Any% Guide v1.1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11P1xQpiNUvOZzRsYP9lQY3QqHZTg5c9QbDyhU5Z5-fc/edit

My original notes formatted into the style I used for the NG+ guide. Includes all of the route changes over the years (but none of the newcomer backup strats... yet)

Update Log:
v1.00 (May 2 2022): First iteration of the guide.
v1.01 (May 4 2022): Some changes to chapter 4 (you can text skip after paying 300,000 yen, use some of the mahjong furniture to help with fight rather than bare hand the fight), changes to chapter 10 and 14 (Crowbar is more ideal), some minor menuing changes.
v1.02 (May 6 2022): Added section for crash handling, note for AMD graphics cards as well as broken cutscenes.
v1.03 (May 14 2022): Minor change to chapter 12 Kurokawa fight. Crowbar is indeed the way.
v1.1 (May 27 2022): Added Legend Difficulty addendum. Anything that isn’t already mentioned in there is otherwise the same as the standard run. Also changed notes to reflect improvements.
v1.11 (August 14 2022): Some minor Legend difficulty changes. Reverted chapter 3 strat as Switchblade is far more consistent. One slight revision for chapter 4 to grab the 1st gold plate later (this saves a bit of movement for the beginning of the chapter and moves it to during the wait section, ideally this saves time with good stair bumps)

Any% Speedrun Guide ver 1.0 (September 2020)

Up to date notes for the Any% route.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I1NcNWEQCBrXXU2sp-UKViMwVxlKUmEW9fst8eFfZDg/edit?usp=sharing

Any% Video Tutorial

This is a fully-edited tutorial for the Any% run. It doesn't contain all the most advanced bits of the route, but I believe it is still a good place for beginners to start learning.

https://youtu.be/OfSeFbPykko

If, for whatever reason, you're interested in viewing it, the full unedited twitch stream from which it is derived can be found here:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1547671108

New Game+ Guide v1.06

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kWWQj3SuIiGmYDUTmkWp80H_u_8Tp1HX_8eiK81Avzg/edit

Officially done! Added more stuff to complete the guide.

Update Log:
v0.99 (Feb 11 2022): Nearly complete, just adding highlights to denote various things.
v0.991 (Feb 13 2022): Minor changes to routes
v1.00 (Feb 26 2022): Added PC graphics options because apparently they are very important, plus some more tips and tricks.
v1.01 (Feb 28 2022): Reviewing a text skip that I forgot to add in the previous update (chapter 4 Jongka)
v1.03 (March 05 2022): Have to remove the PC settings for now due to not complying with “current rules”.
v1.04 (April 22 2022): Re-added NVIDIA Control Panel section, in the middle of updating cutscene/text skip route.
v1.05 (May 1 2022): Adjusted NVIDIA Control Panel section for 60 FPS as it is required. Some minor changes to routes.
v1.06 (May 15 2022): More minor changes to the guide, altered first person mode tip as it was inaccurate before. Matched NVIDIA Control Panel section with the Any% guide.

Froob

BigNoNo

RyuHousen

Yakuza Kiwami 2

PlayStation 5

cubsrule21

dubiasu

USA / NTSC

Any Difficulty

Legend

Easy

Normal

Hard

Console

Any% Difficulties

NG+ Difficulties

Majima Saga Difficulties

ASB difficulties

Console or PC

All Substories difficulties

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

PSN Download

Xbox One X

PlayStation 4 Pro

Xbox Series X

Switch 2

Yakuza

Twitch VODs No Longer Accepted In Submissions

Difficulties Merged

Clarification regarding the crash rule

Submissions Using the New Version Now Allowed

Embargo on PC Submissions Using the New Version

ATTENTION PC RUNNERS: Old Saves Will Become Unusable on New Patch

tapioca

Name	Autor
Any% Guide v1.1	RyuHousen 4 years ago
Any% Speedrun Guide ver 1.0 (September 2020)	Froob 6 years ago
Any% Video Tutorial	BigNoNo 3 years ago
New Game+ Guide v1.06	RyuHousen 4 years ago