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Kingdom Heartsfans only just got new screenshots ofKingdom Hearts 4a few hours ago, but they’ve already discovered where in Shibuya Sora’s fight against the Heartless is based on.
Since Kingdom Hearts 4 was first announced, the most interesting thing about it has been its setting. Following the events ofKingdom Hearts3 where Sora basically dies to save Kairi, he ends up in a realistic world calledQuadratum that’s unlike anything else we’ve ever seen in the series before, outside of its brief Verum Rex debut.
There’s a lot that we don’t know about Quadratum so far, but the one thing that’s been made clear is that it’s inspired by Shibuya in Tokyo,something that Nomura has confirmed to be the case. Back when the first trailer was released,fans were even able to find out where Sora’s apartment is based on, and that energy has already been applied to the latest info dump.
Kingdom Hearts 4’s New Screenshots Show Off How Close Quadratum Is To Shibuya
And A Familiar Bridge Even Makes A Return
Earlier today,Square Enix decided to dull the pain of cancelling Missing Linkout of nowhere byfinally giving us an update on Kingdom Hearts 4. That update included a bunch of new screenshots, with the main centrepiece of it all being a fight between Sora and some unfamiliar Heartless in the streets of Quadratum.
While anyone unfamiliar with Shibuya might just assume that this is a random street and not based on anywhere in particular, eagle-eyed fans have already figured out where this location in Quadratum is inspired by.Twitter user Genki_JPN pointed outthat the screenshot appears to take place in alocation that’s inspired by Shibuya Sakura Stage.
The circular bridge in the background of the fight might be familiar if you’ve watched the Kingdom Hearts 4 trailer a bunch,as it’s the one that Sora falls through in his fight against the massive Heartless. That, or it’s just a common bridge in Quadratum.
Looking at the two areas side by side makes it very clear that the area in Quadratum is meant to be a recreation of Shibuya Sakura Stage. Funnily enough,Twitter user GearoidReidy pointed out that one of the buildings in that area is actually the Square Enix office, which is very meta to think about. Either way, it’s clear once again where Quadratum’s inspirations lie.
