Looking Glasses are an exploration mechanic in Fontaine. They appear as mirrors that, when interacted with, will teleport the player to another location. The player can only interact with a Looking Glass when it is glowing purple.
Gameplay Notes[]
- The player must complete the World Quest Book of Esoteric Revelations in order to interact with the Looking Glasses.
- Five of them can be encountered while completing the World Quest Search in the Algae Sea in Series In the Wake of Narcissus: Act I - Search in the Algae Sea and its four subquests.
- A sixth one can be found in Tower of Ipsissimus: Bottom after the tower has sunken, on the same floor as is initially entered from the outside. After entering, turn around, go straight through the doorway and look right.
Locations[]
| Place | Map Location | Location Context |
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| Orthant of Memory Muse's Mother |
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| Orthant of Wishes Meteoric Lance |
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| Orthant of Wishes Meteoric Lance |
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| Orthant of Persona Thalia and Melpomene |
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| Orthant of Souls Cupid's Lover |
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| Tower of Ipsissimus: Bottom Available after finishing Rowboat's Wake |
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Looking Glass Rooms[]
The six Looking Glasses listed above will teleport the player to a different completely enclosed room within ???. Each of these rooms contains three more Looking Glasses: the one the player entered through, one displaying the Tower of Ipsissimus, and one showing an image of sunflowers. Initially, only the tower mirrors are interactable, and will teleport the player to a second, inactive Looking Glass, near the original Looking Glass they used to enter that room.
Each room also contains a floating, glowing fish, though it may not be immediately visible. The fish must be sent through the sunflower mirror, and the way to do so will vary with each room:
- Orthant of Memory: Defeat
Thundercraven Rifthound Whelp ×3. - Orthant of Wishes 1: Defeat a Rockfond Rifthound, then open the Remarkable Chest.
- Orthant of Wishes 2: Defeat Thundercraven Rifthound Whelp ×3.
- Orthant of Persona: Defeat a Thundercraven Rifthound, then open the Exquisite Chest.
- Orthant of Souls: Use Pyro to light the two torches next to the unlit mirror with sunflowers:
- Tower of Ipsissimus: Bottom: Swim around the barriers and open the Exquisite Chest.
When all six fish have been sent through the sunflower mirrors, they will become interactable and the World Quest Through the Looking Glass will automatically start. These mirrors teleport the player to another location within ??? to proceed with the quest.
Enkanomiya[]
During World Quest Collection of Dragons and Snakes, the player can encounter a picture frame inside the library in The Narrows, Enkanomiya, Inazuma. Upon reaching the final step of that quest, it begins glowing blue and functions similarly to a Looking Glass, teleporting the player to an alternate version of the library. Given the Enkanomiyan architecture in ???, the picture frame and the Looking Glasses may be related in some fashion, though this remains unexplained.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
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| English | Looking Glass | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 谜镜 Mí Jìng | Mystery Mirror |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 謎鏡 Mí Jìng | |
| Japanese | 「謎鏡」 "Meikyou"[!][!] | |
| Korean | 수수께끼 거울 Susukkekki Geoul | |
| Spanish | Espejo | Mirror |
| French | Miroir | Mirror |
| Russian | Тайное зеркало Taynoye zerkalo | |
| Thai | กระจกปริศนา | |
| Vietnamese | Tấm kính | |
| German | Mysterienspiegel | Mirror of Mysteries |
| Indonesian | Cermin | Mirror |
| Portuguese | Espelho Misterioso | |
| Turkish | Sırlar Aynası | |
| Italian | Specchio della verità | Mirror of Truth |
