NiGHTS into Dreams...

NiGHTS into Dreams...

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NiGHTS into Dreams - A-Rank Hints (On-Going)
By VolnuttHeroP64
In this Guide, I will provide hints on how to obtain an A-Rank in both the Dreams & Nightmares of NiGHTS into Dreams.
   
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1. Dream Mode Hints
When you start the Dream, get some nearby Blue Chips. This will get your time
with the Ideya a little longer. Because when you Dualize with NiGHTS, the time
during NiGHTS starts. You'll already have some Blue Chips by the time you're
NiGHTS. So you just have to get about 10-15 Blue Chips before getting to an
Ideya Capture.

Don't think you're going to get points by pressing a trigger (Controllers Vary)
while getting a Blue Chip or something. This is not "Journey of Dreams"!!!
You do not get any extra points for doing stunts without the Stunt Ribbon.

Do not enter the Ideya Capture without 20 Blue Chips. If you do, you'll just
lose valuable time.

Try to go for big LINKS. Big LINKS will help you get lots of points. You
should always aim for at least 25 LINKS. This can help your score.

Before trying to get a high score, time your runs in every Mare of that Dream.
Just ask someone to time how long it takes you to go through a Mare. This will
really help. You'll know when to go to the Ideya Palace if you know how much
time you have left. For example, it can take about 10 seconds to complete
Spring Valley's 1st Mare. And you have 11 seconds left. Go for it, it took you
10 seconds last time, why not now. You'll get more points this way.

If your Dualize ends before getting to the Ideya Palace and you have an Ideya,
you are thrown off as Elliot or Claris to the ground with all the Blue Chips
you collected scattered around you. This also summons the Alarm Egg. Your best
chance is to grab all the Blue Chips and get a big LINK, and run away from the
Alarm Egg. Then head to the Ideya Palace. The best grade you can get is about
a D if you got a big LINK. This is not good. You can only get an A if your
other Mare's were all As or maybe one B. If not you should just start over.
2. Nightmare Mode Hints
Whatever time you get is what will determine what your score from your Dream
will be multiplied by. Let's say you got 475070 in Mystic Forest. Let's also
say you got a 1.7 on Gulpo.(Or whatever boss you have setted in the Options)
Just multiply 475070 by 1.7, you get 807619. Which is pretty good.

Do NOT get hit!!! This will subtract 5 seconds from your time. You're also
stunned for another second, so do NOT get hit!!!

Know your Nightmarens. Know how they fight. Know how to beat them.

You still need help? Well practice!!! Go through Spring Valley as fast as you
can, and face the Boss. This is when you practice. Another tip that can be
added to this is to just face one boss. Set the boss you want in the Options
and just practice on that particular Nightmaren. I would recommend Jackle or
Reala. Yeah they are First Class Nightmarens,(Jackle was like a First Class)
but they are easy when you practice.

So why not Gillwing? Yes I know what you're thinking. People who played the
Saturn Version must be amazed. There's a good reason for this. The way Gillwing
was easy in the Saturn was that you just had to Paraloop his tale once to get
an easy 2.0. But I guess Sonic Team fixed that in the newer versions. You can't
get a 2.0 like that in this version. You can only get 19 LINKS from this.
You need 21 LINKS to kill Gillwing in one shot.
4 Comments
Robo7 23 Jan, 2023 @ 4:41pm 
its hard to get an A-Rank in Stick Canyon
AortaPlatinum 24 Jul, 2020 @ 10:04pm 
God port Gillwing is awful. Sure you CAN one-shot him, but it's so incredibly specific, his hitbox is miniscule compared to the original version. Plus, here, he immediately dives no matter what, whereas if you were to Drill Dash to the right as soon as the fight started, he wouldn't be close enough for that attack to activate so it's easier to get his tail.
mdesaleah 4 Jun, 2020 @ 6:49pm 
This is a little late, but its very possible to get Gillwing's tail. There's even an achievement for it. He's still a bad boss for rankings though.
VolnuttHeroP64  [author] 3 Dec, 2019 @ 3:32am 
Getting all the A-Ranks in NiGHTS into Dreams unlocks a special song in both the credits and sound test.