It took just over a week for someone to speedrunElden Ring.
But the race to the fastest time was only just beginning.
Thefirst recorded speedrunclocked in at just under two and a half hours.
Two days later the game was completed in under an hour.
No sooner had one time been recorded, it was beaten.
By April, it had beenfinished in under ten minutes.
I am a diligent player.
Rather than rush, I like to savour every grim discovery, every horrifying enemy.
That’s why my first playthrough took over 110 hours.
Publisher Bandai Namco evengifted them a swordfor their service.
Other players took control to the next level.
One streamer completed the gameusing just one hand, beating every boss without levelling up her character.
As if that wasn’t impressive enough, she then did it all over againwith a dance pad.
And then she playedwith hands and feet at once.
Another plucky Tarnished made music while playing, releasing a video of herselfdefeating Margit using a harp.
And what a spectacular world it is.
But the real wow moment for me was when I first fell down a well.
This wasn’t just another catacomb.
I couldn’t wait to see more.
Isn’t all this the joy of an open world game?
FromSoftware’s epic gives players the freedom to make their own rules - or break them entirely.
