KINGDOM HEARTS STORY

Sora, Riku, and Kairi lounging on Destiny Islands in Kingdom Hearts. Sora is fourteen. He has unusually large feet, two best friends, Riku and Kairi, and a thirst for adventure. Sora also wants to get off his boring island to “see other worlds”, despite a hooded figure implying that the kid has no idea what lies ahead. One night a storm destroys the happiness that is Destiny Islands, and shadow creatures literally emerge from the ground. Sora is separated from his friends and his childhood home. He ends up in a new world called Traverse Town where he is told by some iconic Final Fantasy characters that he is the “Chosen One” (aren’t they all?). Sora learns that he was selected to wield an ancient weapon known as the Keyblade and save those “other worlds” he’s been harping about from plunging into total darkness. By “other worlds” (I promise I won’t put that phrase in quotations anymore), I mean highly recognizable locations from popular...