- First two dungeons IGN saw were optional
- These test traditional platforming skills
- One dungeon is set in an expansive, fiery cavern called Death Mountain
- Need to fall from high to low platforms
- These platforms shift, pause, cross paths
- Distance between the platforms is great, so the 3D effect can come in handy
- Second dungeon also has Link navigating thin platforms
- In this one, a murky abyss replaced the lava below
- Instead of worrying about another dimension, bats attacked the player and made navigating the narrow walkways more difficult
- Certain platforms narrowly brushed by each other
- As such, you need to leap onto the platforms as a drawing and wait for solid ground
- The 7 dungeons of Lorule are important to the story
- IGN’s demo began in Ravio’s shop
- Ravio sells an ice rod, hammer, hookshot, etc.
- Each tool proves useful in a different dungeon, but you won’t know right away which item best suits each area
- Most items seem to cost around 50-80 rupees
- Cash was plentiful in the demo, may not be the case in the final version
- Maiamai: unchin-like creatures scattered throughout the map
- Some are in obvious locations, but others must be located by tracking their cries
- Save ten and you can upgraded an item of your choosing
- You’ll have to own, not rent, the piece in order to do so
- Turtle Rock, Thieves Den locations
- Thieves Den requires a password
- Turtle Rock has you completing an extensive task before entering the dungeon
- Here, you have to reunite three lost children with their mother
- One child is on a nearby shore, another was surrounded by enemies, and the third was stuck on a cliff
- Last one requires you to turn into a drawing, walking behind its wedged shell, and popping back into the world
- Save the children, and you can then hop onto the mother’s back and ride to Turtle Rock
- Ice rod is best for the dungeon
- Earn extra rupees with mini-games
- One is a simple version of baseball in which you whack a ball to break vases
- Another involves dodging a chicken for 30 seconds
- Turtle Rock has freezing lava columns
- Edging around them as a drawing is a common way to get around
- Teetering seesaw platforms have to be frozen in the center to keep them still
- Enemies on the high ground launch projectiles that you have to dodge
- Avoid damage by turning into a drawing
- Thieves Den is more about puzzle-solving than combat
- After meeting a mysterious woman in a jail cell, you’ll direct her to stand on switches and open new areas
- She can’t turn into a drawing like you can, so you’ll do a lot of slipping between prison bars and around edges in an effort to clear a path for her
- Certain enemies will ignore you and charge directly for her, meaning you’ll have to play guard duty as well