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Last update:05 May 2021

This page of theReturnalguide explainshow to reach inaccessible shelvesandhow to grab onto interactive edges.

This can be very helpful for site exploration.

They are additionally marked by the game when the area scan mode is enabled.

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These places are anchor points.

Reaching them involves using another gadget, which is described in the last paragraph on this page.

  1. deliberately let the tentacles of aliens catch Selene- hanging tentacles can be found starting from Overgrown Ruins.

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By default, they are an obstacle and a threat, because they stop Selene.

However, we can deliberately let them catch Selene and use them as a kind of elevator.

Icarian grapnel (grappling hook) - how to unlock?

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Icarian Grapnelworks similarly to grappling hooks from other games.

Icarian grapnel - additional notes

Delphic visor (glasses) - how to unlock?

The problem of reaching distant shelves without visible interactive edges can be solved only after reaching the6.

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biome - Abyssal Scar.

In the process of exploring this biome, Selene must deal with a mutated mini-boss.

Soon after winning a duel with the mini-boss, our protagonist comes across the body shown in picture 1.

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Examining it will lead to theunlocking of the Delphic visor, which is a kind of an eye implant.

Once you’ve acquired the visor, Selene can come acrosslevitating orbs- see the picture.

Don’t use the grapnel on them -just shoot at them.

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