{"id":21940,"date":"2020-12-06T01:09:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T01:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/the-pathless-tips-and-strategies-for-gameplay.html"},"modified":"2020-12-06T01:09:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T01:09:03","slug":"the-pathless-tips-and-strategies-for-gameplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/the-pathless-tips-and-strategies-for-gameplay.html","title":{"rendered":"The Pathless: Tips and strategies for gameplay"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s a lot going on in The Pathless, but we’ll tell you what you need to look out for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Pathless<\/span>, an epic mythical adventure game from Giant Squid and Annapurna Interactive, was one of the most anticipated games to hit Apple Arcade<\/span> this year. The game brought a console-style experience to subscribers of the mobile gaming service, and is also available on the PS5, PS4, Mac and PC. (You can read CNET’s full review of the game here<\/span>).<\/p>\n

In The Pathless, you play as the last Hunter, a veiled young woman with archery skills and an eagle as a companion, tasked with returning light to a cursed island inhabited by corrupt spirits. The game is packed with puzzles, hidden passages and rooms, collectibles, boss fights, secrets to uncover and places to explore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are a few tips to make the most of your gameplay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to navigate successfully in The Pathless<\/h2>\n
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Getting a view from on high with the help of your eagle can show you where you should go next in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Pathless has no map, navigation or fast travel features. Instead, you have free reign over where you want to start, and which puzzles you want to solve first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Try to climb to a high vantage point.<\/strong> This can be a challenge until you’re able to get extra height with the help of your eagle. But once you’ve got a good vantage point, take note of where all three obelisks are. This can help you orient yourself while you explore. Some users on Reddit have even sketched rough maps of the area<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Spirit Mask can highlight places of interest in red that might contain crystals, collectibles or Lightstones.<\/p>\n

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Use your Spirit Mask.<\/strong> Areas that flash red are places you should check out to find potential collectibles and puzzles to solve.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shoot the talismans.<\/strong> Shooting the talismans — or floating targets — for extra energy boosts can make a huge difference in covering ground faster when the game’s worlds start getting bigger. As you progress, the different worlds offer special talismans specifically to help you navigate the terrain.<\/p>\n

Bonus tip<\/em>:<\/strong> You can’t die in the game, so don’t worry about making a mistake — just have fun exploring and experimenting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How your eagle can help you<\/h2>\n

Your eagle companion in The Pathless can help you progress through the game, but be careful — evil spirits will try to separate you.<\/p>\n

Earn extra flaps for your eagle when you collect crystals from certain puzzles (check out lanterns, chests and crystals below). But your eagle can’t help you when you’re retrieving a Lightstone from a cursed monument.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Everyone needs a hug while they’re trying to save the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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What your Spirit Mask can do<\/h2>\n

The Spirit Mask is the closest thing you’ll get to a map or a system of clues. Wearing the mask highlights places of interest or importance in red. It will also help you find collectibles, crystals and puzzles faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Spirit Mask grants access to hidden rooms and passages. Walls with concealed spaces will have a blue glow, and you can walk through the walls while wearing the mask. There’s usually a chest with crystals to be looted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Glowing blue walls indicate hidden rooms and secret passages. Your Spirit Mask can help you access them.<\/p>\n

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How to cleanse the obelisks<\/h2>\n

There are three obelisks in every world within the game that must be cleansed before you can fight that world’s boss. You can’t miss the obelisks — they’re the tall, narrow structures with the glowing red tops. Your Spirit Mask will pick them up faster as the worlds get bigger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cleansing an obelisk requires one or two Lightstones. After you have the Lightstones, make a beeline to the nearest obelisk. Before you panic about how you’re going to get up there, know that there’s a pulley system on the side of each one that you can use to get to the top.<\/p>\n

Where to find Lightstones<\/h2>\n

Lightstones are the relics you must collect to restore light to the island and earn gifts from the spirits once you’ve rescued them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lightstones are scattered across each level. If you have your Spirit Mask on, they’ll appear as glowing orbs.<\/p>\n

You’ll usually need to solve a puzzle to release a Lightstone.<\/p>\n

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Puzzles are everywhere — even within the architecture of the island’s ruins — and your bow and your eagle will come in handy to solve them.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the Lightstones needed to cleanse the obelisk, if you can find all the Lightstones in each area — there are nine — and return them to the arena where you fought that level’s boss, you’ll earn a gift from each spirit. These can be bonuses for speed, flight and more.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Also, each level has a Lightstone located in a cursed monument — it’s the one that’s ominously shrouded in creepy shadows. Your eagle can’t help you solve this one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Where to find crystals<\/h2>\n
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Sometimes accessing a secret room or hidden passage will give you crystals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Collecting crystals earns extra flaps for your eagle, so you can fly higher. Here’s where to look (some are easier to find while wearing the Spirit Mask):<\/p>\n