Eternal Strands: Top Floor: Core Guide

Q: How to complete Top Floor: Core in Eternal Strands?

Eternal Strands is a gear-grinding, extraction-based game with elements of Monster Hunter. While the art and setting are generic, the core gameplay loop, especially the giant monster fights, is solid. The crafting system is forgiving, allowing for flexible material usage. The second half of the game can become repetitive with quest objectives.

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Walkthrough

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The game presents a generic fantasy world with a plot involving investigating a sealed-off land after a disaster.
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Players control Brynn, a protagonist with an aversion to vowels, accompanied by a support team.
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Gameplay involves mounting expeditions from a base camp to fight monsters, gather crafting materials, and complete objectives.
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Combat features an elemental damage system (freeze and fire), but can become repetitive due to limited enemy variety.
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The crafting system is flexible, allowing substitutions for materials without penalty to the final item's stats.
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Giant monster fights are a highlight, described as similar to 'Shadow of the Colossus' but more accessible, akin to a 'Fisher-Price Monster Hunter'.
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These giant monsters must be killed once to learn a spell, and again in a specific way to upgrade it.
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The game's structure, particularly in the first half, offers a sense of exploration and discovery.
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The latter half of the game can become repetitive, with story quests often involving revisiting areas.

Tips

Focus on exploring and collecting materials, as the crafting system is forgiving.
Experiment with the elemental damage system, though freezing enemies is a consistently effective tactic.
Embrace the giant monster fights as a core and enjoyable part of the experience.
The first half of the game offers more novelty; enjoy the sense of exploration while it lasts.
Be prepared for repetitive quest objectives in the second half of the game.

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