What do you think is the best order to play Birth by Sleep?

[AndrewHankinson 311]

What do you think is the best order to play Birth by Sleep?

[Weedanort 8,786]

Story related: Terra, Ventus, then Aqua

 

If not story related, choose whoever the heck you want

[Aros 670]

for me there's no a "best order" every one do what their likes!

but i'll say the order i like: acqua (maybe the more easy of the 3, the barrier help quite well too but i choose here, 'cause she's aqua ) then ventus and terra, leaving the "dark story" for last (like in COM when you use sora and then riku )

[Setrex 1,031]

I originally played Ventus, Terra and then Aqua but for story purposes you should play Terra first.

 

 

I hate Terra's story so no matter when I playthrough it I always find it a drag...

[Aru Akise 2,540]

Earth, Wind then Water.

[Moni_22 335]

I think is Terra, Ventus and Aqua.

 

But I like to start with Ventus since he is the most balanced of the 3.

[Caxkj 481]

Terra. Ventus. Aqua.

[Sendou Aichi 2,356]

None of the above.

[Master Keeper 687]

The official and suggested order is Terra, Ventus then master Aqua, and this is what I did.

[Connected 978]

Ventus, Terra and then Aqua

 

Ventus stories end at first and Aqua as Last so..

[Hero of Light XIV 2,381]

Tutorial, Terra, Ventus, Aqua, Final, and Secret. Because Nomura-san said so. 

[TheKingdomkid 1,194]

Terra, Ventus, Aqua it helps people understand the story as a whole better and that's what Nomura said the order you should play it is so yeah, but what I'm gonna do is go back and forth between them all to keep the worlds story in order as well if that makes sense lol

[Sakuraba Neku 660]

Terra, Ventus, Aqua - Nomura

[Kittenz 4,281]

I pick whoever I want

 

I know there's an official order and I will do it that way one day but for now aqua and ven first plz

[King_Graham 135]

My preference is all three by chronological order.

[Gamerazor247 877]

Terra - Aqua - Ven

 

No matter how much I want to play as Ven 1st or 2nd, I know this is the correct order.

But sometimes I feel as if it can be Ven - Terra - Aqua or Terra - Ven - Aqua

[FerroAxel7 237]

Terra, Aqua, Ven. 

I start out with the two experienced, then see how it all effects Ven in his story. Also when I first played, I didn't know Aqua had her story extended. 

[Joker 1,560]

Aqua first cuse she sees the outside and leaves a lot of questions, then Ventus you see more a bit on whats going on the inside and makes u wonder wht terra is up to. then Terra as u then see the full truth

[Roxasrox 131]

Not going with Nomura on this. Ven, Terra, Aqua.

 

You definitely shouldn't play Aqua first, since most of her story, even her final battle, is just her reacting to Terra and Ven's stories. Besides, you'll be playing as her for the final/secret story so it's best you play as her once you're at least a bit familiar with the game.

 

I see the reasons behind putting Terra first a lot, but all three stories end with Xehanort going on about the X-blade as his ultimate goal, something Terra never hears about until the final world. It's less confusing to start with Ven and get all that out of the way. Plus it makes more sense when Terra returns to the Land of Departure.

 

Honestly, I'm going to play it as Ven, Aqua, Terra when I get the game, simply because I want to play Terra last and see how things appear. Chronology-wise, it'll make more sense to see the X-blade situation's results in Aqua's story before seeing Terra's final cutscene.

 

Not that it all matters at all, since you see all three and it all ties up no matter what order you play. But for the sake of it, I'm gonna add that the final boss battles of the three stories take place in order of Terra-Aqua > Terra-Ventus > Terra-Aqua > Ventus.

[AnHeiressofaSOLDIER 358]

Aqua, Ventus, and Terra. If you play anyone else first, you're going to get spoiled for the other stories.

 

Though, technically, if you play as Aqua first you still do get spoiled somewhat, but you don't see any of the major events actually play out, so there's still some mystery to it there and an incentive to play the other games to understand what happened fully.

 

Also, if you play Terra last, it keeps you wondering just what he did do in the other worlds. It leaves you thinking the worst: that he succumbed to the Darkness and did some terrible things... Only for you to realize he really didn't do anything wrong and was actually coerced, tricked, and possessed by people into doing things.

 

So, yeah. If you want to keep some mystery to each story the first time you play through them, I definitely suggest Aqua, Ventus, then Terra: even though I know it's supposed to be Terra, Ventus, and then Aqua.

[Skhyatze 165]

Ven, Aqua, and Terra. 

[TB298 114]

When I first played bbs on the psp, I somehow always felt that it was ventus, terra, and then aqua

[Shard the Gentleman 2,891]

I think the Story flows more smoothly if you go Terra>Ventus>Aqua.

[Ven983 490]

Terra and Ven are interchangeable, but Aqua needs to be last if you want to receive the full benefits of the story.  Aqua's story contains so much about all 3 of them that you are cheating yourself out of the other two if you don't play her last.

 

Very odd for me to say, because when all three characters were announced, I swore I would play as Aqua first (didn't see anything appealing about her), then Terra (parachute pants? sure why not) and then Ventus (cause Roxas look-alike yeah?).  I would have greatly screwed myself over by playing in that order.

[kingdomhearts13 91]

I started out with Ven, but when I read the official order was Terra, Ven , Aqua, I put a pause on Ven and went to Terra. It may sound odd, but what I did was play through each character up until the point before their final battle in the Keyblade Graveyard. That way I had the final battles right after each other, which I felt best to do, as their final battles are simultaneous. So for me, I ended the game like this: Terra's final battle+ending; Ven's final battle+ending; Aqua's final battle+ending; and Final Episode.

Edited October 20, 2014 by kingdomhearts13