starting an d en ding the adventure
STARTING A NEW ADVENTURE
You are Amaterasu, the hero of this story, about to embark on a long, perilous journey. Press the 
Button to select Begin Story from the Title screen. Use the 
Control Pad or Control Stick to highlight an option on the Main Menu and press the 
Button.
When you investigate near the Origin Mirror, a list of locations (save files) will be displayed. Select a location to save the game to that location. If you select a location that already has game save data, you must choose whether or not (Yes/No) to overwrite the data. When you overwrite previous data, it will be deleted and will no longer be available. Be careful when saving over previous data.
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IN-GAME SCREEN
New Game Begin a brand new adventure.
Continue Continue your adventure from one of your save data files.
Options Change various game options (see below).
CHANGING GAME OPTIONS
Select Options from the Main Menu. Move the 
Control Pad or Control Stick 1/2 to select an option, 4/3 to change the option. Press the 
Button
or choose Exit Options to save the changes and return to the game with the new settings. To undo all of the changes, select Default and press the 
Button.
Camera Control Invert the horizontal/vertical camera controls.
1 Health Gauge
Displays how much health Amaterasu has left. As Amaterasu takes damage, the solar energy symbols begin to disappear. When they are all gone, the game is over. Amaterasu can recover solar power by breaking items and defeating enemies to receive spirit globes (small/medium/large).
2 Celestial Brush Gauge
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BGM Volume Adjust the volume of the game’s background music. SE Volume Adjust the volume of the game’s sound effects. Video Output Change the TV type (standard TV/LCD TV).
Default Return all Options settings to their original states. Exit Options Close the Options Menu and return to the game. Return to Title End the game and return to the Title screen.
ENDING THE ADVENTURE
Use the Origin Mirror to Record Your Adventures
You can save the details of your adventure by pressing
Shows the number of times you can use the Celestial Brush.
3 Astral Pouch
As Amaterasu eats food, it fills the Astral Pouch. If the Astral Pouch is full when Amaterasu runs out of health, it restores the Health Gauge to the maximum. You can obtain additional Astral Pouches by fulfilling certain conditions.
4 Control Window
Actions that Amaterasu can perform are represented in the Control Window as buttons with short descriptions of the actions.
5Purse
The amount of Yen (the game’s currency) Amaterasu has.
the 
Button at an Origin Mirror. If you do not record your progress before terminating the adventure (by turning off the power, etc.) then your progress will be lost and you will have to begin the adventure again the next time from a previous save file.
See the World Around You!
Look around the world by pressing the 
Button to change the point of view.
If you are lost, a change of perspective can sometimes make the way clear.
Press the 
Button once. Hold the 
Button.
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