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There are several efficient ways to level up inLike A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, depending on where you are in your adventure. Infinite Wealth expands on the possible level-up methods fromYakuza: Like A Dragon, giving you plenty of options, depending on your playstyle.
Ichiban and his crew will be faced with difficult enemies from the moment they get their bearings in Hawaii, but even the dangerous Keepers can be beaten with the right preparation. If you don’t mind a little item optimization and a bit of grinding, you can become over-leveled with just a bit of extra effort, allowing you some flexibility in avoiding fights when you’re not in the mood.
How To Level Up In The Early Game
If you want tolevel up fast in Infinite Wealth, there are a few simple methods to kickstart your EXP farming.
If you have the Ultimate Edition, you will be gifted five (Single-Use Special)LevelBoosters.
Hang onto thesedrinks for the time being.
Make Use Of Meal Bonuses
Whether you want tostart your level farming in Ijinchoor want to wait to touch down inHonolulu to sample some new food,take advantage of meal combinations that offer experience boosts, indicated on the bottom right of the screen.
Eating the appropriate combinations willboost your experience gains by 20 percent(1.2 times as fast as normal).
Combo mealsare accessible before any other experience farming method but areuseful throughout the game, so remember to stop in for a bite to eat with your party before taking on a series of battles.
Equip Accessory Items
Accessory items, such as theYakuza Training GearorAnkle Weights, are an excellent method for leveling up early in Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
While an Ankle Weight is one of the first accessories you’ll find, theYakuza Training Gearcan be earned later bydefeating Yamai in the theater during chapter seven.
This item will be more useful for the mid-game.
Level-up accessories will accelerate your experience gains by the same amount as meal combos – 1.2 times – but do come with a hindrance.
you’re able to stack effectsfrom meal combos and accessories to further increase your experience farming efficiency.
The Ankle Weights willgreatly reduce your overall MP, while the Yakuza Training Gear willreduce your max HP by 100.
Kiryu can use either accessory without issue, as he focuses on basic attacks, and has a decent health pool.
Kasuga and other characterswho want to use Skills will struggle mightilyto be effective if given anAnkleWeight, so equip these items with caution.
Seek Out Fights And Substories
Random encounters and substories offervaluable chunks of experiencefor your party early in the game, so don’t be afraid to stick your nose in everything – even if it means getting your hands dirty.
There aretwo useful methodsfor approaching level farming via fights:
Grinding battles againstenemies on or below your levelwill be slightly less rewarding on an individual basis, but offerconsistent chunks of experience with little risk.
If you want to focus on winning one battle for a chunk of experience, you can insteadapproach a Keeper– an enemy with a golden crown above their head – toearn a level or twofrom one fight.
You shouldput all your money in an ATM before challenging a Keeperto avoid losing any in case things go south.
Keeper battles will require more adept strategy use and cautious play, otherwise, you may be defeated and waste time.
How To Level Up In The Mid-Game
Once youprogress to chapter five, you’ll begin a slower level grind than you experienced in the first portion of the game.
The most notable way to level up during this segment is by delving into thenewly unlocked labyrinth dungeon, Hawaiian Haunt.
The story will direct you to this areaand recommend that you spend some time training your party here, so you won’t miss it.
Once you’ve cleared the initial run, you can select which floors you’d like to challenge based on the level your party is currently at.
18–31
32–38
Three
39+
While there will be a rest point midway through each sector, you should bring a few healing items to use during battle when needed.
Luckily, you shouldlevel up fairly often, which will fullyrestore your MP and HPon the fly, so hold off on healing if someone is just a few experience points from their next level.
Don’t forget to equip your Ankle Weight on Kiryu and eat some meal combos before you head into the dungeon.
How To Level Up In The Late Game
The best way to level up in the late game largely depends on what you prefer, as you should be strong enough to take on almost any challenge.
However, there aretwo notable methods to consider:
The Yokohama Underground Dungeonwill become available inchapter ten,while itsHonolulucounterpart appearsas DLC after the Finale.
Each dungeon offers you a training ground to beef up your party members (including a new addition in chapter ten) before you head into a difficult series of story battles.
You mustclear the Yokohama dungeon once to progress the story, as your new party member will need to catch up to your party.
The dungeon should be fairly easy to complete, even without spending too much time optimizing your experience farming earlier in the game.
Your party should besomewhere between level 31 and 38by now unless you’ve farmed an incredible amount.
If you’re tired of battling and would rather go do something else while still earning levels, then you may instead scour the map in search ofLevel Boosters– consumable items thatincrease your level by one.
Never use a Level Booster when you are about to level up, as the game warns.
Aim to reach the next level through battle, thenuse a Level Booster when you are just starting your next level experience bar.
Level Boosters can be acquired asrandom rewards from briefcasesor certainspecialty shopslocated around Japan and Hawaii.
If you’re in Ijincho, then you can head over toKan-san, the mysterious character (under the parking lot by the river) who runs the can collection minigame from Yakuza: Like A Dragon.
Kan-San’s shop offersLevel Boosters in exchange for Recycling Points(32,000 per Level Booster) if you’re in the mood to clean up the streets.
Alternatively,if you’re in Honoluluand find yourself swimming in cash, head to thenorthwestern area of the mapnear the very edge andlook for a traveling merchant.
This merchant spawns with a random inventory every time you use a taxi to travel to this section, sokeep reloading the area via taxi(fast travel) until he spawns with Level Boosters as an option.
After you acquire enough Level Boosters,using them at the latest level possible is recommended, as it becomes more difficult to level up when you reach the 30s, 40s, and beyond.
Employ all of these tips throughout your playthrough to farm experience, and you’ll find yourself leveling up fast throughout Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
