Why Most Cuphead Speedruns Die on the First Level

Forest Follies is the first level that's typically played in most Cuphead Speedruns, despite the stage itself being technically optional. On top of that, it's infamous for killing most runs as soon as they begin, causing a ton of early resets. Why is that? This video will give overview of this stage. Some audio taken from Pixabay Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:32 Why even play Forest Follies? 1:36 Stage Overview 3:39 Acorn Skip 6:16 Parry Skip 9:39 How impactful is this stage? Music used: Cuphead - Inkwell Isle 1 Cuphead - Forest Follies Cuphead - Perilous Piers Cuphead - Clip Joint Calamity Cuphead - Treetop Trouble Cuphead - Funhouse Frazzle Cuphead - Elder Kettle Speedruns Channel:    / @sbdwolfspeedruns   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sbdwolf.bsky... Twitch channel:   / sbdwolf