Chapter 3-3: Inside the Fortress

Knack Guide Video 3-3

Head down and take out the two sword goblins that show up. There is some sunstone by the left wall, but note that by the first column of it you can break the wall to find some relics. Head past the bridge and take out the goblins you see, then head up the steps and take those ones out too. You can break the upper right door down for more relics. Head to the bridge for a scene.

Kill the double blade goblin here (jump attack) and drop down. The next bridge has some more pressure plates, so jump past them to get by and kill the archer you find. Now by the sunstone you passed you can break the door here to find...

HIDDEN CHEST #11:

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Once you get past the bridge with the pressure plates, you will see some sunstone by a door. Break down the door to find this chest at the end of the path.

Head back up and continue (watch out for the pressure plates you find). The next area has an explosive goblin at the top of some stairs. Go kill him first then mop up. Also note you can find some relics in the door down by the ground floor.

Continue on past the explosive traps and all the pressure plates you will find (they are all easy) and then kill the next set of goblins you see (start with the archer on the upper platform). Past the gate is a set of stairs with an explosive goblin on top. Kill him first then the sword guy at the bottom to open the way forward (there is some sunstone in the room by the stairs on the ground floor). Head forward to see a scene.

Here you'll have to battle some more robots. The two net robots you have seen before, but before killing them try to get up towards the north end of this arena. After they die a big robot and two smaller ones with clubs will drop. If you can, Shockwave these guys. If you can't, hopefully you are in the top when they drop as you can take out one of them right away. The club robots in particular are brutal and are best doing a jump attack on.

Once they die the way forward will open. Go kill the two double blades you find while avoiding the grenade orc, then head right. Run past the three explosive traps you see and kill the next orc and grenade orc. Once they are dead, punch the northwestern wooden wall for...

HIDDEN CHEST #12:

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After killing the orc and grenade orc (after the robot attack), be sure to destroy the wooden wall to the northwest to find the pathway to this chest.

Head up and grab the relics, then head into the next area. Here an explosive guy and an archer will be on the right: take out the archer first. There is a new enemy here: the Whip Orc. He has a whip and can whip it good! Avoid direct attacks and when he turns around he will do an area attack (you can counter that with a jump attack). Like everything else he is very deadly, so take him out over on the left once you finish the archer.

Continue on and make your way past the spike traps (you can safely stop between the second and third) and then enter the next gate when you can to see a small scene.

Here you will have to fight the boss orc. It isn't much of a fight though: he just uses his sword like most goblins / orcs do: two swings then you dodge into him and hit him one. After hitting him four times like that he'll run off.

Give chase! Head after him and collect the relics you find. In the next big area fight the orc and sword goblin near the entrance (where the grenades can't reach) then take out the grenade orc. The next big room will have the boss in it again with a grenade orc in the back. Go to the back and kill the grenade orc first, then focus on the boss. He does a sweeping attack this time. It has very short range, so the plan here is to let him use if four times in a row (yes, 4!) and then dodge into him and attack. After some light punishment he will run off yet again.

Time to follow again. You'll run into some uphill blade traps, but you can run past all three of them if you try. Next you can jump down into a room with two whip orcs. Since you have control, drop next to one of them and take him out quickly, then you only have to face one. Head into the next room and kill the goblins and orcs you find there, then gather up all the sunstones and stand on the red platform. This is a weight that opens the next door. Kill the goblins in here and stand on this platform. Now dodge the archer on the next walkway, gather up the relics, and drop down to the next arena

Here you will face the boss again, but only after you take care of the three minions. Take one out as soon as you can (rush attack) and the get ready to dodge like crazy. From his perch, the main boss will shoot down waves of energy at wherever you are or *were*, meaning if you keep on the move and keeping going up and down it can't hit you. You have to dodge like this all while taking care of the orc and whip orc.

Once you kill them the boss will come down to take care of you himself. This is just talk though: once he gets down he'll do the same lame sword moves he did the first time you met him, so take him out.

After that, head forward and you'll see a (really cool) scene, ending this part of this chapter.