If you want cute and weird in your escape games, Yonashi is always a solid bet, and Fungi Escape fits the bill nicely as you find yourself standing in front of a cute little forest cottage surrounded by lots and lots of, well, fungi. And fungi-themed locks. And fungi-themed puzzles. In fact, there're so much fungi-themed things in this game that the word fungi has already lost meaning to me at this point and doesn't even look like a real word anymore. To play, just click to interact when the cursor changes, and use the transparent overlays that pop up to navigate to different areas. Click an item in your inventory to highlight it for use, or use the "about item" function to view it close up. Many areas will have multiple transitions for you to navigate to, so make sure you waggle yon cursor about everywhere just in case you missed something.
Fungi Escape has some mild issues with unintuitive navigation due to the way it ferrets some area transitions around, but the sense of surreal whimsy you've come to expect from a Yonashi game definitely comes out intact. Once you've found the places you're able to explore, you'll be able to hunt for clues... a lot of clues, actually, since Fungi Escape seems to enjoy tucking hints in everywhere, which you'll have to interpret in order to solve the puzzles in your way. Figuring out how to use the information you find scrawled on walls or in other (stranger) places actually makes up the bulk of the game, but if you want an escape game that's sweet, silly, and just the right amount of odd, Fungi Escape is an easy recommendation even if it'll have you going in circles.
Walkthrough Guide
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Fungi Escape Walkthrough
You start the game facing the hut. Turn left once, then go up the road to the river.
Take the HAMMER from the edge of the water.
Go back once and turn right once to face the hut again. Click the side of the hut (not the edge of the screen) to find the backyard. The backyard has three sections: the left side, the middle side, and the right side.
On the left side of the backyard are three white mushrooms.
Hit the middle mushroom to find the SILVER KEY.
Move right twice to reach the right side of the backyard.
Use the SILVER KEY to unlock the blue belt over the right mushroom. Now click the top of the right mushroom to zoom in.
This mushroom cap has three layers, and each layer has a picture which shows the purpose of each special mushroom.
The top layer shows the SPOTTED MUSHROOM, which provides night vision.
The middle layer shows the PINK AND WHITE MUSHROOM, which shrinks you.
The bottom layer shows the TRUFFLE, which must be found in the ground using a keen sense of smell.
Go right twice. You should now see two paths, one going left and one going right. Click the left path.
Take the SPOTTED MUSHROOM on the ground beside the colorful mushroom log.
Step back once and right once. Click the hatch in the ground to open it, then click the stairs to climb into the basement.
It's too dark to see, but remember the layered mushroom already told us what to do.
Select the SPOTTED MUSHROOM, then click the "About Item" button to view it more closely.
Click the zoomed-in picture of the mushroom. When it asks "eat?" select "YES" to take a bite.
Now you have night vision! You should be able to see just fine in the basement.
Like the backyard, the basement has three sections. Check out the left side, the middle side (where you start upon entering the basement), and then the left side. Take note of the three important clues you find at each section. You'll need to use them very soon!
Go to the middle of the basement, then step back to go back outside. From there, walk left once, then take the left forked path to return to the mushroom log.
Note the height and the color of all the mushrooms. If you compare them with the clue you found on the left side of the basement, you'll find a code!
The letters on the top of the left-side basement code stand for the different colors of the mushrooms.
P = Pink, O = Orange, W = White, B = Blue, and G = Grey.
The ascending numbers at the bottom of the code relate to the ascending height of each mushroom. The shortest mushroom is 1, the tallest mushroom is 5.
Only the five middle mushrooms are inside the box (Pink, Blue, Grey, Orange, and White), meaning you should ignore the three mushrooms on the left (pink-orange-white) as well as the four on the right (grey-blue-orange-purple).
Now if you number those five mushrooms according to their height you should find the following code:
2, 4, 3, 5, 1
Go back once and left once. Click behind the hut to walk behind it, then go to the right side of the backyard.
Click the left red mushroom with the button panel to zoom in. Use the code you just found to open the lock.
Remember, the code was 2, 4, 3, 5, 1. This refers to the ORDER you push the buttons in, not how many times you push them.
In other words, you push the buttons in the following order:
Far right button.
Far left button.
Middle button.
Inner left button.
Inner right button.
After you put in the code, take the SHOVEL from the opened mushroom.
Move left twice to reach the left side of the backyard where you'll find the three white mushrooms.
Use the clue we found at the middle section of the basement to figure out what to do here.
For this puzzle, you have to hit the white mushrooms with the HAMMER in the correct order. Note the color of the cloud that appears after you hit the mushroom.
According to the basement clue (if you follow the direction of the arrow) the order is:
Left - Middle - Right - Middle - Right - Middle.
Therefore, the color order of the clouds that appeared when you hit the mushrooms was:
Red - Blue - Yellow - Blue - Yellow - Blue.
Move right once to reach the middle of the backyard.
Now use the clue we just discovered at the white mushrooms to solve the puzzle
Hit the mushrooms with the HAMMER in this order:
Red - Blue - Yellow - Blue - Yellow - Blue.
For the colorblind, the order is:
Middle - Right - Left - Right - Left - Right.
Take the PINK AND WHITE MUSHROOM that appears on top of the blue mushroom.
Walk left four times. You should now be facing the area with the hatch to the basement we visited earlier. This time, click the road ahead to walk forward.
Click the pile of dirt to zoom in.
Use the SHOVEL on the dirt and take the BLUE BOX from the hole in the ground.
Select the box in your inventory, then click the "About Item" button for a closer look.
Press the button panel at the center of the box. It looks like we need a four digit code to open it!
Step back once and left once. Click the right road to reach the three striped mushrooms.
Click the top of any of the mushrooms to view another clue:
The left mushroom has the number 3 in a pink and blue ring.
The middle mushroom has the number 7 in a blue ring.
The right mushroom has a number 4 in a pink ring.
Combine this information with the clue from the right side of the basement to discover the secret code.
Remember that the basement clue indicated that Pink means x2 (multiply by 2) and Blue means +3 (add three).
So all we need to use is a little bit of algebra! Take the number found on each mushroom then add or multiply that number, depending on the color of the rings around the number.
Left Striped Mushroom:
3 x 2 + 3 = 9
Middle Striped Mushroom:
7 + 3 = 10
Right Striped Mushroom:
4 x 2 = 8.
So the numbers are 9, 10, 8!
Open the BLUE BOX and enter the code 9-1-0-8 to open the box.
Once the box is opened, take the KEY NECKLACE inside.
Click the right striped mushroom to zoom in.
Use the KEY NECKLACE to unlock the door.
But we're too small to fit inside! Unless...
Remember the clue we found on the middle tier of the red mushroom in the backyard?
Select the PINK AND WHITE MUSHROOM in your inventory, then click the "About Item" button to zoom in.
Click the mushroom and press "YES" to eat it, which will cause you to shrink in size!
Click the little doorway to enter the mushroom house.
Click the cheese wedge to zoom in.
Note the swirl pattern on the side of the cheese.
Move left to the other side of the room.
Note the color of the five lollipops beside the sleeping mouse.
Go back to the right side of the room.
Click the mushroom on the wall to start the puzzle.
Notice how the four buttons around the mushroom are the same color as the lollipops we just saw?
The way to solve this puzzle is to point the mushrooms at the dots in the correct order, using the left and right arrow buttons.
From left to right, the lollipop colors were:
Lime Green, Blue, Dark Green, Blue, Pink.
But! You can't just turn the mushroom any which way. You also have to use the clue we found on the side of the cheese wedge.
A swirl to the right means you must rotate the mushroom clockwise with the right arrow button. A swirl to the left means turn the mushroom counter-clockwise with the left arrow button.
So that means the entire cheese clue is:
Turn Right, turn Right, turn Left, turn Left, turn Right.
Now you've got all the necessary information, all that's left is to start turning:
Turn the mushroom RIGHT to the Lime Green circle.
Turn the mushroom RIGHT to the Blue circle.
Turn the mushroom LEFT to the Dark Green circle.
Turn the mushroom LEFT to the Blue circle.
Turn the mushroom RIGHT to the Pink circle.
After the puzzle is complete, pick up the MUSHROOM BUTTON leaning against the wall.
Move back twice, right twice, and forward once to return to the riverside.
Click the small panel beside the path to zoom in.
Insert the MUSHROOM BUTTON in the matching space on the panel.
Click the "PUSH" button to reveal the stone bridge.
Use the stones to cross the river. Wake up the DOG and click to add it to your inventory.
Consider the last clue from the red tiered mushroom in the backyard. It tells us how to use the dog!
Walk to an open area along the road. Select the DOG, then click anywhere on the screen.
The dog will start searching for mushrooms, but you can only find one at one specific scene...
Go to the middle of the road between the colored mushroom log and the striped mushrooms.
Set the DOG on the ground, then click the hole he digs up and take the TRUFFLE.
Select the TRUFFLE in your inventory, then click "About Item" to take a closer look.
Open the truffle and take the GOLD KEY found inside.
Move left once to return to the hut.
Use the GOLD KEY to unlock the front door.
Posted by: Trinn
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October 12, 2014 10:04 AM