Dungeon of Darkness Demo 1 Walkthrough
Note: This first demo doesn't contain a lot of things, gameplay wise.
You probably don't need a walkthrough, but I'm writing one anyway, since I plan
on doing so later on anyway and writing it helps me stay focused on level
design.
If you are stuck, however, feel free to read on. However, as is always the case
with games, solving problems is more fun if you do it yourself...
If you have something you wish to add to this walkthough, let me know. I'm
particularly interested in alternate strategies to defeat the boss Serpentile.;)
Level A
Walk right to collect the bow, then head down. Collect the piece of heart, then
head down to collect the bombs. Head right and place a bomb next to the
spawner. Don't go through the exit yet, but instead head up and kill the other
skeleton with a bomb (you need to time it well so that it goes off when the
skeleton is close) and collect the piece of heart and the small heart if you
want. Head down. Kill any ghouls that remain, if you wish. Enter the exit.
Level B
Head up. Kill the zombie, then continue upward. Collect the piece of heart and
the bombs, then head left. Kill the spawner (and any creatures it has hatched)
with one or two bombs. Collect the dagger, then head slightly right and down.
Kill the ghost for a potion and collect the piece of heart. Go up and to the
left. Kill the skeleton if you want, then go through the exit.
Level C
Kill the spawner, then head down. (From now on, you're going to encounter more
enemies. I won't remind you to kill all of them, except when they carry an
important item). Collect the piece of heart and the wooden club, then exit
right. Move up and collect the piece of heart. You can kill monsters if you
want, otherwise you can go through the gate.
Level D
Head up to collect the piece of heart, then exit right. Head up, pass one
door on the left and move on. Collect the shield, then move down and exit
right. Grab the potion if you need it, otherwise just head up. Kill the spawner
and pick up the key. Use it on the locked door and go left. Collect the piece
of heart, then return right. Backtrack to the second room: go down and exit
left. Move down, then left and finally up. Exit left through the gate you
passed before and move up. Exit right and go through the exit.
Level E
Move down. Kill the bats, then exit left. Continue left and take the upper
gate. Move up to collect the piece of heart (go right if you want to know
why you didn't want to go left from your starting point). Go down, exit right.
Move to the lower righthand corner of the room and exit. Collect the piece of
heart, then move down and exit left. Walk through the corridor and exit left
again. Enter the gate.
Level F
Kill the spawner to expose the locked door. Move up, then exit left. Move down
to collect the sword, then move up and take the upper exit. Kill the spawner
and collect the key. Exit left. Go down and exit right. Open the locked door
and move down, then exit right. Kill the spawner for a piece of heart, then
backtrack to your starting position. Move right and take the upper exit. Move
up and exit left. Move down to collect the piece of heart, then go back right
and go down. Enter the exit.
Level G
Prepare for a long walk... exit right, go up, exit left, go up and exit right.
Go down and take note of the closed door on the right. Exit left. Collect the
piece of heart, then move all the way up to get a key. Go back down and exit
right. Go up and exit right again. Go down (don't enter the exit yet) and open
the locked door with the key. Go down and stand on the switch in the floor.
Backtrack to the door that was closed (that is, go up, right, up, left and
down). Collect the key then head up to collect the piece of heart. Find your
way back to the exit and head left. Go down and open the locked door. Exit
right. Kill the ghoul for a Ring of Regeneration. Exit left, go up, exit right
and enter the exit.
Level H
Head up, then exit right. Continue straight on and exit right opposite the
door where you entered. Go up, then exit left and collect the key. Exit right,
move down, exit left, move down and exit right. Kill the spawner in the upper
corner of the room to make a switch appear. Stand on the switch, then go down
and exit right. Go down, then exit left. Collect the piece of heart, then exit
right, go up, exit left, continue up, then go left and leave through the upper
gate. Continue left though the gate, then head up and exit right. Kill the
spawner and exit right. Collect the piece of heart. You should now have seven
heart containers. Backtrack to the room you started from (ie, left, left, down,
right) and exit right. Go down and exit left. Go down and use the key on the
locked door. Kill the spawner, but DON'T enter the exit yet. Go right and
collect the bombs, arrows and potion. Return to the previous room and go
through the exit. You will now fight the boss, Serpentile.
Boss: Serpentile
There are a few strategies you can try. When you shoot Serpentile, his body
will split and both halfs will continue to move on their own. The long form
he's in initially will try to move towards you systematically, but is slow.
The shorter versions behave more eratically but are faster.
You can either attack quickly to break him up in smaller framents, or you can
try to always aim for his head or tail. If you can spare them, bombs help a lot
(though that may not be apparent at first).
To defeat Serpentilem, lure his longer forms toward you while dropping a trail
of bombs (don't get caught in the explosion!) to break him up in smaller
fragments. When his movements become too eratic, you will need to finish him
off with arrows. This usually only takes a few more hits though.
When he is dead, collect the heart container and head down the stairs.
Watch the ending of demo 1 ;)