Allwil13

Seconded. It's a tough call because is this.

FINALLY!!! I am literally shaking with excitement. There have been several times where I almost buckled and bought them through Epic Games, but I kept telling myself that their exclusivity on Epic Games couldn't last forever. I've been emulating the original versions on my Steam Deck to tide myself over. SO STOKED!!!!

It looks really nice for a mobile game, and the gameplay looks leaps and bounds better than Union Cross', so I'm intrigued. But the GPS feature is a red flag for me; I've never been a fan of that.

I'd be intrigued to learn more about the Realm of Darkness. Has it always been a place for the shadows and dark things or was it something lighter before falling to darkness?

I'd be intrigued to learn more about the Realm of Darkness. Has it always been a place for the shadows and dark things or was it something lighter before falling to darkness?

Yeah, that's what I remember, too. Man, it's hard to believe that was 15+ years ago now. I feel so old!
But yes, people were convinced that the KH2/FM secret endings were secret trailers for KH3, which wasn't too out there considering KH1/FM's secret endings were teasing KH2. I remember me and my friends were all convinced that the three armoured figures were Sora, Riku and Kairi until the Final Mix secret trailer came out.

Yeah, that's what I remember, too. Man, it's hard to believe that was 15+ years ago now. I feel so old!
But yes, people were convinced that the KH2/FM secret endings were secret trailers for KH3, which wasn't too out there considering KH1/FM's secret endings were teasing KH2. I remember me and my friends were all convinced that the three armoured figures were Sora, Riku and Kairi until the Final Mix secret trailer came out.

Not exactly a memory of the games themselves, but Kingdom Hearts was the one big thing my mom and I had in common. After i got the first game for Christmas in 2002, my mom started her own file and we were quickly sharing theories and discussing our favourite moments.
As I got older, we drifted apart. I won't go into detail on that here, but even though she wasn't interested in any of the games that came after it, the original entry in the series was always our big connection.
She passed away a few years ago, but ever since then I have played through the first game around her birthday in honour of her memory and that bond we shared.

Not exactly a memory of the games themselves, but Kingdom Hearts was the one big thing my mom and I had in common. After i got the first game for Christmas in 2002, my mom started her own file and we were quickly sharing theories and discussing our favourite moments.
As I got older, we drifted apart. I won't go into detail on that here, but even though she wasn't interested in any of the games that came after it, the original entry in the series was always our big connection.
She passed away a few years ago, but ever since then I have played through the first game around her birthday in honour of her memory and that bond we shared.

I didn't even make it to Yozora. Couldn't get past the Data bosses. And I was playing on standard...

I love the idea of playing as Yozora sometimes. He's a pretty awesome character. I also like the idea of this entry having a darker tone, as Sora has done a lot of growing up and it would be nice to see the game grow with him.
I also completely agree that they should keep the properties used to just original Disney rather than purchased properties. Unfortunately, there's a theory that Star Wars will be appearing in this entry, and unfortunately the evidence is pretty hard to refute right now. In the announcement trailer, you can make out what appears to be an AT-ST foot in the forest section, indicating that the forest in question is actually the Forest Moon of Endor from Return of the Jedi. I'm really hoping this turns out to be untrue, but at this point I could see it happening.

I think they'll aim for 2024, so that'ts what I voted for, but I expect it to be delayed into 2025. 

Agreed. With everything you just said. In the end, I absolutely hated playing Union Cross, not because of its story, which was actually amazing, but the gameplay was HORRID! This new game actually looks like it will be fun to play. And yeah, I was expecting to see at least a couple of non-numbered titles before KHIV was announced. Hopefully this will be a continuing trend. 
In terms of worlds, I'm hoping for Princess and the Frog, Encanto, Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon. Coco would be really cool too, but I'm not sure how they would be able to incorporate that in a believable way. Also, if they could keep the MCU and Star Wars out of KH, that would be preferred.

I think there will definitely be a new game announced. While it would like it to be KH IV, I imagine it's more likely to be a game to bridge the gap between KHIII and IV. That being said, though, I think the bridge game will be in the realm of Verum Rex, and we will play as Yozora, learning who he is, what his world is like, how the Nameless Star ended up in the Final World, etc. 
I'm also reeeeally hoping for a Union Cross port to consoles, because the story was so interesting, but it got so hard to play.

People may find this weird, But I have to choose Kingdom Hearts III. I just loved how everything came together and there were so many great moments. Plus the gameplay and combat was just awesome.

People may find this weird, But I have to choose Kingdom Hearts III. I just loved how everything came together and there were so many great moments. Plus the gameplay and combat was just awesome.

People may find this weird, But I have to choose Kingdom Hearts III. I just loved how everything came together and there were so many great moments. Plus the gameplay and combat was just awesome.

Raya and the Last Dragon for sure, especially since its themes of trust and friendship fit really well with the KH series. Onward might be kind of cool too, I guess, but honestly I didn't really care for Onward, Soul or Luca (no offense to anyone who liked them), so I'm not super interested in seeing them in KH. I guess Luca would probably be an interesting world in that it would be cool to see Sora, Donald and Goofy as sea monsters, though.

Pretty sure that's the leading fan theory right now. Wasn't there a translated journal or something that had Isa describing her as having dark hair?

Yeah, it says she has black hair in the Kingdom Hearts Series Character Files book.

Intrigued is the word I would use for my reaction to the ending. I mean, it still had Nomura's complicated, convoluted fingerprints all over it, and yet it still works so well!

I could definitely see us getting a teaser or something, but I dont' want to put all my eggs in that basket because I've been disappointed with not seeing something at E3 before. And I've got a TON of anticipation for E3 this year because most of the games I'm waiting for have received next to no info since their announcements, sooo I'm a little on edge. That being said, though, we haven't gotten a new KH game announcement in quite a while, so I think they're due to give us some news.

One, Nomura was too busy with Final Fantasy Versus 13 and that project keep getting delay and restart like hundreds of times. And two Nomura develop Birth by Sleep (a major KH game) as a PSP game because he wanted to quickly to fill in the gaps before Kingdom Hearts 3. Plus, not to mention the PSP at the time was very popular. Personally I would rather had Birth by Sleep as a PS3 game to match the graphics and quality as Kingdom Hearts 1 and Kingdom Hearts 2. But it is what it is.

I haven't even see the movie yet and already I'm certain that it would be a fantastic fit for a world in Kingdom Hearts. It would be awesome for sure!

Darn it! Now I can't use Kingdom Hearts as my main reason for choosing console gaming over PC gaming, lol.