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disney and final fantasy fell in love and had a philosophy thesis about the human heart.
means a role-playing game series where a keyblade-wielding teen fights darkness across disney worlds while the plot quietly becomes ungovernable.
from born from a 2000 elevator chat between square's shinji hashimoto and disney execs, riding on kh's disney's tetsuya nomura's fondness for tarzan and alice in wonderland mashed into square's rpg engine.
plot densityneeds a 2-hour recap movie before every sequel
nomura logicsora forgets sora exists, twice
spinoff sprawlmain story spans 10-plus platforms and games
disney meets final fantasydonald duck fights alongside cloud strife
for instance
kingdom hearts 2 — 2005 sequel widely called the series peak
kingdom hearts 3 — 2019 release after a 13-year wait since kh2
chain of memories — 2004 card-battle spinoff that rewired the whole timeline