Even Square Enix Gets Confused Nomura Hires In-House Loremaster for Kingdom Hearts IV.
Tetsuya Nomura Reveals Square Enix Relies on an In-House 'Loremaster' to Navigate Complex Kingdom Hearts Continuity In a recent interview with Japanese gaming publication Famitsu , Tetsuya Nomura the veteran director and creator behind the Kingdom Hearts franchise admitted that the series' narrative has grown exceptionally complex. With 13 mainline and spin-off games now spanning the universe, along with expanding transmedia adaptations such as an upcoming Disney+ animated series, maintaining narrative consistency has become a challenge even for senior developers inside Square Enix. Nomura shared that the studio managed to resolve this lore bottleneck thanks to an attentive employee originally hired for Kingdom Hearts Union χ (pronounced "Cross"), a mobile and browser-based entry in the series. This employee independently compiled an exhaustive internal reference document detailing every plot point, character arc, and timeline connection across all 13 titles, co...