney characters, and various worlds that Sora will encounter. The music played to accompany the video was a cover of theKH2main theme song “Sanctuary,” which was originally sung by Japanese music artist Hikaru Utada. Most fans know Utada for her mainstay vocal performances in the series, first inKingdom Hearts, then inKH2, then recentlycollaborating with Skrillex forKingdom Hearts 3. As of writing, the TikTok video already has 13,900 likes, with 389 comments, indicating that manyKingdom Heartsare on the platform, and are showing their appreciation of the game as well.
Given thatKingdom Hearts’ main guy Tetsuya Nomura is currently busy heading Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy Origin, it may be a while before the fanbase will hear news about another title in theKHseries. However, fans are holding out on hope that official news will come in the future, given thatKingdom Hearts: Memory of Melodyclearly indicates that Sora’s journey is not over yet.
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