Onimusha: Warlords - Strategy Guide (Page 01)
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1. Version History
2. Copyright / Disclaimer
- To Webmasters - PLEASE READ
3. Game Basics
- Controls
- Weapons
- Life-saving Tips
4. Character Profiles
- Samanosuke Akechi
- Kaede
- Princess Yuki
- Yumemaru
- Nobunaga Oda
- Toukichiro Kinoshita
5. Walkthrough
- Part One - Nanamagari
- Part Two - To The Keep / Exploring the Keep
- Part Three - Keep (Underground)
- Part Four - Keep and West Area (Kaede)
- Part Five - Samanosuke Returns / Water Garden
- Part Six - Water Garden (Kaede)
- Part Seven - Realm of Evil
6. Dark Realm
7. Files
8. Flourites Locations
9. Oni Spirits (Mini-Game)
10. Ending / Epilogue (MAJOR spoiler)
11. Reviews for Onimusha: Warlords
- Author's
- Other Sites
12. Cheats and Secrets
14. Gameshark 2 Codes
15. Onimusha 2 Wishlist
16. Credits/Acknowledgements/Special Thanks
17. Contact Information
18. Final Words - Author's Comments
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+ Version 1.0 [March 22, 2001]
Bought Onimusha several days ago. The game is somewhat challenging but short
so I decided to do a FAQ on it. This will be my second FAQ. Let's see,
it's exactly 22 days after the first one. I'm on Spring Break! :)
+ Version 2.0 [March 23, 2001]
Worked on walkthrough some more. Just added a couple of things. Nothing
special.
+ Version FINAL [March 24, 2001]
Completed the walkthrough...finally. Worked a bit more on the FAQ. Not a
lot else to do. Just the Dark Realm and Oni Spirits. Completed those, also.
Not a lot of versions in the FAQ. Yes, that's right. Only took me 3 days!
+ UPDATE [March 30, 2001]
Yay, the first update! I apparently missed something important in the Water
Gardens. But an observant gamer (probably better than me) e-mailed me. It's
a Talisman! Which revives you when you die. It's very useful!
Also added GameFAQs.com to the Thank You list. How silly of me...
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| L1,2| | R1,2|
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| |_ _| |sel| |str| [] () |
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*~ | Action: Button Presses: | ~*
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*~ | Run/Rotate Character/Menu Selections...Directional button | ~*
~* | Block/Switch Inventory Displays........L1 button | *~
*~ | Attack.................................[] button | ~*
~* | Absorb Souls...........................hold () button | *~
*~ | Magic Attack/Cancel/Hide Inventory...../_\ button | ~*
~* | Confirm/Use/Equip/Check/Decide.........>< button | *~
*~ | Ready Sword/Evade......................R1 button | ~*
~* | 180-Degree Quick Turn..................R2 button | *~
*~ | Climb Up...............................Up directional button | ~*
~* | Climb Down.............................Down directional button | *~
*~ | Start Game/Access Menu.................Str button | ~*
~* | Pause/Resume Game......................Sel button | *~
*~ | Access Map (If Present)................R3 button (press RS) | ~*
~* | Switch Analog/Digital..................As button | *~
*~ | Not Used...............................L2 button | ~*
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+ NORMAL SWORD
This sword stands the lowest when it comes to attacking. You'll start out
with it at the beginning of the game. It is not advisable to use this sword
later in the game. It deals the least damage and cannot use magic spells.
+ RAIZAN
This sword uses the power of thunder. It deals damage that is on par with
the other magical swords. It can be upgraded to level three. Use this sword
when encountering a small group of enemies.
+ ENRYUU
This sword is the heaviest of the three.It uses the power of fire and hence,
deals quiet a bit of damage. Again, it can be upgraded to to a max level of
three. The spell hits your target and any other baddies nearby.
+ SHIPPUU
This sword,though the coolest looking, doesn't deal a lot of damage. But its
spell is devastating. It can hit multiple targets. Use it when encountering
large groups of enemies.
+ BOW
This weapon is your friend when you want to hit an enemy hiding on rooftops.
It uses normal arrows that can be upgraded to fire arrows.
+ MATCHLOCK
This weapon is the equivalent of a shotgun in the Resident Evil series. It
uses bullets that can be upgraded to burst bullets, which can hit multiple
targets. This is the best weapon to be used against bosses or large groups
of enemies. Don't waste it. It is very useful for the last bosses.
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+ HEALING
There are several ways that you can heal your character.One is buy powerups.
There are three types of powerups you can get in the game. There are herbs
and medicine. Which, you guessed it, medicines are more rare than herbs. One
other type of powerup is the talisman. Which, can revive your character if
he's fatally wounded. This item is VERY rare. Don't rely on it. Powerups
are not plenty, so only use them when needed.
One other way is by sucking up enemies souls.There are three types of souls:
red, yellow, and blue. Yellow doesn't appear that often compared to its
brothers. Yellow heals your character up by a small amount depending on how
large the size of the soul is. Blue regenerates your magic by a small amount
and red stores it for later to be used for enhancements.
+ ENHANCEMENTS
Although red souls appear all the time, they are not enough to distribute
too all your items. Always enhance any herbs to medicine first. Then you
can work on your weapons. You don't need fire arrows and burst bullets until
very late in the game. Herbs will enhance to medicine, which is VERY useful
at the most hated times!
To enhance, go up to a magic mirror and select "enhance". Choose the item
you wish to enhance and hold ><. You can't enhance anymore when you run out
of red souls.
+ BLOCKING
The key to surviving the world of Onimusha is to always block. Some enemies
require you to block and only hit when they're vulnerable. Blocking helps
you conserve a lot of health points. But there are also moves that are unb-
lockable. When this happens, you must quickly tap back or hold R1 and press
a direction to move in that direction quickly.
+ THE KICK
Kicking will not do damage to the enemies but it'll stun them, allowing you
for a good, clean instant death counter. This doesn't always happen so you
must never underestimate the enemy. Press [] and down at once to kick. You
know when it's a counter when there is a cutting sound and a yellow dash on
the enemy.
+ WHEN IN DOUBT, SMASH EVERYTHING
There are times when the only way to advance is to break open an urn or cut
a rope. You can't distinct breakable objects from the background real well
so swing your sword at whatever object that looks suspicious.
+ BETTER EXPLORATIONS
Always press X at every nook and cranny you see. You'll find valuable herbs
and hidden items such as Flourites. The more you explore, the better chances
you'll have at beating the game.
+ USING THE GAUNTLET
Everytime you knock down an enemy, always suck up the souls that rise from
their bodies. But, be careful. When sucking up soul, you're wide open to
painful attacks.
If you suck enough souls, your gauntlet will enhance and "look" better. I
if it enhances any better in terms of soul-sucking or magic.
+ TYPES OF SOULS
- Red souls stores in your gauntlet so that you can use them later for item
enhancements.
- Blue souls regenerate your magic power.
- Yellow souls regenerate your health.
+ SOUL SHRINES
Be on the look out for soul shrines and magic fountains. Go up to them and
hold () to suck up some souls. Soul shrines contain blue souls while magic
fountains contain blue souls.
+ MAGIC ATTACKS
When you have accumulated enough blue souls or magic energy, you can uleash
those energy on your foes. Press /_\ to do a spell with the equipped sword.
If you run out, you must regenerate your magic power by sucking up blue
souls.
Also, if you run out of magic energy for that sword, you can switch to other
swords and magic for that sword will be at max. So, switch swords!
+ SAVE OFTEN
I can't stress this to people enough: SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! at every opportunity
that you come across. Sometimes, you'll get ambushed by monsters and will
die (yes, you'll die).
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+ SAMANOSUKE AKECHI - lone warrior
Often thought of as a passionless man because of his quiet ways, Samanosuke
is actually a hot-blooded warrior with a noble sense of justice. He is a
masterswordsman who travels across Japan seeking his rival.He was originally
wanted dead with Kaede as his assassin.
+ KAEDE - expert ninja
She is an expert female ninja who was sent to assassinate Samanosuke by the
Iga nijas. She had a change of heart and developed a trust in Samanosuke and
agrees to join him as his confidant.
+ PRINCESS YUKI - sweet princess
Yuki is the sister of Yoshitatsu, the master of the Inabayama Castle and
Samanosuke's cousin.She became aware of the strange events in the castle and
sent a letter to Samanosuke in a plea for help. But when he arrived, she has
been mysteriously kidnapped.
+ YUMEMARU - bratty orphan
He is an orphan whose parents were farmers. They were killed in the war and
Priness Yuki took him in to raise him as if he was her brother. Samanosuke
ran across this brat while looking for Yuki.
+ NOBUNAGA ODA - warlord
An exceptional warlord who aspires to unify Japan. With the victory against
Imagawa in Okehazama, he rides a tidal wave of success. Though he was once
dead, Nobunaga's acts have now become extremely heartless and cruel.
+ TOUKICHIRO KINOSHITA - annoying general
One of Nobunaga's high-ranking generals,Kinoshita ahs the warlord's complete
trust. Though he has sworn absolute loyalty to Nobunaga, the only thing
Kinoshita truly cares about is his own advancement in the ranks of power.
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+ Pop in the disc and let's go! Wait, watch the really cool intro first. It
looks so real!
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NANAMAGARI
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General Area Tip: Not much here. :) Just hack away at the zombies!
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You start out with Samanosuke. I'll call him "Sam" from now on. That way, I'll
have a better chance at spelling his name and it saves space. Anyways, walk
the path the man was pointing to. Don't try to follow Kaede. Duh, that's a no
brainer. A cutscene will start and you'll have to fight against two baddies.
just concentrate on one and hack away. After enough damage has been done, you
will have to watch another long cutscene. This one's pretty long.
Woo-hoo! You're given the gauntlet by the clan of Ogre. With this baby on,
will be able to do some serious damage and suck up the souls of your victims.
Look through the instructions. Head on forward. You'll find a magic mirror.
This is where you can save your game. Next to the mirror is a gate. Enter it.
Keep moving forward until you see a cutscene. Congratulations! This is your
first battle! Just hack away at the zombies and absorb their souls as needed.
After that, enter the door to the left. You'll find yourself in a vacant room.
Enter the next door. Another cutscene. After that, it's your job to kill the
zombies. Keep your finger on the L1 button and you should exit the battle with
minor scratches. Absorb the souls as needed. All right, I'll stop telling you
to absorb souls. From now on, you know what to do.
Enter the next door and give the villager a good slap. Head on through the path
the soldier was pointing to. You'll enter a forest. Several blue ninjas will
pop out of nowhere. Kill them. Again, keep the L1 button ready. You'll need it.
Grab the HERB in here and enter the cave. Some bats will fly out. Don't worry.
They won't hurt you. Some rocks will fall and a hole will open up. Enter the
hole and you'll be underground. Well, duh. Head on forward. Several more
enemies will jump out to greet you. You know what to do. Continue until you
reach a huge staircase. Don't go up yet. Grab the TEMPLE MAP and now go up.
Up here, there is a mummified statue in the way. Just press X to get SOUGEN'S
NOTE. The statue will slide to the left. Head through the opening. In here,
kill the zombie at the right. Behind a pair of small, brown doors is the
SEIRYU. Get it. Search the other opened doors for a FLOURITE. With these in
your possession, go to the opposite end of the room. You'll find a door. Let's
see, what are you supposed to do with doors?That's right, you enter it! Destroy
the blue jars to reveal a treasure box. Get the JOURNAL. Head to the end of
the room and get the THUNDER ORB (Shiden). Fit it in your gauntlet and you'll
get the RAIZAN, a sword powered by thunder. Exit the room by going through the
door to the left of the altar. This is a long hallway leading to a set of
stairs. Just before the stairs, there is a trick treasure box. You'll have to
solve this puzzle to get the goodie.
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Puzzle: TRICK TREASURE BOX NO. 1
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You have to rotate the pieces so that they line up in order. The solution is:
left once, right once, and left once.
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For the reward, you'll get the ROPE LADDER and head upstairs.
It's onto Part Two from here...
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TO THE KEEP / EXPLORING THE KEEP
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General Area Tip: Always stay sharp and pay close attention to the background.
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Now that you're out of the underground, look to the right for a red object.
Examine it for a MAGIC JEWEL. Use it immediately to increase your magic meter.
Head forward. You'll find yourself at a gate with weird, blue stuff over the
doors. To the left of it is a partially hidden box and a magic mirror. Save
you game here. Examine the box and solve another puzzle.
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Puzzle: CHANT NAME / CLAN
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You're not supposed to have access to this puzzle yet but since you're using
this FAQ, I'll tell it to you anyway. The solution can be found by collecting
all of the SEIRYUs. That's right, you only found one.
Enter these in order: 1st coice, 3rd choice, 6th choice, press OK. You'll get
the power jewel. Use it immediately to increase your vitality.
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Enter the gate by equipping the RAIZAN (if you haven't eqipped it alrady). The
orbs will glow and the door is now accessible. You're now on a bridge with
spiky demons that doesn't seem to stop spawning. They will stop...eventually.
To defeat them, have your finger on the L1 button all the time since most of
their attacks can be blocked. Suck up the souls. Some of them are yellow so
it's a good idea considering that you might be somewhat injured. This is a good
spot for training since you have a save spot nearby. If you have enough souls
and haven't used your HERBS already, upgrade them to MEDICINES. OK, had enough?
Let's advance.
In this room...no, it's a big courtyard with a huge rectangular platform in the
middle. To the right is a gray door that can't be accessed. Ignore it for now.
Go to the end of the court yard and head to the left. Some more demons will
spawn, kill them. Watch out for the big one that's at the end. Avoid him and
take care of the little ones. Once the little ones stop spawning, go to the big
one and you can pick on him. For the most part, you can't block his attacks
very well. Just use your magic (press /_\) to knock him down. Go over and to
him and repeatedly press [] so that Sam can give him a good stabbing. This will
help end the fight more quickly.
Go through the big green door that you see. Immediately run to the end of this
room and kill the demons to help out the soldier. For helping him, you'll get
an HERB. Ignore the door behind him and head to the corner. See that opening?
Use the ROPE LADDER here. Climb down. Move forward. Kill the demons that
get in your way. Eventually, you'll find a locked treasure box and a magic
mirror. Save your game here and enhance your herbs and weapon as needed. Press
X at the treasure box to solve a puzzle.
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Puzzle: EQUIPMENT / OGRES / DESTROY DEMONS
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Again, this is one of those where you need to collect books for the solution.
Enter these in order: 6th choice, 1st choice, and 4th choice, press OK. You'll
get another jewel as a reward. Use it immediately.
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Go down the hall and you'll see a door locked by fire magic. Next to the door
is a big crate. Destroy it to reveal a treasure chest. Get the medicine.
Go back to save if you want to. There will be a boss fight where we're going.
Now, enter the other big door that's not protected by red magic. You'll meet
the self-loathing demon.
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He's not as strong as he looks. Due to his enormous size and brute strength,
it hurts when he gets a hit at you but he's very slow. He has three main
attacks: the mace swing, swing down, and the charge. So, to take advantage of
oaf, simply counter him once he tries to swing at you (assuming that he misses)
and quickly tap down and R2 and run the other direction. Repeat. Once in a
while he will slump down and try to catch his breath. This is the opportunity
to use your thunder magic. After a while, he will take enough damage and will
attack you by charging at you. When it connects, expect to have lots of your
vitality be taken away. If you're lucky enough only had minor injuries, you
should come out of the battle fine with none of your powerups used.
After he dies, a bunch of souls will escape. Suck them up immediately. This
fills up your health and magic completely.
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Thank the bastard for clearing up a path for you. Enter the door and get the
JOURNAL NO. 2. Enter the heavy iron door. Bust open the urns and search the
floor for a FLOURITE. Kill the upcoming demons. Proceed to the next door and
meet the scientist Guildenstern. He will unleash Reynaldo. Don't worry. It's
not another boss fight. This one's easy. Just hack away at the demon. When
he falls to the ground, go for a ground stab by pressing [] to end the battle
quickly or else you'll have to fight the clone again.
When the demon dies, go to the left of the altar and collect the fire orb. Go
back to the room where you fought Osric. On your way will be some demons
waiting. Kill them. When you reach the room, Osric's body will disintergrate
and some souls will float out. But there are blue skulls floating around that
will steal them. Kill them and suck up the souls. Don't get too close to them
though for they deal some serious damage.
Equip your ENRYUU and exit through the door locked with red magic. Now, go all
the way back to the courtyard with the huge rectangular platform. That's right,
now that you have the red orb, you can open the gate to your right. Now, you're
in a room with two broken staircases and dead bodies everywhere. There are
three doors you can go through. One is immediately to your right, one is a huge
door at the end and one is a small door right next to it. Take the small door.
In this room, there's a magic fountain which can replenish your magic supply, a
treasure chest containing the KEEP MAP, and a save point. Get the keep map and
save your game. Go all the way to the end of the room and a weird man will drop
down. If you try to talk to him, Sam will say it's best if you leave him alone
for now. When all your blades and orbs are enhanced to level at least level
two, come back here and he'll invite you to the Dark Realm. Look in the "Dark
Realm" section of this FAQ.
Go back outside and enter the big double door. You'll see a cutscene that will
introduce Kinoshita. After that open the chest to reveal NORMAL ARROWS. You
can enhance your arrows to FIRE ARROWS later. But always enhance any HERBs
and blades first then the arrows. Anyways go through the door to the right. Go
to the end of this room and open the chest for JOURNAL NO. 3. Head back to the
previous room and this time, it's loaded with several demons. Kill them. Keep
advancing until you see a door locked with a weird, blue plate. Ignore it and
head forward for a cutscene with Kaede and Yumemaru. Move forward to the end
of the hall and enter the wooden door here. This hallway is packed with baddies
and a ninja. Kill them all and suck their souls. Head for the small staircase
but don't go up yet. There's a door underneath it. Go through the door. In
this room is a trick treasure box containing the bow. You want the bow so let's
solve this puzzle.
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Puzzle: TRICK TREASURE BOX NO. 2
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This box puzzle is a little harder than the other one. But you get the bow so
let's do this! Turn these in order: left once, right once, left once, right
twice and voila!
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The bow is sort of useless against melee combat but they're very awesome versus
enemies that cannot be reached with the blades.
Now go for the pit in the center of the room. DON'T CUT THE ROPE! I'll clear
it up later. At the end of the same room is a SUZAKU. Exit the room back out
to the staircase. You'll find a HERB in the treasure chest and a FLOURITE is
directly above that on the cupboard. Head upstairs and fight some demons up
here. There is also a big demon. Good time to use your magic. Go back to the
staircase and head for the door to the right of it. Go in and you'll see a pit
just like the one downstairs. Examine the bucket and get a jewel! Yay! Use it
immediately. Now head back out and equip your bow. Go through the gray door
and snipe the demons below to help the soldiers. If you managed to save both of
them, you'll get an herb and a jewel. Go back down and claim your prize. Now,
head back up and go through the double door with two red orbs on it. If you
haven't upgraded your KOUEN yet, go to the courtyard and kill some stuff. After
that, you can open the door. In here, you'll find the RIGHT CREST PIECE and a
RED BOOK. Go back out and enter the gray door again. Round the catwalk and
get to the other door protected with red magic. Enter it. You'll find yourself
in a room with two holes. Demons are crawling through them. To make it much
easier, take them out before they can get up. Kill the bigger demon at the end
of the room. Keep advancing. In the next room will be a large crate and a
staircase. Break open the crate to reveal a chest with arrows. Now go under
the stairs to claim a FLOURITE. With that in your possesion, head upstairs.
There's a save point here. SAVE YOUR GAME! There is a puzzle you will have to
do and will take a couple of tries. Enhance your herbs, if any. Then enhance
the ENRYUU (recommended). Save the arrows for later. Also, go back to the
stairs there is a chest with arrows here. Get the BYAKKO next to it.
After you save your game, head through the door and keep walking to trigger a
cutscene. After that, you will be trapped. As Sam, pull the lever. As Kaede,
pull the right lever in the next set of levers. As Sam, pull the left one. As
Kaede, pull the far left lever in the next set. As Sam, go to the chest to your
right and get the HOLY ARMOR (angels singing). Equip it. Now, go pull the lever
in the set Kaede is holding. You'll get hurt if you pull the center one. As
Kaede, just go for the door. You don't have to pull the next lever.
In this room, it's pitch black! Go for your fire sword and do the fire magic on
the center platform. This will light the candles, allowing you to see. Press ()
to replenish your magic power if necessary. Go for the door.
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Puzzle: BREAKING PLATFORMS
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This puzzle is random. Alternate between Kaede and Sam and step on either X or
+. X breaks squares in an X shape. + breaks squares in a + shape. Be careful
that you do not kill each other by breaking squares thatthe other one is stand-
ing on. You main objective is to get to the platform with an O shape.
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Enter the door and you'll see a cutscene. Sam will push Kaede away, leaving him
trapped in a chamber that is filling up with water at an alarming rate. Go for
the water prison controls to the right of it. This puzzle will drive you up
wall!
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Puzzle: WATER CHAMBER, WATER PRISON
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_________________________________________ What you try to do is move the
| | | | around so that the yellow emblem
| 1 | 2 | 3 | is in the center. Hope you saved
| | | | when I told you to. This may take
|_____________|_____________|_____________| a couple of tries before you get
| | | | | | | it right. I can't help you here.
| | | 5 | 6 | | | Just play around with it. That's
| | |______|______| | | what I did. The guage to the left
| ( | 4 | | | ) | shows the water level in the trap.
| | | | 7 | | When it reaches the peak, Sam will
| | | | | | die. So you have to do it quickly.
| | | wooden | | | Because it moves so fast,you can't
|______|______| pieces |______|______| go back and forth looking at the
| | | | instructions so I reccommend you
| 7 | | 9 | play around with it yourself. But
| | | | if you absolutely need a guide, go
|_____________|_____________|_____________| to the address for guide from IGN.
*
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After that, Sam is freed! Advance through the door to the left. Go to the end
of the room and you should see an altar of some sort. Examine it and pull the
silk tab. This releases all the traps you just went through. You might want to
go back to the save point and save. Now, head upstairs and climb down the
ladder. You can go down but you don't need to right now. Round the corner and
take the ladder down. Move towards the screen until you see a treasure chest.
You know what to do. Go the other way and unlatch a door. Go up the ladder and
go to the other ladder. Now, you can go down. There is a treasure box in this
room. It's the L. CREST PIECE. Go to the hanging paper on the left wall. Cut
it with your sword and get JOURNAL NO. 4. Go all the way upstairs (2X) and
place both CREST PIECES on the door. It will unlock. Enter and watch the cut-
scene. After Kinoshita jumps off the building, move to the right and grab the
the SEIRYU. In the box across from the SEIRYU is another FLOURITE. Grab it and
advance through the door. Grab the SUZAKU on the floor and be ready to block.
Move towards the screen. HAHA! Scared you didn't it. Kill him. Move forward
and go around the staircase and get the arrows from the treasure box. Go up the
staircase and you'll hear Yumemaru screaming. Battle the ninjas and enter the
big double door. You can' go in the door at the because it requires a wind
blade. Get the medicine from the chest and the SEIRYU across from that. Go to
the opposite end of the room and slash the screen. Hold circle to suck up some
souls. Slash the other screen in the same room to reveal a passage. There is
a savepoint here. Enhance your weapons and save your game. There is a boss
coming up. Go up the ladder and you'll be on top of the building. His name is
Marcellus and he doesn't look happy to see you.
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BOSS FIGHT #2: MARCELLUS (FIRST ENCOUNTER)
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The boss can be the toughest MF if you let him. He carries a huge minotaur
shield and will block most of your attacks. The best weapon against him is the
RAIZAN. The best strategy is to wait for him to attack you and then counter
him with the thunder combo. You can block all but one of his attacks, the swing
from above. You can even block the wind magic. Just keep holding the block
button and nail him with thunder magic. If you run out of magic, swith to the
ENRYUU and use fire magic. Suck up some much needed blue souls from time to
time. After he is defeated, you can suck up the souls that come up and get the
wind orb!
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Now, climb the ladder back down and save your game if needed to. Exit the room
by the double door and equip your wind orb. Use it to open the door. This will
trigger a really loooooong cutscene. Just watch it and enjoy. You'll find out
more about Yumemaru and Nui, the princess' servant, will be introduced. Now,
you'll have to backtrack ALL THE WAY back to the door locked with green magic.
Enter it and grab the burst bullets. "Pfft! Burst bullets?!" Burst bullets
very sparse throughout the game and they are VERY useful versus the fourth
boss (once you have the MATCHLOCK). Now, head back to the main Keep room (where
you first came in from). Go for the savepoint which is in a room called "Sentry
Point". Save your game in here and enhance if you need to. Enhance the wind
orb (recommended). Now, head back out and enter the gray door you ignored
earlier in the game. It's in the same room. Step through it. Kill the enemies
that get in your way. They'll keep spawning for a period of time then stop.
This is a very good time to gain more red souls. Go all the way to the end of
the hall and pull out your RAIZAN. Unlock the door with it and step through it.
Continue along the path until you reach a dead end. You'll find an altar with
all orbs of all the three elements. Equip all three of your swords (one at a
time) and examine the altar so that it'll clear up a path. Go downstairs and
you'll be in underground of the Keep.
It's onto Part Three from here...
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