Ice Area (I need help) (SPOILERS)

[Lailoken]

Ya when I figured out the keyboard shortcuts for changing forms it completely changed the way I played..

[Prio]

I never learned the form shortcut keys either; just Q, escape, and X.
The game is really, really forgiving about "sloppy" singing, though.  As long as you hit the right notes fast enough, you can accidentally hit one or two wrong ones in the middle of the song, and it still works.

[Zeno]

Number keys.  1-8 are the forms, 9 is shield, 0 is bind.

Trust me, being able to bring your shield up quickly is extremely useful.

[Glamador]

I tried to avoid using the keyboard whenever I could...I felt like I was cheating by not singing....But as I got deeper and deeper into the final areas of the game I had to force myself...especially agains the final boss.  As for that lobster my plan was as follows:

Switch to Nature
Fire Briar Seed
Switch Out
Bind Orb
Unbind Orb
RUN AWAY
Repeat until I realized the timing was wrong if I bound AFTER spiking
Proceed to bind THEN spike THEN switch out THEN unbind
Proceed to read this thread and realize I made things way too complicated.

[smjjames]

I tried that sort of tactic but kept dying and I wasn't timing things right. I decided to go get the jellyfish costume which should help me a little bit.

[MisterX]

Concerning the bubbles: If you mean the ones at the Frozen Veil, you can also easily jump up the island on the right side by using the beast form. There is a blue crystal you can hold on to, so it's rather easy that way

And about the hotkeys: I only ever use the "X"-key for reverting, as oftentimes I just can't get clicking both mouse buttons right when fighting a boss or especially in the race.

[Jaqvaar]

I figured out what I had to do straightaway. The problem was I didn't have the patience to actually do it. I thought it would take 100 shots or something, but when I actually tried it, it only took 3. So it's not hard at all, if you know what you're doing (or maybe I was just lucky).
Note: I did however take heavy damage and had to heal after each shot.

[RobertWalker]

Thread necromancy FTW!

[Alphasoldier]

It also helps a lot when you post in it too, =p