There are a lot of weird creatures in the world. The goblin shark. The platypus. The star-nosed mole. People who put ranch dressing on pizza. But have you heard of the one that lives in the alps, with legs of all different lengths? In Carmel Games' point-and-click adventure The Search for the Dahu, one intrepid reporter with the world's longest microphone cord has set out to track this reclusive beast down. To play, just click on things to interact when the cursor highlights green as you move around the area, and use the items you find to get past obstacles, either on their own or by clicking first one and then another in your inventory to try to combine them. Like most Carmel Games titles, The Search for the Dahu is pleasantly goofy in a very cartoonish way, with over-the-top characters, and puzzles that require some abstract thinking to solve... some more than others. The Search for Dahu actually follows a reasonably logical progression initially, though at some point you'll find yourself thinking, "... yeah, okay, I guess that sort of makes sense," but on the whole, it's a short and cheerfully silly little game that's good for a grin and a short break from your day.
Walkthrough Guide
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Very short game. Walkthrough!
Van
You can't do anything here yet. Note the locked van and the long grass, then continue on to the cottage.
Cottage
Take the AXE from the stump and the FISHING POLE from the porch
The locked cabinet:
Code for the cabinet is 495
Take the METAL DETECTOR
Van
Too bad you can't see in that tall grass. Anything you have that could help?
Use the METAL DETECTOR on the grass to get VAN KEY
Open up that van!
Use the VAN KEY on the VAN and get the SCREWDRIVER and WALLET
Go right twice to the pond
Pond
Why don't you try fishing?
All you got was a boot? Try again
And a can? Try one more time
Take the POCKET KNIFE
Cut the BAMBOO with the AXE
Use the KNIFE on the BAMBOO to make a whistle
Hm, looks like that SIGN is held on with a screw
Use the SCREWDRIVER on the SIGN to get SIGN then head right to the bottom of the mountain
Bottom of Mountain
You can talk to the French woman for some funny dialogue, but nothing important
Talk to the man (Augustin) to learn you need a helmet costing 45 euros
Expensive, but pay for the helmet so you can go up the mountain
Ouch, that looks like it hurt. Maybe we can help him later
Turn the LIGHT from red to green, then proceed right into the tunnel
Tunnel
Uh oh, looks like the stairs are broken. Do you have anything in your purse that would help?
Use the SIGN on the stairs to make a ramp
Examine the button and the round gear. Drops a rope down but nothing comes up.
Nothing more to do here, so proceed right to the mountaintop
Mountaintop
Check out the view. Too bad we can't see anything
Grab the HOOK sticking out of the ground and head left to go back down
Tunnel
Use the HOOK on the rope, then send it down
It's stuck on something! Head left back down to the bottom of the mountain to investigate
Bottom of Mountain
You pulled the rock of Augustin. Take his BINOCULARS and head back up to the top of the mountain
Mountaintop
Is there a way to call the Dahu?
Use the WHISTLE on CRYSTAL
Something tiny is on the far away mountains. Use something to see it better
Use the BINOCULARS on the ANIMAL
Congratulations, you've found the Dahu!
Posted by: thepsychgeek
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August 17, 2015 11:56 AM
Something not mentioned in the above walkthrough:
To get the code for the cabinet, translate the Roman numerals written on the tree by the pond.
Posted by: SonicLover
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August 17, 2015 1:34 PM