GAH! I never completed this game, and finally returned to it because I thought "the devil takes many forms" - so he will want 40 receipts! But this was wrong :sad: . Still, I'm doing well this time and have some more ideas. Will it be completed with the intro sequence and diamonds? Not that it matters much I suppose, it's great as it is.
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Sunken Castle Dizzy (HELP THREAD)
Started by jmcf81 on 26 May 2015 • 42,451 views
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Now the game's been completed, I've started playing it.
It looks beautiful, and I love the ideas and all the interaction.
But I don't really get it... I'm playing it for the 3rd time, on the easy setting,
yet no matter how fast I zip round and do stuff, by the time I get hold of the
object that the pirate wants, and hand it to him (which resulted in me finally
receiving the paint the last time), the water level is too high for me to make
it back without drowning. I know I need to get to the green bag in order to
get the scuba gear from skimming through the help thread.
Do I really have to just keep restarting and playing it all through until I get
lucky with the combination of characters and objects? That doesn't seem very
fair to me.
It looks beautiful, and I love the ideas and all the interaction.
But I don't really get it... I'm playing it for the 3rd time, on the easy setting,
yet no matter how fast I zip round and do stuff, by the time I get hold of the
object that the pirate wants, and hand it to him (which resulted in me finally
receiving the paint the last time), the water level is too high for me to make
it back without drowning. I know I need to get to the green bag in order to
get the scuba gear from skimming through the help thread.
Do I really have to just keep restarting and playing it all through until I get
lucky with the combination of characters and objects? That doesn't seem very
fair to me.
That was pretty much how I was playing it, but there's always another way. For example, in some games you can use the stethoscope on the safe where the list of numbers can't be found. And I THINK the goblin takes all the items that are useless in the game you're on. So it's just a matter of learning how to get around. Saying that, I still haven't completed it :blush:
Hi there All,
I've come to a mental standstill and I'm hoping I don't have to start again!
I possess:
scuba (with a paltry amount of oxygen), flippers, brass polish, volleyball, small model cow, earplugs, wax strawberry, circular tablecloth, bucket of water, "Macbeth" & 2 x shiny coin.
I need to deal with these characters:
Jason, lonely castaway, prisoner who wants to write a letter, King Midas, knight who wants something to remember his friends by, tin man, Satan, bunged-up alien, hungry alien, first ghost (above armorog screen), digging man with pickaxe, sheep, fire-breathing dragon, headless knight.
I also need to:
pull the match out of the rubble and use the zip wire somehow.
Can anybody point the way ahead?
The puzzles you can do are the dragon, the knight near King Midas and the castaway. If you're short of oxygen, the two ghosts are what you need to concentrate on. (there's another scuba to find.)
Thanks Noggin. All duly acted upon. But could you give me a clue about the first ghost? (Actually I haven't come across the second yet).
I think I'm going to have to begin again though, as I didn't realise the trick with the snorkel until too late, that of using Dizzy's breath until it's almost run out, briefly using the snorkel while the breath replenishes, then relying on breath again. And now the snorkel's virtually empty, which is hampering my underwater explorations.
I'm not sure about the new items I have either - the violin, periscope and spanner.
I think I'm going to have to begin again though, as I didn't realise the trick with the snorkel until too late, that of using Dizzy's breath until it's almost run out, briefly using the snorkel while the breath replenishes, then relying on breath again. And now the snorkel's virtually empty, which is hampering my underwater explorations.
I'm not sure about the new items I have either - the violin, periscope and spanner.
I'm not sure about the new items I have either - the violin, periscope and spanner.You have met the characters that want the first two items (one is a ghost the other isn't). Third one you won't need till later.
Hmm... theoretically is it possible to start a game here that it's impossible to finish? As I've just started a fourth time, but have come to a dead halt and can't get to the aqualung, not having the crossbow. Have I just been unlucky with my combination of objects and characters?
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No, I was very careful about that. You can always finish. Some of the puzzles can be solved with more than one item though. Where you are, with the slippery board, you must have an item for making it less slippery.
Thanks Noggin, I had used the correct object on the slippery board, just hadn't realised I could jump up it.
I need to sort the following problems: match to pull out, crackling ghost, Satan, bunged-up alien & hungry alien, headless ghost, digging man, zip cord above sheep screen, tin man, prisoner
And I have: 3 - coins, make-up kit, spanner, periscope, wax strawberry, brass polish, bag of firelighters, dowsing rod, bucket of water, earplugs.
I need to sort the following problems: match to pull out, crackling ghost, Satan, bunged-up alien & hungry alien, headless ghost, digging man, zip cord above sheep screen, tin man, prisoner
And I have: 3 - coins, make-up kit, spanner, periscope, wax strawberry, brass polish, bag of firelighters, dowsing rod, bucket of water, earplugs.
The only puzzle you can do with those items is the headless ghost.
Ta muchly for the help. I've come again to a bit of a standstill.
I've come across the singing bird and lion, still have the digging man, prisoner, crackling ghost, hungry and bunged-up aliens to help - I think that's it.
And I now have these unused objects: 3 coins, little model cow, brass polish, wax strawberry, bag of fire lighters, dowsing rod, make-up kit & spanner. And I haven't a clue what to do with any of them!
I've come across the singing bird and lion, still have the digging man, prisoner, crackling ghost, hungry and bunged-up aliens to help - I think that's it.
And I now have these unused objects: 3 coins, little model cow, brass polish, wax strawberry, bag of fire lighters, dowsing rod, make-up kit & spanner. And I haven't a clue what to do with any of them!
There is a bottle of Invisible Ink that you have jumped past but it is invisible most of the time.
OK...and when is it visible?
I finished with 18 coins then set out to look for the last two hidden passage ones...
that last one above the trolls was unbelievably tricky Noggin you crafty sod!
I expected more animation at the end having found all the diamonds, in keeping with the introductory sequence, did you include one for completing the 'hard' setting?
that last one above the trolls was unbelievably tricky Noggin you crafty sod!
I expected more animation at the end having found all the diamonds, in keeping with the introductory sequence, did you include one for completing the 'hard' setting?
did you include one for completing the 'hard' setting?
Nope. Just a single screen teaser of the next game.
You get a proper end sequence if you complete the game in medium or hard mode. If you get all 20 diamonds in hard mode, you get a bonus scene on top.
Hope you enjoyed the game.
Hope you enjoyed the game.
Brilliant game. I love the random placements of objects, although I did think I was going mad when I realised some objects had appeared that weren't there in the last game! I eventually finished it, it certainly is a lot easier once you find the green bag!
Well done again on the game
Am enjoying this game, but I'm stuck.. is there a list of what certain items can be used with what? I've been going around with a hacksaw, crossbow and book of Macbeth and no idea what to do with them and what do I give the pirate to be able to deal with the grand staircase so I can (I presume) get to the scuba gear?
Many thanks
@zeropolis79 You can use the hacksaw on the flagpole.