Chapter 2-3: An Unexpected Encounter

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Head forward and you'll encounter a new floor type. This glossy floor is slippery, but its not too bad, you'll just have to watch out for sliding around a little (it makes closing in on enemies rougher as well). Head forward after grabbing the relics and sunstone to see a big archer to see what I mean. Take him out and follow the path to some lightning bugs. Here you have to jump up to the right ledge to continue. Dodge the traps here and around the next corner are two archers. Get on the ledge first and take that one out, (use jump attacks to try and avoid arrows), then take the other one out. The game will tell you how to dash attack after this.

DASH ATTACK

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Press SQUARE after dashing (R Analog Stick) to do a dash attack.

To be honest, the dash attack isn't that spectacular. It's not like you are attacking *while* dashing, plus hitting square and the right analog stick together doesn't do anything (you must hit it after, which we're guessing you've been doing this whole time).

Head forwards to meet an explosion goblin. He loves to throw explosives of course! They are pretty easy to dodge but remember they do have some range to the explosion. He can also jump up and throw them down at his feet, so be wary of that and take him out.

Slide down the tunnel after him and you'll drop down into a fight. Take out the explosive goblin to the right first and then you can jump attack the other two easily. Grab the sunstone on the left and head up. Let the goblin come to you to take him out then deal with the archer. Now near the door you want to destroy the rocks and hit the switch for some relics. Trip the traps nearby and continue on.

Next you'll face two archers while needing to overcome a large stretch of slippery rock. Just jump when they attack and dodge if you must. Head forward to see a scene...

Ack, they are attacking! Not good. The big one here will try to scoop you up (if he succeeds you will need to jam on the X button) and stomp you. Not hard at all, just dodge and hit back. Next will be two smaller ones with nets (he is obviously trying to capture you). They have an overhead net grab as well as a horizontal net grab. If either gets you jam on the X button. After that are two more big robots (which we find easier than the small ones). Take them out and then gather up the sunstone here before jumping towards the gap to see another scene.

Once you regain control head down the linear path. Along the way will be several dead-ends. Basically anything with a gate across the path (top to bottom) is a dead end. You will also see the robots fighting goblins. You can help here but it is easier to let the robots handle it (plus you can get hurt by the robots). Keep going until you see a scene (as you were...).

After the scene, check out the wall to the north of the doctor for another very obvious brittle wall leading to...

HIDDEN CHEST #6:

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After the "As you were..." scene exiting the mine, check to the north of the doctor to find a brittle wall leading to this chest.

Head back up and down the drops to the right. Watch out for the traps here and further on is another robot fighting. This one will likely die due to the explosive goblin here, so mop up after him and keep going to yet another fight further in. This one will also likely die to another explosive goblin (bane of robots), so mop up again and check the north wall for a breakable part with some good sunstone.

Head down the slide after them and gather the sunstone at the bottom. A robot in the distance is about to bite it so you'll have to clean up after him (you will face a max of two melee, one archer, one explosive goblin - but hopefully less). After them head down another slide to another battle. Help the robot out and clean up after him (yet again). Be sure to check down by where you landed for a breakable wall with some sunstone.

Continue on down another slide (you'll get big) and head forward to another scene. Looks like we found the hideout...

After the scene head up the ledge to your left and continue on. Open the door you find for sunstone and then go kill the three goblins you encounter (a good place for a Blast if you can). Past that is some more slippery rock with an explosive goblin nearby (the explosives slide too). Keep going and soon you will be forced to power up another generator and lose your big size (aww...). You will see a scene afterwards ending this section of the chapter.