__ __ _____ _ | \/ |_ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ ___ __ _ ___ __ _ _ |_ _| |__ ___ | |\/| | | | | '__/ _` | '_ ` _ \ / _` / __|/ _` (_) | | | '_ \ / _ \ | | | | |_| | | | (_| | | | | | | (_| \__ \ (_| |_ | | | | | | __/ |_| |_|\__,_|_| \__,_|_| |_| |_|\__,_|___/\__,_(_) |_| |_| |_|\___| ____ ____ _ _ | _ \ ___ _ __ ___ ___ _ __ | __ )| | __ _ __| | ___ | | | |/ _ \ '_ ` _ \ / _ \| '_ \ | _ \| |/ _` |/ _` |/ _ \ | |_| | __/ | | | | | (_) | | | | | |_) | | (_| | (_| | __/ |____/ \___|_| |_| |_|\___/|_| |_| |____/|_|\__,_|\__,_|\___| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION Momohime FAQ/Walkthrough By: PeTeRL90 Copyright: 2009 Date Started: October 14, 2009 Date Finished: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you feel the need to contact me, please send me a message through my YouTube account: http://www.youtube.com/user/PeTeRL90 If you're sending a message about some kind of addition or correction, please give me a name to credit you with. =================== Version History =================== Version 0.01 - October 14, 2009 - Started the guide. Up to Act 2 for Momohime. Version 0.02 - October 18, 2009 - Up to the middle of Act 4 for Momohime. Version 0.03 - October 21, 2009 - Finished Act 6 for Momohime. Version 0.04 - October 22, 2009 - Finished up to the halfway (or a bit further) for Momohime's Final Act. Version 0.05 - October 23, 2009 - Finished Momohime's story and finished the opening act for Kisuke. =================== Table of Contents =================== 1.) Introduction 2.) Legal Stuff 3.) Game Basics 4.) Battle Basics 5.) Walkthrough I.) Momohime a.) Opening Act --> (MOOA) b.) Act 2 --------> (MOA2) c.) Act 3 --------> (MOA3) d.) Act 4 --------> (MOA4) e.) Act 5 --------> (MOA5) f.) Act 6 --------> (MOA6) g.) Act 7 --------> (MOA7) h.) Final Act ----> (MOFA) II.) Kisuke a.) Opening Act --> (KIOA) 6.) Credits/Thanks =================== 1.) Introduction =================== Howdy and welcome to my guide for Muramasa: The Demon Blade. Muramasa is pretty much a spiritual successor to Odin Sphere and since I really enjoyed Odin Sphere and wrote for it, I figured why not pick up Muramasa and write for it as well. From what I've played so far, it seems to play just like Odin Sphere, except to me it has a much faster pace in battles which is always a plus for me. This walkthrough will cover both characters in the game so be patient while I juggle this between college and work. =================== 2.) Legal Stuff =================== The latest version of this guide will always be posted at GameFAQs first. This FAQ is copyrighted by me, and may be used for personal use. This FAQ may NOT be used for any kind of profit, or be put in any kind of magazine. I write these on my spare time for free, and you shouldn't be able to get money from ripping this, claiming it as your own, and selling it off. You may NOT use this on your website. You may NOT copy and paste part of any part of my work, as that is still plagiarising. I am no longer allowing any more sites to use any of my present or future FAQs any longer. The only sites that are allowed to use my present and future FAQs are the sites listed below. ALLOWED SITES TO USE THIS FAQ AND FUTURE FAQS: http://www.neoseeker.com http://faqs.ign.com http://www.supercheats.com http://www.gamerhelp.com http://www.honestgamers.com =================== 3.) Game Basics =================== Here are a few basic things you should note: *Life Flame: This is pretty much your HP and when it runs out, you'll start back at the area you died at, just like in Odin Sphere. Keep a constant eye on this when there are large mobs or strong enemies around. *Soul Power: This is the blue bar underneath the name of the blade you have equipped. Everytime you use a Special Art or Guard with your blade, the bar will decrease. Once the bar is completely empty, it will break in half and you'll either have to fight with a broken blade or switch to a different one. You can restore the Soul Power bar by finding Souls or let it regenerate over time while you use a different blade. Repelling attacks also decreases the Soul Power bar. *Souls: You'll want to collect these as they not only help boost up the regeneration of broken blades or help boost the Soul Power bar in general, they help you forge new blades when the option becomes available. They're all over the place so make sure to examine each area to see if there are any around. *Forging: After defeating the first boss, you'll get the option to forge new blades. You need souls and spirits in order to make a new blade. Obviously each new blade will require a different number of souls and spirits. =================== 4.) Battle Basics =================== Since Muramasa is pretty much the spiritual successor to Odin Sphere, all battles are handled in real time, or have an active battle system if you wish to call it that. Battles aren't as complicated as they seem in the tutorial but here are a few basic moves to know about. *Slash: Simply tapping the A button will allow your character to attack once. *Combo Slash: Pushing the A button over and over again will lead to a 4 hit combo usually and can be linked towards other moves. *Uppercut: Hold A and tap Up on the analog stick to send the enemy flying into the air. *Dive: While in the air, hold A and then tap Down on the analog stick to dive at your enemy. *Flying Slice: Hold A and then tap either Left or Right on the analog stick to fly through the air and attack your enemy. This can be used up to a maximum of three times in a combo. *Sliding Attack: Hold down and then push A to do a sliding attack at the enemy. *Secret Art: Each Blade has a different special attack. Simply push B to unleash the one you have equipped. *Changing Blades: Push C to bring up the next sword in your possession to equip it. You can also do a Quick Draw when you switch blades. Of course not everything is about offense. *Roll: Hold down on the analog stick and then tap either left or right to roll left or right. This is great for escaping to an open area if you feel you're surrounded. *Guard: Simply hold A to guard an attack. =================== 5.) Walkthrough =================== Before we start, there are a couple of things I want to note before starting on this section of the guide. -I'm going to separate each area into screens. For example, in the very first area where the tutorial is available, I'm going to call that S1, meaning Screen 1. Since you're on a 2D Plain, you're going left and right pretty much and I find it much easier to separate the screens into different sections rather than cluster them all into one or two paragraphs. -You may or may not be attacked by an enemy when I say there will be a fight. Those are the places that I got into a fight. It seems to be randomized so if I say I got into a fight at a certain area, just be prepared. If you don't get into a fight at that certain area, you're not doing anything wrong. Once you choose New Game, you'll get a choice betwen Muso and Shura. Muso is Easy difficulty while Shura is Hard difficulty. ======== Momohime ======== Opening Act (MOOA) ----------- S1: This is where the tutorial will be. If this is your first time playing the game then I recommend you view it as it gives you a better look at what you'll be using throughout the game. S2: Simply head east here. S3: Check around the trees in this area as you can find some souls. You'll want to collect as much of these as you can. Apprentice Ninjas might appear here. The only menacing thing about them is the fact they can throw multiple shurikens at once. S4: Go east. S5: Notice the basket icon in the middle of the map? That indicates there's an item here. Collect the souls around here and keep hopping trees until you come across a shiny object. Examine it to pick up a Healing Pellet. S6: There's another item in the trees here. Grab the Bamboo Flash and exit this screen. S7: Head east a bit and a bunch of Wooly Eyeballs will fly out from underneath you. Take out as many as you can. Chances are some will run away. If they do don't worry about it. S8: Go a bit east and enter the house you come across. You'll know when you find it when an icon appears in front of it. Grab the Bamboo Flask x2, exit the house and head to the next screen. S9: Take care of the Apprentice Ninjas and when you head a little bit more to the east, a new enemy will appear; Samurais. When you attack them they'll block your attacks with their swords. Either keep attacking them until they break or hold A and push Down on the analog stick to break them quicker. S10: Climb the trees in this area for some souls. S11: Gather the souls in this area and take care of the Apprentice Ninjas if they appear. At the very end of this area, climb the tree and then head east. S12: Drop down to the ground and turn to your left to find some stray souls just waiting for you to kidnap them. There are more souls in the trees around here. S13: Enter the house in this area for a Healing Pellet and exit. Keep going east to find a second house. Enter it to find another Healing Pellet and then exit this screen for good. S14: Defeat the Apprentice Ninjas if they appear and grab the souls from the trees. S15: Use the save point (you honestly can't miss it) and then head all the way to the right and enter the next area. It'll warn you a boss is coming up so make sure you're ready. S16: Talk to everyone in the area to continue. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- This Blue Monk cyclops is our first boss and like with most first bosses, he's pretty simple. His attacks are easy to dodge since you'll be able to see them coming from a mile away. He'll start chanting and do one of the following: *Jump into the air and try to land on you. *Throw out about 5 or 6 objects that will float in the air. They'll crash into the ground, causing fire pillars where they landed temporarily. *He'll spit out some fire that'll travel a minimal distance across the ground. *He'll groan a little bit, sounding like he has indigestion or constipation and then jump backwards, spitting out a wave of blue flames or boogers or whatever they are. His fourth attack is the most dangerous one but since he gives it away so easily thanks to his groan, you can roll behind him, wait for him to jump then run behind him. Just attack him however you like and after a few seconds of chanting, roll behind him to dodge his oncoming attack and then resume attacking. Honestly, this guy doesn't need a strategy to kill. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating the Blue Monk, you'll obtain a new blade; the Hasebe Kunishige. Talk with everyone to advance the game. Act 2 (MOA2) ------ S1: Save your game and head west. S2: Notice how the area is familiar? S3: Yeah, you'll be backtracking a lot for right now. S4: The exit on this screen is at the top, so climb the tree at the far left side and climb up. S5: You know the drill. S6: West we go. S7: West. S8: West. S9: West. S10: Some Apprentice Ninjas might appear here. If not then a new enemy might appear here as well; Goblins. Just stay on the ground and use combo attacks to take them out. They're far from a threat. S11: Drop down and keep going west. S12: West some more young princess. S13: Take care of the Apprentice Ninjas if they appear. S14: Go all the way to the west and examine the barrier to break it. O--------O | Sagami | O--------O S1: Ah, here we go. Some new territory for us to explore. Grab the souls in the area. S2: Jump up to the top of the area as soon as you enter and examine the shining object on the rocks to obtain a Recovery Pellet. Drop back down and go west to fight some Goblins. Use the same strategy as before and keep going. S3: As soon as you enter some Goblins will assault you. Take them out. S4: Go a bit west and climb the nearby tree. If you jump you'll find something on a tree branch that you can't reach. Jump up to where the shining spot is and push A while Momohime is over it to pick up the item. You might fight either some Ninjas or Monks here. Ninjas are like Apprentice Ninjas only a little stronger. Monks aren't anything to worry about either. Take the west exit. S5: Grab the souls here and at the far left, there's a barrier. We'll come back here later. Go back to S4. S4: Go to the top of the area and go east. S6: Grab the nearby souls and drop down to the ground. Go a bit to the right and you'll fight a bird. Just jump up and attack him before he gets the chance to dive at you. Go east some more and climb to the top of the tree in the area to find a Smoke Bomb. Drop down and exit the area. S7: Grab the souls in the area and ignore the barrier in the center of the area. Proceed east. S8: Grab the souls in the area and keep going east. S9: You'll fight some kind of giant blob in this area. All he does is shoot out acidic (?) things from his head so when he gets ready to erupt, duck in the right corner then continue attacking it. Make sure to climb the trees to find a Smoke Bomb before exiting the area. S10: Talk to Kongiku and use the save point. Go east. S11: Talk to the people in town. Talking to the waitress outside will allow you to eat at the restaurant to restore you're health if you're somehow lacking in health. Even if you don't need health, go ahead and grab something to eat as eating at a restaurant or using healing items increases your Spirit which is one of the two ingredients used in forging new blades. ------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Steamed White Rice 8 Mon | Kitsune Udon 16 Mon | Herring Soba 24 Mon | Tempura Udon 32 Mon | ------------------------------------O Whenever you're done here, exit the restaurant and continue to the East. S12: Grab the souls scattered in the area and then closely examine along the ground until you find a shining spot. Examine it to find a Herbal Remedy. S13: The second person you can talk to here runs an item shop. Lucky you, right? ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Bamboo Flash 5 Mon | Amazake 15 Mon | Healing Pellet 8 Mon | Rice Bag 20 Mon | Cabbage 7 Mon | Ninja Belt 75 Mon | Kitchen Secrets Vol. 1 60 Mon | Culinary Tips Vol. 1 60 Mon | Map of Izu 30 Mon | Map of Sagami 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Once you're done shopping, go east. S14: Go east once more to reach the next area. O---------O | Musashi | O---------O NOTE: If my directions seem a little... off or confusing, that was because I was stupid and didn't buy a map for Musashi beforehand and then even that I didn't explore all areas first before taking notes. I made sure not to make that mistake again. S1: Simply head east. S2: You might fight some Kappas here as you progress to the east. They like to dive into the water and then dive up and try to hit you so watch out for that. S3: Go east and once you come across a bridge, take it. S4: There's an item shop here if you want to shop. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Amazake 15 Mon | Recovery Pellet 22 Mon | Fire Charm 50 Mon | Herbal Remedy 50 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Radish 7 Mon | Ninja Gauntlet 75 Mon | Swashbuckler's Sheath 90 Mon | Kitchen Secrets Vol. 2 60 Mon | Map of Musashi 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Whenever you're done here, head west. S5: Go west and you might get into a fight. Keep going west. S6: There's a barrier here but keep it in mind as this is a shortcut back into Musashi from Kai. Go back to screen 4 where the merchant is. S4: Head east this time. S7: Use the save point if you want or if you're in need of some healing. S8: You can drop down into the water here and I would recommend doing so as you can find some souls down there. S9: Go east and you might fight some Ninjas. Keep going east. S10: Run past the bridge you come across as you keep going to the right. S11: Head east and you'll find an area that you can enter. Do so and you'll drop down to the bottom of a well, gathering souls as you do. Once you land check the left corner to find a Hinezumi Dress. This prevents you from getting the Burn status effect and it'll come in handy for the upcoming boss fight so make sure to equip it on the Equipment screen. Exit the well and go east again. S12: Examine the barrier and you should be able to break it. This leads to an enemy lair and it'll give you a recommended level of 9 or above. Even on the Muso difficulty this is hard below level 9. I came back at around Level 18 or 19 so I'd wait a bit. Grab the souls sitting on the far end of the screen (you may have to jump to get them) then head back to screen 10. S10: Take the bridge this time. S13: Go east. S14: Drop down into the water to get some souls and then jump back onto the main land and explore around to find an item. Examine it to get a Herbal Remedy. Go back all the way to screen 3 where the first bridge of this area was. S3: Go past the bridge this time and keep going east. S15: Jump across the buildings and you'll eventually run across an item. It should be located on one of the higher ones. Examine it for an Amakaze and keep going east. S16: The first door contains an enemy so if you want to fight it, do so. When you come across the third door on this screen, enter it to find a Rice Bag x3. Exit, jump to the very top and keep going east. S17: The third door in this area has an item as well. Enter it if you want and get the Cabbage x2 and then continue on. S18: Ignore the first two doors and enter the third one to find a waitress. Again, eating at a restaurant or using items helps increase your spirit count so make sure to use them if you need it. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Sushi [Tuna] 20 Mon | Sushi [Flounder] 40 Mon | Sushi [Sea Urchin] 60 Mon | Sillago Tempura 80 Mon | Whole Sea Bream 100 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Exit when you're done and backtrack a bit to the first door. There's a Recovery Pellet near it. Continue eastward. S19: Examine the barrier at the end of this area. S20: Keep going east. S21: You might fight some Armed Monks here so be careful. S22: Once you enter, immediately jump up to the top and enter the door to find an Amakaze x2. The other two doors contain only enemies so fight them if you want. S23: Ignore the first two doors in this area and enter the third one to obtain a Rice Bag x3. S24: Just keep going east. S25: East some more, young princess. S26: Grab the Smoke Bomb that's right at the beginning of this screen and go east a bit to encounter some possible Wooly Eyeballs. S27: All three doors here contain enemies so keep moving. S28: Nothing special here so keep going east. S29: Jump across the buildings and enter the second door to find a Recovery Pellet. Exit out, head to the top of the area and continue to the east. S30: You might fight some more Wooly Eyeballs here or another type of enemy. At the end of this area is a Fire Charm as well so make sure to grab it. S31: Keep going east. S32: Use the save point and enter the shrine. S33: Head east and enter the door. Talk to the person inside and then push A to proceed. S34: Same process as last time. Enter the door, talk to the person and then proceed to the next area. S35: Again, enter the door, talk to the person and proceed. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- Wanyudo is the name of the boss here and while he isn't terribly difficult nor all that hard, he's obviously a step up from the push over Blue Monk from last time. The one thing you'll want to do here is stay in the air and keep attacking him while he's in the air. He has a limited amount of moves which consist of: *Shooting out some purple spirits at you. *Dropping a fire pool on the ground that stays there for quite some time. *Landing on the ground and tries to ram into you, leaving a fire trail. The main reason you want to stay in the air is because of that last attack. Whenever you see him land on the ground, get your ass away from him as he could charge at you at any moment so it's best to play it safe rather than risk it to get a few extra hits in. When he does charge, make sure to have a good enough distance to see him coming so you can jump over him. Once he's off screen, a trail of fire will be left on the ground EXCEPT in the spot you're standing on so stay where you are until the fire disappears. He'll float back into the air so resume attacking him. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating Wanyudo, you'll obtain the Kashagiri Hiromitsu blade. Talk to everyone after the fight and that'll end Act 2. Act 3 (MOA3) ------ Go all the way back to Sagami and then keep going west until you find that barrier you couldn't penetrate earlier. Make sure to examine around on the other side for Recovery Pellet before continuing. O-----O | Izu | O-----o S1: Grab the souls that are in the trees as well as the Bear Pellet up in the trees and continue to the west. S2: Grab the souls and then check the upper west corner of the area to find a Iyo Stone. S3: Use the save point if you need to. S4: Defeat the enemies here if any appear and look around for some souls. S5: Go west and you might fight some Toads. Not too bad but they can shatter your blades easily so don't try to fight them all at once. S6: There are some souls lingering around in the air so make sure to grab them. S7: Head west and enter the cave when it appears. S8: You'll fight three Ninjas in this area that just love to toss bombs at you. The best way to deal with them is to do a normal combo on them. Once they get off their feet, three to four bombs will come loose so either jump out of the cove you're in or roll out of the way if you can and then continue attacking them. Once they're taken care of, jump to the highest area and look around the eastern side to find a Kitchen Secrets Vol. 3 book. Drop down to the very bottom and head east. S9: Go all the way to the right to find an Iyo Stone and then go back to the previous area. S8: Take care of the Ninjas if they respawned and then get back to the top of the area and go west this time. S10: Take care of the three Samurais here. S11: Go west. S12: Go west and when you come across a second grave (NOT the second one in the first set) pick up the Liquor. O--------O | Suruga | O--------O S1: Right off the bat there are some souls for you to collect as well as a Fire Charm. Stay at the top of the area and continue west. S2: More souls for you to eat-- I mean collect. Make sure to jump around the trees too so you can get a Bear Pellet. S3: Continue to the west. S4: Go west and you might fight some type of enemy. If not, oh well. S5: You might fight some Ninjas here, including bomb tossing ones. S6: Use the save point if you're getting battered around. S7: Get the souls from the trees. Stay at the top of the area and go all the way west to find a Bronze Mirror. Drop down to the bottom to contnue on. S8: Defeat the goblins or any other enemy if they appear and continue on. S9: Go west. S10: Snatch the souls here and then go back to the previous screen. S9: Grab the souls in the trees and stay on the top and proceed to the east. S11: Grab the nearby souls then drop down to the bottom to find a Yam. S12: Continue to the east. S13: There's an item shop as well as a restaurant here. The restaurant is cheap and the amount of spirit you get from each meal is pretty decent so make sure to take advantage of it. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Liquor 20 Mon | Bear Pellet 30 Mon | Fire Charm 50 Mon | Herbal Remedy 50 Mon | Omura Stone 85 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Tofu 10 Mon | Fried Tofu 10 Mon | Yam 40 Mon | Fire Spirit Belt 105 Mon | Straw Stalk 130 Mon | Grilled Cooking Vol. 1 85 Mon | Kitchen Secrets Vol. 4 85 Mon | Map of Totomi 30 Mon | Map of Kai 30 Mon | Map of Suruga 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O The Omura Stones are expensive but they're very good items as they help restore your equipped blades Soul Power. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Three Dumplings 10 Mon | Kusamochi 20 Mon | Mitsumame 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Whenever you're done here, continue on. S14: Go east. S15: East some more. S16: You guessed it. East. S17: There's a barrier here but make sure to keep it in mind for later. Go all the way back to screen 1 now. S1: Drop down to the bottom and go west. S18: Take care of the Ninjas with bombs here and drop to the bottom and go east. S19: Jump to the top at the start of the area to find an Iyo Stone. Grab the souls as well and continue to the east. S20: Look carefully around the branches to find a Bear Pellet. Go back to screen 18. S18: Take care of the Ninjas and go west this time. S21: There's a good chance you'll fight some Tengus here. They're aerial enemies so your best bet would to attack in the air. Grab the souls and examine around the trees to find a Tengu Mask. This is an accessory so if you want to equip it, feel free to do so. S22: Go west. S23: Destroy the barrier here and continue to the west. S24: It's nothing but a giant run to the left before the boss here. Grab the Yam and souls before moving on. S25: Grab the souls and Bear Pellet here. They're in the trees. S26: More souls for you as well as an always useful Omura Stone. S27: Jump up the last tree on this screen to find a Fox Spirit Gauntlet. S28: Same routine. Souls and an item, which is a Bear Pellet. S29: Go west. S30: Take care of the Samurais if they appear or any othe enemy. S31: Continue to the west. S32: Use the save point and then enter the shrine. S33: Talk to everyone and then make sure you're prepared before proceeding. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- You'll fight Yukinojyo here and while can pose a problem if you're not quick to jump out of the way, he isn't too bad all around. This fight is pretty much similiar to fighting a Samurai, except Yukinojyo is much stronger and has a lot more health than your average Samurai you see on the streets. Start off the battle by assaulting him until his sword breaks which could take up to 3 normal combos. While you're doing this, pay attention to his movements. If he brings his sword back and mutters something, jump into the air before he's able to slash you. Once his sword breaks, he'll try to keep his distance from you and then possibly try to thrust you. This is easily countered if you use the blade you got from the previous boss fight, Kashagiri Hiromitsu. The special ability on this blade, Earth Hornet, is very useful as you'll do several quick thrusts and if Yukinojyo runs into it, it'll freeze him and hurt him with several thrusts at the same time so don't be afraid to use it. If you can try to roll behind him to avoid some of his attacks and to hit him from behind but its quite hard to do as he almost immediately rolls right behind you. After a minute or so his sword will be repaired so you're back to step one. If you stray too far away from him he'll unleash a purple wave from his sword so jump over this and go back to assaulting him until his sword breaks and then just keep attacking him. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating Yukinojyo, you'll receive the Izumokami Naganori. Talk to everyone afterwards and that'll end Act 3. Act 4 (MOA4) ------ Remember where the item shop is? Go to it and before going to the barrier we want to destroy, go west a few screens to find it and destroy it. Make sure to pick up the Herbal Remedy as well. On your way back to the item shop, you may find a monkey. Talking to it allows you to use the hot springs which fully heals you and restores all of your blades Soul Power to make sure to take advantage of it. At the item shop, go east and break the barrier here to enter the next area. O-----O | Kai | O-----O S1: Grab the souls at the beginning and continue to the east. S2: Defeat the Tengus or any other enemy if they appear and jump to the very top of the area near the start to find a Pheasant. Grab the rest of the souls and go east. S3: More souls for you. S4: There's a monkey here that'll bring you to the hot springs so if you need a quick refill, use it. S5: Go east. S6: Defeat the Ninjas or any other enemy if they appear. S7: Go east. S8: Grab the souls in the area and keep going east. S9: Remember that barrier way back in Musashi that I said was a shortcut? This area leads to that shortcut so if you want to go back to Musashi and try your luck with that enemy lair, go for it. If not, go back to screen 7. S7: Go west this time. S10: Use the save point if you need to save. S11: Climb the tree at the start to find a Tiger Pellet. Make sure to grab the souls in the tree as well. S12: Drop down on the log when you step on it. S13: Defeat the Ninjas here and then climb the rocks to the east to find a Hot Pot Cooking Vol. 1. Go west to climb the other set of rocks and to exit this area. S14: Climb the first tree for a Pellet and some souls. S15: Grab the souls in the trees and continue west. S16: There's an Iyo Stone right near the start of this area go grab it. S17: Go west to exit this area all together. O---------O | Shinano | O---------O S1: Just head west. S2: There's a Smoke Bomb hiding around here as well some Ninjas with bombs and one with a sickle. If you can land behind him before taking him out. S3: Take care of the ninjas on the cliffs here and then drop down to the bottom of the area. Grab the Bronze Mirror then proceed west. S4: Just go all the way west past the "Go" icon. S5: Use the save point and keep going west. S6: There's an item shop here if you're interested. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Sake Libation 25 Mon | Doburoku 35 Mon | Tiger Pellet 38 Mon | Dragon Pellet 52 Mon | Herbal Remedy 50 Mon | Iyo Stone 110 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Cabbage 7 Mon | Yam 40 Mon | Pheasant 15 Mon | Tengu Gauntlet 140 Mon | Clove Oil 170 Mon | Kitchen Secrets Vol. 5 110 Mon | Map of Hida 30 Mon | Map of Shinano 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Enter the house in this area as well to find Yam x3. Exit and continue to the west. S7: There's a restaurant here so if you're running low on Spirit, well then by all means, chow down. Talk to the old lady if you want to eat something. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Three Dumplings 10 Mon | Kusamochi 20 Mon | Sweet Red Bean Soup 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Continue to the west. S8: Nothing special here. S9: Keep this barrier in mind. Go back. S8: Enter where the "Go" icon is. S10: Go east. S11: There's a monkey here if you want to use the hot spring. S12: Head to the top of the area to find a Tiger Pellet. In the upper west corner of the area are some souls. Go east. S13: East. S14: Keep this barrier in mind as well. Go back to screen 4 where the first split was. S4: Take the "Go" icon this time. S15: Head to the top of the area for some souls and then go west up here to find an Iyo Stone. Drop to the bottom and go west and enter the cave. S16: Take care of the Ninjas here and then at the first jumping spot, go west to find a Smoke Bomb. The east side of the area leads to some souls so head to the top and go west. S17: Go west. S18: Take care of the many Toads in this area and then grab the souls. At the top of the area is some Toad Oil. Once you grab it, drop back down to the bottom and go west. S19: Continue to the west. O------O | Hida | O------O S1: Grab the Cabbage in this area before continuing. S2: Take care of the Ninjas here and then head up a little bit to find a Tiger Pellet. There are some souls at the top as well. Drop down and go west. S3: You'll fight some Ice Nymphs here. They're not too bad. Just avoid their ice daggers and you're set. Once they're dead head to the far west area on the screen and jump up to find a Radish. Go all the way to the top and go west. S4: Go west to find an Iyo Stone. S5: Use the save point. S6: Take care of the Ice Nymphs and collect the souls around here. At the top of the area is a Suiko Scale. Take the west path here first. S7: There's a monkey here if you need to use the hot spring. S8: There's a barrier here that leads to an enemy lair but don't worry about it right now. Keep going west. S9: Take care of the Ice Nymphs and collect any souls. On the platform you start on when you enter the screen, drop down twice to find a Tiger Pellet. Continue to the west. S10: Grab the Iyo Stone that's near the beginning of this area and keep going west. S11: Keep this barrier in mind and go back to screen 6 where the split path was. S6: Take the upper east path. S12: Go east. S13: Break the barrier here and continue to the east. S14: Nothing special here so keep going east. S15: Yup. Same as before. S16: Grab the Tiger Pellet here before advancing further. S17: Take care of the Ice Nymphs and then examine around the very upper west corner of the area to find a Tengu Belt. S18: Go east. S19: Some more Ice Nymphs await you here. Grab the souls as well if you want. S20: Drop down below when you enter the screen and get the Toad Oil and then continue on. S21: Defeat the Ice Nymphs and get the souls here. At the very top west corner is a Tiger Pellet. S22: Keep going east. S23: Use the save point and enter the shrine when you're ready. S24: Talk to everyone and proceed. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- No, you're not fighting a giant foot. You're actually fighting a rather large demon but you'll need to damage his foot since that's the only part of his body that's visible. This first part isn't that hard since the only attacks he pretty much has is stomping the ground and swinging his foot across the screen. Start attacking it and eventually he'll either bring his foot into the clouds or bring it back. If it goes into the clouds, roll the hell out of the way and jump when it comes down. If you're on the ground when it comes back down, you'll become momentarily stunned. If he brings it back then stay low or jump around to dodge his foot when it comes flying across the screen. After taking out the first part of his health bar, go back to attacking his foot but this time it'll stop for a few seconds and you won't be able to hurt it. Jump on it and it'll bring you up to where the upper body. This part of the fight is harder mainly because of the purple sickles flying around the area. If you connect your blade with one of these, it'll either instantly break or the Soul Power from it will drastically drain so keep moving and get some good distance between you and the sickles. Attack his hand or any other body part to damage him. His fist will usually just usually come from the air to crush you so make sure to avoid that. After knocking off his health bar for a second time, he'll transform into a giant boar, which is his real form. It'll be knocked unconscious so take advantage of it by attacking it over and over again. Once he wakes up he'll go back into that huge demon form. Just rinse and repeat now until you know off all its health. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating Ippondatara, you'll receive the Ichimonji Norimune blade. Talk with everyone to proceed like per usual. Act 5 (MOA5) ------ Just keep going west and break the green barrier when you come to it. O------O | Mino | O------O S1: Head west. S2: West some more. S3: Grab the Dragon Pellet that's right near the beginning of this area before continuing to the west. S4: Get hte Yam here. S5: Ignore the east path for now and go west. S6: Just go west for now. S7: Keep going west. S8: Grab the Rice Bag that's in this house and go west again. S9: Keep this barrier in mind and go back to screen 6 where the previous split was. S6: Take the "Go" path this time. S10: Go west. S11: Keep going west. S12: Keep this barrier in mind as well. Go back to S5 where the very first split was. S5: Go east this time. S13: Examine around the teres to find an Oni Necklace then continue. S14: Use the save point. S15: Enter the house to find a Radish x3 and then a bit down the road you can find an item shop. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Doburoku 35 Mon | Mandarin 65 Mon | Dragon Pellet 52 Mon | Trillium Tablet 98 Mon | Fire Charm 50 Mon | Igarashi Stone 250 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Rice Bag 20 Mon | Cabbage 7 Mon | Radish 7 Mon | Tofu 10 Mon | Char 70 Mon | Utsusemi Belt 185 Mon | Crystal Magatama 230 Mon | Grilled Cooking Vol. 2 150 Mon | Culinary Tips Vol. 2 150 Mon | Map of Omi 30 Mon | Map of Mino 30 Mon | Map of Owari 30 Mon | Map of Mikawa 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O There's also a restaurant here. Whodathunkit?! ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Steamed White Rice 8 Mon | Zaru Soba 16 Mon | Tsukimi Udon 24 Mon | Tempura Soba 32 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Whenever you're done here keep going. S16: Grab the souls in the area and look around the trees to find a Fire Charm. S17: Use the monkey if you need to use the hot springs. Go east at the split here. S18: Break the barrier here to open up an enemy lair. There are 100 Toads in here and it can be a bit difficult so do it if you want. Go east. S19: This is a shortcut to Shinano if you want to go back for some reason. Go back to screen 17 where the previous split was at. S17: Take the "Go" path this time. S20: Go east. S21: Grab the Igarashi Stone near the start and go back. S20: Go west this time. S22: Head west. S23: Enter the house here and get the souls and Doburoku x2 before exiting this area. S24: Break the barrier here. S25: Keep going west. S26: West some more. S27: Take care of the undead archers here and keep going west. S28: Go west. Noticing a theme here? S29: There are a combination of Ninjas that have sickles and throw bombs on the roof here so carefully take them out. If you can lure the bomb tossers out before taking on the sickle ones. S30: Grab the Dragon Pellet that should be right near you and continue on. S31: Go west. S32: While it looks like there are multiple paths here, there aren't. It's linear as all hell. S33: Go west. S34: Run west into the building that you can enter once you come across it and pick up the Culinary Tips Vol. 3. Exit the building and go east. S35: Go east. S36: East some more. S37: Head east but ignore the first building. Go west and up the stairs now and enter the next building you come across. Grab the Igarashi Stone and then continue your trek up the stairs. Ignore the next building and then go up the next flight of stairs. S38: Go west. S39: Nothing special here. S40: I gotta admit, it gets boring typing "Go west" over and overa gain. S41: Yup. West some more. S42: Use the save point and enter the shrine. S43: Talk to everyone and then proceed. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- The Chimera is probably going to be the toughest boss you've faced so far but I don't know how good or how bad you are at the same but he was the toughest for me so I thought I'd say that. Shut up. Don't judge me. The thing about the Chimera is that when you get near him, he'll curl up and do one of the following: *Bounce across the screen, trying to land on you. *Spin around in the air and shoot out blue flames. *Turn into a tornado to try to suck you in. *Swoop down at you while hovering in the air. The second attack is the one we want to happen. When you see the blue flames coming your way, hit them back immediately. Doing so will damage the Chimera AND it'll stun him, leaving him defenseless for a few seconds so take that opportunity to waltz in and beat the living crap out of him. If he starts bouncing across the screen, just roll to the side to dodge it. If he turns into a tornado run the opposite direction he's sucking you in. I should note though that when he does this, he'll become dizzy for a couple of seconds so if you're feeling ballsy, you can hit him when he's vulnerable afterwards. The fourth attack isn't a problem if you keep your distance I'm not sure if there's some kind of pattern to his attacks (like how close or far you are from him) or if there's a certain order he does them in so as far as I know, this fight is about luck and patience. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating the Chimera you'll get the Shishiou blade. Talk to everyone and proceed to end Act 5. Act 6 (MOA6) ------ Just head west until you come across a breakable barrier. O-----O | Omi | O-----O S1: Head west. S2: Take care of the Tengus and grab the souls around the area. At the top of the area is a Persimmon so make sure to grab it. Go west. S3: Head west. S4: Ignore the barrier here as it just leads to an enemy lair. S5: Head west. S6: At the top west corner is a Fire Charm. There's also some souls and a monkey on this screen. Drop to the bottom and head east. S7: Defeat the Tengus and then at the very start of this area, drop down to find a Jyokenji Stone. Grab the souls in the area as well and head east. S8: Run a bit to the right and then jump up to find some rocks you can land on. Head west up here and jump across the gap to land on another rock that has some souls and a Sage Pellet. Head east now. S9: Go just a bit east to find a Doburoku and an item shop. Joy! ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Rice Bag 20 Mon | Cabbage 7 Mon | Radish 7 Mon | Tofu 10 Mon | Fried Tofu 10 Mon | Yam 40 Mon | Pheasant 15 Mon | Char 70 Mon | Squid 100 Mon | Boar 50 Mon | The Grand Hot Pot Vol. 3 500 Mon | The Grand Hot Pot Vol. 4 500 Mon | ---------------------------------------O What, no maps? Cheap ass. Continue to the east. S10: Remember where this barrier is for future reference and head back to screen 6. S6: Head west this time. S11: Use the save point and continue to the west. S12: Grab the Persimmon that's near where you start as well as the souls in the area and continue to the west. S13: Grab the souls and go west. S14: Destroy the Tengus here and from the start, go a bit west and jump into the tree to find a Sage Pellet as well as some souls. Continue west. S15: Go west. O-----------O | Yamashiro | O-----------O S1: Head west. S2: Grab the souls in the water and head west. S3: There are some souls in the water here as well. Go west past the bridge for now. S4: Go west and on the middle level of the buildings is a Jyokenji Stone. Keep going to the west. S5: Go to the top of the area and head east. S6: Jump up to the top at the start and enter the very top door to find a Culinary Tips Vol. 5. Exit this house and continue to the east. S7: All the doors are just lead to fights so keep going east. S8: There's a white barrier here. Keep it in mind and go back to screen 5. S5: Go west this time. S9: Use the save point and continue on. S10: Go west past the bridge. S11: Jump up to the very top at the start and enter the door to find a restaurant. The Lobster Tempura gives 6,000 Spirit so I'd recommend eating it. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Sushi [Tuna] 20 Mon | Sushi [Mackerel] 40 Mon | Sushi [Yellowtail] 60 Mon | Hitsumamushi 80 Mon | Lobster Tempura 100 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Exit the restaurant and drop down one level. Go west and enter the next door to find an item shop. Maps included! ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Persimmon 50 Mon | Peach 90 Mon | Sage Pellet 75 Mon | Spirit Tablet 135 Mon | Fire Charm 50 Mon | Herbal Remedy 50 Mon | Jyokenji Stone 400 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Rice Bag 20 Mon | Yam 40 Mon | Pheasant 15 Mon | Squid 100 Mon | Shura Gauntlet 250 Mon | Ghoulish Seal 300 Mon | Grilled Cooking Vol. 3 200 Mon | Culinary Tips Vol. 4 200 Mon | Map of Yamashiro 30 Mon | Map of Iga 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Exit this door and on the same level you're on, head east to find a Sage Pellet. Continue west now. S12: Go west. S13: Grab the souls in the water and go past the bridge. S14: Keep the barrier in mind and head back. S13: Take the bridge this time. S15: Grab the souls in the water and head west. S16: Another barrier. Again, keep it in mind and go back. S15: Head east. S17: Enter the second door to find a Master's Handbook. This is actually an accessory if you couldn't tell yet. Head to the top of the area and head east. S18: Go east. S19: Enter the first door you come across to find a Sage Pellet. Exit and head east. S20: Head east. S21: Grab the souls in the water and go east past the bridge. S22: There's actually another shop here but he only has one item. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Tofu 10 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Yup. It's everyones dream come true! Go east past this bridge. S23: You can break this barrier and head into an enemy lair if you want. There are 100 Incarnations of Shadowy Ninjas here and they're quite easy. Head east. S24: Grab the souls in the water as well as the Char that's in the water. There's also a monkey at the end of this screen. Go back to screen 21. S21: Take the bridge. S25: Grab the souls in the water and go east. S26: Enter the top door that's on the second set of buildings for a Shura Mask. Grab it and get out of there. S27: Go east. S28: Break the barrier here and drop down the well. O------O | Hell | O------O S1: There's an exit to your left if you need to head out for some reason. When you're ready go east and on the higher ground, there's a Sage Pellet. Go back a bit to the left and drop down to the bottom and go east. S2: You'll fight a Hell Horse here as well as some similiar enemies. These guys have a lot of HP and hit hard. If you see them lower their head, they're going to charge at you so make sure to jump out of the way. If they put their weapon in the ground, they'll unleash a shockwave that goes a limited distance. Sometimes they'll jump in the air and then land near you, swinging their weapon down in the process. Finally they'll sometimes do a simple swipe of their arms or weapons so make sure to attack a few times and back off to see what they're going to do. You're going to run into plenty of these guys down here. S3: Head east. S4: Kill the rat looking things here and go east to find a Shura Belt. Head to the top of the area and go east to continue. S5: Go east. S6: Go east past the cave. S7: Grab the Jyokenji Stone and go back. S6: Enter the cave this time. S8: Go east. S9: Some more rat things stand in your way. Take them out and continue on. S10: Continue to the east. S11: Go east past the cave. S12: Grab the Sage Pellet in this section and go back. S11: Hop and skip into the cave. S13: Go east. S14: You'll fight two of those giant enemies you've been running into this time around so make sure to take it slow. I found it best to wait until one of them charges across the screen, leaving the other one isolated. ALWAYS keep an eye behind you so that you can see if someone is trying to jump on you or charge at you. S15: Use the save point and enter the shrine. S16: Talk to everyone and proceed. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- The Big Oni is a huge (no pun intended) pain in the ass and you'll want to play this fight slow. The first part of this fight takes place in his stomach so just keep hitting where ever in his stomach until he throws you up. Best amusement park ride ever! Once you're on the outside, a bunch of the little Onis will come to aid the Big Oni. It doesn't matter if you kill them since more will just come. Big Oni actually doesn't attack you until you do enough damage to him. You can either stand on his shoulders and attack his head or use his belly as a stepping stool to attack his head. Either way after you do enough damage you'll see a message at the bottom of the screen telling you to hide behind a rock. If you don't, Big Oni will grab you and smash you against the ground three times which does A LOT of damage. As soon as you see that message, jump off the Big Oni immediately and find a rock that HE ISN'T NEAR. If you hide behind a rock that he's standing by, he'll start punching it over and over again, damaging you in the process. This is actually easier said than done because the little Onis have a nasty habit of hitting you and knocking you into the Big Oni's view so you'll want to find a rock that's at a fair distance away from Oni. Just keep attacking his head and hiding behind the rocks and you'll eventually win. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating the Big Oni, you'll get the Onikiri blade. Talk to everyone and proceed as per usual. Act 7 (MOA7) ------ Just head all the way to the blue barrier on the map. If you can't find it open up your map and it'll show you where it is. O-----O | Iga | O-----O S1: Head west. S2: Grab the Mandarin in this area and keep going west. S3: At the start of this screen, drop down to the bottom to find a Kumori Stone. You might have to look closely as it's hidden behind some bushes. S4: Grab the souls in the area and climb the tree at the start of the area to find a Trillium Tablet. Keep going west. S5: Ignore the enemy lair here. S6: Grab the souls around the area and get the Fire Charm from the tree it's in. There's also a monkey here if you need to heal. S7: Drop down to the very bottom of this area and head west a bit to find a Herbal Remedy. Keep going west. S8: Save and head west. S9: Explore around the top west of the area to find another Kumori Stone. Drop down and head west. S10: Jump to the top of the area and check the east corner for a Trillium Tablet. Go west on the same level to continue on. S11: Head west. S12: Keep this purple barrier in mind and head back to screen 10 where the Ninjas that throws bombs are at. S10: Drop down to the bottom and head east now. S13: Grab the souls in the area and head east. S14: Jump to the top of the first tree you see to find a Bronze Mirror. Go east. S15: Keep this white barrier in mind and head back to screen 7. S7: Go to the bottom of the area and go east this time. S16: Keep going east. S17: There's a Smoke Bomb at the top of the first tree here so grab it if you need and/or want one. S18: A Mandarin awaits you at the top of the last tree on this screen. S19: Go east. O-----O | Ise | O-----O S1: Keep going east. S2: Grab the Fire Charm that's at the top of the last screen before you keep treking to the east. S3: Keep going east. S4: At the split, go west here. S5: Look around on the ground to find a Yam and keep going west. S6: This area leads to Omi if you want to go back. Go back to screen 4 where the split was. S4: Go east this time. S7: Head east. S8: Save your game and head east. S9: There's an item shop here so take advantage of it. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Mandarin 65 Mon | Peach 90 Mon | Trillium Tablet 98 Mon | Spirit Tablet 135 Mon | Fire Charm 50 Mon | Kumori Stone 500 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Cabbage 7 Mon | Radish 7 Mon | Tofu 10 Mon | Fried Tofu 10 Mon | Pheasant 15 Mon | Yata Belt 335 Mon | Swordman's Sheath 400 Mon | Hot Pot Cooking Vol. 2 270 Mon | Map of Ise 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Buy some Mandarin and Peaches as they restore 1,000 and 2,000 of your Life Flame. There's also a restaurant here if you have the munchies. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Mizu-Manjyu 10 Mon | Daifukumochi 20 Mon | Kintsuba 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Once you're done here, continue eastward. S10: Keep going east. S11: Go east past the Go icon. Grab th Kumori Stone before you keep going all the way to the east. S12: This area leads to Owari. Backtrack to the previous screen. S11: Take the other path available on this screen now. S13: There's a monkey here if you need to refill your life and/or Soul Power. S14: Go all the way west to find a Trillium Tablet and keep going west. S15: Go west. S16: Ignore this enemy lair. S17: If you talk to the third person on the beach, he'll offer you a ride in his boat. Sounds like a plan to molest poor little Momohime so decline his offer. Keep going west to find a Squid and then go back to screen 14. S14: Take the other path available here now. S18: Jump up and land on the gate right at the beginning to find a Dragon Necklace nicely tucked away. Took me a couple of minutes to realize I could jump on that. Go east. S19: Keep going west. S20: Break the barrier here and keep going east. S21: Go east. S22: Yup. East some more. S23: Go east to find a Kumori Stone and keep going east. S24: Enter the house here to find a handful of souls as well as an item basket. Open it up to obtain a Hot Pot Cooking Vol. 3. Go back now. S23: Take the other path available to you. S25: There are plenty of souls sitting on top of the gates on this screen so make sure to grab them. S26: More souls reside on top of the gates here. S27: Your visibility is going to start becoming limited now since you're ascending higher into the heavens so be wary of that. S28: Keep going east. S29: You'll fight some Butterflies here. They'll die in one hit but be sure to attack them when they're not releasing their purple powder, otherwise you'll get damaged in the processing of killing them. At the top west of this area is a Trillium Tablet. Go east at the top of the screen to continue. S30: Go east. S31: Keep going east. S32: Defeat the Butterflies here and then go to the top of the area and then west. S33: Keep going west. S34: Some more Butterflies await you so make sure to clip them good. S35: Grab the Yata Gauntlet and head back. S34: Go east this time. S36: Keep going east. S37: East once more. S38: Use the save point and enter the shrine. S39: Talk with everyone as per usual and then proceed. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- Raijin can either be a very difficult boss or a somewhat simple boss depending if you're the type of person that enjoys rushing in and beating the living shit out of your opponent or if you like to play it safe and be wary about everything around you. For this fight, it's better to play it safe. When the fight starts, Raijin will summon lightning orbs to surround her. This only marks the beginning of hell for you. She can do multiple things while these are active: *Shoot electrical orbs at you. These can be countered by hitting them with your blade. *Shoot out a lightning bolt around the battlefield. You can just roll past this to avoid it without taking any damage. *She'll teleport around the battlefield a few times, shooting out powerful bursts of lightning. When she does this, quickly get behind her by any means possible. *She'll stay at the top of the screen and go back and forth as she drags a decent sized lightning bolt across the screen. You can roll to avoid this but you have to time it just right. Wait before it's getting closer then roll. *She'll start chasing you around the battlefield in a state in which she's emitting electricity. Use the clouds to jump over her and run away from her until she stops. *Multiple lightning bolts will rain down on you. Find an open space between them and stay there until they stop. The key to this fight is taking out all of those orbs. The best time to attack them is when they don't have any kind of electricity around them. Using a Quick Draw gives you a great chance of taking out the majority of them in one blow, if not all of them. Once you crush all of the orbs around her, Raijin will fall on her ass and will be stunned for several seconds so take that opportunity to attack her to the fullest extent. Abuse your blades Special Arts if you have to. Just hurt her. You can attack her while the orbs are up but it's very risky. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- Upon defeating Raijin, you'll receive the Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki blade. Talk with everyone to proceed to the final act for Momohime. Final Act (MOFA) --------- O--------O | Mikawa | O--------O S1: Make sure to use the save point after beating the previous Act. Head east. S2: There's a restaurant here for you if you're low on Spirit. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Three Dumplings 10 Mon | Kusamochi 20 Mon | Mizu-yokan 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Head east when you're done. S3: Keep going east. S4: East some more. S5: Enter the house here to find a Sage Pellet. This screen also leads you to Totomi but don't worry about that for now. Head back to where you started (where the save point is). S1: Go west this time. S6: Go west. S7: Keep going west. S8: If you want, break the barrier surrounding the enemy lair and try your luck with it. You'll fight seven samurais at once here so if you know how to instantly break their blades, this will be a simple fight. S9: Keep going west. S10: Grab the souls in the area and the Bronze Mirror sitting at the top of the first tree. There's also a monkey here if you need it. S11: More souls as well as a Persimmon at the top of the second tree. O-------O | Owari | O-------O S1: Grab the souls here and the Fire Charm at the top of the last tree as well. Go west. S2: There's a Smoke Bomb sitting all neat and tidy at the top west corner of the area so grab it. S3: Defeat the bomb throwing Ninjas and take the top west path. S4: Climb the tree and check to the east of you to find a Persimmon. There's also a monkey here as well as an enemy lair which leads to a mini-boss, the God of Pestilence. Head back. S3: Drop down to the bottom of the area this time and go west. S5: Go west. S6: Grab the Herbal Remedy in this area and take the top east path. S7: There's a Jyokenji Stone in the top east corner of the room just waiting to have your babies. Head east. S8: Keep going east. S9: East some more. S10: This screen leads to Mino so head back to screen 6. S6: Head west this time. S11: Use the save point and go west. S12: Head west. S13: Explore around the top of the second tree to find a Bronze Mirror and keep going west. S14: There's a Sage Pellet in this area to grab it before breaking the barrier and go west. O-----O | Ise | O-----O Go all the way west until you come across a second split. Take the other path when you reach it and break the barrier at the end as you keep going west. O-----O | Iga | O-----O Just run all the way to the west until you find a barrier you can break. Do so. O--------O | Yamato | O--------O S1: Head west. S2: Keep going west. S3: Defeat the ghosts here and grab the Kumori State that's at the bottom of the area and head east. S4: Defeat the bomb tossing Ninjas and explore around the top of the area to find a Demon God Mask. Go back. S3: Take the top west path. S5: Run west until you come to the edge of the cliff you're on. Drop down once from there to find a Spirit Tablet. Head west. S6: Keep going west. S7: At the split, take the other path available to you (I.E. the "Go" sign) S8: Defeat the bomb tossing Ninjas and the sickle hurling Ninjas and on the very lowest level, check the east corner for a Smoke Bomb. Jump up to the top now and go east. S9: Head east. S10: Go east some more. S11: This area leads to Yamashiro so head back to screen 7 where the split was at. S7: Go west this time. S12: Use the save point and continue going west. S13: There's an item shop as well as a restaurant here. ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Peach 90 Mon | Spirit Tablet 135 Mon | Fire Charm 50 Mon | Herbal Remedy 50 Mon | Toad Oil 200 Mon | Kumori Stone 500 Mon | Smoke Bomb 80 Mon | Bronze Mirror 30 Mon | Radish 7 Mon | Tofu 10 Mon | Pheasant 15 Mon | Squid 100 Mon | Demon God Gauntlet 455 Mon | Swordsmith Mallet 550 Mon | The Grand Hot Pot Vol.1 360 Mon | Map of Yamato 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O ---------------------------------------O Name Price | ---- ----- | Mizu-Manjyu 10 Mon | Daifukumochi 20 Mon | Warabimochi 30 Mon | ---------------------------------------O Once you're done here, head west. S14: Take the other path available to you here. S15: Head west to find a Peach and keep going west. S16: West some more. S17: Keep this white barrier in mind. Grab the Spirit Tablet and then head back to screen 14, the screen right after the item shop. S14: Head west. S18: Go west and enter the house here for The Grand Hot Pot Vol. 2. Exit the house and head west. S19: Keep going west. S20: There's an enemy lair here as well as a monkey. S21: Defeat the bomb tossing Ninjas and look around the lower west part of this screen for a Spirit Tablet. Head to the top of the area now and go west. S22: Grab the Bronze Mirror on this screen and keep going west. S23: Look around the top of the trees to find a Peach. Shatter the barrier here to continue on. S24: Head west. S25: Defeat the Tengus here and continue to the west. S26: West some more. S27: Nothing special here. S28: Yup. West. S29: *sighs* How boring. S30: Defeat the butterflies here. It might seem like there are multiple paths to take here but there's not. It's just one big straight path. S31: Keep going west. S32: Defeat the butterflies and on the second level of this area, there's a Spirit Tablet waiting for you to pick it up. Keep going west. S33: Keep going west. S34: Defeat the butterflies. You know the drill afterwards. S35: West some more. S36: More butterflies for you to play and frolic with. On the third level here is a Kumori Stone to make sure to pick it up. Stay on this level and go east now. S37: Keep going east. S38: More butterflies await you for some reason. Seriously, how are they reproducing THIS fast? Now there's an item right above you when you enter this area. Instead of waiting to get it, you can jump up towards it and once you see the Examine icon appear, quickly push A to grab it as you're coming back down. It's a Spirit Tablet. Okay so maybe it wasn't all that worth it but it's a free item so you can't complain. Stay on the same level and go east. Make sure not to drop down yet. S39: Open the chest here for a Demon God Belt. Head back. S38: NOW drop down and continue on. S40: Go east. S41: More butterflies? I sense a theme here. At the very top level is a Smoke Bomb that's hiding somewhere. Pick it up and go east. S42: East. S43: Yet more butterflies are here. Seriously, what the hell. Jump up two levels and grab the Spirit Tablet waiting for you in the east corner. Go west now. S44: West. S45: More butterflies. Keep going. S46: Thankfully we're almost done. S47: These butterflies don't know what a condom is apparently. S48: West. S49: Yup, you guessed it. More butterflies. S50: Go west. S51: More butterflies. At the top level is a Bronze Mirror so make sure to grab it. S52: Keep going west. S53: Thankfully this is the last room with a bunch of butterflies in it. Grab the Spirit Tablet that's sitting on the top level. S54: West. S55: Keep going weset. S56: FINALLY. Use the save point and enter the shrine for the final showdown. S57: Talk to everyone and proceed as per usual. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- For a final boss, Fudo-Myoou is actually pretty easy. You're not fighting Fudo himself but rather your focus is going to be on this two cohorts for the majority of this fight. They'll be riding around on clouds and shooting out small, slow moving electrical sparks which you can diminish with their swords. They teleport around as well and one last attack is when they merge together. When they do this, they'll look like two spirits and they'll situate themselves at the middle of the bottom of the screen. When they do this, back off as they'll unleash huge fire blasts. This fight is all too simple, honestly. All you have to do is attack them until they disappear temporarily. Once you make both of them disappear, a message will appear telling you a barrier is down on a body part of Fudo-Myoou so jump on the rock that's near the exposed body part and keep attacking it until the armor is cracked and his bones are showing. The only dangerous part about this is the falling rocks. Just rinse and repeat and you'll win this fight without too much of a hassle. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating Fudo-Myoou, you'll receieve the Tsukiotoshi. Talk to everyone and proceed to enter one last screen in which you need to talk to a few people. After that, the credits will roll. Congratulations! You've now beaten Momohime's story. Well, you at least got the first ending. The other endings aren't available to you yet as you have to beat Kisuke's story if you haven't done so. Save your game when prompted. Now you can warp to any save shrine in the game by talk to Kongiku. You can also forge the rest of the blades on Momohime's side now so have fun with that. ---------------------------MURAMASA: THE DEMON BLADE--------------------------- ======== Kisuke ======== NOTE: If you're starting out on Kisuke's story first, all of the information about stuff like spirit and souls and some enemies are found in Momohime's section. Opening Act (KIOA) ----------- S1: If you're starting out with Kisuke instead of Momohime, then this screen is pretty much all about the tutorial so use it if you need to. S2: Grab the souls in the trees and head east. S3: Get the souls in this area as well and keep going east. S4: East. S5: Farm the souls here and then grab the Healing Pellet that's sitting on the bottom branch on the last tree. S6: At the top east part of this area is another Healing Pellet. Grab it and drop down to the bottom and go east. S7: Keep going east. S8: East some more. S9: Enter the house here to find a Bamboo Flask x2. Exit the house and continue on. S10: Keep going east. S11: Defeat the bomb tossing Ninjas here and grab the lingering souls around here. Continue east. S12: More bomb tossing Ninjas await you here to slice them up. Grab the souls here as well and keep going east. S13: Enter the house for a Healing Pellet x2. Exit and keep going east. S14: East some more. S15: Use the save point and enter the shrine. S16: Talk to everyone and proceed. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- Kisuke's first boss, Kurozaru, is nothing to write home about as he's pretty much a push over. He has a few attack patterns that are very simple to dodge. *He'll bring his shurikens above his head and spin them around for a couple of seconds. Roll out of the way as he'll thrusting forward once and then smash them into the ground with his next attack. *He'll throw one of his shurikens either high or low. Just keep your distance when you see him pull his arms back as he's about to throw on. *He'll jump and try to land on you, causing a shockwave to come out when he lands. Just roll or run to safety to avoid this. That's all there is to this fight. Just run in and start slashing him. I prefer using the normal Blade over the Long Blades because I prefer quick attacks but if you're willing to sacrifice speed for power, then by all means go for it. As long as you can tell when he's going to attack as you're slicing him up and can roll to safetly, you'll win this fight easily. Like with the Blue Monk fight in Momohime's story, there's not much strategy needed here. ----------------------------------BOSS----------------------------------------- After defeating Kurozaru, you'll receive the Nagasone Kotetsu. Talk to everyone and proceed. =================== 6.) Credits/Thanks =================== GameFAQs and the other hosting sites: For hosting this guide. Marvelous: For creating this game. Ignition Entertainment: For localizing this game. http://www.rootsecure.net/?p=ascii_generator: For the ASCII. And a huge thank you to you, the readers. Without you guys I wouldn't be writing these in the first place.