Saturday, April 24, 2021

PrinceWatercress plays Akuji The Heartless - Part 1 of 14


We were murdered on our wedding day. Our bride, Kesho? Kidnapped. The culprit? Our brother. Our mission? To escape the underworld and find a way back to the land of the living so we can save our tribe and that of our bride's.


3:09 - Here are the controls. (The ones on-screen are the default controls.)

4:53 - The story. You have been murdered just before you could get married to your beloved Kesho and unite your two tribes. Now you have been condemned to the underworld...and the story has just begun.

6:48 - We now have control. Voodoo dolls will increase your health meter when you collect 100 of them. The purple skull gives you the Fire Burst, which allows you to shoot fireballs. The gray skull gives you Soul Seeker, which acts as a homing shot. Be sure to strike wooden pillars and pots to find pick-ups.

8:30 - Your first enemy. Chop the sandworm up with the Circle button. The Soul Fragments that enemies pick up will give you an extra life when you collect 100.

8:54 - An ancestor. There are four of these in every stage, and by collecting ancestors, you will be able to access more of the game.

9:44 - I start showing off the hint tablets, which you strike with Circle to get hints. Holding down the Jump button (default button is X) allows you to jump higher.

9:58 - Use the camera rotation buttons (default buttons are L1 and R1) to adjust the camera position.

10:21 - Going into first-person view (default button is R2) with a projectile spell equip gives you cross-hairs perfect for hitting enemies from a distance. Just aim with the Control Pad or left stick.

10:55 - The first of many healing hearts. The bigger the heart, the more health you will refill.

11:33 - Tap the Look Around button (default button is R2) to move the camera behind Akuji.

11:44 - Go in here to enter a room. Besides the second ancestor in the level, you will also find a switch that you will need to stop a gear and continue on with Cocytus, the first level in the game. Take out the grim reaper in the red robe before he tries to do the same to you. To get to the switch, just move past the pushers in the wall by jumping over them or moving past them when they go into the wall. From there, you'll find a plate to push near the second ancestor. Press Circle to push the plate and stop the gear.

[url=https://youtu.be/2jS0YkP8Yho?t=12m55s]12:55[/url] - Kesho will tell you what has happened: you and your wedding guests were murdered by your brother Orad, who has trapped your beloved Kesho with magic. Now your and Kesho's families are preparing for war, and Orad is preparing to sacrifice Kesho to the gods. We must find a spirit gate and journey to Navo and seek an audience with Baron Samedi if we are to escape the underworld and get revenge.

[url=https://youtu.be/2jS0YkP8Yho?t=14m1s]14:01[/url] - By holding L2 while moving, you can perform acrobatics whenever you jump and attack. 

[url=https://youtu.be/2jS0YkP8Yho?t=14m20s]14:20[/url] - This wingless bird will charge at you if it sees you. Be ready to cut it to ribbons or blast it into oblivion.

[url=https://youtu.be/2jS0YkP8Yho?t=14m45s]14:45[/url] - Strike the blue diamond checkpoints with your melee weapon (default button is Circle) to activate them. If you die, you'll go back to the last checkpoint you hit.

[url=https://youtu.be/2jS0YkP8Yho?t=15m]15:00[/url] - The giant dragonflies will fly around, but they can be easily destroyed by pressing the jump and attack buttons simultaneously or with magic. 

[url=https://youtu.be/2jS0YkP8Yho?t=15m30s]15:30[/url] - Loa stones can be used to unlock doors and open up more of the levels. When you collect a loa stone, place it on an altar by walking up to an altar and press the attack button (default button is Circle).

16:52 - The third ancestor in Cocytus. This one can be easy to miss. It's in a pot where you find the loa stone in the level.

17:07 - While hanging, Akuji may not cast spells, but he can use his legs to attack (default button is Circle).

17:11 - Don't destroy this wooden pillar; instead, jump on top of it, then jump onto the mesh ceiling that you're expected to climb across to get some voodoo dolls.

Jumping into the mesh platform from underneath lets you climb across it with the Control Pad or left stick. You will need to kick while climbing to activate the hint tablet. Press the Jump button to let go of the grate. Be sure to move to the end before doing so; that way, you don't get pushed back by the waterfall when you land.

18:46 - While climbing a wall, Akuji cannot cast spells or attack. Just like last time, climb onto a climbable thing onto a wall just by jumping into it, then move with the Control Pad or left stick.

19:11 - These voodoo dolls can be tough to grab. You'll need to jump carefully to the part of the level where they are at in order to run up to them and grab them.

22:01 - This switch opens a gate to more of the level.

22:11 - Jump into this vine to grab it and slide to another platform. Inside the wooden pillar is the fourth and last ancestor in the level.

23:05 - The final room. Push the stone in the center of the room forward to open up a room leading to the spirit gate just my moving into it, and take out the two grim reaper enemies that are in the room. The spirit gate will take you to Navo and Baron Samedi.

24:51 - Akuji arrives in Navo and meets Baron Samedi. Samedi thanks you for clearing Cocytus of your ancestors, and tells you that your family has always been evil and taint the realms of the dead with their spirits. In return for collecting your ancestors' souls and purging them, Samedi will let you return to the land of the living when you find and purge enough. You'll also have to beat the wardens to cleanse some powerful souls and move on with the game.

Baron Samedi will open up the road to Pluton, where you will have to destroy some lightning spires that block the spirit gate. Before you head off, save your game by walking up to the save tablet.

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