Illusion of Gaia 100% Speedrun -

I've improved this! Check out my new 2:12:17 PB/WR here:
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Single-segment 100% speedrun of Illusion of Gaia, done on BizHawk 1.5.1, non-TAS of course. Timing starts on file selection ("Start Journey") and stops when Dark Gaia receives the final hit. The SDA time is 2:14:46 (26s faster because the first cutscene does not count in SDA).

100% definition:
Collect all 50 Red Jewels, defeat Solid Arm and beat the game.

I am very satisfied with this run. There are of course some flaws and mistakes: missed Castoth's door, bad fish RNG, got out of a Dark Space early in the Pyramid, bad Gem's Mansion...

Although, apart from Gem's Mansion and Incan Ruins, all the dungeons were faster than my previous PB, which is pretty amazing if you ask me ^^

The most significant improvements are:

- Great Wall: I used more aggressive strats here, including I-frame dashes through Archers (which actually are both easier and faster than short kicks), and I also intentionally damage-boosted through some of the snakes to save time.

- Pyramid: I managed to do all of Shadow's doors without having to commit suicide and transform into Shadow again. The whole dungeon was 16 seconds faster than in my previous PB.

- Dark Gaia: I got the 3-cycle win at last! Also, I did not heal at Gaia's Dark Space. I saved more than 30 seconds in that segment alone. The boss's RNG was also very good.

This is by far my best IoG run to this day. I hope you enjoy it!