Last Heart Squid?

[FizzWizz]

I've grabbed all but one Heart Squid. I know where it is but how to obtain it is another question.

It's the one tied to the dancing mini game but now matter how much I play or how good I play I can't seem to unlock it or find any hint that playing the mini game is even what I have to do.

Am I missing something or am I just completely off target?

[FizzWizz]

Figured it out. Apparently you have to hit every single mask in the mini game first try. Meaning you have to hit all 5 of your first shots and then hit all 5 of your next shots after paying for more shots.

Which is stupid. If there are 10 masks and you have to pay 10 gems for every 5 shots, only to get 15 gems as a reward for hitting all 10 masks then why would I pay to play the mini game? Obviously you'd play it for a chance at the Heart Squid but how would I know what I needed to do specifically in the mini game to do it? Not to mention what it is you actually need to do is not the easiest to pull off if you're not great at timing things.

Not one of the best ideas in game design.

[Taro42]

That's what I was afraid of :( but thanks for letting us know.

[Washing Machine]

Originally posted by FizzWizz:

Figured it out. Apparently you have to hit every single mask in the mini game first try. Meaning you have to hit all 5 of your first shots and then hit all 5 of your next shots after paying for more shots.

Which is stupid. If there are 10 masks and you have to pay 10 gems for every 5 shots, only to get 15 gems as a reward for hitting all 10 masks then why would I pay to play the mini game? Obviously you'd play it for a chance at the Heart Squid but how would I know what I needed to do specifically in the mini game to do it? Not to mention what it is you actually need to do is not the easiest to pull off if you're not great at timing things.

Not one of the best ideas in game design.

You get extra gems after clearing it. I ended up with more than inserted into it.

The confusing part imo is that when the masks slide, it's not too clear that it's just one row that loops. I thought for a while that restarting or taking too long makes mask vanish, and that the minigame was about speed. It's just accuracy all the way.

[Rahkshi]

Originally posted by FizzWizz:

Figured it out. Apparently you have to hit every single mask in the mini game first try. Meaning you have to hit all 5 of your first shots and then hit all 5 of your next shots after paying for more shots.

Which is stupid. If there are 10 masks and you have to pay 10 gems for every 5 shots, only to get 15 gems as a reward for hitting all 10 masks then why would I pay to play the mini game? Obviously you'd play it for a chance at the Heart Squid but how would I know what I needed to do specifically in the mini game to do it? Not to mention what it is you actually need to do is not the easiest to pull off if you're not great at timing things.

Not one of the best ideas in game design.

the less shots you take the more bonus you get when you clear it, if you miss no shots you get 100 gems payout on top of the point value of the masks.

[Nibbie]

Some of the NPCs near there mention that there is a special bonus prize for really mastering the game, the squid is what they mean. Obviously their dialogue changes throughout the game so you may have missed it, but it was there. And I mean, I thought it was fairly obvious, especially once I gave it a couple tries learning it and noticed I got different amounts for completion. "Hmm, what happens if I never miss" seems a reasonable reaction for completionists.

[BK-201]

It's a bit of a pain in the ass, but not too hard. Not to mention that you get bonus gems for every clear and as long as you don't miss too much you should come out on top monetarily after each attempt.

My advice, try and break the small masks first, so when you are down to the last few masks you have to hit for a perfect game you'd have the much easier to hit large masks.