Heart of Darkness "Any%" in 46m 13s | Speedrun new PB [Playstation]

Heart of Darkness (1998) by Amazing Studio Speedun
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Played by MilkToast
About the game:
Heart of Darkness is a cinematic platformer in the vein of Éric Chahi's previous game Another World. The player controls Andy, who faces various dangers in search of his dog, Whisky. The player progresses through the game's linear storyline by navigating various environments and solving puzzles, all whilst attempting to keep Andy from being killed by evil shadows, hungry wildlife, and perilous obstacles. Along with basic movement, such as running, jumping, and climbing, certain sections of the game give Andy additional abilities. The plasma cannon allows Andy to shoot lightning at shadows in order to disintegrate them. The special powers, which can also be used offensively against enemies, can additionally be used to grow and destroy trees born from seeds. The player has unlimited tries, with Andy returning to the most recent checkpoint when he is killed.
About the run:
What a great game, but its so difficult I really tried to grind for a good time. In this attempt I died 9 times what is okay, but I am not happy with my overall performance. I can shave off at least 5 more minutes with better strats and execution. However I will come back to this in the near future, for a PB I fine with this result.
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[@bubbanstix2536]

The most disappointing classic ever made.
By that, I mean that the game is very good but it was released too late, this combined with the sometimes cringe immaturity of the plot and it became hard to realize that it was incredibly good.

[@thenonexistinghero]

I wouldn't say it's 'incredibly' good. It's too hard, too much trial & error. And I'd also say it's too brutal for its intended audience in terms of graphically depicted violence. While this wasn't a bad game, I don't think it's quite on par with the Oddworld games.

[@bubbanstix2536]

@@thenonexistinghero Well, I loved the difficulty but it raises the problem of the audience the graphics and tone aim at. But it terms of pure gameplay, I think it's a classic.

[@retrospeedruns777]

Back then when it was released it was a bit dissapointing thats true. It just was to long in development and at the time it was finished it was already showing its age. But after all those years if you replay it and give it a fair chance you realize thats its a very well made game.
But its true, how the hell did they manage to get a kids friendly rating for that? Pretty sure there were a lot of frustrated kids in that years christmas season ;)