Frog points and the crystal heart

[Neiden]

So I gave a try to the new game + thingy and boy was I not ready for this.
The crystal heart thing by itself is not *that* bad (yet), it’s just, in a way, a 1 hp mode. But then, I found the frog costume.
As I’ve heard if you finish the game with the crystal heart still on you, you get an extra boss or something. I’ve also heard that you need to kill bosses as the frog to get frog points for a cutscene or something like that I think.

So I wanted to ask if you actually needed both frog points and the crystal heart to 100% the game or if one thing doesn’t needs the other.
In the case it doesn’t, well good god because it’s getting a little bit frustrating to only be able to play as a 1 hp frog.
But if you do need both the crystal heart and the frog points, How many fp do you actually need anyway?

[stillalive93]

Frog Points are needed to unlock the Frog Epilogue, found in the NG+ "frog room" in the Forest. The NPC in the room states how many more you need.

The crystal heart opens a room which unlocks the "Book of Monsters" mode, if you get near the end of the Crystal Tower with it still active.

[ShadwSonic]

And unless I'm really missing something, it's not actually possible to beat the game damageless, due to one screen in particular: the one with two jumping pincers and a crumbling block. Every attempt has been thwarted by the second pincer.

As for 100%, there's more that's impossible damageless:
Darkness Armor has an undodgeable ghost in the way.
Ruth's dust clouds in the second phase combined with the floating book leave no safe spaces.
The Eye-Crab boss has an attack that's even more undodgeable than the aforementioned dust clouds.

The only potentially tricky thing I haven't done that's not those things or locked behind them is the Dream Armor, and that's because spending the money would make the Frog Knight significantly weaker (currently at 24 ATK, more than twice the next best weapon). Obviously I'd have to if I wanted 100%, but not saving that and Gungnir for last would be utter madness!

[DELL337ed]

Originally posted by ShadwSonic:

And unless I'm really missing something, it's not actually possible to beat the game damageless, due to one screen in particular: the one with two jumping pincers and a crumbling block. Every attempt has been thwarted by the second pincer.

You definitely can make that jump. I just did it today on accident when I thought I was gonna fall and ended getting by it unscathed.

[ShadwSonic]

Well crud. It actually wasn't that tough to beat the following boss damageless, so I guess any% is a go. Still no luck on 100% though, stupid ghost blocking the Darkness Armor made that painfully clear.