Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is a rich story filled with high emotions, a bad-ass female character, and lots of puzzles. Today I’m going to dive into the first puzzle we come across in the game, in chapter three. After deciding to venture to the island to find answers, you will be immediately greeted by a puzzle.
Now, it may not look like it because there’s no gears to shift, or levers to push, but you will need to read the journal on your person for clues as to how to complete each step.
Finding a Way Into the Cave
First things first, we need to find a way inside the cave laid out in the journal on your person. Heading over to the door, you’ll want to follow the route into the cave, which will be on your right. You’ll have to climb a rock, and right above it is a tree sitting beside the entrance. Climbing up, you’ll need to jump over to a rocky platform, then shimmy across to the opening in the mountain. After you safely get across, continue on the path and check your journal for the next clue.
Eye See You
The next clue is a tricky one since it’s hiding in plain sight. In the journal, there is a depiction of an eye next to every entry that you’ll need to look through; for this one, it’s a tree with a hole in it. So, look for the tree shaped like an eye. Look through it to discover that you’ll need to rappel up the side of a mountain. Nope, not scary at all. Once up the side of the mountain, you’ll make your way over to the ledge to see the next clue in the journal: ruins on the shore.
Go through the cliff-face, slide down the rocks, turn right, and squeeze through the double walls in the cliff. Now outside, turn right, slide down more rocks, then make your way to the shore where you’ll find some beautiful ruins.
It All Points Forward
The next clue will be the ruins, specifically the hourglass-shaped ruins that have two carets and two dots under them. All you need to do is walk straight forward in the direction they’re pointing. Keep an eye on the bottom right-hand corner. When the game is saving, that’s when you know you’re heading in the right direction. Keep on the path, and then on your right you will come across a gap in the stone. Turn left and head up the curve of the mountain and examine the ruins before you!
As for the third clue of the two pillars, when I played through this section, I completely bypassed this point by accident and got to the final clue.
No Payne, No Gain
After searching the ruins, you will come to a tiny hill with an erect portion of a house where a window should be. Examine that to find a watchtower that you will need to climb. When you make it up to the watchtower, you’ll see another clue.
A circle with a line through it; looking at just the right angle, you’ll see that X marks the spot. Go down to where the mast is that was part of the X, and it will bring you to the final point of the puzzle. You will uncover a trap door and complete the plunderers’ puzzle!
The journey continues, and so do the puzzles in Resonance: A Plague Tale, releasing August 26th, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
