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My stomach hurts from laughing so hard at Arthur hints before the pool puzzle. YES! I’ve finally nicked the talisman from that little brat. Can’t believe what I missed to do - “didn’t catch” the shaman image, and somehow later supposed you can’t do that

diego - 02 February 2014 06:04 PM

Can’t believe what I missed to do - “didn’t catch” the shaman image

Winfrey - 02 February 2014 07:01 PM

Lil…I missed getting the image of the shaman at first too. :-)

Salar Shushan - 02 February 2014 08:43 PM

As did I.

Welcome to the club, you guys!
God, there’s no place to drop a needle in this club.
The game creators obviously f***ed the whole lot of us.

I reckon we all failed to do the right thing because [spoiler]the stupid showman shaman was introduced in a cutscene, unlike all the other characters[/spoiler].
Otherwise we would get his image automatically, since you have to click on a person to speak with them and the target icon appears before the talk icon.

Due to friggin’ pool puzzle technical difficulties, we’re expecting to start the next part of the playthrough in a few hours. In the meantime, enjoy the musical intermezzo:

Take a look in the pool and what do you see
In the dark depths there faces beckoning me
...

Hours I spend out just gazing into that pool
Something draws me there I don’t know what to do.

Nightmares…spirits calling me

Whew! That should be the last of the elemental guardians! Well, you’re free (yeah, like you haven’t peeked already) to roam the ground (and underground) of Himalayas.

We’ll be searching for the third piece of artifact and then ending the game until Sunday, February 16, so those who have fallen behind (or are at the beginning) can still catch up.

diego - 03 February 2014 12:25 PM

so those who have fallen behind (or are at the beginning) can still catch up.

I will, I will. Going to play tonight. 

diego - 03 February 2014 12:25 PM

you’re free (yeah, like you haven’t peeked already) to roam… Himalayas.

As far as I know we HAD to roam Himalayan Mountains in search of something sharp to cut the baloon rope.
It was not just a whim.

zobraks - 03 February 2014 01:04 PM

diego - 03 February 2014 12:25 PM

you’re free (yeah, like you haven’t peeked already) to roam… Himalayas.

As far as I know we HAD to roam Himalayan Mountains in search of something sharp to cut the baloon rope.
It was not just a whim.

Yeah, but I KNOW that you peeked further beyond that. Met any historical figures yet?

diego - 03 February 2014 01:07 PM

I KNOW that you peeked further beyond that.

Who, me?

diego - 03 February 2014 01:07 PM

Met any historical figures yet?

Just some crazy looking dude in a tent whose sword I swiped .

BTW, both the game designers, AND Arthur are going on my “People to kill” list

First, Arthur “hinted” that the heads at the pool are just like those at the temple, and I thought he spoiled the puzzle for me. Not that he didn’t spoil it, but it was one BIG red-herring (similar to Chains of Satinav, and the stone circle puzzle) and I spent the whole day looking at the [spoiler]wall in the temple, listening to Shaman’s story all over again, until I could write the doctorate thesis on spirits. Also, I’ve figured the 4 elemental guardians at the first wall should be the “code” for the pool heads. I tried the order like depicted at the mural, span it around in all possible ways, rotated it… nothing seemed to help. To add to the confusion, two additional spirits were at that mural, so I’ve tried every possible combination including them, as well. Needless to say - it was all BEFORE I’ve solved the shaman balloon puzzle Only when I gave up on the pool, and listened to the first Arthur’s hint on balloon puzzle I’ve progressed. (actually, I had an idea of reading this Wiki article[/spoiler] to help me solve the puzzle, but thought it was a long shot. Perhaps it would have really gave me the idea on how to start the fire. After the balloon ride I could hear the laugh from the designers, from Shaman, a giggle from the boy in his sleep… for me overthinking it.

Kurufinwe - 30 January 2014 10:56 AM

o Why didn’t these morons solve the pool puzzle themselves???

You mean, between the original talisman holder who takes visits from no one, and a dopey kid who is giving it only to Shaman? It was doomed from the start.

harald - 30 January 2014 05:15 PM

I’m also really enjoying Arthur’s hints. I was too stubborn to use them the first time I played. Some of his best lines are among the hints.

I think that’s one of the reasons why the game is tagged “easy” in majority of reviews. It’s no Timelapse/Black Dahlia, but it’s got one of the most “integral” hint-systems which makes things more understandable. That’s why I tried to resist using the hints, though one can’t resist the urge all the time.