Square Enix may have taken over a decade to releaseKingdom Hearts 3, but the company has releasedKingdom Heartsspin-off games on a regular basis, with new titles coming out frequently. As it so happens, it appears as though Square Enix is preparing to launch a brand newKingdom Heartsspin-off game calledKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories, if a recent leak is any indication.
Dataminers have dug through the files of Square Enix’s site for theKingdom Hearts: Dark Roadmobile game, which is where they found a logo forKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memories. No other details were revealed in the datamine, but Reddit user adogrocks50 pointed out an interesting detail about the logo that could actually reveal some significant information about whatMelody of Memorieswill entail.
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adogrocks50 pointed out thatKingdom Heartsgames with a long “K” in the title (as in the, the bottom of the “K” wraps around the rest of the logo) typically do not featureSora as the protagonist. This could be an indication thatKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memorieswill feature someone other than series mainstay Sora as the main playable character, or it could just be a coincidence.
Based on theevents ofKingdom Hearts 3 Re: Mind, it’s being assumed that the next game in the series will feature Kairi in the starring role. This would be quite the departure for theKingdom Heartsseries, but it could also please longtime Kairi fans who want to see her take on a more active role.
Kairi was playable in theRe: MindDLC, so maybe that was Square Enix’s way of testing the waters for a full-fledged Kairi spin-off game. Of course, that’s assuming thatKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memoriesis even a game that is in active development. Perhaps that was the original title ofDark Road, or maybe it’s for a completely different project that’s not going to materialize as a video game.
Until an official announcement comes, all fans can do is speculate. And withE3 2020 canceled, it’s hard to say when Square Enix may reveal its upcoming slate of games, but perhaps aKingdom Hearts: Melody of Memoriesannouncement will come to light sooner rather than later.
