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fy oul ov edi s c ov er i ngc ol or f ulwor l dsa nd GAMEPLAYBASI CS meet i ngi nt er es t i ngc ha r a c t er sa l ongt hewa y , we a tGO! Ki dGa meri nv i t ey out os ets a i l i nSea bea r d, Pr es t i geT hi si st hemea s ur eof a l l y oureffor t st o ac ha r mi ng a dv ent ur ea nd ex pl or a t i on ga me r ebui l dAc c or di a .Pr es t i ger a i s esy ouhi gheron f r om dev el operHa ndCi r c usa ndpubl i s herBa c k -s oc i a ls c or eboa r dswi t hGa meCent era ndF a c ei pS t udi ost ha twa sr el ea s edont hei Phonea nd book . T hemor el ev el sy ourc ha r a c t erga i ns ,t he i Pa dl a t el a s ty ea r . mor ei mpr ov ement sy ouc a nma k et oy ouri s l a nd t or a i s ey ourpr es t i ge . T ogety ous t a r t ed,Ba c ki pha spr ov i deds ome gener a l i nf or ma t i ona boutt hega mea l ongwi t ha Coi nsandPear l s-T her ea r et woc ur r enc i esi n f ewhel pf ul hi nt st ha twi l l gety ourj our neyofft o Sea bea r d, c oi nsa ndpea r l s . Coi nsa r et hepr i ma r y agr ea ts t a r t ! c ur r enc yoft hec ommuni t y .Pea r l sa l l ow y out o buys omepr emi um i t ems ,butha v es o ma ny WHAT’ STHEGOAL? mor eus es ! Pea r l sc a nbeus edt os peedupc er t a i n ev ent s , r ef uel y ours hi pa ndpur c ha s ema nyot her I nSea bea r dy ourgoa li st or ebui l dt hei s l a ndof v a l ua bl ec ommodi t i es . Ac c or di a ,a ndpr es er v ey ourl ongl os ta nc es t or Sea bea r d’ smemor y . T r avel-Y ours hi pc a na l wa y sbef ounda tt he doc k sof a nyi s l a nd. T oboa r dy ours hi ps i mpl yt a p I nor dert or ebui l dAc c or di ay ou’ r ei ns t or ef or oni ta ndy ou’ l l bet a k ent ot hewor l dma p. Onc e qui t ea na dv ent ur e! Sa i l t hev a s toc ea nex pl or i ng ont hewor l dma py ouc a nt a pa nyi s l a ndt ot r a v el a nd hel pi ng ot her si ny ourwa k e ,t her ei sa t oi t .CONTI NUEDNEXTPAGE boundl es swor l dofoppor t uni t ywa i t i ngt obe na v i ga t ed! Y out a k et her ol eof t heCa pt a i nof amodes tt r a di ngv es s el .As s embl ey ourc r ew t obegi ny our s ea r c hf ort r ea s ur ea nd a dv ent ur e ,t r a dewi t h y ourf r i endsa ndt hei s l a nder sy ouenc ount er , upgr a dey ours hi p,a ndbec omet hewor l d’ smos t pr es t i gi oust r a der ! Whok nows ?Y oumi ghtev en nds omes ur pr i s esa l ongt hewa y !
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CONTI NUEDFROMPREVI OUSPAGE LET’ SQUEST! Cr af t i ngQues t s-T hes eques t sr equi r ey out o Hel pi ngt owns peopl ei st hepr i ma r ywa yt oea r n c r a f ti t emsus i ngdi ffer entr es our c esy ou ndon c oi nsa ndupgr a dey ours hi pa ndAc c or di a . Some t hei s l a nds .Of t eny ou’ l lneedt ol ea r nar ec i pe ques t sr equi r ef et c hi nga ni t em, c r a f t i ngma t er i -f r om at r a i ner r s t . Onc ey oul ea r nt her ec i pey ou a l s , ors pea k i ngt oot her s . Y ouc a na l wa y ss wi t c h c a nc ombi ne i t emsi nt o new,mor ev a l ua bl e ques t sbyt a ppi ngt hegr eenex c l a ma t i onma r k( ! )i t ems .( ex .y ouc a nt ur na ppl esi nt oa ppl ej ui c e ont hel ef ts i deoft hes c r een. T a ponaques ta nd us i ngt hec a ul dr ona tGa br i elF l a mbe ’ sr es t a uy ou’ l l s eeaques tma r k erl ea di ngy out oy ourdes -r a nt ) t i na t i ona ppea rony ours c r een. PLAYDAYORNI GHT Abr i efbr ea k downofs omeques t t y pesi sbel ow. Someev ent si nSea bea r donl yha ppendur i ngt he da yorni ght .Sea bea r d’ sc l oc ki sl oc k edt oy our Mai n Ques t s-T he ma i ns t or yques t l i ne wi l l owndev i c e ’ st i me ,s owa i tunt i li t ’ sda r kout s i de a ppea ri nt heques tmenua sagr eenques t s .a ndy ou’ l l s eet hewor l dof Sea bea r dc ha ngef r om T hes eques t sha v enot i mel i mi ta ndwi l ls t a yi n da yt oni ght . y ourques tmenuunt i l c ompl et ed. GETTI NGCRAFTY Si deandDai l yQues t s-S i deques t swi l la ppea rT het owns peopl eofea c hi s l a ndenj oyt ea c hi ng a sbl ueques t s . T hes eques t sha v eat i mel i mi ta nd t hei rc r a f tt ot hos ewi l l i ngt ol ea r n.Y ou’ l lmeet wi l l ex pi r ei fnotc ompl et edi nt i me . T hes eques t sc hef s ,c a r pent er s ,f a r mer s ,a nd mi l l er sdur i ng a r e of t en r epea t a bl ea r er a ndoml ygener a t ed y ourt r a v el s .E a c hoft hes e“ t r a i ner s ”wi l lt ea c h a ndc a nbeus edt oea r nex t r ai t ems , ex per i enc e y ou r ec i pest ha ty ou c a n us et ot ur ns pec ic poi nt s ,a ndc oi ns .Someques t sgi v ey ouagen- i t emsi nt omor ev a l ua bl ei t ems .Ma s t er i ngt he er a ll oc a t i onofa ni t em, wi t houts pec ic a l l yt el l -c r a f t i ngs y s t em i sk eyt opr ogr es s i ngi nSea bea r d. i ng y ouwher ei tc a n bef ound.Dur i ng t hes e Whi l et he ydi dn’ te ndupbe i ngt hes t arof t hegame , ques t st r yt a ppi ngev er ybus h, s hr ub, a ndt r eeon t h e s e h e r o c h a r a c t e r c o n c e p t s s u r e a r e c u t e ! a ni s l a nd. E x a mpl e: “ F i ndmeaWor m! ” Del i verPas s enger sSomepa s s enger sj us twa nt t ohi t c har i de ,gi v et hem al i f tt ot hei rdes i r ed des t i na t i ont oea r ns omec a s h.
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Wea tGO! Ki dGa mera r ea l l a boutbei ngc r ea t i v ea ndwha tbet t erwa yt odos ot ha nt owr i t es t or i es ofy ourowna bouty ourf a v or i t ega mi ngc ha r a c t er s ?T ha t ’ swha tt heGOWRI TEs ec t i oni sa l l a bout a ndea c hi s s uewi l l f ea t ur es omef a nc t i onf ory out oenj oy . We ’ r ek i c k i ngt hi ss ec t i onoffwi t ha n ent r yf r om GO! Ki dGa mer ’ sI a nKa y s er( a ge12) , buty ouc a ns endy ours ubmi s s i oi nst ousa nyt i me! J us tv i s i tGOKi dGa mer . c om a ndc l i c kt heKi dCor nerl i nka tt het opf ort hedet a i l s !
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AsL i nknea r edt het opoft het r ee , hel ook edupa nds a wwha thewa sl ook i ng f or . Byas t r ok eofl uc k , heha df oundt he a r r owi mpl a nt edi nt hes i deoft het r ee ’ st r unk . Ha s t i l y , L i nks c r a mbl edupt het r ee , des per a t e t oendt hi sl a mea s s i gnmentofhi s , buta shewa s nea r i ngt hea r r ow, aha wkc a mes woopi ngoutof nowher e , a l mos tk noc k i ngL i nkofft het r ee . L i nk hel dt ot hes l i m br a nc hhewa sha ngi ngont o wi t ha l lofhi smi ghta st heha wkc a mef ora not herdi v e . Qui t es uddenl y , apl a t f or ma ppea r edbenea t h t ht hemes s a ge-He r el i e s ade adhe r o. F i na l l y , hi m,a ndwi t hi tawea ponper f ec tf ort hes i t ua - wi t h e t a l o n s o f t h e b i g b i r d t u r n e d i n t o k n i v e s l i k e t i on. I twa sabow, a ndnotj us ta nybow, aGol den t oot hpi c k s ” ofdea t h. Bow.L i nkgr a bbedt hea r r ow f r om t het r eea nd “ G u e s s w h a t , a s a n a ddedbonus , t hi st hi ngwa s noc k edi t ,butr i ghta sL i nkwa ss t a r t i ngt oa i m, goi ngs t r a i ghtf orL i nk . t heha wkdi ds omet hi ngal i t t l eunex pec t ed. “ WWWh a t i s t h a t ? ” L i nks t ut t er edhy s t er i c a l l y . T heha wk ’ sbodys t a r t edt obul ge ,i t sf ea t her s “ Iwoul dgggues snot hi ngt oogggr ea t f or y i ngoffa ndgr owi nga ga i na si tgr ew. me . ” L i n k w a s r i g h t a s t h e b e a s t c a me f o r a n o t h er I t sbea kgr ewhook eda nds ha r p, ma k i ng di v e , t hi nk i ngt hi swa st he na l a t t a c k . L i nk ’ ss wor dl ookl i k eat oot hpi c k . S u r p r i s i n g l y , L i n k i s n ’ t t h a t e a s i l y b e a t en, a sL i nk T hewi ngsont hemons t r ousbea s tgr ew dr ewba c khi sbows t r i ngwi t ht hea r r ownoc k ed, t ot hes i z eofa i r pl a newi ngs , t he h e a i me d f o r t h e h a w k ’ s h e a d , a n d s h o t t h e a r r o w f ea t her st ur ni ngac ol orofr eda nd eus edt odes t r oyGa non. pur pl e . I t ’ sey eswer el i k edi nnerpl a t es , heonc T h e a r r o w e w a t t h e s p e e dofaj et , hi t t i ngt he pupi l sofy el l ow, s t a r i ngL i nkdown c r ea t ur es qua r ei nt hef or ehea d. T heha wk ’ s na l t houghtwa s“ Ba dt i mef oras na c k ” a si tex pl oded i nt ogol dendus t . Wi t hanod, L i nks i l ent l yt r i umphed, a nd c l i mbedba c kdowngr i nni ngha ppi l y . Soon, her ea c hedt hebot t om a nds ethi sc our s e ba c kt oHy r ul eCa s t l e . Nowi fonl yhec oul d ndt hepa t h. . . TOBECONTI NUED. . .
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