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KINGDOM HEARTS: CLOCK TOWER SECRETS
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Kingdom Hearts: Clock Tower Secrets Version 1.0
For Sony PlayStation 2 Only
By YEE SENG FU
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Date : 27th November 2002
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Introduction
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Well, it's been a long time even since I wrote a new faq. To all those who
are concerned about me, I am still serving the army now [as of year 2002].
Despite the tight schedule in army, gaming is still my favourite hobby -
needless to say, my passion for writing faqs still stays true. Therefore,
I have decided to write this so-called "small-scale" faq. Although this
might not contribute much to the faq community at gamefaqs, I hope readers
will find it useful. Well, whether I will write more faqs in future remains
a mystery, even to myself.
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Version 1.0 [27th November 2002] [21.6 KB]
-"First Visit To Clock Tower: Sealing the Neverland" section is done.
-"Mystery of the Clock Tower" section is done.
-"The Residence of the Phantom" section is done.
-"Frequently-Asked-Questions" section is done.
-"Credits" section is done.
- Based on the US version.
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Table Of Contents
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1)First Visit To Clock Tower: Sealing the Neverland
2)Mystery of the Clock Tower
3)The Residence of the Phantom
4)Frequently-Asked-Questions
5)Credits
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01)First Visit To Clock Tower: Sealing the Neverland
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After you have defeated the "one hand" Captain Hook at the ship's deck, you
will eventually be taken to the Clock Tower. Notice the magnificent night
scenary. You should also notice that in this gigantic tower, there is a clock
each on all the four sides. If you fly to the very top of the tower, you
should notice many doors on all sides of the tower.
1)Speak to Wendy to learn about a faulty clock.
2)Get Dalmatians 43, 44, 45 and use the save point on the roof if needed.
3)Three faces read 12 midnight while one reads a quarter till midnight.
Move to the minute hand that points to 9 and strike it three times until
the clock chimes midnight.
4)Keyhole is revealed and Sora seals it. Rewards obtained for sealing the
keyhole are Navi-G Piece, Shared ability Glide, Tinker Bell summon and
the Fairy Harp key chain.
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02)Mystery of the Clock Tower
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What is the mystery behind the Clock Tower? Well, you can obtain 12 good
items from here- some are valuable like Megalixir, AP Up, Power Up and
Defense Up.
After sealing the keyhole, return back to the clock tower. You might sometimes
notice a small white light shining above a door on either one side of the
tower. Fly to that door to obtain an item. Every game hour after that, another
light will appear above another door.
To summary it, only 12 doors out of the so many doors contain an item inside
it. The opening of the door is indicated by the white colour light. When and
which door have lights appearing above it, depends on the time displayed
on the clock and the game hour. Enter the main menu to check your gaming time
to keep track of the time elapsed.
For example, if the game hour is 25:00, then the clock will point to 1:00 and
the 1:00 door will open. To convert the time on game hour to the time on the
clock, simply substract either 12 hrs or 24hrs. It's the same LOGIC as
converting the 24 hour clock from the game hour to the 12 hour time for the
clock. See below for some examples.
Game Hour Clock Hour Conclusion
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24:00 12:00 A door will only open when the clock time
24:30 12:30 is ?:00 where ? is between 1 to 12.
25:00 1:00 There is no way you can make the time on the
26:45 2:45 clock to go faster than the game clock. That
30:15 06:15 means it is impossible to get all the 12 items
33:35 09:35 at one go. To obtain all the items, you need
38:00 02:00 to visit the clock tower at least 12 times.
40:00 04:00 To complete this quest, you need more than
41:20 05:20 12 hours of time.
Observation
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From what I have observed, the door will not neccessary open at exactly ?:00.
I have seen doors starting to open only from about ?:03 - ?:05. That means
you don't need to enter the tower at every exact hour. The door remains
open ONLY for a FEW minutes so you have to grab the item before it closes.
By ?:10, the door should be closed.
If that happens, simply leave the Neverland and reenter at the Clock Tower
save point to ACTIVATE it again.
The general strategy is after collecting an item, leave the Neverland, spend
an hour outside to kill time either by training characters, collect treasure
chests which you have missed earlier on, unlock trinity and play some
mini-games before returning there. In short, visit the tower every HOURLY.
As you open each door and obtain each item, a white light appears over the
correspondingly hour on the clock face directly below the door. This helps
you keep track of the items collected.
Rewards
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1:00 Orichalcum | 7:00 AP Up
2:00 Power Up | 8:00 Defense Up
3:00 Mythril Shard | 9:00 Orichalcum
4:00 Power Up | 10:00 Defense Up
5:00 AP Up | 11:00 Mythril Shard
6:00 Mythril | 12:00 Megalixir
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Please refer to the Frequently-Asked-Questions below for any clarification
if you have.
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03)The Residence of the Phantom
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It is advisable to seal the Neverland keyhole early so that you can obtain
all the 12 items as early as possible. You should also obtain all the items
here before sealing the Hollow Bastion keyhole. If not, the Phantom takes up
residence here and you won't be able to get the items unless you defeat it.
The Phantom is another tough, tricky boss. After sealing the Hollow
Bastion keyhole, return to Ship's Cabin in Neverland. Place Peter Pan in
your party, speak to Tinker Bell to engage the clock tower Phantom. Upon
defeating the Phantom, your Stopra spell is upgraded to Stopga.
Here's some strategies for fighting the Phantom.
Party : Sora, Goofy and Peter Pan.
Recommended Level : 70+
Recommended Item(s) : Mega-Potion, Ethers and Elixir.
Magic Shortcut : Fire, Blizzard and Thunder.
Compulsory Ability : MP Gift [Goofy], MP Rage, MP Haste and Second Chance.
Additional Ability : Berserk, Second Chance, Second Wind and Scan.
Equipment : Those that boosts high MP, especially for Sora.
Phantom:
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HP: 1200 Exp: 9999
At the start of battle, immediately lock on to the clock hands on any side of
the clock tower and cast Stop on it to "freeze" time. If you don't, the clock
tower will start a countdown. Once time runs out, a character will be
knocked out. Character that is knocked out due to this countdown cannot be
revived back to fight on this battle again.
The countdown will first start on the third character, follow by the second
and then Sora. This is the order which you place your party members. When
the spell is about to wear off, immediately recast Stop on the clock hands
again.
Phantom is completely invulnerable to all attacks if there is no orb under-
neath it. When an orb appears, this is the time to attack the Phantom. The
colour of the orb indicates its weakness- it signifies the type of attack
that can hurt him at this period. Other than this attack, no other attack
can damage him.
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Colour of Orb | Type of Attack *- You normally inflict
------------------------------------------------- one to three physical
White | *Physical Attack combo to it when orb
Red | Fire is white. In the long
Blue | Blizzard run, having more MP is
Yellow | Thunder better than having high
------------------------------------------------- Strength.
In conclusion,
(a)Heal yourself only and forget about healing the other two members. Reserve
MP for casting spells on it.
(b)The most difficult part of the battle is to hit it with the correct spell
because it manoevers swiftly in air. Make good aims and try not to waste
unneccessary MP. You should be good at gliding your character as well as
make them attack well at the same time.
(c)Take note that you do NOT neccessary need the Stop spell on the clock
hand to completely wear off before you cast another NEW Stop spell on it.
All I did was simply cast the Stop spell on it consistently every now and
then [even if the clock hand does not move] and the result is that the
clock hand stays stationary throughout the entire battle. Because of that,
all my characters still remain alive at the end of the battle. Casting a
second Stop spell simply prolongs the time even if the effect of the first
spell has not finished yet.
For even more in-depth strategies on how to fight the Phantom, I suggest you
refer to Wirewyrm <
[email protected]>'s Phantom faq at gamefaqs.
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04)Frequently-Asked-Questions
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Below is a compilation of questions that were asked by readers via e-mail.
If you have any question to ask me, it is advisable that you read this
section once. This section will undergo continuous updating as long as
questions are sent by readers.
E-mail me at <
[email protected]>. Feel free to give me feedbacks. Your
suggestion is welcomed.
Last Update: 26th November 2002
1)Is it worthwhile to get all the 12 items in the Clock Tower?
Frankly speaking, not worthwhile considering the amount of time you need.
However, there are really some good items to get. If you find this quest
troublesome, then you can forget about it. If you are a perfectionist who
must find every single item in the game like me, then you can't miss this
one.
2)When is the best time to start getting these 12 items?
Do it immediately after sealing the Neverland keyhole. Do not go and
seal the Hollow Bastion unless you obtain all the 12 items because the
Phantom will take up residence there if you do so. You will then have
to defeat it before you can continue to get all the missing items.
3)Is there a way to make the time on the Clock move faster?
Unfortunately nope. If you compare the game hour in the menu, there is
some relation to the clock hour. You just have to wait for another hour
for another door to open. The one-hour game duration is also the SAME
duration as that of our REAL life.
4)I do NOT have the patience to wait that long.... What to do?
My answer is simple- find something to kill time. You can spend an hour
outside Neverland to accomplish these tasks [listed below] and then visit
the Clock Tower every hourly. Trust me, time flies really fast. Besides,
it's time to get some stuffs which you have missed earlier before going
to Hollow Bastion. See below for example.
a)Levelling up- Try fighting at the Colieseum. Complete the Phil Cup,
Pegasus Cup and Hercules Cup as well as their respective time trial
challenge. If you don't do so and seal the Hollow Bastion keyhole, the
enemies at the Colieseum tournament becomes tougher and it will be
difficult for you to beat, especially the time trial.
b)Seal the 100 Hundred Acre Wood keyhole. Play the mini-games to unlock
Sora's Cheer ability.
c)Trinity Marks- You might gain ability to unlock new colours of trinity
marks. Return back to previous worlds to unlock the new trinity marks
which you couldn't use earlier on.
d)Others- Collect all previously missed treasure chests, especially those
that need the Glide ability. And, don't forget about the Dalmatians.
Try the Jungle Slider, Vine Swinging and Mushroom hunting mini-games.
So, are the above more than enough to kill time?
5)I enter the Clock Tower a little late than I normally should. The light
does not appear above any of the door. What should I do?
Simply leave Neverland and reenter the Clock Tower to activate it. The
light should appear. For example, I once enter the Clock Tower at 28:15
according to the game hour. By right, the 4:00 door should open but it
did not. I exit and reenter again. Surprisingly, the clock hour changes
to 4:00 and the light did appear on one of the doors. This is the only
time the clock hour is not adjusted to suit the game hour. But after
getting the item, I exit and reenter the tower. The time on the clock
was adjusted accordingly to what it should display.
6)Phantom is hard... what should I do?
Check the strategies above or refer to Wirewyrm <
[email protected]>'s
Phantom faq at gamefaqs.
7)Why did you decide to write a faq on Kingdom Heart's Clock Tower?
Well, I just want to taste the feel of writing a faq again; something
which I used to have and enjoy a lot. As mentioned earlier in the
introduction, whether I will write new faqs in the future remains a
mystery, even to myself. I am sad not to be able to involve in writing
Final Fantasy X [my most favourite and loved RPG currently] faq. As
for Kingdom Hearts, it is currently my second most favourite PS2 game.
The joint effort between SquareSoft and Disney was a tremendous success
and I am proud to say that SquareSoft still remains to be my most
favourite gaming company.
I have actually intended to do a Secret and Side Quest guide for Kingdom
Hearts like what I did to my Final Fantasy IX but then someone has already
done it. Anyway, I don't expect many readers to read this faq, considering
that it's a "small-scale", low production-wise but I thanks all the "ysf"
readers who have supported me all these years.
8)Can you send me your updated faq?
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Quotes:
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"Thinking of you, wherever you are."
"We pray for our sorrows to end,
and hope that our hearts will blend.
Now I will step forward to realise this wish."
"And who knows:
starting a new journey may not be so hard
or maybe it has already begun."
"There are many worlds,
but they share the same sky-
one sky, one destiny."
"Deep down in our hearts, there's a light that never goes out."
"I know, without a doubt, Kingdom Hearts is Light!"
My Current Game Stats:
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- Normal Mode Completed.
- Jungle Slider mini-games
- All worlds' keyhole, including 100 Hundred Acre Wood are sealed.
- All Trinity marks unlocked.
- All 10 Postcards found.
- All 99 Dalmatians found.
- All summons obtained.
- All third-level magic spells obtained.
- Phil Cup, Pegasus Cup, Hercules Cup and Hades Cup beaten, including all
the time trial challenge.
- All optional Bosses beaten- Phantom, Kurt Zisa, The Ice Titan and
Sephiroth.
- All characters are at level 100 with all abilities learned.
- Obtained Ultima Weapon, Save the Queen and Save the King.
- Vine Swinger mini-game never played yet.
- Haven't obtained the Shiitake Rank and Matsutake Rank from Rare Truffle
yet.
- About 99% of treasure chests collected. Only some treasure chests at
"Garden of Gummi" in the End of World not collected yet because my gummi
stocks are full.
- Never really experience creating my own ultimate gumi ship yet.
Feel free to contact me and discuss Kingdom Hearts related topic with me.
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05)Credit
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ysf <
[email protected]>
- For typing the faq.
csy
- For her understanding and allowing me to continue typing up this faq. She's
my girlfriend.
Wirewyrm <
[email protected]>
- For writing a great Phantom faq.
Jeff "CjayC" Veasey
- The webmaster of www.gamefaqs.com.
- For his dedication and hard work to www.gamefaqs.com.
- Thanks for hosting all my faqs and reviews.
- Thanks for making me a contributor page.
Bradygames Official Kingdom Hearts guidebook- By Dan Birlew
- Thanks for writing a comprehensive and well-illustrated guidebook. It has
helped me a lot.
SquareSoft and Disney Interactive
- For their joint effort to create a magnificent game like kingdom Hearts.
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