Ashen - Any% Speedrun -

[@MVahag]

The moment I saw the spear teleportation mechanic I knew speedrunners wiild throw spears across the whole map :)

[@b4singularity]

😂

[@pingus6315]

This game was so criminally underrated

[@ThetrueSpork]

Except the fact there where so many FUCKING glitches but yea solid game 8.5/10 👍

[@aloetragedy1568]

this game was fucking ass

[@micklepickle9082]

Game was shit. Like a bunch of kids got together and attempted to remake darks souls

[@johnny1013johnny]

Really not that great of a game

[@SKX996]

Not bad. You beat my PB by about 30 hours.

[@Anemion]

It's not the destination, it's the journey

[@Spectrumnist]

Thank you for the amazing speedrun, super helpful for my CoS playthrough :3

[@zekonja90]

Great game, hopefully we get Ashen 2 that improves everything from the first game.

[@Anemion]

I'm not sure what I would like more between an Ashen2 and a completely different project. The lack of support (or QoL) in Ashen made me less eager to have a followup game. Although this situation may have been outside of the devs' control, you can't really know what happened behind the scene...

[@loled123]

Spear throwing and the careful fishing for openings in the later fights? Good stuff

[@Anemion]

For people speedrunning Ashen and having trouble with spear throwing, I've made a guide for it. It shows all the visual cues I use. Take a look at the guide section on speedrun.com/ashen or over on the Ashen speedrun discord.

[@putain2080]

Well played man, I'm stuck on shadow of ashen but seeing this remotivates me

[@F3sh1n0d4]

Wich plataform? Im on PS4, can try to help. Im stuck on the Last boss

[@auron570]

lmfao those spear throws 23:00

[@def1ance]

Dude, u werent kidding, that palace waa insane, that last spear before u came out lol also, the boss fights were flawless! insane run, and u hold the WR, congrats! Ty for all your help during my solo run! :)

[@Anemion]

It was my pleasure dude. It was cool catching your stream, good luck on the DSR runs.

[@def1ance]

@@Anemion oh and u were right all along, i forgot to mention that, when u have enemies selected it is indeed much easier to dodge attacks, expecially in the boss fights! Gl on your runs as well! Thank you! :)

[@Anemion]

@@def1ance Playing without lock on was a good thing in DS1 iirc. I remember fighting like this back when I played it a lot.

[@WitchKingChannel]

Insane, dude

[@Anemion]

Thanks ! A good run but a perfectible one. Played safe against Sissna, cost me about 40 seconds.

[@simzocker]

mad respect my dood

[@maltimoto]

Very impressive!

[@Sientir]

It's been said already, but I don't think it can be said enough just how impressive those spear throws are. On the one, it is the accuracy of the hits, but on the other hand, it is figuring out the setups in the first place!

[@Anemion]

Finding spear throws setups was my favorite part of routing in this game. It's actually not that hard to find or to reproduce consistently but the result always does look impressive indeed. This run doesn't show all that is possible to do with them, the "All Quest%" route has one or two additional tricks.

[@kwikuro1673]

Hey! Late to the party but I was wondering, why the cleaving axe in particular? Is there something that makes it strong?

[@Anemion]

It's one of the best dps weapon in the game and available right a the start

[@kwikuro1673]

@@Anemion thanks for the response big dog

[@johnny1013johnny]

Watching this for any tips on Sissna

[@Speedy-nb9xu]

Are you using an autosplitter ? Also how do you get IGT ?

[@Anemion]

These are manual splits. We have a load remover using Livesplit.

[@Joblerone]

Your route baffles me. Well done my dude, how do you menu that fast? Are you using WASD+mouse? Slightly related, those are some *insane* spear throws once Amiren is dead

[@Anemion]

I'm using both a controller and a mouse. Some of the spear throws are a lot easier/faster to do with a mouse, while others require more precise aiming for which I use a controller (for moving the camera vertically). The menu kinda has a bit of visual lag but still takes inputs without delays or drops. So if you know what the button combinaisons are you can go faster than what the game displays. (Select, RB, down, A, up, A, Select, for disabling/enabling Jokell.)

[@Joblerone]

@@Anemion thanks dude, that was super informative!

[@pubgdemont]

wtf??? 12:01 how?

[@Anemion]

You save&quit after picking up the item. When loading back into the game you'll be at the last ritual stone you touched. Last thing, the game has long fade-ins after loading but it doesn't prevent you from moving. With pratice, you know where to go without looking.

[@dudleygt3327]

Hey how were you able to put the mask on without paying anything

[@Anemion]

There's an exploit at the talisman bench. When you buy something it asks you for a confirmation. Before accepting simply change displayed category using L1/R1, then confirm. This way you can buy Relics for the price of Talismans (or Talismans for the price of a Relic)

[@christianesposito3321]

You are The best, salut by italy

[@coooooooeeeemenooooor7701]

Vou começar a assistir

[@_bsm7123]

Ur beast

[@F3sh1n0d4]

Can anyone help me on PS4? I have plenty of experiênce in Souls games, both in PS4 and Xbox system, but o cant beat Sissna on normal mode. And i really dont know whats going on. Tried melee, tried ALL types of Spears and trowables, but i simply cant beat her. The game Lost ALL Fun for me

[@joeywatchdog]

I'm also stuck on sissna 💀 i could use some help as well

[@F3sh1n0d4]

@@joeywatchdog beat her yesterday cooping, First try in months i tried

[@danielcockriel443]

How do you climb without sliding

[@Anemion]

Simply equip two weapons (or two offhands) and swap between them while walking up a slope. It only works walking upward

[@danielcockriel443]

@@Anemion appreciate the response 🙏🏼

[@thebyk348]

Two handed running attacks really do break the game a bit

[@danielkura8432]

i was scared playing the game

[@probablynotmyname8521]

I hate it when jumping or rolling is the fastest way to move in a game, it makes the speedruns really jerky and annoying to watch.

[@Anemion]

In Ashen, jumping is barely faster than running. The main upside is it allows to regenerate stamina sooner therefore makes stamina management a lot easier, specially in Children of Sissna.

[@markharc7615]

Let's see an actual speedrun without cheats. My guess is that is closer to 2 hours.

[@Anemion]

I'll take that as a compliment. If this looks cheaty to you already, don't watch the current WR.