For some reason, after the first checkpoint, the guy doesn't jump all the way in the air, so I can't grab that first vine area and I sink into the water, always dying. Are other people having this problem? I need help.
The monster you seek is deep into the water. Explore deeper into the left-hand side.
Even if you did really good you can barely escape death. Though if you don't care about dying, underwater checkpoints greatly helps as it resets to max oxygen when you respawn.
i think i might make a walkthrough with screenshots of all three of the chapter's monsters but when i beat them so its nice and big for you i probably wont though because i dont want to play it again