Zack & Wiki - A Solution to Anger

Lore #9 of Jungle Ruins reads,

"From the sky a solution to anger shall fall."

This one is certainly not obvious at all. I'll bet that people only stumble upon it by accident, and if that at all. Me, I decided to read up on more information about this game after I had gone through this stage and found out that there were a few alternate ways to go about some of the stages. When I later found out about the Lore, I knew that these alternate ways would be related to Lore somehow.

The one you see here is in "King of the Jungle," where by ringing Wiki in front of the cliff, you can cause King Growl to knock over a large ceramic vase that will cover a snake statue. This snake statue normally breathes a chilling wind, effectively snuffing out any flames you try to bring into the cave in order to get a light source in there. The more obvious way to go about this is for Zack to pick up that vase and carry it down himself. This way is less obvious but is faster and yields more points.

As it turns out, this neat little approach DOES yield a secret treasure, and this is the Lore that it corresponds to. If you're having trouble interpreting it, the "anger" refers to the potential frustration you might have in the inability to carry flames into the cave. The "solution" is thus something that will allow you to bring the flames in, which is the vase. The Lore states that it needs to fall from somewhere high up and not get brought down by Zack.

Sorry for not solving it in the normal way...

And yes, ShadowWolfTJC solved it. Congratulations. I hope you didn't already know this in advance, or else you're not allowed to guess.

Lore #10 reads thus so:

A large body blown apart by greed.

It's far easier to know what you're supposed to do to get the treasure from this Lore than it is to figure out the steps required so you can do that. "Large body" and "blown apart" are pretty straightforward, really.

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[TehFoamy]

Zack & Wiki reminds me a lot of the Monkey Island series.

In case you didn't know, Monkey Island is a series of games about a wannabe pirate named Guybrush Threepwood who uses his limited resources to solve complex puzzles and unravel mysteries. The game breaks the fourth wall multiple times, has many chronologically incongruous aspects, and has quite a few red herrings (one of which is an actual red herring). The humor in the game strikes the perfect balance of witty and cheesy.

[Overhazard]

I know about the Monkey Island games. It's in the same genre, "Point and Click Adventures." Zack & Wiki works significantly differently though in that it's pretty merciful--making a mistake doesn't set you back nearly as much as a mistake in a Monkey Island game.

[whywasitsoeasy]

"Anger" can also be how much King growl hates hearing a bell.

[Overhazard]

It's not a solution to it though, which is why I didn't include that possibility.

[TehFoamy]

Well, I wanted to explain it just in case you hadn't heard of it.

I also noticed that Zack & Wiki is different in that it fully utilizes three-dimensional puzzles, whereas the Monkey Island games contain two-dimensional puzzles that are solved primarily by contemplating the situation for a minute or two, then performing any necessary actions. Although quite a few of its puzzles require long-term commitments (like finding five bananas to feed to the monkey). Nevertheless, it's a very fun series.

[Overhazard]

Yeah, please don't. I'm still going through the game trying to solve them.

[realgod1002]

meh the Guardian of the Lake sounds... more mysterious but yeah we all make mistakes don't we ^^

[abridgedfan]

I understand. If I do guess it's because I've probably never seen the a secret treasure video for it.

besides, I don't want to spoil you or anyone or anything.

[Overhazard]

How is it that the two of you both get the title wrong the exact same way? The stage's name is "The Fountain Guardian."

[Overhazard]

All right then. You're not allowed to guess, but you are definitely allowed to comment without guessing. Me, I try to solve as many of them on my own, though I do consult a list of Lores because they're exceedingly rare.