Just a few weeks after the announcement of Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link, Square Enix also shared that a closed beta test for the mobile title was coming last Fall 2022. However, it was only in mid-December 2022 that calls for applications were made in Japan. The application period closed by end-December, and the Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link closed beta is starting to share online to expect from the experience. Given that the testing is exclusive to people living in Japan, this is a great way for the game to build hype for Western fans who have no access to the closed beta.
RELATED: Kingdom Hearts Is Getting A 20th Anniversary Vinyl LP Box Collection
On the official Japanese Twitter account of Kingdom Hearts: Dark Road, the team shared several posts that provided more details about the Missing Link closed beta test. Testers who were chosen to participate were reminded to keep most of the game’s content under wraps. However, the devs also talked about new gameplay details for Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link. This includes the two ways players can move their characters in-game depending on their preference as well as an event schedule that they can look forward to playing through during the testing period.
According to the social media posts, players can choose between “GPS” or “Pad” movement when playing the game. Choosing GPS means players will have to physically walk around to get their character to move, much like the movement in Niantic’s Pokemon GO, while the other method allows character mobility using a virtual pad in the game’s UI. The development team also shared a lineup of closed beta test events this January 2023 which includes area bosses and raid battles featuring recognizable Kingdom Hearts monsters and enemies.
Though there is no news about when the Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link will be released, seeing more information about the mobile title is likely giving the fanbase a sense of how development is going. Hopefully the closed beta test goes well, and Square Enix will also give Western fans a chance to play test the upcoming video game.
Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link is in development for mobile devices.
MORE: Why Kingdom Hearts 4 Shouldn’t Immediately Reunite Sora with Donald and Goofy
