Follow this comprehensive walkthrough for Final Fantasy XIII-2's AF4XX Academia Part, detailing treasure locations, quest triggers, and hidden items.
Walkthrough
- 1Central Bridge: Examine the orange panel north of your position to obtain the Map of Academia if missed. Collect accessories: Delicate General’s Belt, Durable General’s Belt, Delicate Witch’s Bracelet, Durable Witch’s Bracelet. Examine the nearby orange terminal for a scene about the 13th Ark.
- 2Alley: At the south end of Central Bridge, check the west dead end for 3x Casino Ticket. Explore the Alley for treasure spheres containing: 8x Power Orb (north, northeast), Guardian Amulet (west), Watchman’s Amulet (southeast), Mark of the l’Cie (northeast). In the southeast corner, use R1 to reveal and collect the WILD ARTEFACT (06/10).
- 3Grand Avenue Square & Palace of Dreams: Grand Avenue Square has no treasures. Grand Avenue Palace of Dreams contains a super-concealed treasure sphere that requires the upgraded Moogle Hunt ability.
- 4Grand Avenue: From Grand Avenue Square, head west into Grand Avenue. Visit Chocolina’s shop. Loot Gold Gear from a store west of Chocolina. Climb stairs to a catwalk for a treasure sphere with an Auric Amulet. Before exiting west, check a shop for 1200 gil.
- 5New Town: Enter New Town from the east. Ignore going left, turn right, turn left, and loot a treasure sphere near the stairs for 8x Power Engine. Go upstairs, turn left, go upstairs, and collect 1050 gil. Go downstairs, turn left, go downstairs, turn right, go down the escalator, turn right, and reveal a concealed treasure sphere near two boxes with R1 to get Phoenix Blood. Turn south, ignore the escalator and first left turn, take the second left turn for 2000 gil. Turn around, turn right, turn right, go up the escalator, turn right, turn right, and turn right again to find the last treasure sphere for a Phoenix Down.
- 6Central Bridge (Extra Scene): Go to the large platform in the northeast corner of Central Bridge and examine the concealed image of a gate for an extra scene. Ignore quiz terminals.
- 7Academia’s HQ (Entrance): Navigate north to the Entrance building. Open a treasure sphere for a Gold Casino Ticket. Inside, use Moogle Hunt on the treasure cube behind the counter to get the ‘Facts’ Gate Seal (unlocks Time Reversal in AF200 Augusta Tower).
- 8Dr. M Quest: Find Dr. M (white hair, gray-white sweater, blue jeans) inside the Entrance area. Talk to him to initiate the "Monster Professor" quest, which requires defeating one of every enemy in the game.
- 9Captain Cryptic Quest: Inside the Entrance area, use Moogle Hunt near a concealed image of a man to reveal Captain Cryptic (Amodar from FFXIII). Talk to him to initiate "Captain Cryptic's Confounding Quiz." Answering correctly yields fragments; incorrect answers initiate the quest. Captain Cryptic moves to a new location after each fragment or incorrect answer. He has five fragments to give, requiring one to five correct answers respectively. He will not return to the Entrance building.
Tips
- The Wild Artefact is located in the Alley area.
- Super-concealed treasures in Grand Avenue Palace of Dreams require the upgraded Moogle Hunt ability.
- Dr. M's quest is a long-term Bestiary completion task.
- Captain Cryptic's quiz locations are varied throughout Academia (AF4XX).
- Accessories: Delicate General’s Belt, Durable General’s Belt, Delicate Witch’s Bracelet, Durable Witch’s Bracelet
- Items: 3x Casino Ticket, 8x Power Orb, Guardian Amulet, Watchman’s Amulet, Mark of the l’Cie, WILD ARTEFACT (06/10), Gold Gear, Auric Amulet, 1200 gil, 8x Power Engine, 1050 gil, Phoenix Blood, 2000 gil, Phoenix Down, Gold Casino Ticket, ‘Facts’ Gate Seal
- Quests: Monster Professor, Captain Cryptic’s Confounding Quiz
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