Thanks for the replies, guys! :)

@capxr221 I did NOT know about that weapon switching glitch, nor had I seen it mentioned anywhere so far! That explains so much! :D Also yes, there seems to be some problem with the translation, but I think I understand enough to make sense of it. Really appreciate your input!

@Suome Yeah, I had a look at it, but I don't think the specific things I asked get mentioned there, so I took to the forums. Thanks for writing down what you did, though! Information for this game seems to be hard to come by.

Hey guys!

Picked up the game this week to try and speedrun it (just got my time down to a 2:24:41 on the 2nd run), and I need some clarifications on a couple things as just seem kinda "stuck". For reference, all questions relay to the Any% Momohime category on Fury Mode, playing on a PSTV.

1.) The big one: How the hell does the last boss fight work? I have the Blade on Waning Hope equipped, cooked Cabbage Stew and even had the Peony Blade, but I just could never beat the boss before the timer on all 6 of my Uchimori Stones had run out. I seem to be missing something here and I just don't know what. Watching capxr221's run, he seems to be able to spam the ability WAY faster than I can as well. Can you somehow cancel the recovery animation with another input?

2.) Is there a reason why people don't seem to go all-out on Raijin when she has been knocked to the ground? It seems runners are deliberately counting their hits there or something.

3.) Any particular way how to handle the last health bar of the Boss Oni consistently? At the moment it seems to be somewhat of a crapshoot to me if he "behaves" or just outright kills you when he's angry.

4.) Speaking of which, is there any in-depth guide to the bosses in general that I can read up on?