Square Enix's renowned video game director Tetsuya Nomura announced today that a new mobile game title Kingdom Hearts Unchained X will be available for Android and iOS in North America on April 7.
Via the official Square Enix blog, Kingdom Hearts Unchained X is a prequel and will take place ahead of all the previous Kingdom Hearts titles. The story will reveal the Foretellers and the origins of the original Keyblade Wielders.
As for the mobile game's connection to Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, which is slated to arrive on PS4 later this year, Nomura said the following:
All three titles within KINGDOM HEARTS Ⅱ .8 has a link to KINGDOM HEARTS Unchained χ in some way. You can see it most prominently shown in KINGDOM HEARTS χ Back Cover – a brand-new, approximately one-hour long cinematic piece, which is depicted from the perspective the Foretellers, who gather the Keyblade Wielders. On the flip side, KINGDOM HEARTS Unchained χ is seen from the player’s perspective. By watching KINGDOM HEARTS χ Back Cover, the player will be able to get a glimpse of what kind of motive these supposed leaders are operating under behind the scenes.
And in KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance HD, which is the HD remastered version of the Nintendo 3DS game KINGDOM HEARTS 3D: Dream Drop Distance, you may noticed the Dream Eaters were a sort of foreshadowing. And the title that would act as a bridge between these two titles would be the latest installment in the series, KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Birth By Sleep, which is developed utilizing the technology behind KINGDOM HEARTS Ⅲ . It is a sequel to KINGDOM HEARTS: Birth By Sleep, and a short episode that follows immediately after the events of KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance HD, but it’s a title in which players can get an early feel for KINGDOM HEARTS Ⅲ .
For the complete interview with Tetsuya Nomura, be sure to visit the Square Enix blog. Check out the Kingdom Hearts Unchained X trailer below:
