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I spent so much time working on this and only I should take credit for writing it. You may e-mail me about this guide, questions or comments. I may not reply in about a week or two so be patient. If you find any mistakes in this FAQ and you e-mail me about them, I will check them up and if you are correct, I will add it to my FAQ and credit you at the end of this FAQ. If you can help me with finding any problems then please do since I am always busy. Another walkthrough by Shaneth! This one is for Rhapsody on the Playstation console. This game is one of the shortest RPG's I've ever played and remains a favorite within my eyes. This is a short walkthrough, so you won't spend much time with this. The walkthrough part of this FAQ is pretty much spoiler free, so I'm not gonna list what happens in the events. Enjoi! ___________________ -Table of Contents- 1. Version History 2. Basic Controls 3. Main Characters 4. Puppet Allies 5. Battle System 6. Walkthrough 7. Items and Accessories 8. Credits ____________________ -1. Version History- Version .10 - 04/22/05 wrote down intro, version history, and basic controls. Version .20 - 06/17/05 wrote up characters and allies Version .30 - 07/16/05 wrote battle system Version .40 - 10/11/05 wrote up intro to the walkthrough Version .50 - 10/13/05 wrote up more of the walkthrough Version .60 - 10/14/05 wrote up more of the walkthrough Version .60 - 10/17/05 wrote up more of the walkthrough Version .70 - 10/23/05 finished the walkthrough Version .80 - 11/01/05 added the items and accessory list Version .90 - 11/11/05 added credits and proofread the document Version 1.0 - 11/15/05 submitted to GameFaqs Version 1.1F- 01/06/06 re-submitted to GameFaqs ___________________ -2. Basic Controls- Directional Pad - Movement of Cornet (walk) Left Analog - Movement of Cornet (run) Right Analog - Movement of Cornet (run) Triangle Button - Cancel, run with directional pad Circle Button - Displays Field Map commands Square Button - Displays grid during battle Cross Button - Confirm, scroll through dialogue Start Button - Pause Select Button - Nothing R1+R2 shoulders - Accelerates cursor movement L1+L2 shoulders - Accelerates cursor movement SOFT RESET - Hold down L1+R1+Select and press Start. ____________________ -3. Main Characters- ______ |Cornet| Sex - Female Age - 16 The absolute main character of the game. She is accompanied by her fairy puppet, Kururu. ______ |Kururu| Sex - Female (I'm positive) Age - Unknown Cornet's fairy puppet that acts like a guardian, watching over Cornet. _________ |Ferdinand| Sex - Male Age - 17 (for now) The "hottie" of the game. Ferdinand is the prince of Marl's Kingdom. He's supposedly everything a girl could want. ______ |Etoile| Sex - Female Age - 16 A rich girl who is looked at as a snobbish brat. She's known Cornet and has been a rival to her ever since they were little kids. _______ |Marjoly| Sex - Female Age - Over 50 Marjoly is a witch that has supposedly been around for a long time. She insists that she is 20, and she looks like it too. __________________ -4. Puppet Allies- This section covers the allies that assist you. All new recruits show up at LV1, which is gay because you have to spend time leveling them. They could at least be like...a couple levels behind Cornet. I'm listing their locations and goals, but I won't list their elements or specials, just because I don't appreciate window shoppers. I'll list them in alphabetical order, not in approaching order. _________ |Albatross| Location - Temple of Gama Goal - Defeat the Ancient Weapon of the Underworld _____ |Billy| Location - Whitesnow, trapped inside the snowman Goal - Defeat the Ancient Forest Chimera ________ |Caroline| Location - Ice Temple gravestone after Temple of Gama events Goal - (yet to come) _____ |Chiba| Location - Tower of Ninetail Goal - Defeat the Ancient Weapon of the Underworld __________ |NightSpawn| Location - Your mailbox after getting the Waterstone Goal - (yet to come) ____ |Duke| Location - Tower of Wisdom Goal - Defeat the Ancient Weapon of the Underworld _____ |Flare| Location - After the events in Salsa Volcano Goal - Go to his egg's original place before entering Beauty Castle ___ |Kid| Location - House in Mothergreen Goal - Defeat the Ancient Forest Chimera ____ |Koro| Location - Orange Village graveyard after getting the Waterstone Goal - Cure Alfred's fever with the Snow Herb ______ |Ledgem| Location - Wonder Woods (must first talk to him in the Tower of Wisdom) Goal - Reach one of the final floors of the Underworld _____ |L-kun| Location - Wonder Woods while searching for a costume Goal - Take part in the dance competition _______ |Michael| Location - Ice Temple gravestone after Temple of Gama events Goal - (yet to come) ______ |Sharte| Location - Cornet's House Goal - (yet to come) ____ |Tell| Location - Wonder Woods cavern Goal - Defeat the Ancient Forest Chimera _____ |Terra| Location - Cat's Eye Mine (must have recruited Sharte) Goal - (yet to come) __________________ -5. Battle System- Rhapsody's battle system looks like an ordinary tactical layout. Your characters can move a certain limit and can attack or use an ability once. Overall, they get two actions: Move and Act. You are allowed to have up to three allies assisting you in battle. I won't get too deep inside the battle system because it is really easy to master. ________________ -6. Walkthrough- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-NOTE-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dungeons will be explained to the best of my abilities. Due to the weird map layouts, it's hard to explain maps. I'll mostly mention intersections, junctures, forks, and branches, but I'll also include treasures found within the dungeons. I will not list the treasures found within cities and towns; only the dungeons. I'll take you step by step throughout the dungeons and also throughout the recruitment of allies, but I won't list getting their goals, just because my ass is lazy. Remember, this is sort of like a spoiler-free walkthrough since I'm not listing events. Enjoi again! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-END NOTE-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Choose your options and start the game. Easy and Normal are good difficulty choices, and won't provide you with much trouble, but Hard isn't that "hard" at all. !START WALKTHROUGH! ============== Orange Village ============== Head downstairs and talk to the old guy. Let Sharte join your party. Equip the two accessories to Cornet and head down and out to Wonder Woods. ============ Wonder Woods ============ Walk left a screen and accept any of Kururu's requests. Make your way northwest until you get deep inside the forest. Watch the event and fight the battle. Watch another event. ============== Orange Village ============== Watch the event and leave town for Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Go to a left house with an egg in it. Keep the egg and go outside for an event. Go to the northern house by the exit and join the club. Head to the restaurant and talk with everybody. Head outside for an event and head to Wonder Woods. ============ Wonder Woods ============ Make your way northwest and watch out for the signs that will eventually point you to the river. Fight the battle and another follow- up battle. Follow the southeastern path back to the world map, but stop at the sign, head down and left to the cavern. =================== Wonder Woods Cavern =================== - head down for a chest - head up three screens - follow the narrow path and nab the chest - head back to the intersection and head left - follow the path to recruit Tell ============== Orange Village ============== Head to your house and into the kitchen. After the event, head around to the graveyard and watch the event. Head into the passage. ================= Graveyard Passage ================= Run along the easy-to-follow path until you hit a door with a switch. Watch the frickin funny event and head back to the village. Once back at the village, talk to your old man, head outside, and talk to your mailbox. Enough of that, so hurry to Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Head to the fan club house and sign up for the contest. Watch the event and head down to the clothes shop. Watch the event and drop by Wonder Woods. Check up on your party first. PARTY: Cornet, Sharte, Kid, and Tell ============ Wonder Woods ============ Run all the way northwest, back deep inside the woods. Watch the event and head inside. Go through a door and fight a series of battles. Each time you finish a battle, read the sign by door you came in by. This will allow you to proceed through the rooms. Once you reach the back, watch the event and fight the battle. Once the battle's done, head through the newly opened passage and nab L-kun. Better run back to Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Go north to the castle and enter. Run east to the arena and watch the event. Head back to the room with three doors and enter the east one. Watch the event and head through the middle door. Watch the hilarious scene, followed by one of the saddest scenes in the game. Talk to random people inside the rooms and then head back to the east room to watch another event. Head back to the middle room to initiate a battle. Watch the event after the battle and head to the east room again for another event. Head back to your room and pass turns for the next fight. Start up the third round and watch the long event. ============== Orange Village ============== Watch the event and head back to Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Head all the way north for the castle and enter it. Watch the event and head north through the door. Watch the long event followed by a battle. Another long event ensues, so afterwards, head straight up. Win another catfight and examine the statue for free healing. Head through the door and watch the event, followed by a pointless battle. ============== Orange Village ============== Head downstairs and back to Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Head to the low-right house and talk to the guy in there. Agree to help and head back to Wonder Woods. ============ Wonder Woods ============ Head northwest and back down south to the river. Walk along the pier until you battle against some frogs. You should receive a toad afterwards. Head back to Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Bring the toad back to the sailor dude and head to the restaurant. Talk with everybody there and head back to Wonder Woods. ============ Wonder Woods ============ Head all the way northwest, deep inside the forest. Enter the house and go all the way to the back to fight a battle. Head back to Mothergreen. =========== Mothergreen =========== Head back to the house and watch the scenes. Exit the house for another event. You can explore around if you want, but head back to the sailor to go to Blue Cat. ======== Blue Cat ======== You may want to buy a few Dragon Claw accessories here. You can explore this place and talk to people, but once you're finished, head back out to the world map and drop in the mine. ============== Cat's Eye Mine ============== - Head up until you reach a 4-way stop. - Head north and west to treasures and then east for a passage. - Follow the path until it splits. - Head down for a Healing Ball and go right for the passage. - Here you'll find Terra. Fight and recruit her. - Head north from Terra's location and nab the key item. - Gain EXP while you find the way out. =============== Tower of Wisdom =============== Watch the event and open the door with the Cat's Eye. - Go right and run for the stairs. - Follow the narrow path for another staircase. - Another staircase awaits you on this floor. - When you come across the fork, to right and follow the path down. - Speak to Duke (say yes) to fight and recruit him. - Backtrack to the fork and go north for a staircase. - Reach the 4-way stop and head down for the stairs. - Head around and down inside a warp room. - Step on the east warp panel and watch the event. You should appear back outside. Head back inside and keep heading north until you hit a warp panel. Step on it and go to the warp panel beside it to reach the old dude's room again. Talk to him and then talk to the floating bunny. Head back to Wonder Woods. ============ Wonder Woods ============ Keep heading left and head down when you can. Make a right and talk to the floating bunny to recruit him. Head to the suspension bridge. ================ Suspension Bride ================ Go towards Red Hot and watch an event which leads to a battle. Watch another scene and leave for Red Hot. ======= Red Hot ======= Head inside the first house on the right and talk to the elderly guy. Agree to help, leave town, and head to Salsa Volcano. ============= Salsa Volcano ============= Watch the event and head inside the volcano. - Go left at the 4-way stop, followed by north at the next stop. - Head left at the next fork and take the passage. - Keep following the path, head down at the fork and nab the chest. - Head north at that same intersection for a passage. - Head right at the juncture for a chest. - Go up a couple times and watch the event. Fight the battle that follows the event and watch another event. Go straight inside the pathway and look at the egg. Head back to Red Hot. ======= Red Hot ======= Go up and watch the event. Head back to Salsa Volcano. ============= Salsa Volcano ============= Make your way back to where the egg was and watch the event. Recruit Flare and head outside to fight another battle. Watch the scene and exit this dump for Red Hot. ======= Red Hot ======= Examine your party first. Keep this lineup until you get NightSpawn. PARTY: Cornet, Sharte, Kid, and Tell Run to the lower-left hand house and talk to the guy. This is important. Copy down what he tells you and head for the bridge. ================= Suspension Bridge ================= Go to the house with six gray buttons in it. I'll make a chart for you if you were too lazy to copy it down. 1* 2* <- press 3* 4* 5* 6* <- press After you hear a *cling*, press them again to turn them off. Then follow this chart. 1* <- press 2* 3* 4* 5* <- press 6* <- press After you hear the cling, turn them off. Head north throughout the exit to unlock a new place. Re-enter the Suspension Bridge area and head through the southern exit to unlock Oasis. Now we can head to the Ice Temple. ========== Ice Temple ========== - When you reach a fork, head down for a chest. - Head up until you reach another fork; head left for a passage. - Keep going around the path to nab a chest. - Restart back at the second fork and head right for a passage. - Keep following the path until you get out. After seeing light again, head to Whitesnow. ========= Whitesnow ========= Talk to the snowman in the upper area of the place to get Billy. Shop and talk to people, and then head to the Tower of Ninetail. ================= Tower of Ninetail ================= Walk along the path until you reach a dude. ========= Whitesnow ========= Watch the event, get out of the house, and talk to the guy who just ran off. Head back inside the house you came out of and talk with the other guy so you can help him out. ================= Tower of Ninetail ================= Watch the event and head inside the tower. - Head right at the branch for some stairs. - Keep going until the path splits. - North leads to a Cat's Paw while south is the stairs. - Go up at the first branch and down at the next for a chest. - Head out of that room and make a left for the stairs. - Go up at the next 4-way stop for the stairs. - Head left at the next fork for the stairs. - Follow the path for another staircase. - Go left at the following branch and down at the next for stairs. - Go north and east at the 4-way stop for treasures. - Go left at that same 4-way stop and then down for the stairs. - Fight and recruit Chiba. - Go back to the last branch and head up for a staircase for a chest. - Backtrack past the 4-way room and go to the path that branched left. - Take that left and head up at the 4-way stop. After seeing the event, follow the people through the wall. You'll witness another event and be given a choice: To fight or not fight the guardian. I'll go through the pros and cons. _____________________ FIGHTING THE GUARDIAN Pros - Thunderstone, 5000+ Inotium, and Albert's mom gets cured. Cons - Whitesnow and Crowdia lose faith in you. _________________________ NOT FIGHTING THE GUARDIAN Pros - Holystone, EXP and Inotium from Gao, Whitesnow stays the same. Cons - No Thunderstone and you have to manually exit the tower. I chose to fight the guardian, just because I was too lazy to exit the tower by myself. Well, after you watch the events, finish the fight, and exit the tower, head on to Blue Cat. ======== Blue Cat ======== Head straight up to the Fish building and talk with everybody. Exit and look for a small golden house to the west. Enter it and sneak behind the boxes to find a secret entrance. Keep walking up until you reach a ship. Talk to the guy and board the ship. =========== Secret Ship =========== Explore the ship and head to the bottom floor. Head up to the northern room and watch the event. When you regain control, read the book on the table to get the Rare Ring and nab the chest. Exit and enter the top- left room and watch the event. Exit and head all the way down for the stairs. Go to the top right room for a piece of artwork. Head up and through the door to watch an event. Win the battle and watch the following event. Go up onto the deck and win another battle. Head back to Orange Village when your done. ============== Orange Village ============== Go to your mailbox and nab the NightSpawn guy. Enter Alfred's house and talk with everybody. Go to the graveyard and talk to the grave near the church to recruit Koro. This should be your party throughout the rest of the game: Cornet, Sharte, Kid, and DarkKnight. Head to Blue Cat when you're done. ======== Blue Cat ======== Talk to random people. You're better off talking to everybody, especially the ones in the fish place. When you're finished, head back to the small golden house. Take the underground passage and head all the way up to the ship. Hitch a ride for Kerokero. ======== Kerokero ======== Talk to the upper-left frog guy and gain access to the cave. - At the first branch, head up and then right for artwork. - Head back to the first branch and take a left. - At the next branch, go left, then down at the next branch. - Follow the path for a chest. Keep following the path. - Make a left at the juncture and watch the events. When you regain control of Cornet, go into the left room in the hallway and talk to the dressed-up frog. Head back to the royal chamber and watch the event. Head out of the castle and run for the Temple of Gama. ============== Temple of Gama ============== - Go east at the first 4-way stop and head up at the next. - Head right at the following branch and nab the chest. - Head left until you see a chest. Head out right and then head up. - Head right again at the fork and up at the following for stairs. - Head east at the branch, up at the next, east at the following fork. - Nab the chest and go west and recruit Albatross. - Head east out of the room and up at the next stop. - Head right at the next branch and north twice. - In this room, go west for a chest and up for a battle. After finishing the battle, watch the event, head south to get out, and head back to Frog-burg Castle. ================ Frog-Burg Castle ================ Run all the way up north to watch an event. Head back to Kerokero and talk with everybody until someone mentions the princess. Head out for the Ice Temple. ========== Ice Temple ========== - Go up at the first intersection - Keep heading east at the intersections until you reach a gravestone. Examine the gravestone to recruit two new members. Head to Oasis. ===== Oasis ===== Talk to everybody here and buy a lot of Elixir HP-MAX items. Head back to Wonder Woods for the key. ============ Wonder Woods ============ Go all the way northwest until you hit the cathouse place. Go all the way to the back and through the broken wall passage. Talk to the dude to receive the key. Head out of the woods and abandon ship for Oasis. ===== Oasis ===== Go all the way to the left of Oasis and unlock the door. Head through the passage until you hit an event. ====== Wiggle ====== Watch the rest of the event and head all the way east to meet up with Etoile. After the conversation, head back and talk to all the people on the train. Head back to Etoile's location and ask for her help. Go east for another dungeon. =========== Wiggle Worm =========== - Go left at the branch and head up for a piece of artwork. - Head back down and keep going left for another chest. - Go right back, head up two times and head east until a 4-way stop. - Head north and then head right to encounter a battle. For this battle, you'll have to destroy it on Cornet's sixth turn. So defeat all of the normal enemies and pass until Cornet starts her sixth turn. Then go all out on the boss. After the battle, watch the event. - Head all the way back to the bus area and talk with Etoile. - Repeat steps 1-4 (without the treasures) and fight the boss again. Remember to kill it on Cornet's sixth turn. - Head back until you reach a 4-way stop and head north for a battle. Watch the event and head back to the bus area. Watch another scene and you'll appear in another map. ============= Inotium Mines ============= - Head left out of the area and up into the entrance. - Go right at the intersection and follow the path for a chest. - Go back to the first intersection and head all the way north for another chest. - Head back down and go west until you hit a branch. - Take the southern path for a chest. - Head down at the next juncture and follow the path. You'll watch another scene. Choose any answer to get a key item. Exit the dumpster and sprint to the Tower of Wisdom. You may want to talk with the people in Orange Village by your house first. =============== Tower of Wisdom =============== Watch the event and fight the battle. Just pass until the battle's over. After the wonderful event, head into the tower and north for the warp points. Go inside the old guy's room and talk with him for a bit. Watch the event and you'll end up in a cool place. =========== Dream World =========== This part has a lot of spoilers, so I'll let you have fun with this part without mentioning the spoilers. Just talk with everybody around town and inside all of the houses after each event and you'll be fine. Follow Cherie inside the underground passage once this happens. Head for the stone wall castle building and enter the door. Watch the REALLY sad event. Once you appear back at the Tower, bust ass for Orange Village. ============== Orange Village ============== Enter the underground passage and run for the stone wall castle thing that we saw earlier. Unlock the door and stop at the 4-way juncture. ========== Underworld ========== - Head north for the first staircase and head south at the next 4-way stop for the next set of stairs. - At the next 4-way stop, head east for a chest and up for the stairs. - Head south to reach the stairs and head north for more stairs. - In the next 4-way stop, head left for a chest and south for stairs. - Head north for a set of stairs and south for the set after that. - In the next 4-way stop, head east for a chest and up for the stairs. - Head south for the stairs. Head west for a chest and up for stairs. - Head south for the staircase and head north for the next. - Head left for a chest and south for some stairs. - Head north for a staircase, then south for another. - Head north and go east for a chest. Head south for stairs. - If you have Ledgem, head north a few screens. Either way, head north until you reach the cool-looking thing. Whatever... - Head down two screens and east for the warp point. Exit this dump and head to Cape Hope. ========= Cape Hope ========= Head around through all of the paths and examine each altar. After examining, you'll have to fight a battle. After all orbs have been placed onto the altars, step onto the middle warp point and watch the event. ============= Beauty Castle ============= - Head right in the first room for a staircase. - Go left at the fork for a chest. Leave and head down, then right, and then down again for the next staircase. - Go west at the juncture, then up for a chest. Head back downstairs. - Go left at the branch and south for a staircase. - Go west for another staircase. Follow the path for more stairs. - Head north and go west for a chest. Head north afterwards. - Head north at the branch and take the stairs. - Go east at the next juncture and east at the next for stairs. - Head all the way down for a chest and back down the stairs. - Keep heading west and take the staircase. - Head south for a staircase and follow the path for another. - Save and make your way north until you encounter everybody. Here lies events and battle. Make sure you heal at any of the three statues after every fight. You shouldn't have any problems if you used Sharte, Kid, and DarkKnight throughout the whole game like I told you to. If you had a better team and you won all the fights, then good for you. __________________________ -7. Items and Accessories- This item list shows both consumable items and key items. Consumable items are listed first. I know I'm missing a few items, so don't bother with emailing me about them. ============= CONSUMABLE \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Antidote Ball---Cures Poison Antidote Chips--Cures Poison Healing Candy---Restores 20 HP Medi Candy------Restores 50 HP Energy Candy----Restores 150 HP Elixir Candy----Restores all HP Heal Cocoa------Restores 10 MP Medi Cocoa------Restores 40 MP Energy Cocoa----Restores 100 MP Elixir Cocoa----Restores all MP Para Gum--------Cures Paralysis Sanity Gummi----Cures Confusion Strawberry Kiss-Cures Stone Reality---------Cures Philanthropy Rabbit Pie------Cures Turtle Wake Candy------Cures Sleep ============= KEY ITEMS \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ BBQ Bobo Toad Cat's Eye Dark Key Ruin Key Dragon's Egg Rare Ring Snow Herb Teleporter Warp Ring Dark Stone Wind Stone Fire Stone Water Stone Holy Stone Thunder Stone =========== OTHER ITEMS \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Illustrations 1-15 There are a few accessories in the game. They don't do a lot, but a good accessory like the Charm of Valor is good for attacking. The Holy Charm is also good for Sharte. =============== ACCESSORIES \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Cat's Paw--------+5 ATK Tiger's Paw------+10ATK Dragon's Claw----+20ATK Charm Of Valor---+30ATK Fighter's Charm--+5 DEF Warrior's Charm--+10DEF Hero's Charm-----+20DEF Thinking Cap-----+5 INT Smart Cap--------+10INT Genius Cap-------+20INT Speed Shoes------+10AGI Sonic Shoes------+20AGI Defense Robes----Halves Physical Damage Magic Robes------Halves Magical Damage Robes of Healing-Heals 10 HP per turn Holy Charm-------Halves MP Cost ___________ -8.Credits- CJC - site n' stuff....nuff said. Sony - for the PlayStation platforms Nippon Ichi + - for making and publishing Rhapsody Atlus Alan ????? - for introducing me to Rhapsody You the Reader - for reading