Gaming fans perusing Twitter today might be surprised to see thatKingdom Hearts 2is a trending topic on the popular social media website. Earlier this month,Sora fromKingdom Heartswas trendingas well, as fans speculated he was coming toSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
One quick look at the trending hashtags will clue fans in that the reasonKingdom Hearts2is trending on Twitter is because today is the game’s 15th birthday. It’s almost hard to believe that one of gaming’s most treasured sequels is over a decade old.
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For anyone out of the know, theKingdom Heartsseries is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The franchises utilizes an amalgamation of characters from Disney films as well as those from Square Enix’sFinal Fantasyseries, while also introducing unique characters of its own. The firstKingdom Heartsgame released in 2002 on the PlayStation 2 to incredible acclaim both critically and commercially, which resulted in 2005’sKingdom Hearts 2as well as a number of spinoffs spanning multiple consoles and generations. The series recently saw the release of the long awaitedKingdom Hearts 3, as well as the cross-platform release ofa rhythm-based game titledKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory.
Whilethe lore ofKingdom Heartsmight be largely expansive and sometimes confusing, the series and its spinoffs have garnered a rabid fan base of dedicated gamers. Not only that, but the charming mashup of Disney favorites duking it out alongside Sora as he meets popularFinal Fantasycharacters is a crossover that was certainly unexpected in the first place, but even more unexpected was how well this mashup worked. The fluid combat system makes gaming newcomers feel at ease while veterans should be able to pull off some neat tricks once they nail it down.
The future of the series is a bit unclear right now, if only because fans were just treated to two new games, but thenext generation of consoles could certainly mean huge things for the possibleKingdom Hearts 4. With Disney consistently releasing content andFinal Fantasycontinuing to get new games, theKingdom Heartsseries has tons of room to grow and continue past what Square Enix has already released.
With series director Tetsuya Nomura’splans to drastically change the world ofKingdom Heartsin the franchise’s future, it is clear that the series isn’t going away any time soon. In any case, Twitter users celebrating the 15th birthday ofKingdom Hearts 2spells out just how popular the series has become.
Kingdom Hearts 2is available for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 as part of theKingdom Hearts HD 1.5 +2.5 ReMIXcollection.
