8 Disney Worlds For Kingdom Hearts III Which Would Be Far Better Than Toy Story

The sight of Buzz and Woody interacting with Sora, Donald, and Goofy is something gamers have clamoured to see for a long time, and it will finally become a reality in 2018 when Kingdom Hearts III lands on store shelves (haha, good one). If you were to ask any Kingdom Hearts fan where they were when Toy Story was confirmed as a world for its – in name only – third instalment, they’d quickly tell you: cloud nine.

But, when taking a step back and not looking at everything with nostalgia tinted goggles, is Toy Story really a world you want to explore? Sure, the game’s presentation “looks just like the movies”, but, when thinking about fighting waves of Heartless on Andy’s giant driveway and street, it isn’t as enticing and magical as exploring other Disney worlds which don’t resemble the mundanity of reality in any shape or form.

Now, before you decide I’m worthy of being executed for blasphemy, know that everything said is coming from the perspective of a Toy Story fan. It’s just that, with Tetsuya Nomura confirming that there will be lesser Disney worlds, a good trade-off between quantity for density, Toy Story feels like a waste. There are more imaginative and obscure Disney locales for the Kingdom Hearts cast to get sucked into. Here's just some for starters.

The Black Cauldron was quite possibly Disney’s biggest failure after Walt died, with it being a critical and financial disaster. Yet, the movie has gained a cult following in recent years, and it’s easy to see why: it has some of the darkest visuals of any Disney movie ever made.

With a portion of the plot being no better than find Princess what’s-her-face, a significant function of a Black Cauldron world would be having Sora interact with Taran so they can discuss what it means to be a great hero and warrior. This would have Sora finally present his views and thoughts on war, something which has not yet happened and is a major oversight considering that The Keyblade War is the driving force behind Xehanort’s actions.

The Horned King is a legitimately unsettling villain, someone on par with Maleficent for making your arms and cheeks become embroiled in goose bumps. And the prospect of having to stop Xehanort from trying to find The Black Cauldron with the Horned King so that they can rule the world and bring the undead army to life is a lot more exciting than simply having to find Andy… a grown child.