Speedrunner Beats 100% World Record for Doom Eternal

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For those who enjoy a good speedrun video, the summer period is a great time to check out all sorts of games being challenged by only the best. With the charitable event Summer Games Done Quick 2022 now taking place, there are runs being conducted all the time. Of course there are those outside the SGDQ event who are also attempting their own runs, including one user who has just set a new world record for Doom Eternal, with 100% completion on the game's hardest difficulty.

Over on Twitch, streamer Absolutemassive set themselves the ultimate challenge, but came through unscathed, having defeated the Icon of Sin in Doom Eternal in a time of 1:45:56 and achieving the first sub 1:46:00 time. The feat established a new bar for how quickly the game can be played. Currently, the time has yet to be added to Speedrun.com, but the VOD on Twitch shows that, after more than one attempt, Absolutemassive was able to 100% the game on Ultra-Nightmare difficulty and in the «restricted» category. What this means is there were certain limitations to the run, such as not being permitted to use a rail boost or invincibility glitch and being able to go out of bounds.

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In general, it's an incredible accomplishment that shows not only the skills in the running community, but how the Doom games overall seem primed for a good speedrun attempt. Just a couple of months ago, someone else set new standards by beating Doom 2016 in world record time. This person was able to get to the end of the game in an eye-watering time of just 18:26. This was in the «Any%» category, however, which doesn't really put any restrictions on how a player performs the run. That said, it's still a remarkable achievement that shows just how