In the opening hour ofKingdom Hearts 1, players will be asked to choose between a Sword, a Shield, and a Staff. The choice you make will impact the order in which Sora unlocks certain skills and also affect his stats. However, that’s not the only decision that will impact gameplay throughoutKH1.
After beating on some beginner Heartless, players will be taken to the Destiny Islands, and there will be three different NPCs to speak to, each with a question to ask Sora.Wakka, Selphie, and Tidus are fromvariousFinal Fantasytitles, with Selphie being fromFinal Fantasy 8and the other two fromFinal Fantasy 10, and depending on the answer you give them for their respective questions, Sora’s leveling-up flow will change.
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How to Answer The Questions
To get right to it, these questions and answers will affect how fast (or slow) Sora gains experience throughoutKingdom Hearts 1. If you decide to pick the first answers (the ones at the top of the list) for each question, Sora will level up faster in the beginning stages of the story, but he’ll start to take longer to gain levels in the endgame.
If you decide to choose the middle (second) answers for each question atDestiny Islands, Sora’s leveling-up XP requirement will be static, keeping it normal, as the game is intended.
And if you go with the last answers for their queries, Sora will level up much slower in the early/mid stages of the adventure but will start to level up faster as the game goes toward its conclusion.
What’s the Best Choice?
If you want to get ahead of things and have Sora be a powerhouse really early on, go ahead and choose the first answers. Don’t worry too much about leveling slower in the back half of the game, as there are XP-boosting items you’re able to use to make up for the slower level-ups.
Items like the EXP Ring and EXP Bracelet can be equipped to boost Sora’s XP gain.
