Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD NG Critcal Any% Notes

Disclaimer Points

-This guide will help those interested or running DDD on the highest difficulty: Critical Mode. As it stands by the time of this guide, DDD HD stands as the fastest version of the game and holds a few glitches that help make it the fastest.
-Applying a HDD or SSD Drive into the console won't make a difference as the loads are congruent & the same goes for whether you use PS4 or PS4 Pro. The only difference comes from either using the ENG or JP as the only difference comes from the the Nightmare Clash against Armored Ventus Nightmare by the end of the game which saves 8 seconds when using JP, so it's up to you to which is faster.
-We'll be utilizing a glitch that involves Dream eaters, so I advise you watch the video with the link as followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv6vht86UZw
-Always skip cutscenes as hat makes the run, there will only be three tutorials that you'll have to follow due to it being faster(one being for Dream Eater which isn't skippable) & don't read any new commands/ability guides as those are slow (mash X on text boxs & O on slides).
-Up until the the last third of the run, RNG will be a factor, so understand that before running this. Mentally, this category can be exhausting due to either resetting because of Weather Forecasts or deaths.
-Try "A Rank" all dives in the run for both Riku & Sora for the Divewing keyblade by the end of the game which has the highest MP in the run. If you don't, simply equip Counterpoint. Redoing dives takes long. Best recommendation is to practice dives beforehand on Beginner as the dives don't get more difficult on any other difficulty.
-With all that said, here are the notes.

Ursula
-No usage of Potions for this part unless you're in critical health for more than ten seconds. Riku will try to use his own Potion on you, but that's not always a given.
-Dodge her arm swing as she'll hold you there for a while & the game will try to have Riku save use which can take however long.
-Ground combos are faster for this fight because the end-lag isn't as long as the finisher to a air combo.
-Try to integrate either Blizzard, Fire, or Quick Blitz within in combo when the commands are fully loaded.

Traverse Town I
-Go to District 2 and select "Yes" on the first tutorial for Flowmotion Combat then quit out immediately.
-After completing Dream Eater Tutorials , head to 3rd District.
-As Riku, head into District 2 to create Komoray Bat & hit "Yes" on linking With Spirits Tutorial, then quit out.
Optional: There lies a Yoggy Ram Recipe chest on the top of the balcony on the right side of where you're standing. You can pick it up to gain the Dream Eaters for its' Spirit Roar ability(increases your magic, attack, & Flowmotion attack for 7 seconds at its' base duration.
-As Sora, Flowmotion into the electrical panel. then pickup the Vibrant Fantasy chest.
-In Post Office area, pickup 2nd Vibrant Fantasy