SCORE
If you no-hit the entire fight and collect all the bonus tiles at the end, you'll get a total of 41,200 points from collecting tiles. There's also a speed bonus, which gives you 100 points for each second under 6:20. Tiles can spawn right under your feet, so with perfect RNG, I think the theoretical fastest time is around 3:30.
TIPS
- The flowers only hurt you at the moment they bloom; you can safely walk on them afterwards.
- The column where the boss begins the moving laser attack is safe; he only starts shooting the laser after he's already moved one column to the side.
- To dodge the cards in phases 3 and 4, stand one column away from the middle, and not in the top two rows. When the card in the row above you is between you and your reflection, move up twice.
- If you die in phase 3 or 4 and continue, you (that is, the blue guy) will respawn on the right side of the arena, so be warned if you prefer to be on the left.
- Sometimes taking a hit will let you beat the boss slightly faster, at the expense of your score.
HARD MODE TIPS
- Like the flowers, the shockwaves from the coins aren't a lingering hitbox.
- The triple laser attack has a small chance to put you in a situation where it's humanly impossible to get to safety fast enough. I don't have an image, and it's hard to explain without one, but you'll know when it happens to you.
- Don't ask me how to dodge the wavy hat attacks. In my opinion, making an attack that doesn't adhere to the grid was a terrible idea.
Please reply if you have any tips to add!