Ramblings of an Englishman

Now before you get angry let me pre-empt this by saying I am a Kingdom Hearts fan of that is not clear from the multiple posts here I have made on the franchise before this. In fact I believe the opposite could be argued as well for fans of the series who analyse everything in depth to be able to make accurate predictions. As a series it depends where you look at the narrative/lore of Kingdom Hearts to where you get confused or enjoyment out of it. The main purpose of this post is to look at how that has evolved and how that is now overly complicated. Personally for me I do still enjoy the games but do feel the overall story is confusing in parts to fully keep track of which I hope to explain in more detail below. When you think about longform narratives video games are an interesting format for this. Unlike in films where the actors get older the characters in your game don't have to unless you want them to. While consoles change you can keep a cast of characters for as long as yo...

March 28th 2002 was the day in Japan that the first Kingdom Hearts game released. While over the course of the rest of the year it means we have a marker and that 2022 is the 20th anniversary for Kingdom Hearts. You could argue this comes at a good time, the Xehanort saga is done and Kingdom Hearts can start a new saga. However, I feel that 2022 could be the most pivotal year for the series. But first let's break down the current situation.  Union χ as a game is coming to an end and being shut down relatively soon to the time of writing this and the same with Dark Road set for an end in September 2021. This in what I hope is an end to crucial lore being in Mobile Games and while we await answers to the questions these games pose I feel it makes sense to look at where we stand with what we know. Sora has ended up in the realm of Unreality (because it will be a cold day in hell before I use 'the realm of fiction') with 'Yozora' or someone who takes the form of Yozora ...

The following will include spoilers for the endings of Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. View at your own risk The next instalment of the Kingdom Hearts franchise has now been released in Melody of Memory and while I was not personally interest in playing the game I was interested in how it would set up the next phase of Kingdom Hearts. Much like Final Fantasy 7 Remake the ending left me confused, annoyed and then interested in what it could lead to when given a day or two. Tetsuya Nomura has a stranglehold over the majority of my interest when it comes to video games. I've found myself more fixed on what he will do next with Kingdom Hearts & Final Fantasy 7 Remake his want to express deep stories over multiple games that require your attention has captivated me the stories he is involved in normally give way to strong character who can hold my interest and it will be interesting to see if that continues with the future of Kingdom Hearts at least. Much...

The following will discuss Kingdom Hearts 3 and it's DLC Re:Mind and Dark Road Spoilers Ahead for Kingdom Hearts 3 and Final Fantasy 7 Part of the current situation we all find ourselves in has led me into listening and watching more Kingdom Hearts themed content. Ranging from theories on the future of the franchise to the content released for Kingdom Hearts. While the questions and theories posed are different one underlying thing remains, nobody is talking about Disney worlds. Maybe because the main points of the games going forward aren't around world travelling in that regard. Where is Sora? Who is Yozora and his world as a whole? Who is subject X? What happened to Xehanort's class mates? What will Xigbar and the Foretellers do and what is in that black box? Gone are the days of speculating what worlds we will see or what Disney properties will be used and how to fit them into the story and honestly I'm glad. I've held the belief for a while even before...

(Apologies this was supposed to come out in February but I had to delay this and then forgot it, but I wanted to get this finished and released, please be aware a large portion was written up in February before any DLC announcement). After much anticipation and hype Kingdom Hearts 3 finally released on consoles around the world as of 29 th January 2019. I was quite lucky I was able to pick it up right away and play it. As a fan of the series I very much enjoyed playing through this instalment to see what it had to offer in terms of adding to the plot of the entire story of Kingdom Hearts in general. It seems that Kingdom Hearts 3 went from being the conclusion to the continuation of the series and in this post, I look to not only give someone thoughts to the characters and story involved but look to see what will happen going forward. With this in mind I put give a few ideas and speculation based on what we've heard throughout this game please be advised ideas nothing is the ...