OK, thanks for the clarification!

Hey there all,

So on the Xbox version at least, once you finish Chapter 8's finale and end up in Hatty's throne room, you can exit level like you would exit a secret level, and it will take you to the ending cutscene, skipping about 25 seconds of basically autoscroller where you pick Hatty up and run to the boat.

Would this be allowed in a run, or would it fall short of actually rescuing Hatty?

Haven't actually done it in a run yet due to fear of DQ's