User:TheSilentHero/KH3 Walkthrough/Dive to the Heart

Welcome to the beginning of this walkthrough. This walkthrough will guide you through Kingdom Hearts III, as well as the Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind DLC.

When you select New Game from the Main Menu, you get to choose the Difficulty Level for the game. For your first playthrough, you can only choose between Beginner Mode, Standard Mode, and Proud Mode. After beating the game once, you can also play in Critical Mode.


 * Beginner Mode: Choose this if you just want to enjoy the story without worrying about the combat. Sora will take less damage, deal more damage and gain more EXP compared to Standard Mode.
 * Standard Mode: This provides a nice balance between challenge and difficulty. A good choice if you want to play the game without being overpowered, and without getting frustrated.
 * Proud Mode: Somewhat harder than Standard. Choose this if you want more of a challenge. Sora will take more damage compared to Standard.
 * Critical Mode: A true challenge. Sora will take even more damage than on Proud, gain less EXP, and has less HP and MP. He does get several abilities early, as well as 3 exclusive abilities, and gets a free accessory from the start.

Choosing your playstyle
Like many of the games in this series, you'll start at the Dive to the Heart after the opening movie. You'll learn some basic controls, so walk over to the mirror and touch it. You are now on the other side of the mirror, where countless images of past games circle around. Three of such images will come down and you'll have to choose one of them, each giving a certain benefit.

The first choice determines your starting HP and MP. Any HP and MP you gain during the game is identical between choices, but the little extra HP or MP can make a difference in tough battles.

After making your choice, three new image come forward, presenting you with yet another choice. This choice determines the order in which you learn abilities.

After making your choices, you get asked to confirm your decision. Once you do, you'll get swallowed up by a tidal wave, and arrive in a world of endless sky.

Combat 101
Three appear, and you'll get a tutorial screen about attacking, blocking, and dodging.

After defeating the Shadows, a giant monster appears: the, a familiar sight for players of the series. Defeating the Darkside gives you your first magic spells: and. After the battle, you can choose to take another look at the tutorial, try your hand at fighting some more Shadows, or move on.

When moving on, a cutscene will have Yen Sid inform you of what to do, and Sora, Donald, and Goofy head off to... Olympus Coliseum (sort of)!