Hunted: The Bethesda/Prima Game Guide Notes
Originally on the Bethesda Softworks Blog, collected and reprinted.
Hunted Prima Game Guide Highlight 1:
Hunted releases next week, and to get you ready for your adventure, we’ve got blog posts from Prima game guide author, John Marcotte. In his first post, John reveals what you can expect from the guide — from co-op strategies to discovering all the game’s secret paths.
Stay tuned to the blog this week for more on Hunted’s game guide. Here’s John…
Hunted is just around the bend, so it’s time for a primer on kicking in kick in some Wargar teeth.
In Hunted, you head out on a rescue mission to save a caravan of human slaves from a terrible fate at the hands of a magically corrupted dragon-hunter and his Wargar minions. Generally, you don’t march into the heart of the enemy’s fortress on a humanitarian mission, yet that’s exactly what you’ll be doing.
Fortunately, you’re not the average mercenary; you play as Caddoc and E’Lara, two of the best monster-slayers money can buy. Caddoc is a hulking human warrior with brains and brawn. He cautiously analyzes tactical situations and effortlessly cuts down foes with a host of enchanted axes, maces, and swords. E’Lara, on the other hand, is an impulsive elven archer. She is eager for gold and quick with her bow.
Llyr River Gate
Caddoc’s melee tendencies stick in the enemy’s craw and his Weapon Magic abilities complement his formidable hack-and-slash moves. Primal Rage beefs up Caddoc’s damage, Dash gives him a potent maneuver against targets a short distance away, and Wind of Wrath levitates surrounding foes and makes them easy targets for E’Lara’s arrows (not that E’Lara needs the help). Her ranged attacks equal Caddoc’s damage output, though she tends to hang back and support her warrior partner with icy Arctic Arrows that freeze foes, fiery Pyre Blasts that explode against multiple enemies, and Arcane Burst shots that punch through armor.
A Minotaur
After logging hundreds of Hunted hours, we’ve packed the official guide with strategies on these two distinct play styles. No matter the combat situation—a handful of Wargar or a boss battle against the Archghoul—we deliver play tips to work in perfect tandem for co-op play, whether with a partner or with the computer’s AI.
We show you where every secret passage, puzzle trigger, obelisk, and enchanted weapon rack resides in the game. The guide’s walkthrough section clocks in at more than 150 pages and includes an area-by-area breakdown: from the town and dungeon of Dyfed; through the Wilds of Govad; to the ruined City of Llyr; and into the depths of Kala Moor, home of the Demon Forge.
The Wilds of Govad
Each walkthrough section showcases maps with the optimal path to complete all story objectives. In addition to navigation directions and combat strategies for all encounters, the walkthrough maps and text detail the exact positions for hundreds of collectibles: Crystal Chests, Deathstone Corpses, Dragon Tears, Gold, Prisoners. Make no mistake—Hunted’s epic journey covers a massive amount of ground, and you won’t find all the hidden goodies in the nooks and crannies without the official guide.
Hunted Prima Guide Highlights Part 2
We return today with another blog post from Michael Searle, the author of Hunted’s Official Game Guide. Read below for to learn more about the enemies you’ll face, and some pointers on how to thwart them.
Take it away, Michael…
Your first few steps in the Town of Dyfed introduce you to a Wargar. Within seconds it dines on something “unappetizing,” and its actions put the monster at the bottom of your friends list. Moments later you meet more Wargar, and Caddoc and E’lara battle with supernaturally-strong Wargar wielding swords, brandishing shields, slinging bows, sporting armor, and quaffing magic liquid.
Feeling overpowered by Wargar? Prima’s official Hunted: The Demon’s Forge guide can quickly focus your attention on what’s important…
Question: How do you tell the difference between a Wargar Soldier, Wargar Warrior, and Wargar Guardian? Answer: Soldiers carry only a sword; Warriors haul around weapons and shields; Guardians carry big shields and strap on heavy armor.
Question: Who’s firing arrows at you from cover? Answer: Take note of the incoming arrow—plain arrows mean Wargar Archers, Scorchers’ arrows streak red, and a Blastcaster’s spiraling arrow explodes if it doesn’t strike you directly.
Knowledge is power, and the official guide gives you the knowledge to overpower all your enemies. The guide’s Bestiary section lists every foe in the game, including each chapter’s boss. We’ve painstakingly detailed each enemy’s resistances and vulnerabilities, as well as where you first encounter it, the creature’s abilities, description, and combat tips. Plus, we’ve included a handy chart that matches each monster with specific Battle/Weapon Magic attacks and immediately shows you whether a creature is immune or vulnerable to the attack. At a glance, you can calculate the best magic to fell a creature, without having to waste precious mana experimenting with attacks that may only inflict negligible damage (or bounce off completely).
Alas, the Wargar are not your only concern. Once you’ve mastered strategies against the game’s most prevalent creature type, you still have to deal with Crawlers, Archghouls, Blind Dragons, Dreads, Eyes of Annuvin, Harridans, Minotaurs, Skeletons, and Hunted’s tougher bosses. How do you defeat a charging Minotaur Juggernaut, crack mounds of Skeleton bones, or slay the rapidly teleporting Harridan? We’ll show you.
The official guide’s Gear Catalog ensures you’ll never be at a loss against any opponent. We’ve listed stats for every single weapon, piece of armor, and shield—including secret weapons only received by uncovering a series of hidden puzzles. Will you choose Caddoc’s Frost Ripper axe over his Spider Fang sword? Do you prefer E’lara’s Life Bane longbow, Dragon’s Wrath hunter’s bow, or Elven Glory repeating bow? The guide’s 150 pages of combat strategy will prepare you for the ideal gear choices and turn you into the ultimate, merciless mercenary.
With the guide in hand, the hardest decision you’ll have to make is how fast to kill your target
