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Title: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 06, 2010, 06:25:39 PM
Here's where you guys ask questions and hopefully those who've gone through the game get the answers.  Also if you still want the bonus at the end of the puzzle, you can check here.
The puzzles seem pretty cool.

I'm on Chapter XII now, so I've done quite a few of 'em. :D
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: crisis on October 06, 2010, 06:46:13 PM
What's the combination for the Maze Garden key in Ch. 6?
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 06, 2010, 06:56:40 PM
Describe the problem a little better so that maybe I remember it, 'cuz I don't remember individual puzzles off the top of my head.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: crisis on October 06, 2010, 06:57:54 PM
It's the one where you have to rotate the statues clockwise & counter-clockwise so that they face eachother...
Title: Sound help
Post by: Pedrith on October 06, 2010, 07:14:45 PM
Hi.  I'm playing the game on my xbox 360 hooked up to my computer monitor (my tv is so ancient it can't handle my xbox) and the sound is being patched through to my speakers via a program called LineIN on my mac pro (2006).  The problem I am having is that the sound is very scratchy and it is difficult to hear the dialogue.  I was wondering if anybody else is doing it this way?  If they are are you having the same problems?  IF not do you know how I can fix this?  Also I haven't had this problem before (although I have only played a few games and most had more text and less voice acting)

Thanks for the help.  Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place.

Sincerely,

David
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: crisis on October 06, 2010, 07:29:56 PM
Nevermind, figured it out :)
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 06, 2010, 07:44:57 PM
Oh ok.

I was in the middle of a stage so I didn't have the time to look back.
You just move the center statue clockwise twice.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Kale on October 06, 2010, 09:05:35 PM
Chupacabra- chapter 5 or something, in the snowy place filled with tents and goblins. How do you catch it really really really early?
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Dremn on October 06, 2010, 09:15:21 PM
Chupacabra- chapter 5 or something, in the snowy place filled with tents and goblins. How do you catch it really really really early?
I think you send a fairy after it. Grab it while it's distracted.
Title: Re: Sound help
Post by: Ahasverus on October 06, 2010, 09:16:50 PM
Hi.  I'm playing the game on my xbox 360 hooked up to my computer monitor (my tv is so ancient it can't handle my xbox) and the sound is being patched through to my speakers via a program called LineIN on my mac pro (2006).  The problem I am having is that the sound is very scratchy and it is difficult to hear the dialogue.  I was wondering if anybody else is doing it this way?  If they are are you having the same problems?  IF not do you know how I can fix this?  Also I haven't had this problem before (although I have only played a few games and most had more text and less voice acting)

Thanks for the help.  Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place.

Sincerely,

David
Perhaps your Xbox' configuration is sending HD surround sound to your speakers and that's not the way to go :P return to the dashboard and change your settings to Mono :)
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Kale on October 06, 2010, 09:18:03 PM
I think you send a fairy after it. Grab it while it's distracted.

This is what I figure, but even when I do that, he shakes it off when I get close and disappears... maybe I'm sedning them out too early. I do notice they explode... not sure if that was 100% of the time though.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Niebeer on October 06, 2010, 10:45:36 PM
I am stuck at CHapter 10-1. After I move the Titan Arm at the beginning, I have to find two more rune pieces to operate another Titan. I have no idea where to go, everywhere I try its a dead end.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 06, 2010, 11:19:36 PM
I was stuck in that spot for a while.
I kept falling into the poison fog thinking I probably was supposed to 'sacrifice' life wading in... I was wrong, and often!

Ok, if you already reached the 2 rune spots, then you must have spotted that island you doublejumped to reach that big titan.  Well, in that island you can also doublejump to the right.  While it seems like an empty little cave with some corpses in it, if you keep on moving into the cave at the far end of the camera, the camera will shift viewpoints.  Turns out, there's an alcove in there where you can fight some skeleton coffin things, I believe.  Kill them and you'll get a rune piece.

Then return to the titan, use the rune piece to move a piece of the titan, and continue on.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Niebeer on October 06, 2010, 11:31:25 PM
Thanks alot! been wandering around for a while now. lol I knew it was something obvious....a map would have avoided this!
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 06, 2010, 11:34:54 PM
You're welcome. :)
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: DragonsAndCarpetBags on October 07, 2010, 10:46:05 AM
Back at 2-1 here: where is that weapons upgrade? Is that a come back later thing?

right thanks
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 07, 2010, 05:15:36 PM
2-1:
There's indeed a Dagger Upgrade there, but you need the ability to use Light/Shadow magic to open the door that leads to it.
It's behind the first large waterfall (jump through it).

So yes, you come back to the stage after you have those abilities.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Alutwon on October 07, 2010, 06:02:53 PM
In necromancer country the moon and sun puzzle is taking me forever. help

nvrm i got it. 24th not 28th
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Harrycombs on October 07, 2010, 06:03:46 PM
So on chapter 3 mission one, I have to find the faeries, I have found 2 of them but I can't find the third. I have been running around the level for awhile now, please help if you can.

-Nevermind, got it.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 07, 2010, 06:51:36 PM
The fairies are always at the very top of the tallest towers.
I don't remember the specifics, though.
Look for grapple hook points in the outer corridors from the main room.

I'll explain where to go for this, but let me play the stage first (you'll probably be done with it by the time I type it up but I'll put it up for others).

From the room with the three fairies' plates:
1. walk left from the left magic plate on the wall, back where you climbed in on the warg.  It's subtle 'cuz the sun is blocking it, but there's a hook-point there.  When you swing there, you'll swing back out of the tower and you'll spot another hook point.  Grapple to that one and climb up the tower to get this fairy.

2. Solve the puzzle of the fairy plate panels, and you'll rotate the big statue outside on the right, allowing you to grapple across:
Puzzle Solution:
(click to show/hide)
Grapple across the statue.
In this room you'll spot a "wheel switch" on the right wall and a blocked door. More on this later, but for now, walk out the left exit and you'll spot a pin for a wheel switch on the wall.  Pick up the pin, place it in the switch and start rotating and STOP 'cuz a Greater Lycanthrope will come out (you'll have to kill it 'cuz he'll keep on interrupting your turning of the wheel switch).  Kill him and rotate the wheel to lower the gate.

NOTE: This pin can be removed after this is done, and is necessary to work with the other wheel switch that was mentioned before.

After the gate lowers, you'll spot a grapple point.  Swing across to the other tower.  There's a grapple point in the ceiling.  Grapple on to that and maneuver the platforming to the top of the area (when you make it to the second highest section walk towards the camera for a Brotherhood Knight; if you spot the fairy, you've gone too far, just go back one platform and walk towards the camera).

After you get the fairy, you walk towards the platform on the other side of the tower.  It'll turn into a grapple point.  Rappel down and when you spot another grapple point, you can just platform in that room to the Brotherhood Knight inside.  Get back outside to the platform, and go back to the grapple point, rappel down and you'll reach another Brotherhood Knight on a balcony in front of the big statue you rotated a bit ago.


3. Remember that wheel switch with the pin?  Return to the same spot, remove the pin from the wheel switch, and carry it to the tower that had the wheel swich and the barred door on the right side.  Put the pin in place, work the wheel switch (no lycanthropes this time), and the barred door shall open.  Climb the outer walls of the tower to reach the third fairy.

You can do #2 and #3 in any order.  Some people spot the other wall switch first and go there first, and deal with the Greater Lycanthrope later.  But most people will spot the switch that's right by the pin first.


Also, if you guys figure out a solution to something, and can express it in a few words, post it!  Someone out there may be stuck on the exact same spot and might need that same clue.  So while "nevermind I got it" works, something like "nevermind I didn't spot that other switch with the pin" would be a bit more helpful.  Just a heads-up for others in the future.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: DragonsAndCarpetBags on October 07, 2010, 10:19:39 PM
At 2-6. How do I get at that one light gem???

Edit: Still stuck on that....I dont want to bug but help would be appreciated. Please and thank you.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Kale on October 07, 2010, 10:20:48 PM
You do it by doing that one thing!

Which one? >.>
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Vampire Killer on October 08, 2010, 05:22:00 AM
I was stuck in that spot for a while.
I kept falling into the poison fog thinking I probably was supposed to 'sacrifice' life wading in... I was wrong, and often!

Ok, if you already reached the 2 rune spots, then you must have spotted that island you doublejumped to reach that big titan.  Well, in that island you can also doublejump to the right.  While it seems like an empty little cave with some corpses in it, if you keep on moving into the cave at the far end of the camera, the camera will shift viewpoints.  Turns out, there's an alcove in there where you can fight some skeleton coffin things, I believe.  Kill them and you'll get a rune piece.

Then return to the titan, use the rune piece to move a piece of the titan, and continue on.

Are you talking about the cave with all the skeletons in it, that just comes to a dead end?  If yes, I can see that area in the distance that the camera pans to. I eventually got on to it by making a blind jump (FU Mercury Steam, for that one). On the island I found 3 of those orange coffin/rooty things, but they refuse to activate. I can climb up to the to of the arm on that island, but still nada. Am I missing something, or is my game glitching out?

Completely stuck and it's pissing me off.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 08, 2010, 09:02:42 AM
Ok I'd have to replay the stage again, but that area has two spots.
The one towards the camera leads to some dead things and a Brotherhood Knight, but nothing besides that.
However, the other side, if you run away from the camera and into the distance, and slightly to the right, opens up into another area where you have to fight the coffins.  That's where you get the first rune piece for the two-rune titan.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Vampire Killer on October 08, 2010, 10:31:48 AM
Ok I'd have to replay the stage again, but that area has two spots.
The one towards the camera leads to some dead things and a Brotherhood Knight, but nothing besides that.
However, the other side, if you run away from the camera and into the distance, and slightly to the right, opens up into another area where you have to fight the coffins.  That's where you get the first rune piece for the two-rune titan.

When you say "other side" do you mean the other side of that same rock with just the Brotherhood knight on it and the dead end cave? Is there another way to get to the "other side" without having to take that leap of faith?  I feel like I'm missing something.  From the back of the 2 rune titan, where to I go? I hope I'm just missing something.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 08, 2010, 11:00:34 AM
Let me go replay that stage so I can get a better idea of where you are (I didn't memorize the maps so I have to go back just to see).

Ok, I spot the area with the three coffins (I got there by doublejumping off that island).  That's not where I'm talking about though.
Instead, jump to the right from that island, to the island east of it.  In this island (which is really the other side of the island with the three coffins), there's two ways to go.

If you head towards the camera, there's a breakable rock formation.  Break it and doublejump past it to reach the brotherhood knight.  That's all that's there and you jump back.

If you head away from the camera, towards the back of the screen, you'll reach a dark cave with skeleton corpses.  It is in there, that if you walk to the right, when you're at the end, you'll find a new area.  Defeat the coffins there to get the rune.

Remember the three coffins you just mentioned?  If you get the rune in the cave, you can just single-jump there after moving the titan's arm with the rune you got.  It is only AFTER you activate that rune, that the coffins will come alive.  If you get there with a regular doublejump like I did, they will not activate.  Remember that.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Vampire Killer on October 08, 2010, 03:39:21 PM
Thanks, that was it. FUCKING ANNOYING!! I can't believe that what I was missing was to simply push to the right. Funny things is, I did push to the right before, but I guess my foot way stuck on the endge of something or whatever, so all I did was just stand there.  Not my fault if you ask me. Way to design your levels, Devs. Next time, try not placing vital progression elements out of camera. Asshats.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 08, 2010, 03:48:30 PM
Yeah it took me a while to see that one.  I would even push against the edge and tried both a DashTackle and a FalconPunch and neither worked.  They really should've put like a glimmer of light or something to tip you off.  It was really well-hidden.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Vampire Killer on October 08, 2010, 05:19:28 PM
Yeah it took me a while to see that one.  I would even push against the edge and tried both a DashTackle and a FalconPunch and neither worked.  They really should've put like a glimmer of light or something to tip you off.  It was really well-hidden.

It was either lazy or a bad idea. Hey I have a question about the last boss...

DO NOT LOOK AT THIS IF YOU DON"T WANT GAME RUINED

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Anyhoo, thanks for all your help.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: corneliab on October 08, 2010, 05:23:18 PM
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Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Vampire Killer on October 09, 2010, 01:43:40 AM
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LOL, thanks. I figured it out about 5 minutes after posting. My problem was that I was over thinking it.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Pedrith on October 09, 2010, 07:44:30 AM
Thanks. I did manage to get the sound working.  I do have another question.  I'm in the chromatic observatory and have managed to open the red door.  I have defeated the vampires and saw the tiles light up.  I tried using shadow magic on the runes but they don't stay lit long enough to get to the next one.  Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,

David
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 09, 2010, 07:53:02 AM
You have to dash using the Shadow+Dash ability you got after defeating Cornell.

On the PS3 it's like this:
R1 for Shadow Magic
L2 while facing the direction you wanna run.  Hold until Gabriel starts to pulsate.
While Holding L2, Tap the control stick twice in the direction of the arrows.

You have to do this at every corner quick enough to keep the path lit up.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Pedrith on October 09, 2010, 08:34:03 AM
Thanks Jorge.  For some reason I thought that I had to punch the four tiles with shadow magic and run to the next.  Once you told me it was just running everything fell into place.

Cheers,

David
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Munchy on October 09, 2010, 01:26:05 PM
This isn't a game puzzle question, but is there any way to circumvent having to switch disks on the 360 version for the level select? I seem to remember hearing something about installing one disk that would do this, but it's been to no avail.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Vampire Killer on October 09, 2010, 02:07:11 PM
This isn't a game puzzle question, but is there any way to circumvent having to switch disks on the 360 version for the level select? I seem to remember hearing something about installing one disk that would do this, but it's been to no avail.

Yeah, that's kinda bugging me too.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Pedrith on October 09, 2010, 07:25:18 PM
Hi.  I'm at the necromancer stage with all the mirrors and warp points.  I've beat the miniboss (?) and I've navigated through two mirrors.  I hit the two punch switches and have warped back to the area where the two mirrors are.  Through the gap I can see a third mirror, but am at a loss as to how to get to it.  I've tried jumping, running, used all my shadow magic and tried to break through?  I am at a loss as what to do.  Any help will be much appreciated.

Sincerely,

David
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 09, 2010, 11:09:03 PM
I experienced a glitch there, actually. 
When I did the animation after I punched the floor switch, when i'd go to the 2mirror room, it still had not activated!

After five times replaying the stage, I just picked 'restart from last checkpoint' and then re-activated the flloorswith again and it continued mormally.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: eternal night on October 09, 2010, 11:13:36 PM
Someone refresh my memory. Is there a level where one can "World Map Warp" to, to quick fill up on Health and Magic early on and then bounce out to continue onto another level/chapter?
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: eternal night on October 10, 2010, 03:44:45 AM
nm. found the answer I was looking for. it's the level that you start your fight with Cornell.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Galamoth on October 10, 2010, 09:16:15 AM
Has anyone beat the game on knight and paladin? Do you unlock anything for beating those modes?
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: crisis on October 10, 2010, 09:56:37 AM
You unlock a "Congratulations!" screen.
Title: Re: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Help & Tips Thread (Obviously has spoilers)
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on October 11, 2010, 08:47:46 AM
I haven't yet, so I cannot confirm what Crisis says... but I would imagine that you unlock the Crusade and Epic Victory trophies.