[TAS] SNES Illusion of Gaia "100%" by Halamantariel in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/859M
TAS originally published on 2007-05-17
A fairly straightforward adventure RPG game played in very fast pace. Lots of events are squeezed into a movie of just 2 hours.
Note: This movie is three minutes longer than the previous one, because this plays the secret "Gem Mansion" which the previous version did not. Nevertheless, it is much more optimized than the previous version.

[@pigfish99]

Fun fact: this is one of the few RPGs that is faster in English! Normally, Japanese text takes less to say what they need, but in gaia, they type it out a character at a time. In the English version, about 80 percent of the text boxes are INSTANT. Needless to say, this saves a lot of time over having the stuff being written out.

[@-Keith-]

This game was amazing for its time. A heavily story driven action RPG with somewhat open exploration that rewarded players greatly for killing all the enemies and exploring all the secrets of the game. Solid puzzles, solid core gameplay, fun bosses, cool powerups.

[@thope11]

I can't believe I've finally found it, the game i played at a friend's house almost 2 decades ago

[@OneStarRating]

The Quintet games are all great! Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, and Terranigma. I recommend playing all three if you have the time. Soul Blazer is my favorite!

[@rumdiddlyumm]

We all have that one game in our past. That one game we know exists, but struggle to remember, to name or explain. Every few years it would pop back into memory for but a moment before, frustratingly fading once again into obscurity. For me it was Act Raiser.

[@stickacus610]

Best feeling ever

[@dianak5519]

@@OneStarRating What about Robotrek?

[@OneStarRating]

@@dianak5519 There is Robotrek which is often overlooked and I'm guilty of having done that. I haven't played it yet but I'm going to as soon as I can. Have you played it? If so did you enjoy it?

[@ZetaCancri]

I've loved this game since it came out in 95 ❤

[@OneStarRating]

My friend beat this game one night during a sleepover at his house and when it got to the reveal it blew our minds!

[@lucasmr3215]

Amazing game and tas!

[@xebatansis]

As a kid I could never beat the two vampires.

[@SwagimirPutin]

That's one of the more difficult fights for sure. I learned to just go on the offensive in that fight and make sure to kill one of them as soon as possible, ignoring damage since herbs in this game are plentiful anyway. Once one is down, it's a cakewalk. The 'Pharaoh' boss in the boss rush at the end was annoying since you had to use Shadow. Freedan made that fight a joke the first time around.

[@fatkart7641]

Man, so many weird plot driven actions were taken in this game, but my favorite's gotta be 44:10: "Yaw, Will just randomly disappeared in a puff of smoke right in front of me. So, uuuh. Let's steal a plane and fly aimlessly around until we see him fall somewhere!".

[@xebatansis]

They saw the island in the sky. There' s not many places Will could' ve gotten off.

[@infinimetrical]

This has to be one of the beefiest RPGs I have ever played as hard as I could, yet still not complete.

[@danielmclean3733]

Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Lucius Malfoy save the world

[@jblue88hoodgamer54]

This game reminds me of Zelda.

[@solarcell0075]

Always fun to see an upload of Illusion of Gaia, even if it's almost 15 years old, haha. I believe this would now be called "All Bosses No WW" instead of 100%. Ever since the warp was discovered, the categories have expanded, and the names have changed. There are a lot of tricks that have been found since this video. With the warps, "All Bosses" (which accomplishes the same goal of fighting Solid Arm and then Dark Gaia) is currently down to 2:02:37 on speedrun.com. Rumor has it Le Hulk is working on a new "Any% no WW" TAS as well. :)

[@rodrigo-oliveira-86]

Can this be considered 100% without the status upgrades from killing the enemies?

[@KorenLesthe]

You automatically get every upgrade once you kill the boss. See how much his health increases at 19:34

[@sockbat25]

@@KorenLesthe Well I learned something new today...instead of running around the whole dungeon for an hour I could just kill the damn boss

[@naitoyoru]

I belive you can't call that 100%. He gets the HP that undeniable. But what is about the other 2 stats. DMG & DEF.

[@dansmith1661]

@@naitoyoru He gets those as well. Enemies would be taking less damage than the bosses if he didn't also get the damage increases.

[@pigfish99]

All stat upgrades are gotten when you get a boss. With some areas, like the mountain temple, it's probably not the best idea, since there isn't a boss, and there's the fact that you'll be taking much more damage and be having less hp. (Damage you do to the boss is based on hp. Will does 1, freedan does 2, shadow does 3. Strength doesn't matter! )

[@premapoojitanananda7947]

🌟

[@KyleBaran90]

I've played Actraiser a lot, and all I can hear are the same sound effects

[@catiladibuixant]

OHHH it's a great game 🤗🤗🤗

[@NDLV]

Jogging simulator extreme is alive and well

[@gavintse177]

I was stuck at the 18:39 part, how to open the wall by stepping on those gold plates? Anyone please tell me the way, thank you.

[@chazmakarowski5429]

I believe there was a hint that you needed to be Will and play the flute in that room which showed you that tile to stand on. Can't remember where the hint came from though

[@victorpavez7758]

@@chazmakarowski5429 you forgot to mention that you have to GLOW like the tile. Like 10 seconds if I remember well.With the power to break walls

[@lovinglife8854]

What time in the video is the thumbnail part?

[@solarcell0075]

Looks like 1:08:29

[@lovinglife8854]

@@solarcell0075 Thank you!

[@mzicari]

estos sonidos de combatebse parecen a los de act raiser

[@Arycke]

There is an enemy cameo, also. Same studio.

[@Peststurmtief]

Can't the wall break animation be cancelled by diving into the menu? I see speedrunners do this.

[@sportsjefe]

This is a re-upload of a 2007 TAS, it's possible that trick wasn't known then.

[@palidopali]

Why are red jewels so important?

[@solarcell0075]

The only way to reach Gem's mansion, where Solid Arm is located, is to collect all 50. Even with the warps the speedruns have now, you can either warp straight to Solid Arm and your game crashes, or you warp to the beginning of the mansion as Freedan, and you can't progress because you need to use Psycho Slider as Will.