How do you make speedrun routes?
I am not a speedrunner, but I do take notes from speedruns to optimize my playthroughs.
For example, in Ys Seven, speedruns taught me just how broken Aisha's Aqua Burst and Cataract Blue is, and that her Step Slicer works as a jump
It also taught me that Blue Jewel is a very good accessory, despite the fact that reducing SP cost by 1/4 doesn't sound like a lot
So my question is...
How do you figure this out?
Using the example above, how does one figure out that Blue Jewel works best for a character instead of a Power Wrist II (STR +30)?
Or in the final boss, how does one figure that Mishera spamming Tornado is the ideal strat?
Why not use Aerial Orb instead, which IS her strongest skill and is available from the weapon you get in the final dungeon? Which doesn't take much time to get?
And why give Mishera the Blue Orb and Adol the Power Wrist?
Why not the other way around?
I really want to understand the mindset that allows one to answer these questions with confidence so that I can apply it to other games too
ESPECIALLY for games that don't have speedruns already