AD | Umbraclaw: Speedrun - New Game+ in 29:43 (RTA)/28:52 (IGT)
55Labelled as #AD as I was given a PC Game Key from Inti Creates. This video is not a paid sponsor. This disclaimer is mandatory for UK Content Creators thanks to the ASA.
This video showcases me completing the game in under 30 minutes.
The game is still fairly young as the route/power-up choices and upgrades are not finalised yet. But on the flipside if you want to run a newish game within a short time, this game could be it but you do need to grind a bit.
NG+ runs are doable after beating the game 5 times to unlock powerful perks from the Soul Beast gems menus.
This run uses non-RNG power-ups thanks to the custom skillset menu which allows guaranteed power-ups but you're forced to transform into humanoid after 5th death, this means deaths 6-8 will be longer than a RNG reliant run where you can resist transformation to have 1 HP for lives 6-8.
Power-ups in order
1st death = Cheetah
2nd death = Crow
3rd death = Tiger
4th death = Lion
5th death = humanoid transformation (cannot resist)
6th death = Sabretooth
7th death = Snake
8th death = Whale (full screen)
9th death = Novem/"Prevasion moths"
Most of the stages are linear but the 1st northern stage that has ice, etc is one of the few non-linear parts in the game as it's not strictly going through the stage in a single direction, some parts it's faster to go to the right side, etc.
Chapter 2's "water" stage and final chapter have some rooms that are randomised per playthrough.