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Okami(2006)

NG+ Any% Route (Fastest Route)

NG+ Any% Route (Fastest Route)

Updated 4 years ago by lEternalDarkness

[big][big][big]Okami NG+ Any% (Fastest Route)[/big][/big][/big] [small](Significant route change by lEternalDarkness 5/16/2015)[/small]

[big]REQUIRED ITEMS:[/big]

Exorcism Slip L > x52(Might want more just in case)
Gold-dusted Eighth Wonder and gold-dusted Resurrection Beads
Karmic Transformers
String of Beads
Peace Bell
All other items should be sold before starting the file to speed up menu navigation

[big]ROUTE[/big]

INTRO TO KAMUI BOULDER

Start timer when the scroll rolls on the first intro scene
Skip the intro (3)
Go inside the tree
Run through, learn Rejuvenation
Move the camera down when rejuvenating the river
Run through the next area; learn Power Slash and leave, run around (left side) the two enemy fights (at the torii)
Power Slash the fruit
Use the left path, jump off the cliff towards the boulder exit
KT glitch over the boulder

KAMUI BOULDER TO BLOOM SHINSHU

Run to Hana Valley
Imp fight encounter
Equip Resurrection Beads as your sub weapon, Eighth Wonder as your main weapon, String of Beads and Peace Bell
Ex slip fight 1 and 2
Skip the cutscene and use Sunrise on the wall painting
Help Susano defeat the mighty bear
Roll the ball over to the shrine
Use Sunrise, learn Bloom, bloom the Guardian Sapling
KT past the imps near the wall mural on the way out (or use Ex Slip)
Stay to the right to skip the last imp fight
Bloom Shinshu Field

BLOOM SHINSHU TO TAKA PASS EARLY

TAKA PASS EARLY TO CITY CHECKPOINT

KT up the wall, through cave, beat Waka with glaive (charged)
Go through cave and bloom Taka Pass
Clear the devil gate near Kusa (mermaid spring) * bead bug ogre, use slip right after blooming, then blot & sub the yellow imp
Run to Sasa Sanctuary and do two KTs to jump over the loading zone leading to Taka Pass, then jump oob and land inside (jump with no speed from right road border, hold forward until cyan, count to 1.5, let go of control stick)
Complete the hot spring digging game and learn Waterspout
KT oob to Sasa entrance and leave
Enter City Checkpoint

CITY CHECKPOINT TO N. RYOSHIMA COAST MERMAID SPRING

Cross City Checkpoint with KTs
Cut through the cursed zone in Ryoshima Coast to skip the Headless Guardian fight
KT above wall crack
Skip using Waterspout on one of the pools
Bloom Ryoshima Coast
Reach Dojo with stair clip
Learn Holy Eagle
Skip the Ubume using one KT (top of stone ramp, or two KTs to the right of the ramp)
KT over the gate to get into N. Ryoshima
Slip or double shot the earth nose
Buy 11 mermaid coins from the merchant and talk to beach kids
Summon Orca and use the mermaid spring to warp to Taka Pass (Up 1x)

GALE SHRINE TO AGATA FOREST

AGATA FOREST TO WATER PALACE

Tsuta Ruins early (x2 KTs)
Get to the second floor with KTs
Clear the three devil gates; (left to right) first gate, ex slip and then bloom the bud ogre and glaive it; last two, use ex slip
Use Sunrise to make the mushrooms grow
MASH MASH MASH
Dash and jump towards the five evil pots, then Power Slash them at the peak of your jump (can cut them from first floor if you miss any)
Jump to the land and go back to the previous room and go to the right to jump down into the middle statue
Bloom the three patches of cursed land and learn Vine
KT over cutscene trigger by Tsuta Ruins entrance
Leave Tsuta Ruins and go through the tunnel past the mermaid spring to get to Shinshu Field
Talk to Mika and do wanted list fight
Clear the devil gate (blot and melee yellow imp, melee 3 green imps, blot and melee yellow imp)
Shinshu Field mermaid spring, warp to N. Ryo Coast (up x1)
Ride Orca to the platform near the star watcher, use one KT from orca's head to get up
Make a shooting star for the watcher
Go towards the whirlpool galaxy and spin it from just inside the arch to skip a cutscene
Jump back down to Orca and ride into the whirlpool

WATER DRAGON TO EVIL RAO

KT to jump over the wall and get to the water dragon's area (do not fall directly into the water dragon or you will fall through)
Go through the dragon up til the locked door; detour for the key
Stand just outside the dragon orb room and use Waterspout three times on the orb
Kill each wave of the Tube Foxes with three ex slips
Escape the dragon
Talk to Queen Otohime
Run to Ankoku Temple; skip the Ubume trigger again and skip all but the last ghost Rao cutscene
Cross the lava pit in Himiko's Palace with one KT
Kill Evil Rao with the glaive

EVIL RAO TO THUNDERSTORM

Cross back over the lava pit (can get over without KTs, if you get max speed and good jumps)
Cut through Sei'an city, after Waka cutscene, jump off bridge to skip Issun cutscene and continue through
Run to N. Ryoshima and get up to Watcher's Cape from behind with two KTs, jump over the gap in the corner to avoid the fight trigger
Run across the Water Dragon to Oni Island
Get max speed, do one KT over the wall (right) and run around the island, then slope KT up and rejuvenate the arrow on the statue
Learn Thunderstorm
Go backwards through the door
At the spikes, KT over the bottom right corner towards where you entered and jump into the zone past the eyeballs

THUNDERSTORM TO NINETAILS

In the sidescrolling area, use a KT glitch to shortcut up the vertical shaft, then bounce off walls for shortcuts
Pick up the thunder key, shortcut through the trapdoor in the hidden passage on the left, take it to the lock
KT into the racing area, run backwards to Tobi
Race Tobi (let the spider hit you to get past him)
Stick to the right wall to avoid triggering the Ogres and KT up to the bridge

NINETAILS TO ARK OF YAMATO

Fight Ninetails: shoot him with rosary sub to make him raise his sword, lightning the sword before it's all the way up to skip a cutscene, then use two ex slips on the Rao*looking things (During the first phase the fatter one has more HP. During the second phase the old one has more HP); repeat
Get close after second phase and shoot him
Go to N Ryoshima Coast spring and warp to Shinshu Field (down x1)
KT twice near road to fireworks guy, use Thunderstorm on the observatory
Go through the tunnel to Kamui
Use KTs to jump over the wall and skip the Namahages and Oki
Bloom Kamui
KT over the Igloo Turtle trigger [big](potential run killer)[/big]
Go to Wep'keer
KT over the gate leading to Ezofuji
Ark of Yamato early using six KTs

ARK OF YAMATO TO YAMI

Blight: Wait for him to raise his swords; power slash the glowing one and OHKO him with the glaive
Orochi: Get three heads drunk, then us 2 Ex slips on the bell; run around the arena and OHKO each head with a charged glaive attack
Spider Queen: Attach three vines then use two ex slips
Crimson Helm: Ex slip to stun, use Galestorm, and then kill him with glaive attacks
Ninetails: Same as before
Get on the center pedestal to start the final battle