Forsaken Fortress walkthrough in Zelda: The Wind Waker

The Forsaken Fortress is the primary space (arguably a dungeon on a technicality, however not actually) you’ll go to in The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. For a lot of, it’s a horrible reminiscence. You’re compelled to make use of stealth with no precise weapon in hand, making it a painful course of if you happen to don’t know what to do and the place to go.

Fortunately for you, I’ve replayed The Wind Waker that will help you out. (And truthfully, the excellent news is that this dungeon isn’t practically as unhealthy as I remembered it being, so… hopefully that’s the identical for you.)

Beneath we’ll offer you a walkthrough on easy methods to get by means of the primary go to of The Forsaken Fortress in The Wind Waker, easy methods to flip off all three spotlights, and the place to go to climb the fortress.

Be aware that this walkthrough is for the Nintendo GameCube model of the sport, additionally playable on the Nintendo Change 2, you probably have a Nintendo Change On-line + Enlargement Pack membership. Whereas this walkthrough might work for the remastered model (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD for the Wii U), there could also be variations between the 2 variations, so maintain that in thoughts if you happen to’re utilizing it for the latter.

The Forsaken Fortress, defined

You get launched over to this horrifying island stuffed with monsters and residential to probably the most evil being in Hyrule — and your sword goes flying off into the gap. Nice! This case forces you to make use of stealth methods to navigate to the top of this space. Moderately than operating in with three hearts and swords a-blazin’, you’ll have to sneak round, flip off the three spotlights, and climb up the fortress to seek out your sister.

You possibly can sort out the Forsaken Fortress spotlights in any order actually, however we’ve listed them within the order we discovered it most handy.

Forsaken Fortress highlight #1

Proper off the boat, observe the trail straight up till you see the flat space with purple rupees and spotlights. In case you’re a fiend for rupees, you should use the close by barrels to cover from the spotlights and seize the rupees — however you too can simply wait till you flip all of the spotlights off and are available again for them later.

In case you’re not grabbing the rupees, you’ll nonetheless want a barrel to go up the steps. Seize one, after which flip proper and go up the trail additional, ignoring the large doorways within the flat space.

Hold following the trail upwards, ignoring the hallway that lets you go indoors. You’ll see a ladder main as much as the primary set of spotlights on the high. Head up there and be ready to take out a bokoblin.

As instructed by Tetra, you’ll wish to use your defend to dam the Bokoblins assaults, which is able to ultimately make them drop their weapon. Then you may decide it up and use it in opposition to them. There can even be a vase stuffed with sticks close by that you may wield. (Break the vase open and use one of many many sticks to take out the Bokoblin.) After doing this, your first highlight shall be taken care of.

Forsaken Fortress highlight #2

For the second highlight, you’ll wish to strategically drop on to a ledge from the above highlight. Right here’s a redux of the picture above however with a brand new location in thoughts:

Drop all the way down to these enormous doorways and head inside. When you’re inside, you’ll be chased down by lasers, so shortly roll ahead to open a chest with a yellow rupee (price 10 rupees) inside.

Climb up the beds on the left facet of the room utilizing the ladders and head into the door in your proper (although don’t leap throughout the platform).

You’ll now be again outdoors in one of many out of doors hallways. Head out of the opening on the fitting facet and climb up the ladder to get to the second highlight.

You recognize the drill: block the assaults, decide up the enemy’s stick, and beat them down with it.

At this level, we advocate getting caught by enemies and thrown into jail. You are able to do this shortly by both getting caught by a highlight or going into the large doorways on the flat space (those we initially advised you to disregard), and operating right into a moblin, who will take you away to jail. A lot of the indoor hallways of this space have these moblins round, so it shouldn’t take too lengthy to get thrown into jail.

Forsaken Fortress highlight #3

Now that you just’re in jail, you’ll have a fairly straight shot to the rest of the spotlights and the ultimate space of the Forsaken Fortress without having to seek out ladders and get confused.

From jail, leap up on the desk after which the bookshelf. Break open the vase to point out an exit. (Wow, traditional Zelda transfer.) Crouch down utilizing R and crawl by means of the opening.

Head down the one open path and also you’ll discover a chest with the dungeon map inside. Yay!

Elective: Piece of Coronary heart #1

Earlier than you proceed on, leap off the platform right here. There’s a swap within the nook of the room by the jail cell, obscured by barrels:

Activate the swap and head into the jail cell to seize your first Piece of Coronary heart from the chest.

When you’re performed in right here, simply head into the hallway to get caught by the Moblins once more, sending your self again to jail.

Use the abilities you discovered on the pirate ship to leap on to the close by hanging lantern and swing throughout. Enter the door on the fitting and run straight — you already bought the 2 spotlights outdoors, so you may simply maintain going.

On this room, there’s a chest behind some barrels straight forward. Crack that open to get the compass.

Soar utilizing the lantern to swing throughout the best way and enter the door. You’ll be outdoors once more!

Flip left to the opening within the out of doors hallway and stroll up the ramped path to get to your third highlight. There shall be one other ladder with a niche between the ladder and the ground that you may ignore for now.

Yep, yep. Climb up that latter, smack down the bokoblin utilizing its personal weapon and now the third highlight shall be deactivated.

When you’re performed right here, leap again all the way down to the out of doors hallway you got here from and maintain heading north again inside.

Climbing the Forsaken Fortress

You need to be again in yet one more room that appears just like the earlier ones. As ordinary, swing throughout the hole with the hanging gentle and enter the door on the opposite facet.

Flip left and push the crate down, which will provide you with a shortcut again to the beginning flat space. In case you needed these purple rupees from earlier than however have been too lazy to stealth by means of it, you may seize them now.

After grabbing the rupees (or not) simply maintain heading straight by means of the out of doors hallway you got here out of. A brief cutscene will play displaying roaming moblins and an enormous door.

With persistence, you’ll want to make use of the barrel to the left of you to sneak by the moblins. Stroll when their backs are turned in direction of you and cease transferring once they’re taking a look at you. In the event that they catch you, you’ll return to jail, so that you’ll wish to be fairly cautious right here.

When you’re by the door, you may take the barrel off and head by means of. You’ll be again outdoors. Climb up the steps and use the barrel instantly on the high of the steps to go one other moblin that’s sniffing round. When you get far sufficient from the moblin, take the barrel off and simply run up the pathway.

You’ll ultimately hit this hole:

Soar down and push the crate down by the ladder to create one other shortcut again up right here. Climb the ladder again as much as the hole. Face the wall and maintain down A to sidle alongside the wall, fastidiously crossing the hole utilizing the tiny ledge.

You’ll ultimately hit one other ledge with hearts on it. Sidle throughout the identical as earlier than. Head up the steps and throughout the ominous holes within the floor to get your sword again — and battle a inexperienced moblin. Along with your sword in hand, it shouldn’t be an excessive amount of of an issue. Take it out and head into the large doorways for the finale to play.

With that, you’re performed with this go to to the Forsaken Fortress! You’ll be again (a pair instances, really), so don’t miss it an excessive amount of.

For the primary “actual” dungeon, take a look at our Dragon Roost Cavern walkthrough.