Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Release Date Announced
By Julia Gaberlavage
The Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory release date was officially announced in the Aug. 2020 Nintendo Direct Mini.
The new spin-off is a rhythm action game featuring music both from the Disney movies represented in the franchise as well as the games' original scores. Although it might seem strange at first for a 3D action game to get a rhythm game spin-off, the music of the Kingdom Hearts series has long been considered one of its strongest aspects.
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory Release Date Announced
Melody of Memory will release Nov. 13 2020 for Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. It is also now available for pre-purchase.
As evidenced by how much spin-off games like Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts Union X impacted the lore of Kingdom Hearts 3, spin-offs in Kingdom Hearts are almost always required reading to understand what's going on in the main series games. The story of this entry seems to be focusing on Kairi, a character who fans have long complained is underdeveloped. It is likely that this game will further flesh out her character and give some satisfaction to players who want to see more of her in the main series games.