OK, let’s get this out of the way. The name for latest Kingdom Hearts remaster package is ridiculous.
Released Tuesday for the PS4, it’s called Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue. It includes the freaky-named Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth By Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage and a HD version of 3DS game Dream Drop Distance. Plus, a movie called “Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover. ” What are those names even?
But hidden in that chaos is a reason for Kingdom Hearts fans to be excited. Really, truly excited.
0.2: Birth By Sleep is the first Kingdom Hearts game specifically developed for a home console since 2006. In essence, it’s a two-and-a-half hour preview of the elusive Kingdom Hearts III.
And it’s so, so good.
Kingdom Hearts III was officially announced in 2013. 0.2 Birth By Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage is our best reminder that the game actually exists.
So when you dive into 0.2 and see Kingdom Hearts rendered with current-gen gaming power, when you see the Kingdom Hearts we’ve been dreaming of since the PS3 was announced, you’ll get your first wave of excitement for the franchise’s future.
