BBQSauz's Mint Any% Explanation Run

Character non-specific Arena Guide

If using Rue: follow (parentheticals)
If using Mint: disregard (parentheticals)

Arena 1
Go Up, kill gargoyles
Go Up two
Go Up two

Arena 2
Go Up (If you need Bubba, go Up to the 2nd, then come back, and go Down)
Go Left and break block
Go Up two (For hellhound go Up to 1st, get HH, then go back, and continue Up to the 2nd)
Go right and melt ice
Go Down
Go Right and douse fire

Arena 3 (can kill a Jinn here if you want, or later at torch rooms)
Go Up
Go Up
Go Up
Go Down
Go Up
Go Down
Go Up two

Arena 4 - It's an H shape
Go Left
Go Up, kill Behemoth, Go Down two, kill Behemoth, return to Center.
Go Right two
Go Up, kill Behemoth, Go Down two, kill Behemoth, return to Center.
Go Left, kill Behemoth, then step on platform again.

Gamul Forest Guide

run through repeated area
. . . hit switch, ride platform
. . . magic windmill once, hit switch, farm MP, ride elevator

run through repeated area
. . . don't hit switch, ride platform
. . . hit only left switch, ride elevator

run through repeated area
. . . don't hit switch, ride platform
. . . magic front windmill 7-11 times, hit switch, then drop off right side, farm HP/MP, ride elevator

run through repeated area
. . . hit switch, ride platform, you should get Brooch

proceed to the right to Cloud Whale

Mint Any% Run Notes

Go to Carona Forest (B&S, Nightmare - white wide)
	Klaus
	Sell monsters
	Hotel (Dream stone)
	Go to Carona Forest stump (Last Hero)
	Rod
	Sell items, By Silver Bracer
	
Go to Underground Ruins (Skull Beast - white wide, Belle - white wide)
	Up, right, right, down, left get 44+MP
	Klaus

Go to Mel's
	Go to Carona Forest (B&S2 - white wide)  magic blood, get hit by smokey, x3
	Go to docks (Gold Coin)[If you did not pickup of coins in C.Forest atelier or if you failed a minigame]
	Rest
	Go to Mel's (Starlight Duke, lose)
	Klaus
	Recover
	Door
	Hobbs, sell coins & monsters
	Tonio, buy Gold Bracer & Gold Belt

Beat (Rod), leave & return to Rod

Go to Gamul forest (Belle - white normal, Cloud Whale - green normal)
	run through repeated area
		hit switch, ride platform
		magic windmill once, hit switch, farm MP, ride elevator
	run through repeated area
		don't hit switch, ride platform
		hit only left switch
	run through repeated area
		don't hit switch, ride platform
		magic front windmill 7-11 times, hit switch, then right side, farm MP/HP, ride elevator
	run through repeated area
		hit switch, ride platform, you should get Brooch
	proceed to the right to (Cloud Whale- green normal) (sub 1 hr here is good)
	--
	Klaus
	Tonio, sell monsters, don't sell brooch, buy Platinum Bracer  (Is buying plat armor worth? no cuz then you can't afford later items)

Go to Raging Mtn. (B&D - blue wide, Wylaf - blue wide)
	Klaus
	Sell Brooch to Marcum for 6k
	
Go to Mel's
	(Gorotan- blue wide)
	Klaus
	Go to Mel's & immediate return
	Klaus

Get prima doll & go to Lakeside
	Win race
	Klaus
	Rod, 3rd option
(add recover here if you suck at witches)
	Klaus, depart

Escaping from jail
	inspect well
	invisible platforms, cross on own, left right right left
	Tavern
	Rest, leave out left door

Go to Carona Forest stump
	Klaus
	Tonio, sell monsters, buy Mythril Bracer & Mythril Belt
	
Go to Underground Ruins
	go directly up each time
	need 38ish MP for ice block

Fight (Psycho Master- blue wide), game heals after this fight.

Go to Tower of Maya (Trap Master - blue wide, Mode master - red normal?)
	Valen Fortress spawn gives time for quick bathroom break (55 seconds)
		D.M. says "Valen's fortress will rise into the heavens"
	Pickup Gold Coinsx2, star stonesx2, Gold Coinsx2, and either Legendary Helmet or GCx3 [unless you got dock GC earlier]
	Examine Mayas then choose top dialog option
	
Cannon orbs
	Go to Mel's
	Rod
	Klaus
	Tavern
	Hobbs, 2nd option, sell & buy orb (need 18k before buying)
	Tonio buy Brave Bracer & Black Belt
	Rod (actually Belle)
	Belle again, depart

Valen's Fortress
	Arena 1
		Go Up, kill gargoyles
		Go Up two
		Go Up two

	Arena 2
		Go Up		
		Go Left and break block
		Go to Up 2nd
		Go right and melt ice
		Go Down
		Go Right and douse fire

	Arena 3
		Go Up
		Go Up
		Go Up
		Go Down
		Go Up
		Go Down
		Go Up two

	Arena 4 (red normal, double jump attack?)
		Go Left
		Go Up, kill Behemoth, Go Down two, kill Behemoth, return to Center.
		Go Right two
		Go Up, kill Behemoth, Go Down two, kill Behemoth, return to Center.
		Go Left, kill Behemoth, then step on platform again.
	Torch Rooms
		Go right first because red magic is up
		Then do start room red then blue
		Go left with blue
		Go Right to other side blue, red, green, set blue wide for PM2
	(Psycho Master 2 - blue wide)
	(Cloud whale - green normal or yellow normal, Nightmare - white wide, Skull Beast - white wide)
	Switch to blue wide
	(Doll Master - blue wide)
	(Valen1 - yellow normal)
	(Light valen - gold cosmos)

Carona
	Hotel, default dialogue options: depart, yes.

Credits. Credits are about 6:09

Mint NG+ Run Notes

Go to Carona Forest (B&S, Nightmare - physical attack)
	White for tutorial, white wide for gargoyles
	Klaus
	
Go to Underground Ruins - (Skull Beast - green normal, Belle - green normal) 
	Up, right, right, down, left
	Don't kick Gudons, 30 MP
	Jump, Jump, Jump, Inside
	Klaus, up-right

Go to Mel's (green normal)
	LOSE ALL MINI-GAMES to save on textboxes
	Go to Carona Forest (B&S2 - physical attack)
	Rest
	Go to Mel's (Starlight Duke - physical attack) 
	walk up to Klaus, down-right
	Door
	
Beat (Rod - physical attack), leave & return to Rod (up)

Go to Gamul forest - (Belle - yellow hyper final flash, Cloud Whale - yellow normal)
	
	run through repeated area, magic 4-5 times on windmill
		hit switch, ride platform
		magic windmill once (or shitloads), hit switch
	run through repeated area, magic 4-5 times on windmill
		don't hit switch, ride platform
		hit only left switch
	run through repeated area, magic 4-5 times on windmill
		don't hit switch, ride platform
		magic front windmill 5 times, hit switch, then leave on right side
	run through repeated area, magic 4-5 wide times on windmill
		hit switch, ride platform, you should get Brooch
	proceed to the right to Cloud Whale
	--
	Klaus, down right
	
Go to Raging Mtn. (B&D - white circle, Wylaf - white circle/physical attack)
	Don't need to pickup black magic
	Klaus, down right
	
Go to Mel's
	talk to Mel (Gorotan- move up closer and use white circle)
	Klaus down-right
	Go to Mel's & immediate return
	Klaus down-right

Get prima doll & go to Lakeside
	Win race
	Klaus down-right
	Rod, 3rd option
	Klaus, depart

Escaping from jail
	inspect well
	invisible platforms, cross on own, left right right left
	4 witches. can magic them (white ircle)
	Tavern
	Rest, leave out left door

Go to Carona Forest
	dont help b&s
	Klaus, up
	
Go to Underground Ruins
	go directly up each time
	green normal machine gun
	need 30 MP for ice block

Fight (Psycho Master-physical attack), game heals after this fight.
	leave from your room

Go to Tower of Maya  (Trap Master - green normal, Mode master - green normal)
	Valen Fortress spawn gives time for quick bathroom break (55 seconds)
		D.M. says "Valen's fortress will rise into the heavens"
	Choose top dialog
	
Cannon orbs
	Go to Mel's, down
	Rod
	Klaus, Up
	Tavern
	Hobbs, 2nd option, buy orb (need 5k)
	Rod (actually Belle) then game puts you in your room
	Belle again, depart

Valen's Fortress
	Arena 1
		Go Up, kill gargoyles - physical attacks, else green normal
		Go Up two
		Go Up two

	Arena 2
		Go Up		
		Go Left and break block
		Go to Up 2nd
		Go right and melt ice
		Go Down
		Go Right and douse fire

	Arena 3 
		Go Up
		Go Up
		Go Up
		Go Down
		Go Up
		Go Down
		Go Up two

	Arena 4 (physical attack)
		Go Left
		Go Up, kill Behemoth, Go Down two, kill Behemoth, return to Center.
		Go Right two
		Go Up, kill Behemoth, Go Down two, kill Behemoth, return to Center.
		Go Left, kill Behemoth, then step on platform again.
	Torch Rooms		
	(Psycho Master 2 - physical attack)

	CC
	(Cloud whale - yellow normal, Nightmare - physical, Skull Beast - physical)
	(Doll Master - yellow normal)

	(Valen1 - yellow normal)
	(Light valen - gold cosmos)

Carona
	Hotel, default options: depart, yes.

NiteNite's Rue any% walkthrough

In this video I quickly go over the major parts of the run. There is a bit of skipping around and pausing to explain, but I go over difficult parts in decent detail. I also go over some lesser known tech and mechanics. There's even a $50 bounty issued in here! Check it out! 

https://youtu.be/NYxr0_VcU1A

Hopefully I'll be well enough to do a more proper and fleshed out walkthrough soon. 😅

Rue Any% NG

Skips & Tricks

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Wyxz's Mint Any% Guide

NOTE: This guide originally posted to Speed Demos Archive forum by Wyxz on 2013-09-22  11:08:44pm

All credit to original author.

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About the run:

I choose to run Mint story first because is easier, her magic makes everything faster and the Doll Master at Mint story is a joke.

About the route, i do the Last Hero Quest at very begining of the game, with +4 str you can kill early bosses in one cicle (Skull Beast, Belle at Gammul Forest and Cloud Whale).

There's a point where people lose time, is when you defeat Mode Master and went back from tower of maya, most of people go talk with Rod to start to search the Canon orbs. At this time if you go first at Mel Atelier she will give her orb without you having to play with her gnomes more one time.

Money may be a problem if you don't route properly. Have 3 gold coins and 1 rare item that you need to get to not have problems with money.

The first gold coin you get on Undergrounds Ruins at Elroy Atelier when you geting the tiara and cube itens:
http://i.imgur.com/Cflor9g.png

The second gold coin you get at docks on Carona village at first night time of the game, here is the localization:
http://i.imgur.com/kUrIUFa.png

The rare item is a brooch on Gamul Forest, you sell this item for 6000g for a guy before you go to kill Gorotan. He's at fountain between Klaus shop/Inn and you need to refuse his first offer to sell the item for 6000g. Here is a video to how to get the brooch:

https://youtu.be/_wXFWhMZVh8

There's 3 things that affects directly, those things are:

1º Bosses Pattern: Almost all bosses don't have a specific pattern, so if you get lucky and the bosses make a good pattern you may win some time in your run.
2º Japanese Version: Who can run Japanase version have advance against who run the US version, because the texts in Japanese version are faster.
3º Player Skill: Your ability to react to the differents patterns.

So basically to have a good run you just need know how to make the bosses on the most efficent way.

Bosses:

I will show how i make the bosses on Mint Story, if anyone have a better method please share with me, i will love to know. (:

Blood and Smokey:
There's not important here just go for Blood immediately after the fight begins and use basic attacks to kill him, blood will come to hit you eventually, when this happens just knock him with a Jump Kick and switch to Blood again.

Nightmare:
Easy fight, you can kill him in 2 cicles using the White Magic with Wide. Its important to kill him using less MP possible to have after for Last Hero Quest. Video of a solid kill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz0zhYCL6lA

Skull Beast
Just avoid his jumps and shit, then one shot him with the same spell you used to kill nightmare:

https://youtu.be/N7d9GZ2wg6Q

Belle
She have a specific pattern, she always start with vulcan shield, just wait her throws it at you, then go to her meele and use the magic you used to kill the skull beast, she will survive, just wait her move and cast a fireball spell, after the fireball you can cast another time on her with 100% hit chance:

https://youtu.be/F_PiPbsef64

Blood and Smokey 2
This fight is easy if you know what you doing. Blood and Smokey have a specific pattern: They never hit you at same time, when one is going to hit you the other just stand still and does nothing. So just stay near Blood and cast White Spell with Wide on him when you can. Let Smokey hits you on purpose, when he hits Blood will immediately hit you right after because you are on his meele, since you become invulnerable for a brief moment after getting hit Blood will miss you and the turn will pass to Smokey again. This way blood never will move and the fight became a lot easier:

https://youtu.be/G2RtX5JZtbM

Rod
Rod is annoying because he change his pattern every time. When he basic attack you just perform a well timing Jump Kick sequence every time he hits you, if you lost the timing or he changes the pattern just let he hits you with basic attack again and restart the pattern. You can lose health here, when you goes to Gamul Forest you will be healed:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwTQoprjxqqN6xKpmP9piA

Belle 2
You can kill her in one cicle with Vulcan spell, just wait the platforms appear, avoid her fireballs and spam Vulcan at her until she dies:

https://youtu.be/j9E8YyOWwTM

Cloud Whale
This is the first "RNG Cunt" of the game, actually you can kill him in one cicle, but you need to be blessed with a initial pattern which happens in less than 10% of cases and even if you got blessed you have to perform perfecly to kill him. Stay on the frame where you started, if he went on the right side to drag you start to cast Basic Wind Magic right after he opens his mouth (if you cast before you not will hit him and if you cast after you will not give enough damage to kill him), then when he start to drag you have to cancel the casting and run to the opposite side to survive. You have to stay very close his mouth for when he stop to drag you start casting again. if you are not close enough you will not kill him. This boss worth be praticed, if you kill him in one cicle you pretty much save about 2~3min in your run. If the explanation is too complicated just see the video:

https://youtu.be/s-sF6w9T1qc

Belle and Duke
This is the hardest battle of Mint Story in my opinion. Duke pattern is random as well the hexagon grab positions. The best spell for this fight is Blue Magic with Wide and you only have room to cast it after a uppercut of duke and after a flamestrike of Belle at last phase, if they use any other spell just Jump Kick for damage. You really have to pratice this boss to know how to deal with Duke randomness:

https://youtu.be/NUhDU9Q1kaY

Wylaf
He always have the same landing pattern, this makes the combat easy. When he is about to land stay from a certain distance of him (if you stay too close he will hits you before you cast and if you stay too far you will not triple hit him with your spell) and cast Blue Magic with Wide, try to Jump Kick him right after (sometimes work):

https://youtu.be/MWGrXeuVZV8

Gorotan
This boss is pretty easy. Just avoid his Spark spell until he releases his shield, then go to his meele and cast Blue Magic with Wide 2 times (you have to cast 2 times or he will call his shield back), after this just stay on his meele casting and avoiding his Shock spell until he dies:

https://youtu.be/6uYdjvTQ5K4

Psycho Master
Just use Blue Magic with Wide on his back until he dies. He have one skill which he floats and chase you, if you hit him when he's begining to make this ability on the next time that he appears he will just chase you without doing the casting animation. If this happens you can't hit him, just run until he dissapears and appears again:

https://youtu.be/bBYssExPmco

Trap Master
Use Blue Magic with Wide when he's at one adjacent platform, you need to stay at edge of your platform to make a triple hit:

https://youtu.be/aY3vxC3TPcQ

Mode Master
There's nothing special about this boss, you have to kill him with basic attack or jump kicks. If have too many pumpkins just kill them near the boss, then she may get cleaved for extra damage.

Psycho Master 2
Is the same thing of the first battle, but now he have a extra spell which he summon ice lances to hit you. When he cast this spell don't brother in cast magic, just Jump Kick him:

https://youtu.be/RG30KOIr02g

Doll Master
You have to stay a certain distance of him (not too far and not too close), this will force him to cast a ice spell, when he cast it just avoid jumping above it and cast Blue magic with Wide on his meele. When he gets low HP he wil summon 3 black pollywogs, when this happens go to his meele and hit him with basic attacks, the pollywogs with die by your cleave:

https://youtu.be/-QOhGmcuMWY

Vaelen 1
Use Spark basic magic to hit Rue (Vaelen). The secret of this fight is to have pacience. This fight is long and the big add is annoying as hell, but if you avoid his attacks eventually you will kill the boss and is way better you take longer to kill him than rush and dies having to start all over the begining:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljZkZa12Hg

Vaelen 2
The fight is pretty much what is it, the problem is his pattern he can take YEARS to switch to the right form.

Other General Tips:

-Yolo in everything, the coin forgiving system of the game allow you to do this. Sometimes is faster you just continue using one coin than walk all way to the inn to recover your HP.

-Jumping in this game is frustrating sometimes, when you need to make a precise jump use the D-pad instead the Analog Stick, Jumping with D-pad is more responsive.

-When you are playing with the gnomes at Mel Atelier at big balls game after you finish it there's a mini game to kill babies. Try kill most babies you can because you can sell them later for extra money.

-On the second time you visit underground ruins (at puppets assault specifically) you don't have to make the route of the begining maze again, just go to north until you find the exit.

Extra videos:

At begining of game in Carona Forest you have to kill 2 Gargoyles at same time to procced to Nightmare, this is the fastest method to kill them:

https://youtu.be/hGRbqt-7eBc

Fastest path to first visit at Undergrounds Ruins:

https://youtu.be/7Qcs9BqWwPg

Fastest way to do the Zodiac Platforms:

https://youtu.be/RLiiipSWf38

First Mini Game at Mel Atelier:

https://youtu.be/l3Ollkc_wsw

Second Mini Game at Mel Atelier:

https://youtu.be/Qlms10xx-bk

Third Mini Game at Mel Atelier:

https://youtu.be/uWfWHjNoF0I

Arenas Route at last dungeon:

https://youtu.be/2H7TOwgXKGk

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BBQSauz's Mint Any% Explanation Run	shinytentacruel 3 years ago
Character non-specific Arena Guide	shinytentacruel 4 years ago
Gamul Forest Guide	shinytentacruel 4 years ago
Mint Any% Run Notes	shinytentacruel 3 years ago
Mint NG+ Run Notes	shinytentacruel 2 years ago
NiteNite's Rue any% walkthrough	_NiteNite_ 3 years ago
Rue Any% NG	RetroTweak 6 years ago
Skips & Tricks	shinytentacruel 3 years ago
Wyxz's Mint Any% Guide	shinytentacruel 3 years ago