The upcomingKingdom Hearts 3Re: MindDLC will serve to both bring back and explore most of the major characters that have appeared throughout the series' overarching story. And some new screenshots of the game reflect this by showing off returningFinal Fantasycharacters, and originalKingdom Heartscharacters that reunited in the game’s climactic ending.
For those who are unaware of theFinal Fantasysituation, the latest trailer forKingdom Hearts 3 Re: Mind,revealed that Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith would be making a return to the seriesafter not appearing inKingdom hearts 3’s initial story. The trailer neglected to show or mention Cid, but a tweet that was later sent out by the official Kingdom Hearts Twitter account displayed a render of the character, effectively confirming that he will be returning along with the other three.
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This same account posted another tweet today that features the aforementioned new screenshots. There are four in total, and fans may recognize them from theRe: Mindtrailer. The first two images display Axel, Xion, and Roxas, one of the trios of characters that were reunited by the ending ofKingdom Hearts 3. The last two images focus on theFinal Fantasycrew, displaying Aerith, Leon, and Yuffie. As these images come from the trailer, they don’t feature Cid, but again, a past tweet confirmed that he would be returning to round out the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee.
The images of Axel, Roxas, and Xion, take place during the battle with Sai’x. Players experience this fight toward the end of the game, but with Sora as their avatar character.Re: Mindwill allow players to take control of characters other than Sora, though, so they’ll be able to play this fight out using Roxas, and Xion - possibly Axel, too.
As for the images of theFinal Fantasycharacters, Riku goes to visit them to talk about Sora afterKingdom Hearts 3’s events. During the ending of the game, Sora disappeared, and no one has any clue as to where he is. Believing that the members of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee can help him, Riku seeks out their help. For players, this will be the first time Riku’s ever interacted withFinal Fantasycharacters onscreen, so how it plays out should be an interesting thing to see whenRe: Mindarrives later this month.
Kingdom Hearts 3is out now for PS4 and Xbox One.
