The Kingdom Hearts 3 1.02 update is the day one patch that players will have to download to start their adventure. Kingdom Hearts 3 patch 1.02 adds an essential part to the game, that while not necessary to complete it, will definitely give fans something to talk about.
The release of Kingdom Hearts 3 1.02 is right on target according to the update schedule that Square Enix released on Twitter. A previous update added the Memory Archive, which contains a series of five videos that are intended to help players catch up on bits of the story.
Kingdom Hearts 3 1.02 Patch Notes
Wednesday, January 30
Epilogue (video)
*Players will need to have completed #KingdomHearts III and seen the ending to view this video.
[2/5]— KINGDOM HEARTS (@KINGDOMHEARTS) January 11, 2019
Square Enix gave us a bit of a hint what would be coming in patch 1.02 earlier this month. On Twitter, the official Kingdom Hearts account gave a rundown of this month’s patches, including what Kingdom Hearts 3 update 1.02 would have in store.
The main thing Kingdom Hearts 3 1.02 brings is a new epilogue cutscene which gives a little more closure on the story and has some potential surprises in store for players. The update is 2GB on Xbox One and 1.5GB on PS4, so there won’t be much of a wait for most.
As stated above, patch 1.01 added the Memory Archives, which are a serviceable way for those who have never played Kingdom Hearts or who need a refresher to get an overview of a bit of the story from previous games.
Still coming, likely in Kingdom Hearts 3 1.03, is the secret video. To view this one, you’ll have to collect a certain amount of Special Emblems and complete the game. We’re not exactly sure what’s going to be in store for players in the secret video, but it’s sure to be exciting if you can tell what’s going on.
Kingdom Hearts 3 Update 1.02 Patch Notes
- Added new cutscene: Epilogue
Kingdom Hearts 3 Update 1.01 Patch Notes
- Added Memory Archives to the title screen
- Fixed various issues
Kingdom Hearts Cameos
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Obscure Kingdom Hearts Cameos
Not every character can be Mickey Mouse. Kingdom Hearts doesn't usually cut deep with its references, which is why it's so noticeable when it does. Will players in a decade recognize some of these already unfamiliar faces? This list will give you an advantage should you ever be in a very specific trivia challenge. -
Auron
Ripped straight out of Final Fantasy X, Auron appears in the underworld as a minion of Hades. After a fight in the Coliseum, you make friends and take on a boss fight. If you win, you get a Keyblade out of the deal, so the whole ordeal is worth it. -
Beagle Boys
Generally, the Beagle Boys are associated with the world of Scrooge McDuck and DuckTales. This version of the dastardly goons come from a direct to video feature where Mickey is a musketeer. While their hoods are fitting, it's certainly not their signature look, especially with the new iteration of DuckTales airing now. -
Chicken Little
Kingdom Hearts 3 is lucky. They have the entire universe of Pixar to call upon if they want to reference something new and magical by Disney. When Kingdom Hearts 2 was in development, they had to call upon such things as Chicken Little, a genuinely awful feature that has been rightfully forgotten. -
Horace Horsecollar
Horace and his friends Clara Cluck and Clarabelle Cow are the default answer when you need to think of an obscure Disney character. They're associated with Mickey cartoons but definitely separated from the Goofys and Donalds of the world. Appearing in Kingdom Hearts in association with Steamboat Willie only further cements this. -
Merlin
Kingdom Hearts is a safe haven for any Disney character associated with magic since they fit in so well with that these games call plot. Merlin, the legendary magician that appears in low-tier Disney canon film The Sword in the Stone, arguably has a bigger role here than he does anywhere else. -
Neku Sakuraba
Neku appears with all the characters from The World Ends With You, a Square RPG that was pretty under the radar before its Switch rerelease this past year. Our gut tells us that the game will go back under the radar in the near future, but here's hoping for a surprise sequel. -
Sparky
Sparky is one of the 625 characters that the poor souls at Disney had to come up with when expanding the lore of Lilo and Stitch into several films. He has only appeared in direct to video movies and TV shows, and he's very popular in Japan. -
Tron
As much as we like Tron, it's not the most popular of Disney worlds, especially after that sequel failed to restart the franchise. Still, at least we got to see Sora and friends team up to take on the Master Control Program in a main entry in the Kingdom Hearts series. -
Yen Sid
Here's another obscure Disney wizard to go with Merlin. Yen Sid (it's Disney spelled backwards) is the master wizard who solves the whole marching broom problem in The Sorcerer's Apprentice. In that film, he's foreboding and menacing. In Kingdom Hearts, he's less so, which is probably why they didn't give him much dialogue originally. -
Zack Fair
The main character of Final Fantasy 7 spinoff Crisis Core, Zack pretty much looks like a palette swap of Cloud if you're not familiar with the games. He's another FF warrior who battles in the Coliseum, taking on a younger Hercules in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep with his original sword.
