1. More specifically: Kingdom Hearts, and their links to Disney
*Disclaimer: I am a new Square Enix fan

2. Merging with Disney Needed a game to compete with
Super Mario 64’s 3D capabilities
Figured only characters as popular as Disney’s had
any chance of competition against Mario
A chance meeting between a Disney executive and
Hashimoto
Kingdom Hearts happened due to a series of chance events, the first being
Disney wanted Donald Duck to be the lead protagonist, however Square favoured Mickey Mouse. They came to a compromise and made an all new title character, Sora

3. Character design Clever character design to link the main
franchises of each company
Stereotypical Final Fantasy assets e.g. hair, belts
and chains
Still maintains a cartoon-like appearance
Sora’s character design

4. Fighting animations are cartoonified, with Sora’s overhead swing attack being reminiscent of classic cartoons. When cartoon characters are about to bop another character over the head with a frying pan, they jump, hit downwards and their legs kind of splay open, and Sora does this in this attack
Images: Sora swing frames 1, 2, 3, and 4

5. World design: Traverse Town
Image: Traverse Town 2

6. How does Square Enix inspire me?
Sora’s character design

7. All our can come true if we
have the courage to pursue them

8. References www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXEudzLi828
Extra Play: The Animation of Kingdom Hearts series (Kingdom Hearts gameplay images)