Dry Canyons Part 1 (Demo) Walkthrough

Dry Canyons Part 1 (Demo) Summary

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A young Spinosaurus picks up its greatsword. A trapped dinosaur tells how fragile its body is. And this begins the adventure of the Spinosaurus.

Along the way, the Spinosaurus meets its first trial: KIRA, The Exile.

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[1] After the cutscene, pick up your weapon, Akai's Greatsword.

Walkthrough 1

A tutorial will start once you pick up your greatsword.

Tutorial: Block or Deflect
Blocking consumes stamina. Deflect restores both stamina and resonance.

Defeat the incoming enemies using what you learned.

Tutorial: Stamina Consumption
Blocking and attacking consumes stamina. When stamina is depleted, blocking will fail.

[2] Fight a total of four dinosaurs as the tutorial continues.

Go through the waterfall to proceed to the next area. There are four dinosaurs in this area. Two will come together. The third with a trident and the fourth with a scythe.

Tutorial: Heavy Attack Combo
Press CTRL to start a chain of powerful attacks. Each swing is slow but devastating.

[3] Save your progress.

Save

Interact with the bonfi- rock pillar to save your progress. This also serves as your checkpoint.

[4] Enter the next area through the waterfall.

Upon entering the next area, a prompt will appear. This teaches you the Charge Attack. And immediately two enemies will come running toward you. The third enemy will have a trident.

Tutorial: Charge Attack
Hold C to channel your power. Release early to send a swift blade of energy, or hold to full charge for a devastating strike at the cost of 5 Resonance.

[5] Save your progress.

Walkthough 5

You will see another stone pillar. So, save your progress. And pick up the soul near it.

[6] Head forward from the pillar.

As you move, a prompt about Instinct Encounter appears. Since this is about a boss, prepare to fight one.

Tutorial: Instinct Encounter
When Boss's Resolve Bar maxes out, a clean deflect unleashes a bone-shattering counterattack.

[7] Defeat KIRA, The Exile.

Kira, the Exile

KIRA moves swiftly and throws its scythe like a boomerang.

QTE

There is a Quick Time Event (QTE). The fight is not only about slashing your way to defeat the boss.

Once you defeat KIRA, you will learn about the Summoning Skill. You can also pick up its Red Soul.

Tutorial: Summoning Skill
Boss souls you've absorbed will answer your call. Click 4 to summon.

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[8] Enter the waterfall with a Red Soul inside.

Red Soul

Taking the Red Soul increases your Boss SP. This will let you unlock Soul Arts. Soul Arts are special abilities you can use in combat. Later on, you can unlock their different levels as you get more Boss SP.