Sabtu, 05 September 2009

Tales of Destiny II >> Disc 1

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[------------------------] RASHEANS FOREST [------------------------]
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Items: Spectacles, Wooden Shield, Apple Gel x2
Enemies: Beast Bear, Night Raid, Rocky Hawk, Slime
Bosses: None
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After watching the pretty nice introduction to the game, you will see a boy walking down a path in a forest. He meets up with a girl, named Farah, so watch the scene that takes place. Now you will have control of your character. Go down two screens, and pick up the WOODEN SHIELD and SPECTACLES from the treasure chests. The green crystal you see here is, for all intents and purposes, a beloved save point, so save your game here if you want.

Go up to the next screen and get the APPLE GEL from the treasure chest. Go back down, and then go left. Take either the north or west path, as the southern path leads to nowhere, and the northern and western paths lead to the same thing. Get the APPLE GEL from the treasure chest, and then go back to the save point. Take the eastern path this time. Now, you will see a rabbit. Watch the scene, and then go north. Here you will see the girl you met earlier, and another girl. Hmm. Watch the scene, and that's the end of this part. :)

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[------------------------] RASHEANS TOWN [------------------------]
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Items: Apple Gel x4, Kirima, Collector's Book, 500 Gald
Enemies: None
Bosses: ????
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Now you are in the Elder's House. Watch the scene, and then a battle will break out! Engarde!

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ ????/-------------
HP: 1000
ATTACKS: Thunder Blade, Spark Wave
REWARDS: Life Bottle, Orange Gel
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Here we go, the first boss. Yse, his name really is ????. That is not me forgetting his name or anything like that. And yse, this battle is pretty damn easy, and it's not one of those battles where you have to do a certain strategy. Just back him into the corner and hack away on him. Use an Apple Gel if you don't have to, but I don't think that would be neccessary.
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Watch the scene. Now go outside, and go to where you see a farmer atop the ground, and you can get KIRIMA from there. Go inside the house to the left, and search the pig. It will be turned into Wonder Chef. He teaches you how to make Sandwich. Cool. Now, go up the northwestern path. Take the 2 APPLE GELS from the 2 barrels. The barrel next to the old man also has a APPLE GEL, so snatch it. The barrel to the front of the left most house has a APPLE GEL, as well. Go inside the house, and search the basement and find the yellow box, which contains a LENS. Exit the house, and enter the middle house. Search the cupboard next to the plant to get 500 GALD. Go upstairs, and search the shelf to get the COLLECTORS BOOK. Exit the house, and take the path down, and search the door of the windmill to get another LENS. You can buy equipment and stuff at the Traveller's Shop, and the Wonder Chef in the armor in the shop will teach you know to make Omelette. Go to the bridge, and watch the scene. You will be on the world map.

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[------------------------] REGULUS DOJO [------------------------]
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Items: Lid Shield, Leather Helm, Apple Gel x2, Orange Gel, Manual, Lens x2
Enemies: None
Bosses: Monks x8
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Go to the River Pier, and after a scene, you can go to the Dojo. When you enter here, you will see a Inn to the left, and a shop to the right. Buy things in the shop, then spend the night at the Inn. On the second floor, you can search the yellow thing on the floor to get another Wonder Chef. This time he teaches you how to do Beef Stew. You can get a LID SHIELD from the vase in the upper right corner, and you can search the well, but there is nothing there. Now, go to the stairs, and you will be in a boss battle.

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ MONKS /---------
HP: 500 each
ATTACKS: Martial Arts attacks
REWARDS: None
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Okay, the first two boss battles in this game have been pretty laughably easy so far. There are four monks on one side, and four on the other side, so basically they have you surrounded. Just take out the monks on one side using Lightning Blade, then repeat it on the other side. I just used normal attacks and I still managed to win.
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Go to the left of the entrance, and check the red object to get a LEATHER HELM. Go to the right of the entrance, and check the red object to get a APPLE GEL. Go to the upper left corner of the room, and check the vase to get yet another APPLE GEL. Now, go into the next screen, and enter the door to the far right, and get the ORANGE GEL from the vase. Now, search next to the vase to get a LENS. Exit this room, and go left into the next room. Search the table to get another LENS. Talk to the Monk on the right hand side and he will give you the MANUAL item if you switch over to Manual. This item allows you to do a manual battle by pressing select during a battle. Now, exit this room and go into the next room to the left. You will have to fight 8 more monks, but you have your party with you, so it's even easier than before. Talk to Franco and watch the scene. You now decide to go to Rasheans River Pier, so go back there.

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[------------------------] RASHEANS RIVER PIER [------------------------]
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Items: None
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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Go straight down, and go onto the bridge you skipped earlier and talk to the guy. Choose Yes if you are ready to go. You will now be in a bit of a mini game. Basically, you have to move your raft left and right, trying to avoid getting hit by boulders and the edge of the river. You can accelerate, going faster, but if you hit something, you will spin out of control and you will not have the acceleration any more. If you accelerate all the way up to the top, you will lose control of your raft temporarily. This is a pretty easy mini game, and it doesn't really matter how you do, so just have fun. Once you are done, go east to reach Mintche. You can raise some levels here if you want.

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[------------------------] MINTCHE [------------------------]
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Items: None
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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There are a few main stores in here. The place directly to the left when you enter is the Inn. The building on the northern right side is the Student Score. The building on the left is the Cafeteria. You can get the Hamburger recipe from the Wonder Chef in here by searching the red flower. There is a split in the path here, so go left. Go right here, and then search the tree to get a Lens. Now, talk to the girls to play a mini game.

/---------/ MINI GAME /---------------------------/ CRAYMEL BALL/
CONTROLS:
Directional Button - Move the Player.
X - Elemental Bomb
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This mini game is pretty easy, but can get tough too. Basically, you are in this square, and there is this huge beach ball that falls down and tries to topple you. You have to try to hit your opponent with the ball, by having his color attract the ball. There are little crystals that come down that change the color of you and your opponent. Same colors repel, and different colors attract. You can use an Elemental Bomb by pressing X, which means you will temporarily change the radius of your color. If you win this tough game three times in a row, you have earned the title of Master Roller.
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Go back to the screen you were in before, the one with the library. You can go in the library if you want, as there are some interesting tidbits in there, but there is nothing really important in there. It is good to learn some new information, though, so it is really up to you. Take the left road here to get to the University. You will be stopped by the girl from entering the next screen. Watch the scene, and then she will let you in. Go into the middle room and watch the scene.

Now, go to the second floor, and you can go inside the rooms to see some funny scenes. I especially liked the one in the Wind Craymel Laboratory, as you basically got blown out of there by the wind as soon as you entered. Search the machine in the Water Craymel Laboratory, after you get Keele, to get a LENS. Go to the third floor and enter the Exam Room - Beginner. You will be asked 26 questions, and if you answer them all correctly, you will get the title of namco Master. Here are the answers to the 26 questions.

/---------/ MINI GAME /---------------------------/ NAMCO EXAM /
CONTROLS:
X - Choose answer
Directional button - Move arrow up and down between answers
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1. What is Philia's Rank? A: Priestess
2. What are the color of Ms. Pacman's eyes? A: Black
3. What happened to Marian in Mikheil? A: Escaped in the lower pod.
4. What games are on Namco Musuem Volume 3? A: Mr. Driller
5. Who is the official mascot of Namco? A: Pac-Man
6. What did Rembrandt often say? A: Hee, hee
7. What is the name of the bio-alloy? A: Belselium
8. What is the shop that was the first to be settled? A: Inn
9. (Question Unknown) A: Blue Lightning
10. What is the color of Ms. Pac-Man's ribbon? A: Pink
11. What is the name of the navy in Aquaveil? A: Black Cross Navy
12. What game does not belong in the list? A: Either Air Combat or Target Zone
13. Who is hated in Junkland? A: Philia
14. What character does not belong in the list? A: Stahn Aileron
15. What title was not produced by Namco? A: Either Fighting Calibur or Tales of Dragon
16. Who is the female general out of the Seven Generals? A: Melina
17. How many doors are in the Hidden Temple? A: 3
18. What is the name of the Sea Dragon? A: Bernardo
19. What is the name of Stahn's sister? A: Lilith
20. What game on the list was not a Namco arcade hit? A: Dragon Valor
21. What is the name of the homing beacon? A: Tiara
22. (Question Unknown) A: Sew buttons on his pants.
23. The anti gravity elevator at Radisrol was linked to? A: Darilsheid
24. What item was needed at the Frozen River? A: Fur Cape
25. Baruk revealed his intention to.. A: Return the world to zero.
26. What was the mini game at Cherik? A: Tag

Answer them all correctly, and you wll become Namco Master. No, I didn't get them all right, I actually went back and put in different answers..
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Now, go southwest to Mt. Mintche.

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[------------------------] MT. MINTCHE [------------------------]
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Items: 600 Gald, Apple Gel, Orange Gel, Pole Axe, Saber
Enemies: Harpy, Rock Golem, Rocky Hawk
Bosses: None
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When you enter here, you will see a group of enemies, and they keep coming out of the hole. This is a great place to build up your levels, even more so once you get Keele in your party. I wouldn't even bother to knock the rocks over, but if you want to, move the rock to where you need to drop it, then drop it. I wouldn't bother, though. It's up to you. The first screen has two chests, a SABER and ORANGE GEL. The next screen is where you can camp, which restores your hit points, but not your technical points, sadly. The next screen has a APPLE GEL, 600 GALD, and a POLE AXE. Go left to the next screen. Go left across the bridge, and you will be on the world map. Go up to get to the Observatory.

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[------------------------] MT. MINTCHE OBSERVATORY [------------------------]
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Items: Holy Bottle
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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Watch the long scene, and you will now have Keele in your party. It appears that Reid and Keele don't really like each other.. rather, Reid doesn't like Keele. Maybe that will grow as the game goes on. Or maybe they'll be like the WWF writers and just drop it like it never happened. ^.^ When you are on the world map, go back in the Observatory, and get the HOLY BOTTLE from the treasure chest, and then a LENS from the box next to the chest. Go back to the world map, go back through Mt. Mintche, and go to Nostos Cave, which is southeast of Mt. Mintche.

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[------------------------] NOSTOS CAVE [------------------------]
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Items: Orange Gel x2, Panacea Bottle, Protector, Buckler, Chain Arms, Circlet, Life Bottle, Battle Axe
Enemies: Brown Pot, Red Sizzer, Sea Slug, Sprite, Zombie
Bosses: Egg Bear
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Watch the scene when you enter here. You can buy items from the egg merchant if you want to, but you don't have to. Enter the cave, and Keele will say something about the tides affecting the cave. Go up here and get the ORANGE GEL. Now, go back, and go right. Watch the scene. Now, get the PANACEA BOTTLE and PROTECTOR. Go to the upper right path into the next section. Get the BUCKLER and CHAIN ARMS from the chests in the screen. Go up, and watch the scene. Boss time!

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ EGG BEAR /------
HP: 3200
ATTACKS: Physical Attacks
REWARDS: Bear Meat
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Again, the difficulty of the "boss" makes me wonder why Namco even bothered to give this guy the normal battle theme. He's easier than some of the normal enemies in here. Just do Lightning Blade and Demon Hammer. You can combine the two to get a nice combo. Like let's say you set Lightning Blade to up, and Demon Hammer to down. You can press up and circle to do Lightning Blade, followed directly by down and circle to do Demon Hammer. This guy is easy.
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Now, watch the scene. Wait for it to get to high tide, then go back to the room you were just in, and you will discover that the cave is now filled with water. You can now get the treasures that were previously inaccessible. You can get CIRCLET and LIFE BOTTLE from the treasure chests. You can also go straight, then right, then down, then right and up to get another treasure chest. Go back, and go to where you camped. Go up, and get the BATTLE AXE. When you see blood, go right. Go up and get the ORANGE GEL, now go to the north cave and get the LENS from the wood. Go back to where you got the Battle Axe, and go up and out to the world map. Morle Village is directly east of where you exit. You can see it from far away, because it's really just a big tree.

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[------------------------] MORLE VILLAGE [------------------------]
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Items: Holy Bottle, Inferia Map, Monster Collection, Orz Earring
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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Go up two screens. Climb the ladder, and go into the Traveler's Shop to buy some stuff. Climb the ladder again to get to the next screen. Go into the Morle Inn and you can rest here. Go into the Treetop and watch the scene involving Katrine. Search the barrel to get a HOLY BOTTLE. Search the pumpkin to get the Garden Salad recipe from the Wonder Chef. Go to the bottom of the stairs, and go up a few screens until you get to a split in the path. Go left and then go up into the big house. Go in and watch the scene. Basically, you will get Orz Earrings, so you can communicate with Meredy. Cool. So she runs off into the Backwoods of Morle.

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[------------------------] MORLE BACKWOODS [------------------------]
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Items: Chirp Whistle, Iron Helm, Knight Saber
Enemies: Mocking Plant, Mahogany, Marcroid, Minicoid, Woods Worm, Evil Needles
Bosses: Insect Plant
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For the first few sceens, you just have to follow Meredy. I was worried that she was going to lose out on the experience I was gaining without her, but I am pretty sure she gains it anyways. She seemed to have more experience when I got her back then she had when she left. Get the KNIGHT SABER as you go along, and make sure to camp. Basically, you just have to follow the path and get some items. It's not that tough. Soon, you will find Meredy, but she is being attacked by a monster! Defeat it!

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ INSECT PLANT /--
HP: 8800
ATTACKS: Running, Physical Attacks
REWARDS: Kirima
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Again, a pretty easy boss battle. What a surprise. Yse, I am truly shocked. He has 3 Evil Needles with him, so kill them off first, of course. Then concentrate your attacks on the Insect Plant. Do Lighting Blade and Demon Hammer (I had Demon Lightning Hammer at this point) for a quick win. He has a lot of Hit Points, but he is really weak, so he shouldn't prove to be much of a threat.
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Afterwards, watch the scene. Keele will be mad at Meredy and Farah will stand up for her, which seems to be a recurring theme throughout the first disc, at least. Touch the crystal and you will be completely healed. Watch the scene as you head out of here, then go to Mazet's House. Another scene will transpire, but you will get the INFERIA MAP and Farah will learn the Detoxify skill. Cool. When you leave here, go back in and check the fireplace to get a LENS. Talk to Mazet again to get the MONSTER COLLECTION. Go to the second floor and check the chest to get the Fruit Juice recipe from the Wonder Chef. Go back to thr world map, and go northeast to get to the Undine Stream.

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[------------------------] UNDINE STREAM [------------------------]
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Items: Poison Charm x2, Feather Robe, Silk Cloak, Mace, Iron Wrist, Melange Gel x2, Hydra Dagger, Apple Shield
Enemies: Egg Bear, Mounticore, Scorpion, Evil Needles, Starfish, Forest Hawk, Kick Frog, King Frog, Red Roper, Crusher, Warbear, Sea Slug
Bosses: Undine
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Finally, a dungeon that's going to take me a few seconds to recap. Go up and get the POISON CHARM from the chest. Go across the water, and go up to get the FEATHER ROBE from the chest. Go down and get the SILK CLOAK from the chest. Search the tree near the shallow water to get a LENS, then cross the water. Go up, and get the MACE and IRON WRIST from the chests. Go up and get another POISON CHARM. Enter the cave and watch the scene. Get the MELANGE GEL from the chest, and you can camp here. Go down and right to get to the next screen. Get the HYDRA DAGGER from the chest, go right, and get the MELANGE GEL from the chest. Go across the river, and then down, to get an APPLE SHIELD. Go up to the next screen and heal up. Save, and be prepared for the boss battle.

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ UNDINE /---------
HP: 6800
ATTACKS: Spear of Baptism, Subterranean Divide, Aqua Edge
REWARDS: Talisman, Mental Bracelet
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This boss battle can be pretty tough if you are not careful. She has three main attacks. The Spear of Baptism not only does damage to you, but it protects her by putting a shield around her. Therefore, that is not a very pleasant attack. If she does do it, just heal until the shield goes away. Subterranean Divide is a pretty powerful magic attack that can affect the whole party. Aqua Edge attacks one character with a piercing water attack. Since she is weak against lightning, have Reid have both Lightning Blade and Demon Lightning Hammer, and pound away on her using it. Make sure he can pull off the entire Demon Lightning Hammer attack, as he does Demon Hammer first and then adds Lightning onto it at the end. Meredy and/or Keele (okay, so I forget at the moment) should have Lightning, so set it to L2 or R2 and keep pounding away on the button.
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After the tough battle, Undine will reward you for your efforts by allowing you to take her. Yay. Go out of here, and go southeast to the Forest of Temptation.

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[------------------------] FOREST OF TEMPTATION [------------------------]
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Items: Iron Arms, Melange Gel, 400 Gald, Iron Wrist, Misty Robe, Silk Cloak, Life Bottle x2, Holy Bottle, Syrup Bottle, Pine Gel, Flare Bottle, Panacea Bottle, Reverse Doll, Lemon Gel, Charm Bottle, Water Crystal, Orange Gel x2, Rune Bottle, Bastard Sword, Miracle Gel, Pine Gel, Apple Gel, Spectacles, 765 Gald, Wind Crystal
Enemies: Ghoul, Specter, Skeleton, Grim Reaper, Orc Jelly
Bosses: None
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This place is damn tough. I am going to try my best to map this place out, but it is really tricky, especially since I am not good at making maps and can't really provide one. Just try to follow my crappy directions as best as possible, ok? ^.^

Enter and watch the scene. Now, go into the next room and get the IRON ARMS. Go back left, then up, then right. The next screen to the right has a MELANGE GEL. Go up two screens to get 400 GALD. The next screen up has an IRON WRIST. Go left two screens and down one to get the MISTY ROBE. Go down one screen and right one to get the SILK CLOAK. Go up a screen, and get the LENS from the root behind the middle statue, then you will see a bunch of statues, and you need to turn some around.

How do you do that? Basically, you need to find the statues in here. Go down a screen, go left one, and then up three. Avoid the enemies, and go up a screen. Turn the statue so it is facing right. Go down a screen, left one, and get the LIFE BOTTLE. Go right three screens to get the LIFE BOTTLE, then right another screen to get the HOLY BOTTLE. Go down one, and right one, to get the SYRUP BOTTLE. Don't turn the statue. Go left a screen, go down one, get the PINE GEL, and go right a screen and turn the statue to the left. Make sure to get the FLARE BOTTLE from here. Go left one screen, up two, left one, and up one to heal, then go down one, left two, and down one. Watch the scene and you will be in a different area.

Camp here, then go left a screen to get a PANACEA BOTTLE. Go left one, then down one to get a REVERSE DOLL. Go right a screen, then down two to get a LEMON GEL, then right a screen to get a CHARM BOTTLE, but first you need to take out Juggler (#1 of 5). Go left a screen, up one, then right one to get a WATER CRYSTAL. Go up two screens to get an ORANGE GEL, then left one to get a RUNE BOTTLE. Go up a screen to get a BASTARD SWORD, after defeating the Juggler (#2 of 5). Go down one screen, right one, down one, right one, and up one to get the MIRACLE GEL after defeating the Juggler (#3 of 5). Go down a screen, left one, down two, and right one to get the PINE GEL. Go down one to get the ORANGE GEL, then right one to get the APPLE GEL after defeating the Juggler (#4 of 5)

Go left one screen, then up one, then right one, getting the SPECTACLES, and then go up a screen, avoiding the Ghosts, then go right to get 765 GALD. Go up one to get the WIND CRYSTAL after defeating the Juggler (#5 of 5). Now, you have defeated all the Jugglers. Congratulations. Go down a screen, left one, up one, and the statues will disappear one at a time until they are all gone. Now, go up a screen, and then up another one and you will be back on the world map. Save if you want, raise levels if you want, do whatever, then go up until you get to Inferia City.

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[------------------------] INFERIA CITY [------------------------]
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Items: Bellebane, Dark Bottle, Lemon Gel, Pine Gel x2
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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When you enter, watch the scene. The only building here is the Golden Dreams. Go left into the next screen. Go into the Hotel Inferia. Spend the night. On the second floor, search the case between the two doors to get a BELLEBANE, and then search next to the man near the window to get the Cream Stew recipe from the Wonder Chef. You can enter either the left or right doors. Both scenes are pretty funny. If you enter the left door, you get a maid who is in love with Keele, and offers to cook him a cake, so Reid asks for a hamburger and the maid said she can't cook them. The right door has a maid who needs glasses who keep knocking things over. The next morning, Reid says either "You need a maid who can cook hamburgers", or "Tell her to get some glasses". Funny stuff.

Go out of here, then go left two screens. You can enter the Royal Arena, but you'd get royally killed if you entered there now. So, go to the Shop of Valor, and then get the PINE GEL from the plant near the entrance, as well as buying whatever you want to buy. Exit here and go up a screen. Go right one, and enter the Playhouse. Search the plant near the left entrance to get a SOFTCAKE, then search the plant near the stairs to get a LENS. You can also watch the play if you want, as it was a fairly interesting one. Kind of expensive, though. Now, go to Inferia Castle. You won't be let in. Keele suggests the Astronomy place, so go there, but they won't listen to you, either. Keele suggests the Sanctuary, so go there, but the Archbishop accuses you of lying! You are sentenced to death. As the water starts to fill, someone throws down a ladder, as the Astronomy people confirm that the Grand Fall is happening. Keele helps Zosimos, so go through the castle, watching scenes, until you get the BOARDING PASS. Go to the Observatory, search the telescope for a LENS, then go north on the world map to get to the Port of Inferia.

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Items: Fire Crystal
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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Go into the building to the left and search the anchor to get the Fish Stew recipe from the Wonder Chef. Search the barrel next to it to get the FIRE CRYSTAL. Go out, go up, go right, and search the barrel for a LENS. Then go onto the ship. Keele now leaves your party. :(

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Items: Kite Shield, Ahmet Helm, Water Shard
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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Get the Kite Shield from the chest, and then buy it. Go down and get the AHMET HELM, and pay for it too. Go find the box near the water and get the Calimari recipe from the Wonder Chef. Search the box above him to get the LENS. Go to the upper right corner to get the WATER SHARD. Go a little bit left, to the world map, and then go to Barole.

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Items: Holy Bottle, 1000 Gald, Elixir, Shamsel, Water Crystal, Dark Bottle
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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Go around the town, searching out things. The house on the upper right screen is the Maple. Get the HOLY BOTTLE from the jug to the right of the entrance. Go to the Scaroni Grill, and go to the second floor, talk to the red man drinking to get the Steak recipe from the Wonder Chef. Go to the left screen, and search the fountain for 1000 GALD. Talk to the man north of the fountain and play his mini game.

/---------/ MINI GAME /---------------------------/ ARITHMETIC CONTEST /
CONTROLS:
X - Choose choice
Directional button - Move arrow up and down between choices
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This is a pretty tough hame. There are three pile of stones. Take turns taking the stones. The one to take the last stone wins. You can take between one to three stones per turn. It is really tough to win, for me it was, but it can be done. I advise not going first. Also, take one stone at a time at first, so you back him in a corner. It's really tough, though. Win and you will get the title of Mathematician, and a Lemon Gel. Win again to get a Miracle Gel. Cool.
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Go to the house behind the guy, where the Heavy Arms is. Buy some stuff, and talk to the girl to get an ELIXIR, then search he chest to get a SHAMSEL. Go left into the next screen, and watch the scene. This is one of the better scenes in the game, in my opinion, and it introduces you to your new party member, Ras. Search the fruits near the way you came in for a WATER CRYSTAL. There are two shops here: Shop of Desire and Shop of Need. There is a LENS in the gold vase near the entrance of the Shop of Desire. Now, go to the lower right corner, to the next screen. Go into the first building and watch the scene. Go to the upper right, into the Inn, and get the DARK BOTTLE from the middle vase. Go to the left door, to the bedroom, and search the cupboard to get the Pot Pie recipe from the Wonder Chef. Go back to the world map.

Sylph Cavern is to the southwest, but first, I have some wisdom to provide here. This is a really great place to gain experience. I got all my characters to Level 30 before entering the Cavern. How did I do it? I basically set my skills so I would get a high amount of combos each battle. Here is how I set up my skills for Reid.

Circle - Super Lightning Blade
Up - Neosonic Swarm
Left/Right - Megasonic Thrust
Down - Demon Lightning Hammer
L2 - Farah - Sonic Fist
R2 - Ras - Dragon Swarm

At the start of every battle, I'd go over and attack really quickly, giving Ras and Farah a chance to get over to where I was. Then I'd hold down L2 and R2 and let them go, as I did Demon Lightning Hammer. As I did Demon Lightning Hammer, Farah did Sonic Fist (7 Hits) and Ras did Dragon Swarm (4-7 Hits), I was doing 15 hits or so every time. I kept doing this as the battle worn on, and combined it with attacking, like I would attack after doing this and have Farah and Ras do their skills again, and I even managed to get 30 hit combos. It really works! You might be thinking, ok, your magic points get depleted really quickly. Yse, they do. Hence the Inn. :) I was able to get through night using this, and was getting 400 experience a battle, then when morning came I went to the Inn, came out, and repeated. Try it out!

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[------------------------] SYLPH CAVERN [------------------------]
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Items: Storm Shield, Melange Gel x2, Mental Ring, Assault Dagger, 1800 Gald, Orange Gel, Lemon Gel, Needle Glove, Arc Wind, Life Bottle
Enemies: Direwolf, Gas Cloud, Grizzly, Bone Knight, Melting Pot, Will O' Wisp, Mad Eel, Blood Biter, Hornet, Phantom
Bosses: Sylph
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Go up from the entrance, and you will be in an open area. Go up and you will see two goards. Ras will talk to them, and just like that you will be allowed to go through. Go up to the next screen, and you will see a hole with wind coming out of it. Wait for wind to come out of it, then go on the hole and you will be taken to the next screen. Go left to get a STORM SHIELD from the chest, then go through the tornadoes, being careful not to hit them, and go left, and you will be outside. With the help of the rope, you can go across to the other side. Go to the hole and you will be taken up. Get MELANGE GEL from the chest, then go down the hole. Go left to the next screen, and then go all the way right to the next screen.

The upper right screen (with the stairs) will take you back outside to the beginning, so don't go there. Go left and use the wind hole. Get the MELANGE GEL from the chest, then go down the hole at the end of this screen. Go up at the hole, and then you will see three paths. Take the middle one, and you will fall down. Get the MENTAL RING from the chest, then go left and you will be outside. Go back to the screen where you fell down, and take the north route to get the ASSAULT DAGGER and 1800 GALD. Go to the right edge to get the LENS, then go down the hole. Get the ORANGE GEL and LEMON GEL from the treasure chests. Go to the hole, and then go down the hole. Get the NEEDLE GLOVE from the chest, then go to the hole and get the ARC WIND. Go down the hole, and enter the bottom cave. get the LIFE BOTTLE, and work your way to the next screen, where you have to fight Sylph.

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ SYLPH /----------
HP: 6600
ATTACKS: Air Thrust, Sylphid Arrow, Sagitarius Arrow, Wind Blade
REWARDS: Life Bottle, Protect Ring
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This boss is tame compared to the one you faced earlier and the one you will soon face. Basically, this is the easiest of the three Greater Craymels, but don't let your guard done. She comes prepared with 2 Arms, so take out the Arms first. Then, focus your attacks on Sylph. The toughest part about her is the fact she is floating in the air, and is really small, and moves around a lot, meaning, to put it simply, she is tough to hit. Her attacks are pretty tough, as well. Air Thrust slams wind into all the characters, Sylphid Arrow attacks one character, while Sagitarius Arrow is a stronger version, and attacks the whole party. Wind Blade basically is like the other attacks, only it attacks one character and knocks them backwards. Make sure to do jumping attacks a lot, and it helps to have Meredy's Lightning attack in one of the two L2/R2 positions, and then keep using it. As for Reid, Demon Lightning Hammer works well, but make sure to do a lot of jumping attacks.
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After the battle, watch all the scenes, where Ras will leave your party and Keele will come back. You will learn about Craymel Cages, fringing, etc. I'll put it in the Basics section if I get unlazy. You also get an Aerialboard, so you can go across water, but you can't cross through forests. Weird. Ah well. Kinda makes sense if you think about it. Your next destination is Chambard, but there are some things you can get now if you want.

- Northwest from Barole, small opening surrounded by mountains: Wind Shard, Wind Crystal
- Northwest from Chambard. Go to the left edge of island: Lens, Front Attack command
- South of Efreet Gorge, small island : Syrup Bottle, Life Bottle
- Middle of forest in Farlos : Back Attack command
- North from Barole, small opening surrounded by mountains: a woman who sells only strawberries
- Southwest of Sylph Cavern, bottom left edge of this continent: Lens
- West from Mt. Mintche, forest/mountain/opening: Rune Bottle
- Middle of the Largest Island, northwest corner of Map: Savory, Lavender
- West of Port of Inferia: Old man who tells you about a girl who can ride a dragon

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[------------------------] CHAMBARD [------------------------]
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Items: 1000 Gald, Rune Bottle, Elven Boots
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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When you enter the town, Reid will comment on how hot it is. Enter the Inn, and search the vase in the bedroom for 1000 GALD. Go up a screen, to the bedroom. Search the upper most bed to get the Carbonara Pasta recipe from the Wonder Chef. Go upstairs. Go to the far right and get the RUNE BOTTLE from the red jar. Talk to Irene, on the outside here, to get a COMBO COMMAND if you have 10 Lenses, or a INFERI CAPE if you have 20 Lenses. Go left to the next screen, search the statue for the Lens, get the Elven Boots from the chest at the right hand side, equip them to reid, then talk to the man with the ywllow cap. Take him up on playing the mini game.

/---------/ MINI GAME /---------------------------/ CHAMBALLOON /
CONTROLS:
Just like battle
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Attack and destroy all the floating objects. Finish in under the Target Time to win.

1st - 4:83 - You have 4 Balloons to kill. Just press X once to kill each balloon, so you don't have any added hits, and you will win.

2nd - 3:66 - Now you have to win quicker, plus you have to use the jump attack.

3rd - 6:00 - This can be pretty tough. Take out the ones to the right quickly, run left, kill the three with a jump attack, then finish off the last one.

4th - 7:00 - Just hack away on all of them using the jump attack.

5th - 6:00 - There is a group of eight of them now. Just kill them all off using two jump attacks.

When you win, you get the title of Balloon Master. Talk to the man near the Inn, and he will give you 100 Gald. Cool.
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Now, go up to the next screen. Go to the building on the bottom and watch the scene involving Katrine. Is she EVER going to get to Inferia City? How DID she get here, anyways? The building on the upper middle screen is the Chambard Bistro. Search the bottom on the bottom left screen to get the Seafood Pasta recipe from the Wonder Chef. You can buy foods if you enter the upper right door. You can also find a hidden refigerator by opening the panel on the upper part, and Reid will say "now that's cool!". Go left two screens, go up the stairs, and search the right side of the long white table to get a LENS. Exit this town, and go southeast to get to Efreet Gorge.

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[------------------------] EFREET GORGE [------------------------]
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Items: Veom, Sage, Flare Cape, Lemon Gel, Lavender, Life Bottle, Square Shield, Cross Helm, Rune Bottle, Fire Shard
Enemies: Drake, Firebird, Ogre, Gallows, Voltic, Arms, Iron Golem, Death
Bosses: Efreet
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Go up a screen and get the VENOM from the chest. Go to the upper right screen, to the next screen. Get the SAGE from the chest, then go right, then up to the next screen. Get the FLARE CAPE and LEMON GEL from the chests here, and follow the path through the burning fire to get to the next screen. Go up a screen, and you will see three doors, but they can't be opened yet, so go up to the next screen. Get LAVENDER, LIFE BOTTLE, SQUARE SHIELD, and CROSS HELM from the chests in here, then go to the next screen. Get the BRACELET and BLUE RIBBON here, save, and fight Efreet. He's really tough. Make sure to have Keele's Spread and Meredy's Ice Needles in your R2 and L2 skill slots before entering this battle.

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/------------/ EFREET /---------
HP: 24,000
ATTACKS: Burning Beast, Flame Wave
REWARDS: Black Onyx, Life Bottle
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Boy, this guy killed me twice before I finally figured out how to beat him. He is the toughest enemy in the game yet, by far. The first thing I will point out is that he has fire below him, and that fire can harm you. It only did 2 hit points of damage for me each time I touched it, but it knocked me backwards and set me up for his corner attack. He will try to corner you, so try not to let him do it. Burning Beast is the attack where he rushes at you and tries to knock you in the corner. If he succeeds, try to get him out as quickly as possible, because take it from me, if you let him keep you in the corner for too long, he WILL kill you. Have Reid keep doing Spiral Attack, while Meredy uses Ice Needles. Keele's Spread attack will do 2000 damage each time, so make sure he pulls it off a lot. Have everyone keep healed (I had to use a TON of gels and bottles to win this battle), and avoid Flame Wave by dodging the fire balls, and you should be able to squeak out a win BARELY.
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You will now get the SORCERER'S RING. You can use R1 to fire laser beams. Go back to where the three doors were, and shoot them down. Use R1 again on the switches. You will have to fight three sets of 2 Deaths, Eruption works well against them. You get, in order, RUNE BOTTLE, FIRE SHARD, and a LENS from the three doors. Now, go back to the camp point and watch the scene. Go back to the world map and go to the middle of the map to Farlos Sanctuary.

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Items: None
Enemies: None
Bosses: None
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When you enter this place, go through the door to the left and rest. Search the wardrobe for a Lens, then go out of this room and try to go outside. The priest will now teach Farah the Life spell, and then you can go outside. Take the left exit and follow the path to Mt. Farlos.

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Items: 2600 Gald, Apple Gel, Crystal Robe, Duel Helm, Emerald Ring, Flare Bottle, Lemon Gel, Omega Shield, Orange Gel, Trident, Warrior Symbol
Enemies: Chimarea, Falsea Horns, Feather Magic, Grappler, Hell Hound, Killer Bee, Prairie Hawk, Violent Viper, Wyvern
Bosses: Rassius
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When you enter, go up and proceed to the next screen. There is a chest near the trees which contains a CRYSTAL ROBE, so make sure to pick that up. Go up a little to get a DUEL HELM from the chest, and then go to the lower right hand side to get a OMEGA SHIELD. Go back to the previous screen and and enter the upper right hand corner, then follow the path. Get the FLARE BOTTLE along the way and continue going up until you get to a scene where a rockslide derails the party. Farah will now be separated from the party, and she will meet up with Ras, who will attempt to take her out of here.

Go to the next screen via the lower road and go across the bridge to the next screen. There is an APPLE GEL in the pouch, so get that and then take the far right path. In the next screen, Keele will notice a very unique Craymel Stone element. Now, go up two screens and get the EMERALD RING from the chest. Go up two more screens and the screen will change, now showing Farah and Ras. Ras will cheap shot on Farah a little.

When you have control again, go north two screens, and avoid the falling rocks as you go through this screen, as they will take off some HP every time you hit one of them. Get the WARRIOR SYMBOL from the far left chest, and then go north to the next screen. Here, grab the ORANGE GEL and go north to the next screen, again making sure to avoid the falling rocks. In the next screen, a LEMON GEL is here for the taking, so grab it and then go north, making sure to get the TRIDENT as well. Go north to the next screen, go right to get the 2600 GALD from the chest, then go north to the next screen and eventually you will reach a camp point.

Here, a funny scene occurs when Keele decides to rag on Reid because Ras is quite a handsome guy, and he notices that Reid is sad because Ras is with Farah, and Reid likes Farah. So, of course, Meredy and Keele are the immature ones. =) Go up into the next screen and you will see another scene with Ras and Farah. They walk some about Meredy, and Farah asks Ras what he believes in. The only thing Ras believes is in his mother. When you gain control, you have to lead Quickie through an interesting maze. Just say the following things and you'll have the path opened: Right! Go! Now! There! Now! Go! Now! There! Go! There! There!.

Climb the rope and go to the upper right hand screen to the next screen, and get the LIFE BOTTLE here, then go north to the next screen. You will reach the summit, and Ras and Farah will be there waiting for you. A long scene will take place, and Rassius will challenge you to a duel.

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------------------------/BOSS FIGHT!/----------/ RASSIUS /---------
HP: 4408
ATTACKS: Dragon Flash, Dragon Swarm, Neo Swarm
REWARDS: Heal Bracelet, Leather Cape
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This guy really isn't that tough, because his attacks are so weak. Rarely will he hit you for any significant damage, so just pound away with Reid's best skills. You don't even need to use skills if you want to, regular attacks would take a little longer but you'd make him feel embarased more than likely. =)
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After that battle, the Bridge of Light will carry your party to Celestia. This is the end of Disc 1. =)

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