I'm a flippin' ninja
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37:11 is fantastic already. Can't wait to see the finished product. Did you, like, figure out a reliable fast-whip method on console, or is it just lots of super-optimized boosts/etc?
These questions.
But also, are you using the cross to the end or picking up the holy water?
I'm very bad at fast-whipping. That's another thing I'm really suspicious about the nicovideo speedrun. There really isn't a good way to do it fast and reliably, the timing is kinda silly for it. I only use it against Frankenstein and Axe armor, but it's honestly almost not worth it since I do screw up some hits so that they won't end up registering full damage.
Yes I do use almost my full life in every stage for damage boosts, and I tried to choose the most optimal ones. I also throw crosses a lot in advance so I don't have to stop for killing any monsters that take 4 or more hits. I've pretty much tried to think everything over again.
I don't find holy water worth picking. Sure it speeds up some boss fights, mainly Mummy and Slogra, but it just sucks for everything else. Bosses die sort of fast in this game anyway, it's the regular enemies that slow you down more. Even for Slogra, Gaibon, Death and Dracula it probably isn't worth it. Cross with III multiplier is faster for Gaibon, Death and Dracula whereas holy water only speeds up Slogra fight. Also I rarely die against Slogra anyway so I don't need it for survival either.