This time around, the land of Slayin’ 2 is full of little mysteries for the player to solve. Once the player begins interacting with the people in Town, they will come across the antique dealer, Iris. She is able to identify any unknown items the player finds. Talking to people can also uncover hints to the location of antiques or what they might be used for. Some antiques uncover new areas, while others can be useful in different ways.
The antiques were very helpful in creating incentives for players to revisit areas and also to build up some of the lore in the game. There is an underlying story of an ancient civilization (drawn from sources like Laputa or Nadia:Secret of Blue Water) that existed a long time before the current era in the game. It was fun fleshing out a back story for this civilization so that some of the areas could hint at it and add a sense of mystery. As much as I was tempted to over explain this ancient history, in the end it felt more fun to leave some things open-ended.