====== MGRR - Any% - NG+ - R03 ====== {{youtube>PB8hBTjd0OA?}} ===== What's new in R-03? ===== * Fight skip * Polearm Jumps -> Elevator Skip * Sai cycle * Sam talk skip * Monsoon fight * R03 is probably the second hardest chapter to learn due to the sheer length of it * Despite most of the chapter being easy on your inputs, a couple of places tend to be more interesting than the others * (notably: Polearm Jump after the elevator and Monsoon fight) * Overall, a very solid chapter that serves as a test of your game knowledge. ====== R-03 Route ====== * Start with doing a set of PJ’s at the corner * If you’ll be too slow, guards will reach you and that’s a reset * To prevent that, you can spend 2 seconds cutting first 2-4 guards with Ninja Run * then go for PJ’s * Both PJ’s need to be as close to perfect as possible * Once you made it past the barrier: > Secondary Weapon: Polearm - None * Divekick off the invisible wall we’ve landed during a PJ * use Ripper Mode to prolong the duration of divekick * LSC all the way until the cutscene * Restart to reset the Alarm or else you can't continue properly * LSC until the door * another LSC into the room * RM, cut Cows down * setup two Quick Draws (hold Light Attack) * It’s easy to align by using these lines as your visual cues. * bHop into the next room * cut the guards down * Hit the elevator before Result screen pops * Codec, elevator * Jump off the elevator * RM+Divekick at the same time * Turn off RM, go forward then do the same trick > Secondary Weapon: None - Polearm * Do a Polearm Jump to cross the gap * It has to be as close to perfect as possible, as you’re risking falling down * After finishing PJ, jump to the crate on your left * do another PJ * Walk forward, slide off the roof * carefully manage to land on the ceiling of the metro section, try not to fall down * Cutscene * Jump once to reset the camera * then do a PJ * When the section ahead will be much brighter than usual * you can cancel the PJ > Secondary Weapon: Polearm - Sai * LSC, until the Codec with Blade Wolf * either: Restart to get back inbounds * or: fall off the side, as you hit the checkpoint, raiden will die from infinite fall. Example here: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxDRtr2G0HRF0XVHiUP5Q8x9Bhb6S9gfKr * LSC 5 times, then cut all the enemies down * After the result screen * bHop or LSC your way into the big section ahead * By using Sai + RM, kill all the enemies * Preferably, you want to kill Fenrir with a 2nd Sai attack for quicker despawn > Secondary Weapon: Sai - Polearm ==== Skip Sam's Speech ==== * Get onto the advertisement plate, then do a PJ * You’re very limited on time here, so don’t waste any of it. > Secondary Weapon: Polearm - None * Aim straight ahead, and do Divekick + RM * If done correctly, you’ll skip Sam’s speech * LSC into the cutscene * Before the screen transition, do > Secondary Weapon: None - Pincer Blades * Skip the cutscene, mash P1 * Activate RM after you kill the first two guards * then clear the area * Start with the guard on your right * then closer to the center * Cutscenes * make your way towards the monsoon fight * you can activate ripper mode for this part * you can do a damage boost here by having the guard close to the entrance shoot you with a rocket * the rocket will propel you forward closer to your final spot when the next Sam speech starts * leading right into the boss fight with Monsoon ===== Bossfight: Monsoon ===== === For Hard difficulty === There are four possible starters. Pick the one you like. - CP1 -> block -> P1 -> CP2 (slow) = 63.5% - CP2 -> P3 -> CP1 (average) = 63.5% - CP2 -> P3 -> P1 BM P1 BM P1 = 63.3% - CP2 -> P3 (fast, requires a really convoluted setup) = 64.5% * After any of these, Monsoon will throw some garbage at you * You can destroy these via dodges or CP2 to get extra EM grenades for Monsoon Body Double fight * in case things go south: * Do not use Blade Mode to destroy the garbage * as Blade Mode slows the game down * After two throws * Monsoon will land around the center of the arena * EM -> BM * Get close to his head, wait a second, then do P1-P2-P3 * If done correctly, P3 should knock Monsoon down * EM immediately * Come close, BM * Do a doubleslide, then CP1 - CP2 - Dodge forward - P3 * This should leave Monsoon with exactly 10% of the HP * assuming you’ve hit your Dodge End the QTE sequence to finish the fight === For Normal Difficulty === [[https://youtu.be/WVrx6V25CVI?t=555|Example by Zefie]] * open with a charged pincer 1 (CP1) going into CP2 * Monsoon should be at 61.6% health, let him start his throwing phase * after Monsoon is doing throwing stuff, use an EM grenade and cut his head * perform a double slide into his head - his health is now at 59.4% * do a pincer 1 and pincer 2, ideally knocking Monsoon back with the P2, his health now at 40.5% * perform a double slide into Monsoon, to lower his health past the 40% threshold (ending on 39.5% after) * throw another EM grenade at Monsoon and cut his head again * perform another double slide into Monsoon * perform a charged pincer 1 (CP1) and CP2 to lower Monsoon's health down to 10% End the QTE sequence to finish the fight === For Easy Difficulty === [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp1eVfskGw0|Example by Arumia]] * start with a CP1 * once done jump and do a simple heavy attack * this leaves Monsoon at 65.7% health * Monsoon will jump up and start his throwing cycle, dodge and wait for him to get back down * throw an EM grenade and cut his head * run towards Monsoon's head and perform a single slide attack lowering his health to 63.7% * wait a moment and perform a pincer 1 and pincer 2 * interrupt the last animation with a tap on blade mode * run towards Monsoon and do another single slide * throw EM grenade at Monsoon and cut his head once more * do 2 double slides and another slide (for 5 slide attacks in total) * wait for Monsoon to jump up and do a pincer 1 * charge into Pincer 2 (CP2) and let go to hit Monsoon for the final time, lowering his health to 10% and initiating the final phase End the QTE sequence to finish the fight ====== R03 Key Points ====== * The very start of this level is daunting enough to learn, especially with how fast you have to be with Polearm Jump * If you can’t get a good pace, try cutting first enemies down to get a bit more time * A good visual cue for the subway skip is the change of light inside of it * If the zone becomes bright and shiny, that means you’ve gotten enough height * Monsoon sometimes has a couple of issues, but mostly the fight comes down to patience. Be patient. Be rewarded. ---- [[mgrrr04|Continue to R04 Tutorial]] [[revengance|Return back to MGRR page overview]]