A player has already completed the new Zelda… in 94 minutes

Just released, already finished. The challenge of “speedrun”, that is to say to finish a video game as fast as possible, took hold very quickly. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the latest game in the iconic saga released this Friday, May 12. The player, known under the nickname gymnast86, published the full video of his game, in a total of 1h34 and 33 seconds, broadcasts the specialized Videogames Chronicle site.

The “speedrun” consists of using various tricks such as errors or shortcuts to complete a video game in record time. On the web, it’s a real sport that brings together a very active community and is the subject of charity events or online competitions.

Players can post their records on the dedicated site and must officially validate it. “Speedruner”, a new video game, is, in fact, a particular challenge for gamers, even more so with such a long-awaited game. Tears of the Kingdom.

Although the record of just over an hour and a half seems quite long for the most knowledgeable, it must be recognized that the fact of having achieved it on the day of the game’s launch is quite impressive.

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The player, experienced in the exercise of speedrun in games of the Zelda saga, indicates that he has not identified “none of the exploitable bugs”. [dans les speedruns]” of breath of the wild, the previous work. Of course, the video of this first check-in should be avoided for those who don’t get their hands on the game yet, as it gives away its content. He also posted a second video describing the methods and paths used to get to the end.

The “Any%” category chosen by gymast86, and one of the most popular in the discipline, consists of reaching the end of the game as quickly as possible, with no restrictions on missions, objectives or other items to collect. In short, all means are allowed.

Gymnast86’s record is going to be broken in the coming days, and years, and he knows it very well: “The strategies I used will become outdated very quickly, so if you watch this video a few days after it’s posted, be sure to look for new information”.

The last record of a “speedrun” of the legend of zelda breath of the wild released in 2017, it is currently 23 minutes and 42 seconds. It was posted six days ago.