Forgotten
Realm.
First Level by Amber Light.
Walkthrough G&D Productions.
Story
Rumours have come
out that another iris is to be found in a mysterious realm in the mountains.
Lara meets Von Croy who leads her to the entrance for her to find the way. But
who knows what will happen after?
Go straight through the valley and jump the pool to the
campsite where Von Croy is waiting. Pick up a medipack and the Crowbar
on the N side of the tent.
Von Croy will then lead the way to the entrance of the
building E where he will open up the gates by igniting the wall torches. You’re
on your own, so go in and
shoot the Bats in the entrance hall.
Pushpuzzle for the Fire section.
Push/pull 4 Bird statues
on the marked tiles around the central block. Take the red ones first. The
“red” gate NE opens up. Follow through and jump to the other side of the lava
by using the sloped sides of the room. There’s a safe ledge in the far left
corner. Go through the opening and jump to the ledge on the left. Save in front
of the timed switch. Pull it and hop back turning back against the wall, runjump
to the first ledge and land close to the next ledge so you can do a standjump
to it. A running jump with a left curve will get you on the ledge under the
ladder. Which you have to climb before the ledge start burning again.
On top go left and get a small medipack, get back to the main passage and save at the slide.
Look for a ladder halfway down and in the ceiling. Slide and jump/grab the
ladder, go up and go left to pick up Secret #
That closed gate is in case you missed this ladder, in
that case you can access the Secret from the cave below. Jump back to grab the
ladder and slide into the cave where a flyby kicks in. Looking up left you’ll
see the ladder you could have used to get to that Secret, so no need to go
there now.
Jump the collapsible tiles in the lava lake and jump the blocks
with the emitters (standing in the corners is save) and go to the left and from
the top one you can jump to the ladder W. On top slide and jump up to grab the
monkey climb. Follow around the corner all the way to the end, let go and immediately
grab to pull up in the opening.
Look down in the pit and jump to the pole, slide all the
way down avoiding the emitters and turn around to spot a ledge with the next
Secret. Turn around so you can backflip to Secret #
Use the binoculars and look up to the E wall and spot an
opening; that is your next goal. So jump to the pole (don’t stand too close to
it), climb up to where the pole changes colour and face that Lions head, you
can climb up 2 more steps and time the emitter. Quickly climb up 3 steps and
backflip into the opening. Get Fire
Jump back to the pole, climb up (take a rest between the 2
Lions heads) and back flip to the entrance ledge. Jump/grab to the monkey climb
and drop onto the slide on the pillar, grab the end and shimmy around to the
right. Climb up a bit and back flip/roll and grab the rope to swing to the S
side. Go inside to get Fire
Go back out to the cave and jump E and stand all the way
right and jump up to climb into opening. Watch out for a boulder, sprint down
the passage. Run right and sharp around the corner over a pit and return when
the
Back over the pit and through the open gate. Use the
wooden bridge and jump from the end to the E to pick up the Red Star and a Torch. Jump back with Torch, go back over the bridge and down on
those steps N. A jump to the ledge in the lava, stand a bit in the corner near
the lava an ignite the Torch on the emitter (careful, you could easily ignite
yourself too). Jump back up and head over the wooden bridge to ignite the two
wall torches at the gate.
Get the 2nd
Red Star from the pedestal and go face the next challenge.
Face S and stand next to that sloped floor. Sidejump right
onto the slope and jump to grab the ledge up over the Lions heads, climb higher
and use the Zip-line. Follow through to where you’ll encounter a Wherewolf.
I was lucky as the Wherewolf
was stuck in the gate around the corner, otherwise shoot it as you please (nice trick, just run past it quickly and get into the next
room, the gate closes and he will be trapped). The gate opens when approaching,
go into the room and shoot some Bats.
Climb the block NW and follow through to a small room. Use the lever and drop
down the trapdoor to get back to the puzzle room.
Pushpuzzle for the Water section.
Push the 4 Bird statues on the
blue tiles this time.
The blue gate opens, go in and look up left where the
floor goes up. Climb the ladder to the cave above. There are some flares on the right and a Golden Star you can pry off the wall.
Get back down the ladder and go S to use the Star on the
right. Go through two stargate blades and end up in a cave with a lake.
In the NW is a crawlspace. Follow through to a dark cave.
Jump right around the corner to a ledge with a box of Flares*.
Optional for a Secret:
Drop down to the cave floor, get a small
medipack in the N and then go to the dark SW corner to find Secret #
*Continue:
Face W and jump to a thin rock ledge, turn left and use 2
of the breakledges to get to the SW corner to pick up a Blue Star. Jump to the remaining breakledge and a running jump to
the exit E, get through the crawlspace, dive into the water to swim to the SW.
Go to the switch SW and see a gate open up when you use it.
Jump in the water and swim through, climb out, avoid a boulder by jumping past
it along the right hand side and get Water
Jump back in water to get rid of the fire Wraith. Climb
back up near the lever and jump on top of the waterfall, a gate opened up
there.
Jump down to the water and an Ice Wraith will show up,
swim through a tunnel N and you will end up back behind the waterfall.
Go back through the gate again and jump back down to the
Look at the ceiling in the next room to jump to the save
tiles (blue ones).
Get the Water
The Gate Wheel.
Use the Fire and Water crystals on the pedestals E. You
are in a room with statues and there’s a pedestal in the middle of them, get
the Gate Wheel from the pedestal. A gate
opens up in the E wall. Jump down from the waterfall and go to the NW corner to
use the timed lever there after you saved.
Timed Run for the Gate.
Hop back turning right and jump out of the hole with a bit
of a left curve so you land on a flat ledge, runjump onto the waterfall and run
along to the S side and curve left a bit to jump with a grab landing on the
ledge S, sprint E to the opened gate and get into the room S.
Place the Gate Wheel near the others on the E wall. Go to
the open gate S, jump down the waterfall and climb out in the
The
Go to the right (W) and climb up N in the NW corner and
get Secret #
The Torch.
Drop down to the ground again and go S, onto a rock on the
right hand side from which you can runjump and grab the stone wall S. Head E to
use the Jumpswitch and see an underwater gate open up. Follow the wall to the E
and find 2 Torches. Throw them both
off the wall to the S side and remember where they fell.
A Blue Gem and the Lasersight.
Drop from the S side of the wall and dive into the nearby
pool, swim into the tunnel S and find the Blue
Gem. Swim back and climb out to get one of the Torches. Head W and left at
the next pool, there are some burning torches on the left. Light your Torch and
leave it there for now. Walk around the structure W and backflip to a slanted
block so you can jump and grab to the top of the structure, hop to the E side
and spot the Lasersight in the windowsill E, run diagonally and curve to jump
and grab the windowsill. Get the Lasersight
and drop to the ground.
A Golden Star and the Revolver.
Take the Torch to the pool S and go around the pool to
light the 2 wall torches. Leave the Torch outside and get onto the ledge in the
room to take the Golden Star from
the wall. Quickly run out and hop into the pool till the Wraiths are gone. Go
to the NW corner of the pool and climb the structure there, jump to the
transparent ledge S and then to the wall S where you’ll find some Revolver Ammo. Jump to the transparent
ledge NE and then over to the window S to get the Revolver. Stand back in a corner of the window and shoot a Wasp.
A 2nd Golden Star.
Drop down from the windowsill and take the Torch heading
E, in the far SE corner is another gate. Drop the Torch in a safe place and
open the gates with the Blue Gem. Leave the Torch outside and get onto the
ledge in the room to take the Golden
Star from the wall. Quickly run out and hop into the pool till the Wraiths
are gone.
A 3rd Golden Star.
Go out, take the Torch and head N to the gates NE. Light
the wall torches and leave the Torch outside, get onto the ledge in the room to
take the Golden Star from the wall.
Quickly run out and hop into the pool till the Wraiths are gone.
A Blue Gem and Star.
Go S (no need to take the Torch) and find the gates to the
W of the pool. Open them with the 2 Red Stars you have. Go in and left up the
stairs, get some Revolver Ammo
opposite the gates and open the gates with Golden Stars to meet the Giant. Shoot him about twice from close
range and run away, don’t look back till you hear him drop. Then go into the
room he came from and get the Blue Gem
and a Medipack. Then pick up the Blue Star the Giant left behind and
return down the stairs.
A 4th Golden Star.
Out of the building and left, head W along the pools and
open the gates NW with the Gem, go in and get onto the ledge in the room to
take the Golden Star from the wall.
Quickly run out and hop into the pool till the Wraiths are gone.
Climb out S and go for the gates in the central building
where you lit the Torch before, open them with the 2 Blue Stars and enter.
Follow the steps up past a keyhole and come to gates you can open with the
Golden Stars, go in and get the Rusty
Key. Return down the stairs to that keyhole and open the gate with the Key.
Room with 4 switches.
Inside the room are 4 switches and of course some will be
quite deadly.
You can find out by yourself or use the NE and NW switches
to raise a block outside, the others only give Spikes. Go back out and down the
stairs, out of the building and right around the corners to the raised block
NE. Climb the block, jump to the ledge N and then to the transparent ledge.
Jump to the window NW and throw the switch to raise another block on the ledge
E. Get on the block, jump to the top ledges and find a Medipack on the ledge in the NE corner. Stand back in a corner of
the window and shoot a Wasp.
Over the Roofs.
Jump S over the ledges and look around that big pillar to
spot a pointy blue roof, do a runjump S and curve left around the pillar to
just grab the edge of that roof.
Hop to the S and do a standjump S to grab the next roof.
Go over the next ledges to the windowsill SW and find a switch that will stop
that burner in the SE corner for a moment or two.
Throw the switch and hop back turning right, runjump to
the ledge and turn right, hop to the corner ledge and quickly grab up S to the
roof. Jump S and then head W over the ledges till you see a transparent ledge
down N over the central pool.
Runjump to that ledge, jump N to the ledge where the blue
ball was before and jump W to the raised block. Go over the ledge to the SW
corner and jump to the transparent ledge W, then N and over to the building.
The Iris.
Climb up to the roof and head for the Iris on the floor in the middle of the roof.
A flyby will kick in while Spirits circle Lara, as soon as
you get control back you can run E and find that pool below, runjump down into
the pool and climb out at the gate E where Von Croy is waiting. When running
over the grated floor the grates give way and Lara tumbles into the unknown….
To be continued... ???