"I'm going to kill you in the face!"
-Elco
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TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                 GAME INFO
1) Introduction                                                   Title: Sudeki
2) Controls                                                      Platform: Xbox
3) Gameplay                                                   Genre: Action-RPG
4) Characters                                                 ESRB Rating: Teen
4a) Tal                                                   Developer: Climax
4b) Ailish                                             Publisher: Microsoft
4c) Buki                                      Release Dates: 20-Jul-04 (NA)
4d) Elco                                                     27-Aug-04 (EU)
5) Walkthrough
6) Quest Summary
6a) Main Story Quests
6b) Optional Quests
7) Weapons & Armor
7a) Tal's Equipment
7b) Ailish's Equipment
7c) Buki's Equipment
7d) Elco's Equipment
8) Blacksmiths & Runes
9) Items & Commerce
10) Monster Compendium
11) Orb Locations Summary
12) Talos' Diary
12) Closing Info
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WALKTHROUGH IN-DEPTH CONTENTS
5a) Illumina Castle                        5m) Road to Transentia
5b) Illumina Countryside                   5n) Transentia City
5c) New Brightwater                        5o) Transentine Research Center
5d) Return to Illumina Castle              5p) Crystal Reef
5e) Illumina Castle Revisited              5q) Siren's Grotto
5f) Road to Shadani-Mo                     5r) Return to Crystal Reef
5g) Shadani-Mo                             5s) Aklorian Countryside
5h) Shadani Temple                         5t) Cyantine Citadel
5i) Realm of Shadows                       5u) Road to Aklorian Stronghold
5j) Return to New Brightwater              5v) Aklorian Stronghold
5k) Illumina Castle Revisited, Again       5w) Elco's Awakening
5l) A Bunch of Side Quests (optional)      5x) Endgame
*** To skip to a particular section, press ctrl-F and enter
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1) INTRODUCTION
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Greetings to all, and welcome to my guide to Sudeki on the Microsoft Xbox.  I
am Syonyx, and I hope that this guide will serve you well as you explore the
realms of this gorgeous action-RPG.  Climax has crafted visually rich
characters and environments for you to squander your waking hours exploring, so
fire up the big box, crank up the Dolby Digital, and prepare to enter a world
of swords and sorcery, lust, honor, and betrayal, as four heroes face their
destiny and the Age of Unity approaches...
I have attempted to make this guide as extensive as possible, and to that end
have included, in addition to the full walkthrough, details on each story quest
and side quest, full lists and details of all items, equipment, shops,
monsters, etc.  If you want any additional information or clarification, have a
suggestion for improvement, or just want to make general comments on this
guide, feel free to drop me a line at [syonyx_faqs at yahoo dot com].
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2) CONTROLS
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NOT IN COMBAT                      |    DURING COMBAT
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L-stick: Move character             |   L-stick: Move character
R-stick: Move camera                |   R-stick: Aim in ranged combat
A: Talk, action, select in menus    |   A: Vertical strike (melee) /
B: Back up in menus                 |      Fire weapon (ranged)
X: Additional info in menus         |   B: Knock back surrounding enemies
Y: Open Quick Menu                  |   X: Horizontal strike (melee) / Change
Black/White: Switch lead character  |      weapon (ranged) / Select in menu
L trigger: Hold for 1st-person view |   Y: Open Quick Menu
R trigger: Center camera behind you |   Black/White: Switch lead character
D-pad: Use set Quickshot items      |   L trigger: 1st to 3rd-person view
Start: Open Main Menu               |   R trigger: Defend (melee) /
Back: Back up in menus              |              Fire weapon (ranged)
L-stick (click): Put health bars    |   D-pad: Use set Quickshot items
over characters    |   Start: Pause game
R-stick (click): 1st-person view    |   Back: Back up in Quick Menu
|   L-stick (click): Show health bars over
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3) GAMEPLAY
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The story is broken up into a series of 'Quests', specific tasks entrusted to
members of your party.  Each quest may have more than 1 part, completed in
sequence.  As you seek to fulfill these duties, you will travel the world,
engage in battles large and small, and pick up additional optional tasks along
the way.  Now, that doesn't tell you much, so let's go into more detail about
how the game will progress.
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~ DEFINITIONS ~
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The following are some of the terms and abbreviations you'll encounter in this
guide and in the game.
HP: Health Points.  Refers to the amount of life each character possesses, or
the amount of damage they can sustain before falling in combat.
SP: Skill Points.  Allows characters to perform special moves called Skill
Strikes while in combat.
SSP: Spirit Strike Points.  Allows characters to call on incarnations of
mystical guardians to devastate their foes in combat.
Power: Physical strength.  Determines the damage caused by regular attacks.
Essence: Magical strength.  Determines the damage or duration of effect caused
by Skill Strikes.
XP: Experience Points.  Determines level increases.  Obtained by completing
quests, solving puzzles, and defeating enemies.
N: North.   S: South.   E: East.   W: West.   NE: Northeast.   NW: Northwest.
SE: Southeast.  SW: Southwest.
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~ GAME SCREEN ~
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Pardon my artwork, but here's the game screen and features that bear some
attention:
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