Here be the main walkthrough. It's actually not all that hard
to figure out where to go. Remember, when stuck, talk to your
good Baku friend and he'll blatantly tell you where you
should go next. Still stuck? Then you should check this
section!
1. Prologue - At The Temple of Dreams
You start of with some basic training bit. There's two
switches you need to hit before the doorway opens. Check
the map and orientate yourself. The left passage has a
wall you can't climb and a block - push the block (with
[] button) towards the wall. Climb up and stand on the
switch. Next take the other passage. You'll learn to
hop across a long and climb the staircase there. No
sweat. Stand and that switch, then watch the cut scene.
2. Val's Dream
Seriously, you shouldn't have any problems whatsoever here.
Really. Climb up and stand on the switch to release that
block. Drop down and throw it to the wall, jump and
continue. In the next bit pick up that tile and drop it
onto the similarly designed pedestal. Hop across, then
just climb the wall on your left across to the other side.
Next up, pull that block over onto the switch. No problem?
Up next requires you to carry a small block over from the
far left. Use this to play with your camera angles to get
a feel of it. Don't worry, if you drop it another one will
pop out in it's place. After climbing over the wall you'll
find a rainbow block - these can be broken by picking them
up and throwing them - usually contains health and other
items. Proceed through the colorful doorway.
After a cut scene you'll pick up your first two holy
instruments, the sword Ragna Blade and the spear
Longinus. Your first training in combat begins. It's easy;
just flail away with either one of your new weapons and
you'll beat Moneybag. Now chat with your new friend with
the / button to learn about basic stuff here and there.
Then climb aboard you new pig and hop up the wall.
Now go explore the upper area. There's a few pitifully weak
monsters, dream rings and esamons. Get used to feeding
your new friend. Note that he doesn't eat esamons that
drop on the floor. And why are esamons all different in
color? Well, that will come into play a little later into
the game...
Eventually you'll bump into a sheep. He'll teach you
how to charge-attack with your weapons. Try those out;
one of them will release him. You'll end up receiving
dream energy and a gold esamon from him; pretty much
the only time in the game you'll receive those so easily.
Locate the two switches, read the slab to get some hints
on beating the boss, then enter.
Boss : Moneybag
Shouldn't be a problem unless you're playing on Expert
Mode, in which he can kill you in two hits. Keep
healing, hold down L1 to keep a lock-on to him, then
use your spear (longer range). No problem.
Once he's beaten, you'll learn even more stuff, and get
to name your character and your new friend. For the
purpose of the walkthrough, I'll stick with the
default names, Rumble and Tumble. You'll also be able
to check more stuff on your status screen now by
scrolling them with L1 and R1. Now then, exit Val's
dream with your shiny new Yellow Key.
Oh, take a good long look at this dream because you
won't have the chance to come back here for a LONG
time... And don't worry about those missing items;
dreams have a tendency to open up after you come back.
3. Behind the Yellow Door
Puzzle bits ahead. Behind every one of these doors lie a few
rooms with some basic tests. Don't worry, they aren't of the
caliber of games like Alundra - you'll solve them easy.
Yellow Door Challenge
Doh. Push that block onto the switch. In the next room, pull
the only available block out until you can reach and pull the
other block imbedded into the wall. Then pull them onto the
two switches. In the next room push the left block left and
the right block right.
After this you'll get your next holy instrument, the Defencer.
4. Sheep's Dream
Every time you get a new equipment, you get a chance to try
it out in Sheep's dream. For now you'll learn to use the
Defencer and Tumble's Esamon Target ability. Just follow the
instructions and you'll do fine.
Oh, look around his world for stuff, there's quite a bit you
can collect even without most of your abilities.
Once you're done, exit his dream. A short intro scene later,
and you'll be introduced to Sonno Town and it's rather quirky
residents.
Feel free to look around town, but your next destination is
Florence's Dream. Locate her room in the hotel and hop right
into her. No, not like that, ya pervert!
5. Florence's Dream
Whoa, freaky! By the way, those tablets and that giant peach
can be struck by your Spear's charge attack. After a brief
battle (use your Defencer) you'll learn to use Megaton Buns
(where do they come up with these skill names?!). Use it.
There's another megaton buns switch above you, and one
further on for a tummy up and HP up if you want 'em. Another
two fights later and you'll reach a sheep switch - you'll
need a sheep to activate it. Well, conveniently, one will
appear. Once he activates it, three megaton bun switches
appear behind you. You can only hit the ones with the big
red circle in them. Run for it!
You'll end up in a library next. Here you'll learn the
essentials of tile-dropping - well, basically drop the
right tile on the right platform. No problem. A new block
will appear after all that's done to allow you to push
ahead. Some nifty jumping and swimming later...
Another sheep switch. Now you've gotta guide that sheep
across all those cannons, so break out the Defencer.
After that you'll meet Spikeys, who can only be killed
by Tumble's Esamon Target ability. Ignore them if you
want, then proceed.
The next bunch of monsters you can't avoid, so take
them out. More megaton buns switches to hit; the red
circles in these move about so some timing is required.
Once they're hit, you can proceed to battle the boss.
Boss : Magdali
Too easy. Just use your sword charge attack to knock him
down, then block or hit him afterwards. You can only hit
him when he's not spinning, but otherwise it's awfully
easy. Pick up your rewards, and that Indigo Key.
Well, with that Indigo Key, it's time to head back to the
Blue Door in the temple.
6. Meet the Sonnos
Well, there's plenty of distractions before you can reach
the temple - you'll meet more of the game's eclectic
cast - Chiffon, Phoebe, Abbas, Old Man, McTuve and the
Dream Scientists. You'll also have a chance to go into
the pooch Parfait's dream. This one is strictly optional,
but if you want to go in, go ahead.
Next you'll meet Lilian and Hannah in the forest. There's
nothing in Sonno Beach so turn right into the temple
area. Another cut scene occurs, and then you'll finally
get to the temple.
7. Behind the Indigo Door
More puzzle bits ahead. This one is all about pushing
ice blocks around, but it's quite easy, none of that totally
impossible Alundra-style variations.
Indigo Door Challenge
In the first room push the ice block onto the sun-spot to
get the key. Easy! In the next room push the block Up, Right,
Down, Left, Down (assumes the camera angle doesn't change).
The third room now. Whoa, looks like a little gray cell is
required. First push the ice block without the key Down then
Right. Then push the ice block with the key Right, Down, Left
and Up. Again, this assumes the camera angle doesn't change.
The Indigo Orb nets you the Draw Card ability. That sheep
will appear to give you the optional tutorial. It is
advisable to take the tutorial since you will need to use
the draw card immediately after this. And you get a HP Up
Fragment during this tutorial as well.
After you're done, go out and tackle Yuri's dream next.
If it's not daytime, wait around until it is. Approach the
tent and a cut scene will occur, eventually leading you into
Yuri's dream.
8. Yuri's Dream
You'll need to play bat-the-rock to break the wall here.
It's easy. On the next contraption use your spear charge
attack repeatedly. In the next room, beat the monsters
and get a bit of training on Black Esamons. By the way,
if possible, let Tumble eat a Black Esamon if you spot
them. After kicking it out, he will sometimes give you
HP Up fragments. Well, do what the sheep says and bring
him over to the X mark. Play bat-the-rock again, then use
your draw card to light the unlit torch.
Lots of floor cracks here. Put Tumble's Megaton Buns to
good use. You'll eventually find a secret room with a
strong monster and learn permanent lock-on (about time).
A small tile will appear after its defeat. The big
tile it goes with his hidden in a crack - you know what
to do. Note that the pattern on the big tile changes; some
timing will be required to drop the tile on the right
pattern. A switch (and some monsters) will appear after
this, use the spear charge again to flip it, light the
torches, then head to the next BIG area.
Lots of stuff here, most of which you can't get until
you get more holy instruments and baku abilities,
unfortunately. Just follow the path. Oh, if you're
wondering, it's not your eyesight - the blurring is
there to reflect Yuri's own eyesight problem! To your
right you'll see a torch; light it to continue. You can
cool down burning platforms using the draw card + blue
esamon.
When you reach a switch and an unlit torch, be prepared
for a little obstacle course run. You probably won't
make it in time the first time round, some just collect
stuff along the way. You'll encounter a new contraption
along the way - the colored switch. Hopping on it changes
it's color; just match up the color with the ones on the
other side. Next hop over to the switch to activate an
ever-changing-width bridge. Pass that, some spike balls
and you'll reach the temple door itself. Assuming you can
get here from the switch in one minute, you're ready to
face the boss.
Boss : Lizardman
Heed the sign; he's weak against lightning. Have a draw
card with a yellow esamon (there's plenty around here)
in one hand and a choice weapon on the other. He has three
main attacks - he'll rise up in the center and spit water
balls at you (easy to dodge), rise out by the side and poke
at you with his trident (block it, counterattack) or jump
out of the water and attack (just wail at him with your
weapon). Keep circling to avoid his spit and jump attacks,
and keep him locked on at all times. This way you can tell
he's going to approach you for that poke attack. He hits
pretty hard, especially in Expert Mode, so be careful.
Once you're done, Tumble will gain the ability to dive
underwater. You can now explore the other half of Yuri's
dream if you want, but for now let's grab that Blue Key and
move on.
9. Behind the Blue Door
The plot thickens! Ahem. Behind the blue door you'll find,
of course, the blue challenge.
Blue Door Challenge
It's all about dousing torches. To douse a torch just throw
that pot-full of water at it. In the next two rooms you need
to fill up empty pots with water droplets from above - a full
pot is three droplets. Dodge the spikes and toss a full pot at
the torch. It may take a few tries, especially in the last
room.
The Blue Orb will turn into the Remote Bomb, which is used
fairly often in puzzles, especially timed ones (you can flip
switches for a distance with a remote bomb. Well, doesn't
require much to learn how to use it, but you should enter
the sheep's dream to get the stuff in the pool now that you
can swim.
After you leave the temple, head over to Sonno Beach to get
introduced to Gregor, Toma and Emma. Now I strongly suggest
dropping by the Dream Scientist's place to pick up the Mystic
Hourglass; it let's you flip from day to night and vice-versa
- VERY useful. You should have at least 5 gold esamons
required for the trade by now. Along the way you'll find a
bag - it belongs to the old man you met in Abbas' Cafe. He's
at the hotel. Say... you don't think...? You'll meet Penne
the racing freak at Cafe Abbas but you can't enter his dream
yet (though I'd bet you can figure out what his dream is
about...). Go after the old man - he's asleep during the day
at the beach house. His dream is next!
10. Santa's Dream
Holy cow, he IS Santa! Okay, time to put those remote bombs
to good use. Detonate the nearby cracked ice wall and hit the
switch there, then light the torch. Up next you've got to
help a sheep locate her three children. Along the way, make
sure you pick up green hats that you'll find mostly in plain
view.
First take the middle path leading upwards. At the top,
push the little snowball until it's fairly big, then push
it down the slope to release the first sheep. Before you go
down to meet him, locate three color switches nearby and
flip them to their proper color to get a green hat. Now
drop down and talk to the sheep. Follow the path and
you'll reach a switch - it creates a bridge above you.
Well, try as you might, you won't reach the bridge in time,
so set a remote bomb, climb up to where the bridge will
appear, then detonate. At the top you'll meet the second
captive sheep. Defeat the monsters in there.
Now head back down and take the only path you haven't
taken. The third sheep is behind a cracked ice wall. After
that you'll reach a frozen river. Climb up the cliff at the
end of the river and break the icicles up there for a green
hat. Drop back down to the frozen river. A little further
down you'll see a tree on the right bank; another green hat
is behind it. At the end of the river you'll meet those
darn sheep again; you should have all three hats for them
as well. Light their candles then proceed into the cave.
Nothing much here. Use your remote bomb to open up fishing
holes then start batting fishes into the ice door's mouth.
The first door requires 3 fish of any sort, the next one
wants only red fish. There's two cracked walls with goodies
in them, don't miss those. Another timed switch up ahead,
use the remote bomb trick again. And after that...
Boss : Snowman
Have a remote bomb in one hand and a flamed draw card in
another. Stay away from when he starts breathing ice, then
when he stops detonate a bomb by his feet. When he's down,
light the fuse on his head. Hop onto Tumble and run like
hell! Rinse, lather, repeat.
Once he's down, pick up the goodies. Tumble's breath attack
will be enhanced. After that, you're free to return to
Santa's newly de-iced dream. Anyway, nab that Purple Key.
Incidentally, you'll need 10 dream energy to open the
portal to the purple door. If you don't have that many,
revisit some dreams until you get that many.
Once you leave Santa's dream you'll meet Gregor, who'll
show you his new dig. Can't enter his dream yet however.
For now head over to the temple with that shiny new key
of yours. At the temple you'll bump into Toma, nothing
much else.
11. Behind the Purple Door
Simple approach the big floating "10" in the temple to open a
new area that contains two doors. Approach the purple one to
get...
Purple Door Challenge
Not technically a puzzle per se, just some simple jumping
challenges. Drop crates into the water to provide additional
steps. No real challenge here, nothing you'll need help with.
Claim your Purple Orb, which turns into another fairly
well-used holy instrument, the Arbalest. Do training if
you want, then leave the temple for a fairly pointless
cut-scene.
Upon leaving, you're now ready for Toma's Dream.
12. Toma's Dream
Head into the tent at night to get Toma's Dream. Watch the
long scene that unfolds. The end bit will then keep repeating
itself... until you put a stop to it, of course. Simply climb
onto Tumble and dash into Toma. Okay, it's boss time.
Boss : Statue Knight
Equip the Ragna Blade and the Arbalest for this one. Lock on
to him and wait for his eye to turn red (usually after he
attacks). Hit him with a charged Arbalest attack and he'll
turn to stone. Well, even stonier, at least. Then use the
Ragna Blade's charge attack to knock him down. Defend right
as he goes down to avoid getting nailed by debris. Pick up
the red orb and dunk it into the water. Repeat ad infinitum.
Sometimes he'll do a body splash attack that immediately
shatters him - just stand in the water and he'll splash right
into it, immediately damaging his core - less work for you!
He'll gain a few new attacks as he's about to croak, but
those are fairly easy to avoid as well.
Nab the rewards you've earned and you can leave the dream
now. You'll also get a nifty new sword; you can explore
the rest of his dream later. Now I suggest you revisit his
and other dreams to gather dream rings - you should easily
get 500 by now. This allows you to net a fairly powerful
new weapon in the ancient cave. To get to the ancient cave,
go to Meg/Hannah/Parfait's street. Next to their house is
a small empty stable - there's a ladder on the outside of
it. Climb it to get to the back yard of the houses; the
cave there will lead you to the ancient cavern. Go in and
get the Bakuna Blade, which lets you turn Tumble into a
sword by three quick rotations of the left analog stick.
It's fairly powerful, but it drains esamons while you're
using it, so be careful.
You next dream forage is into Lilian, so go to Sonno Forest
to look for her.
13. Lilian's Dream
You job here, as corny as is sounds, is to gather the Six
Powers of Nature. You can find the first three by looking
for three plots of green on the floor. Talk to them and
defeat the monsters, and they will produce a power of
nature each. Shoot them down with your Arbalest to claim
them. Next talk to the fish flopping about in the dry river
bed. Then use a remote bomb on the rock further up. Claim
another power of nature.
Now go to the spot where there's a big crack on the floor
with what looks like lava underneath. Now claim yet another
power of nature from the mountain. Lock on to the mountain
and press X to talk to him. He'll sent fire to the forest.
Now talk to the cloud. Now use an iced draw card on the
sheep and watch the rest to gain the final power of nature.
Now go use your spear's charge attack to open up the door
to...
Boss : Cacey
Not tough, but quite tedious. Cacey has four main attacks
indicated by the orbs that circle around him. White orbs
signify that he's going to do a dive attack. Yellow orbs
mean he's going to throw a tongue of lightning at you.
Red orbs mean he's going to throw a delayed-blast fireball
at you. Finally blue orbs mean he's going to drop icicles
on you. To beat him, you must first attack him with an
arbalest charge attack + draw card attack that matches his
element he's currently using. So Arbalest + no draw card
for the white (non-elemental) orbs, Arbalest + lightning
for yellow orbs, Arbalest + fire for red orbs, and
Arbalest + ice for blue orbs. Once the three orbs have been
taken out, he'll crash land. Get near him and hit 'em with
your best attacks. Repeat. It's pretty tough to draw the
right element while he's trying to kill you, and if you
collide with him while he's diving/crash-landing it's
serious damage (in fact, in Expert Mode those hits kill
immediately). Have patience, and lots of it.
Once he's downed, Tumble will gain the ability to fly - that
means you can now collect most of the items you've missed in
previous dreams. Grab those pretty lil dream rings up there
and nab that orange key to move on. Time to once again head
back to the temple.
14. Behind the Orange Door
After a little cut scene, you're off to the...
Orange Door Challenge
Though "challenge" may not be the word to describe this. Climb
up while avoiding falling rocks and such. Hop from wall to
wall and sometimes drop down to get higher. God forbid you
actually need help with this.
The Orange Orb nets you the Snake Fang, which is used to pull
objects closer to you. Fairly well used. Take the training if
you want. Yet another cut scene awaits you.
Once you leave, check with Tumble and he'll clue you in on
the big bridge. It's the other exit out of Sonno Hill. So go
take it and see what happens. Hey look, it's Fei from
Xenogears after going on a hamburger diet! Just kidding.
Proceed along the path and you'll eventually reach Sonno
Town. Go look for Chiffon in the hotel. After a little scene,
you'll be off to...
15. Chiffon's Dream
Your main job now is collecting nine notes. Just locate a
bell, ring it, then use your snake fang to nab the notes that
come out of it. And repeat after me - Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La,
Ti, Do. This is the order you need to step on when negotiating
the colorful flying platforms that pervades this area.
First up, an introduction to the Nightslayer, the tougher
cousin of the Nightstalker. Defeat the other weaker enemies
first. Then step on those notes to open the wall. Another new
monster up next, and some more of those musical platforms.
Unfreeze the sheep above and pierce his target to release
your first bell. Get over there using the musical platforms
and get your first notes.
After this, another forced battle and you'll unlock another
set of musical notes which also act as a shortcut. Take those
up. More fights, then spike some more targets to reveal the
second bell up above. After fighting your way to it's notes,
go back down and you'll spot the third frozen bell. Nab it's
notes as well and return to the sheep at the start to open
up the fly pad. Head up to Chiffon and then...
Boss : Dark Mist
Fairly easy. Block teddy's attacks until he falls down, then
attack. Defend again. After a while the dark mist will appear;
use Snake Fang to draw him out, then Arbalest him. Repeat.
What, no rewards? Anyway, at Sonno Town, talk to Florence to
unlock a new area in her dream. Now proceed to Sonno Beach and
talk to Chiffon. That's right, back to her dream again!
Whoa, big difference here. Your job is same as before though,
collect nine notes from bells. So do so. Once you've gathered
them all, go talk to Chiffon in the now-unfrozen upper garden
and you'll restore her singing. No problem. Unless you want
to check out the secret room (blow up a cracked wall nearby)
you can now leave her dream. Leave the hotel and talk to
McTuve to enter his dream.
16. McTuve's Dream
The moment you start you'll end up facing a boss.
Boss : Dream Copy
Horribly easy. Just locate Cloned Rumble, defend against his
attack. He'll be stunned; now counter-attack. No problem.
After that, McTuve will reveal your destiny. Well actually
he just replays the intro. Now feel free to explore his
dream - most of his stuff are in plain sight and easy to
obtain. In fact, you can get 100% before you leave.
McTuve will now act as a convenient dream nexus - he can
link you to all the other character's dreams - handy.
Re-visit a few dreams if you wish. Once you're done, head
over to Sonno Beach and chat with Chiffon again. Now head
over to Meg's house. Now proceed to Meg's dream.
17. Hannah's Dream
No, the title isn't wrong. From Meg's Dream (or lack thereof)
bust all the crates until you find a storybook. That will
lead you into Hannah's bizarre dream.
What, stuck already? Shoot the birds carrying the sheep and
the tile first, then talk to the sheep. Drop the tile on
the platform when the appropriate picture is flashing, then
Snake Fang a caterpillar and grab it. No stand under the X
to get to the next area.
First locate the sheep - the fences here can be broken with
any weapon attack. The sheep will ask you to bring him a
tangerine - there's one in the trees at clearing area near
him; use Snake Fang to nab it. Give it to him and you'll
proceed to the next page.
Follow the sheep's advice and pull out that platform with
Snake Fang. You've got plenty of time to make it over. Above,
grab that red star tile and go left until you're right above
the red star platform - drop it on the right pattern to
make a bouncy flower platform appear above you - you can then
hop to a ladder from it. Above, do the same and drop the
yellow moon tile on it's respective platform when the right
pic is flashing. That will allow you to reach the fourth page.
Now move carefully to the castle doors. Do what the sheep
tells you to do and ram it with Tumble. Uh uh. Time to put
your Arbalest to good use. In the next battle, focus on the
monster generators (that's the two floating blob things)
first - use the Arbalest. Then defeat what troops remain,
and then it's off to...
Boss : Deimos
Equip Snake Fang in one hand and a choice weapon in the other.
Draw him out from the background (he may appear in any of the
three positions) then hack at him with your weapon. Since he
is made of cardboard, fire works fairly well, but you need to
keep Snake Fang at all times to get him close enough to attack
so don't bother. Once he's down, pick him up and toss him to
the wall of flames behind you. He's not all that hard; most of
his attacks do poor damage anyway.
Green key in hand, move your butt over to the temple pronto.
Incidentally, you'll need 20 dream energy to access the green
door - if you don't have that many go revisit a few dreams
and gather some. After a fair bit of distractions, you'll
reach the green door proper.
18. Beyond the Green Door
You know the drill by now...
Green Door Challenge
In the first room use that block to climb higher. In the next
room you need to stack two blocks such as they form steps;
first block should be on the very edge of the higher area,
second block should be on the very edge of the first block,
forming steps towards the uppermost area. The third room
requires you to stack a small block on a big block. Ignore
the first three at the lower area (I'm not sure why they're
even THERE) and get up to the second area. Push the big
block towards the ledge facing the lower area. Then toss
the small block up onto the ledge, then up onto the big
block. Now pull the big block to the wall and hop up. There.
The Green Orb nets you Gen's Hammer. It's fairly clunky as
a weapon, but if you've got the patience to max it out
you've got the single most powerful weapon in the game. As of
now the only real use right now for this is to smash spikes
with it. Take the mundane training bit if you want.
Afterwards, head to the beach and watch the scene. You'll
end up heading into Emma's Dream. Nothing much here except
for a few collectibles, so dive into the ocean to get to...
19. Gregor's Dream
Gregor's dream is basically a long tunnel of water. You have
to visit side tunnels leading to dry areas that open up gates
along the tunnel.
In the first dry room, light up the place to see what you're
dealing with. The monsters here keep coming until you take
out the monster generator (that big flying blob). It's a
great place to power up your weapons if you need to. Once
you've cleared the area, the gate in the water tunnel will
open, allowing you to head to...
The second dry room. Here the main puzzle is a 3x3 switch
puzzle - you have to make sure all the switches are down.
Just use trial and error. Once you've done that, follow
the water tunnel to the next dry room.
The third dry room is blocked by a large boulder, if you
can't find it. Here defeat the two Nightslayers and a
whole bunch of spikes will appear. Using your hammer, nail
the one right behind the sign, then go clockwise after that.
A switch will appear above; hop from platform to falling
platform to reach it. Now the water tunnels open up a little
more, which lets you go to...
The fourth and final dry room. Free the sheep first, then
step into the portal he's standing on for...
Boss : Kraken
Easy. Equip the spear or hammer (sword can't reach him,
arbalest does too low damage) and an electrified draw card.
Hop around the three rafts topside until the kraken comes at
you with it's rotating tentacle attack. Avoid those while
nailing him with your weapon - his "shield" will eventually
break; now climb onto Tumble, go down after him. Lock on to
him and use the dash attack three times. Now get back up to
the three rafts and repeat. If you run out of esamons, go
into the water to locate a water tunnel leading to a dry
area with some grass. Don't worry, the Kraken is pretty
patient...
Once he's bitten the dust, gather the stuff and move on.
Yeah, the final key is yours! Red Key in hand, head over
to the temple.
20. Beyond the Red Door
And yes, it's...
Red Door Challenge
Hmm, the programmers must have played Alundra. This here is
the "guide-the-fireball" puzzle. Here you must let a little
fireball chase you to the torch without getting it snuffed
out by obstacles. None of that pixel-perfect stuff of Alundra
though; you can even let it hit you. So it's no sweat,
nothing you can't do with a few tries.
The Red Orb nets you your final holy instrument, The Gauntlet.
It lets you pick up those huge black monoliths with purple
writings on them (no doubt you've encounter a few of those).
With this find you now have the tools to get 100% in all the
dreams of the game - whether you have the skills to do so is
another matter however. Do the training as you wish, then
watch the little cut scene as you try to leave. You'll
eventually be sucked into...
21. Return to Val's Dream
Woohoo... felt like ages since you've been here, eh? Actually,
I now strongly suggest you leave the dream and go to other
dreams to gather 1000 dream rings. Visit the three other
optional dreams as well - Penne and Sarti are sleeping during
the day at the hotel, and Phoebe is sleeping there during the
night. Once you have that many, visit the ancient cavern to
gain an important item - the Sage's Amulet, which reduces
your damage by half.
NOW you can head back to Val's Dream. With Tumble around you
can skip most of the jumpy-climby bits, so head over to the
next area pronto.
Well, some major changes here. First shoot out the target
with your Arbalest (don't get to close or you won't be able
to shoot it). Now climb the golden pillars with Rumble to
get to the switch and hit it. Now talk to the sheep. Hmm...
understand her feelings? Well, whatever you make of it, to
continue, put a remote bomb at the cork on one side while
in glittery mode. Get up to the top and switch to forest
mode and detonate it. Now go into the cave via the underwater
entrance and burn away the thorns. Val will now open up a
new doorway - so go in there.
You're now in a new cabin area. Now go play hide-and-seek
with little Val - she's just hiding around trees. Find her
three times and you'll open the last area.
The final area consists of a very long path that you must
clean out, section by section. In the first section kill
everything that moves. In the second nail all the spikes
(with Gen's Hammer, naturally). Third has more monsters
to slaughter. Fourth is a monolith with a switch underneath.
Fifth is more monsters. In the sixth shoot out the targets.
You'll finally reach the gate after that. Well almost. A
big hand will appear to knock you back. Just attack it with
anything you've got and keep pushing forwards. Then...
Boss : Queen
At the start of the battle the queen can only be injured by
Tumble's attacks (breath, buns, dash etc...). Once hit by
any of those she becomes vulnerable to your weapons, so
attack her with your best. When she becomes invincible again
attack her again with Tumble. In the first phase she simply
hovers about and attempts to smack you some. Knock a chunk
off her health and she'll start phase two. Here she floats
above you and chucks... well... eggs at you. Deflect those
eggs with your sword's charge attack right back at her or
pick them up and chuck it at her. She'll be grounded after
getting hit by her own eggs; attack with your best weapon.
In her final phase, three sheep will provide you a flypad to
go up after her. Well, do so - lock on to her and air dash
her till she falls.
Victory! Well, not yet. After a brief chat with McTuve, haul
your butt over to the temple. You final battle draws near.
22. Lord Nightmare
Talk to McTuve and he'll open up the final crystal that let's
you tackle the boss proper. Before doing so, I suggest going
around and getting stuff from the other dreams; they're all
conveniently around you. Raise some weapon levels as well.
My best tactic to raise levels was to get 3 draw cards (extra
ones from Phoebe, and one from Sarti). Fill it with Fire, Ice
and Lightning. Now go to Sarti's dream and fight Cacey. He's
now fairly easy to defeat with all three cards at hand, and
the weapon that lands the final blow nets 10 points. Master
the hammer first to be able to do big damage to Cacey and
make leveling up even easier. You should have all weapons
mastered in no time.
Another good location for leveling up weapons is Santa's
Dream - just run around with your choice weapon and a
flaming draw card - there's plenty of weak monsters
available. Fairly tedious though.
All ready? Take that final warp, and you're off to...
Boss : Queen
Her again? This time your weapons do actually injure her,
so beat her silly with it. You'll eventually lose all your
weapons. Just run around for a bit and Tumble will save
you. With all the weapons at hand, the REAL baddie appears.
Boss : Nightmare 1
Easy. Block his attacks, then use the Arbalest on his ugly
mug until you knock him out. Dark mist will pour out of his
chest - use your Snake Fang to draw it out and that will
damage him. Do enough damage and he'll suck you into...
Boss : Dark Mist
Here your choice weapon is Gen's Hammer since you can hit
him while standing. Draw him near with Snake Fang and
keep attacking until he falls apart. Bust the shards of
crystal it drops with Gen's Hammer. He will return to life
after a while with his remaining life in proportion to his
remaining crystals. Repeat. Once all the crystals are
destroyed you will be returned to...
Boss : Nightmare 2
Pretty much the same as the previous Nightmare encounter,
so follow the same tactics. He does have a few new tricks
up his sleeve though, but nothing you shouldn't be worried
about. After a while he'll suck you in AGAIN and now...
Boss : Dark Mist 2
Probably the hardest phase. Two Dark Mists attacks you, so
you really need to attack fast in order to get it done.
Focus on one and defeat him first, naturally.
Boss : Final Nightmare
Believe it or not, this form is the easiest. Just take to
the skies and air dash him till he falls.
Congratulations! You've beaten Dual Hearts! Sit back and
relax, there's a long ending sequence coming up...
DREAM COMPLETION
You don't HAVE to get 100% in all your dreams to finish the
game, and frankly, the rewards you get are rather... well...
unrewarding. So far...
1500 Dream Rings - The final door in the ancient cavern
opens up and you'll find a pool that can change Tumble's
color.
100 Dream Energies - The warp at the temple will take you
to a new area where Baku learns Bakuna Shield. When riding
him hold down X to become invincible. You can even run into
enemies for good damage. However, it does eat esamons like
crazy.
100 Gold Esamons - You can exchange for a Mystic Esamon.
In the Dream World it becomes the Ultimate Esamon. When you
equip and throw it, Tumble will chase after it and eat
it, restoring his tummy to full. Can be used as many times
as you want. Powerful enough to unbalance the game, but by
the time you get it, you don't really need it anymore...
And yes, I've checked - there's no alternate ending if you
have all dreams cleared 100%.
If you are a perfectionist, here are the locations of all the
items you'll need to get that 100%. Oh, I'm not going to list
the locations of all the dream rings however, I'll just give
tips on where the most hidden rings are. The Tummy Up and
HP Up written below are actually Tummy Up Fragments and HP Up
Fragments - I'm just saving some space.
Val's Dream
Dream Energy x1
- Get it from the rescued sheep
Gold Esamon x8
- Get it from the rescued sheep
- Switch to forest mode in the second area then go back to
the first area - it's in a box
- Bomb a tree stump in the entrance to the cabin area
- On top of a tree in the cabin area
- Bomb a tree stump in the cabin area
- Activate the red tile platform that keeps moving in the
final area
- Hit the three megaton buns switches in the final area
- After the queen is defeated it appears where the entrance
to the boss area used to be
Others x7
- Tummy Up - Top of the second room
- Tummy Up - First area, in forest mode
- Tummy Up - In the river, cabin area
- Tummy Up - On top of a tree in the cabin area
- HP Up - Bomb a tree stump in the cabin area
- Tummy Up - At the end of the rotating platform with spikes
at the final area
- Tummy Up - In the final area, shoot an electrified arbalest
at the bulb in the distance (must aim manually) then hop
over to it
Dream Tips
- You can't get anything else other than the few dream rings,
one dream energy and one gold esamon until you re-visit
the dream at the end of the game
- The second area has a switch that turns the first and
second area into either the glittery version or the forest
version
- There's 40 rings in the first and second area, 20 in the
cabin area and 40 in the final area
- You can climb trees in the cabin area. Don't forget to
blow up tree stumps
Florence's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- Spear flip the red star tablet (at the start)
- Spear flip the peach at the start
- Spear flip the yellow sun tablet (near the three cannons)
- Spear flip the blue star tablet (at the end)
- Shoot the target in the first area
- New area, eastern path, take the flying platforms
- New area, eastern path, hit the blue umbrella with the
spear charge hit
- New area, above the clock
- New area, fly through the three rings for it to appear
Gold Esamon x8
- In an apple on the top of the mosaic mural in the first
area - yes, the mural can be climbed
- Under a bomb-able pyramid in the first area - drop down
and hit the switch and move the platform at the right time
to avoid the spike
- Under a bomb-able pyramid in the first area - drop down
and ride the platforms while blocking the cannons
- Under a bomb-able pyramid in the first area - drop down
and hit the switch, then follow the path
- New area, where you encountered the second sword, use your
megaton buns on the crack on the floor
- New area, western path, at the floating blocks area
- New area, eastern path, in a floating apple
- New area, in the skies, near the piano area
Others x9
- Tummy Up - Climb the first crumbly wall you see and
megaton buns to reveal platforms to reach it
- HP Up - Third Megaton Buns switch will extend a
narrow platform out to it
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Magdali
- Full HP Up - Defeat Magdali
- Tummy Up - In the water of the first area
- Tummy Up - New area, Southern path, hit a sword and it
will appear above it
- Tummy Up - Western path, near piano
- Tummy Up - Eastern path, hit the large fork
- Tummy Up - New area, under the clock
Dream Tips
- Don't miss the stuff hidden in apples
- The mosaic mural can be scaled. There's a hard-to-spot,
even harder-to-reach step on the side of the mural facing
the three cannons
- Missing just one ring? There's one ring right behind the
last melting clock, very easy to miss
- A whole new area opens after her artwork is smeared by
Hannah's crayons, it's right behind you when you enter her
dream
- In the new area you need to fix the clock by locating
six cogwheels. They are... 1) In the apple just as you
start, 2) In an apple not far from no.1, 3) In an apple
on the western path (near the piano), 4) In an apple on
the western path (floating blocks area), 5) In an apple
on the northern path (first three O switches area), and
6) On the northern path (second three O switches area).
- Once you have access to the eastern path you can reveal
flypads and collect the remaining stuff
Yuri's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- In the room where you beat your first Night Stalker
- In the floating temple area, left of the entrance. Step
on the small platform to activate the X and O platforms;
step only on the O platforms.
- In the floating temple area, past the colored switch bit,
on some size-changing platforms
- Near the temple door entrance, in a box
- Bust a crack in the ceiling of the first room with the
Arbalest; will need to stand on a block in a hidden room
nearby (which in turn requires remote bomb to break open)
- Also in a crack on the ceiling, second room
- Dive into the pool to the left of the start point
- In the new wing, the room with broken pillars and rafters,
crack in the ceiling
- In the new wing, activate the blue star platform in the
"maze" room
Gold Esamon x8
- First room, on top of a pillar - will need to stand on a
block (in a nearby secret room which requires the remote
bomb to open up) to reach the ladder on the side of the
pillar
- From the X and O platforms of the floating temple (where
you got the second dream energy) drop down and you'll see
a small platform with it
- In the pool where you fought the Lizardman boss
- Appears after you shoot out all the targets in the
floating temple area
- Fly through the three rings in the sky of the floating
temple area to make it appear
- At the very top of the floating temple
- In the new wing, secret room in the first area, a sheep
gives it to you
- New wing, past the second pool and timed puzzle area,
defeat all the monsters
Others x9
- Tummy Up - In a floor crack (break with Megaton Buns)
in the first big room
- Tummy Up - In a floor crack in the second room
- Tummy Up - In the floating temple, cool the burning
platforms to reach it
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Lizardman
- Full HP Up - Defeat Lizardman
- Tummy Up - In the skies near the floating temple
- Tummy Up - New wing, colored switch room
- HP Up - New wing, second pool area
- Tummy Up - New wing, past the timed puzzle after the
second pool area
Dream Tips
- Look for cracks on the wall and the ceiling
- In the first room you enter a remote bomb can break a
weak wall on your left. After hitting the right switch,
a block will appear, which allows you to get your hands
on a Gold Esamon and a Dream Energy
- Look to the skies in the floating temple area
- There's plenty of stuff top of the floating temple itself
- To get a flypad you need Snake Fang
- You can get to a new wing of the dungeon via the pool to
the left of your starting position
Santa's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- Get it from the rescued sheep
- Get it from the rescued sheep
- Get it from the rescued sheep
- Behind a cracked wall in the Snowman's Lair
- Red balloon above the snowman
- Do the "follow the sheep" mini-game
- Light up the Christmas tree (use electric draw card) then
fly into the big star that appears
- Appears once you light the candle
- In a balloon near the candle
Gold Esamon x8
- Get it from mama sheep after rescuing her children
- Behind a cracked wall in the Snowman's Lair
- Frozen in an ice block
- Hit the four megaton buns switch (with the rotating O)
- Win Santa's first race
- Win Santa's second race
- Win Santa's third race
- Given by Sheep after you clear the third fish-eating door
(need Gauntlet to access it)
Others x7
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Snowman
- Full HP Up - Defeat Snowman
- Tummy Up - Frozen in an ice block
- Tummy Up - Inside a rock in the river
- HP Up - In the Snowman's Lair, in an icicle
- Tummy Up - In the Snowman's Lair, in an icicle
- Tummy Up - Win Santa's first race again
- Tummy Up - Win Santa's second race again
- Tummy Up - Win Santa's third race again
Dream Tips
- To make the big candle appear, talk to him while he's
sleeping at the beach - if he mentions cake, then the
candle will appear
- Missing lots of dream rings? They're probably up in the
sky. Activate the fly pads first
- Wanna build the bridge? There's two in the river, two
in plain sight top-side and one on top of the snowman
- Once the candle has appeared swim up to the switch
there to produce flypads. Now fly to the top and light
that candle
- Trouble with race no.1? Remember to dash and multi-dash
all the way. Also remember the shortest distance between
two points is a straight line
- Trouble with race no.2? Go right from your starting point
and dash up the slope - you should be WAY ahead of him
- Trouble with race no.3? Take snowman-tree-candle route.
Remember to air-dash repeatedly and make sharp turns at
each ring
- The third fish-eating door is a nuisance, but equipping
the Sword of Friendship and positioning yourself carefully
allows you to bat the right fish in without moving a step
Lilian's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- Bomb a tree stump in the boss area
- In a star at night
- Inside a star
- Solve Fish Trivia #1
- Solve Fish Trivia #2
- Solve Fish Trivia #3
- Solve Fish Trivia #4
- Solve Fish Trivia #5
- Cloud drops it, must dash to get it
Gold Esamon x8
- Bomb a tree stump in the main area
- Bomb a tree stump in the main area
- Bomb a tree stump in the main area
- Boss area, in the sky
- Grow the sapling
- Grow the sapling
- Grow the sapling
- Grow the sapling
Others x9
- HP Up - Bomb a tree stump in the boss area
- Tummy Up - Bomb a tree stump in the boss area
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Cacey
- Full HP Up - Defeat Cacey
- Tummy Up - Inside a star
- Tummy Up - Inside a star
- Tummy Up - Inside a star
- Tummy Up - Inside a star
- Tummy Up - Inside a star
Dream Tips
- In the main area all the rings are in plain sight. In the
boss area there's a few on the ground and a lot in the sky
- Bring the sapling to the hole in the river and then hit it
with the charge attack of spear, spear, sword, sword,
spear, sword, spear, sword to make it grow
- At night stars will fall; there's goodies in them. Keep
looking for stars until the green plots quit talking
about them
- Fish Trivia #1 - Forest, Rock, Mountain, Sun
- Fish Trivia #2 - Beauty, Mean, Cute, Smart
- Fish Trivia #3 - First, Third, Second, Fourth
- Fish Trivia #4 - Clumsy, Elite, Happy, Regular
- Fish Trivia #5 - One, None, One, Two
Hannah's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- After you rescue the sheep in Pg.1
- Stand on the outermost gray floating platform in Pg.1 and
shoot it off a passing bird.
- Pull a platform near with Snake Fang to reach it in Pg.2
- After you give the sheep tangerine in Pg.2
- On a rotating platform in Pg.3
- On a bouncy flower platform in Pg.3
- Under a bomb-able pyramid in Pg.4
- On a rotating platform in Pg.4
- Get it from the sheep after you make juice for him in Pg.2
Gold Esamon x8
- Stand on the outermost gray floating platform in Pg.2 and
shoot it off a passing bird.
- On a rotating platform in Pg.4
- In Pg. 4 shoot the bird with the yellow moon tile (appears
somewhere in the center of the walkway) then carry it to
the respective platform
- In Pg.4, on a rotating platform. You'll need to pull out
an unseen Snake Fang platform to reach it
- Appears after you bring Hannah a crayon in Pg.1
- Appears in a pool after you bring Hannah a crayon in Pg.2
- Appears after you bring Hannah a crayon in Pg.3 (the flypad
is above you)
- In the skies of Pg.3
Others x9
- Tummy Up - In a corner of Pg.1
- Tummy Up - In a corner of Pg.2
- Tummy Up - In the sky of Pg.3
- Tummy Up - In the sky of Pg.3
- HP Up - In the sky of Pg.3
- Tummy Up - In the sky of Pg.3
- Tummy Up - Left of the entrance of Pg.4
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Deimos
- Full HP Up - Defeat Deimos
Dream Tips
- This area is separated into pages. First area (field)
I'll call Pg.1, second area (forest) Pg.2, third area
(mountains) Pg.3 and fourth area (castle) Pg.4.
Gregor's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- In the water tunnel, inside a boulder
- In the water tunnel, inside a boulder
- Second dry room, shoot all the targets
- In plain sight along the water tunnel
- In the fourth dry room, light up the bulb on the pedestal
with an electrified draw card, then swim through all the
hoops that appear
- Extra area, in a water bubble
- Extra area, in a water bubble
- Extra area, in a water bubble
- Extra area, in a water bubble
Gold Esamon x8
- In the water tunnel, inside a boulder
- Third dry room, in a floor crack
- In the water tunnel, inside a boulder
- Fourth dry room, in a floor crack
- Extra area, in a water bubble
- Extra area, in a water bubble
- Extra area, in a water bubble
- Extra area, in a water bubble
Others x9
- Tummy Up - First dry room, in a floor crack
- Tummy Up - Second dry room, in a floor crack
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Kraken
- Full HP Up - Defeat Kraken
- HP Up - Extra area, under a monolith
- Tummy Up - Extra area, in a water bubble
- Tummy Up - Extra area, in a water bubble
- Tummy Up - Extra area, in a water bubble
- Tummy Up - Extra area, in a water bubble
Dream Tips
- Bust the large boulders in the main water tunnels - some
goodies there
- 85 rings are in the main area; 15 in the dry cave of the
boss battle
- An extra area opens up after you've gotten the Gauntlet,
basically a bigger version of Emma's dream
- To flip three switches simultaneously check which one
recoils the slowest, which one the fastest
- Stuck on a flying platform? Don't forget your remote bomb
Toma's Dream
Dream Energy x5
- Activate the red star tile
- Past the arbalest target locked room
- In a red balloon
- In a red balloon
- Activate the blue star platform
Gold Esamon x5
- In a red balloon
- In a red balloon
- Topmost room with the sheep
- In the secret room with the blue star tile
- Activate the blue star platform
Others x9
- Full Tummy Up - Defeat Statue Knight
- Full HP Up - Defeat Statue Knight
- Tummy Up - Second propeller platform, can't miss it
- HP Up - After the sheep gets the tile down
- Tummy Up - Clear top room of monsters
- Tummy Up - Clear top room of monsters
- Tummy Up - Activate the blue star platform
- Tummy Up - Activate the blue star platform
- Tummy Up - Under a cracked floor
Dream Tips
- Use Toma to sit on the switch
- Look out for wall and floor cracks, check suspicious areas
of the map
- Light those torches and shoot those targets!
- Propeller platforms can be activated with sword charge
- Can't get that tile down? Let the sheep do it for you
Chiffon's Dream
Dream Energy x9
- Above the tree at the very top of the first area
- Crack on the floor (after un-freezing)
- Secret room, roll the ball to the finishing point
- Topmost center platform of the secret room
- Topmost center platform of the secret room
- One of the side pillars of the secret room
- On one of the upper platforms of the secret room
- On one of the upper platforms of the secret room
- Appears after you do the sheep's archery test
(pierce 27 targets in a row)
Gold Esamon x8
- From a bell after you collect all it's notes
- From a bell after you collect all it's notes
- From a bell after you collect all it's notes
- Appears after to finish the second set of musical
platforms (after un-freezing)
- Chiffon gives it to you after you give her the
nine musical notes
- Up in the sky in the un-frozen dream
- Up in the sky in the un-frozen dream
- Appears after you do the sheep's archery test
(pierce 9 targets)
Others x7
- HP Up - In an icicle in the river
- Tummy Up - In an icicle along the path
- Tummy Up - In the river after it's un-frozen
- Tummy Up - Crack on the floor (after un-freezing)
- Tummy Up - Crack on the floor (after un-freezing)
- Tummy Up - In the secret room, drop a remote bomb
near the switch to the musical platforms. Get to the
last platform then detonate the bomb
- Tummy Up - Topmost center platform of the secret room
Dream Tips
- A lot of good jumping is required
- You really need fast fingers to do the archery test.
Keep the arbalest charged at all times and hit the lock-on
button hard to make sure its a full lock-on.
- The entrance to a large secret room is hidden behind a
cracked wall in the upper gardens area
- Trouble rolling that ball? If it's too near the edge,
you can push it while jumping off - it's just one life
lost, no big deal
- To get further up the secret room you need to hit two
switches at about the same time. Use a remote bomb
- In the center of the secret area, after a tough battle
you'll need to hit the floor switches in such a way that
all of them are down. Use trial and error
- To get to the flypad you need the Gauntlet
McTuve's Dream
Dream Energy x1
- On the tower pathway
Gold Esamon x1
- On the tower pathway
Others x7
- Tummy Up - On the tower pathway
- HP Up - On the tower pathway
- Tummy Up - Inside the tower
- Tummy Up - In the sky
- Tummy Up - In the sky
- Tummy Up - Top of the tower
- Tummy Up - Top of the tower
Dream Tips
- Everything is in plain sight. No problems here
Parfait's Dream
Dream Energy x5
- Win "Where's Da Beef" mini-game
- Win "The Meat Collector" mini-game
- Win "Where's Da Beef 2" mini-game
- Win "The Meat Collector 2" mini-game
- Win "Silence of the Hams" mini-game
Gold Esamon x5
- Under the first hanging bridge, past the pond
- Just past the sheep who wants to dive, to the right, off
the path
- Past the bugle-blowing sheep, at the end of the wooden
fence
- On top of the grassy tunnel
- Under a bomb-able pyramid by the house
Others x7
- Tummy Up - In plain sight on a wooden stump
- HP Up - On top of the cupboard in the house, use the
bed to reach it
- Tummy Up - On top of the grass tunnel
- Tummy Up - On the fencing that borders the house
- Tummy Up - Under a bomb-able pyramid to the left of where
you start
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