ANIMAL WELL True Ending Speedrun in 22 Minutes (No Major Glitches)

[@JupiterClimb]

This game's only been out for a week so this will get beaten soon, but I'm really happy with this time for a Day 3 speedrun and it's a good showcase of what is PROBABLY the final route for this category. (I'll leave this pinned in case I'm proven wrong in like a month lol.) ANIMAL WELL is fantastic both as a speedgame and as a casual experience, please give it a try!

[@DoomTheNinja404]

That ghost cat really makes me feel uncomfortable 😂😂. It looks and sounds so unsettling, I hate it and love it at the same time. 😅

[@CaptainFalcoyd]

@@DoomTheNinja404 It's a dog.

[@EvilCherry3]

It does look fantastic to speedrun yes. :)

[@gusvanwes6192]

Not the real ending..

[@xant8344]

@@CaptainFalcoyd That looks more like a cat than a dog to almost majority of people lol

[@weewoo314]

u went so crazy on that full uninterrupted cat song

[@darryllmaybe3881]

Yeah, but look at the controller input in the bottom right. It said he wasn't doing any inputs for that section, so idk how he did it. I don't think he's cheating or anything, I'm just confused as to what method he used for the cat song.

[@seanweb9051]

Probably just using the joystick

[@darryllmaybe3881]

@@seanweb9051 It didn't say he was though, unless I remember wrong, the nothing but the action button was being used.

[@JupiterClimb]

@@darryllmaybe3881 I'm super late on the reply here but I use numpad for flute songs, which is recommended (separate numpad USB is even better).

[@RomchyLive]

16:50 absolute beast mode, well done

[@Tomweldonsays]

How the hell do you get up there normally?

[@RomchyLive]

@@Tomweldonsays There is an entrance on the right side of the map, where you need the top to dig through that unlocks the lynx/cat area, where you get the new item wheel. More accurately, you find it by going up the mouse controlled elevator in the water/fish part section of the game. When you rescue 5 kittens from their cages with the flute codes, the cage in the cat area opens, you get the wheel and you drop down to the left where he entered with the disk.

[@boxo78]

I remember trying to do this route when I first found the secret but gave up after an hour of trying lol

[@demidyeah9128]

@@Tomweldonsays in the room at 10:11 you can see the breakable blocks with the top under the statue on the right

[@orichumo]

I was watching this very late half asleep and the kangaroo shoot out scared me

[@chocolatecake50000]

same

[@Rubbly]

Kangaroo shoot out Like a drive-by??! 😂

[@warpspeedscp]

@@Rubbly shot his ears out I guess

[@wyvy7013]

that kangaroo shoutout was actually so funny

[@cellularautomatFI]

Whoa this was fast. The entire run seems so fluid and effortless, congratulations.

[@acidvolcano]

the way you traversed the dachshund maze while being chased by the ghost dog is WILDDD i struggled doing it the normal way lol

[@shoeless1137]

TIL true ending doesnt require all the eggs, it just requires all the items

[@yurifairy2969]

you only need all the eggs to hatch the second manticore, and idk if thats ever required to beat any of the layers

[@cuboembaralhado8294]

@@yurifairy2969 it's not required but they hide a music

[@HexCopper]

I was watching a playthrough and I initially thought the eggs were just easter eggs. I love that they have a use and how many of them there are. I bet behind the scenes in the speedrunning community routing which eggs to get and how to get them is a unique puzzle. VG Dunkey backed the right horse to start his publishing company.

[@r_____________________]

I tried to do that 16:50 shit for so long on my first playthrough thinking that's how you were meant to get up there

[@ifeverthelordwashere]

seriously to see it done first try is wild, but also seeing that the developer knew you'd be able to swing it and make you do the song anyway is WILD

[@kevinconnors2430]

@@ifeverthelordwashere you have to do the song no matter which way you enter. the developer is awesome for allowing you to enter it manually (for speedrunners)... most people rescue the 5 cats and the big cat sings the song. also the speedrunner is insane for memorizing that long song and playing it so effortlessly!!

[@Cocomelonthepotato]

No it’s not

[@jeepercreepers9]

With a bit of adjustments for things I found too difficult or cheaty, this video was a huge help with getting the Dunkey figurine for layer 4

[@forr35t]

Sick run, excited to see where the category will go from here

[@seraphcreed840]

That dang kangaroo 🦘

[@MarkAinsworthAinz]

Insane. Absolutely insane that you’re able to pop around like that. Bravo.

[@Herbilizard]

Lets goooo!! So glad to see you’re playing this

[@Torosiken]

dude this is amazing. 1 week in and sub 30 for true end? now im imagining how fast it'd be later for final layer%

[@MattMathisSoftwareGuy]

I didn't know you could reflect the water with his little bean butt...

[@Telomerase9]

That Kangaroo shoutout was hilarious XD

[@efishinseablub]

how did they fall with the flute at 3:48 , and also magically get a double jump to get that egg ? i cant do it and the hummingbird pops my bubbles

[@ethansantiago7013]

he's not using the bubble wand. If you run to a ledge, use the flute for a split-second, you can store a jump

[@Ectoplasmatic]

What're the rewards in the giant clock below the island for speedrunning the true ending? I can't seem to find the answer anywhere lol

[@Antifinity]

Figurines

[@ItsActuallyThisWide]

monkey figurine if you reach there in under 1 hour, the unicode ot gives is also part of another puzzle

[@Yipper64]

I love how the speedrun is like "where we are going, we dont need maps" And then also leaving the lynx without her babies but taking the wheel anyways XD

[@peterhyphen]

I absolutely gasped out loud too many times to count. Diabolical work. I love it.

[@girurerumu]

Hardest thing about this game is getting the diagonal flute notes with a PS controller.

[@tetsusiega2]

I just use the d-pad. I pretty much had to when performing the eggs song

[@krokodebil]

@@tetsusiega2 egg song with the switch joystick drove me MAD

[@ilikemitchhedberg]

Wait... was it a serious shoutout to the 'Roo for showing up at the first possible times? Is the 'Roo appearance randomized amongst the 4 or 5 possible locations?

[@JupiterClimb]

So here's how the Kangaroo works: * First location is always at the castle * There are four other locations, and Kangaroo won't show up at the same spot twice until he's shown up everywhere once So best Kangaroo RNG is 1/12. I actually got best RNG here but played it safe and did one extra check, which lost about 15 seconds.

[@dzavelion]

How tf did he super jump out of the water in the beginning

[@apototsky]

9 days later, still no answer

[@demidyeah9128]

probably by just jumping right when the platform was half under water. you can see with the controller at the bottom right he literally just jumped. i meann just test it

[@dabled3]

@@demidyeah9128 hi lol

[@demidyeah9128]

@@dabled3 nah id win

[@JG-gv1zx]

Hey, figured it out, wind up the platform just enough, jump and dont let go of the jump button

[@Reemary]

This is absolutely insane, you're a BEAST

[@Broadmoore]

This was very very fun to watch. And with a controller? GG.

[@ARockRaider]

I knew speedruns of this game would be silly after seeing a streamer play it, especially the bubble wand and the cat giving the tune for the wheel.

[@kefkaesque2]

insane, well done

[@dallashill23]

dang bro this was next level

[@amigomorton5193]

0:36 How do you jump that high?

[@CollinSchleper]

18:43 I spent so much time doing this with the bubble wand. Holy shit.

[@KrishanBhattacharya]

How do you jump while falling midair like that 3:41 ?

[@vida8356]

you know this map better than I know my own neighbourhood

[@Bleenderhead]

how did that flute jump work at 3:50? And how did you increase your speed inside the pipe at 8:52?

[@lyshaka]

For the flute I don’t know but for the pipe you just press X or O on your PS controller (don’t know for the other but that might be similar, jump button should do the trick)

[@ItsActuallyThisWide]

for flute, cancel it then jump right after. for pipe, hold jump.

[@DCul]

How do you keep warping back to the central area with the flame statues? Is there a hidden song, or is this a minor glitch? I've done everything in the game except speedruns, deathless run, and getting into the left side of the dark jungle room with the Friendship Egg after the fish pipe puzzle. I've never found that warp song, though. Also, I'm curious. Have you found a way to enter that room? The left half is sealed off by a glass wall and on the other side is a sapling and a tiny snail. Every video I've seen has a map with that room not filled in even though they've gotten 100% for the game.

[@JupiterClimb]

Hidden song! It's 1787 3543. I have not seen anyone access the mysterious part of the glass wall room either...

[@roxannekrogh4228]

The room is entirely inaccessible without glitches/cheats, I believe. It's just there for the devs to tease players into cheating their way over. In fact, if you're able to go into the room and then somehow noclip into the middle of the island there, you find a completely sealed room with a chest containing the "cheater's ring"... Which grants you noclip.

[@helleye311]

@@JupiterClimb Out of curiosity, hidden how? Is it accessible in game, or out of game, or datamined/brute forced? The combo appears online in some places now, but no one ever credits their sources nowadays. Great run! I'm amazed at how fast you can get through the game. Funny that you could get the 30min clock tower statue by going the long way round.

[@Hottpinkbenz]

I think you need to light all the candles to enter the room to the left with the glass

[@demidyeah9128]

@@helleye311 its literally just a small room inside a wall with the code on the wall. like with the dice and the numbers on it you know? i dont remember where exactly though

[@Drishby]

absolutely cracked

[@Jesthers]

First time seeing this game and I have absolutely no idea what's going on. Is there a lore explanation to the animal ghosts haunting us and what we're doing? At the very least, looks like a neat lil metroidvania tho

[@Soma-f]

This is the first time I've seen this game💀

[@ryozaki96]

I saw it today on Steam store

[@EMLtheViewer]

This is probably the worst way to be introduced to this game then lol

[@Nero_PR]

@@EMLtheViewer It is a good way to not spoil the fun though. Normal play is totally different from this, that the speedrun doesn't really give context to how good is to play this game while chilling.

[@EMLtheViewer]

@@Nero_PR Perhaps, though it does reveal some of the key items and events

[@chucklebutt4470]

:( yeah, you kinda miss out on some magic if you don't go in as blind as possible.

[@seymoursinner8821]

Jesus Christ its Jason Bourne

[@IkEisawesome7]

Did you manually play the cat song? In which case, wow!

[@doce3609]

This is mindbreaking. I love the kangaroo

[@tetsusiega2]

I didn’t find the Lilly pad for the obsidian egg until afterwards. I got it by using a bubble and pressing down on it until I was low enough to throw the disc. That would have been so much easier.

[@krokodebil]

That was INSANE. And you did this only a week in ?! w t f haha

[@CasMatias]

Does it grant all the rewards at the grandfather clock under the island?

[@thatotherdavidguy]

Is there a good "all bunnies + all eggs" speedrun?

[@Slowbronitex]

Didn’t even realize you could get the true ending with the first manticore

[@Smoth48]

... first manticore? Apparently I know nothing about this game lmao

[@Slowbronitex]

There are two manticores, the first you find naturally by going down to the final area. The second can be hatched when you get the 65th egg after finding the other 64. This allows players to get the true ending after already getting the normal ending

[@demidyeah9128]

@@Smoth48 manticore. the literal animal chasing you at the end of the game and the manticore protecting the disk. i honestly didnt know it was called that till this comment

[@timob1681]

@@demidyeah9128 the thing protecting the disc is a dog, the one at the end of the game is a manticore, which is a mythological creature with the body of a lion, the head of a man, and the tail of a scorpion.

[@demidyeah9128]

@@timob1681 oh. The other Guy Said there was two manticores in the Game so i believed it

[@Skulard]

how did you input the whole catsong without using controller?

[@isogash]

Keyboard presumably?

[@JupiterClimb]

Numpad is 100% the play for flute songs. I've actually ordered a separate Numpad USB which I'll try to learn for future runs

[@TFisher1993]

What happens at 4:12?

[@pishbot]

congrats bro

[@simonwillover4175]

I did not know that collecting the P. Flame (8:28) changes the starting area (0:30 vs 13:13).

[@winniethewhor]

That doesn't feel like the true ending to me without getting the headphones.

[@Sylvia_Corvidev]

Time Capsule Ending is the TRUE True Ending. The Truer Ending if you will. Unless something else is discovered, the Truest ending.

[@matgemblung5968]

how about all secret bunny ending sperdrun

[@wyattalexander4041]

@16:53 like dawg how….. 😭🤯 bros sharengan opened Lmao

[@avengah]

Did you know the kangaroo was going to spawn next to the central flame pillars? Or was it a successful gamble?

[@ModestMouseTrap]

I'm a bit confused, when did you get the ostrich flame? I know you got the dog, iguana, and seahorse, but I don't remember seeing the ostrich flame.

[@dkolonay258]

11:50 You might have missed it since he skips the ostrich chase

[@mathmaniac3033]

@@dkolonay258 Pretty cool to think about ways of skipping certain fights with enough creativity or skill (creativity for the Ostrich, skill for the Dog)

[@adalloret8903]

Wooooow, amazing job!

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

animal well done

[@hoshizi]

That insane run + kangaroo shoutout = sub

[@froobly]

Man, I hope this is in SGDQ this year

[@JupiterClimb]

Good news! It was accepted, Hackacat will be running the No Flute Warps NMG category (and Any% is a bonus incentive)

[@yujinzushi9671]

That is beautiful

[@EMLtheViewer]

But what about the TRUE true ending?

[@odie7022]

yeah this isn't the real true ending

[@cate01a]

the headphones? there's nothing more to the run then just taking a long basic route after you reach the everything bagel? or is there a depper true true ending?

[@odie7022]

@@cate01a depends on if the Wingdings leads to something

[@cate01a]

@@odie7022 the messages animals give when annoyed? they solved that, the explanation and solution is on the most popular steam guide

[@ItsActuallyThisWide]

​@@odie7022windings are used for the path to the headphones i think.

[@vivavaldez87]

16:53 nutty!

[@diluteduk]

What the actual F?! I spent hours in this game and didn't discover half the eggs, or inventory.

[@IcefisherTenacity]

This isn’t human! You’re a beast! (This far exceeds my abilities)

[@-The-Cake-Is-A-Lie-]

Shoutout kangaroo! Loll

[@moonzero-xm7014]

I was wondering why you bothered with the bouncing ball - got my answer like 10 seconds before the end, haha.

[@djtoxicdhg]

This really makes you feal like your playing halo 2 meats halo3

[@BlackMantisRed]

Is this really the true ending? What about the giant rabbit part?

[@JupiterClimb]

That's a separate category on the leaderboard called BDTP, which I'd like to run in the future

[@ShinAkuma2]

It might not be considered an "ending" if it doesn't roll credits, return to title screen, say "The End" or something similar.

[@SquidKell]

"no major glitches" uh 10:58

[@-ZH]

Minor glitch

[@ItsActuallyThisWide]

that is considered minor.

[@blueballoon5052]

How did you jump so high at 37 seconds?

[@heatblayze]

If you crank the lift to the same amount as they do in the video, you can just jump into the water and hold right

[@blueballoon5052]

@@heatblayzeis that a game mechanic or a glitch?

[@CrowClown]

​@@heatblayzethank you so much I owe you my life

[@DavidCurryFilms]

Demonic cat thing 😢😮

[@chucklebutt4470]

Manticore homie

[@GiselaBAllStarSujo]

Eu: só acredito vendo Eu vendo: não acredito 😮

[@dragoknighte48]

Kangaroo is the new Nickelback?

[@SzymonBramborski]

Ummm the wheel has a morse code to a secret

[@Linkyboy]

Clicked to see how you get to the space clock... they didn't go to the space clock 😒

[@warcatbattalion]

now do secret ending speedrun

[@toadonwheels]

at this point we know that this is the *3rd ending, not true ending ;)

[@devg1313]

pog

[@ML20-gt2vh]

14:54

[@84bombsjetpack23]

Do you need all 64 eggs in this run? Or is there maybe a skip discovered? I ask because there is an "All Eggs" speedrun category and I wonder what's the difference between All Eggs and True Ending.

[@RomchyLive]

true ending you only need 32 eggs to get the "Top" item which enables you to get to the final area where you mount the manticore, if Top wasn't locked behind 32 eggs he would only collect 8 to get the flute. 64 eggs has nothing to do with endings it's just a collection run

[@84bombsjetpack23]

@@RomchyLive Well I googled it a bit and a lot of guides are saying you need 64 eggs for the true ending. Thanks for clarifying that.

[@RomchyLive]

@@84bombsjetpack23 Ah, let me clarify what happens, so when you go for the "first" ending, you meet the first Manticore (the one in this video) and when you beat it with fireworks, that Manticore disappears. In order to get to the true ending in THAT run, you would need to collect 64 eggs, to get the 65th egg which you would place in an incubator to spawn the 2nd Manticore because the first one disappeared. You can skip this by leading the FIRST Manticore into the incubator room, like the youtuber did in this video instead of beating it with fireworks. Hope this helps

[@84bombsjetpack23]

@@RomchyLive Thanks that helps a lot.

[@kevinconnors2430]

@@RomchyLive what? to summon the manticore you need the 65th egg, to place it in the incubator, so I have no idea how he did this with only 32

[@MrHowlforever]

Lots of minor errors. Couple of missed jumps and random pauses (maybe not random ?) But other than that a great run

[@batrickpateman6266]

Dork.

[@exxon101]

"No major glitches" the fuck d'you call that 0:35

[@-ZH]

A minor glitch. It’s not like it’s sequence breaking the whole game or something. It just saves a few seconds of cranking.

[@ItsActuallyThisWide]

if you do cranking and have it cranked at the correct amount of seconds, you for some reason do a big jump when jumping from the platform right after touching it, but that's still considered a small one.

[@DOC_951]

I don’t get the hype

[@THaB4DGuY]

ps5 exclusive. even ps4 pro cant handle this lmaoooooo

[@windchimes8764]

the ps4 can only handle so many pixels

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@windchimes8764 dave the diver has better graphics than this and runs fine on ps4. about 99% of games since ps2 look better than this lmaoo

[@windchimes8764]

@@THaB4DGuY the ps4 can only handle so many pixels

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@windchimes8764 dave the diver has better graphics than this and runs fine on ps4. about 99% of games since ps2 look better than this

[@THaB4DGuY]

@@windchimes8764 dave the diver has better graphics than this and runs fine on ps4. about 99% of games since ps2 look better than this lmaoo

[@TheOneWexx]

This is not the true ending tho 😅

[@RA8IDP3NGUIN1]

It is. The one after it is the secret ending.