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'Kingdom Hearts' for PC Is Long Overdue
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By Joshua Hawkins Joshua Hawkins Freelance Technology Reporter Full Sail University Josh Hawkins is a freelance writer for Lifewire who loves writing about the latest tech and gadgets that help make people’s lives easier. As an avid gamer and VR enthusiast, he also enjoys diving deep into the technology that helps bring those kinds of experiences to life. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on February 12, 2021 03:58PM EST Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Gaming Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming Key Takeaways
Kingdom Hearts is finally coming to PC almost 20 years after the first game’s release.All of the game’s mainline entries will be available in four packages, making it easier to know what order to play the games in.Following years of success on other platforms, the move to PC will give new players a chance to explore Sora’s story. DisneyPixar / Square Enix Kingdom Hearts finally is making the jump to PC, giving a whole new set of gamers a chance to experience Sora’s twisting and gut-wrenching story. Over the years, the consoles and platforms that Kingdom Hearts has been available on have changed, but the series never made the transfer to PC, leaving me and many others to miss out on key entries in the series. Since I didn’t own a PlayStation 2 or PlayStation 3, I never really got to take in the first few entries, and my only real experience with the franchise was Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, which I played multiple times as a child on my Gameboy Advanced SP. With Square Enix finally bringing Kingdom Hearts to the PC, myself and others who haven’t been able to follow Sora’s story over the years finally will be able to play it first-hand from beginning to end. Now that it’s all coming to the PC, I feel like I have the best chance I’ve ever had of appreciating why everyone loved this series so much. A Whole New World
Originally appearing as a PlayStation exclusive with the first release in 2002, the Kingdom Hearts series has grown to include over 17 entries across a variety of platforms. Unlike other role-playing games at the time, Kingdom Hearts featured iconic characters from other universes like Disney and Final Fantasy, eventually going on to include both Donald Duck and Goofy as the main character’s companions in later entries. It was a unique blending of worlds that helped to create something that felt distinctive and different. DisneyPixar / Square Enix Over time, the Kingdom Hearts story has grown as it pushed into new territory and welcomed in characters from Disney and Pixar along the way. In 2019, Kingdom Hearts III, the big conclusion to Sora’s story, even included worlds inspired by Frozen and other newer Disney and Pixar films. This constant addition of new universes to the already-tangled web of a story that was being woven through Kingdom Hearts helped keep it fresh, despite the almost 20 years that had passed since the first game’s release. Clearing Things Up
With so many different releases within the series—including a few remixes—the Kingdom Hearts story has become rather confusing, with some even calling Kingdom Hearts III’s story an absolute mess. Combine that with the weird naming conventions of some of the releases, and getting into Kingdom Hearts this late in the game seems like more of a chore than anything. Thankfully, the PC release looks to clear things up a good bit. While the PC releases will include all of the mainline entries in the series—like Kingdom Hearts 1.5 + 2.5 Remix, Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind, Kingdom Hearts 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory—the way that it's all being packaged seems a lot easier to follow. DisneyPixar / Square Enix Instead of offering six or seven games for players to buy, Square Enix has divided the titles up into four main offerings, making it a much less daunting task to jump in and explore Sora’s story from the beginning. This new packaging also will make it easier for players to dive deeper without having to follow detailed guides about game order. We can get right to the meat of the gameplay and the story, something that I’m beyond excited to do. The way that Square Enix blends the worlds of Disney and Pixar together with elements of its other RPG series always has been appealing. Now that it’s all coming to the PC, I feel like I have the best chance I’ve ever had of appreciating why everyone loved this series so much, and maybe even understanding why Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories has stuck with me for so long. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire What Is Final Fantasy? Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PC System Requirements The Best MS-DOS PC Games of All Time The 12 Best Roku Games in 2022 The 10 Best Offline Games for Kids in 2021 Spyro Reignited Trilogy Review: Little Dragon, Big Value The Most Valuable PC Games The 12 Best Offline Strategy Games to Play The 12 Best Offline Multiplayer Games of 2022 The 10 Best Nintendo Switch Kids' Games, Tested by Lifewire The 8 Best Role-Playing Games for Android The 10 Best PlayStation 4 Games to Buy in 2022 Top World War II First Person Shooter Games The 10 Best Games on Google Play Pass in 2022 22 Best iPhone Games of All Time The 8 Best PC Games of 2022 Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies