Speedrun strats: you can super-boop someone multiple times in a row if you hit the boop button again while the three-paws animation is going, unless the boop-o-meter crashes in the process.
I’ve managed to avoid almost every spoiler, so I’m happily running around like a fool and getting myself into Situations.
Did you know! That it is entirely possible! To get into the Royal Hidden Passage *before* activating the towers or getting your hang-glider at the start of the game
I was like “that’s a promising-looking balcony, I bet I can climb up there”
and then I was like “huh, no Korok? But there’s a cool trapdoor”
Then the first monster shoved me backwards off the stairwell. I managed to grab a wall and not die, so then it was me and my 4 hearts fighting my way back up the spiral staircase.
Did a bit of exploring, survived more fights, found the exit.
When I tried to get out, the NPC guard was like “This area is off limits, I can’t let you pass”
because the guards apparently aren’t programmed to have any awareness of which side of the door you’re on.
Possibly relevant to folks who like speed-running?
I’m being a Good Boy and going back to the actual plot now, but now I know I can farm the Royal Hidden Passage for high-level items any time I like.
Erik really said Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays to my mentally ill bitches. This is a gift for the bitches who love the wettest pieces of cardboard men. This is for the bitches who immediately went "is this TARGETED? GET OUT OF MY WALLS" two minutes in.
We stay winning, man. Mr. Redacted you have delivered and THEN SOME.