The Village (Epilogue 1) Main Story Walkthrough
Overview
| Areas | Nier’s Village |
|---|---|
| Enemies | Shades |
| Bosses | Jack of Hearts, Grimoire Noir |
Obtainable Items
| Item | Location |
|---|---|
| Vapor Moss | From the harvest point near the wall behind the water wheels at the Southern Gate. |
Walkthrough
Nier’s Village
| 1 | Return home and talk to Yonah. |
|---|---|
| 2 | Head to the library and talk to Popola. |
| 3 | Exit through the Southern Gate and collect the Vapor Moss from the harvest points near the wall behind the water wheels. |
| 4 | Approach Emil. When you return to the library, go outside for a cutscene. |
| 5 | Head to the market area and talk to Devola. |
| 6 | Take out the shades at the market. Watch the cutscene afterwards. |
| 7 | Prepare to battle Jack of Hearts. |
| 8 | Enter the library and take out the shades inside. |
| 9 | Defeat Jack of Hearts (second encounter). |
| 10 | Watch the cutscene. Afterwards, prepare to battle Grimoire Noir. |
| 11 | After defeating Grimoire Noir, watch the cutscene. |
| 12 | Choose “Petrify Kaine and seal away the shade.” Note that you will not be able to choose the other option no matter how many times you try to. |
Strategy
Jack of Hearts
Watch out for Jack’s pound attack that creates shockwaves on the battlefield. Jump over the waves and attack his arm briefly with a melee weapon after he misses. Use Dark Lance to damage him from afar. You can choose to ignore the sphere shades that Jack summons during the fight, though it is recommended to take them out to make the fight more manageable. Jack will eventually move to the entrance of the market. Repeat the process until you are able to aim for his attack gauges twice.
Follow Jack when he heads for the Northern Gate. Hack at his legs or use magic to continue chipping away at his health until the attack gauge appears again. Jack will eventually head for the library. Go up the hill and bombard him with Dark Lance or get in close with your weapon to make the attack gauge appear for two more times to defeat him.
Jack of Hearts (Second Encounter)
This version of Jack is far weaker than the one encountered outside. Simply aim for the attack gauge on his body while staying on the move to avoid his tentacle slaps and spinning attack. A final attack gauge will appear on its head after you destroy the ones on his tentacles.
Grimoire Noir
Without your magic, you will need to resort to melee attacks at the early stages of the fight. Take out the shades first one by one before focusing on Grimoire Noir.
Noir will summon spinning pages around it that will shoot projectiles at you. Destroy them using your weapon or jump over them to avoid getting hit. Keep chasing down Noir and whittling away at his health to make the attack gauge appear. Destroying them allows you to get your magic attacks back. He will eventually start shielding himself with a yellow barrier that you can destroy with melee attacks. Pummel him with Dark Lance or Dark Hand when you obtain them and he should go down quickly.
| ← Haunted Manor | Haunted Manor (Second Route) → |
Other Walkthroughs
Main Story Part 1 (Act I) Walkthroughs
| Prologue | The Village | Lost Shrine |
| The Aerie | The Seafront | The Junk Heap |
| The Aerie (Revisit) | Facade | The Barren Temple |
| The Forest of Myth | The Haunted Manor | The Village (Epilogue 1) |
Main Story Part 2 (Act II) Walkthroughs
Extra Content Walkthroughs
| The World of Recycled Vessel (15 Nightmares) | Mermaid Episode Part 1: Seafront | Mermaid Episode Part 2: Wrecked Ship |
| Ending E Walkthrough | - | - |
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