Inuyasha: Secret of the Cursed Mask
Castle FAQ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. INTRO/VERSION HISTORY
II. CASTLE GUIDE
III. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
IV. LOOSE ENDS
V. CREDITS
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I. INTRO/VERSION HISTORY
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I did this FAQ for two reasons: Because there's barely any material on Inuyasha:
Secret of the Cursed Mask, and because it'll end various topics and e-mails
that pertain to the castle. This covers when you first enter Castle Town to
when you lose to Naraku. It even includes the infamous "30 people that need to
be rescued!"
version 1.00 - 12/03/04: Started this FAQ. It's complete, but there's always
room for improvement.
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II. CASTLE GUIDE
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After rescuing Miroku from the mansion, resting, and traversing through the
castle pass, you come to: Castle Town. Start by between the alley ways in the
west (talk to the chicken to find out where to go) and pick up the Swallow Wing.
Go back to the mainstreet, and go north. Shop if you must, then talk to the guy
between the alley on the right of the screen. It'll be a spoken conversation.
Then go east. Talk to the lass in front of the hotel to get the Riceball, then
talk to the lad to the left to get a Pinwheel. Go east. There's a hidden shop
on this screen. A man is standing in front of it. Anyways, head north again.
To the left of the screen, you should see a guy between the buildings. Make
your way to him, and talk to him. Another spoken conversation should occur.
When you're done, head west, then north, and try to go through the gate. Then
go south, west, south, then east where you should be back to the two store
lines. Head into the alley where you first talked to that man. He'll no longer
be there, but keep pressing X to find the Sparkling Weeds. Head east and go
into the hotel. The Headman from Kasasagi Town will be there, and he'll
accompany you to the the castle, where you are now permitted through the gate.
Once you go through, the Headman will run off because you'll be attacked by a
monster. Beat him, the path should be clear now.
Once you're in the castle, DON'T RUN AWAY OR USE FLEE IN BATTLES!!! The game
has a strong chance of glitching up, the screen going black, and you'll have to
reset. Anyways, talk to the guy above you who will give you the mission of
rescuing 30 people. Now the fun begins.
NOTE!!! THIS IS IMPORTANT!!!
I'M TELLING YOU WHERE ALL 8 PEOPLE ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THIS PARAGRAPH,
BUT DON'T RESCUE ONE OF THEM! JUST KEEP A MENTAL NOTE OF WHERE THAT PERSON IS!
YOU'LL FIND OUT TOWARDS THE END!
Start by going left and down into the light. Rescue the merchant in the suit of
armor to the left, and go back up into the main floor. Proceed left, then up,
and left into the first light. Go down, and you should see a guy hiding behind
a wall. Rescue him, and go back out of the room. Keep heading up, ignore the
hall to the left, and just go into the next left light. You should immediately
pick up a Saxifrage. There should be a boy hiding in the pot all the way to the
left of the room. Rescue him, and leave the room. Go up and left into the next
light close by. Go up and around the wall in front of you to find a Sacred Tree
Leaf. Leave the room, and head up into the next room. Pick up the Sage Remedy
in the top right corner of the room, and check the chest on the bookshelf in the
upper right corner of the room. You'll find Sachi from Akebi Village (you
rescued her from the Spider Demon). Rescue her, and exit right into another
room. Read the scroll in the right of the room if you wish, then exit south.
Go left and down between the stairs to find a save cat. Save if you wish, then
proceed up and right, and down, and right into the first light. Head up to pick
up a Dragon Bone, then proceed right. You should notice a merchant between
three boxes. Rescue him, then exit the room. Head down, and ignore the hall to
the right. Keep going down, and right into the next light. Head right and up
to rescue a man in a jar. Exit the room, and head down and right into the next
light. Head down to pick up a Gold Bracelet. Then circle around the barrels in
the bottom left corner of the room to find a woman in one of them to rescue.
Exit the room, and head down, left, and down into the light. In the suit of
armor in the upper left of the room should be a boy to rescue. Exit the room,
and you should come to realize you've made a circle around the main floor. Head
back up to the save cat.
If you've been with me so far, you should have these things:
Items (including Castle Town):
Swallow Wing
Riceball
Pinwheel
Sparkling Weeds
Saxifrage
Sacred Tree Leaf
Sage Remedy
Dragon Bone
Gold Bracelet
People Rescued Total: 7 (Remember, don't rescue one of them... yet!)
Continue by going down stairs into the basement. Go left, and up into the room.
There should be a Saint Remedy by the three pots to the lower left of the
screen. Head right, then up, and circle the bed sheets to find a maid that
needs rescuing. Exit to the right, and hug the lower left wall to find a maid
that also needs to be rescued. Exit south, and keep heading down, and enter the
right most light. There's a boy in the pot in the upper left corner to rescue.
There's a Sage Remedy in the lower left corent of the room. Exit the room, head
left, and down into the next lit room. There's a Shamen Remedy in the lower
right corner of the room. There's a man to be rescued between the shelf and the
bucket on the left side of the room. Exit, hug the southern wall, and make your
way left to rescue a maid. Once that's done, head directly up to find another
room. In the room, you'll find there's another staircase to go up. But first,
go left and pick up the Saint Earring. Under the staircase, there's a boy to be
rescued. Head up the stairs, and pick up the Sacred Tree Dew to the south.
Head up the staircase to the right, and pick up Passage Key in front of the
statue. Talk to the monk to the left of the statue to rescue him. Head back
down the two flights of stairs, exit the room, and head directly south. Enter
the light to the the left. There's a man to rescue between the two shelves.
Exit the room, head left, and down into the next lit room. There's a Panacea to
pick up in the lower left corner of the room by the beds. Exit the room, and
head directly north to find out you've done a circle around the room. Go back
up the stairs. Checklist time again:
Additional Items:
Saint Remedy
Sage Remedy
Shamen Remedy
Saint Earring
Sacred Tree Dew
Passage Key
Panacea
People Rescued Total: 15
Go down the left hallway I told you to ignore earlier. Use your Passage Key,
and enter into another part of the castle. Head all the way left, and then head
down and left in the new room. Head up into the light, and go all the way to
the lower right corner of the cubicle to find a man in a barrel to rescue.
Head back to the entrance of the room, and notice the light in front of the
bottom step. Head left into it to get into another cubicle. Head all the way
left to get into another cubicle. Go all the way left, then up into the corner
to find a boy in a barrel that needs rescuing. Go down, and hug the barrels to
find a maid that needs rescuing. Head back through the cubicles, and up the
stairs. Head down, left, and up into the cubicle, to find three samurai, and a
battle to be fought. Win it, and trade the Riceball for the Castle Tower Key.
Head back to the save cat, and prepare to go up the second floor, but first,
checklist time:
Additional Items:
Passage Key
People Rescued Total: 18
Ok, once you're up the stair, head up and right into the lit up room. Ignore
the item (for now) and rescue the girl in the barrel in the upper left corner
of the room. Then exit to the left. Head all the way to the lower left corner
of the room, and rescue the painter against the wall. Exit south. From there,
head left, and down, and left into the first lit up room. Run to the lower
left corner of the room, and rescue the maid. Head directly up, and pick up
the Panacea, and read the letter if you want. Then exit the room, go down, and
go left into the next room. Pick up the Dragon's Mirror in the center, and go
left to rescue the boy. Go directly down from the boy to pick up the Shaman
Remedy. Exit the room, and go down, and right. Ignore the first lit room
(you can check if you want, nothing of importance in there), and proceed left,
then down the hallway. Go right or left (doesn't matter, it's a sqaure), but
at the top of the circle, there's a room you can go down into. Turns out you
exit into the first room you went to on the second floor, and you're able to
get the item now, a Pure Charm. Exit the room, and go all the way back down to
where you first entered the square. Keep going right, and go down into another
lit room. In the upper left corner is a Medicinal Herb. Below that towards
the center of the left wall is a merchant that needs rescuing. Exit the room,
and go up, and right into the first lit room. Go all the way to the lower right
corner of the room, and rescue a hidden maid. Exit north, and pick up the
Fragrant Flower in the upper right corner of the room. Exit west, and go back
up the hall and to the left, back to the stairs. There's another set of stairs
beside the ones you used to go up. Head up the other case of stairs, and give
Otoki her Pinwheel. There should be a hidden room you can go into in the lower
right of the screen. Go in, and rescue the hidden maid at the lower left of the
screen. Exit, and go up to unlock the door, using the Castle Tower Key. Enter,
and hug the lower wall. You'll come into a hidden room. Circle the middle
square of boxes tightly to rescue two hidden merchants. Exit left, and go all
the way down the hall, then right, and up into another lit room. Exit to the
right, and proceed up the hall, and up the stairs. Once you're on this floor,
go ALL THE WAY DOWN the hall, and ALL THE WAY LEFT! IGNORE the center room for
now. Go up and right into the first lit room. Go behind the curtain in the
upper left corner of the room to rescue the maid. Exit north, and pick up the
Diamond Hair Gem at the top of the room. Go behind the pillar you picked the
Diamond Hair Gem up from, and rescue the last (or second to last if you follow
my advice) person: another maid! With that task done, return to the entrance
of the castle on the main floor, and talk to the guy that gave you the mission
of rescuing the people. For RESCUING ONLY 29 PEOPLE, he gives you the Sacred
Tree Bark. Rescue that other person on the first floor you purposely neglected,
then talk to him again. He'll give you the Purple Seed. Checklist time:
Additional Items:
Panacea
Dragon's Mirror
Shaman Remedy
Pure Charm
Medicinal Herb
Fragrant Flower
Diamond Hair Gem
Sacred Tree Bark (talk to him after rescuing 29 people)
Purple Seed
People Rescued Total: 30
To finish this castle, go all the way back to the top floor, and go into the
center room I told you to ignore earlier. I won't spoil anything for you, but
don't reset when you lose the boss battle, it's supposed to happen!
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III. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
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Alright, here is where I'll answer some of the questions people are dying to
know the answer to, and are too lazy to find them in the guide part of the FAQ.
Q: How do I get into the castle?
A: (sigh) Too lazy to read the first paragraph of the guide? Here it goes in
nutshell. Select Castle town on Map. Head north, east, talk to lass in
front of hotel to get Riceball, the lad to the left to get the Pinwheel.
Head east, north, north, talk to man on the left between buildings. Head
west, north, try to go through gate. Head back to the hotel, enter, talk.
I'll let you figure it out from there.
Q: I've rescued X amount of people, where are the other Y?
A: Be more descriptive first of all, X and Y could be any number,
second of all, which people have you rescued? Seriously though, read the
guide. That's why I made one.
Q: I heard about some major glitch in this castle... what is it again?
A: In the castle, DON'T RUN AWAY from battles or use Shippo's Flee move.
The screen will go black after battle, and you'll have to reset the game.
Q: What are the prizes you get after rescuing everyone?
A: The Purple Seed and Sacred Tree Bark for only rescuing 29 people.
Q: Where do I claim my prizes?
A: From the guy at the entrance that gave you the mission in the first place.
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IV. LOOSE ENDS
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Like I said before, it's pretty much done, although I am curious if there are
any more prizes you can get from the guy for only rescuing a certain amount of
people. E-mail me with a contribution, I'll verify it, and give you credit if
it's true.
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V. CREDITS
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-Rumiko Takahashi for creating the best anime of all time.
-Viz for producing this great anime.
-Bandai for publishing this game.
-shenmuemasta for helping me find the 30th guy when I was going through this
game the first time.
E-Mail me for any questions/contributions: georgegreeny@hotmail.com
(obviously won't accept spam/flaming/virus e-mail)
Copyright 2004. Cannot be posted without my permission on other sites.
