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1) Synopsis

Achievement Info

Total Achievements: 54

Difficulty Info

Set Difficulty: Easy Approximate time to Master: 15 - 20 Hours Minimum Number of Playthroughs Needed: 1 Number of Missable Achievements: 14

2) Introduction

Game Badge

Eien no Filena

Eien no Filena is a JRPG that is actually loosely based off a light novel series by the same name (Or also referred to Eternal Filena). The story focus' on the story of Filena, a lost princess from a ocean kingdom. And her journey to resurrect her lost kingdom.

This game is relatively easy going & well balanced for a JRPG game generally speaking. It has a relatively good balance between grind & story progression. For this guide I feel it would be best to quickly review the missable achievements before playing, mostly because a lot of the missables are in the first few hours of the game. I wrote this guide with the intent for the player to comfortable master this set & still enjoy the story without concerns of spoilers of any kind. Because of this please note some areas or sections I left somewhat vague not in the intent to make it harder but to keep the spirit of the game still there as well. This guide is mostly for all the missable achievements for Eien no Filena with a few exceptions at the bottom, where I felt that some chests were tough to find or locate the secret path to. So for anyone playing blind I did leave that section down below to help out when or if needed.

3) Gameplay

This is a Turn-Based RPG for the Super Famicom. This means you'll want to talk to everyone in town to gather as much information as you can. ESPECIALLY this game - since some parts won't progress unless you talk to a NPC twice.

The battle system is designed where you can have 3 weapons equipped to each character. This means you can have a sword, spear, & healthpack all in your arsenal during battle. This is nice because some enemies are weak against certain attack types.

Pay attention to secret areas as well. This game has a lot of secret paths where you can walk through walls, generally there is a clue of some kind like a shadow missing so be on the lookout for those.

4) Missable Achievements

Battler Training Academy Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Battler Training Academy

Once you gain control of Filena head down to the jail in the Academy. There should be two rooms one to the north & one to the south before all the cells. Go into the south door & grab the 3 chests. Then right below the barrels is a secret path to a 4th chest.

Point of no return - After the entering the Intelligence Bureau

KA-CHOW!

Badge Find the Quick Run boots in Dorah

After your first battle and you are able to explore town. Go to the coliseum entrance and there will be 4 statues standing in front. Walk in front of each statues in order & press A. At the last statue you should receive the Quick Run boots. PLEASE NOTE there is no sound or indication for inspecting the statues.

Point of no return - After leaving Dorah

Imperial Intelligence Bureau Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Imperial Intelligence Bureau

After entering the Intelligence bureau building there are 3 floors. The first floor should have 3 chests scattered about. The 2nd floor should have 3 chests all together. The 3rd floor should have 2 chests one between two rooms & the other in the lower left hand corner room. Please note intentional or not once you enter the room needed to progress the story, the achievement will not trigger. So be sure to collect all the chests before entering this room:

Point of no return - Escaping the Bureau

Sewer Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Sewer

When you get to the sewer there are 7 chests to be collected. 5 of them should all be in plain sight as you go through the sewers, with some of them you have to go off the main path a bit. However 2 chests are hidden from view. There will be a point where you will climb a ladder to a small room that leads to another ladder that needs to be climb. In these rooms there is a secret path to the south of these rooms. Head south through the secret path to find a chest. Remember there are 2 rooms like this. And BOTH have the same secret path to get the last 2 chests.

Point of no return - Leaving the sewers (the last two switches)

Milika's Last Learning

Badge Learn the magic Reverb Slash with Milika at Level 14

Best to level her up to level 14 while traveling through the Ice Cavern looking for the Herb.

Point of no return - Meet up with the Meemez

Little Laritenia Cave Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Little Laritenia Cave

There are 4 chests in total here. For the most part all 4 of them are at the end where you have to pull switches. There is 3 through the trap doors (pull the wrong switch). And there is a 4th one through a secret path here:

TODO: ADD SCREENSHOT

Point of no return - Enter Little Laritenia

Hidden Ring

Badge Find the Malakite Ring at Laritenia

When you arrive in the town of Little Laritenia in the west side of town there is a hidden path where there is a hidden chest from sight. Hopefully this screenshot will help. Just move to the left a bit and hit A to open the chest.

Point of no return - After you complete the herb deal & return back to rest.

Little Laritenia Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Little Laritenia and Mine Cart Cave

There are 13 chests in total here. This one can be a bit tricky so be sure to collect them all. One of the chests will be the secret one: Hidden Ring. There are 2 chests(LindWater & MagicAqua) through a cave path to the garden in the city. 7 chests should be in the mine cart cave. Most of these are pretty visible & shouldn't be too difficult to collect. (HINT you can walk across the rails). Finally the last 3 will be in the escape route through the mines. However be sure to collect the hard to find one hidden behind the scenery

TODO: ADD SCREENSHOT

Point of no return - This technically has 2. 1 - After you complete the herb deal & return back to rest. 2 - Talk to Laris before jumping on the Cart to leave.

Insomnia Club A

Badge Find the first Black Market east of Mon Shulay

After the old couple help you & you begin your journey to Mon Shulay. Head to this little forest path to find the first Black Market.

Point of no return - Head to the Ghost House to leave Toma

Mon Shulay Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Mon Shulay

There are 10 chests in total here. There are 4 chests in the basement of the Lighthouse (Where you collect the rope). The other 6 are in the well area. Shouldn't be too difficult to find them all.

Point of no return - Sneaking on the ship.

Toma Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Toma

There are 6 chests in total. When you first cross over to Toma go to the empty house (Ghost House) in the upper left hand corner & head up to the rooms to each find a chest in each room. After those 2 - continue with the story. When you go back to the ghost house to search for the Kushika (Or after talking to Def about the underground passage) you'll end up leaving Toma through a passage way. It's here where you will the remaining 4 chests.

Point of no return - Head to the Ghost House to leave Toma

Imperial Capital Bor Collect-a-Thon

Badge Open all chests at Capital Bor

Okay this one is a bit tricky since I'm trying to avoid any spoilers in this guide. There are 17 chests in total for this achievement. However only 5 of them are truly missable, during your first visit to Bor 7 chests will be available. Later in the game you will head back to the city of Bor and reach to different areas on your 2nd visit. It's this visit where the missable 5 chests are located. When you arrive in the area that looks like the screenshot below (i.e. 3F Basement) you want to head to this secret path that's behind the statue to grab all 5 chests.

After you grab these 5 chests through the hidden path. The remaining 4 will be available after the following scenes you might just have to explore a bit.

Point of no return - 2nd Visit to Bor & After the event that takes place.

Collect-a-BOOM

Badge Collect all chests on game

If you have been following this guide & picking up all the chests in the areas where you can no longer return too the rest of the chests are obtainable by either revisiting places you have already been. Good news is this set is generous enough to let you know where they are with achievements tied to them, so hopefully it shouldn't be too bad if you happen to miss one or two along the way. Just in case I did add a few of them that can be a bit tricky to find

Point of no return - Missing any of the areas Missable chests

Nomad Camp:

When you first enter in the caves at Mount Oligot there are two chests across the water. You can move along the side here to get those two chests.

Belushi:

As you cross over the waterfall in Belushi there is a secret chest behind the waterfall here.

Dragonia Tower:

On the first floor of the tower you will see a chest that looks to be in a spot you can't get too. If you go north of the path where you go down some steps to find two chests, there is a secret path to walk through to get to that unreachable chest.

5) Credits

This guide is a living document. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions please feel free to reach out to me. Thank you