Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is an upcoming rhythm action game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. It is the fourteenth installment in the Kingdom Hearts series. The game features over 140 songs from the series and the ability to play as over 20 characters. Additionally, Kairi's story is continued from the end of the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind downloadable content.

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Developer(s)Square Enix
Publisher(s)Square Enix
SeriesKingdom Hearts
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: 2020
Genre(s)Rhythm action
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Hints at the next Kingdom Hearts game came in January 2020 from series creator Tetsuya Nomura, with the game being revealed in June 2020. Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory will be released worldwide in 2020.

Gameplay
Two-player rhythm gameplay in Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm action game featuring over 140 songs from the series and its Disney worlds. The game features both single and multiplayer gameplay, with four different game modes, including online battles.[1][2] The gameplay of Melody of Memory has been compared to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.[3] Traversal between each of the worlds is done through the Gummi Ship, a system used in previous mainline Kingdom Hearts games.[4]

Story

Setting

Melody of Memory visits many of the Disney worlds from past games in the series, including Agrabah (Aladdin), Atlantica (The Little Mermaid), and Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland).[2] Additionally, the game continues Kairi's story from the end of Kingdom Hearts III.[3]

Characters

Over 20 characters from the series are playable in the game,[2] including Sora, Donald Duck, Goofy, Riku, Hercules, and Aladdin.[5]

Development

In January 2020, when discussing the future of the Kingdom Hearts series, creator Tetsuya Nomura revealed that two new development teams were working on Kingdom Hearts content outside of the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind downloadable content and the mobile game Kingdom Hearts: Union χ Dark Road. He added that one of these games would be "coming out earlier than you would think", with the Re Mind title screen "lay[ing] some of the groundwork for it".[6] In June 2020, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory would be coming in 2020 to the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.[4] Melody of Memory will be the first Kingdom Hearts game to release on the Nintendo Switch.[5]

Release

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is scheduled to be released on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One worldwide in 2020.[7]

References
  1. Luster, Joseph (June 20, 2020). "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Keeps the Beat in English Trailer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  2. Broson, JJ (June 20, 2020). "Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Releases New Screenshots; English Trailer". Game Rant. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. Cooper, Dalton (June 16, 2020). "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Revealed, And It's Not What Fans Expected". Game Rant. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  4. Fahey, Mike (June 16, 2020). "There's A Kingdom Hearts Rhythm Game Coming To Consoles This Year". Kotaku. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. Mercante, Alyssa (June 16, 2020). "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is a rhythm game coming to consoles later this year". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. "KINGDOM HEARTS III and Re Mind DLC: Q&A with the developers". Square Enix. January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  7. Blake, Vikki (June 20, 2020). "Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is releasing worldwide later this year". GamesRadar+. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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