Uploaded August 2010 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I made a lot of little errors in execution, and definitely was slow on using the Magnes hooks. I need to make a habit of doing the "quick Magnes" better. By the way, in case you're wondering, I have gotten into the lower area with the minotaurs before that first beam went off, so time can definitely be saved there with great execution. This run was done without anything being maxed out yet, so the boss could go down even faster (I'm pretty confident after testing with people that he always at least starts the second phase, even if he dies immediately there, though). Aftermath also found a nice damage boost to save time using the previous route's left rotating saw, so that makes the route choice a really close call. This one is definitely more consistent and what I like going with, for now. So yea, this is still not satisfactory, but the time is definitely dropping. :)
I made a lot of little errors in execution, and definitely was slow on using the Magnes hooks. I need to make a habit of doing the "quick Magnes" better. By the way, in case you're wondering, I have gotten into the lower area with the minotaurs before that first beam went off, so time can definitely be saved there with great execution. This run was done without anything being maxed out yet, so the boss could go down even faster (I'm pretty confident after testing with people that he always at least starts the second phase, even if he dies immediately there, though). Aftermath also found a nice damage boost to save time using the previous route's left rotating saw, so that makes the route choice a really close call. This one is definitely more consistent and what I like going with, for now. So yea, this is still not satisfactory, but the time is definitely dropping. :)
![[OBSOLETE] Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Julius RTA in 18:53](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Sprj57pr0-g/mqdefault.jpg "[OBSOLETE] Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Julius RTA in 18:53
New WR as of 4/11/2013. This was essentially a proof of concept run for a new route that includes a major sequence break to reach the Mine of Judgment extremely early. I realize there are many improvements to make, but I just wanted to finish one run on this route before worrying about super picky optimizations.")
