Grimrock

So the hints for the Cemetery puzzle suggest that the "desert" means "south". Why? I couldn't solve the puzzle because I had no idea where a desert was in the world of the game, and then on the forums someone said it's based on the real world and it's supposed to be south. Are Almost Human located in Europe? Because this puzzle makes no sense for us anywhere else in the world

It's based on the LoG Northern Realms game world in which the Xafi Desert (where the traveler hails from) is south of the Isle of Nex. I think the confusion comes from the fact that Nex Island also has a desert area which is west and north of the cemetery.

It's based on the LoG Northern Realms game world in which the Xafi Desert (where the traveler hails from) is south of the Isle of Nex. I think the confusion comes from the fact that Nex Island also has a desert area which is west and north of the cemetery.

Yeah, most people didn't get that. Was it even explained IN the game, or just the manual stuff that is buried somewhere Steam players wouldn't look?

Chimera005ao wrote:

It's based on the LoG Northern Realms game world in which the Xafi Desert (where the traveler hails from) is south of the Isle of Nex. I think the confusion comes from the fact that Nex Island also has a desert area which is west and north of the cemetery.

Yeah, most people didn't get that. Was it even explained IN the game, or just the manual stuff that is buried somewhere Steam players wouldn't look?

The wall paintings at the top of the pyramid showed the Xafi people traveling to the island by ship. Not sure if there was a mention anywhere of Xafi being south.

Anyway, this puzzle got me too and I have the world map! I thought 3 notes = 3 directions and not 5.

7Soul wrote:So the hints for the Cemetery puzzle suggest that the "desert" means "south". Why?

The cemetery tells that the Frozen Tundra is in the North and with somebody traveling there it's a pretty save bet to assume that his home - a burning hot desert - is to the South.

and those who DON'T own log1 are just screwed.

seriously, you KNOW it was a bad design decision to use clues that are so obscure for something that is necessary in order to complete the game.

stop making apologies for a bad design decision; how are the devs ever going to learn if you keep making excuses for bad decisions?

I know I have seen a written hint inside LoG2 that Xafi's deserts are in the south; just can't recall where it was.

yeah this one got me for awhile as I was thinking of the desert on the island.

I ended up brute forcing my way through this puzzle just trying different directions for the desert part of the puzzle.

The wall paintings at the top of the pyramid showed the Xafi people traveling to the island by ship. Not sure if there was a mention anywhere of Xafi being south.

Yeah... except I beat the cemetery, and castle nex, before going to the pyramid...

Those who owe LoG1 just had to look at the worldmap to find the Tundra in the North and Xafi in the South.

I have it, but I tend to dislike when games require outside sources for things. I know there was at least one NES game that did it, and Metal Gear Solid did as well.
It just bothers me on a couple levels, one of which is taking you out of the game. (though sometimes, like with psycho mantis, taking you out a bit can be ok. ; P)

Chimera005ao wrote:

The wall paintings at the top of the pyramid showed the Xafi people traveling to the island by ship. Not sure if there was a mention anywhere of Xafi being south.

Yeah... except I beat the cemetery, and castle nex, before going to the pyramid...

The Serpent Staff is in the cemetery dungeon, so you can't go to the pyramid before the cemetery