Kotaku推出《王国之心》共玩专栏Guiding Key

1. 05:00
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   Kingdom Hearts' Opening Is Still Incredible

   Kotaku's year-long Kingdom Hearts replay project Guiding Key revisits the original game's opening, in which Sora falls into the Dive to the Heart after the Utada Hikaru "Simple and Clean" cinematic. The tutorial asks players to choose between a sword, staff, and shield and give one up, without explaining that this sets Sora's baseline stats and skill-learning order for the whole game. The author argues this somber introduction set the tone for the next 20+ years of Sora's journey.

1. 22:00
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   As I Begin Replaying All of Kingdom Hearts, What Do I Hope to Learn About a Series I Love?

   Kotaku's new Kingdom Hearts book club, Guiding Key, will go through every game in Square Enix's Disney/Final Fantasy crossover series until Kingdom Hearts IV launches in late 2027. Square released the Kingdom Hearts I~III Collection on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2 on October 8. In the first entry, the author recounts his history with the series and hopes to pinpoint when its story began to grow so complicated.

1. 21:25
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   Playing Through All of Kingdom Hearts Together: Kotaku's Year-Long 'Guiding Key' Series

   Kotaku is launching "Guiding Key," a book club-style series that will play through and discuss the entire Kingdom Hearts saga over the course of a year, leading up to playing Kingdom Hearts IV together when it launches in late 2027. The monthly schedule runs from October 2026 through November 2027, with the numbered mainline games each spread across three months, while 358/2 Days and Re:coded will be watched via cutscenes since they aren't readily playable on modern platforms. The first introductory episode goes up Thursday, October 8, when Kingdom Hearts Collection [I~III] launches on Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

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