Last Point to Grab the Water Sword?

[Cyrodeus]

I know that this game has two endings, and I'd like to try to get them both while minimizing how much I need to replay (though I have heard of a game breaking bug near the end that if I encounter I may just give up).

I know that you are locked into the Dhaka ending after after getting the water sword and how to get the water sword.

My question is what is the latest point you can grab the water sword? I'd like to leave a save there, beat the game for the bad ending, then load, get the water sword and replay from there. I know that you loop back to the central chamber a fair number of times, but my understanding is that there is eventually a point of no return where you can't backtrack to the central chamber. If I'm misunderstanding, it'd still be nice to leave a save the last time I am in the central chamber so I can load from there without doing however much of the final stretch in reverse.

For context, I have just made it back to the central chamber in the The Throne and The Mask chapter after making it out of the prison and library. Thanks for any advice.

[mdesaleah]

Just use a guide.

If you only have the last health upgrade to get, then that is where your save should be.

[Justice]

The last point to grab the Water Sword is before activating cutscene with the empress in the throne room, where you fought her for 1st time. I don't quite remember, but if gates in throne room doesn't shut down (and hole in a throne you made doesn't close off from rubble), then the last point would be just before you jump in portal

But to be safe hourglass room with glowing symbols, where water sword spawn is the last point where it's safe to save. As long as you don't approach too close to pedestal you can go either with Scorpion or Water sword

[Cyrodeus]

To clarify with anyone who has the same question, you can basically wait until returning to the hourglass room on the way to the throne after no longer being the [spoiler:
















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