Dead Space Speedrunner Beats the Remake in Less Than Two Hours

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A speedrunner has not only set a new world record for beating the remake of Dead Space in the fastest time, but is also the first person to do so in less than two hours. The speedrunning community provides gamers with an opportunity to set themselves insane challenges based on rapidness. There are even valuable chances to give back to society with events such as Awesome Games Done Quick raising millions for charity, all in the name of finishing video games as quickly as possible.

With the Dead Space remake being released to high praise, Motive Studio has evidently done Visceral Game's original 2008 survival horror title great justice. This reimagining of the game was more than just a way of reviving a classic and making it suitable for modern audiences. It also improved on the original formula with better graphics, quality-of-life changes, and new content. Given the remake's current popularity, it's not surprising that fans are trying to smash world records.

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Speedrunner and horror game enthusiast sharkhat87 managed to complete the Dead Space remake in a time of 1:55:30, or 1:56:12 when counting loading times. According to Speedrun.net, this beats second place, which is currently at 2:22:45, by nearly 30 minutes, an enormous gap in speedrunning terms. This is in the «Any%» category, which means the goal of the run is to simply get to the end of the game as fast as possible without worrying about gaining all items, side quests, or secrets. To be able to beat the game in less than two hours is pretty astonishing, especially considering second place managed it in just under three. Sharkhat87 has already made several attempts recently, so it will be interesting to see