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Quick Start: https://i.imgur.com/oBqE2EB.png

Most Recent Releases
KINGDOM HEARTS collections (I.5+II.5, II.8, III + Re Mind (DLC)) available on PC, PS4, XBOX, Switch (Cloud)
2003 Lost Kingdom Hearts Pilot Animatic (archived copy): https://archive.org/details/kingdom-hearts-pilot-animatic

NEWS
The Kingdom Hearts series are now available on Steam.
KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ Dark Road has been delisted without any announcement. If you had redeemed the game previously you can still redownload it
Development of KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link has been cancelled

New Trailers
https://youtu.be/G5_3qdf19BU
https://youtu.be/vxDKOjQtyTk

https://youtu.be/gxOGWd6LoyY
https://youtu.be/CpkKslM7tTw

https://youtu.be/5isiZBQdufw

https://youtu.be/j2DSEkYFRh8
https://youtu.be/-b07ikpA8gk

Catch up on KINGDOM HEARTS news
https://www.khinsider.com
https://twitter.com/KINGDOMHEARTS

Lore Resources
https://wayfinderprojectkh.com/
https://pastebin.com/tKPLZLiE

Mobile games
KINGDOM HEARTS Union χ Dark Road is now delisted but you can watch the story on Youtube or download the apk to experience the story yourself

Union χ[Cross] scenes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPCJnwphQDQcJOkD9OsmxxMHX7YHE4WP2
Uχ scene compilations: https://roboloid.github.io/khux/theater
Dark Road playthrough: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhcSrKyqhfh6KtymEp7GpkwvLVK2Cu-Vp

PC Version Mods and Patch Manager
https://github.com/AntonioDePau/KHPCPatchManager
https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomheartsfinalmix
https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomhearts2finalmix
https://www.nexusmods.com/kingdomhearts3

Previous thread: >>530999186

should I even bother continuing posting this on each thread?

EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN LEAKED FROM MISSING LINK SO FAR

>Quick summary:
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#q524003676

>Full early build of the game:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DCPteiP_dxvE7jA4RdqSxgFiEYlojyJI/view
AES key : 0x21EB9998D43C02BC143839810E1A4CBF63F7C14F243E90F0581B02708D4EE957
How to view the game files:
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/524657864/#q525781813

>Text files
English version:
https://clipb.in/clip/KHMLB
Japanese version:
https://clipb.in/clip/KHMLBJP
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#523997616
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#523998207
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#523999464
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#524000140
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#524000450

>Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsNtOQXND60Ae0kan_hj2NC7Tnl4NJB1_
https://www.mediafire.com/file/geqq5rfx0m8kpi0/Kingdom+Hearts+Missing+Link+Beta+Soundtrack.zip/file

>List of worlds
Scala
Dark World
Final World
Unknown other world
Pinocchio
Neverland
Kingdom of Corona
Monstropolis
San Fransokyo
Disney Town
Destiny Islands
Land of Departure
Arendelle
Olympus
Pride Lands
Hollow Bastion (KH1)
100 Acre Wood
Agrabah
Beast's Castle
Dwarf Woodlands

>List of Keyblades
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/524657864/#q524668823
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/524127609/#q524612501
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/524127609/#q524612676

>3d models and other assets
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#523917250
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#523930239
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#523929945
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#524008179
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#524030351
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#524082170
https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/523862581/#524093969

remember when people were yappin' about a supposed other ML build

But it turned out to be fuckin' BS

>>532590539
Condense it into a single link and add it to OP

>It's a Xion thread

Why must this series live rent free in my head...

THE AGE OF PETE HAS COME

>>532591618
>almost $110
Jesus Christ that's expensive

>>532595352
She's DEFINITELY naked under her robe. Topless at least.

>>532591494
ye it was dataminers trying their hardest to keep their semblance of relevance, just to further prove what the real reason for them to not share anything was

Gentlemen, I love Xion.

>>532609928
Yeah, that's why I only got one and told myself I'd take care of it so it'll last for years. Noritake's not cheap china.

>>532590102 (OP)
Miss Xion edition!

Brothers please, tell me we have some news coming soon?

>>532622328
She’s so beautiful…

Is this mf for real?

>>532590102 (OP)
Why does she have black hair?

>>532636253
something something darkness something something

>>532633034
They are going at their own pace. Because FF7 deserves just as much time, money, and staff as it needs.

Isn't it weird and funny how all these "I know things behind the scenes, amazing things are coming our way, trust me, I have sources from the inside" mfs all disappeared after ML was canceled? Like, they were hinting at knowing stuff not just about ML, but IV and the franchise as a whole. And now they are begging for news, as if they never knew anything in the first place

If she isn't in 4 then what's the point of it

>>532633034
Is this cuz of that "leaked" pre-alpha shot? That was AI slop

>>532636253
Xion was made from memories of Kairi
So Sora wants Kairi to be a brunette

>>532642771
To return to her in 5.

>>532636253
She was printed in a copy machine that only has black and white ink and not color.

>>532633034
This is so funny. Square wasn't "forced" to do anything. Both times they've shown KH4 was of their own volition. They were working at their own pace with ML and it got canned anyway.

>>532639650
>>532642771
I love her so much

>>532642771
She and Roxas will play emotional support to Lea and Isa in a B (maybe even C) plot for Subject X (Skuld).

>>532642771
Her collarbones are so hot

darkness

why hasn't Nomura revealed Goofy's passion for soccer in the series yet

>>532590102 (OP)
Sexo

>>532633034
this guy is totally unhinged, ignore him like he ignores his children

>>532633034
>no gameplay trailer 6.5 years after kh3 pace

>>532636253
Imperfect memories of Kairi absorbed from Sora forged her form.

You are all weak.

This looks fake but still where is Sora meant to be in this image or is it just generic AI slop where it's nowhere in particular?

>>532672682
Looks like Bespin.

>>532672682
The biggest indicator of this being fake is KH3 Sora having KH1 Sora's hair.

>>532672682
It's from an AI video

I don't remember seeing this.

>>532679787
https://youtu.be/wc8mka8ZBtk?t=1m54s

Wizard with her (possibly) brother, book master. She can't help but joke with him. She can take the consequences.

>>532642771
Is she just naked underneath the order coat all the time?

>>532682945
I would read a slice of life omake series about the heartless in a heartbeat (no pun intended).

>full series playthrough
>currently on kh2
>was planning to get all the puzzle pieces this time around
>forgot until now there are maybe 10 or so pieces in the cavern of remembrance
okay so i'm getting all but those ones because i am too shit at these games to do any of the stuff that isn't just press triangle to win
i accept my shitter status

Did the humans in Toy Story world get turned into heartless?

>>532688641
No, Xehanort kidnapped the toys and put them in a duplicated, empty world so he could examine them to see why they have hearts, so Vexen could use the data to perfect his second-generation Replica bodies for the remaining True Organization members that needed new bodies.

>>532689019
I had completely forgotten that, really most of KHIII is a blur for me, feels like a game meant for the PS3 but kept in cryostorage for a decade.

>>532689323
That's exactly what it was

>kh1 gummi ship system was so clunky and terrible everyone remembers it with dread
>kh2 gummi ship system was tremendously fun to play with and everyone is excited to play it again
>kh3 gummi ship system is the most forgettable system in the series
KH4 will either nail the gummi ship system even better than 2 or it will drop the concept.

>>532689839
It'll be the gummi ship still but a rhythm game now.

>>532689967
Honestly wouldn't hate that, but definitely wouldn't love it either.

>>532690018
If they got actual Disney music it would work, but I find that doubtful even in like 2030 when KHIV comes out because Disney will never understand why people like Kingdom Hearts.

>>532689839
This is flawed premise because III's gummi ship is the most praised.

>>532669598
Nintendo announced that Prime 4 had to restart development. Square will not do the same for KH. They'll simply pretend like it doesn't exist, and when they do it'll be a text dump on shitter.

>>532696838
>They'll simply pretend like it doesn't exist
They were vocal about XV, III, and Remake all restarting development when they did.

>>532690696
Where? Reddit?

>>532689839
2's gummi missions are auto-scroller slop for basedfaced morons. Absolute waste of time from start to finish

>>532707805
The gummi system in its entirety from 1 all the way to 3 is meant solely to pad the game length; I'm glad they made it at least somewhat stimulating.

>>532708065
>stimulating

>>532708575
Yes, 2's gummi flights were significantly more enjoyable than 1's because they at least had flashy visuals and different environments to look at. Kinda the bare minimum of a rail shooter and 1's flights didn't even do that.

>>532689839
>gummi ship system is the most forgettable system in the series

Fuck you it had einhander

>>532679787
I have a weird feeling dreams weren't even a part of the game at one point.

>>532680796
Into the Soraverse

>>532712183
I think they had the dream aspect at least but they hadn't designed the Dream Eaters yet so they used Heartless as a stand in. Similar to the KH2 and BBS early trailers recycling older models.

light

I saw in a dream that IV would have cameos from The Bouncer and Parasite Eve.

Reminder that Simba and Nala fucked IMMEDIATELY after you finish the first Pride Lands visit and leave. Nala's pregnant when you go back to fight the big ass Heartless in the savannah.

i want to spread kairi's butt cheeks and scream into her anus

>>532726780
Why?

>>532737376
to turn her into a heartless

>>532745512
She can't become a Heartless. Did you even play KH1?

>>532746163
yeah
and no one tried screaming into her anus

>>532746515

I like how 100 Acre Wood lasted about 10 minutes in KH3 and how it wasn't totally super mega obvious that it was Disney just making it as insignificant as possible so they could cut it out for the Chinese release of the game

>>532749067
>so they could cut it out for the Chinese release of the game
did they really?

>>532756047
Nah, I'm kidding. I don't think China got its own version of the game, I think they just got the JP version.

>>532767315
Is he gonna ditch the Braig body in KH4?

>>532777097
Braig nobody. How much you want to bet MoM can just restore him to his original body?

>>532777097
There'd be no need to. Braig/Xigbar ain't that old.

>>532781223
Plus there's too much potential to be had in finally seeing Braig-Luxu be genuine instead of always scheming. Wonder what he's been up to during that year long timeskip.

>>532777097
I could see him having to leave to avoid being killed alongside the body. I wonder if they will ever show his original form

Nobody Nun
>>532688204
That's kinda how I wrote the outline for a small thing for wizard yeah, just her hanging around in Hollow Bastion and later radiant garden

>>532797653
That's a real mellow vibe, designs are cute af.

My two greatest desires for KH4 are a weapon mode that includes a big greatsword like cloud and longsword like ultimate form and more npc interactions

I'm a slut for over the top cinematic qtes i hope kh4 brings back that kh2 energy when it comes to the qtes, that real god of war og trilogy, cc2 naruto ultimate ninja and asura wrath type of shit. But without that silly slowdown like in FFXVI and that it actually lets you fail the cinematic or cutscene if you fuck up. My biggest fear is that it pauses until you press the button

>>532806639
KH2 for the most part just let you mash through them without penalty anyway. Xemnas might have the only RC where you get less reward for mashing instead of waiting till the last moment. I'm more concerned we'll have lots of press x to not die shit. In KH2 most defensive RCs weren't explicitly required to deal with an attack. Your regular defensive options would work in most cases. For example Sephiroths opening attack can be dodged, reflected, or i-framed through.

>>532797653
This one is very cute, I'd feel bad about beating her ass. But I need dense shards.

>>532808542
>I'm more concerned we'll have lots of press x to not die shit
You mean like with the twilight thorn and xehanort and skoll in kH3?

Must all Keyblades be longswords (outside of Sora's transformation gimmick in KH3)?
Where's the Keykusarigama? Where's the Keywarhammer? Where's the Keybattleax?

After years of being paranoid over shipping things outside my country I finally bought my first official KH merch

>>532810338
Nah, Twiligh Thorn lets you mash and is basically just a set piece, while Skoll is well telegraphed (the mobs cause problems, but that's not on the QTE itself). I'm talking about RE4 jump scare shit that lock you out of control suddenly, penalizes you with big damage for misinputs, and provides no reward otherwise.

>>532811273
Yes they're all sword because they're all made in the image of the X-blade. You can transform them but they're default state is key shaped sword

>>532707805
It's called a bullet hell and it's a genre too based for plebs like you

>>532813935
Shittiest bullet hell of all time

Xion. Cute.

It's funny how even the KHwiki says this about RCs.
>Only a select few Reaction Commands require the player to press (^) the moment it appears; inKingdom Hearts II, one can press(^)until the command is initiated, suffering no penalty if(^)is not pressed at the right moment. Only three Reaction Commands in the entirety ofKingdom Hearts IIpenalize such an action.
A nice way of saying
>you can just mash triangle
So it's frustrating going on other sites and seeing them get propped up as these strategic, in-the-moment of battle instances, when they're really just one button (TWO in the final battle final sequence) QTEs.

Congrats, the fanbase brought back the biggest sin of action games. Something that DMC doesn't pull, yet people want to edit in Bury the Light on their one button KH combo videos.

>>532821373
KH has always been shit compared to real action games, and even other ARPGs. There's not much strategy beyond some bosses because everything staggers. And of course everything has absurd tracking and closing power so you can just mash and the game will play itself. Tales, Nier, and Souls all have more in depth combat.

The vibe is shifting, the world is beginning to expect more Kingdom Hearts again.

>>532827583
sorry but it's twewy's day