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Animal Wellis a platformer game that puts a lot offocus on puzzle solvingand has a lot of content for fans of exploration. It is the kind of game that players can sink hours into without realizing, and it has a lot to offer to both veterans and newcomers to the genre.
Animal Wellfeatures a handful of bosses that players have to “beat” to progress. There isn’t any direct combat in the game, so the boss battles are mostly elaborate puzzles wherein a wild animal tries to kill the player. The Ostrich is one of the first bosses that players will encounter, but it is no less dangerous because of that. For those hoping todefeat the OstrichinAnimal Well, this guide will outline how to do so.
How To Reach The Ostrich In Animal Well
The environment ofAnimal Wellis very well-thought-out and has a lot of nuanced detail that makes it impressive in hindsight. Whenever a boss is nearby, the background starts to show their statues and murals. These artworks are great for uncovering the lore, but they also serve as an indicator for the player to make preparations for an incoming boss fight. Here’s how players canreach the Ostrich:
Be careful of spikes in this chamber, and don’t worry about the ghost mouse. It will phase through the character while its eyes are flashing.
The route leading upstairs will lead players back into the large room with a bright rabbit mural.
How To Get Past The Ostrich In Animal Well
Defeating the Ostrich isn’t the easiest thing, but it’s not too hard either. Once players become familiar with the mechanics ofAnimal Well, it becomes much easier to complete this task and move past the boss. Here’s everything players need to do:
The Ostrich’s head is only so long. If in a pickle, players should go as far as they can from the hole the Ostrich is peeking in.
The last chute only has one entrance, so it’s a little tricky to avoid the Ostrich’s attacks. However, the far ends of the chamber are safe from the Ostrich’s reach, andplayers can use fireworksto scare the head away for a few seconds.
After unlocking the door, players can simply leave the chamber. There is no way to kill the Ostrich during the first encounter; players can only ignore it and keep moving for now.
How To Reach The Second Encounter
After clearing the Ostrich’s chamber, the player will need to jump down a waterfall. They will land on a platform with a telephone where the players can save their progress. From there, keep moving forward until you reach the chamber with the Yoyo item in a chest.
Reaching The Kangaroo Room
Go back one chamber, and use the Yoyo to open the door on the top right of the chamber. Go up two chambers, and solve the puzzle in the next room. There, players will reach a chamber that leads to the Kangaroo boss.
Players willneed the Bubble Wandto progress furtherahead. Use the bubbles to reach the higher platform and progress to the next chamber, which has a telephone in it.
From there, use the rising platforms to go past a chamber, and reach a puzzle room.
Rising Platforms Puzzle
If the player uses the yoyo on the hamster’s left, the hamster will change direction.
Opening the Door in The Three Cats Chamber
There are three yellow buttons in this room that players need to press to go further in the game.
Top Right Button
Go to the right chamber, and use the yoyo to change the direction of the moving platforms. Use this technique to reach the buttons on the bottom, pressing them with the yoyo when in range.
Once all four buttons in this room are pressed, a door on the top left will open, leading to the previous room. Here the player can press the yellow button they were first trying to press.
Top Left Buttons
Pressing the yellow button on the top left side of the chamber is a lengthier progress. First the player needs to change the direction of the descending platforms, and make them rise once more. Here’s how to do that:
If the moving platforms are moving to the left, go back to the East chamber, and use the yoyo on the left side of the hamster.
The players will drop onto a telephone, use it to save progress and proceed to the chamber on the left to initiate the second encounter with the Ostrich.
Phase 2 of the Ostrich Boss Fight
Players need to move west to reach the Ostrich, going across two rooms to reach the one with the Ostrich in it. This time, it will be confined to a hamster wheel and will face the direction of the player. This will determine the direction that the platforms at the bottom of the level move in. The goal is to unlock the hamster wheel and lure the ostrich into the water, killing it in the process. To do so, players will need to press the yellow buttons found in this room.
Third Button And Boss Fight
Pressing the third button is easy, but getting away from the Ostrich after doing so is the difficult part. Before attempting this part, players should make sure that they saved at the telephone in this area so that they don’t have to travel back in case of a death.
If the Ostrich catches up, the player will get crushed and respawn at the last telephone they interacted with.
Don’t worry about dying. The player will respawn at the telephone on the East side of the area. Just walk back to the Ostrich and run away right after entering the Ostrich’s room.
Break the glass in the middle of the room, andtake the G Flame.
How To Use The G Flame in Animal Well
Take theG Flameto the main chamber of the game, where the telephone is placed right next to a ladder. Go East to reach the statue of four animals.Interact with the Ostrich Statueto light it. The objective of the game is to light the flames of all four statues.
