I've never actually dwelved into this series, so I generally know nothing about it. However, I was sort of curious about something after having played through the first area of KH a while back. When you first start the game and get to choose a path, what sort of outcome does this actually have on the game itself? I remember being given a shield instead of a keyblade, but never played long enough to get off the island, so I don't know if a keyblade would have become available to me later on...

So, assuming that I played on with the "shield path," where would it lead me? Would I be able to beat villians up with my almighty shield?