Stuck in the Sunken Temple

[Quietkal (Doing Better!)]

So, I managed to get into the Sunken Temple using winged boots and damage boost from that mushroom, and I reflexively saved when I found the statue inside, but I get the feeling I'm supposed to have some sort of swimming apparatus, or maybe a triple jump, and I can neither progress further into the temple nor make the jump back across the inital spikes to the main body of the Cave of Serpents.

Any advice, or is this character perma-stuck and I just need to cry a little and start a new person?

[RockieGO]

You need the Mermaid Statue


Found in Castle Entrance. Need Wing Boots . From the 1st save point go to the screen where you activate a bunch of blocks, with the boomerang you can activate the one inside a wall which will take you to a boss. After the boss you find this in a chest.

[AxolotlAxolittle]

There is a way to leave the temple if your stuck in it, its some sort of button combo. I don't know it because I never needed to know it tho.

[AxolotlAxolittle]

He cant make it back to get the statue tho.

[AxolotlAxolittle]

Check the pinned Discussions, Im pretty sure I saw something the bugs or changes discussions a while back that relate to this.

[Quietkal (Doing Better!)]

In the change list there's a note on being Stuck in the Sunken Temple, but that seems to relate to the end of the temple. I'm stuck at the beginning.
I also tried the K + A + P listed, and it hasn't helped so far.

[AxolotlAxolittle]

That sucks man, I wish I could help. That KAP thing was the only thing I knew tho.

[Quietkal (Doing Better!)]

Well, guess it's time to start anew then. Little sad, though I suppose it's only like a few hours of playing lost, so it could've been worse.

[AxolotlAxolittle]

wait, post a pic of where your stuck at trying to get back to the cave. That might help me help you

[BigBoarHunter]

I too am stuck here, and would rather not have to start over.

[Quietkal (Doing Better!)]

I haven't found an out, and just went ahead and started a new character, who has surpassed the stuck character, so I guess I'm over it.
The jump which is barely possible from the left, but not from the right.[i893.photobucket.com]

[XenosHg]

It's funny how you need to be very good, lucky or persistent to make the game unwinnable.

[RockieGO]

Originally posted by Quietkal (Just Awful):

I haven't found an out, and just went ahead and started a new character, who has surpassed the stuck character, so I guess I'm over it.
The jump which is barely possible from the left, but not from the right.[i893.photobucket.com]

you need the Mermaid Statue, to get in and out of that area. if you got there without one YOU ARE DONE with the game and remake new.. :'(

[AceMatt]

So did anyone ever figure this out? I just got to this point as well and made it into the temple the same way, just good double jumping without having the mermaid statue, and now cannot make it over the wall next to the save point or go back the way I came.

[RockieGO]

i odnt think you to be there without mermaid statue, you might have to restart. you might have found a glitch.

[Quietkal (Doing Better!)]

You're not supposed to get there without the mermaid statue, that's what the line of spikes is for.
With persistance and clutch use of the double jump you can clear it. I wouldn't call it a glitch though, it's not creating weird instances in the code. You're just sneaking into an area you shouldn't be in yet and can't leave.

I haven't found a way out, though I stopped checking not long after posting on here. Restart and don't do it again is the only answer I've found so far.