How do I "call out the guardians"?

[Nicholas Steel]

The instructions in the pause menu don't explain how to talk lol so I assume there is something obvious I'm missing.

[Syrris]

There's no dialogue as such. You need to make a loud enough noise to get their attention. Have you found any special items that might do that?

[Nicholas Steel]

Okay, I figured out what to do for the pressure plate puzzle and that led me to what was neccessary to progress. The game does a poor job of conveying what basic mechanics are possible. It has no hint that different kinds of items will travel different distances when tossed nor that you can simply place them in front of you, and through gates (Having the courser change when it is in position to place instead of toss an item would be nice visual feedback).

I got thouroghly raped by the first boss >.>"

[Dr.Disaster]

Originally posted by Nicholas Steel:

The game does a poor job of conveying what basic mechanics are possible. It has no hint that different kinds of items will travel different distances when tossed nor that you can simply place them in front of you, and through gates (Having the courser change when it is in position to place instead of toss an item would be nice visual feedback).

The very first item you encounter sits right in front of you outside the starting cage. Picking it up teaches you that you can reach through gates/bars to pick up stuff. Now when you can pick up something right in front of you it's just natural that you can also place something right in front of you.

That tossing stuff requires lifting your arm should not need an introduction; it's just like in real life.

Item travel distance is defined by item type (throwing or non-throwing item) and weight. Stuff not ment to be thrown like pants travel according to their weight while a dart will go quite a bit further.