Without the annoying Steam Input feature, flare cancel on pickups are now a thing with controller. This is the fastest way to defeat Willard, since you can't actually skip another phase and leave the area with all the artifacts in your hand.
When Willard starts coming to you from the right side you can gain some time because it doesn't take too long for him to prepare the unavoidable attack and you have to wait for that to happen to get enough time to get back to the center after picking up the second artifact.
I believe this can be replicated on a full run attempt, as long as you wait for him to do the animation where he shots the acid, because this will stun him for a little bit longer.
Mod note: Retimed LRT.
A few months ago, the community expressed interest in having a restricted mode that would restrict glitched runners from using the photo mode to trigger the end of a level as well as being able to interact with a keyhole without having the ap
