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 ;)