What is lowest percent in the game

2006-09-21 10:54:57 am

Speedrunner

I am pretty curious what is lowest percent in the game? Is it possible beat game without energy tanks, minimal missile expansion and only 30 U-ammo max?

My opinion this is hardest game Prime series. Is it possible dodge everysingle enemy attack without dying?

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Yoshi348

2006-09-21 12:06:13 pm

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Ready and willing.

Well one thing to note is that scans in the logbook count for percentage. So you also have to avoid all but the most critical scans, and you also have to avoid pickups IIRC. (Except for the required small missle expansion, and small UA pickups too are needed...)

MASTER-88

2006-09-21 12:27:42 pm

Speedrunner

Well scan percent are easy avoid, but item percent is really difficult, maybe impossible in my opinion. I not know how many people in metroid2002 are skipped everysingle energy tank and all possible missile, U-ammo expansions.

I not beaten that game yet, but everysingle bosses took about 5-6 energy tank and multiple tries to beat. But how hard it is without energy tanks and minimal possible ammo.

You need U ammo shots against Slench 2,3 and 4. I know enemys drops couple refills, but it,s must be still very hard, impossible.

Is it possible beat Sylux without energy tanks? Sylux uses Shock coil weapon and you not can dodge his shock coil shots.

Prime Hunter

2006-09-21 03:59:34 pm

I've completed the game twice now without picking up any e-tanks, missile expansions, or UA expansions. With the minimal amount of scanning actually required to complete the game, I've managed to get 15% as my lowest percentage. (The 6 weapons, 8 octoliths, and extra percent from the scans is how I believe the percentage is calculated.)

The main things that I have trouble with are the last two octolith boss battles. (Slench and the column boss each on version 4) Slench 4 is especially difficult, mainly because it is very hard to dodge his charge attack, and you can only get hit by it twice at most before another hit will kill you. (Many, many deaths in my 15%runs are credited to that battle... Evil or Very Mad

)

Funny though, that I have problems with those two and not too many with Gorea form 1 or 2...

Edit: I don't know if too many others have attempted a 15% run in this game, so hopefully someone that has can back me up on this.

primetime

2006-09-21 10:22:36 pm

im pretty sure that 0% is possible.

with action replay

But I'm not even gonna attempt a 15% run. I'd get pwned by zoomers before I could get the second octolith.

arkarian

2006-09-21 10:24:15 pm

red chamber dream

I've been advocating a human 0% for forever. Too bad I don't like Fusion enough to actually attempt it much.

Yoshi348

2006-09-21 10:26:54 pm

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Ready and willing.

Wrong forum, ark.

arkarian

2006-09-21 10:46:00 pm

red chamber dream

Aw, man, I just saw "0%" and thought fyoozhun.

Anyhow, a 15% Hunters run really isn't too bad. I did one on my second playthrough (time in the multiple hours range, though), and now I haven't touched the game since.

MotherBrainII

2006-09-24 04:09:22 am

Quote from primetime:

im pretty sure that 0% is possible.

with action replay

But I'm not even gonna attempt a 15% run. I'd get pwned by zoomers before I could get the second octolith.

0% is not possible even with action replay. You need at least 5 of the 6 weapons (I think SC can be skipped), and you can't get the last CA artifact until you scan the 4 lores in that part of the room.

primetime

2006-09-24 07:16:58 pm

Yeah, but you don't know what codes are on an action replay.

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Tahngarthor

2006-09-24 11:48:01 pm

Bangaa Bishop

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I had to increase the font size about a dozen times before that became readable. ~.~

primetime

2006-09-25 12:16:26 am

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