Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Potentially useful for 100%, but not Any% or low level runs.
Store 2 TLs and close one while the Naos view cutscene loads. This will only work if you handle the TLs exactly like I do in the video, or do the following on the Naos map:
1. While on the main travel log (cursor on latest entry), open and close the camp screen. If the latest entry shows up, proceed with step 2. If the main TL shows up, open the latest entry and go back to the main TL, then repeat step 1.
2. Try to go back to the main TL once. The latest entry should open up again instead (if not, do step 1 again). At this point, open and close the camp screen again.
3. Walk into the Naos exit and make sure the cursor is not on "Stop Reading".
The goal of the first 2 steps is to ensure that pressing A or entering a different map immediately brings up the main travel log so you can press B to close it. You also need to press B as soon as possible; otherwise you may end up in the Lava Caves with no cutscenes playing.
Once you're in the cutscene with 1 TL, you can keep opening the camp screen to clear all the textboxes. At the end of the cutscene, make sure you're on the main travel log.
After the white fadeout, you'll hear the textbox sound effect twice. When you hear the second one, press B and dash right immediately. (At this point you are next to the loading zone on the final map of the Lava Caves.) After entering the loading zone, pause the game and wait for the cutscene to finish loading (you can tell by the loading sounds of your console), then unpause.
The cutscene introducing the Lord of the Lava Caves will play on the wrong map. Once it ends, the story will advance so you can play the next cutscene in the sequence. However, you end up at the very beginning of the Lava Caves for some reason, which not only means you have to go all the way back, but you also have to enter the Lava Caves three times if you skip the Azha investigation.
Potentially useful for 100%, but not Any% or low level runs.
Store 2 TLs and close one while the Naos view cutscene loads. This will only work if you handle the TLs exactly like I do in the video, or do the following on the Naos map:
1. While on the main travel log (cursor on latest entry), open and close the camp screen. If the latest entry shows up, proceed with step 2. If the main TL shows up, open the latest entry and go back to the main TL, then repeat step 1.
2. Try to go back to the main TL once. The latest entry should open up again instead (if not, do step 1 again). At this point, open and close the camp screen again.
3. Walk into the Naos exit and make sure the cursor is not on "Stop Reading".
The goal of the first 2 steps is to ensure that pressing A or entering a different map immediately brings up the main travel log so you can press B to close it. You also need to press B as soon as possible; otherwise you may end up in the Lava Caves with no cutscenes playing.
Once you're in the cutscene with 1 TL, you can keep opening the camp screen to clear all the textboxes. At the end of the cutscene, make sure you're on the main travel log.
After the white fadeout, you'll hear the textbox sound effect twice. When you hear the second one, press B and dash right immediately. (At this point you are next to the loading zone on the final map of the Lava Caves.) After entering the loading zone, pause the game and wait for the cutscene to finish loading (you can tell by the loading sounds of your console), then unpause.
The cutscene introducing the Lord of the Lava Caves will play on the wrong map. Once it ends, the story will advance so you can play the next cutscene in the sequence. However, you end up at the very beginning of the Lava Caves for some reason, which not only means you have to go all the way back, but you also have to enter the Lava Caves three times if you skip the Azha investigation.
