A First-Timer Tries Kingdom Hearts Collection Before Its Release
A first-timer who stayed away because of the series' many connected titles found the collection's gathering of the story-important entries into one package removed the question of which game to start with, which is exactly the barrier Square Enix is selling this release against.
Reporting from 1 source: Inside.
Inside played Kingdom Hearts Collection [I-III] ahead of its October 8, 2026 release. The package collects Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX, Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind. A writer new to the series started with Kingdom Hearts -Final Mix- and found that seeing Disney and Final Fantasy characters share one world was the moment that landed.
The collection splits across two volumes: Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue, plus Kingdom Hearts III with the Re Mind content. The first volume holds four playable titles and two titles presented as HD video, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, so the count of six does not mean six playable games.
The writer started with Kingdom Hearts -Final Mix- and names the mixing of Disney and Final Fantasy characters as the moment the series clicked. For anyone who has put off the series over which entry comes first, the package answers that question by putting the story-relevant titles in one place.
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