Hey there! :)

Is there a Community Discord for this game/franchise somewhere? Did my first run yesterday and would be interested in discussing some strats. :D

Here's the run for those interested to get the discussions started:

Heya! :)

As discussed in another thread, this game lends itself to adding more categories, so I would to take a moment to discuss this with you all.

The way I see it, these categories could be added:

• NG++ subcategory for Lu/Xiahou - I would abstain from adding a NG+ category and go for NG++. Why? Because on NG+ you unlock the feature to fight the other character's bosses in the Trials and gain their items (as well as two completely new bosses!), allowing you to grow ever more in power. You can also collect more ressources to unlock even more abilities in your skill tree(s), rounding out your kit. None of these may have any actual impact your actual power level, but - as far as I see it - a NG+ or similar run should be done on the maximum achieveable power level and you cannot do that on NG+ for the aforementioned reasons.
• "Boss Rush" - Since you can freely replay all the game's boss fights with the Trials at the shrines, we could add a Boss Rush category. Possible subcategories could be "Lu's/Xiahou's bosses" as "Lu/Xiahou", "All Bosses" and "All Bosses NG+", as two more bosses are added in NG+ that you normally don'T fight during the game.
• Bosses as Individual Levels - Same as above, but instead of fighting all bosses back-to-back you only fight one of them and try to beat them as quickly as possible, maybe with a specific loadout.

Let me know what you think! :)

Also, keep in mind that these probably won't get added unless somebody actually does runs of these categories, as I don't want to clutter the board with empty categories that people are interested in, but never actually run.

Hey everyone! :)

After contacting the site admins, I have now been made a Super Moderator for the boards.

I have since remodeled the boards to reflect the current state of the game, so you can now go ahead and submit runs (again)!

Before you do, though, please check the updated rules for the categories, especially when it comes to timing your run(s)! Also, let me know if anything is unclear and/or wrong, so I can fix it!

Happy running!

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?