Would anyone be interested in me doing a video guide to Shard of Dreams?
I don't have great recording stuff; I only have Hypercam 2 for the game recording itself, and a headset for voice. But I feel like even with not-wonderful quality showing may be better than telling in this game's case (*cough* Forgotten Hell *cough*).
I don't mind recording my next playthrough if there's interest for it, but I'm not going to do it if it won't be useful.
I just thought of this because I was revisiting a rather clumsily-made .gif I made and posted to imgur to give a more visual guide on how to reach a location, and then it popped into my head that video would probably be easier and better. Also, I'm looking at the daunting task of writing out instructions to the Ice Cave and I set a precedent with my ice puzzle screenshot-maps for the Makai stuff and oh my goodness I do not want to do that again, but I'd feel bad if I didn't give the Ice Cave the same treatment. I just think a video in that case sounds way more manageable for me.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: How to New Game Plus
This is simple and yet kind of tricky at the same time.
First thing's first; in order to do a New Game Plus file you need to have defeated Mugetsu and Gengetsu in the postgame. Once that's complete, you meet the requirements to do a New Game Plus file.
First thing you'll want to do is back up your original save. Make a new folder on your desktop of something and name it something like "PDP Saves," and then make another folder in that called something like "Original save backup" etc. and place your save there.
Your save can be found in the game's folder, in the "save" folder. You need to copy "enbu_ap.sav" to your backup folder. You do not need to copy "enbu_ap.cnf".
So, as a better example, a legal copy of the game should be saved somewhere like C:\game\FocasLens\幻想人形演舞-ユメノカケラ-\save
And then, again, the file is "enbu_ap.sav".
Once your file is all backed up, turn on the game again. Do NOT click the new game button yet! Enter your original file!
This next part is very, very important.
In your New Game + file, you can transfer in a maximum of 7 Puppets to begin the game with. These Puppets will all begin at level 5 and will have the exact same IVs and Mark as your original. They also retain outfit changes (including wedding dresses). The Puppets that will transfer in like this are any Puppets in your party at the time you begin the new game, and your starter. In order to maximize your available Puppets in the beginning of your new game, you should remove your starter from your party and place it anywhere in your box. It does not matter which box your starter goes in, because it will transfer up regardless. Anything else you want immediate access to needs to be in your party.
As for the rest of your Puppet collection: any Puppets you want to re-obtain in your next playthrough should be placed in Boxes 21 to 51. Make sure that any Puppets you want to retain are not in any boxes of a lower number than 21. These Puppets will be re-obtained after you defeat Mugetsu/Gengetsu on your new file. Personally, I put my entire Puppet collection in the transfer boxes so I don't have to catch any Puppets this time around.
I need to stress this again: Any Puppets in Boxes 1 through 20 will not be re-obtained in the next playthrough, so anything you want to keep needs to go in Boxes 21 through 51.
And again, the Puppets you want at the beginning of the game should be in your party, and your starter should be out of your party and in any random box (does not need to be 21 through 51).
No Puppets, in your boxes or your party (or your original starter) will retain their items.
Save when you're ready, and exit the game. Open the game again, and press the New Game button. Unlike when you are beginning the game for the very first time, this time the game will not give the option to import a save, as it will do so automatically.
When you're talking to the guy with glasses to choose your starter, choose a different starter than your original. If you choose your original starter again, your old starter will simply overwrite the new one, and you will be left with only 6 imported slots. It is best to instead select a new starter, as starters in Shard of Dreams automatically get all S stats. In my opinion it is far better to begin the game with 8 perfect Puppets rather than 7!
And, that's all there really is to it.
Please note that if you look up New Game + for Shard of Dreams / Yume no Kakera you will find information about the imported starter retaining its level through the import (as in, level 100 at the beginning of the game, for example). This is no longer true as of Patch 1.017. The imported starter will now begin at level 5 just like all other imported Puppets.
First thing's first; in order to do a New Game Plus file you need to have defeated Mugetsu and Gengetsu in the postgame. Once that's complete, you meet the requirements to do a New Game Plus file.
First thing you'll want to do is back up your original save. Make a new folder on your desktop of something and name it something like "PDP Saves," and then make another folder in that called something like "Original save backup" etc. and place your save there.
Your save can be found in the game's folder, in the "save" folder. You need to copy "enbu_ap.sav" to your backup folder. You do not need to copy "enbu_ap.cnf".
So, as a better example, a legal copy of the game should be saved somewhere like C:\game\FocasLens\幻想人形演舞-ユメノカケラ-\save
And then, again, the file is "enbu_ap.sav".
Once your file is all backed up, turn on the game again. Do NOT click the new game button yet! Enter your original file!
This next part is very, very important.
In your New Game + file, you can transfer in a maximum of 7 Puppets to begin the game with. These Puppets will all begin at level 5 and will have the exact same IVs and Mark as your original. They also retain outfit changes (including wedding dresses). The Puppets that will transfer in like this are any Puppets in your party at the time you begin the new game, and your starter. In order to maximize your available Puppets in the beginning of your new game, you should remove your starter from your party and place it anywhere in your box. It does not matter which box your starter goes in, because it will transfer up regardless. Anything else you want immediate access to needs to be in your party.
As for the rest of your Puppet collection: any Puppets you want to re-obtain in your next playthrough should be placed in Boxes 21 to 51. Make sure that any Puppets you want to retain are not in any boxes of a lower number than 21. These Puppets will be re-obtained after you defeat Mugetsu/Gengetsu on your new file. Personally, I put my entire Puppet collection in the transfer boxes so I don't have to catch any Puppets this time around.
I need to stress this again: Any Puppets in Boxes 1 through 20 will not be re-obtained in the next playthrough, so anything you want to keep needs to go in Boxes 21 through 51.
And again, the Puppets you want at the beginning of the game should be in your party, and your starter should be out of your party and in any random box (does not need to be 21 through 51).
No Puppets, in your boxes or your party (or your original starter) will retain their items.
Save when you're ready, and exit the game. Open the game again, and press the New Game button. Unlike when you are beginning the game for the very first time, this time the game will not give the option to import a save, as it will do so automatically.
When you're talking to the guy with glasses to choose your starter, choose a different starter than your original. If you choose your original starter again, your old starter will simply overwrite the new one, and you will be left with only 6 imported slots. It is best to instead select a new starter, as starters in Shard of Dreams automatically get all S stats. In my opinion it is far better to begin the game with 8 perfect Puppets rather than 7!
And, that's all there really is to it.
Please note that if you look up New Game + for Shard of Dreams / Yume no Kakera you will find information about the imported starter retaining its level through the import (as in, level 100 at the beginning of the game, for example). This is no longer true as of Patch 1.017. The imported starter will now begin at level 5 just like all other imported Puppets.
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Skill Card List is complete!
All 120 Skill Cards are now correctly listed! Albeit, rather messily, but hey, that can be fixed with time.
If you think any of them need better location descriptions just let me know so I can write those up when I do my next playthrough (which starts tomorrow).
Actually, if you think any part needs some work, just let me know so I can pay special attention to it.
I am already aware that the Forgotten Hell guide needs work, because I get lost following my own guide with that one. That one will require a huge rework and probably a lot of tears on my part.
Are there are any other big parts like that that absolutely, for sure, need a full rework that anyone can think of off the tops of their heads?
I'm going to be playing through using my own guide, so obviously if I get confused, I'll alter the guide to be more understandable because if I'm confused with my own instructions then we're all in trouble.
Ah, and forgot to mention that this is Shard of Dreams only for reasons.
Edit: Hemo sneakily added in 5 more Skill Cards (thank you Truepower for noticing this!), but they have now been located and the Skill Card List has been subsequently updated!
If you think any of them need better location descriptions just let me know so I can write those up when I do my next playthrough (which starts tomorrow).
Actually, if you think any part needs some work, just let me know so I can pay special attention to it.
I am already aware that the Forgotten Hell guide needs work, because I get lost following my own guide with that one. That one will require a huge rework and probably a lot of tears on my part.
Are there are any other big parts like that that absolutely, for sure, need a full rework that anyone can think of off the tops of their heads?
I'm going to be playing through using my own guide, so obviously if I get confused, I'll alter the guide to be more understandable because if I'm confused with my own instructions then we're all in trouble.
Ah, and forgot to mention that this is Shard of Dreams only for reasons.
Edit: Hemo sneakily added in 5 more Skill Cards (thank you Truepower for noticing this!), but they have now been located and the Skill Card List has been subsequently updated!
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: The End
If you haven't already, Gap to the Human Village. Talk to Kosuzu and make sure you get her to read all the books you have. Any ones that have something in parenthesis means that you haven't read that one yet, so make sure every book has nothing in parenthesis.
You should have 9 Books. If you don't, then I would highly advise running to Scarlet Devil Mansion's library really quick and talking to Koakuma, since that's the only one you can really miss.
Upon reading the final book, a Yukari Puppet will run in and then leave. Exit the building to see the real Yukari waiting outside. She will give you the 10th and final book. Go back inside and read the final book with Kosuzu. She'll give you something, but I have no idea what it is.
Now then, save, heal, and Gap to Hakurei Shrine.
Do you remember where you first met your Starter Puppet near the Shrine? Head back over there. The Yukari Puppet will guide you a bit once you're going the right way. Go down the steps to the sandy area and talk to the real Yukari. She'll ask you a question. I don't know what the possible answers say, but it doesn't appear to matter. She'll leave and seem satisfied regardless.
Hop into the water to the right and surf to the right until you see a cave in the water. Enter it. Reimu will fight you here with a level 75 AyaP, level 78 YukariD, level 80 Reimu EX, level 75 SuikaD, and a level 75 Kasen EX. Continue past her and you'll see Kurumi guarding a teleporter. She will fight you with a level 72 ElisS, level 72 FlandreS, and a level 72 Kurumi EX. Enter the teleporter behind her when you're done.
This brings you to a rather pretty flower field. Go up to an area with bricks and weird glass-ish platforms. Continue along. There will be grass containing Kurumi, Elly, and Yuuka, all around level 71. Continue along, moving upwards.
Elly will be waiting near the door to a large manor. She will fight you with a level 72 SakuyaP, level 72 IchirinD, and a level 72 EllyP. Enter the manor behind her when you're done.
Before going up the central stairs, there's a couple things to find. Go to the right and through the little door. In here, go to the right into the little alcove with two doors. Through the upper door is a room with a bed to heal and a Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam.
Head back out to the main room and go up the central staircase. Yuuka is up here and will fight you with a level 80 Kurumi EX, level 83 YuukaP, and a level 80 EllyP.
After defeating Yuuka, go to the left and through the little door. Go up and through the door in here. There's a Yin Yang Orb on the table here containing an item that I don't know the name of. Exit the room and go right slightly before going down and through a door. There's a Yin Yang Orb on the table here containing another new item that I don't know the name of (yay?). Exit the room with the door on the right. Go up and through one last door. There's another Yin Yang Orb here containing an Ecstasy Set.
Exit the room and go down the hallway and through the door at the end. Back in the main room, go back down the central staircase and then go left and through the little door down here. Go up and right until you see the double doors in the center of this area. Go through them.
Save. Save. Save. Save. Save. Save. Please save.
Continue up the path. The very long path. Seriously, if you didn't save, then save.
Mugetsu and Gengetsu are waiting at the end. Their fight is, as far as I can tell, the absolute most difficult fight in this game. So bring your absolute best Puppets and strategies, and good luck!
They use a level 83 KoishiA, level 90 Mugetsu EX, level 90 GengetsuS, level 83 Flandre EX, level 85 Satori EX, and a level 85 RemiliaP.
The Mugetsu will heavily burn you and constantly heal its HP. Everything else hits hard. You need to have speed higher than that of the Gengetsu in order to beat it, because it will one-shot most anything else. This means you need to check the wiki for Puppets with at least a Speed stat of 130 and then fully max the EVs for it and preferably give it a Green Mark.
Due to the fact that my strategy with the Gengetsu was just to one-shot before it could hit me, I don't know what moves she has. I'm sure that it's possible to survive a hit by her depending on what attack she uses.
To give an idea of the sort of Puppets you'll need for this, my team was as follows (please not that they are all reincarnated to have all S ranks, and you'll need a lot of type coverage).
Level 100 Koishi EX with red mark.
Level 100 ShouP with black mark.
Level 100 Miko EX with a black mark.
Level 100 Futo EX with a green mark.
Level 100 MomijiS with a red mark.
Level 100 JunkoS with a black mark.
Upon defeating them, first of all, congratulations, and second of all you now have access to the New Game + feature and if you chose to import your original PDP file then you also will now have access to all your previous Puppets.
Just because you've completed the ultimate fight in the game doesn't mean you're done though! There's still plenty of things to do, such as explore the ice cave in the center of Misty Lake, visit Hecatia in her realm, fight Komachi and Eiki, or challenge the Makai 5 again. I'll go over these another time, but for now, I'm going to go start a New Game + and go over how that works in the next section.
Thank you for sticking around for this guide! :)
You should have 9 Books. If you don't, then I would highly advise running to Scarlet Devil Mansion's library really quick and talking to Koakuma, since that's the only one you can really miss.
Upon reading the final book, a Yukari Puppet will run in and then leave. Exit the building to see the real Yukari waiting outside. She will give you the 10th and final book. Go back inside and read the final book with Kosuzu. She'll give you something, but I have no idea what it is.
Now then, save, heal, and Gap to Hakurei Shrine.
Do you remember where you first met your Starter Puppet near the Shrine? Head back over there. The Yukari Puppet will guide you a bit once you're going the right way. Go down the steps to the sandy area and talk to the real Yukari. She'll ask you a question. I don't know what the possible answers say, but it doesn't appear to matter. She'll leave and seem satisfied regardless.
Hop into the water to the right and surf to the right until you see a cave in the water. Enter it. Reimu will fight you here with a level 75 AyaP, level 78 YukariD, level 80 Reimu EX, level 75 SuikaD, and a level 75 Kasen EX. Continue past her and you'll see Kurumi guarding a teleporter. She will fight you with a level 72 ElisS, level 72 FlandreS, and a level 72 Kurumi EX. Enter the teleporter behind her when you're done.
This brings you to a rather pretty flower field. Go up to an area with bricks and weird glass-ish platforms. Continue along. There will be grass containing Kurumi, Elly, and Yuuka, all around level 71. Continue along, moving upwards.
Elly will be waiting near the door to a large manor. She will fight you with a level 72 SakuyaP, level 72 IchirinD, and a level 72 EllyP. Enter the manor behind her when you're done.
Before going up the central stairs, there's a couple things to find. Go to the right and through the little door. In here, go to the right into the little alcove with two doors. Through the upper door is a room with a bed to heal and a Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam.
Head back out to the main room and go up the central staircase. Yuuka is up here and will fight you with a level 80 Kurumi EX, level 83 YuukaP, and a level 80 EllyP.
After defeating Yuuka, go to the left and through the little door. Go up and through the door in here. There's a Yin Yang Orb on the table here containing an item that I don't know the name of. Exit the room and go right slightly before going down and through a door. There's a Yin Yang Orb on the table here containing another new item that I don't know the name of (yay?). Exit the room with the door on the right. Go up and through one last door. There's another Yin Yang Orb here containing an Ecstasy Set.
Exit the room and go down the hallway and through the door at the end. Back in the main room, go back down the central staircase and then go left and through the little door down here. Go up and right until you see the double doors in the center of this area. Go through them.
Save. Save. Save. Save. Save. Save. Please save.
Continue up the path. The very long path. Seriously, if you didn't save, then save.
Mugetsu and Gengetsu are waiting at the end. Their fight is, as far as I can tell, the absolute most difficult fight in this game. So bring your absolute best Puppets and strategies, and good luck!
They use a level 83 KoishiA, level 90 Mugetsu EX, level 90 GengetsuS, level 83 Flandre EX, level 85 Satori EX, and a level 85 RemiliaP.
The Mugetsu will heavily burn you and constantly heal its HP. Everything else hits hard. You need to have speed higher than that of the Gengetsu in order to beat it, because it will one-shot most anything else. This means you need to check the wiki for Puppets with at least a Speed stat of 130 and then fully max the EVs for it and preferably give it a Green Mark.
Due to the fact that my strategy with the Gengetsu was just to one-shot before it could hit me, I don't know what moves she has. I'm sure that it's possible to survive a hit by her depending on what attack she uses.
To give an idea of the sort of Puppets you'll need for this, my team was as follows (please not that they are all reincarnated to have all S ranks, and you'll need a lot of type coverage).
Level 100 Koishi EX with red mark.
Level 100 ShouP with black mark.
Level 100 Miko EX with a black mark.
Level 100 Futo EX with a green mark.
Level 100 MomijiS with a red mark.
Level 100 JunkoS with a black mark.
Upon defeating them, first of all, congratulations, and second of all you now have access to the New Game + feature and if you chose to import your original PDP file then you also will now have access to all your previous Puppets.
Just because you've completed the ultimate fight in the game doesn't mean you're done though! There's still plenty of things to do, such as explore the ice cave in the center of Misty Lake, visit Hecatia in her realm, fight Komachi and Eiki, or challenge the Makai 5 again. I'll go over these another time, but for now, I'm going to go start a New Game + and go over how that works in the next section.
Thank you for sticking around for this guide! :)
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: Shining Needle Castle
Enter the Shining Needle Castle!
This place is incredibly confusing, so bear with me. Basically, some rooms / areas are not accessible from the beginning because the castle is not flipped the correct way. We need to activate switches along the way to flip the castle strategically.
First, enter the room to your right after entering. Medicine Melancholy is waiting in here and will yell at you, before allowing you to continue. The room behind her is currently empty, so exit the room, and go left. Go past the next hallway and inaccessible door. And go up. Go down the stairs when you get to them. Go down until you see Wriggle. She won't fight you, but right above her is a switch. Step on it to flip the castle.
Directly above you now is another switch. Using it will bring you to the spot right above Wriggle with a Yin Yang Orb containing a Floating Stone. Step on the switch again.
Go down and ignore the door for now. Instead, go up the nearby stairs. There's a switch right near you that you should step on. This brings you to a Yin Yang Orb containing a Magic Crystal. Step back on the switch and go back down the stairs. Go through the door just to your left and then through the next one, and step on the switch in the corner.
This brings you to a room with Raiko Horikawa. Fight her and her level 72 YatsuhashiD, level 74 Raiko EX, and a level 72 BenbenP. After defeating her, go through the door below her and then through another one to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Hakurei Shinshu.
Go back to Raiko and use the switch again and then exit the rooms.
Go right past the steps and then up the hallway. A fairy will fight you here with a level 65 OrangeP and a level 65 LyricaP. The fairy also conveniently blocks your way to the switch next to her. Ignore the stairs to the right for now, and instead go just above them and down past Rumia. There's a door down here. Go through it and then through the next one. Use the switch. Go through the next door. Fight the fairy here with a level 65 KagerouS and a level 65 WakasagiP. Go through the door past her.
Go right and up to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Fate Thread. Go back down and then go right. Fight the fairy with a level 65 SeiranS and a level 65 HatateP. Go up past her, right, and then down. Step on the switch. This brings you back to where Rumia was.
Head up, past Rumia again, and go down the steps this time. Go up and to the left. Fight the fairy with a level 65 YuugenP and a level 65 LilyP. Now go back to the right (the only thing to the left is a switch that takes you back to the entrance) and go right past the stairs. Step on the switch here to get a Yin Yang Orb containing a Fluorite.
Go up and past Aya. Step on the nearby switch (left and up past Aya). This brings you back to that last fairy again, so go right and up the steps.
Now, go left and step on the switch next to the fairy that was blocking it earlier. Go down the next set of steps. Continue, and step on the switch. Go up and left past Mystia. Go down and fight a fairy with a level 65 MurasaP and a level 65 YoshikaP. Go through the door and then the next one. Step on the switch.
Exit this room with the door on the right (not the one on the side you just came from). Go through the next door. Fight the fairy with a level 65 LunasaA and a level 65 HinaD. Take the stairs right near her. Then, take the door in the center. You'll be challenged to a fight by Seija Kijin.
Seija uses a level 75 TewiA, level 75 Nue EX, level 78 SeijaD, level 74 WakasagiS, level 75 SekibankiA, and a level 74 KagerouS. After defeating her, she'll run out of the room and you'll talk to Medicine. She'll give you a book for Kosuzu, and then it appears you part with Medicine on good terms.
Now that you're done here, gap out to the Human Village.
This place is incredibly confusing, so bear with me. Basically, some rooms / areas are not accessible from the beginning because the castle is not flipped the correct way. We need to activate switches along the way to flip the castle strategically.
First, enter the room to your right after entering. Medicine Melancholy is waiting in here and will yell at you, before allowing you to continue. The room behind her is currently empty, so exit the room, and go left. Go past the next hallway and inaccessible door. And go up. Go down the stairs when you get to them. Go down until you see Wriggle. She won't fight you, but right above her is a switch. Step on it to flip the castle.
Directly above you now is another switch. Using it will bring you to the spot right above Wriggle with a Yin Yang Orb containing a Floating Stone. Step on the switch again.
Go down and ignore the door for now. Instead, go up the nearby stairs. There's a switch right near you that you should step on. This brings you to a Yin Yang Orb containing a Magic Crystal. Step back on the switch and go back down the stairs. Go through the door just to your left and then through the next one, and step on the switch in the corner.
This brings you to a room with Raiko Horikawa. Fight her and her level 72 YatsuhashiD, level 74 Raiko EX, and a level 72 BenbenP. After defeating her, go through the door below her and then through another one to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Hakurei Shinshu.
Go back to Raiko and use the switch again and then exit the rooms.
Go right past the steps and then up the hallway. A fairy will fight you here with a level 65 OrangeP and a level 65 LyricaP. The fairy also conveniently blocks your way to the switch next to her. Ignore the stairs to the right for now, and instead go just above them and down past Rumia. There's a door down here. Go through it and then through the next one. Use the switch. Go through the next door. Fight the fairy here with a level 65 KagerouS and a level 65 WakasagiP. Go through the door past her.
Go right and up to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Fate Thread. Go back down and then go right. Fight the fairy with a level 65 SeiranS and a level 65 HatateP. Go up past her, right, and then down. Step on the switch. This brings you back to where Rumia was.
Head up, past Rumia again, and go down the steps this time. Go up and to the left. Fight the fairy with a level 65 YuugenP and a level 65 LilyP. Now go back to the right (the only thing to the left is a switch that takes you back to the entrance) and go right past the stairs. Step on the switch here to get a Yin Yang Orb containing a Fluorite.
Go up and past Aya. Step on the nearby switch (left and up past Aya). This brings you back to that last fairy again, so go right and up the steps.
Now, go left and step on the switch next to the fairy that was blocking it earlier. Go down the next set of steps. Continue, and step on the switch. Go up and left past Mystia. Go down and fight a fairy with a level 65 MurasaP and a level 65 YoshikaP. Go through the door and then the next one. Step on the switch.
Exit this room with the door on the right (not the one on the side you just came from). Go through the next door. Fight the fairy with a level 65 LunasaA and a level 65 HinaD. Take the stairs right near her. Then, take the door in the center. You'll be challenged to a fight by Seija Kijin.
Seija uses a level 75 TewiA, level 75 Nue EX, level 78 SeijaD, level 74 WakasagiS, level 75 SekibankiA, and a level 74 KagerouS. After defeating her, she'll run out of the room and you'll talk to Medicine. She'll give you a book for Kosuzu, and then it appears you part with Medicine on good terms.
Now that you're done here, gap out to the Human Village.
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: Puppet Liberation Front Aftermath
Gap to Yuuka's House in the Garden of the Sun to begin. Take the path up to enter another area.
Here, you will fight a fairy with a level 65 TewiP and a level 65 RinP. Go up past her and go right when you can. Fight another fairy, this one with a level 65 LettyP and a level 65 IchirinP.
Continue along, go up past some grass and up some steps. Fight a fairy wearing green with a level 65 KoakumaD and a level 65 TokikoP.
Keep following the path along. You'll eventually run across Benben and Yatsuhashi, but you've probably already fought them, so they won't fight you again.
Keep going for a while until you see another fairy in a white hat near some water. She'll fight you with a level 65 LouiseD and a level 65 AyaS. Continue right past her to a screen change.
Continue along. When you get to a ledge to the right do not hop off it yet. Instead, enter the nearby water and go up. There's a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 53.
Go back through the water and hop the ledge to the right. Then, go down and fight a fairy with a level 65 ElisS and a level 65 KurumiP. Continue along past her and up and down a bunch of stairs. When you see a boy and some steps, ignore them, and continue right and down.
When you get to some little half-ledges, take the little path to the right through some grass. Go up and cross the river to the left. There's a Yin Yang Orb in the grass here containing a Floating Stone. Hop in the water again and go up. Ignore the first tiny patch of land to your right and instead get to the second, larger patch of land (also to the right). Go up until you get a screen change. Then up through the grass to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 96.
Now, gap to the Inn near Kasen's House (so not the Kasen's House gap point, but the one to the right of it). Aya will be right near the steps and will talk to you before flying you directly to the Shining Needle Castle. From this point on, you can Gap here with a gap point just to the southeast of the one you just came from.
See you in the next section, where we will actually explore the castle!
Here, you will fight a fairy with a level 65 TewiP and a level 65 RinP. Go up past her and go right when you can. Fight another fairy, this one with a level 65 LettyP and a level 65 IchirinP.
Continue along, go up past some grass and up some steps. Fight a fairy wearing green with a level 65 KoakumaD and a level 65 TokikoP.
Keep following the path along. You'll eventually run across Benben and Yatsuhashi, but you've probably already fought them, so they won't fight you again.
Keep going for a while until you see another fairy in a white hat near some water. She'll fight you with a level 65 LouiseD and a level 65 AyaS. Continue right past her to a screen change.
Continue along. When you get to a ledge to the right do not hop off it yet. Instead, enter the nearby water and go up. There's a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 53.
Go back through the water and hop the ledge to the right. Then, go down and fight a fairy with a level 65 ElisS and a level 65 KurumiP. Continue along past her and up and down a bunch of stairs. When you see a boy and some steps, ignore them, and continue right and down.
When you get to some little half-ledges, take the little path to the right through some grass. Go up and cross the river to the left. There's a Yin Yang Orb in the grass here containing a Floating Stone. Hop in the water again and go up. Ignore the first tiny patch of land to your right and instead get to the second, larger patch of land (also to the right). Go up until you get a screen change. Then up through the grass to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 96.
Now, gap to the Inn near Kasen's House (so not the Kasen's House gap point, but the one to the right of it). Aya will be right near the steps and will talk to you before flying you directly to the Shining Needle Castle. From this point on, you can Gap here with a gap point just to the southeast of the one you just came from.
See you in the next section, where we will actually explore the castle!
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: Puppet Liberation Front...again.
Gap to the Human Village and go visit Akyuu in her house. A girl in blue will stop you at the gate to tell you to do so (I think).
This sets up a repeat of the Team 9 fights (albeit at higher levels) that you did at the very beginning of the game. Basically, visit the exact same locations as before and reface them. In the exact same order.
Link to the original fights.
The locations start at the third paragraph from the bottom (not including the mini one at the very bottom).
For the rematches:
Cirno will use a level 70 RumiaP and a level 70 CirnoP.
Daiyousei will use a level 70 Cirno EX and a level 70 DaiyouseiS.
Wriggle will use a level 70 DaiyouseiD and a level 70 WriggleP.
Mystia will use a level 70 Wriggle EX and a level 70 MystiaP.
As a warning, Mystia gave me significantly more trouble than the rest of them due to her using a move that swapped her Wriggle out for her Mystia and messed me up.
Finally, Rumia will use a level 68 CirnoP, level 68 MystiaP, level 72 RumiaD, level 68 DaiyouseiS, and a level 68 Wriggle EX.
Upon defeating Rumia, the Puppet Liberation Front will kidnap you and bring you to their hideout where you talk to the Three Fairies. Once you're done, Gap to the nearest Gap Point (the Inn just before the Garden of the Sun / Suzuran Field) and heal. Then exit the Inn and continue down into the Suzuran Field. All the Puppet Liberation Front admins are here, but won't fight you. Hop down the ledges, hugging the right. Continue down the path thing into a field of suzuran. This will trigger an event with Medicine Melancholy.
Medicine will fight you with a level 70 Hina EX, level 70 KogasaS. level 70 RaikoP, level 74 Medicine EX, and a level 70 Kokoro EX.
I'm going to warn you now that the Hina EX is...weird. I don't really know what it's doing, honestly. Most things I try to hit it with do very little damage, but sometimes I do manage to do damage to it, but then that attack won't do that much damage again. All the while, the Hina will be restoring its HP and draining yours. When it gets weak, she'll switch it out for something else if applicable.
After defeating her, you're all set, so gap somewhere to heal and prepare for the next part. It's on to Shining Needle Castle!
This sets up a repeat of the Team 9 fights (albeit at higher levels) that you did at the very beginning of the game. Basically, visit the exact same locations as before and reface them. In the exact same order.
Link to the original fights.
The locations start at the third paragraph from the bottom (not including the mini one at the very bottom).
For the rematches:
Cirno will use a level 70 RumiaP and a level 70 CirnoP.
Daiyousei will use a level 70 Cirno EX and a level 70 DaiyouseiS.
Wriggle will use a level 70 DaiyouseiD and a level 70 WriggleP.
Mystia will use a level 70 Wriggle EX and a level 70 MystiaP.
As a warning, Mystia gave me significantly more trouble than the rest of them due to her using a move that swapped her Wriggle out for her Mystia and messed me up.
Finally, Rumia will use a level 68 CirnoP, level 68 MystiaP, level 72 RumiaD, level 68 DaiyouseiS, and a level 68 Wriggle EX.
Upon defeating Rumia, the Puppet Liberation Front will kidnap you and bring you to their hideout where you talk to the Three Fairies. Once you're done, Gap to the nearest Gap Point (the Inn just before the Garden of the Sun / Suzuran Field) and heal. Then exit the Inn and continue down into the Suzuran Field. All the Puppet Liberation Front admins are here, but won't fight you. Hop down the ledges, hugging the right. Continue down the path thing into a field of suzuran. This will trigger an event with Medicine Melancholy.
Medicine will fight you with a level 70 Hina EX, level 70 KogasaS. level 70 RaikoP, level 74 Medicine EX, and a level 70 Kokoro EX.
I'm going to warn you now that the Hina EX is...weird. I don't really know what it's doing, honestly. Most things I try to hit it with do very little damage, but sometimes I do manage to do damage to it, but then that attack won't do that much damage again. All the while, the Hina will be restoring its HP and draining yours. When it gets weak, she'll switch it out for something else if applicable.
After defeating her, you're all set, so gap somewhere to heal and prepare for the next part. It's on to Shining Needle Castle!
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: Hakugyokurou
When you're ready to begin, use your Gap Map. Go to the page with the four gap points and gap to the one on the top right (the one with the white background).
This brings you to a weird bridge in a sea of clouds. Continue up and enter the giant door.
Going up, you'll see a Ghost who won't fight you so, so continue up the stairs. You'll see Marisa, who will fight you with a level 63 PatchouliP, level 63 AliceD, level 63 Mima EX, level 63 NitoriS, and a level 65 MarisaS (I believe holding a Black Ring; so it can't be one-shot).
At this point, I gapped out to heal because she KO'd my Miko ;_;
But, if you're feeling okay, then continue forward!
At the top of the stairs, you'll run into Youmu. She will fight you with a level 65 UdongeP, level 65 SakuyaS, and a level 66 YoumuS. Continue past her and through a little gate and then through another one. Then enter the building.
There's lots of rooms in here!
Begin by going to the left and then up the hallway (ignore the first door in the little alcove to the left because there's nothing there besides Marisa walking around). At the end of that first hallway is a door. Enter it, and then the next door to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing an item that I can't find the name for. Leave the rooms after.
Ignore the hallway going up, and instead take the downward hall to the right. Go right when you can and enter another room. There's a Yin Yang Orb on a desk here containing a Rice Dumpling. Exit the room and go left, and then down a hall. Go right when you can. There's a room here with two Yin Yang Orbs, both containing Rice Dumplings. Exit the room and go back up. Keep going up another hallway, and then the next one (slightly to the left). This brings you to an area with stone and what looks like little steps leading down into it. Walk into that. This brings out behind the house and Yuyuko will appear behind you.
Yuyuko will fight you with a level 68 YoumuP, level 70 Yukari EX, and a level 72 YuyukoP. Upon defeating her, I believe she heals your Puppets. Re-enter the building below and keep going down until you get to the entrance again. Go through the little gate below, and then go right.
Continue up along the path and keep going up until you have to turn left. Go through another little gate. Go up and through a larger gate this time. Here's you'll reach the area with the Saigyouji Ayakashi and a whole bunch of little Lily Whites running around, but they won't talk to you. Head straight up and cross the tiny bridge.
Talk to the Lily White that is directly in front of the Saigyouji Ayakashi. This one (I think it's the real one?) will fight you with a LEVEL 99 LILY WHITE NORMAL. Personally, I was able to one-shot it with a fire move, and she probably shouldn't be too troublesome. It is not considered a wild Puppet and so cannot be captured, so do not attempt. After defeating her, the Lily Whites will disappear, leaving something directly in front of your character where the one you fought was just standing. Interact with it to obtain a Book for Kosuzu!
That's all there is to do here, so Gap out and deliver that book, and we're getting closer to completing the Postgame!
This brings you to a weird bridge in a sea of clouds. Continue up and enter the giant door.
Going up, you'll see a Ghost who won't fight you so, so continue up the stairs. You'll see Marisa, who will fight you with a level 63 PatchouliP, level 63 AliceD, level 63 Mima EX, level 63 NitoriS, and a level 65 MarisaS (I believe holding a Black Ring; so it can't be one-shot).
At this point, I gapped out to heal because she KO'd my Miko ;_;
But, if you're feeling okay, then continue forward!
At the top of the stairs, you'll run into Youmu. She will fight you with a level 65 UdongeP, level 65 SakuyaS, and a level 66 YoumuS. Continue past her and through a little gate and then through another one. Then enter the building.
There's lots of rooms in here!
Begin by going to the left and then up the hallway (ignore the first door in the little alcove to the left because there's nothing there besides Marisa walking around). At the end of that first hallway is a door. Enter it, and then the next door to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing an item that I can't find the name for. Leave the rooms after.
Ignore the hallway going up, and instead take the downward hall to the right. Go right when you can and enter another room. There's a Yin Yang Orb on a desk here containing a Rice Dumpling. Exit the room and go left, and then down a hall. Go right when you can. There's a room here with two Yin Yang Orbs, both containing Rice Dumplings. Exit the room and go back up. Keep going up another hallway, and then the next one (slightly to the left). This brings you to an area with stone and what looks like little steps leading down into it. Walk into that. This brings out behind the house and Yuyuko will appear behind you.
Yuyuko will fight you with a level 68 YoumuP, level 70 Yukari EX, and a level 72 YuyukoP. Upon defeating her, I believe she heals your Puppets. Re-enter the building below and keep going down until you get to the entrance again. Go through the little gate below, and then go right.
Continue up along the path and keep going up until you have to turn left. Go through another little gate. Go up and through a larger gate this time. Here's you'll reach the area with the Saigyouji Ayakashi and a whole bunch of little Lily Whites running around, but they won't talk to you. Head straight up and cross the tiny bridge.
Talk to the Lily White that is directly in front of the Saigyouji Ayakashi. This one (I think it's the real one?) will fight you with a LEVEL 99 LILY WHITE NORMAL. Personally, I was able to one-shot it with a fire move, and she probably shouldn't be too troublesome. It is not considered a wild Puppet and so cannot be captured, so do not attempt. After defeating her, the Lily Whites will disappear, leaving something directly in front of your character where the one you fought was just standing. Interact with it to obtain a Book for Kosuzu!
That's all there is to do here, so Gap out and deliver that book, and we're getting closer to completing the Postgame!
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame Guide: Heaven
Use your Gap Map and go to the page with the four gap points. Select the one on the bottom right to go to Heaven.
There's an Old Man right where you gap in, but he won't fight you.
If you go down there's just some grass containing Ichirin, Suika, Raiko, Iku, and Tenshi, all levels 64 to 66-ish.
Anyway, go left and cross the bridge. There's some grass to the left and some water. Nothing to see here. Continue up.
Eventually, you will run into Iku Nagae. She will fight you with a level 66 SeigaS, level 66 GyokutoS, level 68 IkuP, and a level 66 SagumeP.
Continue along past her. Don't go up the stairs near her yet though. Go down the stairs a bit to the left of her and then up through some flowers to a Yin Yang Orb containing an Art of Combat, and then go back to Iku and up the stairs directly to her left.
Before crossing the bridge, pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing an Ecstasy Set. Cross the bridge, and go up (not right).
Keep going up some steps until you see a Ghost (who won't fight you). Cross the bridge to the left. You'll see some water and a Yin Yang Orb to your left, but just ignore them for the moment because we'll get them in a minute. Go up the steps instead. Keep going and go down some steps, and then down more steps when you see a guy. Cross the bridge below and pick up the Yin Yang Orb on the other side containing a Straw Doll. Go back up the bridge and back up the steps near the guy. Then go left and hop the nearby ledge to pick up a Yin Yang Orb (the one you saw earlier) containing something that I can't find on the wiki's item list I think. Go down the stairs and cross the water, going left. Continue left and go all the way back down until you see the bridge that goes down.
Go right. Go up when you can and into some grass to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing another Ecstasy Set. Go back down and keep going right and up some steps. Ignore the water and keep going up steps. You'll eventually see Tenshi.
Tenshi will fight you with a level 70 IkuP, level 70 SuikaP, and a level 70 TenshiP (with Indomitable, of course).
Once she's defeated, enter the water to her right and go down the waterfall. Continue down the water and down another waterfall. Exit the water onto the left side. Go down and cross the bridge, then hop the nearby ledge to pick up one last Yin Yang Orb, this one containing another Ecstasy Set.
And that's all there is to see here! Gap out and the next stop is the Netherworld!
There's an Old Man right where you gap in, but he won't fight you.
If you go down there's just some grass containing Ichirin, Suika, Raiko, Iku, and Tenshi, all levels 64 to 66-ish.
Anyway, go left and cross the bridge. There's some grass to the left and some water. Nothing to see here. Continue up.
Eventually, you will run into Iku Nagae. She will fight you with a level 66 SeigaS, level 66 GyokutoS, level 68 IkuP, and a level 66 SagumeP.
Continue along past her. Don't go up the stairs near her yet though. Go down the stairs a bit to the left of her and then up through some flowers to a Yin Yang Orb containing an Art of Combat, and then go back to Iku and up the stairs directly to her left.
Before crossing the bridge, pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing an Ecstasy Set. Cross the bridge, and go up (not right).
Keep going up some steps until you see a Ghost (who won't fight you). Cross the bridge to the left. You'll see some water and a Yin Yang Orb to your left, but just ignore them for the moment because we'll get them in a minute. Go up the steps instead. Keep going and go down some steps, and then down more steps when you see a guy. Cross the bridge below and pick up the Yin Yang Orb on the other side containing a Straw Doll. Go back up the bridge and back up the steps near the guy. Then go left and hop the nearby ledge to pick up a Yin Yang Orb (the one you saw earlier) containing something that I can't find on the wiki's item list I think. Go down the stairs and cross the water, going left. Continue left and go all the way back down until you see the bridge that goes down.
Go right. Go up when you can and into some grass to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing another Ecstasy Set. Go back down and keep going right and up some steps. Ignore the water and keep going up steps. You'll eventually see Tenshi.
Tenshi will fight you with a level 70 IkuP, level 70 SuikaP, and a level 70 TenshiP (with Indomitable, of course).
Once she's defeated, enter the water to her right and go down the waterfall. Continue down the water and down another waterfall. Exit the water onto the left side. Go down and cross the bridge, then hop the nearby ledge to pick up one last Yin Yang Orb, this one containing another Ecstasy Set.
And that's all there is to see here! Gap out and the next stop is the Netherworld!
PDP Shard of Dreams Post Game: Unlocking Netplay
To unlock Netplay, you should first gap to Yukari's house (on the Gap Map page with the four box maps; it's the one on the top left). Once here (this is a good leveling spot, by the way), go to the left to find Yukari's house.
Before entering the house, take the path down from the house and keep going down and over a bridge to pick up a Yin Yang orb containing a Skirmisher Charm.
When you're ready, go up and enter Yukari's House. Once inside, there is only one door to enter. In this room, you can find Ran at the very back. Talk to her to fight her.
Ran uses a level 63 Momiji EX, a level 63 MamizouP (disguised as a Ran), a level 65 Ran EX, and a level 63 ChenA (which can use the PDP-equivalent of Encore).
After she's defeated, leave to heal if you like, and when you're ready, continue through the door next to Ran. Yukari's waiting in here, and will fight you.
Yukari uses a level 65 Chen EX, level 66 RanP, level 68 Yukari EX, level 65 Suika EX, and a level 65 TenshiP. I don't know if she will always do this, but I know that she stunned my Puppet in the first turn with Chen, and then swapped out, and didn't send Chen back out until it was her only remaining Puppet. Also, the Tenshi has Indomitable, so don't think you'll be one-shotting it.
Upon defeat, Yukari will talk to you and bring you outside to show her the gates near where you Gap in. If my intuition is correct, going through the gates will bring you to the Netplay lobby. I'm not really going to explain Netplay, since I'm not so interested in it. I'm sure the wiki or the TPDP forum has something on it though (or at least can better explain than I can).
And that is how you unlock Netplay! Enjoy!
Before entering the house, take the path down from the house and keep going down and over a bridge to pick up a Yin Yang orb containing a Skirmisher Charm.
When you're ready, go up and enter Yukari's House. Once inside, there is only one door to enter. In this room, you can find Ran at the very back. Talk to her to fight her.
Ran uses a level 63 Momiji EX, a level 63 MamizouP (disguised as a Ran), a level 65 Ran EX, and a level 63 ChenA (which can use the PDP-equivalent of Encore).
After she's defeated, leave to heal if you like, and when you're ready, continue through the door next to Ran. Yukari's waiting in here, and will fight you.
Yukari uses a level 65 Chen EX, level 66 RanP, level 68 Yukari EX, level 65 Suika EX, and a level 65 TenshiP. I don't know if she will always do this, but I know that she stunned my Puppet in the first turn with Chen, and then swapped out, and didn't send Chen back out until it was her only remaining Puppet. Also, the Tenshi has Indomitable, so don't think you'll be one-shotting it.
Upon defeat, Yukari will talk to you and bring you outside to show her the gates near where you Gap in. If my intuition is correct, going through the gates will bring you to the Netplay lobby. I'm not really going to explain Netplay, since I'm not so interested in it. I'm sure the wiki or the TPDP forum has something on it though (or at least can better explain than I can).
And that is how you unlock Netplay! Enjoy!
Friday, January 15, 2016
PDP Shard of Dreams Postgame: Reincarnation
Gap to Scarlet Devil Mansion and enter. Sakuya will talk to you once you enter, and then leave.
Enter the center door and go up the large stairs to your right or left, and then up the central stairs. Approach the large door in the center to overhear a conversation. Enter the room to talk to Remilia and Flandre. Flandre will leave after. Follow her back out the door and head to the left. Enter the little door. There's a bed in here to heal if you need to, and then head out the next door (left).
Go down through a door, then down and through another door. Then go left and keep going left until you can't anymore, then go up. Go through two screen changes (right after the other).
Continue along and go down, go down the steps, keep going down, down more steps, go down some more, and down one more set of steps. Then go right. When you go down another tiny set of steps, go right. Keep going until you can't go right anymore, then go down. Continue along to a screen change.
Go left when you can, and then up, and then left. There's a large door here, so go through it. Go through this next hallway and through another large door. This brings you to a dining room. In the top right corner is a door. Go through it.
In here, you'll talk to Flandre. She'll then spawn three more Flandres. You have to fight all four Flandres in a row.
The first Flandre uses a level 65 UtsuhoS, level 65 MokouP, and a level 65 ClownpieceS.
The second Flandre uses a level 65 UdongeP, level 65 SakuyaS, and a level 65 GengetsuS.
The third Flandre uses a level 65 YuukaD, level 65 TenshiD, and a level 65 SukunaD.
The final Flandre uses a level 68 FlandreS, level 68 FlandreEX, and a level 68 FlandreP.
These fights are all in a row with no breaks for healing. As a warning, that Clownpiece is pretty powerful. The final Flandre's FlandreS also has an item that makes it so she cannot be 1HKO'd, and FlandreEX has odd typing. Good luck!
Exit her room, exit the dining room, and then exit her hallway. When you're back in the main Basement area, Gap out and back to the entrance of Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Once back in the entrance hall of the mansion, go left and take the steps down into the Library.
Once in the Library, go over to where the Akyuu Box is. You'll notice there is now a Patchouli Puppet on the table and a Yin Yang Orb beside it. The Yin Yang Orb contains some items for Reincarnation, which we'll get to a second.
The mechanics of Reincarnation are best explained by the TPDP Wiki. So I won't write a separate basic Reincarnation Guide.
That said, I do have a particular strategy for reincarnating things.
First, you need to get two Puppets with all S ranked stats. If you didn't import over your original game starter then you already have one with all S ranks guaranteed. The basic idea here is that we want two parent Puppets with the most S ranks that we have. Keep in mind that the parent Puppets will not be changed at all, so don't worry about which ones are the parents.
I'm going to be using Shou, who has S ranks in all stats, and an Elly with an S in HP and Speed.
Talk to the Patchouli Puppet to begin reincarnation. In the first slot, put the Puppet you want to Reincarnate. Make sure this isn't one of your good Puppets! In the second and third slots put the parents. In the fourth slot is what nature you want your Puppet to have. Generally, you'll want Red, Green, or Black Mark. Make sure you pick the right Mark for the right Puppet! A Puppet that's supposed to have high FoAtk isn't going to need a Black Mark!
紅の印 - Red Mark
蒼の印 - Blue Mark
黒の印 - Black Mark
白の印 - White Mark
碧の印 - Green Mark
The final slot is for your Magic Stone, which determines how stats are passed down. Unless you've gone and done the Ice Cave, then you will only have the Rainbow and Omega MagStones.
透の魔石 - Omega MagStone
虹の魔石 - Rainbow MagStone
In general, you'll be wanting to use the Rainbow MagStone, as it is the most universal and the easiest to get all S ranks, in my opinion. I have never once needed to use the colored magic stones from Ice Cave. The Omega MagStone is really only used if you have a perfect all S rank Puppet but did the wrong Mark. So, in general, use the Rainbow MagStone.
Reincarnate the Puppet, and if it has more S ranks than your non-perfect-S-rank parent, then use this new Puppet as the parent and reincarnate something else. The idea is just to use the most S ranks when reincarnating to increase your likelihood of getting full S ranks.
Then keep redoing this until you get a perfect S rank. Once you have two perfect S rank Puppets to use as parents, this whole process becomes a whole lot easier. It's just the first (or first two, if you imported and your starter is not all S ranks) that is annoying and tedious. It shouldn't take too long, although it's dependent on luck. Getting my first full S-rank Puppet took about 23 reincarnations with one parent full S and the other with two S ranks.
Oh, and remember that each reincarnation attempt costs a Magic Fragment.
Now, where do we level all these new reincarnated Puppets?
Simple. On your Gap Map, press A to pull up the screen with four Gap Points. Gap to the one on the top left. This is Yukari's House. If you go down, there's a patch of grass where you can fight wild Chens, Rans, and Yukaris. Just bring one high level Puppet with you to use in battle, and equip those two Combat Handbooks and your Natives Grace to your Puppets and grind here.
There's even an Akyuu Box here to heal with; just put the Puppet you need to heal into the box and then take it out immediately after and it'll be fully healed.
...Just don't enter the house to the left unless you're ready for a fight, because Yukari and Ran are in there. So, don't go waltzing in there with a party of level 1s.
Enter the center door and go up the large stairs to your right or left, and then up the central stairs. Approach the large door in the center to overhear a conversation. Enter the room to talk to Remilia and Flandre. Flandre will leave after. Follow her back out the door and head to the left. Enter the little door. There's a bed in here to heal if you need to, and then head out the next door (left).
Go down through a door, then down and through another door. Then go left and keep going left until you can't anymore, then go up. Go through two screen changes (right after the other).
Continue along and go down, go down the steps, keep going down, down more steps, go down some more, and down one more set of steps. Then go right. When you go down another tiny set of steps, go right. Keep going until you can't go right anymore, then go down. Continue along to a screen change.
Go left when you can, and then up, and then left. There's a large door here, so go through it. Go through this next hallway and through another large door. This brings you to a dining room. In the top right corner is a door. Go through it.
In here, you'll talk to Flandre. She'll then spawn three more Flandres. You have to fight all four Flandres in a row.
The first Flandre uses a level 65 UtsuhoS, level 65 MokouP, and a level 65 ClownpieceS.
The second Flandre uses a level 65 UdongeP, level 65 SakuyaS, and a level 65 GengetsuS.
The third Flandre uses a level 65 YuukaD, level 65 TenshiD, and a level 65 SukunaD.
The final Flandre uses a level 68 FlandreS, level 68 FlandreEX, and a level 68 FlandreP.
These fights are all in a row with no breaks for healing. As a warning, that Clownpiece is pretty powerful. The final Flandre's FlandreS also has an item that makes it so she cannot be 1HKO'd, and FlandreEX has odd typing. Good luck!
Exit her room, exit the dining room, and then exit her hallway. When you're back in the main Basement area, Gap out and back to the entrance of Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Once back in the entrance hall of the mansion, go left and take the steps down into the Library.
Once in the Library, go over to where the Akyuu Box is. You'll notice there is now a Patchouli Puppet on the table and a Yin Yang Orb beside it. The Yin Yang Orb contains some items for Reincarnation, which we'll get to a second.
The mechanics of Reincarnation are best explained by the TPDP Wiki. So I won't write a separate basic Reincarnation Guide.
That said, I do have a particular strategy for reincarnating things.
First, you need to get two Puppets with all S ranked stats. If you didn't import over your original game starter then you already have one with all S ranks guaranteed. The basic idea here is that we want two parent Puppets with the most S ranks that we have. Keep in mind that the parent Puppets will not be changed at all, so don't worry about which ones are the parents.
I'm going to be using Shou, who has S ranks in all stats, and an Elly with an S in HP and Speed.
Talk to the Patchouli Puppet to begin reincarnation. In the first slot, put the Puppet you want to Reincarnate. Make sure this isn't one of your good Puppets! In the second and third slots put the parents. In the fourth slot is what nature you want your Puppet to have. Generally, you'll want Red, Green, or Black Mark. Make sure you pick the right Mark for the right Puppet! A Puppet that's supposed to have high FoAtk isn't going to need a Black Mark!
紅の印 - Red Mark
蒼の印 - Blue Mark
黒の印 - Black Mark
白の印 - White Mark
碧の印 - Green Mark
The final slot is for your Magic Stone, which determines how stats are passed down. Unless you've gone and done the Ice Cave, then you will only have the Rainbow and Omega MagStones.
透の魔石 - Omega MagStone
虹の魔石 - Rainbow MagStone
In general, you'll be wanting to use the Rainbow MagStone, as it is the most universal and the easiest to get all S ranks, in my opinion. I have never once needed to use the colored magic stones from Ice Cave. The Omega MagStone is really only used if you have a perfect all S rank Puppet but did the wrong Mark. So, in general, use the Rainbow MagStone.
Reincarnate the Puppet, and if it has more S ranks than your non-perfect-S-rank parent, then use this new Puppet as the parent and reincarnate something else. The idea is just to use the most S ranks when reincarnating to increase your likelihood of getting full S ranks.
Then keep redoing this until you get a perfect S rank. Once you have two perfect S rank Puppets to use as parents, this whole process becomes a whole lot easier. It's just the first (or first two, if you imported and your starter is not all S ranks) that is annoying and tedious. It shouldn't take too long, although it's dependent on luck. Getting my first full S-rank Puppet took about 23 reincarnations with one parent full S and the other with two S ranks.
Oh, and remember that each reincarnation attempt costs a Magic Fragment.
Now, where do we level all these new reincarnated Puppets?
Simple. On your Gap Map, press A to pull up the screen with four Gap Points. Gap to the one on the top left. This is Yukari's House. If you go down, there's a patch of grass where you can fight wild Chens, Rans, and Yukaris. Just bring one high level Puppet with you to use in battle, and equip those two Combat Handbooks and your Natives Grace to your Puppets and grind here.
There's even an Akyuu Box here to heal with; just put the Puppet you need to heal into the box and then take it out immediately after and it'll be fully healed.
...Just don't enter the house to the left unless you're ready for a fight, because Yukari and Ran are in there. So, don't go waltzing in there with a party of level 1s.
PDP Shard of Dreams Post Game: Getting the Rainbow MagStone
So, here I'll be explaining how to get the Rainbow MagStone, which is a very, very important item for Reincarnation, so it's best to pick it up as soon as possible.
So, first thing's first, Gap to Mayohiga Inn.
Go to the left, go up the steps, and continue left. Keep going left (don't go up the next set of steps). You'll eventually get to a screen change.
This new area is quite misty. Enter the next screen change.
The grass here contains Shou, Kokoro, and Tokiko.
Continue straight to the left and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Go down a bit and go through to the next area, to the left.
Here, in the grass above you is a Yin Yang Orb containing something, but I have no idea. I checked and double-checked the wiki but there doesn't appear to be an equivalent; so it must be something new! Down below the grass is a Merchant standing around who sells Charms. His sell list is as follows:
Fish Scale Charm Yoke Charm
Crane Wing Charm Houen Charm
Skirmisher Charm Scimitar Charm
Mystical Charm Pinpoint Charm
Formation Charm Life Charm
Healing Charm Massage Charm
Awakening Charm Antidote Charm
Burn Charm Light Charm
Relief Charm Courage Charm
Clarity Charm Cursebreak Charm
Curing Charm Thorn Charm
Purify Charm Haste Charm
The last two items on the list (the ones for 250000) appear to be new. They're definitely Charms, but have not a clue what they do. Sorry.
Anyway, take the upper left exit out of the area. ...Which isn't actually a real exit and actually just loops around to the lower area of this exact same area. Seriously, we could have just gone down past the Merchant to get to the same place, but oh well! Loops are fun!
Regardless! There's a Yin Yang Orb here containing a Fish Scale Charm. Take the nearby exit (not the one we just came from!), to your left.
In this next area, there will be some grass at the far left of the area with a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Go up the nearby steps and through to the next exit.
Go down the next set of steps, and then go left and down through some grass. Continue going down through to an exit. Go down here and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Crane Wing Charm. Now head back up to the exit again. Go slightly and left to the next exit.
Go left through some grass to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Mystical Charm. Now go down. Ignore where you can turn left for now, and go to the lowest exit. There's a Yin Yang Orb here containing a Life Charm. Now go up to the exit again.
Go up and take the first left to another exit.
And now you are at Kasen's House! Congratulations! There's a Jizou Statue here to give an offering to. I am almost certain that this one says it's taking Chirei Bun, but I don't appear to have lost a Chirei Bun by making the offering. I checked a bunch of times, but no item was taken from me as far as I can tell.
The grass here contains Byakuren, Kasen, Komachi, Reimu, and Miko.
When you're ready, enter Kasen's House, and speak with Kasen. Basically, she'll ask you to retrieve some lost items for her.
The first one is rather nearby, so we'll start there. Leave her house and exit to the right. Go up to the next exit. Go down through some grass and take the lower exit in the next area. Now go down and take the next exit (there's only one other one here besides the one you came from). This brings you to the Great Frog Pond.
Here, you can capture Suwako and Cirno. Also, there's frogs all over the place. In the top right corner of the area, near a little shrine, is even more frogs. One of these frogs is moving faster than the other frogs. Talk to that one. It will give you the Peach Hairpin.
When you're done, Gap to the Hakurei Shrine. Enter the Shrine and go to the little healing room. In here, there's a little decorative box-thing near the dresser. Interact with it and you'll have to fight Sukuna. She uses a level 65 RaikoP, 63 YatsuhashiS, 65 SukunaP, 63 SeijaS, and a level 63 BenbenP. Upon defeating her, Reimu will come and kick you both out. If needed, re-enter the Shrine and heal at the bed, then go out back behind the Shrine.
Interact with the Well back there to pick up the Dog Flute. Suika is also back here, and will fight you if you talk to her. She uses a level 68 SuikaD, level 68 SuikaEX, and a level 68 SuikaP.
Now Gap to Scarlet Devil Mansion. Now go down to Misty Lake. Go left around the lake until you get to the area with the Kappa, and go that way. Continue left and enter Forest of Magic North.
Cross the water, go left, and then down until you get to a bridge. Cross the bridge and go down. Keep going until you get to the smashable rocks that bring you to Muenzuka. Make your way through Muenzuka to the giant purple tree.
(If you need a refresher on getting through Muenzuka, please check this part here.)
Right in front of the tree is a Yin Yang Orb containing the Monkey Seat.
Now Gap to the Human Village and take the top right exit. Go right ever so slightly until you see some rocks above you. They're really, really close to the Human Village, so don't go too far. Smash the small rock, and go up there.
The first guy on the route won't fight you, but the first girl will. She uses a level 32 YumemiP. Go into the grass near her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Gold Coin. Now go up. Go right and cross the water. Go up the little set of steps, and interact with the rock to obtain a Grimoire. Cross the water again and go left. In the grass is a girl who will fight you with a level 30 NazrinS, level 30 KyoukoP, and a level 30 MomijiD. There's nothing else in the grass though, so go left down the path near it instead. There's a screen change up here.
In here, you'll see Kana Anaberal playing with a Lyrica Puppet. She will fight you with a level 63 LyricaP, level 65 KanaEX, level 63 MerlinP, and a level 63 LunasaD. After defeating her she will give you the final item for Kasen: the Hochodo Book. Up past her is a Yin Yang Orb contain Skill Card 83.
In the grass here you can capture Kotohime, Ellen, Chiyuri, Kana, Rikako, and Yumemi.
In the bottom right corner is a note to read, so do that. Now, Gap to Kasen's House (yes, it is a Gap point). Talk to Kasen and she will give you the Rainbow MagStone! Congratulations! It's a very important Reincarnation item!
So, first thing's first, Gap to Mayohiga Inn.
Go to the left, go up the steps, and continue left. Keep going left (don't go up the next set of steps). You'll eventually get to a screen change.
This new area is quite misty. Enter the next screen change.
The grass here contains Shou, Kokoro, and Tokiko.
Continue straight to the left and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Go down a bit and go through to the next area, to the left.
Here, in the grass above you is a Yin Yang Orb containing something, but I have no idea. I checked and double-checked the wiki but there doesn't appear to be an equivalent; so it must be something new! Down below the grass is a Merchant standing around who sells Charms. His sell list is as follows:
Fish Scale Charm Yoke Charm
Crane Wing Charm Houen Charm
Skirmisher Charm Scimitar Charm
Mystical Charm Pinpoint Charm
Formation Charm Life Charm
Healing Charm Massage Charm
Awakening Charm Antidote Charm
Burn Charm Light Charm
Relief Charm Courage Charm
Clarity Charm Cursebreak Charm
Curing Charm Thorn Charm
Purify Charm Haste Charm
The last two items on the list (the ones for 250000) appear to be new. They're definitely Charms, but have not a clue what they do. Sorry.
Anyway, take the upper left exit out of the area. ...Which isn't actually a real exit and actually just loops around to the lower area of this exact same area. Seriously, we could have just gone down past the Merchant to get to the same place, but oh well! Loops are fun!
Regardless! There's a Yin Yang Orb here containing a Fish Scale Charm. Take the nearby exit (not the one we just came from!), to your left.
In this next area, there will be some grass at the far left of the area with a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Go up the nearby steps and through to the next exit.
Go down the next set of steps, and then go left and down through some grass. Continue going down through to an exit. Go down here and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Crane Wing Charm. Now head back up to the exit again. Go slightly and left to the next exit.
Go left through some grass to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Mystical Charm. Now go down. Ignore where you can turn left for now, and go to the lowest exit. There's a Yin Yang Orb here containing a Life Charm. Now go up to the exit again.
Go up and take the first left to another exit.
And now you are at Kasen's House! Congratulations! There's a Jizou Statue here to give an offering to. I am almost certain that this one says it's taking Chirei Bun, but I don't appear to have lost a Chirei Bun by making the offering. I checked a bunch of times, but no item was taken from me as far as I can tell.
The grass here contains Byakuren, Kasen, Komachi, Reimu, and Miko.
When you're ready, enter Kasen's House, and speak with Kasen. Basically, she'll ask you to retrieve some lost items for her.
The first one is rather nearby, so we'll start there. Leave her house and exit to the right. Go up to the next exit. Go down through some grass and take the lower exit in the next area. Now go down and take the next exit (there's only one other one here besides the one you came from). This brings you to the Great Frog Pond.
Here, you can capture Suwako and Cirno. Also, there's frogs all over the place. In the top right corner of the area, near a little shrine, is even more frogs. One of these frogs is moving faster than the other frogs. Talk to that one. It will give you the Peach Hairpin.
When you're done, Gap to the Hakurei Shrine. Enter the Shrine and go to the little healing room. In here, there's a little decorative box-thing near the dresser. Interact with it and you'll have to fight Sukuna. She uses a level 65 RaikoP, 63 YatsuhashiS, 65 SukunaP, 63 SeijaS, and a level 63 BenbenP. Upon defeating her, Reimu will come and kick you both out. If needed, re-enter the Shrine and heal at the bed, then go out back behind the Shrine.
Interact with the Well back there to pick up the Dog Flute. Suika is also back here, and will fight you if you talk to her. She uses a level 68 SuikaD, level 68 SuikaEX, and a level 68 SuikaP.
Now Gap to Scarlet Devil Mansion. Now go down to Misty Lake. Go left around the lake until you get to the area with the Kappa, and go that way. Continue left and enter Forest of Magic North.
Cross the water, go left, and then down until you get to a bridge. Cross the bridge and go down. Keep going until you get to the smashable rocks that bring you to Muenzuka. Make your way through Muenzuka to the giant purple tree.
(If you need a refresher on getting through Muenzuka, please check this part here.)
Right in front of the tree is a Yin Yang Orb containing the Monkey Seat.
Now Gap to the Human Village and take the top right exit. Go right ever so slightly until you see some rocks above you. They're really, really close to the Human Village, so don't go too far. Smash the small rock, and go up there.
The first guy on the route won't fight you, but the first girl will. She uses a level 32 YumemiP. Go into the grass near her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Gold Coin. Now go up. Go right and cross the water. Go up the little set of steps, and interact with the rock to obtain a Grimoire. Cross the water again and go left. In the grass is a girl who will fight you with a level 30 NazrinS, level 30 KyoukoP, and a level 30 MomijiD. There's nothing else in the grass though, so go left down the path near it instead. There's a screen change up here.
In here, you'll see Kana Anaberal playing with a Lyrica Puppet. She will fight you with a level 63 LyricaP, level 65 KanaEX, level 63 MerlinP, and a level 63 LunasaD. After defeating her she will give you the final item for Kasen: the Hochodo Book. Up past her is a Yin Yang Orb contain Skill Card 83.
In the grass here you can capture Kotohime, Ellen, Chiyuri, Kana, Rikako, and Yumemi.
In the bottom right corner is a note to read, so do that. Now, Gap to Kasen's House (yes, it is a Gap point). Talk to Kasen and she will give you the Rainbow MagStone! Congratulations! It's a very important Reincarnation item!
Thursday, January 14, 2016
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 33: Makai
Part 32 can be found here.
Upon entering Makai, head down the steps, and head right. Head up into the fountain area, and then left when you can. There's a Devil Shopkeeper here who sells healing items (red roof). Just up past her is some grass where you can capture Alice, Louise, Sara, Yumeko, and Shinki.
Head up past the grass, and then right. There's another Devil Shopkeeper (blue roof) here that sells Skill Cards 101 through 115, which are the Sign skills. Head up past her and then go left. You'll see Louise sitting by a table with an Akyuu Box. Louise will heal you when you talk to her, and the Akyuu Box is there for your convenience. Feel free to leave and do anything you need to do before returning, because this is your last chance before the post-game.
Get your best Puppets ready, and head up the steps/bridge near Louise. Head through the winding path and enter Pandaemonium and prepare yourself to face the Makai 4.
Please be aware that unlike in the original game, in this one you cannot exit via Gap Map.
Speak with the woman at the counter to begin when you are ready.
Enter the first room, where you will face Yuki. Yuki's Puppets are as follows:
Level 58 Speed Rin
Level 59 Speed Clownpiece
Level 58 Speed Futo
Level 62 Speed Yuki
Level 59 Speed Marisa
I can't say for absolute certain, but I believe she will always immediately swap Clownpiece out for Futo so Futo can lower your Focus Attack with Smoke Deploy, and then she'll swap back to Clownpiece after you take down Futo.
In the second room, you will fight Mai. Mai's Puppets are as follows:
Level 58 Speed Seiga
Level 60 Assist Satori
Level 58 Power Doremy
Level 59 Power Iku
Level 62 Power Mai
That Satori is evil. Evil evil evil. As far as I can tell, she was reflecting all damage back to me, and then I think the Iku did something else that lowered my attack drastically.
In the third room, you will fight Yumeko. Yumeko's Puppets are as follows:
Level 59 Power Miko
Level 60 Defense Kokoro
Level 63 Speed Yumeko
Level 60 Power Sakuya
Level 59 Power Sagume
Didn't really run into any problems here. I guess that Miko could be an issue if she hit first, but if you just get her below 50% health then she becomes trivial due to her ability.
In the final room, you will face Shinki. Shinki's team is as follows:
Level 62 Speed Junko
Level 68 Power Shinki
Level 65 Power Yumeko
Level 65 Power Mima
Level 62 Speed Byakuren
Level 64 Power Sariel
Junko's ability makes it so she deals damage to you after you knock her out, so be aware of that. Also, Yumeko has Morale Booster, so her attack will boost if she manages to knock out any of your Puppets. Sariel and Shinki are both weak to Light type attacks, so as long as you have those, you should be all set. Oh, and huge level advantages help too.
With Shinki defeated, congratulations! You have beaten Shard of Dreams! You'll see Yukari speaking to you again before the credits roll.
Well, for the most part. Now we have a post-game to cover!
When the credits are over, you'll find yourself in the Hakurei Shrine, and you'll be greeted by Marisa, who will bring you to also visit Sanae and Reimu. Sanae will bring you outside, and you'll be free to begin doing whatever it is you want to do.
And there are some options there. And I'll have guides for them once I finish them! Off to writing!
Upon entering Makai, head down the steps, and head right. Head up into the fountain area, and then left when you can. There's a Devil Shopkeeper here who sells healing items (red roof). Just up past her is some grass where you can capture Alice, Louise, Sara, Yumeko, and Shinki.
Head up past the grass, and then right. There's another Devil Shopkeeper (blue roof) here that sells Skill Cards 101 through 115, which are the Sign skills. Head up past her and then go left. You'll see Louise sitting by a table with an Akyuu Box. Louise will heal you when you talk to her, and the Akyuu Box is there for your convenience. Feel free to leave and do anything you need to do before returning, because this is your last chance before the post-game.
Get your best Puppets ready, and head up the steps/bridge near Louise. Head through the winding path and enter Pandaemonium and prepare yourself to face the Makai 4.
Please be aware that unlike in the original game, in this one you cannot exit via Gap Map.
Speak with the woman at the counter to begin when you are ready.
Enter the first room, where you will face Yuki. Yuki's Puppets are as follows:
Level 58 Speed Rin
Level 59 Speed Clownpiece
Level 58 Speed Futo
Level 62 Speed Yuki
Level 59 Speed Marisa
I can't say for absolute certain, but I believe she will always immediately swap Clownpiece out for Futo so Futo can lower your Focus Attack with Smoke Deploy, and then she'll swap back to Clownpiece after you take down Futo.
In the second room, you will fight Mai. Mai's Puppets are as follows:
Level 58 Speed Seiga
Level 60 Assist Satori
Level 58 Power Doremy
Level 59 Power Iku
Level 62 Power Mai
That Satori is evil. Evil evil evil. As far as I can tell, she was reflecting all damage back to me, and then I think the Iku did something else that lowered my attack drastically.
In the third room, you will fight Yumeko. Yumeko's Puppets are as follows:
Level 59 Power Miko
Level 60 Defense Kokoro
Level 63 Speed Yumeko
Level 60 Power Sakuya
Level 59 Power Sagume
Didn't really run into any problems here. I guess that Miko could be an issue if she hit first, but if you just get her below 50% health then she becomes trivial due to her ability.
In the final room, you will face Shinki. Shinki's team is as follows:
Level 62 Speed Junko
Level 68 Power Shinki
Level 65 Power Yumeko
Level 65 Power Mima
Level 62 Speed Byakuren
Level 64 Power Sariel
Junko's ability makes it so she deals damage to you after you knock her out, so be aware of that. Also, Yumeko has Morale Booster, so her attack will boost if she manages to knock out any of your Puppets. Sariel and Shinki are both weak to Light type attacks, so as long as you have those, you should be all set. Oh, and huge level advantages help too.
With Shinki defeated, congratulations! You have beaten Shard of Dreams! You'll see Yukari speaking to you again before the credits roll.
Well, for the most part. Now we have a post-game to cover!
When the credits are over, you'll find yourself in the Hakurei Shrine, and you'll be greeted by Marisa, who will bring you to also visit Sanae and Reimu. Sanae will bring you outside, and you'll be free to begin doing whatever it is you want to do.
And there are some options there. And I'll have guides for them once I finish them! Off to writing!
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 32: Makai Snowy Area *Picture Heavy*
Part 31 can be found here.
Through that white light at the end of section 31, we now find ourselves in a pretty, snowy area. Head up, and...oh, fun, ice puzzles.
Soooo, I thought this would be a pain to explain in words, so I made a makeshift map by taking screenshots of the game and quickly patching them together in Paint and then drawing in arrows for the path, so here, have a poorly made map:
So, do that. And then go up. In the grass here you can capture Elis, Mai, Yuki, YuugenMagan, and Sariel (very rare).
Continue along and fight the Devil with a level 49 Yuukas (D/P). In the grass to her right is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Formation Charm. Now head back to the ice, and have another map to get you to the next area:
Go up from here, and you'll see Elis walking around. I'm pretty sure that she heals you so talk to her, then continue up the bridge.
Up here is yet another ice puzzle. Yay.
Pick up the Yin Yang Orb over here which contains Skill Card 16. Now take the following route:
Go right here and fight the Devil. She uses five level 45 Yoshikas (3 Ps and 2 Ds) and a level 45 SeigaS. Now go up to the next ice puzzle, which isn't a puzzle at all. It's easy. Just go straight up.
Once you're across the puzzle, go right and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 28. Now head left. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 50 YuyukoP. Now go left. Go up the first set of steps and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Houen Charm. Go back down the steps.
Head down to the next set of steps, but don't go up them yet. Go down instead and hop the ledges to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 94, hop the last ledge, and you'll be back at the second ice puzzle. Just do the same thing again, including getting to the other side first.
Then head up, through the straightforward last puzzle, and back over to the steps that were right before the ledges from before. Go up the steps. Continue along, and fight he Zombie Fairy with a level 49 RinS and a level 49 UtsuhoP. Go left past her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 8. Now head down. Ice puzzle. Confusing map time!
The Yin Yang Orb contains an item, but I couldn't figure out what it is; it appears to be new.
Anyway, continue down. You'll run into Gengetsu and Mugetsu. They will fight you (together) with a level 52 RemiliaS, level 52 FlandreS, level 56 MugetsuP, and a level 56 GengetsuS. After defeating them, you can go through to the new area behind them.
Straight ahead is another teleporter, so enter it. This brings you to a small room, so take the exit.
Congratulations, you are now in Makai! This is the final part of the game that isn't the postgame, so I feel it should have its own section.
Part 33 can be found here.
Through that white light at the end of section 31, we now find ourselves in a pretty, snowy area. Head up, and...oh, fun, ice puzzles.
Soooo, I thought this would be a pain to explain in words, so I made a makeshift map by taking screenshots of the game and quickly patching them together in Paint and then drawing in arrows for the path, so here, have a poorly made map:
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Continue along and fight the Devil with a level 49 Yuukas (D/P). In the grass to her right is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Formation Charm. Now head back to the ice, and have another map to get you to the next area:
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Go up from here, and you'll see Elis walking around. I'm pretty sure that she heals you so talk to her, then continue up the bridge.
Up here is yet another ice puzzle. Yay.
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Go right here and fight the Devil. She uses five level 45 Yoshikas (3 Ps and 2 Ds) and a level 45 SeigaS. Now go up to the next ice puzzle, which isn't a puzzle at all. It's easy. Just go straight up.
Once you're across the puzzle, go right and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 28. Now head left. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 50 YuyukoP. Now go left. Go up the first set of steps and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Houen Charm. Go back down the steps.
Head down to the next set of steps, but don't go up them yet. Go down instead and hop the ledges to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 94, hop the last ledge, and you'll be back at the second ice puzzle. Just do the same thing again, including getting to the other side first.
Then head up, through the straightforward last puzzle, and back over to the steps that were right before the ledges from before. Go up the steps. Continue along, and fight he Zombie Fairy with a level 49 RinS and a level 49 UtsuhoP. Go left past her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 8. Now head down. Ice puzzle. Confusing map time!
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Anyway, continue down. You'll run into Gengetsu and Mugetsu. They will fight you (together) with a level 52 RemiliaS, level 52 FlandreS, level 56 MugetsuP, and a level 56 GengetsuS. After defeating them, you can go through to the new area behind them.
Straight ahead is another teleporter, so enter it. This brings you to a small room, so take the exit.
Congratulations, you are now in Makai! This is the final part of the game that isn't the postgame, so I feel it should have its own section.
Part 33 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 31: Hakurei Cave
Part 30 can be found here.
Please excuse my lateness, my computer is having issues at the moment.
Anyway, enter the Hakurei Cave and we will begin!
Here, you can capture Marisa, Mima, Sara, Yuuka, and Reimu.
Immediately upon entering, pick up the Yin Yang Orb to your left. It contains Skill Card 21. After this, go up. When you see some steps, go left (don't go up the steps). Fight the Spirit with a level 50 MimaP, and continue left. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Magic Crystal (high sell price etc. item), and then head back down to the stairs.
Go up the steps, then up two more sets of steps. Cross the nearby bridge and continue. When you get to a second bridge and some steps, go down the steps first. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 49 MamizouD and a level 49 RanP. Go left past her and then down the ladder.
Down here, go right. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam. You don't have to fight the Ghost here, but if you do, he has a level 50 SeigaS. Head back to the ladder, and go down. Go down the steps. There's a youkai here with a level 49 SakuyaS and a level 49 RemiliaP, although she is very easy to skip if you don't want to fight her. Down past her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 46. Now head back up to the ladder, and go back up it.
Head to the right past the beast youkai and go back up the steps (don't hop the ledge), and go right across the bridge. Go down the nearby steps and then go right. Fight the girl with a level 45 SeijaD, 45 FutoS, 45 ShouP, 45 SakuyaS, 45 SanaeS, and a level 45 YoumuP.
Go left past her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing an Ecstasy Set. Now go right and down the steps. Head up. There's a youkai here (although she is easily avoidable) with a level 50 FlandreS. Pick up the nearby Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 60. Now go down and keep going down. You'll eventually come to a ladder, so go down it.
There's a Spirit right nearby with a level 50 YukariP. Down past him, go right. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 48 YoshikaD, level 48 KasenA, and a level 48 YuyukoP. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Wooden Sword (very nice item; like the Combat Handbook but for PP instead of Exp), then head left. Fight the ghost girl with a level 49 KoishiA and a level 49 KokoroD. Go left past her and then up some steps. Go right and up another set of steps.
Continue left and fight the Ghost with a level 50 YuugenA. Now head up and across the bridge. Fight the Rabbit with a level 49 YorihimeP and a level 49 ToyohimeD. The nearby Ghost will fight you with a level 50 EikiD. Now head down the three sets of steps and go left. Keep going left and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Houen Charm. Now head back to the steps, hop the ledge to your right, go up, and head back up the ladder.
Go left, and hop another ledge. Continue left. This is the entrance again. Feel free to leave and heal, and when you're done, go up and turn right when you see the stairs.
Fight the girl with a level 48 SeigaP, level 48 FutoS, and a level 48 MikoP, then continue. Go up the steps and go left. Continue along (linear) and fight the Sunflower Fairy with a level 49 KomachiP and a level 49 EikiD, then pick up the Yin Yang Orb at the end that contains a Hakurei Shinshu. Now head back to the steps, and go right. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 48 SunnyA, level 48 StarP, and a level 48 LunaS. Go past her, and go down the nearby steps.
From here, go down and fight the Ghost with a level 50 YoumuP. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Fate Thread. Now head up. Go up the nearby ladder.
There's a woman here who will fight you with a level 49 IkuS and a level 49 TenshiP. Down past her are three Yin Yang Orbs. The one on the left contains a Sun Fruit Jam. The bottom one contains a Yoke Charm. The one on the right contains a Hakurei Shinshu. Now head back down the ladder.
Go down and to the left until you get back to the steps, go up them, and head up the next set of steps. Continue along, go across the bridge. Fight the Zombie Fairy with a level 49 FutoS and a level 49 MikoP. Go down the two sets of steps and fight the ghost girl with a level 45 LyricaS, 45 BenbenD, 45 LunasaD, 45 YatsuhashiS, 45 RaikoP, and a level 45 MerlinA. To her right is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Now head left and down the ladder.
Go down and fight the girl with a level 50 NueP. Go right past her and cross the water to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Formation Charm. Head back across the water and go left and down. Go up the steps and cross the bridge, and then down another set of steps. Fight the male Oni with a level 50 KonngaraP, then go down the nearby steps. Go right and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Moriya Shinshu, then go back to the steps and go up them. Go right and up another set of steps.
Cross the bridge and continue along. Go down two sets of steps and keep going.
This brings you to a cave exit. Go on through. Make sure you're healed and ready for battle, and continue through the little tunnel. At the end, Sara will fight you with a level 50 EllyD, level 54 SaraD, and a level 50 MeilingS. She will let you pass after you defeat her, so enter the...teleporter(?).
This brings you to a weird dream-world like area with glass patches and weird jump things.
Begin by heading down from the teleporter and down a large set of steps. There's a Yin Yang Orb right there, but we have to take a longer route to get to it. It's easy though. Hop all the little spots until you get to it. It contains Skill Card 82. Now take the last little jump and head back up to the teleporter, then head up.
This brings you to a white light, so go on through.
I will end this section here because it's getting lengthy, and go on to the next part!
Part 32 can be found here.
Please excuse my lateness, my computer is having issues at the moment.
Anyway, enter the Hakurei Cave and we will begin!
Here, you can capture Marisa, Mima, Sara, Yuuka, and Reimu.
Immediately upon entering, pick up the Yin Yang Orb to your left. It contains Skill Card 21. After this, go up. When you see some steps, go left (don't go up the steps). Fight the Spirit with a level 50 MimaP, and continue left. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Magic Crystal (high sell price etc. item), and then head back down to the stairs.
Go up the steps, then up two more sets of steps. Cross the nearby bridge and continue. When you get to a second bridge and some steps, go down the steps first. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 49 MamizouD and a level 49 RanP. Go left past her and then down the ladder.
Down here, go right. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam. You don't have to fight the Ghost here, but if you do, he has a level 50 SeigaS. Head back to the ladder, and go down. Go down the steps. There's a youkai here with a level 49 SakuyaS and a level 49 RemiliaP, although she is very easy to skip if you don't want to fight her. Down past her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 46. Now head back up to the ladder, and go back up it.
Head to the right past the beast youkai and go back up the steps (don't hop the ledge), and go right across the bridge. Go down the nearby steps and then go right. Fight the girl with a level 45 SeijaD, 45 FutoS, 45 ShouP, 45 SakuyaS, 45 SanaeS, and a level 45 YoumuP.
Go left past her and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing an Ecstasy Set. Now go right and down the steps. Head up. There's a youkai here (although she is easily avoidable) with a level 50 FlandreS. Pick up the nearby Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 60. Now go down and keep going down. You'll eventually come to a ladder, so go down it.
There's a Spirit right nearby with a level 50 YukariP. Down past him, go right. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 48 YoshikaD, level 48 KasenA, and a level 48 YuyukoP. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Wooden Sword (very nice item; like the Combat Handbook but for PP instead of Exp), then head left. Fight the ghost girl with a level 49 KoishiA and a level 49 KokoroD. Go left past her and then up some steps. Go right and up another set of steps.
Continue left and fight the Ghost with a level 50 YuugenA. Now head up and across the bridge. Fight the Rabbit with a level 49 YorihimeP and a level 49 ToyohimeD. The nearby Ghost will fight you with a level 50 EikiD. Now head down the three sets of steps and go left. Keep going left and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Houen Charm. Now head back to the steps, hop the ledge to your right, go up, and head back up the ladder.
Go left, and hop another ledge. Continue left. This is the entrance again. Feel free to leave and heal, and when you're done, go up and turn right when you see the stairs.
Fight the girl with a level 48 SeigaP, level 48 FutoS, and a level 48 MikoP, then continue. Go up the steps and go left. Continue along (linear) and fight the Sunflower Fairy with a level 49 KomachiP and a level 49 EikiD, then pick up the Yin Yang Orb at the end that contains a Hakurei Shinshu. Now head back to the steps, and go right. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 48 SunnyA, level 48 StarP, and a level 48 LunaS. Go past her, and go down the nearby steps.
From here, go down and fight the Ghost with a level 50 YoumuP. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Fate Thread. Now head up. Go up the nearby ladder.
There's a woman here who will fight you with a level 49 IkuS and a level 49 TenshiP. Down past her are three Yin Yang Orbs. The one on the left contains a Sun Fruit Jam. The bottom one contains a Yoke Charm. The one on the right contains a Hakurei Shinshu. Now head back down the ladder.
Go down and to the left until you get back to the steps, go up them, and head up the next set of steps. Continue along, go across the bridge. Fight the Zombie Fairy with a level 49 FutoS and a level 49 MikoP. Go down the two sets of steps and fight the ghost girl with a level 45 LyricaS, 45 BenbenD, 45 LunasaD, 45 YatsuhashiS, 45 RaikoP, and a level 45 MerlinA. To her right is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Now head left and down the ladder.
Go down and fight the girl with a level 50 NueP. Go right past her and cross the water to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Formation Charm. Head back across the water and go left and down. Go up the steps and cross the bridge, and then down another set of steps. Fight the male Oni with a level 50 KonngaraP, then go down the nearby steps. Go right and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Moriya Shinshu, then go back to the steps and go up them. Go right and up another set of steps.
Cross the bridge and continue along. Go down two sets of steps and keep going.
This brings you to a cave exit. Go on through. Make sure you're healed and ready for battle, and continue through the little tunnel. At the end, Sara will fight you with a level 50 EllyD, level 54 SaraD, and a level 50 MeilingS. She will let you pass after you defeat her, so enter the...teleporter(?).
This brings you to a weird dream-world like area with glass patches and weird jump things.
Begin by heading down from the teleporter and down a large set of steps. There's a Yin Yang Orb right there, but we have to take a longer route to get to it. It's easy though. Hop all the little spots until you get to it. It contains Skill Card 82. Now take the last little jump and head back up to the teleporter, then head up.
This brings you to a white light, so go on through.
I will end this section here because it's getting lengthy, and go on to the next part!
Part 32 can be found here.
Monday, January 11, 2016
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 30: Myouren Temple 2
Part 29 can be found here.
When you're ready to continue on, Gap to Myouren Temple.
Enter the Temple proper and talk to Byakuren. You'll see the locations of all of Byakuren's disciples. You need to defeat each disciple before she will tell you how to enter Makai.
Exit the Temple and head straight to the entrance of the Temple courtyard and fight Kyouko. Kyouko uses a level 48 KogasaS, level 48 KyoukoP, and a level 48 MystiaP.
Head back up into the courtyard and go right and fight Murasa. Murasa uses a level 49 NueP (disguised as a Murasa), and a level 49 MurasaP.
Go up the nearby steps and go right. Ichirin will fight you with a level 51 IchirinP. Head up the next set of steps and continue left. Shou will fight you with a level 48 KyoukoP, level 48 NazrinS, and a level 50 ShouP.
Now, head up into the Graveyard and go to the top left corner and fight Nazrin. Nazrin uses a level 49 ShouS and a level 49 NazrinS.
Now, head back down and enter the Temple again. Talk to Byakuren, and she will fight you with a level 52 IchirinD, level 57 NueP (disguised as a HijiriS), level 57 ByakurenS (a real one this time), and a level 54 ShouS. Upon defeating her, she will tell you how to enter Makai.
Exit the Temple, and there's one more fight to do here. Head up the left side of the Temple and you'll find Nue staring at a wall. Talk to her. She will fight you with a level 48 KogasaS, level 48 NueD, and a level 48 MurasaD.
When you're done here, feel free to Gap wherever to heal/stock up, because we have a rather long part coming up.
When you're done, Gap to the Hakurei Shrine.
Once at the Shrine, head to the right, and up to where you originally started the game. You will be stopped by Marisa, who will fight you with a level 54 NitoriS, level 54 AliceD, level 56 MarisaS, and a level 54 PatchouliP.
Once you're done with her (feel free to leave to heal and then come back), head up to a screen change. Follow the linear path (it may not look linear, but if you go the wrong way the game will stop you). In the grass here you can capture Star, Luna, Sunny, and Reimu.
Reimu will be waiting for you up here. She will fight you with a level 54 AyaP, level 54 SuikaD, level 56 ReimuP, and a level 54 YukariD. After defeating her, she will let you pass.
Continue along, go up two sets of steps, then turn right and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 36. Now go up the steps until you get to a cave. Turn left. Go down to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Hakurei Shinshu.
Now, make your preparations to enter the Hakurei Cave. Please be aware that this is the equivalent of Pokémon's Victory Road, and make preparations accordingly.
Part 31 can be found here.
When you're ready to continue on, Gap to Myouren Temple.
Enter the Temple proper and talk to Byakuren. You'll see the locations of all of Byakuren's disciples. You need to defeat each disciple before she will tell you how to enter Makai.
Exit the Temple and head straight to the entrance of the Temple courtyard and fight Kyouko. Kyouko uses a level 48 KogasaS, level 48 KyoukoP, and a level 48 MystiaP.
Head back up into the courtyard and go right and fight Murasa. Murasa uses a level 49 NueP (disguised as a Murasa), and a level 49 MurasaP.
Go up the nearby steps and go right. Ichirin will fight you with a level 51 IchirinP. Head up the next set of steps and continue left. Shou will fight you with a level 48 KyoukoP, level 48 NazrinS, and a level 50 ShouP.
Now, head up into the Graveyard and go to the top left corner and fight Nazrin. Nazrin uses a level 49 ShouS and a level 49 NazrinS.
Now, head back down and enter the Temple again. Talk to Byakuren, and she will fight you with a level 52 IchirinD, level 57 NueP (disguised as a HijiriS), level 57 ByakurenS (a real one this time), and a level 54 ShouS. Upon defeating her, she will tell you how to enter Makai.
Exit the Temple, and there's one more fight to do here. Head up the left side of the Temple and you'll find Nue staring at a wall. Talk to her. She will fight you with a level 48 KogasaS, level 48 NueD, and a level 48 MurasaD.
When you're done here, feel free to Gap wherever to heal/stock up, because we have a rather long part coming up.
When you're done, Gap to the Hakurei Shrine.
Once at the Shrine, head to the right, and up to where you originally started the game. You will be stopped by Marisa, who will fight you with a level 54 NitoriS, level 54 AliceD, level 56 MarisaS, and a level 54 PatchouliP.
Once you're done with her (feel free to leave to heal and then come back), head up to a screen change. Follow the linear path (it may not look linear, but if you go the wrong way the game will stop you). In the grass here you can capture Star, Luna, Sunny, and Reimu.
Reimu will be waiting for you up here. She will fight you with a level 54 AyaP, level 54 SuikaD, level 56 ReimuP, and a level 54 YukariD. After defeating her, she will let you pass.
Continue along, go up two sets of steps, then turn right and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 36. Now go up the steps until you get to a cave. Turn left. Go down to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Hakurei Shinshu.
Now, make your preparations to enter the Hakurei Cave. Please be aware that this is the equivalent of Pokémon's Victory Road, and make preparations accordingly.
Part 31 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 29: Garden of the Sun
Part 28 can be found here.
Upon entering the new area, go up and enter the Garden.
The grass here contains Wriggle, Yuuka, Merlin, Lunasa, and Lyrica.
Head right and up some steps. You'll come to some grass and a Yin Yang Orb. The Yin Yang Orb contains an Oath Thread. Now head back to the entrance of the garden, and head left. Go down through some water to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 19. Go back across and then go up the path. Fight the Sunflower Fairy with a level 42 KomachiP and then go up past her (don't go up the steps yet) to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 75. Now feel free to take the steps. Continue along and go down the next set of the steps.
Head down, and then left. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 42 LilyP. Now head up to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam. Now head back down to the fairy and then up, back to the steps. Go right now, and then down and fight a Sunflower Fairy with a level 42 MedicineP. Now go up (hug the wall).
Head up to fight yet another Sunflower Fairy, this one with a level 40 YuukaD, level 40 AyaP, and a level 40 KomachiA. Then go down slightly and go left. Continue along and keep going left (don't go up through the grass; there's nothing up there). Fight the Sunflower Fairy with a level 41 KomachiA and a level 41 AyaS. Up past her, go left. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 42 ShizuhaP. The Yin Yang Orb here contains an Oath Thread. Go back up and then go right.
Go up, and you'll run into Yuuka. Yuuka will fight you with a level 52 KurumiP, level 52 EllyP, and a level 55 YuukaP. She'll leave upon being defeated. The nearby stump contains a Prismatic Candy if you interact with it.
Go right and enter Yuuka's House. On the table in her house is a Yin Yang Orb containing a book for Kosuzu. Outside of her house, the barrel closest to it to the right contains an Ecstasy Set.
If you need to Gap elsewhere to heal, feel free to, as Yuuka's House can be gapped to, so you can come back immediately after.
From Yuuka's House, go up. Fight a Sunflower Fairy with a level 43 YuukaP. Go left when you can to reach a grass patch where you can capture Yatsuhashi, Benben, Sekibanki, Seija, and Raiko (rare). To the left of the grass, go up through the water. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 42. Now go back through the grass patch and keep going right. Along the way is a Jizou Statue to make an offering to.
When you come to a patch of grass, fight the purple-haired fairy in the grass with a level 41 StarD, level 41 LunaS, and a level 41 SunnyP. Go up some nearby stairs and turn right. Head up another set of steps and keep going up. Keep going up yet another set of steps and go up and to the right a bit to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Silver Coin. Now head back down two of the sets of steps and go left, and then keep going. Go down and left. Go down slightly and interact with a nearby rock to obtain a Moriya Shinshu. Now head right and up the steps. Then go left. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Paste of the Fog. Now head back to the right and down the steps, then right, and then up.
Continue along and fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 42 RikaS and a level 42 OrangeD. There's a rock to the left of her that contains an Oath Thread. Continue along and go down the steps. Head into the grass to the left and fight the girl with a level 43 LettyD. Now head back down and continue along.
Eventually, you'll come across Benben and Yatsuhashi. They'll both fight you (separately). Benben will use a level 46 YatsuhashiS and a level 48 BenbenP. Yatsuhashi will use a level 46 BenbenD and a level 48 YatsuhashiD.
Continue past them and go up. Fight the old man with a level 42 IkuP and a level 42 WakasagiS. Enter the water near him and go straight up to pick up a Yin Yang orb containing Skill Card 29. Go down and to the right to land again. Go right and fight the girl with a level 42 IchirinD and a level 42 MeilingD. Just past her is a Farmer who will fight you with a level 42 ShizuhaS and a level 42 MinorikoD.
Past him is a gap in some trees, so head up there and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Moriya Shinshu. Now, continue to the right. Fight the boy with a level 42 MystiaP and a level 42 MedicineP. Continue along and a fight man with a level 43 KeineP. Hop the ledge near him to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 24.
That's all there is to do in this area, so Gap back to the Human Village and we'll move on to section 30.
Part 30 can be found here.
Upon entering the new area, go up and enter the Garden.
The grass here contains Wriggle, Yuuka, Merlin, Lunasa, and Lyrica.
Head right and up some steps. You'll come to some grass and a Yin Yang Orb. The Yin Yang Orb contains an Oath Thread. Now head back to the entrance of the garden, and head left. Go down through some water to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 19. Go back across and then go up the path. Fight the Sunflower Fairy with a level 42 KomachiP and then go up past her (don't go up the steps yet) to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 75. Now feel free to take the steps. Continue along and go down the next set of the steps.
Head down, and then left. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 42 LilyP. Now head up to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam. Now head back down to the fairy and then up, back to the steps. Go right now, and then down and fight a Sunflower Fairy with a level 42 MedicineP. Now go up (hug the wall).
Head up to fight yet another Sunflower Fairy, this one with a level 40 YuukaD, level 40 AyaP, and a level 40 KomachiA. Then go down slightly and go left. Continue along and keep going left (don't go up through the grass; there's nothing up there). Fight the Sunflower Fairy with a level 41 KomachiA and a level 41 AyaS. Up past her, go left. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 42 ShizuhaP. The Yin Yang Orb here contains an Oath Thread. Go back up and then go right.
Go up, and you'll run into Yuuka. Yuuka will fight you with a level 52 KurumiP, level 52 EllyP, and a level 55 YuukaP. She'll leave upon being defeated. The nearby stump contains a Prismatic Candy if you interact with it.
Go right and enter Yuuka's House. On the table in her house is a Yin Yang Orb containing a book for Kosuzu. Outside of her house, the barrel closest to it to the right contains an Ecstasy Set.
If you need to Gap elsewhere to heal, feel free to, as Yuuka's House can be gapped to, so you can come back immediately after.
From Yuuka's House, go up. Fight a Sunflower Fairy with a level 43 YuukaP. Go left when you can to reach a grass patch where you can capture Yatsuhashi, Benben, Sekibanki, Seija, and Raiko (rare). To the left of the grass, go up through the water. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 42. Now go back through the grass patch and keep going right. Along the way is a Jizou Statue to make an offering to.
When you come to a patch of grass, fight the purple-haired fairy in the grass with a level 41 StarD, level 41 LunaS, and a level 41 SunnyP. Go up some nearby stairs and turn right. Head up another set of steps and keep going up. Keep going up yet another set of steps and go up and to the right a bit to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Silver Coin. Now head back down two of the sets of steps and go left, and then keep going. Go down and left. Go down slightly and interact with a nearby rock to obtain a Moriya Shinshu. Now head right and up the steps. Then go left. Pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Paste of the Fog. Now head back to the right and down the steps, then right, and then up.
Continue along and fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 42 RikaS and a level 42 OrangeD. There's a rock to the left of her that contains an Oath Thread. Continue along and go down the steps. Head into the grass to the left and fight the girl with a level 43 LettyD. Now head back down and continue along.
Eventually, you'll come across Benben and Yatsuhashi. They'll both fight you (separately). Benben will use a level 46 YatsuhashiS and a level 48 BenbenP. Yatsuhashi will use a level 46 BenbenD and a level 48 YatsuhashiD.
Continue past them and go up. Fight the old man with a level 42 IkuP and a level 42 WakasagiS. Enter the water near him and go straight up to pick up a Yin Yang orb containing Skill Card 29. Go down and to the right to land again. Go right and fight the girl with a level 42 IchirinD and a level 42 MeilingD. Just past her is a Farmer who will fight you with a level 42 ShizuhaS and a level 42 MinorikoD.
Past him is a gap in some trees, so head up there and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Moriya Shinshu. Now, continue to the right. Fight the boy with a level 42 MystiaP and a level 42 MedicineP. Continue along and a fight man with a level 43 KeineP. Hop the ledge near him to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 24.
That's all there is to do in this area, so Gap back to the Human Village and we'll move on to section 30.
Part 30 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 28: Suzuran Field
Part 27 can be found here.
From the Inn, head down into a new area. This is the Suzuran Field. Here, you can capture Aya, Udonge, Medicine, Eirin, and Mystia.
Go right and hop the ledge. Fight the fairy with a level 40 RumiaD and a level 40 LettyP. Go down the next ledge and fight the next fairy with a level 40 EikiD and a level 40 KomachiP. Hop the next ledge and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Magatama. Hop yet another ledge, and head down.
You'll have to fight Medicine Melancholy down here, and it's rather difficult. She uses a level 46 AliceP, level 46 HinaA, level 52 MedicineP, level 46 KokoroP, and a level 46 MokouS. She has a tendency to switch her Puppets during battle, so be ready for that.
Now, head back up and hop the ledge to your left. Now go up and to the left. Hop the ledge below you into some grass and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 77. Hop one last ledge, and go down to a screen change.
The grass here contains Elly, Orange, and Kurumi.
Head down and fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 40 WriggleP. Continue to the left. The lady with the red hair will not fight you, but the bunny will. She'll use a level 41 UdongeP. Continue along. There's a Jizou Statue to make an offering to.
Further along is a brown-haired fairy who will fight you with a level 40 SaraS. Head up past her to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Paste of the Fog. Now head back to the fairy and go down. Continue along and go left to fight a Tengu with a level 40 HinaA and a level 40 MomijiS. Up past him is a cave. Enter the cave when you're ready.
In here, you can capture Sara, Yamame, Kisume, Kokoro, and Koishi (very rare).
Straight ahead, head up some steps to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Myouren Tea. Go back down the steps and go right. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 41 RanP. Keep going to the left. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 39 RumiaD, and two level 39 RumiaPs. To the left of her is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Now go right and down the ladder.
Fight a Ghost with a level 41 YoumuS. Head down past him to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing something. I accidentally clicked too quickly and didn't see what though. Sorry.
Head back up and then go left. Don't go up the steps yet, instead keep going left and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 48. Now go back over and up the steps, then cross the bridge. Fight the ghost girl with a level 40 BenbenP and a level 40 KogasaS. Go down the steps past her and go left. Go down another set of steps. Fight the Ghost with a level 41 TojikoS. Go left past him and up the steps, continue and then go down the next set of steps. When you see some water, go down and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Silver Coin. Now head up. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 39 LunaP, level 39 LunaS, and a level 39 CirnoP. Continue up and go up the ladder.
Go down and cross the bridge. To the left is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam. Then head out the door. The red-haired fairy right outside the door will heal you if you talk to her. There's a gap in the fences to the right that gives you access to the water. Cross the water and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 52. Head back and go left. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 39 LilyA, level 39 StarD, and a level 39 SunnyP.
Down past her is some grass, which appears to contain the same Puppets as the last route, with an exception. You can also capture Gengetsu and Mugetsu here, albeit very rarely. Continuing along, fight the girl with a level 40 KisumeA and a level 40 NitoriS. Keep on going and fight the black-haired girl with a level 40 EllyD and a level 40 KurumiP. Continue up to a screen-change.
This brings you to the Garden of the Sun, and we will continue in the next section!
Part 28 can be found here.
From the Inn, head down into a new area. This is the Suzuran Field. Here, you can capture Aya, Udonge, Medicine, Eirin, and Mystia.
Go right and hop the ledge. Fight the fairy with a level 40 RumiaD and a level 40 LettyP. Go down the next ledge and fight the next fairy with a level 40 EikiD and a level 40 KomachiP. Hop the next ledge and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Magatama. Hop yet another ledge, and head down.
You'll have to fight Medicine Melancholy down here, and it's rather difficult. She uses a level 46 AliceP, level 46 HinaA, level 52 MedicineP, level 46 KokoroP, and a level 46 MokouS. She has a tendency to switch her Puppets during battle, so be ready for that.
Now, head back up and hop the ledge to your left. Now go up and to the left. Hop the ledge below you into some grass and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 77. Hop one last ledge, and go down to a screen change.
The grass here contains Elly, Orange, and Kurumi.
Head down and fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 40 WriggleP. Continue to the left. The lady with the red hair will not fight you, but the bunny will. She'll use a level 41 UdongeP. Continue along. There's a Jizou Statue to make an offering to.
Further along is a brown-haired fairy who will fight you with a level 40 SaraS. Head up past her to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Paste of the Fog. Now head back to the fairy and go down. Continue along and go left to fight a Tengu with a level 40 HinaA and a level 40 MomijiS. Up past him is a cave. Enter the cave when you're ready.
In here, you can capture Sara, Yamame, Kisume, Kokoro, and Koishi (very rare).
Straight ahead, head up some steps to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Myouren Tea. Go back down the steps and go right. Fight the Beast Youkai with a level 41 RanP. Keep going to the left. Fight the brown-haired fairy with a level 39 RumiaD, and two level 39 RumiaPs. To the left of her is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Prismatic Candy. Now go right and down the ladder.
Fight a Ghost with a level 41 YoumuS. Head down past him to pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing something. I accidentally clicked too quickly and didn't see what though. Sorry.
Head back up and then go left. Don't go up the steps yet, instead keep going left and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 48. Now go back over and up the steps, then cross the bridge. Fight the ghost girl with a level 40 BenbenP and a level 40 KogasaS. Go down the steps past her and go left. Go down another set of steps. Fight the Ghost with a level 41 TojikoS. Go left past him and up the steps, continue and then go down the next set of steps. When you see some water, go down and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing a Silver Coin. Now head up. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 39 LunaP, level 39 LunaS, and a level 39 CirnoP. Continue up and go up the ladder.
Go down and cross the bridge. To the left is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Sun Fruit Jam. Then head out the door. The red-haired fairy right outside the door will heal you if you talk to her. There's a gap in the fences to the right that gives you access to the water. Cross the water and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 52. Head back and go left. Fight the purple-haired fairy with a level 39 LilyA, level 39 StarD, and a level 39 SunnyP.
Down past her is some grass, which appears to contain the same Puppets as the last route, with an exception. You can also capture Gengetsu and Mugetsu here, albeit very rarely. Continuing along, fight the girl with a level 40 KisumeA and a level 40 NitoriS. Keep on going and fight the black-haired girl with a level 40 EllyD and a level 40 KurumiP. Continue up to a screen-change.
This brings you to the Garden of the Sun, and we will continue in the next section!
Part 28 can be found here.
Saturday, January 9, 2016
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 27: Path to Suzuran Field
Part 26 can be found here.
So, from the Human Village, exit through the bottom left exit (as if you were heading to Misty Lake or Kourindou).
As soon as you can go down / see the old man, go down and you'll see that the path is no longer blocked down here. Head down through the screen change.
Here, to your left is a Jizou Statue to make an offering to. Continue down to a grassy patch. Here, you can capture Daiyouse, Lily, Louise, Mamizou, and Meira. Wild Puppets at this point are around level 40, by the way.
Continuing along, fight the Farmer with a level 40 YuukaP. Continue along until you come across another large patch of grass with a boy walking around in it. He'll fight you with a level 39 NueD and a level 39 SeijaS. The girl nearby will fight you with a level 40 EllenP.
Further along, go up some steps, and then go left (don't go up the next set of steps). Then go up another set of steps and fight the man with a level 39 SeigaS and a level 39 FutoP. Just past him is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Paste of the Fog. Head back down all the steps, and continue right.
When you see a girl and some ledges, go right, through the grass. Go up and fight the girl with a level 39 NitoriS and a level 39 WakasagiP. Go right and hop into the water. Go straight down to the grass and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 88. Now head back over to the ledges, and go down. Fight the girl with a level 40 KokoroP and then go up the nearby steps, then up the next set too. Go left and up yet another set of steps. Then go up and fight the fairy with a level 39 StarD and a level 39 CirnoP.
Continue past her and go left and then up. Go right when you can through some grass and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing an Oath Thread, then head left. Fight the fairy with a level 39 SunnyA and a level 39 LunaP. Go down two sets of steps, and then turn right. Go up the next set of steps and go straight up to the rocks. The rock to the left contains a Prismatic Candy. Go back down the steps and continue going right. Go up when you can and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Champion's Medal. Then head down and right. There's two ladies standing off to the right. The girl will fight you with a level 40 SatoriA and a level 39 AliceP. The Beast Youkai uses a level 40 MamizouD.
Go down past them (not down the steps yet though) and then up some steps. Turn left and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 26. Then go right and down some steps. This brings you to a house. To the right of the house is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 61. The house itself is locked. Head back up to the two ladies and go down the steps near them.
This brings you to a very grassy area. In the grass here is a fairy who will fight you with a level 38 OrangeP, level 38 TokikoA, and a level 38 RumiaD. Go down and to the left, then up some steps. Go up and fight the fairy with a level 40 AyaS and then go down. Go down two sets of steps and keep going. A woman will fight you with a level 39 YoumuP and a level 39 SakuyaS.
Past her is an Inn. The Shopkeeper here sells Talismans, Magatama, Contract Thread, Oath Thread, and Skill Cards 43, 44, 51, and 59.
Heal and stock up and get ready for the next section!
Part 28 can be found here.
So, from the Human Village, exit through the bottom left exit (as if you were heading to Misty Lake or Kourindou).
As soon as you can go down / see the old man, go down and you'll see that the path is no longer blocked down here. Head down through the screen change.
Here, to your left is a Jizou Statue to make an offering to. Continue down to a grassy patch. Here, you can capture Daiyouse, Lily, Louise, Mamizou, and Meira. Wild Puppets at this point are around level 40, by the way.
Continuing along, fight the Farmer with a level 40 YuukaP. Continue along until you come across another large patch of grass with a boy walking around in it. He'll fight you with a level 39 NueD and a level 39 SeijaS. The girl nearby will fight you with a level 40 EllenP.
Further along, go up some steps, and then go left (don't go up the next set of steps). Then go up another set of steps and fight the man with a level 39 SeigaS and a level 39 FutoP. Just past him is a Yin Yang Orb containing a Paste of the Fog. Head back down all the steps, and continue right.
When you see a girl and some ledges, go right, through the grass. Go up and fight the girl with a level 39 NitoriS and a level 39 WakasagiP. Go right and hop into the water. Go straight down to the grass and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 88. Now head back over to the ledges, and go down. Fight the girl with a level 40 KokoroP and then go up the nearby steps, then up the next set too. Go left and up yet another set of steps. Then go up and fight the fairy with a level 39 StarD and a level 39 CirnoP.
Continue past her and go left and then up. Go right when you can through some grass and pick up a Yin Yang Orb containing an Oath Thread, then head left. Fight the fairy with a level 39 SunnyA and a level 39 LunaP. Go down two sets of steps, and then turn right. Go up the next set of steps and go straight up to the rocks. The rock to the left contains a Prismatic Candy. Go back down the steps and continue going right. Go up when you can and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing a Champion's Medal. Then head down and right. There's two ladies standing off to the right. The girl will fight you with a level 40 SatoriA and a level 39 AliceP. The Beast Youkai uses a level 40 MamizouD.
Go down past them (not down the steps yet though) and then up some steps. Turn left and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 26. Then go right and down some steps. This brings you to a house. To the right of the house is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 61. The house itself is locked. Head back up to the two ladies and go down the steps near them.
This brings you to a very grassy area. In the grass here is a fairy who will fight you with a level 38 OrangeP, level 38 TokikoA, and a level 38 RumiaD. Go down and to the left, then up some steps. Go up and fight the fairy with a level 40 AyaS and then go down. Go down two sets of steps and keep going. A woman will fight you with a level 39 YoumuP and a level 39 SakuyaS.
Past her is an Inn. The Shopkeeper here sells Talismans, Magatama, Contract Thread, Oath Thread, and Skill Cards 43, 44, 51, and 59.
Heal and stock up and get ready for the next section!
Part 28 can be found here.
PDP Shard of Dreams Guide Part 26: Nuclear Reactor
Part 25 can be found here.
From the healing room within the little hallway after Forgotten Hell, head down and go through the door down there.
This brings you into the Nuclear Reactor. Head down and you'll be confronted by Medicine Melancholy and the Puppet Liberation Front. Reimu will arrive and shoo them away, and they'll scatter throughout the Nuclear Reactor. Reimu will take care of the ones to the left, so head down, then go left.
First up, Luna Child. She'll fight you with a level 37 GyokutoS, level 37 KagerouS, and a level 37 LunaS. Go down past her.
Next, Sunny Milk. She'll fight you with a level 37 StarD, level 37 LunaS, and a level 37 SunnyA. Go up past her and go straight up some steps to witness Wriggle lose to Reimu, then head back down the steps and go left.
Next up is Cirno. She'll fight you with a level 38 DaiyouseiS and a level 38 CirnoP. Continue past her.
Next is Rumia. She'll fight you with a level 38 SekibankiA and a level 38 RumiaP. Continue past her and you'll meet back up with Reimu. She'll head down, so you can head up. Go left (ignore Mystia, she's already been beaten up by Reimu). Go past the stairs, then go up and enter the doors.
In here, head up and pick up the two Yin Yang Orbs. The first contains a Paste of the Fog and the second contains Skill Card 25. Head back down, and go right. Go up into a maze-like area of boxes and pick up the three Yin Yang Orbs. The one to the left contains a Prismatic Candy, the upper one contains Skill Card 84, and the lower one contains a Moriya Shinshu. You also should probably save now, because there's a fairly tricky fight coming up.
Head back over to the left and out the doors again. Go right, pass the steps, then go down and keep going down. Go left and then up. You'll see Reimu completely surrounded by fairies.
Medicine Melancholy will fight you with a level 45 RumiaP, level 48 MedicineP, level 45 CirnoP, and a level 45 SunnyP. After defeating her, she'll run off. Follow her by going up. Reimu can take care of herself.
This will bring you to a new area. Go left and up some steps. Turn right and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 89, then go left. Go up the steps. Keep going up until you can't anymore, then go right. Go up the thin steps.
Congratulations, you have no officially exited Hell.
Head up the two sets of steps and fight the fairy with a level 28 Medicine and a level 28 Aya. To the right of her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 54.
Go up and fight another fairy, this one with a level 28 Kisume and a level 28 Yamame. Just past her is yet another fairy, this one with a level 28 Sunny and a level 28 Star.
That's all there is here, so feel free to Gap to the Human Village to heal up. Alternatively, you could Gap to the Ancient City or Mayohiga if you need Oath Thread. Head back to the Human Village after regardless, since that's where we'll be starting Part 27.
Part 27 can be found here.
From the healing room within the little hallway after Forgotten Hell, head down and go through the door down there.
This brings you into the Nuclear Reactor. Head down and you'll be confronted by Medicine Melancholy and the Puppet Liberation Front. Reimu will arrive and shoo them away, and they'll scatter throughout the Nuclear Reactor. Reimu will take care of the ones to the left, so head down, then go left.
First up, Luna Child. She'll fight you with a level 37 GyokutoS, level 37 KagerouS, and a level 37 LunaS. Go down past her.
Next, Sunny Milk. She'll fight you with a level 37 StarD, level 37 LunaS, and a level 37 SunnyA. Go up past her and go straight up some steps to witness Wriggle lose to Reimu, then head back down the steps and go left.
Next up is Cirno. She'll fight you with a level 38 DaiyouseiS and a level 38 CirnoP. Continue past her.
Next is Rumia. She'll fight you with a level 38 SekibankiA and a level 38 RumiaP. Continue past her and you'll meet back up with Reimu. She'll head down, so you can head up. Go left (ignore Mystia, she's already been beaten up by Reimu). Go past the stairs, then go up and enter the doors.
In here, head up and pick up the two Yin Yang Orbs. The first contains a Paste of the Fog and the second contains Skill Card 25. Head back down, and go right. Go up into a maze-like area of boxes and pick up the three Yin Yang Orbs. The one to the left contains a Prismatic Candy, the upper one contains Skill Card 84, and the lower one contains a Moriya Shinshu. You also should probably save now, because there's a fairly tricky fight coming up.
Head back over to the left and out the doors again. Go right, pass the steps, then go down and keep going down. Go left and then up. You'll see Reimu completely surrounded by fairies.
Medicine Melancholy will fight you with a level 45 RumiaP, level 48 MedicineP, level 45 CirnoP, and a level 45 SunnyP. After defeating her, she'll run off. Follow her by going up. Reimu can take care of herself.
This will bring you to a new area. Go left and up some steps. Turn right and pick up the Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 89, then go left. Go up the steps. Keep going up until you can't anymore, then go right. Go up the thin steps.
Congratulations, you have no officially exited Hell.
Head up the two sets of steps and fight the fairy with a level 28 Medicine and a level 28 Aya. To the right of her is a Yin Yang Orb containing Skill Card 54.
Go up and fight another fairy, this one with a level 28 Kisume and a level 28 Yamame. Just past her is yet another fairy, this one with a level 28 Sunny and a level 28 Star.
That's all there is here, so feel free to Gap to the Human Village to heal up. Alternatively, you could Gap to the Ancient City or Mayohiga if you need Oath Thread. Head back to the Human Village after regardless, since that's where we'll be starting Part 27.
Part 27 can be found here.
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