Quang H. Tran's Phoenotopia is the kind of game that comes along once in a very long while. While occasionally simple, it's still a better adventure game than most of the full price offerings you can pick up at your local retailer, in terms of art, story, gameplay and heart. The game is set on a post-Earth colony, an idyllic world full of gorgeous retro landscapes straight out of the best of the SNES generation. You play as Gale, a pink-haired everywoman whose simple life as a farm girl is interrupted one day when strange alien ships come and abduct everyone in your village, leaving just you and a couple dozen children left to fend for yourselves. It's your duty to head out into the world and find out what happened to your friends and family, braving myriad enemies and interacting with dozens of colorful characters along the way. In case you have noticed, the writing is far above standard for a game like this. The abduction establishes some real emotional stakes early on, and the wealth of characters you discover in your travels manage to be funny and interesting without being verbose. What's more, the brief nods at a deeper backstory regarding the fate of the old Earth offer some tantalizing hints at a vast and rich universe. Seriously, can you say franchise?
You have several melee weapons you can equip and use with [X] as well as ranged or throwable weapons you can use with [C], including slingshots, sticks, and bombs. You jump with [Z], open your menu with [S], and use the [arrows] for basic movement. By the way, all of these keys can be remapped at any time. Controls are tight and responsive, useful when fighting multiple enemies or leaping across a tricky platform puzzle. Combat feels easy at first, but that won't last. Some of the boss battles are downright devious, and it's easy to work up a sweat when you're being swamped by multiple enemies.
If this game were plopped into the indie section on Steam it would sell faster than chocolate-dipped bacon. This is about as good as free RPG games get. Yes, it's a bit of a "light" RPG, what with its lack of dice rolls and its real-time two-button combat. Or maybe it's a deep action platform game, offering hours of creative challenges and beautiful scenery to explore as you slay your way through an emotionally resonant story. If you're into stat-cruncher RPG's with turn-based combat you might find your kicks elsewhere. But for those of us who remember the heyday of Metroidvania and Zelda games, this is a shot in the arm. Browser games really have no business being this compelling, and all for only the cost of an internet connection. So in short, we've got a free browser game with a rich story, gorgeous visuals, a soundtrack worthy of a Studio Ghibli film, and tight gameplay that's always evolving over hours of increasing challenges. Bravo, Phoenotopia. Bravo.
Walkthrough Guide
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Phoenotopia Walkthrough - Tips, Secrets, and Enemies © Jayisgames 2014
Heart Rubies and Moon Stones
Here, you will find the locations of all the Heart Rubies and Moon Stones by zone, along with the items you need to reach them.
Duri Forest
Heart Ruby 1 – Given as a reward for defeating the giant toad boss.
Heart Ruby 2 (Rocket Boots) – Inside the ruins, get to the room with the Duri Fruits. Climb on top of the tree and fly over to the left side and enter the door. Once inside, proceed to the left and enter the new room. Go to the bottom, and throw a javelin to activate the switch on the right. Climb up the platforms to find three boxes in the left corner, one of which contains the Heart Ruby.
Moonstone 1 - Once you open the first locked gate, you will come across a room with some bridges that need to be activated through a pressure plate. On the bottom of the room, you’ll find a small cube. Grab it, head up and drop it from there. Head back to the left end of the room and enter the last door. You will see a platform that needs to be triggered through another pressure plate. Aim for the Duri fruits with you Slingshot and then hit the one that dropped off. This will trigger the pressure plate and you can now climb up and collect the Moonstone.
Panselo
Heart Ruby 1 – In the Dojo, once you’ve bought the Rolling technique scroll, climb up the ladder, head left and roll under the wall to grab the ruby.
Heart Ruby 2 (Rocket Boots) – Climb up the gate on the west side and start flying from building to building, going east. Once you’ve reached Gale’s house, jump over to the window and enter. The Heart Ruby is inside.
Moon Stone 1 - Go to the second town area and enter the first house you encounter (the one with the Pukis in front). Once inside, proceed to the right until, you will see a bunch of small boxes next to a ladder. Grab a box and put it on the pressure plate on the right. This will open a door above you. Now you can climb up the ladder and grab that Moonstone.
Moon Stone 2 (Slingshot, Javelin) – Go inside Ruth’s house and use the slingshot to hit the switch above you. Throw a javelin at the right wall and use it to climb up the ladder where you’ll find another switch. Go down to the new area and head left to grab the moonstone.
Moon Stone 4 (Javelin, Rocket Boots) – Climb up the last house on the west. Jump up and throw a javelin at the wall. Next, use the rocket boots to fly over to the javelin and enter the door above. You’ll find the Moon Stone in one of the boxes at the bottom.
Moon Stone 3 (Rolling Scroll) – Go to the big wall to the west and simply roll under it. The Moon Stone is inside one of the boxes.
Sunflower Road
Heart ruby 1 (35 Rai) – Inside the Inn, on the bottom level is a boy who’s complaining about the size of the bees around. Buy a wooden sword from Atai and give it to him. You’ll get the Heart Ruby as a reward.
Moon Stone 1 – On the east side of the road, climb up the leaves until you come across a honeycomb. The moon stone is right below it.
Moon Sone 2 – West side of the road. You’ll find the Moon Stone on a leaf, left of the honeycomb. You’ll have to climb up above it and jump down or fly with the Rocket Boots to get it.
Atai Bridge
Heart ruby 1 (Bombs) – At the very end of the west side of the bridge, you’ll notice a Heart Ruby below. Blow up the large stones that block the path to it. Next, go right until you see two big metal boxes. Push the bottom one to the left and then use it to push the one on top of it. Once you get the box to the small gap, roll under and get that heart ruby.
Moon Stone 1 (Bombs) – On the east side of the bridge, blow up the pile of stones above the ledge with the egg and the Moon Stone will appear.
Moon Stone 2 – Middle section of the bridge. To the west of the Moon Stone, there should be a large metal box and a smaller one. Push the big one to the right and use the slingshot to get the small box out and stack it on top of the larger box. Position the metal box so that you can roll through and snatch the moon stone.
Atai City
Heart Ruby 1 – Enter the hidden door next to the lady that trades silk. Use your Slingshot to hit the switch. Next form a staircase from the big pile of boxes. The Heart Ruby is on top.
Heart Ruby 2 – When you’ve freed Lisa and she is back to Panselo, go inside the mayor’s house and enter the kitchen from the top door. Talk to the first guard left on the left twice. He’ll give you a love letter to give Lisa. Give the letter to your sister and she’ll send her response letter through you. Once you give that to the guard, he’ll give you his Heart Ruby.
Moon Stone 1 – Buy a comic book from Daea and give it to the bandit in Atai’s jail. He will give you the Moon Stone.
Moon Stone 2 – Go inside the shop and break the box in the bottom left corner. Head down, break the grate and roll under. You’ll find the Moon Stone in the next room.
Moon Stone 3 (Javelin) – Go west until you come across two large boxes with an anchor mark on them. Throw a javelin at the lowest possible point on the platform, climb up and brake them. Inside one is the Moon Stone.
Moon Stone 4 (Javelin, Rocket Boots, Stamina booster) – Go to the mayor’s palace and use a javelin to climb on top. Jump on the pillar on the left. Use a stamina booster (i.e. honey) and fly all the way to the next pillar, with a jar on it. The Moon Stone is inside the jar.
Moon Stone 5 – Inside the mayor’s palace head to the kitchen and enter the other door in there. Destroy the box on the left to get the Moon Stone.
Moon Stone 6 (Javelin, Floatation Donut) – Jump inside the well and head west. Enter each door to activate the switches. Go inside the last door and head right until you see some pots. Use the Javelin to make a ledge and destroy the pots. The moon stone is in one of them.
Bandit’s Lair
Heart Ruby 1 – You will notice this one behind the second sequence puzzle. To get the right numbers, head right and jumping from platform to platform get to the door leading to the save room. Enter the door on the right side of the statue. Use the lamp to get through the darkness. The numbers for the sequence puzzle are written on the wall, on the west side of the room.
Heart Ruby 2 – Prize for defeating the boss.
Heart Ruby 3 (Javelin) – On right side of the Heart Ruby puzzle you’ll find a door in a hole. Enter it and head down until you find some water. Swim to the left and go inside the building. Press the pressure switch and use the javelin to hit the switches. Once that’s done climb to the top and break the stuff on the right to find a heart ruby.
Moon Stone 1 – In the main entrance of the lair, with the trapped bridges, trigger a trap to fall down. The Moon Stone is behind a couple of rocks on the right wall. Throw a well-timed bomb to destroy them and simply jump there to get the stone.
Misty Gorge
Heart Ruby 1 – From the east side, get to the third section. Swim until you find a leaf that you can hop on and then head left to get to another flower. Climb on top of it and jump on the platforms, heading west.
Moon Stone 1 – Get to the first area west of the Inn. Swim until you get to the green fish that spits and then go left until you find a leaf to hop on. Head west, through the platforms until you find the moon stone on a leaf.
Moon Stone 2 (Javelin, Rocket Boots) – From the third area, on the east side (Moon Stone 1), climb on top and head west. Keep going until you reach a cave entrance, on top of the area, hidden behind a couple of rocks. Once inside, simply proceed forward until you find a Moon Stone.
Crossroads
Heart Ruby 1 (100 rai) – Go inside the Inn and rent a room for 100 bucks. When you wake up go outside the balcony and jump over to the one on the right. Inside you’ll find some boxes on the bottom. The Heart Ruby is inside.
Moon Stone 1 – Go inside the Inn and talk to the green haired girl. Then head west to until you reach a tree house. Kill all the slimes there. Go to the Great Walls and find Gill, the guy on top of the right tower. Talk to him twice and head back to the tree house in the Crossroads. Talk to Floe, the girl with the orange hair to get the Moon Stone.
Daea
Heart Ruby 1 – Head over to the bar and enter the bottom left door. Once inside, throw a bomb at the box that is blocking your way down. Now, push second box on the bottom to the right. Go back up, push the other box on it and roll under the wall to collect your Heart Ruby.
Heart Ruby 2 – Inside the jail, head to jail sector A. Once you reach the cell room, go in the cell on the bottom level. Blow up the wall on the left. You’ll find some boxes in there. Stack them up next to the door you came in from and drop a bomb on top to blow up the low above. Use the spear to get to second floor and blow up the right wall. You will find a Heart Ruby inside.
Moon Stone 1 – Go to the bar and head up, right above the door you came out from. Destroy the grate and roll under the wall. You will find yourself in a small maze of tunnels. Roll to the left. Now drop a bomb and hit it until it reaches the grates on the ceiling of the room below you. Get in there and collect your Moon Stone from the chest.
Moon Stone 2 (Rocket Boots) – Inside the Inn, head up until you get to the balcony with the kid next to you. Go to the right side and fly west until you reach another balcony with a door. Inside you’ll find a small maze. The moon stone is in the middle, blow.
Moon Stone 3 – Go to the main entrance of the sewers. Once you see water for the first time, swim to the right until you reach a few pots. The moon stone is in one of them.
Moon Stone 4 – Go to the save room inside the Jail. Bomb the right wall and destroy the boxes you find there. One of them contains the moon stone.
Moon Stone 5 – Enter the room that’s right in front of the locked door leading to Jail sector B. You’ll see a puzzle with four timed switches. Climb up between the top two and throw a bomb down the one on the left below you. Quickly switch to the Slingshot and shoot the top left one. Turn around, hit the right one with you weapon and run down to the last one. A door will open with tree chests inside. One of them contains a Moon Stone.
Moon Stone 6 – Go inside the sewers. Enter the first door below and make your way through the platforms above the water. Instead of continuing down through the water, throw a javelin on the wall and climb up. You will come across a few pots, one of which contains a Moon Stone.
Prince Tower
Heart Ruby 1 – Reward for defeating the boss.
Heart Ruby 2 (Rocket boots) – Go to the top of the tower, above the room where you found the prince. Climb up the rightmost pillar and fly west until you reach a balcony. Enter the room, activate the switch and climb up the ladder and enter the door. After you’ve salved the puzzle, go to the next room and start climbing up until you reach the heart ruby.
Moon Stone 1 – From the ground floor, proceed up until you encounter the first balconies on the sides. One of them has a moon stone that can be reached using a javelin.
Moon stone 2 (Rocket Boots) – Go to the balcony in the save room. Jump off the balcony and use the Rocket boots to fly to the area below. Inside you’ll find a few pots, one of which contains a Moon Stone.
Fran’s Lab
Heart Ruby – Fran will give you the heart ruby once you’ve gathered 15 moon stones.
Great Walls
Heart Ruby 1 – Enter the room next to the save statue. Go to the right end and roll under. In the next room you’ll find a heart ruby.
Moon Stone 1 – Go to the Duri forest and get a Mikan Fruit. Next head to Atai and give it to the potion lady. She will make a new potion – Mikan Fragrance. Go to the Great Walls, enter the room next to the save statue and give the potion to the first soldier you see (the one who complains about the bugs). He will give you the moon stone.
Dread Lands
Heart Ruby 1 – Starting from the south side, In the third area, go down and kill everything you can until you see the red robot. Run left and let him stay there. Destroy the wooden boxes and roll under the gap. Climb the ladder and use a javelin to get to the upper level. Kill the robot behind the box (preferably with bombs so he wouldn’t get a chance to hit). Now push the metal box to the right and roll to the other side of the wall. DO NOT push the wooden box yet! Go right and wait for the mines to activate. After they’ve blown, push the box down the gap and then down the other one. You will find a couple of robots there, so be very careful not to destroy the box while fighting them. After you’re done dealing with them, push the box to the right wall and use a javelin to get to the grate above. Roll under it, and you will find yourself in a rather large room. Blow up the floor in the middle go downstairs and run for the door. Don’t try to kill the robots. Inside you will find a Heart Ruby.
Heart Ruby 2 (The Artifact) – When you find Moon Stone 1 look for another crack on the floor. Drop down and use the artifact to open the gate. Once inside salve the puzzle and head to the next room. You will find the heart ruby inside a box above.
Moon Stone 1 – Reach the save room behind the “O” door. Once inside, fly through the gap into another room. Look for some cracks on the floor and bomb it. Drop down, head right and find the moon stone inside one of the pots.
Moon Stone 2 – Go to the west end of the area, east of the save room. Climb up the ladder and push the box to the right edge. Climb on it and throw a javelin on the right wall. Proceed right, on top of the buildings, until you find a pot that contains a Moon Stone.
Moon Stone 3 - Go back the same way, until you reach the same metal box (Moon Stone 2). Go right, through the gap in the wall and grab a mine. Jump down to the edge of the wall below you and throw a bomb or a javelin to destroy the cracked wall. Enter the room above. Downstairs, on the left end of the room, you will find a chest full of money and on the right end, an O key. Now go to the section west of the one with the save room. Go downstairs and unlock the door on the right. The moon stone is in one of the pots.
Mul Cavern
Heart Ruby – From the save room, deep inside the caverns, head left and destroy the leftmost hive in there. You will find the heart ruby at the end of the tunnel, behind the hive.
Moon Stone 1 – Above the save statue, at the south entrance, Throw a javelin at the right wall. Fly over to the right until you reach the end of the area. A few chests lie there, one of which contains a Moon Stone.
Moon Stone 2 – From the save room inside the caverns, head to the section to your west and then up. On your way you’ll notice a few wooden boxes above you. Climb up to the area above and then drop down from the gap leading to the boxes. The moon stone is in one on the left.
Moon Stone 3 – From the save room in the caverns go a section up and then right. There should be a ledge above you. Use the javelin and the rocket boots to get to the mushroom with the moon stone on it.
Forgotten Forest
Moon Stone 1 - In the area, where the save statue is, right after you open the second door, throw a javelin on the wall to the right and climb up. You’ll find the moon stone inside a pot.
Moon Stone 2 – Right before reaching the second statue, you’ll notice a tree branch. Climb up and fly left until you see another one. Now throw a Javelin to the wall on the right and climb up to find you moon stone.
Moon Stone 3 – In the area with the inner save statue, head inside the house on the right side of the statue. Destroy the boxes and activate the switch. A ladder leading down will appear. In the rightmost room you’ll find another door leading to a robot like the one in Thomas’ lab. After you’ve dealt with it and collected the key head right, open the door and get the Moon Stone from the pots inside.
Moon Stone 4 – Go two areas east of the inner save statue. You’ll find the moon stone behind a couple of rocks. Destroy the rocks with a Ki Spear or a bomb to snatch the stone.
Moon Stone 5 – From the north entrance, head a section left. You’ll encounter some arches. Sse the tree branches and the rocket boots to climb on top of the tall arches and head left and fly to find some more branches. Fly further left to find one more. Jump and fly back until you reach the top arches. On the top arches are some pots, one of which has a moon stone.
Hidden Village
Heart Ruby – Once you’ve collected 40 moon stones, give them to Fran and he will reward you with a Heart Ruby.
Moon Stone – Go inside the house, where the Inn and the shop are. On top, you’ll find a blue harpy asking for something shiny. Give her a Gold Bar and she will trade you the moon stone.
Ancient’s Crater
Moon Stone 1 (The Artifact) – Once you’ve collected the artifact go to the previous area. You will come across a hole in the ground, blocked by a blue barrier. Use the artifact to activate the blue switch in the ground. The moon stone is in the hole.
Moon Stone 2 – In the main room within the ancient civilization (the one with the three floors and water in the background), enter the top right door. Once inside, get to the very end of the area and throw a javelin on the wall on the left. Fly over and use the artifact to reveal the hidden flooring. You’ll find the moon stone on the left ledge in one of the crates.
Gear
The Lucky Belt
Requires a Mikan Fragment and a Sandwich
Go to the shop in Adea to buy a sandwich. Don’t eat it, it’s not for you! Next head back to Duri Forest. Go east until you reach a cave entrance blocked by a stone. Blow up the stone and get inside. You will reach an open area at the end of which, there are some orange fruits. Get one of those and head to Atai. Go to the potion lady (the one who gave you the Talkinator) and give her the orange fruit you just got. Go in and out, and buy the orange potion.
Now head to the Great Walls. Give the sandwich to the guy standing on the right side of the save statue. Next, go through the door on your left and give the Mikan Fragrance to the first guy you encounter. He will give you a Moon Stone.
Go outside and climb the left tower. Talk to the guy on the right edge. He’ll give you a letter and a new location – Framers Block. Go there and enter the house. Talk to the old guy on the second floor. He will ask you to take care of some noises downstairs. Enter the room in the bottom right corner, destroy all the crates there and kill the frog. Once you’re done go talk to the elder man again. He will give you the Lucky Belt.
Ancient Armor
Requires Rocket Boots and The Artifact to find.
A fairly easy item to acquire. Go to Adar’s House, climb on top of it and fly left until you reach a cave entrance. Once inside, climb up and fly to the rightmost platform. From there, use The Artifact to activate the switch and open the gates below. Once inside, proceed west until you reach a room with golems inside. Head down and enter the rightmost door. The Ancient Armor is inside.
The Morning Star
Requires Rocket Boots
To get this weapon, you will need two Asteroid Rocks. One is given to you by Fran when you acquire 25 Moon Stones. For the other one, you’ll have to visit the Misty Gorge again. From the third area, on the east side, climb on top and head west. Keep going until you reach a cave entrance, on top of the area, hidden behind a couple of rocks. Once inside, simply proceed forward until you find a Moon Stone and the rock itself next to it.
Now head to the blacksmith in Adea and give the rocks to the apprentice. Go in and out and voila! The Morning Star is available to you for only 200 rai.
Nebula Armlet
Requires Bombs and a Floatation Donut
This item will help you focus your Ki (holding ‘X’ will trigger the charged attack much faster). Go to Atai City and jump inside the well. Head right and go through both rooms to activate the switches inside. Proceed west into the next area. You will come across a hole with lots of stones in it. Destroy all of them and enter the door that pops up. Inside you will have to get rid of all the robots in each area in order to proceed forward. Lure the red ones and hit the switch above so that they will drop down. The armlet is located in a chest, in the rightmost room of the last area.
Blood Ring
This item will heal you up to 10 health points whenever you drop below. To get it, all you need is to get to the Hidden Village. The ring is available for sale in the shop for less than 1000 rai.
Ki Spear Technique
Go to Panselo and buy a Chocolate Protein Shake from the Dojo. Next, you’ll need a Duri Fruit which you can get either from the Duri Forest or buy for 20 rai in Atai. Now go to Cross Roads and give the Duri Fruit to the girl that has lost her memories. Then go out and back inside the Inn and give her the Chocolate protein shake. Do the same thing, only this time, give her the Green Bracelet from your misc. items. Again, in and out and talk to her one more time. She will thank you and give you the scroll.
Potions
Chocolate Protein Shake
Increases health points by 2. Can be used only 5 times.
Mikan Fragment
Quest item. Can be given to the boy in Crossroads who complains about the smells and the guard in the Great Walls with the bug bites problem.
Power Potion
This potion boosts your ground attack, making each normal hit a charged hit. It also boosts your speed and stamina for one minute.
To get it, you’ll have to acquire a slime jelly from the wisps that run away from you inside the Mul Caverns. Once you acquire one, go to the potion lady in Atai and give it to her. The potion will be available for 300 rai.
Bottle of Glowy wisps
This potion revives you upon death. It can be bought from the shop in the Hidden Village but you can only carry one at a time.
Enemies & tips
Slime
– If you can see a puddle on the ground or sealing, a slime will pop once you get close. Once they appear, they will stay idle and wonder before charging you. Just get close enough so that they will show up and kill them before they’ve moved.
Green Toad
– Annoying creatures. Easiest way to deal with them is to stay far behind and wait for them to jump. You have about a second to get close and hit them. If you encounter a toad in the water, either lure it into the ground or run away from it.
Caterpillar
– Cannot be killed. Hitting them will change their direction. Just move around them as they aren’t hostile.
Bat
– They will charge at you once you get close enough. Use the Slingshot to kill them but keep in mind that killing one will awaken the others next to it.
Bull Bee
– Not hostile. They just fly around the sunflowers doing their thing. DO NOT attack them! If you do, they will start chasing you along with all the others on their way.
Spider
– Like Slimes, Spiders will drop down once you get near them. Just move close enough, until the drop and hit them.
Baby sand dragon
– Those will pop up from the sand. If you’re close enough, they will start rolling towards you. If not, they will just spit on you (with quite the range). As soon as you see one pop up, go ahead and hit it before it does anything.
Red Bandit
– Those will simply charge at you. Easiest way to deal with them is to jump over when they’re charging and hit them when they’re idle.
Blue Bandit
– Throws axes at you. When you’re trying to kill one, use the Slingshot to stun him, in order to reach and hit him.
Yellow fish
– They just jump in and out of the water. You can either ninja your way through them or kill them with a well-timed hit.
Green fish
– Hard to kill as they will spit on you once they jump out of the water. To kill them, you’ll have to hit when they’re jumping up, and never, when falling down.
Ghost Wisp
– Not Hostile. Once you hear them coming, just get to a lower ground until they all pass through.
Guard Dog
– If you hate frogs, you’re just gonna love those little things. Try to keep them at a distance with a bomb or a spear. Once you hit them, they enter rage mode and start jumping further. Can be dealt with the same way you deal with frogs, but you’ll have to be way faster.
Archer Guard
– Just like the blue bandits, archer guards will try to keep their distance from you. Try to get them stuck in a corner, using your Slingshot to get near them.
Spear Guard
– Charges at you with a long ranged attack. Just jump over them and hit them while they’re idle.
Kobold
– Stay out their shot’s reach. Once they stop shooting, use the javelin to hit them. If you know where they will appear, you can wait for them nearby and hit once they show up to deal more damage.
Flying Homing Mine
– Those things have a blow up timer. They will chase after you, so either run or hit to keep them away.
Blue Toad
– A super fast version of the green toad. Nothing, but the Ki Spear Technique will help you here as they are impossible to fight in melee range.
Hive
– The most ridiculously hard enemies in the game. Usually found in areas with three or four more, they spawn a number of bugs (3 – 5) once you get near or hit them. The bugs can fly, jump, bite, explode and throw acid once they die. If you’re feeling brave and decide to kill them, try to stay on a higher platform and lure them to fly to you. Luckly, they die from one javelin hit, so make it count. You can also throw bombs at the hives to get rid of them and exit the area without killing the bugs. Once you go back inside they’ll be all gone.
Turrets
– will shoot at sight. Generally, just wait for the shot and go for the kill.
Droids
– In other words, flying turrets. Use your slingshot to bring them down and destroy them.
Arc
– A red and a blue bandit in one. Have them charge at you but don’t jump over them until the very last moment, as they can also jump while charging. Once you’ve dodged turn around and hit.
Plant Dog
– Insanely hard to kill with no casualties. Unlike the dogs in the prison, these take more hits to kill, deal more damage and shoot. Use the Ki Spear technique and never let them get close to you.
Harpy
– Most important thing to watch out for is the bombs they drop as they deal 13 points of damage. To kill a Harpy wait for it to charge at you and dodge, then quickly turn around and hit it on its way up. Requires 3 hits to kill.
Laser Tower
– These will destroy anything in range. They turn red when something gets near them. Can only be destroyed with The Artifact, but beware of the energy saws shot afterwards.
White Robots
- Can hit and spit acid. If there is a barrier between you and the robot, use bombs to kill it. If not, try to get it stuck in a corner and start bashing.
Red Robots
- Can only be shut down for a while, not killed. Usually, you’ll see a platform around them that leads to a pit. There should be a switch to open the pit.
If there isn’t such a pit, look for alternative paths or just run for your life.
Bosses
A general tip is to never use the Ki technique on bosses as it will only cost you valuable time and is not as efficient as just spamming the attack button.
Armored Frog King
- First of all, you won’t damage it while bashing its head with your Bat. Instead, aim for the stack of Duri Fruits above it. This will make the frog turn around for some reason, so now you can poke it safely from behind for a brief period of time. Repeat three or four time and you’re good to go.
THINGS THAT YOU SHOULDN’T DO:
1. Do not try to use the Slingshot while you’re being sucked towards the frog or while it’s shooting Duri Fruits out of its mouth. This will only result in damaging yourself before you even get to shoot. Aim for the fruits only before and right after the frog throws up some Duris at you.
2. Do not try to focus your Ki for a stronger hit (holding ‘X’). This will only slow you down. Just spam the damn button until the gigantic jerk switches sides.
Sand Dragon
- There isn’t much to say about this boss. You’re gonna have to drop bombs whenever it comes out of the sand to bite you. Once it has swallowed the bomb, it will come up as soon as the bomb explodes and you’ll be able to deal some damage. Make every hit count as the Sand Dragon will get angrier each time it swallows a bomb.
Giant laser shooting robot(Thom’s lab)
- Don’t try to dodge the lasers! You will get hit at least twice if you do. Instead just jump over the robot and let it shoot in the other direction.
Always have your Slingshot ready for action! As soon as mister Terminator shuts down for a while, hit him until he’s on the platform and then hit the timed switch above you. That way you’ll deal about twice as much damage each time.
Kobold General
- Never stay in front of the boss. You want to always be on his opposite side.
Always keep a javelin on one of the walls in the bottom. Stay on its edge whenever the boss decides to open fire.
Generally, the Kobold will always shoots twice before he starts charging his lightning ball. So be sure you’ll be able to reach him easily on his third time.
If the boss is charging his death ball from the ceiling, you will need to jump and throw a javelin in order to hit him.
Eye bot
- Once the fight starts, your first priority is to destroy all the spheres hanging in the air.
Always kill the damned flying turret before you go hitting the boss itself.
To crack open the boss and damage it, you’re gonna have to get the four eyes – two on the ground and two on the ceiling. Bombs do a good job here, but they can reach the eyes above, so use the Artifact. Always leave the bottom or top left eye for last so you’d have more time to smash its metal skull.
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– After Prince Douchebag has sent one of his killing machines after you, there is nothing to do but run. Run fast, run fancy and keep your fingers ready to hit the 1, 2, 3 and 4 buttons. Use the speed boosters (if you bought any), and always close the doors behind you. Your only chance is to hit the switches from the very first time.
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October 23, 2014 10:49 AM
Phoenotopia: Step-By-Step Walkthrough © Jayisgames 2014
Here you’ll find a detailed walkthrough for Phoenotopia, along with all secrets and tips on enemies and bosses. Keep in mind though, that the walkthrough contains a lot of spoilers.
General info and tips
Most important thing to remember when playing Phoenotopia, is that the game is full of secret places where you’ll find valuable items. Keep your eyes open all the time. Check every corner, climb every ladder, enter each room and destroy every box and pot you come across.
Money could be an issue, especially if you’re looking to become a killing machine. Play smart and only use money to resurrect when your last save is far away.
Talk to everyone you see. While some of them will give you useful information, others will be in need of something. If you manage to find out what it is and give it to them, you’ll almost always be rewarded.
Always carry at least a couple of healing items in your inventory. Stamina and speed boosters (i.e. hoeny) could also come in handy, especially when salving puzzles.
Don’t just rush into enemies. Observe their movements and always enter combat with a strategy in mind.
The maximum amount of health points you can have is 99. You will need all 23 Heart Rubies and 5 Chocolate Protein Shakes to get there.
There is a total of 42 Moon Stones in the game. Unless you’re going for the “Master Moon Stone Hunter” medal, you won’t be needing the last two.
You can use the number keys to switch your tools quickly.
Step by step walkthrough
The walkthrough covers the whole game. From the moment you wake up in Panselo, until the very last boss. Moon stones and heart rubies are also included in here, as you progress through the game. However, if you’re looking for their actual locations, check the Heart Rubies and Moon Stones section.
First thing to do when you wake up is to go left and through the door. You’ll find yourself in a house with two floors. Although the game has a great story, if you aren’t interested in details you can skip talking to everyone inside and head through one of the doors on the upper floor. Go right to the second town area and enter the first house you encounter (the one with the Pukis in front). Once inside, you will see a gray box. Push it to the right, until it reaches the wall and climb up to pick up the Wooden Bat. Equip it and proceed forward. You will see a bunch of small boxes next to a ladder. Grab a box and put it on the plate on the right. This will open a door above you. Now you can climb up the ladder and grab that Moonstone. Moonstones are precious and often well hidden, so keep in that in mind while exploring new areas.
Now that you are armed with a deadly stick, get out of that house and head left. Talk to clem, the guy standing in the carrot field, to learn the location of the Duri forest. Proceed to the left until you reach the village gate. Climb up the ladder and hit the gate switch (purple sphere thingy). Head out and go to the Duri Forest, where you adventure will begin.
Duri Forest
Once here, simply proceed forward until you reach a cut scene. There are a few things to look out for, however. First of all, look all around for any treasures. Second, frogs are jerks! I know what you’re thinking: “Oh, look a frog. I’ll just go ahead and poke it with the might of my Wooden Bat until it drops dead.” Now, like I said, frogs are jerks and they will probably piss you off. The easiest way to deal with them, is to wait for them to jump and then strike. Sadly it takes two hits at this point of the game. As a Ki student you will have to learn to be patient, not just with frogs, but with most creatures you encounter in the game (all jokes aside).
If you find yourself low on health, hit the fruits on the Duri trees and then smash them. They will either drop a Duri Fruit for you to eat, or get shattered into pieces, which heal you. Last thing to look out for is save statues. Save as often as you possibly can, as reviving costs money which you will really, really need later on.
Once you’ve found Alex and obtained the slingshot, hit the switch with it and go inside the dungeon. Kill Slimes one by one if you don’t want any trouble. Bats can be dealt with using the Slingshot. Keep in mind that the stone from the Slingshot will bounce 2 times. This will allow you to hit some switches indirectly and push items that you cannot reach.
Once you obtain the key to the top floor and enter it, you will come across a room with some bridges that need to be activated through a pressure plate. On the bottom of the room, you’ll find a small cube. Grab it, head up and drop it from there. Before you proceed, head back to the left end of the room and enter the last door. You will see a platform that needs to be triggered through another pressure plate. Aim for the Duri fruits with you Slingshot and then hit the one that dropped off. This will trigger the pressure plate and now you can climb up and collect the Moonstone. Once you’re done with that go back to the big room, activate the bridge the same way as before and proceed forward. Go through all the rooms before you head into the one with the boss.
Boss fight
Now that you hate frogs (as we all do at this point), a giant armored frog for a boss doesn’t seem too pleasant, does it? Not to worry. This is a fairly easy boss. Here’s how to deal with it in case you’re having trouble:
First of all, you won’t damage it while bashing its head with your Bat. Instead, aim for the stack of Duri Fruits above it. This will make the frog turn around for some reason, so now you can poke it safely from behind for a brief period of time. Repeat three or four time and you’re good to go.
THINGS THAT YOU SHOULDN’T DO:
1. Do not try to use the Slingshot while you’re being sucked towards the frog or while it’s shooting Duri Fruits out of its mouth. This will only result in damaging yourself before you even get to shoot. Aim for the fruits only before and right after the frog throws up some Duris at you.
2. Do not try to focus your Ki for a stronger hit (holding ‘X’). This will only slow you down. Just spam the damn button until the gigantic jerk switches sides.
Finally, if you are having that much trouble or the frog is just pissing you off and no one is looking, hit space, go full screen and if your game is moving slower you’ll be able to deal a lot more damage for one turn (but that’s cheating).
Congratulations! You just killed your first boss and obtained your first Heart Ruby. You can now proceed to the next room and get a hold of the “Shooting Star”. After the “close encounter” with that Spaceship flying above your village, head back to Pansello. You will need to find your little brother there. He’s on top of the very last building on the right. If you haven’t already do some exploring in the buildings on your way there. You will find quite a lot of money stored in chests, boxes and piggybanks.
Now do as Alex says and head back to your home and talk to him again so he can tell you what to do. After you’ve realized that you aren’t the smart one in the family, go and find him again after you’ve woken up. He will give you the location of the Sunflower Road.
Before you head off, stop by the Dojo and buy the Scroll of Rolling. It costs only 50 rai while you should have about 100 – 130, so it shouldn’t be a problem. Then head right and climb the ladder to the upper floor. At the left end you will find a small gap. Roll in there and get that Heart Ruby. Now get out and head to the wall at the right end of the village. There is a hidden gap under which you can roll. Inside you’ll find some boxes, one of which contains a Moonstone. You might also want to stop by the shop and buy some food for desperate times.
Go to Sunflower Road. Whatever you do there, DO NOT attack the bees as they will group up and start chasing you. There is a Moonstone on one of the leaves but getting there can be tricky as the bees keep flying around the sunflowers. Proceed forward through the village and the broken bridge until you reach Atai.
Atai Bridge
Once you’ve reached the middle section of the bridge you’ll notice a Moon Stone. To the west of it, there should be a large metal box and a smaller box. Push the box to the right and use a slingshot to get the small box out of the broken bridge and stack it on top of the larger box. Position the metal box so that you can roll through and snatch the moon stone.
Once you’ve got the Bombs, you want to destroy the stones and free that scientist looking guy. He’s really hard to miss so you shouldn’t have trouble finding him.
At the very end on the west side of the bridge, you’ll notice a Heart Ruby. Blow up the large stones that block the path to it. Next, go right until you see two big metal boxes. Push the bottom one to the left and then use it to push the one on top of it. Once you get the box to the small gap, roll under and get that heart ruby.
Atai City
Once you’re in Atai, you might want to ask around to know what’s going on. There is a bandit in the jail, who won’t say anything about the Bandit’s Lair. If you’ve done your research in the city, you’d know that you’re going to have to visit the local potioner. You’ll find her in the last door to the left above the food shops. You can buy a Talkinator Juice for the imprisoned bandit. Before you get too excited about the 5000 rai bounty that you’re going after, go explores the areas to the left. You will find your weird sister there begging you to help her with some debt. After you’ve talked to her, go and visit her “boss” to the left. While you’re there, you might want to go in the kitchen. Enter the door on the ground floor and destroy all the boxes, one of which contains a moonstone. Now that you’ve talked to the mayor and found out that you’re going to have to give away the whole bounty for someone who hates animals, go back to the city.
Climb on top of a building and start going left until you reach the top of the prison. You will notice that one of the windows is darker. Jump on it and enter. Find the bandit in his cell and give him the potion. He will give you the location of the Bandit’s Lair. Now head back to your sister and ask her about interesting places to visit. This will give you the location of Adar’s house – the guy from whom you’re going to borrow some bombs for the Bandit’s Lair. On your way out of the city, drop by the Inn. On the ground floor you will find a big wooden box blocking a ladder. Destroy it and go down. Once in, roll your way through the tunnels to find another Moon Stone. You might want to visit the shop as well. There is a decent weapon for sell, an armor and a lamp. If you don’t have enough money to buy everything, only buy the Iron Hammer. Your next priority is the Lamp. The Leather Armor should be a luxury at this point.
Adar’s House
Once you get there, head west until you reach the end of a cave. You will find the bombs just standing there. Grab them and head back. Stop buy his house, blow up that rock blocking the ladder and “borrow” his money as well.
The last thing to do before heading to the Bandit’s Lair, if you have 25 rai to spare, is to stop by the shop in Atai and buy a Wooden Sword. Then go to the Inn in the Sunflower city and give that sword to the little boy. He’ll reward you with a Heart Ruby.
Bandit’s Lair
Go to the west end of the area and destroy the last rock on the right. A door to the Lair will appear. Once you reach the room with the bridge, be very careful! The ground is full of pressure plates, which will trigger traps. Eventually you will fall down in an area full of Bats and Sand Dragons. You can either try to kill the Sand Dragons or you can try and ninja your way to the switch in the bottom right corner. Hit that through the stone and head up the stone ladders. Right above the switch, you’ll see a Moon Stone, blocked by some rocks. You can get to it by jumping and throwing a bomb right before it explodes. Once you’re done with that too, head to the upper right side of the area and climb up the ladder.
Once you enter the door right of the bridge, you’ll find yourself in another room with a blocked door with a button sequence puzzle. Go in the room in the sand. You’ll see five or six bandits sleeping in there. As long as you’re a decent ninja and don’t touch or hit them, they won’t wake up. At the west end of the room you’ll find another door. Inside is a journal containing the right order for the buttons puzzle.
In the next room head left and go through the door below. You’ll find some money in there as well as another frog in a box. Go back jump up from platform to platform heading west, until you reach a save room. Inside are two more doors. In the room to the right, you’ll find the sequence to the second puzzle. Then enter the upper door. There’s a ladder there, leading to some treasure and to the top of the building. Once you’ve collected everything, head back to the main room and enter one of the two doors below. Now go through the door on the east end of the room. Climb up the ladder and go left. Trigger both traps but do try to avoid any damage. You’ll see a timed switch. Climb up and drop a bomb, then quickly go get the key below you. That’s one out of two keys. Head back to the previous room. You’ll see a switch right above the bridge. To avoid any fatal damage, wait until all the bandits are on the left side and hit the switch with your Slingshot. Now quickly get them all with their backs against the wall and kill them simultaneously.
Head right and enter the door. In the new room, go downstairs. You’ll see another puzzle with timed switches. All of the switches will open a different barrier. Only the last one on the left will stop the magnet for a short period of time. Drop a bomb next to the rightmost switch and right before the bomb explodes, hit the left switch, so that the key can drop. Next comes the switch on your right and then the next one.
Now that you have the second key, head up and start climbing the ladders. Be very careful not to touch any of the bells, as they will trigger an unavoidable arrow trap. Once you’re out, go back to the main room. Now save your game and proceed through the locked doors.
Boss Fight
There isn’t much to say about this boss. You’re gonna have to drop bombs whenever it comes out of the sand to bite you. Once it has swallowed the bomb, it will come up as soon as the bomb explodes and you’ll be able to deal some damage. Make every hit count as the Sand Dragon will get angrier each time it swallows a bomb.
Now that you’ve defeated the boss, collected your heart ruby and captured the bandit chief, head back to the safe room. Go to the upper room and climb the ladder all the way to the top of the building. You’ll come across a sign warning you not to jump off, since apparently Bob thought it’s a clever shortcut and broke his leg. Now, you aren’t Bob and you don’t get beaten by little girls with pink hair, so don’t hesitate and jump right off. You’ll land right above the entrance door. Destroy the rocks in front of you and a hidden door will pop. Inside you’ll find a piece of High Quality Cotton Silk which you can sell to the silk lady in Atai for a decent amount of rai.
Nothing left to do, but head back to Atai City and free your sis. Go to the prison to give the guards the Bandit Chief. After a few cut scenes, your sister will be free and you will have to head back to your home village. Head to your house and talk to your little brother. Lisa will tell you to look for Thomas, the scientist guy and will show the location of the next area – Misty Corge. Before heading there, visit the mayor’s kitchen in Atai again.
Once inside, talk twice to Albert, the first guy left of the door. He’ll give you a love letter for your sister. Once you deliver to Lisa, she will give you her reply letter, so head back to Atai and give it to Albert one last time.
Now that you’ve crushed the poor bastard’s heart, it’s time to pack and head to the Misty Corge.
Misty Corge
You will need to cross a river to continue the adventure. But as we know from earlier, you can’t really swim. Not to worry! You can buy a Floatation Donut from the fisherman inside the shop. If you don’t have the 60 bucks, go kill some monsters and hope that they will drop some money. There isn’t much to do here. Just go east as fast as you can. This is a dangerous area. The only place you would want to stop is the third area east of the Inn. Once you’ve reached it, swim until you see a flower on which you can climb. Hop on it and head back left to climb up another flower. Then go right, jumping from platform to platform until you see another Heart Ruby. Beware of Spiders and Wisps.
Crossroads
In the Inn in this town, you’ll find a girl with brown hair, in a karate costume. In order to restore her memories, you’ll need a Duri Fruit and a Chocolate Protein Shake.
In order to get the Heart Ruby in this village, you’ll need to rent a room and rest. Go outside the balcony and jump over to the one on the right. Inside you will find the Ruby inside a box. So whenever you fell like spending a 100 bucks to rest and get another ruby you know where to find it.
To get the Moon Stone, talk to Lass, the green haired girl inside the Inn. Next, head east to the tree house and kill all the Slimes. Collect your money from Lass once you’re done and leave the village. Go to the Great Walls. On the top of the second tower, you’ll locate a guy named Gill (you need to find him at Fran’s lab first). Talk to him and head back to the Crossroads. Go to the tree house again and talk to Floe, the girl with the orange hair. She will give you the Moon Stone.
Another thing that you can do here is to get a robot toy for the guy in the first room on the left. You will find those in Daea’s shop.
Fran’s lab
By this time you should have at least 5 stones, so head to Fran’s lab and talk to him, so he can reward you. Keep coming every time you get 5 more. He will eventually give you a Heart Ruby and more.
Thomas’ Lab
Head to Thomas’ lab next. Once inside use the Slingshot to destroy the box above the door and activate the switch. This will open the door in the top right corner of the room. In there, grab the box from the bottom of the room and put on the pressure plate above. On the ground you’ll see four more pressure plates. Put boxes on three of them and stand on the fourth one. The wall on the right will open. In there you’ll have to fight a giant robot that shoots lasers.
Boss Fight
Don’t try to dodge the lasers! You will get hit at least twice if you do. Instead just jump over the robot and let it shoot in the other direction.
Always have your Slingshot ready for action! As soon as mister Terminator turns off for a while, hit him until he’s on the platform and then hit the timed switch above you. That way you’ll deal about twice as much damage each time.
Once the metal head is dealt with, climb up and go to the room on your left. Talk to the paranoid guy in there so he can fix your golem head. Next stop is Daea.
Daea
First things first. Head over to the bar and enter the bottom left door. Once inside, throw a bomb at the box that is blocking your way down. Now, push second box on the bottom to the right. Go back up, push the other box on it and roll under the wall to collect your Heart Ruby.
Now, go back to the bar and head up, right above the door you came out from. Destroy the grate and roll under the wall. You will find yourself in a small maze of tunnels. Roll to the left. Now drop a bomb and hit it until it reaches the grates on the ceiling of the room below you. Get in there and collect your Moon Stone from the chest.
Meanwhile you can buy a comic book from the shop and give it to the prisoner back in Atai City. He will reward you with a Moon Stone.
Now you can head west and go to the king’s castle. After all the cut scenes, go west again and enter the door to the sewers. Talk twice to the guard inside and head to back to the king’s castle. You will see a little girl on the bridge in this area twice. You’ll need to find a girl called Ruby. Go back to town and find the house with no signs on it. Enter the door on the second floor and talk to the guy in the blue shirt. Head to the shop and talk to the lady in blue. She’s on the top floor, west side. Now that you know where Ruby is, go ahead and enter the sewers. The door inside should be unlocked.
Once you enter the door below you, head right and swim until you find some pots. You will find a Moon Stone in one of them. Proceed on your way west until you climb a ladder and enter another room. Head right. You will find ladder that is out of reach. Kill the Slimes and stack up the boxes so you can climb up the ladder.
Jail Sector C
When you reach the main room (the one with the many locked doors), enter the save room in the middle. Once inside bomb the east wall. Destroy the boxes inside to get another Moon Stone. Now head to jail room C. You’ll find a key on a platform above you as well as 4 timed switches. Just plant a bomb between two of them and hit the other two when it blows up. Proceed forward and free everyone from their cells.
Jail Sector D
Go back to the main room and enter Jail sector D. Once inside, use your Slingshot to get the key down (stones from the Slingshot go through the platform). When you’re done freeing everyone from their cells, head to cell C IV and bomb the ground. You will find yourself dropping down to sector E. You’ll reach a room with two dogs and a ladder leading down. Kill the two dogs and go down. You will come across a puzzle with a magnet. Turn on the magnet and send it right so it could pick up the key. Hit the switch to open the platform blocking it and use the magnet again to drop it in the hole above you. Once that’s done, close the platform, turn on the magnet again and send it to the left. Turn it off and voilà. Once you’re out save your game, as a boss fight awaits next.
Jail Sector B
Before you unlock the door to Jail sector B, enter the room that’s right in front of it. You’ll see a puzzle with four timed switches. Climb up between the top two and throw a bomb down the one on the left below you. Quickly switch to the Slingshot and shoot the top left one. Turn around, hit the right one with you weapon and run down to the last one. A door will open with tree chests inside. One of them contains a Moon Stone.
Next stop, jail sector B. Inside you’ll find 4 timed stiches and a few boxes on the right. Put a box on the platform above each switch and hit the one in the middle. Grab the key and head east.
Boss fight
Kill everything as fast as you possibly can.
Try to get soldiers and/or dogs stacked so you can hit them both at once.
Use the Slingshot to stun enemies you’re running towards. Very useful against Archers.
Once you killed everything that tried to lay a finger on you, use the Javelin to get to the door above. Inside the room you’ll find the key to the cell. Open it up and talk to Thomas and the other Soldiers. The key to jail sector A is inside.
Jail Sector A
Head back to the main room and get to jail sector A. Once you reach the cell room, go in the cell on the bottom level. Blow up the wall on the left. You’ll find some boxes in there. Stack them up next to the door you came in from and drop a bomb on top to blow up the low above. Use the spear to get to second floor and blow up the right wall. You will find a Heart Ruby inside.
You can now continue to the top cell and get out of there.
Back in Daea, go inside the sewers again. Enter the first door below and make your way through the platforms above the water. Instead of continuing down through the water, throw a javelin on the wall and climb up. You will come across a few pots, one of which contains a Moon Stone.
The Lucky Belt
Go to the shop to buy a sandwich. Don’t eat it, it’s not for you! Next head back to Duri Forest. Go east until you reach a cave entrance blocked by a stone. Blow up the stone and get inside. You will reach an open area at the end of which, there are some orange fruits. Get one of those and head to Atai. Go to the potion lady and give her the orange fruit you just got.
While she’s making the potion, go west until you come across two large boxes with an anchor mark on them. Throw a javelin at the lowest possible point on the platform, climb up and destroy them. Inside is another Moon Stone. Now head to the mayor’s house but don’t enter it. Throw a javelin on the wall in the left end and climb up the building. There is a window that is darker than the other one. Climb on it and go inside. On the right you’ll see a gap with a switch at its far end. Use the Slingshot to hit the switch and the door behind you will open. Borrow the mayor’s money by destroying everything you see inside.
Go back to the potion lady and buy the orange potion. Go outside and check the carpets below the Inn for a hidden door. Hit the switch above you and go down until you reach 3 piles of boxes. Use them to climb all the way to the right top corner of the room. There you will find another Heart Ruby.
Now head to the Great Walls. Give the sandwich to the guy standing on the right side of the save statue. Now go through the door on your left and give the Mikan Fragrance to the first guy you encounter. He will give you a Moon Stone. Now go to the right end of the room and roll under the wall. Use the boxes inside to trigger the pressure plates and get your Heart Ruby.
Go outside and climb the left tower. Talk to the guy on the right edge. He’ll give you a letter and a new location – Framers Block. Go there and enter the house. Talk to the old guy on the second floor. He will ask you to take care of some noises downstairs. Enter the room in the bottom right corner, destroy all the crates there and kill the frog. Once you’re done go talk to the elder man again. He will give you the Lucky Belt.
Ki Spear Technique Scroll
Go to Panselo and buy a Chocolate Protein Shake from the Dojo. Next, you’ll need a Duri Fruit which you can get either from the Duri Forest or buy it for 20 rai in Atai. Now go to cross roads and give the Duri Fruit to the girl that lost her memories. Then go out and back inside the Inn and give her the Chocolate protein shake. Do the same thing, only this time, give her the Green Bracelet from your misc. items. Again, in and out and talk to her one more time. She will thank you and give you the scroll.
Prince’s Tower
Once you’re done gearing up and buying food (if you find it necessary), head to the Prince’s Tower.
This is a fairly easy area to get through. Once you’ve reached the 4th floor, you will notice chest locked behind a stone barrier. Go to the right balcony and hit the time switch with the Slingshot. Make sure that you’ve left the bridge in the middle open and run down to the chest.
On the next floor, simply use a bomb to delay the switch activation, run right to the first platform and wait for it to activate. Next comes the room with the bell traps. Once you’ve activated all the switches and the platforms are there, start climbing. The bells on the first platform can be jumped over. Another way to get through is to activate the first bell that will disable the platform and land on the second one. Roll under the traps on the second platform and jump over the ones on the third. Above are five ladders. You can get through by activating the traps only when jumping on the longest ladders (2nd 4th and 5th). Once you’ve touched a bell, quickly go down to the bottom end of the ladder and wait there until the arrows pass.
You cannot get to the pots that are locked in the save room. You need an item that is yet to be found so no need to bang your head. Just heal up, save and go kill yourself a kobold boss.
Boss Fight
Never stay in front of the boss. You want to always be on his opposite side.
Always keep a javelin on one of the walls in the bottom. Stay on its edge whenever the boss decides to open fire.
Generally, the Kobold will always shoot twice before he starts charging his lightning ball. So be sure you’re able to reach him easily on his third time.
If the boss is charging his death ball from the ceiling, you will need to jump and throw a javelin in order to hit him.
Once you got the big rat, it’s time to collect your Heart Ruby and free the prince.
After the cut scene is over and your sister managed to accuse you of loathing, you can go to the last house next to the wall. Once inside, throw a javelin against the wall, next to the ladder and climb up. On the second floor you’ll see a switch which opens a small gap on the first floor. Go down there and grab the Moon Stone.
After you’ve had the adult-only meeting and got the artifact shard from the prince, grab lots of food and head to the Great Walls.
Dread Lands
Talk to the guard at the wall’s gate. He will open the gate for you and you will be able to “sneak” to Dread Lands.
Once in Dread Lands, watch out for X signs. Those show you where mines will appear. DO NOT try to take more than one robot at once! Another thing worth mentioning is that red robots cannot be killed. So whenever you get chased by one, get out of its sight as fast as possible.
In the third area, go down and kill everything you can until you see the red robot. Run left and let him stay there. Destroy the wooden boxes and roll under the gap. Climb the ladder and use a javelin to get to the upper level. Kill the robot behind the box (preferably with bombs so he wouldn’t get a chance to hit) and collect your key. Now push the metal box to the right and roll to the other side of the wall. DO NOT push the wooden box yet! Go right and wait for the mines to activate. After they’ve blown, push the box down the gap and then down the other one. You will find a couple of robots there, so be very careful not to destroy the box while fighting them. After you’re done dealing with them, push the box to the right wall and use a javelin to get to the grate above. Roll under it, and you will find yourself in a rather large room. Blow up the floor in the middle go downstairs and run for the door. Don’t try to kill the robots. Inside you will find a Heart Ruby.
Get out of there and proceed to the next area. First thing to do is climb up the ladder and push the box to the right edge. Throw a javelin on the left wall, kill the robot upstairs and climb up to grab the key there. Now climb on the metal box again and throw a javelin on the right wall. Proceed right, on top of the buildings, until you find a pot that contains a Moon Stone.
Go back the same way, until you reach the same metal box. Go right, through the gap in the wall and grab a mine. Jump down to the right edge of the wall below you. Enter the room above. Downstairs, on the left end of the room, you will find a chest full of money and on the right end, another key. Get out of there and go east until you exit the Dread lands.
Mul Cavern
Rocket Boots
Once Billy has said what he has to say, go down and enter the cave left of the save statue. If you find the damned bugs in there too many and too hard to kill, just keep going left until you find the Rocket Boots.
Above the save statue, at the entrance, fly to the right until you reach the end of the area. A few chests lie there, one of which contains a Moon Stone. Now head down and enter the cave right of the save statue. Inside you’re gonna have to destroy the hive on the right, as it is blocking your path. Try and kill all of the blue things that run away from you with your slingshot until they drop an item. In the next area head to the bottom right corner and jump down. Now head left of the save statue. Once inside, be very careful! The area is full of hives, so try to kill the bugs one by one. Enter the cave behind the hive and make your way to another Heart Ruby.
Now head west from the statue. Inside head right until you find a hole through which you can go up. Proceed to the right until you’re out of the caverns. Since the area could get ridiculously hard and you’re probably out of food to heal up, it might be a good idea to skip the Moon Stones for now. You can see their location in the Heart Rubies & Moon Stones section.
Ancient’s Crater Part 1
A fairly easy area. Your goal for now is to get The Artifact. Just head west until you reach Bobby’s friends. Don’t come near the statues with big diamond in the middle. When you encounter any, either fly over them or go under.
Once you get The Artifact and are able to deactivate the statues with it, head back to the previous area. Go west until you see a hole in the ground which is blocked. Below is a blue switch, which you can activate using the artifact.
Then head east until you drop down into a blue room with two doors. Go to the door on the right, save your progress and use the teleport to get back to the beginning of the area. Now that you have all the mobility items, go find some gear. Collect every Heart Ruby and Moon Stone you can. You’ll find them in the Heart Rubies & Moon Stones section.
Ancient Armor
A fairly easy item to acquire. Go to Adar’s House, climb on top of it and fly left until you reach a cave entrance. Once inside, climb up and fly to the rightmost platform. From there, use The Artifact to activate the switch and open the gates below. Once inside, proceed west until you reach a room with golems inside. Head down and enter the rightmost door. The Ancient Armor is inside.
The Morning Star
To get this weapon, you will need two Asteroid Rocks. One is given to you by Fran when you acquire 25 Moon Stones. For the other one, you’ll have to visit the Misty Gorge again. From the third area, on the east side, climb on top and head west. Keep going until you reach a cave entrance, on top of the area, hidden behind a couple of rocks. Once inside, simply proceed forward until you find a Moon Stone and the rock itself next to it.
Now head to the blacksmith in Adea and give the rocks to the apprentice. Go in and out and voila! The Morning Star is available to you for only 200 rai.
Nebula Armlet
This item will help you focus your Ki (holding ‘X’ will trigger the charged attack faster). Go to Atai City and jump inside the well. Head right and go through both rooms to activate the switches inside. Proceed west into the next area. You will come across a hole with lots of stones in it. Destroy all of them and enter the door that pops up. Inside you will have to get rid of all the robots in each area in order to proceed forward. Lure the red ones and hit the switch above so that they will drop down. The armlet is located in a chest, in the rightmost room of the last area.
Forgotten Forest
While not mandatory, going through this area will lead you to a new village where you can buy some valuable costly items. You will need to gather 30 Moon Stones and give them to Fran. This will activate the portal in his house, from which you can access the area.
Once you get through the portal, head east until you reach a broken bridge with a Harpy flying above it. Drop down and kill the orc. He will drop the key to the door at the right end. Kill the orcs inside and get to the top felt corner. Take the metal boxes there, place them on the pressure plates and stand on the last one. A door on the bottom left side will open. Grab the key from there and enter the cave on your right. Climb up to the other area and kill the dog there. Take the key that it drops and go back to the area below.
Go east until you reach a save statue. Enter the house on the right side of the statue, destroy the boxes and activate the switch. A ladder leading down will appear. In the rightmost room you’ll find another door leading to a robot like the one in Thomas’ lab. After you’ve dealt with it and collected the key head right, open the door and get the Moon Stone from the pots inside. Once outside the house, go east until you reach another locked door. Climb up the tree into a new area and head east until you reach the Hidden village.
Ancient’s Crater Part 2
Now that you’re really tough you can head on to the final area. Use the portal in the beginning of the crater. Get out of the save room, go down the ladder and use the Artifact to reveal the hidden blocks around you. Head east and enter the door. Go west and activate the switch there. Two orcs will appear. Kill them and go to the west side to activate the second switch. Go back to the middle. Right above the blocked door is a tunnel at the end of which you’ll find the third switch. Throw a spear inside and you’re good to go.
Once you’re in the big aquarium room enter the door on the right and head west. The only thing to look out for here is the trap timing. Once you’ve dropped down to a new room and then entered another door, you’ll have to use the Artifact again to reveal your way. Careful not to fall down as you are gonna have to start anew.
Once you’re back in the aquarium room enter the door on the left. When you get to the trap with the two robots, lure them down and hit the switch that drops bombs. Three bombs should be enough. Hit the bastards until they’re on the platform and then use the Slingshot to get them to drop down.
In the next room you are going to have to kill a Harpy. Do not try to jump on a platform to reach it! Simply wait for it to charge at you, dodge and hit. Avoid bombs at all costs as they deal 13 damage. Once you kill the damned thing, head down the ladder and don’t forget to get the chest above you, as it contains a 45 hp Old Ration.
Inside the next room, you’re gonna have to make your way through the traps without activating any of them. After the rather simple puzzle with the bomb you’re going to find a save room right before the boss fight. You can use the portal to go back and rest somewhere before the final fight. You might also want to get loaded with some speed and stamina boosters rather than just food. However, don’t consume them before the boss fight ends.
Boss fight
Once the fight starts, your first priority is to destroy all the spheres hanging in the air.
Always kill the damned flying turret before you go hitting the boss itself.
To crack open the boss and damage it, you’re gonna have to get the four eyes – two on the ground and two on the ceiling. Bombs do a good job here, but they can reach the eyes above, so use the Artifact. Always leave the bottom or top left eye for last so you’d have more time to smash its metal skull.
Once you’ve dealt with the boss, sit back, relax and enjoy the last cut scene.
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Now that Prince Douchebag has sent one of his killing machines after you, there is nothing to do but run. Run fast, run fancy and keep your fingers ready to hit the 1, 2, 3 and 4 buttons. Use the speed boosters (if you bought any), and always close the doors behind you. It is very important that you hit the switches from the very first time.
After you get to a dead end enjoy the close encounter with the UFOs. This is where our epic journey comes to an end, temporarily, I hope.
Posted by: Dora
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October 23, 2014 10:50 AM