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When you awaken you’ll be back at the beginning of the game World A Level 1. This time you can make your way through the ruins by going around the gates and barriers.

When you find the portal to the temple enter it. You’ll be in a dark area. Head towards the light and you’ll be teleported to the hub world for Road to Gehenna.

Use the Terminals found throughout the world to connect to the online forum. The hub world is open. You can enter any zone you wish. We’ll start with Zone 1. There are four puzzles and four stars.

Through a Window

Grab Connector A and connect to the red laser through the window. Use it to open the first barrier in front of you and the second barrier through the window. This will free up Connector B.

Take it through the second barrier and place it down so you can open the second barrier through the window. Grab Connector C a little further in and place it so you can see it through the window from Connector B and use it to open the first barrier. This frees up Connector A.

Take Connector A through the second barrier and place it by the window so that it opens the second barrier from this side but can see through the windows deeper into the puzzle.

Take Connector B which is no longer needed and use it to open barrier 3 by targeting the connector through the window.

Bring the spare connector through and use it to open the third barrier from the other side.

Now you can bring the other 2 Connectors through the third barrier. We’re getting close to rescuing the first prisoner.

Place a Connector behind the window on the far side of the puzzle leading towards the prisoner. With the other two connectors place one inside the other to connect the red laser to the connector through the window.

Use the third connecter to keep the third barrier open from this side until the connector through the window is powered up.

Once the barrier is powered by the connector through the window the one on this side can be removed.

Take it with you to the end of the puzzle and use it to open the final barrier. Pull the switch to free the first Prisoner.

Open Field

This puzzle has a lot of open space making it hard to see how all the pieces fit together. Straight ahead you’ll see a red laser, blue laser and connector.

Use the blue laser and connector to open up the nearby blue barrier by bringing the blue laser around the wall on the far side by the red laser.

Inside you’ll find the second connector. Bring it over to the two fans, each is powered by one of the lasers. In the distance to the right of the blue fan you’ll spot another barrier with red receptor.

Connect to the red barrier in the distance. Then use the first connector looking through the window to bring the red laser through. Run all the way over to the barrier you just opened for a Box.

Grab the box and place it on the blue fan. Put the connector on top of the while being connected to the red laser, red fan and red barrier with the prisoner.

Use the first connector to power the blue fan and the other connector will go flying. Once the connector is airborne it will open the red barrier with the prisoner.

Pull the switch to free the Prisoner.

Star #1

Remain in Open Fields and unpower the fans. Grab the box and bring it to the entrance. Use it to jump up the wall on the side of the stairs. Bring the box with you as you jump up.

Continue up and around the wall to the right. Then do a big jump over the wall while holding the box so you can bring it into the hub area.

Looking at the entrance to the firs puzzle, Through a Window, place the box down by the wall to the right. Use it to climb up. Take the box with you and climb across the thin ledge on the side of the tower.

Bring the box with you as you make your way across the thin walls. Use the box to jump up to the star.

So Close So Far

Grab the connector and place it on the button. Use the fan to jump across to the other side with the recorder.

Start the recording and stand on the button to power the fan. Use the fan to bounce back across. Grab the connector, place it on the button by the blue laser and send the blue laser across to the receptor on the other side through the windows.

The shadow connector will still power the fan while the recording is going so jump back across to the other side.

Grab the second connector. Take the fan piece and place it on the button to open the barrier. Bring the second connector through and attach it to the red laser.

Start the recording again and stand on the button by the fan for about 30 seconds. Grab the connector and attach the red laser to the connector and through the windows.

Jump across to the other side and use the first connector to bring the red laser to the red barrier. go through, pull the switch and rescue the Prisoner.

There is a star here but you’ll need a laser from Open Fields.

Star #2

Go through the process of getting the connector airborne. This time you’ll want to get the connector on the box connected to the blue laser instead of the red. Run around to the ruins far to the right side, while looking at the entrance. Climb over a low wall and attach the blue receptor to the connector before placing it on the box.

The red fan is powered by placing the first connector around the wall closer to the entrance. The box and connector should then stay airborne.

Follow the blue laser back to the blue receptor that powers another fan.

Use the fan to get boosted all the way over to the Star.

Return to So Close So Far

Star #3

Use the fan with connector on the button to boost across to the other side. Place the fan piece on this side on the button to open the barrier. We want to bring the red laser through the windows to the other side.

Place the connector further down from the red laser and attach it to the laser while looking through the window. Boost across to the other side (use the recorder to power the fan if you need to) and use the connector to open the red barrier.

Bring a fan piece with you and use it to keep the barrier open from the other side.

Grab the connector and bring it through the barrier. Take off the fan piece and put a connector down instead. Connect it to the blue laser in the sky and the blue receptor by the star.

Grab the fan piece and use it to open the other side. Use the second connector to bring the red laser to the red receptor and open the barrier to the Star.

The Swapper

On one side is a blue laser and on the other a red. A droid is patrolling back and forth. The mechanic you need to understand here is that a Connector can be attached to red and blue lasers at the same time. The wall in the center of the yard will block on color laser at a time.

Attach the connector to the connectors on the wall and the red and blue lasers. Open up the first blue barrier to grab the box.

Place the fan piece on the fan and then the box on the droid once it gets blown towards the platform. Place the connector on the box on the droid.

As the droid moves about it will open up various doors. Take the fan piece with you as you’ll need it for a pressure plate.

Go through the barriers as they open, place the fan on the pressure plate and pull the switch to free the prisoner.

Star #4

Staying inside The Swapper open the first blue barrier. Take the box with you. Place it down in front of the first gargoyle statue and use it to jump up. Take the box with you.

Run around the ledge to the right and jump to the pillars. Take the box with you as you jump across them.

Make your way around to the right and place the box down behind a connector so you can jump over the wall. Continue along the wall until you find the Star.

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