Ruff City is a lighthearted 2023 indie beat-em-up game. It features a short, straightforward story campaign, which this video shows being completed in its entirety, in as little time as possible.
This video chronologically displays a lot of my personal best runs, while grinding the game for about five days. I optimized the fighting as much as I could in that time, though I wonder if a few strategy changes could make a big difference. There's surely still more time to save - sub-14 is surely possible.
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0:00 Intro
0:45 16 54
19:53 Pugma stuck on trash bin
20:06 Pug stuck on trash bin
20:33 16 01
38:00 16 00
55:14 15 32
1:12:01 Huge PB pace, but...
1:26:48 15 27
1:43:25 14 59 (first use of short Supers to dodge final boss grabs)
1:59:30 14 42
2:15:36 14 35
2:32:33 14 22
2:47:09 14 12 (with commentary; WR as of video release)
FAQ:
Q - What platform are you playing on?
A - PC. I have this game on Steam.
Q - What controller are you using?
A - A blue Nintendo Switch Hori controller - the USB works for holistic PC use as well.
Q - Why don't you [insert idea here] instead?
A - Good question! I seem to be the first person to record speedrun attempts of this game, and I'm not sure how many stones are left unturned! I'd be happy to have more of those possible stones pointed out to me.
Q - Is that your dog in the top left?
A - Yep. His name is Loki. A likely mixed breed, suspected to have some Australian Shepard and Burmese Mountain in there (though he ended up looking like a Border Collie).
Q - What's the point of this?
A - Speedrunning is a fun and extremely challenging way of adding replay value to your all-time favorite games, or any game at all! The first time I tried speedrunning River City Ransom EX (GBA) in 2015, no speedruns existed on the official speedrun.com leaderboards, so I had to create the page myself. I left it for years and forgot all about it. Then Redd92 beat my world record, and once I found out, I felt a brand new competitive fire! It motivated me to create entirely new routes for categories in that game, so I could experience new challenges with one of my favorite games ever. It's been indescribable fun, and triumphing over the game after it beats you down feels absolutely otherwordly. River City Ransom (NES) also has a lot of speedrunning history, so climbing the ranks in that game felt incredibly special, especially because it was the first video game I ever played.
RTA, Speedrun