Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 10:51:23 EDT Other Life Azure Dreams by Konami, KCET 'The beastly city of "Monsbire" and the "Demon Tower" that soars nearby... A 15-year-old youth becomes the treasure hunter and sets out for the Demon Tower to find the Demon's Egg for his mother and baby sister." Starter guide by ShadowX ======================================================================== ==== The game is set in a desert. The town, Monsbire, is located next to the Demon Tower, beside a lake. This ensures the town is able to live well in the desert with its water supply. The game start menu has 3 selections: Load/continue game Start a new game Options Controls within the game is described as you use them. As you press a button in the tower, your monster servant will describe the use of it. As you start a new game, a angel appears. He speaks, telling you about your birth. Next choose a name for yourself. The game starts with your birth. The whole intro takes you through your past until 15-years-old. You get whack awake by your sisters. Next, goto the main room and speak with the long-eyebrow-old-man. He tells you about the tower and leaves. Your mother gives you a apple that refills MP. Then you set off for the tower. Explore if you would, but you cannot buy anything as you're broke. Go North and enter the tower. A monster will come and greet you. He'll join you as the first monster servant. With in the first stage, there are many things to collect. The map is default and its the training level. All other levels will be different from each other. Each time you climb the tower, you'll enter a new map, making things less boring if you die too many times. Each time you die, you end up back home, moneyless and level goes back to the original level you entered the tower with. And some monsters disappear. As you press the buttons, your servant will lists its uses. Go around and collect the different loot, like a sword, shield, egg, orb, etc... The egg is used by selecting it in the inventory and use it. Press Circle multiple times to warm the egg. When it reached 100%, it hatches. Once on the second level, you're on your own. Hints for battle. * Use AI level 4 or 5 for fast killing of monsters. * Use AI 3 if you feel like gaining level, as 4 or 5 takes up more MP. And your monster sleeps when its MP is zero. * Feeling low on HP? Walk around in a room, not too many steps or else you'll attract monsters. Every 6-7 steps will refill 1 HP. * Use items often. You only have limited space, and each monster, weapon and armor takes up one slot. * To get out, find the crystal of Wind. It looks like Nakoruru's ice crystal. It takes you back with your items, exp and alive. * When you get a few monsters, try to morph them together. Some can, some cannot. Try to save before morphing to see results. Sometimes, the results are worse than before. A good starter is the first monster, with a rider(the one you saw the main character riding). Any other problems can consult me at shadowx1@hotmail.com