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WALKTHROUGH - JAPAN

Japan - Meeting with Takamoto

"I haven't seen Takamoto in a long time. I doubt he misses me after our last meeting. If he still has the artifact, however, he'll lose more than face Sunday night."



 

Lara cannot run or use any of her equipment for the moment - this is a party after all. View Screenshot Walk down the stairs and walk to the back of the room, over to the left, and talk to the bartender View Screenshot (action button). He will tell you that Nishimura is in his office down the hall. Walk down the hall across from the bar. Open the door View Screenshot and enter the room for a cutscene. After the cutscene, walk back down the hall for another cutscene.

Well, time to throw off the party gear and get down to business. View Screenshot Immediately following the cutscenes, View Screenshot start firing on Takamoto's guards. View Screenshot Pick up the assault rifle from the first guard use it on the other guards. More guards will enter the room from the hall next to the bar. When Nishimura gives Lara the card for the elevator, walk down the hall next to the bar and enter the elevator View Screenshot to ride up to the roof. View Screenshot Walk toward the glass ahead and Lara will notice a motorcycle in the background. Head to the left and go through the sliding door View Screenshot out onto the roof.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Walk around the side to find an explosive barrel surrounded View Screenshot by a gate. On the other side of the gate is a pole just begging to be climbed. Lock on and shoot the barrel then climb the pole. Jump to the platform to the right and hop on top of the roof above. Don't mess with the glass roof View Screenshot just yet. Hop up to the segment of the roof above the glass roof and shoot the crate to find a BRONZE REWARD (1/6). Now hop back down and use your grappling hook to pull the shiny part of the glass roof back so you can get inside. Run down the ramps to enter the area with the motorcycle. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

To the left of the motorcycle shoot the small crate behind the cardboard box to find a BRONZE REWARD (2/6) then look to the right of the motorcycle and move one of the cardboard boxes in the pile. Shoot the small crate behind them to reveal a SILVER REWARD (1/4). Walk up to the motorcycle and press the action button to get on. The controls have not changed at all, but you can move more freely this time. Drive out through the door to the side then go through the sliding door out onto the roof.

-- CHECKPOINT --

 

Accelerate toward the ramp View Screenshot on the other side of the roof and jump toward the building ahead. A Quick Time Event cutscene View Screenshot will begin.

Lara will attempt a jump with the motorcycle and [GRAPPLE] grapple to a pole above as the motorcycle flies toward a group of gas canisters, nearly setting them off. Lara swings on the grapple and [JUMP] jumps to the area ahead of her. She notices the gas tanks in the back are about to explode so she [CROUCH] dives out of the way and grabs the railing on the side.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Fall to the area below View Screenshot from where you start after the cutscene. Run straight ahead and jump over the gap in the framework. Shoot the small crate at the end View Screenshot to find a BRONZE REWARD (3/6). View Screenshot Go back to where you were by jumping over the gap again and climbing the crates. Jump to the yellow pole [161] and use it to swing across to the framework on the other side. As you walk to the end of the framework it will start to tip downward because of the weight so you will need to jump to the next section quickly. The next piece of framework is much more steady. Shoot the metal ring View Screenshot holding up the window piece to make it fall out of the way. Jump and swing on the rope that was holding up the window piece and jump to the piece of framework on the other side.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Kick the barrel out of the way if you need to then jump and grab the overhead cable to slide down View Screenshot to the next building.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Walk toward the suspended platform on the side and throw your grapple View Screenshot toward it. Pull the grapple with the action button - hold the action button while grappled to the platform to pull the platform toward you then retract the grapple with the grapple button to cause the platform to sway back and forth. Jump to the platform when it moves toward you. Look up while on the swaying platform to see a shiny light up above. Jump toward the shiny light and grapple to it. Turn to Lara's right and swing View Screenshot to the metal platform up ahead.

-- CHECKPOINT --



 

Use the grapple to grab the suspended platform View Screenshot in the back just like before and make it sway by pulling on it and letting go. Jump to the swaying platform then throw your grapple at the next platform and make it sway back and forth. Don't have them swaying back and forth in repetition, make sure that they sway differently. If you move the first platform enough, you don't even have to mess with the second platform, just jump straight to it. Either way, jump to the next swaying platform and look up to notice another shiny light above you. Jump and grapple on to the shiny light up above. Turn to Lara's right and swing toward the broken railing View Screenshot on the outside floor of the building.

-- CHECKPOINT --

A few of Takamoto's guards will walk out onto the rooftop. Two pitbulls will join the battle when the guards start to shoot View Screenshot at you. Shoot at the lamps on the side of the garden to make them explode while fighting the guards. Kill the pitbulls immediately as they run up to you. Enter the door in the back where the guards came from and walk to the bottom floor. Shoot the crate View Screenshot behind all the boxes to find a BRONZE REWARD (4/6). View Screenshot Travel all the way up the stairs, past the door, and walk out onto the pipe next to the broken railing. Jump to the ledge in the back then move to the right. From the ledge, jump to the pipe in the back of the Lara then shoot the small crate to reveal a SILVER REWARD (2/4). To get down, jump back to the ledge then fall to the ledge below it and fall once again to land safely near the office door. Open the door to the office.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Walk up to the side of one of the cubicles and you'll notice tons of Takamoto's guards walking around in the office. Throw a grenade toward one of them and start blasting away. View Screenshot Hide behind the cubicles to avoid their gunfire. After the battle, go up the steps in the back and move past the large table toward the two cabinets. Open the left cabinet to find a SILVER REWARD (3/4). Facing the screen in the middle, look toward the left side of the room to see two glass cubicles. Walk into the glass cubicle further back and shoot the box inside to collect a BRONZE REWARD (5/6).

All the exits of the office are sealed off, so Lara will need to make her own exit. Look up toward the big screen in the middle of the room and shoot the rings on each side that are holding it up. View Screenshot All it needs now is just a little help to knock it over so use your grapple to grapple the shiny metal object in the middle View Screenshot of the screen and press the action button to give it a slight tug. Two guards will move out from the area behind the screen as it falls. Jump to the top edge of the screen and pull yourself up then shoot the guards. Enter the doors ahead. View Screenshot

-- CHECKPOINT --

 

Climb the pole View Screenshot next to the door and jump to the ledge on the structure to the right View Screenshot of it. Shimmy to the other side and pull yourself up to the platform up above. Notice the shiny metal piece on the bottom of the platform up ahead. Grapple the shiny metal piece and give it a tug View Screenshot to rotate the platform downward. Jump to the platform then jump to the next platform with the ladder. Climb the ladder to the area above.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Look up and grapple the shiny metal piece on the bottom of the platform up ahead then pull it. View Screenshot Use the pole on the piece that you just rotated to jump to the platform across from it then climb the pole. View Screenshot Jump to the platform at the top then jump to the next pole across from it. When you get near the top you'll notice a pole in the back of Lara. When you jump toward it make sure to jump diagonally or you will miss the pole. When Lara grabs onto the pole the top platform will rotate downward. Turn around and swing back to the pole you were just on and climb back to the top. The platform ahead will start to rotate back downward as you move toward the right side so run and prepare to jump toward the next platform at the end.

-- CHECKPOINT --

Jump and climb the pole across from you. As you climb to the top, the pole will start to give away near the top so you will have to quickly jump toward the poles near the windows. The next four poles will fall shortly after jumping to them so make sure to swing and jump fast. Open the door ahead.

-- CHECKPOINT --

In the back, some guards will be talking while standing under a chandelier. View Screenshot Target the chandelier and shoot it with your guns to drop it on both of them. Shoot the remaining guard if one survives but do not walk out from behind the walls since the guards on the floor above will have an easy target if you do. Go around the side past the two sofas and blast the guards on the top floor. Shoot the crate on the top floor to find a BRONZE REWARD (6/6). Hop down to the floor below and look off to the left to see a doorway next to the stairs. Enter the room and kick open the middle cabinet to the left to reveal SILVER REWARD (4/4). Leave the room and open the set of doors to your left.

-- CHECKPOINT --

As Zip will point out, do not go down the right hall since there is a trap waiting for you. Walk over to the control room to the left and press the red button on the wall near the fire extinguisher to start the sprinkler system. You can also view the security cameras by using the control system off to the side in order to find some hints for one of the later rooms. If you touch any of the red laser lights then the turret gun in the back will shoot at you. Roll the metal ball to the left off of its stand then roll it in front of you as you walk through the lasers. As you roll the ball, View Screenshot the turret will fire but the bullets will not be able to penetrate the metal ball. View Screenshot Wait for the turret to stop firing when you make it across then open the door at the end of the hall to the left.

-- CHECKPOINT --



 

A cutscene View Screenshot will activate upon entering. Some guards armed with shotguns will bust through the sliding doors in the back of the room after the cutscene. Notice how the dragon hanging over the table is staring straight at a glass window. Get in the back of the dragon and grapple View Screenshot the shiny metal object that it is holding. Just like the platforms from earlier, pull back on the dragon then let it go so it will hit the window View Screenshot up ahead of it. Two guards will attack from the top floor after the glass breaks. Pull yourself up, but don't enter the elevator in front of you just yet. Run down the corridor to your right to find a room with some assault rifles on the table. Push the red and black chest View Screenshot on the side all the way back to the window that you just broke and push it to the floor below. The chest will break and reveal the GOLD REWARD (1/1). View Screenshot Grab an assault rifle or a shotgun and press the elevator button. Walk in the elevator View Screenshot to start a cutscene.

-- CHECKPOINT --

This is the first true boss fight View Screenshot of the game. For starters, do not try to fight Takamoto on the bottom floor or the turret guns will make quick work of you. Get behind one of the statues around the sides of the room and climb the pole View Screenshot in the back of it.

On the top floor it is all a matter of dodging his green fireballs and shooting him. View Screenshot Takamoto will throw a set of green fireballs toward you with his spear. He will throw them high and low. When he throws a low set jump over them and when he throws a high set roll under them (roll toward him). Keep in mind that Lara will pause just a bit before jumping so you will need to jump a little early to avoid the low fireballs. You can avoid the fireballs while you lock on to him and that is the best way to fight him. The statues will shield you somewhat from his fireballs, but his attacks will sometimes go through them. Chase him around the top area and shoot him with either a shotgun or an assault rifle. An assault rifle has the advantage of distance since it can basically hit him from any part of the room, but a shotgun will murder him if you can get up close to him. When you make it to him, he will sometimes try to hit you with his spear so make sure to move around while unloading your guns on him. If you run out of ammo with your secondary weapon use the handguns.

 

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