Cardinal Cross – All Romance Routes, CG, エンディング, and Achievements

All Romance Routes (と “最高” エンディング, or the ‘Revolutionary’ エンディング”), CG, Achievements and guide to the other 3 ending variations.

序章

免責事項: This is currently a work in progress. It’s uploaded because I want to at least have Pious/Eve’s route live before I complete it in case it takes me a while CG hunting.

Here are a few things you should consider before you dive into the guide:

• Egon/Soren and Karel’s routes are identical in the beginning (so you can literally pick up an old save), and Pious/Evelyn’s route can be accessed from theirs, if you so wish. あなたはできる absolutely drop characters like hot potatoes, and there are hidden interactions between them if you do.
• I personally believe that the affinity meter goes like this, から “最高” reaction, に “worst reaction” descending: Tempted -> Thrilled -> Amused -> Pleased -> Interested -> Slightly Interested -> Bored -> Annoyed -> Bothered -> Angry -> Furious.
• したがって, if you’d like to do your own playthrough without relying on a guide, you should attempt to make your love interests or companions Tempted at all times, and never Furious. Play it like top-trumps: You may not always be able to obtain a thrilled response – sometimes Interest or Slightly Interested is the “最高” オプション, and that’s fine. F4 and F5 are your friends.
• All romance routes listed below are the “Revolutionary” ending as standard with all your friends alive/present, with whatever love interest also alive. This is widely considered the “良い” エンディング. I will also be covering the other achievements and endings in seperate sections.
• 最初 5 ページ (excluding page 3 CG 1 + 2, and page 4 CG 13) are all obtainable by following the revolutionary ending for Pious, Egon and Karel’s romances. これには以下が含まれます 2 variation CGs for Pious, と 6 variation CGs for Karel, which will be noted in their route sections. Egon does not have variation CGs, and therefore no “見逃せない” CG.
• It is possible to get all romance achievements in one playthrough, albeit it is impossible to get all romance CGs in one playthrough. But be advised that whoever you spend your last moments with before the raid begins will be the “エンディング” interest and the epilogue will treat it as you dating that specific person.
• Egon’s romance route (w/ revolutionary ending) is a good standard route to follow if you want to be nice to everyone, but ignore the romance. Or if you simply want to explore the game’s choices and you’re not sure where to start diverging from.
• Pious and Karel’s routes can be accessed by Egon’s route, which I believe is a good “スターター” romance to experience alongside the story. このため, Egon’s route guide will include save points that you can load when you start the other routes in this guide. But only two. It won’t be complicated. I get super confused with guides with multiple save states, so this’ll largely just be the “回答”, and therefore very long. Use the heading navigation on the right to find what you’re looking for faster.

Egon Romance Route

These are the answers for Egon/Soren’s route, following the Revolutionary Ending with everybody alive.

The route unlocks the achievements “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“, “必要な犠牲“, “それは私のです, all mine!“, “To feel human“, “Cold hard facts“, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, “Strange Bedfellows“, “The Revolutionary” と “Rag tag bunch of misfits“.

• Not so fast
• 待って!
• 素敵な
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off – unlocks the achievements “You like me because I’m a scoundrel” と “必要な犠牲“
• ラッキー
• I can’t
• そうそう?
• What things?
• 気まずい…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 管理人
• You may like to save here. This can be used as the save you start with for Karel’s route.
• He is the lucky one.
• I’m invincible
• それでおしまい.
• Should I be?
• 彼女を助けてください
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• いいえ
• Exactly!
• Show-off
• Publish it
• イージス
• なぜ?
• 真剣に?
• 戦い
• Are you all right?
• 本?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• クラシック
• My fault
• いいえ
• Speak
• おめでとう
• Bluff off
• 多分
• 今のところ
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• はい
• Redecoration time!
• But I am!
• Friendship lessons
• Don’t give up the artifact – unlocks the achievement “それは私のです, all mine!“
• Stop Egon
• 混乱した
• What changed?
• 真剣に?
• 結構です
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• うん
• You like adventure
• 民主主義?
• ごめんなさい
• 本当のことを言ってください
• おお?
• Not cool
• ごめんなさい
• What about you?
• 気まずい
• 助けが必要です?
• それでおしまい? – unlocks the achievement “To feel human“
• It’s called a kiss
• Let’s go, Egon
• わからない
• こんにちは!
• どこ?
• 私はあなたを知っています。
• Good to know
• なんでしょう?
• You may like to save here. This can be used to start your Pious romance route.
• そして?
• Why the privacy?
• なぜだめですか?
• Uhh…
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• Hold on
• ごめん
• 良い…
• 良い?
• Kill them
• おお, 良い…
• Kill her
• なぜだめですか?
• Let him suffer
• シュート
• Go on
• ヘルプ!
• What security?
• Dad?
• You like it
• You like me
• Egon
• Aaron
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• ありがとう
• はい
• どうやって?
• Moraian faith
• はい
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• Egon
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• 自分?
• Tell the Truth – unlocks the achievement “Cold hard facts“
• 襲撃? – unlocks the achievement “A friend in need is a friend indeed“
• Bluff you! – unlocks the achievement “Strange Bedfellows“
• 何?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain! – unlocks the achievement “The Revolutionary“
• 美しい
• Come with us – unlocks the achievement “Rag tag bunch of misfits“

Karel Romance Route

These are the answers for Karel’s route, following the Revolutionary Ending with everybody alive.

The route unlocks the achievements “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“, “Silver-tongued Devil“, “Trigger Point Therapy“, “Cold hard facts“, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, “Strange Bedfellows“, “The Revolutionary” と “Rag tag bunch of misfits“.

You may want to load the save from Egon’s route if you followed this guide for that one. Scroll to “Start here” and start there if you load that save.

• Not so fast
• 待って!
• 素敵な
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off – unlocks the achievement “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“
• ラッキー
• I can’t
• そうそう?
• What things?
• 気まずい…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 管理人
• Start here for Karel save. You may also like to save here to use for Egon’s route if you do this one first.
• あまり
• I’m invincible
• それでおしまい
• あまり
• 彼女を助けてください
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• いいえ
• ごめん
• まあ
• Publish it
• イージス
• うーん
• 真剣に?
• Don’t fight – Unlocks the achievement “Silver-tongued Devil“
• Are you all right?
• 本?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• クラシック
• My fault
• Smooth
• Speak
• おめでとう
• Bluff off
• 多分
• 今のところ
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• はい
• Redecoration time!
• You had that look!
• You are in trouble
• Give up the artifact
• Stop Egon
• 混乱した
• ごめんなさい
• 真剣に?
• I’ll have to decline
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• うん
• You like adventure
• 民主主義?
• ごめんなさい
• 本当のことを言ってください
• おお?
• Not cool
• ごめんなさい
• What about you?
• 気まずい
• 助けが必要です?
• Now I feel bad
• Let’s go, Karel
• 完全に
• わからない
• こんにちは!
• どこ?
• 私はあなたを知っています。
• Good to know
• なんでしょう?
• You may like to save here. This can be used to start your Pious romance route.
• そして?
• Why the privacy?
• なぜだめですか?
• Uhh…
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• Hold on
• ごめん
• 良い…
• 良い?
• Kill them
• おお, 良い…
• Kill her
• なぜだめですか?
• わかった
• You may like to quick-save here. There are two variations to a CG depending on whether you strip or not.
• Take off your clothes
• 振り向く
• Go on
• ヘルプ!
• What security?
• Dad?
• You like it
• You like me
• Karel
• I hate you
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• ありがとう
• はい
• どうやって?
• Moraian faith
• 真剣に?
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• Karel
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• 自分?
• Tell the Truth – unlocks the achievement “Cold hard facts“
• 襲撃? – unlocks the achievement “A friend in need is a friend indeed“
• Go with Egon
• Bluff you! – unlocks the achievement “Strange Bedfellows“
• 何?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain! – unlocks the achievement “The Revolutionary“
• 美しい
• Come with us – unlocks the achievement “Rag tag bunch of misfits“

Pious Romance Route

These are the answers for Pious/Evelyn’s route, following the Revolutionary Ending with everybody alive.

The route unlocks the achievements “Setting the Scene“, “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“, “Silver-tongued Devil“, “Cold hard facts“, “A friend in need is a friend indeed“, “Strange Bedfellows“, “The Revolutionary” と “Rag tag bunch of misfits“.

You may want to load the save from Egon or Karel’s route if you followed this guide for those ones. Scroll to “Start here” and start there if you load that save.

• Not so fast
• 待って!
• 素敵な
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off – unlocks the achievement “You like me because I’m a scoundrel“
• ラッキー
• I can’t
• そうそう?
• What things?
• 気まずい…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 管理人
• あまり
• I’m invincible
• それでおしまい
• あまり
• 彼女を助けてください
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• いいえ
• ごめん
• まあ
• Publish it
• イージス
• うーん
• 真剣に?
• Don’t fight – Unlocks the achievement “Silver-tongued Devil“
• Are you all right?
• 本?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• クラシック
• My fault
• いいえ
• Speak
• おめでとう
• Bluff off
• 多分
• 今のところ
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• はい
• Redecoration time!
• But I am!
• You are in trouble
• Give up the artifact
• Stop Egon
• 混乱した
• ごめんなさい
• 真剣に?
• 結構です
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• うん
• You like adventure
• 民主主義?
• ごめんなさい
• 本当のことを言ってください
• おお?
• Not cool
• ごめんなさい
• What about you?
• 気まずい
• 助けが必要です?
• Now I feel bad
• Let’s go, Wiz – I am assuming it says Wiz, but the choice doesn’t matter much if another is there.
• わからない
• こんにちは!
• どこ?
• 私はあなたを知っています。
• Good to know
• なんでしょう?
• Start here for Pious route save.
• 私はそれを知っていた!
• Why the privacy?
• なぜだめですか?
• 大丈夫ですか?
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• ごめん!
• ごめん
• 良い…
• 良い?
• Leave them
• We can’t leave
• Kill her
• なぜだめですか?
• Send Pious in – may say something else. This is based on a Karel-original route for the guide.
• You suck
• Go on
• ヘルプ!
• What security?
• Dad?
• You like it
• You like me
• Pious
• I can never be sure
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• 本当に?
• You may want to quick-save here. There are two CGs depending on your answer.
• はい! または A bit cold – both unlock the achievement “Setting the Scene“
• はい
• どうやって?
• Moraian faith
• 真剣に?
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• Pious
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• 自分?
• Tell the Truth – unlocks the achievement “Cold hard facts“
• ええと – unlocks the achievement “A friend in need is a friend indeed“
• Go with Egon
• Bluff you! – unlocks the achievement “Strange Bedfellows“
• 何?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain! – unlocks the achievement “The Revolutionary“
• 美しい
• Come with us – unlocks the achievement “Rag tag bunch of misfits“

Cassanova/All Romance Route

This one is a little more janky. On this route, you will unlock all the romance achievements available, and end with the Revolutionary ending with all your friends alive.

免責事項: You cannot end up with all of them, and for the most part, the characters will never talk about your relationships with the other characters, and you will never have to face the consequences of playing them all like a fiddle. The only consequence is that you cannot get every CG for each interest.

Since this is an “everybody” ルート, I won’t be talking about the achievements.They’re just repeats found in the previous romance routes, but the important ones here are “Trigger Point Therapy“, “Setting the Scene” と “To Feel Human“.

• Not so fast
• 待って!
• 素敵な
• You don’t say?!
• I’ll kill you!
• I’m not a captain.
• Rip him off
• ラッキー
• I can’t
• そうそう?
• What things?
• 気まずい…
• I did! Kinda.
• Scavenger stuff
• 管理人
• He is the lucky one.
• I’m invincible
• それでおしまい.
• Should I be?
• 彼女を助けてください
• Protect us?!
• Rough start
• Payment
• いいえ
• Exactly!
• Show-off
• Publish it
• イージス
• なぜ?
• 真剣に?
• 戦い
• Are you all right?
• 本?
• Like potatoes…
• Of what?
• Not practical
• クラシック
• My fault
• Smooth
• Speak
• おめでとう
• Bluff off
• 多分
• 今のところ
• Ta da!
• Should I?
• はい
• Redecoration time!
• You had that look!
• You are in trouble
• Give up the artifact
• Stop Egon
• 混乱した
• What changed?
• 真剣に?
• I’ll have to decline
• Influencing?
• That’s too bad
• うん
• You like adventure
• 民主主義?
• ごめんなさい
• 本当のことを言ってください
• おお?
• Not cool
• ごめんなさい
• What about you?
• 気まずい
• 助けが必要です?
• それでおしまい? – unlocks achievement “To feel human“
• It’s called a kiss
• Let’s go, Karel
• 完全に
• わからない
• こんにちは!
• どこ?
• 私はあなたを知っています。
• Good to know
• なんでしょう?
• 私はそれを知っていた!
• Why the privacy?
• なぜだめですか?
• 大丈夫ですか?
• Daddy is Mad
• Cut it
• You’ll see
• ごめん!
• ごめん
• 良い…
• 良い?
• Leave them
• We can’t leave
• Kill her
• なぜだめですか?
• Send in Karel
• Take off your clothes
• 振り向く – unlocks the achievement “Trigger Point Therapy“
• Go on
• ヘルプ!
• What security?
• Dad?
• You like it
• You like me
• Pious
• I can never be sure
• Party time!
• Wrong dress?
• I’m innocent!
• I’m better
• No kidding
• 本当に?
• はい! – unlocks achievement “Setting the Scene“
• はい
• どうやって?
• Moraian faith
• 真剣に?
• Motherbluffer
• Mosquitos!
• This choice will determine your epilogue partner. Feel free to save to see the remaining screenshots quickly/easily.
• This choice does not matter/pick any option.
• 自分?
• Tell the Truth
• ええと
• Go with Egon
• Bluff you!
• 何?!
• Publish the article
• I can explain!
• 美しい
• Come with us

その他のエンディング – Explained (CG)

All the endings can be split into 4 groups, and you can check what ending is predicted when you read Chapter 12. どちらか: The Revolutionary, The Revolter, The Herald and The Contained.

There is also a 5th, more complex ending that doesn’t technically unlock any of them.

If you want the most “concise” way to get all these choices, @Hanni does a great achievements guide with specialised save and load slots to give you the optimal process to getting all the achievements – 素早く. しかし, for the purpose of this specific guide, I will not be concise.

もあります CG on every route mentioned below, and a new one every route.

If you use this in tandem with the previous route guides, AND Hanni’s achievement guide, you will only need 二 more CGs: ページ 6 – CG 16 and page 7 – CG 10.

I am currently searching how to obtain them. Although you will get all of them (apart from the two listed above) by following the routes listed here and Hanni’s guide. If you are struggling to find a specific one even with these route guides, please comment the page and number of the CG and I’ll do my best to point you at the right ending. When I have more time, I am going to upload the specific CGs to the other endings.

The missing CGs are Lana pressing her hand against a window cityscape, and the visionX of Karel, so I’m assuming this is a Karel death ending in either the Herald or the Contained ending, like the other visionX specific CGs, but I’ve yet to manage to kill the ginger hunk.

The Revolutionary Ending

This is a lazy solution right now, but to get this, follow any of the three romance routes listed above. If you don’t want to romance a particular character and would still like the story – simply press the gray options on the flirting choices whenever necessary. There is no penalty to not romancing people.

To ensure it’s also the “Rag Tag Bunch of Misfits” エンディング – make sure Kieran likes you and comes with you. Both these endings are obtainable with all the romance routes.

The Herald Endings

The point of these two endings is that you put Lana in a position that is too important to kill with her actions, similarly to the revolutionary ending, only you don’t go with Egon to destroy Apheta, and you destroy Eris instead.

I actually really like this ending a lot, especially the little conversations you can have with Egon and Karel at the end.

“The Herald” + “Head for the Hills”

このエンディングに向けて, I recommend using the “cassanova” outlined route above, but only outside of the chaos choices. (Chaos choices will have Lana with a chain design next to the choice) これにより、ロックが解除されます “Now you see me, now you don’t” 成果.

For chaos choices, あなたが必要です:

• Don’t rip him off
• 彼女を助けてください
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – Don’t fight
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• Don’t tell the truth
• Don’t go with Egon
• Destroy Eris
• (Only unlocks if Kieran relationship is high enough) – Come with us

“The Herald” + “Going Places”

This is very similar to “Head for the Hills”, so again use the cassanova route and the same chaos choices in “Head for the Hills” – only you tell the truth to the rebels this time.

For chaos choices, あなたが必要です:

• Don’t rip him off
• 彼女を助けてください
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – Don’t fight
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Don’t go with Egon
• Destroy Eris
• (Only unlocks if Kieran relationship is high enough) – Come with us

“The Herald” + “End of the Line” – 2 CG
このエンディングに向けて, it kind of feels like you make all the wrong choices.

It is important to note that you must raise your affection with Egon, but never date him for this one. The best way to do this is flirt, but don’t click the “It’s called a kiss” オプション, and then ignore the second private meeting with him (invite Karel to drink some wine instead). You can meet him before the party, and before the raid, but the point is Egon now has doubts when he is asked by Sin, because he didn’t get with Lana yet.

これにより、ロックが解除されます “It’s personal now” と “necessary sacrifice” 実績.

For chaos choices, あなたが必要です:

• Rip him off
• Don’t get involved
• Don’t give up the artifact
• Don’t stop Egon
• 嘘
• Kill them
• Kill her
• Don’t go with Egon
• Destroy Eris

The Revolter Endings

The point of these endings is that Lana isn’t strong enough to do much by herself.

“The Revolter” + “Over My Dead Body”

In this one, Egon does not trust you enough to tell you his plan at the end. Consistently do things that go against him and weaken your position as a rebellion leader and a howler bargaining tool, but still agree to help him in the end. Because this can be trickier to get – if you have a fight with Egon at the scrap ladies place on Peon-5, you are on the right track to this ending. しかし, as far as I’m aware, the only person that ニーズ to like you in this playthrough is Kieran.

For chaos choices, あなたが必要です:

• Don’t rip him off
• 彼女を助けてください
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – 戦い
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Go with Egon
• Publish the Article
• (Only unlocks if Kieran relationship is high enough) – Come with us

“The Revolter + Same Old Story”

このエンディングに向けて, Lana doesn’t help Egon, but that certainly doesn’t mean she’s helping Libera either. I recommend this one a lot. It was one of my favourite ends.

For chaos choices, あなたが必要です:

• Don’t rip him off
• 彼女を助けてください
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – 戦い
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Don’t go with Egon
• Leave Eris

The Contained Ending

This ending is essentially Lana is powerful enough to do things and not be killed – but she’s not brave enough. She would rather keep Apheta than bring in Libera, and it’s clean up time to stop being a wanted criminal. Only you don’t have the support you would in the Herald endings, so you’re at Aegis and Moraian mercy.

“The Contained” + “Hot off the press” + “Off the Record”

このエンディングに向けて, I recommend using the “cassanova” outlined route above, but only outside of the chaos choices. (Chaos choices will have Lana with a chain design next to the choice)

For chaos choices, あなたが必要です:

• Don’t rip him off
• 彼女を助けてください
• (Only unlocks if you help the rebels) – Don’t fight
• Give up the Artifact
• Stop Egon
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Leave them
• Knock her out
• 本当のことを言ってください
• Don’t go with Egon
• Leave Eris

PS: I believe I’m missing a variant here that would have Karel die and unlock the last two CGs.

逃すべき成果

There is only one achievement that does not need to occur on any specific route. And that is “Personnel Casualty” albeit I’m sure most of us have gotten it by accident in the past.

It is an inevitable Pious “Bad End” on either the Revolutionary, ヘラルド または Revolter route if you go with Egon to shut down Apheta – but do not have a high enough affinity with Kieran, or you tell him to go with Wiz instead.

There is a missable CG from it, and a VisionX CG at the end of the story for her death flag.