The Eyes of Ara is a first-person puzzle game that involves exploring an abandoned castle, as it's the location of a mysterious radio broadcast that is knocking out telecommunication signals for miles around. The player takes on the role of a technician who is dispatched to deal with the problem, but they are hindered by the fact that most of the doors in the castle are locked with puzzles that need to be solved.
It can be tricky to get into the castle at the start of The Eyes of Ara, as the player needs to switch on the power first. One of the first locations in the game is the generator room, which has several puzzles that need to be solved before the player can even enter the castle.
It might be tempting to mess with the generator itself first, but that won't work just yet. There is a locked door in the generator room that can only be opened by lifting the switches in the room in the correct manner. There are three sets of switches that need to be pushed before the door will open; one in the yellow box on the wall, one on the generator itself, and one on the wall.
The correct arrangement for the switches can be seen doodled in the technical guide on the desk. The six switches need to be in the following order - down, down, up, up, down, up. Once all three sets of switches have been pressed in the correct order, the locked door will open. The next room will have a level that needs to be pushed down, which will open a chest. The chest contains a strange three-section rod, which is required to activate the generator.
The rod needs to be altered in such a way that the lines starting on the left side need to connect to the numbers on the right. The top line on the left side needs to end on the bottom line of the right side, the middle line on the left side needs to end on the top line of the right side, and the bottom line on the left side needs to end on the middle line of the right side. The player needs to spin the sections of the rod in order to make sure the lines all match up. The correct configuration of the rod can be seen below.
Once the rod is configured correctly, it can be inserted into the generator. The player is then free to hit the big red button, which will switch on the power and allow them to enter the castle.
The Eyes of Ara is coming to the Nintendo Switch on October 15, 2019.