Otogi 2 - Immortal Warriors
Version 1.2
Guide by CLLi a.k.a. sunny_d2
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Table of Contents
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I. Introduction
II. Basics
A. Characters
B. MP and Life
C. Combos
D. Magic
III. Advanced
A. Attributes
B. In-Game Status
C. Here and There Information
D. Lock-on Dash
E. Dash Jump
F. Experience Sites and Gold Mines
G. Mercy Orb
H. In-depth Character Analysis
IV. Stage Walkthroughs
A. Stage Elements
B. Stage Walkthroughs
0. Sanctuary
1. A Peaceful Grave
2. Sacred Grove
3. Water's Edge
4. Shrine of Idols
5. Prison of Stone
6. Valley of Mist
7. Fire Mountain
8. Byakko Palace
9. Lotus Pond
10. The Spirit Tree
11. Beneath the Earth
12. Inner Sanctum
13. Crimson Capital
14. River of Souls
15. The Blossom Trail
16. Temple of Darkness
17. Dungeon of Death
18. Tower of Bones
19. Northern Mountains
20. The Golden Sea
21. The Quiet River
22. The Frozen Lake
23. The Dead Gates
24. Tower of Hate
25. Dark Abyss
26. Gates of Heaven
27. Full Moon Rising
C. Forest of Havoc
1. Ninety-Nine Arches
2. Demon's Grotto
3. Black Monoliths
4. Angel's Flight
5. Last Stand
6. Mana from Heaven
7. Grassy Meadow
8. Ghoul Hunt
9. March of Ships
10. Trapped
11. Guardian of Byakko
12. Gates of Darkness
13. Puzzle Boxes
14. Path of Worship
15. Scarlet Boxes
16. Demon Guide
17. Flood of Demons
18. A Quiet Moon
V. Weapons, Magic, Accessories, Costumes and Beastiary
A. Weapons
B. Magic
C. Accessories
D. Costumes
E. Beastiary
VI. Miscellaneous
A. Credits
B. Legal
C. Version History
D. Contact
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I. Introduction
Ah, the long stalled guide to Otogi 2. It's finally out - hope you find it
useful.
Otogi is a beautiful game series. The first game presented astounding graphics
for the Xbox game system. Otogi 2 is even more impressive. Along with that,
the game is also very fun.
Overall storyline, little spoiling: Raikoh is summoned again and with the aid
of other summoned generals, defeats demons. There is one ultimate trouble
maker and that is the nine-tailed fox. The game ends in the same tranquil
stasis as Otogi 1.
The second game adds considerable depth into the Otogi world. There are
about the same number of weapons, but spread over the different characters;
there are more spells, more accessories, more levels, etc.
Here is the default button layout and is what I will be using for my guide.
A - Jump
B - Light Attack
X - Magic
Y - Strong Attack
L Trigger - Lock on
R Trigger - Dash
Left Thumbstick - Movement of Raikoh
Left Thumbstick (Click) - Center Camera Behind Raikoh
Right Thumbstick - Movement of Camera
Right Thumbstick (Click) - Toggle Enemy Health Bar
[Unused] - Black button, white button, Select, D-Pad
The main menu consists of the..
Stage menu - plays available next stage(s)
Equip menu - change your weapon, magic and accessory setup for all characters
Shop menu - shop for magic, accessories and develops
Cleared Stages menu - allows for replay of previous cleared stages
Options menu - save, load, change configuration
[Important] The only way to save your game is to go into the Options menu and
select Save. The "saving" that you see after completing a stage only saves
the condition of that stage, not your game. [Important]
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II. Basics
A. Characters
The most dramatic change from Otogi to Otogi 2 is the addition of 5 other
playable characters. They are like Raikoh such that they can be equiped and
leveled up, but they specialize in unique pros and cons.
Raikoh - He is the main character of the story. His abilities are balanced and
every stage, when applicable can be completed by using him. There is no
special ability, but he is extremely versatile.
Pros: Versatile, lock-on dash, ultimately the strongest
Cons: nothing, hell, Otogi 1 was all about him
Kintoki - The stout and strong general under Raikoh. Kintoki has the highest
potential life orbs and he has the naturally highest defense. His ways of
attacking reflects his nature. His light attack has the equivalent power of
another character's strong attack. Furthermore, his strong attack is actually
a grab, which can be followed up by a throwing of the grabbed enemy.
Pros: High max life, powerful light attack
Cons: Slow, no double jump or powerful magic
Tsuna - Tsuna is very much like Raikoh but with more crowd control. He wields
a dual-bladed sword and a blade on the left arm. At the end of some combos,
he sends out a shockwave damaging enemies in a fairly wide area.
Pros: Great crowd control, high combos, lock-on dash
Cons: A very "horizontal" character, slow heavy attack
Sadamitsu - Speed and combos are Sadamitsu's specialties. Though these come
at the price of endurance and strength. Her mobility is her greatest asset.
With the longest dash, she can reach enemies in a split second and combo them.
Depending on what combo is done, Sadamitsu can throw her scythe or send a
projectile bird that freezes enemies or just rack up tons of hits.
Pros: Excellent dash, jump after attack/dash, long combos, lock-on dash
Cons: Weak defense, weak attacks, slow heavy attack
Suetake - Suetake is one of the two "spellcastors" of the game. He has some
very unique talents. His regular attacks are weak, but they have a wide area
of effect (AoE) efficient at knocking back enemies.
Pros: Mobile charging, large AoE attack, walk on water, infinite jump
Cons: Slow, low life, no lock-on dash
Seimei - An oddball character. She is the best spellcastor; she has a weak
attack; she can grab enemies. Her strength comes from the many different ways
she can kill enemies. Seimei also has a sort of, infinite jump, her grab
projects her upward and spamming this means she'll gain altitude.
Pros: Strong magic, grab, lock-on dash, jump after attack/dash
Cons: Extremely weak attack, inefficient heavy attack
B. MP and Life
Every character has an MP meter and a life meter. The meters are represented
by the two fans, red for life and blue for MP. There are also beads that also
represent life.
The current life fan represents one bead. Like all other games, as you take
damage, your life goes down, but your life regenerates really quickly when
you're not taking hits. When the meter on a fan is all the way down, then it
permanently takes away a life bead (in that stage). So you have less life
beads to work with. So avoid taking heavy damage in quick succession. When
you run out of life beads, stage over.
MP has two main purposes in the game. First, used to cast magic. Second, to
sustain your summoned body in this world. What this means is that your MP will
always go down. Once you have no more MP, your life starts to degenerate
slowly until you obtain more MP, complete the stage or die. It is also used
to keep you "afloat" on top of water, lava, etc. It is represented by the
blue fan beneath the red life fan. The fire "burns" away the fan which is a
lame abstraction of your MP degeneration. Personally, I think that's a bad
design because I can't even see where my MP meter is at, except when I have
Sustain MP.
These two meters must work in unison. Always pay attention to both of them.
C. Combos
Three commands can be used in a combo. Light attack, heavy attack and magic.
Using them in a specific order may unleash certain unique moves otherwise
hidden. Generally, light attack is a filler attack, it's a move where you
build other attacks off of. Heavy attack and magic usually ends the combo.
There is a special universal combo that is important. It's the magic combo,
referred to as mCombo from now on. It is a varying string of light attacks
followed by a magic spell, BUT, the magic spell is equivalent to a charged up
spell. This not only is faster than standing and charging, but it also has the
light attacks to lead up to it.
There are many combos in the game. Each character has a different set. Since
I'm sure you would rather play the game than read this guide to learn all the
combos, I will just list some combos that stand out.
Raikoh
Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Light Attack - Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Kintoki
Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Tsuna
Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack  (airborne)
Light Attack - Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Sadamitsu
Light Attack - ad infinitum
Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Light Attack - Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Light Attack - Light Attack - Light Attack - Light Attack - Heavy Attack
Suetake
N/A
Seimei
Light Attack - Heavy Attack
D. Magic
I talked about magic a lot already, but what is it?
Magic is divided into four categories, houses they are called. Each are unique
and have their pros and cons. Each have four levels of power, four being the
most powerful.
Dragon Spell (House of Soryu)
The Dragon spell releases homing dragons that track down the enemy. A
charged spell releases fewer dragons, but does more damage over a bigger AoE.
Because of the spell's versatility, it has a high MP cost.
Dragon Level 4: Blue Storm
This spell is totally different from it's same house counterparts. Imagine
Force Push from Fable, but constantly. If you don't know what that is, the
spell is a shield of whirling magic that repels everything, projectiles
and enemies. Too bad destructibles don't budge.
Chimera Spell (House of Byakko)
The Chimera spell calls down a ring of lightning surrounding you. It hits
multiple times and does mild damage. MP costs are the lowest, but it is
slightly difficult to aim with ring of lightning. A charged spell calls a
giant lightning strike right on you, severly damaging enemies close to you.
Chimera Level 4: Cosmos
Again, the level 4 spells are very different. This spell is very damaging.
You shoot three crystal centipedes in an arc to a predestined position in
front of you. A charged one shoots one giant one. However, the range is
poor.
Phoenix Spell (House of Suzaku)
The Phoenix spell releases three phoenixs that spread out from the castor.
This spell also sets the enemy on fire upon impact, dealing more damage. A
charged spell releases a giant phoenix that flies directly in front of you.
The MP cost is high.
Phoenix Level 4: Golden Spider
The demon spider king uses this. It summons strings of fire to come down
around you. It damages enemies and sets them on fire. A charged shot
just does more damage.
Butterfly Spell (House of Genbu)
The Butterfly spell releases butterflies that flutter outward. The damage
is mild but the knockback effects are good. A charged spell releases bigger
butterflies.
Butterfly Level 4: Ice Fang
Like the butterfly series, Ice Fang is defensive. It shoots dragons that
travel on the ground straight ahead. It freezes enemies upon impact, and
there are lots of dragons. So it is possible to immobilize an entire
group.
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III. Advanced
A. Attributes
Attributes make up what a character is capable of. They are raised whenever
you level up, I think, and through various actions in stages. What these
attributes do are my speculations. The in-stage ways to increases these
attributes kind of conform to your play stay. If you whack more enemies and
destroy lots of debris, then your strength and vitality will go up.. But
there are also ways to decrease your attributes e.g. casting spells in
succession will decreases strength..
Strength - Determines damage done by physical attacks
Vitality - Determines damage taken by physical attacks
Intelligence - Determines damage done by magical attacks
Resistance - Determines damage taken by magical attacks
Agility - Determines jump height, dash length and run speed
[This is outside of the guide. But if anyone knows what Endurance or Body or
Knowledge anything of the non-listed attributes does, please contact me. I am
puzzled because none of those show up statistically in the game.]
B. In-Stage Status
Raised Attack - Attack is greatly increased for a period of time
Raised Defense - Defense is greatly increased for a period of time
Sustained MP - MP degeneration stops, infinite mana for a period of time
Red Flames - Life goes down for about 3/4 of a life orb
Blue Flames - Life goes down for about 3/2 of a life orb
Drain MP - MP degeneration speeds up for a period of time
Frozen - Immobile
C. Here and There Information
-standing on deep water requires MP, so it will drain faster
-an attempt at standing on deep water with no MP will kill you
-shallow water does not affect MP
-lava acts just like deep water, and also will set you on (red) fire
-enemies drop 2 things, gold in a small golden sphere and MP in a
gold/white/green cloud
-getting knocked back is not extra damage, but colliding with something is
-enemies don't get knocked back... they bounce, like a ball
-landing in water puts you out when you're on fire
-dashing a lot when on fire also puts you out
D. Lock-on Dash
This dash is a special kind of dash. Normal dashing stays consistent in
distance whichever way you aim. When you lock-on, your movement changes.
Dashing aside, you side step to strafe the lock-on enemy, you "tip-toe"
backwards. So naturally, dashing is more aggressive. Controlling the dash is
fairly simple; you have 8 directions to work with. I will use the standard
NESW directions to describe the Analog Stick. North (N) is up, Southwest (SW)
is down left, etc.
N - Dash straight at the lock-on enemy.
This allows you to close in fast, depending on the character. Sadamitsu
has the longest N Dash, then Seimei, Raikoh, Tsuna, Suetake and Kintoki.
E and W - Dash left or right, respectively.
This is just strafing the target.
S - Dash backwards.
I believe the distance dashed is the same as a regular dash. The game
assumes that when you are locked-on, you're attacking.
NE and NW - Dash upwards right or left, respectively.
The altitude gained always amazes me. This allows you to have a bird's eye
view of the enemy. Kintoki can't dash worth beans, but he can sure dash
upward fast..
SE and SW - Dash downwards right or left, respectively.
Same as the north counterparts, but downwards.
E. Dash Jump
Dash Jump or dJump for short is when you press Dash (R Trigger) and an attack
(B or Y Button) simultaneously. It counts as a dash, but it has an attack
with it. dJumping is usually some attack that projects you upward, so it is
used to reach high places. Remember that it's a dash, MP is spent doing this.
F. Experience Sites and Gold Mines
Stated below, it is extremely difficult to beat the game without replaying
stages. Replaying stages allows you to get missed items, spirits, and
accumulate EXP and gold. Now a new feature is in Otogi 2. The more times you
play a certain stage, the less exp you get for what you did.
Tower of Bones (Stage 18) - infinite Sword Demon Fox
This is the prime stage to level up.
Tower of Hate (Stage 24) - many skeletons
Lots of exp here, but a bit difficult for some characters.
Prison of Stone (Stage 5) - many stone golems
These don't grant much experience after level 10, but this place is good
for increasing your strength and vitality attributes.
The Frozen Lake (Stage 22) - kill Adara and Kudara
They provide decent experience, but with the Jeweled Goblet on, you get 37k
gold each time.
G. Mercy Orb / Attribute Orbs
Mercy Orbs increase the maximum number of beads you can have. When found in
a level, a mercy orb is available to purchase in the shop. They are dropped
by the Mercy Orb Symbol.
Attribute Orbs are orbs that you find in cleverly hidden places in stages.
They grant the character who finds the orbs the immediate bonus of the
attributes and they are also added into the shop for purchasing.
H. In-depth Character Analysis
Here is where I talk about each character. The little introduction in the
basic section is shallow stuff. Onward! Oh, and if you don't like long
paragraphs, you will not be able to read this next section.
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Raikoh
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Raikoh in this game wields only single bladed swords. His swordsmanship has
been kept to par this long time he's been slumbering. So.. doing certain
combos will allow you to do certain things with the enemies being hit.
Four light attacks will not knock back the enemy and will do little damage.
However when doing one light attack and one heavy attack, it does considera-
ble more damage. It pushes the foe forward. Now if you were close to a wall,
you could push enemies into terrain. However, in the air, one light attack
and one heavy attack is a downward smash that sends the enemy downward.
Raikoh's second combo is two lights and one heavy. On the ground, it slams
the enemy right into the earth. But in the air, it pushes the enemy forward.
Raikoh's third variation is three light attacks and one heavy attack. It is
the most damaging combo and it knocks enemies in all directions depending on
where they were. Raikoh spins and hits enemies in 360 degrees. But there are
no multiple hits, so one enemy cannot be struck twice by Raikoh's spin.
Now, a light attack on ground and in air is of... quick speed. So if you wish
to destroy things quickly, Raikoh's quick strike may be of use. A single
heavy attack on ground is of... medium speed. In air, a heavy attack is a
vertical slam that goes down to whatever is down there. It carries the enemy
with you too. Upon impact (if), there is a small AoE effect so nearby enemies
or destructibles will be hit. This attack is very useful but be careful of
its effect on your attributes. Raikoh's mCombo is three light attacks and
a spell. Both of Raikoh's dJumps are vertical upward attacks.
Now movement. Raikoh is quick in his movements. I don't know the programming
of the game, but I think Raikoh's collision size is very small. He can
squeeze between objects and enemies without "touching" anything very easily.
His jumping power will always be one of the best. The recovery time after a
dash is also fairly short so you won't lose much altitude.
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Kintoki
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Kintoki handles large axes that sometimes acts more like a huge mace than a
hacking weapon.
Kintoki has three slots for doing combos. Kintoki's single light attack is a
powerful horizontal sweep. It is very versatile. Two light attacks and three
light attacks command Kintoki to do spinning attacks with his axe. Now a
light attack and a heavy attack is a horizontal slash and a downward smash
with an AoE. With 2x lights and a heavy, it's the same thing. Kintoki's grab
is useful. If he's midair, he will gently lower in altitude. The length of
the grab depends on how powerful the enemy is. You can adjust the throw's arc
by tilting the analog.
Kintoki's light attack is ideal for pounding everything. It is rather slow
and if you accidentally press more than once, his 2x light combo is time
consuming. mCombo is done with 2x lights. The dJump is surprisingly quick.
Doing it multiple times can gain you some height.
Movement is where Kintoki lacks the most. His recovery time from most things
is long. After a combo, after a dash, after he dJumps, etc. The collision
size is obviously fairly big, so don't expect to jump through thin gaps. Also
with a large collision size, landing is also a challenge. Sometimes you
notice when you try to land on an edge or hill, Kintoki keeps falling. You
need to find a big enough area for his big feet to plant.
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Tsuna
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Tsuna is a serious fighter. He wields a double bladed sword which can be
separated and a blade on the left arm. But when he strikes enemies, the sound
effect sounds so childish.
Tsuna has some very interesting combos. His single heavy attack is slow and
horizontal, even in air. A light attack and a heavy attack shows off Tsuna's
sword skills. Two lights cause Tsuna to make his first shockwave. The shock-
wave acts as a heavy attack that pushes everyone away. It does far less than
a regular hit, so it's more of a utility move. When Tsuna does this combo
in the air, he slams down vertically then does the shockwave. His 3x light
and heavy combo is just more regular hits, plus the same shockwave move. The
fastest way to send out a shockwave on the ground is to jump a smidge, and
then do the 2x light heavy combo. The difficult thing with this character is
that most of the attacks are horizontal ones. There is only one vertical
attack and that is the 2x light heavy combo. So lock-on dashing is
recommended to get to enemies. Falling or dJumping is too slow.
Tsuna's light attack is a vertical swing of his weapon. His heavy attack is
horrible because it takes such a long time to execute. The fastest heavy
attack is the heavy dJump where he uses the blade on his arm, but that
requires MP. Tsuna's mCombo is done with 3x light attacks.
Tsuna's movement is average. Nothing stands out nor debilitates him. He has
a medium size body, decent jump, decent dash and decent recovery time.
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Sadamitsu
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A fragile lady should not use a scythe, maybe small knives or a gun I dunno.
Imagine the possibilities if she had a gun!
Okay, Sadamitsu has many interesting combos. First off, she can go for about
8x light attacks before restarting her string. She'll give a yelp when she
starts from the beginning. One light attack and a heavy gives her a basic
twirl of the scythe. 2x lights give her a twirl plus at the end, she throws
her scythe like a boomerang. The range isn't long, but it's still added
distance. 3x lights allow her to do a damaging combo and at the end, she
releases a bird (crow?). This bird will freeze any enemy upon impact. You can
imagine its usefulness. The last official combo is 4x light attcks. This deals
quite a lot of damage and to top it off, she uppercuts the enemy with the
scythe at the end. This can be followed up by more combos or what I like to
do, a single vertical slam attack. Any other heavy attack that follows light
attacks over 5x will just be a basic spin.
Sadamitsu like Raikoh, has the vertical slam move as a midair heavy attack.
This comes in handy a lot, but should not be abused. A single light attack
has a very small range, it's a simple diagonal slash so you have to aim
carefully. To do a horizontal heavy attack in midair, you must use her heavy
dJump. Her light dJump is horrendously slow, so use her natural jumping
ability to reach higher places. Her mCombo is 3x light attacks.
This is where Sadamitsu shines. Her movement is flawless. She is small so she
can land wherever she pleases. Her jumps are very high and her double jump
is just as high as her first. Her dashing is the best; her lock-on dash can
zoom her half way across the stage. Recovery time after a dash is usually
slow for more characters, but since Sadamitsu can jump after any attack/dash,
you can interrupt that recovery time by jumping.
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Suetake
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The design for this character is so out there. A human infused his spirit in
a tree trunk, thus the tree-like appearance. But he has a ship's helm
floating on his back. It doesn't make sense, but he works.
Suetake doesn't really have fancy looking combos. In fact I can barely call
them combos. His basic light attack has a huge swing. Any subsequent light
attacks just add more of those swings at different angles. You can top those
light attacks with a heavy attack, but everything still feels as though they
are independent of each other, instead of a combo.
Suetake's heavy attack is very useful, except when it gets blocked. It's AoE
is so large that it can hit enemies to the side and a little behind him.
dJumping is nonexistent with Suetake. His heavy dJump is a forward thrust
of the wheel while the light dJump is a completely vertical swing of the
wheel. mCombo is 3x light attacks.
Trees are large and heavy so Suetake is slow. Wood also floats! So Suetake
should be able to sustain himself above water without any MP costs. His
infinite jump is of great help to his character design. You can adjust the
altitude of Suetake very easily by letting him fall and tapping or mashing
the jump button. Dashing is where Suetake takes the hurt the most. It's not
very long and the recovery time is appalling. Suetake drops several feet!
This however can be countered by jumping immediately after dashing.
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Seimei
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Seimei is very powerful. Like I said, powerful because she can attack in so
many ways.
Combos are terrible for Seimei. She has three slots for attacks and a hidden
fourth slot when doing mCombo. Her light attack does absolutely terrible
damage even with the Needle of Fury. It is primarily a filler. Now one light
attack and one heavy is Seimei's basic heavy attack. Her single heavy is a
grab. The most physically damaging combo is her 2x light and heavy combo. She
smacks two times with the fan, grabs the enemy then throws it down. Now the
star feature of Seimei. Her mCombo is two hits! It's very quick. But the even
better part, she can double cast her mCombo! 2x lights and 2x charged magic
spell. Sure you have to press X twice. Imagine that, 2 back to back dragons
or cosmos or golden spiders. This of course drains your MP very fast. Also,
in the middle of the two spells, you can slightly turn Seimei so she aims for
something else. A Phoenix tailgating another Phoenix is less smart than two
Phoenicis going in different directions.
Her heavy dJump is just a normal grab. Her light dJump is an upward thrust of
her fan. mCombo was already explained.
Seimei's movement is very similar to Sadamitsu's. It's just a little bit less.
Her jump feels rather stiff, she probably doesn't project herself forward as
much as other characters but then it just might be that she doesn't do any
flips for her single jump. Her recovery time can be interrupted by her
continuous jumping ability, just like Sadamitsu.
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IV. Stage Walkthroughs
A. Stage Elements
Time - time taken to complete stage, important for acquiring special items
Destroyed Objects - percent of objects destroyed, highest grade is A
Spirits - spirits hide in objects, destroying the object releases them
Bonus EXP - exp given based on that page's accomplishments
The Pictures on the Bottom - enemies of each type killedS
Before we begin, remember these things..
-Playing through the game without replaying any completed stages will be very
difficult
-Don't expect to get an A in destruction, 100% spirits, and every special
item the first time you play the stage
-The object destruction grade is a percent
-All locations of spirits are not catelogued
-Destructibles that are essential to the level respawn everytime
-I sometimes use North-East-South-West directions, learn them cuz I'm not
explaining
The recommended character if each stage is for low level playing. Later on, all
characters can be effective in most stages, but low level playing needs to
use each character's unique strengths.
The stages come in what I like to call purification sections. They are groups
of stages that appear together on the overworld map. They can be completed in
any order and to move on, you must complete them all. However, when one
character completes a stage in a purification section, he/she/tree cannot be
used again in that same section. Once the section is complete, then all
characters can be used again.
If anyone can tell me what the number after "Purification " does, please
contact me. I cannot figure it out.. e.g. Prison of Stone and Valley of Mist
are listed as "Purification 4".
B. Stage Walkthroughs
The "++" in front of the stage number indicates the stage difficulty. One +
being the easiest and Seven + being the hardest.
+0. Sanctuary
Objective - get Seimei to the tree
Creatures - Ravens
This is just a prelude to the first level. It is actually A Peaceful Grave in
reverse. Destrutibles respawn and there are no spirits. This is just an area
where you can practice movement and attack.
+1. A Peaceful Grave
Objective - kill the Ravens
Creatures - Raven Yasha
Recommended Character - Raikoh
A In Destruction (AiD) - stones, torches, arches, lanterns, bridges, stone
pillars ice stalagmite/ctites
Spirits (6) - stalagmite in start area x2, stalagmite right of 4th arch,
lantern by bridge, torch in middle area, bridge
Status Orbs - Restores MP (R.MP), Raises ATK (R.ATK), Restores LIF (R.LIF)
Special Item - none
So much for original first level. This level closely mirrors its predecessor.
This is a linear stage, go forward and Raikoh will encounter Ravens. After
all the Ravens are defeated, a new batch will burst through the roof, kill
those to finish the level.
++2. Sacred Grove
Objective - kill the 6 Ghouls
Creatures - Ghoul, Moon Ghoul
Recommended Character - Sadamitsu, Raikoh
AiD - walls, walkway, water lanterns, rocks, lamps, boxes, support beams
Spirits (6) - lamp by start, south walkway, north walkway, Cure Status box,
water lanterns by tree x2
Status Orbs - Cures Status (Cure), Sustains MP (S.MP)
Special Item - none
The second stage is a sharp spike in difficulty. Last stage was jumping and
attacking. This stage, you have to chase down fast enemies, dodge fire,
break through guards, deal with silence.. When the level first starts off,
try to corner a couple ghouls to save you some time. Go up into the building
and starting destroying everything. Ghouls will cast projectiles at you which
silence you upon impact. Easiest way to catch them, lock on and dash, it's
much quicker than a regular dash.
++3. The Water's Edge
Objective - kill the 6 giant spiders
Creatures - Carapace Spider, Blaze Spider, Stone Spider, Fire Spiderlings
Recommended Character - Kintoki, Suetake
AiD - rocks, houses, crystal lamps, trees, water platforms, crystals, fences,
jars
Spirits (6) - rock at start of stream, rock in stream cave, crystal in bottom
end area, crystal lamp in upper end area, lower village fence,
house
Status Orbs - R.MP, R.LIF, Raises DEF (R.DEF), S.MP
Special Item - none
By the way, this is a gorgeous looking level. The spiders wandering about
don't pose much of a threat. Since they have the ki of fire inside them,
they die with a bang. So put some distance between you and them when they die
by either running away or knock them away.
+++4. Shrine of Idols
Objective - kill all the ghouls
Creatures - Ghoul, Stone Ghoul, Warrior Ghoul, Berserker Ghoul
Recommended Character - Suetake, Raikoh
AiD - lamps, hanging lanterns, pillars, boxes, statues
Spirits (5) - start area lamp, 3rd room floor/ceiling, center room statue,
right room statue
Status Orbs - S.MP, R.LIF, R.MP, Cure, R.ATK
Special Item - none
This level is a chase level. Ghouls as you have found out in Sacred Grove,
love to run away when you come near. Well that hasn't changed, and actually
never will. This level consists of large rooms filled with ghouls running
about. They however can possess destructible statues and fight you. They are
much harder to kill than the ghouls so good luck. Their backs and sides are
the weak spots. However, the largest of the statues is extremely resistant to
physical damage, so you must cast magic. If you replay the stage with all the
statues destroyed, the ghouls have nothing to possess!
++5. Prison of Stone
Objective - release Masakado and kill the Golems
Creatures - Stone Golem, Skeleton, Stone Sentinel
Recommended Character - Tsuna, Raikoh
AiD - support arches, rocks, spores, lamps, barrels, boxes, lantern
Spirits (6) - support arch, stairs, barrel, box, lamp near skeletons, lantern
in final room
Status Orbs - R.ATK, R.LIF, Cure
Special Item - Ogre Gourd. Get at least a 3000-hit combo. Bouncing enemies is
a good idea. Low MaA with butterfly or chimera works. Tsuna
with Ogre Parasite works.
Honestly, there are so many similar levels in Otogi 2 to Otogi 1. Think
Spirit Wood. The level is a bit claustraphobic, but keep moving ahead. You
will face golems of different sizes and types. The ones to watch out for is
the spellcastor golems, they shoot what looks like Butterfly Lvl 4 spells.
The last chamber is a circular room with a chained column in the middle.
Destroy the chains and kill some golems. The level will not finish until you
kill a certain number of golems.
++6. Valley of Mist
Objective - destroy all ghoul ships and protect the barrier
Creatures - Ghoul, Moon Ghoul, Fire Ghoul, MOS
Recommended Character - Sadamitsu, Suetake
AiD - bridge, trees, large ship decorations
Spirits (5) - bridge x2, right trees x2, left tree
Status Orbs - N/A
Special Item - Needle of Fury, beat the level within 2:30. I suggest
Sadamitsu for her speed. Equip the Horn of the Ogre Seal to
make her attacks quicker. For the large ships, try to squeeze
yourself between the ship's medallion and the ship so when you
get knocked back, you won't go far.
Surprise surprise, Needle of Fury is obtained in the 6th stage.. Excuse me
for all the Otogi 1 references. This level is quite devoid of destructibles.
So just complete your objective. The ship's weakness is the medallion. They
require the power of a heavy attack to be hurt. There are numerous small
ships that require one heavy attack and there are three large ships that
require three heavy attacks to destroy.
+++7. Fire Mountain
Objective - destroy all the fire spiders' eggs
Creatures - Demon spiders
Recommended Character - Suetake, Sadamitsu
AiD - bridge, arches, statue parts, rock pillars, torches
Spirits (6) - cave1 torch, cliffside torch x2, rock pillar outside cave3,
bridge in final cave, head of statue
Status Orbs - Cures, R.LIF, S.MP, R.MP
Special Item - none
The level consists of various small rooms filled with spider eggs which need
to be destroyed before you start on the final, large room with lots of eggs.
The spider eggs are hard to miss. they break with a heavy attack. However,
watch out for the red eggs (which you also need to destroy) because they
break with a bang. The small rooms are quite simple to find, consult the map
to be doubly sure. Once all four rooms are cleared, the way to the large egg
room is open. The one catch about the room is that there are eggs on the
ceiling! And, they require heavy attack. If you MP is low for dJumping, the
spiders drop enough to finish the level.
++++8. Byakko Palace
Objective - kill Masakado
Creatures - Masakado, Spirit rider
Recommended Character - Any
AiD - walls, rocks, walkway, bamboo, lanterns, sand piles, jars, bridges,
tower, trees
Spirits (??) - Not even going to try... just destroy everything... one in
tiger statue, east bamboo, south rock
Status Orbs - R.ATK, R.LIF
Special Item - Kintoki's Blazing Axe. Clear the stage with Kintoki.
This is a boss level. A fight against Masakado on horseback and on foot. His
first phase is his horseback form. He rides around and once in awhile, tries
to run you down. Stay in the air and slam him downward when he comes close.
Soon he will position himself on towers and summon spirit riders and
lightning orbs at you. Seimei says to destroy the tower by throwing a demon
into it; don't listen to her.. you can get up there by dJumping and attack
Masakado directly. Masakado will flee to another tower and do the same thing.
To make things quicker, you can destroy the other 3 towers when he is on one
of them. The third phase is his most dangerous phase. He gets off his horse.
His simple sword strokes aren't too difficult to dodge and they can be parried.
When he stands still, in a stance, stay airborn at all costs. Because
milliseconds later, he will dash (only on the ground) quickly at you, severly
damaging you and knocking you back.
++++9. Lotus Pond
Objective - kill Chitou, the demon spider king
Creatures - Chitou, Demon spiders
Recommended Character - Tsuna, Sadamitsu
AiD - lantern, rock, arches, statues, stairs
Spirits (4) - rock in start, arch end of chase, statue, rock
Status Orbs - R.ATK, R.DEF
Special Item - Tsuna's Thunder. Clear the stage with Tsuna.
Quite the task you got here, back to back boss battles. Chitou is the spider
king, he is easily identified by his long flowing white hair. You are dropped
right in front of him and ordered to kill him. After beating the so-thought
Chitou, you must run away. The next part is simple, keep running back, dash
once in awhile and jump over/through the broken arches. Try to conserve your
life for the next part. Thank the stars the water is shallow. Chitou has a
nasty charging move, so either dash backward or go upward. Whack him in the
face like no other. Nothing too difficult until you get to the point of his
casting of Golden Spider (Phoenix Lvl 4). This stuff hurts and sets you on
fire. Land in the water to put yourself out. At this stage, give it all you
got, don't dash away and try to regenerate life because he'll charge at you
or jump at you and cast Golden Spider. There are I believe an infinite amount
of minion spiders.
+++10. The Spirit Tree
Objective - protect the tree's seal
Creatures - Ghouls army
Recommended Character - Suetake, Kintoki
AiD - trees, rock slabs, cobwebs
Spirits (6?) - tree right above ghouls, three in right-back canyon, high up
tree in side canyon, cobwebs
Status Orbs - R.ATK
Special Item - none
Probably the most pointless stage to play. And in terms of getting spirits and
AiD, more difficult than Otogi's Restless Sea. The ghouls send the kamakazi
Kodoku at you. They aim only for the seals on the tree. When they die, they
pause for a few and explode horrendously. And, if any fellow Kodokus are
nearby, it will cause them to explode also. The tree can take ~4 blasts
depending on the blast strength. The Kodoku come from two canyons. The main
one directly in front and the side left one (that actually branched from the
main canyon, consult map). Five come from the main canyon, then three from
the side, then four from main, two from side. To top it off, at the end, a
whole ring of Kodoku appears right in front of the tree. It is essential to
knock them back because you don't want a chain reaction right in front of the
tree.
+++11. Beneath the Earth
Objective - kill Chitou, the demon spider king
Creatures - Chitou, Demon spiders
Recommended Character - Tsuna, Sadamitsu
AiD - torch, rock pillar, web fence, cobwebs, wall light, rock spire, eggs
Spirits (7) - torch start, torch spiral room, rock spire lower water room,
wall light upper water room, rock spire lava room, rock pillar
boss room
Status Orbs - R.LIF, R.MP, R.ATK
Special Item - Golden Spider (Phoenix Level 4). Kill all the miniature spiders
behind the waterfall.
My god this level is long. Almost four +'s, but three simply because you can
choose not to fight the normal enemies. Chitou is protected by 4 barriers
created by 4 human corpses. The first human is on the right side of the main
hall. The circular room has a spiral ramp. Head through the first exit going
down the ramp to reach a water room with a waterfall. The human is behind the
water fall. Proceed through the exit that the bridge intended. Follow that
path to reach a lava room with the human at the very back. Coming back, hug
the right wall to reach the lower water room. The human is somewhere in the
shallows. Chitou is now available for killing. Drop down to commense a boss
fight. His normal attack is a homing fireball that turns invisible! To hurt
the thing, you must destroy the green legs that extend from the main body.
They are on either side of Chitou. Once they are destroyed his health does
not regenerate. Again, he uses Golden Spider. So it's a race against the
clock (hardly, you have plenty of time) to kill him.
++12. Inner Sanctum
Objective - retrieve the White Pearl
Creatures - Skeleton, Golems (fire, ice, stone)
Recommended Character - Any
AiD - column, wall lamp, support beam, hanging lantern, lantern, walkway,
divider, arch, stairs
Spirits (6) - wall lamp start, lantern 2nd room, walkway, floor 7th room,
lantern orb room, door to east most room
Status Orbs - R.ATK, R.MP, R.LIF
Special Item - none
This is quite the easy stage. Your task is to run through a temple which bears
a striking resemblance to the Shrine of Idols. The only thing to watch out
for are the Ice and Fire golems, they pack quite a punch so dodge accordingly.
Once you reach the orb, traps are set up on the way back. The first trap
is for you to jump to the second level. Drop back down to find a room with
Indiana-Jones-poison-dart fireballs which can be easily avoided by dashing in
midair. The next room is a room with a lowering ceiling with spikes. You can
either dash through or destroy the ceiling (!!) by heavy dJumping. The final
room has you throwing a demon into the yellow glass door.
+++13. Crimson Capital
Objective - destroy all three towers
Creatures - Ghoul army
Recommended Character - Seimei
AiD - debris, tree, wall, house, ship decor
Spirits (4) - house SE, debris SWW, wall W, tree N
Status Orbs - none
Special item - none
Character choices are quite limited. Seimei is highly recommended. The three
rotating, floating towers have 4 trendals that extend downward. They can only
be destroyed by knocking an enemy into them. So you can imagine the
difficulty when enemies are high up, towers are high up and moving and you
are high up. With Seimei, she can jump after dashing/throwing. This level
cannot be complete without MP.
+++++14. River of Souls
Objective - guide your spirit to the realm exit
Creatures - Onibi, Blood skeleton
Recommended Character - Raikoh, Seimei, Tsuna
AiD - rock piles, lanterns, boats, rock pillar
Spirits (5) - boat NW, rock pillar end, lantern in canyon, boat start, rock
pile canyon
Status Orbs - Cure, R.ATK, R.LIF, S.MP, R.MP
Special Item - none
Standard for all games, guide and protect mission. Raikoh's spirit hovers
toward fire/light. So that means lanterns on land, boats on water and the
flaming Onibi oddly enough. Blood skeletons are difficult to kill so your
best bet is to knock them into water. There are two paths you can take, the
water/boat path is a lot safer, but you have to watch your mana extremely
carefully. The land path is quicker, but is swarming with skeletons. To get
Raikoh's spirit to travel the boat path, you need to destroy the nearby land
lanterns so he doesn't wander over. There is nothing dangerous in the water
but if you stray too far out, black spirits drain your MP. Toward the end,
the two giant ships will drop tons of MP. Fun part about this level, you can
hurt your own spirit, bummer. So swing that weapon carefully.
++15. The Blossom Trail
Objective - kill the fox demon
Creatures - Skeletons, Sword demon fox
Recommended Character - Kintoki, Suetake
AiD - rock, walkway, tree, rock statue, plywood, supports
Spirits (5) - tree behind start, rock on path, rock statue, rock final area,
tree final area
Status Orbs - R.DEF, S.MP, R.LIF, R.MP
Special Item - none
This is a very simple level. Navigate through the canyon, killing skeletons
and arrive at a precipice where the boss awaits you. The Fox blocks a lot, but
keep hitting him and it will go through. Dodging him is not hard, but he does
break your lock-on. His one killer attack is his blue fireballs. The slow
skull spell is easy to dodge, but the fireballs are fast and the fire is blue.
And try not to fall off...
++++16. Temple of Darkness
Objective - free yin and yang and return to the living world
Creatures - Yin, Yang, Demon spiders, Shiranui
Recommended Character - Sadamitsu, Raikoh
AiD - lamps, columns, support beams, railing, stairs, organic columns, wall
notches
Spirits (7) - stairs, lamp near black walls, support column west wing x3,
support column east wing
Status Orbs - R.MP, R.LIF
Special Item - none
The layout of the stage might be confusing, but think of it as the letter 'M'.
You start at the middle apex of 'M'. Yin and Yang are positioned at the ends
of the letter. As you move forward past the living world "elevator", black
walls will come up to block you. Avoid attacking those because they release MP
draining spirits. Instead, break through the wall directly in front of you.
Choose either to go left or right to reach each spirit. Once you release one,
you will end up back in the main room. You have to release the second
guardian with the first guardian chasing you.
++++17. Dungeon of Death
Objective - kill Masakado
Creatures - Skeleton, Masakado
Recommended Character - Tsuna, Raikoh
AiD - jars, lamps, support arches, stairs, walls, spore, skulls, railing
Spirits (5) - lamp start, support arch Masakado 1st, support beam Masakado
2nd, lamp Masakado 4th, skulls final room
Status Orbs - R.DEF, R.LIF, R.ATK, R.MP
Special Item - Demon Caller. Clear Stage with Kintoki. Kintoki can't jump
well so you have to corner Masakado even better. When he's in
the narrow passage, dash from above toward him.
Prison of Stone stage. You must chase the magic casting Masakado to the final
chamber. He moves to the next segment once you hit him. Once in the final
chamber, your hits can finally damage him! His movement is very predictable
but his attack is quite large. Lock on to him and strafe his attacks. He
circles around you, going whatever way is away from you. It takes awhile for
him to about turn so attack him then. I advise you to stay in the middle of
the platform. Once you kill that phase, he will corner himself in a hallway
and shoot very painful energy orbs. Even a high level will take a couple of
life orbs when hit. To avoid them, stick to the ceiling or right side. Once
you reach Masakado, it will be easy because he flinches when hit.
+++++18. Tower of Bones
Objective - destroy the Tower of Bones
Creatures - Sword demon fox
Recommended Character - Suetake, Sadamitsu, Raikoh
AiD - bridge, tree, ramp, tower parts, water rock
Spirits (7) - bridge, ramp x2, tree x2, water rock x2
My god this stage is difficult. Tsuna is freed by destroying the core to the
crystal tree way up on that cliff. First, you must destory the trees that are
in the water, deep water. The trees are fed electricity by the tower of bones
every few seconds. When the electric orb lands in a tree, it creates a field
of electricity that greatly damages you and knocks you back - and the field
is large enough that even Suetake's heavy attack can barely hit it. The
strategy here is to wait until a field subsides, dash in and heavy attack
the tree. There are other ways to destroy destructibles as you might of
observed previously. You can knock enemies into the trees or fire a charged
spell into them. Do this for every tree until the spell shield on the tower is
destroyed. Then you must go up a ramp, which probably is broken already so
dJump up there. Destroy the purple core of the tree.
OOOoo second paragraph, you know this stage is hard then. Hoorah, the enemies
in this stage are limitless. They are the sword demon foxes, you fought ONE
of them in Blossoming Trail as a boss remember? They are slightly less
aggressive, but they pack quite a punch. They also block, which means that if