- Aim for fastest completion
- Use of programming errors
- Manipulation of luck
In this final installment of the famous Phantasy Star series, the protagonist, while out on a routine assignment, uncovers evidence pointing to a sinister threat to the entire solar system. One thing leads to another and he and the rest of his party eventually find themselves fighting the root of all evil. Such a quest would normally take at least ten hours, but with copious amounts of luck manipulation, it can be reduced to just under an hour and a half.
Yes, yet another improvement. It had been a while since some people had found new ways to improve the game, namely escaping Igglanova and skipping the spaceship "docking" sequences. I finally decided to get back to it after the menu glitch run. After careful planning, here are the major changes
- Igglanova: Once paralyzed, your team is able to escape! -1360 frames
But sadly, I had to catch up all these levels before the Juza fight. I fought slugs in the cavern leading to Kadary, which still put me at a -125 frames advantage over the old run. But then...
- Juza: It lasted only 4 rounds. Rika was so strong that she withstood Juza's force slash. -1448 frames
- Gy-Laguiah: Demi was able to survive a hit! -1537 frames
- Zio: Even though Rika failed again, the fight was still luckier. -1580 frames
- Chaos Sorcerer: While Rika couldn't kill him on the first try, skipping the docking meant a net improvement. -1715 frames
- DF I: Yet more luck (and less space docking). -1863 frames
- Xe-La-Thul: I couldn't replicate their attack-only pattern, but I still got luckier. -2475 frames
- Lashiec: I got luckier toward the end. -2511 frames
- DF II: I skipped casting shift on Rika and made other improvements. -2728 frames
- DF III: Better manipulation by killing characters earlier. -3284 frames
- Tower of Strength: always hard to manipulate because of Chaz, but I still improved -3333 frames
- Tower of Courage: manipulated killing characters earlier. -3504 frames
- PD 1: I skipped casting saner since it would have been cancelled anyway. -3636 frames at the start of the fight
- PD 2: I got lucky. -3995 frames at the start of the phase
- PD 3: My luck ran short, and it kept spamming megid. From -4012 frames at the start of the phase to -3669 frames when PD3 started exploding (-575 from the previously cancelled test run)
Suggested frame: 10318, escaping Igglanova
Possible improvement: better luck overall in fights, especially PD and xe-a-thul
