Some back and forth and a lot of talking. The tribal people had the crystal all along. Interesting plot twist I guess. A big green thing as a boss was cool. And we blast the Valuans who go running back home, opening our way forward.

I venture to the north now in search of the yellow crystal into the evil Valuan empire homeland. We soon come across some comic relief. A black pirate that steals food. Very funny stuff here.

Followed by a lot of talking afterwards 

Then cap'n Ahab decides it's whale time again. Pushes our life rafts off the ship so he can get his whale. All while the Valuans pound us with cannons. We all get separated and end up in different places. Then we play as the separated teams.

Pretty cool plot device, and a pretty good cliffhanger that got me back into the story. If it had been rinse & repeat crystals/bosses I was about to be done again with the whole thing.  Vyse is on a deserted floating island and tries to survive finding wood and food. While the girls end up rescued by a passing pirate lady and back in a desert near the games beginning. Guess I'll keep playing and find out how this plays out.