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Domain of Tritops

Enter the area where you fought the boss one last time. It's the Triceratops's home now, and they'll definitely defend it with those big horns of theirs! Thankfully, killing one will net you 90 EP and heal 5 HP, which makes this the best farming ground so far this chapter.

The melons here also heal 5 HP, making this a decent healing spot, too.

Ocean of Plesusaurus

The dinosaurs around here give you 100 EP! Nice!

Also, the mollusks attack like the Trilobites in Chapter 1, except they have the potential to deal even more damage. Be careful when facing one of these things.

Mt. Brave

Watch out when facing the Pterodactyls, as they can pick you up, carry you off and drop you back down to the ground for damage. At least they give you 100 EP each when you kill them.

Instead of making your way to the right, you should make your way up instead...only to find out there's nothing to do here. So you'll have to head all the way left to exit the level. There, you've cleared Mt. Brave.

You'll have to reach the other side of the mountain to beat this chapter, though.

Still, this is a nice EP farming area.

Domain of Pronesaurus

These guys leave 200 EP when you kill one? Well, shucky ducky quack quack quack, this just keeps getting better!

If you don't kill them in one hit, they'll try to hit you with a well-animated spinning attack. I don't remember seeing this, since I probably killed all these guys in one shot when I played through the game just one time.

Still, that's pretty well-animated.

Domain of Omosaurus

Hey, dinosaurs of the two-legged variety!

The dead rats heal you slightly, believe it or not.

Anyway, the Omosaurs try to run up to you and bite you. If your jaws are at their most powerful, you can take them down in a mere two hits. These guys also leave 200 EP each.

Domain of Tyrosaurus

I guess these guys are supposed to be Tyrannosaurus Rex. I can't tell.

Anyway, do not join these guys unless you wanted to be taken out of the area and shown your horrible future death at the hands of meteorites.

These guys are as easy as the Omosaurs were, and they leave 250 EP apiece. They also heal 27 HP, which is pretty generous.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 7 of 17

In this episode, we find out that frogs are slowing down the growth of dinosaurs. We also find out that this game is now making my head want to explode, because I never paid attention to the storyline when I played it, simply because it was so easy to advance the storyline. Seriously, you don't even have to try to get far in the game. All you have to do is go right. It's like Sonic the Hedgehog, except not fast. Also, I swear to God, this is probably the longest description I've typed up for a video on this blog. I'll shut up now.

Also, the music starts getting annoying here. Last.fm, anyone?

All maps by Tropicon.

Marsh of Amphibians

Well, the Bull Ikustega have evolved a little bit (and overtaken the Timid Ikustega), but they're still not any stronger. They have become worried because reptiles have eaten all the plants. They should really be worried about you.

Domain of Polsaurus

The Polsaurs charge...into each other. Nope, nothing threatening there. They're kinda like the Pachycephalosaurs from the Super Nintendo version of Jurassic Park. They can charge into you if they don't have a buddy nearby, though.

Even in your initial form, you can kill them in one hit. They're extremely weak, making the Domain of Polsaurus a nice grinding spot. You won't have any problems moving left and right here, 20 EP at a time.

Domain of Syrocosaurus

There's a Triceratops at the beginning. Oh, snap. Thankfully, this Triceratops has something else on her mind. Her child is missing and she wants you to leave her alone. As long as you move to the right and don't attack her, you're good.

Doamin of Brosasaurus

You spell "domain" right every other time, but you can't do it here? What's with you, Enix?

*facepalm*

Domain of Brosasaurus

Well, this guy's eating a tree. I think I'll hit this guy and see if he does anything. No? Okay, chow down. Wait, he moved and then he whacked me with his head like he was doing a uppercut and now he's mad and he's doing 2 or 3 damage apieFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU

If you have the Tyrasaurus's Jaws, you can kill these guys in a mere three hits. At 80 EP, this is an even better place to farm for EP once you get the most powerful jaws for this chapter. Just be sure to back away after you bite them.

Domain of Prasauro

More plant eaters. Yay.

If you have the Tyrasaurus's Jaws, these guys are a one hit kill for an easy 50 EP. A nice alternate farming area if you need one.

Domain of Segosaurus

That's better. One hit kills with the Tyrasaurus's Jaws and 80 EP a pop from each Stegosaurus you kill? Thanks, game.

Domain of Prime Frog

Oh, snap! There's the Triceratops's kid, and those frogs are basically making his life miserable! Chase after them. Then, come back to the area. The second time around, you'll meet the boss: a giant brown frog who's pretty angry that you're in his domain.

Bite everything in sight, including the baby frogs that it sends after you, as they drop meat when you kill them. Each frog nets your 4 HP in addition to 10 EP, so if you need those last few EP to heal fully in case you come close to your untimely demise, these guys will help.

The boss will jump around and sends its own clones after you. That's it. Having the Tyrasaurus's Jaws will help, as you can land 20 HP per hit on this guy when he gets too close.

This boss is pretty easy compared to the others you've fought so far, and beating her (him?) will net you 2000 EP.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 6 of 17

We could be in the desert on a horse with no name, but horses haven't been invented yet. Thanks, Gaia. You jerk.

All maps by Tropicon.

Desert of Edosaurus

The Edosaurus will basically tell you that if you're not a reptile, you're screwed. Guess what? We don't care. And these guys are going to be chewed up.

The Edosauruses dig into the sand and try to tail whip you in retaliation. They give you 80 EP, which is pretty nice.

The brown creatures that look like worms coming out of the sand heal you when eaten.

Desert of Mosuchop

The Mosuchops come out of the sand to try and attack you. Thankfully, you can see them coming and bite them as soon as they come out.

Desert Time Trans

Megausu will come back and tell you that you should have listened. He then sends Queen Bee after you. She's pretty ticked off at you for beating her husband, and wants to destroy you herself.

Her main attack is her diving bite attack. It can take quite a bit of HP off, making her able to kill you in a mere two hits. Her stinger doesn't fire as fast though, but it still kinda hurts.

There is a pattern to follow. Jump at her and bite when he dives down, and get away when he flies back up. Avoid the stingers (running and jumping helps with this very much) she shoots out, then get ready for her to dive again. She'll always repeat the "dive, fly up and shoot three times" pattern, so she's actually easier than the video makes her out to be.

For best results, keep the Queen Bee in the center...and don't run towards her when she's up in the air to shoot those stingers at you, or else you're definitely going to get hit. Just like the King Bee, not standing below her between the diving bite attack and the stinger shots also helps.

When you beat the Queen Bee, you'll get 2000 EP. Now that the Amphibians have the upper hand again, evolution will be able to progress as normal and the plants can grow again. You'll then lose all your EP again...and you'll become a reptile. Once again, you're weak and ugly. That'll change soon enough, though.

Time for the next age! Gaia will also tell you that King Bee found out about a crystal, and that
the crystal makes whoever has it bigger in size. Gaia has a strange feeling about this...

Chapter 3: Age of Dinosaurs

200~65 Million Years B.C.

Door to Dina Continent

Well, here we are.

The brown crystal will tell you about the wonders of experimenting with evolution in this age. You can have either two legs or four. Two legs let you jump higher, while four-legged creatures have higher defense but your jumping ability will be limited. Shortly after, you'll hear whispers about how many reptiles have challenged Mt. Brave...and how whoever makes it up there will usher in another new age.

Domain of Tecodonto

If you can catch up with any of the Tecodonto here and bite them, be sure to move under them when they try to jump on you in retaliation.

The caterpillars here do a good job of healing you, but you probably won't need them...not yet, anyway.

Marsh of Prime Frog

The frogs will run away and try to hit you with their tongues, but they're pretty weak.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 5 of 17

In this episode, we finally take down that annoying King Bee, which is probably the worst boss so far...

All maps by Tropicon.

Cave of King Bee

Once you enter the cave, eat the eggs as well as the little blue worms that pop out. At 20 EP apiece, these are a great way to get stronger at the last second if you need just a little bit more.

Remember, it's the eggs that don't wobble that contain the blue worms.

Once you make to the end, it's just you and the King Bee. Don't stand below it and stay out of the way whenever it shoots out the stingers, as those stingers pack a punch and they can end you instantly. Keep on moving - and quickly! - and they should hopefully miss you.

The best thing to do prior to this battle is to get the best tail, and evolve your dorsal fin to one of the 1000 EP varieties in case you run low on health. From there, you can jump as high as the ceiling and hit this guy before he can attack, canceling all that stinger stuff out and causing the King Bee to re-position himself.

If the King Bee flies into the ceiling, run like hell to avoid the stingers.

When you beat him, you'll get 1200 EP.

Walk all the way to the right, and you'll come out of the cave. You'll meet a dragonfly named Megausu who didn't agree with a lot of thing the King Bee did. He'll tell you that the Sand Eater is near, and that he's pretty powerful.

Desert of Sand Eater

From here on out, the path is linear.

Avoid the tentacles and the sand they spit out, and just make your way to the right.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 4 of 17

We farm for EP and finally beat up that giant Ikustega!

All maps by Tropicon.

Really interesting stuff in this video.

If you're in one of the lands long enough, day turns to night. You can then attack the creatures while they're sleeping for a free hit.

If you have the Power Tail or better, you can reach the dragonflies. They have more than one hit point, so if you don't want to get hit after you knock them down, get some powerful jaws along with that tail or back off as they're coming down before turning around and biting them again. They give you 30 EP, making them worth the effort to take down.

Land of Boss Ikustega

Well, since Sryth has leveled up, getting some damage on this guy is a lot easier. Your best strategy is to stay on one of the higher platforms and bite Debustega when he's leaping up to your level. Doing that will stun him and bring him back down, which makes timing it right just perfect.

When you defeat him, you'll get 400 EP. Head to the right, and you'll meet the Elder of Ikustega. He'll be relieved that you beat Debustega. When he asks you to do him a favor, say yes. He'll tell you that there used to be a lot of plants and that the insects has evolved quickly and have started eating them all up as a result. They have refused to co-exist with the Ikustega and he needs you to take them down.

Just walk to the right and you'll leave the area.

Domain of Profasu

There is now a third fork at the first area. Go there and you'll neter the Domain of Profasu. This is the road that will lead you up north to the end of the chapter.

The Profasu are basically amphibian-sized cockroaches, and they'll scuttle into you in an attempt to beat you up. You'll have to be quick to beat them if your jaws are not strong enough, as they will fly away if you don't kill them in one hit or you're not quick enough to bite them again. These guys leave 40 EP for you, making the Domain of Profasu a really nice place to farm EP.

Domain of Giant Bee

Making it all the way to the right in the Domain of Profasu takes you to an area with giant bees in it. The bees fly around and try to sting you, and they also try to grab the tiny Ikustega and run off with them. This distracts them from you, so take advantage and bit the bees for a free hit. These bees drop 50 EP. They also recover 6 HP, which also make them worth it, assuming you have jaws powerful enough to take them down in one hit.

The Ikustega bones and the tiny red dragonfly heal you slightly.

The only problem with this area (which is bearable after a while) is the slight dip in the frame rate.

Land of Insect

This is an even better farming point than the Profasu and Giant Bee domains. You still have the giant bees, but they won't be able to attack you at all because they're too busy carrying those tiny Ikustega around. Since these things will always keep spawning, you can definitely farm EP here.

Cave of King Bee

Well, if those bones are a tell-tale sign, the King Bee must be strong.

An Ikustega (probably the dad of the kid that followed the elder around) walks out and is about to collapse right in front of you. He asks you to eat the food he's collected in order to prepare for the King Bee. Eat it, as it heals 49 HP and gives you 1000 EP. Thanks, game.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 3 of 17

No more water for us! In this episode, we continue the path of evolution to dry land and look at what awaits us!

All maps by Tropicon.

Domain of Kuraselache (continued)

The trick to fighting bosses in this game is to have a lot of EP. The more you have, the better. That way, you can increase and decrease your body size (or do any evolution) for the sole purpose of refilling all your health. Yes, when you evolve, you refill all your health.

Another real trick to use against this boss is stay close to a wall. When he runs into a wall, he'll be stunned for a few seconds. Use this to your advantage and score a few extra hits on this bozo!

When you beat this guy, you'll get four pieces of sushi that give you 250 EP each. Nice.

When you leave the cave, you'll find out that all the enemies are gone and that the Strolites are making oxygen. Go above the cave and go right.

Coast of Pange

The name is obviously supposed to be Pangaea.

Normally, if you went here before beating the boss and jumped out of the water, you would lose health until you went back in due to the lack of breathable oxygen. But since you've beaten the boss, you become a land creature with arms and legs! You have lungs instead of gills! Yay, evolution!

When you head to the right, you'll be ushered into the Land Age, and you'll turn into an amphibian. You'll lose all your EP (making the EP you got from the boss a moot point) and all your upgrades. You'll be starting from scratch all over again...

Chapter 2: Early Creatures of Land

300~230 Million Years B.C.

Amphibians and insects are already on land. There should be a lot of plants, but something is wrong...

Coast of Pange

The crabs here will heal you if you eat them. Not that you need them right now, but...

The brown crystal tells you that if you increase the size of your tail, your jumping ability will get better and your max HP will increase. This should be a high priority if you want to survive.

When you leave this area, you'll be able to choose from two new ones.

Ocean of Pange

When you jump in the water, you'll go from being able to walk to being able to swim. You'll stay this way until you jump back out of the water and onto dry land.

You can attack the Coelafish here for EP, but they're not gonna give you much. They stay as they are because it is difficult for them to fight against the land creatures. Poor guys...

Land of Timid Ikustega

Apparently, you're an Ikustega. That's not timid. Gee, thanks, game.

Anyway, when you chase after the Ikustega here, they run away in fear. They're still not fast enough to escape you, though, so chow down and get some easy EP. You can kill them Mario style by jumping on them, though I'm not quite sure why you'd want to.

When you make your way to the right, you'll clear this area.

Land of Bull Ikustega

The Ikustega here, however, don't care. They'll try to jump on you Mario-style, but that's all they can really do.

Land of Amphibians

There are more Bull Ikustega here. The first one you see will tell you to get out of this land, as it is run by the elder who takes care of the plants in this area. Could this "elder" be behind the lack of plants...?

You'll also meet a new enemy here: a mini Triceratops. These guys will try to whack you with their horns. They're not any more powerful than the Bull Ikustega, though.

Land of Boss Ikustega

Now you meet one big one. To beat Debustega, keep away from him and bite him when he lands on the ground. You'll definitely want to evolve a little bit before you take him on.

He can also spit green balls at you. Acid, perhaps?

Empty Land

When you enter the other fork, you'll be here. You'll then hear whispers above you, talking about the green crystal, which has the power to return you to an earlier form that you've saved under Record of Evolution. (Which means if you wanted to, you could save a powerful creature you created during your last game, eat this crystal, and be able to transform into it and play as it earlier in the game than intended.) The person talking to this "Captain" has his misgivings, but the Captain will take responsibility for anything that happens. This won't be the last you'll see of these unknown entities...

Anyway, unless you've beaten Debustega, you won't be able to go any further.

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 2 of 17

Our undersea adventure continues!

All maps by Tropicon.

GameAnyone video

Cave of Zinichtys (continued)

Holy crap, he's actually mentioning obscure games I've actually heard of! Win!

Anyway, somewhere in the cave is a blue crystal. Eating it will give you 500 EP. This is a nice bonus.

When you're fighting the armored fish, get away so you don't take more than one hit. You don't have a period of invincibility after you get hit, like in some games. This is also true of just about any enemy in the game, so keep that in mind.

The part with the volcanic activity is where you need to go. Once you're there, avoid the rocks that emerge from the eruptions and keep heading right. You're out of there.

Domain of Cepalas

The shell-armored fish move into your path in groups. Since they give 30 EP apiece, beating these guys and letting them respawn for EP farming is a really nice idea, especially if you need to raise your maximum HP to fight the upcoming boss.

Once you enter the cave, there's really no going back.

Cave of Origin

If you ever find a flashing piece of meat that glows red and green, eat it! You'll get a bigger EP and HP boost than usual, as you'll earn five times the experience and five times the HP recovery that you normally would from the monster that left it. The flashing meat shows up at random when you defeat an enemy, so be ready for it when it shows up.

When you enter the cave, be on the lookout not only for Trilobites but also for Spiked Squid. When you're above them, they'll rocket upwards and try to stab you for some quick damage.

After leaving the first screen of the cave, you'll notice the seaweed whispering to one another. The Sterolites are trying to create a new world using oxygen. The Kuraselaches, however, are getting in the way.

Domain of Kuraselache

The sharks can bite and tail whip. When they bite, they bite and hold they grip on your for a second to achieve an extra hit. If you have powerful jaws, the 80 EP from their meat is more than worth it.

The starfish, obviously, heal you when eaten.

As your progress, you'll hear the Strolites talk to each other. If they could move across the ocean without sticking to the bottom, the Kuraselaches wouldn't be a problem. You'll also find out the boss is here.

When you enter the cave at the end, you'll meet the boss.

Sryth plays EVO: The Search For Eden - Part 1 of 17

I'm going to use this criminally underviewed LP simply because it's the first one I could find that uses the human form at the end. Seriously.

Anyway, this is a Super Nintendo game released by Enix in 1993. The gameplay and storyline is pretty good. There's not much in the way of music, though. Yeah, I'm covering a completely underrated game again.

I have played through this, by the way. Why else would I want to put this on the wait list? It's actually worth beating, since they put at least a good amount of effort into the entire game.

All maps by Tropicon.

I'm also posting the link to the video from GameAnyone.com, since it's criminally underrated, too.

GameAnyone video

Chapter 1: The World Before Land

500 ~ 450 Million B.C.

After you meet Gaia and you basically see the beginning of the storyline, you start the game.

As a tiny, unimpressive fish.

...

Don't run away, guys. It gets better. I promise.

Okay? Okay.

Ocean of Origin

After the first jellyfish tells you about evolution and whatnot, you can basically attack the little jerk, then eat the meat he leaves behind. The meat not only heals you, but it also gives you Evo Points, which basically let you evolve your character, adding and changing to your abilities.

The jellyfish here are pretty weak, thankfully. If you still need some HP, though, the plankton can be eaten, though it won't give you any EP. Just don't run into them or give them the chance to sting you.

When you make it all the way to the right (which doesn't take long at all), you'll be in the next area. Whenever you're in the world map, you can switch to other areas that you've already completed, which are indicated by the red dot. The green dot is an area you haven't cleared yet.

Cave of Guidance

When you enter the cave, you'll take on a few eels. They take a little more damage than the jellyfish and they can be annoying when they walk right into you, but they can't do much besides move around and swing their tails.

You should have at least 200 EP by the time you enter the cave from leveling up. Some of the new evolutionary options, such as a bigger dorsal fin (which allows you to move faster) and bigger jaws (for a more powerful attack) cost this much, but some others cost even more, especially when you're trying to become even more powerful.

When you approach the sea cucumbers near the end (which you can eat), you'll hear them saying that Gaia has a plan for the fish to create a new world, and that you won't be able to go back after you reach the third volcano in the sea.

If you eat the brown crystal at the end, you'll get a message about how the brown crystals work. You'll also get the basics on evolution:

Evolving your teeth increases your attack power.

Evolving your body increases your defensive power.

Evolving your horn will increase your attack power. (Be careful, as your horn can break after a few uses.)

Evolving your hands, feet, and dorsal fin as well as your tail will increase your agility, HP level and strength.

Evolving one part of your body may decrease the ability of another. (Don't be surprised if you find yourself experimenting in order to build the perfect beast.)

Since you're done here, head out of the cave and leave the same way you came in. You're done here.

Cave of Temptation

Oh, boy. You might want to level up your attack power in the first two areas before going in here, since the tiny sea creatures in the cave that split into two when you attack them have quite a few HP for this stage in the game. They're not hard, they just require a slightly higher attack power than what you've started the game with.

Thankfully, the two tiny things (I guess they're tiny green manta rays, but I can't really tell what they are) give you 20 EP apiece when you eat the meat they leave behind.

The coral here heal you when eaten. One of them will tell you about the red crystal.

There's a red crystal here that you can eat to transform into something completely different. Eating the one here will turn you into a manta ray with 80 HP. This is temporary, though, so enjoy it while you can.

Ocean of Terodus

The yellow fish run away from you. If you've evolved and become fast enough to go after one of them, you can attack them and get some more health and EP.

Move around as you wait for the volcano to erupt. When it does, the wall of bubbles blocking your path will disappear and you'll be able to continue. Just watch out for those rocks. They hurt.

You can jump in and out of the water like a real fish, but it doesn't really serve a purpose. Yet.

Cave of Zinichtys