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[Spoiler for Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, click to show]*Finished the apple puzzle, it only needed some simple math.
*Luke tells Flora to stay close or she'll get lost in the crowd. Sure enough that happens, and a mysterious dark figure kidnaps her. WHO WOULD HAVE SEEN THAT COMING
Then Flora appears to us and says sorry for getting lost. Okay I have a suspicion about this evil Flora. It makes no sense but judging by last game, it'll be the answer.
*Flag painting puzzle is silly. Then Sammy says "whoa man you solved 30 puzzles how cool" and gives one about splitting up a necklace for a low cost. I get that done with and board the train.
**Chapter 3: A Diverging Path
*We have heard rumors of a phantom town, but our next destination, Luxenbelle, sounds perfectly innocent. Time to do some train exploring.
*Most of the people have little to say, but I find that I can go to the deluxe cars now. Apparently Sammy decided to stop guarding them. There's a door code but the puzzle gives enough hints to make it simple to decipher.
*We enter a fancy room, where Sammy asks us to help in placing some roses. The fact that he's not chasing us out now means he's a sucky guard, but let's go with it. The rose puzzle is rather interesting and I like it quite a bit.
*When we try to leave the room, we feel asleep and collapse on the couches. Seems those roses were drugged! =O Luke wakes up briefly and solves a car-switching puzzle for trains before drifting off again. This puzzle gives me a lightbulb for my hamster for some reason.
*After a brief cutscene with Sammy yelling into a microphone, we wake up and Luke recounts his 'dream'. Layton quickly realizes that two trains traded the cars and that the ticket they took from his dead mentor's hand actually does say the destination they went to. Apparently you can use your instruction manual to figure this puzzle out, but I shaded in my memo on the DS and it worked just as well. It resulted in the name Folsense.
*I use the lightbulb and other items to get my hamster to level 3, and then the exact same method to get him to level 2 since it just happened to match with my record, lolz.
*When we went out, it revealed a town in the night with several lit houses making it seem lively. Something definitely feels eerie to our heroes and Evil-Flora-With-Really-Good-Acting, so we'd best be on guard!
*That was the shortest chapter ever.
**Chapter 4: The Phantom Town of Folsense
*Evil Flora appears weakened and tired, so Layton and Luke decide to take her to a hotel. We find one by seeing the letters HOTEL hidden in the building's windows and walls. The tea ingredient Dream Fluff is obtained by completing that, not sure why but it is!
*We drop Evil Flora off who says she will rest and wait for us. By examining a flower vase, another of those neat rose puzzles is provided. This one is kind of tricky but is still fun. Too bad that's the last one. =(
*While we go out to explore more, we find an old diary with a crest that resembles a goat's head on the front. It has a ton of locks on it, but we are able to read the first entry.
*Taking it to the antique shop for help, we find Inspector Chelmey. He thinks the Elysian Box is linked to this town and heads off. The antique store owner gives us an old key that opens the first diary lock.
*An NPC asks us for a cup of tea, and we brew the one he requests. He then says to serve tea to all the NPCs in town. Oh sweet gosh.
I'm not going to speak of every time I served tea because this sidequest is the worst in the game. You can't always serve the villagers tea, you can only do it when they seem to be 'sweating'. If they are not 'sweating' then you have to leave the screen, walk back to see if they are, leave, come back, repeat until you finally succeed. The worst was with Dogey, who refused to become thirsty until I gave up, went further in the game, and came back and tried again as my last NPC. There's 24 of these total (26 including Layton and Luke, but you can serve them anytime) and you have to guess based off their hints what type of tea (out of 12) that they want. If you guess wrong, too bad, time to walk between screens until you can try again!
Moral of story: tea brewing is okay, tea serving sucks a lot.
*Some guy gives me a puzzle about the areas of flower beds. I had tried to help someone on Board 8 with this puzzle a while ago, so I knew the answer was 400 and just put that in. Only puzzle I knew about before playing though. I got the tea ingredient Peppercherry.
*Some unfashionable doorman says I can't enter a restaurant with my hat on. Layton solves a puzzle where a hat is hidden in a bunch of colored squares, but refuses to take his off, saying a gentleman never takes their hat off. ...So what does he do when he has to shower? ?_? Also got a hamster house for this.
*We enter a photography shop and see that some pictures are out of order chronologically. After putting them in order (simple to do, there's only four), we get the last camera part.
*I put together the camera. It was actually a lot easier to do than it looked. At first I couldn't figure out what I had done wrong, then I realized that there are two identical parts and I had them in the wrong places.
With the camera fixed, I can now take pictures of certain locations. There's nine locations total, and each one you have to find three problems in the picture that were not originally present. Do this and you can find a hidden puzzle in the actual location. It's actually a pretty nice sidequest, definitely beats tea serving.
*We are prevented from going down another path by a bulldog named Precious. The museum we want to enter has a closed front gate, so that path's out of the question too. Time to keep exploring.
*Easy easy puzzle from a random NPC about which man in a picture is married to a woman without sisters.
*There's Beluga again, talking to a woman in front of a theater. She gives us a puzzle about splitting apart a necklace for equal prices from each section. Once we have proven we can think, she explains that Beluga visits this area quite often and usually seems stressed. Hm.
*The first camera picture is found at Granny R's shack location. The hidden puzzle is a step above most that I've seen so far. You have to draw a path for a mole to take that does not repeat a corridor he's already gone down. Not bad, but definitely not as easy as most recent ones.
*A little girl gives us a puzzle about how old she is. Nothing special.
*The antique shop owner now gives a puzzle about cards adding up in certain patterns to the same thing. Completing this gives me a surprise box for the hamster, and I do a work-out to get him to level 1. Only one more to go.
*A woman gives a puzzle about a plaza being split in half. Drew a circle, got profit. A man gave me one about numbers, didn't take long. Another man gave me one about shapes of blocks, and I got it right for the totally wrong reason. Yay!
*Entering the bottom floor of the watch tower allowed me to take my second picture. This hidden puzzle involved finding out how many counterfeit coins existed while weighing them. Surprisingly there weren't many weight puzzles in this game, the first one had tons (no pun intended).
*"You must be a vampire! If you want to prove you are not, solve this puzzle!"
You have got to be the most moronic NPC ever.
The watchman on top of the tower asks where the tower top cannot be seen in town. I say in the tower top itself because yeah. He explains that in the creepy castle beyond the forest there is a vampire. Isn't that just peachy.
*The museum is finally open after talking to some other people, so we walk in and see Beluga ranting at Sammy about finding something. Oh I wonder what it could-Elysian Box.
*One of the museum keepers says the museum itself is closed, but gives us a puzzle about moving a knight around a small version of a chess board, making sure not to land on the same square twice. I like these ones, they're fun. =)
*Layton notes there is a goat's head crest in front of the museum and has a suspicion about the torn-up picture his mentor was holding when he was dead. We go to ask Chelmey for it.
*We speak to Chelmey in the hotel and he is impressed we solved over 50 puzzles. Is he stalking me or something? He says he will give us the photo scraps, but finds that... there was a hole in his pocket.
...
CHELMEY YOU IDIOT.
He managed to hold on to one, so we have fifteen more to find. To figure out where he went, he gives us a puzzle involving a map in town. His directions are very unclear and this is an awful puzzle. I finally get it right and curse him for his stupidity on multiple fronts.
**Chapter 5: Shadows on the Street Corner
*We get ready to search for photo scraps, but first get puzzles from the two people in the hotel lobby. The guy who runs it gives a simple puzzle about picking out five squares that would make a land owner the most rich, and Barton (Chelmey's assistant) gives a puzzle that involves some of Chelmey's officers lying about how many turns they made in a patrol. I get two more diary keys for those.
*Searching for new puzzles, the antique shop owner gave me one about taking stones out of vases. A woman gives one about age differences and gives me the fourth diary key. Another woman speaks of a puzzle about which horses would be needed for making a tie in a tug-of-war contest, which was kind of annoying to figure out but got me the fifth diary key.
*A little girl splits up candy for us thanks to us solving a puzzle about it, and though the candy is apparently too garlic-scented to eat (her father keeps garlic to ward off vampires, hurrrr), it does get me another apple for the hamster. I manage to make him walk 30 steps, which gets him to level 0 and completes the hamster challenge. It unlocks Layton's Challenges: The Animal Lover's House in the bonus section. (There's five of these to unlock and each one has three difficult puzzles.)
The hamster will now also sniff out hint coins for me. That's rather nice, though hearing his voice suddenly shout FOUND ONE!, JACKPOT!, and OVER HERE! is really grating since he's loud and obnoxious sounding. >_>
*More random puzzles! The doorman for the restaurant asks about copying menus efficiently and the photography store owner shows us a puzzle about a ghost being cut out of one of four wooden planks. I get a sand pit for the hamster from the latter, not that it matters because I'm done with him.
*I decide to get on with the story at this point. We need to get past the bulldog to find the photo scraps, and thankfully the dog is being nicer now. He is hungry, so Luke reckons that if we get him some meat, he should let us by.
*We stop by the garlic owner's store to ask for some meat. He agrees to give us some for no money charge, but he would like us to solve a puzzle. I wish it worked that way in real life.
This puzzle is the stupidest one in the game. You have two corks and three tubes. You have to use the two corks to stop the garlic from coming through the tubes. However, if you trace the tube paths, all three link to the garlic, making the corks useless. I was utterly stumped, tapped my stylus against the screen as I thought, and happened to hit the guy's nose randomly. The corks promptly plugged them.
Me: ...NO. I REFUSE TO. YOU DID NOT JUST. AIKHRJWOIQHRFWOIUHEFOWIHFEWOUHFWOEUHFOWHRFEOWIHREIH
I got a Beef Shank for the dog and Joy Root Clover for a tea ingredient but holy ****.
*Inspecting some jars gives a really easy puzzle about moving them around.
*I give the bulldog the Beef Shank and it gets out of the way. A man nearby gives us a dice-stacking puzzle and a hamster block as a reward.
*An oddly-shiny photo scrap lies in the first screen of the alley. A woman gives a pancake-stacking puzzle, still easy to do. Got a swimming pool for the hamster by solving it.
*The next screen had the third photo scrap (one from Chelmey, one from last screen, so this is number three out of sixteen). Another screen had the fourth, along with the third picture opportunity. This let me do a hidden sliding block puzzle to dispose garbage. Sliding block puzzles are the worst common puzzle ever and I hate them.
*Fifth photo scrap in the next screen and the fourth picture opportunity. This unlocked a puzzle involving UFO shapes or something, it was quite forgettable.
*The next screen has the NPC Dogey who I hate. At least he gave me the sixth photo scrap though.
*The last part of the alley was a house that had the seventh photo scrap. I also found a puzzle by examining a picture that had to do with mirror reflections of the alphabet. That got me the tea ingredient Tonic Flower.
*I spent the little time my DS battery had left walking back and forth to try and get Dogey to drink my tea. Screw him!
This time my DS lasted about five hours. Well then.
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final FantasyFought a battle with Firion. Huzzah.
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[Spoiler for Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, click to show]*Giving up on the stubborn NPC, I left the alley and spoke to the dice-stacking NPC puzzle giver. He gave me my seventh photo scrap.
*A little boy offers to give me another scrap if I solve his puzzle. Anyone know of those games you can play in Cracker Barrel, where you move pegs over pegs to try and eliminate them all? It's called peg solitaire, and the puzzle he gives is almost identical, except it has metal balls used on a different shape of board. Solving it got me the eighth photo scrap.
*The little girl gives me my ninth photo scrap for no charge. How nice. =) I'm also able to give the antique shop owner some tea, which gets me another puzzle. It's one of the 'all lines have different numbers that must add up to the same sum' puzzles, which I enjoy.
*Wandered around randomly to find more photo scraps on different screens. I got the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth by doing this.
*A snooty boy gave me a puzzle about getting a lightbulb to glow, and I got the... fifteenth photo scrap. Okay I missed writing up about one somewhere, but like heck I can recall where. I know this was my second to last though. >_>;
*We get a tip that the last photo scrap was seen on top of a gate leading into the forest. On the way there I get a puzzle from the little boy about balancing cans on branches.
*Elsewhere, Chelmey has learned that someone he was investigating had an alibi, and now plans on making an arrest for the person who murdered Layton's mentor. He plans to call everyone to the hotel. Egads!
*After claiming the last piece, I put them together to make a picture of the Elysian box with... a frog's head on front? Apparently not, it's the goat crest from before, I was just looking at it differently. Whoops! Thankfully I still got it right first try, so...
*One of the pieces blows away, the center one with the goat's eyes. Layton and Luke tape it together before anything else can be lost and are asked by Barton to go to the hotel. Sure why not.
**Chapter 6: The Road to Herzen Castle
*We arrive at the hotel and meet up with Evil Flora. Beluga, Sammy, and Chelmey are also there, as is Katia.
*Chelmey says that Beluga has been cleared from suspicion due to an alibi, so it must be Sammy who did the deed! Beluga has been working his nephew to the bone to find the Elysian Box, so clearly he killed Layton's mentor and stole it for himself! ...That's pretty weak logic, Chelmey. You sure you're not from Ace Attorney? He tries to arrest Sammy, who protests that he would never kill someone.
*Layton produces the photo, causing Evil Flora to remark, "Oh, what a cute goat!" Animation takes over as Layton declares that Evil Flora is the one who stole the box, because otherwise she would have called it a frog instead of a goat due to the piece missing. And while that might seem lousy to a reader, this is actually something I fully endorse. I thought it was a frog WITH the other piece!
Busted, Evil Flora speaks in female and male voices at the same time before... tearing off a mask. It's Don Paolo, the guy who was disguised as Chelmey last time!
As a note, the Layton series doesn't have many cliches. That's because they used them all on this villain. Evil coat, evil mustache, evil goatee, evil hairstyle with balding head, evil voice, evil eyebrows, evil pointed nose, evil voice... Really, you just expect the guy to shout, "Curse you Layton! I will be back!" before running off.
Here's my question though. How did he shrink himself down to Flora's size?
*Chelmey tries to grab Don Paolo, who runs off cackling to not be seen again. No really, last game he had a large role as a villain but in this one he just kind of vanishes. Weird.
Judging by how Don Paolo was speaking, Layton concludes that he was correct in assuming that Don Paolo stole the Elysian Box. However, it seems he did not kill his mentor, as he described the old man as sleeping when he came in to steal the box. At least that's something.
*In his haste, Don Paolo dropped the Elysian Box on the floor. Layton takes it, and Beluga declares it is his heritage. Layton seems ready to give it to him when the hotel owner says that it is not rightfully Beluga's, and that Layton should look into the town more closely. Layton agrees to and says he cannot hand the box to Beluga yet, who throws a hissy fit and walks off. Sammy rejoices in being cleared and runs outside to sing into his microphone. Katia asks Layton for the box, but upon hearing something, runs off.
*Layton tells Luke that they must open the Elysian Box even if it is rumored to kill those who open it. Luke is obviously not too happy with this idea, but Layton opens it. Light spills out, and the box is revealed to have... nothing inside. CLIMACTIC!
*Layton declares that we must explore the town again. I take my fifth picture, this time in the hotel room, and unlock a hidden puzzle involving payment for two men. Not as bad as the others.
*Sammy tells us outside that as thanks for helping him out, he got the museum owner to open up for us to look at. He also gives us the sixth diary key. What a nice guy. =)
*Solving another peg solitaire puzzle from an NPC nets me another surprise box for the hamster. Another NPC gives a mathematics puzzle about the distance a dog runs and I get a tea ingredient, Cinder Horse. That's the last ingredient, so I just needed to serve tea from that point.
*More NPC puzzles are given. One involves grouping together certain types of land and houses, and another is a peg solitaire puzzle. Examining the jars again gives us another really easy jar-moving puzzle, which in turn gives a trampoline for the hamster. Yet another peg solitaire puzzle gets another lightbulb for the hamster. There is also another pancake-moving puzzle.
*Going back to the museum, we examine the fountain to get a simple puzzle about water spouts, and talk to the guy outside for another knight-moving puzzle. That one gives us the seventh diary key. He has another knight-moving puzzle after that that takes a ridiculously long time to finish but is doable.
*This museum was made by Beluga, we are told, and it is to honor his father. We examine a couple of things and head in further. This is where I take my sixth picture, which unlocks a puzzle about how many books can be fit into a box.
*There are two pictures here. One is of the late Duke, and the other is of the Duke, Beluga, and his brother, Anton, who looks FABULOUS. Apparently the brothers got along quite well, but they disliked their father.
*The guy who runs the museum gives us the eighth diary key, and after I serve him tea, a puzzle involving cubes that have letters on them. I disliked this one, it was annoying to understand what the puzzle wanted of me.
*Apparently we need to visit the mines for more clues. The fact that the town started talking about a curse after a gold deposit was dug up has got to mean something.
*Sammy gave me a puzzle about his work week, a guy with sunglasses gave me a puzzle about suits of cards not repeating (this is better than it sounds), and then he gave me another peg solitaire one. That was the hardest one of its kind yet, but still able to be accomplished after quite a bit of experimentation.
*Around this point I managed to get all of the people served tea-wise, so that unlocked Layton's Challenges: The Tea Master's House.
*Since I needed to stop soon, I decided to check out the six super-special-awesome puzzles I had unlocked.
*The first puzzle in the Animal Lover's House was a tricky mathematics problem involving numbers of pearls, but I managed to figure it out and get it right first try.
The second puzzle was about the degrees of angles. When I was able to realize it was a hexagon, nothing hard about it.
The third puzzle was a sliding block puzzle to form a path that you had to guess as to what it looked like. This. Sucked. I hate this puzzle and all it stands for.
*The first puzzle in the Tea Master's House was about figuring out how long a scholar lived based on hints in fractions he gave. Annoying but doable.
The second puzzle involved replacing letters with numbers to make an equation that would actually work. This was fun, I liked it.
The third puzzle was one of the worst ever. It's a pancake puzzle, but the shortest solution takes... 127 moves. 127 MOVES TO FINISH A REALLY SIMPLE PUZZLE. I know this is true because I did it in that amount while sticking to the pattern I'd used for all the ones before, and at the end it was like "did you know you can solve this puzzle in as little as 127 moves?" SCREW YOU GAME.
*My DS didn't die yet, yay.
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, click to show]Oh look a battle with Firion so much to talk about.
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[Spoiler for Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, click to show]*We arrive at the mine, and I take my seventh picture. This leads to a puzzle involving turning one dial to make another hit certain numbers. It's rather nice to figure out, I like it.
*Entering the mine leads to a puzzle where pulling a lever needs to activate a certain gear. Simple as cake. I want cake now.
*Apparently miners like puzzles too since there's one for fun on a back wall. Maze of doors puzzle that is irritating to figure out. Got the ninth diary key from this.
*To get the elevator working I have to do a sliding block puzzle to switch two orbs. I HATE YOU SO MUCH.
*At the bottom is a safe that requires a code to unlock. Another enjoyable puzzle to figure out the number code.
*Inside is a miner's diary saying the mine has been cursed ever since the gold was dug up. Unfortunately it does not say what the curse exactly is or why it's around.
*The lift stopped working, so I do a simple wire connecting puzzle and we go up again.
*Hey it's that random explorer guy from the first game. I solve a balancing puzzle with symbols and get the tenth diary key.
*After leaving the mine, Layton declares that we will not learn anything else unless we visit the creepy castle. No way this ends badly. We also get a visit from the photography store owner who asks us to solve the mystery of this town.
*We follow the carriage through the gate that stopped us before. This led to a dark forest path, where we needed to use a dropped lantern for a puzzle. Goal was to use as few lanterns as possible to light up all the paths. These are pretty cool puzzles. I found another one by examining another lantern, and the second screen had another mandatory one.
*The second screen also had the eighth picture. The hidden puzzle for it was a simple switching plates puzzle to make a starry sky with three stars in each row. Also did a puzzle that involved collecting mushrooms by not taking a path multiple times in a maze. That one was difficult.
*We make it to a frozen lake, and three times in a row, had to do Pokemon ice sliding puzzles. Thankfully my Pokemon years have made me skilled enough to do them all first try.
*In front of the castle is an unstable bridge. Layton gives Luke a puzzle to get over his fear of the height, which involves the steps Luke has to take to avoid falling. How quaint.
*The castle looms before us in an imposing matter. This is it!
**Chapter 7: An Encounter at the End of the Line
*The door congratulates me for solving over 80 puzzles. Thank you door.
*A creepy-looking butler named Nigel lets us come in to speak to the master.
*We finally meet Anton, Beluga's older brother. He still looks fabulous, not a day older than the portrait we saw. His voice is a lot deeper than I expected. He drinks wine and we have tea while asking him about the Elysian Box, which he claims to know nothing about despite it being tied to his family. Am I the only one finding this whole scene really weird?
*We are invited to stay the night. We see a picture of Anton and his love, Sophia, on the wall, and have to solve a puzzle as to why it looks odd (it's a reflection from the ballroom floor). The fact that he had someone dear to him was no surprise since I have been keeping up with the diary entries, which he wrote.
*When Layton and Luke fell asleep, they had a dream (animated) of Anton and Sophia dancing. They stop upon noticing them, and Anton says that it is all right, they are simply "tonight's prey". Then all the guests approach with red eyes. Uh.
*Layton and Luke wake up to find themselves in a storage room and tied up. They look ridiculous tied up BTW. >_>
Luke: I knew you were a vampire!
Anton: Pretty foolish of you to come here then, isn't it?
He has a point! He says he'll make us into a meal and leaves.
*Apparently Anton ties the worst knots in the world because by solving a puzzle (involving a man being roped to one peg out of many), Layton is able to get himself free and help Luke.
*Good time to run out of power, DS!
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, click to show]I got my Mognet letter and didn't do a battle. That still counted as playing that day. Huh.
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[Spoiler for Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, click to show]*Anton is the worst captive taker ever. Not only did his knots suck, he left the key in the room! A sliding block puzzle (HATE) lets Layton get the key to open the door, and gives me the eleventh diary key, which is also the last.
*We are unable to get through another door, so we enter a room with a boiler to activate that also has a huge hole for mining gold in (which Layton and Luke are awed at). A puzzle about turning specific valves is solved quickly. I am then able to take my ninth picture, which is also the final one. Finding the differences in it unlocks Layton's Challenges: The Musician's House. The last hidden puzzle is a good one, it's about getting a frog to a goal point in the fewest hops with a certain pattern.
*The door we opened with the boiler leads to another locked one. The puzzle to open it is one that involves making all the numbers in a square add up to the same thing, I always like these.
*We meet Nigel in the dining room, but he does not seem to realize we were captured earlier and tells us of a hidden door we can use. The puzzle he puts out involves using the star patterns on the wall as an arrow that points to the hidden door, it's well done.
*When Layton and Luke arrive at the front door, Layton says that they cannot leave now, or else the mystery's answer will be lost forever. Luke is not pleased but reluctantly follows. We also get an automatic save point.
*To make Luke feel better, Layton gives him a puzzle that revolves around how much paintings cost and who gets to inherit them. Though it was solved, Luke says that this is not exactly the time for puzzles. Shhh don't tell him that Luke!
*We go back to find Katia in the castle. She says that we have to get out of here before the madness grips us, so we get an animated scene as Katia tries to lead them out. Anton appears in front of them, but stops in shock at Katia, saying that he has waited so long for Sophia to return. Katia, a bit shocked by his behavior, hides behind Layton, who Anton believes is trying to steal his love. So Anton draws a sword and thrusts at Layton, who barely stumbles out of the way. Hey this is a puzzle game not an action one!
*Since Anton apparently fights fair, he tells Layton to pick any sword he wants from the wall behind him, but warns him that only one is real. He also says that a true warrior never lets go of their sword, so the answer to the puzzle is pretty obvious; the real sword is in a suit of armor's hand.
*Layton begins to sword fight, and holy heck where did he learn how to do this? He's pretty darn good! They clash fiercely for several moments before Anton begins to stagger, seeming weakened. Layton helps to catch him while Katia speaks to him. "Grandfather, stop this!" ...Oh.
*Anton insists that he cannot be a grandfather. Look at him, he's too young. But Layton realizes what is going on.
Are you ready for this? The explanation as to what all of this revolves around? Probably not but here it is.
When digging for the gold, the miners hit a vein of hallucinatory gas. It caused people to see things that didn't really exist and think the town was cursed. Most left. Anton had to stay due to his father being Duke, but Sophia was pregnant with their child and left town to protect her, not telling Anton she had a child because it would cause him more grief. Anton is an old man and the castle is a ruined heap, but we see otherwise because of the pictures Layton, Luke, and Katia saw, which formed their expectations.
You think that's bad? Remember that this is the sequel to the game that explained the entire town's population was made up of puzzle-giving robots to test who was worthy of protecting a baron's daughter. Yes really.
Also note that both these crazy plots DO have foreshadowing. So it's like "this is so ridiculous yet it all makes sense".
*Katia explains that yes, she is their granddaughter, and that Sophia had always talked about Anton until she died. Anton goes crazy at hearing she is dead and starts swinging his sword at Layton again, but cuts down a chandelier that causes the place to start to crumble. Thankfully Katia is able to get him to calm down and they take him out of the castle in time.
*Outside, they see Anton for who he really is, a crippled old man with a really grating voice. Layton gives him the Elysian Box and explains to Luke that anyone who opened the box, which was made of the ore that had the gas, expected to die and thus saw it as an illusion. This could cause actual deaths, before you discount this as stupid. Imagine if you saw something horrifying and had a heart attack, or fell off a great height to get away from it. It's not a bad explanation.
*Anton says that he used this box to hide a letter to Sophia and sent it out to her, but that people apparently stole it due to its high price value. He tells Luke a riddle to open it, which involves turning two people, moving a sun, and then blowing into the microphone. Yes this took me a while to figure out, bloody microphone.
*With the box opened, Anton sees that it is not the letter he wrote to Sophia, but in fact one she wrote back to him, which Katia had been hoping to deliver. This is actually a really emotional letter that had me wiping away tears from my eyes, especially with Anton's reaction at the end. He tells Sophia that he cannot go to see her yet since he now has a granddaughter he must look after, and we get a vision of her smiling from the sky. Awwwww.
*Credits roll! Apparently Layton and Luke finally got around to freeing Flora from the barn that she got locked in. >_> Also we get some nice scenes of Anton and Katia being happy together, along with Anton reuniting with Beluga. One of the only times Beluga doesn't appear to be a jerk!
*An animated scene at the end shows that Layton's mentor was in fact in a very deep coma that he just came out of. Well isn't that convenient.
*Beating the game unlocks Layton's Challenges: The Sweetheart's House. Oh flipping boy.
*Since all I have left are his challenges, may as well do that.
*The first puzzle in The Musician's House is about figuring out when a plane would arrive in a place, which is somewhat tricky due to time zones.
The second puzzle is about which block would have a piece sticking out when formed into a cube with the others. Again, not bad.
The third puzzle is atrocious. It's a peg solitaire puzzle that I have no shame in admitting I used an FAQ for because I blew about thirty minutes on this stupid thing with no progress.
*The first puzzle in The Sweetheart's House involved using numbers only once to make a viable multiplication formula. Good stuff.
The second puzzle was identifying a pattern between numbers. The answer, to square the first digit, square the second digit, and then add them together, was really lame.
The third puzzle was a knight-moving puzzle with 63 moves and only one solution. Another really dumb "I spent tons of time and then used an FAQ because this is stupid guesswork" puzzle. I hate these so much.
*With all of these puzzles done, that unlocked the final part, Layton's Challenges: The Puzzle Doctor's House.
*The first puzzle in The Puzzle Doctor's House was about figuring out a kid's grade on a multiple choice test by using other tests. Annoying for me but I probably made it harder than I should have.
The second puzzle was a word problem that involved doing some math to figure out how many rounds a card game player sat out. This one sucked because the puzzle didn't give enough information to figure it out.
The third puzzle was a sliding box puzzle with 78 moves. Thank you FAQ for saving me from hours of frustration.
*150/150 puzzles, 200/200 hint coins, 5500/5500 pictorats. Aw yeah.
*One last thing to do: I took a password from Diabolical Box to put into the first game, Curious Village, which unlocked some concept art in it. Then I put a password from Curious Village into Diabolical Box, which gave me a hidden puzzle. A sliding box puzzle.
My reward for completing both games and trading passwords
Was a sliding box puzzle.
SCREW. YOU.
*Well I finished that stupid thing and it is completed until the third game comes out, which will have another password to put in. I count it as completed since I obviously cannot do that yet!
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, click to show]Did some battles with Firion.
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So guess what? I tried Scribblenauts again and my DS read it. Clearly my DS was conspiring to make me beat Layton first. I'll start Scribblenauts tomorrow.
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Remember: Black holes and air vents solve everything.
Solve.
Everything.
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
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Handcuffs and vending machines demolish the action levels.
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Black holes + air vents only feels like cheating!
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]I named my file Kateland and went into the tutorial levels. 0-1 through 0-5 had no writing, but in level 0-6 I used the notepad to summon my first being, a wolf. 0-7 and 0-8 were more control scheme tutorials, 0-9 had a hungry man that I created a steak for. I used a ladder in 0-10 to get through, and 0-11 was nothing special.
On to the actual levels! I did the puzzle levels first. Basically, fulfill the requirements and a star (Starite) will appear to pick up. You need to collect these stars because they're shiny. I guess.
1-1 (Puzzle): There are four people: a policeman, a chef, a fireman, and a doctor. I needed to give two of them an object they would want to hold. I give the fireman a hose and the policeman a gun. (Tried a badge for the policeman first, but no dice.) I have some merits at this point, which are kind of like achievements from what I can tell. I have All New (Complete a level with objects you've never used before), New Object (Write a completely new item), and Savior (Two or more humanoids or animals start and finish a level alive).
1-2 (Puzzle): There is a butterfly that I need to catch. I tried to be clever and use a butterfly net and a fan, but the fan was unable to steer the butterfly. So I tried making a bird cage and using a ray gun. I was rather surprised when the ray gun killed the butterfly (I didn't see the merits before so I was unaware you could kill non-hostile beings like this, not that it's surprising, I just didn't consider it really). Third try's the charm, I used a slingshot to bring it down and then used the butterfly net to catch it.
1-3 (Puzzle): I have to beat a person on a bike's landing record by using a ramp. I use a motorcycle to do so.
1-4 (Puzzle): I made this a lot harder than it was. You need to give a farmer three farm animals. First time, I thought just summoning them would work, so I tried a donkey, sheep, and chicken. Nothing happened, so I tried putting them in the barn with no luck. Then I tried some other animals, such as a horse and pig. I finally figured out that you have to have the animals 'attached' to the farmer, so I summoned a cow for him to ride, a chicken to follow, and a cat in his arms. I got the merits No Weapons (Don't write a weapon to complete the level) and Zookeeper (Write 2 or more animals).
1-5 (Puzzle): There's a guy in a desert, refresh him. I summoned a hose and sprayed him.
1-6 (Puzzle): A cat is on a roof and I need to reunite her with the little girl on the ground. I tried summoning a dog first, but it caused the cat to run off the roof and die. What happened to landing on all four paws? I tried a bird next and used it to lure the cat down a tree to the girl. Got quite a bit of style points for that.
1-7 (Puzzle): A lumberjack needed help getting a tree down. I summoned a beaver to gnaw through the trunk.
1-8 (Puzzle): There are three pieces of garbage and they need to be thrown into the garbage can nearby, and a fly that needs to die. I tried using fire to burn the garbage, but that didn't work too well. Used a saw to cut down a tree to get one piece of garbage, carried over the other two from the ground, and used a ray gun to kill the fly. Got the merit Tooling Around (Write 2 or more tool objects).
1-9 (Puzzle): You have to knock over all the glass bottles without cheating or using a gun. I summoned a ball, but messed up and accidentally jumped behind the table my first try, which apparently is an instant loss. Tried again and used the ball to knock them all over.
1-10 (Puzzle): You have to protect a sandwich from ants, but you are not allowed to harm the ants because a hippy nearby would be angry if you did. No really, that's the request. I tried making a force field first, but... it caused a bench and some trees to pop up. ??? Next try I made a basket and put the sandwich in it, which was apparently good enough protection.
1-11 (Puzzle): The florist wants you to collect three flowers to put into her basket. Since one requires flying, I tried an airplane, and then a plane, and then a pegasus. The pegasus quickly became my favorite air vehicle. To kill the bee that was threatening me, I tried using a flamethrower, but that was a bit too unwieldy, so I went to the plain old gun for better accuracy. As for the barracuda hiding in the water, I tried to use a hairdryer to shock it to death, but that destroyed the flower in the water. So my winning combination was: gun for the bee, fishing pole to get the flower in the water, and the pegasus to fly to the last flower. Got the merit Jockey (Use an animal as a vehicle).
I accidentally selected 1-1 after that again, which opened a tutorial for advanced mode. Apparently you need to beat the level three times in a row with different methods to pass an advanced course.
1-1 (Advanced Puzzle): My first time, I summoned a spatula for the chef and a stethoscope for the doctor. Second time, used a whisk for the chef and a thermometer for the doctor. Third time, used a blender for the chef and a clipboard for the doctor. I tried a couple of other things before like a cat for the fireman and a doughnut for the policeman, but they didn't work. I got the merits Genius (Complete a level twice in a row) and Prodigy (Complete a level 3 times in a row).
With those done, it was time to do the action puzzles, which require reaching the star in the level.
1-1 (Action): You have to get the Starite down from a high location, a tree IIRC. I used a slingshot to shoot it down.
1-2 (Action): There were two switches that needed to be pressed continuously to open the path to a lever which would take away a wall in front of the Starite. I summoned two anvils for that.
1-3 (Action): There were several ways to go about getting to this one, whether it be by air or water. I used a submarine.
1-4 (Action): This one sucked. You have to push a button, but to the side. To actually get up there, I used the trusty pegasus, and then tried summoning a fan, which obviously was not strong enough wind-wise to keep the button pushed. However, out of frustration, I summoned a fan (person) after that and put her on top of the other fan, which somehow cheesed the game into thinking the switch was pressed and let me finish. I will not complain. Earlier I tried using a tank to blow down the door, an airplane to fly up, a trampoline to bounce up, a bookcase to keep the switch pushed, a rock to keep the switch pushed, pliers to fix the switch, and a teleporter which... took me to the future? I'm not exactly sure.
1-5 (Action): There was a metal block in the way of the Starite. I used a magnet to get it out of the way, and then a fishing pole to pull out the Starite from a narrow passage.
1-6 (Action): There was dirt and switches to press. I used the pegasus to get around and a shovel to dig through. I tried summoning a mole before that, but the lazy punk would not dig. >_>
1-7 (Action): Hello there tornado. I used the pegasus to fly around it to the Starite. I also tried summoning a house (sadly does not get carried away) and a nuke (kills Maxwell too so lol good work me).
1-8 (Action): The Starite is attached to a frail platform and there are barracudas below it. I used the hairdryer to kill them, pushed the platform aside, and used scuba fins to dive to the bottom and get the Starite. Note that if you do this in the wrong order, the hairdryer will cause the Starite to get fried and make you lose, so... whoops. Got the merit Exterminator (Two or more humanoids or animals start a level, and are destroyed).
1-9 (Action): There is an ice block in front of a bear, with a polar bear below. I summoned a flamethrower to melt the block and push the bear off, which caused the polar bear to destroy it. Then I summoned the usual pegasus to take me to the Starite.
1-10 (Action): There were two tripwires to activate the platforms that dropped the Starite into the water, with a shark in the water. Hairdryer+scuba fins=profit. I did try to use scissors on the wires but quickly realized that going through them did the exact same thing, and it's a good idea to not summon more items than you need.
1-11 (Action): Ugh. There's a switch to hit that drops the Starite onto a spike, and a shark's below as well. I wound up using a television to kill the shark, making a slide over the spike, dropping an anvil on the switch, and using the pegasus to fly up to get it when it wound up not sliding down like I wanted. I had tried using a platform instead of a slide earlier and a jet as a hopefully smaller plane (it wasn't). Got the merit Entertainer (Write 2 or more entertainment objects.
My DS died shortly after this, so with the first world... done, I believe, except for advanced modes and such. Here are my thoughts so far.
*Love how much you can summon and some of the effects that can be had.
*Merits are cool so far.
*No real story but that's okay, I didn't expect one.
*Pegasus is pro.
*I hate the controls. Half the time I want Maxwell to pick up something or move a lever, he won't. I have been eaten by a shark several times while trying to fly because of the controls being finicky. Physics are weird as heck. Really, this is the only thing I hate so far, so the game is still good, but augh these controls suck!
Will play more soon.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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Pfffft
The one true way to beat this puzzle is to BURN DOWN HER HOUSE!!
I tried making a force field first, but... it caused a bench and some trees to pop up. ???
I think it didn't recognize force field so it summoned a normal field. <_<
*I hate the controls. Half the time I want Maxwell to pick up something or move a lever, he won't. I have been eaten by a shark several times while trying to fly because of the controls being finicky. Physics are weird as heck. Really, this is the only thing I hate so far, so the game is still good, but augh these controls suck!
All you need to do to make him pick up/interact with something is tap on that something, and he'll move to it and do whatever automatically.
Likewise, to make him go somewhere, just tap wherever you want him to go; trying to directly control him just confuses him.
There's also no real reason to move Maxwell at all in a lot of the levels, especially before getting rid of every hazard. <_<
Flying is definitely tricky, though. There's no doubt about that. Well, getting into the air is tricky, once you're up there you can just directly control Maxwell easily.
The controls aren't great, though, yes.
*Pegasus is pro.
Pegasus is the GOAT
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]I decided to do the rest of world one's advanced puzzles.
1-2 (Advanced Puzzle): First time, I used a flower to lure down the butterfly and used the butterfly net (my father's wife actually suggested that one, lol). The second time I used a fishing pole to catch it and put it into the butterfly net (why was I able to use it twice?). The third time, I used a trampoline to grab it in midair.
1-3 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a bike, and then a scooter, and then a skateboard to beat the biker's record.
1-4 (Advanced Puzzle): First time I used a horse, dog, and goose. The second time I used a cow, chicken, and cat (yes I copied the method I used the first time, shush). The third time I used a llama, chick, and rooster. The third one got me the merit Ornithologist (Write 2 or more birds).
1-5 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a shower, and then rain, and then a sprinkler to cool the man down.
1-6 (Advanced Puzzle): The first time, I summoned a fireman to lure the cat down. The second time, I used fish. The third time, I summoned a flamethrower and burned the house down, causing the cat to leap down. Holy **** I can't believe that worked.
1-7 (Advanced Puzzle): I used an axe, and then a saw, and then the beaver (again) to make the tree fall.
1-8 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a fishing pole and a gun the first time, a saw and ray gun the second time, and an axe and rock the third time to get the paper in the tree and kill the fly respectively.
1-9 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a rock, and then a tennis ball, and then a slingshot to knock over the bottles. I nearly got beaten to death when I accidentally hit the girl with the slingshot. >_>
1-10 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a basket, and then a sack, and then a bag to keep the sandwich safe.
1-11 (Advanced Puzzle): First time, I used a helicopter, gun, and fishing pole to get all the flowers. The second time, I used a ray gun and pegasus. The third time, I used wings and a rock. Wings are awesome.
Deciding to tackle the advanced action ones a bit later, I bought access to the second world with 2000 'Ollars (currency in this game).
2-1 (Puzzle): A kid wants something to break open the pinata at his party. Since a bat seemed too obvious, I gave him a sledgehammer.
2-2 (Puzzle): Some kids want items for trick-or-treating. I give them sweets.
2-3 (Puzzle): A teacher wants something in her classroom. I summon a student.
2-4 (Puzzle): A man cannot see the letter chart at an eye doctor's office. I give him a telescope.
2-5 (Puzzle): We are required to dress a manikin. I give it a dress, snow hat, and glasses. Got the merit Closet (Write 2 or more clothes).
2-6 (Puzzle): A kid wants to make a goal. I give him a soccer ball.
2-7 (Puzzle): I need to clean up an oil spill and a banana peel, which I do with a mop and garbage can.
2-8 (Puzzle): I need to take a fruit, vegetable, and drink from the store, get them contained, and pay the clerk. I put them (lettuce, orange, and milk) in a basket and use cash to pay.
2-9 (Puzzle): I have to wake up a boy and feed a girl breakfast. I feed her cereal and use an alarm clock on the boy.
2-10 (Puzzle): A chef wants something hot, something to cool him down after, and then something sweet. I summon chili to cook in the oven, and then summon water, and then candy. This took me a bit of time because I thought chili would be counted as hot without the oven. Got the merit Chef (Write 2 or more foods).
2-11 (Puzzle): A chef wants me to clear out the four rats in his kitchen without harming his dog. I was not aware the dog was hostile and got bitten to death my first try. <_< Second try, I used the wings to get to the top floor rat, and stuck all four into the oven to cook them to death slowly. ...I feel like I'm a sick person. =(
Will continue tomorrow.
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, click to show]Oh boy Mognet letter.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]I decided to do the advanced puzzles in the second world before trying the action ones.
2-1 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a hammer, a baseball bat, and a wrench to let the kid break the pinata.
2-2 (Advanced Puzzle): The trick-or-treating kids got a candy apple, candy, and sweets.
2-3 (Advanced Puzzle): I gave the teacher chalk, an apple, and a textbook.
2-4 (Advanced Puzzle): The man who could not see well got a magnifying glass, a microscope, and glasses.
2-5 (Advanced Puzzle): The three combinations I used for the manikin were: shirt, pants, and hat; jeans, sweater, and snow hat; tank top, skirt, and head band.
2-6 (Advanced Puzzle): To score the goals I used a soccer ball, a basket ball, and a volley ball.
2-7 (Advanced Puzzle): For cleaning up the oil spill and getting rid of the banana peel, I used a bin and towel, mop and trash can, and paper towel and trash bin.
2-8 (Advanced Puzzle): Getting the food here required a basket and cash, a container and moolah, and a shopping cart and money.
2-9 (Advanced Puzzle): To wake up the boy and feed the girl, I used a trumpet and bagel, water (accidentally threw instead of splashed but it woke him up) and a pancake, and a radio and a doughnut.
2-10 (Advanced Puzzle): The chef got: soup, soda, and sweet; chili, water, and candy; curry, milk, and pie. Had to heat the first item in each list in the oven.
2-11 (Advanced Puzzle): Being a bit bored, I decided to summon a cat to eat the rats this time, after retrieving the top one with wings. To my surprise, the cat ate three out of four rats but took a snooze after, so I had to summon another cat to finish the job. The second time I used a jet pack and beat the rats up with a hammer, and the third time I used the pegasus and stuck them in the already-existing oven. My first run got me the merit Glutton (Feed someone or something 3 times in a row).
All right, time for the action levels!
2-1 (Action): There's a dog that will attack you if you approach, and a bee that seems to leave you alone unless you get too close. I used a ray gun to take out the dog and then picked up a shovel that was already in the level to dig through the dirt. The shovel broke open the crates, and while some hid odd items (a water gun, a bee, a hobbit), I managed to find the Starite.
2-2 (Action): magnet shovel slide
2-3 (Action): Two policemen are guarding a museum, and you have to reach the Starite without hurting them or being spotted by a security camera. I used the pegasus to fly over one and a flamethrower to burn the wooden items in the way. Got the merit Pyromaniac (Set at least 4 objects on fire in a level).
2-4 (Action): Bombs roll down two ramps constantly, and you need to hit a lever on the other side before backtracking to get the Starite. I summoned a metal wall to hold off one of the bombs and dodged the others on the pegasus.
2-5 (Action): To make a metal door open requires a vehicle to ride down the ramps, so I summoned a motorcycle. The Starite probably could have been gotten if I had driven well enough, but since I missed, I just made a trampoline to jump up and get it.
2-6 (Action): This one is... strange. Three thieves, three levers, several walls the levers control. I lost two of the pegasus doing this and used wings to finish up.
2-7 (Action): There are tanks and soldiers shooting at each other, and you do not want to be hit or hurt your allies. I used the pegasus to fly over and get the Starite.
2-8 (Action): There are three workers, a string with dynamite attached, and two tripwires that drop the dynamite onto the Starite. I put a slide over the Starite, shoveled through one tripwire, and used the pegasus to cross to where the Starite had been kept safe.
2-9 (Action): Some vents are on fire in the firehouse and they block the straightforward path to the Starite. I just used the pegasus and a shovel to dig through some soft dirt to reach the Starite.
2-10 (Action): Tons of fire-hazard barrels at the lower part of the level, and a zombie on the other side of a small wall-gap. I used the pegasus to fly and then fire to set off a stick of dynamite that was already there, blowing up the zombie and most of the level, but thankfully not the Starite.
2-11 (Action): Strange but amusing level. Three convicts are locked up in different rooms, two policemen are in one that a lever opens, and another lever to get to the Starite is behind them. I summoned a bear, a lion, and a tiger in the cells to take them all out before I activated the levers, and then I used wings to get to the Starite.
With all of that done, I bought access to world three.
3-1 (Puzzle): I had to give Santa something he did not already have, so I gave him a cookie.
3-2 (Puzzle): You have to jump-start a broken car to get home. This one took a while for me to figure out, but I eventually got it running by summoning lightning. Got the merits Electrolysis (Shock someone with electricity) and Mechanic (Jump start a vehicle).
3-3 (Puzzle): A penguin wants three small fish from a pond to eat. I used a fishing pole to get the first one, and then dove in with scuba fins to hand-grab the other two. Got the merit Novice Angler (Catch a fish with a fishing pole).
3-4 (Puzzle): Three kids tried to hit me with snowballs, and I need to return the favor. Not feeling too clever, I just summoned three snowballs to throw at them. I did it while riding the pegasus in case they retaliated, but they did not. Got the merit Pariah (Make 3 humanoids or animals flee).
3-5 (Puzzle): A shepherd and his flock are separated from a lamb by water and a wolf on the other side. I lured the wolf into the water to use a television to fry him (you have no idea how much that hurt to do), used a leash on the lamb so it would follow Maxwell, and used a boat to hop across to the other side.
3-6 (Puzzle): A caveman wants a dino omelet and to be warm. While there is a dinosaur and an egg nearby, I decided to simply write dino omelet and fire to cheap out of the level.
3-7 (Puzzle): A cow is blocking a bunch of cars on the road, and if you try to lead it to the right, a chef will attempt to chop it up. I summoned a helicopter and attached a rope to it and the cow to airlift the critter out of the way. Got the merit Roped In, which has a weird description that I don't think is entirely accurate (Write 2 or more rope objects).
3-8 (Puzzle): There is a boat going towards an iceberg, and it needs to be halted. I tried an anchor but it didn't work, so I tried making a chain and then an anchor to attach to it. Turns out the anchor wasn't needed though, because the chain made it stop by itself. Oookay then.
3-9 (Puzzle): A penguin is separated from two other penguins by water, but if it goes into the water, a whale attacks, and you are not allowed to harm the whale. I used the helicopter and rope method again.
3-10 (Puzzle): Okay bear with me because this was really stupid. You have to get a magic lamp for an Arabian man. To do this, you cross a bridge with air vents shooting downwards and then take an air vent up to the lamp. That's fine, but getting BACK is the problem. The first vent shoots you into the ceiling, and the bridge is now gone, so enjoy your lava. I tried all sorts of stupid stuff here, from a metal wall to block the vent (it got air lifted) to a monkey to grab the lamp for me (which it will do but there is no way to get it to cross the first vent). On one of my tries, I summoned a block, which turned out to be toy sized and useless. Then a metal wall, which didn't work. I had hit the vent by this point... AND WAS PUSHED THROUGH THE CEILING. So I just walked through the ceiling to deliver the lamp. How dumb is that?
3-11 (Puzzle): A patient needs to be taken to a hospital. Rather than deal with all the garbage in the level, I used the helicopter and rope for the third time.
I bought worlds four through nine, leaving only world ten to get. Yeah, had quite a lot of 'Ollars. But I felt like finishing up world one, so I did the advanced action sections.
1-1 (Advanced Action): To get the star from the top of the tree, I had a beaver chomp it down, threw a garden gnome to knock it off, and threw a golf ball to knock it off.
1-2 (Advanced Action): To hold down the switches, I first summoned two rocks. After that I realized the rocks in the level could be pushed onto the switches, so I used a dresser and a ready-made rock, and then both the existing rocks.
1-3 (Advanced Action): To take each path once for fun, I used a whale, a pterodactyl, and a shovel. The first one got me the merit Water Jockey (Use a sea animal as a vehicle).
1-4 (Advanced Action): Well, after a bunch of fooling around, I finally got the button to be pushed legitimately three times. The first time I used a ghost and a girl (scares her to run into it), the second time I used a fan to blow a fan (person) into the switch, and the third I summoned God and caused an atheist to run into the switch. Yes really. The third one got me the merit Humanitarian (Write 2 or more humans).
1-5 (Advanced Action): To get the block out of the way and get the Starite, I first used a magnet, chain, and pterodactyl; then wings and a fishing pole; and finally, a rope, a wire, and a jet pack (with a monkey due to fooling around).
1-6 (Advanced Action): To fly around and get through the dirt, I first used a pegasus and shovel, and then wings and a spade (after realizing a drill does not work), and finally a snow shovel and jet pack.
1-7 (Advanced Action): To avoid the tornado, I used the pegasus, a pterodactyl, and wings. Despite there being metal-looking items at the top of the level, the magnet is sadly useless, as I found the third time.
1-8 (Advanced Action): Hello barracudas. First time I fried them with a television, used an anchor to sink the platform, and used a dolphin to get to the Starite. The second time, they died to a toaster (a second one, the first failed) and used fins. The third time, I used a computer, and then an anvil, and then scuba fins.
1-9 (Advanced Action): Avoiding bears and toasting them, they result in the same thing. I first used wings and a shovel, and then a flamethrower and the pegasus, and finally a spade and a pterodactyl.
1-10 (Advanced Action): Silly tripwires, they are no match for my electrical items. I used a blender and a whale, a lamp and a dolphin, and a microwave and a porpoise.
Since my DS battery was almost dead, I decided to fool around on the title screen. I wrote yeti, and when it appeared, I got this message:
"Congratulations! You wrote a new category! New title screen level unlocked!"
Apparently there are a lot of these to unlock. I have three left to get. While I wrote a ton of words, here are the ones that unlocked screens: knight, alien, rose, best game, earthenware, tornado, toaster, tuba, train, briefcase.
Will play more later.
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oh god, that level
I'm not sure if I ever beat it legitimately.
Though to be fair, I found exploiting glitches like that about as fun as solving the puzzles normally, so no big loss!
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
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1-1 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a platform, an anvil, fins, and a television. Second time, I used a ramp, a dolphin, a rock, and a microwave. Third time, I used a desk, a whale, a stone, and a blender. The third one got me the merit Decorator (Write 2 furniture objects).
World one is completely done now.
Pfffft
The one true way to beat this puzzle is to BURN DOWN HER HOUSE!!
Oddly I tried that BEFORE seeing your post about it. I'm still amazed it works.
I think it didn't recognize force field so it summoned a normal field. <_<
Oh. =(
All you need to do to make him pick up/interact with something is tap on that something, and he'll move to it and do whatever automatically.
Likewise, to make him go somewhere, just tap wherever you want him to go; trying to directly control him just confuses him.
There's also no real reason to move Maxwell at all in a lot of the levels, especially before getting rid of every hazard. <_<
Flying is definitely tricky, though. There's no doubt about that. Well, getting into the air is tricky, once you're up there you can just directly control Maxwell easily.
The controls aren't great, though, yes.
The problem is when I try to do things with objects, Maxwell takes it as me asking him to move. He walked right into a lava pit while I was messing with a monkey, for instance. >_>
Pegasus is the GOAT
Agree so hard.
oh god, that level
I'm not sure if I ever beat it legitimately.
Though to be fair, I found exploiting glitches like that about as fun as solving the puzzles normally, so no big loss!
At least I'm not the only one, I guess. >_>
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, click to show]Mognet letter, yep.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
New Moderator
2-1 (Advanced Action): I first used a fire to scare away the dog and bee so I could dig in peace. The second time, I dropped two mines, one on the bee and one on the dog. The third time, I summoned a wolf to get rid of the dog and bee.
2-2 (Advanced Action): The first time, I used a table to cover the landmine and a shovel to get through. The second time, I used a desk, spade, and a magnet to pull away a box. The third time, I used a slide and snow shovel.
2-3 (Advanced Action): After getting a police officer to have the Starite attached to a chain and him, I used a dog to lure him over and grab it. I used a rope, cat, and ferret the second time, and a cable, goat, and pig the third time.
2-4 (Advanced Action): I first used a metal wall to stop some bombs and the pegasus to fly across (I had to summon two because the first... died somehow, not sure how). Second time, a car failed to stop the bombs, but I used a tank and pterodactyl after that. Third time, I used a rock to block the bombs and wings.
2-5 (Advanced Action): First time, I used roller-skates and a trampoline. Second time, I used a skateboard and wings. Third time, I used a unicycle.
2-6 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus, and then the pterodactyl, and then wings with a trampoline.
2-7 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus, and then a dragon to kill the enemies and wings, and then a werewolf, pterodactyl, and trampoline.
2-8 (Advanced Action): First time, I used dynamite, a slide, a shovel, and wings. Second time, I used a bomb, a table, a spade, and the pegasus. Third time, I used a bazooka, a desk, a snow shovel, and a pterodactyl.
2-9 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus and a shovel, a pterodactyl and a spade, and then a snow shovel, a gun, and wings.
2-10 (Advanced Action): First time, I used the pegasus and fire. Second time, I used a truck driver, two torches, and winged sandals. Third time, I used a teacher, dynamite, and winged shoes.
2-11 (Advanced Action): I used two wolves and wings (tried gravity boots but they suck here) my first time. Second time, two cougars and winged shoes. Third time, a vampire, a werewolf, and a jet pack. For the third one, got the merit Fantasynovel (Write 2 fantasy objects).
I bought the tenth and (as far as I can tell) final world for 25000 'Ollars. Here's the names of all of them:
0: University
1: The Gardens
2: Metro
3: The Peaks
4: Ancient
5: Shoreline
6: Outer Wild
7: Stunt Park
8: Frontier
9: Dark Hollow
10: Mish Mash
Time for world three's action levels.
3-1 (Action): A huge ice block, a frozen piece of ground, and a cold lake are obstacles, with the Starite in a small ice cube in the lake. I used a flamethrower, hammer, and fin.
3-2 (Action): A rope holds an ice block with a Starite over lava, and a tripwire drops them. I attached the ice block to the tripwire to pull it over, and then used a bat to break it open.
3-3 (Action): Some stalactites, a crumbling pillar with a rock on top, and a flame barrel block Maxwell to the Starite. I used an ice pick to get rid of the stalactites and pillar, and then a fishing pole to get the Starite safely.
3-4 (Action): Two spiked balls and some air vents over a pit are the obstacles here. I just used the pegasus to reach the Starite.
3-5 (Action): Oh yay more glitches. There are two bandits in a caged area with a metal box below them and the Starite below that. I gave them a magnet and they FLEW THROUGH THE ROOF, and then I used the pegasus to get to the Starite. Yeah.
3-6 (Action): Small stalactites are near a lever that operates two metal plates. The plates can stop an ice-block Starite from falling into the abyss once you destroy the big ice block it is attached to. I used wings and a hammer.
3-7 (Action): The Starite is at the top of a huge rock tower. lol Pegasus GG no rematch.
3-8 (Action): Two huge boulders that won't be destroyed, two elementals a distance away, and a switch for the door. Screw that, I made a bazooka to blast the ceiling, and then used the pegasus and shovel to get to the Starite. Got the merit Miner 49er (Digging a massive hole).
3-9 (Action): ...Well that was random. It's a wide stretch of dirt with a magic lamp, a steel wall, and a Starite behind the wall. Walking up to the lamp caused a cat to pop out, and the wall began to raise. I got the Starite without writing anything. Huh.
3-10 (Action): There are a ton of ice blocks with different items and creatures, including a minotaur. I used an icepick to get through the first column, the pegasus to fly up, and that's all she wrote.
3-11 (Action): Whew. This is a teleporting area that requires you to hit six switches to raise doors. There is an Arabian man, a dragon, a behemoth, and a frozen pirate as obstacles. I used two behemoths, Cthulu (yeah really), and a knight to get rid of all but the pirate, who I used a chainsaw on. I also summoned an ice block to get rid of a fire and an engineer to hit a switch I couldn't (took forever to figure out I needed to do that). Got the merits Knight School (Slay a dragon with a melee weapon) and Smasher (Write 2 or more melee weapons).
Next time, world four!
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
New Moderator
3-1 (Advanced Puzzle): I gave Santa a cookie, milk, and a toy.
3-2 (Advanced Puzzle): I used electricity, lightning, and thunder (which should not have worked but it did, lol) to get the car home.
3-3 (Advanced Puzzle): I used fin, scuba fins, and an air tank to get the fish for the penguin.
3-4 (Advanced Puzzle): I used three ice balls and wings, three snow balls and the pegasus, and three paintball guns and winged sandals to get revenge on the snowball-throwing kids.
3-5 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a helicopter and rope for my first time. My second time involved two tigers, three patches of grass, a boat, and a fishing pole (the flower does not attract the lamb sadly). The third time I used two lions, a leash, a suspension bridge, a fishing pole, and the pegasus. The second run got me the merit Botanist (Write 2 or more plants).
3-6 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a dino omelet and a fire, a pegasus with a torch and bazooka, and a trex with two wolves, wings, and a flamethrower to get the guy his meal and heat.
3-7 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a helicopter and a rope, a pegasus and a leash, and a pterodactyl and a chain to get the cow out of the way.
3-8 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a chain, a boat, and an island to stop the boat. The first one got me the merit Chauffeur (Drive a vehicle with more then one passenger). Funny note: I got 1337 points from the last one.
3-9 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a helicopter and rope, a pegasus and leash, and a pterodactyl and a chain to get the penguin back to the other two.
3-10 (Advanced Puzzle): Beat it legitimately by using a pick axe to destroy the stalactites and then a suspension bridge to get across the lava. Then I used an axe and pegasus. Finally I used a flail and pterodactyl.
3-11 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a helicopter and a rope, the pegasus and a leash, and a pterodactyl
After all that, I bought song tracks 1-38, which is actually all of them. Then I bought all of the avatars, which are: an alien, a witch, a zombie, a DJ, a pirate, a bride, a ninja, a robot, and a shaman.
Playing on the title screen some more while waiting for my DS to die, and I unlocked another title screen with a CD, and another with termite. One left to get.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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Witch avatar = the best
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]More advanced stuff!
3-1 (Advanced Action): I used an ice pick and fin, a mace and an air tank, and a hockey stick and scuba fins to get the Starite from the ice.
3-2 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a tow truck, truck driver, ghost, and hammer to get the Starite. Second time, I used a chain and wrench. Third time, I used an eagle, a rope, and a grappling hook. Fell into the lava right as I got it too.
3-3 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a volcano, ice pick, and wings. Second time, I used a crowbar, cow, two grass, a rope, and a fireball. Third time, I tried using a ram and chain and hammer, but somehow I jumped over as the barrel was exploding and got the Starite. ???
3-4 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus, a pterodactyl, and winged shoes and an engineer to reach this Starite.
3-5 (Advanced Action): Finally got to see what the black hole does, as I used it and the winged shoes my first time. Second time, I used a mine, an elephant, and a magnet to get the Starite. Third time, I used nothing and wings. I tried void but that doesn't make a black hole. Nothing does though.
3-6 (Advanced Action): First time, I used the pegasus and a sledgehammer. Second time, I used wings and a frying pan. Third time, I used winged shoes and a golf club.
3-7 (Advanced Action): Pegasus, pterodactyl, and a roc were used. I thought roc wouldn't work after the griffin tried killing me, but there you go.
3-8 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a black hole, a sorcerer, an anvil, and the pegasus. Second time, I used a bazooka, a shovel, and a pterodactyl. Third time, I used a grenade launcher, a spade, and a shovel.
3-9 (Advanced Action): First time, cat from the lamp, so I just picked up the Starite. Second time, it was a medusa, so I made a mirror to stop her and got it. Third time, another cat, so I just picked it up again.
3-10 (Advanced Action): First time, I used the pegasus, an ice pick, and a chain. Second time, I used a hammer, air vent, and winged shoes. Third time, I used a lance and pterodactyl.
3-11 (Advanced Action): First time, I summoned God four times and an engineer. Second time, I summoned a vampire, fire three times, and ice. Third time, I summoned a dragon, three knights, flame, and an ice block. The second run got me the merits Elemental (Write more than 1 element) and Environmentalist (write 2 or more enviornmental objects). Nice way to spell environmental guys.
Okay, world four next time for sure!
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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4-1 (Puzzle): I had to reunite the ugly duckling with some swans, but not harm the cat that was nearby. I used the pegasus to fly over, pick up the duck, and fly to the swans.
4-2 (Puzzle): They wanted me to paint a picture, so I used a canvas, paint, and a paintbrush. Got the merit Picasso (Write 2 or more drawing tool objects).
4-3 (Puzzle): You have to return a unicorn to some druids. I thought about trying to use a virgin to lure it over to them, but writing 'virgin' causes a boy with a t-shirt that has a video game controller on it to appear. I admit, I laughed. >_> So I used a leash.
4-4 (Puzzle): The goal is to destroy everything in a kitchen. I used a nuke and got the Starite to fall on me as I died.
4-5 (Puzzle): To deliver a baby to the king and queen, I used a sack.
4-6 (Puzzle): That was a bit gruesome! A thief got struck by lightning, so I had to contain and bury the corpse. I put him in a coffin, used a shovel to dig into the dirt, and used wings to get out of the pit.
4-7 (Puzzle): I had to get a chariot to a fort up a hill. I tried attaching a stallion to it with a cable, but the horse wasn't strong enough. WTH? So I attached it to a stockcar instead.
4-8 (Puzzle): In this one, a wizard was captured in a cage over lava with two sleeping orcs nearby. I made an ooze to destroy the orcs, put a suspension bridge over the lava, and used a key to open the cage.
4-9 (Puzzle): I had to get a princess back to a knight while not harming a witch. What kind of a stupid rule is that? I used a dragon to kill the behemoth, a fairy godmother to make the witch's wand become a rose (...not expected), the pegasus, and a leash to get the princess back.
4-10 (Puzzle): There are two ninjas, a thief, and a minotaur that are trying to kill the royal family. I used a pirate for the ninjas, a hero for the thief, and an ooze for the minotaur.
4-11 (Puzzle): A dragon is guarding a lever that keeps a king and his trusty... sheep... steed... locked behind a wall. Two fires are in the way, and a gap, of the king getting back to his castle. I used an ooze to fight off the dragon, the pegasus to get to the lever, two ices to get rid of the fires, and a suspension bridge for the king to cross. Got the merit Firefighter (Put out at least 2 fires).
4-1 (Action): To get to the Starite, I had to avoid a crusher. I used the pegasus to fly up and a steel cage to pause the crusher long enough to get by.
4-2 (Action): Three Samurai block the way to the Starite. I used a ninja and pirate to take out one, a dragon to take out another, and an ooze to finish the job. I used wings to get past high obstacles. The ninja dropped a ninja star, so I managed to use that to push a switch I needed.
4-3 (Action): There were two switches that needed to be hit. To hit the one on the ceiling, I used a balloon, and for the one on the ground, a rock. I used a pterodactyl to fly over.
4-4 (Action): An ooze and a monster guarded this Starite. I used a vampire to kill the monster and the pegasus to fly over the ooze.
4-5 (Action): One route is blocked by a dark knight and dirt, the other by two spiked balls that are activated by a tripwire. I summoned a paladin to kill the dark knight, a shovel to clear the dirt, and the pegasus to get to the suspended Starite.
4-6 (Action): Oh wow. Three samurai, one giant enemy crab. Imagine my surprise when I tried summoning a giant enemy crab and then ANOTHER one appeared. My winning attempt, I used a shovel to dig myself into safety and then a black hole to get rid of the crab. Wings got me back to the level needed for the Starite.
4-7 (Action): I could either take a path that requires killing a jersey devil and digging, or a path that requires killing an... oversized eel thing... and swimming. I dropped a hairdryer into the water, used fin to swim, and used a pick axe to clear out the stalactites in the way.
4-8 (Action): Apparently Indiana Jones felt like being in this game too. I used an ooze to clear out an upper level of tribesmen and distract a ghost, ice to douse a fire, and the pegasus to fly over the obstacles. There was also a route that involved dirt, water, and a shark, but when I tried that one, Mr. Jones got himself killed somehow. Still not sure HOW...
4-9 (Action): There was a lever to get rid of the wall guarding the Starite, but the lever had a... spring heeled jack in front of it. Never heard of it before. I used an exorcist to lure it into my range, a bazooka to kill it, and an engineer to flip the lever. I just barely grabbed the Starite before the spiked crusher came down.
4-10 (Action): Apparently you have to race a leprechaun to the Starite. I said, "Screw that" and made an ooze to kill him. Then I made a bridge to cross a gap and get to it.
4-11 (Action): Apparently you are not allowed to destroy the king's throne, which would probably happen by activating a tripwire in front of me. I just used the pegasus to fly around and a hammer to get through a weak floor.
How about some more advanced levels?
4-1 (Advanced Puzzle): Used the pegasus, a pterodactyl, and a roc to get the duck to its swan friends.
4-2 (Advanced Puzzle): A canvas and a paintbrush, paper and a paint roller, and a wall and spray paint got the portraits they wanted.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
New Moderator
[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]And even more advanced levels!
4-3 (Advanced Puzzle): I used the pegasus and a leash, a helicopter and a rope, and a pterodactyl and a chain to get the unicorn to the druids.
4-4 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a nuke, a hammer and wings, and a mallet and winged shoes and a rope to destroy everything. HATE these physics.
4-5 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a bag, a plastic bag, and a basket to deliver the baby to the king and queen.
4-6 (Advanced Puzzle): First time, I used a shovel, a coffin, and gravity boots. Second time, I used a spade and a casket. Third time, I used a hoe and a sarcophagus.
4-7 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a helicopter and a rope, a stock car and a cable, and a pterodactyl and a chain to get the chariot to the fortress (after a failed attempt with a trex). The third time got me the merits Herpetologist (Write 2 or more reptiles) and Paleontologist (Write 2 or more dinosaurs).
4-8 (Advanced Puzzle): I used an ooze and a suspension bridge, a dragon and a road, and a behemoth and a street to save the wizard.
4-9 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a dragon, steel wall, pegasus, and leash the first time. I used an ooze, metal wall, pterodactyl, and cord the second time. I used God, big wall, fairy godmother, frog, chain, and helicopter the third time to reunite the lovers.
4-10 (Advanced Puzzle): I used an ooze, two heroes, and a pirate and a magic wand to keep the royal family safe.
4-11 (Advanced Puzzle): First time, I used a suspension bridge, ooze, pegasus, and ice. Second time, I used three knights, an engineer, a helicopter, a rope, two metal walls, and an ice block. Third time, I used two behemoths, a pterodactyl, a chain, two steel walls, and an ice cube to get the king home safely.
4-1 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus, a pterodactyl, and a reindeer to get past the crusher and to the Starite.
4-2 (Advanced Action): I used an ooze and wings, a dragon and five sushis and the pegasus, and three behemoths and winged shoes to get by the samurai.
I went to the title screen and unlocked the last screen with a ferris wheel. Yay breaks?
4-3 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a balloon, a rock, and the pegasus. Second time, I used a ball, a spring, and a pterodactyl. Third time, I used a soccer ball, a trampoline, and a reindeer.
4-4 (Advanced Action): First time, I used an ooze, a bird, and a reindeer. Second time, I used a vampire and a pegasus. Third time, I used God and a pterodactyl.
4-5 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a paladin, a shovel, and the pegasus. Second time, I used a knight, a spade, and a pterodactyl. Third time, I used an ooze, a hoe, and a reindeer.
DS died after that.
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[Spoiler for Dissidia: Final Fantasy, click to show]Yesterday I just got a letter. Day before that I battled a while with Firion. Today I just got a letter.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
New Moderator
4-6 (Advanced Action): I used a metal wall and ooze to kill the crab and samurai the first time. Second time, I used a steel wall and a dragon. Third time, I used a shovel and black hole.
4-7 (Advanced Action): First time, I used a toaster, fin, and hammer. Second time, I used a lamp, scuba fins, and axe. Third time, I used a dragon, fireball, and shovel.
4-8 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus and an ooze, a pterodactyl and a behemoth and ice, and a reindeer and black hole and ice cube to get the Starite.
4-9 (Advanced Action): I used a black hole and an engineer, a mine and a shovel and the pegasus, and a pterodactyl and bazooka and spade.
4-10 (Advanced Action): I used an ooze, Death, and a werewolf to kill the leprechaun. Screw racing!
4-11 (Advanced Action): I used the pegasus, a pterodactyl, and a reindeer.
World five time!
5-1 (Puzzle): I have to help a guy off an island. I made a cruise ship.
5-1 (Advanced Puzzle): May as well get these out of the way quickly. I used a cruise ship, a steamboat, and a canoe.
5-2 (Puzzle): I had to get a girl's favorite candy but watch out for a bully. I used a ghost to scare him off. Because apparently killing him is a bad thing! Thanks for telling me that game. -_-
5-2 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a ghost, a pegasus and chain and wings, and a reindeer and a rope. I hate this level so much.
5-3 (Puzzle): I had to grow a flower, so I used rain.
5-3 (Advanced Puzzle): I used rain, a watering can, and a hose to grow the flower.
5-4 (Puzzle): You have to make a girl get into a pool. I used a ghost to make her run into it.
5-4 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a ghost, a zombie, and a demon to scare her into the pool.
5-5 (Puzzle): Time to save a whale. I used a chain and boat to pull him into the water.
5-5 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a boat and chain, a steamboat and cable, and a cruise ship and a rope to get the whale into the water.
5-6 (Puzzle): There is a batter and a catcher, and Maxwell is in the pitcher's position. They want to play ball, so I made a baseball to throw.
5-6 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a baseball, a soft ball (or tried, apparently that just makes a ball, what?), and a, of course, wiffleball. How could I not?
5-7 (Puzzle): A pirate lost his pocket watch and needs it back. Clever level, as there are three treasure chests, but none have the watch. It's in the crocodile (thanks Peter Pan). I used Death to kill the crocodile, the pegasus to fly to the watch, and fin to get the Starite that fell into the ocean. Urgh.
5-7 (Advanced Puzzle): First time, used Death, the pegasus, and fin. Second time, used a behemoth and pterodactyl. Third time, used an ooze, reindeer, and scuba fins.
5-8 (Puzzle): This is another win the race level, but unlike the other one, I can't kill the woman I'm against. Isn't that kind of racist against leprachauns? I used a metal wall to keep her in one place and a black hole to get rid of a huge boulder and spiked ball.
5-8 (Advanced Puzzle): Metal wall and black hole, steel wall and nothing, and brick wall and dark matter were used to win. (Dark matter works too? Huh.)
5-9 (Puzzle): You have to retrieve a school bus from a lake. I used a helicopter and chain.
5-9 (Advanced Puzzle): Helicopter and chain, chopper and rope, and pegasus and cable got me through this. The first one gave me the merit Luddite (Short out 3 or more objects).
5-10 (Puzzle): I had to deliver a box to an island across a large section of water. In the water is a beluga whale which will not attack Maxwell, but the jellyfish (three of them) and an octopus will, and there is a spiked ball. I used two black holes, fin, and rope to finish this. (Note that you are not allowed to use vehicles.)
5-10 (Advanced Puzzle): First time I used two black holes, a rope, and fin. Second time I used two nothings, a wire, and scuba fins. Third time I used two dark matters, a vine, and a wetsuit.
5-11 (Puzzle): A man in a boat needs to get home safely, and there are four clouds with lightning. I used the pegasus and a leash to airlift him, and then fin to get the Starite from the water it fell in.
5-11 (Advanced Puzzle): Apparently getting the man home safely means getting him to the island, never mind how many times he gets electrocuted. First time I dragged him there with a chain, second time with a rope, and the third time with a vine.
Tomorrow I'll do the action part of world five.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
Editor
oh my gosh, I had so much trouble with this one, you would not believe it. <_<
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
New Moderator
[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]World five's action stages are getting cleared out now.
5-1 (Action): You have to stop a man from delivering a Starite to a pirate. I used a ghost to scare him.
5-1 (Advanced Action): Ghost, boat, and steamboat took care of this.
5-2 (Action): There are two levers that need to be hit, but a kraken and spiked ball are guarding one. I used fin and a black hole.
5-2 (Advanced Action): Black hole and fin, nothing and scuba fins, and dark matter and scuba mask got me through.
5-3 (Action): What an evil trap. There are two walls, one above with dynamite and one below with a Starite suspended by balloons. The switch for them is in a pool of water with an angry fish. I used a wall as a blockade, a hairdryer to kill the fish and activate the switch, wings to fly to the Starite, and ice to put out a random fire that was nearby. ???
5-3 (Advanced Action): First time I used a metal wall, hairdryer, wings, and ice. Second time I used a steel wall, toaster, pegasus, and ice cube. Third time I used a brick wall, lamp, reindeer, and ice block.
5-4 (Action): There is a diver in a diving cage that has a huge fish and a puffer fish above her. I summoned two sharks to kill them, dismissed them, and then used scuba fins to swim down and let her out. She went back to her ship automatically and I got the Starite from behind the wall.
5-4 (Advanced Action): First time I used two sharks and scuba fins. Second time I used a kraken and fin. Third time I used two loch ness monsters and a wet suit.
5-5 (Action): So apparently merlions want to kill me and a trip wire frees them. I just summoned a kraken to kill them and used fin to get to the Starite.
5-5 (Advanced Action): Kraken and fin, loch ness monster and scuba fins, and two barracudas and wet suit made this easy.
5-6 (Action): Wow this level is dumb. You have to put three sea objects (a starfish, an urchin, and an oyster) with its duplicate. There is also a huge eel. I used a toaster to kill the eel, two guns to shoot down the objects on balloons, two ropes to pull them around (the oyster doesn't need one), and fin to swim. This takes a lot longer than it should.
5-6 (Advanced Action): First time I used a toaster, two guns, a rope, and scuba fins. Second time I used a hairdryer, two pistols, a cable, and fin. Third time I used a shark, three rifles, a wire, and a wet suit. Most annoying level IMO for the sheer amount of time it takes.
5-7 (Action): Tons of underwater dirt with sharks and barracudas and puffer fish hiding in each. There's a naval mine to the right side, so I used a rock to detonate that, put a mine in with one shark, used a rock to detonate that, used fin to swim, and then dug with a shovel where the shark was to get to the Starite.
5-7 (Advanced Action): First time I used two rocks, a mine, fin, and a shovel. Second time I used two black holes, scuba fins, and a spade. Third time I used two nothings, a wet suit, and a hoe.
5-8 (Action): A red lever opens three doors. One lets you get to the Starite, but the other two dump bombs on it. I used two fireballs to detonate the bombs while they were still sealed, and then used the pegasus to fly to the Starite.
5-8 (Advanced Action): I used fire, ice to put out the fire I set on the Starite by accident, and the pegasus. Then I used two torches and a pterodactyl. Last time, I used two matches and a reindeer.
5-9 (Action): There is a tripwire that dumps a ton of rocks onto a boat, which the Starite is attached to by a rope, and thus crushes it into two spiked balls below. I used a black hole to get rid of the rocks and fin to get to the Starite.
5-9 (Advanced Action): I used a black hole and fin, nothing and scuba fins, and dark matter and a wetsuit. Man that fish was useless at trying to stop me.
5-10 (Action): Ewww dark level. I used a sun to light it up (not the best but it's helpful), two Death to kill the bazillion water enemies, and fin to swim to the Starite.
5-10 (Advanced Action): First time I used sun, Death, and fin. Second time I used a red sun, two krakens, two barracudas, and scuba fins. Third time I used an orange sun, six sharks, and a wetsuit. Second time got me the merit Marine Biologist (Write 2 or more fish).
5-11 (Action): There are two zombies on one side of a wall and soldiers on another, with a mechanic of some sort with them. I dropped a mine and a rock on the zombies, operated a lever so they could get past the wall, and the mechanic used the switch behind it to open one door to the Starite. The other I was able to activate by using a ramp and a bowling ball, and I used a rock to activate the door switches for the Starite. Got the merit Miser (Reach 300,000 Ollars total).
5-11 (Advanced Action): First time I used a mine, ramp, bowling ball, and rock. Second time I used a bomb, match, fan, and ball. Third time I used dynamite, fireball, girl, ghost, and stone.
World six!
6-1 (Puzzle): Duck hunt! I used wings and three rifles to shoot the four ducks.
6-1 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a harpy, two falcons, and two hawks to kill the ducks.
6-2 (Puzzle): You have to hatch an egg for a t-rex. I used fire to warm it up.
6-2 (Advanced Puzzle): I used fire, flame, and a torch to hatch the egg.
6-3 (Puzzle): A marriage just happened and I need to do two things to celebrate it. I gave the bride a bouquet and the people a wedding cake. Apparently fireworks is not accepted. =(
6-3 (Advanced Puzzle): Haha, you can cheese this one. I used two bouquets, two wedding cakes, and two toasters.
6-4 (Puzzle): Boo dark level. I have to lead a kid back to his father. I used ice to put out a fire, a black hole to kill two bats, the pegasus to ride, and a leash for the kid.
I'll do more later, my battery is dead.
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IIRC... One time I just put something heavy on the bully (a suspension bridge, I think) and just ran for it. Another time I used a beartrap. And my personal favorite: using shrink magic and then shutting him in a suitcase.
However, even then, I think it took me multiple tries each time.
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]6-4 (Advanced Puzzle): Forgot to mention that last time I also used a sun to make it visible. First time I used ice, black hole, pegasus, leash, and sun. Second time I used an ice cube, reindeer, cable, and nightvision goggles. Third time I used an ice block, pterodactyl, rope, and lantern.
6-5 (Puzzle): I have to get a giraffe across a gap to a zoo keeper. I used a helicopter and rope, as usual.
6-5 (Advanced Puzzle): Helicopter and rope, chopper and chain, and blimp and vine made this easy.
6-6 (Puzzle): You have to get a woman in the wilderness to an outhouse without hurting a monkey or lion in the way. I used the pegasus and a cable.
6-6 (Advanced Puzzle): Pegasus and cable, pterodactyl and rope, and reindeer and bungee cord took care of that.
6-7 (Puzzle): I had to get a diamond for a man, but without harming the five wolves in the level. I lured them with two steaks into a hole in the center and used a suspension bridge to go over them for the diamond.
6-7 (Advanced Puzzle): Steak and suspension bridge, pork and drawbridge, and two meatballs and the pegasus kept the wolves safe while getting the diamond. =3
6-8 (Puzzle): Wow, what a mean condition. You have to feed three herbivore dinosaurs and then feed the t-rex one of them. I gave them all shrubs and sacrificed the triceratops. =(
6-8 (Advanced Puzzle): Three pears, three apples, and three cactus fed the herbivores before I sacrificed the triceratops each time.
6-9 (Puzzle): A bear chased away a camper and destroyed his tent and sleeping bag. I used a bunny to lure the bear into a ditch, and then replaced the tent and sleeping bag.
6-9 (Advanced Puzzle): Since when do bears ignore deer? At least that taught me you can ride the bear. First time I used gravity boots, a tent, and a sleeping bag. Second time I used wings, a teepee, a flashlight, a fire (and set the teepee on fire...), and a replacement teepee. Third time I used winged shoes, a tarp, a fridge, a camper, a cooler, a fishing pole, and another tarp. Yep. First run got me the merit Whisperer (Ride a hostile animal).
6-10 (Puzzle): Ugh, this took a while to figure out for what I was supposed to do. A bunch of stuff is in the way and you need to fire a cannon to hit a target. I used a harpy to kill the two flies and alligator, a fan to blow the clown out of the way, wings to fly up, and a shovel to clear out the wall.
6-10 (Advanced Puzzle): First time I used a harpy, fan, wings, and shovel. Second time I used a gun, hairdryer, ghost, pegasus, and spade. Third time I used two rays guns, a toaster, air vent, reindeer, and hoe.
6-11 (Puzzle): There are three crates. One is guarded by two fish, the other two are guarded by two soldiers. I have to get them to a third soldier on the left side. I used two black holes to kill the soldiers and the fish (with my ally soldier killing a fish himself somehow), and then fin and cable and wings to drag the boxes around.
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I'm heading out on vacation tomorrow, but I'll try to keep up the updates.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]I just did whatever I felt like messing with; if a level annoyed me too much, I skipped it for a bit, because lol airplane.
6-11 (Advanced Puzzle): First time I used two black holes, fin, wings, and a cable. Second time I used two nothing, the Pegasus, and scuba fins. Third time I used two dark matter, a reindeer, and wet suit.
6-1 (Action): There is a baby tiger with you, and three tigers above that will maul you if you do not have the baby. I used a trex to kill the jackal in the way, a leash for the baby, the pegasus to fly her over, a shovel to get to the Starite, and another leash to pull it over (the first broke somehow).
6-2 (Action): A wooly mammoth has a rope tied to its trunk with the Starite at the end through a small gap, and a tripwire is there as well to make it detach. I used a fishing pole and the pegasus (for help with airlifting it to safety).
6-3 (Action): Three ways to go here. One is guarded by a cougar of some sort, one by a rhino, and one by two alligators. I had Death kill the cougar, ice put out the fire near it, the Pegasus fly me in line with the Starite, and a rope to fish it out.
6-4 (Action): Out of a bunch of animals, you have to find three that are rabid and "put them down". I misinterperted this and thought it meant restrain/make them sleep, since so many levels are picky about killing, but the tranquilizer gun was doing jack squat, so I quit due to being confused on the goal.
6-5 (Action): A frozen caveman and yeti are in front of the Starite, as are two bats. I used a black hole on the frozen guys and a harpy on the bats.
6-6 (Action): ...What the heck? So there's a fire at the end of a long conveyer belt. You have to have the cow that comes down get to the end, fire or not, and then put it out before the Starite hits it. I used an ice block. Got the merit Old School (Write 2 or more classic videogame objects). I think the merits are a bit confused. >_>
6-7 (Action): A pterodactyl has the Starite and there are two angry babies nearby. I used a black hole on the babies and a harpy on the adult to get it.
6-8 (Action): Big underwater level with four jellyfish, four puffer fish, a leviathan, a shark, and a hammerhead shark. I managed to get rid of them and use fin to swim down, but Maxwell refused to activate one of the two levers no matter what I did. Then he died. I guess he can run out of air... after like three minutes? ?_? I skipped it out of WTHness.
6-9 (Action): You have to lead a cow and bull down to a farm owner past a dynamite stick and a snake. I used a match to get rid of the dynamite, a mongoose to kill the snake, and the pegasus to fly when needed.
6-10 (Action): Stupid dark levels. I used four suns to light it up, a match to blow up some dynamite, ice to put out two fires, Death to kill the four vultures and zombie/cactus thing, and the pegasus to fly to the Starite. Yes.
6-11 (Action): Oh this was wonderful. There are two doors holding up lettuce and apples, and you need to get the lettuce to hippos and the apples to the zebras. I was trying to put rocks on the switches when the game froze. THANKS. I actually quit playing for a good period of time and didn't start again until changing planes thanks to that garbage.
6-11 (Action): This time I used a fan to get the items to the right side and a rock to activate the switches.
6-4 (Action): Still was screwing up.
6-1 (Advanced Action): Pegasus, shovel, leash, and then reindeer, rope, spade, and then pterodactyl, chain, rable, hoe wrapped this up.
6-2 (Advanced Action): Fishing pole, grappling hook and fan, and fishing rod and the pegasus got this done.
6-3 (Advanced Action): First time I used Death, ice, fishing rod, and pegasus. Second time I used ooze, shovel, leash, and pterodactyl. Third time I used spade, microwave, reindeer, and fishing pole.
6-4 (Action): I finally realized you have to kill the rabid animals. I used the pegasus and a gun to put down the deer, a harpy to kill the eagle, and a toaster to kill the rabid fish. Uh-huh. Makes perfect sense.
6-4 (Advanced Action): Tiger and lamp, cheetah and TV, panther and waffle maker.
6-5 (Advanced Action): Two black holes, three nothings, and two everythings chepaed this out.
6-6 (Advanced Action): Ice and wings, ice cube and gravity boots, rain cloud and winged shoes. Next?
6-7 (Advanced Action): Black hole and harpy, nothing and Death, everything and ooze. I know I'm reusing a lot of words but good gosh doing these levels three times after already completing it is BORING.
6-8 (Action): This time I used two Deaths, an air tank, and a shovel. It worked without giving me lever problems.
6-8 (Advanced Action): First time I used two Death, an air tank, and a shovel. Second time I used two Grim Reapers, a scuba tank, and a spade. Third time I used an ooze, engineer, and dolphin.
6-9 (Advanced Action): Mongoose and pegasus, owl and reindeer and pterodactyl (the reindeer got glitched into a wall...), and raptor and wings.
6-10 (Advanced Action): First time I used ice, a match, the pegasus, Death, and a sun. Second time I used a triceratops (ate cactus in the way), two pterodactyls (one went berserk), an ice cube, Grim Reaper, torch, and lantern. Thrd time I used four fires, two oozes (one dissolved in fire), a reindeer, and an ice block.
6-11 (Advanced Action): Fan, and then air vent, and then air duct.
I went to world seven after this, having completed everything in six.
7-1 (Puzzle): Four people in a rock band needed instruments. I gave them a guitar, drums, saxophone, and keyboard.
7-1 (Advanced Puzzle): lol cheap way out. Four guitars, four saxophones, four trumpets.
7-2 (Puzzle): You need to use a vehicle to leap over two flames. I used a motorcycle.
7-2 (Advanced Puzzle): I used a race car, snowboard (what?), and a motorbike.
7-3 (Puzzle): There are three sets of flags in the air. The goal is to go through all of them. I used the pegasus and some scissors to cut the rope holding Maxwell up.
7-3 (Advanced Puzzle): Used pegasus and shears, pterodactyl, and reindeer and kitchen knife.
7-4 (Puzzle): Some big thug needs to be stopped by putting something on him. I used a blimp.
7-4 (Advanced Puzzle): Blimp, airplane, spaceship.
7-5 (Puzzle): There are around six switches, and one will make the Starite appear while others make you fall. I got the right one first try and used the pegasus. Dur hur.
7-5 (Advanced Puzzle): Pegasus, pterodactyl, reindeer.
7-6 (Puzzle): Five crates and a tripwire, one crate has the Starite. I used five suspension bridges to save them from falling into the lava and found the Starite in the fourth crate by using a hammer to break it open.
7-6 (Advanced Puzzle): Suspension bridge, drawbridge with pegasus (thanks physics), and road.
7-7 (Puzzle): I had to stop a cement truck from driving off a road. I used a cement truck and the pegasus to get to the Starite (stupid cement truck blocked me).
7-7 (Advanced Puzzle): Cement truck and pegasus, school bus and pterodactyl, and an airplane made this easy.
7-8 (Puzzle): An allied plane is in danger of being shot down by two men with guns. I used three tigers to kill them.
7-8 (Advanced Puzzle): Black hole, nothing, everything.
7-9 (Puzzle): Three survivors are stranded in this level. I used a helicopter and rope.
7-9 (Advanced Puzzle): Helicopter and rope, pterodactyl and chain and metal wall, pegasus and cable and steel wall. Why the walls? Because one of the survivors is a veterinarian and like a total idiot she will run into the pit after you if you're using animals to travel.
7-10 (Puzzle): I still haven't been able to finish this one. There are two sailors captured and two guys guarding them, along with three mines and a shark. The goal is to get the sailors back to your air ship carrier thing. I actually came close to getting one of the sailors on it... before my contact with the ship sent it FLYING OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN and gave me a game over. Have I mentioned yet that I HATE the controls and physics of this game?
7-11 (Puzzle): A human, griffin, and behemoth are monsters in line for you to have a gladiator match with your own creatures with. I used an ooze.
7-11 (Advanced Puzzle): Ooze, dragon, and then an ogre and troll.
7-1 (Action): The Starite is on a rope that gets pulled up when you approach. Whoa this is so hard-Pegasus.
7-1 (Advanced Action): Pegasus, pterodactyl, reindeer.
7-2 (Action): You have to race three other people (the developers apparently) to a Starite. I used a race car since you can't kill them. >_>
7-3 (Action): It's a straight path with two pits, but explosive barrels drop from pipes. I used a race car to dash through.
7-4 (Action): "Ceiling cat is watching you fall." Oh Scribblenauts, you and your zany internet ways. I used a Pegasus to fly over a ton of spiked balls and to the Starite.
7-4 (Advanced Action): Pegasus, pterodactyl, reindeer.
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March 19th:
[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]7-5 (Action): This is a triatholon that seems simple enough; a bear and a cop are in the way, but you can kill them. The problem is that I got a game over for seemingly no reason as I entered the second part with a bike (first is terrain that needs flying, second a vehicle, third swimming). I'm guessing the Starite fell onto the spikes, but I don't know why. I'll protect it when I go back to this.
7-6 (Action): People are on a bridge retracting and a thief has the Starite. I took one look at this level, said "No", and went to the next one.
7-7 (Action): Two boulders try to crush you on the way to the Starite. I used the pegasus to fly around them.
7-7 (Advanced Action): Pegasus, pterodactyl, reindeer.
7-8 (Action): The Starite is surrounded by three spiked crushers that activate if you get too close. I used a fishing pole to grab it.
7-8 (Advanced Action): Fishing pole, fishing rod, grappling hook.
7-9 (Action): A bunch of policemen guard the Starite. I used the pegasus for flying and distracted one policeman with a burgler so he fell into a pit.
7-10 (Action): Several gun-carrying soldiers want you dead and you can't kill them. I used a fan to blow them into the water, and then the pegasus to fly over them.
7-10 (Advanced Action): Fan and pegasus, air vent and pterodactyl, and air duct and jet. Oddly they would not get scared off with a ghost.
7-11 (Action): "LOL!" Yes really, thanks description of level. Maxwell is under a bunch of exploding barrels and a Starite is on top of them. I stopped trying after several stupid attempts.
7-2 (Advanced Action): Race car, running shoes, and I did not write anything for the third one. Yes, just running without help lets you beat the developers. ???
7-3 (Advanced Action): Race car, a bike and drawbridge, and a motorbike and draw bridge. Cheating? If it is, screw you, I got SICK of Maxwell constantly falling to his death due to the suspension bridge glitching out.
7-11 (Action): There we go. Moved Maxwell to safety, used a fan to blow away one wall of explosive barrels, and used the pegasus to get the Starite.
7-11 (Advanced Action): Fan and pegasus, air vent and pterodactyl, air duct and reindeer. Wind did not work my third try. =(
7-9 (Advanced Action): Death and pegasus, ooze and pterodactyl, and blob and pterosaur. Reindeer and roc were giving me a lot of garbage, and after some testing, I found pterosaur works for pterodactyl. Well then.
7-6 (Action): Oh okay fine. Death and pegasus. Happy?
7-6 (Advanced Action): Death and pegasus, ooze and pterodactyl, three phantoms and pterosaur.
So I have two levels to beat before I'm done with this world. Meh.
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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Since I did not want to play Dissida: Final Fantasy my entire trip here and felt like only bringing one game in each handheld slot (a PSP, DS, and GBA game basically), I decided to start Star Ocean: First Departure. Epyon has wanted me to play for a long time and was kind enough to give me a basic outline on how to complete the game in three runs, so I printed out a sheet with those instructions before leaving.
[Spoiler for Star Ocean: First Departure, click to show]Awww yeah awesome animated opening! And a werewolf with glasses even after he morphs. Hilarity for me. =)
Starting a new game causes an opening with a random ship that gets hit by a wave in space and then a planet called Ise explodes. Sorry guys I already played Xenosaga (forget that it comes after this). "Is this the will of the gods?" Oh come on I've played Riviera too! (Repeat what I said before.)
Apparently that all means nothing right now because we then go to our main characters. Roddick is a blue-haired kid with pointed ears and a cat tail. Wait what. His friend, Dorne, has blonde hair and pointed ears and a tail and always-closed eyes. Uh. Then their friend Millie comes over with pink hair and pointed ears and a fluffy tail. Did I step into the world of Loveless when I wasn't looking, because if so please please please do not have Roddick/Dorne as the dominant pairing.
Anyway Dorne tells Roddick that he shouldn't think too much about Millie because she's a bit strange, but she comes up behind Dorne and socks him over the head. Owned. We then go out to patrol because we are the patrol force for our village, Kratus. They must have pretty lame adults if three kids are their only means of protecting themselves.
Stopping at Dorne's house had him comment that he did not want me touching the music box by his bedside (coming back with Roddick alone later showed that it was Dorne's sister's, so there must be backstory behind that) and Millie's house had her father, Martoth, who wants his daughter to learn symbology. I proceeded to plunder every chest I found and got classic Star Ocean items like blueberries. Since I have no Fol (currency) I could not purchase anything even if the shopkeepers were offering to sell stuff, which... they weren't.
So I went back to the defense headquarters when suddenly AH BANDITS. Now I see why kids are enough to hold up the town, all they get attacked by are Fire Emblem fodder! After killing two mobs of worthless bandits, we got to fight the boss, Baird, who... really sucked. I got my first level up from him at least.
Quick run down on my characters: Roddick and Dorne are swordsmen, and Millie is a mage. She has healing spells and REALLY makes things easier. Roddick seems like your typical normal-speed longsword swordsman with some long-range techniques and good short-range ones. Dorne didn't get any techniques while I had him (OH NO EARLY SPOILERS) and Millie might have gotten some attacking spells, but I didn't examine them closely enough before she left (OH NO EVEN MORE SPOILERS).
Dorne thinks things are boring but Roddick says that boring is good when it comes to their job. Apparently Roddick is bored too though because he thinks to himself about it, and his mother mentions he has been down lately. The next day, the captain (who has a TERRIBLE voice, old man or not-Roddick, Dorne, and Millie sound okay) suggests they get some fresh air, so I walk them down to the town of Coule. The world map is okay and the random fights aren't bad, even though I am incredibly rusty from Star Ocean 3.
We get to Coule and let me mention that Roddick is TINY in some of these screens, seriously holy cow. Small town, I loot it for what it has and then walk towards Mt. Metorx because I was told not to go there. But Dorne stops me and says we should go home. Aw. I grind to level five before entering Kratus again.
We soon learn by a letter that Coule is being struck by a deadly virus. Martoth, the healer of Kratus and Millie's father, shows up to say he will go there and try to cure them.
After two days have passed, Millie is worried beyond belief and wants to go find him. A carrier pidgeon arrives then, and Dorne takes a letter from it to read out loud. It's from Martoth, and apparently the virus is beyond his ability to cure. It gets passed through skin contact and after three days, turns those infected into stone. ...Okay I said this for King of Thorn and I'll say it again: WHAT THE **** KIND OF VIRUS DOES THAT?! The letter tells us to stay away and that Coule is doomed, as is he. So Millie of course runs right there with Roddick and Dorne having to pursue her.
Thankfully I only ran into two fights on the world map, because not having a healer sucks. While crossing Metorx Bridge, Dorne collapses for a second, but says he is okay and moves on. Made me wonder if there was something emotional connected to him with the bridge, but he hadn't reacted last time we crossed it. No worries, it gets cleared up soon.
We arrive in Coule and find Millie talking to her father in a house. He tells her not to come near him, and while she cries, he asks Roddick and Dorne to take her home. =( Poor Martoth.
Back at Kratus, Millie is determined to leave and go get some herbs from the top of Mt. Metorx to cure everyone, since they have amazing healing properties. Dorne says it's stupid for her to go alone, but her father will be fine once the three of them get the herbs. See what he did thar? However Dorne collapses and snaps at Millie not to touch him. Uh oh looks like Dorne caught the virus, despite none of us touching the people in Coule! Not that Millie is able to make this connection, because she runs off crying for Roddick to help, which makes Dorne bitter because apparently he LIKES HER and all that. Roddick shows up to see he is okay now.
With it being nightfall (yay graphic change), they go to Mt. Metorx and state several times they need to watch out for Fellworms, which will lay eggs to hatch on people who get too close to them. Uh okay. We fight two encounters that are not random with them and they suck.
Further up, Dorne collapses again, says not to touch him, and that he'll be fine. Roddick is smart enough to connect the touch comment though and asks him if he caught the virus. Dorne admits it must have happened when he touched the carrier pidgeon, which makes the collase at Metorx Bridge make far more sense, as does the fact that Roddick and Millie not having it. Not bad, game, not bad. Dorne insists they keep going, which is an obvious thing to do anyway seeing as the herbs should cure him too.
They get up there and hey look an animated scene with herbs! But when they run towards the herbs, two beams of light appear, and out come... a man and a woman. ...Well that was random. The man says he thought nobody was supposed to be there, which the woman confirms for when they scanned the area. Millie reacts in a totally ticked off way saying that they won't stop them from getting the herbs. lulz.
The man calls himself Ronyx J. Kenny, and the woman introduces herself as Ilia Silvestri. They both wear black suits, have human ears, and lack tails. They speak of having great technology and knowing that the herbs cannot cure this biological weapon that the Lezonians used. Millie asks if they are gods. To be fair, I'd wonder if people who beamed in front of me during ye olden times were gods too.
The conclusion is reached that Dorne is screwed if he stays, so he should go with them even though it means he can never go back to his old life. Millie is very unsure, but Roddick points out that it's impossible to ignore this, and that to save everyone they have to go with Ronyx and Ilia. So they get warped to their ship, the Calnus, leaving behind their planet, Roak. (Ronyx and Ilia came from Earth, what a shock.)
There's a lot of scenes of Roddick and Millie being shocked about the technology of the ship, which is done fairly well except for one thing later that I'll discuss. They get Dorne into a tube to be analyzed by the ship's doctor before Ilia takes them around on a tour. At the end of it, Fellworms appear. Oh yeah the eggs they mentioned so many times actually did something. Roddick and Millie kill them and stare at the bodies, but Ilia says they vanished. So apparently they're invisible to people who aren't from Roak?
Ronyx calls them to the bridge to say the doctor wants us. The ship doctor explains that he has no way to cure it, unless we can get a bit of the host body to make a vaccine. Uhhhhh sure whatever if it moves the plot I'll buy it. He also mentions that there's one big difference between humans and roakians: humans have iron-based blood, roakians have copper-based blood. Oh yeah, so the blood make-up is a big difference but the CAT TAILS AREN'T?! Also a lot of petrified bodies have been removed from the planet, either by someone who wants the blood or by a huge garden statue collector.
Dorne asks to die in his bed, and Millie assures him he's just going to sleep for a while until they can get the host from Lezonia. He insists though, so Ronyx asks to have him warped directly into his bed while they go with him to say farewell. And it is successfully done, with Dorne even under his sheets. Wow so they used their technology for that kind of warping but aren't advanced enough to cure a petrification disease? Dorne asks Millie to take the music box. She opens it, and as Dorne says, "I gave it to...", he becomes stone. Cue Millie crying. =( Goodbye temporary party member, you will be missed.
Roddick and Millie on the bridge see a ship approaching that nobody else can see for a while, so I guess people from Roak can also see invisible space ships, what a talent. Lezonia ambassadors say that a third party was working behind them and that they provided the virus used on Roak. The host body was Asmodeus (i c wut u did thar) who died three hundred years ago in the Demon Wars. Oh. Oops.
But no worries, Ronyx says, they have a way to get the host body! Ilia calls him crazy, thinking about going to the planet Styx for the time travel gate. AND RODDICK RESPONDS LIKE THIS: "Oh, I get it, we can travel back in time to get the host body before it dies three hundred years ago!" So this is the kid who was disbelieving about doors that opened automatically, but he believes that time travel works just like that? Unbelievable!
In any case, we go to Styx with Ronyx and Ilia saying they're basically screwed since it's illegal to mess with the time gate. Animated scene occurs as Ronyx asks the time gate guardian to open for them, and it does so. That was... surprisingly easy. Ronyx jumps through, and then Millie, who tells Roddick she will wait for him. Ilia starts to go through, but curse her high heeled boots, a step crumbles and she trips! Roddick catches her, and then they get sucked into the dissolving gate.
The two of them land in the town of Kraat from three hundred years ago. Millie and Ronyx are not there and Ilia assumes her trip caused a delay in the gate travel, thus the split up. This is why you idiots should have held hands, augh. Roddick points out that Ilia can't go walking around in her fancy space uniform and you get a choice to buy her some clothes. I do so for ten Fol despite Roddick thinking the shopkeeper is acting odd. Ilia says they're too big but wears them over her usual outfit. Okay whatever. *Sigh* GIRLS.
And that's where I stopped for the day. Yeah I stopped right before I got to actually play after all that story. *Claps*
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March 20th:
[Spoiler for Star Ocean: First Departure, click to show]Going outside of town let me press square for a private action. This lets you go back into town with the party split up, and you can talk to them for unique conversations. Ilia talked to Roddick about carrier animals, and Roddick said Millie tried to use a cat once. Cut to Millie and Ronyx walking through a field where Millie thinks someone is talking about her. el oh el.
While traveling on the world map, I realize that Ilia isn't the only one who had to leave her equipment behind (gun and such); Roddick left his sword and armor. Ugh. I managed to get there in one piece though. Note that Ilia is a fist fighter with low MP but really damaging moves, like Cliff or Mirage from Star Ocean 3.
We make it to the next town, Haute, and see a silver-haired, striped, bare-chested guy yelling at a merchant. Oh boy I'm so not taking him into my party! =D I look around town and find a shop that sells skills. You get skill points during level ups and can learn all kinds of stuff. They're split into Technical, Combat, Sense, and Knowledge; I bought all of the level ones in this town, and traveling to other ones let me collect all the level two ones. Combat gives random boosts in battle while the others give talents like Cooking, Art, Familiar, Scout... I've only really used Cooking for Roddick to make all kinds of food, but once the others advance, I'll give them a try.
We find a guy in an item shop named Badam who wants someone to get a package from the next town, Portmith, to deliver to him. Roddick and Ilia volunteer to do so since they'd like the permit he's offering, but they need weapons first. We go to the weapon guy and he offers a very amazing Egyptian mystical sword of doom for 20 Fol. He's obviously lying but I accept to move the story along, and Mr. Shirtless Guy shows up to tell us the guy is a total scammer and not to buy from him. Thanks for that I guess.
Upon going back to the item shop, we find Badam has given the job to this guy, calling us too green. Heeeeeey. >=( But the other guy is a good sport and says we should get it since we got here first. It's eventually agreed that we'll go together, and he gives Roddick a longsword, thank everything. This guy's name is Cyuss Warren.
I did a private action with Ilia in Haute to 'buy' her a pair of earrings she wanted (really was given them by the shopkeeper who thought they were worthless, but hey, Ilia liked them!) and then moved on to Portmith. We had to go through Mt. Metorx to do that and picked up some sparkly Rose Hip on the way because it was there. Or something. A pond on the way up restored our health. Then we left the mountain to walk to Portmith over the world map.
A couple of notes here. The enemies in this section gave a ton of Fol for this point, 300 Fol with the right setup of enemies when the most expensive item is 1200 (excluding some silly oyster dish that is 12000 for who knows what reason). So I spent a lot of time earning money and using the inn when needed since they hit hard. Cyuss is a strong, kind of slow fighter with a ton of HP and lousy defense. Still a good guy to have around though. I didn't use any of his skill points, as you'll soon see.
In Haute before, I'd met a guy named Ruddle who wanted to know if Portmith was to the north or south. I had said north, and I met him again here. He gave me a Fairy Elixir for being helpful. =) No private actions here for the moment, so I went to the shop to pick up... a huge white doll rabbit thing with big feet. Oh yay. Then I grinded until I could buy one of each item in town that I wanted. I was level thirteen by the time I went back to Haute.
Outside of Haute, I made an extra save due to Epyon's suggestion. After delivering the doll to Badam and getting the rest of our payment (200 before, 600 after, along with the permit before), Cyuss said he would go treasure hunting at a mine he had found. You can ask him to come, but I'm saving that for another playthrough. I let him leave this time.
After a quick trip back to Portmith, we found that all ships leaving for Astral, the next place to look for Ronyx and Millie, were stopped due to pirate raids. We volunteered to stop them and borrowed a row boat to go to their cave.
The Pirate's Hideout is a pretty straightforward dungeon. I noticed here that Roddick had somehow gotten 110 Skill Points, a HUGE difference from what he should have had. My assumption is that since I didn't take Cyuss, all his skill points were given to Roddick. Can't say for sure though.
After traveling around the three floors of the cave, we found a Velkhent Henchman who was a miniboss. He died horribly, and we got Flint. Equipping the Flint let Roddick blow up areas that had gas coming from the ground to move on. Before going to the real boss, I retreated to Portmith to heal. Good thing too, because Ilia died on the way out. -_-
The real chief of the Velkhent sucked. Then again, I think I'm overleveled, so yeah. We just attacked him a lot and he died. Firestorm Blade is pretty good for Roddick, and Ilia likes Meteor Palm. Ilia suggests we check the back, and I go there to find... a cat girl playing an ocarina in a cell. She says that we're going to tie her up again. ...Oh. And then the game takes me directly back to Portmith even though I wanted to open some chests. *Headdesk* Thankfully there was a save point before the boss, so I just reloaded, killed him, opened the chests, and saved the girl again. The girl ran off and dropped an ocarina, so we have that now. Then my battery died.
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[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]7-5 (Action): I almost got to finish this by using a ramp for the Starite, but when I reached it, the rope moved a bit and got the ramp to move, thus the Starite was spiked. Screw. You.
On to world eight I need something that doesn't make me want to throw the DS.
8-1 (Action): Whoops, wanted puzzles. Kill myself to a soldier.
8-1 (Puzzle): ...What the heck are you supposed to do here? Apparently you can get three rocks from the martians here peacefully by trading, but they refused to take anything I offered and tried to beat me up. I wound up using two pegasi and a metal wall to steal the rocks to give to the astronaut, and then took her spaceship to get the Starite to appear. Definitely not the right method but it beat the level...
8-2 (Puzzle): You have to find the impostor amongst four builders. I made three hammers to see which builders would run after them, and then used one of the hammers to beat the imposter up.
8-2 (Advanced Puzzle): The impostor doesn't change, so I just used an axe, bat, and crowbar.
8-3 (Puzzle): A skunk is by a man's telescope and he wants it gone, along with something to study in the sky. I used a mine, rock, and star.
8-3 (Advanced Puzzle): Death and planet, gun and moon, and ooze and comet. I tried using a fire the second time, and it did scare the skunk away to the other side of the screen, but apparently that jerk of an old man wants you to kill the poor thing. =(
8-4 (Puzzle): A little girl wants a teddy bear from the factory machines, but they keep falling into a fire. I used ice and a drawbridge.
8-4 (Advanced Puzzle): Ice and pegasus, ice block and gravity boots, and suspension bridge.
8-5 (Puzzle): You and a girl are surrounded by zombies and they kill her in about two seconds. **** this game I'm skipping it.
8-6 (Puzzle): An alien wants to abduct four cows grazing nearby. I used a black hole on him.
8-6 (Advanced Puzzle): Death, ooze, black hole.
8-7 (Puzzle): There's a frozen alien and I need to get it to a truck. I used the pegasus and a cable.
8-7 (Advanced Puzzle): ...Okay, not sure why the idiot scientist didn't do this when I first beat the level, but every other time I played it, he would follow me and jump into the pit nearby. *Smacks head* So I had to babysit the guy by making him not fall down. I used a drawbridge, pegasus, and cable, and then a pterodactyl, vine, and suspension bridge, and then a reindeer and two ropes.
8-8 (Puzzle): Workers need a pipe lifted to a higher location. Pegasus and cable.
8-8 (Advanced Puzzle): Pegasus and cable, pterodactyl and vine, reindeer and rope.
8-9 (Puzzle): A security guard is asleep nearby. Three switches are in front of a wall with a safe behind it and two security cameras will wake him up. I used a metal wall to keep him back and a drawbridge to activate all three at once.
8-9 (Advanced Puzzle): Drawbridge did it the first time. Second time was a metal wall, road, and rock. Third time got accomplished with a steel wall and street.
8-10 (Puzzle): You have to get an alien in a cage and a hologram he has to his ship. I got rid of the agents there, but new ones spawned and I'm not sure why. I skipped it out of annoyance.
8-11 (Puzzle): ...You have to... get a charge at eighty-eight. What does that even mean? Nothing seemed to work. Forget this I need a break.
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"Okay, screw Scribblenauts physics, I can't play Star Ocean due to charging... I only have one other game, but by gosh I need to beat it no matter how much it sucks."
[Spoiler for Yu-Gi-Oh: The Eternal Duelist Soul, click to show]"GIVE ME BACK MY SCRIBBLENAUTS PHYSICS!"
Okay, it's not Forbidden Memories bad. It's actually a good representation of Yu-Gi-Oh, besides the stupid/all-knowing AI and the really bad deck you get. Doesn't make it any more fun to play though! I prefer my card games with people who can actually think. =(
So Tea appears and tells me to pick a deck so I can duel. I can choose the black, red, or green card box, so I pick black to be hardcore or something. It contains a lot of good magic and trap cards (Swords of Revealing Light, Change of Heart, Monster Reborn, Dark Hole, Trap Hole, Mirror Force, Magic Jammer, Seven Tools of the Bandit) but a ton of really lame monsters (like I remember any names, all but Summoned Skull and Penguin Soldier suck). Then I got to duel from the first five people available.
Tristan: Hahaha he sucks so much. His monsters are worse than mine.
Tea: Not as bad as Tristan but still attrocious.
Yugi: Since when did he use invisible clowns with 600 attack? Swords of Revealing Light is annoying though.
Joey: Kind of annoying with a really bad deck like mine, but not bad.
Bakura: Absolute murder for a deck with low attack monsters since he has Dragon Zombie and Dark Elf. I won with 400 LP left thanks to Summoned Skull. >_>
Then I got to rematch them because apparently beating them once isn't good enough!
Tristan: Hey a 1500 attack monster now we're getting somewhere! Still sucked.
Tea: Gemini Elf? Give me that! =( Only good card she has.
Yugi: Doesn't seem to have improved at all. Does he even have Kuriboh?
Joey: Never gets two monsters out to even try to summon Red Eyes Black Dragon, not that it would help him.
Bakura: Not as bad this time since I had an Aqua Madoor to block him.
During this I got a free pack from a magazine or something (you usually only get packs by beating people) and after beating Bakura, Yugi's grandpa was like "Cool stuff dude have a new type of pack!" Then five more duelists got unlocked. But ten duels with this AI was ten too many so I quit there. >_>
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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Oh thank goodness Star Ocean was ready by this point.
[Spoiler for Star Ocean: First Departure, click to show]With the pirates gone, we got a free trip to Autanim, a town in Astral. Arriving there led us to meet a woman named Phia. When she asks Ilia why she has no tail, Ilia says she lost it in a childhood accident, which causes Phia to feel bad and offer to lead us to Astral's capital. I wasn't sure whether this would be a temporary or permanent party joining (she can join early and late, according to Epyon, and you want her late for techniques), so I erred to the side of caution and told her we would be fine on our own. If I was mistaken, Epyon's free to correct me.
Autanim had a worthless private action for this moment, so we moved towards the next place, Tatroi. Sadly Ilia got poisoned on the way and died as a result, but Roddick managed to get there in one piece. Poison in this game is a *****.
Tatroi has a colosseum, so I went there after making sure the private action was nothing important. Using Roddick, I got past ranks H, G, and F. I'm on E right now, which isn't out of my range level-wise, but I need to wisen up on the controls of this game. Enemies in the E Rank love to block, which staggers you and leaves you open. I want to try and block them, but I can't find a block button if it exists. Anyway, I tried it once and died in the final round (there's five), so I'll attempt it again later.
There's also a girl here named Puffy, and talking to her allows you to pay 600 Fol to do a roleplaying game of some sort. I tried three times, and I don't think you can win without some better items later (she takes your items when you use them in the 'game') so I'll try again some other time. I did buy two extra Flare Bombs since those seem good for her little game.
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Yeah I broke the character limit. What the heck. >_>
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"That was pretty interesting. But dropping a warship on me is cheating... Take it back!"-Id, Xenogears
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You are going to hate this game once I tell you that this level is easily beaten by summoning [Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]zombie repellent.
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(in b4 THIS GAME)
[Spoiler for Scribblenauts, click to show]8-7 (Puzzle): There's a frozen alien and I need to get it to a truck. I used the pegasus and a cable.
8-7 (Advanced Puzzle): ...Okay, not sure why the idiot scientist didn't do this when I first beat the level, but every other time I played it, he would follow me and jump into the pit nearby. *Smacks head* So I had to babysit the guy by making him not fall down. I used a drawbridge, pegasus, and cable, and then a pterodactyl, vine, and suspension bridge, and then a reindeer and two ropes.
...holy ****, this happened to me too! I was enraged.
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8-11 (Puzzle): ...You have to... get a charge at eighty-eight. What does that even mean? Nothing seemed to work. Forget this I need a break.
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CG7
You need to start thinking with
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"There's a pony in the shop, but don't buy it. It might do something unfortunate to you." ~from the first Summoner's Seal topic
Advanced
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
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"A man chooses. A slave obeys." -Andrew Ryan, Bioshock
Advanced
It's temporary, Phia leaves when you reach the city. She's level 20 so basically just a jeigan escort.
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"A man chooses. A slave obeys." -Andrew Ryan, Bioshock