The adventures of an uncanny team of Disney and Final Fantasy characters started in 2002 on the PS2; over a decade later, director Tetsuya Nomura says the story will finally reach a fitting conclusion in 2014, with the long-anticipated release of Kingdom Hearts III.

Nomura discussed with the L.A. Times that Kingdom Hearts III will wrap up the events of the main trilogy, but will not be the final game of the saga:

“As a core game, this is finally the third, and 10 years have passed. I couldn’t call this a trilogy. There have been so many spin-offs. In ‘Kingdom Hearts 3,’ the battles that the characters have been fighting for the past 10 years will come to a conclusion. That is the plan. But the series will continue. Only the particular enemy they have been fighting the past 10 years will come to an end.”

For fans who are curious as to how Kingdom Hearts III will fare in terms of gameplay, Nomura suggests playing Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance for the 3DS, as the title’s combat system has been the benchmark for developing the engine in Kingdom Hearts III.

Kingdom Hearts III will be available in 2014, on Xbox One and PS4.

Sources: GameInformer, L.A. Times