2015-07-08, 08:24 PM
It's been a couple years now since I did a full playthrough, but I think you should be fine. Have you already made the Ichrius Key yet? If not, I think there was one area you needed to use one of the pieces (crown, etc.) to get to for the first time.
If memory serves, the castle door/gate requires a Royal Key, which should be hidden somewhere nearby in that map area. The ghost in the chapel (Yvette?) may have given a hint about that as well. If the gate is sealed, then you probably need to get the Moonlight Sword first.
I think the trick to entering the Moonlight Sword force field was having visited all five mages to learn their magic. I'm not 100% sure on that, though. I don't think there was a trick to breaking it with attacks - it should give way when you walk into it.
For Shudom's cave, I recall having to recover a certain item from near the lava river. (It's a 'quest' from an NPC in that map - I tried not spilling the beans here in case you wanted to have another go at it, but I'm happy to tell you if you're sick of searching.) Then after that quest is finished, and you leave & return to that map, the bridge should be built.
Hope that helps!
If memory serves, the castle door/gate requires a Royal Key, which should be hidden somewhere nearby in that map area. The ghost in the chapel (Yvette?) may have given a hint about that as well. If the gate is sealed, then you probably need to get the Moonlight Sword first.
I think the trick to entering the Moonlight Sword force field was having visited all five mages to learn their magic. I'm not 100% sure on that, though. I don't think there was a trick to breaking it with attacks - it should give way when you walk into it.
For Shudom's cave, I recall having to recover a certain item from near the lava river. (It's a 'quest' from an NPC in that map - I tried not spilling the beans here in case you wanted to have another go at it, but I'm happy to tell you if you're sick of searching.) Then after that quest is finished, and you leave & return to that map, the bridge should be built.
Hope that helps!