Final ‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Trailer Is Full Of Disney And Pixar Cameos, And Angst
This is it, everyone. The wait is finally over. How do we know? The finalKingdom Hearts 3trailer is out, putting an end to the constant stream of trailers (but no release date) that Square Enix has been dropping for the past five years.
We’re a little more than a month out from the release of the long-awaitedKingdom Hearts 3and to celebrate that momentous occasion, Square Enix has debuted the most cameo and spoiler-filled trailer yet. Sora tangles with some dastardly foes, both familiar and unfamiliar (unless you’ve been playing the spin-off games), in the latestKingdom Hearts 3trailer while taking some time out of his world-saving mission to do the dance fromTangled. Plus the newUtada HikaruandSkrillextheme song makes its debut, and its way better than you’d expect.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Trailer: The Final Battle
All our fan-favorite Disney and Pixar movies make an appearance in this crowdedKingdom Hearts 3trailer, which is heavy on cameos and plot. So if you haven’t caught up with the past 10 years of story told in the off-consoleKingdom HeartsgamesChain of Memories, 358/2 Days, Birth By Sleep, andDream Drop Distance, fret not: You get to see Sora meet Remy!
We get a glimpse of the worlds ofTangled,Frozen, Big Hero 6, Pirates of the Caribbean, Winnie the Pooh,andRatatouillein this trailer, which smartly frontloads the 4-minute clip with the Disney cameos and gameplay before tackling the increasingly convoluted story. The result is some hilarious tonal whiplash that is so typical ofKingdom Hearts: Look, Sora is doing the dance in the square fromTangledbefore screaming in anguish a minute later! And forKingdom Heartsdie-hards: I think I saw a glimpse of Xion, who was supposedly erased from existence in358/2 Days. Some of the characters fromDream Drop Distancealso show up to confuse us further, and evil doppelgangers galore come to fight our beloved heroes. But most importantly — at least for me — we got a glimpse of Roxas, the bestKingdom Heartscharacter (fight me).
The trailer is set to both of longtime franchise staple Utada Hikaru’s theme songs: the previously released “Don’t Think Twice” and her new collaboration with Skrillex, “Face My Fears,” a remix of a soft, piano-driven ballad that is actually quite lovely.
If you can’t abide spoilers, I don’t recommend watching the trailer. But for those who have been waiting 12 years, this trailer couldn’t be better at hyping us up.
Kingdom Hearts3is out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One onJanuary 29, 2018.
