The players of Elden Ring, the latest game from FromSoftware are among the most inventive, that’s for sure. Speedrun level, the community is also more than surprising, and some Shardless manage to finish the game, not without glitches however, in less than 6 minutes. The latest record in the category “Any%”, using glitches and other texture bugs, was made by seeker, a French speedrunner in 5 minutes and 58 seconds! Since then… no more records, in this category and in (almost) all the others. Has the Elden Ring speedrun reached its limits?
The Any% in bad shape
If you are wondering what speedrunning is in “Any%”, it’s about reaching the end of the game, regardless of the level of completion of the latter. For this are therefore (most of the time) used many glitches. As soon as Elden Ring was released at the end of February, speedrunners around the world challenged themselves to finish the game as quickly as possible, and all shots were clear!
To the extent that, bugs and other cheat war ashes have been exploited and the records are linked. Thus, some speedrunners like Mitchriz, seeker or the now famous Distortion2 have established themselves as the kings of FromSoftware speedrunning. The categories most popular with speedrun enthusiasts in Entre-terre were the categories in “Any%”as the “Any% Unrestricted” or “Any% No Wrong Warp”.
While not long ago, it was possible to observe on the site speedrun.com one record per day minimum, it is very empty today…
The last record recorded by the site dates back more than a week, in each category in “Any%”. Only the category “All Remembrances”which consists of facing and defeating all the main bosses of the game, remains updated more often, with a record every 3 days lately.
But then, why?
The reasons are quite numerous and Elden Ring being quite new, it is still the target of updates aimed at fixing bugs, used by speedrunners. Patch 1.03 had been a real blow for fans of the discipline in particular because it had considerably reduced the effectiveness of a key ash of war for the speedrun, the Freezing Trample. It is therefore necessary for them to be inventive and constantly find new flaws to exploit for their run.
Also, it could well be that the time limits for the Elden Ring speedrun have been reached. The seeker record in “Any% Unrestricted” of 5:58 is a feat and it is quite possible that it will be very difficult to do less… in this category! Fans of speedruns will therefore be reassured because if the “Any%” seems neglected, other categories will undoubtedly appear. We can’t wait to discover them!
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