Found a Trick to Beat the Boss (Spoilers) Speedrunning tip

[nova]

At the end of the game you have to go into the big castle and fight what I assume is yourself. You have to fight them with fists which is frustrating and takes a long time. If you break open some of the containers in the previous room by slamming them into the ground with two hands, you can find a sword and kill him in 2-3 stabs. Saves a lot of time for speedrunning purposes.

[Byookay]

Nice find! That boss fight was pretty frustrating. The tactic I settled on was to continuously run into him with my fists held out straight in front of me like I was jousting lol

[nova]

Originally posted by Byookay:

Nice find! That boss fight was pretty frustrating. The tactic I settled on was to continuously run into him with my fists held out straight in front of me like I was jousting lol

Same. There are weapons all around that area and it seems like its impossible to break the barrels with your hands, seems like you have to actually smash them by throwing them down. But when I saw the destructible vases i assumed there were going to be some items. I know there is more than just one weapon in those rooms. At least two.

[Feasting]

I grab his leg and pull it out from under him, then pummel him until he gets up. Rinse and repeat. Use the slow-mo button to make it easier.

[Wizzy]

I smashed a barrel and got a sword... you can guess what happened to the "king" then

[Bojack Brown]

honestly, the secret to combat in this game is to remember that everything has an imagined weight. I would put my hand out to block his fist but would be frustrated that I still got hit. Once I started imagining the amount of force it would actually take to block a punch the fight became a lot more fair and fun!

My one note on any enemy (and this goes across multiple games) is that enemies often get too close and that can make some of the fights feel clumsy. With enemies like nullmen it can make sense since they're clumsy themselves. But with Fords its a bit off.

[erby]

I happened to find my own way of killing him, this is a short video of what I had come up with.

https://youtu.be/X7gqFRACi2M

I had no idea there was a sword you could use.

[nova]

Originally posted by John ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

I happened to find my own way of killing him, this is a short video of what I had come up with.

https://youtu.be/X7gqFRACi2M

I had no idea there was a sword you could use.

I laughed out loud watching that omg. How did you get a pistol in that level?

[erby]

Originally posted by Nova Grey:

Originally posted by John ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

I happened to find my own way of killing him, this is a short video of what I had come up with.

https://youtu.be/X7gqFRACi2M

I had no idea there was a sword you could use.

I laughed out loud watching that omg. How did you get a pistol in that level?

I used the dev gun to spawn it in. I'm glad you found it funny! c:

[nova]

Originally posted by Kobs:

I hated that level with a passion, mostly because once you get screwed by all the enemies down in the hole you have to start over again climbing that effin castle. I also found that it works better if you use mags in your hands and ramming the king over and over but it's over and done now whewww!

All you have to do is run away. And you can use the gravity gun on them.

[Pugs]

Originally posted by John ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

Originally posted by Nova Grey:

I laughed out loud watching that omg. How did you get a pistol in that level?

I used the dev gun to spawn it in. I'm glad you found it funny! c:

You look like you’ve progressed pretty far. How do you get the dev gun?

[Baldrickk]

Originally posted by PUGS:

Originally posted by John ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥:

I used the dev gun to spawn it in. I'm glad you found it funny! c:

You look like you’ve progressed pretty far. How do you get the dev gun?

You buy it in the time tower, it's then available in all levels.

As for the barrels, you are not guaranteed a sword. Barrels have a chance to spawn random melee weapons when broken. My last run through only resulted in a spade, for example.