'Kingdom Hearts 3' release date: Gamers won't suffer information overload with game's 'overwhelmingly big' narrative

One of the aspects of "Kingdom Hearts 3" that Square Enix takes pride in is the story. It turns out that the developer has been preparing to tell the tale all this time.

In an interview with Famitsu, director Tetsuya Nomura revealed that "Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A Fragmentary Passage" and "KH 3D Dream Drop Distance" basically serve as the prologue to "Kingdom Hearts 3."

"The story connects from KH3D to KH0.2 to KH3. In my own head, KH3 begins at KH3D. That's why I put that subtitle on KH2.8," Nomura explained as quoted by Gamepur.

While some may think that the story stretched to the said installments will leave little for "Kingdom Hearts 3," Nomura said that it is actually the other way around.

"It's not that I've spread the story out, perhaps it's more that I've separated the parts that would have ruined KH3's tempo if they were told then," the director explained.

"In fact, KH3 is overwhelmingly big, so it's not that content has been shaved off, and it's something I've worried over how to handle," he assured.

With that said, it appears that gamers will have a lot to take away and get a load of in terms of the narrative of "Kingdom Hearts 3."

Nomura also noted that fans won't have to worry about being hit with a long explanation of the story as they will get to enjoy the adventure right away.

Instead, gamers will explore more about the story as they progress in the game. "If you keep playing, you'll work out the minimum about the situation," Nomura promised.

"Kingdom Hearts 3" is the final installment in the trilogy that follows Sora's journey and it seems that Nomura's team is doing its best to make it an amazing end of an era.

"Kingdom Hearts 3" is slated to release in early 2017.