Welcome to part 3 of our walkthrough for Grime II.
Exploring the muddy landscapes of Mudfalls, we run into Manzil, who requested we deliver something to the Breathsmith at Kankan. But to get to the town, we must make our way through the Faceless Mountains.
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Table of contents
Grabbing a Paint Capacity Upgrade
From the Halfmade Pit Surrogate, head left to where you saw the NPC fused in the boulder. You can drop down through the platform to a tunnel below.
Go left and dash through the hole in the wall to fall to the lower floor.
From here, head all the way to the left while dashing through the holes in the walls to fight a Halfmade enemy and pick up some Fragments.
Go all the way to the right for another set of Fragments that you can loot.
When you’ve picked up both, keep descending through the tunnel system while heading right to find a hole in the floor that you can fall through. This will take you to a large chamber.
Go left to face the Melded Giant boss.
How to Beat the Melded Giant (Optional Boss)
The Melded Giant isn’t a difficult boss, but it hits hard and can take you out in only two hits if you’re not careful. His moveset is relatively simple and easy to dodge or parry.
He has an unblockable attack where the boss takes two steps forward and then slams down on the ground with both his fists, creating a shockwave that travels along the ground. The best way to deal with it is to dash through the boss to get behind him and jump over the shockwave.
The boss also has a stomp attack and a two-handed slam attack, both of which can be parried. The stomp attack creates a shockwave.
Finally, he has an attack where he falls directly to the ground, leaning in your direction. This does massive damage, and if you’re not confident in your parry timings, use dodge to get behind the boss.
The boss can also periodically summon additional enemies to the fight. He always brings in three minions. Make sure you deal with them quickly so that they don’t overwhelm you.
After defeating the boss, grab the Mold he leaves behind to upgrade your Paint Capacity.
Go left afterward and follow the path to reach a breakable wall. You’ll find the ladder taking you back to the Halfmade Pit on the other side of the wall. Return to the Surrogate and save your progress.
Unlocking the Map and Reaching the Intertwining Nails
From the Halfmade Pit Surrogate, we’ll be heading up this time. Use the platform above you to go to the upper part of the area. Head left to spot a ladder.
Go up the ladder and use Grasp on the spikes on the left to break them. You can jump through the opening you created, but you need to unlock a new ability to get further in through this route.
Return to the ladder and go all the way to the top. Take out the two enemies here.
There’s a fragile floor here that will break if you stand on it for too long. Let the floor break and drop through the hole.
Use Grasp on the wall on your right while falling and get into the hole. You’ll find a Prismatic Pearl here.
Return to the upper section of the area. Use the platforms above you to continue moving forward.
As you reach the top section, you’ll be able to loot a Bloodroot Splinter on the left.
Go right to fight a Faceless Spearholder. Take it down.
As you go right, you’ll spot two enemies up ahead. The ground right in front of you will break if you stand on top of it. There’s an ambush waiting for you below.
Parry the projectiles to take out the two enemies and then continue forward.
There are some more enemies up ahead and another fragile floor.
Go right and climb the two ledges to reach the upper section where you’ll have to fight another Faceless Clubber.
Jump across the pit of spikes on the right and take out the enemies on this side.
Continue making your way upward, fighting off the enemies that get in your way.
At the top, head right after defeating the two enemies to find a Faceless waiting for you. After a few lines of dialogue, it’ll attack you. Take it down while avoiding its Rage Attacks. You’ll also get a Hunt Pigment for defeating this enemy.
Go right to spot a spiked wall up ahead, right next to a fragile floor. Break the wall, but this time we’ll let the floor break and fall through.
This will take you to a small chamber. Take out the two enemies on the lower floor and then pick up the item to collect the Spike Ball Item Mold.
Break the wall on the right and continue forward.
You’ll spot some Fragments on the ground up ahead. However, this is a trap, and as soon as you try to pick it up, an enemy will attack you from the right. Take it out and then collect the Fragments.
Use the ledge to go up and keep heading up to loop back to the area where you broke the spike wall before falling through the fragile floor. If you head right from here, you’ll find the first Seal of the zone to unlock the area map.
Go left and back down until you see a path heading right.
Follow the path until you reach a ladder. You can see a purple glowing item at the top. Use Grasp to break the platform where the item is and then head down the ladder.
The item will fall to the lower floor. Pick it up to collect the Attuning Bow.
Then head right to spot the Intertwining Nails Surrogate. Activate it and save your progress.
Head left from the Surrogate to spot a wall that’s breakable from the other side.
Unlocking the Inner Path to the Halfmade Pit
From the Intertwining Nails, head left and go down the ladder. You’ll spot a spiked wall on the right. Break it and head through.
Take out the enemy inside for a Hunt Pigment.
Return to the ladder and drop down to the floor below. There are some more enemies here that you’ll have to fight.
Jump over the spikes on the left and past the spiked wall.
You’ll drop down to another floor below on the left to fight some more enemies.
After defeating the enemies, you can take the fragile platforms above you to reach the upper section. But there’s a hidden path below that we’re going to take.
Head to the left section toward the spikes and use Grasp to reveal an opening on the left. Use Dash to head through.
Jump across the pit of spikes using the platform and go all the way to the left.
You’ll find the Grunt Garbs Hands here. Break the wall on the left and use the ladder to head up.
Take out the enemies in the area and continue heading right. Note that there’s a path above you. But before going up, you’ll want to continue heading right and take out all the enemies in your path until you reach the spikes at the end.
Once that’s done, return to the left wall and use the ledge to climb up.
You can use Grasp on the ceiling to reveal a hidden room where you can find another Spike Ball.
Continue heading right using the platforms. You’ll have to jump across some fragile platforms along the way.
Head all the way to the right to pick up a Homing Droplet. Once that’s done, return to the ladder at the start of the section.
Head down the ladder and jump to the platform on the left. Take out the enemy here.
Jump to the ledge above you to loot a Bloodroot Splinter.
Drop down to the lower levels and take out the Faceless Scrapper. Go left, break the spike wall, and continue forward.
When you get on the platform, you can use Grasp on the spikes above you. Pick up the Grunt Garbs Legs that fall down.
Drop through the platform to spot a large breakable wall on your left. Break the wall to find the Halfmade Pit Surrogate right in front of you.
Unlocking the Second Seal
After breaking the wall, head right. Drop down to the lower floor while hugging the left side. There are two Faceless Chargers here that will attack you if you get too close. But if you’re hugging the left wall, they won’t aggro you right away.
Dash to the left to get in through a small opening on the wall.
Take out the two enemies on the lower floor. You’ll be able to earn another Hunt Pigment here. Go left and dash through another opening.
You’ll spot a ladder below you. This leads to a dead end for now. The second Seal for the zone is on the left past the ladder. Activate it. Then make your way back out to the surface.
Unlocking the Inner Path to Intertwining Nails
Take out the two Faceless Chargers at the surface and go all the way to the right to pick up a Faceless Spear.
Head left and climb up the ledges. Jump to the middle platform and take out the enemy. Then break the wall on the right using Grasp.
Continue moving forward past some spikes and walls, and take out the Faceless Scrapper up ahead.
There’s another enemy behind the Faceless Scrapper on the other side of a breakable wall. Take it down, then use Grasp on the spikes on the platform above you to remove it and move forward.
Jump across the spikes using the fragile platforms and make your way to the other side.
You can break the platform above to make the item fall to the floor below you.
Drop down to the lower floor and take out the enemies in the area. Pick up the item to collect the Brute Garbs Chest.
Head right and climb up the ledge. You’ll see a path heading right, guarded by a Faceless Scrapper. The upper path leads to the platform where you saw the item earlier.
Take out the Faceless Scrapper and continue heading right. Break the wall and drop to the fragile platform.
Make your way forward along the platforms before they break. You’ll find a Bloodroot Splinter at the top. Collect it, then break the wall on the right, and take out the enemy standing there.
Go right and then up. You’ll spot a path blocked by some thorns on your right. We can’t go down that path for now, so continue going up.
You’ll reach a ladder. There’s a sign on the right side if you want some additional lore bits.
Break the large wall on the left to unlock a shortcut back to the Intertwining Nails Surrogate.
From here, if you continue heading right, you’ll find the Faceless Bishop Darsh waiting for you. Run through his dialogue to trigger a boss fight.
How to Beat Faceless Bishop Darsh
Faceless Bishop Darsh is the mandatory main boss of the Faceless Mountains zone. He has two distinct phases. During the first phase, he wields a giant greatsword. When you manage to drop his health down to half, he ditches the sword and resorts to using his fist for the rest of the fight.
The boss has a few different Rage Attacks that you’ll have to avoid. The first phase is pretty easy, as you can parry most of his attacks. You can also gain two Breath charges from him after dropping his health below certain thresholds.
However, it’s important to remember that when you manage to get his health down below the Breath threshold, he will immediately follow up with an AOE stomp attack. The AOE is clearly visible with a red danger marker, so make sure you stay out of it to avoid taking damage.
The first time you drop Darsh’s HP down to half, he’ll go into a long animation where he has a few lines of dialogue. The boss is invulnerable during this period. The second phase begins after this.
During the second phase, the intensity ramps up significantly. Since he’s not weighed down by the greatsword, the boss moves faster and has a variety of new attacks in his arsenal. You’ll want to watch out for his jump and dive attacks.
The boss will create spikes on the ground when he lands. You can’t parry these attacks, and standing on the spikes will cause continuous damage. So dodging away is the only safe option.
He can also launch two projectiles at you with an attack. But you can parry the projectiles back at the boss to deal decent chip damage.
Once the boss is defeated, use Grasp on the body to unlock the Grasp Counter ability.
Unlocking the Grasphook Ability
After the fight against Faceless Bishop Darsh, continue heading right. Use Grasp on the switch above you three times to remove the barricade in front of you.
Get on the large elevator on your right. Press the prompted button to go down,
At the bottom, go left first to find a Homing Droplet on the ground.
Pick it up and continue heading right to enter Marah’s Orchard.
You’ll meet the Traveler Et up ahead, a traveling merchant with some useful stuff to sell.
Drop down to the right, past the merchant, and keep moving till you spot a path heading down through a platform.
Go down through the platform and drop to the chamber below. Grab the Thin Marah Strand. This item lets you upgrade your armor items.
Head left to spot a breakable wall. Break it and go through. Drop down to the lower section.
You’ll reach a Depth Traversal door at the bottom. Head in.
As soon as you do so, you’ll fall into a large chamber. Go right to spot a Discarded Flesh. Use Grasp to unlock the Grasphook ability.
Use your newfound ability to grab the point on the right.
Continue moving forward using Grasphook to get back to the upper section. You’ll find another Depth Traversal door at the top that will take you back outside.
Go left and break the wall.
Then continue heading up till you go back to the chamber where you found the Thin Marah Strand. Keep heading right to spot the Bridge to Kankan Surrogate. Activate it and save your progress.
This concludes part 3 of our walkthrough for Grime II. For more interesting articles related to indie games, check out the links below:
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Muhit Rahman lives off two things: gaming marathons and endless cups of tea. He writes guides, reviews, and occasionally forgets that real life doesn’t come with checkpoints. His favorite genres are Soulslike and Metroidvania, with Dark Souls III, Hollow Knight, and Dota 2 forever holding top spots on his all-time list.
