Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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Lorebot
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

Post by Lorebot »

hrm...sitting at 69/71 myself and as far as I can tell I've collected every item in the game :(
I suppose if I want the achievement badly enough I can load an earlier save and backtrack through the dungeon and double check all the secrets using a guide or something...
Maybe there's a secret that I needed to pick up some item to get and I recognized it and didn't need so I never grabbed it /shrug

As long as the achievement is confirmed as working I suppose I'll get it eventually...maybe when i play through on Hard Mode...
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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All the secrets are obtained simply by walking into the secret square, if you've found it it doesn't matter whether you took the item or not.

Up to 63/71 - there's 2 areas that I know have to be accessible and one button I just found that opens a secret wall somewhere (maybe on a timer) that I need to check out. 2 more treasures to go as well so still a bit far off. Need the boots of valor too but I presume they'll be one of the secrets...

Are there any secrets involving the blue and green gems? I don't particularly fancy going all the way to the beginning and trying them in every head but I figure I might as well put the green one in the blue one and the blue one in the green one.
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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Khildith wrote:
pingeee wrote:Nvm, got the achievement :) Missed the one in the cage on lvl 4 like a derp, at beast gardens.

Would you believe I was missing the exact same secret? What are the chances?

Probably one of the least obvious secrets in the game though.
Wow.
Same for me, I can't believe I missed that one.

It just gave junk so it fell under my radar.
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

Post by RamenxNoodles »

pingeee wrote:Nvm, got the achievement :) Missed the one in the cage on lvl 4 like a derp, at beast gardens.
I'm sitting on 70/71 and I checked to make sure I got that one on level 4 and still nothing.

I added up the secrets GameBanshee had it added up to 70. Something is missing, any suggestions?

EDIT:

I got it, the one that GameBanshee failed to mention was
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the WalkAbout puzzle on level 6.
Now I play something while waiting for new dungeons to explore XD. I wish they made it like Dungeon Master though, that had skill increasing based on items you use. Ahh well, best $15 I've spent in a while :D
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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I finally got my last secret as well.
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It was the one in the Catacombs on level 4 with the flarefeather cap.
:D

Off to a hard mode oldschool run with our good old friend.
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Toorum that is, of course.
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My completed dungeon (LoG1): Hypercube
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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That first gold key door on level 2 (?) counts a secret doesn't it?

I did have a playthrough with 71/71 secrets but all my subsequent ones have had 70//71. I'm hoping its because I saved that key for later.
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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Porkdish wrote:That first gold key door on level 2 (?) counts a secret doesn't it?

I did have a playthrough with 71/71 secrets but all my subsequent ones have had 70//71. I'm hoping its because I saved that key for later.
yes it does
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

Post by affa »

Khildith wrote:
pingeee wrote:Nvm, got the achievement :) Missed the one in the cage on lvl 4 like a derp, at beast gardens.

Would you believe I was missing the exact same secret? What are the chances?

Probably one of the least obvious secrets in the game though.
Wow. You guys rock. I just finished my first playthrough (hard, old school) and was missing 2...
the first was obvious, since i was missing the lurker achievement i checked a guide and realized i missed the very first secret (doh!). The other would have been a nightmare to dig up, but i found this thread and sure enough, the secret room wasn't charted on my map.

i don't really 'count' missing a secret in the first room (before i even knew they existed), but it's pretty amazing i found all of them but the same one as you guys, too.
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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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Well done guys, that's some impressive detective work! :P

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Re: Is Seeker of Secrets actually obtainable?

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Darklord wrote:Well done guys, that's some impressive detective work! :P

Daniel.
a lot of staring at walls, too, lol
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