Kingdom Hearts 4 director Tetsuya Nomura has revealed that the next game in the series won't be a direct sequel so much as it will be a total story reboot. The Kingdom Hearts series has, especially since recent entries, become notorious for its convoluted lore. Its impenetrable naming conventions and willingness to hop between a clashing collection of Disney movies don't help - not to mention its penchant for Final Fantasy cameos. Kingdom Hearts 4 doesn't have an official release window just yet, but the earliest details of its story have been revealed in a new interview with series creator Tetsuya Nomura.
In an interview with Japanese-language magazine Young Jump, as summarized by @thegamersjoint on X (formerly Twitter), Nomura explained that the story of Kingdom Hearts 4 represents a universal reset, or the beginning of a new saga. That might have something to do with another of Nomura's stated goals for the sequel: he wants to make it easily accessible for newcomers.
Although the previous title, Kingdom Hearts 3, did end with something of a sequel setup, it was considered the conclusion of the "Dark Seeker Saga," a story arc that began in the very first Kingdom Hearts game....
