Faery – Legends of Avalon

Faery – Legends of Avalon is a fantasy RPG where you play as a just emerged out of stasis fairy with amnesia, who instead of getting an explanation about his/her past is thrust into a life or death (by death I mean the last save point) adventure to restore the fading magic of the Faery Realms.

The game may seem girly to most guys and... well yeah, it is girly, I’m not gonna lie. But if you’re a fan of fantasy and exotic original locals, you might wanna say you’re buying it for a niece or sister and play it in secret anyway.

Overall a fun (though short) adventure, with turn-based combat a-la Final Fantasy and a bunch of colorful characters as companions and NPCs. The graphics are nice, if somewhat sub-par to what the modern gamer is used to, but the environments are very creative and serve their purpose, which is to make you feel SMALL. Just navigating through a tree is a nightmare if you’re not careful, and it’s easy to get lost in the pirate deck or the many, many, MANY  leaves. Thankfully, your friend Red has a few tricks that will help you get oriented in the whimsy.

Pros:

v  Good fantasy atmosphere

v  Create your own character and customize their look (wings, attacks, etc)

v  Beautiful music that fits the tone of the game

v  Interesting locals

v  Various mythological characters as NPCs and companions

v  A choice how to go about each mission (are you brains, or brawn?)

Cons:

v  It can be repetitive, especially if you’re not a fan of turn-based combat

v  Relatively short (beat it in 10 hours my first time, but got lost a lot)

v  No voice acting (which means a lot of reading)

v  Combat is VERY easy for the most part

General tips:

¬  Be careful what you upgrade and how, because you can’t change it later

¬  Look around from up high often

¬  Talk to everyone, almost all the characters have a side mission for you

¬  Take each new companion with you through the world they came from, because they give you items if they like you

World 1: Avalon

Character locations:

            1.       Oberon: Highest floor of the Tower

            2.       The two pixies: on a rock near the tower

            3.       Aziel\lAzielle: on the beach

            4.       Arachne: in the village

            5.       Mariliane: First floor of the tower

            6.       Mustard Seed: in the village (house nearest to the tower)

            7.       Chugflea: on the rocks near the shore, just go to the mirrors and look to the sea from up high

            8.       Bron the fisherman: the house near the sea

            9.       Marsyas: in the village center

            10.   Manon the mermaid: she’ll be in the water after you meet her, near the rock

            11.   The Troll Brothers: in the village

            12.   Bert: at the mirrors

Chest locations:

            1.       Behind Oberon - Bracelets of Iron

            2.       Second floor of the tower - Boots of Earth

            3.       On the rocks behind the tower (just circle it and look near the sea) - Boots of Iron

            4.       To the left of number 3 - healing potions

            5.       Near the seagull nest (just float over it and look around) – elixirs

            6.       On the beach – Bracelets of healing

            7.       On the path between the village and the fisherman’s house – elixirs

            8.       Near Arachne’s house – Clothes of healing

            9.       Cave – Headband of Iron

            10.       Cave – potions

            11.        Cave – Bracelets of Fire

Armor sets from quests:

           1.       Aziel\le, when he likes you (blue interactions) – Headband of Healing

           2.       Bert, when he likes you - Bracelets of Water

           3.       Marsyas, after you give him the Nymph Laughter (talk to the mermaid and circle the island near  the ocean) – Weapons of Healing

           4.       Mariliane, when you give her a crab – Headband of Fire

           5.       Chungflea, when you talk to all his cousins – Headband of Enhanced Electricity

6.       Arachne, when you give her silk from the last world – Clothing of Enhanced Water

World 2: Yggdrasil

Character locations:

1.       Puck: right next to the mirror

2.       Galadrielle: go up from the point where the tree branches out and look around

3.       Gargamelle: in front of the house near Puck

4.       White: right above Gargamelle

5.       Chugfly: house on the ground, right from the mirror

6.       Elba, the beekeeper: fly around the tree left of White

7.       Grim: on the ground, next to the Raccoon

8.       Red: her house is right where the tree branches off

9.       Faberge the artist: look around from atop the hive

Chest Locations:

1.       Next to White’s house

2.       Right below the hornet hive – Weapons of Air

3.       In a nest right across Faberge’s house – Headband of Water

4.       Next to Faberge’s house – potions

5.       Behind a house on the tree, right from Galadrielle – Clothing of Electricity

6.       Above Elba the beekeeper – Boots of Fire

7.       Near the trunk, left of the mirror – Headband of Enhanced Iron

8.       In the hive – elixirs

9.       In the hive – Bracelets of Air

10.     Near the anthill – potion

11.     On the ground between Gargamelle and Chugfly – Boots of Physical resistance

12.     Behind the crazy Faun (after Faberge gives you his quest)- Clothing of Physical resistance

Armor sets from quests:

1.       Puck, when you deal with the hornets – Boots of Healing

2.       Elba the beekeeper, after dealing with the hornets – Weapons of Earth

3.       White, when you get rid of the bird – Weapons of Physical resistance

4.       Galadrielle, when you do her quest – Headband of Air

5.       Drake, when you pet and compliment him a couple of times and then add him to your party – Bracelets of Physical resistance

6.       Grim, when he likes you  - Weapons of Fire

7.       Faberge, after you give him the blue paint – Headband of Physical resistance

8.       Chugfly, after you deal with the termites – Bracelets of Earth

9.       The Dryad, after you defeat it – Clothing of Earth

10.   Puck, after you defeat the Dryad – Weapons of Enhanced Physical resistance

11.   Faberge, after you defeat the Dryad - Boots of Enhanced Healing

World 3: The Flying Dutchman

Character locations:

1.       Deckmaster: next to the door bellow the helm

2.       Chief Korrigan: on the table near the Deckmaster

3.       Clam: on the rocks, near the lantern

4.       Limpet: to the left of Clam

5.       Chungbee: next to the cannons

6.       Melusine: in the water, between the ship and Clam

7.       Senta: at the very front of the ship

Chest locations:

1.       Behind Clam - potions

2.       On the ground between the rocks behind Limpet – Headband of Enhanced Fire

3.       Opposite the Korrigan prison – Bracelets of Enhanced Fire

4.       Next to the Troll in the left upper cargo bay – Headband of Earth

5.       Next to the Troll in the right upper cargo bay – Clothing of enhanced Healing

6.       Next to the Troll in the lower cargo bay – Boots of Enhanced Physical resistance

7.       Next to the Korrigans after you free them – potions

8.       Behind the barrel the first Korrigan you see is on - Headband of Enhanced Water

9.       Guarded by Korrigans in the lower level of the prison – potions

10.   On one of the cannon holders near Chungbee – Clothing of Enhanced Physical resistance

11.   On the front of the ship, where you find the gnomes – Weapons of Electricity

12.   On the very back of the ship, two levels below the mirror – Boots of Air

Armor sets from quests:

1.       Limpet, when you solve the first riddle - Bracelets of Enhanced Fire

2.       Limpet, when you solve the second riddle – Boots of Water

3.       Limpet, when you solve the third riddle - Clothing of Enhanced Electricity

4.       Deckmaster, after you defeat the trolls – Boots of Enhanced Earth

5.       Korrigan Chief, after you free them – Clothing of Water

6.       Amareta, when she likes you (choose red options for her) – Clothing of Enhanced Air

7.       Melusine, after you get rid of her sisters – Weapons of Water

8.       The Capitan, after you get rid of the mermaids – Headband of Enhanced Physical resistance

9.       Chungbee, after you get rid of the mermaids – Weapons of Enhanced Iron

10.   Senta, after you get rid of the mermaids – Bracelets of Enhanced Electricity

11.   Clam, after you get rid of the mermaids – Weapons of Enhanced Healing

12.   Deckmaster, after you’ve reported to Oberon - Bracelets of Enhanced Healing

World 3: City of Mirages

Character locations:

1.       Chunghopper: right across the mirror

2.       Sinbad: left of the mirror

3.       Al-Chamandal – the wealthy district

4.       Ali – the wealthy district

5.       Morgiana – rooftop close to the temple

6.       Dunyazade – in the lower district (below the Scarab)

7.       Badr Al Dine - in the lower district

8.       Ibrahim - in the lower district

9.       Abu Hassan - in the lower district

10.   Douban - in the lower district

Chest Locations:

1.       Behind one of the roofs in the wealthy district – Weapons of Enhanced Fire

2.       On the way down from the wealthy district - Headband of Enhanced Fire

3.       When you follow the path behind the mirror - Weapons of Enhanced Water

4.       On top of the temple - Clothing of Enhanced Iron

5.       On the bridge on the other side of the Scarab - Bracelets of Enhanced Water

6.       A niche on the right in the Ifrit cave – Bracelets of Enhanced  Physical resistance

7.       Behind Ifrit – Boots of Enhanced Air

8.       Behind Ifrit – Bracelets of Enhanced Air

9.       Behind Ifrit – Boots of Enhanced Water

10.   Behind Ifrit – potions

11.   Behind the Genie – Weapons of Enhanced Air

Armor sets from quests:

1.       Selim, when he likes you: Headband of Enhanced Healing

2.       Badr Al Din, after you give him the hair - Headband of Enhanced Healing

3.       Peri priestess, after you talk to Scarab – Weapons of Enhanced Water

4.       Abu Hassan, after you defeat the Rocs - Clothing of Enhanced Fire

5.       Douban, after you get him a job - Boots of Enhanced Fire

6.       Julie, when you free her - Boots of Electricity

7.       Chunghopper, when you give him the vases – Bracelets of Enhanced Air

8.       Sphinx, after you talk to him - Boots of Enhanced Electricity

9.       Sphinx, after defeating Ifrit - Weapons of Enhanced Electricity

10.   Peri priestess, after you complete the world – Boots of Enhanced Iron

11.   Ali, when you unmask him – Headband of Enhanced Earth

12.   Morgiana, when you reunite her with Ali – Clothing of Enhanced Earth