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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddessis a rare breed of game that’s willing to be experimental with some large budget behind it. It may not be a runaway hit, but it’s a breath of fresh air to get a game that feels truly new, and one that isn’t afraid to stress your strategic knowledge.
Let’s take the Narusawa Wind caves. This is the second cavern mission in the game, but with some extra twists to keep it fresh. With enemies that can extinguish your only source of light and some devious level design for enemies to take advantage of, the Narusawa Wind Caves are a level you may want some help with.
Recommended Set-Up For Soh And The Villagers
Villager Set-Up
There are a total ofeight Villagers to be foundacross the Narusawa Wind Caves in both sections, though they shouldn’t prove a challenge to find. The majority are found near to defilements so you should find them along the way. The biggest challenge is finding them in the dark.
Once you have found all of the Villagers, here are the Roles we would recommend for this level:
The Narusawa Wind Caves are relatively straightforward, but quite narrow.Enemies can easily sneak around cornersand get behind Yoshiro even if your Villagers are guarding the frontlines. As such, it can be helpful to keep your Villagers close to Yoshiro for fear of enemies getting to close.
One of the optional objectives in this mission is tonot allow any Villager to become cocooned. As such, a Shaman is essential as well as keeping your units close together so they don’t get individually overwhelmed.
Soh Set-Up
Because of the nature of this level, it can bedifficult for Villagers to actually spot enemies. The lanterns are essential for this, but it can still be hard to guarantee what they can actually see. As such, Soh will be the vanguard in this mission, trying to cut down enemies before they get too close to Yoshiro.
For this mission, we’ve built Soh to be able tofend for themself while still being able to bolt back to Yoshiroin case she falls in danger’s path. Here’s our recommendations to keep everyone safe.
Tsuba Guard 1
Kochin’s Ward
Creates a barrier around Soh thatstops enemy attacksand damages those that touch it.
Tsuba Guard 2
Genbu’s Might
This creates a highly damaging attack around Soh thatripples outwards for a second strike, dealing high Resist Gauge Depletion.
Tsuba Guard 3
Tenku’s Wings
Soh summons a whirlwind around themself beforeleaping into the air and landing beside Yoshiro. Deals damage on takeoff and landing.
Mazo Talisman 2
Crow-Billed Tengu
Dramatically reduces the cooldown of the bow, allowing Soh tofire much more rapidly.
Mazo Talisman 3
Orochi
Reduces the number of Crystals needed tochange Roles on Villagers by 15.
Gives Sohmore powerful but less mobileattacks.
Oka Dance Upgrade
Oka Form 3
Allows the Dance Attack after the second Regular Attack to be charged forhigher damage and Resist Gauge depletion.
Combat Upgrade
Punishing Strike
Allows Soh toperform a powerful attackon any enemy that has a depleted Resist Gauge.
Archery Upgrade
Spider Shot
Fires an arrow that deals bothhigh damage and Resist Gauge depletion.
In regards to Tsuba Guards,Genbu’s Might is always a safe bet for damage. It has a slow cooldown, which the Rabbit’s Cup should assist with, though it deals absurd damage to the Resist Gauge. Kochin’s Ward and Tenku’s Wing are both protective, though both alsorecharge exceedingly fast in conjunction with Rabbit’s cup, so don’t be afraid to spam them.
In regards to the Mazo Talismans, many of these are variable.Crow-Billed Tenguis helpful as Soh’s arrows will lock-on to enemies by default even if you may’t see them, and firing more only helps you. Esteemed Craftsman is essential to build up defenses quickly as you won’t be able to cover every base.Orochi helps you save you Crystalswhile Bodhisattva simplymakes Soh stronger.
Combining Genbu’s Might with Punishing Strikeis helpful as the former will just about always deplete the Resist Gauge, while the Punihsing Strike will likely finish them off.Spider Shotgoes great with Crow-Billed Tengu to let you constantly keep enemies slowed, andOka Form will keep you mobile.
Keeping Soh on the moveis the most important thing to do in this mission. While the Villagers may not always be able to see the enemies, your own eyes won’t fail you. The Villagers are the last line of defence while Soh should be trying to take down as many as they can.
Where To Find Every Defilement In Narusawa Wind Caves' First Section
Across both sections of Narusawa Wind caves, there are atotal of 16 Defilementsto be found, split evenly intoeight in each section. We’ve also split both sections in half to let you more easily track the Defilements you need.
Defilement 1-3
This trio of Defilements is foundjust south of the beginningof the level, all of them in a relatively straightforward row.
Defilement 4-5
These two defilements are foundclose to the corrupted Torii Gateto the east of the map.
Defilement 6
This Defilement is found in the north of the map, near the centre. To access it, you mustfirst remove the rubble blocking itwith Villagers, This will take some time, so try to complete it early.
Defilement 7-8
These two Defilements are foundnorth of the beginningof the level, and just west of Defilement six.
With every Defilement removed from the first section of Narusawa Wind Caves, you may go to the shrine here to be given theTenko’s Sacrifice Tsuba Guard.
Where To Find Every Defilement In Narusawa Wind Caves' Second Section
The second section of Narusawa Wind Caves' are somewhat longer than the first section so the Defilements are slightly more spread out. That said, all eight of them still shouldn’t prove much trouble with this guide.
Sometimes, the wispy aura from the Defilements can be seen slightly easier when no lanterns are lit as they stand out more.
These two Defilements are both foundsouth of the entrance.
Defilement 3
This Defilement can be found in the south of the mapnear the corrupted Torii gate. It is below a small stone wall right by a barrier the Carpenter can repair.
These two Defilements can be found inthe north of the map, around the centre.
This Defilement is found in the north of the map, and slightly to the east of the entrance. It is covered by rubble somust be removed by Villagersbefore you can purge it.
These two Defilements are found directly north of the entrance, both found side-by-side.They are on opposite sides of the same path, beside a smaller corrupted Torii gate.
After purging every Defilement in the second section of the Narusawa Wind Caves, you may return to the shrine to acquire theAnguished Survivor Mazo Talisman.
Tips For Completing Narusawa Wind Caves
General Tips
Like every mission, it isessential that Yoshiro and the Carpenter are always on the move. Anytime Yoshiro isn’t moving is running the risk she won’t risk the Torii gate, leaving you to survive another night. The same applies to the Carpenter, with many repairs taking large sections of the day to complete. You don’t want to be caught with your defences down.
A new enemy is also introduced during this mission, theHikeshibaba. This enemy exists exclusively toextinguish the lanternsyour Villagers so lovingly lit. This also makes it harder for your Villagers to actual see enemies, so prioritise taking them down once they appear lest you be left in darkness.
One of the optional objectives for this mission is tonot let a single lantern be extinguished. Funnily enough, the easiest way to achieve this is by not lighting any lanterns in the first place.
First Section Tips
There areten lanterns to be found in the first sectionof Narusawa Wind Caves. Some of them can be secluded away quite well, though the best means of finding them is by running to wherever it seems darkest and search for lanterns there. You can also track this by how dark the in-game map is.
Enemies in sections of the map that haven’t been illuminated yetwon’t appear on the minimap, making it harder for both you and the Villagers to track enemies.
Second Section Tips
There are12 lanterns to be found in total in the second sectionof Narusawa Wind Caves. The majority of them are found in the northern and central sections of the map, with very few to be found in the south of the map.
One of the optional objectives in this mission is tocomplete the mission with every lantern lit.Thankfully, any lanterns you find, even if they’re extinguished, stay marked on the map. Just verify to light them again before you purge the final Torii gate with Yoshiro.
