FF1 speedrun - segment 11 (FUN WITH LICH!)

This is my speedrun-in-making, segment 11, on easy difficulty. This segment is the Earth/Terra Cave second trip to take on Lich. Sounds easy on the surface, because it's "get in, kill, GTFO." It can't be that hard, right?

WRONG!

Far too many things will end any attempt:
Failing to run in the first round.
Failing to win a battle in the first round if you fight.
Getting ambushed.
Anybody dies.
Too many battles.

To make matters worse, just getting to Lich is half the problem. The battle with Lich can be its own adventure. Lich has some powerful magic at its disposal, and dying is not uncommon.

All of that said, this segment took about 150 attempts to make. All previous attempts never made it to the fifth floor, and subsequently never made it to Lich. I was elated when I got to the last floor, and I was extremely nervous when Lich croaked.

Overall, this will probably be the third hardest segment to make in the game, with the Ice Cave and the last dungeon being the other two.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• final
• fantasy
• origins
• psx
• ff1
• segmented
• speed
• run
• speedrun
• lich
• fighter
• likes
• swords

[TimeSpaceMage]

Oh, nice! Funny how there's a bitchy Ice Cave in this game just like in IX...

I take it the PSX version doesn't have L+R run ability like on the GBA?

[Lenophis]

No, it does not. It could definitely help, but it wouldn't save much time.

[vadont]

i have the NES and the PSP version

[Imzogelmo]

That Imzog guy seems to get some good hits in, heh. :D