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Due to the diorama used to create the game, all ofFantasian Neo Dimensionhas a unique look, but Shangri-La really is something else. Not only is it one of the most visually striking areas in the game, it is also one of the most mechanically interesting.
From changing the weather to gathering up rope just to climb down cliffs, Shangri-La has plenty of challenges for you. Learning how to navigate it and use the weather at the same time is a hefty challenge, and we’re here to guide you through it.
Where To Find Shangri-La
Being a land of ancient civilizations and forgotten technology, Shangri-La is a bit out of the way. It is found in thenorthernmost section of the map, past the wall of Mechteria. That means you need to first completeEchoes of the Sandseaso you can get past this wall blocking you.
Once you’ve completed that quest, you can sail right past and head to theeast to find Shangri-La sat by the coast. Not so hidden as you might expect for a supposedly forgotten ancient society. It is quite high level though, so be prepared for some powerful enemies.
Many chests here are locked withGod Keys, which are found by defeating Key Orblings here.
Navigating Shangri-La
Bridge To The City
From when you enter Shangri-La, you are treated to a beautiful horizon. Make sure you look around thoroughly first becausethere is a key item here you will need later, and you don’t want to risk the confusion of missing it later.
After entering, go to the right immediately to find a sneaky little corner hidden away. Here you will find someDurable Ivy by the tree, and Order Motesin a chest. Head north now towards the cliff and weave down it, findinganother piece of Durable Ivy.
Place it and climb down, finding an Amethyst S at the end of the hill. Go forward to see a cutscene with the large dodecahedron, and theweather will turn to a Thunderstorm. As the game informs you, Lightning attacks now deal much more damage.
Head down the southern steps to find aGarnet M, a Sapphire S, and the Light of Judgmentin the locked chest. Head up the steps now to find aRuby L, and an SP Capsulein the chest.
Next, go to the raised steps to find anAmber XLin the chest, then go down the steps on the opposite side of the dodecahedron. Along here you will findChaos Clay, an Amber M, and more Chaos Clay. With all that found, approach the Earth-coloured enemy.
This fight is pretty simple, though a tutorial for how the rest of Shangri-La works, Due to the Thunderstorm,your Lightning attacks deal an unbelievable amount of damage, while the enemies are barely making a scratch even with boosted attack. Once they’re defeated, the weather returns to normal and you can proceed to the Fallen City.
Fallen City
Here, you are greeted with another dodecahedron this time withthe elements fire, ice, lightning, and earth. This lets you change the element of the area (and it’s entire look) to the chosen element. For example,choosing ice will cover the area in snow,boosting the power of ice attacks and making fire obscenely weak. So let’s get started exploring. This is a bit complicated.
First off, take the stairs down from the Save Point back to the previous area to find a chest withtwo Order Motes, then head back to the Fallen City and go to the left. There will be someDurable Ivyresting on the tree here. You’ll notice an ice forcefield ahead of you. Head back to the dodecahedron andchange the weather to Blizzard.
Proceed past the previous forcefield, ignoring any enemies along the way. You don’t want to attack any enemies with the same element right now as they will easily defeat you. Head all the way around until you reach a small stump on a cliff above the dodecahedron. Place aDurable Ivyhere so you can access the area regardless of weather.
Back at the dodecahedron,change the weather to Heat Wave, and pick up theGarnet XLfrom the previously sealed chest. Next, head to the ice enemy you saw before and defeat them, picking up aPearl XL and Alexandritefrom the chests behind them. Now head back andchange the weather to Sandstorm.
Proceed across the bridge from the earlier ice area and cross it, finding aDurable Ivybeside a tree and aLightning forcefield. Head further to the right of this andplace that Durable Ivyon the stump. There will be a fire enemy here, sochange the weather to Blizzardbefore fighting them. The chests here containtwo Chaos Clay and Deus Augite, and another piece of Durable Ivy.
Change the weather to Thunderstorm now and return to that last Lightning forcefield, and head through. There will be aRuby XLin the chest. Head further up to reach the Altar, which is a Warp Point. This is where the final Cinderella Tri-Stars battle occurs if you have all their badges.
Be careful not to approach to close to the Altar as it willreset the weather back to normal.
Place a Durable Ivyon the stump here and climb down to defeat the Earth enemy. After defeating them, there will be another stump you canplace a Durable Ivyon to climb down. Warp back to the dodecahedron first, set the weather to Sandstorm, then warp to the Altar. Climb down the stairs first to find aBlue Quartzin the chest, and then climb down the Durable Ivy to defeat the Lightning enemy.
You will find aFairy Rodin the chest they were protecting. After this, go back to the Altar to reset the weather, and proceed west from that last enemy to find a series of elemental enemies. This is actuallya horde battle against 200 enemies, so save the game first as it will take quite a while. After that, you’re free to proceed to the Sanctum.
How To Beat The Guardian
Before we scale the steps to fight the Guardian, explore the area first for some items. In the large open area, you can findtwo SP Capsules, a Valiant Belt, and a Sapphire XL.
Head up the stairs on the left to findDurable Ivy resting by a tree, and right of the Save Point to findanother by a treenear the cliff edge. .Use this Ivy to climb down to a pair of two chests, which contain theColossal Blade and Siegfried. Another stump is found just across from that, which leads to anAmethyst XL. Now we’re ready to face the Guardian.
The fight is built around the same gimmick that the rest of Shangri-La was -changing the weather. Make sure your party had plenty ofjewels equipped that give you high defense and attack power, but you don’t really have much else to worry about here. The Guardian doesn’t bother to weaken you to any elements, so this is a fairly straightforward battle.
For the first few turns,you’re going to dieuntil you gain the ability to change the weather. Use these turns toAnalyse the bossand set up some buffs across the party.Having Resurrection on Kinareally helps for these first few turns. After a while, they will jump away, revealing the sigil that lets them change the weather.
The process here is simple,you hit the sigil with the opposite element it is. So if it is fire, you hit it with ice to change the weather to Blizzard. The timing of this is important though.
The Guardian has a move called Heaven Piercing Howl. This changes the weather and his elemental affinity. You want to change the weather to the opposite of his own element, changing the weather but not his own affinity. Then you canassail him with your most powerful attacks.
Only arcing and area-of-effect attacks can hit the sigil, souse Ez’s grenades to change it to fire.
This is all there is to the fight. With the help of the weather, you’ll have the boss'500,000 HPwhittled away in no time. With them defeated, you will gainAnother Dimengeon. This allows you to access the Void Realm, a series of ultra-hard boss battles that are really best saved until New Game Plus.
