Paul David Nuñez January 11th, 2019 - 3:54 PM
Square Enix has revealed some of the updates for the upcoming Kingdom Hearts III after its release later this month. The updates include two new videos and something called the Memory Archive. Information about all of these things has been released on the Kingdom Hearts Twitter account.
#KingdomHearts III free game update release schedule
Tuesday, January 29
Update 1.01 (several data fixes)
Memory Archive (videos)
*The Memory Archive option will be added to the game’s title menu and can be viewed at any time.
[1/5] pic.twitter.com/tNntDkJkwh— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) January 11, 2019
Wednesday, January 30
Epilogue (video)
*Players will need to have completed #KingdomHearts III and seen the ending to view this video.
[2/5]— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) January 11, 2019
Thursday, January 31
Secret (video)
*Players will need to have completed #KingdomHearts III and seen the ending, as well as fulfilled certain criteria during play to view this video.*The criteria vary depending on the difficulty level selected.
[3/5]— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) January 11, 2019
*The Memory Archive is a digest of the #KingdomHearts story in the series up to this point.
*The epilogue and secret movie are video content that will enhance player’s enjoyment of the world of #KingdomHearts.
[4/5]— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) January 11, 2019
*These pieces of downloadable content are additional elements for #KingdomHearts III
*The main game allows players to proceed to and view the ending without the need for an internet connection.
*An internet connection is required to download patches to update the game.
[5/5]— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) January 11, 2019
On Tuesday, January 29, the game’s release date, update 1.01 will be released. It will include several data fixes and the Memory Archive. The Memory Archive is a set of videos which provide a summary of the Kingdom Hearts story to get everyone set for when they start Kingdom Hearts III.
On Wednesday, January 31, the game will get the Epilogue. In order to play the Epilogue, players will have to have completed the game and seen the ending. On Thursday, January 31, the secret video will be available to watch. Like the Epilogue, players will have to complete the game first. However, players also will need to meet other criteria for this one; these prerequisites will vary depending on what difficulty level was chosen.
The tweets about this news mention that an internet connection will be needed to download and update the game, but that the base game is all you need to view the ending of the game. One of the tweets also makes note that “the epilogue and secret movie are video content that will enhance player’s enjoyment of the world of Kingdom Hearts.”
This news comes after last month’s big leak as copies of the game were out in the wild. Tetsuya Nomura, the director of Kingdom Hearts III, has since responded to the leak. In recent Kingdom Hearts III news, Square Enix has provided a more detailed look at the Keyblades that Sora will be wielding in Kingdom Hearts III. They have also announced more of the voice cast. The cast of Big Hero 6 is back to voice their characters, just like some of the other celebrities such as Zachary Levi and Kristen Bell are voicing their characters from Tangled and Frozen.
