Tales of Hearts R
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Contents
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01.) Introduction
02.) Contact Information
03.) Walkthrough
-----Seaville Woods
-----Seaville
-----Cynos
-----Lagos Caves
-----Twilight Forest
-----Hanselar
-----Mount Grimm
-----Pendeloque Southport
-----Obus Westport
-----Guz Spa
-----Ander's Mine
-----Straga
-----Shoalhaven
-----Odette Watergate
-----Lion Park
-----High Tower
-----Lignatore Garrison
-----Douze Mois Way
-----Straga (Second Visit)
-----Straga Sewers
-----Schehera Desert
-----Prinseur
-----Prinseur Sanctorum Cathedral
-----Marquise Westport
-----Hanselar (Second Visit)
-----Lignatore Garrison (Second Visit)
-----Mysticete
-----Port Trilliant
-----Layve Village
-----Straga Sewers (Second Visit)
-----Marquise Northport
-----Mount Bremen
-----Blanche Villa
-----Dronning
-----Mysticete's Artificial Will Core
-----Maximus Castle
-----Straga (Loose Ends)
-----Guz Spa (Second Visit)
-----Mount Va'mell
-----Sidequests and Loose Ends
-----Mysticete
-----Cind'rella
-----Beanstalk Tower
-----Rapunzel
-----Sidequests and Loose Ends 2
-----Gardenia
04.) Frequently Asked Questions
05.) Disclaimor/Credits/Acknowledgements/Copyrights
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01.) Introduction
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Welcome to my detailed walkthrough for the English version of Tales of Hearts R
for the Playstation Vita. The purpose of this walkthough is primarily to get
you through the main story of the game. I'll include some extra stuff along the
way, but if you want to hit all the sidequests and sub-events, you'll want to
check out a sidequest guide. This guide won't be listing every single item
location (though I do make an effort to point you to all of them in the main
story). I'm sure I've missed a few things, and if you know of anything, or
if you spot an error of some sort, feel free to contact me and let me know so
that I can fix it in a future update! I'm by no means an expert on this game. I
just wanted to help others that might be getting lost to make it through the
game.
Some notes:
I'm using the English names and titles for the characters/locations/artes/etc.
Yes, I know Kor's name is really Shingu. Yes, I know it was a ridiculous thing
to change (among other pointless changes). But since this guide is for the
English version of the game, I'm going with the English names just for
clarity's sake.
I've tried very hard to make this guide spoiler-free. I will tell you when a
scene is going to trigger, but I will never write out what happens in that
scene. I will, however, tell you when a character joins or leaves the party. I
also do not hide boss names. Some of them could possibly be considered
spoilers, I suppose, so be aware when you're reading ahead.
I'm not including sections explaining the game's various systems. The game
itself covers all of that in the tutorials or in the game's
Library/Adventurer's Book function in the menu.
There are a couple of things that aren't explained well in the game and are
often asked about, and they are addressed in the Frequently Asked Questions
section. Otherwise you don'tneed me to explain the battle system or the
cooking function or anything else.
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02.) Contact Information
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If you'd like to contact me for any reason (to point out something I missed or
just ask for directions or help), feel free! You can contact me via email at
archica@gmail.com, or on Playstation Network at Cherrycola- (don't forget the
hyphen). Just please be clear about why you're contacting me from the start
(for example, "Hi, I'm using your Tales of Heartswalkthrough and I have a
question" or "Hi, I noticed an item you missed in your Tales of Hearts guide").
Please don't message me with "Hey" and then make me ask a dozen questions to
figure out how you got my contact info and what you want.
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03.) Walkthrough
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Before we get into the meat of this guide, here are some basic tips that will
hopefully be helpful to you, especially if this is your first Tales game:
1.) Always talk to every single NPC, everywhere. Many of them will give you
free items or trigger amusing scenes. I've tried to note all of them in the
walkthrough, but I'm sure I've missed a few here and there.
2.) In battle, always target enemy casters first. There won't always be
casters, but if there are, take them out first. Their long range spells can be
dangerous.
3.) How you choose to develop the characters via their Soma's is up to you and
your personal playstyle, but I strongly recommend that you get the Speed Cast
skills as fast as possible for your casters (Beryl and Hisui especially). And
don't forget to set the skills you unlock in the Skills section of the menu.
Unlocking them in the Soma section does not equip them.
Seaville Woods
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Watch the opening scenes, then when you have control, head right until you're
stopped by your first battle. After that, continue to the right to reach a Save
Point. Save if you wish, then head south from the Save Point and enter the
village.
Seaville
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You can do a bit of exploring in Seaville before moving on with the story.
There's a Save Point just outside Kor's house. The village has an Armor Shop
and an Item shop. There's a woman on the left side of the village, just north
of the pig pen, with a question mark over her head. Speak to her and agree to
buy 2 Apple Gels for her. If you don't already have them from fighting
monsters, run over to the Item shop and buy two for her. Do NOT spend any more
of her money. When you take the 2 Apple Gels back to her, she'll let you keep
the change and give you a Melange Gel to boot (if you spend the change before
going back to her, she won't give you the Melange Gel).
Head to the beach area in the north part of the village and speak to the man
beside the boats to the right for a free Apple Gel. Now approach the girl lying
on the beach to trigger a scene. Afterwards, talk to the two ladies with
question marks over their heads in front of Kor's house. Go south, toward the
exit, and you should see a dog on the right. Talk to it to recieve 1 Namcoin.
Now leave the village via the exit to the left of Kor's house.
Back in the Seaville Woods, run back toward the Save Point, and this time head
right from it and to a new screen. Keep going along this path until you trigger
another scene. Afterwards, follow the linear path to a new screen and approach
the Shrine to trigger yet another scene. When you have control again, run back
to Seaville.
After the scene, approach Kohaku and choose to initiate a Spiria Link.
*Kohaku's Spiria Link*
Run north and take the right path to reach a chest containing 2 Apple Gels.
Continue north until you reach a fork. Head left first to grab the chest
containing 1 Orange Gel, then go right and follow the path to a Save Point,
then farther north to a green teleporter. Use it. From there, just go forward a
few steps to trigger another scene, during which you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard
of Kindness and Kor will earn the "Student of the Soma" title.
When you have control, it's time to leave Seaville. Stop by the Item shop
first. The shopkeeper will give you a free Life Bottle just for talking to him.
When you're ready to go, head south and talk to Hisui and Kohaku. You'll end up
on the world map. Run toward straight ahead toward the coast, then go right,
around the hill. You should see an item searchpoint (it will look like glowing
yellow rings). Examine it to receive another Namcoin. Now just head south to
reach the next village. You'll see a brief scene when you cross a bridge, and
afterwards you should be able to see a blue dot on your map. Head there to
reach Cynos.
Cynos
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Once inside the town, you should see a woman sitting on the ground with a red
exclaimation point over her head. Approach her for a scene. Afterwards, climb
the ladder behind where she was sitting and run behind the waterfall to reach
a chest containing 2 Life Bottles.
Now head to the right area of the town, then south. In the bottom right corner
you should see a woman in a maid outfit with a question mark over her head.
Talk to her to learn about Namcoins (and hand any over that you might have).
From there, go left across the bridge for a scene. There are a couple of shops
here you can use if you want, then go back right across the bridge and enter
the large house with the wooden staircase outside. It will be labeled the
"Observatory".
Inside, you'll acquire the "Sleeping Beauty" book. After talking to Uran climb
the ladder on the right side of the house. There's a chest up here with 315
Gald inside. Once you leave the house, you'll trigger another scene, during
which Kor and Hisui will both earn the "My Body is My Bond" title. Hisui will
also earn the "Double Trouble" title and he'll officially join the party.
To the left of the Observatory, right next to the water, is a man who runs the
Duck Boat ride. Talk to him for a free Orange Gel. Now take the south exit from
the town (go left across the bridge, where you met Uran, then south). As you
leave, Uran will give you the Rice Balls recipe and teach you about the Cooking
function. She'll also give you 1 Rice, 1 Dried Seaweed, and 1 Salt.
From the world map, head straight west and you'll see the entrance to a cave.
This is your next destination.
Lagos Caves
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The path splits almost as soon as you walk in. Take the left path and go north
until you see a glowing object in the rock. Examine it to receive the Ancient
Stalagmite. Directly right of the glowing object is a path going further north.
Take it to another fork, then head left and south reach a ladder you can jump
down to get a chest containing 2 Life Bottles. Go right from the chest, across
a narrow bridge, and north into the cave. Follow the linear path all the way to
the back to reach a chest containing 333 Gald.
Go back out of this cave and go back to where you found the chest with Life
Bottles inside. Climb the ladder back up and follow the path, going right at
the fork this time and into the other cave. In here, take the right path to
reach a chest containing 2 Orange Gels, then go back aroud and take the left
path to a new screen.
In here, follow the path to a Save Point (be sure to save!) and then further in
to find Euclase. Approach him for a scene. Before performing a Spiria Link with
him, head all the way to the right for a chest containing 1 Namcoin. Now go
back to Euclase and initiate the Spiria Link.
*Euclase's Spiria Link*
When you have control, go straight north as far as you can and then right to
get a chest with 2 Orange Gels inside. Now go back and take the path leading
right that you just passed. Follow it until the path forks again. Go left to
get a chest containing 1 Iron Guard, then go north. You'll pass by a Save Point
(it's a bit hard to see), so be sure to save, then continue on to a green
teleporter. Use it. From here, take a few steps forward to trigger a scene and
a fight.
Boss Fight: Cowering Lilium
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Take out the smaller enemies first. Cowering Lilium is weak to lightning
attacks, so Kor should have some artes that will be effective. Hisui will keep
you healed, so don't worry too much about your HP.
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After the battle you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Fear. Exit Lagos Caves (just
head south on every screen) and go back to Cynos.
Once inside the town, go north toward the giant chef hat to meet Wonder Chef.
He'll give you the Chocolate Bananas recipe, 1 Chocolate, and 2 Bananas. Now
approach Uran's house for a scene. When that's finished, we can do a few extra
things here. For one, go to the north part of the village, where you climbed a
ladder earlier to reach a chest. Climb the ladder again and you'll see a woman
behind the waterfall with a question mark over her head. Speak to her and
choose "Gimme the cash!" for 10 Gald. Go south from here, down a small slope,
and there will be a little girl here with a question mark over her head. Speak
to her and choose "Yes" for a scene (this is also needed to trigger a later
scene).
Head toward Citrine (the maid who takes your Namcoins). To the left of her is a
guy you can talk to for a free Panacea Bottle. Go back to the Observatory and
talk to Uran in the kitchen. She'll give you a Verbena. You can stay at the Inn
for a skit with Ines.
Go toward the Duck Boat ride and a brief scene will trigger. Now talk to the
guy who runs the ride and then perform a Spiria Link with him. There's no maze
this time, but you do have to fight one random battle. For your trouble, you'll
be given the Duck-Boat Pass. Run toward the Duck Boat and examine it to ride.
Ride it left, under a bridge, and keep going until you see a small dock on the
lower side where you can get off. You'll see some shiny objects on the ground.
Examine them to receive Meteorite Fragments. There are also two chests. The one
on the left contains 3 Orange Gels and the one on the right contains 1 Namcoin.
Ride the Duck Boat back to where you started and you'll trigger a scene where a
man asks for your Meteorite Fragments. You have no choice but to give them to
him.
Now take the south exit out of town. On the world map, head south, across a
bridge, then go west. You should see a cluster of trees with red leaves. This
is your next destination.
Twilight Forest
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When you enter here, head north as far as you can to reach a chest containing 3
Apple Gels. Now take the right path as it circles around to a glowing column of
light. Step into it to be taken to a new screen. Here, as you head north,
you'll see a ramp on the left leading up to a tree trunk that has fallen across
the path. Run up and across the tree to the right, where you'll find a chest
containing 1 Beret. Run back down the ramp and continue north to the next
screen.
A few steps north, there is a narrow path on the left that's a bit hard to see.
Take it to reach a chest with 2 Orange Gels inside. Now continue north and
start across the bridge to the left for a scene. Gall will join your party,
which will make the battles here a lot easier. A few steps to the left, you'll
see a short path leading north. Take it to reach a chest containing an Arte-by-
Number Kit. Now continue left and south to a new screen.
Head south down the steps and then across the board to the right. At the
bottom, there's a Save Point. Be sure to use it! Go straight left and walk onto
the tree root. At the end of the path is a chest containing 1 Melange Gel. To
the right of the Save Point, you can walk up onto the tree root here to reach a
small platform with a chest containing a Dark Cape. Now head south, down the
steps to trigger a scene and a battle.
Boss Fight: Grim Keeper/Grim Reaper
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These bosses are weak to light-based attacks and strong against fire and dark
attacks. Chalcedony will temporarily join your party for this battle, and he
has light-based artes, so he'll be a big help. With a four-person party, this
fight is an easy one.
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After the scenes, head left and follow the path to a chest containing 753 Gald.
Now go south and west to get to the next screen. From here, go left and grab
the chest with 1 Namcoin inside, then continue along the path to exit to the
world map. As soon as you exit Twilight Forest, turn your camera to the left
and you should see a small brown house on a hill above you. Enter it to find a
Save Point and a chest containing 2 Life Bottles. From there, head south along
the road and you should see the next town on the right (west on the map).
Hanselar
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When you first enter, talk to the woman standing south of the Inn and she'll
give you the Chef's Hat attachment (these are items you can equip in the Status
menu purely for looks). Now go left and climb up the stairs to the town square.
Talk to the girl with the question mark over her head (the blonde girl with the
hat) for a scene.
Here in the square, there are shops you can use if you like, as well as Citrine
(the maid who takes your Namcoins). Go up the stairs on the left and you'll see
two small buildings called warehouses. The one on the left has two chests,
containing 1 Namcoin and 500 Gald, respectively. The one on the right doesn't
have anything.
Now go back to the town entrance. You'll see the Inn here, but instead of going
inside, there's a hidden path to the right that leads to the pig pen. Just go
all the way up to the Inn's door then take an immediate right. Examine the
slime with the chef hat. It's Wonder Chef, and he'll give you the Hot Chocolate
recipe, 2 Chocolate, and 1 Milk. Talk to the pig for a free Squid.
Enter the Inn and talk to the man behind the counter on the right with an
exclaimation point over his head. Now go back to the town square to trigger a
scene. Now go up the stairs on the left again, then take the stairs on the
right. Enter the large house here (labeled the "Guildmaster's Hall") for a
scene. Exit the Gildmaster's Hall and go back to those two warehouses. Enter
the one on the right for another scene, then initiate a Spiria Link with Beryl.
*Beryl's Spiria Link*
From where you are, head south and left for a chest containing 2 Apple Gels.
Now go back to where you started and take the path going left, then north, then
all the way to the right for a chest containing 2 Orange Gels. Now take the
path going north and use the green teleporter.
Follow this path until it forks, then go south to a chest with 2 Life Bottles
inside. Now take the north path to reach a Save Point (use it!) and another
fork. Go left first to grab a chest containing 1 Cross Helm, then right to
reach another green teleporter. Go right a few steps to trigger a scene and a
battle.
Boss Fight: Doubting Tritoma
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This boss is weak to wind-based attacks and strong against lightning. Take out
the smaller enemies first. Hisui's wind artes will come in handy here. Turn off
Kor's lightning artes (or simply don't use them).
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In the resulting scene, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Doubt. Exit the
warehouse and talk to the man to the right. He'll give you a free Dark Bottle.
Return to the Inn for a scene and Beryl will join your party. Now exit the town
and, on the world map, head south across the bridge and then west, running
alongside the river, to reach another bridge leading to a mountainside. This is
your next destination.
Mount Grimm
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Run forward and when the path splits, go north then left to a new screen. At
the next fork, take the lower left path that circles around to a chest
containing 2 Life Bottles. Take the middle path toward the chest and the ground
will break off, blocking your path. Take the north path and follow it as it
turns right until you're stopped by a brief scene. Continue right to a new
screen.
Here, go all the way right for a chest containing 2 Orange Gels. Now go all the
way back left, south, and then right to return to the area where you first
entered. Head right and take the first north path you see. Follow it all the
way to a chest containing 1 Sage. Go back to that bottom path, then go all the
way right to a new screen and keep going right. You should see an old shack.
Take the path going north here, then right to get the chest containing 1
Melange Gel. Now continue north all the way to the upper boulder. Push it off
the edge (hold X to grab and hold the boulder).
Go back south and take the path you just cleared going left. On the new screen,
take the first north path you can and follow it to a chest containing 880 Gald.
Now go back and continue left until you reach a boulder you can push off the
edge. You can now jump down from here and continue north. When the path splits,
take the south path to another boulder you can push off the edge to create a
path to that chest we saw earlier and couldn't get to. Go back south and left
to use that path and open the chest, which contains a Nightcap. Now continue
north as far as you can, following the path as it goes right and to the next
screen.
Keep going right to reach a Save Point (use it!), then go all the way north to
trigger a scene and a boss battle.
Boss Fight: Peridot
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Peridot is weak to water/ice-based attacks and strong against fire. Beryl's
spells will be helpful here, but you have to keep the pressure on Peridot to
keep her away from your casters. Hammer her with combos and artes, but be sure
not to use any of Kor's fire-based artes (if you have them).
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In the following scene, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Trust. Now you have to
walk all the way back down the mountain (just keep going south), and head back
to Hanselar. As you enter the town, Gall will earn the "Battle-Hardened" title.
Enter the Inn for more scenes, then exit to the world map. Head south across
the bridge and keep going south. You'll go by a small hill on your right with
an item searchpoint beside it. It contains a Namcoin. Now continue south, all
the way to the souther tip of the continent, to find your next destination.
Pendeloque Southport
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Before talking to the sailor, head over to the left side of this area. You'll
find a Save Point as well as a traveling merchant. There are also two
warehouses here. The one on the left has a chest containing 1 Namcoin and the
one on the right has a chest contaning 555 Gald. Now talk to the guy standing
between the two warehouses and answer "Yes". Now examine the moving box for a
scene (this is necessary for more sidequests later). You'll be rewarded with
600 Gald. Now go back and talk to the sailor near the boat and choose to set
sail. You'll automatically end up at your next destination.
Obus Westport
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When you arrive here, Hisui and Beryl will both earn the "Seasick Sidekick"
title. Head left and talk to the guy to the south, near a small wooden dock,
for a free Life Bottle. Go to the north part of this port to find a Save Point,
another traveling merchant, and two more warehouses. The one on the left has a
chest containing 1 Namcoin and the one on the right has a chest containing 913
Gald. When you're ready, exit the port to the left and, on the world map, head
east to find the next town (a scene will trigger when you get close to it).
Guz Spa
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Toward the right side of town, you can climb two ladders to reach a chest
containing 2 Life Bottles. In this little town, pretty much all the services
are located inside the Mayor's House (the large house behind the man with the
exclaimation point over his head). You'll find the Inn, Item Shop, Bookstall,
and Armor Shop here. There's an old lady on the lower floor of this house who
will give you a Chamomile for talking to her.
Now talk to the Mayor (the man in front of the Mayor's House). Follow the girl
who just talked to you toward the back of the town and speak to her. Now run
over to the Hot Springs (the building to the right of the Mayor's House) and
enter on the women's side (the red side) to trigger a scene, during which Kor
will earn the "Dirty Deviant" title.
Leave the Mayor's House and head to the left side of the town, climbing two
sets of stairs. You'll find Citrine here, so hand over any Namcoins you might
have. Go left to a new screen. From here, follow the path north and take the
first right path you come to. There's a chest here with a Namcoin inside. Now
continue north and you'll see a boulder with a chef hat on. It's Wonder Chef,
and he'll give you the Tofu Steak recipe, 1 Tofu, 1 Mushroom, and 1 Radish.
Continue north to trigger another scene. You'll acquire the Missive From Ines.
After the scene, talk to Ines for a free Poison Bottle. Go back to the Hot
Springs and talk to the little boy near the women's side who has a question
mark over his head. Now go talk to Sassol in the back area of town and she'll
give you a free egg and the Guz Lotus attachment. On the right side of town
you'll find the Peeping Tom boy with a question mark over his head again. Talk
to him and he'll run away. Find the Peeping Tom Boy again on the left side of
town (the area right before where Citrine is). Speak to him and you'll get the
option of performing a Spiria Link with him. Unlike with the others you've done
so far, this one doesn't involve any fighting. You'll get a brief scene and
it'll be over.
Be sure to stay at the Inn before you leave to get a skit and acquire Gall's
"Pajamas" costume and Beryl's "Hatless Wonder" costume.
When you're ready to leave, head back out onto the world map and head straight
east. You'll cross a bridge and you'll need to hug the right (you'll go through
an item search point) and then you'll see the entrance to Ander's Mine nestled
in the hillside.
Ander's Mine
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When you first enter, take a left to hit a chest that contains 2 Orange Gels.
Now go back and take a right. At the next fork, go right and talk to the man
with the question mark over his head. He'll warn you about enemies poisoning
you and give you a Poison Bottle. Continue along this path to reach a chest
with 2 Life Bottles in it. Go back to the fork near the man and go left this
time to enter the Mine proper.
Once inside you'll see a scene in which Kor acquires the Sorceror's Ring and
Gall will get the "Older and Wiser" title. You'll also acquire a Windum. After
the scene, go down and you'll see a ladder going down. Jump off here and go
right (the steps hear lead to a closed gate you can see from here). You'll see
a switch in front of you as you reach a north/south fork. Hit the switch and
head north through the open gate. Then hit the next two switches and follow the
newly opened path to reach a chest containing a Hunting Cap.
Go back to that north/south fork and hit the switch again. This will close the
north gate and open the south gate, so go south. Hit the next switch you come
to and then follow the path east and then north. Hit the switch here and then
climb the ladder on the right to reach a puzzle. After the scene explaining it,
examine the glowing spot on the nearby wall to start the puzzle. You have to
step on the tiles to make them light up, but stepping on the last one your
stepped on will reset the puzzle. Here's a solution if you can't figure it out:
Right, Up, Right, Down, Down, Right, Up, Up, Left, Left, Down, Down, Right,
Right, Up. Clearing the puzzle opens the path to the chest to the north, which
contains a Poison Ward. I recommend equipping it on someone (Kor unless you
have his Poisonproof skill).
Note: If you're struggling with the puzzle or are just too lazy to do it, you
can have Gall do it for you by failing a few times.
Go south and jump down two ladders. After the second ladder, go to the right
corner where you can see a switch across the way. Hit it to lower the gate and
go south then left to hit a chest with 2 Poison Bottles in it. Head to the
right to find the second puzzle. Like before, check the glowing spot on the
wall to start the puzzle. Here is a solution: Right, Right, Down, Right, Right,
Up, Left, Left, Left, Down, Right, Up, Right, Down, Right, Up, Left. This opens
the path on the right, which leads to a new area.
You'll get a quick scene here, then head through the door on the right to
another area. Go north up the steps and hit the switch on the left. This will
lower the gate in front of you as well as the gate blocking the chest you just
passed. Go back to the chest for 2 Life Bottles, then continue north for the
third puzzle. Here is a solution: Right, Down, Right, Down, Right, Right, Up,
Up, Left, Left, Left, Down, Right, Right, Down, Right, Up, Up.
Solving the puzzle opens the path to another switch. Hit it then head right
from the puzzle and jump off the ladder here. To the right is another puzzle.
Here is the solution: Right, Right, Down, Right, Right, Down, Down, Left, Left,
Up, Up, Left, Up, Right, Down, Right, Up, Right, Down, Down, Down, Left, Up,
Left. This opens a path to the north that has three chests containing: 1
Namcoin, 1 Steel Guard, and 2200 Gald. Go south from the puzzle then up the
steps to the right to reach a Save Point. Save and then exit South.
Boss Fight: Chalcedony
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This fight isn't as hard as you might think. Your party members will surround
him and pound him pretty good. Hisui will keep you healed so you shouldn't have
to worry too much about your HP. When he goes into Spiria Drive mode, just free
run around and avoid him until it's over. I found Kor's Impact Event arte to be
pretty effective here.
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After the battle you'll receive Kohaku's Shard of Shyness and you'll be alerted
that everyone can now use Spiria Drive Level 2. Going to the right and north
will just lead to the world map on the other side, so go south to exit this
area to the world map. If you go forward and turn your camera toward the east,
you'll see your next destination in plain sight, so head there (don't miss the
item searchpoint behind a small hill on the side near the ocean; it contains a
Namcoin).
Straga
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When you enter, you'll see a huge wall in front of you. There's a save point
here (sadly it's not a healing save point) as well as a chest containing 1192
Gald. Walk through the gate to enter the city proper.
On the right you will see some merchant stalls. The first one on the right will
give you 1 Strawberry just for talking to them. Oddly, this merchant doesn't
have anything for sale. The next stall is the Armor Shop. On the left side of
the street is the Item Shop. On the right, just past the Armor Shop, you'll
find Citrine.
Go left, up the steps and continue going left until you see two bridges. Cross
the bottom one and you'll find a chest with 1 Namcoin inside. Go back across
the bridge and back one screen to the right. Take the first south path you see
to find an NPC with a red mark above his head. Talk to him. As you head back
north, you'll get a somewhat lengthy scene that results in Kor being separated
from the rest of the party. Move south toward the door to trigger some dialogue
from Kor and another scene.
Now your party is back and you can exit south, only to trigger another scene.
Ines will join the party and you'll be outside the gate. Go back inside to
explore the rest of the town. Just north of where you saw Citrine, go up the
stairs on the right and take the first south you come to. Here you'll find
Wonder Chef disquised as a treasure chest. He gives you the Strawberry Ice
Cream recipe, 2 Strawberries, and 2 Milk. The chest beside him contains 1
Melange Gel. North of the stairs you just climbed is the Inn, which also
contains the Bookstall. You can explore more of the town if you like (there's
some pretty scenery in it for you but not much else), then exit through the
gate you came in through.
On the world map, head east and then north to reach your next destination.
Shoalhaven
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Talking to the NPC's here is really depressing. A little boy near the docks to
the north will give you 1 Life Bottle (he actually says, "I won't be needing
this," which is really disturbing when you think about the subtext). Citrine is
here at the docks as well. There is a set of stairs to the left of the suicidal
boy. Take them up to reach a chest with 4 Rice Flour inside. Now take the
stairs on the opposite side, near Citrine. You'll find Wonder Chef here
disquised as a stack of plates. He'll give you the Potato Salad recipe, 2
Potatoes, 2 Onion, 2 Carrots, and 1 Lettuce. Talk to the NPC with the yellow
mark above his head. You can't complete his quest until very late in the game,
but you might as well talk to him to get this step done. Now go back to the
docks and talk to the man near the boat to catch a ride to the center island.
Start by walking all the way left and going up a couple of ramps to get to the
"outer ring" area that circles the island. The various shops and services are
up here, so get what you need. On the right side of this outer ring, just past
the Item shop (going right), you'll see a woman in a blue dress. Talk to her
for a free Chocolate. A cat blocks your path going north from here, so go back
around the other way (back past the Inn and such) going north to trigger a
scene.
Talk to Tourmaline again and she'll give you 1 Melange Gel. Now go to the house
she pointed you to earlier and go inside. After a scene, you can perform a
Spiria Link with Mr. Smithson, but before you do, go left and south to find a
chest with 1300 Gald inside. In the same spot on the right side of the room is
a chest with 1 Namcoin inside. Now go back to Mr. Smithson and do the Spiria
Link. No maze or boss fight this time. You just fight one easy battle against
generic enemies and then you'll be back outside. After the quick scene, Beryl
will earn the "Enlightened" title.
Now go back to where you first entered the town and go a little north to find
another guy next to a boat that can take you to Villa Isle. Go there and follow
the path until you trigger a scene. Go forward again for another scene, then
you can initiate the Spiria Link with Cassiter. Like before, there's no maze or
boss fight, just an easy battle and a scene.
Before leaving Villa Isle, go inside the large house here, then go upstairs and
left through a door leading out onto a balcony, where you can grab the chest
containing 1 Aqua Cape.
Ride the boat back to the central island, then the other boat back to the
docks. Exit onto the world map. If you look to your right, you'll see a bridge
nearby. Cross it then head west to reach the Watergate.
Odette Watergate
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Run forward and cross the bridge leading to the right. Go north to grab the
chest containing 1 Namcoin and go back across the bridge. Go further norty and
start up the steps here to trigger a scene, during which Ines will earn the
"HERcules" title.
Now you can initiate the Spiria Link with Tourmaline.
*Tourmaline's Spriria Link*
Follow the path until you get to a section that splits into several different
paths. Take the bottom left path first to reach a chest containing 500 Gald.
Now go back and take the top left path to reach a chest with 2 Apple Gel in it.
Now go back and head toward the top right path. You'll see a very short path
leading right to a chest with 2 Orange Gel in it. Now continue following the
north right path until you reach the green teleporter.
In this second area, follow the linear path to a different kind of teleporter.
The path here almost immediately splits, so take the left path to a chesting
containing 1000 Gald. Now go back and take the right path. Follow this path
until you get to a fork. Take the right path and step on the teleporter, which
will lead you to a chest containing 1 Rabbit's Foot. Take the teleporter back
to the previous area and go back to the fork. This time take the other path to
reach another teleporter.
Follow this path straight past the branching path to the right and hit the
chest containing 1 Melange Gel. Now go back and take that branching path to
reach a green teleporter. At the fork, go straight right to reach a chest
containing 800 Gald. Go back and take the north path you just passed. At the
next fork, go right and follow the path south to reach a chest containing 1
White Blouse. Go back to the previous fork and go north to reach another fork.
Go straight to reach a chest with 1 Savory in it. Go back to the fork and take
the southern path. You'll reach yet ANOTHER fork, so go straight left to reach
a chest with 2 Life Bottles in it. Go back to the previous fork and take the
southern path to reach another green teleporter (be sure to save at the Save
Point that's almost hidden in the corner just before the teleporter). From
here, follow the short path to reach a scene and a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Slinking Dahlia
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This boss will be joined by 2 Bouquets so I suggest getting rid of them first.
The boss will sometimes spew out poison to the surrounding area, so equipping
Poison Wards or coming with a good stock of Poison Bottles is a good idea.
Other than that, it's not much of a challenge. Just hammer it with your artes
and it will go down fast.
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Durring the following scene, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Sorrow. Now you
need to head back to Shoalhaven. When you get there, ride the boat to Villa
Isle again and follow the path toward the house until you get a scene. After
this you'll be back on the world map, but feel free to go back into town to
stock up on supplies or use the Inn. When you're ready, head directly east on
the world map. I suggest grabbing the item search point to your right (near a
small lake on your way), as it has a Sage. After crossing a bridge, your next
destination will be in plain view.
Lion Park
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This town is fairly convenient in that all of the services and shops are neatly
arranged in the town square as soon as you enter. Buy/do what you need, but be
sure to head to the shop with the pink roof on the left side. Talking to the
owner here gets you a free Syrup Bottle.
Head up the steps to the north and search behind the balloons and bunny head on
the left to find Wonder Chef. He'll give you the Chicken on Rice recipe, 2
Rice, 2 Chicken, and 1 Carrots. To the right of the balloons, you can go north
under a bridge to another area of town. Follow this path to the right and talk
to the man on the bench. Answer his question with "Yes" to get a free 500 Gald.
South of this, you can speak to the woman running what looks like a shop with a
dark blue roof to ride the Ferris Wheel (you can choose who to ride with and
it's free, so why not? Doing so increases the Somatic bonds between Kor and
whoever he rides with). Up the steps north of the man on the bench, you can
ride the teacups with one of your party members if you want.
Go back to where you found Wonder Chef and take the steps on the left up to the
next level. You'll find the Inn on the right, so go inside and up the steps,
past the front desk, and into the elevator on the right. On the next floor, go
left and up into the room, then through the glass door to reach the balcony,
where you can grab a chest with 1549 Gald inside. Make Gall your onscreen
character and talk to the maid in the dining area of the Inn with a question
mark over her head to receive the Bunny Ears attachment. Now equip them on Gall
and speak to her again to earn Gall's "Becoming Bunny" title.
Now that we're done exploring, it's time to go to the Arena! Go back to where
you found Wonder Chef and go up that norther path to the right (that goes under
a bridge) again. Up here, enter the first building you come to, which is the
Arena. On the left side, to the north, you can talk to the man standing next to
the door to play the Balloon Popping game.
On the right side of the room, to the south, you'll find a woman in a maid
outfit who will heal you for 1000 Gald (it's cheaper to just sleep in the Inn).
South of her you'll find a chest with 1 Namcoin inside. Go up the steps to the
right here to enter the Arena proper. After the scene, go back to the previous
room for another scene. After this, go to the right side of the room again and
speak to the woman to the north, behind the desk, to sign up to fight in the
Arena. You can choose to enter with Gall, Beryl, or Ines. I chose Ines myself,
but it's up to you. You'll face two battles here with monsters that are easy to
beat (they're more like random encounters, really), then get another scene.
After it's over, examine the rose Amethyst threw to acquire 1 Rose Fascinator.
Now exit back onto the world map and if you turn your camera toward the east,
you'll be able to clearly see High Tower. If you want to grab another costume
real quick, go to the beach directly east of Lion Park. Enter the beach and
you'll trigger a scene, during which you'll acquire Beryl's "Sportswear"
costume. Now head to High Tower.
High Tower
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Once you enter here, there will be a scene and then you'll be inside the tower.
Go left and grab the chest containing 2 Apple Gels, then go right and grab the
chest containing 2 Orange Gels. Now go north and you'll see two ladders leading
up. Climb either one and go either left or right (both circle around to the
same bridge). Once on the bridge, go north and then at the fork, go right to
hit the chest containing 2 Life Bottles. Now return to the fork and go left
this time to reach a new area.
In this area you'll find a puzzle. Go forward under the bridge, across the
wooden squares, and you'll see two square panels on the north wall. Examine
both of them to make them turn and form panels you can walk on when you climb
the ladder. Now climb that ladder and go up either set of stairs leading north.
On the north wall, to the left of the ladder going up, you can examine the
square panel to turn it. Before climbing the ladder, go right and examine the
panel there to turn it as well. Now climb that ladder and go right, following
the path until you reach the chest you probably saw above you earlier. It
contains a Feathered Turban. Go back a little and you'll see a ladder on the
right going up. Climb it and follow the path to a chest containing 1 Melange
Gel. Go back down the ladder you just climbed.
Now go back to that last ladder you climbed up and go left, hitting the square
panel here to turn it so you can walk across. After you get to the next area,
go north and go up the ramp to hit the square panel here. Follow the path and
hit the next square panel to reach a chest containing 1 Wind Cape. Now examine
this same square panel until it turns to allow you access to the steps leading
down here. Go down the steps and grab the nearby chest for 2 Orange Gels. Now,
to grab the chest that's visible to you here is a bit tricky, but it contains a
Namcoin, so it's worth it. Go back to the bottom of the steps you just took
down and go down by turning the panel to the south. Now, do NOT touch the panel
directly south, but instead go LEFT and circle around back to the panel I told
you not to touch. Now you can turn it, which will allow you access to the
chest.
Now you can turn the panel to the right of you twice to open the path north and
right to reach the Save Point. Be sure to save! Now exit to the right for a
scene and a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Amethyst
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Amethyst can be annoying because he's fast and tends to zip around the battle
field a lot. He has a fairly dangerous attack that involves him spinning around
and using his whip to hit all nearby party members. Try to guard against it.
He's not all that difficult as long as you keep hammering him. He floats into
the air sometimes, so it's a good time to use your aerial artes (Rising Star is
great when he's floating).
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After the battle you'll get a scene during which you acquire Kohaku's Shard of
Courage. You can now use Kohaku in your party. Ines also earns the "Flat Broke"
title and Kohaku earns the "Stout-Hearted" title. You'll also earn the "Lucky
Lady" title for Beryl.
When all is said and done, you'll be back in Lion Park. Head to the Inn and to
the front desk to get a room. After the brief scene, head back to the Arena and
go to the right side and through the door here to get a scene, during which
you'll get the "Canvas Attacker" title for Beryl. Now it's time for another
fight, but you'll get a chance to edit your party/skills/soma/etc. before the
battle starts. You'll be fighting a "Xeromized Soldier", but he's super weak
(too weak for me to consider him a boss). After this more scenes and now you'll
get invited to use an airship. Go up to the highest point in town (run past the
ferris wheel and keep going until you hit the top). You can talk to an old man
here with a question mark above his head. Just answer his questions with what
you think he would most want you to say and he'll give you a free Chamomile for
"indulging him". Now talk to Amethyst to board the airship. After a lengthy
scene, you'll automatically be at your next destination.
Lignatore Garrison
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As soon as you have control of Kor, walk forward and examine what looks like
some kind of life-size doll to trigger a scene. After this, you'll be outside
the room. Save at the nearby Save Point. The soldier standing near the door you
just came through will sell you items and armor. Now go south/right and onto
the metal bridge. Take the first right you can and enter the room here to find
a chest containing 1 Feather Robe. Go back to the door you came out of (between
the Save Point and the shop), and go down the nearby stairs. At the bottom,
head right across the metal bridge to reach a chest with 2500 Gald in it.
No go back to the bottom of the stairs and go left, then south into a new room.
Here, exit through the door on the left side and follow the path until you
reach a chest that contains 1 Pineapple Gel. You can hit the blue crystal thing
here with the Sorcerer's Ring to lower a bridge and make a shortcut to a Save
Point. Now go back the way you came and when you get to the room with the big
crystal/computer thing in the center, to north. This room contains a puzzle to
solve in order to move forward.
You can solve the puzzle four different ways to get all the items. To start
each puzzle, examine the shiny spots on the walls and then shoot them with the
Sorcerer's Ring.
The basic puzzle layout is made up of sixteen tiles, laid out like this:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16
To solve the puzzle on the right, step on the tiles in this order:
8, 7, 11, 12, 15, 14, 10, 6, 2, 3, 5, 9.
If you can't step directly from one tile to the next in the order I specified,
you must step off the puzzle and walk around to it.
Solving the right puzzle will open a door to a chest containing 1 Earth Cape.
To solve the puzzle on the left, step on the tiles in this order: 14, 8, 7,
8.
Solving the left puzzle will open a door to a chest containing 1 Knight Guard.
To solve the Center puzzle, step on the tiles in this order: 2, 9, 1, 14, 12,
16.
Solving the center puzzle will open a door to a chest containing 1 Spirit
Symbol. It will also automatically start the final puzzle to move on.
To solve the final puzzle, step on the tiles in this order: 15, 12, 5, 6, 7, 6,
5, 1, 2, 3, 4.
Solving the final puzzle will open the door at the top of the steps, so proceed
to get a scene. After this you'll have to fight three Xeromized Soldiers.
They're just as weak as the first one you fought. After the following scene, go
up the steps to the north and to the left to grab a chest with 1 Lemon Gel
inside, then to the right side of this little space to get a chest with 1
Pineapple Gel in it.
Exit this room to the south to trigger more scenes, then exit this room to the
left. Note that from this point on, you'll be fighting groups of Xeromized
Soldiers as random battles. It's not a big deal, but they're a little tougher
than the random battles you've dealth with so far.
Note: You might have spotted some chests and areas you couldn't get to. Don't
worry. You can't access them at this point in the game, but we'll be back for
them later.
Remember that shortcut we made to the Save Point? Go back there and be sure to
use that Save Point! Now go left from the Save Point and ride the lift up. Head
right a few steps to trigger a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Kornerupine
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This is one of the more difficult boss fights so far. Kornerupine likes to
hammer you with combos, and he often uses a move where he basically charges at
you like a football player and hits everything in his path repeatedly. Block
this or free run away to avoid it. When he goes into Spiria Drive mode, free
run around the field to avoid him. The best way to deal with him, for me, was
to let your party members corner him and then rush in and bash him with
everything you have. I had two party members with healing artes (Hisui and
Kohaku), so they kept everyone's HP fairly healthy, so it might be a good idea
to bring them.
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Once the following scenes are over, you'll be back on the world map. Head
straight west toward a forest fight in the middle of your path to reach your
next destination.
Douze Mois Way
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When you have control, speak to the man on the left and he'll give you 1
Paralysis Bottle for free. Talk to Cinnabar (love her name!) and she'll give
you 1 Glasses. Talk to Aubert if you need to buy anything. He sells armor as
well as items and groceries. It'd probably be a good idea to pick up a few more
Paralysis Bottles.
Save at the Save Point and talk to Aubert and tell him you're ready to go.
After the scene, Kunzite joins your party. Once you have control again, go left
and use the Sorcerer's Ring to burn the logs in your way and get the chest
containing 1 Shock Ward. Now go north to trigger another scene during which the
Sorcerer's Ring gains a new ability. You can now use the L button to switch
between the abilities or touch the icon in the top left corner.
Continue north across the bridge and head left as soon as you can. Take out the
crystal with the ring and then switch to the fire ability to burn away the logs
in your path so you can reach the chest with 3 Paralysis Bottles inside. Go
back to where the path split and continue north.
At the top of the hill, examine the "mysterious object" and then go left across
the bridge. Follow the path until you trigger a scene, during which Kunzite
will earn the "Unfeeling Machine" title. After this, go north and left a bit to
the pile of logs you see and burn them with the ring to get a chest containing
a monster that will give you a lot of Exp and Gald. You'll also get 1 Green
Beret for defeating it.
Now continue on the path you were on and destroy the crystal on your left with
the ring. Follow the path beyond the crystal until you get to an open area
where you can go left or right across a bridge. Before doing either, you should
see a purple-colored crystal to your immediate right. Destroy it with the ring.
Cross the bridge and grab the chest to get 1 Pineapple Gel. As soon as you grab
the chest, go back across the bridge and to the left. At the end of this path
you'll find another purple-colored crystal. Destroy it with the ring and go
back across the bridge where you found the chest. Continue along this path
until you see another purple crystal on the right.Destroy it as well and the
barrier around the last purple crystal will disappear. Now you can destroy this
final crystal and continue to the next screen. Here, take the southern path to
exit onto the world map. You'll get some dialogue telling you to head northwest
to Straga but you don't really need it since you can clearly see it from here.
Go there now.
Straga (Second Visit)
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Once you enter the town, you'll see a scene during which Kunzite gets the
"Synthetic Spiria" title. Once you have control, you can initiate a Spiria Link
with Chalcedony, but if you're low on HP and SP, you can step into the nearby
Inn and rest (when I did, I got a skit). Also consider saving at the Save Point
in the Inn. When you're ready, initiate the Spiria Link.
*Chalcedony's Spiria Link*
You'll get some dialogue here during which Gall earns the "Silver-Tongued"
title.
This Spiria Link is fairly annoying because it has more branching paths and
portals than usual. Start by going north up the ramp and following that path to
a chest containing 2 Apple Gels. Go back to where the path split and go south
this time (if you use the portal at the end of the path on the right, it will
just take you to that chest that had the Apple Gels in it). The path will split
again. Take the path on the right, then go south at the next fork to grab a
chest with 2 Melange Gels inside. Do NOT take the portal north of the chest. It
just takes you back to that first chest. Instead, go back to where the path
previously split and take the south path. Step on the portal. This takes you to
a small area with a chest containing 2 Sacrosanct Bottles. Use the portal to
go back to the previous area and take the northern path this time, using the
portal on the left when you reach the end.
Follow the linear path and step on the green portal. Follow this path until it
splits. Go south/right to reach a chest containing 2 Orange Gels. Now go
north/left and use the portal at the end. From here, go straight (past the path
branching right) and follow the path to the end. You'll find a chest here with
3 Life Bottles inside. Now go back and take that path you just passed and use
the portal.
Run past the branching path and use the portal at the end. When the path splits
here, go all the way to the left to find a chest with a Poison Charm inside. Go
back to where the path split and take the north path, using the portal at the
end. You'll see a Save Point here, so be sure to use it! Now step on the green
teleporter to reach the boss.
Boss Fight: Pyrox
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Pyrox has a nasty habit of targeting your casters. You'd be wise to bring at
least two close range fighters (I used Kor and Kunzite, but Ines would be a
good choice as well) so you can team up and hammer him to keep him away from
your healer. He also uses a lot of long ranged attacks, so stay close to him as
much as you can. He's surprisingly fast too. Overall, he's not too difficult
(I thought the previous boss fight was a little harder).
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In the following scene, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Anger.
After some more scenes, you'll finally get control again. Despite being wanted
fugitives, you're free to wander around the town and stock up on supplies or
use the Inn. Now go back to where you first met Garnet the last time you were
here (take a left past the shops, in case you can't remember). This will
trigger another scene. Now head west to the Army Headquarters and toward the
main entrance. Once you go inside, you'll see more scenes and then you'll
automatically be in the next area.
Straga Sewers
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Save at the nearby Save Point and jump down the ladder to the south. There's a
dude hanging out here who will sell you items/armor. Buy what you need and head
north to grab a chest containing 2 Holy Bottles. Now go back the way you came
and run left, past the shop, and to the next screen. As soon as you can, go
south all the way until you get to another new screen. You'll get a short scene
here explaining how to adjust the water flow.
Run to the other side of this bridge and exit to the right. You'll see a chest
here you can grab for 2750 Gald. Now go all the way back left, back across the
bridge, and keep going left until you see some stairs leading down. Go down
them and then up the next set of steps. At the top, exit north. Cross the
bridge here and exit north. On the next screen, follow this path to the right
and north to grab a chest containing 1 Blue Ribbon. Now go back to the bridge
and stand on it to adjust the water flow with your Sorcerer's Ring (you have to
use the red/fire version). Now take that path leading right just after the
bridge.
Follow this linear path all the way until you reach a ladder you can jump down.
Now keep going along this path and you'll hit a Save Point (be sure to save!).
Now exit to the left to leave the sewers and trigger more scenes and a boss
fight. You'll get the chance to edit your party/skills/whatever before it
starts though.
Boss Fight: Kunzite
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For me, this was the most difficult boss fight so far. Kunzite is tough and he
guards a lot, plus he has a lot of powerful moves and combos. On the bright
side, he's weak to light element, so if you have artes/weapons of that element,
spam them. Kor's Solar Flare is a good choice, as it's Light-based and you can
use it from a distance. If your HP starts dropping too fast for your healer to
keep up, start using items (they're quicker) and free run away from Kunzite
between item uses. Alternately, bringing both Hisui and Kohaku might make it
easier to keep everyone healed.
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During the following scene, Hisui will earn the "Slow Learner" title and
Kunzite will earn the "Graceless Guardian" title. Now follow the path up the
hill and exit onto the world map. From here, head back east, going past
Shoalhaven, and then north. The path you take will be going north between where
Shoalhaven and Lion Park are (use your map to see what I mean).
Be sure to stop at the little house before you enter the desert proper.
You'll find 1 Namcoin here, as well as much needed healing Save Point. Once
you're finished here, keep going in the direction you were heading to find
Schehera Desert.
Schehera Desert
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After the scene, you can restock on items/armor by talking to the wandering
merchant here. On the left, you can talk to another man here to get a free
Stone Bottle. When you're ready, head nortwest into the desert.
Run forward a few steps to trigger another scene. After this you'll be stuck
with using only Kor and Kohaku for a while. Proceed along the path in front of
you and grab the chest that you see beside the large rock on the right to get 1
Orange Ribbon. Go north and you'll get another scene. Uh oh, now it's just Kor
on his own. Proceed west for a scene and you'll get Kohaku back in the party.
After some more scenes, you'll be in a new area. Grab the chest on the left for
3 Stone Bottles. From here, go north a bit and up a small slope to the right.
Run north under a small sand bridge and grab a chest containing 1 Stone Ward.
Go back down the slop and farther north.
You'll get a brief scene here. Choose the second option to proceed. Note that
shooting every brown cactus you see with the blue Sorcerer's Ring ability will
give you many different items. I'm not going to list them all, but be aware of
them.
On the right, you'll see another slope going up. Take it and head right for a
chest containing 1 Brigandine. As you come back down the slope, you should see
a sand worm poking up out of a sinkhole. Walk into it for a battle, after which
you'll receive a Pineapple Gel. Head north to the next sinkhole sandworm and
fight it to receive 2 Syrup Bottles.
There's a river of sand blocking your way forward, so run all the way to the
right to find a stone bridge you can cross to get to the other side. The nearby
sinkhole sandworm gives your 1 Treat for winning the battle. Go up the wooden
plank north of this to get to a chest containing 3 Life Bottles. Now use the
blue Sorcerer's Ring ability to shoot the cactus to the left to get 1 Elixir
and continue to the left. Go down the steps to the south here and to the left
to grab the chest containing 1 Namcoin. The sinkhole sandworm directly below
this chest will give you 2 Lemon Gels for winning. When you're dong collecting
treasure, go north to reach the next screen.
From here, head to the left and then make your way north (ignore the stone
construct in front of you; you can't do anything with it for now). Be sure to
save at the Save Point, and then continue north. Just past the Save Point,
you'll trigger another scene and get the rest of your party back. You'll get a
chance to edit your party/skills/strategy/etc. before the boss fight, so do
what you need to do, then approach the giant sandworm.
Boss Fight: Giant Sandworm
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This was one of the easier boss fights, in my opinion. First of all, ignore the
tiny sandworms as they will continuously spawn. Adjust your strategy settings
to have everyone target the same enemy so your party members won't busy
themselves with the tiny sandworms. The giant Sandworm is weak to water
attacks, so Beryl's Spread works great here, as well as any other water-based
attacks you might have. Otherwise, just surround it and hammer it for an easy
win.
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During the resulting scene, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Joy. Go ahead and
use the Save Point nearby to heal up, then exit to the north. You'll get a
scene here and Kor will earn the "Somatic Bondsman" title, plus Kohaku will
earn the "Somatic Bondswoman" title.
Now you'll be in a small oasis area. To the bottom left of this area, you'll
see a man with a suspiciously large chef hat on. It's Wonder Chef, of course.
He'll give you the Vegetable Stir-Fry recipe, 2 Cabbage, 1 Onion, 2 Carrots,
and 1 Pork. There's a chest here on the left that contains 1 Namcoin. You can
use the shop or the Inn (though you don't need the Inn if you used the healing
Save Point one screen back) if you want. If you talk to the guy near the Inn
with the question mark over his head, you can initiate a Spiria Link with him.
Do so to hear a riddle about where some buried treasure is.
When you're ready to leave, exit to the northwest to be back on the world map.
Directly north from here is your next destination. Keep an eye out for an item
searchpoint on the right, as it contains 1 Namcoin.
Prinseur
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Almost as soon as you enter the town, you'll have to fight a new type of
Xeromized Soliders (called Xeromized Berserkers). They're a bit tougher than
the first kind, but still not a big deal. After the battle, run forward to
trigger more scenes, during which Ines will earn the "Method Actress" title.
When you get control again, go up either set of steps here to reach all the
shops. If you talk to the guy beind the stand on the left, he'll give you a
free Carrot. Just below him, you can talk to an elderly lady to receive a free
Mind Ring. The Inn is to the north.
Now take the far east path and keep going until you get a scene. Beryl will
earn the "Easy Mark" title. Exit this building and if you go all the way to the
right, you can find Citrine standing around. Now go back to where the orphanage
was and go left. Follow this path left until you can go south onto a dirt road.
Follow that path left and south until you reach a beach area. Here, on the
left, you can find a chest with 1 Namcoin inside. Go back up to the stone path
you were on before and keep going left until you reach the Cathedral.
Prinseur Sanctorum Cathedral
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Start by going through the door on the far right. Go up the first set of stairs
here and grab the chest containing 1 Chamomile. Go back down and flip the
switch between the two sets of stairs. Now go up the stairs on the right. Flip
the switch here and go back down the stairs and up the first set of steps
again. Go north up two more sets of steps to reach a chest containing 4400
Gald. Now go north to the next screen and you can grab the chest with a Holy
Symbol in it. You can't do anything else in this screen for now, so go back
south to the previous screen. Go down one set of stairs and flip the switch to
the right.
Now go back to the bottom floor and flip the switch between the stairs again.
Now go up the stairs on the right again and hit the switch here again. Go up
the next two sets of stairs and examine the stone podium thing with a yellow
figurine on top. You'll acquire the Yellow Winged Whale. Now go all the way
back down to the bottom level. Go right and climb the spiral staircase, then go
left and through the door. Go left here to find a chest with a White Ribbon
inside. Keep going left here and down another spiral staircase to find another
area just like the one you just completed on the right.
Start by hitting the switch between the stairs and going up two sets of stairs
on the left to reach a chest with 3 Holy Bottles inside. Go back down one set
of stairs and hit the switch here. Now go back to the bottom and hit the switch
between the stairs again, then go up three sets of stairs on the right and exit
north to another screen. Grab the chest here for 1 Mind Ring, then grab the
Blue Winged Whale from the stone podium to the north. Exit south the previous
screen.
Go down one set of stairs and flip the switch here. Go to the bottom floor and
hit the switch between the stairs and then head up the left stairs again. Hit
the switch here and continue climbing the steps until you reach the top. Grab
the Red Winged Whale from the podium and go all the way back down to the bottom
floor. Exit to the right to find yourself back in the very first area.
Enter the top left room and take the Green Winged Whale from the podium and run
up either set of steps to reach a huge piano. Examine it to place the Whale
figures in the slots in this order: Red, Green, Yellow, Blue. Now you can exit
this room and head back to the room on the far right.
Remember that room at the top, where you found the Holy Symbol? You need to go
back there, so climb the right steps, hit the switch, go back down, hit the
bottom switch, climb the left steps, and hit the switch there to open up the
path. Exit north and go left as soon as you can and through the now open door.
Head left and grab the Namcoin from the chest, then right to grab 3 Life
Bottles from another chest. Save at the Save Point and exit north.
Boss Fight: Chalcedony, Pyrox, and Peridot
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This is probably the toughest boss fight yet, since you have to deal with all
three of these guys at once. I brought both Kohaku and Hisui for the extra
healing, and Ines to help Kor pound away on the bosses, but use whatever
strategy has been working for you (switching out Kohaku in favor of Beryl
would help you dish out more damage, for example). As for the fight itself, set
everyone's strategy to attack the same enemy, then focus on Peridot first. She
tends to target your healers and she has some annoying artes, plus she's the
easiest to take out, so get rid of her as fast as you can. Next take out Pyrox
so you don't have to deal with his ranged attacks. Once you get rid of him, the
battle gets a lot easier because you can surround Chal and hammer him with
combos.
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During the resulting scenes, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Dreams.
Now you need to exit the Cathedral, so just retrace your steps until you're
back out into the town. You can restock on items or use the Inn if you like,
then try to exit the town. After the scene, head for the orphanage. You'll have
an easy fight against Xeromized Soldiers, then you'll have control again. Talk
to Peridot to get a free Holy Bottle, then head left one screen. Remember the
beach area where we found the Namcoin? Go there.
After the scenes, talk to the children and then you'll have more scenes. At
this point you will be informed that everyone can access Spiria Drive level
three. You'll also be taught how to use Mystic Artes. Now you'll be back on the
world map. Begin heading west, but look for a gap between hills to your right.
There's an item search point with a Namcoin there. Continue west all the way
until you reach your next destination.
Marquise Westport
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When you enter here, you can speak to the man to your immediate left if you
need to stock up on more supplies. There's a Save Point here as well as a lady
with a question mark over her head on the left side of this area that you can
play a mini-game (Game of Rocks) with. There are also two storage buildings
here. The one of the left has a chest containing 1 Namcoin and the one on the
right has a chest containing 3 Tuna.
Head toward the boat to trigger a scene, then go back to the warehouse on the
right and speak to the man here. Now run back to the ship for more scenes and
you'll fight a new kind of Xeromized Soldiers. Treat this like all the other
Xeromized battles you've had so far. There will be more scenes, then a boss
fight.
Boss Fight: Ines
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Ines can be a tough cookie. She'll probably use her Mystic Arte, which will
more than likely kill whoever it hits, so have a few Life Bottles handy. She's
weak to lightning, so Kor's Blue Jet arte is handy here. There's only one of
her, so it's not too hard to surround her and hit her with combos. Bring at
least one healer (I brought Chal) and you should be fine.
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In the resulting scenes, Ines earns the "Spec Ops Major" title as well as the
"Somatic Bondswoman" title. When you have control, I suggest running back to
the Save Point for some free healing. Now talk the woman beside the ship to
head out. After reaching the next port, simply exit left to the world map. Now
head north toward Hanselar.
Hanselar (Second Visit)
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There's a woman near the armor shop with a question mark over hear head that
you can talk to about dinner. She'll give you a free Saffron. You can talk to
the man in front of one of the warehouses with a question mark over his head.
Agree to help him and you'll get a scene, during which you'll get 2000 Gald and
Gall will earn the "Chaperone" title. Now head on into the Guildmaster's Hall
and go talk to the Guildmaster upstairs.
Now exit back onto the world map and go back to the port. Head toward the boat
for a scene, then talk to Aqua to board the ship. During the next scene, Gall
will earn the "Gullible Geezer" title. After the scenes are over, you'll
automatically be in Lignatore Garrison.
Lignatore Garrison (Second Visit)
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Use the Save Point nearby then step on the lift to the north. Exit this area
south and then enter what looks like a cave entrance on the left side of this
room. You'll be back in an area you were in the first time, but couldn't reach.
Shoot the crystal with the Sorcerer's Ring and run across the bridge. Head
north to grab a chest containining 3 Melange Gels. Use the ring to lower the
nearby bridge to create a shortcut in case you need it later, then go back
across the first bridge you lowered and exit right, back to the previous
screen. Exit to the right again and you'll be back in a hallway. Instead of
going north, go directly to the right and you'll find a chest here. It's
actually a monster, but you get a lot of Exp and Gald for defeating it, plus
a Red Savory, so it's worth it (plus it's easy to beat).
Now go north as far as you go, and you'll find yourself in a new area. Go all
the way to the right here to find a chest containing 1 Specific. Exit this area
north to be back in the previous screen. Go south and step on the lift in the
middle of the floor that you rode to get here. Ride it back down to the room
you started in. Be sure to hit the healing Save Point.
Now ride the lift on the bottom left. In the back right corner of this room is
a chest with 2 Lemon Gels inside. Ride the lift back up and take the one on the
right. Exit through the door on the right. Run straight across the hall to
enter the door on the right. In here you will find a chest with 1 Green Ribbon
inside. Leave this room and exit this hallway to the south. Go south here, down
a slope, and into what looks like another cave entrance. In here, run to the
nearest blue crystal (on the left side of the room) and shoot it with the
Sorcerer's Ring (make sure you switch to the fire-based ability). Run across
the newly formed bridge and go left to shoot the next crystal. Take this new
bridge south to a chest containing 3 Orange Gels. Now take the north door to
find a chest with 1 Laurel Crown inside.
Exit this room and head all the way to the right. Go down the set of stairs
here to reach a chest containing 2 Life Bottles. Now go up the stairs leading
north and enter the door you find here. There will be a chest containing 1
Wizard Hat. Exit this room and go right, then down a set of stairs here. Shoot
the crystal to form a bridge, then hit the next crystal to form another (the
second one is just to make a shortcut). Now continue left down some stairs
and north into a hallway. You'll trigger a scene here, then you can initiate a
Spiria Link with Lapis. In the resulting scene Gall will earn the "Old Guy
Unburdened" title. Now leave this room and exit the hallway to the north.
In this next area, shoot the crystal on the right and head north across the
bridge. Shoot the next one to create another shortcut, then head all the way
north and down the stairs. From here, follow the path until you reach another
crystal. Shoot it and continue across the bridge it formed. Take a right and
head down the stairs. Run north, then run around the boxes (there is a path,
just zigzag around them) to reach a chest containing 1 Miracle Gel.
Return to the stairs and go back up, then go left through the door. There's a
guy here who will sell you armor and items, so stock up if you need to. Now go
left and attempt to enter the door to the north to trigger a scene. You'll have
to fight some Xeromized Special Ops soldiers, but they're not much tougher than
the regular ones, so it's no big deal.
After the scene you'll be back in the hallway with the dude selling items. Go
all the way left and enter the door to find a chest containing 1 Dark
Willstone. Now leave this room. You're actually quite close to the healing Save
Point at the beginning, so if you want to use it, follow these directions (if
you just want to continue without saving, skip to the next paragraph). Exit the
hallway to the right. Go back down the stairs to the right and head up to where
you went around the boxes to get the chest earlier. There's a lift here you
need to ride up. Follow this path to exit south. Enter the door on the left and
ride the lift up.
Now go back to the room where you found Kohaku. Directly south of that room,
there's a hard to spot exit, so take that to find yourself in a new area. You
should see a small gray square on the right. It's a lift, so take it down.
Examine the glowing spot here, then ride the lift back up. Now head to the
right and go south, jumping down the ladder here. Run south and take the first
left you come to and you'll see a chest with 3000 Gald inside. Now go back to
the path you were on and go straight south until you reach the bottom. Now
examine the glowing spot here, which will cause a post behind you to raise. Hit
the post with your Sorcerer's Ring, then go left, up the slope.
Hit the next post you come to with the ring, then to directly right, up the
stairs. Shoot the post with the ring and grab the chest containing 2 Lemon
Gels. Now go back down the slope to the bottom level again and go right, up the
other slope until you find another post to shoot. Now take the stairs on the
left (the lower set) and shoot the post here. Return to the bottom level and
you'll find that the left path going north is now open enough for you to grab
the chest containing 1 Saffron. Shoot the post here as well.
To the north, you can now reach the Save Point, so at least touch it to heal
up. Take the lift to the left of the Save Point to go all the way back to the
top. Shoot the post here to finally unlock access to the rest of the chests.
Ride the lift on the left back down and grab the two chests, containing 1 Treat
and 1 Elixir respectively. Now save and head through the door to the north for
a scene and a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Silver
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Silver isn't so much harder than Ines before him. You can use a similar
strategy here of ganging up on him with at least two close-range fighters and
just piling on the combos. He has a weakness to light-based artes and weapons,
so keep that in mind. Kor's Krios weapon is a great choice here. Also be sure
to turn off any dark-based artes if you're taking someone like Kunzite or Beryl
along.
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After the pretty cool scene, you'll acquire Kohaku's Shard of Love and Kohaku
will earn the "Whole-Hearted" title. More lengthy and even cooler scenes and
you'll automatically be in your next destination.
Mysticete
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There's a Save Point in the bottom left area of this room (I'm sure you need
one pretty badly about now). In the top left area of the room, you'll see two
green and gold machines. These are actually shops, so stock up if you need to.
Exit south for a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Incarose
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Like many of the previous bosses, she's weak to light-based attacks, so use the
same tactics you used to beat Silver. She might use her Mystic Arte, but it's
not as much of a guaranteed kill as it was when you fought Ines. It hit my
weakest party member, Beryl, and didn't kill her so you should be fine. A
surprisingly easy boss fight.
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During the resulting scenes, Kor will earn the "Empty Vessel" title and your
party will be split up. You'll be in a beachy area, so exit north. After a
scene and a quick battle, exit to the world map. Your next destination is
Hanselar, which will be clearly visible in front of you. As soon as you enter,
you'll trigger a scene. After it's over, talk to Ines and she'll give you 1
Specific. Now leave Hanselar and head all the way south on the world map to
reach Pendeloque Southport again. Here, talk to Aqua to sail out to a new
continent.
Port Trilliant
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There are two warehouses here, just like in the other ports you've been to. The
one on the left has a chest containing 1 Namcoin and the one on the right has a
chest containing 3 Mackerel. There's a merchant close to the left exit in case
you need items. Otherwise, exit left onto the world map. You should be able to
see a blue dot on your map to the northeast. This is your next destination, so
head there.
Layve Village
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Citrine is in plain sight when you enter, so hand her your Namcoins if you
wish. North of Citrine you'll see a large green vase wearing a chef hat. This
is, of course, Wonder Chef. He'll give you the Seafood Spaghetti recipe, 2
Shrimp, 2 Squid, and 1 Rice Flour. Directly to the left, you'll see a dog
standing near a set of steps. Talk to it to receive 1 Namcoin. Head north from
the dog to reach the clearly visible chest containing 5300 Gald.
Head right from where you found Wonder Chef, up a slope, and talk to the sheep
here to get a free Pineapple Gel. Use the shops if you need to, then head left
and enter the Inn for a scene, during which Chalcedony earns the "Insectophobe"
title. Now leave the Inn and head north, to the Clinic. Once the scene here is
over, you'll be outside the Clinic, but go back inside to grab the chest
containing 2 Life Bottles. Now exit the Clinic and head west, following the
path until you find the Old Man's Hut. Enter.
Before initiating the Spiria Link, grab the chest in the top right corner for 1
Namcoin. Now initiate the link.
*Zirc's Spiria Link*
Follow the linear path to a portal and use it. From here, follow the path and
head left at the fork. Use the portal here. Use the next portal, and from here,
run along the path and skip the first portal you come across and use the portal
at the end. From here, head right at the next fork and use the portal, then
left at the next fork to grab a chest with 2 Pineapple Gels inside. Return to
the fork and continue to the end of the path, using the portal at the end. From
here, head to the green teleporter.
From here, the path will split several ways. Take the left path first to grab
the chest with 1 Lemon Gel. Now take the northern path and follow it to a chest
containing 1 Stun Talisman. A portal will activate as you walk over it, but
it'll just take you back to where the path split just after you used the green
teleporter. Now take the south path and go right when you can to reach a chest
containing 4200 Gald. Another portal will activate and send you back to the
same spot as before. Take the south path again and this time follow it down a
slope and all the way to another portal. Use it, then use the green teleporter
in front of you.
From here, take the first right you come to and follow the path farther right
to reach a chest containing 1 Red Lavender. A portal will automatically take
you back to where you first stepped off the green teleporter. This time head
north/left and take a left at the fork. At the next fork, head left and follow
the path to a chest containing 1 Grape Gel. The portal will automatically take
you back to the beginning of this section again, so follow the path north
again, then left at the fork and this time, go right at the second fork. At
the next fork, head right. You should see a green teleporter to the left/north.
Remember where this is, but don't go to it yet. Instead head right/south to a
chest containing 1 Silver Mail. You'll be taken back to the beginning of this
section again. Now head back to that green teleporter and use it.
Follow this path to a Save Point. Head right past the Save Point and go north
at the fork. Follow this path to a chest containing 1 Umbra Bottle. Now return
to the Save Point and take the path directly south of it. Follow this path down
and then left to find a chest with 4900 Gald in it. From this chest, head back
toward the Save Point, but take the first right you come to and follow that
path to a green teleporter.
You'll have a random encounter-type battle here, then some scenes, during which
Kor will earn the "Onward and Upward!" title and Kohaku will earn the "Hold My
Hand" title. You'll also be notified that everyone can access Spiria Drive
level 4. When all the scenes are done, exit the town and head back to Port
Trilliant. Talk to Aqua to sail out again.
You'll get a scene while on the boat, during which Hisui will earn the
"Deliverer" title. Afterwards, you'll end up back in Pendeloque Southport. Try
to exit to the left to trigger a scene, then you'll be in Obus Southport. Exit
to the world map, then head for Straga, which is directly northeast. As soon as
you enter, you'll trigger a scene. After that, exit back to the world map and
head northeast to Shoalhaven. Once inside the village, head north and talk to
Cassiter and Alexandre. You'll end up back in the Straga Sewers.
Straga Sewers (Second Visit)
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There's a Save Point nearby, so use it if you want. There's also a merchant
selling items and armor on the other side of the water. To reach him, just take
the north stairs and run across the walkway.
Now, to continue on, exit south of the Save Point and follow this path until
you reach a bridge where you can change the water flow. Run across the bridge
(without changing the flow yet) and keep heading south. You'll come out in a
bigger area. Take the first left you can and follow that path to a chest
containing 2 Pineapple Gels.
Go all the way back to the Save Point, then cross over to where the merchant is
and exit to the south. Follow this path until you reach the bridge where you
can change the water flow. Don't change it, but run across and take the right
path just after it. Follow this path to a chest containing 1 Poison Charm. Now
go back to where you crossed the bridge and keep going south. Here, take the
first right you can and grab the chest containing 2 Melange Gels.
Now go back to that bridge and change the water flow with the Sorcerer's Ring
until the water is not being blocked at all and is flowing freely on both
sides. Now take the right path just north of the bridge and follow this path
through a few screens (going down a ladder and back up one in the process).
When you finally reach a larger area, take the nearby ladder going up and then
one more going up to exit the sewers.
Take the stars on your left up to a chest containing 2 Life Bottles. Now exit
this room to the south. You'll find yourself in a chapel-like room. To your
left is a huge staircase, so take it up. Follow this path all the way across
two walkways and to a chest containing 1 Sacrosanct Bottle. Now examine the
three boxes in front of the door for a scene. Kor will earn the "Comrade"
title, as will Chalcedony. When you have control again, exit Straga and head
south, back to Obus Southport. Once there, talk to Aqua to sail out.
Marquise Northport
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You can talk to a little boy in the bottom left area to play Button Blitz. Just
attemping the game earns Kor the "Best Button Blitzer" title. It's an easy game
and winning will get you a free Melange Gel (I beat him several times and I got
the same prize each time, but it's convenient if you want to stock up on
Melange Gels for free). Close to the left exit, there's a merchant if you need
to buy some items. Beside the snow bunny, you can speak to the girl here to
receive a free Weak Bottle.
Like the other ports, there are two warehouse buildings. The one on the left
has two chests, containing 1 Namcoin and 4 Shrimp, respectively. The one on the
right, unfortunately, has nothing. When you're finished here, exit left onto
the world map. Head southeast, into a green area. You'll see an item search
point on the right, which has a Namcoin. You'll find another Namcoin in the
little house nearby. The entrance to your next destination is directly east
from the little house (you'll see a red dot on your map).
Mount Bremen
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After the scene, begin following the path up the mountain, but take the first
right path you come to. Enter the small house here to find a chest containing
6200 Gald. Talk to the man in here to receive a free Weak Bottle then exit the
house and return to the path leading north. At the fork, take the left path and
cross the bridge for a scene. Afterwards, head right and follow the path across
a bridge and to a new screen. From here, head north across the bridge and you
will be stopped on the other side by lightning strikes. You can't go any
farther for now, so head south back across the bridge and head right, then
south. Keep going south until the lightning stops you again. Now go back north
a little and to the right, where you can jump off the cliff.
After the first jump, you'll see a metal rod. Examine it to find out it's a
lightning rod. Jump down one more cliff and head left, then south, and follow
the path as it circles around to the right. You'll come across another
lightning rod here, so activate it then keep going right. Lightning will
strike, but it'll be diverted to the rod, which will cause the rod to turn red.
Now follow the path all the way to the end to reach a chest containing 1 Purple
Ribbon. Head back left and then north. Instead of going back to where you
jumped off the cliffs, keep going north until lightning strikes again. This
will cause it to hit that first rod you activated and turn it red.
Now go back to where you jumped from the cliffs and head right, across a
bridge, then jump off the nearby cliff on the right to reach a chest containing
2 Lemon Gels. Now jump off this cliff and follow the path up. Take a left when
the path splits and follow this path down to a lightning rod. Activate it then
continue south until lightning strikes the rod and turns it red. Now go back to
where the path split and continue north. At the next split, go right, then
immediately go left. At the end of this path you'll see a brief scene. Now head
right and enter the house. There's a chest here containing 1 Namcoin. Examine
the glowing note on the table to find out how to activate the lift you just
saw. Exit the house.
Head back to the path you were on before you examined the lift, and continue
north until you hit a dead end. You can jump from a cliff here to reach a chest
with 1 Lightning Willstone inside. Now jump off this cliff and go right, where
you'll find the last lightning rod. Activate it then head left, where lightning
will strike the rod and finally power the lift. Now keep going left and then
south across a bridge. You'll be back in the area right before you found the
first lightning rod. Jump off the cliffs to your right then head right across
the bridge and jump off the next two cliffs on the right. Now follow the
winding path up and take the first right you come to, then immediately left and
south to the lift. Ride it down and save at the Save Point. Exit to the right
to trigger a scene, during which Kunzite earns the "Contrite Mechaknight" and
"Beauty's Bodyguard" titles.
Boss Fight: Chlorseraph
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Chlorseraph is very quick and he tends to hammer you with lots of fast hits. If
he traps you in a combo and begins juggling you, your HP will drop pretty fast,
so block and run away when necessary. He's not weak to any particular element
but he is strong against dark-based attacks, so turn off any dark artes you
might have. He's not particularly tougher or weaker than the last couple of
bosses, so you shouldn't have much trouble.
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After the battle, head left across the fallen tree trunk. If you want to heal
up and save, go south and follow the path back to the Save Point (it's a short
path and worth it if you used up a lot of TP fighting Chlorseraph). When you're
ready to move on, head north from the tree trunk and follow the path until you
see a cliff on the southern edge that you can jump from. Jump down a few cliffs
here to reach a chest containing 1 Resist Bracelet. Jump down again and you'll
be back on the path you were just on. Now follow it all the way north and exit
onto the world map. Your next destination will be right in front of you.
Blanche Villa
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When you get control, you'll be in Beryl's house. You can speak to Lithia for
an amusing scene, and there's a Save Point here as well. Now exit the house.
Examine the sheep in Beryl's yard to find Wonder Chef. He'll give you the
Shrimp Doria recipe, 2 Rice, 2 Shrimp, 1 Squid, and 1 Cheese. Head south to
find the item and armor shops. Buy what you need and go right, where you'll
find some cloud sheep. Speak to the first one you come to for a free Saffron.
South from the shops, down a slope, you'll find a man who will give you 1 free
Miracle Gel for talking to him. Now go back to the shops and exit directly
left.
In here, go south at the fork and you'll be back outside. Citrine is here if
you need to hand over some Namcoins. Go left and up a bit to find a cloud sheep
that will give you a free Savory for talking to it and a chest containing 1
Namcoin. Go back inside and take the north path this time. Along the way you
can grab a chest containing 8800 Gald. At the end of this path, you'll find
yourself back outside again. Follow the path up the mountain for a scene, then
head back to Beryl's house.
After the scenes, head back toward where you found Beryl earlier (enter the
door to the north and go north at the fork). After the scene, head back into
the door you just came from and follow the path until it forks, then take the
right path to exit. Head right, to the stable of cloud sheep, and talk to Hisui
and Gall. Now all the way south, toward the town exit, and talk to Chalcedony.
Go back through that door left of the shops and go south at the fork. Out here,
go right and talk to Ines and Hisui. Now go left of the door you came out of
and speak to Lithia. After this, go back to Beryl's house again and enter the
door to the left of the stairs. Examine the painting to initiate a Spiria Link.
*Benston's Spiria Link*
This area is really annoying. Start by heading right, following the path, and
taking the first branching right path you come to. Use the portal at the end of
this path, then the next portal. You'll find yourself in a cross-shaped area
with four portals and a chest with 1 Red Saffron inside. Now take the portal on
the right. Follow this path to a chest with 2 Lemon Gels inside, then use the
portal at the end. Follow this path all the way around and, instead of taking
that branching right path, go straight and use the portal at the end.
You'll be back at that cross-shaped area. This time take the left portal. Run
forward and when the path splits, go south and use the portal. Follow this path
to a green teleporter and use it. From here, take the first right you can and
use the portal in the top right corner. You'll be right next to a chest
containing 5000 Gald. Head right and then north to a chest containing 2
Pineapple Gels. To head back, you have to cross over a portal that will
automatically take you back to the start of this section (near the chest that
had 5000 Gald in it). Now go left and all the way south to a chest containing
7200 Gald.
As you head back, you'll automatically be taken back to the start again. This
time go left and north. The portal will take you back to the start yet again,
but doing so will turn the portal off, so now you can finally go left, north,
and then left to the green teleporter. Follow this path and take the first left
you can. Keep going until a portal takes you back to the start of this section.
This time head straight north and use the portal there. From here, head north
to trigger a scene. Now grab the chest on the right for 3 Melange Gels then
head left until you reach a four-way split.
Take the north path, then use the portal on the right. Now go left and take the
portal to your immediate south. This will take you back to the start of this
area. Go left, then north to where you triggered the scene. Shoot the floating
purple crystal with the Sorcerer's Ring then head left. At the fork, go south
until you hit an active portal and get sent back to the start again. Run back
to the floating purple crystal (the one near where you triggered the scene) and
shoot it again. Now go left to the fork, then south, and take the first right
you come to. Use the portal here.
Now go south and shoot the crystal at the fork. Go back north and use the
portal on the left. Go right until you trigger a portal that will take you back
to the start again. Go left a bit and shoot the first purple crystal you see.
Now run on over to the next crystal (the one where you triggered the scene
earlier) and shoot it too. Now go left to the four way split and then go all
the way south to a chest containing 1 Stone Charm. As you step away from the
chest, you'll be sent back to the beginning of this section again. Now run
back to that purple crystal where you triggered the scene and shoot it again.
Head left to the four-way split and take the left path, using the green
teleporter.
From here, run straight ahead until you can take a right, then use the portal
here. Go right to step on the portal. It's inactive, so step off of it to the
left, then back on to turn it on and be sent back to the beginning of this
section. Now go left and then north until a portal sends you back. This time go
north and then left to shoot the purple crystal. Go directly right from here
and use this portal again. Step to the right to be sent back to the start
again. No north and shoot the purple crystal again, then right and use the
portal. Take one step to the right to go back to the start yet again (I know
this is getting old fast but there's a point to this I promise). This time go
north and right to use this portal again. From here, step right and north to be
sent back again. Go north and right to use the portal again, then step to the
right to be sent back one more time. Go north and right to use the portal one
final time. Now you can head north (finally!). At the fork, go left and follow
the path to a chest containing 1 Specific.
Return to the fork and take the right path this time, straight to a portal (use
it). From here, follow the path and take a right when you can to grab the chest
containing 1 Treat. As you leave from the chest, you'll be ported back to the
start of this section. Don't worry, it won't be as complicated as before. Run
north and shoot the crystal, then go right to use the portal. Now head north,
then right to use the portal. From here, follow the path, this time ignoring
the right branch that led to the chest, and use the portal at the end.
In this next section you'll find a puzzle. The idea is to make a path for
yourself on unlit portals by shooting the crystals. It's not too complicated,
so you shoudn't have much trouble. When you get through, you can take the right
branching path for a chest with a Rune Robe inside. When you leave the chest,
you'll be taken back to the start of the puzzle. Make your way back through it,
thensave at the Save Point before using the green teleporter.
Boss Fight: Cloying Dianthus
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Take out the weak lackeys first, then deal with the boss. It's weak to
earth-based attacks, so bring any of those you might have. Beryl's Stalagmite
spell works wonders here. Beyond that, there's not much to say. It's a pretty
easy fight.
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In the resulting scene, Kohaku will earn the "Beryl's Bestie" title and Beryl
will earn the "Kohaku's Bestie" title. Chalcedony will also earn the "Cold
Fish" title, then Beryl will earn the "Somatic Bondswoman" title.
After the scenes you'll be on the world map. Go back into Blanche Villa and as
you walk around, you'll trigger several scenes. If you speak to a lady near
where Beryl ran off to hide earlier (the little building on the way up to the
mountain top), she'll give you a free Peach Gel. At the very top of the
mountain, you'll get a quick scene and you can initiate a Spiria Link with
Aragon. No maze or battles, just a scene, during which Beryl will earn the
"Star Pupil" title.
During some of the scenes you'll get as you walk around, Beryl's pet sheep will
run away. Find it at the southern exit of the interior hall in this town (the
one where Citrine is). You can initiate a Spiria Link with it to get an amusing
scene (and strengthen some bonds). When you're ready to leave town, take this
southern exit and, on the world map, head down the slope of the mountain and
then all the way north to your next destination. Be sure to grab the Namcoin in
the item searchpoint on the way (it'll be on the right, near a cliff).
Dronning
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You'll trigger a somewhat lengthy scene when you enter, during which Ines will
earn the "Full-Figured" title. When you have control, go down the slope to the
right and you'll find Citrine. Hand over any Namcoins you've found and then go
down the small slope left of her. Go right to find two snowmen. The one on the
left is Wonder Chef, and you'll give you the Miso Stew recipe, 2 Miso, 1
Radish, 1 Egg, and 1 Kombu Kelp. Go back up the slope and head right, then go
north as far as you can. You'll find a chest here containing 1 Namcoin.
Right beside Citrine, you should see a door leading into what looks like a
cave. Go inside to find a chest containing 15 Mushrooms. Take the left exit out
of this cave-like room and you'll find the Book and Armor shops in igloos to
your left. In the bottom right corner of this area, you'll find the Item shop.
Now go back to the area where Citrine was. Cross the bridge leading right and
you'll trigger a scene. Now cross the second bridge going right and you'll find
a Save Point outside a house. Go inside the house and speak to the boy here to
get a free Miracle Gel. Now take the path right of the Save Point and approach
the huge tree to trigger another scene. After it's over, take either path down
to the tree to trigger yet another scene. Afterwards, there's a merchant on the
left if you need to stock up on items (a good idea!) as well as a Save Point.
When you're ready, talk to Lithia to be transported to your next destination.
Mysticete's Artificial Will Core
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Take a few steps south and you'll trigger a brief scene in which you gain the
third ability for the Sorcerer's Ring. Obviously, this is the ability you'll be
using in this area for the most part. Now follow the path until it splits. Head
left to grab the chest containing 3 Lemon Gels. Now go north and follow this
path until it splits again. Go right and then south when you can to reach a
chest containing 2 Pineapple Gels. From the chest, head north then left, then
north to find a pedestal you can't use yet and a green teleporter. Use the
teleporter.
As soon as you get to this next area, you'll get a scene explaining the
teleporters in this place. Once you have control, use the teleporter to reach
the platform in front of you and then use the next teleporter to reach a
cross-shaped platform. Use the teleporter on the right, then go all the way
south and left to reach a chest containing 1 Grape Gel. Now go all the way
north on this platform and use the teleporter here to reach a platform with a
chest containing 3 Life Bottles. Use the teleporter on the left to reach a
platform with a mini-boss called Ruby Great. Approach it to start the fight.
It's just a bit tougher than a random battle, and it's weak to water/ice
attacks so bring Ines for an easier time. After defeating it, you'll acquire
Link Sphere M.
Now use the left teleporter on this platform. On the next platform, at the top
left corner, you'll see what looks like a metal bar on the ground. Examine it
to change which teleporters are active. Go south, then use the teleporter on
the right. On the cross-shaped platform, use the right teleporter then head
south and take the first left you can. Use the teleporter here to reach to
platform on the left side of this area. On this platform, go left and then
all the way south to reach a chest containing 7000 Gald. Now go back and use
the teleporter at the top of this platform, the one going north. Run north and
examine the metal bars again to change the active teleporters. Go back south
and use the teleporter on the right. Use the right teleporter here, then go
north and use that teleporter. Use the left teleporter and finally, use the
green circular teleporter on this platform to reach the next area.
Examine the pedestal to use the Link Sphere M. Now go south and, at the fork,
go right and then south when you can to reach a chest containing 2 Pineapple
Gels. Go back to the pedestal and head right, using the teleporter to cross to
the next platform. Follow this path right to grab a chest with 1 Peach Gel
inside. Go south from the chest and take the first right you can to reach a
chest containing 1 Specific. Now go back to the path you were on and continue
south, taking the next right you come to, then following this path until you
reach a bridge going left. Take this bridge and follow the path to a chest
containing 3 Panacea Bottles. Go back across the bridge you just used and
continue south to find a green teleporter. Use it.
In this new area, use the teleporter on the right, then run north and take the
second left path you come to and use the teleporter there. Use the teleporter
on the left and head north to fight the mini-boss called Sapphire Great. He's
weak to fire so bring Kohaku for a quick victory. Once you defeat him you'll
acquire Link Sphere M. Now go back south and use the teleporter. Once on the
cross-shaped platform, use the Link Sphere M on the pedestal.
Use the north teleportal to reach the top platform. There's a Save Point here
as well as a chest containing 1 Miracle Gel. Now use the teleporter on the
right then the next one going south. Take the second left path you come to and
use the teleporter. Keep following the linear path, using teleporters as you go
until you reach the platform you started on.
Examine the metal bars on the north end of this platform to change the active
teleporters. Now use the teleporter on the right, head north, and take the
second left path and use the teleporter to reach the cross-shaped platform
again. This time take the south teleporter and grab the chest containing 1
Reflex. Now use the teleporter to get back to the cross-shaped platform and
take the north teleporter. Use the green circular teleporter to trigger a
scene. Once it's over, use the green teleporter again to be transported to a
new area.
From here, take the north teleporter. Go north and when the path splits, go
right, then right again at the next fork and right a third time to circle
around and grab the chest with 1 Treat inside. Now go back to the last fork and
head south until you trigger the fight with the mini-boss called Topaz Great
(you won't see him until you're so close that it triggers the fight). He's weak
to wind, so Hisui is a great choice here (his Air Thrust arte does major
damage). Take out the smaller enemies first or they'll keep hammering you with
spells.
After the fight, you'll acquire Link Sphere M. Use the nearby teleporter to
reach the southern platform and grab the chest containing 9000 Gald. Use the
teleporter on the left and you'll be back on the starting platform. Stop by the
healing Save Point if you like, then use the northwest teleporter. Follow the
path and go north at the fork to reach the pedestal. Use the Link Sphere M on
it.
Now go back to that starting platform (the one with the Save Point), and use
the north teleporter. Run north and take the first left you can, then examine
the metal bars on the ground to change the active teleporters. Now use the
north teleporter here. Head north, but run straight through the green
teleporter (don't use it!) to reach the northern platform and grab the chest
containing 1 Miracle Gel. Now go left and follow the rather long path all the
way south to reach a chest containing 3 Lemon Gels. Now follow the path all the
way back to the green circular teleporter and use it.
You'll find yourself back in the first area of this dungeon. Use the teleporter
then head right. There's a Save Point along the way. Make sure you use it
because you have a boss fight real soon. Head toward the portal you used to get
to this dungeon to trigger a scene and a battle.
Boss Fight: Striegov
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This fight is very easy if you take the right party. Striegove is weak to
water, so bring Ines and Beryl. Set their priorities to have them continuously
spam their strongest water attacks and he'll go down fast. I didn't even need
to use Kor's Mystic Arte for this one.
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After the battle, you'll get some scenes and Ines will earn the "Spiria Savior"
title. Head back into the village for more scenes and a couple of easy battles
against Xeroms. Kohaku and Hisui will each earn the "Heir to the Heart" title
and Hisui, Kunzite, Gall, and Chal will earn the "Somatic Bondsman" title. Now
you need to leave the village and head back to Marquise Northport. Luckily, a
villager will inform you that there's now a shortcut so you don't have to go
back through Blanche Villa and Mount Bremen.
Exit onto the world map and head west, across some icebergs, then head south
toward the port, but be sure to look for an item searchpoint on the way (it'll
be on the western edge of the continent) that contains 1 Water Willstone. Once
at the port, talk to the man closest to the ship to set sail for Obus
Southport. From here, exit to the world map and then head northeast to Straga.
Once inside Straga, run north and try to enter the castle. After the scene,
you'll be at the Inn. You can buy items/armor/books here. Talk to Annaberg here
to get a free Seal Bottle and the Innkeeper in the northwest corner to get a
free Sacrosanct Bottle. When you're ready, use the trapdoor beside the
Innkeeper to enter the sewers (again).
From where you start, head north and west to find a chest containing 2 Lemon
Gels. To the right of the chest you should see a switch on the floor. Flip it
and then run north and flip the other floor switch. This just opens up all the
paths and makes exploring easier when you revisit. There's a merchant here if
you need items, and a ladder going up. Take the ladder.
Maximus Castle
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In this room, you can talk to the soldier on the right for a free Seal Bottle,
use the Save Point if you wish, then exit the room. From here, head left to
grab a chest containing 1 Seal Charm. Now head all the way right to find a
chest with 1 Black Ribbon inside. Now enter the door just to the left of the
are you just found the Black Ribbon in. Follow the path until you trigger a
scene.
You should notice, scattered around this area, four pedestals that have blue
globes on top. You have to shoot them with the Sorcerer's Ring (the level 1
ability) in the correct order. First, head all the way left and shoot the globe
here (the Sword). Next, go all the way left and shoot the globe here (the
Shield). Third, in the main room, shoot the globe on the right (the Armor).
Lastly, shoot the globe on the left side of the room (the Helmet). This will
cause the bars on the door in the northeast corner to raise, so use that door
and follow the path until you reach another large room with globes on
pedestals.
In here, there is a lion head statue on the north wall. You should see a
glowing spot under it. Shoot that with the ring first, then shoot the globe
directly left of the fountain (a Sword). Now go south, to the lower floor of
this room. In the top right corner of this section is another Sword globe.
Shoot it to raise the bars on the next door and continue on. Follow this path
until you reach a room with a Save Point. Use it, then examine the purple mass
on the door.
Boss Fight: Pining Veronica
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This fight is a little tougher than the last one, but still not a big deal.
She's weak to light-based attacks, so Kor and Chal will be great here. Be sure
to turn off any dark-based artes if you bring anyone who has them. She has some
tough attacks that can take chunks of your HP off, but you should be fine as
long as you brought a healer (preferably one besides Chal so he can focus on
attacking with his light artes).
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In the resulting scenes, Chal will earn the "Empress' Champion" title and
you'll acquire the Lumifax Pendant. Chal will also earn another title ("He Who
Cried Love"). When you have control, go north, through the large door behind
the throne. In here, talk to the maid on the right side of the room for a free
Grape Gel. Now exit the south door and use the healing Save Point if you like,
then head down either set of stairs to the south to find three chests.
The one in the middle contains 28500 Gald. The one on the left is a monster,
called Swindler. It's a bit tougher than the usual chest monsters, as it uses
a lot of spells and has high HP, but you get a Ruby for defeating it. The chest
on the right contains 1 Mind Bracelet. Take the north door twice to return to
the throne room, then head south. Before exiting the castle, go all the way
left and talk to a soldier here to get a free Specific. The other soldier in
this room, near the back, will give you 1 Namcoin. Now take the south door to
exit the castle.
Straga (Loose Ends)
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There are quite a few things to do in Straga now, all of which are pretty easy
and give some decent rewards (titles, recipes, etc.) so I recommend you take
the time to do them before continuing with the story.
Once outside the castle, head left. Just past the dog, you can talk to a
soldier for a free Elixir. Keep heading left and you'll find two soldiers
guarding the entrance to the Army Headquarters. One of them will give you a
Miracle Gel and the other will give you the Imperial Standard attachment.
There are two stone bridges leading to the Army Headquarters here. On the lower
bridge you can find Wonder Chef. He'll give you the Steak recipe, 2 Beef, 2
Garlic, 1 Salt, and 2 Potatoes. Now head south and follow the path as it goes
to the right, ending up in the area with the shops and the Inn. Go right from
here to find Annaberg and her parents. Speak to them and then initiate a Spiria
Link with Annaberg. You'll then receive the Annaberg's Scarf accessory and
Kunzite will earn the "Love Triangulator" title.
Keep going right to the next screen. Against the north side, just as you enter,
is a soldier with a chef hat on. This is, of course, Wonder Chef. Talk to him
to receive the Roast Chicken recipe, 2 Chicken, 2 Garlic, 2 Onions, and 1 Salt.
Below where Wonder Chef was, you should see a girl talking to and old man in a
white robe. Talk to the old man to get a free Syrup Bottle.
Now exit to the world map and re-enter Straga. Go to the Church (head right two
screens) for a scene. Now take the back left door for another scene, then
perform a Spiria Link with Chal's father. You'll have a quick battle here
against some Xeroms (no maze, thankfully). In the resulting scenes, Hisui will
earn the "Nightmare Bro-In-Law" title. Afterwards, go back into the back left
room and examine the present on the desk. You'll receive a costume for Chal
("To the Manor Born").
Exit the Church and head back to the Army Headquarters (left three screens) and
enter it for a scene. You can now perform a Spiria Link with Grossular. You'll
receive the Knight's Emblem accessory for your trouble. Gall will also earn the
"Captive Audience" title. Now go down the steps and talk to the soldier behind
the desk on the left side to get a free Peach Gel. Take the door on the right.
The second cell has a chest containing 3 Onions and the fourth cell has a chest
containing 4 Milk.
Now exit to the world map and head west toward Guz Spa. You'll have to go back
through Anders Mine, but thankfully you don't have to go back through the whole
dungeon. On the very first screen, instead of going left, back into the mine,
take the right path that leads north, back onto the world map. From here, if
you head straight north, you should see two item searchpoints, one of them
toward the left, up against a hillside. That one contains 1 Namcoin. Now head
west, around the mountain, to Guz Spa.
Guz Spa (Second Visit)
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After the scene, head up the steps to the north and talk to the woman with the
red mark above her head. After the scene, go toward the left exit of town (near
where Citrine is). Before you reach Citrine though, there's a sign with chef
hat on. This is Wonder Chef, and he'll give you the Curry Hot Pot recipe, 1
Potato, 1 Carrot, 2 Beef, and 1 Cheese. Now take that left exit and you'll get
a scene. Now leave Guz Spa and head north, around a lake, to reach your next
destination.
Mount Va'mell
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From where you start, head left and follow the path until it splits in three
directions. Go left first to reach a chest containing 3 Paralysis Bottles. Next
take the north path to reach a chest containing 2 Lemon Gels. Finally, take the
right path to reach a new screen.
Here, go left across the bridge and follow the linear path up until it starts
forking. Take the first branching left path you can, across another bridge, and
follow the path to a chest containing 2 Panacea Bottles. Go back to where the
path split and take the right path to reach a chest containing 1 Fire
Willstone. Return to where the path split again and go north and left, then
right, crossing more bridges. At the top, you should see a Wandering Merchant
so stock up if you need anything, then enter the door beside him.
In this room you'll have to knock over crystals to make paths using the
Sorcerer's Ring's level two ability. Follow the path until you reach the first
two large crystals (there will be one on either side of you). Shoot the one on
the left and run across it. Ignore the pink crystal for now and keep going all
the way left, then up to a large crystal. Shoot this one and it will crumble.
Now go back and shoot the large crystal that was just below where this one
crumbles. You can now run up the slope it created and grab the chest containing
1 Plate Mail.
Now go back to that pink crystal we ignored earlier and examine it, then choose
yes. Go left and shoot the large crystal you used to make a ramp up to the
chest just now. This time it will crumble. Now go further left and shoot the
large crystal that crumbled earlier. This time it won't cumble and will make a
bridge to the right, so cross it to continue.
Follow the path and when it forks, go right and shoot the large crystal there.
Run up the ramp it made and shoot the next large crystal to reach a chest
containing 1 Red Ribbon. Go back to the fork and go north, then take the second
left path. Shoot the large crystal here to make a bridge to the chest
containing 1 Grape Gel. Now head right and shoot the large crystal there to
make a bridge to the chest containing 1 Shock Charm. No go to the small green
crystal and examine it, then choose yes to return to the pink crystal. Use it
to reset the large crystals.
Go left, shoot the first crystal, then further left and shoot the second one to
make our bridges again. Follow the path back toward the small green crystal. At
this fork, go right and shoot the crystal. Run up the ramp, but instead of
shooting the next crystal, turn Kor to face the left and shoot across the gap
at the crystal there. It should fall toward the left. Now go back to the fork
and take the lower left path (not the one with the crystal on it). Turn Kor to
face north and shoot across the gap at the large crystal. This will make the
bridge you need to continue. You can now follow the linear path, using the two
crystal bridges we made, to the next area.
In the next room, just follow the path to the next area. In here you need to
raise the level of the lava to reach certain places. Start by heading left and
taking the first north path you can. When the path forks, go left and then up
to reach a chest containing 1 Garnet. Now go south to reach a chest containing
14500 Gald. Go back to where the path split and go right as far as you can. Now
go north as far as you can and follow the path to a chest with 1 Phoenix Guard
inside. From this chest, go right and all the way south to reach a chest
containing 1 Mythril Circlet.
Now that you've rounded up the chests, you can work on moving on. From the
chest you just got, go north and take the second left path to reach a large
boulder. Shoot it with the Sorcerer's Ring to raise the lava level. Now go
right, back to the path you were on, and take the left path below you, then go
south when you can, then left again and follow the path back to where you first
entered this room. From here, go left then north. When the path forks, take the
upper right path to reach another boulder. Shoot it with the ring to raise the
lava again. Now you can go all the way south and then up the center path to
exit to the next area.
As you proceed north in this room, you'll trigger a scene. Chal will leave the
party and you'll end up on the lower floor of this room. Head south and shoot
the large crystal to create a bridge to the path you were on before (in case
you want to return to previous rooms or something - you can't continue north on
this path now). Now go through the north door.
When you enter this room, immediately go left to reach a chest with 1 Peach Gel
inside. Now head right and begin the long, linear descent down the cavern.
You'll eventually reach a Save Point. Be sure to use it! After the scene,
you'll have to fight two bosses using only Chal. You'll get the chance to
access the menu, so make sure to prepare. Set any skills you think will come in
handy and be sure to set some artes for easy use!
Boss Fight: Incarose (x2)
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This fight is a bit of a challenge, for two main reasons. Number one, you're
fighting alone, without a party, against two enemies. Number two, you're
controlling Chal, a character you quite possibly have never controlled before,
so you likely won't be as used to his moves and how he fights. If you've been
controlling Chal a lot, this fight will be a lot easier for you, but even if
you've never controlled him before, don't worry. He's easy to use and has some
great artes. Now, as for the fight, you have some things to be thankful for.
You only have to kill one of the Incarose bots, not both of them, to end the
fight. They're both weak to light attacks, and Chal has plenty of those. Also,
since Chal excels at aerial attacks and combos, you will often have one of the
Incarose bots in the air, pummeling it far out of the other's reach, so you
don't have to worry as much about being attacked from behind. Target the
caster, since she can hammer you with spells and she's far more dangerous than
her twin. Don't bother with Chal's healing artes. Items are much faster. Focus
on light-based physical artes and aerial combos and the fight will be easier
than you'd expect.
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You'll get some scenes and then be thrust right into the next boss fight
(you'll get to use the menu first and organize your party/skills/etc.).
Boss Fight: Vorgas
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The easiest way to win this fight is to bring Ines and Beryl and have them spam
their best ice/water attacks. Beryl's Final Embrace works wonders here. Bring
Hisui as your healer, since Kohaku's fire attacks will be useless in this
fight. Vorgas hits hard, but he also takes a lot of damage fairly quickly if
you use ice attacks.
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In the resulting scene, you'll acquire the Flare Horn and Chal will earn the
"Wings of Comradery" title. You'll end up back in Guz Spa. When you have
control, exit the Mayor's House and talk to the little boy just outside the
door for a free Grape Gel. Head toward the back of the village and speak to
Sassol for a Namcoin. Now enter the Hot Springs and talk to the lady behind the
counter. After the scenes, leave Guz Spa and you'll finally have control of the
ship.
Sidequests and Loose Ends
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Now that you have the ship, you can do a lot of optional stuff before heading
to the next dungeon. This section will outline some of the things you can do,
but it is by no means a complete list. As I said at the beginning of the guide,
this walkthrough is primarily to help you get through the main story of the
game. There are complete sidequest guides readily available out there, so
please use them if you want to make sure you don't miss anything.
If you just want to move on with the main story, skip to the next section.
Also, if you accidentally stumble into the next story dungeon while flying
around (this will probably happen, as just flying near it will take you there
without asking if you're sure), don't worry. You can simply exit back to your
ship and the enemies will politely wait for you to come back.
First of all, let's get everyone's swimsuit costumes! In the airship, head to
where High Tower is. Now go directly north and you should find an island that
has mountains and two beaches (on on the east side and one on part of the south
side. Land near the eastern beach and then approach the eastern beach to enter
Cove Cave. You'll get a scene here, and then you'll acquire the swimsuit
costumes.
While you're here at Cove Cave (before exiting to the world map), head right
and enter the cave here. You'll be asked which direction to go several times.
Choose them in this order: Straight, Right, Straight, Right. You'll receive a
Namcoin. Now leave and enter the cave again. This time choose the directions in
this order: Straight, Left, Straight, Right. This time you'll receive a
Captain's Hat. Now enter the cave one more time and choose the directions in
this order: Straight, Left, Right, Right, Left, Right, Left. You'll receive the
Miso Pudding recipe. Now you can exit to the world map.
On this same island, on the left side, there's an item searchpoint that gives
you a Namcoin.
Now, head all the way back to Seaville. Once you enter the town, head toward
the beach and you'll trigger a scene. You'll fight a weak enemy and get the
Topaz accessory for your trouble. You'll also acquire Smelly Squid Strips and
Kohaku will earn the "Squid Pro Quo" title. Now head left to Kor's house, to
his grandpa's grave, for a scene. Enter Kor's house to receive the Powerhog
Pork Stew recipe. Leave Kor's house and examine the pig outside with a question
mark over its head to receive the Sardonyx accessory.
Leave Seaville and fly south to Cynos. When you enter, take the first south
path you can then go left to find a little girl with a question mark over her
head. Talk to her for a free Peach Gel. Now enter the Observatory (the house
with the telescope on top) and climb the ladder. Talk to Euclase and perform a
Spiria Link. Now leave the Observatory and go back inside. Climb the ladder
again and talk to Euclase. Leave again and head back toward the entrance of the
town. You'll see Uran here, so talk to her and perform a Spiria Link. You'll
receive a Lavender for your efforts.
Exit Cynos and fly south to Hanselar. Head to the church on the right side of
town and enter the confessional in the back left corner. You can confess with
each character by changing the onscreen character and entering the
confessional. Each character will make three confessions, and they're quite
funny. If you keep going in even after you've made all the confessions you can,
you'll eventually get the Kuro attachment.
Now head toward the Guildmaster's Hall. Right outside the building is a lady
you can talk to for a scene. Once inside the building, you can talk to the girl
behind the counter on the left and she'll buy your Ancient Stalagmite for 1000
Gald. As you leave the building, you'll get a brief scene with Coral (the
Guildmaster's secretary).
Leave Hanselar and head to the beach southeast of here (where you washed up
earlier in the game). You might remember seeing a briefcase here that you
couldn't do anything with. Now you can examine it to acquire the Spec Ops
Uniform for Ines and the Spec Ops Mask attachment.
Exit the beach and fly toward Guz Spa. Instead of landing near the town, land
near the beach to the east of it. Enter the beach and you'll fight an easy
battle, which will earn you the Polwigle attachment (and a pet I guess?). After
that, while still on the beach, head left to find an odd-colored chest. Examine
it to receive the Newsbot-Kun attachment. There's also a man here that you can
play Rock Paper Scissors with. Beat him once to earn the "R.P.S. Champion"
title for Gall.
Now enter Guz Spa and go into the men's side of the Hot Springs. Pay the lady
behind the desk 100 Gald and you'll get a funny scene that strengthens some
bonds. Leave Guz Spa and fly to Shoalhaven. Ride the boat to Villa Isle and go
inside the house. Talk to Alexandre to perform a Spiria Link with him. Doing so
will get you a Headdress.
Leave Shoalhaven and fly toward Lion Park, but then fly direcly east and you
should see an item searchpoint near the eastern edge of the continent. Examine
it to get a Namcoin. Now enter Lion Park and go to the Inn.
Talk to the maid near the elevator and agree to hear her out. In the suite, go
into the bathroom on the right and examine the tub. You'll be rewarded with
2000 Gald (this event is necessary for another one that results in a Namcoin
later). Also remember that you can ride the ferris wheel and the coffee cups to
boost your bonds with your party members.
When you're done here, head to the airship dock and talk to Amethyst. You'll
end up back in Hanselar and you can perform a Spiria Link with Coral. You'll
earn yourself an Elixir. Leave Hanselar.
Now fly toward Mount Va'mell. To the west and slightly north of it, you should
see a small island shaped like a cat's paw. Land there and enter the tiny
forest. You'll get a scene, then exit, watch the skit, then go back in and talk
to the lady there to receive the Cat Ears attachment. Put them on Hisui and
make him your onscreen character, then talk to the lady again to acquire
Hisui's Kitten Mittens soma.
Fly to Prinseur and enter. At the entrance, go up the stairs on the right and
go right and south to talk to a little girl with a question mark over her head.
Now go speak to the old lady slightly north of her. Perform a Spiria Link and
you'll be rewarded with a Namcoin. Now enter the town proper and then head left
to another screen, then north and right to pass by the church. As you begin to
pass it, you'll trigger a scene and acquire the "Crystal Knight" costumes for
Kor and Hisui. When done with that, head right, as far as you can, until you
reach the area where Citrine is. Just to the right of her, there's a house with
a giant teacup in front of it. The teacup is wearing a chef hat, so yes, it's
Wonder Chef. He'll give you the Squid & Radish Stew recipe, 2 Squid, 2 Radish,
and 2 Kombu Kelp.
Exit Prinseur and fly back to Straga. We did most of the optional stuff
available here a little earlier in the guide, but we can grab another Namcoin
now. Head to the Inn and go to the dining area, near the entrance to the
Sewers. There will be a man in purple with a question mark over his head. Speak
to him and answer "Yes". You'll end up in the Sewers and you'll have an easy
battle. In the resulting scene, you'll get a Namcoin.
Now fly to Layve Village and enter the Clinic. Talk to Tekt, then leave the
Clinic. Go back in and talk to Tekt again. Now head left toward Zirconia's
house and enter it. Perform a Spiria Link with Tekt and you'll fight one easy
battle. As your reward, Kor will learn the Meteoric Iron arte, he'll acquire
the Tekt's Cane soma, and he'll earn the "Heir of Artes" title. Leave Layve
Village and board your ship. North of the village is a U-shaped beach. On
either side of it is an item searchpoint. The one to the west contains a
Namcoin. In the southeast area of this small continent, you should see another
item searchpoint that also contains a Namcoin.
Fly north toward Logos Caves. Slightly south and west of it, there's yet
another item searchpoint that contains a Namcoin. Fly toward Seaville. Directly
southeast of it, there's a small beach with an item searchpoint. It also
contains a Namcoin. You can pick up another Namcoin if you fly to the northeast
corner of the world map, where you'll find an item searchpoint on some small
snowy islands.
Since you're in the area, stop by Dronning and go into the Village Elder's Home
(in the back right area, near the Save Point). Talk to Sapphire (Kohaku and
Hisui's aunt) and perform a Spiria Link. You'll learn the Mabo Curry recipe as
reward.
Now head on over to Blanche Villa. Go to Beryl's house and talk to her
grandmother. You'll learn the Peach Pie recipe. Now go to Beryl's room and
examine her hat collection. You'll get Kunzite's "Helmetless Wonder" costume.
If you want another Namcoin, fly to the desert area of the world map and look
around the eastern side of it. You should see an item searchpoint near a tiny
lake. Now fly to the far southeastern corner of the world map. There are some
tiny islands here, and one of them has an item searchpoint that contains a
Namcoin.
Once you're done doing all the extra stuff, and you're ready to move on with
the story, fly to the giant whale in the sky, which is pretty darn close to the
middle of the world map.
Mysticete
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Go north from where you start, through the door. You'll be in the room where
Corundum is. You can speak to her for a brief scene, then go back south and
take the door on the right. This is where you were when you escaped Mysticete
earlier in the game. You can use the vending machines if you wish, or the
healing Save Point. If you find yourself struggling with the enemies here, a
good idea would be to hang out around this Save Point and fight a lot of random
battles to level up. When you're ready to move on, exit the south door of this
room and you'll be back in the room you started in, but in the south section.
Head south when you can and use the roundish teleporter (don't worry about the
door on the left side, it just leads back to the room with Corundum).
Here, go up the left stairs to find a puzzle. You have to push to square blocks
into the glowing squares on the ground. If you look closely at the lines on top
of the blocks and the lines on the floor, you should be able to tell which ones
go where. But if you can't, push the block on the right into the top square,
the bottom left block into the right square, and the top left block into the
bottom left square. If you mess up, you can examine the pink crystal to reset
it.
Now go to the left, across the bridge, to do another puzzle just like the first
one. The top right block goes into the top left square, the bottom right block
goes into the top right square, and the bottom left block goes into the bottom
right square. Now run up the middle path to the north and use the teleporter we
just activated.
In this area, go south as far as you can to reach a chest containing 2
Pineapple Gels. Now go back and take the right path to a teleporter and use it.
In this next room you'll be using your Sorcerer's Ring to shoot the blue
cristal in the middle of the room. When you shoot it, the bridge you're on will
rotate to allow you to reach the four different platforms here. Step onto the
bridge and shoot the crystal twice, which will allow you access to the south
platform. There's a chest here containing 2 Lemon Gels. Step back onto the
bridge and shoot the crystal until you can access the platform on the left. Run
down the slope and step onto the round green lift.
From here, follow the path to reach another puzzle. This looks a lot harder
than it is. To start with, go to the second column from the left and pull it
down twice. Now go to the fourth column from the left and pull it down once.
Go to the next column over (fifth from the left) and pull it down once. This
should complete the puzzle. Return to the round green lift and ride it back up.
Step onto the rotating bridge and shoot the crystal twice to have access to the
platform on the right. Go right as far as you can here and then go south and
ride the green lift. On this lower floor, go left and then south to reach a
chest containing 1 Mythril Mail. Use the green lift to go back up and use the
teleporter on this platform.
In this area, go left as far as you can to find a Save Point. Go south from
there to reach a chest containing 3 Life Bottles. Now go back to the Save Point
(be sure to use it!) and go north, and use the large green lift there. You'll
trigger a scene and a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Xeromized Striegov
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He's quite a bit tougher this time around, with stronger attacks and more HP.
He's still weak to ice/water attacks, so it's still a great idea to bring Beryl
and Ines and have them spam their strongest ice attacks (again, Beryl's Final
Embrace works wonders here). He has a tendency to go after your healer, so try
to keep him away from Hisui or whoever you're using. If anyone in your party
has any dark attacks, turn them off.
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In the resulting scene you'll acquire Lapis' Spiria Core, then you'll end up in
a new area. Just run north (you'll be stopped if you try to take a branching
path) to enter your next destination.
Cind'rella
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After you have control, use the Save Point nearby (it's not a healing one,
unfortunately). There are also two greenish colored machines that look eerily
like coffins just ahead. The one on the right is the Inn (resting here will get
you a skit). The one on the left is the Book and Recipe shop. Up ahead, the
pat splits. Go left to reach another machine shop that sells Items/Groceries
and go right to reach a machine shop that sells Armor.
Take the path north from either of these shops to reach a machine wearing a
chef hat. This is naturally Wonder Chef (he sure gets around). Talk to him to
receive the Chocolate Fondue recipe, 2 Chocolate, 2 Strawberries, 2 Bananas,
and 1 Rice Flour. Now continue north and when you reach the next screen, enter
the green door on the left.
After the scene, grab the chest on the right for 1 Namcoin. Now perform a
Spiria Link with Clinoseraph for a scene, then a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Chlorseraph and Clinoseraph
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This fight isn't as hard as I expected. Chlorseraph is weak to dark attacks and
Clinoseraph is weak to light attacks. Take out Chlorseraph first, then deal
with his twin. They're both fast and they hit fairly hard, but they go down
pretty fast if you focus on one at a time.
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In the resulting scene, Kunzite will earn the "Ace-Beater" title. When you have
control, go back the way you came and exit Cind'rella to the south. From here,
follow the path south and when you can, take the west path. When the path
splits, go west again and south to a chest containing a monster. Defeat it to
receive a Weak Charm. Go back to the path and continue following it until you
reach your next destination.
Beanstalk Tower
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After the scenes, run forward and enter the glowing round gate to the north.
Once inside, go straight north as far as you can to reach two chests. The one
on the right contains 1 Treat and the one on the left contains 1 Radiant
Willstone. Now go back south to where you first came in and head left. There's
a round red barrier blocking your way going north west, so go south west and
use the lift there. You'll be taken down to a small section with a chest
containing 1 Red Saffron. Ride the lift back up go to the right side of this
area. There's another round red barrier here, so take the lift down just like
you did on the left side.
Follow the path to another lift and ride it down, then go north to a puzzle.
To start with, drag the flower bud down three tiles, to the lowest sun tile.
Now shoot the bottom left crystal to change the tiles. Drag the bud two tiles
to the right. Now shoot the crystal directly right of the bud. Push the bud
one tile to the right, then one tile north, then two tiles right. Now shoot the
crystal you just shot again. Drag the bud one tile down. Now shoot the right
most crystal. You now have a clear path to drag the bud one tile right and
one tile down to solve the puzzle.
Ride the lifts back up to the area where you first entered. The round red
barriers are gone so you can now use the one on the far right to ride to an
area with a chest containing 1 Crystal Guard. Ride the lift back down and head
to the far left, where you can now walk through a large round portal.
From here, begin walking up the giant beanstalk. On your way, you'll see a
chest on the right containing 1 Peach Gel. Eventually you'll reach another
large portal you can walk through. After going through the portal, take an
immediate right to reach a chest containing 12200 Gald. Now go back and head
south a bit, following the path to a lift you can ride.
After the scene, go south and then left to a chest containing Link Sphere B.
Now go north and right for a chest containing another Link Sphere B. Now go
back south and go right to use a lift. Follow the path and when it splits, go
right and use the level three ability of the Sorcerer's Ring to teleport across
to the next platform. Take the green colored path up and then keep going north
until you reach an area with two pedestals, one on each side of the path, and
a round red barrier blocking your way. Set a Link Sphere B on each pedestal
and go south, back down the green path you took to get here. At the bottom of
the green path, go right and north, using the teleporter here to cross the gap.
Go north and use the level two ability of the Sorcerer's Ring to shoot the blue
floating crystal. This will disable one of the red barriers. The chest to your
left contains 1 Ancient Ribbon. Go up the green path to the left and make your
way left and south, down another green path. At the bottom of this green path,
go left and north, use the teleporter, and go north to destroy another floating
blue crystal. This will cause the other two barriers to go down. The chest to
your right has a Crystal Helm inside. Now take the green path going right then
go straight north and ride the lift up.
You'll now be on the other side of the red barrier from the previous area. Go
all the way right and destroy the floating blue crystal to bring the barrier
down, then go north and ride the lift there. From here, follow the path to a
Save Point (use it!), then continue to the top and ride the last lift for a
scene and a boss fight.
Boss Fight: Incarose Alt
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This upgraded Incarose is definitely tougher than her previous form. She's
still weak to light attacks, so use that to your advantage. She has a Mystic
Arte that will probably kill you, but it only hits one character, so it's not
that hard to recover from it. There's only one of her, so you can surround her
and hammer her with combos.
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After the scene, you'll automatically be in your next destination.
Rapunzel
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This functins as a town-type area. There's an Inn on the right, and some shops
on the left. To the left of the shops is a lift you can ride up, then run all
the way to the right and south to reach a chest containing 1 Namcoin. North of
this chest is another lift. Ride it up and head to the left to find Wonder Chef
disquised as Citrine. He'll give you the Sukiyaki recipe, 3 Beef, 2 Tofu, 2
Green Onions, and 2 Mushrooms.
Ride the two lifts back down to the borrom floor and head north. There's a Save
Point here, which you can use if you like, then go north into the darkened door
way for a scene. After it's over, talk to Kohaku for another scene. Now ride
the nearby lift up and talk to Hisui and Lithia. When you have control again,
head back into the room to the north where you found Curundum. After the scene,
you can speak to Curundum to enter the last dungeon, Gardenia. However, there
are more sidequests available now if you'd like to do them. Just exit to the
south (choose Organica) and you'll be back in your airship. You can then fly
back to this point whenever you want and choose to return to Minera or
Gardenia.
Sidequests and Loose Ends 2
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This section assumes you want to wrap up some more sidequests. If you want to
go ahead and finish the game, skip to the next section to continue. As with
the previous sidequests section, this is by no means a complete list of things
you can do. Please see a sidequest guide if you want to make sure you see and
do everything.
Now, let's start with flying to Guz Spa and entering the hot springs from the
men's side. If you did this earlier and got a scene, this time you should get
a new scene that starts with Kohaku going into the women's side alone. You'll
then be given a choice between peeping on the women's side (why does Hisui
wanna peep when his sister is in there?) or staying on the men's side. Both
will get you different results (peeping gets you an amusing scene but not
peeping gives you a fairly big boost to the Kor/Kohaku bond).
Go back into the men's side and pay the 100 Gald to the lady behind the
counter. Kor will be back outside the hot springs, so run over to the right and
approach the little boy with the question mark over his head. Now use the level
one ability of the Sorcerer's Ring to burn the log away and climb the next two
ladders. Run along the path and use the level two ability of the ring to blast
the boulder. Continue until the next obstacle, which requires the level three
ability (these ladies must be tired of getting peeped on if they're using
ancient Mineran technology like this). Finally, jump down the ladder for a
scene. Kor will earn the "Downright Deviant" title, Hisui will earn the
"Die-Hard Deviant" title, and Kunzite will earn the "Mechadeviant" title.
Return to the peeping spot two more times to get more scenes and boosts to the
Kor/Hisui, Kor/Kunzite, and Hisui/Kunzite bonds.
Leave Guz Spa and fly to Seaville. Enter Kor's house for a scene and Kor's
Blade of Beginnings Soma. Kor will also learn the Demon Fang arte. Now head to
the beach area of town and talk to the guy beside the boat on the right for a
free Melange Gel. Exit to the left, to Seaville Forest, and go right at the
fork to get back to Kor's mother's grave. You'll get a scene here, and a boost
to everyone's bonds.
Leave Seaville and fly to Straga. Enter the castle and go straight north to
talk to the Empress, then perform a Spiria Link. You'll be rewarded with a
Divine Symbol. After the scene, go into the room behind the throne and talk to
the Empress again. Chal will earn the "Actual Human Being" title and his Rose
Bouquet Soma. After finishing this, go to the Military Headquarters and through
the door on the right to enter the jail cells to trigger a scene with Beryl.
Now leave Straga and fly to Hanselar. Talk to the Innkeeper for a scene, then
go to the Item shop for another scene. Fly to Pendeloque Southport and talk to
Aqua to receive Pizza Ingredients. Fly back to Hanselar and talk to the
Innkeeper's wife again. You'll learn the Pizza Tricolore recipe and receive
an Aquamarine. Ines will also earn the "New Mother" title.
Fly to Blanche Villa and head toward Beryl's house. On the way you'll be
stopped by a scene with Amethyst. Head for the mountaintop area for another
scene and you'll recieve an Opal. Now rest in Beryl's room in her house, and
if you got the scene earlier with Beryl in the jail cells in Straga, you'll
obtain her Gentlemen Soma.
Exit Blanche Villa and fly to Dronning. Run toward the little island in the
center of town where the tree was earlier (the one Kohaku's aunt had to cut
down). You'll get a scene and a boost to everyone's bonds. Now go to Kohaku's
house and try to enter her bedroom on the upper floor. Now go downstairs and
talk to Kyan (the little boy). Follow him to the other side of the room and
perform a Spiria Link. In the resulting scene, Kohaku will earn the "Kicking
Queen" title and you'll learn the Miso Rice Balls recipe. Examine the big white
stuffed animal in the corner to receive the DX Doll item. There's also a chest
on the right side of the room containing 3 Miso. Rest in Kohaku's bed to
trigger a skit that will increase the bonds of all the guys.
Now fly to Pendeloque Southport and talk to Aqua, then perform a Spiria Link
with her. After that, fly to Hanselar and enter the Guildmaster's Hall. Go talk
to Ultra Marine and perform a Spirira Link with him. You'll receive a World
Charm, a Crystal Crest, a Namcoin, and Beryl will earn the "New Master" title.
Once this is over, go back inside the Guildmaster's Hall and talk to Ultra
Marine again. If you've been following my walkthrough, then you already talked
to an old man in Shoalhaven about a golden bell (if you haven't, you need to
talk to him to start this sidequest - he's on the right side when you first
enter the town, near some tables in what looks like an outdoor cafe area). Once
you've talked to Ultra Marine, head downstairs and talk to Coral (she'll have
a question mark over her head) to start another sidequest that we can finish
up.
Fly to Twilight Forest and land near the southern exit. Enter and follow the
path back to where you met Chalcedony for the first time. You'll get a scene
and receive 10000 Gald and the G'Night Club Soma for Ines. Now, to finish up
the golden bell sidequest, fly to Obus Westport and enter for a scene, then
perform a Spiria Link. You'll have a quick battle, then you'll acquire the
Golden Bell. In the following scene, you'll receive a Stun Talisman and Ines
will earn the "Shrewd Businesswoman" title.
Fly back to where you exited from Rapunzel. Choose to go to Minera and run
straight north to Cind'rella. When you enter, a scene will trigger. Now go
north and then go left as far as you can until you reach what looks like a
giant tree. Approach it to trigger another scene. Examine the tree again and,
if you have level seven or above bonds between certain party members, you'll
acquire their Dual Mystic Artes. The characters you can get Dual Mystic Artes
for are, Kor/Kohaku, Kor/Beryl, Kor/Chalcedony, Kohaku/Hisui, Kohaku/Beryl,
Gall/Ines, and Gall/Kunzite.
Now exit Cind'rella and go back to Beanstalk Tower. Climb all the way to the
very top, which is much faster and easier now with the puzzles solved and the
barriers all down. Examine the glowing spot here to obtain Incarose Core,
Clinoseraph's Core, and Chlorseraph's Core. Now go back to Cind'rella and head
north, to the area with the green door you entered to reach Lithia's room.
Instead of going through the green door, run up the nearby stairs and examine
the large computer-looking thing in the back.
Choose to view Incarose's Memories for a scene. Now choose to view Cind'rella's
records for another scene.
View the Seraph brothers' memories and you'll find yourself back in Mysticete.
Enter the door to the north for a scene. Now enter the door on the right and
keep going right until you get a scene with Corundum. There's nothing left to
do here, so go back to where you started and head back to Cind'rella. Doing so
will trigger another scene and you'll acquire the "Ultra-Ornamento S" costume
for Kunzite.
After this, you can explore Cind'rella as it was in the past, which means the
people are alive and you can talk to them. Start by entering Lithia's room
(through the green door) and examining the bird cage for a brief scene. Now
exit her room and go left, on the conveyer belt. On the left side of this first
section, you should see a small garden (it kinda looks like graves, to be
honest). Examine them. Now go to the huge tree in the top left section (where
you got the Dual Mystic Artes) and examine the tree for a small scene.
You can get a brief scene if you go south from where you started and speak to
the couple with question marks over their heads (man, they're making it real
hard to feel sorry for the Minerans). When you're done looking around, use the
big computer-thing to the north again and choose to link out.
When you're ready to go to the final dungeon, exit Cind'rella, head all the way
south, and examine the round metal thing to the right. You can go back to
Organica or you can go on to Gardenia. Choosing Gardenia takes you back to
Rapunzel, where you need to talk to Corundum to be transported to the dungeon
area.
Gardenia
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Run forward and you'll get a scene explaining what to do with the giant eggs.
Shoot the first one with the Sorcerer's Ring and fight the monster to receive
1 Red Sage. Pull the nearby boulder all the way to the right and push it off
the right edge, then run across it to the right and shoot the giant egg there.
Defeating the monsters gets you 2 Peach Gels. Continue to the right and run up
to the giant boulder. Push it off the right edge so that it falls on the giant
egg below. Now jump down the ladder and run left to open a chest containing 1
Elixir. Now shoot the egg on the right for 2 Sacrosanct Bottles then follow the
path north.
Shoot the first egg you come to and fight the worms to get 4 Life Bottles. Go
north when you can and shove the boulder off the left edge. Go back south and
continue left, circling around south and right to a chest containing 2 Grape
Gels. Now go all the way left and shoot the egg to get 3 Panacea Bottles. Now
jump down the ladder to the south and go shoot the egg there for 2 Miracle
Gels. Climb back up the ladder and head north, then right to grab a chest
containing 2 Specifics. Now go north through the door.
In this next room, ignore everything and run straight north, through the center
door. In here you'll find a Save Point, a chest, and the path forward, but it's
blocked by a web. The chest contains 1 Link Sphere G. Grab it and go back to
the previous room, then use the Link Sphere G on the pedestal near the center
of the room. This will turn on all the teleporters in this room.
From the large round teleporter in the center of the room, go left all the way
to find a working green teleporter and use it. Now head north and enter the
door. Go forward and jump down the ladder on the left. You'll trigger a scene
explaining how to lower and raise the bridges. When you have control, run
across the bridge you just lowered and head north, then left, being careful to
avoid walking on the glowing pink spots on the floor (they'll damage the
party). You should see one of the large green energy pods. Below it are two
blue circles that you can use to raise bridges. One blue circle is facing to
the left, the other facing north. Shoot the one facing to the left to raise a
bridge in the upper left area. Shoot the green energy pod to lower a different
bridge, then climb the nearby ladder and go left, then up the bridge you just
raised to reach a chest with 2 Miracle Gels inside. From there, go right and up
to reach a chest containing 1 Eclipse Circlet.
Go back to that bridge you climbed up and jump back down. Now shoot the blue
circle facing north to raise a bridge back up. Climb the ladder again and go
right this time, following the path to another ladder that you can jump down.
At the bottom, go directly right and climb the next ladder up. Go north, then
left, and follow the path to a chest with 2 Treats inside. Now go back to where
you when left and go right this time, following this path to a chest with 1
All-Divide inside.
Go back to the last ladder you climbed up and jump back down it. You should see
three red energy bods and blue circles below them. Shoot all three blue
circles, then climb the ladder again. Run left and follow the path up and
around to a chest containing a Star Hat. Now go back and head right from the
top of the ladder and follow the path up and right through the door. Burn the
egg here, then look for a spot toward the left where you can jump down from.
Once at the bottom, save if you wish, then exit south.
Now, from the pedestal where you placed the Link Sphere M, go right and use the
working green teleporter to cross to the next platform. Go south and open the
chest for a Red Chamomile. Now examine the metal bar to the left of the chest
to change the direction of the green teleporters. Now continue on the path left
and north to use the green teleporter here. From here, go left of the large
blue teleporter in the center of the room and use the only working green
teleporter here. On this new platform, go south to reach a chest with 1
Heavenly Garb inside. Now continue on this path to the right and use the green
teleporter to get back to the starting platform.
Go back to that large blue platform in the center of the room and go straight
right from it. Now use the green teleporter to move to the northern platform
and climb the ladder. Follow this path and enter the door at the top.
A few steps into this room, a scene will trigger explaining how the gates and
bridges work here. When you have control, go straight right as far as you can
to reach a chest containing 2 Miracle Gels. Go back to that first diamind-
shaped object that you shot in the scene. Shoot it now with the level two
Sorcerer's Ring ability and it will lower a gate to the north and left that
blocked a chest. Grab the chest now, as it contians 1 Prism Protector. Go back
and shoot the glowing diamind beside it to raise the platforms back up.
From here, go straight left and use the level one ability of the ring to shoot
the diamond (they're color-coded, so from now on just use the ability level
that matches the color of the diamond). From there, run all the way right and
slightly north to reach a chest with an Amethyst inside. Go back left, to where
you first entered this room, and go north to a glowing green diamond that was
previously blocked by an orange gate (that we just lowered). Shoot it then go
south and right to shoot the glowing orange diamond.
Now go back south, to where you first entered the room, and go right, then
north across the green and orange platforms we raised, and all the way north to
a chest containing 2 Peach Gels. From the chest, take the southern path going
left until you reach a green diamond you can shoot. After shooting it, go back
and take the north path going left. Keep going left until you find a glowing
orange diamond. Shoot it then go back right and south to a chest containing 1
Golden Helm. Continue going right and you'll see a blue diamond to the north.
Shoot it then go south and left all the way to find a glowing green diamond.
Shoot it, then go right and take the first south path you can. There will be
a glowing blue diamond, so shoot it to raise the final platform.
Go north as far as you can and then left across the three platforms you raised
and enter the door. Just like on the other side, burn the egg and jump down to
the Save Point. Be sure to save! Now head north up the center path to fight the
boss.
Boss Fight: Abendhohle and Gardenia Worms
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Let your party take out the Gardenia Worms while you deal with Abendhohle. The
smaller worms are weak to water/ice and Abendhohle is weak to fire. Don't use
earth attacks. A while after you take out the smaller worms, they'll respawn,
but you will get some time to team up on Abendhohle and hammer him, and the
worms will just keep interrupting your casters if you don't deal with them, so
it's definitely worth it to keep taking them out. Ines is a great choice to
bring to this fight, as her strong physical and ice attacks can take out the
small worms pretty easily. Kohaku's fire artes are great against Abendhohle as
well.
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After the battle, it'd be a good idea to run back down to the nearby Save Point
and save again. Now continue through the door beyond where the giant worm was.
There are two chests in this next room. One in the north left corner (1 Last
Crusader) and one on the right, behind some rocks (1 Elixir). There are also
two large teleporters. The first one can take you back to the entrance. This is
handy if you want to restock on items or finish up some sidequests. Otherwise,
use the large teleporter to the north.
Head north here to reach a healing Save Point. Use it! Then proceed north to
face the final boss. You'll get a brief skit, which is your cue to get your
party/equipment/skills ready. Head through the door at the top to trigger a
scene and the final battles.
Boss Fight: Gardenia Core
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This is Creed's first form. He's weak to light attacks and strong against dark
attacks. As always, turn off all dark-based attacks. I would also recommend
turning off everyone's weaker artes, if you haven't done so already. Kor and
Chal can do major damage here, since they both have strong light artes, but
pretty much any non-dark high level arte will work. Beryl's Indignation is
good. Be sure to bring someone who can heal. Hisui is my choice since he has
strong party-healing spells and he's a long-range fighter so he tends to stay
out of the enemy's way. Remember to use your Mystic Artes or Dual Mystic Artes
if you have them.
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You'll see another scene, which will lead directly into the next battle.
Boss Fight: Creed
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This is basically a harder version of the previous fight. He's still weak to
light, but now he's not strong against any particular element. He teleports
around a lot, which is annoying, and he has a Mystic Arte that will more than
likely kill any character it hits. Fortunately, it only hits one character. Use
your strongest attacks and use healing items if you need to, since they're a
lot faster than spells. Dual Mystic Artes are very useful here.
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Watch the ending and be sure to watch through the credits for a bonus scene.
After this, you can save Clear Data, which you can use to start New Game+.
Post Game
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Coming soon in a future update!
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04.) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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This section is for questions I see asked often in the message boards. Some of
these were already addressed in the walkthrough, but I put them here again so
that the answers are easy to find. If you have a question that's not listed
here, feel free to contact me.
Q: How do I get new weapons?
A: In this game, you can't buy new weapons at shops, as each character has a
particular Soma they use and Soma's seem to be pretty rare in this world.
However, you can unlock new forms of their Soma's by using the Soma menu (the
same one that unlocks skills and artes).
Q: What are the books I can buy in shops for?
A: The books basically give you more options for setting up actions for your
characters to perform in battle when you use the Priorities function in the
Strategy menu.
Q: What's the purpose of increasing the bonds between characters?
A: Increasing the bonds allows certain skills to be shared between characters.
It also helps toward unlocking the Dual Mystic Artes. When certain pairings
reach level seven bonds, they can visit the large tree in Cind'rella to learn
the Dual Mystic Artes. This can only be done late in the game, however.
Q: Where's the airship?
A: You don't get the airship until fairly late in the game, at least compared
to other Tales games. It's a pretty big plot point, so I can't really describe
how or when you get it without risking spoilers.
Q: I bought some DLC costumes but when I try to put them on, I can't find them.
Where are they?!
A: When you bring up the Items section in the menu, you'll notice that there
are tabs for different types of items. The very last tab is for DLC items. You
must "use" the DLC costumes for them to be available for use.
Q: How long is this game?
A: This a fairly subjective question, as it depends on so many things like how
many sidequests you do, if you do any level grinding, how fast you read the
subtitles, whether or not you view the skits, etc. Giving you an answer in
hours is pretty much meaningless. So I'll put it this way: I personally found
the game a bit shorter than an average Tales game, but standard length for a
JRPG.
Q: What about the trophies?
A: I have very little interest in trophies, so I don't have a section for them
in this guide, but there are fantastic trophy guides/roadmaps for this game
available out there, so I suggest using one of those.
Q: I'm stuck in Mineran! How do I get back to the world map?
A: Head all the way south from Cind'rella and, at the bottom, you should see a
round metal contraption on the right. Examine it to return to Organica (the
world map).
Q: Why did they change Shingu's name to Kor? Why did they change *insert
item/arte/location name here*?
A: While I can understand a few of the changes, many of them make no sense to
me, especially the Shingu>Kor change. It's extremely clear to anyone who can
hear that his name is Shingu. The localization seems to use a fairly loose
translation, where they keep the meaning mostly intact but add a lot of "fluff"
to the dialogue, including accents and slang that just were not needed. Nobody
seems to know why.
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05.) Disclaimor/Credits/Acknowledgements/Copyrights
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Tales of Hearts R belongs to Bandai Namco.
The actual writing in this guide belongs to me, Tiffany Tackett, known mostly
on the web as Archica. Feel free to download this guide, print it out, share
with a friend, etc. Just please do not claim the writing as your own or post it
on any other website besides GameFAQs.com. Do not publically redistribute the
guide or attempt to sell this guide for profit.
Copyright 2016 Tiffany Tackett.