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KINGDOM HEARTS III Final Battle Trailer Arrives a Day Early

by Lindsey Romain
Dec 17 2018 • 8:53 AM

Kingdom Hearts III, the next installment in the popular Kingdom Hearts game series, dropped its new trailer a day before it was scheduled to arrive. It’s a great treat for fans, but is also likely a way to curb spoilers after several people got their hands on copies of the game—and promptly posted images and game play videos online—more than a month before it’s due to hit shelves.For those who avoided spoilers, this new “Final Battle” trailer is full of surprising details and an epic scale that has got our hype sensors at full capacity!
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The trailer prepares us for the final battle in the Kingdom Hearts saga, with our leads Sora, Donald Duck, and Goofy off on various adventures in the many worlds of the game. We see teases of characters new to the series, like Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story, Mike and Sulley from Monsters, Inc., and Stich from Lilo and Stitch, as well as the return of Axel and Kairi. Kairi, you may notice, is now wielding her very own keyblade.We’re also treated to the games’ new theme song, “Face My Fears,” by Hikaru Utada and Skrillex.The final trailer for Kingdom Hearts III will show in theaters December 21, ahead of the game’s release on January 25, 2019 in Japan, and January 29 worldwide. What do you think of this latest look at the game, and everything it reveals? Let us know if you’re even more pumped for Kingdom Hearts now!

Image: Square Enix