Accident! "The Lost Forest" Guide (Weiser Forest 3-1)
--"The Lost Forest" Maze Guide--

Game: Riviera: The Promised Land
Console: Game Boy Advance
Guide Version History:
(Version, Date Submitted, Specific Time Submitted, Update Information)
1.02     7/15/05 11:20 PM - New Section to clarify the maze simpler.
                           Few mistakes fixed.
                11:46 PM - I mistakenly tried update this file on neoseeker
                           at the wrong spot so I am updating it correctly
                           now.
                11:55 PM - The program I'm using used tabs for something I
                           didn't want it to do and messed up the format so I
                           am reposting the guide (format should be aligned)
1.01     7/14/05 12:20 AM - Slight format edit and few words fixed.
                           Site list updated.
1.00     7/12/05  8:30 AM - O.P.
Author: IceCold126 ([email protected])

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--Table of Contents--
1) Introduction
2) Notes
3) Guide to Forest Part I
   a) Event Item
   b) Treasure Chest Item
5) Guide to Forest Part II
6) Extras
   a) Events in the Forest
   b) Directions for Each Section
       c) Simple Termed Guide of Passing the Lost Forest Maze
7) Contributions
8) My Thoughts and About Me
9) Sites Allowed to Host This Guide
10) Credits & Acknowledgements


--Introduction--
This small guide will help you navigate your way out of what Cierra thinks is
a shortcut.  As this is my first guide ever being posted, I hope it will be of
some help to everyone.

<<<<<CLARIFICATION - ALL READERS PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING
One thing I have read on the forums is that the way I explained this guide is
confusing. I understand that, especially the way I try to explain things in
detail because of the way the maze is setup. Therefore, I have made a short
section for those who don't want an explanation on the Lost Forest and wish to
get a better clarification on passing the maze with all options of items. If
you wish to read this section, then head over to the "Simple Termed Guide of
Passing the Lost Forest Maze" section near the end of this guide and all facts
of passing the maze will be shown to you, with minimum explanation but all
directions to finish the maze.>>>>>

After you fall from the branches and the nest onto the mushroom and Cierra
joins your party, you will notice three movement choices. Left, Up, and Right.
If you chose to go up, you will skip the maze. However, if you chose to go
right into what Cierra believes is a shortcut, you will be stuck in a maze
called The Lost Forest. This maze is confusing at first but actually very
easy if you learn how it works. Here is some information you may want to know
before I explain the maze:

Red Lighted Section = Fall
Purple Lighted Section = Spring
Green Lighted Section = Summer
White Lighted Section = Winter

N = North
S = South
E = East
W = West


--Notes--
*You will not encounter any demons in the forest
*Summer and Winter are always paired together on the signs
*Fall and Spring are always paired together on the signs
*Each sign except the Spring sign has some words faded on the directions.
However, you will always be able to tell which direction you must go from
that season by looking at whatever few words that you can see or by process
of elimination.
*You should not come across a sign where you cannot see at least a part of a
word on one of the two choices (except the Winter section). Therefore, you
will be able to conclude which direction is which season.
*Each section has a sign which shows direction to Summer, Spring, Winter, and
Fall from that section in particular. They are all different from each other
and all change direction from Part I to Part II except for Winter. For example,
the Summer and Spring section won't have the same sign.

\\\\ Guide to Forest Part I - Beginning at Spring Section ////

--Spring Sign--
Summer, winter, spring and fall...
N:White Snow                 Winter
S:Bright Sun                 Summer
E:Blooming Flowers           Spring
W:Vivid Leaves               Fall
The forest shall move as the seasons pass.
Time passes in cycles.

Ok, lets begin the guide. You begin in the Spring section with a riddle in the
sign above. Now you have four directions you can choose. Selecting any
direction will allow you to change your seasons. Of one of those directions,
you will be in the same season as you currently are in. This is because each
direction on the signs point to four seasons, which include the one you are
currently in. If you read the notes above, you will notice that each sign in
all the seasons except Spring will be withered away and you will not be able
to read the directions fully. You will still be able to figure out what season
is in what direction by any letters that are readable and process of
elimination (Except the Winter section in Part II)

All the information needed to navigate the guide is in the Extras section. So,
to understand the maze, learn from the directions given to you and if you have
tried exploring yourself, you probably have seen one or all the sequences where
Ein's party talks about the riddle. The riddle is like a clock and changes each
time you move. Make sure you remember the Spring sign as it gives you the order
of seasons you must travel through: Summer then Winter then Spring then Fall.
Now, when you look at the Spring sign, you will see directions from that point
to any season. Don't forget to check every sign you go to in each season for
your next direction. To continue the maze onto Part II, follow the order of
seasons from each sign. If you want to skip the seasons maze onto Part II then
from the Spring section, move: South then East then North then West in a
counter-clockwise order on a compass. You will end up in the fall section where
the sign will flash. If you wish to grab the event and/or battle item in this
forest, then go to the Event & Battle Items section.  If you mess the order up
by accident, don't be discouraged. The clock always resets so you have to
always start from the Spring section.

[Summer    Winter    Spring    Fall
South     East      North     West]

\\\\ Event & Battle Item Section - Beginning at Spring Section ////

To get the event item Aron Doll, all you have to do is go through all the
seasons in a simple order. To do this, start from the Spring section and move:
Up Down Up Down  (Winter, Fall, Summer, Spring)
You will end up in the Spring section again with a blue treasure chest sitting
right next to the Spring sign. Open it and keep the item. Cierra will say it's
cute. You now have your Aron Doll event item! If you wish to get an Ice Crest,
then move onto the second paragraph. From here, just follow the same directions
from Guide to Forest Part I to get to Guide to Forest Part II and you will
have completed the maze.

This part was contributed by pentarou. I thank him for this contribution. In
order to get the battle item Ice Crest, start from the Spring Section and move:
Right Down Up Down (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)
You will end up in the Winter section with a brown treasure chest sitting right
next to the Winter sign. Open it and you will receive an Ice Crest. From here,
go up to the Spring section and just follow the same directions from Guide to
Forest Part I to get to Guide to Forest Part II and you will have completed
the maze.

\\\\ Guide to Forest Part II - Beginning at Fall Section ////

--Fall Sign--
N:... ... ...  ... ... ...                      Summer
S:... ... ... ...  Snow                         Winter
E:... ... ...  ... ... ...                      Fall
W:Bloo... ... ... ...  ... ... ...wers          Spring
Spring, summer, fall and winter...
The path will be opened.
Fail, and all will be undone.

After you end up in the Fall section the sign will flash.  This part allows
for no mistake in direction because if you go to the wrong season, the seasons
will reset back to Part I and you'll have to get yourself back to Part II.
Like Part I, Part II has a different order you must travel: Spring then Summer
then Fall then Winter. Now follow the directions on the signs through the
seasons and you will be done. If you want to skip Part II and finish the maze
then from the Fall section only, move West then South then North then South.
Once you end up in the Winter section, you will notice the same sign as in
Part I because the signs never change. All you have to do to finish The Lost
Forest maze is move in any direction (it doesn't matter which) and you will
be out.

[Spring    Summer    Fall     Winter
West      South     North    South]

Finally, we made it back.
Yes, but we can't rest here.
Escaped the Lost Forest!!!                               20,000pts.


\\\\ Extras ////

--Events in the Forest--

For the following three events, Ein's party tries to unravel the riddle and
gives you hints to completing the maze:
A. Move through any 5 sections and your party members will talk about the
riddle
B. Move through any 10 sections and your party members will talk about the
riddle
C. Move through any 15 sections and your party members will talk about the
riddle

*In order to get the event item "Aran Doll," start from the Spring section
and move Up, Down, Up, Down. This leads you through Winter, Fall, Summer,
and back to Spring where a treasure chest will be sitting next to the sign.

--Directions on Each Section's Signs--

-Maze Part I-

*Winter Section
N:Blooming Flowers         Spring
S:Vivid Leaves             Fall
E:Bright Sun               Summer
W:White Snow               Winter

*Fall Section
N:Bright Sun               Summer
S:White Snow               Winter
E:Vivid Leaves             Fall
W:Blooming Flowers         Spring

*Summer Section
N:Vivid Leaves             Fall
S:Blooming Flowers         Spring
E:White Snow               Winter
W:Bright Sun               Summer

*Spring Section
N:White Snow               Winter
S:Bright Sun               Summer
E:Blooming Flowers         Spring
W:Vivid Leaves             Fall
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
-Maze Part II-

*Winter Section
N:Blooming Flowers         Spring
S:Vivid Leaves             Fall
E:Bright Sun               Summer
W:White Snow               Winter

*Spring Section (Walk the path of the seasons.)
N:White Snow               Winter
S:Bright Sun               Summer
E:Blooming Flowers         Spring
W:Vivid Leaves             Fall

*Summer Section:
N:Vivid Leaves             Fall
S:Blooming Flowers         Spring
E:White Snow               Winter
W:right Sun                Summer

*Fall Sectoin:
N:Bright Sun               Summer
S:White Snow               Winter
E:Vivid Leaves             Fall
W:Blooming Flowers         Spring




--Simple Termed Guide of Passing the Lost Forest Maze--

*The section you begin in has a tint of the color PURPLE
*The Map you see at the upper left corner of the screen DOES NOT show the
parts of the maze
*You can complete the maze with all items but you must always begin from
the beginning section
*To get the event item Aron Doll, move UP DOWN UP DOWN from the
beginning section
*To get the item Ice Crest, move RIGHT DOWN UP DOWN from the
beginning section
*To complete the maze, first move DOWN RIGHT UP LEFT
*Then, move LEFT DOWN UP DOWN
*Move in any direction to complete the maze




-- Contributions - People who have contributed to this guide and what they
contributed after I completed the guide. A big thanks for your help.--

pentarou : "Probably been said before, but it's UDUD for an aran doll
(quest item), RDUD for an ice crest."

agesboy : For providing a simple tip after I finished the guide.

Gray Fox: Only for the reason that he had posted a
walkthrough with directions through the maze on GameFaqs before me. I did
not take any information from his comprehensive walkthrough.

--My Thoughts--
When I wrote this guide, I had just gotten Riviera not too long ago. It is
a great game (despite me not finishing it yet). When I first came across
The Lost Forest, I was baffled. How do I get out of this place? How do you
solve the riddle? I had wished I hadn't saved before going in but also wanted
to know how I could get out. It took me about an hour or two to personally
figure out how to navigate the maze. By writing down some notes on what Ein's
party said and the signs, I was able to fully navigate my way out of the maze
but one thing remained.  When i was going through the forest,somehow I had
found an event item called Aron Doll but didn't know how to get it. After
that, I went online and looked for any information on GameFaqs. Only the
walkthrough from Gray Fox had any information on the maze, and he only
explained how to navigate the maze.  So I decided to write my own guide and
asked on the forums if anyone had any information on the maze.  Noone was
answering yet so I thought I'll work on the guide for now. After trial &
error and recording my steps, I finally figured out how to get the Aron
Doll. I completed this guide and refreshed the page where I posted my plea
for help. Oddly enough, pentarou had posted how to get the doll AND an Ice
Crest. I went through all that work for nothing huh? =D Anyway, I added his
information to this guide, did a few fixes here and there, and now I'm done.
7/12/05 gmt -5  4:00AM EST

By the way, if anyone wishes to e-mail me any information concerning The Lost
Forest ONLY (such as suggestions/tips on anything and especially clarification,
questions, mistakes, or things I missed), then please do at my e-mail listed
below.Please do not spam. No emails with attachments or questions already
answered in the guide will beanswered. Please do not send any comments as
they are unnecessary.

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--Credits & Acknowledgements--
pentarou
agesboy
Gray Fox
My Family
My friends
GameFaqs
GameSpot
Neoseeker

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