Ninety-Nine Nights
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Contents
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01.) Introduction
02.) Contact Information
03.) Disclaimor/Copyrights
04.) Controls
05.) The Battle System
06.) Menu
07.) Characters
08.) Walkthrough
09.) Frequently Asked Questions
10.) Credits/Acknowledgements
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01.) Introduction
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This is my first time writing a FAQ/Walkthrough, so please forgive any major
errors. I wanted to write a FAQ for a game that -needed- a FAQ, and I noticed
that there were no Walkthroughs for this game on Gamefaqs (at the time of me
writing this). I also noticed a lot of requests for tips and advice on the
message board. I’m not an expert at this game (or any game, really), but I feel
like I should share what I do know. If you’re much better at this game, know
better strategies, etc., why don’t you write a FAQ too? This game certainly
deserves it.
The game itself is a "hack-and-slash" action game that places you in the shoes
of a warrior. This warrior must wade through wave after wave of enemies, aided
by guard units who will attack along with the warrior or defend him/her,
depending on what commands the player gives them. Who this warrior is varries
according to how far along you are in the game. In the beginning, you must play
as the female warrior Inphyy, but as you progress through the game, more
characters become available.
Often compared to games like Dynasty Warriors, Ninety-Nine Nights is an amazing
video game experience with gorgeous graphics (both in-game and in the FMV
sequences), haunting music, and incredibly fun gameplay. The story is involving
and the fact that you can experience alternate versions of the story by using
different characters keeps everything fresh.
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02.) Contact Information
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If you’d like to contact me for any reason (to ask for help or send me info to
add to the FAQ), feel free. Below are some ways that you can reach me. Keep in
mind that I may not get back to you immediately if you e-mail me. But I’ll
respond as soon as possible. Also, if e-mailing, be sure to put "N3 FAQ" in
the subject line so that I can be sure to notice your e-mail.
Main E-mail Address: archica@clinically-cynical.com
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If you plan to contact me by using an instant messaging service, please be
clear. In your very first message, write something like "Hi, I’m using your
N3 FAQ and I have a question." Please don’t just pop up with "Hi." and make me
ask a ton of questions just to figure out who you are, how you found my screen
name, and what you want, when all of that could be cleared up with your first
message. Remember, the sooner you get to your question, the sooner I can try to
help you.
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03.) Disclaimor/Copyrights
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Ninety-Nine Nights belongs to Q Entertainment and Phantagram, not me. I am in
no way connected to or affiliated with the creators of this game, nor do I
claim any rights or ownership of it. This is a fan-created walkthrough.
The actual writing in this FAQ belongs to me. Please do not attempt to copy it
and call it your own work. Feel free to download it, save it to your computer,
print it out, etc. to use for personal purposes. Do NOT redistribute this FAQ
in any way. That means do not place it on your website (or anyone else’s
website for that matter) or e-mail it to people. If you know someone who would
like to use it, it’s far more simple to send them a link to where they can
download it themselves. Currently, it should only be available on Gamefaqs.
If you find it somewhere else, please e-mail me with a link to where you found
it so that I can check it out. I’ll never name you as the person who "told on"
the other website. If you’d like to put this FAQ on your website, e-mail me to
ask and send a link to your site.
Do NOT for any reason attempt to sell this guide for a profit. This is illegal
and just plain rude to boot.
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04.) Controls
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The controls for N3 are incredibly simple and intuitive, but it’s always handy
to have a list of what each button does, and how to control you character when
you’re starting a new game.
Left Stick - Controls your character
Right Stick - Controls the camera
X - Normal Attack
Y - Power Attack
B - Orb Attack or Orb Spark
A - Jump or Confirm selections
Left Trigger - Block or Reset camera angle
Right Trigger - Special move
Left/Right Bumpers - Summon or Release guards
Directional Pad - Command guards to attack (Up) or Command guards to defend
(Down)
Start - Pause or Access the in-game menu
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05.) The Battle System
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The Battle System of N3 is very simple and easy to use. Within seconds of
playing, you should feel very comfortable with it. It is possible to simply
wade through the hordes of enemies mashing X and Y repeatedly, and beat the
entire game that way. But that would get fairly difficult in the later
missions. To successfully complete the game, you need to make use of the
various combos and special attacks available.
As your character runs into battle, hundreds of enemies will swarm him/her. It
is up to you whether to have your guards attack relentlessly or attempt to
defend you. Regardless, you would be foolish to rely heavily on them in
combat. In general, they are not terribly powerful and you’ll end up killing
most enemies yourself. Luckily, even the "Normal Attack" is rather powerful
and can hit many enemies at a time. Still yet, there are many aspects of the
battle system that allow you to wipe out hundreds of enemies in a matter of
minutes.
First of all, you can use combos. To use combos, you mash X and/or Y in various
sequences. For example: X X Y Y Y will perform a powerful combo attack. Simply
mashing them randomly, alternating between buttons every few seconds, will
generally end up performing most combos without much effort, but you stand a
much better chance of performing the combo you want if you count your button
presses. As you defeat more enemies and your level increases, more combos will
become available over the course of the game.
Another important element of combat is the Orb Attack and the Orb Spark. You
may notice early in gameplay that small red orbs of light are flying into your
character as he/she moves around. Don’t worry, you are not being attacked. The
orbs are actually very beneficial to you. Every enemy you kill will release an
orb and the orbs will automatically go to your character (you don’t have to
manually collect them). When you gather a certain amount of orbs, the Orb Meter
(a bar that fills with the color red, near your HP Meter) will grow. When it
completely fills and begins to flash, it means you can use the Orb Attack.
Press the B button and your character will begin to glow and the whole screen
looks somewhat blurry. In this state, your character’s normal X or Y attacks
become extremely powerful, often wiping out entire groups of enemies with ease.
Your speed is also increased in this state. When the Orb Meter drops back down,
you return to your original state and must begin collecting red orbs again to
enter this state again.
Whenever you kill enemies with the Orb Attack, they emit blue orbs, rather than
red. They enter your character in the same way, and fill a secondary Orb Meter
(it fills with the color blue, and is located near your red Orb Meter). When
this blue Orb Meter is full press B and you can use the Orb Spark. This is a
one-time attack that is ridiculously powerful and will generally kill every
enemy nearby (the exception, of course, is bosses). The down side to this
attack is that it takes a long time to fill the blue Orb Meter so you usually
don’t get to use the Orb Spark more than once per mission. The final benefit to
collecting orbs is that the more orbs you gather, the faster you will level up.
Aside from the main combat techniques, there are more aspects to the battle
system of N3. In the vein of RPG’s, your character will gain levels. When
he/she gains a level, their stats will increase. Most noticeably, they will
have more HP, access to more combos, and could possibly have more accessory
slots with which to equip more stat-boosting items. There are also certain
weapons that are only available for use when the character reaches a specific
level.
As for the accessories, there are a variety of items you can find on the battle
field as you defeat your enemies that can be equipped onto your character. Some
items will increase your character’s max HP, or increase their attack power,
defensive power, item drop rate, etc. Your character will start out with only
one or two accessory slots, but as they level up, more slots will open up so
that you can equip more helpful items. You can then decide how to build up your
character. Will you equip all attack power-boosting items to create a raging
power-house? Or will you equip all defense-boosting items to make your
character hard to kill? I personally like to balance it out by using many
different types of items, but you’re encouraged to make your own choices,
allowing for some customization.
Aside from equipable items, there are other types of items found on the battle
field. The most common will be potions (to recover HP) and items that
temporarily increase specific stats. Some items will give you higher attack
power for a certain amount of time, or temporarily increase your speed. There
is even an item called the "Angel Wings" that makes your character completely
invulnerable for a brief period of time.
The battle system of N3 is simple yes, but as you dig deeper and become more
accustomed to the various aspects of it, you’ll find that it is surprisingly
complex as well. Use all of these aspects to customize your experience to your
playing style.
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06.) The Menu
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You can access the in-game menu by pressing the Start button at any time. This
also pauses the game.
The menu serves several functions that are important to the game. The first
option is "Resume", which takes you back to the game (unpausing it). The second
option is the "Status" section, which I’ll elaborate on below. The third option
is "Combo Attacks", which basically lists all the combos available to your
character at the current time, including the button sequences needed to
perform them (this is very handy!). The fourth option is "Controls", which
allows you to change the button configuration of the controller. The fifth
option is "Options", which allows you to customize certain aspects, such as
how to move the camera (you can leave it on "normal" or change it to
"opposite", which means the camera swings in the opposite direction of how you
tilt the Right Stick; handy if you’re used to other games that control the
camera in this way). The sixth option is "Objectives", which lists the things
you need to accomplish in the current mission. This is useful if you find
yourself lost or if you forgot what you were supposed to be doing. The seventh
option, "Select Mission", stops the game and returns you to the Select Mission
screen. The last option is "Quit", which quite obviously stops the game and
returns you to the Start screen.
Now, the only option that needs more explaining is the "Status" option. This
option takes you to a screen displaying your current character and their basic
stats. You can view their current level, their HP level (current and max),
and the current number of orbs they have obtained. You also use the "Status"
section to equip weapons and accessories. By selecting the current weapon
equipped, you will see a list of available weapons to equip, and with each
choice, information about how that weapon changes your stats. Select the
weapon you want to use and it will be equipped to your character. If for
some reason the weapon cannot be equipped, you will be told so. In the same
fashion, you can equip different accessories. The current number of slots you
have available will be displayed (available slots look like empty circles,
unavailable slots look like thick dashes), and you can select a slot to see a
list of items that you can equip, along with info on how each item changes
your stats.
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07.) Characters
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Inphyy
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You must begin the game with Inphyy and complete her missions in order to
unlock other characters. Luckily, she is a strong character who is easy to use.
Inphyy equips swords and has fast, powerful combos. She’s one of the quickest
characters in the game, making her a breaze to play as. Her normal attacks are
strong enough to deal with a lot of problems without even having to use a
combo. But you’ll realize quickly that she has a huge variety of useful combos,
so practice them to use Inphyy to her full potential.
Inphyy is a prominent member of the Temple Knights and is highly dedicated to
her mission and her people. She is the younger stepsister of Aspharr, and while
the two of them care about each other very much (to the point that another
character seems to think romantic feelings between them are possible; they are
not related by blood after all), they often disagree on their ideas of justice.
It’s also interesting that Inphyy’s personality is rather different, depending
on which character you’re playing as. While playing as Inphyy herself, she is
depicted as a stern, almost harsh commander who will stop at nothing to
accomplish her goals. While playing as Aspharr, Inphyy seems more like a brash,
hot-headed youth who likes to show off.
Aspharr
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After you complete Inphyy’s third mission, you will be able to play as
Aspharr. He is very powerful, with quick attacks capable of plowing through
numerous enemies. He equips spears, giving him a slightly broader attack range
than Inphyy. I’ve also found Aspharr’s Orb Attack moves to be more powerful and
more useful than Inphyy’s.
Aspharr is a very kind, compassionate man who often finds himself at odds with
his more violent stepsister. He doesn’t like killing (though he will kill his
enemies in battle) and is unhappy with the war. He tries to spare as many
lives as possible while protecting his own people, and will go out of his way
to help others in need.
Myifee
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Myifee becomes available after completing Inphyy’s fifth mission. He is very
powerful, using brute force and strength. His Orb Attack and Orb Spark moves
are extremely powerful and possibly more effective than Inphyy’s or Aspharr’s.
The major drawback to Myifee is that he has slow movement. It’s easy for him
to get surrounded and be attacked from behind. Luckily his Orb Attack/Spark
moves can target the whole area around him. I’ve also noticed that his Orb
Meters fill up more quickly than the other characters.
Myifee is at first a laid back, careless guy who joined the Mercenaries for
all the wrong reasons. But as you get to know him, you realize that he is
kind and willing to endanger himself to help those who cannot help themselves.
He’s very different from Inphyy or Aspharr, who seem so refined. Myifee is
a little wilder, a little more rugged.
Dwingvatt
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Dwingvatt becomes available after completing Myifee’s missions. He’s one of the
easiest characters to play, mainly because he is lightning fast and has good
combos, a great Orb Attack, and a nice Orb Spark. It’s literally hard for your
enemies to even touch you when playing as Dwingvatt, as long as you keep him
moving. Dwingvatt seems to level up a little faster than the other characters.
Dwingvatt is a goblin, a very rare goblin born with human-like skin. His older
brother, whom he looked up to and was very close to, was killed by Inphyy. So
of course, this provokes a desire for revenge in Dwingvatt. It’s a very unique
and fascinating experience to play as Dwingvatt, because he is on the "bad"
side, and yet he seems more like a noble hero than most of the characters on
the "good" side. He helps those who need it, and he fights hard for his
people. To me, he was easier to root for than most of the other characters.
Klarrann
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Klarrann becomes available after completing Dwingvatt’s missions. He’s strong
and carries a heavy, powerful weapon. He’s somewhat slow, cannot jump, and his
normal attacks tend to leave his back open. But he has excellent combos, many
of which seem to incorporate magical attacks. His Orb Attack and Orb Spark are
powerful as well. If you can learn to use his combos, you can use him
effectively.
Klarrann is a human priest who once lived a violent life. He turned his life
around and is now devoted to helping others and defending his people. He is
kind and compassionate, like Aspharr, yet he understands war and that lives
must be lost in order to win.
Tyurru
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Tyurru becomes available (along with Klarrann) after completing Dwingvatt’s
missions. You will either hate her or love her, depending on your personal play
style. At first, it seems as though Tyurru is extremely weak and you will think
it is impossible to complete her missions, but once you learn how to use her,
she becomes more effective. She relies on water magic, and has no real physical
attacks to speak of. Her most useful ability is to "glide" in the air on her
staff for a brief period of time. This can get her out of danger quickly.
Tyurru is a sweet young girl who happens to be very confident in her abilities.
She doesn’t understand what war is really about, until she heads into battle
and see’s it for herself. She simply wants to help those around her and bring
an end to the war, and she gradually learns along the way that fighting may be
the only way to attain peace.
Vigk Vagk
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Vigk Vagk is the "secret character", the final one to become available. He is
unlocked after you complete all of Tyurru’s missions AND all of Klarrann’s
missions. He is a troll, whom you will fight several times over the course of
the game while playing other characters. He has incredible strength and such a
high defense that very few enemies (even among bosses) will be able to do any
damage at all to him. His normal attacks are enough to deal with most anything,
but he also has some useful combos (allowing him to pull off some of the moves
that killed you while playing other characters). His only real drawback is that
he moves rather slowly.
When I first read that Vigk Vagk was going to be the last playable character, I
was disappointed because I didn’t expect him to have much personality. I
thought he was just going to be a "gimmick" character. But I was surprised to
discover that he has one of the most touching, heart-breaking stories of all.
He’s a very deep character, so I’ll avoid spoilers and let you discover it for
yourself.
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08.) Walkthrough
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Here is the meat of this FAQ, the walkthrough. There are some things I’d like
to point out before going further:
1. This walkthrough is, for the most part, spoiler-free. If I absolutely must
spoil something in order to explain something important to gameplay, I’ll be
sure to include a spoiler warning that will look like this: !!SPOILER WARNING!!
I will then put this at the end of the spoiler: !!END SPOILER WARNING!! As of
right now, I don’t foresee any reason to spoil anything, so it shouldn’t be a
problem.
2. As I said before, I am not an expert at this game. This is actually the
first game of this type that I’ve ever played. This walkthrough is intended
for those who are new to this game and need a little help figuring out exactly
where to go and what to do. It is not designed for seasoned players looking
for detailed statistics or strategies for getting every single item or even
how to get perfect S ranks on all missions.
3. Speaking of rank, I am not going to focus on trying to get a perfect S rank
in this walkthrough. What rank you get depends on many things, so I’ll let you
decide whether or not you want to put in the extra effort to get better ranks.
Currently, I have never gotten under a B rank, and almost always get A or S
ranks, so I don’t feel that this walkthrough will "mess up" your rank. It is
only a guide for getting through the game. However, I have included a few
tips here and there for improving your rank in each mission.
4. I will sometimes use the terms east, west, etc. When I use these terms, I
am referring to directions on the map. In case you don’t know, east is to
the right and west is to the left. Note that this will not always be your
character’s left or right, but simply the direction on the map. If I say "to
your left" or "to the right", I am generally talking about your character’s
left or right. If you find any of my directions confusing, you can always rely
on the glowing dots on the map, as they will always indicate where enemies are
and for the most part, where you should be heading.
Basic Tips
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Here are some basic tips and pointers for getting through the game safely.
Please keep in mind that all of these don’t work all the time, but I’ve found
that they are generally helpful in most situations.
1. Use the Orb attack as often as possible. Every time the red Orb Meter fills,
use it! Unless there are only a small number of enemies around, you should
always use it immediately. The more often you use it, the more blue orbs you
can collect, and the more often you can use the Orb Spark. Always try to lure
as many enemies together as possible before using it though.
2. Save the Orb Spark attack for when your character is surounded by lots (and
I mean LOTS) of enemies. Never use it on small groups of enemies, as it would
be a huge waste. I also don’t recommend using it on bosses unless they are
joined by a fairly large group of enemies. Some Orb Spark attacks will
actually miss the boss, therefore being wasted, and you get a better rank if
you kill a lot of enemies with the Orb Spark.
3. Keep your eyes peeled for items to appear on the battle field. Although they
will sparkle, they are often hard to spot amidst all the chaos of combat. If
you think you may have seen an item, run slightly away from the main area of
battle and rotate the camera around to scan the area. Items will sometimes
disappear if left alone for too long. You don’t want to miss a great item!
4. If a boss appears along with an army of lesser enemies, rush into the midst
of the lesser enemies and fight enough to charge up your red Orb Meter. It also
gives you the possibility of finding a potion or other helpful item. As soon as
the Orb Meter is full, run back to the boss and unleash the Orb Attack on them.
Then return to the lesser enemies and repeat the process. Do this until there
are no lesser enemies left.
5. If you have a character with you helping (Heppe, for example) during a boss
battle, and you are low on HP, you might want to pull back from the battle
and attempt to avoid the boss for a while, allowing your helper character to
whittle down the boss’s HP. This isn’t extremely effective, but it could buy
you some precious time to go looking for a potion.
6. You get the chance to save after each mission. There are no save points or
check points during missions, so keep that in mind. Yes, if you screw up at
the end of a mission, you’ll have to replay it from the beginning. For the
most part, this won’t be a huge issue. But please be aware that you must have
a separate save file for each character! If you overwrite another character’s
save file, it will erase all progress you made with that particular character!
For example, if you have Inphyy at level eight, and overwrite her save file
with Aspharr at level two, you’ll start out as level one the next time you play
as Inphyy. All of her weapons/items will be gone as well. Please don’t forget
this! Something neat, however, is that your ranks will still be saved once you
start playing again as the character who’s save file you accidentally deleted.
For example, if you accidentally save over Myifee’s game, then start a new
game as him, you’ll notice that the ranks you received before will still be
recorded. It’s nice to know that if you got all S ranks with a particular
character, you don’t have to get them again if you save over their file. (I
found this out when my nephew saved over my Myifee file).
7. You can actually adjust the difficulty of each mission. There is a trick to
doing it. When you select a mission, you’ll see a loading screen. Beside the
name of the mission you’re going to, you’ll see the level of the mission. If
you’re struggling with a particular mission, let yourself get killed three
times in a row, always using the "retry" function, and the fourth time you
select the mission, the level will be lower. For example, if the level started
at three, after you die three times and retry for the fourth, it’ll be at level
two. You can repeat this as many times as you need to get it down to the level
you want. This doesn’t affect your rank either. This tip was first told to me
on the Gamefaqs message board by sherryj80.
8. Sometimes a cut scene will occur while you are fighting. If it does, keep
mashing the attack button throughout the cut scene, because in some cases, as
the cut scene ends and the game returns to the battle screen, you’ll be
attacked while the screen is still black, before you can see anything. This is
annoying, yes, but if you’re already mashing the attack button, you’ll greatly
lessen your chances of being attacked during this. Also, if a cut scene
interrupts an Orb Attack, I’ve noticed that when you return to battle, your
Orb Meter will be half full or more, depending on how long you used the Orb
Attack before the cut scene, instead of being empty. So no, a cut scene will
not completely ruin an Orb Attack.
9. If you get stuck on a mission and can’t beat it no matter what you try, the
general rule of thumb in this game is to go back to previous missions and level
up twice, then return to the mission you were stuck on. You have no idea how
much those two levels will help. If even that doesn’t help, feel free to e-mail
me and ask for advice. I’ll try my best to help you out.
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Inphyy
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Mission One: Divine Varrfarrinn
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When you begin the game, you are told to select a character. At first, you must
choose Inphyy, so go ahead and select her. You will see a brief introductory
cut scene, then the mission will start. Since this is the first mission, it is
very easy and relatively short. Each mission will have one primary goal or
objective, and several smaller objectives throughout. You can always view the
current objectives by pressing Start and going to the "Objectives" section.
Also, as new objectives arise, you will be notified via text that appears on
the screen. This is all very easy to follow.
At the beginning of most missions, you can choose what sort of guard units to
take with you. Your choices are Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Pikemen, and Archers.
Personally, I have the best luck using Heavy Infantry and Archers, though there
is no specific "right" group for any given mission. Experiment and see what
works best for you. Note that you cannot choose your guards on the first
mission.
When the first mission begins, Inphyy will be on the battlefiled with her guard
units. Your first objective is to kill fifty enemies. In the lower right corner
of the screen is the current number of enemies you’ve killed. Just rush forward
and into the large group of enemies, hacking and slashing away. It shouldn’t
take long at all to kill fifty of them. When you do, you’ll be notified via
text on the screen (the text is somewhat small, so you might miss it).
After this, you see a small cut scene and you’ll get your next objective, to
kill the enemy archers. Be careful not to confuse the enemy archers and your
own archers (you can’t attack your own, but it’s just a waste of time if you
run to the wrong hill and start attacking your archers). The enemy archers
will be in the direction of the blue flag in the distance, on a hill. There
are two groups of them, and while fighting them you will have to defeat
Grorgonn. He is easy to beat, but you can use your Orb Attack if you’re
having trouble. In this area, there are two treasure chests, so make use of
them when you need to. Make sure you wipe out ALL of the Archers.
Once the Archers are all dead, it will trigger another cut scene, and your
next and final objective will be to defeat Aspharr. If you used your Orb
Attack on Grorgonn, I recommend that you wade back into the thick of fighting
and build your Orb Meter back up before facing Aspharr. In the beginning, at
your low level, he is not easy to beat, though he is not hard either. Once
you feel like you can face him, follow the large yellow arrow (it will more
than likely point to Aspharr, if not, find another yellow arrow). Aspharr
will stand out because he is wearing bright blue clothing. Unleash your
Orb Attack and mash X and Y as fast as you can. Don’t let up on Aspharr for
a second. If your HP starts getting lower, run away from him as quickly as
possible and begin fighting lesser enemies to recharge your Orb Meter or
to perhaps find a potion. You could also press down on the directional pad
to summon your guards to help defend you. Personally, I didn’t have much
trouble with Aspharr even on my first play through (when replaying, after
leveling up a little, he’s barely tougher than regular goblins in my
opinion).
Once Aspharr is defeated, you’ll see a brief cut scene and the mission will
end. You’ll see your mission results (rank, stats, etc.) and you’ll get the
chance to save. You’ll see another cut scene before your next mission
becomes available to you.
Mission Two: The Eaurvarria Mountains
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When this mission begins, you’ll be facing a group of goblins. Run forward and
begin fighting them. After a few minutes, a cut scene will occur and you’ll be
separated from Aspharr and his soldiers. Your main objective in this mission is
to meet back up with Aspharr. If you look at your map in the top-right corner
of the screen, you’ll see that there are two paths on this level that join
together toward the top. At the point where they join together and become one
path is where you will meet with Aspharr, so head there.
As you move up the path, you’ll face several more groups of goblins. None of
them are very hard to defeat. Remember to use your Orb Attack as often as
possible. Eventually you’ll reach the point where the paths become one, and
you’ll be attacked by a massive group of goblins and a troll. Begin fighting,
killing as many of the goblins as possible while evading the troll. Try to
build up your Orb Attack. If possible, build up your blue Orb Meter and use
the Orb Spark (this increases your chances of getting a good rank). After a
little while, Aspharr will appear to help you out.
The troll can be tough at lower levels. His attacks are fairly strong and he’s
hard to attack. If he begins attacking you, dash away, then run around behind
him and begin attacking his back. Pound him with combos, or the Orb Attack if
you have it ready. If you start getting low on HP, hang back and let Aspharr
do most of the work. Something you should note is that there are some items
beyond the troll, so if you want to get them, make sure you do so BEFORE you
defeat the troll. Once the troll is dead, the mission will automatically end.
This is also why I said to fight the rest of the goblins before tackling the
troll. Remember, the more orbs you get, the faster you level up, and the
better your rank.
When you’re ready to end the mission, go ahead and kill the troll, using the
strategy above.
Mission Three: Fort Wyandeek
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You will begin the mission in a dry, rocky outside area. There will be a LOT
of enemies in this area, but they shouldn’t pose much of a problem at this
point. Your first objective is to defeat two Goblin Captains. Run foward and
defeat the goblins in the area, then head east. You’ll come to another group
of goblins, and a dead end. In this group is the first Goblin Captain. He isn’t
very tough so kill him quickly. Head back toward the west.
Toward the west (following the red dots on the map), you’ll encounter more
goblins. Watch out for rolling boulders. You’ll find the second Goblin Captain
here, so kill him then wipe out the rest of the goblins. You’ll be notified
that a gate has opened, so head back to the east (not all the way to the dead
end, but back to where you started the mission), then go north through the now
open gate. Once you step inside the gate, you’ll be attacked by a gigantic group
of enemies. Make use of the Orb Attack and Orb Spark if they are available. This
is also a great chance to get items that enemies drop, as you’ll be killing LOTS
of enemies here. Once you’ve cleared out most of the goblins, head west. You’ll
be told to defeat the Orc Corporal. He is joined by another large group of
enemies, so plow through them.
Once the Orc Corporal is defeated, you’ll be notified that another gate has
opened. Follow the red dot on the map to get to the opened gate. Inside, there
will be many more enemies, and you’ll be told to defeat the archers. There are
two main groups of goblin archers in the distance, plus a lot more goblins
attacking you from all sides. Dash over to the archers and destroy both groups,
as they will shoot arrows at you while you’re dealing with the other goblins if
you don’t get rid of them first. Make your way west here and you’ll see Tyurru
fighting goblins. She’ll aid you in wiping out another large group of enemies.
Now go back to where you first entered this particular gate and go on to the
eastern area to defeat more goblins. Once they are defeated, you’ll be told
that another gate is opened, so go back a little west, then north to enter the
opened gate. In here you’ll be told to defeat another Orc Corporal. You’ll see
Klarrann here and he will aid you in fighting the Orc Corporal. Once that is
finished, another gate will open. Head north, toward the red dot to go through
the gate.
In this area, you’ll be told to kill the three goblin wizards "at the altar".
If you look at your map, you’ll see a central path leading to the
northern-most area. You’ll also see a path on the west side that leads to the
north-western corner. If you use that western path, you’ll have to fight your
way up the hill only to reach a village area where civillians are running
around trying to escape and a few goblin soldiers have blended in with them.
There is a treasure chest here, but it’s only a mildly useless item and in
my opinion not worth the trouble. I recommend fighting most of the way up,
mainly because you can collect a lot of orbs for leveling and you get a cut
scene that makes the whole mission a little more interesting (and makes you
think a little more about the goblins in general). But once you come to the
village area, turn around and head back down. Or you can wade through the
village to the back to get the chest. It’s up to you. Either way, go back
down the hill.
Now, fight your way up the hill in the center path, toward the top northern
part of the map. Watch out for rolling boulders as you go. When you reach the
top, there will be more goblins, and the three goblin wizards you were told
to defeat. When you kill all three wizards, the mission will automatically
end, so if you want to gather more orbs for leveling (and to raise your
chances of getting that S rank, thereby getting the Divine Tiarra), kill the
other goblins before tackling the wizards.
After the wizards are defeated, the mission will be completed. Once this
mission is cleared, Aspharr will be unlocked as a playable character. For
those who don’t know, this does not mean that you can play out the next few
missions as Aspharr. This simply means that you can stop playing Inphyy’s
missios right now and start Aspharr’s missions. Each character has their own
set of missions to complete, and Inphyy has three more. I strongly recommend
finishing Inphyy’s missions before using Aspharr, as you are now used to her
fighting style and moves. But the decision is yours.
Mission Four: Outside Wyandeek
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This is a short, easy mission to complete. But since it is short, you don’t
have much time get that S rank. At the beginning of the mission, you’ll be told
to pursue the goblin troops. In front of you, you should see a group of goblins
running away (slightly toward the west). Run straight for them as quickly as
you can and dash to the very front of their group, then start attacking. If you
can get to the front of the group, ensuring that none of them get away, you’ll
probably get a better rank.
Before you even get the chance to wipe them all out, you’ll be attacked by a
huge group of goblins. You’re told to destroy the enemy, so begin fighting
them. You should be using your Orb Attack often. Once you clear the area, your
new objective is to find the enemy camp. Look on your map for the red square.
This is the enemy camp. Run to it, and when you enter, you’ll be swarmed by
a gigantic horde of goblins. Don’t be intimidated, as goblins are weak. This
is simply a good opportunity to use your Orb Attack and Orb Spark to get more
blue orbs (thereby getting a good rank). You’ll be told to destroy the enemy
leader, so look for the Goblin Captain. He’s easy to beat. Keep fighting and
you’ll eventually run into another Goblin Captain. Note that once you defeat
him, the goblins will begin fleeing. I suggest that you clear out as many
goblins as possible before fighting the Goblin Captain. Once you do so, and
the goblins begin fleeing, you’ll be told to defeat as many fleeing enemies
as you can. You don’t have much time, so pursue the little red dots on the
map to find the fleeing goblins and try to kill them all. After a few seconds
the mission will end.
Mission Five: Pholya Flatlands
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This is the first mission in the game that gave me some trouble. I was so used
to everything being easy that I didn’t expect to be killed. I strongly
recommend that you go back and repeat some of the earlier missions until you
level up at least once. Get some items, practice combos, try to get better
ranks, etc. A great and helpful item to try for is the Divine Tiarra, which
you get if you complete the Fort Wyandeek mission with an S rank (which is not
terribly hard to do). It would be a huge help in mission five.
You begin this mission in what looks like an open field, with a river in front
of you. Race toward the river to get a treasure chest on the bank. Across the
river, hordes of enemies are rushing toward you. Meet them in the river and
begin fighting. Wipe out as many as you can, building up your Orb Meter if
possible. Soon you’ll see a cut scene indicating that a troll is on the way.
In actuality, TWO trolls are on their way. On the other side of the river,
you’ll see them approaching with two different groups of goblins and other
enemies. Rush out to meet one group, and try to take down the first troll.
The key to this part of the mission is to never let both trolls corner you.
If that happens, dash out of their way very quickly or you’re as good as
dead. Do not try to fight them both at one time, so lure one away from the
other. It’s best if you can take down the first troll before the other one
reaches you, but unless you’re at a very high level and using a great weapon,
that’s probably not possible. Still yet, it’s good to have a head start. Just
keep pounding away at one of them. Once you pick one, keep your eye on him
and stay focused on him, letting your guard units and Aspharr keep the other
one busy. Many times while playing this mission, Aspharr took out one of the
trolls for me, without me having to fight it at all (and this doesn’t affect
your rank, I got an S rank even when this happened). Before long, the Arphann,
along with the dragons, will appear. Fight fast and hard, using combos and
the Orb Attack to take out as many enemies as possible. This will greatly help
you in leveling up, and getting a good rank. If you’re lucky, you’ll kill a
couple of dragons while using the Orb Attack.
Once you wipe out the Arphann, the dragons will retreat. Now you’ll see a cut
scene of Dwingvatt approaching. Rush toward the big red dot on the map, back
across the river. You’ll first see Dwingvatt, followed soon after by a horde
of goblins and orcs. Dwingvatt is very fast and hard to catch in a combo. His
attacks are somewhat powerful, though I didn’t have a big problem with him,
even on my first playthrough. Just be sure to keep moving and keep attacking.
Don’t let up on him. If you’re having any trouble with him, hang back and kill
a few lesser enemies to build up your Orb Attack again and let Aspharr do some
of the work.
Once Dwingvatt is defeated, there may be a few goblin wizards lurking around,
so kill them quickly because another boss is approaching and you don’t want to
be fooling around with the wizards when he gets there. The last boss of this
mission, Dwykfarrio, will arrive very soon after, and he can be somewhat tough
the first time you play. He’s fast, but not nearly as fast as Dwingvatt, so in
my opinion this fight goes more quickly. It’s pretty easy to catch him in a
combo, so keep getting behind him and attacking with everything you have. It’s
also fairly easy to knock him down, so run over and attack relentlessly as he
is trying to get up. If he starts to glow or it looks like he’s about to do
some kind of attack, dash away until he’s done, then dash back in and continue.
Once Dwykfarrio is defeated, the mission will end. When this mission ends, you
will unlock Myifee as a playable character. As I explained above when Aspharr
was unlocked, I really recommend finishing out Inphyy’s missions before starting
new missions, because at this point you are used to her. But again, it’s up to
you.
Mission Six: Ywa-Ue-Uar Forest
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When you first begin this mission and take a look at the map, you may be
concerned that it will be a long, frustrating mission. It’s not that bad, so
don’t worry. At several points in this mission, Inphyy will be automatically
transported to a different section of the map.
Begin the mission by heading north on the map. It’s not really that important
where you go (unless you’re exploring, looking for items). Just start fighting.
Run around, fighting groups of enemies, gathering orbs, etc. As soon as you
defeat 400 or more enemies, you’ll automatically be transported to the middle
area of the map. Run forward just a little and you’ll be faced with the first
boss fight, Ppakk the Third and the Pwuck.
This boss fight can be difficult at lower levels (though your level shouldn’t
be too low at this point). Your first step is to eliminate the Pwuck. Dive in
and wipe them out. This is to gather more orbs (the battle will be over once
Ppakk is dead, thus you can get no more orbs from the Pwuck), to prevent them
from attacking you while you’re fighting Ppakk, and to possibly ready your Orb
Attack. Once the Pwuck are all dead, start attacking Ppakk. The strategy that
worked for me was to constantly get behind Ppakk and pound him with combos and
even just normal attacks. Your guards and Heppe will lend a hand, and they’re
great for keeping him distracted. If you HP starts to get low, dash away from
the battle and take a breather, letting Heppe whittle away some of Ppakk’s HP.
Then dash back in and finish him off. The main attacks to watch out for are
when he jumps into the air and lands on you (if you see him jump into the air,
be sure to dash out of the way before he lands) and when he shoots what looks
like acid from his mouth (dash away, out of the range of his attack, then run
around behind him, as this is an excellent opportunity to attack his back).
Once Ppakk is defeated, Inphyy will automatically be transported again, this
time to the area in the top-left corner of the map. Here, you will be in very
dense fog, so dense that you can’t see much of what’s around you. On your map,
head south. You’ll eventually be attacked by a strange group of enemies that
have been dubbed the "army of the night". They look menacing but they’re not
too bad. Just dive in and attack as if they were goblins. Keep moving and
don’t worry if you can’t even see what you’re attacking, just keep fighting!
After only a short time, they will retreat. Head south a little more and
you’ll see a cut scene. Now you’ll be transported to the top-right area of
the map. We’re very close to the end now.
Head toward the very top-right corner of the map. You’ll have to fight through
a few more groups of enemies (a lot of goblins, goblin wizards, etc.). Nothing
too bad. Try to keep your HP up, as you’ll need it in a little while. Also try
to build up your Orb Attack, then save it. If you have enough HP for it, try
to kill as many enemies as possible.
Keep moving toward that top-right corner, and you’ll eventually arrive at the
end. Dwykfarrio is there waiting for you, and he has a small army of goblins
and goblin wizards with him. If you have that Orb Attack ready, use it now to
wipe out all of the lesser enemies. The wizards in particular will be a problem
if you let them live. They can cast spells on you from afar while you’re trying
to fight Dwykfarrio, which is very annoying. So at the very least, kill them by
any means possible.
Now begin your attack on Dwykfarrio. He’s fairly similar to the way he was in
the last mission. Fast, but not so fast that he’s hard to catch. His attacks
seemed a little more powerful here, so make sure you dash away if he starts to
perform an attack. Try to catch him in a combo, and do your best to get behind
him as often as possible. Once he gets knocked down, you can repeatedly run
over and attack him as he’s getting up to knock him back down. Once you start
this pattern, you can easily defeat him if you simply keep up the attacks and
never let up.
Once Dwykfarrio is defeated, the mission ends. Enjoy the cut scene!
As you clear Inphyy’s missions, two more characters will be unlocked,
Aspharr and Myifee. It doesn’t really matter who you choose first, but I
personally went with Aspharr, so I’ll be dealing with his section in the
walkthrough before Myifee’s. If you go with Myifee first, skip the Aspharr
section of the walkthrough and go straight to Myifee.
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Aspharr
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Mission One: Divine Varrfarrinn
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Something you should know before tackling Aspharr’s missions is that the story
is different when you play as him instead of Inphyy. He becomes commander of
the Temple Knights instead of Inphyy, so of course certain game events will
change. Also, instead of the linear fashion of Inphyy’s missions, Aspharr gets
to choose to go to a completely different area, or follow a path more similar
to Inphyy’s. Think of Aspharr’s version of the game as an "alternate version"
of the story.
Also, with Aspharr, I cannot stress enough how useful his X,Y,Y,Y combo is.
Begin using it as soon as it is available to him (check the "Combo Attacks"
section of the menu). It’s extremely effective in boss battles, even the
final boss of his last mission.
Now, the first mission for Aspharr is very similar to the first mission that
Inphyy faced. You start out on the same battlefield in Divine Varrfarrinn,
but this time you are on the opposite side. Your first task is to rush forward
and defeat Heppe. He is not difficult to beat, so don’t waste your Orb Attack
if it’s available.
You are then told to defeat the "enemies atop the hill". These are basically
the enemy archers, so run over to the opposite hill and wipe out both groups.
There are two treasure chests in this area, so be sure to use them!
After doing this, you are told to reinforce the troops in battle. Rush back
to the thick of the fighting, in the middle of the battle field, and start
hacking away. You’ll see a cut scene letting you know that Inphyy is
approaching, so this is your cue to gather as many orbs as you can and try
to build up your Orb Meter (if you haven’t used it yet, it should already
be full). Once your Orb Meter is full, find Inphyy and unleash your Orb
Attack. If you aim well and press Y, you’ll end up taking a great deal of her
HP off. The battle is not very hard, so you should win fairly quickly. Also
of note is that each time I have defeated Inphyy in this mission, I never
had to completely deplete her HP. The mission ended when I got her down to
around one fifth of her HP.
The mission will end and you’ll see a cut scene. Procede to the next mission.
Mission Two: The Eaurvarria Mountains
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At the beginning of this mission, simply run forward and begin fighting the
goblins. They don’t pose much of a challenge, but after a certain point they
will begin to run away. Chase after them and a cut scene will occur. After
that, Aspharr and his guard units will be separated from Inphyy and the rest
of the soldiers. Your main goal here is to meet back up with Inphyy. Use the
map in the top-right corner to make your way to the meeting point. If you
look closely, you’ll see that there are two paths that eventually join together
near the top. Of course, when you reach the point where they join together,
you’ll be at the meeting point.
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