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You are thrown into the mysterious world ofAnimal Wellafter emerging from a flower. As you explore the haunting realm around you, you’ll find various puzzles to solve and creatures to meet. Some creatures you’ll need to run away from or scare off.
There are also many items and structures that you’re able to interact with as you discover new areas, and you’ll find puzzles that will need items from the other side of the map. One of these puzzles is the M. Disc Shrine, and you’ll need the Mock Disc from an earlier puzzle to solve it.
What Is The M. Disc Shrine Puzzle?
The puzzle involving the M. Disc Shrine can be found in thenorthwest corner of the map. The shrine will havetwo dogs holding up a diamond-shaped structure, and there is an item that should go in the middle.
The item you’ll need to insert into the hole is theMock Disc that you used to replace the pink discin the room with thestatue of a large dog head.
The moment you take the mock disc from the statue,a ghost dog will appear. It will chase you no matter where you are on the map, andyou’ll need to outrun itin order to safelydeliver the mock disc to the M. Disc Shrine.
Pre-requisites For The M. Disc Shrine Puzzle
Solving the M. Disc Shrine puzzle isone of the more difficult challengesin Animal Well. You will need various tools that canimprove your mobilitybecause you will need torun from one area to the nextvery quickly.
Location
Animal Flute
The Animal Flutecan be found west of the large peacock room, which is marked with a large egg on your map.
To get the Animal Flute, you’ll need to findeight secret eggsfirst.
The Slink
The Slinkandthe Yoyocan be found in the northeast region of the map.
Bubble Wand
The Bubble Wand is earnedby completing the Seahorse’s puzzle.
The Slink and the Yoyo are essential for getting through thepuzzles leading up to the M. Disc Shrine, while the Animal Flute and the Bubble Wand are essential forreturning to the shrine as quickly as possible.
How To Fast Travel To The M. Disc Shrine
The next thing you will need isthe code for fast traveling. To do this, you’ll need the Animal Flute, and you will need to haveunlocked the key warp point closest to the M. Disc Shrine.
The closest warp point to the M. Disc Shrine is theupper left-most animal mouthin the warp hub.
Thecode for fast travelingcan be found below the warp hub. The fish splashing in the water willdictate the exact code you’ll need to play. Specifically, you’ll need to play the flute in the following directions:right-right-left-left-down-down-up-up.
Another useful tool to haveis theWorld Map. It’ll also be helpful to havethe Pencil and Stampto mark your map with. Before proceeding with the puzzle, you canmark your path back towards the M. Disc Shrineon your map.
World Map
The World Map isfound in a chest near the ghost, and you’ll need some Firecrackers to get it.
Pencil
The Pencil is in a chest west of the large peacock room, but you’ll need to have found 16 secret eggs before you can obtain it.
Stamp
The Stampis located in a chest in the large peacock room.
The Best Way To Outrun The Ghost Dog
As soon as youtake the Mock Disc from the giant dog statue’s mouth, the chase between you and the large ghost dog will commence.
Save using the nearby telephonein order to make sure you spawn close by if you end up dying during the chase.
The ghost dog cango through any area, and nothing obstructs its path. That being said, the best way to outrun this monster is tolead it away far enoughso that you can get a head start towards the M. Disc Shrine. You’ll be leading ittowards the warp hubin this case.
Equip your Animal Flute before taking the disc, becauseyou’ll need to fast-travel immediately.
you’re able to safely equip your tools byopening the inventory menu and selecting them from there. Time will not go by in the menu, and monsters will not move towards you until you exit.
The blocks on each pillar will continue to rise to the ceiling as longas your Slink is on the button.
Make sure tojump to the next block before it reaches the topto prevent getting squished and killed.
There will bedog statues along the way. If the ghost dog collides with these statues,it’ll summon the ghost dog spiritswithin them.
Getting hit by them will damage you, so try to avoid leading the ghost dog to them.
The next room is where the M. Disc Shrine can be found. Quicklyinsert the Mock Disc into the diamond-shaped holein the center of the room, and theghost dog will disappear.
Taking the Mock Disc again willcause the ghost dog to appear again.
Once you solve this puzzle, you can safelyhead through the exit on the right. You’ll find a flame in the next room as a reward for solving the puzzle.
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Shared Memory’s Animal Well is a Metroidvania with exploration, puzzles, and platforming. Billy Basso’s game takes place in a dense labyrinth filled with animals.
