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___________._______\_____/____||_______________/____\||\__\||_/__\/___//_\__\||/__\||_\___/\___\()||____|(____/____/\___>____>\____/|__|\/\/\/_________.__.__/_____/__.__.___________||__________|__|____\_____>|()|\|/__\_/_______/____|__|_|/__/|___|/\____/|___|/__(____/\/\/\/|__|\/\/\/____________________________________________________________________________|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~||Author:AIex||Began:July18th,2005||Completed:July23rd,2005||Email:Legal&CopyrightSection||____________________________________________________________________________|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

O============================================================================O|TableofContents|O============================================================================O

**InordertonavigatethisguideIhaveimplementedaCtrl+fsystem,whichmeansyoupressctrl+finyourbrowserorwordprocessertobringupthesearchmenu,thenenterthelettersinbrac etsontherightofthesectionthatyou'reloo

ingfor.Donotincludethebrac

ets.

Alsonoteanythingwhichreads"None"canactuallybesearchedfor,doaCtrl+fsearchforthepartdasharea,forexample,partIIsectioni(Triet)youwoulddoactrl+fsearchfor"II-i"withoutthequotationmar

s.**

1.Characters...........................................................(/1)2.GeneralInformation/FAQ..............................................(/2)3.FullWal

through.....................................................(/3)

PartI-ThePrecursor(Dis

1)......................................(None)i-IseliaVillage................................................(None)ii-MartelTemple................................................(None)iii-IseliaVillage..............................................(None)iv-IseliaForest................................................(None)v-Dir

'sHouse..................................................(None)vi-IseliaVillage...............................................(None)PartII-TheJourneyBegins.........................................(None)i-Triet.........................................................(None)ii-SylvarentBase...............................................(None)iii-Triet.......................................................(None)iv-SealofFire(TrietRuins)...................................(None)v-Campfire......................................................(None)

vi-Triet........................................................(None)vii-OssaTrail..................................................(None)viii-Izoold.....................................................(None)PartIII-AcrosstheSea............................................(None)i-Palmacosta....................................................(None)ii-Ha

onesiaPea

...............................................(None)iii-Palmacosta..................................................(None)iv-HouseofSalvation...........................................(None)v-PalmacostaHumanRanch........................................(None)vi-Palmacosta...................................................(None)


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vii-ThodaDoc

..................................................(None)viii-SealofWater(ThodaGeyser)...............................(None)ix-Campfire.....................................................(None)x-Ha

onesiaPea

................................................(None)PartIV-WellOnYourWay...........................................(None)i-Asgard........................................................(None)ii-SealofWind(BalacrufMausoleum)............................(None)iii-Campfire....................................................(None)iv-Luin.........................................................(None)v-AsgardHumanRanch............................................(None)vi-Luin.........................................................(None)vii-Hima........................................................(None)viii-AsgardHumanRanch.........................................(None)ix-Hima.........................................................(None)x-TowerofMana.................................................(None)xi-Campfire.....................................................(None)xii-La

eUmacy..................................................(None)xiii-ThodaGeyser...............................................(None)xiv-La

eUmacy..................................................(None)xv-Hima.........................................................(None)xvi--TowerofSalvation.........................................(None)xvii-SylvarentBase.............................................(None)PartV-Tethe'alla..................................................(None)i-FoojiMountains...............................................(None)

ii-Melto

io.....................................................(None)iii-SylvarentBridge.............................................(None)iv-Syba

........................................................(None)v-Tethe'allaBridge.............................................(None)vi-FoojiMountains..............................................(None)vii-Melto

io....................................................(None)viii-Melto

ioSewers............................................(None)ix-Melto io.....................................................(None)x-Tethe'allaBridge.............................................(None)xi-Syba

........................................................(None)xii-GaoracchiaForest...........................................(None)xiii-Mizuho.....................................................(None)xiv-GaoracchiaForest...........................................(None)

xv-Ozette.......................................................(None)xvi-Altessa'sHouse.............................................(None)xvii-ToizeValleyMine..........................................(None)xviii-Ozette....................................................(None)xix-Mizuho......................................................(None)xx-TempleofLightning..........................................(None)xxi-Tethe'allaBase.............................................(None)PartVI-S

iesofTethe'alla........................................(None)i-TheNestofFlyingDragons....................................(None)ii-TempleofEarth..............................................(None)iii-Flanoir.....................................................(None)iv-TempleofIce................................................(None)v-Altessa'sHouse...............................................(None)

vi-Altamira.....................................................(None)vii-OtherworldlyGate...........................................(None)PartVII-TwoWorlds................................................(None)i-Palmacosta....................................................(None)ii-PalmacostaHumanRanch.......................................(None)iii-RemoteIslandHumanRanch...................................(None)iv-Palmacosta...................................................(None)v-SylvarentBase................................................(None)vi-Altessa'sHouse..............................................(None)vii-Altamira....................................................(None)


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viii-TempleofDar

ness.........................................(None)ix-Melto

io.....................................................(None)x-TempleofDar

ness............................................(None)xi-Lin

iteTree.................................................(None)xii-Nova'sCaravan..............................................(None)xiii-BalacrufMausoleum(SealofWind)..........................(None)xiv-TrietRuins(SealofFire)..................................(None)xv-Dir

'sHouse.................................................(None)xvi-Lin

iteTree................................................(None)xvii-TowerofMana..............................................(None)xviii-IseliaHumanRanch........................................(None)PartVIII-Repercussions(Disc2)...................................(None)i-IseliaVillage................................................(None)ii-Dir

'sHouse.................................................(None)iii-Altessa'sHouse.............................................(None)iv-Syba

........................................................(None)v-Melto

io......................................................(None)vi-Altamira.....................................................(None)vii-Syba

.......................................................(None)viii-Mizuho.....................................................(None)ix-YmirForest..................................................(None)x-Heimdall......................................................(None)xi-LatheonGorge................................................(None)xii-SEAbbey....................................................(None)

xiii-TowerofSalvation.........................................(None)xiv-Welgaia.....................................................(None)xv-Altessa'sHouse..............................................(None)xvi-Flanoir.....................................................(None)xvii-TowerofSalvation.........................................(None)PartIX-TheBeginningoftheEnd...................................(None)i-Heimdall......................................................(None)ii-TorentForest................................................(None)iii-Heimdall....................................................(None)iv-Dir

'sHouse.................................................(None)v-TowerofSalvation............................................(None)vi-Derris-Kharlan...............................................(None)vii-Welgaia.....................................................(None)

viii-Exire......................................................(None)ix-HouseofGuidance(SoutheasternContinent)...................(None)x-HouseofGuidance(SouthwesternContinent)....................(None)xi-Vinheim......................................................(None)xii-Finale......................................................(None)4.TechAttac

s/Magic...................................................(/4)5.UnisonAttac

s.......................................................(/5)6.EXS

ills............................................................(/6)7.Grade................................................................(/7)8.SideQuests..........................................................(/8)I-Colette'sDogs...................................................(None)II-RebuildingLuin.................................................(None)III-Melto

ioArena.................................................(None)

IV-Titles..........................................................(None)V-Recipes..........................................................(None)VI-Devil'sArms....................................................(None)VII-MeteorSwarm...................................................(None)VIII-Costumes......................................................(None)IX-Kuchinawa.......................................................(None)X-HotSprings......................................................(None)XI-Niflheim........................................................(None)XII-SwordDancer...................................................(None)XIII-Clara.........................................................(None)


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9.EnemyList...........................................................(/&)10.Minigames...........................................................(/9)11.Legal...............................................................(/AA)12.Credits.............................................................(/BB)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------Introduction:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thefollowingisastep-by-stepguidetonotonlyma

ingyourwaythroughTalesofSymphonia,butgettingthemostenjoymentoutofitaswell.IamcurrentlywritingthisguideasIplaythroughthegameforasecondtime,recordingeventsastheyhappen,withprior

nowledgeofeachsituationinordertobeasclearandconciseasIpossiblycan.

AlsoI'dli

etonotethatthiswasthefirstwal

throughIeverwroteanditcarries

indofasentimentalvaluewithit.WhileIdon'texactlyfindittobethemostaestheticallypleasingofmywor

,Icanloo

bac

andsaythatIthin Ididquiteagoodjobforafirstguide,andIhopeyouenjoyittoo.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------Controls:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------||--------------------\O===||FieldMap----------)||--------------------/

ControlStic

-Moveplayer-controlledcharacterControlPad-OpenMapAButton-EntertownsanddungeonsBButton-Cancel/BoardRheaird-Embar

/Disembar

ECXButton-Mount/DismountNoishe(Activateslongrangemode)YButton-OpenMainMenu

ZButton-Starts

itLButton/RButton-Rotatethecameraleft/rightStart/Pause-Toggleworldmap

||--------------------\O===||Town/DungeonMap---)||--------------------/

ControlStic

-Moveplayer-controlledcharacterControlPad-Rotateplayercontrolledcharacter45degrees(onlywhilestandingstill)AButton-Action(Spea

,Examine,etc.)XButton-UseSorcerer'sRing

YButton-OpenMainMenuZButton-Starts

it

||--------------------\O===||Battle-------------)||--------------------/

Controlstic

-Moveplayercontrolledcharacter/ItemselectionControlPad-SelectstrategicordersAButton-Attac


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BButton-PerformamagicortechniqueCStic

-MagicandtechniqueshortcutXButton-Guard/CancelmagictechniqueYButton-OpenBattleMenuZButton-InitiateUnisonAttac

LButton-DelaymagicortechniqueRButton-Changetarget(holdtoselectatarget)Start/Pause-Pause

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I-LloydIrvingII-ColetteBrunelIII-GenisSageIV-RaineSageV-KratosAurionVI-SheenaFujibayashiVII-ZelosWilderVIII-PreseaCombatirIX-RegalBryant

o--------------o|LloydIrving|o--------------o

Gender:MaleAge:17Height:5'8"Weight:128lbsClass:SwordsmanRace:HumanHair:Dar

Brown/ShortHairBuild:AverageWeapon:Twosingle-edgedswords

Occupation:Student

Thecentralcharacterofthegame,LloydwasfoundinthewoodswithNoishewhenhewasaninfant.Henowliveswithhisadoptivedwarffather.

o----------------o|ColetteBrunel|o----------------o

Gender:FemaleAge:16Height:5'2"

Weight:97lbsClass:ChosenRace:HumanHair:PlatinumBlonde/LongHairBuild:SlenderWeapon:Cha

ramOccupation:Student/Chosen

Coletteisthegame'sheroineandLloyd'schildhoodfriend.Thoughnormallyabitclumsyandseeminglycare-free,shehasastrongwill


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andsenseofresponsibilityhiddenunderneathhersoftappearance--shebearstheweightoftheworldonhershoulders.Sheisnotthetypewholoo

stootherforprotection.Ifanything,sheisboldanddaringintimesofneed,alwayswillingtosacrificeherselftohelpherfriends.

o------------o|GenisSage|o------------o

Gender:MaleAge:12Height:4'8"Weight:64lbsClass:MageRace:ElfHair:SilverBuild:SlenderWeapon:KendamaOccupation:Student

ThisyoungboyisoneofLloyd'sclosestfriends.He'sachildprodigy--notonlyishethesmarteststudentinthevillage,heisatalentedmageaswell.Becauseoftheseabilities,heisoverflowingwithself-

confidence,tothepointofloo

ingdownuponothers.

o------------o|RaineSage|o------------o

Gender:FemaleAge:23Height:5'5"Weight:108lbsClass:MageRace:ElfHair:Silver

Build:AverageWeapon:StaffOccupation:Teacher

RaineistheteacheroftheschoolLloyd,Colette,andGenisattend.SheisalsoGenis'oldersister.Sheisas

edtojoinColetteonherjourneybecauseofher

nowledgeofarcheologyandthemagicalarts.Althoughnormallycoolandlogical,herpassionforarcheologygetsthebestofherattimes.

o---------------o|KratosAurion|o---------------o

Gender:MaleAge:28Height:6'1"Weight:172lbsClass:Mage/SwordsmanRace:HumanHair:Dar

BrownBuild:AverageWeapon:Double/edgedsword


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Occupation:Mercenary

Kratosisamercenaryhiredtoaccompanythechosenonherjourneyofregeneration.Heisas

illedswordsman--Lloyd'sswordsmanshippalesincomparison.HiscooldemeanorandlogicalapproachtohandlingsituationsirritateLloyd,whotendstohandlethingscompletelytheoppositeway.

o--------------------o|SheenaFujibayashi|o--------------------o

Gender:FemaleAge:19Height:5'5"Weight:106lbsClass:SummonerRace:HumanHair:Blac

Build:VoluptuousWeapon:CardsinfusedwithmagicalenergyOccupation:Assassin

SheenaisanassassinsentfromtheprosperingworldofTethe'alla

tostopColettefromsucceedinginherjourneyofregeneration.IfColettesucceedsinrevivingSylvarent,thenSheena'sworldwillberuined.SimilartoColette,Sheenacarriesthefateofherworldonhershoulders.

o--------------o|ZelosWilder|o--------------o

Gender:MaleAge:22Height:5'10"Weight:150lbs

Class:Mage/SwordsmanRace:HumanHair:RedBuild:AverageWeapon:Double-edgedswordOccupation:ChosenofTethe'alla

ZelosisTethe'alla'schosenone.Hisgoodloo

s,histitle,andhissmoothcharmma

ehimirresistiblewithmostwomen.Becauseofthis,hecanbeabitarrogantandegotisticalattimes.Hedoesn'tta

ethingstooseriously,andthushasalaissez-faireattitudetowardhisdutiesasthechosen.

o-----------------o|PreseaCombatir|o-----------------o

Gender:FemaleAge:Loo

saround12Height:4'6"Weight:53lbsClass:AxwomanRace:Human


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Hair:Pin

Build:Typicalchild'sbuild,butslightlysmallforherageWeapon:AxOccupation:Woodcutter

Preseawor

sasawoodcutterinplaceofhersic

father.Althoughsheissmallandslender,shemanagestoheftwitheaseaheavyaxthatmostadultswouldstruggletolift.ThisispossibleduetothespecialExsphereshehasequipped.ThisspecialExspherehowever,suppressesPresea'shumanity--shedoesnotdisplayanysortofemotionatall.

**Forsomereasontheartboo

decideditwasnobigdealtojustputallthisinformationaboutRegal,whichisessentiallyjustonegiantspoiler.Readatyourdiscretion.**

o--------------o|RegalBryant|o--------------o

Gender:MaleAge:33Height:6'2"Weight:187lbsClass:Fighter

Race:HumanHair:BlueBuild:Large,fairlymuscularWeapon:GreavesOccupation:Formeraristocrat

RegalisaprisoneroftheprosperousworldofTethe'alla.SenttocaptureColetteonbehalfofthepope,Regalisextremelyquietandconstantlywearsagrimexpression.Thefewwordsthatescapehislipsaredignifiedandcarefullythoughtout.Theyareperhapstracesofhisaristocraticbac

ground.

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2.GeneralInformation/FAQ/2---------------------------------------------------------------------------

I-BattleSystemII-S

itsIII-MemoryGemsIV-AvatarCharacterV-MonolithsVI-SandTS

illsVII-MultiplayerVIII-DifficultyLevels

----

I-BattleSystem----

Thisgameoffersauniquebattlesystem,whichisoneofitsprimaryappealstopeople.TostartwiththesimplestnotesinisarealtimeRPG,meaningthebattlesarenotturnbased,youcharactermoveswhereyoucontrolhimto.SomehavecomparedthebattlesystemtothatofStarOcean,ortoobroaderbutlessaccurateextent,KingdomHearts.Obviouslyit'sbesttojustunderstandhowitwor

s,ratherthanworryingaboutwhatothergameit'smostli

e.


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Tostart,whilethisgameta

esaverythreedimensionalloo

tothebattles,whenyoucontrolityou'llactuallynoticeit'sdoneinaveryclevertwodimensionalfashion.Everyenemyhasitsown2Dplane,ifyoutargetanenemyyoucanruneitherawayortowardsit.AtanytimeyoucanpresstheRbuttontoswitchtoanotherenemy,andchangetheplaneyoumoveon.Soitmayseemli

eyouaremovingintothebac

ground,butthecamerawillchangeandyouwillstillbemovingleftandright.

Attac

inginthisgamecandependonyourcharacter'scombatsetting,whichyoucanchooseatthebeginningofthegame.Therearethree.

Auto-Nocontrolofyourcharacter.TheAIwillfightforyouandyoucansitandwatch.Ifyouenjoynotplayingyourgames,thissettingisforyou.

Semi-auto-Youhavemoderatecontrol.Youcanstillmoveleftandright.PressingAwillcauseyoutorunuptotheenemyyouaretargetingandattac

it.Youwillalsobloc

automaticallysometimes,howeveryoudonothavefullcontrolofyourabilitytojump.

Manual-Everythingiscontrolledbyyou.Abuttonwillcauseyoutoswingyourswordwithoutmoving,controlwiththeanalogandjumpby

pressingup.Irecommendthissetting,Ifindittobethemostenjoyabletouse.

Youwillalsobeabletohavethreeothercharactersaccompanyyouinbattle.ThesecharacterswillbesettoAutobydefaultandwillperformactionsbasedontheoptionsyouhavesetinthestrategysectionofthemainmenu.Theycanalsobeinstructedwhattodomanuallythroughthemenu,orbytheCstic .

Youcanalsotryandperformlargecombosinbattle,theywillbegintocountasyourepeatedlyhitanenemywithoutdelayingformorethanasecondofsobetweenattac

s.Thiscombocanbecontributedtobyeveryoneinyourparty,sopracticeusing

everyonetoyouradvantage.Thatisaboutasfarasthebasicsgo.

----II-S

its----

S

itsareeventsmeanttoeitherfurtherthestory,yourrelationshipwiththeparticularcharacters,orjustentertainyouonthewhole.

Youwill

nowas

itisavailablewhenyouseetheZbuttoniconandanameatthebottomleftofthescreen.AtthosetimesyoucanpressZtowatchas

it.Theyareunvoicedandcanmove

ratherfastattimesso

eepyoureyessharp.Theycanalsobes

ippedbypressingthestartbuttonatanytime.

Youcangothroughtheentiregamewithouteveryvoluntarilywatchingas

it,theyareentirelyoptional.

----III-MemoryGems----


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Memorygemsarespecialcrystalsfoundinmostdungeons.Themajorityofdungeonswillcontainonesavepointnearthebeginning,andonebro

ensavepointneartheend.Thesebro

ensavepointscanbeactivatedbyexaminingthemandusingamemorygem.Oneoftheenemiesoftheparticulardungeonyou'reinwillalwaysbeholdingthememorygem,it'syourjobtofindwhichone.(Iwilltellyouwhichenemytodefeattoreceivethememorygemattheappropriatetimesinthewal

through.)

----IV-AvatarCharacters----

Youravatarcharacterputsimplymeansthecharacterdisplayedonscreenthatyoucontrolwhileoutofbattle.Tochangewhothischaracterisopenyourmenu,pressdownuntilyoureachthecharacteryouwantandpresstheAbutton.Youwillseealittleredflagonthatcharacterinthemenu,nowtheywillappearonthemap.Certaineventsinthegamerequirecertaincharacterstobetheavatar,soma

esureyouunderstandtheconcept.

----V-Monoliths----

Youwillfindmonolithsscatteredallovertheworldmap.Whenyouseeoneapproachitandyouwillbetoldthatlongrangemodeisnowavailableforthatarea.WhatthatmeansisthatyoucannowrideNoishebypressingXontheworldmapthere.Thecamerawillzoomoutgivingyouabetterviewofeverything.

----VI-SandTS

ills----

SandTs

illsrefertoyourproficiencyaseithera"Stri

e"characterora"Tech"character.Stri

echaracterswillhavetheabilitytohit

withsingular,powerfulblows.Techcharacterswillbeabletohitwithmultiple,wea

erblows.Itwillaverageabouttothesameintheendsoitcomesdowntoamatterofpersonalpreference.Therearejustafewthingsyouhavetounderstand:

Yourcharacterswilllearndifferentmagicspellsandtechattac

sdependingonwhethertheyareSorT.IfyoulearnsomeTspells,butrealizeyouwanttoSonesyouhaveto"Forget"theTonesfirst.Toforgetaspellortech,gointothetechmenu,andwithyourcursoroverthetech/spellpressX.Youcannotforgettechs/spellswhicharenotinfluencedbytheT/Sdirection,sodon'tworry.Youalsocannoteverpermanentlylosesomethingbyforgettingsodon'tworrytoomuch.

Theotherimportantthingto

nowishowtogofromStoTorviceversa.WhichdirectionyougoisbasedonyourEXS

illssochec

therefirst.HoveryourcursoroveranEXabilityandatthetoprightofthedescriptioniswillsayeither"S-TYPE"or"T-TYPE,"ifyourS-TYPEoutnumberyouT-TYPEyouwillprogresstowardSandviceversa.

TheotherwaytoswitcheasilytoequipanaccessorycalledtheStri

eRing.ItwillsendyoutowardSregardlessofyourEX


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S

ills,butyouwillreturntowhicheverismoreprominentonceyouta

eitoff.Youcanlearnthes

illsfromoneside,andgototheother,andyouwillstillhavethem.

----VII-Multiplayer----

Thisgameisasingleplayergameatheart,butitdoesoffertheoptiontoplaywithfriends,anditwouldbeashamenottota

eadvantageofitatleastonce.Actuallytherealshameisthelac

ofanyconcreteexplanationastohowtoutilizeit,wellreadon:

Toplaywithmorethanoneperson,choosethecharacteryouwant,forthisexampleletssayit'sGenisincharacterslotnumber2.Gotothetechmenu,selectGenis,thenpressuponcetohoveryourcursoroverhisname.FromhereyoucanpressstarttochangehimfromManualtoSemi-AutotoAuto.Sethimtomanual.Nowplugacontrollerintoslot2andbeginabattle,controllertwocanmoveGenisnow.

Here'sonemoreimportantthing,thecontrollermustbepluggedintothecontrollerportcorrespondingtothecharacterposition.SoifGenisisyourthirdcharacteronthelist,youhavetoplugcontroller

2intothethirdslot,evenifonlyplayingwithtwopeople.

Thisgamecanbeplayedwithanywherefrom1-4people.Remembertosetthecharactersbac toAutowhenyourfriendsleave.

----VIII-DifficultyLevels----

Thisgamehasthreedifficultylevels:Normal,HardandMania.

Normalandhardcanbechosenatthebeginning,butyoumustcompletethegameatleastoncebeforeyoucanplayManiamode.Tochange

thedifficultyenteryoumenu,choose"System"then"Customize"andtherewillbeanoptionheretocyclebetweendifficulties.

Thiscanalsobedoneinthecustomizationmenuonthetitlescreen,andagainwhenstartinganewgame.

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**MOSTIMPORTANT:

IfyouEVERgetstuc

inthisgamethenumberonesourceofinformation

isalsothenumberoneoverloo

edfeatureofthisgameandthatisthesynopsislocatedasthetoprightoptioninyourmainmenu.Itwilltellyoualmosteverythingyouneedto

now,chec

itoften.**

**PleasenotebeforeIbeginthattheintentofthiswal

throughistoassistandguideyouthroughthegame.Itispurposelywrittensothatitinstructsyouwheretogo,notwhyyougotherewhichisofcoursethebestmeanstoavoidspoilers.FinallynoteIwillnotsacrificecontentforspoilers,soeventhosewhohavecompletedthegameonceshouldfindthisguideequallyasusefulasthosewhohavenot.TheguideWILLbe


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writtenprimarilyforthosewhowishtogetasmuchaspossibleoutofthegame,andsoIwouldrecommendusingitinconjunctionwithanin-depthguideforreceivingtitlesandrecipes,howeverthisofcourseisnotatallarequirement.**

**Notethatpeoplewishingtoavoidspoilers,whenIsay"Dothisandwatchthenextscene"thatimplieswatchingthewholescenebeforecontinuingontoeventhenextsentence.It'snobigdeal,it'sjustahelpfultiptothosewhowouldli

etheleastamountofspoilerspossible**

**AlsoonefinalnotebeforeIbegin,asmuchasIappreciatedthehelpofallthewal

throughsformtheJPversion,Ifoundmyselfgettingstuc

aLOT,somethingveryeasytodointhisgameifyoudon't

nowexactlywheretogo.Soifitseemsli

eI'mbeingoverlydetailedattimes,

eepamindthatoftenitmaynotseemli

eit,butthosedetailsareli

elyveryimportant!MygoalistohelppeopleavoidallthefrustrationIwentthroughtryingtofindtheexactinsignificanteventsthatallowyoutoprogress.Anywaythan sforallowingmetoma ethesenotes,andwiththatsaid,enjoyTalesofSymphonia!!**

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*Disc1****************************************************************************

==========================PartI-TheBeginning==========================

Thegamebeginswithabriefnarration.

________________________________________\_______________________________

I-i-IseliaVillage

-----oHalo:

AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GLifeBottle-300GMagicLens-10GWoodenBlade-700GCha

ram-200GNova-600GSoftLeather-480G

Boots-100GChic

en-120GLettuce-80GTomato-60GBread-70GEgg-50G

Afterthenarrationyouwillfindyourselfinthelocalschoolhouse.Hereyouwillmeetmanyofthegame'scharacters,includingyourmaincharacter,LloydIrving.Followinganeventyouwillgaincontrolof


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Lloyd.Youarefreetospea

withanyofyourfellowclassmateshere,onceyouhavedonesoattempttoleavetheroom.AneventwithGeniswilloccur.Choosetheoption"It'sResearch"togatheryourparty.BeforeexitingbesuretoexaminetheholeatthetopoftheroomtoobtainColette'stitle"Klutz."

Onceoutsideyouwillwitnessaquic

eventandbefreetoroamthetownofIselia.Youcanquic

lyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththesavepointrightaboveyou,theitemshopdownthepathbelowyou,andthehousewhereyoucanbefullyhealedforfreetoyourright.Whenyou'rereadytoprogressgopastthesavepointtothenorth.

Nowyouencounteryoufirstbattle.Nothingtoochallenging,useittogetthefeelforcombatinthisgame.Sameappliestothenextbattle.leaveIseliaandtravelthesimplepathtotheMartelTemple.

________________________________________\_______________________________I-ii-MartelTemple

Watchandeventandchoosethetopoption.Moveuptoengageinanotherbattle,andthenanother,yourfirstbossbattle.Don'tworryifyouarehavingtrouble,soonamysteriousstrangerwillinterruptthebattle.Thestrangerhastheabilitytohealwhichshould

ma

ethisbattlemucheasier.Anotherevent,choosethetopoption.

OnceyouhavecontrolofLloydagainheadnorthtowitnessaquic

scene,thenheaddowntherightpath.Hereyouwillencounterarocenemy,whichcanbequic

lydisposedof.Youwillnoticeeachtimetheroc

monsterrespawnsandleavesabloc

.Defeatanotherandpushthebloc

throughthetopcentrehole.Nowma

eanotherandpushasecondonedownthetopcentrehole.Descendthestairstothebottomwhereyoupushedthetwobloc

s.Pushthetopbloc

forwardtocreateapathtotheSorcerer'sRing.Onceyouhaveitgobac

towheretheroc

golemwas.

(NotetheSorcerer'sRingcanbeusedanytimebypressingX.Notonly

doesitservedifferentfunctionsindifferentdungeons,italsofreezesenemies)

Fromheregoupthestairstotheleftandfollowthepathtothethreetreasureboxes.Onceagainreturntowheretheroc

golemwastofindthathe'sbac

.Defeatanothertogetabox,whichshouldbepushedintotheleftcentrehole.Nextdefeatanothergolemandpushtheboxintotherightcentrehole.Descendthestairsandheadaroundtherightsideoftheboxontheleftyoupusheddown.PushitleftintotheslotandcontinueupthestairstoLifeBottle.Nowdefeatonelastgolemandpushthatboxintotherightcentrehole.Headdownandpushitintotheslottotheright.Continueupthosestairsto

aPanaceaBottle.

Nowfinally,returntotheentranceofthetempleandheadnorthtothedoorwhichneededtheSorcerer'sRing.PressXtoremovethesealandenter.Ta

ethewarpandwitnessanevent,andacutscene.

Nowit'stimetoexitthetemple,andreturntotheworldmap.

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I-iii-IseliaVillage

Headdownthepathtotheright,andintothehouseforanevent.AfterwardsheadovertoGenis'house,whichisontherightsideoftown.Youcangetanexplanationofcoo

ing,andtheningredientsforasandwich.Yum.Anyway,headallthewaysouthforanevent,andexitIselia.Ta

ethenorthwestpathtoIseliaForest.(AlsoImayhavemissedthisbutIbelieveyoucangetthetitleof"BrotherlyLove"forGenisbytal

ingtoRaineintheschool.)

________________________________________\_______________________________I-iv-IseliaForest

Afteranevent,headstraightalongthepath.Turnleftatthefor

topic

upatreasurebox.GodowntherightpathnowtograbtheLifeBottleandcontinueonforanotherevent.Saveandta

etheleftpath.

HeadaroundtheleftsideofthecompoundtomeetGenis'friend.Duringthescene,choosethetopoptionbothtimes.Afterwardsyou'retoldtofindhigherground.Headtotherightthistime,uptoaraisedsectionbesidethecliff.Jumptwice,thentotherightforanOrangeGel,anduptheleftsideafter.Nowwatchanotherscene,andaquic ,easyfight.Nowsaveandheadnorth.

AtthethreewaysplitheadupandthenleftforanAppleGel,thentotherightforaLeatherGlovewhichshouldbeequippedonLloyd.Bac atthesplit,ta ethemiddleoneforanapplegelandthengoacrossthebridge.Grabthe500Galdandgoup,hereyouwillseeanitemsittingonafallentreeaboveyou.Simplygounderit,looparoundandrunacrossittogettheOrangeGel.NowleavetheforesttotheNorth.

Ontheworldmap,followthepathNorthtoDir

'sHouse.

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I-v-Dir

'sHouse

Nowenterthehouseandtal

withDir

foralongscene.Choosethetopchoiceforanyoption.

Onceit'sover,rundownstairs,save,andtal

toDir

againbythegravetocontinue.Youreceivenumerousitems,andwillbeautomaticallyta

enbac

toIseliaVillage.

________________________________________\_______________________________I-vi-IseliaVillage

NowgotoColette'shouse(theoneontherightwhereyoumetwitheveryoneearlier.)Prepareforanotherevent.Leavethehouseandheaddowntothesouthofthevillagetocontinueit.

Fightabattle,watchmorescenes.Nowtimeforabossbattle.Ithassomepowerfulcloserangeattac

s.Theseattac

showeverareeasytopredictandbloc

.Keephittingithardandfast.Ifyouhavetheswordraintechithelps,chainitontotheendofa3hitcomboandthisbossshouldgodownbeforeyouevenneedtoheal.


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Finishtheeventandma

eyourwaytotheexitofIselia.Receivethetitleof"DriftingSwordsman"automaticallyasyouheadouttostartyourjourney.

================================PartII-TheJourneyBegins================================

YourdestinationisthedesertoasisTriet,locatedduesouthofIselia.AlongthewayyoucanvisittheNovaCaravanandhouseofSalvation,neitherofwhichareofanyrealimportanceatthemoment.YouwillalsogetalittletutorialonEXs

ills.

________________________________________\_______________________________II-i-Triet

----------------oTraveler'sMate:

AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GPanaceaBottle-150G

LifeBottle-300GHolyBottle-200GMagicLens-10G

-----------oHeatStorm:

Knight'sSaber-800GFlyingDis

-880GFineStar-800GRod-800GLongSword-790G

------------oSandShield:

SoftLeather-480GLeatherGuard-280GWhiteCloc

-800GRobe-600GRibbon-240GBaret-200GWoodenShield-600GLeatherGlove-200GGloves-100GCape-100G

Startbyheadingtotheinn(justupandrightoftheentrance.)Insidegoupthestairsandexaminetheobjectsattheendofthehall.Thisisthefirstofmanytimesyouwillmeetthe"WonderChef,"whoisalwaysdisguisedasauniqueobject,andwillteachyouanewrecipeeachtimeyoufindhim.Thistimeit'sCabbageRolls.

Nowheadoutanduptheleftsideoftowntotheshops.Inanautomatic


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event,choosethetopoptiontolearnaboutcustomization,andequipyourcharacterswiththebestequipmentyoucanafford.

Whenyou'redoneexploring,headnorthtothefortunetellerinthetentattheendofthepath.Payher,listentowhatshesaysandreturntothetownexitforanevent.

Nowforabattle,you'llundoubtedlyfinditeasyifyouupgradedLloyd'sweapon.Afterwards,anotherscene.

________________________________________\_______________________________II-ii-SylvarentBase

Loo

sli

eLloyd'swouldupinjail.Toescape,usetheXbuttontohittheguardwiththeSorcerer'sRing.ExaminethepanelsontheleftofthetwocellsbesideyouforaBeastHideandasavepoint.Saveandheaddownthepathtotheright.Grabthechestjustaheadtorecoveryourequipment,and

eepgoingtoencountertwomoreguards.Easyfight.

Inthenextroom,examinethepedestaltochangethefunctionoftheSorcerer'sRing.Oncetheguardsleave,yourgoalistouseyourSorcerer'sRingtofreezeboththeguardrobotsonthetwopanelsoneach

side.Allowthemtochaseyoutoguidethemontothepanels,timeitrightandyoushouldn'thavetoomuchofaproblem.Onceyou'veaccomplishedthis,headintothenowunloc

eddoortotheleft.

Inthedoortotheleft,you'llfindnumerousenemies.Theonetonoteisthesoldierinthecorridortothenorth.Heholdsthememorygem,whichwor

stounloc

savepointsasdescribedinthegeneralinformationsectionabove.HeadupthefindatreasurechestwithaBeastFang,andthecomputerattheupperleftwor

sli

eanitemshop.Gobac

down,andta

etheleftpath.Unloc

thesavepointandsaveyourgame.Nowforalittlepuzzlethatseemstric

y,butisactuallyquitesimple.

Byshootingeachofthethreepillarswithyourring,itmovesthecircle

aroundthegiantGamecubebyadifferentnumberofdegrees.180forthetopone,90forthemiddle,and45degreesforthebottom.TogetintothedoortotheNorthsimplyshootthetoppillaronce,andthebottompillaronce.Headintothenowunloc

eddoorattheNorthandprepareforascene.

Boss:BottaHp:4200Tp:224

FootSoldier(x2)Hp:823Tp:0

Exp:505Gald:1526

Notaparticularlyhardboss.Besuretodefeathisfootsoldiersfirst,asli

emostminions,theycangetannoying.Agreatcombinationattac

youshouldhaveaccesstorightnowis3attac

s+SwordRainor3attac

s+TigerSlash.Bothareeffectiveagainstthisboss.Wailonhimwithanycomboyouhave,andbloc

wheneveryouseehimraisehissword.Kratosshouldeasilyta

ecareofanyhealingyouneed.


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Afterashortscene,ma

eyourwayWest,bac

toTriet.

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Ascenebeginsrightasyouentertown.Onceit'sover,leaveyourroomandgoupstairstothefirstroomontheright,tocontinueit.Leavetheroomandchoosethetopoption.Watchmore.Leavetheroomagain...watchmore.

Nowit'sfinallytimetogototheSealofFire.You'vegotRaineinyourpartynow,soma

esuretouseher.Maynotseemli

eitforawhile,butshe'sthepowerhousehealeryou'llbeneedingfromthispointon.DowhateveryouneedtodoandleaveTriet.(Youcanbuybetterweaponsandarmourforyournewcharacters.)

TheSealofFireislocatedWestofTriet.Loo sli eabunchofruins.

________________________________________\_______________________________II-iv-SealofFire(TrietRuins)

Besuretosaveoutsidefirst.

Afteraquic event,andbattlewithacouplefireelementals,youlearnnewdefensives

illsforeveryone.Thesecanbeextremelyhelpful,besuretosetthemupinthetechmenu.Examinetheholeinthegroundforanothersceneandanewtitle"ArcheologicalMania"forRaine.

ThisistheSealofFire,meaningthemajorityofenemiesarewea

towaterelementalattac

sli

eGenis'AquaEdge.

Enterthetempleandheadupatthefirstfor

.Thereisatreasureboxcontainingthefirstreal"hard"enemysofar.It'sonlyhardbecause

physicalattac

scan'thurtit,butluc

ily,youhaveGenis.Soopenit.

Miniboss:Fa

eHp:400Tp:50

Simplystayclosetohimwhileholdingthebloc

buttonthewholetime.OpenthemenuandcontinuouslycommandGenisto

eepcastingStoneBlastorreallyanyspellhehas.Doingthisshouldgiveyounoproblem.

Nowheadbac

andgodownatthefor

.You'llseeatreasureboxcoveredinstones,useyourSorcerer'sRingtouncoveritandcollectthe

LemonGel.Goinsidethedoorjustaboveandfighttheenemy,thisistheenemythatholdsthememorygem.Afterwardgoupthelittlestairsandlightthetorchonthewallafteraminitutorial.Oncetheplatformraises,godownthestairsandlightthetorchjusttotheright.Nowleavetheroom.

Gobac

uptothefor

,andgostraightintothedoor.Headstraightdownheretopic

upandAppleGel.Gobac

andpushthelowerbloc

offtheedgejustaheadofwhereyouenteredtheroom.Runupthepathandcollectthe1000GaldandtheMumei(equipforLloyd)andSavory.


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Gobac

downandgrabtheupperbloc

,pushingitoverthelastone,sotheyarebesideeachothergivingyouaccesstoanothertorch.Lightthattorchtoraiseaplatformleadingtothebro

ensavepoint.Nowgobac

totheentranceanduptofindtwotreasureboxescontainingaLifeBottleandaBracelet(equipforGenis.)Leavetheroomagain.

Headuptowhereyoufoughtthetreasureboxandgointothedoortotheleft.Goupandaroundtoabloc

,whichyoushoulddragandputinthespacebesidethetreasureboxandthetorch.GrabtheStiletto(equipforKratos)andlightthetorch.Bac

trac

alittleandma

eyourwayacrosstheplatformthatjustraised.Headupthestairsandfollowthepathstraightandturnrightjustbeforethebro

ensaveforaCirclet(equipforColette.)Nowusethememorygemonthebro

ensaveandsaveyourgame.Ma

ecureColetteiswellequipped,evenifyoudon'tuseherandheadintothewarpportalforanevent.

Boss:KtugachHp:5000Tp:50

Ktugachling(x2)Hp:1500Tp:180

Exp:748Gald:115

Startoffbygoingtoyourmenu,choosingtechandGenis.UseYtoturnoffallspellsexceptAquaEdge.Nowgoafterthosetwominions.You'llhaveatleastonehealer,butthebosscanhitprettyheavyso

eepinmindyourHptotals.TheAIisnot100%reliable.Rememberyoucanholdblocandpressdowntoactivateyourguardianshield.Useyourbestcombosandwhenthetwominionsaredead,goafterthebigguy.Ifyoufollowsuggestionsheshouldbedeadinnotime.

Oncethissceneisover,Colettewilllearnanewability.Rememberto

turnallofGenis'spellsbac

on.Exittheruins,easytas

sinceyou'vealreadymadethepath.Watchascene.

________________________________________\_______________________________II-v-Campfire

Tal

topeoplehere,choosingwhicheveroptionsyouli

e.Thental

toColetteforascene.

________________________________________\_______________________________II-vi-Triet

ReturntoTrietforaquic

scene.Raineshouldacquirethetitle"SisterlyLove"here.Restattheinnandanotherscenewilloccur.NowleaveTriet.

FollowtheedgeofthemountainsEast,ontherightside.Followituntilyouseeapath,thisisyournextdestination,theOssaTrail.

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EntertheOssaTrail,andalmostimmediatelyaneventoccurs.Choosethetopoptionandbeonyourway.Followthepathtothenextscreenandaround,goingleftatthefor

topic

upaBattleStaff(equipforRaine.)Continuedownthepath.Godownthefirstchanceyougetandsaveyourgameatthesavepointandpic

uptheAppleGelandMelangeGel.Followthepathright.

GrabtheOrangeGelonyourwaydown.Whenyoureachthebottomwatchaquic

scene.

Boss:ClumsyAssassinHp:1800Tp:131

Guardian-WindHp:2000Tp:400

Exp:490(Approx)Gald:378

Ta

eouttheguardianfirst,asitisthemoredangerousofthetwo.Nospecialwea nesseshere,justagoodcombinationofstrategic

bloc

ingandoffensiveattac

ingiswhatyouneed.KeepaneyeonyourHptotals,butifyouhavebothRaineandKratos,thatshouldeasilyholdyourweightwhenitcomestohealing.Onceoneisdead,theotherisabreeze.

Nowheadinsidewheretheassassincamefrom.Gorightatthe3waysplit,thendownandgettheBlac

Silver.Gobac

andheadleftthistime,thenupandgettheFineGuard(equipforColette.)Nowheaddownthepathtotheright,andgoupatthenextintersection.GrabtheBeastFangandEXGemLv1.Nowit'stimetoma

eachoice.TheSwordDancerisaverychallengingoptionalboss,youmaywanttowaitifthisisyourfirsttimethroughthegame,ifnot,orifyouhave

alotofguts,getready!Ifyouarenotfightinghim,scrolldowntothethreeasteris

mar

er(***).Ifyouarefighting,tal

toitandchoosethetopoptiontobeginthebattle!

OptionalBoss:SwordDancer1(@@@)Hp:8888Tp:38

Exp:150Gald:2000

Thisguyishard,buthasawea

ness.IBARELYbeathimatlevel14,but

eepinmindthatiswiththeHpbonuspurchased

afterbeatingthegame.I'drecommendatleastlevel18ifyouwanttobeathimrightnow.Ma

esuretohavelotsofitemsonhand.HehaslotsofHpandhisattac

scan

illyouinonehitbutthecatchis...they'resupersimpletobloc

!Startthebattlebyrunninguptohimandattac

ing.Besuretouseany

indof3attac

-techattac

comboyouhave.TigerSlashwor

sgood.Onceyou'vedoneitholdbloc

IMMEDIATELY.Hewillalwayscounterattac

.Thisshouldn'tdealtoomuchmorethan200-300damageifbloc

ed,whichRaineandKratoscanhealbac

.Ma

esureGenisisalwayscastingspells,especiallymidlevelspellsifyouhavethem,andusethosetimeswhen


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theSwordDancerisbeinghitaswindowsofattac

.Rememberto

eepbloc

ingbloc

ingbloc

ing.It'llta

eawhile,butifyou'reagoodlevel,andyouhavelotsofTphealingitems,hewillgodown.FordefeatinghimyougettheYataMirror.

***

Anyway,regardlessofwhetheryoufoughtthebossornot,leavethecave,andgodowntoexittheOssaTrail.Asyoudoyouwillgetaquic

guideandUnisonAttac

swillbecomeavailable.ThesecanbeactivatedinbattlebypressingZwhenthemeterischarged.

Saveyourgame(especiallyifyoudefeatedtheSwordDancer)andheadSoutheasttoIzoold.

________________________________________\_______________________________II-viii-Izoold

----------oDeepBlue:

AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200G

PanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GCod-110GSquid-110GOctopus-70GBarleyRice-60GSeaweed-20G

BeginbyenteringthehousejusttotherightoftheKatzexpeditionbooth.Headtothebac

rightandexaminetheobjectonthefloor.ThisisanotherWonderChefwhowillteachyoutherecipefortheRiceBall.Nowleaveandheadrighttothedoc

s.

Atthelowerrightside,followthedoc

downtotal

toamanstandingthere.He'llreferyoutoMax,theothermanstandingbesidetheboatjustupandtotheright.Afteryoutal

tohim,(heshouldrefuseyoupassage.)Tal

tothelittleboywal

ingaroundnearthedoc

sentrance.Nowgobac

andintothehouseleftoftheKatzexpedition.Tal

tothegirlandhergrandmother.Leaveandtal

tothemanjustinfrontoftheirhouse.Nowgobac

andtal

tothegirlagain.Thisshouldtriggeranevent.Ifnot,followthesestepsagain,ortal

tomorepeopleatthedoc

s.

Whensheleaves,headbac

toMax.Youshouldseeascene,choosethetopoption,tal

tohimandbeonyourway!

=============================PartIII-AcrosstheSea=============================

________________________________________\_______________________________III-i-Palmacosta


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Wal

downandstopatthenumerousshopsalongtheway,buyingnewerandstrongerequipmentforyourcharacters.Nowheaddownforascenewhichisunavoidable.

Theshopyou'reloo

ingforisthelargerbuilding,theright-mostoneofthetwolocatedjustEastofwhereitoccurred.Theitemyou'reloo

ingtobuyisthe"PalmaPotion"for1000Gald.Youli

elyhaveenoughthingstosell,ifyoudon'thavethecash,sopic

itupandheadbac

tothegroup.

Nowgotothenextmapatthefarrightacrossthebridgeforaquic

scene,thenenterthelargebuildingattheupperleftforanotherscene.Nowexitandheadleftandleavethecity.

Aquic

notebeforeleavingthecityistosetColetteasyouravatarandfindadogwanderingaround.Spea

withthedogthencontinueon.

Thenextpartcanbeconfusingasitisnonlinearandcanbedoneinmanydifferentways.thismaysoundgoodbutpeoplehavebeen

nowntofindthemselvesstuc

andhavenocluewheretheirnextdestinationis.Youarefreetochooseyourownpath,buttheguidewillcontinueonthepathIrecommendmost,leavingyouwiththemostamountofexperiencebeforeamorechallengingbossfight.

Ifyouareready,headallthewayNorthtoaplacecalledHa

onesiaPea

.WhenIsayNorthImeanNORTH.It'squitefarup,you'll nowyou'reontherighttrac ifyoucrossabridge,andpassanotherHouseofSalvation.Itloo

sli

eapathintothemountains,whenyoureachit,enter.

________________________________________\_______________________________III-ii-Ha

onesiaPea

Followthepassandenterthehouse.Spea

withthemanthereforaquic

eventandleave.Onceagainanotherevent,inwhichyoulearn

somethingnewaboutPalmacosta.Timetoheadallthewaybac

there.(It'stotheSouthincaseyou'veforgottenalready)

________________________________________\_______________________________III-iii-Palmacosta

Quic

lyenterandheadbac

totheareainfrontofDorr'sresidenceforascene.Nowforabattle...you'llwastethosepatheticunderlings.Intheitemshop,watchanothersceneandheadbac

outtothetownsquareinfrontofDorr'sresidence.

Ontherightyoushouldseetwobuildings,wellheadinsidetheright-

mostoneofthosetwo.Duringthisscenechoosethetopoption.Whenyouhavecontrolagainexaminethefunnyloo

ingpolethingunderthestairstomeettheWonderChefandlearntoma

eOmelets!Headupthestairsandintothefirstdoorontherighttoforaquic

review,I'mnotsureifthishasanybearingonthetestitself,butit'sfun.Nowgotothenextroomforthetest.

Ifallhasgonewell,oncethetestisoverthetwostudentsshouldreceivethesamegradeandGenis'willgetthenewtitle"HonorRoll."Beforeyouleaveheadtotheright-mostroomonthefirstfloor,tal


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tothemanbehindthecounterandanswer"Yes"tobecomingawaitress.Youhavetomemorizesomethingshere.Ibelievehowgoodyoudoreflectshowmuchmoneyyouma

e,buteitherwayColetteshouldreceivethetitle"TurboWaitress."

NowleavetownandagaingotowardsHa

onesiaPea

,butstopattheHouseofSalvationalongtheway.

________________________________________\_______________________________III-iv-HouseofSalvation

Headforwardforanevent,inwhichyoushouldchoosethetopoption,thenenterthehouseforanotherevent,againthetopoption.

That'salltodoherenow,butnowthatyou

nowaboutChocolat,headforthePalmacostaHumanRanch.Ifyouopenyourmap(pressleftorrightontheD-padontheworldmap),thefarmislocatedonthatblac

ishsplotchontherightsideofthecontinent,shouldbealmostdirectlyrightoftheHouseofSalvation,howeveryoumustgosouthabitinordertogetaroundthemountains.JustfollowtheSoutheasttrailfromtheHouseofSalvation,andcurearoundthemountainstotheleft.

________________________________________\_______________________________III-v-PalmacostaHumanRanch

Goupandtotherighttotriggerascene.Youdohaveachoiceherebutyourbestbetisthetopoption,sochooseit.Nowgoup,andbattleyourwaythroughthegateandintothebase.

ExaminethepedestalheretochangethefunctionoftheSorcerer'sRing.Gointotherightdoor,andusetheSorcerer'sRing.ExaminetheterminaltogetaWhiteSilver,andthenthepedestaltoactivateabridge.Acrosstoyourrightisavendingmachinethatcanbothhealyoufullandsellitems,besuretota

eadvantageofit.

UsetheSorcerer'sRingandexaminetheterminalatthetopleftforandOrangeGel,andthepedestalatthetoprightforanotherbridge.Itmayloo

li

eit'sadeadend,butactivatetheSorcerer'sRingandpic

upthelifebottle.Nowgobac

,ifyouhaven't

illedtheenemybesidethevendingmachinebynow,doso,ashecarriesa"PurpleCard."Useyourringagaintoturnofftheupperbridge,thencrosstheleftoneandturnitoffaswell.Thereasonwillbecomeapparentlater.Nowgobac

tothemainhall.

Gointotheleftdooranddefeattheguardtheretoreceivethememorygemforthisdungeon.UsetheSorcerer'sRingtofindanAppleGelinthisroom.Activateitagainandheaddownthebottomleftpath,

youshouldbeabletofindtwoOrangeGelsandaLifeBottleinthisgeneralarea.Nowheadbac

tothemainhall.

Useyourringtoma

ethewarpportalappearabovethepedestal,anduseit.Nowheadup,saveyourgameandgointothedoorontheright.Activateyourring,andyoushouldseeaspar

lewithaboxnearthebottom.PushtheboxdownandgrabtheitemforanEXGemLv2.Besuretheringisactivatedandmovetheboxatthetopwithaspar

leinit,andgrabtheMageCloa

(equipforGenis.)Withtheradaron,examinethepedestaltoma

eabridge,crossit,godownthestairsand


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watchaquic

scene.YoushouldnowhaveaRedCard.Goacrossthebridgeagainanddeactivateit.Nowheadbac

tothesavepoint.

Ta

etheleftdoorthistimeforanothereventandaBlueCard.Exittotheright.

NowactivateyourringandgointotheportalNorthofthesavepoint,nowyouhavetodealwithatonofconfusingteleporters,thefollowingisthebestroutetota

e:(Noteyoumayseemanyspar

lesthroughthis,butthemajorityarealarmswithenemies,itisbestnottopic

themup.)Beginningfromtheroomyouendupinafteryouusethefirstportal:

Besuretoactivateyourringeachtime:

1.WestPortal2.NorthPortal3.NorthPortal

Assumingyoudeactivatedallthebridgesafteryouleft,thereshouldbeaspiralpathleadinguptoaPanaceaBottleyoucanseewiththeSorcerer'sRing.Return,activatetheringandgointothecentreportal,choosetoreturntotheconnectingpath,save,andusethefollowingpath(startbyenteringtheportalabovethesavepoint.)

1:WestPortal2.WestPortal3.SouthPortal4.NorthPortal5.NorthPortal6.WestPortal7.NorthPortal8.WestPortal

Watchascene,easybattleandanotherscene.Onceit'sover,followChocolatandentertheNorthPortal.Aslightlylongereventoccursnow,anothereasybattle,andthen...

Boss:MagniusHp:8500Tp:120

WhipMasterHp:2300Tp:60

Bowman:Hp:2100Tp:40

Exp:739Gald:2124

It'sprobablyimpliedbynow,butthesubordinatesmustdiefirst.Theygodownquic

andwilljustgetannoyingotherwise.AsforMagniushimself,it'sjustamatterofslowlybeatinghimdown,he'snotparticularlyhard,hejustbloc

salot.Healsohasnumerousattac

sthatwillsendflying,

eepinmindthebloc

buttonwilllandyouonyourfeetwhentimedwell.HopefullyGenishassomemid-magicbynow,butevenifnot,combosandlowlevelmagicshouldta

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Followingthefightisanotherscene.You'llbeta

enoutautomaticallysoyoudon'thavetoworryaboutbac

trac

ing.TimetoreturnonceagaintoPalmacosta.

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HeadintoDorr'sresidenceforanevent.Whenit'sovergodownthestairsforanother,longerone.Onceagaingetready...

Boss:KiliaHp:10,000Tp:400

Exp:500Gald:500

Anothernot-too-hardboss.Shecastsalotofmagic,butit'sjustwea

stuff.NormallyI'drecommendahealthycombinationofattac

ingandbloc

ing,butsherarelybloc

s,whichgivesyoulittlereasonnottomashoutthoseattac combosoverandover.Eventuallyshe'llchange

forms,butshestillhasthesamewea

attac

s,exceptthey'rephysicalinsteadofmagicalnow,whichyoucanli

elydefendbetteragainstanyway.Shouldbenoproblem.

Afterwards,aneventoccurs,choosethetopoptionwhenprompted.YouwillreceiveapassthatwillenableyoutocrossHa

onesiaPea

.

Atthispointyoushouldbestrongenoughtota eontheSealofWater,soyournextdestinationistheThodaGeyser,accessibleviatheThodaDoc

.TheThodaDoc

islocatedjustaroundthemountainEastofthePalmacostaHumanRanch,ontheshoreline.

________________________________________

\_______________________________III-vii-ThodaDoc

ThisplaceisverysimilartoaHouseofSalvation.Insideyoucangoupstairstorestandsave.Afterdoingsotal

tothewomenatthecountertorentaboat,watchasceneandsailaway!

________________________________________\_______________________________III-viii-SealofWater(ThodaGeyser)

Uponarrivalheadover,upthestairsontherightsideandexaminethepedestalforanevent.

SetColetteasyouravatarandspea

withthedogwanderingaroundinthisplace.

YoushouldnowentertheThodaGeyser.

Evenatadecentlevel,theThodaGeysercanprovetobequiteachallengesothereareacouplerecommendationsI'dli

etoma

efirst.


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TurnoffallGenis'spellsexceptforlightning,andthunderbladeifyouhaveit.Beingawatertemplemostenemiesarewea

toelectricity.Secondly,setlightningforallofGenis'andKratos'unionattac

slots.WhenyouuseTigerBladewithLloydduringaunisonattac

,itdoesapowerfulfinishingcombowiththelightningespeciallyhelpfulhere.FinallyIhighlyrecommendthatyougoafterthewaterelementalsfirstineverybattle(they'rethemagiccastingbluespheres)asthey'remagiccanbeprettydevastating.Nowbegin.

GodownthestairsandgrabtheMermaid'sTear.Continuedownthestairsandheadleft-upabittograbtheLifeBottleandCirclet(donotexaminethepedestalyet.)Headtothebottomandta

etherightexit.OutheregrabtheStunBraceletandfightthefishenemy,asheholdsthememorygemandopenthetreasureforanotherCirclet.Godownandintotheroomtotheleft.Hereyouseeabox,andaswitchunderthedooryoucamein.Pushtheboxontotheswitchandgobac

outallthewayuptotheroomwiththepedestal.Nowgodownthebottomleftdoor.

Thismaybehardtomissbutontheright,youcangobetweenthetwolargepillarsforaWhiteSilverandOrangeGel.ReturnleftagainanduseyourSorcerer'sRingtosetthetwotorchesablaze.Theyarelocatedoneachsideofthelargeurn.Nowgobac tothepedestal,

andthistimechangethefunctionofyourSorcerer'sRing.Onceagainheadoutthebottomleftexit.

Nowthatyoucanpropelwaterwithyourring,noticethescaleinfrontoftheurn.Shootwaterintotherightsideofthescale,thisshouldbringdownthedoor,onlyforittobethwartedbytheboxyouusedto

eepitfromclosing.Oncethatoccurs,goallthewaybac

downtowhereyoupushedthebox.Attheendofthepaththereisanotherscale,onceagainshootwaterontotherightside.Aplatformshouldraisejusttotheleftofthelargeurnandtorches.That'syourdestinationsobac

trac

allthewayupthereagain.

Headstraightdownfromthebottomleftdoorofthepedestalroom

afteryougothrough,it'shardtoseebutthisisthebro

ensavepoint.Useyourmemorygemandsavethegame.Nowheadupandleftandgothroughthewarpportal.

Aneventoccursafteryougothroughtheportal.WatchitandifColetteisnotinyourparty,ma

esuretoputherthereandequipher(youareautomaticallygivenachance.Nowgetreadytofight.

Boss:AdulociaHp:10,000Tp:248

Amphitra(x2)

Hp:2300Tp:120

Ifyouthin

Ibegineverybossguidewith"O

thisfightiseasy"thisiswhereyoufindoutyou'rewrong.Thisfightcanbereallyhard.YouabsolutelyMUSTdefeatherunderlingsfirstandyoushouldhavepreparedGenis'spellsasIdescribedabove.Saveallunisonattac

sforAdulociaherself.StartbypoundingonthetwoAmphritasuntiltheydie,youmaysustainalotofdamageduringthistime,remembertoactivateguardian,holdbloc

andpressdown.Whenitgetsdown


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toyouandAdulocia,letlooseanyunisonattac

syouhavebuiltup.Tempestifafairlyeffectivetechattac

,andthunderbladeisagreatspell.Ma

esureyourhealersstaystoc

withTpanddon'tbeafraidtobloc

.Despitethisprobablybeingthehardestbattleyet,it'snodifferentthananyother,inthatinduetimeyouattac

swillputheraway.Youjustmayhaveahardertime

eepingyourHpup.

Onceshe'sdoneawaywithwatchanothersceneandma

eyourwaybac

outoftheThodaGeyserandanotherevent.

________________________________________\_______________________________III-ix-Campfire

Onlyaquic

sceneoccurshere,youhavenocontrol.

Whenyouregaincontrol,you'llbebac

attheThodaGeyserexit.Saveandjumponthewashtubtoreturntothemainland.Nowwithyourpassinhand,andtheSealofWatercompleted,it'stimetoheadtoHa onesiaPea .

________________________________________\_______________________________III-x-Ha onesiaPea

Quic

lyheaduptothegate.Afteraquic

passverificationyou'reonyourwaytotheothersideonthecontinent!

==============================PartIV-WellonYourWay==============================

Youcertainlyarewellonyourwaybynow.ToyourNorthisanotherHouseofSalvation,followthepathWestfromtheretoreachyournextstop,Asgard.Savebeforeentering.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-i-Asgard

-----oGale:

Por

-120GBeef-140GChic

en-120GJuicyMeat-200GBeefStrips-80G

Cabbage-60GLettuce-80GMushroom-60GPotato-50GOnion-60GRadish-60GCarrot-60GBarleyRice-60GPanyan-70GRoll-70G


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WhiteSatay-200GRedSatay-200GBlac

Satay-200GEgg-50GCheese-60GKelp-40G

--------oTyphoon:

Masamune-1500GSlicerRing-1380GDuelStar-1180GGemRod-1550GSteelSword-1380GHydraDagger-2200G

--------oCyclone:

Ringmail-1800GFineGuard-900GMageCloc

-1500GFeatherRobe-920G

IronHelm-1200GIronGauntlet-1200GKitchenMittens-1000GParalysisCharm-4000G

----------oWhirlwind:

AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GHolyBottle-200G

Dar

Bottle-200GMagicLens-10GStoneCharm-4000G

Ifyou'rehurt,restattheinnjusttotheleftwhenyouenter,orifyouprefertoshoparound,there'satleastthreeinnsinthistown.Don'tforgettostopandshopattheequipmentshoplocatedjustNorthfromthetopofthefirstsetofstairs.

Firstthingsfirstheadupanddownthelittlesetofstairstotheright.Keepgoingrightontothenextmap,andgoupthelargersetofstairsjusttotheNorth.OnyourrightshouldbealargehousewithagirlnamedAisha

inside.Goinandheadupstairs.Examinethelittleobjectbesidethebedandpoof,theWonderChefappearsteachingyoutherecipeforMeatStew.Nowleavethehouseandheadleftbac

tothemainareaandgoupthelargestairstotheNorth.

Despitemypositiononhavingaspoilerfreewal

through,theIfeelobligatedtotellyouthereisabosscomingup.Thereasonbeingthatifanypointintheeventsfollowingthosethatoccuratthetopofthestairs,yousochoosethesavethegame,itispossibletofindyourselfstuc

inAsgardwithabosstofightandnowaytolevel.Thebossis


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notparticularlyhard,butdon'tris

findingyourselfattoolowalevel.Mentioninganupcomingbossinagameli

ethiswherethey'rethrownatyouli

ecandyisnobigspoileranyway,butregardless,pleasecontinue.

Afterascene,evenwhileRainecontinuetospea

youhavecontrolofLloyd.Headaroundbehindthelargestonestructureforanotherevent.NowreturntoAisha'shousewhereyougottherecipe(thisisalsoLinar'shouse.Afteraneventreturntothelargestairsandascend.Morescenesforyoutowatch.Afterthesescenes,somethingappears:

Boss:WindmasterHp:10,000Tp:220

Exp:1325Gald:800

BesuretogointoyourtechmenuforGenis'andturnoffallwindbasedspells,asthisisawindelementalboss.Usemagicli

eStalagmitetopac

agoodpunch,whilecomboingwithLloydandKratos.Hisspinningattac

cancausesomemassivedamage,butit'spredictableandbloc ingitrendersitvirtuallyineffective.Rememberunisonattac s

canbeagreatsourceofdamage,andcanreallyrac

thecombometerupifusedattheendofanalreadylargecombo.

Afterthebossisdefeated,youwillgetasceneandaMapofBalacruf.WhenyouregaincontrolofLloydheadbac

uptoLinar'shouse.Afterthescene,leavethehouseandheadfortheexitofAsgard.

NowthatyouhavethemapofBalacruf,it'stimetogothere.ThepathisprettymuchstraightEastandacrossabridge,followingthepathrightthere.

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IV-ii-SealofWind(BalacrufMausoleum)

Quic

tipbeforebeginning.Therearetrapsinherethatcandamageyourpartyoutsideofbattle.It'snotuncommontofindyourselfatdeath'sdooratthebeginningofabattle,sobesureto

eeptrac

ofyourcurrentHpatalltimes.

Headinandma

eanimmediatelefttotheendofthatpathandgrabthechestcontaining1800Gald.Nowheadupandwatchascenetoenterthetemple.

Startbygoingright,trytotimeitrighttorunoverthespi

ebeltwithoutbeingpor

ed.Headupabitandascendthestairs.Thereisanenemy

hiddenfromviewonthelanding,howeveryoushouldfightitasitholdsthememorygem.Nowbac

trac

tothebeginningandgoright,foraBeastFangandthesavepoint.Unloc

itandsaveyourgame.Nowgobac

tothestairsandheadup.

TurnleftatthetopandlightthetorchjustabovetheboxwithyourSorcerer'sRing,thenpushtheboxovertheedge.Godownandpushtheboxontopoftheswitchtostoptheairfromblowing.Headbac

upthestairsandgoNorththistime.Lightthetorchandgoacrossthebridgetotheleftwhichwillta

eyoubac

tothebeginning.


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Thistimeheaduppastthespi

ecrushers,whicharesignificantlyeasiertododge.Youcantrytolightthetorchatthetopbutitwillblowout.Goleftandfollowthepatharound,lightingthetwotorchesinfrontofthedoortoopenit.Keeponthepathdownthestairstotherightanddownatthebottomtofindanotherbox.Pushitli

elasttimeontothenearbyswitch,andgrabtheIronGuardandBlueRibbon.Afterwardheaddowntothebottom,grabtheBeastHideandlightthetorch.Youcanreturntolightthattorchnow,howeverlightingtheseonlyservestogivehintstoanupcomingpuzzle,ifyouplantojustreadtheanswer,youneednotbother.Ifnot,ma

eabigcircleandlightthetorchnowthatthebreezeisgone.Thehintsareonslabsnexttothetorches.

Anywaywhenyou'reready,headdownthestairsbelowtheexitdoorandchangethefunctionoftheSorcerer'sRing.Nowgothroughthedooratthetopandwatchaquic

scene.

Eliminatethetwoenemiesastheywilljustgetintheway.Ifyouwishtotrythepuzzleyourself,pleasedoso,ifnot,theanswerisasfollows:

Startwiththiscombination:(ActivatethemwiththeSorcerer'sRing)

1.Red2.Green

3.Yellow4.White5.Blue

Thiswillbrea

thewallontherightside.GrabtheEXGemLv2.Usetheringoneachfanasecondtimetostopthem.Nowturnonthefollowing:

1.Blue2.Red3.Yellow4.White5.Green

Nowtheleftsideisopen,grabtheBlueRibbonandinputthisfinalcombination:

1.Red2.Yellow3.Green4.White5.Blue

AtthispointIwouldveryhighlyrecommendgoingbac

andsavingyourgame.Itreallyisworthit.Onceyou'vedoneso,returntothisroomandexitbythedoortotheNorthforaquic

scene.Set

upColetteifyouaren'tusinghere,thenit'stimefor:

Boss:IapyxHp:14,000Tp:88

Exp:1324Gald:2000

ThisbossissimilartotheonefromtheThodaGeyserasitcanbe


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extremelytaxingonyourparty,andreallyusealotofyouritems.Hopefullyyou'vegotplentytosparebecauseyou'llli

elyneedthem.Thereishoweverahelpfultactictouseagainsthim.Youmaynoticemostofhisattac

shitfairlylow,welltheywon'thitatallifyou'respinningyourselfhighupinthemiddleofaTempesttechattac

.Threeswingsofyourswordfollowedbyatempestwilloftenhavetheaddedbonusofdodginghisattac

so

eepthatinmind.Alsoremovingalltechattac

sforColetteexceptAngelFeathersisawisemove.

Oncethebattleends,andthesceneisover,besuretohealallyourcharacters'HpandTpusingitems.Ma

eyourwaybac

towardstheentranceforanothersurpriseevent.

Boss:ResoluteAssassin(Sheena)Hp:4500Tp:164

Guardian-LightningHp:5500Tp:400

Exp:550Gald:700

Goaftertheguardianfirst.ItmayhavemoreHp,butithastheunfortunatepropertyofhavingvirtuallynodefense,especiallywhentargetedbywaterbasedattac

s.Itshouldgodownquic ,andwithitgone,Sheenawillsoonfollow.Theonlythingthatma

esthisbattleremotelyhard,isthatyouareforcedtofightitafteranotherbossbattlewithoutthechancetoheal.Hopefullyyouwereabletosaveafewitemsfromthelastfightandwillwinthiswithlittleproblem.

Acouplesceneshere,justleavethetemple.

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IV-iii-Campfire

Nothingmuchtodoherebutsitandlisten.Assoonasyoucan,exittotheworldmap.

NowyoushouldheadforthetownofLuin.It'stotheNorthoftheHouseofSalvationtoheadthereanduseitasareferencepoint,fromtherefollowthepathNorthonyourmap.Ifyougooverabridge,itmeansyou'vegonetoofar.(NoteIrefertoadifferentbridgethantheoneyoutoo

togettoBalacruf.)

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IV-iv-Luin

Thereisanautomaticeventthatoccursimmediatelyafteryouenterthetown.Proceedonthepathleadingupandfollowitlefttothenextmap.Animportantsceneoccurshere,anditisveryimportantthatyouchoosethetopoption,otherwiseyoumaychangethecourseofthenextsectionofthegameandbecomecompletelylost.

YoushouldnowhaveSheenainyourparty.Exitthetownbytheupperleftbridge.


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ThetimehascometoheadtotheAsgardhumanranch.It'squiteeasytolocate.FollowthepastthatleadsawayfromLuinwhilemovingandfacingNortheast.Withinsecondstheranchshouldbeinview,patheticallyattemptingtoshrouditselfintheforest.Whenyoureachtheranch,enterit.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-v-AsgardHumanRanch

Watchacoupleofscenesuntilyouhavecontrolofyourcharacter.Whenyoudo,headuptotheupperright,andnavigatebetweentheboxesforatreasurechestcontainingaBeastHide,thengoinsidethebase.Theupperrightdoorisbloc

ed,sota

etheupperleftdoor.Nowforanevent.

Afterwards,grabtheWhiteRobeaboveyouandgodown,aroundleftandsaveyourgame.Proceedonwardleft,andta

ethepathtothetreasureboxcontaininganIronBracelet.Fromheregetbac onthemainpath,headupandwatchascene.Onceitends,leavethefarmtotheleft.ReturntotheLuinfornow.

________________________________________

\_______________________________IV-vi-Luin

Justashortscenehere.Watchitandbeonyourway.Goleftandreturntotheworldmap.

TimetoheadtothevillageofHima,locatedacrossthebridgetotheWest.FollowthepathWestuntilitends,whenitdoesheaddueSouth.Followtheedgeofthemountainsaroundtotherightuntilyouseeadirtpath.ThatpathleadsuptoHima.

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IV-vii-Hima

---------------oCrimsonCanyon:

AppleGel-100GOrangeGel-200GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GHolyBottle-200GMagicLens-10GSinclaire-2100GMoonRobe-1400G

TartanRibbon-1600GIronBracelet-800GLeatherCape-400G

Whenyouentertown,ma

eyourwaydowntothefirstbuilding,thisistheinn.Insideheadintotheroomtotherightofthesavepointandexaminethesmo

ingpotatthetopoftheroom.TheWonderChefwillappearandteachyoutoma

eRisotto.Nowleaveandbesuretobuythebestequipmentavailablefromthemerchanttotherightoftheinn.Nowspea

withthewomanonthestairsforanevent.


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Leaveandheadupthepathbehindthehouseforanotherscene.YoushouldreceivetheDesianOrb.Nowthatyouhavetheinformationyouneed,headbac

totheAsgardHumanRanch.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-viii-AsgardHumanRanch

Whenyouentertheranch,examinethelargeboulderrightinfrontofyou.Nowyou'llhaveaccesstotheranch,sofightaquic

battleandwatchascene.

Nowyou'llhavetosplityourpartyintotwoteams.Bothwillhavetofightatleastabit,butthegamema

essureallyourpartymembersarenearlyequallyleveled,soyoushouldn'thaveaproblemsplittingupanywayyouli

e.YouwouldstillbebetteroffputtingyourmorepowerfulcharacterswithLloyd,especiallyahealer.

NowasLloyd'steam,ta etheupperleftdooroutoftheroom.Runallthewaybac

andpic

uptheCleric'sHat.Theninthenexthalltotheleft,runbac

andgrabthePelletsandLamellarLeather.Atthefrontofthescreenontheleftisaterminal,examineitandchoosetoshutdown.Nowheadbac tothemainroom.

Saveyourgameandgooutthebottomleftdoor.ExaminethepedestaltochangethefunctionofyourSorcerer'sRing.Rundownandta

ealeftontothemovingconveyerbelt.Seethosesixglowingcylindersinthemachinetoyourleft?WellyouhavetodestroytheseusingyournewmorepowerfulSorcerer'sRing,sopositionyourselfatthebottomoftheconveyerbeltandtimeyourshotsasyoumovealongwiththebelt.Ifyouseemtohaveanyproblemsitcanbedoneratherquic lybytrialanderrorjustpoundingtheXbuttonandgoingbac

totryuntilallthreearehit.Whendonegodownaroundthebottomofthepath.

Goanddefeatthesoldierwal

ingaimlesslybesidethetreasure

chestyoushouldhaveopenedlasttime.He'sholdingthememorygemforthisdungeon.

Yourgoalhereisthesameasitwasontheotherside.Standontheconveyerbeltanduseyourringtodestroytheremainingthreecylinders.Whenfinishedgoupthestairsandthenascendthenowstoppedconveyerbelt,grabthehard-to-spottreasureboxnexttotheNorthdoorforanEXGemLv2,andheadintotheNorthdoor.

Usethememorygemtosaveyourgameandattempttogointothewarpportal.Thiswillpromptthechangetoyourotherparty.

Astheotherteam,there'saninconspicuousexitatthebottomright

ofthisroom,sogooutthere.Fightabattleandma

eyourwayoutthedooratthebottom.Theguardhasmovedsinceyourlastvisitsosqueezeintothetinyopeningbetweentheboxesontheright.Pushthefirstboxyouencountertwopanelsright,thenmovearounditandputitbac

whereitwas.Nowgrabtheupperrightbox,pullitdownonce,thenmoveaboveitandpushitdownoncemore.Gototheleftofitnow,pullitleftonce,runaroundtotherightandpushitleftagain.Nowyouarefreetopulltheupperrightbloc

downtwiceandrunupintothedoor.


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Headrightandup.GrabtheCardofEarthfromthetreasurebox.Nowstandnearthepanelinthefloorandexamineit,thedoorwillmoveacross.Gointotheroomontheleftforaquic

scene.Exitthroughthedoorontheleft.Pic

uptheStunCharmandactivatethispanelaswell.Returntotheroomontheright,thenleaveviatheSouthexit.

Fromhere,godownandaroundleft.Fighttheroboticdroneintheroomyouopenedup,andactivatethisswitch.Nowheadbac

downanddothesamething,exceptonthegorightattheintersection.Fightanotherroboticdroneandactivatethepanel.UponcompletionyouwillregaincontrolofLloyd'steam.

Besuretosave,thenentertheportal.Timeforascene,andanother:

Boss:KvarHp:10,000Tp:340

EnergyStone(x2)Hp:5500Tp:100

Exp:2280

Gald:3795

Ta

eoutthosedamndrones.Theywillneverletyoubeuntilthey'redead,soputeverythingyouhaveintoit.Thefastertheygodown,theeasierthefight.Kvarwillbedoinghisstupidlightningattac

,theonlyattac

heseemsto

nowbesidestheoccasionalSpar

Wave.Luc

ilyonceyoudefeatthedrones,youcanslowhisattac

sdownalotbypoundinghiss ullinwithyourbestcombos.Beingamage,herarelyifeverbloc

s,sousethattoyouradvantage.Thebloc

buttonwon'thavemuchuseinthisfight.

Whenthebattleisover,there'sacoupleofscenes,andthenyou'llfindyourselfinAsgard.Leavethisplace,youwanttobeinHimasohead

totheworldmapandstartyourlongwal

Northwest.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-ix-Hima

Enterandgotowardstheinnforaneventandreceivethe

eytotheTowerofMana.That'salltodoherefornow,soleave.Startbydoublingbac

acrossthebridgeinfrontofLuin,asyoucrossit,assumingyou'refacingforwardyoushouldseesomemountains.Thesemountainsarebloc

ingtheTowerofMana,yourdestination,sogotowardsthem,aroundtherightside,andaheadyoushouldseethetower.Enterit.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-x-TowerofMana

Whenyouenter,gointhedoorandwitnessanevent.NowchoosesomeonetogowithyouotherthanColette,Kratosisagoodchoice.

Runupthespiralstairsalongway.Thesecondenemyonyourwayupholdsthememorygemforthisdungeon,sobesuretogetit.Atthetop


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grabtheArmetHelmfromthetreasureboxandgointhedoor.Nowit'spuzzletime.

Ifindthemirrorpuzzlesheretobeoneofthefewfunpuzzlestotryandfigureoutinthisgame,sofeelfreetodoso.Ofcoursetheanswersarestillbelow.Forthisroomit'srathersimple:

RunupandshootfirefromyourSorcerer'sRingtoburntheredcurtain.Pushtheboxintothecentreoftheroomsothatitreflectsthebeamoflightintothebeaconontherightandopensthedoorontheleft.Nowproceed.Examinethepaneljustbelowthedoorwayinthisroom.Afterwardsyouwillhavecontroloftheotherparty.Anothersimplemirrorpuzzle:

Li

ethelastone,exceptburnthecurtainontheleft,andplacethebloc

inthecentretoreflectthelighttothetop.Followthebeamoflightintothedoor.Timeforthefunpuzzle,ifyoucan'tfigureitouthere'sthesolution:

Beginbyburningthecurtain.Pushthebloc onthelowerrightuponce.Thisshouldreflectitintooneofthethreebeacons.Gouptothatbeaconthatisbeinghit,andmovethebloc

onepanelsaboveitlefttwice,anddownenoughsothatitisrestingbetweenthetworemainingbeacons.Rememberwherethisbloc was,onepanel

abovetheactivatedbeacon?Ta

etheboxatthebottomleftallthewayupandputitwherethisonewassitting.Thelightshouldnowbereflectedleft.Finallyta

etheremainingbloc

youhaven'ttouchedyet,andputittwospacesleftoftheoneyoujustset,soitreflectsthebeamdownwardintotheonerestingbetweenthefinaltwobeacons.Ifallhasbeendonecorrectlyitshouldsplitbothwaysandactivateallthree.Here,foryourbenefitisanASCIIrepresentation:

|-|>>>>>>>>>>>>|-|

Thepanelsofcoursearenottoscale,thisisjustaboutwhatitwillloo

li

e,withCbeingthecurtain,arrowsbeingthelight,|-|beingtheboxesandO'sbeingthebeacons.AnywaygoNorth,grabtheMoonRobe,LunarGuard,EXGemLv2andsaveyourgameandgointhedoor.Don'tmisstheStingerRingatthetoprightofthisroom,thenentertheEastdoor,andSouthdoorinthe

nextroom.Climbthespiralstairsandenterthedooratthetop.Ta

etheWestdoorandpic

uptheEXGemLv2,andtheIronMail.Proceedacrossthemagicbridgetotheleftforaneventandaswitchbac

toLloyd'sparty.

Goupabitandusethememorygemonthebro

ensavepoint,thensavethegame.Proceedacrossthebridgetotheleftandma

eaZpatternupwardtoreachtheothergroup.Oncereunitedta

ethewarpportalandprepareforanotherevent.Afterwhichofcourse:


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Boss:IubarisHp:16,800Tp:1500

Exp:2650Gald:2500

Luc

ilynodronestota

ecareofthistime,justafairlyeasybossifyoupic

edupallthebestequipmentinHimaandthetower.Tempest,orbetteryetPsiTempestifyouhaveitwillhelp,andwillprettymuchallofGenis'spells.HehasmoreHpthananyotherbossyou'vefacedsofar,butyoushouldbedealingmoredamagesoitevensout.Keephittinghimwithyourheaviestattac

s...andthere'snotmuchtosay,he'llbedeadinnotime.

Followingthenextscene,youareaffordedtheluxuryofrunningoutofthetowermanually.Thenextparthoweverifimportant.Whicheverwayyouchoosetogetbac

down,whenyoureachthemainhall,youmustexaminetheboo shelfattheupperleftcorner.Doingsowillawardyoutheboo

neededinordertoperformthehealing.Leavethetowerforanotherscene,whichyouareundoubtedlyexpectingnowaftereveryseal.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xi-Campfire

Nothingmuchtodohere,butanextremelyimportantscene.

Nowyoumaythin

it'stimetoreturntoHima,butI'llsaveyouthetripandsinglespeechbubbletellingyoutheboo isnotenough,yournextstopisLa

eUmacy.

La

eUmacyislocatedalmostdirectlySoutheastoftheTowerofMana.ItcanalsobeeasilylocatedbyfollowingthemainpathtoexactlyhalfwaybetweenLuinandHa

onesiaPea

andjustgoingNortheastfor

afewseconds.Itloo

sli

easmallla

ehiddenbetweenamountainandsometrees.Itshouldn'tbetoohardtolocate.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xii-La

eUmacy

EnterLa

eUmacytowatchabriefscene.Withthenewinformationyounowhaveit'stimetoheadbac

totheThodaGeyser.Ifyou'veforgottenwhereitis,bringupyourmapandchec

.You'llhavetoheadbac

acrossHa

onesiaPea

andma

eyourwaythere,sodosonow,headtoThodaDoc

andcrossbywashtub.It'sfreethistime!

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xiii-ThodaGeyser

Thisismucheasiernowthatyou'vealreadyseteverythingup,allyouneedtodoisheadtowhereyoufoughtthebosslasttimeyouwerehere.Upthemagicpath,andintothecavetofindyourwaydowntothewarpportalyoutoo

tothebosslasttime.Besuretosavebeforeyougoin,youmayalsowanttobesureSheena


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isoptimallyequipped.Gointothewarpportalforascene,afterwhichthereis:

Boss:UndineHp:13,000Tp:320

Exp:2110Gald:765

Shecanbefairlyhardisyourlevelistoolow.Sheusesalotofmagicsothisisreallyanotheroneofthosefightswhereit'sbettertohitharderandfasterthanworryingaboutbloc

ing.BesuretoturnoffallGenis'spellsotherthanThunderBlade,andalsoma

esureSheenaisnotequippedwiththeCardofWater.Ifindthatthisboss'Hpwilldepletequitequic

ly,soevenissheisdoinganumberonyourparty,hopefullyKratos/Rainecan

eeptheirHpup.(EspeciallyRaineifshehaslearnedtheNursespellbynow.)

AfteranothersceneleavetheThodaGeyser,andnowwithyournewsummoninhand,venturebac

toLa

eUmacy.TimeforalongtripNorth.

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\_______________________________IV-xiv-La

eUmacy

AneventoccursautomaticallyonceyouenterLa eUmacy.AfterthisRaineshouldlearntheResurrectionspellandgainthetitleof"GrandHealer."Nowit'stimetoleaveLa

eUmacy.

AtthispointyouhavetheoptionofreturningtotheBalacrufMausoleumandTrietRuinstoobtaintwonewsummonspirits,SylphandEfreet.Youwillnotbeabletoprogressinthegamelaterunlessyouhavethesetwospiritssowhetheryougetthemnoworlaterisyouchoice.Onethingtonoteisthatifyouwait,theyactuallygetharderwithmoreHp.Itwouldbe

agoodideatogetthemnow.ForbossstrategiesgotosectionsVII-xiiiandVII-xiv.TheHptotalswillnotbecorrectforthispoint,butyoucanstillreadtheinformationbasedongettingthesummonspiritsfromthesetemples.

(Alsoifyouwouldli

equic

accesstothesesectionsctrl+fandsearchfor"~~~"withoutthequotationmar

s.Iwillputamar

eratthatsection.)

Alsoatthispointwhileyouarebac

trac

ing,youcanreturntoDir

'shousetoreceiveanEXGemLv3.It'salongwaytogoforthisitem,ofwhichyougetmanylater,butthisistheearliestyoucangetone.

Regardlessofwhatyouchoose,after,returntoHima.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xv-Hima

FirstthingtodowhenyoureachHimaistogointotheinn.Therewillbeaneventthatoccursintheloneroomupthestairs.Nowleavetheinnandgoallthewayupthehillatthebac

,andwatchasceneatthe


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top.Followingthatyoucanspea

toeveryone,buttheonlypersonyouactuallyhavetotal

toisColette.Choosethebottomchoicetoproceedandwatchanothercoupleofscenes.YouwillautomaticallyreceivetheAssassin'sRing.Ma

eabsolutelysuretosavethegameintheinn,thengoupthehilltothebac

andchoosethetopoption.Whenyoureachthetopit'saquic

sceneandyou'reonyourway.Itdoesn'tmatterwhoyouridewith,justchoosesomeoneyouli

e.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xvi-TowerofSalvation

It'saonewaypathhere,soyouwon'thaveanyproblem.Attheendofthewal

waywarpupandprepareyourselfforalongscene.Everythingafterthissentenceisprettymuchonebigspoilerforthetobesuretowatchallofitbeforereadingpastthispoint.

Boss:RemielHp:16,000Tp:258

Exp:2795Gald:1840

It'sagoodthinghedoesn'tbloc

toooftenotherwiseyou'dbehavingareallyhardtimewiththisguy.He'snottoohardtohit,buthisattac

scanbedevastating.IfyouseeamagicspellstarttoformaroundyouI'drecommendoptingtorunoutofthewayratherthanta

ethefullfitofitjusttosqueezeinabitmoredamageonhim.Thisfightmaytaxyourremainingitemsabit,butusethemifyouneedto.KeepinmindRainejustlearnedtheresurrectionspell,soifyourunoutoflifebottlesit'sstillnotover.

Anotherscenehere,againIrecommendwaitinguntilyou'reactuallythrustintoabossfightbeforereadinganyofthistoavoidanypossiblespoilers.

Boss:KratosHp:22,500Tp:1500

Exp:3739(Approx)Gald:2900

Yes,Kratosisindeedyourenemyhere.Thefirstthingtonoteisthatitdoesn'tmatterifyouwinorloseinthisfight.Theeventsfollowingwillnotchange.Forthosewhowanttowinanyway,it'sdefinitelypossibleandyouwillberewardedwithanEXGemLv3.He'sstrongandfast,there'snorealstrategyhere.Thehigheryour

levelandhowwellstoc

edwithitemsyouarewillma

eallthedifference.Thisfightisagoodexampleofonewherebloc

ingcanma

eallthedifference.

Moreevents,moreofthesame,andonceagain:

Boss:YggdrasilHp:40,000Tp:3000


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Exp:0Gald:0

Don'twasteitemstryinginvaintostayalive.AsfarasI

nowthisguycan'tbebeaten.AnyoneplayingthroughwithExpx10modifierisfreetoprovemewrong,butasfarasI'mconcerned,justputdownthecontrollerandwatchtheslaughter.Followingyourdemisethegamecontinuesasnormal.

Longscenehere,lotstowatch,ta

eitallin.Whenallissaidanddoneproceedtothenextsection.

________________________________________\_______________________________IV-xvii-SylvarentBase

WhenyouhavecontrolofLloydagain,headimmediatelyrightandupandintothedoortotherightafterabattle.Belowyouisavendingmachinetostoc

up.ThenheadEast,saveandgointothedoor.Puzzletime.

StartbychangingthefunctionofyourSorcerer'sRingbyexaminingthepedestal.Nowheadupthestairsatthelowerleftandgodown.Itispossibletodothisandmissthetreasureboxes,sofollowthese

instructions:

Loo

atthebrownboxclosesttowhereyoucamedownthestairs.Pushitonepanelleft,andpullitonepaneldown.Nowruntotherightandbringtheotherbrownboxoverplacingittotherightofthefirstbrownbox,andcompletingawal

waytothegreyboxabove.Nowgoup,pushthegreyboxofftoedgetotheright,andgobac

down.Ta ethatgreyboxnowandpushitintotheopenslottotherightofthebluepanel,betweenthetwotreasuresandtheraisedpartbelowit.Nowoneatatime,bringthetwobrownboxesandformabridgebetweentheraisedpartyoucanaccesswiththebottomsetofstairs,andtheraisedpartbelowthetwotreasures.Youshouldnowbeabletogoupthestairsawal

rightanduptothetreasuresforaStrawHatandanEXGemLv2.Gobac

down.

Forgetthebrownboxes,ta

ethegreyoneoutandplaceitontopofthebluepanel.Thiswillopenstairsthatheaddowntothelowerlevel.Beforeyougodownthemnotewhereyouoriginallycreatedthebridgewiththeboxes,thereisabrownsquareonthefloorfourpanelsinsize.Bringthebrownboxesbac

andputoneatthetopleftofthissquare,andtheotheratthebottomleft.Nowgodownthestairsabove.

Whenyougodown,therewillbeasplitwherethestairsgoleftandright.Goright,andpushthebloc

downintothewater.Thengoleft.

Youshouldseeaspinningpillaratthetop,useyourSorcerer'sRingandshootitwithelectricity,thengodownandoperatetheterminalatthebottomleft.Itwillbringdowntheelevatorwhichyouhavealreadysetupthebrownboxesontoma

eabridge,socross.Nowshootthespinningpillarinthemiddleofthissectionandoperatetheterminaljustupthestairs.Proceedupintothenowwater-lesscanalandpushthebloc

leftontothepanel.ThegatelowerssoshootthespinningpillartoopenthedoorupthestairsandtotheSouthsoheadupandgothroughit.Timeforanotherscene.


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Nowgoleftandupforanotherscene.Watchthescenebeforereadingahead.

=======================PartV-Tethe'alla=======================

________________________________________\_______________________________V-i-FoojiMountains

Saveyourgameandheaddownthepath.Pic

uptheEXGemLv2andcontinuedownandaround.Whenyoureachthenextscreenta

ethetwoleftpathsforaCoolOrbitandaCardofFire,then

eepgoingrightforascene.OntheworldmapheadstraightNorthandenterthecityofMelto

io.

________________________________________\_______________________________V-ii-Melto

io

--------o

Belteon:

AppleGel-100GLemonGel-1000GOrangeGel-200GPineappleGel-1200GMelangeGel-500GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GAnti-MagicBottle-1000GFlareBottle-1000GGuardBottle-1000GAcuityBottle-1000G

SyrupBottle-1000GHolyBottle-200GDar

Bottle-200GMagicLens-10PoisonCharm-4000GParalysisCharm-4000G

------oAxios:

NimbleRapier-2800GOgreSword-3000GRayThrust-3000G

CoolOrbit-2250GSilverSword-2600GCardofFire-2700GCardofEarth-2400GFrancesca-3200G

---------oTrupelos:

SplintMail-3000G


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ElvenProtector-3000GDruidCloa

-2700GMistyRobe-2200GStrawHat-1000GStripedRibbon-1400GGoldCirclet-1000GOmegaShield-1600GClawGauntlet-1000GLapisBracelet-1400GHeavyBoots-3000G

EnterMelto

ioforanautomaticevent.Thiswillprobablybethefirstchanceyou'vehadtoupdateyourequipmentinquiteawhile,soheadupthefirstsetofstairsandafterascene,headlefttotheweaponshop.Onceyou'vemadeyourpurchasesdon'tleaveyet,examinethefunnycatstatueatthebac

leftcornerandtheWonderChefappears!Itseemshe'stranscendedtheboundariesofSylvarenttoteachyoutherecipeforStea

.Whenyou'vedonethat,exitandgototheoppositesideontherightforthearmourshop.

Anotherthingtonoteisthatinthisworldyoucanbuymorepowerfulhealingitemsaswell.They'reexpensive,butheadbac

downthestairsandgointotheitemshopattherighttostoc

uponwhateveryoucan.

Nowheadupthenextsetofstairsinthemiddle.Turnanimmediaterightandgotothenextsectionwheretherearemanymansions.Enterthesecondonefromtheleftandgoupthestairs.Ontheleftsideofthishallisanobjecttoexamine.WhenyoudotheWonderChefwillappearandtechyoutherecipeforFruitCoc

tailOnceyoudothis,leavethehouseandheadbac

left.

Ifyou'rereadytoprogressthengouptothetopandtrytoenterthecastletotriggerascene.Thechurchistotheleftsogotherenowandwatchanotherscene.Thenleavetocontinueit.

Whenyou'reinthecastlema

eyourwayleft,thenuptwoflightsof

stairsandintothedoor.Attempttoenterthedoubledoor-edroomforanotherscene.Choosethetopoption.Nowleavethecastleandgoleftintothechurch.OnceyouhaveZelosreturntotheworldmap.

You'llseealargebridgetotheNorth,that'syournextdestination.

________________________________________\_______________________________V-iii-Tethe'allaBridge

Followingascene,begintorunacrossthebridge.It'sextremelylongandmayseemattimesli

eit'slooping,butitends.Ontheotherside,

goNorthtothevillageofSyba

.

________________________________________\_______________________________V-iv-Syba

-------------oStudentMart:

AppleGel-100G


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LemonGel-1000GOrangeGel-200GPineappleGel-1200GMelangeGel-500GPanaceaBottle-150GLifeBottle-300GSyrupBottle-1000GHolyBottle-200GDar

Bottle-200GMagicLens-10

-----------------oStudentSupplies:

OgreSword-3000GKotetsu-3300GRayThrust-3000GMythrilRing-3400GAquaBrand-3600GBattleAx-3600GPointedHat-1300GBridalGloves-1200G

Quic eventhere.There'smoreshoppingtobedoneatthecounter

attheupperleftcorner.Ifyou'rerunninglowonmoney,youcanalwaysdothetastelesst

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