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O============================================================================O|TableofContents|O============================================================================O
**InordertonavigatethisguideIhaveimplementedaCtrl+fsystem,whichmeansyoupressctrl+finyourbrowserorwordprocessertobringupthesearchmenu,thenenterthelettersinbrac etsontherightofthesectionthatyou'reloo
ingfor.Donotincludethebrac
ets.
Alsonoteanythingwhichreads"None"canactuallybesearchedfor,doaCtrl+fsearchforthepartdasharea,forexample,partIIsectioni(Triet)youwoulddoactrl+fsearchfor"II-i"withoutthequotationmar
s.**
1.Characters...........................................................(/1)2.GeneralInformation/FAQ..............................................(/2)3.FullWal
through.....................................................(/3)
PartI-ThePrecursor(Dis
1)......................................(None)i-IseliaVillage................................................(None)ii-MartelTemple................................................(None)iii-IseliaVillage..............................................(None)iv-IseliaForest................................................(None)v-Dir
'sHouse..................................................(None)vi-IseliaVillage...............................................(None)PartII-TheJourneyBegins.........................................(None)i-Triet.........................................................(None)ii-SylvarentBase...............................................(None)iii-Triet.......................................................(None)iv-SealofFire(TrietRuins)...................................(None)v-Campfire......................................................(None)
vi-Triet........................................................(None)vii-OssaTrail..................................................(None)viii-Izoold.....................................................(None)PartIII-AcrosstheSea............................................(None)i-Palmacosta....................................................(None)ii-Ha
onesiaPea
...............................................(None)iii-Palmacosta..................................................(None)iv-HouseofSalvation...........................................(None)v-PalmacostaHumanRanch........................................(None)vi-Palmacosta...................................................(None)
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vii-ThodaDoc
..................................................(None)viii-SealofWater(ThodaGeyser)...............................(None)ix-Campfire.....................................................(None)x-Ha
onesiaPea
................................................(None)PartIV-WellOnYourWay...........................................(None)i-Asgard........................................................(None)ii-SealofWind(BalacrufMausoleum)............................(None)iii-Campfire....................................................(None)iv-Luin.........................................................(None)v-AsgardHumanRanch............................................(None)vi-Luin.........................................................(None)vii-Hima........................................................(None)viii-AsgardHumanRanch.........................................(None)ix-Hima.........................................................(None)x-TowerofMana.................................................(None)xi-Campfire.....................................................(None)xii-La
eUmacy..................................................(None)xiii-ThodaGeyser...............................................(None)xiv-La
eUmacy..................................................(None)xv-Hima.........................................................(None)xvi--TowerofSalvation.........................................(None)xvii-SylvarentBase.............................................(None)PartV-Tethe'alla..................................................(None)i-FoojiMountains...............................................(None)
ii-Melto
io.....................................................(None)iii-SylvarentBridge.............................................(None)iv-Syba
........................................................(None)v-Tethe'allaBridge.............................................(None)vi-FoojiMountains..............................................(None)vii-Melto
io....................................................(None)viii-Melto
ioSewers............................................(None)ix-Melto io.....................................................(None)x-Tethe'allaBridge.............................................(None)xi-Syba
........................................................(None)xii-GaoracchiaForest...........................................(None)xiii-Mizuho.....................................................(None)xiv-GaoracchiaForest...........................................(None)
xv-Ozette.......................................................(None)xvi-Altessa'sHouse.............................................(None)xvii-ToizeValleyMine..........................................(None)xviii-Ozette....................................................(None)xix-Mizuho......................................................(None)xx-TempleofLightning..........................................(None)xxi-Tethe'allaBase.............................................(None)PartVI-S
iesofTethe'alla........................................(None)i-TheNestofFlyingDragons....................................(None)ii-TempleofEarth..............................................(None)iii-Flanoir.....................................................(None)iv-TempleofIce................................................(None)v-Altessa'sHouse...............................................(None)
vi-Altamira.....................................................(None)vii-OtherworldlyGate...........................................(None)PartVII-TwoWorlds................................................(None)i-Palmacosta....................................................(None)ii-PalmacostaHumanRanch.......................................(None)iii-RemoteIslandHumanRanch...................................(None)iv-Palmacosta...................................................(None)v-SylvarentBase................................................(None)vi-Altessa'sHouse..............................................(None)vii-Altamira....................................................(None)
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viii-TempleofDar
ness.........................................(None)ix-Melto
io.....................................................(None)x-TempleofDar
ness............................................(None)xi-Lin
iteTree.................................................(None)xii-Nova'sCaravan..............................................(None)xiii-BalacrufMausoleum(SealofWind)..........................(None)xiv-TrietRuins(SealofFire)..................................(None)xv-Dir
'sHouse.................................................(None)xvi-Lin
iteTree................................................(None)xvii-TowerofMana..............................................(None)xviii-IseliaHumanRanch........................................(None)PartVIII-Repercussions(Disc2)...................................(None)i-IseliaVillage................................................(None)ii-Dir
'sHouse.................................................(None)iii-Altessa'sHouse.............................................(None)iv-Syba
........................................................(None)v-Melto
io......................................................(None)vi-Altamira.....................................................(None)vii-Syba
.......................................................(None)viii-Mizuho.....................................................(None)ix-YmirForest..................................................(None)x-Heimdall......................................................(None)xi-LatheonGorge................................................(None)xii-SEAbbey....................................................(None)
xiii-TowerofSalvation.........................................(None)xiv-Welgaia.....................................................(None)xv-Altessa'sHouse..............................................(None)xvi-Flanoir.....................................................(None)xvii-TowerofSalvation.........................................(None)PartIX-TheBeginningoftheEnd...................................(None)i-Heimdall......................................................(None)ii-TorentForest................................................(None)iii-Heimdall....................................................(None)iv-Dir
'sHouse.................................................(None)v-TowerofSalvation............................................(None)vi-Derris-Kharlan...............................................(None)vii-Welgaia.....................................................(None)
viii-Exire......................................................(None)ix-HouseofGuidance(SoutheasternContinent)...................(None)x-HouseofGuidance(SouthwesternContinent)....................(None)xi-Vinheim......................................................(None)xii-Finale......................................................(None)4.TechAttac
s/Magic...................................................(/4)5.UnisonAttac
s.......................................................(/5)6.EXS
ills............................................................(/6)7.Grade................................................................(/7)8.SideQuests..........................................................(/8)I-Colette'sDogs...................................................(None)II-RebuildingLuin.................................................(None)III-Melto
ioArena.................................................(None)
IV-Titles..........................................................(None)V-Recipes..........................................................(None)VI-Devil'sArms....................................................(None)VII-MeteorSwarm...................................................(None)VIII-Costumes......................................................(None)IX-Kuchinawa.......................................................(None)X-HotSprings......................................................(None)XI-Niflheim........................................................(None)XII-SwordDancer...................................................(None)XIII-Clara.........................................................(None)
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9.EnemyList...........................................................(/&)10.Minigames...........................................................(/9)11.Legal...............................................................(/AA)12.Credits.............................................................(/BB)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Introduction:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thefollowingisastep-by-stepguidetonotonlyma
ingyourwaythroughTalesofSymphonia,butgettingthemostenjoymentoutofitaswell.IamcurrentlywritingthisguideasIplaythroughthegameforasecondtime,recordingeventsastheyhappen,withprior
nowledgeofeachsituationinordertobeasclearandconciseasIpossiblycan.
AlsoI'dli
etonotethatthiswasthefirstwal
throughIeverwroteanditcarries
indofasentimentalvaluewithit.WhileIdon'texactlyfindittobethemostaestheticallypleasingofmywor
,Icanloo
bac
andsaythatIthin Ididquiteagoodjobforafirstguide,andIhopeyouenjoyittoo.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Controls:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------\O===||FieldMap----------)||--------------------/
ControlStic
-Moveplayer-controlledcharacterControlPad-OpenMapAButton-EntertownsanddungeonsBButton-Cancel/BoardRheaird-Embar
/Disembar
ECXButton-Mount/DismountNoishe(Activateslongrangemode)YButton-OpenMainMenu
ZButton-Starts
itLButton/RButton-Rotatethecameraleft/rightStart/Pause-Toggleworldmap
||--------------------\O===||Town/DungeonMap---)||--------------------/
ControlStic
-Moveplayer-controlledcharacterControlPad-Rotateplayercontrolledcharacter45degrees(onlywhilestandingstill)AButton-Action(Spea
,Examine,etc.)XButton-UseSorcerer'sRing
YButton-OpenMainMenuZButton-Starts
it
||--------------------\O===||Battle-------------)||--------------------/
Controlstic
-Moveplayercontrolledcharacter/ItemselectionControlPad-SelectstrategicordersAButton-Attac
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BButton-PerformamagicortechniqueCStic
-MagicandtechniqueshortcutXButton-Guard/CancelmagictechniqueYButton-OpenBattleMenuZButton-InitiateUnisonAttac
LButton-DelaymagicortechniqueRButton-Changetarget(holdtoselectatarget)Start/Pause-Pause
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I-LloydIrvingII-ColetteBrunelIII-GenisSageIV-RaineSageV-KratosAurionVI-SheenaFujibayashiVII-ZelosWilderVIII-PreseaCombatirIX-RegalBryant
o--------------o|LloydIrving|o--------------o
Gender:MaleAge:17Height:5'8"Weight:128lbsClass:SwordsmanRace:HumanHair:Dar
Brown/ShortHairBuild:AverageWeapon:Twosingle-edgedswords
Occupation:Student
Thecentralcharacterofthegame,LloydwasfoundinthewoodswithNoishewhenhewasaninfant.Henowliveswithhisadoptivedwarffather.
o----------------o|ColetteBrunel|o----------------o
Gender:FemaleAge:16Height:5'2"
Weight:97lbsClass:ChosenRace:HumanHair:PlatinumBlonde/LongHairBuild:SlenderWeapon:Cha
ramOccupation:Student/Chosen
Coletteisthegame'sheroineandLloyd'schildhoodfriend.Thoughnormallyabitclumsyandseeminglycare-free,shehasastrongwill
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andsenseofresponsibilityhiddenunderneathhersoftappearance--shebearstheweightoftheworldonhershoulders.Sheisnotthetypewholoo
stootherforprotection.Ifanything,sheisboldanddaringintimesofneed,alwayswillingtosacrificeherselftohelpherfriends.
o------------o|GenisSage|o------------o
Gender:MaleAge:12Height:4'8"Weight:64lbsClass:MageRace:ElfHair:SilverBuild:SlenderWeapon:KendamaOccupation:Student
ThisyoungboyisoneofLloyd'sclosestfriends.He'sachildprodigy--notonlyishethesmarteststudentinthevillage,heisatalentedmageaswell.Becauseoftheseabilities,heisoverflowingwithself-
confidence,tothepointofloo
ingdownuponothers.
o------------o|RaineSage|o------------o
Gender:FemaleAge:23Height:5'5"Weight:108lbsClass:MageRace:ElfHair:Silver
Build:AverageWeapon:StaffOccupation:Teacher
RaineistheteacheroftheschoolLloyd,Colette,andGenisattend.SheisalsoGenis'oldersister.Sheisas
edtojoinColetteonherjourneybecauseofher
nowledgeofarcheologyandthemagicalarts.Althoughnormallycoolandlogical,herpassionforarcheologygetsthebestofherattimes.
o---------------o|KratosAurion|o---------------o
Gender:MaleAge:28Height:6'1"Weight:172lbsClass:Mage/SwordsmanRace:HumanHair:Dar
BrownBuild:AverageWeapon:Double/edgedsword
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Occupation:Mercenary
Kratosisamercenaryhiredtoaccompanythechosenonherjourneyofregeneration.Heisas
illedswordsman--Lloyd'sswordsmanshippalesincomparison.HiscooldemeanorandlogicalapproachtohandlingsituationsirritateLloyd,whotendstohandlethingscompletelytheoppositeway.
o--------------------o|SheenaFujibayashi|o--------------------o
Gender:FemaleAge:19Height:5'5"Weight:106lbsClass:SummonerRace:HumanHair:Blac
Build:VoluptuousWeapon:CardsinfusedwithmagicalenergyOccupation:Assassin
SheenaisanassassinsentfromtheprosperingworldofTethe'alla
tostopColettefromsucceedinginherjourneyofregeneration.IfColettesucceedsinrevivingSylvarent,thenSheena'sworldwillberuined.SimilartoColette,Sheenacarriesthefateofherworldonhershoulders.
o--------------o|ZelosWilder|o--------------o
Gender:MaleAge:22Height:5'10"Weight:150lbs
Class:Mage/SwordsmanRace:HumanHair:RedBuild:AverageWeapon:Double-edgedswordOccupation:ChosenofTethe'alla
ZelosisTethe'alla'schosenone.Hisgoodloo
s,histitle,andhissmoothcharmma
ehimirresistiblewithmostwomen.Becauseofthis,hecanbeabitarrogantandegotisticalattimes.Hedoesn'tta
ethingstooseriously,andthushasalaissez-faireattitudetowardhisdutiesasthechosen.
o-----------------o|PreseaCombatir|o-----------------o
Gender:FemaleAge:Loo
saround12Height:4'6"Weight:53lbsClass:AxwomanRace:Human
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Hair:Pin
Build:Typicalchild'sbuild,butslightlysmallforherageWeapon:AxOccupation:Woodcutter
Preseawor
sasawoodcutterinplaceofhersic
father.Althoughsheissmallandslender,shemanagestoheftwitheaseaheavyaxthatmostadultswouldstruggletolift.ThisispossibleduetothespecialExsphereshehasequipped.ThisspecialExspherehowever,suppressesPresea'shumanity--shedoesnotdisplayanysortofemotionatall.
**Forsomereasontheartboo
decideditwasnobigdealtojustputallthisinformationaboutRegal,whichisessentiallyjustonegiantspoiler.Readatyourdiscretion.**
o--------------o|RegalBryant|o--------------o
Gender:MaleAge:33Height:6'2"Weight:187lbsClass:Fighter
Race:HumanHair:BlueBuild:Large,fairlymuscularWeapon:GreavesOccupation:Formeraristocrat
RegalisaprisoneroftheprosperousworldofTethe'alla.SenttocaptureColetteonbehalfofthepope,Regalisextremelyquietandconstantlywearsagrimexpression.Thefewwordsthatescapehislipsaredignifiedandcarefullythoughtout.Theyareperhapstracesofhisaristocraticbac
ground.
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2.GeneralInformation/FAQ/2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I-BattleSystemII-S
itsIII-MemoryGemsIV-AvatarCharacterV-MonolithsVI-SandTS
illsVII-MultiplayerVIII-DifficultyLevels
----
I-BattleSystem----
Thisgameoffersauniquebattlesystem,whichisoneofitsprimaryappealstopeople.TostartwiththesimplestnotesinisarealtimeRPG,meaningthebattlesarenotturnbased,youcharactermoveswhereyoucontrolhimto.SomehavecomparedthebattlesystemtothatofStarOcean,ortoobroaderbutlessaccurateextent,KingdomHearts.Obviouslyit'sbesttojustunderstandhowitwor
s,ratherthanworryingaboutwhatothergameit'smostli
e.
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Tostart,whilethisgameta
esaverythreedimensionalloo
tothebattles,whenyoucontrolityou'llactuallynoticeit'sdoneinaveryclevertwodimensionalfashion.Everyenemyhasitsown2Dplane,ifyoutargetanenemyyoucanruneitherawayortowardsit.AtanytimeyoucanpresstheRbuttontoswitchtoanotherenemy,andchangetheplaneyoumoveon.Soitmayseemli
eyouaremovingintothebac
ground,butthecamerawillchangeandyouwillstillbemovingleftandright.
Attac
inginthisgamecandependonyourcharacter'scombatsetting,whichyoucanchooseatthebeginningofthegame.Therearethree.
Auto-Nocontrolofyourcharacter.TheAIwillfightforyouandyoucansitandwatch.Ifyouenjoynotplayingyourgames,thissettingisforyou.
Semi-auto-Youhavemoderatecontrol.Youcanstillmoveleftandright.PressingAwillcauseyoutorunuptotheenemyyouaretargetingandattac
it.Youwillalsobloc
automaticallysometimes,howeveryoudonothavefullcontrolofyourabilitytojump.
Manual-Everythingiscontrolledbyyou.Abuttonwillcauseyoutoswingyourswordwithoutmoving,controlwiththeanalogandjumpby
pressingup.Irecommendthissetting,Ifindittobethemostenjoyabletouse.
Youwillalsobeabletohavethreeothercharactersaccompanyyouinbattle.ThesecharacterswillbesettoAutobydefaultandwillperformactionsbasedontheoptionsyouhavesetinthestrategysectionofthemainmenu.Theycanalsobeinstructedwhattodomanuallythroughthemenu,orbytheCstic .
Youcanalsotryandperformlargecombosinbattle,theywillbegintocountasyourepeatedlyhitanenemywithoutdelayingformorethanasecondofsobetweenattac
s.Thiscombocanbecontributedtobyeveryoneinyourparty,sopracticeusing
everyonetoyouradvantage.Thatisaboutasfarasthebasicsgo.
----II-S
its----
S
itsareeventsmeanttoeitherfurtherthestory,yourrelationshipwiththeparticularcharacters,orjustentertainyouonthewhole.
Youwill
nowas
itisavailablewhenyouseetheZbuttoniconandanameatthebottomleftofthescreen.AtthosetimesyoucanpressZtowatchas
it.Theyareunvoicedandcanmove
ratherfastattimesso
eepyoureyessharp.Theycanalsobes
ippedbypressingthestartbuttonatanytime.
Youcangothroughtheentiregamewithouteveryvoluntarilywatchingas
it,theyareentirelyoptional.
----III-MemoryGems----
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Memorygemsarespecialcrystalsfoundinmostdungeons.Themajorityofdungeonswillcontainonesavepointnearthebeginning,andonebro
ensavepointneartheend.Thesebro
ensavepointscanbeactivatedbyexaminingthemandusingamemorygem.Oneoftheenemiesoftheparticulardungeonyou'reinwillalwaysbeholdingthememorygem,it'syourjobtofindwhichone.(Iwilltellyouwhichenemytodefeattoreceivethememorygemattheappropriatetimesinthewal
through.)
----IV-AvatarCharacters----
Youravatarcharacterputsimplymeansthecharacterdisplayedonscreenthatyoucontrolwhileoutofbattle.Tochangewhothischaracterisopenyourmenu,pressdownuntilyoureachthecharacteryouwantandpresstheAbutton.Youwillseealittleredflagonthatcharacterinthemenu,nowtheywillappearonthemap.Certaineventsinthegamerequirecertaincharacterstobetheavatar,soma
esureyouunderstandtheconcept.
----V-Monoliths----
Youwillfindmonolithsscatteredallovertheworldmap.Whenyouseeoneapproachitandyouwillbetoldthatlongrangemodeisnowavailableforthatarea.WhatthatmeansisthatyoucannowrideNoishebypressingXontheworldmapthere.Thecamerawillzoomoutgivingyouabetterviewofeverything.
----VI-SandTS
ills----
SandTs
illsrefertoyourproficiencyaseithera"Stri
e"characterora"Tech"character.Stri
echaracterswillhavetheabilitytohit
withsingular,powerfulblows.Techcharacterswillbeabletohitwithmultiple,wea
erblows.Itwillaverageabouttothesameintheendsoitcomesdowntoamatterofpersonalpreference.Therearejustafewthingsyouhavetounderstand:
Yourcharacterswilllearndifferentmagicspellsandtechattac
sdependingonwhethertheyareSorT.IfyoulearnsomeTspells,butrealizeyouwanttoSonesyouhaveto"Forget"theTonesfirst.Toforgetaspellortech,gointothetechmenu,andwithyourcursoroverthetech/spellpressX.Youcannotforgettechs/spellswhicharenotinfluencedbytheT/Sdirection,sodon'tworry.Youalsocannoteverpermanentlylosesomethingbyforgettingsodon'tworrytoomuch.
Theotherimportantthingto
nowishowtogofromStoTorviceversa.WhichdirectionyougoisbasedonyourEXS
illssochec
therefirst.HoveryourcursoroveranEXabilityandatthetoprightofthedescriptioniswillsayeither"S-TYPE"or"T-TYPE,"ifyourS-TYPEoutnumberyouT-TYPEyouwillprogresstowardSandviceversa.
TheotherwaytoswitcheasilytoequipanaccessorycalledtheStri
eRing.ItwillsendyoutowardSregardlessofyourEX
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S
ills,butyouwillreturntowhicheverismoreprominentonceyouta
eitoff.Youcanlearnthes
illsfromoneside,andgototheother,andyouwillstillhavethem.
----VII-Multiplayer----
Thisgameisasingleplayergameatheart,butitdoesoffertheoptiontoplaywithfriends,anditwouldbeashamenottota
eadvantageofitatleastonce.Actuallytherealshameisthelac
ofanyconcreteexplanationastohowtoutilizeit,wellreadon:
Toplaywithmorethanoneperson,choosethecharacteryouwant,forthisexampleletssayit'sGenisincharacterslotnumber2.Gotothetechmenu,selectGenis,thenpressuponcetohoveryourcursoroverhisname.FromhereyoucanpressstarttochangehimfromManualtoSemi-AutotoAuto.Sethimtomanual.Nowplugacontrollerintoslot2andbeginabattle,controllertwocanmoveGenisnow.
Here'sonemoreimportantthing,thecontrollermustbepluggedintothecontrollerportcorrespondingtothecharacterposition.SoifGenisisyourthirdcharacteronthelist,youhavetoplugcontroller
2intothethirdslot,evenifonlyplayingwithtwopeople.
Thisgamecanbeplayedwithanywherefrom1-4people.Remembertosetthecharactersbac toAutowhenyourfriendsleave.
----VIII-DifficultyLevels----
Thisgamehasthreedifficultylevels:Normal,HardandMania.
Normalandhardcanbechosenatthebeginning,butyoumustcompletethegameatleastoncebeforeyoucanplayManiamode.Tochange
thedifficultyenteryoumenu,choose"System"then"Customize"andtherewillbeanoptionheretocyclebetweendifficulties.
Thiscanalsobedoneinthecustomizationmenuonthetitlescreen,andagainwhenstartinganewgame.
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through/3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
**MOSTIMPORTANT:
IfyouEVERgetstuc
inthisgamethenumberonesourceofinformation
isalsothenumberoneoverloo
edfeatureofthisgameandthatisthesynopsislocatedasthetoprightoptioninyourmainmenu.Itwilltellyoualmosteverythingyouneedto
now,chec
itoften.**
**PleasenotebeforeIbeginthattheintentofthiswal
throughistoassistandguideyouthroughthegame.Itispurposelywrittensothatitinstructsyouwheretogo,notwhyyougotherewhichisofcoursethebestmeanstoavoidspoilers.FinallynoteIwillnotsacrificecontentforspoilers,soeventhosewhohavecompletedthegameonceshouldfindthisguideequallyasusefulasthosewhohavenot.TheguideWILLbe
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writtenprimarilyforthosewhowishtogetasmuchaspossibleoutofthegame,andsoIwouldrecommendusingitinconjunctionwithanin-depthguideforreceivingtitlesandrecipes,howeverthisofcourseisnotatallarequirement.**
**Notethatpeoplewishingtoavoidspoilers,whenIsay"Dothisandwatchthenextscene"thatimplieswatchingthewholescenebeforecontinuingontoeventhenextsentence.It'snobigdeal,it'sjustahelpfultiptothosewhowouldli
etheleastamountofspoilerspossible**
**AlsoonefinalnotebeforeIbegin,asmuchasIappreciatedthehelpofallthewal
throughsformtheJPversion,Ifoundmyselfgettingstuc
aLOT,somethingveryeasytodointhisgameifyoudon't
nowexactlywheretogo.Soifitseemsli
eI'mbeingoverlydetailedattimes,
eepamindthatoftenitmaynotseemli
eit,butthosedetailsareli
elyveryimportant!MygoalistohelppeopleavoidallthefrustrationIwentthroughtryingtofindtheexactinsignificanteventsthatallowyoutoprogress.Anywaythan sforallowingmetoma ethesenotes,andwiththatsaid,enjoyTalesofSymphonia!!**
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*Disc1****************************************************************************
==========================PartI-TheBeginning==========================
Thegamebeginswithabriefnarration.
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I-i-IseliaVillage
-----oHalo:
AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GLifeBottle-300GMagicLens-10GWoodenBlade-700GCha
ram-200GNova-600GSoftLeather-480G
Boots-100GChic
en-120GLettuce-80GTomato-60GBread-70GEgg-50G
Afterthenarrationyouwillfindyourselfinthelocalschoolhouse.Hereyouwillmeetmanyofthegame'scharacters,includingyourmaincharacter,LloydIrving.Followinganeventyouwillgaincontrolof
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Lloyd.Youarefreetospea
withanyofyourfellowclassmateshere,onceyouhavedonesoattempttoleavetheroom.AneventwithGeniswilloccur.Choosetheoption"It'sResearch"togatheryourparty.BeforeexitingbesuretoexaminetheholeatthetopoftheroomtoobtainColette'stitle"Klutz."
Onceoutsideyouwillwitnessaquic
eventandbefreetoroamthetownofIselia.Youcanquic
lyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththesavepointrightaboveyou,theitemshopdownthepathbelowyou,andthehousewhereyoucanbefullyhealedforfreetoyourright.Whenyou'rereadytoprogressgopastthesavepointtothenorth.
Nowyouencounteryoufirstbattle.Nothingtoochallenging,useittogetthefeelforcombatinthisgame.Sameappliestothenextbattle.leaveIseliaandtravelthesimplepathtotheMartelTemple.
________________________________________\_______________________________I-ii-MartelTemple
Watchandeventandchoosethetopoption.Moveuptoengageinanotherbattle,andthenanother,yourfirstbossbattle.Don'tworryifyouarehavingtrouble,soonamysteriousstrangerwillinterruptthebattle.Thestrangerhastheabilitytohealwhichshould
ma
ethisbattlemucheasier.Anotherevent,choosethetopoption.
OnceyouhavecontrolofLloydagainheadnorthtowitnessaquic
scene,thenheaddowntherightpath.Hereyouwillencounterarocenemy,whichcanbequic
lydisposedof.Youwillnoticeeachtimetheroc
monsterrespawnsandleavesabloc
.Defeatanotherandpushthebloc
throughthetopcentrehole.Nowma
eanotherandpushasecondonedownthetopcentrehole.Descendthestairstothebottomwhereyoupushedthetwobloc
s.Pushthetopbloc
forwardtocreateapathtotheSorcerer'sRing.Onceyouhaveitgobac
towheretheroc
golemwas.
(NotetheSorcerer'sRingcanbeusedanytimebypressingX.Notonly
doesitservedifferentfunctionsindifferentdungeons,italsofreezesenemies)
Fromheregoupthestairstotheleftandfollowthepathtothethreetreasureboxes.Onceagainreturntowheretheroc
golemwastofindthathe'sbac
.Defeatanothertogetabox,whichshouldbepushedintotheleftcentrehole.Nextdefeatanothergolemandpushtheboxintotherightcentrehole.Descendthestairsandheadaroundtherightsideoftheboxontheleftyoupusheddown.PushitleftintotheslotandcontinueupthestairstoLifeBottle.Nowdefeatonelastgolemandpushthatboxintotherightcentrehole.Headdownandpushitintotheslottotheright.Continueupthosestairsto
aPanaceaBottle.
Nowfinally,returntotheentranceofthetempleandheadnorthtothedoorwhichneededtheSorcerer'sRing.PressXtoremovethesealandenter.Ta
ethewarpandwitnessanevent,andacutscene.
Nowit'stimetoexitthetemple,andreturntotheworldmap.
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I-iii-IseliaVillage
Headdownthepathtotheright,andintothehouseforanevent.AfterwardsheadovertoGenis'house,whichisontherightsideoftown.Youcangetanexplanationofcoo
ing,andtheningredientsforasandwich.Yum.Anyway,headallthewaysouthforanevent,andexitIselia.Ta
ethenorthwestpathtoIseliaForest.(AlsoImayhavemissedthisbutIbelieveyoucangetthetitleof"BrotherlyLove"forGenisbytal
ingtoRaineintheschool.)
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Afteranevent,headstraightalongthepath.Turnleftatthefor
topic
upatreasurebox.GodowntherightpathnowtograbtheLifeBottleandcontinueonforanotherevent.Saveandta
etheleftpath.
HeadaroundtheleftsideofthecompoundtomeetGenis'friend.Duringthescene,choosethetopoptionbothtimes.Afterwardsyou'retoldtofindhigherground.Headtotherightthistime,uptoaraisedsectionbesidethecliff.Jumptwice,thentotherightforanOrangeGel,anduptheleftsideafter.Nowwatchanotherscene,andaquic ,easyfight.Nowsaveandheadnorth.
AtthethreewaysplitheadupandthenleftforanAppleGel,thentotherightforaLeatherGlovewhichshouldbeequippedonLloyd.Bac atthesplit,ta ethemiddleoneforanapplegelandthengoacrossthebridge.Grabthe500Galdandgoup,hereyouwillseeanitemsittingonafallentreeaboveyou.Simplygounderit,looparoundandrunacrossittogettheOrangeGel.NowleavetheforesttotheNorth.
Ontheworldmap,followthepathNorthtoDir
'sHouse.
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I-v-Dir
'sHouse
Nowenterthehouseandtal
withDir
foralongscene.Choosethetopchoiceforanyoption.
Onceit'sover,rundownstairs,save,andtal
toDir
againbythegravetocontinue.Youreceivenumerousitems,andwillbeautomaticallyta
enbac
toIseliaVillage.
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NowgotoColette'shouse(theoneontherightwhereyoumetwitheveryoneearlier.)Prepareforanotherevent.Leavethehouseandheaddowntothesouthofthevillagetocontinueit.
Fightabattle,watchmorescenes.Nowtimeforabossbattle.Ithassomepowerfulcloserangeattac
s.Theseattac
showeverareeasytopredictandbloc
.Keephittingithardandfast.Ifyouhavetheswordraintechithelps,chainitontotheendofa3hitcomboandthisbossshouldgodownbeforeyouevenneedtoheal.
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Finishtheeventandma
eyourwaytotheexitofIselia.Receivethetitleof"DriftingSwordsman"automaticallyasyouheadouttostartyourjourney.
================================PartII-TheJourneyBegins================================
YourdestinationisthedesertoasisTriet,locatedduesouthofIselia.AlongthewayyoucanvisittheNovaCaravanandhouseofSalvation,neitherofwhichareofanyrealimportanceatthemoment.YouwillalsogetalittletutorialonEXs
ills.
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----------------oTraveler'sMate:
AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GPanaceaBottle-150G
LifeBottle-300GHolyBottle-200GMagicLens-10G
-----------oHeatStorm:
Knight'sSaber-800GFlyingDis
-880GFineStar-800GRod-800GLongSword-790G
------------oSandShield:
SoftLeather-480GLeatherGuard-280GWhiteCloc
-800GRobe-600GRibbon-240GBaret-200GWoodenShield-600GLeatherGlove-200GGloves-100GCape-100G
Startbyheadingtotheinn(justupandrightoftheentrance.)Insidegoupthestairsandexaminetheobjectsattheendofthehall.Thisisthefirstofmanytimesyouwillmeetthe"WonderChef,"whoisalwaysdisguisedasauniqueobject,andwillteachyouanewrecipeeachtimeyoufindhim.Thistimeit'sCabbageRolls.
Nowheadoutanduptheleftsideoftowntotheshops.Inanautomatic
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event,choosethetopoptiontolearnaboutcustomization,andequipyourcharacterswiththebestequipmentyoucanafford.
Whenyou'redoneexploring,headnorthtothefortunetellerinthetentattheendofthepath.Payher,listentowhatshesaysandreturntothetownexitforanevent.
Nowforabattle,you'llundoubtedlyfinditeasyifyouupgradedLloyd'sweapon.Afterwards,anotherscene.
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Loo
sli
eLloyd'swouldupinjail.Toescape,usetheXbuttontohittheguardwiththeSorcerer'sRing.ExaminethepanelsontheleftofthetwocellsbesideyouforaBeastHideandasavepoint.Saveandheaddownthepathtotheright.Grabthechestjustaheadtorecoveryourequipment,and
eepgoingtoencountertwomoreguards.Easyfight.
Inthenextroom,examinethepedestaltochangethefunctionoftheSorcerer'sRing.Oncetheguardsleave,yourgoalistouseyourSorcerer'sRingtofreezeboththeguardrobotsonthetwopanelsoneach
side.Allowthemtochaseyoutoguidethemontothepanels,timeitrightandyoushouldn'thavetoomuchofaproblem.Onceyou'veaccomplishedthis,headintothenowunloc
eddoortotheleft.
Inthedoortotheleft,you'llfindnumerousenemies.Theonetonoteisthesoldierinthecorridortothenorth.Heholdsthememorygem,whichwor
stounloc
savepointsasdescribedinthegeneralinformationsectionabove.HeadupthefindatreasurechestwithaBeastFang,andthecomputerattheupperleftwor
sli
eanitemshop.Gobac
down,andta
etheleftpath.Unloc
thesavepointandsaveyourgame.Nowforalittlepuzzlethatseemstric
y,butisactuallyquitesimple.
Byshootingeachofthethreepillarswithyourring,itmovesthecircle
aroundthegiantGamecubebyadifferentnumberofdegrees.180forthetopone,90forthemiddle,and45degreesforthebottom.TogetintothedoortotheNorthsimplyshootthetoppillaronce,andthebottompillaronce.Headintothenowunloc
eddoorattheNorthandprepareforascene.
Boss:BottaHp:4200Tp:224
FootSoldier(x2)Hp:823Tp:0
Exp:505Gald:1526
Notaparticularlyhardboss.Besuretodefeathisfootsoldiersfirst,asli
emostminions,theycangetannoying.Agreatcombinationattac
youshouldhaveaccesstorightnowis3attac
s+SwordRainor3attac
s+TigerSlash.Bothareeffectiveagainstthisboss.Wailonhimwithanycomboyouhave,andbloc
wheneveryouseehimraisehissword.Kratosshouldeasilyta
ecareofanyhealingyouneed.
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Afterashortscene,ma
eyourwayWest,bac
toTriet.
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Ascenebeginsrightasyouentertown.Onceit'sover,leaveyourroomandgoupstairstothefirstroomontheright,tocontinueit.Leavetheroomandchoosethetopoption.Watchmore.Leavetheroomagain...watchmore.
Nowit'sfinallytimetogototheSealofFire.You'vegotRaineinyourpartynow,soma
esuretouseher.Maynotseemli
eitforawhile,butshe'sthepowerhousehealeryou'llbeneedingfromthispointon.DowhateveryouneedtodoandleaveTriet.(Youcanbuybetterweaponsandarmourforyournewcharacters.)
TheSealofFireislocatedWestofTriet.Loo sli eabunchofruins.
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Besuretosaveoutsidefirst.
Afteraquic event,andbattlewithacouplefireelementals,youlearnnewdefensives
illsforeveryone.Thesecanbeextremelyhelpful,besuretosetthemupinthetechmenu.Examinetheholeinthegroundforanothersceneandanewtitle"ArcheologicalMania"forRaine.
ThisistheSealofFire,meaningthemajorityofenemiesarewea
towaterelementalattac
sli
eGenis'AquaEdge.
Enterthetempleandheadupatthefirstfor
.Thereisatreasureboxcontainingthefirstreal"hard"enemysofar.It'sonlyhardbecause
physicalattac
scan'thurtit,butluc
ily,youhaveGenis.Soopenit.
Miniboss:Fa
eHp:400Tp:50
Simplystayclosetohimwhileholdingthebloc
buttonthewholetime.OpenthemenuandcontinuouslycommandGenisto
eepcastingStoneBlastorreallyanyspellhehas.Doingthisshouldgiveyounoproblem.
Nowheadbac
andgodownatthefor
.You'llseeatreasureboxcoveredinstones,useyourSorcerer'sRingtouncoveritandcollectthe
LemonGel.Goinsidethedoorjustaboveandfighttheenemy,thisistheenemythatholdsthememorygem.Afterwardgoupthelittlestairsandlightthetorchonthewallafteraminitutorial.Oncetheplatformraises,godownthestairsandlightthetorchjusttotheright.Nowleavetheroom.
Gobac
uptothefor
,andgostraightintothedoor.Headstraightdownheretopic
upandAppleGel.Gobac
andpushthelowerbloc
offtheedgejustaheadofwhereyouenteredtheroom.Runupthepathandcollectthe1000GaldandtheMumei(equipforLloyd)andSavory.
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Gobac
downandgrabtheupperbloc
,pushingitoverthelastone,sotheyarebesideeachothergivingyouaccesstoanothertorch.Lightthattorchtoraiseaplatformleadingtothebro
ensavepoint.Nowgobac
totheentranceanduptofindtwotreasureboxescontainingaLifeBottleandaBracelet(equipforGenis.)Leavetheroomagain.
Headuptowhereyoufoughtthetreasureboxandgointothedoortotheleft.Goupandaroundtoabloc
,whichyoushoulddragandputinthespacebesidethetreasureboxandthetorch.GrabtheStiletto(equipforKratos)andlightthetorch.Bac
trac
alittleandma
eyourwayacrosstheplatformthatjustraised.Headupthestairsandfollowthepathstraightandturnrightjustbeforethebro
ensaveforaCirclet(equipforColette.)Nowusethememorygemonthebro
ensaveandsaveyourgame.Ma
ecureColetteiswellequipped,evenifyoudon'tuseherandheadintothewarpportalforanevent.
Boss:KtugachHp:5000Tp:50
Ktugachling(x2)Hp:1500Tp:180
Exp:748Gald:115
Startoffbygoingtoyourmenu,choosingtechandGenis.UseYtoturnoffallspellsexceptAquaEdge.Nowgoafterthosetwominions.You'llhaveatleastonehealer,butthebosscanhitprettyheavyso
eepinmindyourHptotals.TheAIisnot100%reliable.Rememberyoucanholdblocandpressdowntoactivateyourguardianshield.Useyourbestcombosandwhenthetwominionsaredead,goafterthebigguy.Ifyoufollowsuggestionsheshouldbedeadinnotime.
Oncethissceneisover,Colettewilllearnanewability.Rememberto
turnallofGenis'spellsbac
on.Exittheruins,easytas
sinceyou'vealreadymadethepath.Watchascene.
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Tal
topeoplehere,choosingwhicheveroptionsyouli
e.Thental
toColetteforascene.
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ReturntoTrietforaquic
scene.Raineshouldacquirethetitle"SisterlyLove"here.Restattheinnandanotherscenewilloccur.NowleaveTriet.
FollowtheedgeofthemountainsEast,ontherightside.Followituntilyouseeapath,thisisyournextdestination,theOssaTrail.
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EntertheOssaTrail,andalmostimmediatelyaneventoccurs.Choosethetopoptionandbeonyourway.Followthepathtothenextscreenandaround,goingleftatthefor
topic
upaBattleStaff(equipforRaine.)Continuedownthepath.Godownthefirstchanceyougetandsaveyourgameatthesavepointandpic
uptheAppleGelandMelangeGel.Followthepathright.
GrabtheOrangeGelonyourwaydown.Whenyoureachthebottomwatchaquic
scene.
Boss:ClumsyAssassinHp:1800Tp:131
Guardian-WindHp:2000Tp:400
Exp:490(Approx)Gald:378
Ta
eouttheguardianfirst,asitisthemoredangerousofthetwo.Nospecialwea nesseshere,justagoodcombinationofstrategic
bloc
ingandoffensiveattac
ingiswhatyouneed.KeepaneyeonyourHptotals,butifyouhavebothRaineandKratos,thatshouldeasilyholdyourweightwhenitcomestohealing.Onceoneisdead,theotherisabreeze.
Nowheadinsidewheretheassassincamefrom.Gorightatthe3waysplit,thendownandgettheBlac
Silver.Gobac
andheadleftthistime,thenupandgettheFineGuard(equipforColette.)Nowheaddownthepathtotheright,andgoupatthenextintersection.GrabtheBeastFangandEXGemLv1.Nowit'stimetoma
eachoice.TheSwordDancerisaverychallengingoptionalboss,youmaywanttowaitifthisisyourfirsttimethroughthegame,ifnot,orifyouhave
alotofguts,getready!Ifyouarenotfightinghim,scrolldowntothethreeasteris
mar
er(***).Ifyouarefighting,tal
toitandchoosethetopoptiontobeginthebattle!
OptionalBoss:SwordDancer1(@@@)Hp:8888Tp:38
Exp:150Gald:2000
Thisguyishard,buthasawea
ness.IBARELYbeathimatlevel14,but
eepinmindthatiswiththeHpbonuspurchased
afterbeatingthegame.I'drecommendatleastlevel18ifyouwanttobeathimrightnow.Ma
esuretohavelotsofitemsonhand.HehaslotsofHpandhisattac
scan
illyouinonehitbutthecatchis...they'resupersimpletobloc
!Startthebattlebyrunninguptohimandattac
ing.Besuretouseany
indof3attac
-techattac
comboyouhave.TigerSlashwor
sgood.Onceyou'vedoneitholdbloc
IMMEDIATELY.Hewillalwayscounterattac
.Thisshouldn'tdealtoomuchmorethan200-300damageifbloc
ed,whichRaineandKratoscanhealbac
.Ma
esureGenisisalwayscastingspells,especiallymidlevelspellsifyouhavethem,andusethosetimeswhen
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theSwordDancerisbeinghitaswindowsofattac
.Rememberto
eepbloc
ingbloc
ingbloc
ing.It'llta
eawhile,butifyou'reagoodlevel,andyouhavelotsofTphealingitems,hewillgodown.FordefeatinghimyougettheYataMirror.
***
Anyway,regardlessofwhetheryoufoughtthebossornot,leavethecave,andgodowntoexittheOssaTrail.Asyoudoyouwillgetaquic
guideandUnisonAttac
swillbecomeavailable.ThesecanbeactivatedinbattlebypressingZwhenthemeterischarged.
Saveyourgame(especiallyifyoudefeatedtheSwordDancer)andheadSoutheasttoIzoold.
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----------oDeepBlue:
AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200G
PanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GCod-110GSquid-110GOctopus-70GBarleyRice-60GSeaweed-20G
BeginbyenteringthehousejusttotherightoftheKatzexpeditionbooth.Headtothebac
rightandexaminetheobjectonthefloor.ThisisanotherWonderChefwhowillteachyoutherecipefortheRiceBall.Nowleaveandheadrighttothedoc
s.
Atthelowerrightside,followthedoc
downtotal
toamanstandingthere.He'llreferyoutoMax,theothermanstandingbesidetheboatjustupandtotheright.Afteryoutal
tohim,(heshouldrefuseyoupassage.)Tal
tothelittleboywal
ingaroundnearthedoc
sentrance.Nowgobac
andintothehouseleftoftheKatzexpedition.Tal
tothegirlandhergrandmother.Leaveandtal
tothemanjustinfrontoftheirhouse.Nowgobac
andtal
tothegirlagain.Thisshouldtriggeranevent.Ifnot,followthesestepsagain,ortal
tomorepeopleatthedoc
s.
Whensheleaves,headbac
toMax.Youshouldseeascene,choosethetopoption,tal
tohimandbeonyourway!
=============================PartIII-AcrosstheSea=============================
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Wal
downandstopatthenumerousshopsalongtheway,buyingnewerandstrongerequipmentforyourcharacters.Nowheaddownforascenewhichisunavoidable.
Theshopyou'reloo
ingforisthelargerbuilding,theright-mostoneofthetwolocatedjustEastofwhereitoccurred.Theitemyou'reloo
ingtobuyisthe"PalmaPotion"for1000Gald.Youli
elyhaveenoughthingstosell,ifyoudon'thavethecash,sopic
itupandheadbac
tothegroup.
Nowgotothenextmapatthefarrightacrossthebridgeforaquic
scene,thenenterthelargebuildingattheupperleftforanotherscene.Nowexitandheadleftandleavethecity.
Aquic
notebeforeleavingthecityistosetColetteasyouravatarandfindadogwanderingaround.Spea
withthedogthencontinueon.
Thenextpartcanbeconfusingasitisnonlinearandcanbedoneinmanydifferentways.thismaysoundgoodbutpeoplehavebeen
nowntofindthemselvesstuc
andhavenocluewheretheirnextdestinationis.Youarefreetochooseyourownpath,buttheguidewillcontinueonthepathIrecommendmost,leavingyouwiththemostamountofexperiencebeforeamorechallengingbossfight.
Ifyouareready,headallthewayNorthtoaplacecalledHa
onesiaPea
.WhenIsayNorthImeanNORTH.It'squitefarup,you'll nowyou'reontherighttrac ifyoucrossabridge,andpassanotherHouseofSalvation.Itloo
sli
eapathintothemountains,whenyoureachit,enter.
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onesiaPea
Followthepassandenterthehouse.Spea
withthemanthereforaquic
eventandleave.Onceagainanotherevent,inwhichyoulearn
somethingnewaboutPalmacosta.Timetoheadallthewaybac
there.(It'stotheSouthincaseyou'veforgottenalready)
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Quic
lyenterandheadbac
totheareainfrontofDorr'sresidenceforascene.Nowforabattle...you'llwastethosepatheticunderlings.Intheitemshop,watchanothersceneandheadbac
outtothetownsquareinfrontofDorr'sresidence.
Ontherightyoushouldseetwobuildings,wellheadinsidetheright-
mostoneofthosetwo.Duringthisscenechoosethetopoption.Whenyouhavecontrolagainexaminethefunnyloo
ingpolethingunderthestairstomeettheWonderChefandlearntoma
eOmelets!Headupthestairsandintothefirstdoorontherighttoforaquic
review,I'mnotsureifthishasanybearingonthetestitself,butit'sfun.Nowgotothenextroomforthetest.
Ifallhasgonewell,oncethetestisoverthetwostudentsshouldreceivethesamegradeandGenis'willgetthenewtitle"HonorRoll."Beforeyouleaveheadtotheright-mostroomonthefirstfloor,tal
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tothemanbehindthecounterandanswer"Yes"tobecomingawaitress.Youhavetomemorizesomethingshere.Ibelievehowgoodyoudoreflectshowmuchmoneyyouma
e,buteitherwayColetteshouldreceivethetitle"TurboWaitress."
NowleavetownandagaingotowardsHa
onesiaPea
,butstopattheHouseofSalvationalongtheway.
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Headforwardforanevent,inwhichyoushouldchoosethetopoption,thenenterthehouseforanotherevent,againthetopoption.
That'salltodoherenow,butnowthatyou
nowaboutChocolat,headforthePalmacostaHumanRanch.Ifyouopenyourmap(pressleftorrightontheD-padontheworldmap),thefarmislocatedonthatblac
ishsplotchontherightsideofthecontinent,shouldbealmostdirectlyrightoftheHouseofSalvation,howeveryoumustgosouthabitinordertogetaroundthemountains.JustfollowtheSoutheasttrailfromtheHouseofSalvation,andcurearoundthemountainstotheleft.
________________________________________\_______________________________III-v-PalmacostaHumanRanch
Goupandtotherighttotriggerascene.Youdohaveachoiceherebutyourbestbetisthetopoption,sochooseit.Nowgoup,andbattleyourwaythroughthegateandintothebase.
ExaminethepedestalheretochangethefunctionoftheSorcerer'sRing.Gointotherightdoor,andusetheSorcerer'sRing.ExaminetheterminaltogetaWhiteSilver,andthenthepedestaltoactivateabridge.Acrosstoyourrightisavendingmachinethatcanbothhealyoufullandsellitems,besuretota
eadvantageofit.
UsetheSorcerer'sRingandexaminetheterminalatthetopleftforandOrangeGel,andthepedestalatthetoprightforanotherbridge.Itmayloo
li
eit'sadeadend,butactivatetheSorcerer'sRingandpic
upthelifebottle.Nowgobac
,ifyouhaven't
illedtheenemybesidethevendingmachinebynow,doso,ashecarriesa"PurpleCard."Useyourringagaintoturnofftheupperbridge,thencrosstheleftoneandturnitoffaswell.Thereasonwillbecomeapparentlater.Nowgobac
tothemainhall.
Gointotheleftdooranddefeattheguardtheretoreceivethememorygemforthisdungeon.UsetheSorcerer'sRingtofindanAppleGelinthisroom.Activateitagainandheaddownthebottomleftpath,
youshouldbeabletofindtwoOrangeGelsandaLifeBottleinthisgeneralarea.Nowheadbac
tothemainhall.
Useyourringtoma
ethewarpportalappearabovethepedestal,anduseit.Nowheadup,saveyourgameandgointothedoorontheright.Activateyourring,andyoushouldseeaspar
lewithaboxnearthebottom.PushtheboxdownandgrabtheitemforanEXGemLv2.Besuretheringisactivatedandmovetheboxatthetopwithaspar
leinit,andgrabtheMageCloa
(equipforGenis.)Withtheradaron,examinethepedestaltoma
eabridge,crossit,godownthestairsand
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watchaquic
scene.YoushouldnowhaveaRedCard.Goacrossthebridgeagainanddeactivateit.Nowheadbac
tothesavepoint.
Ta
etheleftdoorthistimeforanothereventandaBlueCard.Exittotheright.
NowactivateyourringandgointotheportalNorthofthesavepoint,nowyouhavetodealwithatonofconfusingteleporters,thefollowingisthebestroutetota
e:(Noteyoumayseemanyspar
lesthroughthis,butthemajorityarealarmswithenemies,itisbestnottopic
themup.)Beginningfromtheroomyouendupinafteryouusethefirstportal:
Besuretoactivateyourringeachtime:
1.WestPortal2.NorthPortal3.NorthPortal
Assumingyoudeactivatedallthebridgesafteryouleft,thereshouldbeaspiralpathleadinguptoaPanaceaBottleyoucanseewiththeSorcerer'sRing.Return,activatetheringandgointothecentreportal,choosetoreturntotheconnectingpath,save,andusethefollowingpath(startbyenteringtheportalabovethesavepoint.)
1:WestPortal2.WestPortal3.SouthPortal4.NorthPortal5.NorthPortal6.WestPortal7.NorthPortal8.WestPortal
Watchascene,easybattleandanotherscene.Onceit'sover,followChocolatandentertheNorthPortal.Aslightlylongereventoccursnow,anothereasybattle,andthen...
Boss:MagniusHp:8500Tp:120
WhipMasterHp:2300Tp:60
Bowman:Hp:2100Tp:40
Exp:739Gald:2124
It'sprobablyimpliedbynow,butthesubordinatesmustdiefirst.Theygodownquic
andwilljustgetannoyingotherwise.AsforMagniushimself,it'sjustamatterofslowlybeatinghimdown,he'snotparticularlyhard,hejustbloc
salot.Healsohasnumerousattac
sthatwillsendflying,
eepinmindthebloc
buttonwilllandyouonyourfeetwhentimedwell.HopefullyGenishassomemid-magicbynow,butevenifnot,combosandlowlevelmagicshouldta
ehimoutinnotime.
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Followingthefightisanotherscene.You'llbeta
enoutautomaticallysoyoudon'thavetoworryaboutbac
trac
ing.TimetoreturnonceagaintoPalmacosta.
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HeadintoDorr'sresidenceforanevent.Whenit'sovergodownthestairsforanother,longerone.Onceagaingetready...
Boss:KiliaHp:10,000Tp:400
Exp:500Gald:500
Anothernot-too-hardboss.Shecastsalotofmagic,butit'sjustwea
stuff.NormallyI'drecommendahealthycombinationofattac
ingandbloc
ing,butsherarelybloc
s,whichgivesyoulittlereasonnottomashoutthoseattac combosoverandover.Eventuallyshe'llchange
forms,butshestillhasthesamewea
attac
s,exceptthey'rephysicalinsteadofmagicalnow,whichyoucanli
elydefendbetteragainstanyway.Shouldbenoproblem.
Afterwards,aneventoccurs,choosethetopoptionwhenprompted.YouwillreceiveapassthatwillenableyoutocrossHa
onesiaPea
.
Atthispointyoushouldbestrongenoughtota eontheSealofWater,soyournextdestinationistheThodaGeyser,accessibleviatheThodaDoc
.TheThodaDoc
islocatedjustaroundthemountainEastofthePalmacostaHumanRanch,ontheshoreline.
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\_______________________________III-vii-ThodaDoc
ThisplaceisverysimilartoaHouseofSalvation.Insideyoucangoupstairstorestandsave.Afterdoingsotal
tothewomenatthecountertorentaboat,watchasceneandsailaway!
________________________________________\_______________________________III-viii-SealofWater(ThodaGeyser)
Uponarrivalheadover,upthestairsontherightsideandexaminethepedestalforanevent.
SetColetteasyouravatarandspea
withthedogwanderingaroundinthisplace.
YoushouldnowentertheThodaGeyser.
Evenatadecentlevel,theThodaGeysercanprovetobequiteachallengesothereareacouplerecommendationsI'dli
etoma
efirst.
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TurnoffallGenis'spellsexceptforlightning,andthunderbladeifyouhaveit.Beingawatertemplemostenemiesarewea
toelectricity.Secondly,setlightningforallofGenis'andKratos'unionattac
slots.WhenyouuseTigerBladewithLloydduringaunisonattac
,itdoesapowerfulfinishingcombowiththelightningespeciallyhelpfulhere.FinallyIhighlyrecommendthatyougoafterthewaterelementalsfirstineverybattle(they'rethemagiccastingbluespheres)asthey'remagiccanbeprettydevastating.Nowbegin.
GodownthestairsandgrabtheMermaid'sTear.Continuedownthestairsandheadleft-upabittograbtheLifeBottleandCirclet(donotexaminethepedestalyet.)Headtothebottomandta
etherightexit.OutheregrabtheStunBraceletandfightthefishenemy,asheholdsthememorygemandopenthetreasureforanotherCirclet.Godownandintotheroomtotheleft.Hereyouseeabox,andaswitchunderthedooryoucamein.Pushtheboxontotheswitchandgobac
outallthewayuptotheroomwiththepedestal.Nowgodownthebottomleftdoor.
Thismaybehardtomissbutontheright,youcangobetweenthetwolargepillarsforaWhiteSilverandOrangeGel.ReturnleftagainanduseyourSorcerer'sRingtosetthetwotorchesablaze.Theyarelocatedoneachsideofthelargeurn.Nowgobac tothepedestal,
andthistimechangethefunctionofyourSorcerer'sRing.Onceagainheadoutthebottomleftexit.
Nowthatyoucanpropelwaterwithyourring,noticethescaleinfrontoftheurn.Shootwaterintotherightsideofthescale,thisshouldbringdownthedoor,onlyforittobethwartedbytheboxyouusedto
eepitfromclosing.Oncethatoccurs,goallthewaybac
downtowhereyoupushedthebox.Attheendofthepaththereisanotherscale,onceagainshootwaterontotherightside.Aplatformshouldraisejusttotheleftofthelargeurnandtorches.That'syourdestinationsobac
trac
allthewayupthereagain.
Headstraightdownfromthebottomleftdoorofthepedestalroom
afteryougothrough,it'shardtoseebutthisisthebro
ensavepoint.Useyourmemorygemandsavethegame.Nowheadupandleftandgothroughthewarpportal.
Aneventoccursafteryougothroughtheportal.WatchitandifColetteisnotinyourparty,ma
esuretoputherthereandequipher(youareautomaticallygivenachance.Nowgetreadytofight.
Boss:AdulociaHp:10,000Tp:248
Amphitra(x2)
Hp:2300Tp:120
Ifyouthin
Ibegineverybossguidewith"O
thisfightiseasy"thisiswhereyoufindoutyou'rewrong.Thisfightcanbereallyhard.YouabsolutelyMUSTdefeatherunderlingsfirstandyoushouldhavepreparedGenis'spellsasIdescribedabove.Saveallunisonattac
sforAdulociaherself.StartbypoundingonthetwoAmphritasuntiltheydie,youmaysustainalotofdamageduringthistime,remembertoactivateguardian,holdbloc
andpressdown.Whenitgetsdown
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toyouandAdulocia,letlooseanyunisonattac
syouhavebuiltup.Tempestifafairlyeffectivetechattac
,andthunderbladeisagreatspell.Ma
esureyourhealersstaystoc
withTpanddon'tbeafraidtobloc
.Despitethisprobablybeingthehardestbattleyet,it'snodifferentthananyother,inthatinduetimeyouattac
swillputheraway.Youjustmayhaveahardertime
eepingyourHpup.
Onceshe'sdoneawaywithwatchanothersceneandma
eyourwaybac
outoftheThodaGeyserandanotherevent.
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Onlyaquic
sceneoccurshere,youhavenocontrol.
Whenyouregaincontrol,you'llbebac
attheThodaGeyserexit.Saveandjumponthewashtubtoreturntothemainland.Nowwithyourpassinhand,andtheSealofWatercompleted,it'stimetoheadtoHa onesiaPea .
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Quic
lyheaduptothegate.Afteraquic
passverificationyou'reonyourwaytotheothersideonthecontinent!
==============================PartIV-WellonYourWay==============================
Youcertainlyarewellonyourwaybynow.ToyourNorthisanotherHouseofSalvation,followthepathWestfromtheretoreachyournextstop,Asgard.Savebeforeentering.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-i-Asgard
-----oGale:
Por
-120GBeef-140GChic
en-120GJuicyMeat-200GBeefStrips-80G
Cabbage-60GLettuce-80GMushroom-60GPotato-50GOnion-60GRadish-60GCarrot-60GBarleyRice-60GPanyan-70GRoll-70G
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WhiteSatay-200GRedSatay-200GBlac
Satay-200GEgg-50GCheese-60GKelp-40G
--------oTyphoon:
Masamune-1500GSlicerRing-1380GDuelStar-1180GGemRod-1550GSteelSword-1380GHydraDagger-2200G
--------oCyclone:
Ringmail-1800GFineGuard-900GMageCloc
-1500GFeatherRobe-920G
IronHelm-1200GIronGauntlet-1200GKitchenMittens-1000GParalysisCharm-4000G
----------oWhirlwind:
AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GHolyBottle-200G
Dar
Bottle-200GMagicLens-10GStoneCharm-4000G
Ifyou'rehurt,restattheinnjusttotheleftwhenyouenter,orifyouprefertoshoparound,there'satleastthreeinnsinthistown.Don'tforgettostopandshopattheequipmentshoplocatedjustNorthfromthetopofthefirstsetofstairs.
Firstthingsfirstheadupanddownthelittlesetofstairstotheright.Keepgoingrightontothenextmap,andgoupthelargersetofstairsjusttotheNorth.OnyourrightshouldbealargehousewithagirlnamedAisha
inside.Goinandheadupstairs.Examinethelittleobjectbesidethebedandpoof,theWonderChefappearsteachingyoutherecipeforMeatStew.Nowleavethehouseandheadleftbac
tothemainareaandgoupthelargestairstotheNorth.
Despitemypositiononhavingaspoilerfreewal
through,theIfeelobligatedtotellyouthereisabosscomingup.Thereasonbeingthatifanypointintheeventsfollowingthosethatoccuratthetopofthestairs,yousochoosethesavethegame,itispossibletofindyourselfstuc
inAsgardwithabosstofightandnowaytolevel.Thebossis
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notparticularlyhard,butdon'tris
findingyourselfattoolowalevel.Mentioninganupcomingbossinagameli
ethiswherethey'rethrownatyouli
ecandyisnobigspoileranyway,butregardless,pleasecontinue.
Afterascene,evenwhileRainecontinuetospea
youhavecontrolofLloyd.Headaroundbehindthelargestonestructureforanotherevent.NowreturntoAisha'shousewhereyougottherecipe(thisisalsoLinar'shouse.Afteraneventreturntothelargestairsandascend.Morescenesforyoutowatch.Afterthesescenes,somethingappears:
Boss:WindmasterHp:10,000Tp:220
Exp:1325Gald:800
BesuretogointoyourtechmenuforGenis'andturnoffallwindbasedspells,asthisisawindelementalboss.Usemagicli
eStalagmitetopac
agoodpunch,whilecomboingwithLloydandKratos.Hisspinningattac
cancausesomemassivedamage,butit'spredictableandbloc ingitrendersitvirtuallyineffective.Rememberunisonattac s
canbeagreatsourceofdamage,andcanreallyrac
thecombometerupifusedattheendofanalreadylargecombo.
Afterthebossisdefeated,youwillgetasceneandaMapofBalacruf.WhenyouregaincontrolofLloydheadbac
uptoLinar'shouse.Afterthescene,leavethehouseandheadfortheexitofAsgard.
NowthatyouhavethemapofBalacruf,it'stimetogothere.ThepathisprettymuchstraightEastandacrossabridge,followingthepathrightthere.
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IV-ii-SealofWind(BalacrufMausoleum)
Quic
tipbeforebeginning.Therearetrapsinherethatcandamageyourpartyoutsideofbattle.It'snotuncommontofindyourselfatdeath'sdooratthebeginningofabattle,sobesureto
eeptrac
ofyourcurrentHpatalltimes.
Headinandma
eanimmediatelefttotheendofthatpathandgrabthechestcontaining1800Gald.Nowheadupandwatchascenetoenterthetemple.
Startbygoingright,trytotimeitrighttorunoverthespi
ebeltwithoutbeingpor
ed.Headupabitandascendthestairs.Thereisanenemy
hiddenfromviewonthelanding,howeveryoushouldfightitasitholdsthememorygem.Nowbac
trac
tothebeginningandgoright,foraBeastFangandthesavepoint.Unloc
itandsaveyourgame.Nowgobac
tothestairsandheadup.
TurnleftatthetopandlightthetorchjustabovetheboxwithyourSorcerer'sRing,thenpushtheboxovertheedge.Godownandpushtheboxontopoftheswitchtostoptheairfromblowing.Headbac
upthestairsandgoNorththistime.Lightthetorchandgoacrossthebridgetotheleftwhichwillta
eyoubac
tothebeginning.
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Thistimeheaduppastthespi
ecrushers,whicharesignificantlyeasiertododge.Youcantrytolightthetorchatthetopbutitwillblowout.Goleftandfollowthepatharound,lightingthetwotorchesinfrontofthedoortoopenit.Keeponthepathdownthestairstotherightanddownatthebottomtofindanotherbox.Pushitli
elasttimeontothenearbyswitch,andgrabtheIronGuardandBlueRibbon.Afterwardheaddowntothebottom,grabtheBeastHideandlightthetorch.Youcanreturntolightthattorchnow,howeverlightingtheseonlyservestogivehintstoanupcomingpuzzle,ifyouplantojustreadtheanswer,youneednotbother.Ifnot,ma
eabigcircleandlightthetorchnowthatthebreezeisgone.Thehintsareonslabsnexttothetorches.
Anywaywhenyou'reready,headdownthestairsbelowtheexitdoorandchangethefunctionoftheSorcerer'sRing.Nowgothroughthedooratthetopandwatchaquic
scene.
Eliminatethetwoenemiesastheywilljustgetintheway.Ifyouwishtotrythepuzzleyourself,pleasedoso,ifnot,theanswerisasfollows:
Startwiththiscombination:(ActivatethemwiththeSorcerer'sRing)
1.Red2.Green
3.Yellow4.White5.Blue
Thiswillbrea
thewallontherightside.GrabtheEXGemLv2.Usetheringoneachfanasecondtimetostopthem.Nowturnonthefollowing:
1.Blue2.Red3.Yellow4.White5.Green
Nowtheleftsideisopen,grabtheBlueRibbonandinputthisfinalcombination:
1.Red2.Yellow3.Green4.White5.Blue
AtthispointIwouldveryhighlyrecommendgoingbac
andsavingyourgame.Itreallyisworthit.Onceyou'vedoneso,returntothisroomandexitbythedoortotheNorthforaquic
scene.Set
upColetteifyouaren'tusinghere,thenit'stimefor:
Boss:IapyxHp:14,000Tp:88
Exp:1324Gald:2000
ThisbossissimilartotheonefromtheThodaGeyserasitcanbe
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extremelytaxingonyourparty,andreallyusealotofyouritems.Hopefullyyou'vegotplentytosparebecauseyou'llli
elyneedthem.Thereishoweverahelpfultactictouseagainsthim.Youmaynoticemostofhisattac
shitfairlylow,welltheywon'thitatallifyou'respinningyourselfhighupinthemiddleofaTempesttechattac
.Threeswingsofyourswordfollowedbyatempestwilloftenhavetheaddedbonusofdodginghisattac
so
eepthatinmind.Alsoremovingalltechattac
sforColetteexceptAngelFeathersisawisemove.
Oncethebattleends,andthesceneisover,besuretohealallyourcharacters'HpandTpusingitems.Ma
eyourwaybac
towardstheentranceforanothersurpriseevent.
Boss:ResoluteAssassin(Sheena)Hp:4500Tp:164
Guardian-LightningHp:5500Tp:400
Exp:550Gald:700
Goaftertheguardianfirst.ItmayhavemoreHp,butithastheunfortunatepropertyofhavingvirtuallynodefense,especiallywhentargetedbywaterbasedattac
s.Itshouldgodownquic ,andwithitgone,Sheenawillsoonfollow.Theonlythingthatma
esthisbattleremotelyhard,isthatyouareforcedtofightitafteranotherbossbattlewithoutthechancetoheal.Hopefullyyouwereabletosaveafewitemsfromthelastfightandwillwinthiswithlittleproblem.
Acouplesceneshere,justleavethetemple.
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IV-iii-Campfire
Nothingmuchtodoherebutsitandlisten.Assoonasyoucan,exittotheworldmap.
NowyoushouldheadforthetownofLuin.It'stotheNorthoftheHouseofSalvationtoheadthereanduseitasareferencepoint,fromtherefollowthepathNorthonyourmap.Ifyougooverabridge,itmeansyou'vegonetoofar.(NoteIrefertoadifferentbridgethantheoneyoutoo
togettoBalacruf.)
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IV-iv-Luin
Thereisanautomaticeventthatoccursimmediatelyafteryouenterthetown.Proceedonthepathleadingupandfollowitlefttothenextmap.Animportantsceneoccurshere,anditisveryimportantthatyouchoosethetopoption,otherwiseyoumaychangethecourseofthenextsectionofthegameandbecomecompletelylost.
YoushouldnowhaveSheenainyourparty.Exitthetownbytheupperleftbridge.
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ThetimehascometoheadtotheAsgardhumanranch.It'squiteeasytolocate.FollowthepastthatleadsawayfromLuinwhilemovingandfacingNortheast.Withinsecondstheranchshouldbeinview,patheticallyattemptingtoshrouditselfintheforest.Whenyoureachtheranch,enterit.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-v-AsgardHumanRanch
Watchacoupleofscenesuntilyouhavecontrolofyourcharacter.Whenyoudo,headuptotheupperright,andnavigatebetweentheboxesforatreasurechestcontainingaBeastHide,thengoinsidethebase.Theupperrightdoorisbloc
ed,sota
etheupperleftdoor.Nowforanevent.
Afterwards,grabtheWhiteRobeaboveyouandgodown,aroundleftandsaveyourgame.Proceedonwardleft,andta
ethepathtothetreasureboxcontaininganIronBracelet.Fromheregetbac onthemainpath,headupandwatchascene.Onceitends,leavethefarmtotheleft.ReturntotheLuinfornow.
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\_______________________________IV-vi-Luin
Justashortscenehere.Watchitandbeonyourway.Goleftandreturntotheworldmap.
TimetoheadtothevillageofHima,locatedacrossthebridgetotheWest.FollowthepathWestuntilitends,whenitdoesheaddueSouth.Followtheedgeofthemountainsaroundtotherightuntilyouseeadirtpath.ThatpathleadsuptoHima.
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IV-vii-Hima
---------------oCrimsonCanyon:
AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GHolyBottle-200GMagicLens-10GSinclaire-2100GMoonRobe-1400G
TartanRibbon-1600GIronBracelet-800GLeatherCape-400G
Whenyouentertown,ma
eyourwaydowntothefirstbuilding,thisistheinn.Insideheadintotheroomtotherightofthesavepointandexaminethesmo
ingpotatthetopoftheroom.TheWonderChefwillappearandteachyoutoma
eRisotto.Nowleaveandbesuretobuythebestequipmentavailablefromthemerchanttotherightoftheinn.Nowspea
withthewomanonthestairsforanevent.
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Leaveandheadupthepathbehindthehouseforanotherscene.YoushouldreceivetheDesianOrb.Nowthatyouhavetheinformationyouneed,headbac
totheAsgardHumanRanch.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-viii-AsgardHumanRanch
Whenyouentertheranch,examinethelargeboulderrightinfrontofyou.Nowyou'llhaveaccesstotheranch,sofightaquic
battleandwatchascene.
Nowyou'llhavetosplityourpartyintotwoteams.Bothwillhavetofightatleastabit,butthegamema
essureallyourpartymembersarenearlyequallyleveled,soyoushouldn'thaveaproblemsplittingupanywayyouli
e.YouwouldstillbebetteroffputtingyourmorepowerfulcharacterswithLloyd,especiallyahealer.
NowasLloyd'steam,ta etheupperleftdooroutoftheroom.Runallthewaybac
andpic
uptheCleric'sHat.Theninthenexthalltotheleft,runbac
andgrabthePelletsandLamellarLeather.Atthefrontofthescreenontheleftisaterminal,examineitandchoosetoshutdown.Nowheadbac tothemainroom.
Saveyourgameandgooutthebottomleftdoor.ExaminethepedestaltochangethefunctionofyourSorcerer'sRing.Rundownandta
ealeftontothemovingconveyerbelt.Seethosesixglowingcylindersinthemachinetoyourleft?WellyouhavetodestroytheseusingyournewmorepowerfulSorcerer'sRing,sopositionyourselfatthebottomoftheconveyerbeltandtimeyourshotsasyoumovealongwiththebelt.Ifyouseemtohaveanyproblemsitcanbedoneratherquic lybytrialanderrorjustpoundingtheXbuttonandgoingbac
totryuntilallthreearehit.Whendonegodownaroundthebottomofthepath.
Goanddefeatthesoldierwal
ingaimlesslybesidethetreasure
chestyoushouldhaveopenedlasttime.He'sholdingthememorygemforthisdungeon.
Yourgoalhereisthesameasitwasontheotherside.Standontheconveyerbeltanduseyourringtodestroytheremainingthreecylinders.Whenfinishedgoupthestairsandthenascendthenowstoppedconveyerbelt,grabthehard-to-spottreasureboxnexttotheNorthdoorforanEXGemLv2,andheadintotheNorthdoor.
Usethememorygemtosaveyourgameandattempttogointothewarpportal.Thiswillpromptthechangetoyourotherparty.
Astheotherteam,there'saninconspicuousexitatthebottomright
ofthisroom,sogooutthere.Fightabattleandma
eyourwayoutthedooratthebottom.Theguardhasmovedsinceyourlastvisitsosqueezeintothetinyopeningbetweentheboxesontheright.Pushthefirstboxyouencountertwopanelsright,thenmovearounditandputitbac
whereitwas.Nowgrabtheupperrightbox,pullitdownonce,thenmoveaboveitandpushitdownoncemore.Gototheleftofitnow,pullitleftonce,runaroundtotherightandpushitleftagain.Nowyouarefreetopulltheupperrightbloc
downtwiceandrunupintothedoor.
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Headrightandup.GrabtheCardofEarthfromthetreasurebox.Nowstandnearthepanelinthefloorandexamineit,thedoorwillmoveacross.Gointotheroomontheleftforaquic
scene.Exitthroughthedoorontheleft.Pic
uptheStunCharmandactivatethispanelaswell.Returntotheroomontheright,thenleaveviatheSouthexit.
Fromhere,godownandaroundleft.Fighttheroboticdroneintheroomyouopenedup,andactivatethisswitch.Nowheadbac
downanddothesamething,exceptonthegorightattheintersection.Fightanotherroboticdroneandactivatethepanel.UponcompletionyouwillregaincontrolofLloyd'steam.
Besuretosave,thenentertheportal.Timeforascene,andanother:
Boss:KvarHp:10,000Tp:340
EnergyStone(x2)Hp:5500Tp:100
Exp:2280
Gald:3795
Ta
eoutthosedamndrones.Theywillneverletyoubeuntilthey'redead,soputeverythingyouhaveintoit.Thefastertheygodown,theeasierthefight.Kvarwillbedoinghisstupidlightningattac
,theonlyattac
heseemsto
nowbesidestheoccasionalSpar
Wave.Luc
ilyonceyoudefeatthedrones,youcanslowhisattac
sdownalotbypoundinghiss ullinwithyourbestcombos.Beingamage,herarelyifeverbloc
s,sousethattoyouradvantage.Thebloc
buttonwon'thavemuchuseinthisfight.
Whenthebattleisover,there'sacoupleofscenes,andthenyou'llfindyourselfinAsgard.Leavethisplace,youwanttobeinHimasohead
totheworldmapandstartyourlongwal
Northwest.
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Enterandgotowardstheinnforaneventandreceivethe
eytotheTowerofMana.That'salltodoherefornow,soleave.Startbydoublingbac
acrossthebridgeinfrontofLuin,asyoucrossit,assumingyou'refacingforwardyoushouldseesomemountains.Thesemountainsarebloc
ingtheTowerofMana,yourdestination,sogotowardsthem,aroundtherightside,andaheadyoushouldseethetower.Enterit.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-x-TowerofMana
Whenyouenter,gointhedoorandwitnessanevent.NowchoosesomeonetogowithyouotherthanColette,Kratosisagoodchoice.
Runupthespiralstairsalongway.Thesecondenemyonyourwayupholdsthememorygemforthisdungeon,sobesuretogetit.Atthetop
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grabtheArmetHelmfromthetreasureboxandgointhedoor.Nowit'spuzzletime.
Ifindthemirrorpuzzlesheretobeoneofthefewfunpuzzlestotryandfigureoutinthisgame,sofeelfreetodoso.Ofcoursetheanswersarestillbelow.Forthisroomit'srathersimple:
RunupandshootfirefromyourSorcerer'sRingtoburntheredcurtain.Pushtheboxintothecentreoftheroomsothatitreflectsthebeamoflightintothebeaconontherightandopensthedoorontheleft.Nowproceed.Examinethepaneljustbelowthedoorwayinthisroom.Afterwardsyouwillhavecontroloftheotherparty.Anothersimplemirrorpuzzle:
Li
ethelastone,exceptburnthecurtainontheleft,andplacethebloc
inthecentretoreflectthelighttothetop.Followthebeamoflightintothedoor.Timeforthefunpuzzle,ifyoucan'tfigureitouthere'sthesolution:
Beginbyburningthecurtain.Pushthebloc onthelowerrightuponce.Thisshouldreflectitintooneofthethreebeacons.Gouptothatbeaconthatisbeinghit,andmovethebloc
onepanelsaboveitlefttwice,anddownenoughsothatitisrestingbetweenthetworemainingbeacons.Rememberwherethisbloc was,onepanel
abovetheactivatedbeacon?Ta
etheboxatthebottomleftallthewayupandputitwherethisonewassitting.Thelightshouldnowbereflectedleft.Finallyta
etheremainingbloc
youhaven'ttouchedyet,andputittwospacesleftoftheoneyoujustset,soitreflectsthebeamdownwardintotheonerestingbetweenthefinaltwobeacons.Ifallhasbeendonecorrectlyitshouldsplitbothwaysandactivateallthree.Here,foryourbenefitisanASCIIrepresentation:
|-|>>>>>>>>>>>>|-|
Thepanelsofcoursearenottoscale,thisisjustaboutwhatitwillloo
li
e,withCbeingthecurtain,arrowsbeingthelight,|-|beingtheboxesandO'sbeingthebeacons.AnywaygoNorth,grabtheMoonRobe,LunarGuard,EXGemLv2andsaveyourgameandgointhedoor.Don'tmisstheStingerRingatthetoprightofthisroom,thenentertheEastdoor,andSouthdoorinthe
nextroom.Climbthespiralstairsandenterthedooratthetop.Ta
etheWestdoorandpic
uptheEXGemLv2,andtheIronMail.Proceedacrossthemagicbridgetotheleftforaneventandaswitchbac
toLloyd'sparty.
Goupabitandusethememorygemonthebro
ensavepoint,thensavethegame.Proceedacrossthebridgetotheleftandma
eaZpatternupwardtoreachtheothergroup.Oncereunitedta
ethewarpportalandprepareforanotherevent.Afterwhichofcourse:
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Boss:IubarisHp:16,800Tp:1500
Exp:2650Gald:2500
Luc
ilynodronestota
ecareofthistime,justafairlyeasybossifyoupic
edupallthebestequipmentinHimaandthetower.Tempest,orbetteryetPsiTempestifyouhaveitwillhelp,andwillprettymuchallofGenis'spells.HehasmoreHpthananyotherbossyou'vefacedsofar,butyoushouldbedealingmoredamagesoitevensout.Keephittinghimwithyourheaviestattac
s...andthere'snotmuchtosay,he'llbedeadinnotime.
Followingthenextscene,youareaffordedtheluxuryofrunningoutofthetowermanually.Thenextparthoweverifimportant.Whicheverwayyouchoosetogetbac
down,whenyoureachthemainhall,youmustexaminetheboo shelfattheupperleftcorner.Doingsowillawardyoutheboo
neededinordertoperformthehealing.Leavethetowerforanotherscene,whichyouareundoubtedlyexpectingnowaftereveryseal.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xi-Campfire
Nothingmuchtodohere,butanextremelyimportantscene.
Nowyoumaythin
it'stimetoreturntoHima,butI'llsaveyouthetripandsinglespeechbubbletellingyoutheboo isnotenough,yournextstopisLa
eUmacy.
La
eUmacyislocatedalmostdirectlySoutheastoftheTowerofMana.ItcanalsobeeasilylocatedbyfollowingthemainpathtoexactlyhalfwaybetweenLuinandHa
onesiaPea
andjustgoingNortheastfor
afewseconds.Itloo
sli
easmallla
ehiddenbetweenamountainandsometrees.Itshouldn'tbetoohardtolocate.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xii-La
eUmacy
EnterLa
eUmacytowatchabriefscene.Withthenewinformationyounowhaveit'stimetoheadbac
totheThodaGeyser.Ifyou'veforgottenwhereitis,bringupyourmapandchec
.You'llhavetoheadbac
acrossHa
onesiaPea
andma
eyourwaythere,sodosonow,headtoThodaDoc
andcrossbywashtub.It'sfreethistime!
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xiii-ThodaGeyser
Thisismucheasiernowthatyou'vealreadyseteverythingup,allyouneedtodoisheadtowhereyoufoughtthebosslasttimeyouwerehere.Upthemagicpath,andintothecavetofindyourwaydowntothewarpportalyoutoo
tothebosslasttime.Besuretosavebeforeyougoin,youmayalsowanttobesureSheena
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isoptimallyequipped.Gointothewarpportalforascene,afterwhichthereis:
Boss:UndineHp:13,000Tp:320
Exp:2110Gald:765
Shecanbefairlyhardisyourlevelistoolow.Sheusesalotofmagicsothisisreallyanotheroneofthosefightswhereit'sbettertohitharderandfasterthanworryingaboutbloc
ing.BesuretoturnoffallGenis'spellsotherthanThunderBlade,andalsoma
esureSheenaisnotequippedwiththeCardofWater.Ifindthatthisboss'Hpwilldepletequitequic
ly,soevenissheisdoinganumberonyourparty,hopefullyKratos/Rainecan
eeptheirHpup.(EspeciallyRaineifshehaslearnedtheNursespellbynow.)
AfteranothersceneleavetheThodaGeyser,andnowwithyournewsummoninhand,venturebac
toLa
eUmacy.TimeforalongtripNorth.
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\_______________________________IV-xiv-La
eUmacy
AneventoccursautomaticallyonceyouenterLa eUmacy.AfterthisRaineshouldlearntheResurrectionspellandgainthetitleof"GrandHealer."Nowit'stimetoleaveLa
eUmacy.
AtthispointyouhavetheoptionofreturningtotheBalacrufMausoleumandTrietRuinstoobtaintwonewsummonspirits,SylphandEfreet.Youwillnotbeabletoprogressinthegamelaterunlessyouhavethesetwospiritssowhetheryougetthemnoworlaterisyouchoice.Onethingtonoteisthatifyouwait,theyactuallygetharderwithmoreHp.Itwouldbe
agoodideatogetthemnow.ForbossstrategiesgotosectionsVII-xiiiandVII-xiv.TheHptotalswillnotbecorrectforthispoint,butyoucanstillreadtheinformationbasedongettingthesummonspiritsfromthesetemples.
(Alsoifyouwouldli
equic
accesstothesesectionsctrl+fandsearchfor"~~~"withoutthequotationmar
s.Iwillputamar
eratthatsection.)
Alsoatthispointwhileyouarebac
trac
ing,youcanreturntoDir
'shousetoreceiveanEXGemLv3.It'salongwaytogoforthisitem,ofwhichyougetmanylater,butthisistheearliestyoucangetone.
Regardlessofwhatyouchoose,after,returntoHima.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xv-Hima
FirstthingtodowhenyoureachHimaistogointotheinn.Therewillbeaneventthatoccursintheloneroomupthestairs.Nowleavetheinnandgoallthewayupthehillatthebac
,andwatchasceneatthe
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top.Followingthatyoucanspea
toeveryone,buttheonlypersonyouactuallyhavetotal
toisColette.Choosethebottomchoicetoproceedandwatchanothercoupleofscenes.YouwillautomaticallyreceivetheAssassin'sRing.Ma
eabsolutelysuretosavethegameintheinn,thengoupthehilltothebac
andchoosethetopoption.Whenyoureachthetopit'saquic
sceneandyou'reonyourway.Itdoesn'tmatterwhoyouridewith,justchoosesomeoneyouli
e.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xvi-TowerofSalvation
It'saonewaypathhere,soyouwon'thaveanyproblem.Attheendofthewal
waywarpupandprepareyourselfforalongscene.Everythingafterthissentenceisprettymuchonebigspoilerforthetobesuretowatchallofitbeforereadingpastthispoint.
Boss:RemielHp:16,000Tp:258
Exp:2795Gald:1840
It'sagoodthinghedoesn'tbloc
toooftenotherwiseyou'dbehavingareallyhardtimewiththisguy.He'snottoohardtohit,buthisattac
scanbedevastating.IfyouseeamagicspellstarttoformaroundyouI'drecommendoptingtorunoutofthewayratherthanta
ethefullfitofitjusttosqueezeinabitmoredamageonhim.Thisfightmaytaxyourremainingitemsabit,butusethemifyouneedto.KeepinmindRainejustlearnedtheresurrectionspell,soifyourunoutoflifebottlesit'sstillnotover.
Anotherscenehere,againIrecommendwaitinguntilyou'reactuallythrustintoabossfightbeforereadinganyofthistoavoidanypossiblespoilers.
Boss:KratosHp:22,500Tp:1500
Exp:3739(Approx)Gald:2900
Yes,Kratosisindeedyourenemyhere.Thefirstthingtonoteisthatitdoesn'tmatterifyouwinorloseinthisfight.Theeventsfollowingwillnotchange.Forthosewhowanttowinanyway,it'sdefinitelypossibleandyouwillberewardedwithanEXGemLv3.He'sstrongandfast,there'snorealstrategyhere.Thehigheryour
levelandhowwellstoc
edwithitemsyouarewillma
eallthedifference.Thisfightisagoodexampleofonewherebloc
ingcanma
eallthedifference.
Moreevents,moreofthesame,andonceagain:
Boss:YggdrasilHp:40,000Tp:3000
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Exp:0Gald:0
Don'twasteitemstryinginvaintostayalive.AsfarasI
nowthisguycan'tbebeaten.AnyoneplayingthroughwithExpx10modifierisfreetoprovemewrong,butasfarasI'mconcerned,justputdownthecontrollerandwatchtheslaughter.Followingyourdemisethegamecontinuesasnormal.
Longscenehere,lotstowatch,ta
eitallin.Whenallissaidanddoneproceedtothenextsection.
________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xvii-SylvarentBase
WhenyouhavecontrolofLloydagain,headimmediatelyrightandupandintothedoortotherightafterabattle.Belowyouisavendingmachinetostoc
up.ThenheadEast,saveandgointothedoor.Puzzletime.
StartbychangingthefunctionofyourSorcerer'sRingbyexaminingthepedestal.Nowheadupthestairsatthelowerleftandgodown.Itispossibletodothisandmissthetreasureboxes,sofollowthese
instructions:
Loo
atthebrownboxclosesttowhereyoucamedownthestairs.Pushitonepanelleft,andpullitonepaneldown.Nowruntotherightandbringtheotherbrownboxoverplacingittotherightofthefirstbrownbox,andcompletingawal
waytothegreyboxabove.Nowgoup,pushthegreyboxofftoedgetotheright,andgobac
down.Ta ethatgreyboxnowandpushitintotheopenslottotherightofthebluepanel,betweenthetwotreasuresandtheraisedpartbelowit.Nowoneatatime,bringthetwobrownboxesandformabridgebetweentheraisedpartyoucanaccesswiththebottomsetofstairs,andtheraisedpartbelowthetwotreasures.Youshouldnowbeabletogoupthestairsawal
rightanduptothetreasuresforaStrawHatandanEXGemLv2.Gobac
down.
Forgetthebrownboxes,ta
ethegreyoneoutandplaceitontopofthebluepanel.Thiswillopenstairsthatheaddowntothelowerlevel.Beforeyougodownthemnotewhereyouoriginallycreatedthebridgewiththeboxes,thereisabrownsquareonthefloorfourpanelsinsize.Bringthebrownboxesbac
andputoneatthetopleftofthissquare,andtheotheratthebottomleft.Nowgodownthestairsabove.
Whenyougodown,therewillbeasplitwherethestairsgoleftandright.Goright,andpushthebloc
downintothewater.Thengoleft.
Youshouldseeaspinningpillaratthetop,useyourSorcerer'sRingandshootitwithelectricity,thengodownandoperatetheterminalatthebottomleft.Itwillbringdowntheelevatorwhichyouhavealreadysetupthebrownboxesontoma
eabridge,socross.Nowshootthespinningpillarinthemiddleofthissectionandoperatetheterminaljustupthestairs.Proceedupintothenowwater-lesscanalandpushthebloc
leftontothepanel.ThegatelowerssoshootthespinningpillartoopenthedoorupthestairsandtotheSouthsoheadupandgothroughit.Timeforanotherscene.
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Nowgoleftandupforanotherscene.Watchthescenebeforereadingahead.
=======================PartV-Tethe'alla=======================
________________________________________\_______________________________V-i-FoojiMountains
Saveyourgameandheaddownthepath.Pic
uptheEXGemLv2andcontinuedownandaround.Whenyoureachthenextscreenta
ethetwoleftpathsforaCoolOrbitandaCardofFire,then
eepgoingrightforascene.OntheworldmapheadstraightNorthandenterthecityofMelto
io.
________________________________________\_______________________________V-ii-Melto
io
--------o
Belteon:
AppleGel-100GLemonGel-1000GOrangeGel-200GPineappleGel-1200GMelangeGel-500GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GAnti-MagicBottle-1000GFlareBottle-1000GGuardBottle-1000GAcuityBottle-1000G
SyrupBottle-1000GHolyBottle-200GDar
Bottle-200GMagicLens-10PoisonCharm-4000GParalysisCharm-4000G
------oAxios:
NimbleRapier-2800GOgreSword-3000GRayThrust-3000G
CoolOrbit-2250GSilverSword-2600GCardofFire-2700GCardofEarth-2400GFrancesca-3200G
---------oTrupelos:
SplintMail-3000G
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ElvenProtector-3000GDruidCloa
-2700GMistyRobe-2200GStrawHat-1000GStripedRibbon-1400GGoldCirclet-1000GOmegaShield-1600GClawGauntlet-1000GLapisBracelet-1400GHeavyBoots-3000G
EnterMelto
ioforanautomaticevent.Thiswillprobablybethefirstchanceyou'vehadtoupdateyourequipmentinquiteawhile,soheadupthefirstsetofstairsandafterascene,headlefttotheweaponshop.Onceyou'vemadeyourpurchasesdon'tleaveyet,examinethefunnycatstatueatthebac
leftcornerandtheWonderChefappears!Itseemshe'stranscendedtheboundariesofSylvarenttoteachyoutherecipeforStea
.Whenyou'vedonethat,exitandgototheoppositesideontherightforthearmourshop.
Anotherthingtonoteisthatinthisworldyoucanbuymorepowerfulhealingitemsaswell.They'reexpensive,butheadbac
downthestairsandgointotheitemshopattherighttostoc
uponwhateveryoucan.
Nowheadupthenextsetofstairsinthemiddle.Turnanimmediaterightandgotothenextsectionwheretherearemanymansions.Enterthesecondonefromtheleftandgoupthestairs.Ontheleftsideofthishallisanobjecttoexamine.WhenyoudotheWonderChefwillappearandtechyoutherecipeforFruitCoc
tailOnceyoudothis,leavethehouseandheadbac
left.
Ifyou'rereadytoprogressthengouptothetopandtrytoenterthecastletotriggerascene.Thechurchistotheleftsogotherenowandwatchanotherscene.Thenleavetocontinueit.
Whenyou'reinthecastlema
eyourwayleft,thenuptwoflightsof
stairsandintothedoor.Attempttoenterthedoubledoor-edroomforanotherscene.Choosethetopoption.Nowleavethecastleandgoleftintothechurch.OnceyouhaveZelosreturntotheworldmap.
You'llseealargebridgetotheNorth,that'syournextdestination.
________________________________________\_______________________________V-iii-Tethe'allaBridge
Followingascene,begintorunacrossthebridge.It'sextremelylongandmayseemattimesli
eit'slooping,butitends.Ontheotherside,
goNorthtothevillageofSyba
.
________________________________________\_______________________________V-iv-Syba
-------------oStudentMart:
AppleGel-100G
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LemonGel-1000GOrangeGel-200GPineappleGel-1200GMelangeGel-500GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GSyrupBottle-1000GHolyBottle-200GDar
Bottle-200GMagicLens-10
-----------------oStudentSupplies:
OgreSword-3000GKotetsu-3300GRayThrust-3000GMythrilRing-3400GAquaBrand-3600GBattleAx-3600GPointedHat-1300GBridalGloves-1200G
Quic eventhere.There'smoreshoppingtobedoneatthecounter
attheupperleftcorner.Ifyou'rerunninglowonmoney,youcanalwaysdothetastelesst