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Sukhothai is a large region inIndiana Jones and the Great Circlewith numerous quests and side activities to complete. One such Fieldwork side quest is ‘Lost in the Past,’ which takes Indy on a trip down memory lane. Consequently, ‘Lost in the Past’ is a quest that seems designed to be deliberately disorientating, featuring various puzzles and objectives to unravel as Indy goes through a dream-like level that shifts and changes with almost every turn. For those struggling to complete this quest, below is a detailed walkthrough of ‘Lost in the Past’to help you find your way.
While completing ‘Lost in the Past’ is optional, it’s an intriguing and stand-out quest that leads you to the mysterious Golden Fishing Hook and 800 Adventure Points.
How to Complete Lost in the Past in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
How to Start the Lost in the Past Quest
To start ‘Lost in the Past’ inIndiana Jones and the Great Circle, you must first complete another side quest called’The Kid Who Vanished,‘which becomes available while progressing through ‘The Blessed Pearl.’ After speaking with Sunan at the end of ‘The Kid Who Vanished,’ ‘Lost in the Past’ immediately becomes available.
Talk to Sunan
To get started, the first step is tospeak to Sunan, who you can find at the docks ofKhaimuk Saksit villageinSukhothai. This triggers a cutscene of Sunan telling Indy about a girl getting a mysterious Golden Fishing Hook. Now it’s time to see if there’s any truth to the tale.
Find the Cave
The next step is tofind the cavefrom Sunan’s story. Take the boat toWat Sa Sion thenorthwestof the map, as pictured above. Carefully head to the Nazi camp ahead, using the perimeter for cover and to avoid detection. Crawl through thesmall gap in the wallon theright side of the campnear the statuesto find the cave within thebuilding ruins up the steps.
There is a Ghost Report to grab on the crate left of the entrance, which details strange activity reported at the site.Head inside the buildinganddown the steps.Now, use one of the sledgehammerstobreak the wallahead.
Travel through the tunnel and gap in the wall ahead to find a strange stone pillar in the next room. On the way, you can also take a photo of the Large Skeleton on the floor. Once through the gap, photograph andinteract with the Prayer Wheelto trigger a cutscene of Indy falling to the ground, waking up in what appears to bea dream version of Marshall Collegethat you explored earlier in the game.
In the Prayer Wheel room, there’s anothercrawl space on the rightwhere you’re able to find anAncient Relicat the top of a ledge by using the whip. You can also grab it on the way out after waking up near the Prayer Puzzle towards the end of the quest.
Find Out What’s Happening
The only objective is tofind out what’s happening, so photograph and head through the double doors ahead, following the corridor around. You’ll trigger various environmental changes while exploring Marshall College, such as the light above a chessboard that you may photograph. Continue forward andspeak to Antoniothree times, who appears in three places as you follow the looping corridor path.
Take thedoor on the rightthat is now open, andtake the letter from Brodyinside. Exit the room, turning right down the corridor past Brody, andcontinuefollowing the corridor arounduntil the nextdoor on the rightmysteriously opens by itself, leading you into theLecture Hall.
Lecture Hall Puzzle Solution
To solve theLecture Hall puzzle, you need to place the following three objects in the room on the desk as pictured above:
Doing so reveals a symbol on the chalkboard behind the desk that reads “Heh-zam-eesh.“Take a photo of the symbolusing the camerato complete the puzzle. Exit the room,turning right down the corridorand following the shadowy figure ahead, who turns out to beNawal. Talk to Nawal and do another lap of the corridor until Nawal appears again on the left. Speak with her again and press on, talking to her a third time.
Turn left to see thedoor on the rightspring open.Answer the ringing telephoneinside to trigger a cutscene andgrab the Adamic noteoff the desk when the scene ends. This time, when youexit the room to the right, the corridors will be even more creepy and jungle-like.
Sacred Wounds Puzzle Solution
Keep following the corridor roundto the right andgrab Ernesto’s noteoff the podium in the middle of the corridor. Do another lap of the corridor, speak with Brody again, and keep going until thedoor on the right opens for a third time. Inside, you’ll find Antonio near a version ofthe Sacred Wounds Jesus puzzleyou solved in the Vatican City. After pouring the nearby bottle of wine inside the podium,use the same solution to solve the Jesus puzzleby moving the sticks as follows:
This causes the puzzle mural to rotate and reveal a secret entrance.Descend the stepsandgrab the book with Gina’s note inside. Remove the note to trigger a short scene.
Find Room 11
Things only get stranger as you wake up in a different location on the ceiling, turning the environment topsy-turvy. Follow the strange upside-down looping corridors,grabbing Numeral V from the podium aheadandNumeral Xfrom the one further along.
While most doors remain locked by the past or future, you canplace the Numeral X on the plaque by the door with the letter Inear the podium tofind room 11and open it.Photograph the symbolon the board near Brody inside.
How to Escape the Giant
Turn around andgrab your hatoff the podium ahead. Doing so triggers a giant that runs towards you and instantly kills you when close, unless you run away. Toescape the giant, quickly turn around after grabbing the hat andrun through the collapsing leveland dream sequence until Indy wakes up.
Prayer Wheel Puzzle Solution (How to Get the Golden Fishing Hook)
On waking, solve thePrayer Wheel puzzleby turning the stones as follows to get theGolden Fishing Hook:
To complete ‘Lost in the Past,’ grab the Golden Fishing Hook and give it to Sunan back at the village, where you will receive800 Adventure Pointsas a reward.
