{"id":11363,"date":"2022-04-10T20:38:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-10T11:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=11363"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:44:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T05:44:12","slug":"20220410-11363","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20220410-11363\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingdom Hearts IV announced, taking place in a Tokyo-like metropolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written by. Ryuki Ishii based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20220410-198555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a> (original article&#8217;s publication date: 2022-04-10 20:25<\/em> <em>JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Square Enix has announced <em><strong>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/strong><\/em> during the 20<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Event held today on April 10 JST. The release date and platforms have yet to be announced.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#39;s a look at the future of the Kingdom Hearts series, just revealed at the 20th Anniversary Event held in Tokyo. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KH20th?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KH20th<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WkmknaMcqO\">pic.twitter.com\/WkmknaMcqO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KINGDOMHEARTS\/status\/1513108728362512385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KINGDOM HEARTS 20th ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENT TRAILER\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2DSEkYFRh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Dark Seeker saga ended with <em>Kingdom Hearts III<\/em>, and now a new story arc called The Lost Master has been unveiled, along with the announcement of <em>Kingdom Hearts IV<\/em>. The protagonist is Sora as usual, who wakes up in a world called Quadratum, which strongly resembles the metropolis of Tokyo. While Sora tries to find a way back to his world, Goofy and Donald visit the underworld in search of clues to Sora. Gameplay footage can be seen in the trailer above, including a fight sequence between Sora and a Shadow.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-002-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220410-198555-003-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A free-to-play mobile title called <em>Kingdom Hearts Missing \u2013 Link<\/em> was also announced today, with a closed beta test scheduled to start in 2022 (limited to specific regions).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingdom Hearts IV announced, taking place in a Tokyo-like metropolis called Quadratum. 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