Hi all,

I am brand new to speedrunning and speedrun.com. I was hoping to get a little help with G2, G3, and G4 boss strats. I can finish runs (PB 1:22) but have no consistency for all the bosses other than G1.

Again this is NG Hardcore Claire runs on console. Any input would be highly appreciated, or just link to a VOD of your sick runs would be nice! I'm a visual learner. Thank you all!

Is anyone willing to share? I apologize if this is bad etiquette, not sure if we're open to sharing starts since speedrunning is kinda competitive haha. Full run PB VODs are cool btw. Thanks again!

It's not bad etiquette man, and thanks for the initiative of creating the topic. I'll be keeping an eye here since Claire A Hardcore is most likely the next category I'll try to run (although it will be a while until I do it). What I would advise you to do though is to watch the runs of the top 3 runners and see if they have a pattern for these bosses, if you haven't already done that. GL on the runs.

Here's the G1 fight for Claire. I think two knives is better to go for since it's easier to grab than a grenade. You just have to make sure your slashes are good and stagger him in this exact spot like in the video, so that he does the 3 hit combo again. If not, then he ends doing the wide swing which means you have to wait then go back his arm again. If you do opt for the grenade, then I can do a video for that as well. I have G2 and G3 sorted out as well (G2 is little iffy and could probably done with one flash only). I have to record those fights so I'll post them here when they're done.

That would be awesome and this video is an amazing reference. Thank you so much! Sprained my left thumb about two weeks ago and can't wait to try this out once it heals enough haha.

Here's the G2 and G3 fights for HC. The G3 one has two different variations based on the GL. Non GL for labs is a much more harder route and requires your shots to be on point for the stair zombies and ivys. There's also one zombie that always survives in the lounge after you toss the grenade so that eats up a bit of time :( I would recommend going with the GL in labs and ditching the handgun, but I'm still trying to figure out what's the best load out for labs personally, so go with whatever will help your survive that last section.

I'll update the playlist with the B scenario fights since those are drastically different due to the Colt SAA being a short burst damage weapon for the bosses.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI9XxZKlSYix-mB0GoZQSwbp3NrlJ4LvQ