So Contact is out right now!

[Tybee]

Adding everyone else. Mine is 1933-5579-5010.

[Lan_Zer0]

I'm still online if anyone is interested.

[Tybee]

Add me and I'll see if I can connect.

EDIT: Okay...I think that worked. Is that it? Now what?

[Lan_Zer0]

You have been added. I'm waiting onlline now.

Yay more contact

My post above explains what happens.

[Hollow Man]

Tybee, I'm around if you want to give this a shot.

EDIT: Ok, I think I connected w/Sporophyte - thanks!

-HM

[Tybee]

Tybee, I'm around if you want to give this a shot.

EDIT: Ok, I think I connected w/Sporophyte - thanks!

-HM

Hang on...I'll try...

[Hollow Man]

Gotcha - thanks!

Looks like the roster only holds 8 people though.

-HM

[io]

If you guys are still around I'm on now - don't see any one. I probably need to add Tybee. I'll do that and get back on...

OK, did it and am back on.

So, apparently the friend's list is very limited - it is just that first page you see. I had to delete someone to add you in Tybee. Don't know who it was as it was "????????????".

Now I see THREE people online - holy fuck!

Edit - OK, got H-man, now getting Lan, and I see Steven on there...
Final Edit - looks like I'm getting Steven now. So I've added about 5 people today and haven't visited the island yet. I've been there once when I added the first person a few days ago. It should be pretty busy now!

[Hollow Man]

I'll be on in a sec.

Cool - gotcha Io.

-HM

[Tybee]

Got H-Man. io or sporo, if you guys get on I can add you.

EDIT: Gotcha both.

So is there any reason to connect to the same person more than once? Once you contact someone, should you clear them from your roster or no?

[io]

Here's the new list:

io
5197-7279-0346

AK85
1031-6138-8361

Z-Saber
3694 4943 2561

Hollow Man
5240-6824-9470

Tybee (Steven)
1933-5579-5010

Lan_Zero
5068 8824 3958

Justin
4982-9847-4923

Botticus
3995-1373-1177

If you guys would provide your "Contact" names that would be helpful in figuring out who we have and who we don't. Botticus and I both used our CAG names (and H-man I suppose), but some of the rest of you are pretty random (rancor, Steven, etc).

So, apparently the only two slots I have left and have numbers in them are for Z-Saber and Justin (jfunkdpg). Whenever you guys want to do the contact thing let me know. I'd be very interested to see what happens when the roster is full.

Tybee - I don't know about deleting, I wonder if the characters would disappear from the island? But then maybe you could get MORE stat boosts by adding more people... I dunno... I guess someone is going to have to try it. But I want to get a full roster first to see if there is any bonus for that.

So do you really see people's secrets? The first guy I added all I saw was his "wish" from the wishing well. I didn't see his secret or his food. Or is the wishing well a replacement for the wish. My wish was something stupid about cats (I was on the spot when I started the game and couldn't think of anything better :lol:), and my wish (that I added when I visited Wifi island the first time) was about Mars. So let me know what you see, if anything.

[Tybee]

I'm Steven. Sorry about that.

[Hollow Man]

Botticus and I both used our CAG names (and H-man I suppose)...

I would've used my full handle if damned Nintendo would give me a few more chars to work with...

-HM

[Lan_Zer0]

Apparently, you still love cats. =oP

I dont remember being asked a wish in the beginning of the game. I was asked for a secret though, and I revealed my heroic alter ego.

[io]

Apparantly, you still love cats. =oP

I dont rember being asked a wish in the beginning of the game. I was asked for a secret though, and I revealed my heroic alter ego.

The wish is at the wishing well on WiFi island, so you don't do that until you first contact someone. I wonder when and where that shows up. Damn, my wish would be that I picked a different secret :oops:. Oh well, cats are on my mind these days (got a critically ill one that takes up tons of my time).

My question, still, is where do you see other people's secrets? Is it on the little signs by the wishing well? I guess I thought that was the guys wish and not a secret (since it was "to be admired", which doesn't sound like a secret but a wish).

[Lan_Zer0]

I know my secret is posted on the sign in my friends game.

What does mine say in your game?

[Sporophyte]

sorry about the name, i forgot what my ds system name was. It used to be rancor, but i've adjusted it accordingly to Sporophyte now.

[io]

I know my secret is posted on the sign in my friends game.

What does mine say in your game?

I'll look later when I play for real... If I had know it would be posted on a sign on everyone's island I would have come up with a clever witticism :D.

[Blind the Thief]

I'm gone the next few days, but I'd like to try and connect with a few people next week.


I forget what my secret was, but I hope I didn't type something like "I like dicks" in there...it's entirely possible. :(

[io]

I'm gone the next few days, but I'd like to try and connect with a few people next week.


I forget what my secret was, but I hope I didn't type something like "I like dicks" in there...it's entirely possible. :(

:rofl: I guess mine could have been worse.

[io]

OK, so I visited everyone on Wi-Fi island.

Botticus was first - in the first room with the bed and bath. I got the intelligence boost just like he did. He misses Mayfield and likes pizza.
Botticus was wearing some kind of spiky Viking helmet.

Then I went around to the upper right and downstairs and H-Man was standing at the bottom of the stairs. He also likes pizza and is "leet". I got boxing gloves from him, interesting... He can't find a place to live and wants make "Castle H-Man". He was wearing a purple number with a matching hat :D.

Next I saw Rancor, the emperor of Phoenix in one of the other furnished room. He gave me Tuna Sushi. Said something about Olives. He has long red hair.

Then I went to the far upper left, at the end of that very long vertical corridor and saw a PURPLE RABBIT that was Lan from Gunstar9, who likes mango. he then attacked me and killed me (like 123 HP each hit). Sent me back to the fucking ship!

OK, then I went back in and found another furnished room with what appeared to be a baby in a highchair that was Steven. Something about "pho". He gave me an Agility boost. On second thought (after I pushed him out from behind the table) it seems he is sitting in one of the robot missile tank thingies. Or a baby in a high chair with tank treads :lol:.

Ok, back to the Lan-Rabbit. He is really pissed that I "look down on him for being less than human". This is hilarious. Looks like he is going to attack again. One minor glitch - he called my character Terry, which is not what I named him (all the others call him by the name I gave him which is Milo).
Dammit! Killed me again, in two hits before I could even select the screen for a potion. I'll have to work on this one...

[pete5883]

I own this but haven't opened it yet. Do I have to get to a certain point in the game before I can use the Wifi thing?

[Hollow Man]

Then I went around to the upper right and downstairs and H-Man was standing at the bottom of the stairs. He also likes pizza and is "leet".

I restarted the game once and was pretty boring with my answers to the questions. Except for the l33t thing, heh.

Going to go around and visit everyone's avatars sometime today. Was up WAY too late last night doing this wi-fi stuff...

-HM

[io]

pete - no, you do not have to be anywhere as far as I know.

I was able to beat the Lan-rabbit. All I got for it was a stupid rose, which you can farm off the bubble slime things (along with the other flowers). Then I talked to him again and he wanted to fight again.

RF - I finished Aegis and was also one statue piece short. Maybe the last one is in the 10,000 pyramid? Actually, you get a lot of money in that pyramid, especially if you beat on the golden bats - they often drop gold, which you can sell for 200. Plus I noticed if I Power Strike creatures they often either drop an item (like the gold) or a big coin, which is over 100. I have 6500 or so - so I might just go back there and open up that pyramid, though I sailed off to the next place before I stopped tonight (this morning?).

I was also able to figure out what glove guy wants - boxing gloves - I got them from the WiFi connect, haven't seen them yet in the game. But he just disappeared with them and said he was going to his next fight or something - didn't give me anything either

Now I have a few more mysteries - the flying red bird on the top of the pyramid (go there with Fly Boy outfit on?), the person that wants to open a shop, the 10,000 pyramid, the girls who collect things (gave all the flowers to the one, nothing happened), and there's a few other unsolved things too. It is these little touches that make the game that much better IMO.

[slidecage]

i dont have a way to hook into the net yet (might pick up on those DS things that hooks into the USB port )

right now im not playing anything besides hot shot golf PSP mostly trying to save my Handheld games off till i go to the dentist. so i have something to play while im lying on the couch recoviing. i probally going to have to get at least 2 to 4 teeth pulled very soon. one tooth has a crack in it (had a cavity around 10 years ) and few others ones are starting to bug me.

i hate the dentist and that is why i havent went in almost 20 years. trying to hold off going till after the hoildays so i can get the wii (i dont think i feel like standing in line missing 4 teeth waiting for the wii or any of the games)

[Z-Saber]

My name in Contact is Steve. I guess we'll have to take over the CAG chat room and get all connected like.

[Tybee]

OK, then I went back in and found another furnished room with what appeared to be a baby in a highchair that was Steven. Something about "pho". He gave me an Agility boost. On second thought (after I pushed him out from behind the table) it seems he is sitting in one of the robot missile tank thingies. Or a baby in a high chair with tank treads :lol:.

That sounds very accurate. And I do love me some pho.

My name in Contact is Steve. I guess we'll have to take over the CAG chat room and get all connected like.

Good thing I've got the 'n' on the end. ;) I usually use my real name for first person characters in video games. I'm boring that way. Kept it as Terry, too, for the sake of consistency.

I think it goes back to the original Legend of Zelda when you could rename Link. I thought that was so wrong.

[Reality's Fringe]

pete - no, you do not have to be anywhere as far as I know.

I was able to beat the Lan-rabbit. All I got for it was a stupid rose, which you can farm off the bubble slime things (along with the other flowers). Then I talked to him again and he wanted to fight again.

RF - I finished Aegis and was also one statue piece short. Maybe the last one is in the 10,000 pyramid? Actually, you get a lot of money in that pyramid, especially if you beat on the golden bats - they often drop gold, which you can sell for 200. Plus I noticed if I Power Strike creatures they often either drop an item (like the gold) or a big coin, which is over 100. I have 6500 or so - so I might just go back there and open up that pyramid, though I sailed off to the next place before I stopped tonight (this morning?).

I was also able to figure out what glove guy wants - boxing gloves - I got them from the WiFi connect, haven't seen them yet in the game. But he just disappeared with them and said he was going to his next fight or something - didn't give me anything either

Now I have a few more mysteries - the flying red bird on the top of the pyramid (go there with Fly Boy outfit on?), the person that wants to open a shop, the 10,000 pyramid, the girls who collect things (gave all the flowers to the one, nothing happened), and there's a few other unsolved things too. It is these little touches that make the game that much better IMO.


You want a tip on how to get 10,000 REALLY easy without grinding? That Sushi you got from your Wifi visit? Take it to the mayoe of the Caldoxa ruins. He says he'll give you a l"little reward". After that, check how much money you have.
Enjoy!

I haven't gotten the Sushi, cuz of the no WiFis(maybe I can cook it or something), and I also haven't had a chance to go through the rest of the Aegis pyramid. I'll do it tonight, and I'll check ou that bird too.

HEre's a question; where the hell is the Official Strategy guide for this game? I'm hboping that (if they're writing one), they're trying to make it relatively entertaining (like the Earthbound guide). Holy shit, that'd be sweet.

[Z-Saber]

Good thing I've got the 'n' on the end. ;) I usually use my real name for first person characters in video games. I'm boring that way. Kept it as Terry, too, for the sake of consistency.

I think it goes back to the original Legend of Zelda when you could rename Link. I thought that was so wrong.Same on all levels.

[AK85]

My name in Contact should be AK, didn't feel that I had to put the numbers in there. I made "contact" with another CAG last night and got a spell that I didn't have.

[Lan_Zer0]

I was able to beat the Lan-rabbit. All I got for it was a stupid rose, which you can farm off the bubble slime things (along with the other flowers). Then I talked to him again and he wanted to fight again.

Yes, my rabbit form is quite powerful.


Just finished Habara. Man, is that a good area. You all will understand why it rocks when you get there.

Also, I've been trying to woo the Japanese girl in the store in Habara to stay with me on my boat, but no luck. My karma is rediculously low (-50) and she says she loves me (by giving videogames) , but still doesnt leave for the boat. Do I just keep pumping games into her?

[christopher]

i added everyone on that list on page 14 to my roster. my name should be chris phan and my friend key is 3995 1423 8777. hope to contact you guys!

[io]

You want a tip on how to get 10,000 REALLY easy without grinding? That Sushi you got from your Wifi visit? Take it to the mayoe of the Caldoxa ruins. He says he'll give you a l"little reward". After that, check how much money you have.
Enjoy!

I haven't gotten the Sushi, cuz of the no WiFis(maybe I can cook it or something), and I also haven't had a chance to go through the rest of the Aegis pyramid. I'll do it tonight, and I'll check ou that bird too.

HEre's a question; where the hell is the Official Strategy guide for this game? I'm hboping that (if they're writing one), they're trying to make it relatively entertaining (like the Earthbound guide). Holy shit, that'd be sweet.

Now that you mention it, I do remember someone babbling about sushi to me earlier in the game - must have been him. But I guess that makes sense - otherwise the sushi is a pretty stupid reward (you can eat it but it doesn't give you much in terms of health, etc).

The red bird is down a secret passageway near one of the save points pretty deep in. The final boss in there is pretty bizarre. I'm not sure how I won but I did it the second time (after making some potions which I didn't have the first time through).

[botticus]

Man, you guys are gonna be way beyond me pretty soon. Haven't had much time or energy to devote to it lately, so I pretty much made a short incursion into Aegis (got the archeologist to his spot in the pyramid), and wandered around for a while. No clue where you guys are getting all this stuff about statues and whatnot.

[io]

Yes, my rabbit form is quite powerful.


Just finished Habara. Man, is that a good area. You all will understand why it rocks when you get there.

Also, I've been trying to woo the Japanese girl in the store in Habara to stay with me on my boat, but no luck. My karma is rediculously low (-50) and she says she loves me (by giving videogames) , but still doesnt leave for the boat. Do I just keep pumping games into her?

I don't know about any of that - I think you are ahead of the rest of us. Is this girl just like the other 2 that I saw - the one that wants flowers and the one that wants bugs? I gave the flower one at least 1 of every flower (and 2-3 of some) and nothing happened except the heart that appeared over her head got bigger. I haven't found all the bugs yet for the other girl and I've never seen any of the items you are giving to that 3rd one :D.

Botticus - you'll find out soon enough, though it doesn't seem to be a critical thing as I was missing one piece of the statue and have moved on to the next area.

[Tybee]

Man, you guys are gonna be way beyond me pretty soon. Haven't had much time or energy to devote to it lately, so I pretty much made a short incursion into Aegis (got the archeologist to his spot in the pyramid), and wandered around for a while. No clue where you guys are getting all this stuff about statues and whatnot.

Don't feel bad. You're still ahead of me. I just started the Caldoxa ruins and haven't even gotten to check out the WiFi island to reap the rewards of connecting with so many folks last night.

I dread the bunny.

[Reality's Fringe]

Now that you mention it, I do remember someone babbling about sushi to me earlier in the game - must have been him. But I guess that makes sense - otherwise the sushi is a pretty stupid reward (you can eat it but it doesn't give you much in terms of health, etc).

The red bird is down a secret passageway near one of the save points pretty deep in. The final boss in there is pretty bizarre. I'm not sure how I won but I did it the second time (after making some potions which I didn't have the first time through).

I found der Red bird. You want a nice prize? Tap that red bird with your stylus. Trust me.

[io]

I found der Red bird. You want a nice prize? Tap that red bird with your stylus. Trust me.

D'oh! I guess I could have tried that. It just 'paused' (couldn't move Terry) while it flew by so I thought it was like a cut scene. Damn, now I have to trek all the way back there ;).

[christopher]

can someone tell me exactly how to connect to others in this game? i'm kind of lost. i'd like to contact you guys.

[io]

I dread the bunny.

<insert Monty Python and the Holy Grail joke here>

After all, he is the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!

[io]

can someone tell me exactly how to connect to others in this game? i'm kind of lost. i'd like to contact you guys.

The other person has to have your code entered AND be on wifi at the same time. I'll enter your code (I'll have to boot someone else who hasn't contacted me yet) and get on wifi in a minute.

I'm on now with your code entered - just connect to the Wifi connection (make sure you aren't doing the "wireless" connection which is just local wireless). I don't see anyone there now. I'll leave it on for a while though. To be more specific - choose "Contact", then your save file, then "F1 - Wi-Fi Connect", then you should see a list of your friends - if no one is on it is all "----------------" which is what I see now ;).

[Lan_Zer0]

Ah figured it out. You need to give the girl one of every item she wants, and I needed to open a chest to get the last one she wanted. Yay, now Terry gets a bed companion (for real).

[keithp]

Ok, here's my friend code - 2835 5021 0293. Name is Neil. I've added everyone on page 14.

Ready to make Contact!

[Diiz]

So is this game good? Haha... tempted!

[keithp]

...and no sooner then putting everyone's codes in and my stupid router craps out!! You pile of garbage!! Arrgh!!

Guess I'm offline for a while as far as the friends codes go.

Edit: Well, it's working sometimes. I really need a new router....sigh....

Anyone on right now?

[AK85]

So what time does everyone want to shoot for tomorrow for the MASSIVE CONTACT party?

[botticus]

Hopefully sometime in the evening.

I got everyone from page 14 added, but I'm full, so christopher and keithp aren't on my list. Once I Contact everyone currently listed, I'll free up some spots.

[Sporophyte]

I must be really terrible at finding secret passages or something cause i've searched this stupid pyramid top to bottom 4 times now and i can find any sign of this red birds you guys speak of. I found a read lizard like thing that fights me in one of the side corridors but nothing even vaguely resembling a bird.

[io]

I must be really terrible at finding secret passages or something cause i've searched this stupid pyramid top to bottom 4 times now and i can find any sign of this red birds you guys speak of. I found a read lizard like thing that fights me in one of the side corridors but nothing even vaguely resembling a bird.

There is a passage that leads south (ie, down) from one of the "save" rooms. I think it is the second to last save room before the boss. It's kind of an off-the-beaten path save room though, so you need to find that first. There's a room with a few of the mummy caskets that fight you and a hole or water in the middle. On the right side is a path down that is hard to see - that leads to the save. Then the path to the overlook with the bird is out the bottom of that room. I am going to play in a bit and see what the bonus is.

[io]

OK, I put quite a bit of time into Contact tonight, and the more I play the more I like this game. As Lan_Zero says, the Habara section is great - no challenging boss but the atmosphere and humor are great. I don't know where he found all the video games, I was only able to find "Jumpman".
You get to fight household appliances and play in a couple of retro arcade games - very nicely done

So far I've found 3 girls that are looking to collect things - and there seems to be 5 of each thing. The girl in Caldoaxa wants flowers, the one in the forest at Fort Eagle wants bugs, and the one in Habara wants video games. There is also a set of 5 precious stones, so I'm figuring there might be one who wants those?? Lan says he got the one in Habara to join him on the ship. I've given the one in Caldoaxa many of each flower and I get nothing - the heart breaks every time I see her again and maybe that means I have to start over. It could be that you need to give all 5 during the same visit. Did you do that Lan? Or then again, those other 2 girls could be different than the one in Habara. I'd like to get them all on board :D.

I did the 10,000 coin pyramid. It isn't really all that great of a reward:
It has the last statue piece in it - when you bring this back to the archaeologist you get the Royal Sword, which isn't all that special

I want to emphasize what RF said - YOU MUST CLICK ON THE RED BIRD in the Aegis pyramid. This is for a very important thing, though I'm sure it is not necessary for beating the game:
He gives you a map to an island where the Shadow Thief lives - he wants to train you. I'm stuck on the very first task he gave - to find some clove-like spice in Caldoaxa. I went there and looked everywhere, found nothing (it is not the normal spice you can buy there).

Edit - it is on the shelves where you save the spice guy early on. I just never went back there because at the time the bugs were tough. I just had to push the guy out of the way to get past him (or I could have killed him I suppose).

I also finally found the Fishing outfit, and have been trying to catch stuff. It took me 20 minutes to train myself OFF of the Animal Crossing fishing method. In AC you have to click as SOON as the float moves. In this game you have to wait for it to go underwater, and it will try to trick you (by going half way, moving around, etc). Then you have to tap or push A like mad until a little bar fills up. Depending on the fish this is easier or harder. All I've caught so far is one killifish, a bunch of carp, one catfish, and several precious stones (??). There are clearly certain fish I'm not close to catching though.

And you can fish in the bathtubs on WiFi island. Now I don't know if this is exclusive to there or not, but I did catch a thing called "Map Piece 3" there which says it is part of a treasure map. For all I know this is just a random fishing item, but maybe it only shows up in the bathtubs on Wi-Fi island. I also caught the catfish in the tub :lol:.

[io]

OK, since there is no FAQ for this game I waded into the Gamefaqs message boards <shudder>.

Here's what I found about the girlfriends:

Good news - you CAN get all 4 to live with you on the boat (and according to the gamefaqers it gets slightly kinky too). The 4th is the girl with the car, who apparently shows up back at Le Chef Beach - she's the one who wants the precious stones. In addition to giving one of each special item to the girls, you need to have certain stat boosts. The hardest is the girl in Habara, as she wants your Karma to be -50. That's right, MINUS 50. Mine is at +90 right now. She does say she likes bad boys, so that makes sense. I guess you kill all the people in the store and this gets you video games plus lowers your karma. Hopefully, then, you can build it back up. Lan, did you know that or were you just going around killing everyone anyway? :D

[io]

Man, I don't know if this is worth it:

It takes killing 7 innocents to make the Karma go down a level and I was at 75. I got it down to 70 after 10 minutes of playing or so. Getting it to -50 is going to be a pain :cry: I am getting all kinds of cool stuff from them though - HUGE coins (400+, plasma blades, weapons I've never heard of, etc...)

[Tybee]

There is a passage that leads south (ie, down) from one of the "save" rooms. I think it is the second to last save room before the boss. It's kind of an off-the-beaten path save room though, so you need to find that first. There's a room with a few of the mummy caskets that fight you and a hole or water in the middle. On the right side is a path down that is hard to see - that leads to the save. Then the path to the overlook with the bird is out the bottom of that room. I am going to play in a bit and see what the bonus is.

Wait, are you saying you can save in other places besides the ship? Where?

Man, I don't know if this is worth it:

It takes killing 7 innocents to make the Karma go down a level and I was at 75. I got it down to 70 after 10 minutes of playing or so. Getting it to -50 is going to be a pain :cry: I am getting all kinds of cool stuff from them though - HUGE coins (400+, plasma blades, weapons I've never heard of, etc...)

I guess nice guys really do finish last.

Well shoot, I'm still in Caldoxa. Maybe I should just start my killing spree now and save time later. I have noticed the advantages of killing indiscriminately (as mentioned, huge ass coins, interesting items). How do you get your karma up?

[Tyvan]

Ok, now I need some help.

I just fixed the girls car in the desert and got that suit. I have been everyhwere twice and double checked everyspot. What Am I missing? The only thing I can tell I might be missing id I can't dig in th epyramid because I do not have a digging suit? Do I need to go back and find it? Any help? Thanx guys!

[botticus]

Well, if you don't have the Knuckle Mole suit already, you should go back to get it. Caldoaxa ruins Not sure if that's the requirement for moving on in Aegis (I'm just at that point myself), but I could probably tell you soon. If it's not, then I'll need to go back to RF and io's spoilers from earlier.

[Z-Saber]

So how does online work exactly? Do you just pick it and sit there?

I'm adding the rest of the codes I didn't have right now... and I guess I'm just gonna wait for others to get online. So GET ONLINE FOOLS! MASSIVE CONTACT is upon us!

EDIT: Which should I pick? Invite or recieve? I guess for the time being, I'll sit on recieve and see what happens.

EDIT #2: Whoops, that was for wireless, not WiFi. Alright, I'm waiting!

EDIT #3: Screw the infernal beeping noise. I'm just gonna play it until you freaks get on.

[io]

Well, if you don't have the Knuckle Mole suit already, you should go back to get it. Caldoaxa ruins Not sure if that's the requirement for moving on in Aegis (I'm just at that point myself), but I could probably tell you soon. If it's not, then I'll need to go back to RF and io's spoilers from earlier.

I don't believe you need to dig in order to move on, however, there are a couple of things you will want to dig up in the pyramids, so yes, Tyvan, you better get it.

Oh wait, you DO need all the suits to open a door and proceed (but you don't actually have to do the digging). So, yes, go and get that suit. You also need the Fly Boy suit, the Aqua Suit, and, of course, the Nitro Suit.

Tybee - you can save anywhere there is a bed and bath combo. They are all over the place. I'm not sure exactly what makes your karma go up, but mine was around 90 when I was in Habara. I think it goes up when you kill monsters. What is wierd about Habara is that your karma drops 5 LEVELS or so every time you open a chest in the store (and, I guess, "steal" stuff). Yet it takes killing 7 people for ONE level of karma drop. That's the warped morality of a software maker I guess - stealing video games is 35x worse than killing :rofl:. (They also have funny comments about warez and roms in this section). My karma is down to 55 or so now, mostly due to opening the chests in Habara. I really don't think I'll have the patience to get it to -50, then back up again (I hear some of the shops will shun you if it is negative).

[Z-Saber]

Get online, io!

[botticus]

Alright, I'm gonna be on, Z-Saber.

Took care of Aegis, though I didn't find all the pieces I need to dig up, I think. Anyone find all of those? I think I have four.

[Z-Saber]

I'll be waiting. I'm already on the screen with the beeping. :bomb:

EDIT: That's it? What happens now?

[botticus]

I'll be waiting. I'm already on the screen with the beeping. :bomb:

EDIT: That's it? What happens now?Go to your globe in the ship, find WiFisland, and find my avatar. You get stuff.

It's unfortunate you only get 8 spots. I'm guessing deleting someone will remove them from your island.

[Z-Saber]

Alright, heading there now to see "wut up?"

[io]

Alright, heading there now to see "wut up?"
OK, I'll get on now too.

[Lan_Zer0]

OK, since there is no FAQ for this game I waded into the Gamefaqs message boards <shudder>.

Here's what I found about the girlfriends:

Good news - you CAN get all 4 to live with you on the boat (and according to the gamefaqers it gets slightly kinky too). The 4th is the girl with the car, who apparently shows up back at Le Chef Beach - she's the one who wants the precious stones. In addition to giving one of each special item to the girls, you need to have certain stat boosts. The hardest is the girl in Habara, as she wants your Karma to be -50. That's right, MINUS 50. Mine is at +90 right now. She does say she likes bad boys, so that makes sense. I guess you kill all the people in the store and this gets you video games plus lowers your karma. Hopefully, then, you can build it back up. Lan, did you know that or were you just going around killing everyone anyway? :D
I too had to brave the wilds of the gamefaqs message boards. Notice how that particular thread degrades into everyone calling eachother perverted. Classic.

But, if you want to get Ayaka (the videogame girl), I would do it ASAP. Then you can work on get that karma back up the rest of the game. I was at 50 before I started my killing spree and it took a good while. But, on the plus side it made be over 45,000 gold.

Alright, I'm sitting online now. Anyone?

[Z-Saber]

Hold on, gotta save it real quick.

EDIT: Aaaaaaaaaand I'm on.

[io]

Alright, I'm gonna be on, Z-Saber.

Took care of Aegis, though I didn't find all the pieces I need to dig up, I think. Anyone find all of those? I think I have four.

I found them all (and posted it earlier). It is not necessarily worth it unless you feel the need to collect every weapon.

[Z-Saber]

Hooked up with io, moving on to Lan.

[io]

Alright, heading there now to see "wut up?"

Cool - now I just have one more slot to fill. Wonder if you get anything for having all of 'em filled?
Also, has anyone determined if you get anything for doing Contact a second time with the same person? I can see people (like Lan) when they are on again, but haven't tried it a second time with anyone.

[Z-Saber]

Pssh, I still need five. I have seven entered, but only contacted you three just now.

[Lan_Zer0]

Awesome, 3 more friends and I'm going to be so popular.

[botticus]

Yay, I got one of the elemental attacks boosted. Whoopee.

I'll hop on to contact you, Lan. This will be four for me, I think there are ten codes out on the thread, so I'll be missing two.

Anyone else around, or should I head back to WiFisland again?

[Lan_Zer0]

Woo, contact. Lets go see what you two gave me.

New skill "Flame On" from Z-Saber, and increase in earth from botticus. Thanks!
I also found a room now full of cats.

[Z-Saber]

I guess the day has officially begun! Let the MASSIVE CONACT-ing BEGIN!

[botticus]

Z-Saber looks like Kenny from South Park. :D

Tuna Sushi from Lan, yum!

[Z-Saber]

Lan looked like an eskimo... so I guess kinda like the guy with the hat from South Park.

He also spouted some nice gibberish.

And I'm totally freaking lost in this cave/castle area.

[io]

Z-Saber looks like Kenny from South Park. :D

Tuna Sushi from Lan, yum!

Make sure you give that to the mayor of Caldoaxa.

[Z-Saber]

botticus gave me a book and looked like a blue cow. io had a skull head/face/mask and increased my Anti-water stat.

Lan gave me boxing gloves.

[io]

botticus gave me a book and looked like a blue cow. io had a skull head/face/mask and increased my Anti-water stat.

Lan gave me boxing gloves.

Botticus has the skull thing on my island. Haven't seen a cow yet. Just wait till you get the killer bunny.

The gloves can go to a person in Aegis, though for what purpose I haven't figured out yet - he just left with 'em and didn't give me anything in return.

[io]

Here's another reason you will want to dig around in Aegis with the Knuckle Mole suit. This isn't a huge spoiler, but I'll tag it anyway:

You find a worm that will lead to getting the fishing outfit (take it where it makes sense to take it - a place before Aegis)

[Giygas]

Hello, I am 2105 3550 0539 ("Matt")

[Z-Saber]

Give me a minute to save it and I'll get right on there with you. My code is a couple pages back.

EDIT: Adding code... connecting...

[io]

Hello, I am 2105 3550 0539
I'm adding you too - so stay on!

[Z-Saber]

Just connected with "Matt." Just reconnect, Giygas, so io can get you. His code is also a couple pages back, and in his sig.

[Giygas]

whooo Contact

(I'm the Matt)

anyone else??

[botticus]

whooo Contact

(I'm the Matt)

anyone else??I may as well hop on and hook up with ya.

[Giygas]

sweeet, 4 friends.... I'm off to check the island

[Z-Saber]

WHAT THE SHIT?! I finally find Giygas/Matt. He's a little, pink bunny. The music changes when I initiate a conversation with him. He says he's from Chicago, and asks/reflects "Remember when you used to like Pokemon?" Followed by a page or two of ellipses. He kinda stumbles on his words a bit.

Then he kicks my ass in one hit.

[AK85]

Anyone else up for some contacting? I can get on anytime

[botticus]

Well crap.... I deleted Rancor to add Matt, and Matt does not appear on the island. Or at least, Rancor is still there, and I can't find Matt.

So maybe you can only have 8 and the first 8 you add? That would be somewhat broken.

I'll hop on, AK.

[Giygas]

I got a wind boost, a fire spell, and stamina up.... and I found the room full of cats?

Should I kill them?

[Lan_Zer0]

I'll be on in a minute

EDIT: Ready and waiting

[Z-Saber]

Gimme a minute, AK.

[Giygas]

AK - I'll be on in a couple minutes

EDIT: Ready.

[Z-Saber]

What happens if you re-Contact?

[AK85]

Some of my friend codes turned to ????????, so I am having to go back and put them back in, so it will just be a sec

[Z-Saber]

No prob. Lan disconnected, but I'm sure he'll get back on after reading that.

Yup, there he is again.

[botticus]

Thanks for the Fire boost.

[AK85]

Ok, I should be on any second now

[jfunkdpg]

Headin on now, you guys still there?

[Z-Saber]

What's your code? I don't think it's been posted.

[AK85]

Headin on now, you guys still there?

Yeah I will still be here for a sec, but I don't think I have your friend code

[Lan_Zer0]

Alright, one more friend to go. Thanks AK.

[Giygas]

connecting, jfunkdpg

[AK85]

Alright, one more friend to go. Thanks AK.

No problem, I will post again when I find out what kind of stuff each one of you gave me.

Thanks to everyone.

[Z-Saber]

Gotcha, J-Funk.

Anyone else? I think I only have two or three more spots.

[jfunkdpg]

I posted it earlier in this thread, it's: 4982-9847-4923

[AK85]

I posted it earlier in this thread, it's: 4982-9847-4923
Sorry I must have skipped over it, but thanks for making contact.

2 more spots left, I have to go help my dad put some stuff in the attic, but I will be back after that, if anyone who I haven't made contact with wants to

[Z-Saber]

I posted it earlier in this thread, it's: 4982-9847-4923I'm Steve, by the way. I must have seen it earlier and added it. I don't think yours is in the list a couple pages back though.

EDIT: One spelling error and two misplaced words in the last sentence.

[jfunkdpg]

Sweet, I've contacted Z-Saber, AK, and Lan so far, anyone else on?

[Giygas]

I am, code in sig

[Sporophyte]

I'm heading on to make contact if people are still doing it.

[jfunkdpg]

I am, code in sig

K, added you, be there in a sec.

[Giygas]

got you J-Funk, thanks

Sporophyte, what's your code

[jfunkdpg]

I'm heading on to make contact if people are still doing it.

What's your FC?

[Z-Saber]

AK had long hair/an afro and gave me the ability "Rock." J-Funk (might be a chick) with short, red hair is kinda depressing. She/he gave me Tuna Sushi. Someone mentioned that it should be given to the mayor of Caldoaxa? I guess I haven't gotten that far.

EDIT: I'll Contact you, Sporophyte, but we all need your Friend Code.

[jfunkdpg]

AK had long hair/an afro and gave me the ability "Rock." J-Funk (might be a chick) with short, red hair is kinda depressing. She/he gave me Tuna Sushi. Someone mentioned that it should be given to the mayor of Caldoaxa? I guess I haven't gotten that far.

lol I suck.

[Lan_Zer0]

Alright, full on friends now. Haha, the rabbit ran away from me the moment we started to fight. Good source of roses though.

[Z-Saber]

Alright, full on friends now. Haha, the rabbit ran away from me the moment we started to fight. Good source of roses though.What are Roses used for? I beat him by using the "?" sticker, but rematched him, died, and didn't save it. Are they rare, expensive, or something else?

[Sporophyte]

from back on page 12 here's my code: 5369 5300 8473

[Giygas]

gotcha, connecting..... done, thanks

[Z-Saber]

Adding and connecting.

[jfunkdpg]

from back on page 12 here's my code: 5369 5300 8473

Be there in a sec.

[Lan_Zer0]

What are Roses used for? I beat him by using the "?" sticker, but rematched him, died, and didn't save it. Are they rare, expensive, or something else?
Roses you can give to a girl is Ft. Eagle to become one of your girlfriends. I'm not sure if there is any other use for it. I know there was another guy in Ft. Eagle that wanted to buy one for 400g.

[Giygas]

I have 7/8 filled now, I'll have to run and check what I can get!

[Z-Saber]

7/8 as well. Anyone else?

[io]

What are Roses used for? I beat him by using the "?" sticker, but rematched him, died, and didn't save it. Are they rare, expensive, or something else?

Yeah, and you can get roses from the bubble slime thingies in the Fort Eagle forest. I've gotten tons.

[Sporophyte]

And with that i'm all full up. Thanks everyone!

[AK85]

io I don't think I have contacted you, do have a little bit of time to get on and contact, or is your list full already?

[botticus]

Jfunk, if you're still around, I'll contact you.

Huh... I'll have to figure out what the deal is with my friend list later. For some reason, AK shows up twice. I'll have to figure out whose code was in one of those places.

I wonder if everyone gets the same things if all 8 spots are filled or not.

[Giygas]

boxing gloves, blue eyes 14, tuna sushi

[jfunkdpg]

Jfunk, if you're still around, I'll contact you.

Huh... I'll have to figure out what the deal is with my friend list later. For some reason, AK shows up twice. I'll have to figure out whose code was in one of those places.

K, headin to wifi menu now.

[Z-Saber]

boxing gloves, blue eyes 14, tuna sushiI also got those three. Maybe it's some sort of calculated thing then, not just random.

[jfunkdpg]

So far I've learned "Rock" from Steve and "Cutter" from AK but then I got killed by the rabbit (Rancor). Gotta head back to get the rest of my stuff.

[AK85]

Steve - gave me the "Rock" spell
Lan - increased my Wind stat
botticus - gave me some Boxing Gloves
Matt - Tuna Sushi
J-Funk (who was a cow) - "Blue Eyes" #14

Thanks again to everyone

[botticus]

Got the rose after killing J-Funk the rabbit.

Looks like I'm just waiting on Hollow Man and Tybee to fill up my roster. Some of the stuff has to be different, since I got an intelligence boost from io, and with only two spots left, there's more than two other things that others have gotten that I haven't. Though I already learned Rock and Cutter, which others have gotten, so I may have gotten other things in place of them.

[Z-Saber]

I also got Cutter from somone.

[Lan_Zer0]

It looks like we all get the same poeple items and stat bonuses.

[pete5883]

Anyone still on, to make opening the game and starting right now worth it?

[AK85]

Anyone still on, to make opening the game and starting right now worth it?

I could get on if you want to open it

[Giygas]

I can be on

what's your FC

[Tybee]

If anyone's around, I can hop on.

[Z-Saber]

I'm not going to have a DS for the rest of the night in a few minutes, so if any more contacting is to be done, it must be done immediately.

EDIT: Tybee, I'm on right now and don't have a ton of time left to do this.

I literally have eight more minutes.

Last chance.

Opportunity missed. :cry:

[Giygas]

I need one more friend!

[keithp]

Sounds like the Massive Contacting was a hit! I'm still not able to get online.

Anyone want a Linksys router before I smash it up into a million bits? :bomb:

[Lan_Zer0]

Yes, I declare MASSIVE Contact day a total success!

[botticus]

Alright, found the red bird in Aegis, got my fishing costume. As an FYI, there's a guy on Ft. Eagle buying roses for 400 a pop.

Anyone found a Masamune/katana yet? I have a feeling that's going to be the way to complete the Shadow Thief's first mission, unless io's found the solution already.

[Lan_Zer0]

Anyone found a Masamune/katana yet?

Masamune isn't too hard to find. Just keep checking for hidden passages and you should find it.

[botticus]

Masamune isn't too hard to find. Just keep checking for hidden passages and you should find it.As long as it's found after Aegis, I won't worry about it. But if I missed it, I guess I'll have to start replaying every dungeon.

[Lan_Zer0]

You'll find it somewhere in Habara. As a side note, one of the areas you get to visit there has fantastic music that captures the essence of the world perfectly.

[Sinksand]

Any chance of another Massive Contact day? I just began playing tonight - Saturday - so I missed out. I work/go to school all day, so I play at night. I'm usually playing one game or another from about 8pm to 12 western time.

My friend key is: 4897 0879 8333

I've added the first set of friend keys that I found in this thread, so if anyone can afford the minute or two that it takes to pop on and into the other person's game, let me know.

[Hollow Man]

Ahhhhh, was at a Halloween party tonight and missed it. Next one, I guess.

-HM

[io]

Alright, found the red bird in Aegis, got my fishing costume. As an FYI, there's a guy on Ft. Eagle buying roses for 400 a pop.

Anyone found a Masamune/katana yet? I have a feeling that's going to be the way to complete the Shadow Thief's first mission, unless io's found the solution already.

Info on the Masamune and the first Shadow Thief mission:


Lan covered it - the Masamune is in Habara, near the end actually - look for a secret passge near the top of an escalator that goes WAY down. The mayor will offer you 20,000 for it. So I just kept it as I got plenty of money from my killing spree :D.

I think I covered the Shadow Thief mission in an update - you just go back to the spice guy and go into the back room (push him out of the way or kill him). It is on a shelf in the room you saved him in earlier. I just hadn't picked it up earlier because the stupid bugs in there were too tough. They are still a nuisance, but no problem to kill now.


Here are my unsolved mysteries:
1) The guy in Aegis who wants the gloves (boxing gloves) just disappears.
2) The girl in Aegis who wants to set up an accessory shop
3) The exact stat levels you need for all the girlfriends
4) The use for the treasure map I fished out of the tubs on WiFi island (I only got part 3 so far)

Apparently I missed an item by not giving the soldier at the beginning of Ft. Eagle an Army Knife. He gives you some other weapon in return (according to the Gamefaqs people anyway). There are also quite a few side stories in Ft Eagle so you might want to head back there. Someone wants to be a king, there's the big fish, and also something about a scientist and dolly the sheep - this is all blabbering from Gamefaqs people :D.

[botticus]

Apparently I missed an item by not giving the soldier at the beginning of Ft. Eagle an Army Knife. He gives you some other weapon in return (according to the Gamefaqs people anyway). There are also quite a few side stories in Ft Eagle so you might want to head back there. Someone wants to be a king, there's the big fish, and also something about a scientist and dolly the sheep - this is all blabbering from Gamefaqs people :D.Heh, unfortunately this is getting to a point of depth where I'm not going to be able to try to get every little thing. That will have to be for a second playthrough.

The guy who apparently wanted the army knife now collects recyclable stuff. Sold him two empty cans for about 40 each.

Re: Shadow Thief
So wait, the stuff you get for the Shadow Thief mission are the cloves? That's what I was able to pick up from the spice cabinet when I went there (I didn't do that sidequest until just yesterday). I thought it was something else.

[io]

^^^ Yes to your question about the Shadow Thief. I had done that sidequest so long ago I thought it was part of the regular story. I guess not... The master thief does tell you exactly what it is you are looking for, dod you miss that? :lol:

I agree on not being able to get everything this playthrough. However, this game has one fatal flaw for collector's and completists. It would seem from the detailed grids of items that the game is tailored for collecting and getting 100% complete, etc... However, the one flaw is that once you sell or use an item, it is no longer shown in the inventory. What they should have done was show a shadow version or "grayed out" version of the item, or at least show you what that slot is when you highlight it - and it should count towards the number of items collected (which the game doesn't even keep track of as far as I know - is there a % complete stat anywhere?). I'm thinking along the lines of Tales of Legendia. Once you make or find something, you don't need to keep it any more to be "complete" (as often it might be needed to make something else). It just would have been nice if they threw a few more tracking/completion elements into this game - would have added a bit of incentive to getting all these obscure items.

Having said all this, I got stuck again last night on the part after Habara... RF, have you gotten through there yet?

[Reality's Fringe]

Having said all this, I got stuck again last night on the part after Habara... RF, have you gotten through there yet?

Oh, yeah. I'm basically just messing around until I want to go to the castle. Did you guys get the secret UFO decal yet?

[Lan_Zer0]

What they should have done was show a shadow version or "grayed out" version of the item, or at least show you what that slot is when you highlight it

Yes I completely agree. I did notice they kinda do this with some of the treasure items. Some trade items like the staue and car parts get little check marks when traded away.


Having said all this, I got stuck again last night on the part after Habara... RF, have you gotten through there yet?

Rizo Island?

[io]

Oh, yeah. I'm basically just messing around until I want to go to the castle. Did you guys get the secret UFO decal yet?

No, do tell :D

Lan_Zero - I was wondering why I still had the statue pieces in my inventory. I saw the check marks but wasn't sure what they meant. Interesting. Yet, if I sell the Masumune to the mayor of Caldoaxa I'm sure it will go away forever. I guess I could try it and not save.

Yes, I'm stuck at Rizo. Admittedly, I got there at about 2 or 3 am last night and was too tired to put much effort into it. But it seemed I couldn't get to the girl at all to stop her keyboard playing - she just kept telling me to go away :D. And it didn't seem like there was much else to do there.

It seems I'm near the end of the game, yet I'm missing a ton of recipes and still can't make a couple of the ones I have. I even spent some time levelling cooking up to 30, thinking that would unlock level 2 cooking - nothing. Plus when I look at the skills/abilities matrix there are a TON I haven't gotten yet. It seems they don't come easily.

[swetooth9]

wohhoo i'm gettin this in a trade :D trading Castlevania DoS for this...i dont really enjoy castlevania games and this game seems very interesting and unique

[io]

Wait, it just came to me as I was surfing CAG and watching football what I need to do on Rizo island (funny how these things come to you - it's the same when I'm stuck on a heinous bug in my software, I'll think of the solution while showring, or playing games, or watching a movie, etc...). The only 'event' there was I could walk up and see what was playing on the one keyboard when she moved to the other equipment. Now I remember something in Habara... Didn't want to waste the money at that time on what I thought was just a frivolous bonus item :lol:. That must be it though...

[Lan_Zer0]

Bingo.

I remember buying it just for kicks because I had so much cash from killing people. My karma is still so low though...

[botticus]

Heh, my karma is up at 95. Do stats max out at 100?

[Reality's Fringe]

No, do tell :D




Behind the hut on Bamboo Island where the kid buried his grandfater...sometimes a UFO comes down when you enter the screen. Perhaps if you...blew into the microphone when the UFO came into view? Of course, that's all hullabaloo and nonsense....

Oh, and if you're still on RIZO island, don't leave without hugging the south wall in the passage with all the sea turtle things. You might get a nice present(if you haven't gotten it already).

[botticus]

:rofl: RF's worse than the Professor.

[Reality's Fringe]

:rofl: RF's worse than the Professor.

The professor and I...we have kind fo a "Shining" thing going on. 8-[

[Ikohn4ever]

so instead of reading through the 100s of post, can anyone give me a simple description of what the game is like and what its about

[xmunroe]

anyone up for making contact?

4081 0453 4825

[io]

Behind the hut on Bamboo Island where the kid buried his grandfater...sometimes a UFO comes down when you enter the screen. Perhaps if you...blew into the microphone when the UFO came into view? Of course, that's all hullabaloo and nonsense....

Oh, and if you're still on RIZO island, don't leave without hugging the south wall in the passage with all the sea turtle things. You might get a nice present(if you haven't gotten it already).

Ah, I saw the UFO, but would *never* have thought of blowing on the mic :D. Could you list that Rizo island item in a spoiler tag? I am pretty good at finding the secret passages so I probably got it, but I can't think of what it is/was.

By the way, speaking of the turtles - I noticed they drop eggs. Is the only way to get the other cooking items like butter and milk by killing fridges in Habara? I assumed by now I would be able to buy them - but unless that happens in the castle I haven't found a shop for them yet. Also, there must be something you can do with that stuff and the woman in Caldoaxa who mentions them all - any ideas there? (she mentions butter, milk, eggs, etc).

[botticus]

so instead of reading through the 100s of post, can anyone give me a simple description of what the game is like and what its aboutThink Secret of Evermore with touch screen controls and a very well done script.

You basically need to locate one cell on each of many islands in the game. The Professor guides you and the character (the two are different in this game) along the way from the safety of the top screen, while all the action takes place on the bottom. Combat is somewhat automatic. Put your guy into attack mode, and he attacks whatever is near him; there's no separate combat screen. But you can control special attacks and whatnot, run away when you feel like it, avoid battles if you choose.

Lots of secret passages, lots of collectibles, lots of fun.

Feel free to contribute to this description if you'd like.

[Reality's Fringe]

Ah, I saw the UFO, but would *never* have thought of blowing on the mic :D. Could you list that Rizo island item in a spoiler tag? I am pretty good at finding the secret passages so I probably got it, but I can't think of what it is/was.

By the way, speaking of the turtles - I noticed they drop eggs. Is the only way to get the other cooking items like butter and milk by killing fridges in Habara? I assumed by now I would be able to buy them - but unless that happens in the castle I haven't found a shop for them yet. Also, there must be something you can do with that stuff and the woman in Caldoaxa who mentions them all - any ideas there? (she mentions butter, milk, eggs, etc).

Carbon rod,a nice fishing tool (at least until something better comes along in the last castle) Also, the woman gives you money for giving her all the ingredients. I think it's based on how much of each ingredient you have when you talk to her.

[Tybee]

Okay, I'm still way behind you guys. So sue me. Had a busy social calendar this weekend and had to finish up an article for work. Anyway, I think I've done everything I can do in Caldoxa Ruins at this point. I know you guys said you need to get the mole knuckle suit. I found the guy digging, and I assume that's what he takes off when he's waiting for his lunch, but I don't seem to have anything he wants to eat. I've tried preparing kebabs, all kinds of BBQ, pretty much anything I can think of, but I'm never able to offer him anything. And it won't let me attack him. Help?

Also, is there anything else I should make sure I do before I set off for Ft. Eagle? I found the girl who likes flowers. Guess I get five of those later, because I haven't found any yet, although I do have two or three types of bugs for whenever I find bug girl. I want my harem, dammit.

[botticus]

Okay, I'm still way behind you guys. So sue me. Had a busy social calendar this weekend and had to finish up an article for work. Anyway, I think I've done everything I can do in Caldoxa Ruins at this point. I know you guys said you need to get the mole knuckle suit. I found the guy digging, and I assume that's what he takes off when he's waiting for his lunch, but I don't seem to have anything he wants to eat. I've tried preparing kebabs, all kinds of BBQ, pretty much anything I can think of, but I'm never able to offer him anything. And it won't let me attack him. Help?

Also, is there anything else I should make sure I do before I set off for Ft. Eagle? I found the girl who likes flowers. Guess I get five of those later, because I haven't found any yet, although I do have two or three types of bugs for whenever I find bug girl. I want my harem, dammit.
The Knuckle Mole suit is way easier than you're making it ;) Just hit A while standing over the suit that's lying on the ground. I've never given him anything, though I'm curious if there is in fact some item that he would want.

[Tybee]

The Knuckle Mole suit is way easier than you're making it ;) Just hit A while standing over the suit that's lying on the ground. I've never given him anything, though I'm curious if there is in fact some item that he would want.

I swear I did that...multiple times. Gah. You know how sometimes you can't do something until you're 100% sure that's what you're supposed to do? :roll:

I wonder if he does want something. He keeps talking about food. I kind of thought for a while that the breakfast lady is getting it together for him and that's what you give him.

Also, what is this game's obsession with naked men?

[christopher]

he says another 5 seconds, so stand there for 5 seconds and he'll give it to you.

[io]

I swear I did that...multiple times. Gah. You know how sometimes you can't do something until you're 100% sure that's what you're supposed to do? :roll:

I wonder if he does want something. He keeps talking about food. I kind of thought for a while that the breakfast lady is getting it together for him and that's what you give him.

Also, what is this game's obsession with naked men?

I had the same problem Tybee. I saw that there and kept running over it with no luck - finally the 'A' trick worked. It is wierd because you pick everything else up just by running through it. Not the clothes though, for some reason.

I played quite a bit last night but didn't make any major discoveries except this:

1) Caught a Pirahna :D
2) Go back to the very FIRST island - the deserted isle. There are 2 people there - one wants coral and you get a weapon in return. I caught coral from the area just before where this person is (fby fishing over the cliff). the second wants to know about treasure - I'm assuming he may have something to do with the treasure map piece I found. So I went back to Wi-Fi island to try to fish more pieces from the tubs - all I caught was catfish.

[62t]

Got to Rizo Island today. Also got a girlfriend on my ship.

[io]

Got to Rizo Island today. Also got a girlfriend on my ship.

As much as I've been playing, I still haven't been able to do this. My stats are all wrong except for maybe Intelligence, IF they count a stat-boosting weapon for that. But it in that one case I don't have the items I need (all the bugs).

[62t]

As much as I've been playing, I still haven't been able to do this. My stats are all wrong except for maybe Intelligence, IF they count a stat-boosting weapon for that. But it in that one case I don't have the items I need (all the bugs).
Getting the video game girl in Hakaba is the easiet. all you need to do is to keep killing town people. As for the games you need to give her, the people in Hakaba drop them when they die. I am told you can get more girlfriends so I still got a lot to do.

[io]

Getting the video game girl in Hakaba is the easiet. all you need to do is to keep killing town people. As for the games you need to give her, the people in Hakaba drop them when they die. I am told you can get more girlfriends so I still got a lot to do.

Ah, well, that is the one I am by far the furthest from getting (and I consider the most difficult unless you work on it from the start). Don't you need to have -50 karma? I figured out you need to kill 7 people for one level of Karma drop. I was at +75 or so and gave up after getting to +50 - and much of that drop was from opening the chests in Habara which drop you 3 or 4 FULL Karma levels - if only they respawned it would be easy to get Karma down. I didn't feel like killing 700 more shoppers/townspeople, so I'll give up my dreams of getting that girl :D.

[62t]

just got to the last boss. Looks like I need to do some level up.

[Sporophyte]

Losing the karma necessary to get the girl isn't as hard as you'd think. The closer your karma level gets to 0 the easier it is to lose levels. Once you get down to level 20 or so you can lose levels with just one or two kills.

[62t]

now people are saying you need -24 karma on gamefaqs

[io]

Hmmm... I suppose I could give it a try. The problem is that my karma is back up over 75 again :D... And I know it takes 7 or so kills at this level to get it down one. On the other hand, I'm trying to level up theft, fishing, and cooking skills, so I need to do more fighting anyway. The game is a little unbalanced in that I am near the end, have explored a ton, have gone back to each place several times, and still I haven't opened up 1/3 of the skill matrix. I'm still waiting on level 2 cooking and theft.

I made it through the castle to what I assume is the end. To anyone who has finished is this the end:


The fight with Mint on the red dragon thing


If not, how much more is there afterwards? And are there any good items after that point, if so? I never found the good fishing rod RF said was in the castle, but then again there are 2 or 3 chests I can't open yet. If there's nothing after that I'll go back to other places and level up.

[Blaine]

Anyone who has already beat it:


My problem is a little wierd. I can beat the final boss(es), I see the credits roll and everything. I even have a screen that says "saving, do not remove the cart or turn off the power".

But when it's all said and done, if I continue my game I just go back to right before I beat the final boss. According to everyone elses accounts there's an entire post-game to play.

Anyone else beat Contact yet and can help me out here?

[Lan_Zer0]

Check you inventory for some new items. There are also some new monsters to fight. And since you can finish this game with low level skills, you can work to unlock the other skills and other items you missed.

I liked this ending a lot. The ending was meh up until the final monologue which made me love it.

[JEKKI]

damn I cant believe this thread has almost 450 replies...

I cant even keep up... Im only on the Pyramid island...

and I think Ive had this game since its release

(or at least its release week)

[keithp]

damn I cant believe this thread has almost 450 replies...

I cant even keep up... Im only on the Pyramid island...

and I think Ive had this game since its release

(or at least its release week)

Don't feel bad, I'm still in the first ruins, Calodoza or something like that, lol. Haven't gotten alot of time to play, and now that I have FFXII I don't know how much time I'll be sinking into this one. But I like what I've played so far!

Trying hard to avoid spoilers in here. Or elsewhere, for that matter.

I'm glad people seem to have liked the game alot.

[Tybee]

I'm on Aegis (the pyramid island) and kind of at a loss about what to do now.

I've been into the pyramid with the archaeologist, led him to the room of interest, found the side room with the skill/attribute spots on the floor, and picked up all of them except for the fire one, as I don't think I have a suit (thought chef outfit might work...nope) or weapon or whatever that seems to activate it and (I'm assuming) open the door. Also not sure what to do with the girl with the broken down car outside, the guy who needs to see a deed before he'll let me in, the kidnapped people, the kid who wants gloves (but apparently not the ones I have in my inventory), the half-assed shopkeeper, and God knows what else. This is definitely the most frustrating island so far.

Also, I was thinking about it and this game kind of reminds me of Monkey Island in that you're on a pirate ship traveling to different islands, each with its own politics and problems, and you're doing the same kind of puzzle solving. On the other hand it seamlessly folds in some great RPG elements like skill acquisition, cooking, battles, that really make it unique. I love this game.

[botticus]

I'm on Aegis (the pyramid island) and kind of at a loss about what to do now.

I've been into the pyramid with the archaeologist, led him to the room of interest, found the side room with the skill/attribute spots on the floor, and picked up all of them except for the fire one, as I don't think I have a suit (thought chef outfit might work...nope) or weapon or whatever that seems to activate it and (I'm assuming) open the door. Also not sure what to do with the girl with the broken down car outside, the guy who needs to see a deed before he'll let me in, the kidnapped people, the kid who wants gloves (but apparently not the ones I have in my inventory), the half-assed shopkeeper, and God knows what else. This is definitely the most frustrating island so far.

Also, I was thinking about it and this game kind of reminds me of Monkey Island in that you're on a pirate ship traveling to different islands, each with its own politics and problems, and you're doing the same kind of puzzle solving. On the other hand it seamlessly folds in some great RPG elements like skill acquisition, cooking, battles, that really make it unique. I love this game.
Okay, here are at least two things you haven't done:
You need to buy a pipe or something from one of the shop keepers. Give that to the girl with the car, she gives you the Nitro Suit. That is the fire suit, which will take care of the last thing in the side room.

The deed costs 10000 and is also at one of the shops, but it's not required.

I think there are a ton of things in that level I didn't complete, but I think I'm moving on from there. Just gonna get my Shadow Thief outfit, and move onto Habara.

[Tyvan]

Ty...

Go back to the vendors. One of them will sell you a car part. Then take it to the girl with the broke down car. She will then give you the Nitro Suit, the fire suit u need.

Bot you are fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Roufuss]

So to anyone who has finished it, what did your final time clock in at?

[crewj]

just got the game yesterday... can't wait to play this one!

[Tybee]

Thanks Botticus and Tyvan. I'll use those tips when I get home tonight. This is the first game in a long time that I find myself itching to play during the day. Gah...3.5 hours until quittin' time...

Incidentally, although I filled my contacts roster, I haven't connected with everyone yet. Missing two or three. Will have to check when I get home to see who it is. I need all of those keen bonus items!

One more question:

The fisherman at Ft. Eagle is looking for bait (for which he will obviously give me a fishing rod). I don't want you to tell me specifically what he wants, but is it something I should have by the time I leave Aegis? Or does it show up later?

[Tyvan]

Thanks Botticus and Tyvan. I'll use those tips when I get home tonight. This is the first game in a long time that I find myself itching to play during the day. Gah...3.5 hours until quittin' time...

Incidentally, although I filled my contacts roster, I haven't connected with everyone yet. Missing two or three. Will have to check when I get home to see who it is. I need all of those keen bonus items!

One more question:

The fisherman at Ft. Eagle is looking for bait (for which he will obviously give me a fishing rod). I don't want you to tell me specifically what he wants, but is it something I should have by the time I leave Aegis? Or does it show up later?

Yes before you leave.

extra hint..
You need the digging suit

[Tybee]

Yes before you leave.

extra hint..
You need the digging suit

Already got it. Thanks!

[slidecage]

got to admit the game GROWS On you. I almost sold it after playing for around 30 mins. Last night i played it for 2 hours and starting to love the game.

[botticus]

Holy hell... for anyone who's having issues dropping their karma for whatever reason: Put on the Shadow Thief outfit and start opening treasure chests. Whether or not they're locked, every time I open one, my karma drops 5 levels. Used to be up in the 90s, now I'm at 66. :-(

I should also add... playing through Habara with Shadow Thief is hard as hell. I may need to go find some potions and stock up.

And... the Castle just destroyed me. Time to go do some more level-grinding. I was actually able to get by without doing that since the first or second level.

[Tyvan]

WALKTHROUGH FINALLY at Gamefaqs!!!!!!!!

[io]

Holy hell... for anyone who's having issues dropping their karma for whatever reason: Put on the Shadow Thief outfit and start opening treasure chests. Whether or not they're locked, every time I open one, my karma drops 5 levels. Used to be up in the 90s, now I'm at 66. :-(

I should also add... playing through Habara with Shadow Thief is hard as hell. I may need to go find some potions and stock up.

And... the Castle just destroyed me. Time to go do some more level-grinding. I was actually able to get by without doing that since the first or second level.

Yeah, I already told you about the karma/chest thing - however, I think it drops regardless of the Shadow Thief outfit when in Habara. It was dropping even when I opened unlocked chests. And this only happens in Habara, not anywhere else it would seem.

I got killed at what I think is the end of the castle, so I am leveling too.

But, in the process, I finally got a girlfriend - woo-hoo! I got the flower one from Caldoaxa. She wants courage at 30, and I just hit that yesterday.

Now, the one on Le Chef Beach wants fame - not sure how much. But I just noticed something important - fame DROPS when you die! I had no idea until I was waiting for it to hit 20, died, then noticed it was 18 or so. At first I assumed you might lose money or something, but when that didn't happen I assumed there were no consequences. Oops... So it might take a while to get the bikini girl :D (if she wants fame to be 30).

I cannot find anything besides the 2 bugs (grasshopper and dragonfly). I'm assuming there are other ones?? The beetle-like bugs only drop those. Where do you get the others?

A tip - go back to Aegis, in front of the 10,000 pyramid. There is a guy there who wants one of each gem. He gives you a flamberge, which is a 30 attack sword and boosts your fire resistance, which might be good for what I think is the end of the Castle, though no one answered my question about that :D. I mean the fire dragon thing than Mint rides

[62t]

Y

A tip - go back to Aegis, in front of the 10,000 pyramid. There is a guy there who wants one of each gem. He gives you a flamberge, which is a 30 attack sword and boosts your fire resistance, which might be good for what I think is the end of the Castle, though no one answered my question about that :D. I mean the fire dragon thing than Mint rides
yes that is the final boss.

[Tybee]

I cannot find anything besides the 2 bugs (grasshopper and dragonfly). I'm assuming there are other ones?? The beetle-like bugs only drop those. Where do you get the others?

At last, something I can help YOU with! You can get at least two other bug species (possibly three...can't rememeber) in the Caldoxa ruins from those pill bug things that spin. They give up beetles and stag beetles.

[io]

At last, something I can help YOU with! You can get at least two other bug species (possibly three...can't rememeber) in the Caldoxa ruins from those pill bug things that spin. They give up beetles and stag beetles.

Thanks, but I figured it out last night ;). I actually got them off the beetle things in the cave on Le Chef Beach. Then I gave all the bugs to the girl at Ft. Eagle and she ignored me. I guess I'm not smart enough yet... And I spent a TON of time fighting with one of the staffs that helps your Intelligence go up. Does anyone know what level it needs to be. Apparently it doesn't count if you equip a stat-boosting weapon. My Intelligence was 20, and I had a +20 weapon equipped (something I stole off one of the mages in the final castle).

What I've been doing is fighting in the Shadow Thief outfit with that staff. Then I try to steal items whenever I can - so I'm boosting Intelligence and Theft skills.

OH, and I was also able to fish out the 2nd Treasure Map piece - it was in the sideways tub in Ft. Eagle where one of the save points is (there are 2 tubs there, one to refresh health, the other oriented sideways). Now if I could just find the FIRST piece...

[botticus]

Well, I'm going to give the castle one more shot before going back to level-grind a bit. I had about 20 potions, which let me get to the final boss, but I wasn't quick enough and died after dealing out about a quarter of damage. Got up to 40 potions this time, and throwing on my Nitro suit (losing 50 HP), so hopefully the defense bonus will help.

Tons and tons of sidequests I haven't completed, but I'm going to save those for future playthroughs.

[AK85]

I still have 2 spaces open on my friends list, so if anyone that I haven't already made contact with wants to just shoot me a pm or leave a message.

[botticus]

Crappy ending. Until you keep your DS on a couple minutes after the end screen comes up. :D Then it's a fantastic ending.

15 hours for me with probably another 5 or 10 if I tried to complete/unlock everything.

Since I will be keeping the copy of Children of Mana that I'm picking up from GR tomorrow and returning my EB copy, I guess I will go back to Magical Starsign next.

[io]

Crappy ending. Until you keep your DS on a couple minutes after the end screen comes up. :D Then it's a fantastic ending.

15 hours for me with probably another 5 or 10 if I tried to complete/unlock everything.

Since I will be keeping the copy of Children of Mana that I'm picking up from GR tomorrow and returning my EB copy, I guess I will go back to Magical Starsign next.

Ummm... Do you mean a few minutes after it says "Fin"? I waited a while and then turned it off. Does something happen after that???

[botticus]

Ummm... Do you mean a few minutes after it says "Fin"? I waited a while and then turned it off. Does something happen after that???Yeah... someone mentioned it earlier, so I made sure to sit around for a few minutes... it was seriously a few minutes.
Mochi turns on the computer and you get a long note from the Professor. Very comical/heartwarming/thought-provoking.

[io]

Yeah... someone mentioned it earlier, so I made sure to sit around for a few minutes... it was seriously a few minutes.
Mochi turns on the computer and you get a long note from the Professor. Very comical/heartwarming/thought-provoking.

Damn, Damn, Damn - hopefully you can replay the end again??

[Sporophyte]

So has anybody found a good way to level up the elements in a reasonable amount of time? Weapons weren't too bad, but man getting the spells and the jobs to level takes a ton of grinding.

[Lan_Zer0]

Damn, Damn, Damn - hopefully you can replay the end again??

Yes, you just have to beat the boss again. I love that ending.

[keithp]

My new router is in and hooked up, so I'm looking make contact if anyone is available--shoot me a PM or leave a message. Thanks!

[Deiji]

Question: How exactly do you get Mochi to roll over, and which suit is the digging suit?

[AK85]

Question: How exactly do you get Mochi to roll over, and which suit is the digging suit?

With the stylus point to a part of the room a little bit away from Mochi, then drag over him and he should roll over

and the Knuckle Mole suit is the digging suit

[Deiji]

With the stylus point to a part of the room a little bit away from Mochi, then drag over him and he should roll over

and the Knuckle Mole suit is the digging suit

Oh fo' realz?!

I couldn't figure it out for the longest time. Now hopefully I can get the Fisher King costume today.

[AK85]

Is Habara about the middle point of the game? My save time is around 9 hours, so I was wondering how many places I have left to go to.

[Lan_Zer0]

Story wise, I would say Aegis is the middle. The next major area after Habara is the last castle.

[62t]

Finally beat the game today. Took me 15 hours (but I did get all 4 girlfriend) The only thing left to do is the optional bosses, and it shouldnt be that hard if you use the trick.

Edit: beat the first optional boss without taking a hit. Wonder if it is worth the trouble to beat the other bosses and max my stat

[grammarxcore]

I haven't been able to get the karma girlfriend. My karma's at -52, but she still won't join. I keep getting the blue text that she likes me. Does that mean I'm missing a game?

[62t]

I haven't been able to get the karma girlfriend. My karma's at -52, but she still won't join. I keep getting the blue text that she likes me. Does that mean I'm missing a game?
you need at least 1 copy of each game, then 5 more of any other game.

[Lan_Zer0]

I haven't been able to get the karma girlfriend. My karma's at -52, but she still won't join. I keep getting the blue text that she likes me. Does that mean I'm missing a game?

There is one game you don't get from killing people. "Terry the Kid" can be found in a chest that requires Shadow Thief to pick.

[io]

Finally beat the game today. Took me 15 hours (but I did get all 4 girlfriend) The only thing left to do is the optional bosses, and it shouldnt be that hard if you use the trick.

Edit: beat the first optional boss without taking a hit. Wonder if it is worth the trouble to beat the other bosses and max my stat

Wow, I'll have to look at my time, but I think I'm way past that and have only gotten 1 GF (and will never get the -50 Karma one). How did you get the one that wants high intelligence? I've been fighting for the last 4-5 hours with a staff that raises INT, but it is so DAMN slow. I got it over 20, no dice. What does it need to be, and how do you play for only 15 hours and get it up so high?? Same with the one who wants fame - mine is just at 20, don't tell me it needs to be 30. That would be, like, 10 more hours of play without being killed once.

And please tell about these optional bosses and tricks! I still have to do the ending again and see the special thing. The first time I waited a while at the "Blue Screen of Fin" but nothing happened, so I turned it off.

And has anyone gotten all the treasure map pieces? If so, where is the first one, or are they just random fishing items?

I've also spent a TON of time fishing, stealing, and cooking, and have yet to hit level 2 in any of those things. It would be nice to be able to make 3/4 of the damn recipes I have and open those last few chests! What levels do you need in those?

Yeah, I could look in Gamefaqs, but I found too many spoilers last time I did that (I'd like the level 2 treasure chests, etc, to be surprises).

[Deiji]

I just beat the game last night and was wondering what optional things that I could do. Any suggestions?

[Reality's Fringe]

I've also spent a TON of time fishing, stealing, and cooking, and have yet to hit level 2 in any of those things. It would be nice to be able to make 3/4 of the damn recipes I have and open those last few chests! What levels do you need in those?

Yeah, I could look in Gamefaqs, but I found too many spoilers last time I did that (I'd like the level 2 treasure chests, etc, to be surprises).

I hate to break this to you, but you're going to be trying to get to level 2 for a long time. I think it's level 55 for Shadow thief, and I'm not sure about the others.

This game gets minus points for grinding and being too short. I think the grinding would be less detrimental if the main story were longer.

[62t]

Wow, I'll have to look at my time, but I think I'm way past that and have only gotten 1 GF (and will never get the -50 Karma one). How did you get the one that wants high intelligence? I've been fighting for the last 4-5 hours with a staff that raises INT, but it is so DAMN slow. I got it over 20, no dice. What does it need to be, and how do you play for only 15 hours and get it up so high?? Same with the one who wants fame - mine is just at 20, don't tell me it needs to be 30. That would be, like, 10 more hours of play without being killed once.

And please tell about these optional bosses and tricks! I still have to do the ending again and see the special thing. The first time I waited a while at the "Blue Screen of Fin" but nothing happened, so I turned it off.

And has anyone gotten all the treasure map pieces? If so, where is the first one, or are they just random fishing items?

I've also spent a TON of time fishing, stealing, and cooking, and have yet to hit level 2 in any of those things. It would be nice to be able to make 3/4 of the damn recipes I have and open those last few chests! What levels do you need in those?

Yeah, I could look in Gamefaqs, but I found too many spoilers last time I did that (I'd like the level 2 treasure chests, etc, to be surprises).


If you want to lower karma I would do it now as it is only going to get harder as your karma will be higher.

To raise INT use element base attack like rock

For frame you just kill those sheep enemies in Ft. Eagle



As for the trick with the optional boss, they are very powerful and can kill you in one hit. However with 2 of them you can sort of trap them, getting them stuck in a point where you can hit them but they cant hit you.

You thief skill has to be 70 to open lev 2 chest.

[io]

If you want to lower karma I would do it now as it is only going to get harder as your karma will be higher.

To raise INT use element base attack like rock

For frame you just kill those sheep enemies in Ft. Eagle



As for the trick with the optional boss, they are very powerful and can kill you in one hit. However with 2 of them you can sort of trap them, getting them stuck in a point where you can hit them but they cant hit you.

You thief skill has to be 70 to open lev 2 chest.

RF and 62t, thanks on the level 2 dealie... Yes, major gripe with the game is how unbalanced it is with respect to the skill set progression. You should have unlocked at least 2/3 of them by the time the game ends (and not 1/6 or whatever that I have now). It's fine to leave a bit for "after" the main game, but this is ridiculous. It probably means I'll never bother with it again after I see the "good" ending.

I guess I never even knew that you could cast spells in this game. Part of the problem was I was trying to level the job skills so I am always wearing one of those 3 outfits when fighting and almost never the Knuckle Mole, Nitro, etc... I guess I can play a bit more with one of those to get the INT high. And I guess I'll go kill the sheep in Ft. Eagle while I'm at it - should help for 2 of the girls.

Not sure what you mean by "do it now" on the karma thing as my Karma is currently maxed out at 100. The time to do it is VERY early in the game and you need to start being a badass from the very beginning, I think. Oh well, that's what I get for being a bit ahead of most people on a game (which I rarely am) :D.

[io]

OK, thanks to the tips here I was able to level my Intelligence and Fame pretty quickly from 20 to 30. It only took about 1/2 hour of fighting the sleepy sheep things at Ft. Eagle with a Moon Staff (which also helps build up Intelligence) and spells whenever possible. Then I got the other 2 GF's (leaving only the one in Habara off the ship :cry:), and finished the game again to see the good ending.

If there wasn't a wealth of other games to play (not to mention the Wii coming out in less than 2 weeks) I'd play this a bit more to level up and get all the items. But it seems kind of pointless now when it looks like it will take quite a bit of time.

The only thing I probably ought to try for now is the treasure map thing, since I already have 2 pieces.

I heard rumors about additional items available via WiFi, so if anyone finds out about that and wants to connect or reconnect (if that gets anything) just PM me and we can set up a time. I filled up all my slots but never tried removing someone and adding another back in - maybe that gets you nothing, or another of the same item (I gave away that one Sushi so I wouldn't mind getting that back), or even new items.

[Deiji]

OK, thanks to the tips here I was able to level my Intelligence and Fame pretty quickly from 20 to 30. It only took about 1/2 hour of fighting the sleepy sheep things at Ft. Eagle with a Moon Staff (which also helps build up Intelligence) and spells whenever possible. Then I got the other 2 GF's (leaving only the one in Habara off the ship :cry:), and finished the game again to see the good ending.

If there wasn't a wealth of other games to play (not to mention the Wii coming out in less than 2 weeks) I'd play this a bit more to level up and get all the items. But it seems kind of pointless now when it looks like it will take quite a bit of time.

The only thing I probably ought to try for now is the treasure map thing, since I already have 2 pieces.

I heard rumors about additional items available via WiFi, so if anyone finds out about that and wants to connect or reconnect (if that gets anything) just PM me and we can set up a time. I filled up all my slots but never tried removing someone and adding another back in - maybe that gets you nothing, or another of the same item (I gave away that one Sushi so I wouldn't mind getting that back), or even new items.

Wait, there's a good ending?! How do you get it, if ya don't mind me asking?

[io]

Wait, there's a good ending?! How do you get it, if ya don't mind me asking?

Sorry, bad choice of words - I simply meant waiting for (what seemed like) a long long time after the "Fin" screen comes up to see the additional (ie, good) content. The first time I finished I turned it off after a few minutes of the "Fin" screen.

[Deiji]

Sorry, bad choice of words - I simply meant waiting for (what seemed like) a long long time after the "Fin" screen comes up to see the additional (ie, good) content. The first time I finished I turned it off after a few minutes of the "Fin" screen.

Ah ok. Would've been interesting to see what else Atlus would have thrown in.

[62t]

Ah ok. Would've been interesting to see what else Atlus would have thrown in.
you mean grasshopper as Atlus is only the publisher.

[espy605]

This game gets minus points for grinding and being too short. I think the grinding would be less detrimental if the main story were longer.
Totally agree. $26 shipped for my copy if anyone's interested.

[ratzombie]

Well, I picked up Contact tonight. Hopefully I'll be able to "Make CONTACT" with some people who are still playing.

[Blind the Thief]

I haven't gotten around to making Contact with anyone yet. I'd be up for it later this week.


So, I just beat Ft. Eagle...how many more hours am I lookin' at, do you guys think?

[ratzombie]

Sounds good.

What should I invest the most time into leveling up? Bladed weapons or Blunt weapons? I was first starting out just using my fists, as I tend to like characters like that (like Final Fantasy monks.) But I was getting my ass kicked in the caves of La Naked Chef or whatever. So I found a bat and have been using that.

And about combat, do I just sit there and let him attack while occasionally throwing in some techs? Or is there a way to block/dodge the enemies?

[62t]

Sounds good.

What should I invest the most time into leveling up? Bladed weapons or Blunt weapons? I was first starting out just using my fists, as I tend to like characters like that (like Final Fantasy monks.) But I was getting my ass kicked in the caves of La Naked Chef or whatever. So I found a bat and have been using that.

And about combat, do I just sit there and let him attack while occasionally throwing in some techs? Or is there a way to block/dodge the enemies?
It really dosent matter because once you beat the game you can level up all your weapon skill easily. I would stick with blunt because you can get some pretty good hammer type weapon. If you level up your fist to 60, you learn a move death blow that can kill most enemies in one hit. (probably a lot easier to learn once you beat the game)

[rlse9]

Yeah, I haven't made contact with anyone else yet, either. I haven't gotten too far in this game yet because Elite Beat Agents has consumed my gaming time recently. Hoping to get to more of this game and Clubhouse Games soon. It's too bad so many good games had to come out at the same time, not enough time for them all.

[keithp]

Yeah, I'm still looking to contact someone, too.

Let me know when you guys want to set it up and I'll make sure to be on.

I just got to Ft. Eagle too, so I'm not real far either. Been playing FFXII mostly.

[AK85]

Just finished the game. I have to say that it was money well spent, it sucks that it really didn't catch on (at least with my gamer friends), I can only hope that they make another one, or something similar.

[doctorfaustus]

let's make contact!

I'm also at Ft. Eagle or whatever it's called.

here's my info

1289 3240 8245


I nearly William Shatnered myself in laughter when the Prof. said :

"Weaksauce, as they say!"

[ratzombie]

Ok, I'll make Contact with you faustus, I don't have to be at a certain point to do that though right?

[doctorfaustus]

Oh, I meant some other time 'cause I'm going to sleep now. Sorry, mate. In the near future though. sleepy.
I'm all ove this though.

[Deiji]

Would someone mind telling me where all the friends are located on WiFiIsland? I can't seem to find one.

[botticus]

Would someone mind telling me where all the friends are located on WiFiIsland? I can't seem to find one.It's a pretty decent maze. If you have 8 people contacted, it's pretty easy to stumble on someone, otherwise you have to go through every nook and cranny of that cave to find someone.

[Deiji]

It's a pretty decent maze. If you have 8 people contacted, it's pretty easy to stumble on someone, otherwise you have to go through every nook and cranny of that cave to find someone.

In all honesty, I'm just looking for the second-to-last person in the cave.

[guinaevere]

Hep me, Hep me!

I was doing fine until Ft Eagle. I talk to the old guy with the dog at the campfire. Terry and the old guy take a stroll to where I assume is his home. When we get to the entrance at the bottom of the screen, the old man says he wonders where Hunt (the dog) is and can we go look for him.

The dog is still at the campfire. And he refuses to budge. Is there something I need to do to get the dog to join us?

I don't know if it's related or not, but the screen before the campfire, there is a guy who is looking for something but I haven't found anything on this island so far. ???

[io]

Hep me, Hep me!

I was doing fine until Ft Eagle. I talk to the old guy with the dog at the campfire. Terry and the old guy take a stroll to where I assume is his home. When we get to the entrance at the bottom of the screen, the old man says he wonders where Hunt (the dog) is and can we go look for him.

The dog is still at the campfire. And he refuses to budge. Is there something I need to do to get the dog to join us?

I don't know if it's related or not, but the screen before the campfire, there is a guy who is looking for something but I haven't found anything on this island so far. ???

I'm pretty sure the soldier looking for something wants an army knife. I missed giving that to him (he is gone after you finish Ft Eagle). Apparently you get a weapon that you can't otherwise get in the game.

As for the dog, I don't really remember. I know you have to get him to follow you and it is a pain because he often gets stuck and if you get too far ahead he goes back to the campfire. Just try talking to him, then see if he follows??

[keithp]

Yeah, io has it right- just touch the dog to get him to follow you. When you're navigating the maps don't get too far ahead of either companion and you should be fine.

[guinaevere]

Thanks guys. I had touched the dog about a million times. For whatever reason, he wouldn't follow. I left Ft Eagle and went back the Deserted Isle (picked a location at random) then sailed back. Sure enough, Hunt followed no problem.

*shrugs*

And yes, the Army dude at the first screen on Ft Eagle was looking for an Army Knife.

[RelentlessRolento]

still need to get this...

[bordjon]

Well - I just bought it from buy.com for 23.27 shipped here:

http://www.buy.com/prod/Contact/q/loc/108/202439670.html

using google checkout it took off 10 bucks and this particular game has free shipping.

Been wanting it for a while and at this price I bit.

[ratzombie]

I haven't been able to play as much as I would like. But I do have a question about Mochi, is using his decal at all useful? He doesn't seem to do anything but run on screen when I use it.