In Cloudheim, you have to complete a series of adventures in each region to awaken the god slumbering there. In Arcadia, you’re trying to awaken Grimsladd, a frog-like god who has hidden itself in the lost city of Frogopolis. For more information on Cloudheim, don’t forget to visit its official Steam page here.
In Act 3, you’ll finally find a way to travel to Frogopolis and awaken Grimsladd. However, there are several challenges waiting for you before you reach your goal.
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The Mystery Of The Rose Ruins
After finding the two artifacts, Wren will tell you that you should head over to the Rose Ruins, as that place somewhat resembles the lost city of Frogopolis.
As you reach the Rose Ruins, you’ll find several chests there and a Bifrost Gate, leading to the Rose Ruins dungeon. However, you don’t have to go to the dungeon.
There will be three mechanisms near the tower-like structures with several whirlwinds that you can jump on. You have to hit these three mechanisms quickly, one after the other, to solve the mystery.
Once you do so, it will unlock a whirlwind on a platform facing the island of Frogopolis. Walking or jumping into this whirlwind will launch you in the air, across the water, as you land on the lost island.
The Guardians Of The Pond
After landing on the lost island, make your way inside. Here, you’ll find a gigantic Bifrost Gate, but it will be locked. There are tons of enemies in the area, and you’ll have to fight them first.
Keep battling against the enemies, and they’ll keep respawning for a short while. After you’ve defeated enough of these guardians, the Bifrost Gate will unlock, alongside a few chests, and you’ll be able to head inside the dungeon to find Grimsladd.
Frognir’s Flame
As you enter the Frognir’s Flame Dungeon, you’ll have to find your way ahead. There are several enemies on the way, but defeat them and keep moving deeper into the dungeon.
You’ll find a small pond in the dungeon. You can do fishing here, and there’s also a Sylf Statue shortly ahead. Further ahead, you’ll encounter a wooden bridge with a locked door on the other end.
Here, you have to defeat all the enemies on the ground to unlock both the chest and the door. Kick the door after defeating all the enemies.
You’ll start noticing all the danger and stop signposts from here onwards. There’s a hole ahead, and you’ll have to jump into it. Keep going the way where the signposts are, and you’ll enter a large arena.
Bigshot
Here, you’ll find Bigshot, quite possibly the strongest boss in the game yet. There are lasso hoops in the air that you can use to quickly get out of the way of some of the attacks.
This boss has three main attacks: A frontal laser, missile mines, and a bullet tornado. The frontal laser can be avoided by simply getting out of the way.
The missile mines are the biggest threat because Bigshot spreads them on the ground, and you have to watch your step. If you step within range, these mines will explode after a short duration.
If you get too close, the boss will spin around to push you away, while also shooting energy balls in a 360-degree direction.
Defeating Bigshot
Whenever you try to attack Bigshot, it will create a strong shield around it, suffering no damage while also pushing you away.
What you have to do here is to wait for the short recovery duration after the boss finishes using an attack, and then use your lasso to bring it to you, and then you can land a few attacks on it.
Keep doing this a few times, and you’ll be able to get in bigger combos. Once the boss is stunned, you will not be able to deal any additional damage to it. Use your lasso to open the hatch and bring out one of the pilots.
The pilot will keep running around, and you have to attack it as much as you can, but be wary of Bigshot, as it will be attacking you as well.
Shortly after, the pilot will jump back into Bigshot, but some of the damage you’ve done to the pilot will be deducted from the boss’s health bar.
Once Bigshot has lost half of its HP, it will start to use another attack where it fires a gigantic laser from each of its hands and starts to spin around.
Here, you have to run in the safe space between the two lasers as it keeps spinning around until it stops.
Repeat the process of using the lasso and attacking the boss until you’re able to defeat it. Bigshot will drop a World Star on defeat.
Waking Up Grimsladd
In the next section, you’ll find Grimsladd. It’s surrounded by several torches, each with a locked chest behind it. You’ll have to light up all of these torches to unlock the chests and move on to the next step of awakening Grimsladd.
Explore the area. You’ll find some woods thrown together near the area in front of each of the torches. Here, you have to kick the Toasty Grobbs that spawn nearby.
These Toasty Grobbs will explode and ignite the fire, which will, in turn, also light up the torches. Once each of the torches has been lit, interact with the wooden platform in front of Grimsladd’s statue.
You’ll have to hang the bell of tranquillity here. Ring the bell after hanging it, and this will cause Grimsladd to awaken, and it will disappear shortly after.
Reaping The Reward
After you’re done, you can exit the dungeon by going deeper into the area where you’ll find the Bifrost gate alongside a chest. Once you’re out, you’ll have to report back to Wren in the Fiblin Field.
Wren will be overjoyed to hear the news, and he’ll ask you to check out the shrine nearby for your reward. Here, you can pick a Legendary Weapon for one class. You only have one choice, so think carefully.
And your choice will wrap up the quests for Arcadia. You can then use your World Stars to unlock other regions on the map.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to destroy Bigshot’s Shield?
You have to use your lasso to pull the boss into you and attack him a few times. Repeat this process until you can start doing bigger combos. Use your dodges to avoid its attacks and to get out of the range of its spinning attack. Shortly after, you’ll be able to pull the pilot out of the boss.
How to light the torches near Grimsladd?
You can light the torches by kicking the Toasty Grobbs at the pile of wood near the torch to light it up. These piles of wood can be found in the direction of the torches, but you’ll have to explore a little to find their exact locations.
How to reach Frogopolis?
You can get to Frogopolis by completing the challenge of hitting three mechanisms in the Rose Ruins. This will unlock a whirlwind that will knock you away to the lost island of Frogopolis.
This concludes our walkthrough for Act 3 of Arcadia in Cloudheim. For more walkthroughs, visit the game’s main hub here.
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Fahad Suleman is an avid fan of fighting games who spends most of his time writing walkthroughs and reviews for cozy indie titles or mashing around in Tekken. If he’s not writing or playing any games, you’ll often find him watching historical videos on YouTube for hours.
