

You'll see a path west following the mountain ranges, head in that direction. Use Zoom to quickly get back to Port Prospect and open up your map. If you forget where Brains' house is head back to Chapter 3 of my guide and use the map.īrains tells you to return to Port Prospect and travel west from there. With Medea back in your hands it's time to return to Pickham again and this time speak to Brains. Once you give the Venus Tear back to Red and give her the Venus Tear in exchange for Medea back. Use Evac on whichever character you want and return to Reds place. Once the boss is defeated you'll be rewarded with the Venus Tear that you came here for. Last but not least his most devastating ability is "Desperate Attack" this can deal close to 100 damage to someone in your party which means it has a good chance of taking out one of your weaker members in a single blow. He can also hit your entire team with Crackle, an ice spell which deals about 30 damage. Only moderately annoying compared to the others. The first is he is able to put your entire party asleep with a single attack. This boss has three abilities which you'll want to keep an eye out for. Heal up and prepare yourself before you interact with the chest, doing so triggers this dungeon's boss fight. If you line them up wrong you smack into the ceiling and take damage.Īs you could probably already imagine, you'll get launched back to the first floor in the same part of the room that the chest with the Venus Tear is in. Then you have to line the stone statues up with one another and whichever tile they're lined up with launches your character up. You're supposed to go into the center of the room, into first person view and look up - you'll see a hole in the ceiling when you do. The stone plaque in the back of the room tells you to look up to see the direction to go. If you're still confused here is how the puzzle actually works. My screenshot below solves the puzzle for you, move your statues where mine are and step on the block marked with a blue X. Easy peasy.įor this last puzzle what you have to do is move the two statues so that they're lined up with the block you plan to step on. Press X or whatever the interactive key is for you on your device to grab a hold of the pillar and push it. In order to lower the bridge in the northwestern portion of level 4 you need to move the stone pillar ontop of the darker area on the ground. I'd be surprised if you can screw up this first puzzle. Floor 4 has two puzzles which I will explain below.

When you're ready to progress to floor 4 take the southern exit on level 3. Now you can explore the whole dungeon and collect all of the goodies. The treasure chest right in front of you is the Dungeon Map. The door isn't actually a door, it's a spring board which knocks you down into the pit.

The fastest way to get here is to travel down to the second floor of the dungeon and try to open a door in front of a small pit in the ground. The Dungeon Map for Swordman's Labyrinth is found on the third floor of the dungeon. Skill Point Tips: Jessica Staff (Magic Barrier 31 Points) Whip (Attack Power Bonuses) Yangus Humanity (Golden Oldies 100 Points) Scythe (Attack Power Bonuses) Hero Courage (Holy Protection 28 Points Omniheal 82 Points) Sword or Boomerang and Angelo Bow (Shining Shot 88 Points) Charisma (Squelch 3 Points Divine Intervention 27 Points) and Staffįor more information about Skill Sets and if you'd like to make your own decisions on what's good head over to my Skill Sets GuideĪlchemy Tips: Staff of Antimagic, Iron Cuirass, Fur Poncho, White Shield, Fur Hood, Mercury's Bandana, Silver Cuirass, Cheeses & Other Consumables If you'd like to skip reading text entirely while you play, you can just look at the maps for the treasure chest locations and where you need to go to advance the story forward.
#Dragon quest viii map locations how to#
Dungeons and Towns you'll be exploring mostly on your own, with my maps pointing out any treasures that are hidden in a dungeon as well as how to solve any puzzles you'll encounter that could possibly get you stuck.Īdditionally depending on your own personal preference, my maps/pictures are designed to work as a guide of their own. This guide is designed to point you in the right direction but not hold your hand throughout the entire game. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Walkthrough Chapter 4
