A speedrun of Cryptic Cavern in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode with time 214 remaining. The skipped footage at 2:17 was a DVD error. There are three main aspects to this run:
The caves. There are 4 1-in-2 random placements to get (last level's is always the same); here, I got three. It's surprising how much time these count for, even if you have a captain at each of the two locations ready.
The enemy fights. I feel I chose the best places to use the sprays, and these all went as well as expected apart from the Snagret battle, where a 2-round fight is possible if you aim better.
Carrying back The Key. You can't really help which carry it - red or white - unless you take them off and replace them, which is more costly, time-wise. I did use a strategy to ensure 3 white carriers on sublevel 4, though, and should've switched to whites only when throwing after the Snagret battle.
GREEN!!!!
iamahipo1 3 years ago
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Greenpickle512 3 years ago