Golden Sun: The Lost Age - Walkthrough Chapter 7
Follow Moapa to the north again for another scene, during this one you'll get an explanation of Trial Road and how it all works. If you've played the first Golden Sun game then you probably did Colosso already which means you'll already be somewhat familiar with how this event works.
Our goal is to reach the top before the other team, if you diddle dally and take too long you'll have to give up more items to reach the top which will put you at a more serious disadvantage. At the start you will be given the option of two routes, you can choose the left route or the right one. I strongly recommend you choose the left route since that is the easier of the two.
Before doing Trial Road go up the ladder to the left and circle back south to get the Hard Nut from the chest.
Tip: I recommend you put Armor into each chest since you need your weapons to deal damage to Moapa. Assuming that you reach every chest first - you should be able to give up one piece of armor per character which isn't too significant of a handicap for you.
***Important Note***
The order of rooms for this event will change depending on the name given to Felix at the start of the game. For me, all of the rooms were in reverse order (I did room #4 first and room #1 last; I also had one room from right side in my left side and vice versa). If you gave Felix his true name (Felix) then your order of rooms will be the same as shown in the guide below - and basically all other guides online for this game. For those of you like me who used a custom name, you'll have to match up your puzzle with the appropriate picture below to know the strategy.
***Important Note***
Trial Road - Left Route
I wanted to put another note here, even for me with the different sides getting mixed together - the left route was still significantly easier for me.
Stage 1 (Sand Waterfall Puzzle): Use Sand to swim up the stream and exit to the right. Use Whirlwind to reveal a vine - you can climb up from here. You'll find a Potion inside of the chest in this room.
Stage 2 (Log Puzzle): This puzzle will require you to move some logs and a pillar into the position(s) needed. I created step by step instructions below to help you with this task. As for the chest, inside of it is a Vial.
1. Push the small log up
2. Push the large log to the left
3. Use Move Psynergy on the pillar and push it north one tile
4. Push the small log up again
5. Push the other large log to the left.
6. Push the small log down to get it out of your way
7. Move the pillar to the top right so that it's positioned against the wall
8. Get behind the big log and push it over to the left so that we can jump across to the vines
Stage 3 (Pillar & Vine Puzzle): You'll find a few pillars to push in here, two of which are covered by vines. Use Whirlwind on the right pillar to clear the vines and then push it up into position. The chest in this room contains a Vial.
Stage 4 (Geyser Puzzle): Push the large pillar inbetween the two geysers then jump across the geysers and the pillar to reach the exit. Alternatively, you can also use your Scoop Psynergy on the left or right indents in the back of the room to get a ride to the top immediately. The chest on this stage has a Potion inside of it.
Trial Road - Right Route
Stage 1 (Pound Pillar Puzzle): Align your room to look the same as my screenshot and then you can climb the vines and jump across everything. Basically all you need to do is Pound the two pillars and move the two pillars from below on top of the newly pounded pillars. The chest contains a Vial but it isn't worth getting.
Stage 2 (Easy Pillar Puzzle): Push the pillar on the left to the north and jump across to reach the top. Ignore the chest with a Vial inside of it, the time cost to get it is significant.
Stage 3 (Burst Puzzle): The first chest contains a Nut. For the puzzle, Burst the pillar on the right and then climb the vine to reach a chest with a Vial and the exit. The left route only leads to a chest, inside you'll find Potion.
Stage 4 (Ice Pillar Puzzle): Push the torch next to the pillar on the left to melt it - also use Move Psynergy on both of the pillars to pull them closer to you (the two frost pillars and the movable ones should line up). Melt the right ice pillar to get the chest with a Vial.
If you're the first one to make it to the top then Moapa will arrive immediately after you, otherwise he'll be waiting there. You'll have to battle him along with the two people that did the trial with him, once you win you'll be given the Hover Jade item as a reward.
When the scene is finished you'll regain control of Felix inside of the Inn. Now that we have access to Moapa's building in town we can easily get the next Djinni, Aroma. Check out my Djinni Locations (Part 4) for more information on how to capture this Djinni.
Our next destination is the Jupiter Lighthouse - finally. This place is reached by entering the south continent from the center right river. Sail through the river to reach Atteka Inlet and from there you'll want to walk to the World Map and travel north. If you got the Djinni earlier in the game from Contigo then you already have been through this route. If not you may want to do that now! Just like before, Djinni Locations (Part 4) for more info.
The Jupiter Lighthouse is found far to the north of Contigo, a picture of what you're looking for is shown below.
The Jupiter Lighthouse
If you've played the first Golden Sun game you should be familiar with these lighthouses and what they are. Each lighthouse is multiple floors and every one has many different puzzles. You're in for a long and arduous journey ahead. Don't worry though as I will cover each puzzle with this guide and help you conquer the challenges of the lighthouse!
When you first arrive head inside and explore a bit, you'll eventually come to a dead end with a cyclone teleporter. Before taking the teleporter grab the Mint in the bottom right of the area (near the entrance of the lighthouse). After collecting that use Cyclone near the teleporter to be carried inside of the dungeon. When you arrive go south at the fork and use cyclone on the plants to uncover a Mad Plant. Defeating it will get you another Mint, nice two permanent boosts!
Continue through the dungeon until you get to the room shown below. Use Hover while standing on the purple dot and walk over to the nearby platform.
Use Hover while standing on the purple part
South of where you land you'll find a purple circle on the ground which you can use Cyclone on; this will transport you back inside of the lighthouse. Push the pillar into its position to open up the front doors, now we have a shortcut for later. When you're ready for more puzzles head inside of the lighthouse and continue until you find the log/pillar puzzle. That puzzle we'll cover on the next page.
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