Puwexils runs always tend to be my favorites in any speed run event. Great commentary, knowledgeable game play and damn is he just good. Just a real win win
Going ALL the way back to the dark space in Mu to beat the Vampires with Freedan is so worth it. It actually changes Erik's dialogue to do so too, because Freedan transforms back into Will right in front of Erik before you defuse the bomb. Shortly after that, a very thankful Erik promises to keep Will's secret.
I was looking for an Illusion of Gaia speedrun just a few days ago. I fucking love this game! It's one my childhood favorites. So glad to see a speedrun being done this year.
I always interpreted the Frier in Dark Frier as something with religious connotations, like a Friar; so it's like a big ball of judgement smiting enemies.
Illusion of Gaia is my favorite game, such that I've written an extensive full-blown analysis of it. I had so much fun watching this. Thanks for making it happen!
schmitty9800 ResidentSleeper was everywhere because RPGs are boring, I guess. IoG's a great game, and puwexil showed off a bunch of AI flaws. Great run.
Can it really be called 100% if they skip all the upgrades? Perhaps they should label it "all red jewels" instead. Really nice run regardless of semantics.
They only skip the upgrades temporarily, as beating a boss gives you all the upgrades you would've gotten between that boss and the previous boss (or since the start of the game).
The term "100%" is always kind of a fluid one for Speedruns. Mainly, it seems to be "no major glitches, as developer intended" rather then "100% perfect file" types. If you had an jRPG, you wouldn't be expected to collect x99 of every item, for example. Ultimately, 100% is just what the community decides it is.
I saw you go straight for the fisherman's gem and I was like, "What??" I had to use tool-assist (frame advancing) to get around in time using the same path as one of your earlier speedruns because my gamepads/my reflexes suck. How does that strat work?
I don't know the exact timing. From a hard reset, before starting a new file, he lets the Main Menu cut-scene play for a little bit. He listens for an audio cue during the scene where you have a bunch of birds going across the screen, then he goes to start a new file. I believe the backup is going in and out of the cave 7 times at a particular time to get him to show up, obviously that is slower.
Do they not know the Tech where Alternating Directions during Freedan/Shadows attack animation cancels all lag and restarts the attack? I am a casual who played this one time and even I know you can guarantee the three-cycle on the Final boss with that.
I would LOVE to see a Terranigma run at a GDQ. Anything to get knowledge of the gams's existence out there man, it's too good to fall into obscurity merely because it never reached North America. Hell, I'd say that despite it's flaws (sudden insane difficulty spikes in one or two places that can negated lvlling once or twice, guide absolutely required first time through to not miss anything and get 100%) It's up there with the SNES's best, OST and all, even if I have a bit more of an attachment to Illusion of Time for having played that prior.
It definitly deserves recognition. We have 2016 and it's STILL one of the best games i've ever played. I just love it but as i said, i don't think i'm fast enough to compete @ AGDQ with Terranigma.
The current Terranigma Any% WR is 3h 33m 11s by CrAwEk. For an obscure game like TN with run times of that length it would mean it would have to take the place of a Final Fantasy series run or another more well known RPG, which I don't see being likely at all.
33:33 fri·ar[ˈfrī(ə) member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).
Fenrir's Dark Seal Because they still don't get the Earthquake ability. It's not necessary since you can skip past the part you need it for, but regardless, it's still being skipped. They don't get 100% of things.
That's kinda like saying they missed a chest that had an herb in it, or didn't stand in the line forever for the power up. I see 100% in games like this as beating all bosses. Which they did.
Fenrir's Dark Seal It's nothing like that. Herbs are common items that can be gotten in multiple places. It's more like saying you did 100% of Ocarina of Time without getting the Red Tunic.
All games done during these events are NOT tool assisted speedruns (TAS). Unless they're specifically stated. There is a TAS block during these events but this is not part of it.
I have been bothered by how linear and tell-don't-showy this game is, and don't find its characters interesting at all, so seeing 90% of the nonsense skipped like this by a player who doesn't take it seriously makes me able to appreciate it better. even more than six years later.
