La-Mulana - Wishbringer
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He cleared a rather large chunk of the Gate of Illusion today. I'm actually pretty impressed, even if he kind of brute forced a lot of it.
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raocow gets to bended knee and solves it on accident within two daily sessions.
I can't even. I literally cannot even.
I can't change my username but I go by Vali/Claire now (aka call me Vali or Claire at your leisure ^^).
I never update this currently playing section anymore, it's probably an RPG or something.
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You cheated not only the game, but yourself. You didn't grow. You didn't improve. You took a shortcut and gained nothing. You experienced a hollow victory. Nothing was risked and nothing was gained. It's sad that you don't know the difference.
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Those ghostly blue virgins had also appeared in the beginning parts of Confusion Gate. Once yesterday when rao entered from the Graveyard, and again today while navigating normally.
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I think there is supposed to be a mechanic where if you get a new item, immediately go to Xelpud and he'll talk about.
The lady who sells weights in the village also has a funny reaction if you decide to cancel mid-purchase.
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This is Shakespearean Foolishness.
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This is the puzzle that forced me to break open the guide. The solution is to "take a knee" in a game where archeologists cannot crouch.
At that point I don't think I solved "Power lies at the Foot of Futo" Or if I did I didn't remember it. So pressing down with no indication was never on my mind in the puzzle.
Opinon: This puzzle is
imo the epitome of la mulana's bad puzzles, in that the puzzles' hints only makes sense after they have been solved.
Gate of Illusion puzzles:
Are there any hints for Gate of Illusion puzzles outside of the Gate of Illusion? I don't think there are any tablets outside the gate that involve it? But there are puzzles in the Gate of Illusion that involve using the outside world. Most puzzles so far have been region specific and usually didn't involve traversing between areas to solve them.
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Seriously? raocow just unintentionally sequence broke the anchor puzzle? Oh well. Atleast tomorrow we can see raocow fight La mulana's worst, or second worst mini-boss. Cow versus Cow combat!
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That particular pot always drops exactly one shuriken ammo. Most are inconsistent about whether they'll drop anything unless you have Item Fairy with you. It's not exactly well-communicated but like the non-flickering light it's there.Zummorr wrote: ↑5 years ago So the maze of illusion puzzle that was solved today is basically the most infamous la-mulana puzzle. Solving it gives the steam achievement "The Penitent man" As if they're apologizing for it.
This is the puzzle that forced me to break open the guide. The solution is to "take a knee" in a game where archeologists cannot crouch.
At that point I don't think I solved "Power lies at the Foot of Futo" Or if I did I didn't remember it. So pressing down with no indication was never on my mind in the puzzle.
Opinon: This puzzle isimo the epitome of la mulana's bad puzzles, in that the puzzles' hints only makes sense after they have been solved.
The achievement title is also an Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade reference, in case someone here has never seen that. He dodged a trap by getting into a praying position in that movie.
Some hints for things have been in other areas before. Offhand I think one or two of the hints for the "Those seeking Eden" spots were in areas other than the Temple of Moonlight, where all the spots were.Gate of Illusion puzzles:Are there any hints for Gate of Illusion puzzles outside of the Gate of Illusion? I don't think there are any tablets outside the gate that involve it? But there are puzzles in the Gate of Illusion that involve using the outside world. Most puzzles so far have been region specific and usually didn't involve traversing between areas to solve them.
And of course there's that tablet in the Gate of Guidance about Chi You, who's in Gate of Illusion.
Comments on today's episode:Seriously? raocow just unintentionally sequence broke the anchor puzzle? Oh well. Atleast tomorrow we can see raocow fight La mulana's worst, or second worst mini-boss. Cow versus Cow combat!
Speedrunners always do that intentionally. They sure do love their caltrops.
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raocow found "Those Seeking Eden" clues in the Spring in the Sky, the Inferno Cavern, the Chamber of Extinction, and the Graveyard of the Giants. Part of why I consider that puzzle one of my favorites in the game is that it teaches the player they will need to put together puzzle pieces scattered across multiple different fields.AweStriker wrote: ↑5 years agoSome hints for things have been in other areas before. Offhand I think one or two of the hints for the "Those seeking Eden" spots were in areas other than the Temple of Moonlight, where all the spots were.Zummorr wrote: ↑5 years agoGate of Illusion puzzles:Are there any hints for Gate of Illusion puzzles outside of the Gate of Illusion? I don't think there are any tablets outside the gate that involve it? But there are puzzles in the Gate of Illusion that involve using the outside world. Most puzzles so far have been region specific and usually didn't involve traversing between areas to solve them.
And of course there's that tablet in the Gate of Guidance about Chi You, who's in Gate of Illusion.
Also, as raocow himself noted, the puzzle to flood the Temple of the Sun using water from the Spring in the Sky involves two areas (and has clues for it in both areas).
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I believe if you don't close the sacrificial pit, the ghost virgins continue to throw themselves into the spikes. Their blood then trickles down to that gizmo, and then drips onto Chu, which heals him. The original's gizmo looked a lot more ghastly, it looked like giant veins were connecting it and the spikes. I may be wrong, but I think I successfully damage raced him without closing the pit.
So we're opening the Endless Corridor eh? Good luck with eternity! If I remember correctly, I defeated Gaurdian #5 before getting the Endless Key.
Where is Shorn? I thought you could briefly glimpse him at the top of the sacrificial pit, where the ladder in the corner is. But he didn't appear yesterday or today.
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Man, we're never gonna open up the path in Gate of Guidance are we, I think he's forgotten about floor switches.
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FPzero wrote:Man, we're never gonna open up the path in Gate of Guidance are we, I think he's forgotten about floor switches.
raocow has spent so much time dealing with the absurdity that is the Gate of Illusion, he can no longer comprehend a puzzle as simple and straight forward as "step on the floor panel".
In all seriousness, he'll probably notice it in editing.
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There have been found ceremonial wine vessels with engravings of Chi You on them, which may have inspired the maiden sacrifices.
Where does he get those maidens from, does he have a supplier, or are they reusable and he keeps sacrificing the same maidens over and over.
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When I was attempting to solve that puzzle I did notice that that jar always dropped a shuriken. I even noticed that the wall on right side of the maze was pass through by using a shuriken.AweStriker wrote: ↑5 years agoThat particular pot always drops exactly one shuriken ammo. Most are inconsistent about whether they'll drop anything unless you have Item Fairy with you. It's not exactly well-communicated but like the non-flickering light it's there.
By that point I wasn't sure if the solution to the puzzle was somewhere in the gate of illusion or on some hint somewhere else in the game world. The puzzles in the Gate of Illusion were all self contained up to that point, but the game sets up the precedent that tablets for puzzles can be outside the area.
I just want to point out that the hint for this puzzle has a clause about courageously jumping that doesn't seem to apply to anything. unless it refers to jumping into the light in the previous puzzle.
- Simply wandering will not lessen the illusion. Courage will grant thy wish--the courage to jump into the illusion. The courage to search on bended knee for a single fallen item.
Solving this puzzle doesn't really generate feelings of "Oh it makes sense now!" Pretty much everybody just remarks "That was stupid."
It's like that schoolyard A Room With No Windows riddle.
I guess there's theVoltgloss wrote:And of course there's that tablet in the Gate of Guidance about Chi You, who's in Gate of Illusion.
raocow found "Those Seeking Eden" clues in the Spring in the Sky, the Inferno Cavern, the Chamber of Extinction, and the Graveyard of the Giants. Part of why I consider that puzzle one of my favorites in the game is that it teaches the player they will need to put together puzzle pieces scattered across multiple different fields.
Also, as raocow himself noted, the puzzle to flood the Temple of the Sun using water from the Spring in the Sky involves two areas (and has clues for it in both areas).
Chi You tablet. It's an item location hint rather than a puzzle hint.
The "those seeking eden" do preface themselves as part of the puzzle set.
My biggest hang up in the Gate of Illusion was that I had no way to be certain that the hints to solve the Maze of Illusion were self contained or not. I was stuck wondering "Did I miss some piece of critical information here, or is it somewhere else in the entire game world?"
Question regarding an item
The Anchor that raocow decided to skip. I forget, it is required to navigate the Tower of the Goddess pipe system? iirc it has a current that flows upward? [Insert Sarcasm about the usefulness of the Anchor]