Walkthroughs & Tips

Submitted by: Jake Delfeir

Topic: General Tips

Submitted: January 13, 2006

Having just finished this game and done the following, I thought I'd enlighten you all these.

The Endings

As with its predecessor, Dawn of Sorrow has three different endings. They are attained as follows:

Normal (But Incomplete) Ending:
Simply beat Dario a second time, at The Pinnacle.

Bad Ending:
Attain the Paranoia soul, then use it on the mirror during the battle with Dario. You'll fight Aguni instead - beat him, then attain the last Magic Seal from the next room. Head down to the boss door around the middle of the castle (you should have seen it by now) and enter, but make sure you're not wearing Mina's Talisman.

Good Ending:
Repeat the process for the bad ending, but make sure you have Mina's Talisman equipped. Witness the scene, then head to the far right of the Condemned Tower and the barrier will be opened. Traverse through the final two areas, then beat Menace to see the real ending. Make sure you've beaten all the other bosses as well, though, including the optional ones!

Unlocking Boss Rush Mode

You just have to beat the game with any ending to unlock Boss Rush Mode.

Unlock items from Boss Rush Mode

Beating Boss Rush Mode within a certain amount of time unlocks some items for you. They are as follows:

Any time: Potion
8 minutes: Nunchakus
7 minutes: Terror Bear
6 minutes: Death's Robe
5 minutes: RPG

Unlocking Julius Mode

In order to unlock Julius Mode, simply witness the bad ending. Julius Mode will now be unlocked on the main screen.

Unlocking extra characters in Julius Mode

As well as playing as Julius Belmont, there are two other characters you can get to tag-team with in Julius Mode. You can acquire them this way using the following tips.

Yoko:
She's at the place where she was for the entirety of Soma's game - at the synthesis shop near the beginning. Head in there and she'll join you.

Arikado:
Beat Dario at the Garden of Madness and continue to the Demon Guest House. A few rooms in, you'll find a strange looking guy who some might recognise... it's Genya Arikado, but in his true form - Alucard from Symphony of the Night! And the fans go wild. He'll join you after talking to you.

Good way to get money

Saving up for the Soul Eater Ring? A good way to get money is to go to the beginning areas of the game and kill Zombies until you have 9 of their souls. Go to Hammer's shop and buy 9 Bronze Knuckles, then go to Yoko's store and synthesize the Zombie souls with the Bronze Knuckles. You'll now have 9 Cestus', which can be sold for 3000 gold each, whereas Bronze Knuckles only cost 200. That's 25200 gold each time, and Zombie souls are easy to get.