Hi, i was just wondering where a good place to start speedrunning this game would be. My main questions would be:

1. Are there any must know strats, like ways to kill enemies really quickly or glitches that cut off a crapton of time
2. What difficulty do I play on?
3. I'm just starting out so I'll be using the english version, is it worth the investment to find a jpn version of the game online or will my time not be affected that much?

If theres anything else I should know before jumping into speedrunning let me know, This game has always had some of my favorite movement and combat of the pre-3D era and I wanted to give speedrunning a-go :).