In this part of the walkthrough for Tides of Tomorrow, we go through the initial mechanics of the game, explaining how the decisions of the previous Tidewalker affect our playthrough and how our decisions affect those who come after us.
For more information on Tides of Tomorrow, check out the official website here.
Prologue
At the beginning of the game, select your look and then select a Player to follow.
Once that’s done, you immediately need to surface as you are drowning. Once you surface you will meet Nahe.
Use the button to enter the Tides of Time to see what happened with the player you are following. This is the central mechanic of this game. Follow the stream of time to see the next bits play out.
You will learn about Tidewalkers in a little bit. Speak to Nahe to learn more about the flood, Plastemia and Ozen.
You will then face the choice to leave the Ozen for the next player who follows you or not.
Leaving it will boost your cooperative score. You will then pass out.
Find Some Ozen or you’ll die
Location: Scrap Harbour
Watch the next cutscene play out and Nahe will tell you that you need more Ozen.
For dialogue options, the ones marked with the triangle to move the story forward. There are also options where you can just follow the player you are following.
In this case, I chose to go look for Ozen on my own. Nahe will leave. Climb onto the platform, go left, and you will then see that in terms of visions you have major and minor ones. The major one reveals the previous player’s key events, while minor ones are just kind of fun little things.
Pull the lever on the right of the platform, then get on the moving platform and move across. Check the pile of trash for some scraps. Go up and to the right and watch the vision.
Next, speak to the Bouncer and tell him you are a tidewalker.
Once you get in, you will find Eyla. Use the emote wheel to dance with Eyla. Follow Eyla out to the balcony. Speak to her and make your choices – some can be Pro-Mankind, some can be troublemaker – it’s up to you.
Follow Eyla again and you will also find a donation box where you can leave items for other Tidewalkers. Follow Eyla and you will end up discussing with Obin’s Guard. He wants scraps for Ozen.
He will hold Eyla hostage next and you will end up meeting Obin.
After this, you will be imprisoned and Eyla will come to see you.
Turn back and head to the Marauder dock. Move through the piles of trash and bodies and eventually you will reach the docks. Sneak around and you will find scraps around the place.
Watch Obin talk to his guards and his lieutenant will show up throwing you out if your previous players betrayed him. Use Tides of Times to check your options because depending on the player you are following your options will change.
You can find a stash of Ozen hidden behind the drums on the shelf. This will trigger Obin’s Lieutenant to catch you, you can run or negotiate.
Running will get you thrown into the water by Obin. Eyla will then fish you out and a boat chase will start.
Follow the ghost of your predecessor to catch up to the boat carrying the Ozen. Use the grenade launcher to try to stop the boat.
Leave the Area
Once you stop, Eyla will tell you to go find Marketland. Follow the map marker on your new boat towards Marketland.
As this chapter ends, you will have the outcomes play out regarding of whether the next player who follows you has Ozen in Scrap Harbour, and the other major decisions in the game.
This ends Part 1 of our walkthrough for Tides of Tomorrow. Head over to Part 2 over here.
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