Alan Wake 2 speedrunner is possessed by the spirit of dance, sacrifices a whole minute to rock out to the game's best song via audience flash mob
Speedrunners are some of the most dedicated people in gaming, devoting hours upon hours to mastering their respective games and achieving excellence—but when it comes to raising money for charity, they're often completely unhinged for a good cause.
As is the case with TaintedTali, a speedrunner who blazed through Alan Wake 2 for ESAWinter24 last week (thanks, GamesRadar). For those not in the know, Alan Wake 2 has a rock opera-style musical number named the Herald of Darkness. It's a fever-dream bout of tone subversion so popular it was performed live at the Game Awards last year.
It's also something you'd skip if you're trying to do a speedrun. Cutscenes are just extra baggage after all—and any speedrunner has played through a game normally to get to grips with it, so it's not like they're missing out. TaintedTali felt differently, though. Moments before the iconic cutscene plays, she nonchalantly says: «I don't know about you, but I need to get up and stretch my legs.» Moments later, this happens.
I'm so proud to have showcased #AlanWake2 at a major speedrun event, and of course we had to really make something special for this moment
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