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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2010, 07:59:37 PM »
Yeah, I keep forgetting about the blue bird. He flew off the dock toward Gatama Bay and I assume he's on an island, but I keep forgetting to explore the islands (though I did explore one and found the dog).
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2010, 08:22:43 PM »
Yeah, he appears on land somewhere in all of the areas besides the aquarium.  You also always find a new piece of clothing where he lands, which is nice.  The last three are harder because he only appears when certain environmental conditions are met.  He always tells you the next area he will visit and what, if any, conditions need to be met for him to appear.  I think he was actually put into the game specifically to force you to explore the land, honestly.  There are a number of things like that, where they force you to do some totally unrelated task in order to complete the task you really want.  For instance making you clear the maps to get legendary creatures, making you train your dolphins before it will let you clear all the maps, and so on.
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #27 on: March 01, 2010, 08:43:17 PM »
Yeah. Question: How does the "Private Reef" work? I'm buying up all this stuff for it but I don't know what to do with it.
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #28 on: March 01, 2010, 08:55:04 PM »
I hear there's a hidden Plesiosaur in the game but it's hard to find.
About that:
It isn't the least bit hard to find. 

Seriously?  Man, I was just making up **** to mess with dino-boy.
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #29 on: March 01, 2010, 08:59:36 PM »
Yeah. Question: How does the "Private Reef" work? I'm buying up all this stuff for it but I don't know what to do with it.
Do you know where it is?  It is off the easy coast of the atoll area.  There should be a boat anchor spot near there.  You swim into it, then push the "1" button to pull up a list of stuff, which you can then place wherever you want.  The point is to attract fish, apparently.  I haven't really messed with it much.

But STOP buying stuff.  At this point you should only buy diving gear upgrades, you will need the money later.  Besides, the best cosmetic gear can't be bought anyway (although you do have to buy functional gear upgrades).
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #30 on: March 02, 2010, 01:10:32 PM »
Well, sh*t. I got a giant bonus for completing the Gatama map, so I used that to buy everything else in the store. Now I simply CAN'T buy anything else from Nancy. However, supposedly I'm supposed to be able to get a new hairstyle. Haven't figured out how yet.

I think that, aside from the treasures, I'm pretty done with Gatama. Off to the Agean sea!
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #31 on: March 02, 2010, 03:16:46 PM »
At this point it isn't that bad, there isn't much stuff to buy and the stuff there is isn't very expensive.  As you progress through the story you will get much more.  There are things you should consider buy as they appear: gear upgrades, stuff for Nineball island, and maybe anything that appears in the "other" section.  Some of the stuff for Nineball island can trigger special events and side-quests when you interact with it, and my guess is that stuff is needed for befriending dolphins (but I haven't gotten to that point yet).  Different styles of gear and stuff for the reef can wait unless you really want to play with the reef.

If she hasn't done it already, Nancy will eventually tell you she lost here scissors.  Once you find them you can get haircuts.  You have to get a certain part of the way through the story before she mention this to you.  You can't find them until after she mentions them, and they cost a thousand bucks to change, so once again I would hold off on that.
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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #32 on: March 02, 2010, 04:49:27 PM »
If she hasn't done it already, Nancy will eventually tell you she lost here scissors.  Once you find them you can get haircuts.  You have to get a certain part of the way through the story before she mention this to you.  You can't find them until after she mentions them, and they cost a thousand bucks to change, so once again I would hold off on that.

Holy crap! That's how you get haircuts?!?

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Re: REVIEWS: Endless Ocean: Blue World
« Reply #33 on: March 02, 2010, 07:18:47 PM »
Yeah, that sort of thing is extremely common in this game.  A lot of the stuff requires that you do something completely unrelated because it can be unlocked.  Sometimes it requires going through a whole sequence of unrelated tasks (like trying to finish the maps).  If they mention something specifically in your notebook it is usually better to do it.
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