Boktai 2 Any% Route JP

Notes:
•	Because this game is from an isometric perspective, it can be annoying to direct Up, Down, Left and Right when it may not be clear. As such, I will use UL, UR, DL and DR to refer to exiting a room via screen transition by the Up-Left, Up-Right, Down-Left or Down-Right directions.
•	Each bullet point typically refers to one screen and its relevant details

1. File Select/City Limits
•	Set time upon booting up game with dry battery to 2004/08/01 anytime at night (22:00 works fine) to get Lunar Bugs to spawn
•	Use password to obtain Dark Boy title (grants +2 STRG and +2 AGIL as well as one Power Nut (banana) and one Bearnut)
•	Set name as single character
•	Time starts on accepting both and beginning initial cutscene

•	Hold B to skip through dialogue fastest
•	UR
•	UR
•	UR
•	UR
•	Cutscene
•	UR
•	UR
•	DR
•	Obtain Gradius, UL
•	Backslash Skeleton three times before repositioning to backslash twice to kill, UL
•	UL
•	Obtain Leather Armor, Menu right to unequip Cloth Armor, UR
•	UR
•	Approach Zombie from front, slash three times, cutscene, slash front twice with Enchant Sol to kill, UR
•	Set SUN to 4+ to passively charge ENE to full, UR (to San Miguel)

•	Cutscene, UR
•	Cutscene, set SUN to 0 during (avoids spawning Lunar Bugs from previous cutscene to reduce some lag), UR
•	UL
•	Kill Ghoul with two Sol slashes (check for item drop, looking for Gradius), UR (to Cathedral)


2. Cathedral
•	Menu to increase STRG to 15, kill both Ghouls with Sol slashes checking for item drops, UR
•	UR
•	Cutscene, DR
•	Obtain Hammer, UL
•	Kill Ghoul, check for item drop, DL
•	Hammer away wooden block in center to obtain Power Nut, push rock blocks in (raise SUN while pushing rock blocks), hammer other wooden block, DR
•	DR
•	Push in 2nd, 1st then 2nd gravestones from entrance, UL
•	Heal with Lunar Bugs if needed, DL (to underground)

•	Push wooden block onto switch, DL
•	Kill Ghouls with Sol slashes, check for item drop, DR
•	Kill first Ghoul with Sol slashes, continue to eastern Ghoul, damage boost to backslash, check for item drops, DR
•	Kill Ghouls as before (just continue if overwhelmed by bats), UR
•	Veer right and try to walk by Zombie (there is variation with this, even on different save states, so getting by him is random) if you are seen, you must kill him to continue, but you can die due to your low defense, losing 200sol is not good, but could develop backup strats, UR
•	Equip Enchant Flame, slash once to light both torches, recover to full ENE by Solar Station, UR
•	Solve puzzle, hit blue switch, UR
•	Slash to light both torches, hammer rusty switch unenchanted, UR
•	Slash to light torches, DR
•	Hammer rusty switches on lift, switch to Sol Sword, Menu to raise STRG to 21, UL (to main Cathedral)

•	UL
•	Cutscene then Trap! Parry around Skeletons using Sol Sword, three backslashes before moving (4 total strikes needed on each Skeleton), move from center Skeleton to eastern to northern, Cutscene then obtain Yellow Crystal, UL at exit closest to chest
•	Obtain Warp Leaf, knock on wall near switch to attract Ghoul to hold down switch, UL
•	Slash to light torch, push, destroy blocks to obtain Triangle Key, insert Yellow Orb into hole, set SUN to max, charge to max ENE in skylight, DR
•	Reduce SUN during screen transitions, unlock Triangle Door, DR through it
•	Ensure at least 1 bar of SUN, scan room counterclockwise looking for sparkle in window lights to find randomly placed chest with Red Crystal, UL (up stairs)
•	Trap! Kill Ghouls as before, clockwise, UL
•	Drop down to obtain Short Spear, DR (not Triangle Door)
•	Spear switch, UL (up stairs)
•	Hammer torch alight and insert Red Crystal, hammer blocks, UL
•	Hammer torch alight, cross trap door (needs good timing after trap door resets), read hint panel, drop down trap door
•	DR
•	UL
•	DR through Triangle Door
•	Flame spear the torch, raise SUN to 8 bars during cutscene, DL
•	Cross gap, UR (out of Cathedral)

•	UL
•	Look for incinerated Ghoul drops, Sol Spear statues 4 times (each have 100 health, 0 defense), obtain Blue Crystal, DR
•	DL (into Cathedral)

•	Cross gap, lower SUN during transitions, UR
•	UL upstairs
•	Cross gap, UL
•	Touch books in order (for JP: first books on right, first books up first stairs on right, last books on second stairs on right, first books on second floor landing (not by stairs)), DL
•	Continue up lift, switch to hammer
•	Solve puzzle (refer to video), obtain Triangle Key and Power Nut, DR
•	Flame spear the torches across lift, obtain Solar Fruit during puzzle, obtain Green Crystal, UL
•	Exit down lift
•	UR
•	DR
•	DR (not Triangle Key door)
•	UL upstairs
•	UL upstairs
•	Insert Green Crystal (move cursor one to right), UL
•	Hammer torch alight, insert Blue Crystal, DR
•	Switch between SUN and no SUN to completely refill LIFE and ENE in window, drop down trap door
•	Hammer block, DR downstairs
•	UL
•	DL downstairs
•	Equip Spear, Menu to increase STRG to 24, equip Leather Armor (otherwise Duneyrr’s powder attack is devastating), UR to boss
•	Attack Duneyrr with 3 unenchanted spear attacks, then attack torches as close to the center as possible to alight all 4 at once, keep until all 4 are lit; attack with 3 spears when she’s down, avoid/ignore larvae; she will divebomb after lighting the torch 4 times (or half health I think), wait for her attack to finish before lighting again because the fire will go out after the divebomb; final set of attacks may need Enchant Flame to deal enough damage to her without another cycle, use Flame as needed
•	Cutscene, UL
•	Cutscene, obtain red Tarot Card, DL
•	Menu to unequip Leather Armor, use Power Nut, pick up coffin, DL
•	UR upstairs
•	UL (to upper doorway)
•	Leave coffin on left switch, push block to right switch and stand on center, UL center door
•	Avoid enemies (killing them here could be an option for getting the Gradius), obtain Circle Key always, obtain the three weapons (ONLY if you never got the Gradius drop) and obtain the left orange chest for a Power Nut, DR
•	Pick up coffin, DR
•	Menu to use Power Nut when depleted, use Circle Key on bottom door, DL (out of Cathedral)

•	Keep SUN up to check for Ghoul drops if needed, DL
•	DL
•	DL out of Cathedral area
•	DR (Power Nut will run out, but Piledriver is short distance away)
•	Cutscenes, drag coffin to center of Piledriver, Sol Sword generators EXCEPT bottom right one (skips cutscene), commence Purification
•	Attack final generator, max out SUN and charge to max ENE if not already there; process is quick on max SUN, just avoid her linear powder attack and keep max ENE for next section

3. Remains

4. Dark City

5. Aqueduct

6. Spiral Tower

7. Undead Zone