Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
EDIT: Follow this commentated guide: youtu.be/UJKatZBK434
I think this saves around 9s, give or take a few seconds based on execution. This was already a p finicky trick, and this is a completely different path for it, so it will take some practice to see how fast we can do this consistently.
The important change here is that, instead of pulling the camera up over the hill so that we can go down through the part without any collision, we simply clip the camera straight through the floor.
In general, clipping the camera through the floor in a Brush Adventure is called a "down clip". Normally, we can only down clip on flat surfaces, and there are absolutely none of those here. Instead, I think this clip is actually an acute-angle clip, where the game permits the camera to pass through the small angle between two very close walls. The setup for it is kinda awkward but feels relatively consistent if executed correctly.
1. Start by going to the wall roughly where I show in the video. This isn't that precise, but you need to be in the part where there's a trough betweent he ground and wall.
2. Using inner camera, raise the camera all the way up (i.e. angle it all the way down).
3. Brush and pull the camera down without angling it.
4. Let go of both analogue sticks (you can continue holding the fast-brush button), then let go of the brush button.
5. Brush again (i.e. re-brush) and pull the camera down while angling it up. Keep holding both sticks like this until the camera won't point any farther up.
6. Re-brush again and just pull the camera down without angling it.
7. Repeat step 6 2-5 times until the camera moves a bit. If this doesn't work after a few tries, reset the trick to step 2 since you probably messed up something, e.g. by accidentally moving Ammy or the camera during one of the re-brushes.
8. Angle the camera up and to the left, then down and right until you clip through the corner. This part is hard to describe so it takes some muscle memory, but it's not too hard to make work with enough fiddling.
9. Continue pulling the camera down a bit so it's somewhat underground.
10. Angle the camera right and pull it straight left. We want to be moving in the direction of the tree at this point, but you don't have to be perfect.
11. When the camera stops moving, or when you're relatively close to the tree, re-brush.
12. Angle the camera towards the tree, then all the way up. Drag the brush down.
13. Once you're close enough under the tree, Bloom.
14. If bloom doesn't work, you might be too far horizontally or too far vertically. In either case, you can angle the camera down, then drag it up toward the tree. This will be blind, so you must intuit how far you need to go. If you need to move more upward, you can angle the camera more horizontally. If you need to move more horizontally, you can angle the camera more downward.
15. Once you feel you've done enough, angle the camera up again and Bloom.
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EDIT: Follow this commentated guide: youtu.be/UJKatZBK434
I think this saves around 9s, give or take a few seconds based on execution. This was already a p finicky trick, and this is a completely different path for it, so it will take some practice to see how fast we can do this consistently.
The important change here is that, instead of pulling the camera up over the hill so that we can go down through the part without any collision, we simply clip the camera straight through the floor.
In general, clipping the camera through the floor in a Brush Adventure is called a "down clip". Normally, we can only down clip on flat surfaces, and there are absolutely none of those here. Instead, I think this clip is actually an acute-angle clip, where the game permits the camera to pass through the small angle between two very close walls. The setup for it is kinda awkward but feels relatively consistent if executed correctly.
1. Start by going to the wall roughly where I show in the video. This isn't that precise, but you need to be in the part where there's a trough betweent he ground and wall.
2. Using inner camera, raise the camera all the way up (i.e. angle it all the way down).
3. Brush and pull the camera down without angling it.
4. Let go of both analogue sticks (you can continue holding the fast-brush button), then let go of the brush button.
5. Brush again (i.e. re-brush) and pull the camera down while angling it up. Keep holding both sticks like this until the camera won't point any farther up.
6. Re-brush again and just pull the camera down without angling it.
7. Repeat step 6 2-5 times until the camera moves a bit. If this doesn't work after a few tries, reset the trick to step 2 since you probably messed up something, e.g. by accidentally moving Ammy or the camera during one of the re-brushes.
8. Angle the camera up and to the left, then down and right until you clip through the corner. This part is hard to describe so it takes some muscle memory, but it's not too hard to make work with enough fiddling.
9. Continue pulling the camera down a bit so it's somewhat underground.
10. Angle the camera right and pull it straight left. We want to be moving in the direction of the tree at this point, but you don't have to be perfect.
11. When the camera stops moving, or when you're relatively close to the tree, re-brush.
12. Angle the camera towards the tree, then all the way up. Drag the brush down.
13. Once you're close enough under the tree, Bloom.
14. If bloom doesn't work, you might be too far horizontally or too far vertically. In either case, you can angle the camera down, then drag it up toward the tree. This will be blind, so you must intuit how far you need to go. If you need to move more upward, you can angle the camera more horizontally. If you need to move more horizontally, you can angle the camera more downward.
15. Once you feel you've done enough, angle the camera up again and Bloom.
Okami Speedrunning Discord: discord.gg/AQNKmMu
Okami Speedrunning Wiki: https://okami.speedruns.wiki/Main_Page
Leaderboard: speedrun.com/Okami
My Twitter: twitter.com/LoveAuride
My Twitch: twitch.tv/loveauride
