Game:

Langrisser II (1994)

Duration: 7:13:16

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Game: Langrisser: Dramatic Edition (Der Langrisser)
Platform: Saturn
Category: All Major Endings
Completion time: 7:03:07

This was intended more as a route test, but I figured I'd upload it as a demonstration in case I don't get motivated enough to improve this any time soon. I've edited out a couple restroom breaks because health is more important than any speedrun. I made sure to restart the timer before resuming play both times, so no timer shenanigans here.

As for the category, my goal was to complete all "major" endings. I define this as the standard Light, Imperial, Independent, and Chaos endings present in the SNES version, as well as the two new Saturn routes (New Legend and Lonely King). Because of that, this run completes the game six times.

Since this was partially intended as a route test for my notes, I decided to throw in cutscenes as well. I don't skip ANY cutscenes in this run, and that includes any that I've already seen. You'll see Bozel obtain the Alhazard multiple times in this run. :)

As for the run itself, it uses the scenario select code to backtrack to certain scenarios. I initially tried to route this without using that code at all, but I ran into a snag with the Light route. Because of that, I decided that allowing the code for the sole purpose of playing other routes was worth it. If you don't use the code, the run would be significantly longer and a lot more tedious at the end.

Worth noting that I specifically used the code in such a way to not skip any content. This means that I replay certain maps so that I hit a route split the natural way rather than skip directly to the first map in a branch. For example, I replay Imperial 11 for the Imperial branch instead of skipping straight to Imperial 12. Allowing a code mid-run was already a rare exception, so I wanted to minimize its impact.

Also important to note that you need to go Independent or Chaos BEFORE going Imperial. If you use the scenario select code to replay Imperial 11, the game will force you on the Imperial route. I thought this might be avoidable if you use Leon to grab the Langrisser the first time around, but it doesn't help.

Finally, please don't pay too much attention to the mistake in the Hein grind. I wasn't watching Rohga's HP like I should have, so I ended up losing a few minutes of progress by needing to load a save a few turns back. Oof.

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