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Thank you so much! I'm always interested in the strategies behind speedrunning, that's why I wanted to record and upload those videos and at least have a reference about what can work to beat the game efficiently. I know my input is definitely not the best, but if I can contribute to the community with a sample, I'm more than satisfied. Your speedruns have also been an inspiration to finally try to upload mines, I greatly appreciate your support! :)

Precisely! Hama beads deal magic damage based on your magic stat, so it's actually quite useful to deal significant damage to bosses and enemies. Eventually, it's not enough to keep up with endgame bosses but it gets the job done for 70% of the game.

Sure, just tell me when the video is up :)

@@sagitariog9g9g9g9 YOOOOO man what's up? I uploaded the video today, and as I promised I mentioned your channel on it and in the description as well c:

Not at all! At the beginning, I dump all 18 points into speed for the MC, as it is a crucial stat in order to escape from as many random battles as possible. Additionally, it increases the chances of surprise attacks, even in bosses, which is also important since turn 1 actions are the most important in a battle. Of course, being able to attack before the enemy does it is also relevant! As for the Chaos Hero, he needs to learn estoma ASAP and the only way to learn that spell earlier is to increase his magic proficiency, an invisible stat that is increased with higher levels and higher magic stat mainly. Continously increasing his magic with every level up allows the player to have an early access to estoma, which is extremely relevant for the speedrun. Also, having an absurd damage output with his fire spells and hama beads is important as well. Regarding the Law hero, he also gets a lot of magic level ups, but I also invest some speed on him since the PSX version of SMT1 no longer gives priority to magic, so now you actually need to outspeed enemies naturally. Just like the Chaos Hero, dealing high damage with spells and hama beads is an efficient strategy against most enemies in the game. Finally, as for the Heroine, she also needs magic to deal significant damage, learn spells quickly and increase her MP. Just like the Law Hero, she needs to outspeed enemies to stun them with Mazio or Zionga, but we also increase her INT since it mainly affects her magic accuracy which is extremely important since we don't want to miss a thunder spell and let the enemies act. I hope this explanation clarifies your doubts!

Correct!

I would have bought better equipment for the MC and the Heroine at Shinagawa. The dragon equipment in general is a really good option.

@@sagitariog9g9g9g9 why not go for masakados equipment? Is it too slow?

@@iwannaseehowlongyoucanmakethis that's right. In order to get Masakado's blessing you need to be neutral for the entire game. That means fighting both Gotou and Thor, both Alignment Phantoms and rejecting Yama's proposal (hence being locked in Ikebukuro and fighting Niou when trying to escape). As you can see, it takes waaaay more time than it actually saves by using that armour.

Press X while moving in the overworld to speed up the movement Press start when the transport animation triggers to skip it

Not necessarily. Your alignment will shift towards law, meaning that you'll only get to fight one of the Phantoms, but you can still revert it to neutral or even chaos.

@@sagitariog9g9g9g9 Thank you