The Lantern's Oath

Controls

• Arrow keys or A / D: move
• Z, W, Space or Up: jump (release early for a short hop)
• Down: crouch, ducks under the Machine's beam
• Down + jump: drop through a platform
• X, K or Enter: throw the glimmer (crouched or Down: throw low)
• Hold X after a throw, then release: charged glimmer, 3 damage, pierces
• C, L or Shift: dodge roll, invulnerable while rolling
• M: sound

On a phone, use the on-screen buttons.

What you will meet

• The road of episode 1: the blue mushroom forest, the one-eyed machine over the ledges, the pilgrims' gong, the roots of the Source Tree, Serrure's tavern, then the Machine's arena and the gate.
• Dodge roll (C or Shift) through an attack, variable jump height, coyote time and jump buffering: the controls answer like a modern game. At Serrure's, press Down with three lilies to gain a heart.
• Reptilians rear up before clawing: jump back. Four glimmers and they fall. Glowing beetles crawl along the ground: throw low or stomp them. One in three leaves a light that mends the armour.
• The one-eyed machine hovers, curls up, then slams down: climb a ledge, drop back and hit it while it lies stunned. The moss trembles before a root breaks through: never stand on it.
• The masked pilgrims strike their gong and Serrure welcomes you under his roof: the armour is mended and the checkpoint is yours. The Machine stomps and fires a beam; at half health it calls the beetles. Twenty-eight glimmers bring it down.
• Three hits and the armour sinks into the moss. It gets up at the last checkpoint. Six pale lilies are hidden along the road. Lanterne never speaks.