Aragami 2 - 100% Achievements Guide x Newbie Tips And Tricks

100% achievements guide x Newbie tips and tricks

00 - Before You Start Playing

[PUBLISHED 25-09-2021]
[UPDATED 27-09-2021] 100% achievements guide - Section 06. (Completed)
[UPDATED 29-09-2021] Replying To Comments - Section 07.
[UPDATED 29-10-2021]
https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/1158370/announcements/detail/3026974832168911382
- People who bought the game during the 1st month like me are given Aragami 2 OST and digital artbook for free. Yay, nice work Lince Works.
- For more info, check the announcement above

How to download and access Aragami 2 OST x Digital Artbook (if you meet the requirements above)

1. Library / Search "aragami" / Click on Aragami 2 - Soundtrack
   
2. Click "Download Album", choose where to save, wait
   
3. Simply press "Play Album" once the download finished.

- If you want to access the OST manually: Right Click "Aragami 2 - Soundtrack" / Manage / Browse Local Files

- Best songs in my opinion:

- As for the digital artbook, it's in the game directory. To access it: Library / Search "aragami" / Right Click on Aragami 2 / Manage / Browse Local Files

Check out my other guides:

1. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2630969589
   
2. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2616843336
   
3. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2736497995
   
4. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2757157486

Latest news from the devs:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1158370?emclan=103582791468147613&emgid=2863716878973861876

- According to this announcement, starting from 04 October 2021, all the updates that patched the game will be included in the normal branch. That means you guys don't have to go through the changing beta branch process anymore.
- Anyway, this guide should remain usable even with later patches.



Follow the hot-fixs from the devs to get rid of some breaking bugs in the game, you need an additional 3,8 GBs, the game size after downloading the update is 15,9 GBs

How to access the Beta

To access the beta branch please follow these instructions:
● Right click on ARAGAMI 2 on your Steam library
● Go to "Properties"
● Select "Betas" on the left menu
● Select the "public beta branch" from the dropdown menu.

You now have access to the beta branch and can launch the game

For more info, click this to read more from them: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1158370/view/5570379635767970027

-> This added a lot of functions needed to play the game properly, so you should definitely do this first before trying Aragami 2 out for the first time.

Here are some screenshots taken after installing the update

When entering a mission with a new objective or enemy type, you will get a more detailed tutorial like this floating around for 10 seconds.



When you pause the game in Single Player mode, it actually pauses now. The devs added the statistics for each mission and the ability tree button.

• The statistics are helpful for collectibles and the Kill Them All style. It was really annoying to try playing like that before and not getting the ribbon for All Hostiles Killed just because I missed 1 enemy somewhere because I didn't know the total enemies.
  
• It will be better if they added the total golds available for each mission. The locations of the golds you can pick up in each level are randomized but the total golds available don't change.
  
• The Ability Tree button allows you to access and view the skills you have and can unlock at any moment now. I simply don't understand why they didn't include this in the base game.More info of this section can be found later in this guide.

- For people who are not happy with the default control settings, the beta included the control mapping function.
- To access it, pause the game, switch to tab Options / Open Settings / Gameplay / Control Mapping. The game supports switching back and forth between keyboard and your plugged in controller so depends on your preferences, adjust them however you like.

• After finishing the prologue, when you arrive at Kakurega village, now you have infinite HP and Stamina. Use this place as a safe haven to practice movements control and your aim, your landing.
  
• When opening the Power Wheel, the game now goes in slow motion mode, this setting can be toggled on or off.
  
• The enemies now have longer peripheral visions which makes the game more balanced. Before it was way too easy to abuse your power to sneak past or stealth-kill them

01 - Getting Familiar With The Controls

Down below are the default controls of the game, I also added my own commentary for each of them to help you learn fast what to do.

• WASD: move characters, Mouse: move camera
  
• Left Click: attack button, when getting behind your enemy: Execution
  
• Right Click: block enemy attack when entering combat.
  
• Left Control: open the Power Wheel, you can find all the powers and available support items you have unlocked or purchased here.
  
• R: use the current selected power or support item.
  
• Space: jump button, double jump to reach high places or to set up Jumping Knock Out or Jumping Kill on your enemy.
  
• F: Shadow Leap, quickly teleport your character to the ledge of reachable objects. You will know which one is reachable because the cursor will change its display from Gray to Cyan.
  
• Left Shift: quickly dash your character forward, will work even if you don't press WASD. It's useful as a gap closing tool to finish off enemies or to extend your reach with Shadow Leap, Double Jump and other powers.
  
• E: knock out button, works in mid air, when grabbing ledge, hiding behind walls.
  
• V: shadow vision, similar to Eagle Eye in Assassins Creed series. With some powers upgraded, it will be helpful to plan your next moves ahead, lure your enemies away or to search for hidden collectibles.
  
• C: crouch (toggled on/off) x drop from ledge / wall button

Some combos you can use, remember you can use the mouse to change the angle mid-air

• 01 - Double Jump (Space x2) + Dash (Left Shift) + (E or Left Click): Air Knockout / Air Assassination
  
• 02 - Double Jump + Dash + Shadow Leap (Space x2 + Left Shift + F): reach higher and farther places
  
• 03 - Dash + Double Jump + (E or Left Click): Air Knockout / Air Assassination
  
• 04 - Drop + Jump + Dash + Shadow Leap (C + Space + Left Shift + F): drop from ledge then jump and dash to reach a new location
  
• 05 - Drop + Jump + Dash + Shadow Leap + Left Click: drop, move to a new location to assassinate your target using your sword to throw them down when grabbing on the ledge
  
• 06 - Perfect Landing: just before reaching the ground when jumping off from high places (not from ridiculously high distances of course), press Space to do a cool front flip, then you can add Dash + Jump or another Jump + Dash with your movement keys.

02 - Ability Tree x Broken Powers Part 1

[UPDATED 27-09-2021]

The ability tree contains 24 abilities with 6 tiers, down below you can see the descriptions for each one of them. Each ability can also be upgraded for bonus effect. Some of them are straight up broken. Remember, you have to select the Power first before using them

Tier 1: The Lonely Whisperer



Ability 01 - Whisper: your standard tool to lure and isolate your enemies for easy knockout / kill. You can also activate Shadow Vision (V) and use Whisper to lure targets through walls. Target Locked by using Middle Mouse Button to lure only your specific target.

Tier 2: Warrior Of Darkness


Ability 02 - Defensive Stance: suitable for someone who wants to play the game by fighting the enemy head on. Be warned, doing so will get you overwhelmed by enemies force real fast, the combat is clunky and not fun at all.


Ability 03 - Dark Flame: just by reading the descriptions, you can tell this is indeed a must have, knocking out a group of enemies when they are standing close to the Essence Crystals (big blue lights) is just way too convenient.


Ability 04 - Divination: Divination is suitable for those who just started playing steatlh games as it allows you to see the paths that the enemy will take. As for me, it will just make everything harder to see so it's a big NOPE.


Ability 05 - Blood Smoke: usable when you are close to the enemy or you can use it after dropping from the ledge right away (only if the fall isn't too high, otherwise your aragami will be stunned and will be easy prey for the enemy)
- When your character is inside the red smoke, he will become invisible and gained extra movements speed.
- Leaving and entering the red smoke will keep you invisible for as long as the smoke lasts (about 10 to 15 seconds)
- If you play League of Legends before, it's similar to Akali's smoke bomb.


Ability 06 - Chameleon: I don't see the point in becoming invisible when leaning against the wall or grabbing the ledge. I can simply press Drop + Jump + Dash away + Shadow Leap to reach a better location if I want to hide myself. That combo might seem hard at first but it's way easier to apply than you think
- Anyway, this ability is useful if you want to infiltrate a heavily guarded area, and you don't want to knock out or kill anyone to test your limits, so basically hardcore players loving ghost style.

Tier 3: Mesmerizing Sense


Ability 07 - Mesmerize: Mesmerize is the kind of ability you use to get past annoying enemies group blocking the path or to set up for a Group Knockout or Group Assassination when combined with Momentum

• Mesmerize affects all enemies in its range, but the timer runs down fast, so don't be greedy and try to use it on a group of 4 or 5 enemies just to kill or knock out only 2 of them. You will be stuck in the animations and the remaining enemies will come back to their senses and F you over.
  
• I tried this again and it actually works if you select the enemy in the middle of the group and if all the enemies are extremely closed to each other.

Ability 08 - Mirage: I'm not wasting my hard-earned level up points for something like this, similar to Chameleon, helpful if you are a newbie to the stealth genre.


Ability 09 - Enhanced Senses: you can use this to tag the enemies for a brief moment, but why bother with it if you have Shadow Vision, the only reason I maxed this out is to run around each mission looking for collectibles.


Ability 10 - Wraith: useful to an extent. It takes 2 level up points to buy the ability. If you maxed this out you can run freely past a group of enemies

• suitable for missions when you have to capture/rescue someone and bring them back to the portal. I simply knock everyone blocking the path out, it doesn't affect the ribbon you get for sparing the enemies so I don't purchase it.
  
• now that I actually bought the ability to try it out, it doesn't work like that. It only gives you invisibility, not including the target you carry.

03 - Ability Tree x Broken Powers Part 2 (continued)

Tier 4: Momentum Of Shadow Jumper


Ability 11 - Momentum: Mesmerize x Momentum is the combination you will use a lot later on.


Ability 12 - Ranged Parry: only usable when in combat, that means you already have to deal with at least 3 enemies at once, so try it out at your own risks.


Ability 13 - Shadow Kill: one of the best powers in the game, the upgraded version is extremely useful if you simply want to kill 1 enemy in a heavily guarded area. Obviously, it has long cooldown.


Ability 14 - Vampirism: another ability that only works when you are in combat. This could be useful when playing co-op but that's about it


Ability 15 - Jumper: If you love dashing around, jumping like a maniac and then blink to the other side with Shadow Leap at every chance you can get then you will love this power.
- Don't be shy, join the Jumper crew, after all the game is more fun when you use your mobility to its maximum potential.

Tier 5: The Dream Devourer


Ability 16 - Shadow Pull: the range is kinda short though and also the upgraded version is not that great to use your level up points


Ability 17 - Hematophagy: if you managed to reach tier 5, you should already have mastered the basics of the game, and that means you rarely have to heal yourself by killing someone.


Ability 18 - Dream Devourer: just like Hematophagy but you heal by knocking out someone.


Ability 19 - Silhouette: I'm only at level 23 when writing this guide, and I don't see the needs to distract my enemies with Silhouette.
- It's useful to lure a group of enemies away, with the upgraded version, you can quickly use Momentum passive to benefit from this power.

Tier 6: Master Of Shadows


Ability 20 - Ghostly Dash: when you get to tier 6, you have already played the entire game using Dash and Shadow Leap, you know how useful they are.
- With the upgraded version, you add 1 second of complete invisibility each time you use Dash or Shadow Leap, this means you can chain them up as long as you have enough stamina.
- You can see where this is going when adding the upgraded Jumper ability passive.


Ability 21 - Pure Soul: useful for co-op when you have to carry your friends, otherwise useless in Single Player mode.


Ability 22 - Warp Strike: Yeah, I'm definitely buying this ability when I level up and then I will 200% upgrade it.


Ability 23 - Tool Infusion: just like Pure Soul, only useful when playing co-op.


Ability 24 - Shadow Veil: "If I have nothing else to buy, I will buy this" is the way to go with this ability.

04 - How To Complete Missions Fast

- I have already taught you everything I know for now, you should be able to make it with ease.
The game only has 10 locations, it's best to spend some time to become familiar with the areas.

- As you progress, more paths will be unlocked from the same location. There are some hidden pathways that will help you reach your objectives faster.

- Try your best to ignore the obsession to search every corner when you just start playing. I know how it feels because I can't resist the temptation. Wait until you get Enhance Senses if you are looking to collect every single collectible.

- Train your movements and cursor aim at the village to master the art of mobility. The basic Double Jump + Dash + Shadow Leap and it's variations are needed if you want to complete the missions fast

05 - The Way It's Meant To Be Played

There are no correct ways to play the game. Just play it however you want, after all it's just a game. You play games to have fun, that's what matters the most.

With that said, here are my 2 styles when playing Aragami 2:

Style 1: The Ghostly Spirit
- Focus solely on completing the objectives, getting in and out as fast as possible, you chose to spare everyone except for the targets the game wants you to kill.
- You're free to run around the place looking for collectibles while chilling with some Lofi music.
- When you complete the mission, you will get the ribbons for No detection and No hostiles killed.

Style 2: The Ruthless Killer
- Kill every single one of the enemies with style. Combined master mobility with precise use of powers to create your own highlight of complex multi kills chain.
- If you need an inspiration, search for stealthgamerbr and you will know who inspires us stealth lovers.
- Better yet, blast Doom music when killing the enemies, it's just insanely addictive.
- When you complete the mission, you will get the ribbons for All hostiles killed.

06 - 100% Achievements Guide (Completed)

Video achievements guide for Hot Potato and Anger Management

This section covers the proper way to achieve all 44 achievements. Click on the pictures to enlarge them for more details.

Achievements List	Steps to follow / How to obtain
	Story related achievements, can't be missed. (10/44)
	11 - First Steps: unlocked after completing the prologue mission as well 12- Master Ninja: How to achieve S-Rank on a mission: don't get detected use your powers frequently knockout enemies if needed mission time completion is not counted towards ranking
	13 - Look Behind You: - Later on in the game, you will face ninja enemies, they can be found lurking around on the rooftops, simply get behind and kill them to unlock this achievement. - If you are having trouble spotting them, hold V (Shadow Vision) to see better. 14 - Soul Reaver: - doesn't matter how you kill your enemies, just get it done. - It can be achieved with in the first 7,8 early missions, also works if you decided to restart the level half way. 15 - Sleeping On The Job: similar to Soul Reaver, except you press E when behind the enemies to knock them out 16 - Bird Of Prey: (Space + Left Mouse) x25 while airborne to kill your enemies 17 - Clinging To Life: (Shadow Leap to the ledge and press Left Mouse) x25 18 - Wall Lizard: walk slowly towards the wall to automatically get into position and press Left Mouse to trigger the animations 19- Apex Predator: hide in grass and press Left Mouse near an enemy
	20 - Forge Of Assassins: - Visit the blacksmith - Craft any Equipment item from any of the blueprints you unlocked 21 - Engraved With Power: - Visit the blacksmith - Engrave any Essence Rune to 1 piece of your equipment 22 - Tools Of The Trade: - Visit the blacksmith - Buy any support item you unlocked 23 - Fashionable Assassin: - Unlock Danjuro's service - Purchase Blue Dye (only 100 gold) and apply it to your equipment 24 - Apprentice: - Level up your character, open ABILITY TREE - Spend 1 point on any PASSIVE ability 25 - Control The Shadows: purchase Whisper ability to unlock this one
	26 - I don't Care: simply hold Escape button to skip any cutscenes you don't want to watch. 27 - The Spirit Of Vengeance: - Reaching level 30 is easier to do if you consistently get S-Rank on every mission since you will gain extra XP for reaching rank S - You will have to grind a little bit to get this achievement. I complete the game with every mission reaching rank S and only manage to reach rank 25 - Redoing the final mission will award you 616 XP, and you will achieve 924 XP for obtaining S-Rank. Repeat the process till you reach level 30 28 - Signature Move: - Obtain Shadow Kill by using 2 ability points - Use Shadow Kill on any enemy 29 - Get Over Here: - Acquire Shadow Pull by using 2 ability points - Use Shadow Pull on Gatekeeper (the enemy that has a ronin hat, never moves when you try to distract them) 30 - Hot Potato: - Learn Ranged Parry passive ability - Engage the scorcher in combat, preferably in Ash Flower mission, near the start of that mission is 1 Scorcher sitting on top of the watch tower. - Lock on the scorcher, and press Right Mouse to parry the fire attack at the right moment 31 - Anger Management: - Buy Poison Needle and Berserk Needle in support items section of the blacksmith shop - Fanatics are the enemies with red head scarves, their eyes are glowing with red or green lights - Find a spot to conceal yourself before throwing the Poison Needle to drain the target's HP - When the HP is getting real low, throw Berserk Needle to obtain the achievement
	32 to 43 - Collectibles Related Achievements: - Enhanced Senses is a must have ability - Keep an out on hidden paths that seemingly lead to nowhere, those are normally the paths to the blueprints or golden statues . - Look up and look down more, I've lost counted of how many times they hid the collectibles stuff in remote places that required you to do just that - Double Jump + Dash + Shadow Leap will help tremendously - Use Ghostzapper's guide : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2608444150 - Use Lunhaadviin's guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2604971245

Final Achievement - Legacy

This one is tricky to get so it deserves a spot on its own.

1. You need to find the following blueprints hidden across the maps: Legacy Hood, Legacy Attire, Legacy Trousers and Orochi Sword
   
2. The prices for each piece are: Legacy Hood (5250), Legacy Attire (3500), Legacy Trousers (3500), Orochi Sword (3500) Total cost: 15,750 gold
   
3. Equip the full set to unlock the achievement. Damn, our protagonist from Aragami still looks good.

P/s: If this guide helps you out, please consider supporting me by subscribing to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ioAUn5Eo_on1TmZCb4AuA/videos
- If you need any help, just ask me in the comment section of this post.

07 - Replying To Comments

I don't think the comments section of steam is big enough to answer all potential complicated questions so I'm just going to create another section just for this purpose

Question 01:

nickmao (^_−)−☆ eredeti hozzászólása:

Which mission do you think will be the easiest to grind XP?
To balance the ease/speed/XP you get for getting S rank on it?

Answer:
Here is the missions XP list I created based on the info you can get from the Mission Board. Getting S-Rank gives you an extra 50% of the original mission. The XP will be rounded up in game
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nPJ_8Fgcg6x3rLE8zn_ZXgoKE-3SZ9Jj8_Loas3Q4W0/edit?fbclid=IwAR0I8tsbsKjd0efFsfNhTKnt9AD1MRChltuwdiuLzUwRTaK9cdU_-wQlmt8#gid=0

1. The easiest missions to grind are those that don't require you to eliminate enemies or capture targets, you can just go in and out fast to reduce time completion.
   
2. Another factor you want to consider is the size of the map plus the XP gained for completing the mission with S Rank.
   
3. If you have money to spare, buying the Portal Gate (900 Gold) will instantly give you the option to end the mission instantly, when you complete all objectives and just want to escape.
   
4. I don't remember the maps size for each mission but the small and medium locations are: Lone Mountain, High Castle, Daikizo Mine.
   
5. To be honest, just play through the game to get the hang of each mission, you can check the XP list while doing missions to consider which are the easiest ones for you to do and if they are worth your time to do some grinding. This is because everyone's play-style is different thus the time it takes to complete the missions are varied.

My account got hacked? What to do?

[UPDATED 15-03-2022]

Okay, my account recently got hacked by a Russian person. How do I know this? When I can't log in to steam yesterday after several attempts, I got suspicious, by clicking on I forgot my password, I saw my recovery email was changed to ****.ru.
Luckily, I was able to get my account back through Steam support and I will include this quick tutorial on my guides so everyone knows what to do and prepares for the worst. From what I've seen, a lot of people have become victims of these hacks recently.

This is my message to the unknown hacker:

"I know the war is affecting everyone in Russia, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, people also worked hard to have money to buy games just so they can get away from life for a little while.
- There are no excuses for your behavior, you just got greedy and want easy money. What were you trying to do? Were you going to sell this steam account to the highest bidder for some quick buck?
- If you ask people for help, just maybe, someone kind enough will provide assistance. But by trying to steal from others, you're just making it worse for your own people.
- You don't want to get isolated even more now, especially when you need help the most. So please be better and do something else, something productive with your life."

Anyway, let's get back to the main topic.
- STEP 1: Click on Help / Steam Support
- STEP 2: Choose My Account
- STEP 3: Choose Data related to your steam account
- STEP 4: Scroll down, choose Contact steam support
- STEP 5: Provide the details so Steam staff can help you out

• You might want to provide more proof to the staff to prove you're the actual owner of the account.
  
• In my case, I even made a 2nd account just to ask them for their assistance.
  
• I got the password to log in to my account from steam directly, just 1 DAY, what a miracle. But that might not be the case for you, I know it sucks, but please be patient.

I GOT MY ACCOUNT BACK, WHAT TO DO NOW?

In this section, I will share with you what I do to protect my account. If you guys know more, please comment and let everyone know. I will include your name as the original author here.

1. Click on Steam/Settings. Change your password, email contact address, add more security layers to your account.
   
2. The passwords you change should be kept offline, you can write them down in a notebook or something like that.
   
3. Delete auto-fill forms if you're using browsers like Chrome, Opera... to log in to steam. I used this to write steam guides but now no more. I think that was what got me hacked. I never clicked on any odd links sent by strangers and somehow, I still got hacked.

[AVBG]

I know the war is affecting everyone in Russia
There are always good and bad people everywhere, regardless of wars. The Russians did not (and were not) everyone demons just because they were forced to take part in an imposed war. Just like Ukrainians are not all bad or all good.

Moreover, the suffix .ru does not necessarily mean that the hacker was from Russia, it is quite possible that he chose mail from this region because of some advantages in comparison, for example, with gmail. Not to mention the possibility of "zombie servers" or someone's favorite action - a frame ("playing under a false flag").

PS: Information about the grind of missions to gain experience is very useful.

[Alt]

хорошее руководство ;)

[The_Jinxer]

Never send your password to anyone, even the company (steam) who the account is with. It proves nothing because obviously the "hacker" has it too

[noMorePurchases]

@nickmao (^_−)−☆: Oh yeah, all you have to do is get to the core and get out, if you are not looking for collectibles then it should only take 2,3 minutes each run. 450 XP with S-Rank seems like a nice deal.

[nickmao (^_−)−☆]

So far (mission 28 on my playthrough) #20 Secret of Daikizo mine looks like the best speed/XP ratio. Just hold that ESC to skip cutscenes :D

[noMorePurchases]

@nickmao (^_−)−☆: I posted the reply in section 07

[nickmao (^_−)−☆]

thanks for the guide, quite helpful for beginners (I'm already into mission 11 and came up with most I read in this guide, but still super helpful)!

which mission do you think will be the easiest to grind XP?

To balance the ease/speed/XP you get for getting S rank on it?