Cavalcadence plays HoloCure 2: Amelia (main-only + no items) vs. Stage 4 (Hard)
1HoloCure - Save the Fans! (PC(W)/itchio/Steam)
Version 0.7.1732393897 (2024/Dec/04)
Stage 4 (Hard) - Gelora Bung Yagoo (Night)
Amelia Watson
main weapon only (i.e. no Weapons other than Main Weapon) + no items
So... since Amelia's main-only runs had gone so well, I was kind of curious as to whether a "main-only + no items" run might be possible as well... so I did a quick test... and actually got pretty far on that first test run! Far enough that I started thinking... yeah, it might actually be possible. =)
I definitely had to make some strategy adjustments, though! Since Amelia didn't have any healing items or revives, that meant that HP and SPD had to be higher priorities than normal for Level-up upgrades; however, if ATK and CRT stayed too low... some of the later swarms and mini-bosses would definitely become a lot more problematic. ^^;
So, basically it became a matter of balancing "higher HP and SPD than normal" with "ATK and CRT still have to be high enough to be effective". Anyway, long story short... after a few more test runs, I found a balance that seemed(?) to work fairly well... and then, not too long after that, this run happened. ^_^
Perhaps unsurprisingly, on my two best runs (this one, and a previous run where Amelia made it to the final boss but didn't defeat it), Amelia picked up a Marking Stamp. Marking Stamp is remarkably useful for defensive strats (like the sort you might use if you don't have any healing items or revives!). I suspect that, with some adjustments to the HP/SPD/ATK/CRT balance, Amelia could have made it through without the Marking Stamp... but for this particular run, yeah, the Marking Stamp definitely helped out a lot. =)
So anyway, here it is... my first ever "main-only + no items" 4H win! Hope you enjoy!
Some notes and possible points of interest:
0:00 (Disclaimers)
0:02 (Photosensitivity Warning - flashing bright lights & fast-moving images)
0:09 HoloCure - Save the Fans! (version 0.7.1732393897)
0:15 Weapon Limit -5, Item Limit -6
This sets max Weapons to 1 (6-5) and max Items to 0 (6-6). In other words, no new weapons and no items will appear during the run.
0:21 Amelia Watson, Stage 4 (Hard)
0:26 Support Item: Quick Dash
Highly-recommended for Stage 4H, to make avoiding lightning strikes a bit easier!
0:28 0000 - Stage 4 (Hard) begins!
0:39 You Can Pet The Dog. =)
"P" is the "Pet" command on the keyboard. I haven't been able to figure out a way to pet Bubba via a controller; it's possible there might not be a controller command currently. =p
2:46 Pistol Shot LV 7 (MAX)
3:09 0200
5:17 Solo Stamp! Main-only run means 5 empty slots! =)
5:29 Marking Stamp! Definitely helpful for defensive strats, especially against bosses and mini-bosses!
Without a reliable source of significant healing (no items!), we'll definitely be leaning a bit more towards defense (avoiding damage)... so being able to damage a Boss even when not attacking it directly... will definitely be very very helpful!
5:37 0400
7:11 Marking Stamp LV 3 (MAX)
8:08 0600
10:31 0800
10:54 Haste Up Stamp. More frequent attacks should help with both offense and defense!
13:11 1000
16:01 1200
18:18 1400
19:48 Solo Stamp LV 3 (MAX)
Was thinking about maybe replacing Haste with ATK... but eventually decided to stick with Haste. ^^
20:52 1600
23:15 1800
24:16 Hamburger. Yeah... I think we need the healing at this point. ^^;
25:28 Haste Up Stamp LV 3 (MAX)
25:37 2000
26:22 Lv: 64 + Hamburger
27:01 2116 - Stage 4 (Hard) ends!
My first ever "main-only + no items" 4H win! ^_^
More HoloCure:
• HoloCure - Save the Fans!
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