Legend of Grimrock 2 - Speedrun - Normal Ending (51:08)

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Published on June 6, 2023 12:08:33 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVOyq4oXU7g

Game:

Legend of Grimrock II (2014)

Duration: 53:48

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Any% Normal Ending

-Shipwreck Beach : I had to fight a Turtle before the X room but got food, that Turtle in the Brass Key room wanted a piece of me, I was lucky with the pattern before entering the dungeon, got blocked by a Mummy before picking up the Horn of Summoning, I really don't understand why I didn't pick up the knives after the boss and lost about 8 sec.
-Keelbreach Bog : I missed 5 hits in a row against that Twigroot, didn't get the Skullcleave but looking at that stat below I ain't surprised anymore, again with the misses on a Twigroot before the Power Gem, had to fight a Mosquito Swarm after the portal, lost 12 sec against the Giant Toads, I really thought I was gonna get killed by the Herders so I weakened one of them and luckily I was able to get out after 30 sec, door opening was decently fast, I was blocked by the Giant Toad after the last Power Gem and lost about 15 sec.
-Ruins of Desarune : I was very lucky the Vjeld Warg group didn't turn around before picking up the Warhammer, lost a bit of time fighting the four Twigroots while doing the Cemetery puzzle, had to fight two Mosquito Swarms before entering the Ruins but I killed them pretty quickly, pretty good fight with the 1st Ice Guardian, I heard the Shrakk Torr after picking up the first Iron Key but I couldn't trap him, not sure why I decided to move back in the second Ice Guardian projectile but I got rid of him quite fast, clutch level up against the 2nd Slime, good pattern picking up the 2nd Iron Key but unfortunately I had to get rid of one Slime, I wasn't able to pick up both Healing Potions fast enough and had to kill a 3rd Slime, incredible pattern in the Power Gem room without Invisibility.
-Hamlet of Stormbreach : I couldn't get the extra Lightning Bombs, very fast Ratling Boss room, had to fight a Ratling before heading to the Essence of Air shrine, classic Forest Ogre wasting time but I've seen worst, I got out of the Sewers so fast the Crystal of Life wasn't recharged, only had to fight two Turtles and I didn't need much food, good pattern in the spike trap maze, I got the Jeweled Scepter which is very nice.
-Crystal Mine : Lost a lot of time picking up the 2nd Mine Key which would be even with the time to grab the puzzle Mine Key, had to fight an Eyctopus in the spectral orb room, not the best Giant Spider corridor but decent overall.
-Twigroot Tunnels : I had to fight seven Fjeld Wargs before getting in the Tunnels which costed time and injuries so I had to use the Crystal of Life, I killed the Skeleton Archer but it didn't cost any time, I am so confused as to what happened after picking up the Iron Key - I flipped the switch twice but the gate didn't shut and I expected it to so I flipped it again and now it did shut so I flipped it once more, didn't get very good rolls on the Trickster but decent Tunnels overall.
-Wormbound Catacombs : Forgot to give the Spirit Mirror Pendant to the 3rd Barb when the 2nd one got Heavy Weapons 5, not the greatest pot breaking I've had, very bad fights with the Xelnoids and I lost a lot of time, double injury against Xarant but the fight was quick at least, very awesome Zombie pit 10/10 would recommend! Super good pattern in the 1st Skull Key portal, my Wizard got snipped but the Skeleton after hitting the Trickster so I had to resurrect him, I know I can't one cycle to moving Force Field puzzle so I don't try anymore, took a bit more time to not mess the spectral orb puzzle, pretty decent pattern in the spike trap room.
-End : I had to fight a Summon Stone before going in the Essence of Water shrine, took a small detour to get to the Castle of Nex, at this point I knew I had to get a great split to beat my PB, I'm getting better at "anticipating" the cursed portal room, I thought I could skip fighting with a Xelnoids but it came bitting me in the butt, had to fight two Giant Spiders before pushing the 1st button, at this point I decided to just go on and kept the Crystal of Life after fighting the last Fire Elementals.
-Boss Fight : Very decent one cycle fight! Good thing I had a lot of potions and both crystals.

Overall : I didn't have a lot of faith in this run and it's been a while since I improved, I am quite relieved to see more gold splits! I might try and pick up the Frost Bombs to use them against the Xelnoids (need to test if it works first). I'm confident I can get sub 50 with a very good run which is why I'm going to continue running this category before moving on.

Here are some stats from the past videos, drops from Skeleton weapon and Mimics (also gives an idea of how many runs get past Hamlet of Stormbreach..)
Skullcleave = 16 / 42
Lightning bombs = 25 / 37
Battleaxe = 32 / 35
Jeweled Scepter = 9 / 14

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