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Perpetua 44: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 04

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🗓️ 4 July 2026

⏱️ 97 minutes

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Summary

As the crew of the Little Snail and the Sourcerot investigators continue to delve the depths of the Castle Eschatonica, new voices are heard in the air. For those in the western half of the castle, the voices are brusque and severe, shaped to fit the prepared phrases necessary for a most hospitable war. But in the east, the voices lilt and shine, like dewy petals in a breeze. Is such a sound an invitation or something more nefarious…

This week on perpetua: Escape the Rumbling Castle! 04

Perpetua Guide [In Progress v.06]

Some Feedback [Page 66 of 68]

TheUnforgivenIII

So uhhhh does anyone have any tips for the minigame in the antechamber? I'm hitting all the buttons right, but I keep losing, and I want the best outcome.

Alukard83

I don't think the outcome actually matters. You just get like, a little buff if you win.

CarlsSr

Well you're definitely not hitting ALL the buttons right  

TheUnforgivenIII

I'm. Hitting. ALL. The BUTTONS. RIGHT.!!!!

xXZelgadyskXx

So I got stuck on this one for a WHILE until we spent like five hours testing it out together on IRC. Here're my tips:

  1. Accuracy is more important than speed. If you miss more than three button presses, you're GOING to come into second, no matter how fast you go. 
  2. Pick your dominant hand (so if you're right handed, use the face buttons, if you're left handed, use the d-pad).
  3. Speed IS still important. If your party leader doesn't have at least 15 by the time one of the other characters has 18, you're just not going to win. Reset and start over.
  4. For me, whistling a song that's the right pace really helped. I did "Row Row Row Your Boat" but as if "Your Boat" never happens. Just: Row Row Row Row Row Row Row, et cetera, you know?
  5. Finally, don't worry about it. You just get like a little buff I think.

CarlsSr

I think I'm the one all hitting buttons, buddy.

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0:00.0

You shouldn't be so down on yourself.

0:02.0

Huh?

0:04.0

I think you look pretty cool.

0:06.0

I didn't do shit, Whalen.

0:08.0

That's not true.

0:09.0

I just summoned that orb and I broke the orb on the floor.

0:12.0

This seems to be a place that makes and also analyzes spell orbs, but also just kind of like magic items, basically.

0:24.5

This thing could analyze your gems.

0:27.5

You're trying to break the cycle too.

0:30.1

Oh, well, yes, of course.

0:32.1

Well, Gail and I figured it out, but we couldn't, we couldn't quite...

0:35.9

You figured it out?

0:37.4

We thought, we thought we had an answer, but I guess...

0:41.0

Okay.

0:42.0

What was...

0:43.0

Had you been to the white lector?

0:44.8

The what?

0:45.9

The... I'm to have the power to stop it.

0:50.2

Uh, but I have to seek the white lector.

0:53.6

No, I've never heard of that.

0:55.6

Oh, well, what was your answer?

0:58.3

Oh, there, uh, the, we had a wormhole to go to.

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