AGDQ Practice: Castlevania Symphony of the Night in 33:14

[Destakob]

best one yet. question.. how do you start with that Heart Refresh?

[Satoryu]

@Destakob Finish Final Stage: Bloodlines with 0 hearts left.

[tikkeltje]

DAFUQ

[manydk]

hey at 8:55 how were you able to change from the wolf to bounce off the fire to give you a extra boost of height.

[HuggableEmo15]

Did I just watch Michael Jackson's Moonwalker but with Zombies and monsters? O_O

[medomuffen]

if you ever died.. you would be fucked lol

[iammai17]

i dont understand why the gold and silver ring werent collected to meet maria and get those glasses that could see shaft controling ricter? why didnt you have to fight him? please explain?

[Satoryu]

@iammai17 Cause it's faster to just skip him altogether.

[iammai17]

@Satoryu sorry but im still confused. how can you skip past ricter? how is it possible to get to the inverted castle without destroying the green orb that was controlling ricter? and to do that you must have the glasses in your possession. could you give me a clearer explanation? thanks =D

[Satoryu]

@iammai17 By using the wolf relics to jump up to the throne room like that, it screws up the cutscene triggers. Instead of loading the Richter fight, it loads the cutscene afterwards, which takes you right to the inverted castle. So long as you unmorph;if you're still a wolf while the cutscene starts, you won't be able to jump up to the staircase before the portal.

[someguy111222]

never played this but it looks fun

[Rezard]

this speedrun is excellent.

[isviabraao]

Great man! great! how many times have you played this game?

[NarutoZer]

damn.

[romscout]

Nice run! Few comments:

1. I thought we determined spells were faster for RTA than the Potion? Or did you get it for consistency in a race?

2. Choosing not to IWS at all in the castle entrance is a bigger waste of time than using the prism early. You still have the MP for a Richter Skip try if your level ups are standard.

3. Looks like you need to learn how to decimate Death, bro.

Way better looking than the 34:34, so I'd submit. Also looks like we'll have a good race at the marathon! :)

[Satoryu]

@romscout 1. I was thinking that at first. But then it occurred to me that the gunmen have to be dead for you to have enough room for Summon Spirit. They at best even out.

[MikeReiner]

I guess you probably wont consider this worthy until you beat the current 32:57 (though that is in it's own category apart from where your current 34:34 resides).

[romscout]

@MikeReiner I have a 31:19 that was accepted and I've even beaten that run about 10 times now. That 32:57 is garbage.

[MikeReiner]

@romscout Based on what you say, I'm assuming there are differences between the XBLA and PS1 versions that make it possible for a faster time in the XBLA version..? I can't think of any other reason you would compliment this 33:14 and trash talk the 32:57, lol.

[romscout]

@MikeReiner well I can bash it cuz it's my own run, but yea, the XBLA version has less lag/loading, which is the main reason it's a different category.

[MikeReiner]

@romscout Ah ok. That makes more sense.

[murdoc614]

gogo Satoryu! Looking forward to your runs @ AGDQ.