Dawn of Mana Speed Run (New Game - Easy) in 2:32:37 (Seg 5)

Video Title :	Dawn of Mana Speed Run (New Game - Easy) in 2:32:37 (Seg 5)
Description :	Dawn of Mana (Playstation 2) - Completed by Nicholas 'Sir VG' Hoppe on November 22nd, 2007. Chapter 4 - Ritzia 4-1 I take some time out to attack the bonfires in a couple places in the level, as they give me Salamander Hexorbs, which are very important for the boss fight. 4-2 I take advantage of a VERY difficult shortcut in the beginning of this section. It requires a perfectly performed double jump to the top of a lantern, then jumping off of it to the left across the way. Even if I miss a few times though, it's still faster then taking the normal route through the rear of the ship. 4-3 This section is long, time consuming, and very VERY annoying. The worst section is by far the engine room, which feature Golem Archers on both sides of the room, all aiming for you (with stun-inducing arrows). There's a lot of battling here before I finally rescue Ritzia. 4-4 It's time for everybody's favorite game...ESCORT MISSION! Ritzia, who's gone completely loco (VOICES IN MY HEAD!), is the slowest walker ever. At least she ducks, instead of doing the typical 'since I'm being escorted I have the right to be stupid' mode. The one room early on induces a LOT of lag, and only one enemy carries the key and 15 of them are attacking you at the same time. Lovely. At least at certain points, Ritzia is automatically shoved forward so she doesn't get too far behind. The only time I need to wait is around the elevators. To make matters more interesting, I go around the level in figure-8s. Yes, I'm going around in circles. Lovely level, isn't it? I do stop and take out some of the rations, giving me some Gnome Hexorbs, also important for the boss fight. 4-5 Having reached the boat's deck, Ritzia finally gets smart and returns to the world of sanity. Just in time for her to go run and hide (again). Stroud For the first time Dawn of Mana player, this will be probably the hardest fight and first real challenge of the game. Stroud has a very high defense and will block your attacks if you take him head-on (apply directly to the forehead!). So this battle consists of mainly running around, throwing everything including the kitchen sink at him. His primary weakness is fire, which makes stopping to get those Salamander Hexorbs earlier a very smart thing. To make this boss fight more interesting, near the end he decides to clone himself. The clones are more susecptable to fire then the original, which makes them less annoying, at least. Note that the hits to blow up those blue Energy Orbs is intentional, as they put him into a panic for a short time. The damage I take is simply a small sacrifice to be able to hit him. After the battle in the cutscenes, Keldy is thrown far far away, and Ritzia makes the very irrational 'I'll do anything so please don't kill him' plea. Yeah, I know you're having very naughty thoughts right now. Shame on you. Time: 00:23:20 Current Total Time: 00:57:49
Views :	293
Rating :	5.00
Keywords, Tags :	dawn of mana seiken densetsu speedrun
Video Length :	28 : 38

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