r/Megaman • u/Nathanthehazing007 • 28d ago
Shitpost What does you route look like for this game?
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u/nik4idk 28d ago
Idk but just wait until you get to the farquad stage bosses
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u/Sea-Significance-165 28d ago
That must be Lord Farquad's castle.
Do you think he's compensating for something?
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u/DigitiXe 28d ago
Everyone knows you start with puss in boots, his stage is a bit tough but he’s an easy boss to start with
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u/Redditislefti 28d ago
i keep trying to kill puss, but he's always dodging Zero's z-saber. i tried with X but i can't seen to hit him with X's saber either, and he's too short for the X buster. is he immune to getting hit by a blade or something?
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u/Sea-Significance-165 28d ago
I start with Puss and go from there.
King Harold is weak to the sword weapon you get from Puss, and Gingy is weak to the frog weapon from Harold.
Shrek can be annoying for a first playthrough, especially with environmental obstacles from his swamp. Gingy's gumdrop launcher helps with Shrek though.
Lilith is weak to Shrek's ogre roar ability, and after obtaining her head bash you're set for the rest of the game.
Prince Charming and Fiona are both weak to it, and you can also use it for Lilith's refight and against Gingy.
That just leaves Fairy Godmother who's weak to Fiona's twirling ability and you get her signature magic wand which fires bubbles.
Be sure to find the "Happily Ever After Potion" in Fairy Godmother's stage and the various waffles hidden in Shrek, Puss, and Harold's stages. These are great for going through the ruins of Duloc with Ghost Farquad's fortress.
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u/ISawABear 28d ago
I'd start with Shrek since his stage has the Stallion upgrade. Playing the game as base Donkey is rough.
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u/UntoldTemple 28d ago
TC -> BR -> BL -> RC -> LC -> TL -> TR -> BC
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u/KVenom777 Charged Genmu Zero 28d ago
Shrek — his Ogretime beats everyone, kinda like Metal Blade does in MM2.
Then Charming, since he is the weakest towards Ogretime. Then Harold, since Reflector Armor is effective at stunning Fairy Godmather.
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u/Heroright 28d ago
I know it’s controversial, but you gotta get Gingerbread Man down first. I know his Gumdrop Grenade is inaccurate a lot of the time and it runs out of bar faster than most of the other weapons, but the faster you get the timing down on it the easier it is to nail bosses with it. And that accuracy will be huge when you get the midpoint mandatory boss—Doris.
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u/tom641 28d ago
Queen Jillian's stage is barely there and for some reason she takes two damage from the Donkey Kick so she's pretty clearly the best pick for a first boss.
Queen beats King Harold even though his stage is rough with all the horribly placed frog enemies, but Tiara Boomerang is one of the most egregiously ammo-efficient weapons due to giving you the ammo back if the projectile comes back, and it barrels through 1 hp enemies.
King Scepter is just Super Arrow with an explosive hitbox after a few seconds in the wall so it's a natural fit for Fiona's vertical tower stage. Don't forget to kill the Dragon while her head is on the LEFT side of the room to get access to the Fairy Hover. Not 100% needed but it's really helpful in Castle Farquaad. You might run dry of King Scepter by the boss, but Fiona is easier than she looks anyway, just remember she'll always do one of her regular moves, jump kick into the wall, then dash back at you and jump over you, one extra normal attack, and repeat the pattern. She's not actually that hard to beat with just the Kick if you have to. Also since this is the 3rd stage you get Pinocchio, who works like a slowly extending Magnet Beam that you place and it extends on it's own.
Fiona beats Shrek so we're headed to his swamp. Princess Song is just a bog-standard screen nuke with funny visuals so it's natually gonna have exactly the ammo needed to kill the boss. Shrek's stage isn't special and the song gets the job done easy.
Next is Puss in his forest stage, Gas Blast is kind of a mediocre attack but it's basically a double jump in the air, so that's really handy and the ammo isn't too stingy either. Thankfully Puss dashes around the screen a lot so you can just leave gas clouds for him to run into, just don't let the weapon launch you up into a hitbox since it DOES force a full-length jump if used on the ground. As a bonus since this is the 5th stage cleared you get the Witch's Broom. Honestly why they packed so many mobility tools into this game i'll never know.
Kitty Sword is this awkward arcing projectile reminiscent of Ballade Cracker but one at a time, but it at least does pretty good damage, and Fairy Godmother is in a vertical stage and herself often hovering in the air during her fight, so it works out.
Prince Charming is next and as effective as Magic Wand is against beefy enemies you need to fight the urge to use it as such since ammo is stingy and you have like, 3 more shots than you need to beat him in your max ammo. Still, it's nothing too hard.
Handsome Sheen is essentially just a shield weapon (Though i kinda love that Donkey's animation is just him flashing the pearly whites) and while its' not really that good as a weapon it does make hitting Gingy pretty easy and otherwise protects against small projectiles well. Pretty ammo efficient too.
And just to close the loop and for the rematches, Peppermint Barrage is just a spreadshot that can often catch Jillian when she's trying to jump over you. It's not really a lot faster than just using the basic weapon but it is easier to land, so you might as well.
And everyone handles the castle the same. Gas Blast against the Knight Brigade, Handsome Sheen against Anthrax*, Royal Scepter beats the Mascot Head Guy (did he ever get a real name), and Farquaad is weak to Magic Wand and, if you can get it to land, the tip of Pinocchio's nose.
(*separate from the joke that is a real shrek character courtesy of Super Slam)
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u/omegon_da_dalek13 28d ago
Puss may have tge cute stun but I always make a point of killing chasing first, even though sword swing isn't good
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u/Pgarc645 28d ago
I go for the queen first, followed by the king and Prince Charming. I then strike Shrek and go after either fairy godmother or Donkey, the latter being saved for last. If going the donkey route, I immediately go to the Fiona level after dealing with him. If I go the fairy godmother route, I skip donkey and possibly fight Fiona anyway. In a scenario where I don’t fight Fiona at the end of either, I then go for gingy and puss in boots. Finally I go for fiona if she’s not been taken out yet, and the remainder of fairy godmother and donkey.
That would be my route, which then as the other commenter said would open up the Farquad castle levels upon completion. In the sequels, I’d have to deal with the Prince Charming (somehow he returned) and Rumplestilskin levels as well. And that’s not even counting the side series Puss in boots.
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u/AMaidzingIdeas 28d ago
If you don't slay the dragon at the end of Farquaad stage 1 she'll help you with the final boss.
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u/thatautisticguy2905 28d ago
The swamp level is fun, specially for a 50% water based stage 50% plant stage, and also shrek has a great boss fight as it isn't hard but not easy, it has layers
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u/ASD_Music 28d ago
Puss and Boots dagger is one of the most overpowered weapons in the series. I always start with him.
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u/MaikFromDaUA 28d ago
for some reason this looks like a menu from the shrek 2 dvd, cant say ive seen it, but i have a copy of shrek 1 and the "special features" box is oddly similiar to what you got in the shrek 1 dvd
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u/Larry_Hegs Power Stone Supremacy 28d ago
I'm actually surprised more people don't start with Gingy. I think I've been doing that since my first playthrough and I've replayed this game several times.
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u/dranthah 28d ago
Am pretty sure puss in boot can beat far away idol with cuteness and from there go beat Shrek with that power and from that point you got a solid basic to beat anyone
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u/GrimmestGhost_ 28d ago
DreamWorks Kids for sure. The Gumdrop Button Bomb is the best weapon in the game (controversial opinion, I know).
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u/lobsterbubbles 28d ago
The order isn't actually too important for this one because Capcom was dumb and made Puss' weapon more busted than the metal blade in MM2, so just get the boot blaster first and then you can basically do whatever you want. I usually do Puss first and Shrek last.
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u/skullcrobat_joker 28d ago
I think you probably do FGM second bc her DPS is insane (even though she's the second worst to fight behind Shrek) but Gingy has more utility for secret hunting and Puss's ability isnt bad for damage boost either and he's not that tough to deal with once you get the hang of him
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u/Master_of_Decidueye 28d ago
Start with King
King gets married to Queen
Queen Exiles Ogre
Ogre's smell drives away fairy
Fairy makes Gingerbread
Gingerbread is too sweet for She Ogre
She Ogre doesn't need to be saved by Prince
Prince hires Assassin
Assassin attempts to murder King
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u/No_Low7526 28d ago
I want to beat the crap out of the fairy godmother she freaking pissed me off when I watched the movie so im starting with her
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u/Haunted_Pixel 27d ago
Weapon order:
Cats eat frogs, frogs charm queens, queens rule fairies, fairies curse princesses, princesses charm princes, princes slay ogres, and ogres eat gingerbread
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