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“…Guuuuyyyys…?” Gamëra calls out, and is met with silence.
Gamëra’s friends were gone when he had woken up, and he had checked in the HQ to see if they were there, but there were still no signs of anyone.
“Where in the world did they go…?” Gamëra wondered aloud.
It wasn’t like any of Gamëra’s friends to disappear without warning. Could…could He be behind this?
“Gamëra…”
“Who said that?!” Gamëra whipped around to see what looked like a small yellow star with eyes.
“I did,” the star answers. “My name is Staar, and I know where your friends are.”
“Where are they?”
“In another dimension. This reality has no name, but a dark force has taken everyone and is holding them there. Come with me.” Staar opens up a swirling yellow portal.
“Does that lead to the other world?”
“Yes. Come,” Starr replies, flying into the portal, with Gamëra following after.
Gamëra and Staar were hurtling through a void full of colors and images, but they were rushing by so fast Gamëra couldn’t see them.
[Achievement: Prologue, +0 EXP]
ENTERING WORLD: ????
—0/0 Settlements found
—0/0 Collectibles found
—Warp: Established
—0/0 Secret Zones found
“What was all that?” Gamëra asked, bewildered at all the things that appeared in his vision.
“The HUD,” Staar replied. “Think of it like a video game. I’ll explain everything in the tutorial.”
Gamëra and Staar arrived on a floating rocky platform floating in a purple void.
[MUSIC: Where It All Begins]
“Here is where I will give you a tutorial,” Staar tells Gamëra. “First is the controls.”
Seeing Gamëra’s confused face, Staar explains. “Don’t ask questions, you’ll understand when I tell you. And with that, time for the first Tutorial.”
TUTORIAL: BASICS
[MUSIC: Tutoring]
First is the basics. Use the L stick to move around, and use the R stick to move the camera.
Walk to the Flag across from you.
[NEW OBJECTIVE: Get the Flags. REWARD: None]
Gamëra walked over to the Flag.
Press the A button to pick up and interact with objects.
Gamëra picked up the flag, and the world around him shifted to have more floating platforms appear in front of him, this time spaced apart.
Press the B button to jump.
“Can’t I just fly?”
“Nope.”
Gamëra realized that he could only float a few feet off the ground, and not fly any higher, like he had invisible legs.
Sighing, he “jumped” across the platforms, only to come across one farther away than a normal jump could reach.
A Flag materialized on the platform.
Press B in midair to Double Jump.
Collect the Flag.
Gamëra did so, finding that the “Double Jump” was just shooting out dark energy, allowing Gamëra to get a boost.
He landed on the final platform, collecting the Flag.
A wall appeared, with a small space underneath. A Flag appeared behind it.
Press ZR to crouch.
Collect the Flag.
Gamëra crouched under, and collected the Flag.
Four wooden crates appeared in front of Gamëra.
Press Y to attack.
Collect the Flag inside the crate.
Gamëra shot dark energy at the crates, eventually breaking them and revealing another Flag, which Gamëra collected.
“Now for something harder,” Staar said.
Press and hold Y to use a Spin Attack. This requires Mana. Mana can be acquired from defeating enemies, resting, or finding Mana essence and is used for special attacks, spells and the like.
Hold ZL to Target. Targeting has your camera focus on a specific thing, whether it’s an enemy or an object. If you have a shield, ZL will also let you block.
Press Y 3 times in succession will have you do a combo attack. Combo attacks vary depending on who you are playing as and what position you are in.
Pressing Y in midair will have you do an Air Attack, which hits everything around you in a short radius.
Pressing the Minus Button will open the Map (more on that later).
Pressing the Plus Button will open your Inventory, while holding it will open the Menu.
Pressing ZR in midair will have you aim a Launch. Aim the direction you want to go in, and press Y to launch in the direction. You can also deal damage to enemies with this.
NOTE: You will learn more moves as you progress.
OBJECTIVE COMPLETE: Collect the Flags: Reward: nothing
Just then, a large platform appeared in front of Gamëra, with a creature appearing on it. It was colored dark purple robot, with a black visor and red, angry eyes. It had a hunched-over humanoid form, and 3 fingers on each arm. It also seemed to have minor armor on its arms, legs, and back.
[NEW OBJECTIVE: Defeat the Baddies. REWARD: 1 Common Chest]
[MUSIC: Tutoring: Baddie Mix]
“Defeat the Baddies!” Staar instructed.
Gamëra jumped onto the platform, and the Baddie immediately made a warning sound effect. It started moving towards Gamëra.
Press ZL to Target.
Gamëra Targeted the Baddie.
When an enemy attacks, move the L stick in any direction and press B to dodge. If timed correctly, the enemy will take a second to face you.
The Baddie made it to Gamëra, and wound back for a punch. Just as it almost hit him, Gamëra jumped out of the way, and retaliated with a few blows of dark energy.
Gamëra repeated this a few times until the Baddie fell apart, dropping a few yellow spheres and a chest that was colored white and gray.
Defeating enemies give drops. These can vary, but you will generally always get EXP.
The yellow stuff is EXP. Collect enough to Level Up. Leveling Up grants you various rewards depending on your LV. The chest is a Common Chest, the most common of the chests you can find, if that wasn’t obvious. While chests aren’t guaranteed drops from enemies, I’ve given you one. Open it already, I’m dying to see what’s inside!
Gamëra opened it.
Loot acquired: 1x Heal (restores 10 HP), 1x Sword, 1x Shield
NEW GEAR FOUND!
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Sword
+5 ATK
+0 DEF
Special Attack: Spin Attack (5 Mana)-you couldn’t use the Spin Attack up until now. You also never tried to use it to see if I was lying or not, but now you can use it.
A basic sword. You can’t get much basic-er than that.
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Shield
+0 ATK
+0 DEF
Now you don’t have to jump around like a moron!…most of the time.
Weapons, like the sword you just found, can be used in place of your normal attacks. When equipped, they have their own kinds of attacks. You’ll just have to figure out which new attacks you have now, if any.
Shields can be used to defend against enemy attacks, but watch out! Most shields have limited durability, so don’t hide behind your shield all the time! Use your shield with ZL, and press B while using it to Parry. If timed right while someone’s attacking, you have a chance to stun them for a short time.
“Now that you’ve learned the basics, time for you to enter the first world!” Staar said happily, and another portal appeared.
Entering the portal, Gamëra and Staar arrived in the first world.
[Achievement Unlocked: Journey’s Beginning]
ENTERING WORLD: Grassland
— 0/1 Settlements found
— 0/3 Collectibles found
— Warp: Not Established
—0/1 Secret Zones found
[MUSIC: Grassland: Hill]
AREA: Ye Not-So Olde Hill
“You’re on the tallest hill in all of the world right now!” Staar said. “Well…tallest in this universe at least.”