{"id":435027,"date":"2023-12-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=435027"},"modified":"2023-12-03T09:26:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T15:26:40","slug":"what-kingdom-hearts-games-are-canon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/what-kingdom-hearts-games-are-canon\/","title":{"rendered":"What Kingdom Hearts games are canon?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Kingdom Hearts <\/em>series spans a long line of games from the PS2’s Kingdom Hearts <\/em>to the rhythm-action game Melody of Memory. <\/em>However, are all these Kingdom Hearts <\/em>games canon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is every Kingdom Hearts <\/em>game canon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Almost every Kingdom Hearts <\/em>game is canon<\/strong>, including the main entries, spin-offs and recent mobile entries. In fact “spin-offs” like Birth By Sleep <\/em>and 358\/2 Days <\/em>from the PSP and DS should be considered important titles in the series. If you don’t play them, Kingdom Hearts 3<\/a><\/em>‘s storyline will confuse you, especially towards the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HD collections include almost every entry in the series. They let you catch up on the deep storyline of the franchise. The DS games 358\/2 Days<\/em> and Re: Coded<\/em> have a movie adaptation instead of full-on gameplay. You do get a rough overview of the events with a movie that takes place in Kingdom Hearts: Unchained X<\/em>‘s storyline in the 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue <\/em>set. However, they don’t give a full overview of what occurs in prior mobile titles. Hopefully, that gets solved in the future as those games aren’t playable anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the rhythm-based Melody of Memory <\/em>leads up to the events of Kingdom Hearts 4<\/em> as Kairi searches her memories for answers on how to find Sora. Riku makes an important decision at the end of the game, for example, so it’s essential to play despite the drastic gameplay change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even the DLC Kingdom Hearts 3 Re Mind<\/a> <\/em>is important to play. It gives us more details about what happens to Sora and lets you explore Scala Ad Caelum, the main world prevalent in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link<\/a>.<\/em> The DLC also has us take on a new mysterious antagonist named Yozora, voiced by Dylan Sprouse (Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Beautiful Disaster). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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