OPUS: Prism Peak has a lot to explore. However the exploration is a huge part of the journey in OPUS: Prism Peak. If you don’t want to explore guides that give you all of the answers, never fear. This will give you just enough to get started. Welcome to our OPUS: Prism Peak Beginners Guide.
The World Itself
Explore everything that allows you to touch it. The first time you interact with a new object you earn a seed. These seeds are what you will use to feed to the fire bowl to get more upgrades for your camera. Any item that is interactable will show up with an icon for you to touch it. Do it, give in and touch the item. Explore. The first time you do, you’ll see your seed counter on the righthand side go up. If you don’t see this, you’ve probably already explored this item. But hey it doesn’t hurt to check it again.
Another tip with the items is that these are usually pretty good items to take pictures off. That statue that you interacted with and saw some information? The poster on the floor? The mural? Take a picture of it. You’ll usually get some more information and it will go into one of your designated albums. Anything in Key Shots or Rune Stones will be helpful throughout your play.
Can I go back if I missed something?
The short answer is no, not usually. That is on your first playthrough you can’t go back. However, if you’re also trying to achieve every ending possible in the game, this might be worthwhile for an achievement hunter. Once you end up in a new area, you can try going back to a previous one. In some chapters, the game will present you with options, which are more of a warning “this is a bad ending”. Other times Ren may question why you are going backwards and you’ll get an ending that isn’t quite ideal. But for the collectors out there, feel free to give it a shot.
Of course after you’ve completed the game you can go back to earlier save points to try out different options should you need to. Once you finish a chapter, before moving on to the next one the game will ask if you want to override the previous save. So it will be safe to do so at your own discretion. Of course if you are an achievement hunter and want to complete certain achievements such as “Never get rescued from the Nightwaters or Sacred Lake in a single playthrough” you may need to start fairly fresh.
Weird Pictures on the Walls?
These weird pictures on the walls are murals that are telling a story within a story. In the journal that Eugene carries around, there is a whole section for the mural photos. You’ll have to take photos of the murals and line them up to the correct page entry. As soon as you get the camera, take pictures of each mural. You won’t be able to go back to previously explored areas during your first session. And unless you choose to override some of your previous saves, they won’t carry over. Take all those photos early and often!
Be Mindful of your Gear
Your camera gear is just as important as some of the photos you will take. When offering seeds to the fire bowls, you’ll sometimes be rewarded with additional gear. While some gear is for visual effects, there are a few that will help with your journey. The descriptions will always tell you what the lens does so you know how and when to use them.
Since Eugene is also a professional, he’ll prompt when something is needed to help with the photo. This could be him saying the lens is dirty and needs cleaning or he may think “there has to be something to help clean this”. As the player, active listening is key. Pay attention to what the characters say and it will all reveal itself.
Too Many Pictures?
There’s almost no such thing as too many pictures. In fact, the album is smart enough to sort photos into different categories. Key shots are used to solve riddles in the fire and other images that you’d have to show the animal spirits. The Rune Stones are what will help you translate the lyrics in your journal. The Extra shots are photos you might find lovely but perhaps aren’t quite the ones you need to progress.
So the good news is that if you are taking photographs that aren’t quite helpful to the story, they’ll end up in the Extra Shots area. No harm in them being there and you can always delete them if you run out of room. If you keep feeding the seeds to the fire, you’ll get extra pages to add your extra shots to.
I Missed Achievements, HELP
For some of these achievements, you’ll be able to get back to them based on the chapter select after one full playthrough of OPUS: Prism Peak. Of course there are certain achievements that will only unlock through an entire playthrough so be mindful of these. After you complete your first playthrough you will also get to skip certain scenes so your future playthroughs are a bit shorter. It will also help you get through the scenes that may be a bit more heartbreaking in a faster manner.
At the time of this guide (and review), this is only available after completing the game with a full ending at least once. If this should change with subsequent patches, we’ll look to update this guide.
Now you know enough to get started on your journey in OPUS: Prism Peak. Have any thoughts on other tips or tricks that might be good for beginners? Let us know in the comments below!
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