Showing posts with label Xbox 360 Walkthrough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Xbox 360 Walkthrough. Show all posts

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Skyrim the "How Do I?" Mini Walkthrough


Sometimes the apparently simple things are the hardest, and seeing as it took me over 7 hrs to find a wood axe to chop wood with, the following I hope will be of some use to you.

How Do I Join the Dark Brotherhood?

The Dark Brotherhood are the most secretive of all the factions in Skyrim and  not the nicest company you could keep, but if your a cold blooded killer of innocents, you'll feel right at home in their company. Being so secretive means they can be a little tricky to find.

1. Leads and Rumours
  • Try talking to bartenders in Windhelm.
  • Idesa Sadri in Candalhearth Hall in Windhelm. Ask them about cursed children.
  • Maul in Riften (near City Entrance) will share information on the Dark Brotherhood and the Thieves Guild for a price.
  • The children at the Honorhall Orphanage will also tell you about Aventus Aretino.
  • With a rare bit of luck a Windhelm town guard may mention that the Arentino boy is trying to summon the Dark Brotherhood, which will trigger a miscellaneous memo on your to do list.
So if you haven't guessed by now Aventus Aretino, located in the Aretino Residence in Windhelm, is the key to joining the Dark Brotherhood.

2. Speak to Aventus Aretino and take the quest “Innocence Lost.” Nothing happens. Yet.
3. A wee while after completing "Innnocence Lost", a courier will deliver note to you.
4. A good nights sleep and you’ll be contacted by the Dark Brotherhood.
6.Talk to the stranger at your bedside, and you’re in.

NOTE: You may wish to consider at this stage whether you would like to rid Skyrim of this organistion of Psychopaths.  Attacking the Dark Brotherhood representative, Astrid, will trigger the quest "Destroy the Dark Brotherhood" This is the one and only chance you will get to destroy them, after you join the Brotherhood Members cannot be killed.

Alf the Helper: Alternatively you could just wander around chopping random npcs to death, with merciless and bloodthirsty abandon. :)
Elderly: ? Alf, please, take you medication, then go and lie down, I can handle this.
Alf the Helper: But.. I haven't mentioned the hacking and the dismemb....
Elderly: ALF! Bed now!!
Alf the Helper: :(  (sniff) I was only trying to help

How do I buy a house in Skryim?
Gold:  Location:  Buy from:
5000   Whiterun:   Proventus Avenicci, the Jarl’s Steward. Must complete  “Bleak Falls Barrow.”
8000   Riften:        The Steward of Riften.
8000   Markarth:   The Steward of Markarth
12000 Windhelm: The Steward of Windhelm after completing quests for the Stormcloak Faction
25000 Solitude:     The Steward of Solitude, only after completing a quest for the Jarl of Solitude

How do i get married in Skyrim?
Why would you?.... okay ..if you must...here we go...
1. Head to the Temple of Mara in Riften
2. Talk to the priest named Maramal, whose either in the temple or on walkabout around town.
3. Talk to Maramal about Mara and weddings, and he'll ask you if you know how marriage works. After an explanation, you'll get the chance to buy an Amulet of Mara for 200 Gold.
4. Wearing this amulet is how you let the whole world know you'd like to settle down.   There are loads of potential spouses in Skyrim, as in real life, some of them require you jump through hoops before they'll marry you.
5. Once Married, you can talk to your spouse and decide where you'd like to  live. Pick a house you own, or to tick off your inlaws live in your spouse's home. Don't worry the decision isn't permanent and you can move homes later if you choose.

How do I get to High Hrothgar?
There are two legs to your Journey, Whiterun to Ivarstead and Invarstead to High Hrothgar

Whiterun to Ivarstead: After defeating the first dragon, you must get from Whiterun to Ivarstead. A long eventful journey, lined with wolves and bandits and ... well you'll see.  In Whiterun, turn east and head down the path following the signs all the way to Ivarstead.

Ivarstead to High Hrothgar: The route starts along a path on the eastern side of Ivarstead. Follow the snow covered steps up the mountain from Ivarstead and continue all the way to High Hrothgar. Along the way a few ice wolfs and a rather nasty Frost Troll has other plans for you.  Meet and dispatch said troll ( easier with Lydia by your side) and the path is now clear to High Hrothgar.

Alf the Helper: Hack em, chop chop.... :D
Elderly: Alf!!!
Alf the Helper: I'm going, I'm going.. jeees

See also Skyrim Vampire Cure

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Skyrim Vampire Cure


Disease to some, to others a way of life, in the never ending story that is Skyrim.

People keep saying I look sick!
Thankfully Bethesda inform you when you've contracted Sanguinare Vampiris, however if you've missed it then off to the "Magic" menu with you (press b, then left on your controller), once there select the last option "Active Effects" and see what ails you. You may not have contracted vampirism just yet.

Oh no!! I'm a vampire!!!
Don't panic, you've got 72 hours (game time) to find a cure before you reach Stage 1

Stage!! whadda mean stage?
There are four stage of vampirism, each bringing with it a gradual change in your demeanour. 
Gradual aversion to sunlight, health, magicka and stamina are reduced and do not recover,
A gradual weakness to fire,
A increasing benefit from "feeding" on npcs
Increased ability to reanimate dead bodies to fight for you.

But I digress, full details on the stages and the benefits of being a vampire from the definitive Skyrim Wiki. 

So a cure already!!
Within the first 72 hours, you can get rid of the disease with any common disease-curing potion, or by visiting an altar in a  church or altar in front of a Statue of the Eight (ie. Talos in Whiterun).

Once you’re a Stage 1 vampire, normal disease cures won't work

Stage 1, Too late!, my mother's going to kill me!
Speak with any Inn Keeper or Bartender about rumors. You'll discover that a man called Falion in Morthal (east of Fort Snowhawk) is studying vampires!!

If you haven't got one, Falion will sell you a Black Soul gem, and a soul trap book (read to activate).

Before being cured, you’ll need to fill the Black Soul Gem

Fill a Black Soul Gem!? how the ...?
Cast a Soul Trap spell on a bandit, or npc, then ..erm...kill them!!

A soultrap Spell?..... don't got one!
How to use and where to get a Soul trap spell from the aforementioned wiki

I got it!!! :) back to Falion?
Yup, speak to Falion to complete the ritual and voila, cured!!!.

Talk to Falion? When he's attacking me?
If your at stage 3 or stage 4 there's a good chance Falion will attack you!! bug fix on the way I hope.  One work around from the forums is to feed on someone before you go.. if you feed, you'll drop back to Stage 1

To hell with this nothing works!
...and for some of you this is unfortunately true, there is an instant cure but that means turning into a werewolf...and that's a whole other story.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Deus Ex Human Revolution Walkthrough links

The prequel to one of the greatest games ever...wait let me think about that.  Anyway if your here you already know much of what there is to know about this critically acclaimed release.  But like myself, stealth and guile and ern ...honed gun skills are sometimes not enough.  So I've done the trawling for you and below me, are the bestest links to the ultimate guides...no sorry they are in fact ordinary links, but they are pointing at to THE ultimate guides, walkthroughs, cheats and faqs for this masterpiece. Now if you'll excuse me I have a google+ assault course to attend. Thank you!

Deus Ex walkthrough from Absolute Steve
Deus Ex Guide from  Gamespot
The Deus Ex HR Wiki
Deus Ex Human Revolution Wiki form IGN
Video walkthrough from Video Game Blogger
Deus Ex strategy guide from 1up
Boss video guide on g4tv
Location of Praxis Kits from g4tv
Deus Ex Achievements list from gamrreview
Adam Jensen Wallpaper from Justwalls
Adam Jensen Forum Avatars from yours truly

Alf the helper: Bye mr.elderly (whispers..) the leprechauns gone missing :(

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Mass Effect 2 Walkthrough Guides

March 2012 and the release of Mass effect 3 is a long way away I admit.   But having spent some blissful hours replaying my favourite femshep through the reduced priced dlc on xbox live, a peek was in order to see what I might have missed had I pressed that paragon button a little more often.

Download Content
If your as baffled as me by the rating system for download content on xbox live, a brief review of the  metacritc scores for each downloadable episode.

Lair of the Shadow Broker 87%
Overlord 86%
Kasumi 71%
Arrival 65%
Pinnacle Station 48%

So without further ado, for all two of you reading this
Mass Effect Walkthrough the best
DLC and main game guides, from Gamefaq
Photo guide, loyalty quest and assignments 1up 
Character import guide, Insanity tips gamebomb
Wiki for character bios, weapon stats, and everything else

Alf the helper: I've been through these and not one of them tells me what's with the toilet flushing?
Elderly: Wait you spent the last 2 hours looking for information on the toilet flusing
Alf the helper: erm... yep!
Elderly: Alf Alf Alf... :(
Alf the helper: Well it's important, people need to know, I mean why build a separate room...and then  there's the trash compactor I mean they must ..... mr.Elderly...?....mr Elderly? wher'd he go?

Saturday, August 20, 2011

Best Walkthroughs El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron

Dodged all the popups, ducked all the malware, to bring the following delectable selection of Guides and Walkthrough Videos for all 11 chapters plus prologue, .... just in case your stuck

Complete the game on Easy or Normal to unlock the following:
Hard Mode
Extra Mode
Gallery Mode
Gauge Display
Costume Select

Costumes
Dark Enoch:  Achieve an 'A' or higher on Chapter 08.
Old Armor A:  Complete the game on Easy or Normal.
Old Armor B:  Complete the game on Easy or Normal.
Rider:   Achieve an 'A' or higher on Chapter 06.
Special:  Collect the six Ishtar Bone Fragments.(no damage but also negates the score you get for fighting and collecting items through a stage).

Get all Ishtar bone fragments from Rastal66
El Shaddai Achievements_trophy list
IGN Walkthrough
Strategy and Walthrough from mycheats at 1up
Video guides from gameanyone.com

El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron Wallpaper
El Shaddai Forum Avatars

Alf the Helper: So we're getting it then :)
Elderly: We'll see...

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Catherine Walkthrough Xbox 360 Ps3

Still no official release date for Europe,  although the hut have it tagged for 9th December? even steadfast Eurogamer were forced to review an import copy.

Infuriating, vexing! shakes walking frame at Atlus execs...

But my enthusiasm for this weird, whacky and wonderful departure from the norm, albeit terrifying in it's difficulty (I'm reliably informed...) has not been diminshed.  So bemoaning my place of birth, I ventured into the realm of spoilers, tips, walkthroughs and cheats and discovered realms of building blocks, enigma coins, a hidden Rapunzel mode, the Stray Sheep bar, all too much to take.

Fortunately I saved the highlights of my ill advised ramblings to bring you the cream of the crop.  Hopefully by the time the game arrives, I'll have forgotten what I've read.

mycheats at 1up:  text and video walkthrough
Gamespot: Super Easy Mode and the Rapunzel unlock
Videogamesblogger: Video Walkthroughs
Gamefront Vid and text guide
Rapunzel Stages Guide
Catherine Reviews Summary

Monday, October 15, 2007

Portal Walkthrough


Proving a bit of a toughie, but if your stuck, it dosen't get much better than the following most excellent Video Walkthrough site, with videos on both normal and bonus maps, including least steps, least portals and least time guides including footage on how unlock the 300ft long jump and terminal velocity achievements. Ace!!!

Portal Video Walkthroughs
Orange box achievements list from Gamefaq

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

Bioshock Walkthrough


Unless you wish to buy, register for, or rent out your granny to read one, Freely available walkthroughs online are becoming increasingly rare. No different is the case of Bioshock with the following guides all i've managed to find following a ten page search of google. If you've played the game, have any snippets of info other Rapture visitors would be interested in please, let us know by dropping a comment or adding a link in the comments section at the bottom of this post.

thank you in advance, you incredibly beautiful person you.

Walkthroughs to date
Chrisvig2 and Grawl on Gamefaq
Gamespot guide online
Mycheats.com
Official through the looking glass Forum
Widescreen and Tweaking Guide
(links after "Disclaimer" )

Bioshock Related:
Bioshock Faceplates
Bioshock Artbook Free pdf
Official Website
Cult of Rapture Site (wallpaper, aim icons)
Bishock Free Soundtrack on Gnomeslair

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

The Darkness Walkthrough (Xbox 360)


As you've no doubt discovered, Demon powers don't leave you completely omnipotent, the following link list should prove of some use.

IGN Walkthrough Written by Brad Russell "TheGum"
Walkthroughs and sidequests from Gamefaq
Darkness phone numbers
OCmodshop Game Guide from Joe Barbee
Video Walkthrough from nextgenwalkthroughs.com

Darkness Official Website

Trivia

TV Sets
The game uses television sets located within the game to progress the plot, but they can also be used to view full, licensed content includes the movies

To Kill a Mockingbird,
The Man with the Golden Arm,
The Street Fighter,
the entire 13 part 1936 serial of Flash Gordon, and
several "Popeye" and "Gabby" cartoon shorts.

According to the developers the copyrights for some of these videos have expired, putting them into the public domain and enabling Starbreeze to put them in the game without the need to pay royalties.

Banned
The game was banned in Singapore due to the local censorship board dubbing the game "excessively violent"

Completely Off Topic
Darkness Flash game from escape the room
Darkness and Darkness 2 Flash Games

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Shivering Isles Walkthrough


Read First Shivering Isles Bug
Latest info on bug from Official Forums

A link list to guides and walkthroughs for Shivering Isles, that you don't need to sign up for or surrender your grannies pension book details to read.

If you've got a guide or walk through i've missed please post it in the comments section and i'll put it right up here where it belongs.

Magazine style Walkthrough from Gamespot
Walkthrough from Gamefaq (2)
Everlast Boxer's guide on xbox forums
Achievements list from Cheatguru
FAQ on Museum of oddities
Amber and Madness ore
How do i get to Shivering Isles?

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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Castlevania Symphony of the Night Walkthrough

Still waiting for an xbla version of the walkthrough, though apart from the button configuration there should be no difference from the Playstation walkthroughs below (given that the game remains faithful to the original). If you do happen to find an Xbox live Arcade version, please post the link in the comments section and i'll get right on it.

Playstation walkthroughs
Castlevania SOTN Walkthrough from Gamefaq
Casltevania Fan Gallery (artbooks, scans)
Castlevania Bestiary from 1up
Maps from rpg classics (spoilers)
Walkthrough list from Neoseeker
Walkthrough scans and secrets from gamespy

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Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Crackdown Walkthrough

Seamus the Leprechaun here, guest thingy on what's his names.... okay so those of you who got the lovely map poster are probably smiling, those of you that didnt' might well benefit from having a peek at the following rather skimpy list of Cheats, tips and Walkthroughs...

Crackdown Walkthrough from TheGum on Gamefaq
Superguide (videos and all) from Mycheats
Cheats from IGN
Achievements video (spoilers) from Mycheats
Individual Achievements video from teamxbox
Achievements list from 360 gamer
Crackdown Official Website
Wallpaper (2) from Official Website

posted by the Leprechaun

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Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Gears of War Walkthrough

Already i hear you saying "what?!!! a walkthrough for a shooting game", but trying to locate that last illusive cog tag or being pinned down for the 30th time on the same level on insane mode is enough to rattle the strongest resolution. As per usual the most effective walkthroughs are to be found on Gamefaq, although i've included the best of the rest to add a little piquancy to your search for a solution.

Gamefaq Walkthroughs from... erm Gamefaq
Gears of War Walkthrough from Unlimited Gamer
Walkthrough from OCModShop
Tips from Xbox.com
Gears of War Fansite
Gears of War Official Website

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Friday, August 25, 2006

Dead Rising Walkthrough

First Walkthrough (magazine quality) from 1up
Second Walkthrough from the Gum on Gamefaq
Third Survival guide (short) from somethingawful.com
Fourth a Superguide (?) form Mycheats.com
Fifth a guide link list from yahoo.com including clothing guide, survivours guide, xbox360 Achievement guide, infinite mode, Otis transmission guide, Psychopath guide (which will come in handy)

See the film the Game was not based on:



Updated Video Secrets








Dead Rising Wallpaper from Cheatshappen
Dead Rising Wallpaper from Just Walls
Dead Rising Website review
Dead Rising Official Website


If you've got a fansite, list it in the comments and I'll add it up here



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Thursday, July 06, 2006

Amped 3 Walkthrough

Being a wrinkly with few words (especially since I haven't even played the game).......without further ado........

Amped3 Walkthrough from gamefaq, so fresh the snow hasn't melted

Official website creaking a bit round the edges

Teamxbox review (75%)

Screenshots from IGN
(ahhh snowblindness)


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Friday, March 17, 2006

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Walkthrough

Still amazes me how quickly people get these completed, however while i'm sitting here being amazed you can head over to gamefaqs where morph has done the business. If you've written up a walkthrough or find a better one let me know and I'll post it here. Thanks!

Updated 1up official graw strategy guide from ........ ahmm 1up

Pictorial Walkthrough from gamepressure.com

vg strategies on how to get all your achievement points

17 custom GRAW wallpapers on 360 style (use menu on left, click xbox360 wallpapers, scroll down to Ghost Recon 3)

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Thursday, December 29, 2005

Xbox 360 DOA4 a perfect 100% ? review, trailer and screenshots




So far to date the only decent review I've managed to track down (ok i'm old, i'm lazy, bite me!) is the following from IGN . Who also manage to have 191 screenshots and 10 videos including the official trailer (yep some day when I get older and start my own website.......never mind)

Amid rumour that some companies(?) released their reviews before they could possibly have had a review copy (link) Kotaku points to an article on widespread corruption in the games industry (link).

Best review to date? was probably from a gamer who commented on metacritic

"this game was the only reason i got an xbox360 it was only because of this game and im so happy cause it was worth it but this game is still the coolest game ever."

Nuff said!

Hints tips unlockables and cheats on Vpgstrategies

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