A Message in Fire is part of the main story campaign, Jin's Journey, during Act 2: Retake Castle Shimura.
Synopsis[]
Jin Sakai must enlist the help of Lord Shimura's pirate contact, Goro, to sail past the Mongol armada and bring a message to the shogunate on the mainland to send additional samurai warriors to combat the Mongol invaders. If Goro can sober up, he will have at least a dozen enemy ships to get past, and a new weapon to deal with: the Hwacha – a siege weapon the Mongols brought with them from Goryeo (modern day Korea) that can fire 100-200 flaming projectiles from a handcart. Maybe Jin can find a way to use this new weapon against his enemies so Goro's ship can get past the fleet?
Objectives[]
- Search for Umugi Cove
- Look for a path with a circular gateway and red flowers
- Follow the guard to meet Lady Sanjo
- Speak with Lady Sanjo, then go downstairs and speak with Goro
- Follow Goro to his house and take the map
- Speak with the Straw Hat Ronin at the door, then leave Umugi Cove
- Travel to Lord Shimura's old hunting camp and speak with him
- Follow Lord Shimura to meet Goro at his boat
- Follow Goro
- Travel to Fort Mitodake with Lord Shimura
- Ambush the Mongol patrol
- Wait until Lord Shimura attacks
- Attack Fort Mitodake
- Focus on eliminating enemy archers with fire arrows before melee attacks, if you can. Roll (circle) if Jin catches on fire
- Open the gates and continue the attack on Fort Mitodake
- Fight to the hwacha tower
- Pay attention to white circle on the ground as that's where the hwacha projectiles will land, dodge (circle) to avoid the projectiles as they greatly reduce Jin's health
- Defend Goro's boat
- Aim with the right stick – the white marker will help you alter the direction/trajectory– and shoot with
- You must be quick: if 1 ship reaches Goro's boat, the objective fails and you'll have to start from the last checkpoint
- Eliminate the first 6 ships, then focus your attack on the shore where archers will be shooting at Goro – focus the hwacha on the archers and yurts, then shift your attention to the 3 larger ships while looking out for a few smaller ships that are remaining
- Aim with the right stick – the white marker will help you alter the direction/trajectory– and shoot with
Journal entries[]
We need samurai reinforcements if we're going to save our home. The shogun can provide them, but only if we contact him to request more forces. Lord Shimura knows a pirate named Goro skilled enough to break through the Mongol blockade and deliver our request. I should be able to find him in the smuggler's den of Umugi Cove.
― Jin
Walkthrough Video[]
