Zelda: Breath of the Wild Speedrunner Breaks World Record, Shaving 34 Seconds Off Previous Best Time
Among the many objectives found in video games, the main goal for most gamers is to be able to find their way to the ending. While the amount of time necessary to complete a game depends on a number of factors, most players are familiar with the sense of accomplishment once they finish a particular title. However, some players take completing games to the next level by performing speedruns. Recently, one player managed to dash through The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in lighting fast time.
Meant to be a launch title for Nintendo’s popular hybrid console called the Switch, Breath of the Wild was released in March 2017. The game introduced Zelda fans to a new open world that allowed players to explore and progress largely at their own pace. In addition, this open-ended format has encouraged many speedrunners to attempt to complete the game as fast as possible. Recently, one gamer finished Link’s adventure faster than ever before.
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On May 15, a speedrunner known as Player 5 achieved the seemingly impossible by beating Breath of the Wild in only 24 minutes and 15 seconds, shaving 34 seconds off the previous best time. This is the world record for the Any% category of speedrun for the game. It is worth noting that the Any% speedrun only requires the player to reach the end of the game without needing to complete any other side objectives. Impressively, this means that Player5 holds the fastest times for four speedrunning categories in Breath of the Wild: All Main Quests(2 hours, 21 minutes, and 59 seconds), All Dungeons (1 hour, 31 minutes, and 49 seconds), a «Damageless» run (28 minutes and 16 seconds), and now Any% (24 minutes and 15 seconds).
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