What is normal for this game?
The first big main quest you get is DEFEAT GANON. That's what he did.
I'm personally trying to find the master sword, then I'm going to take a crack at the castle.
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Aonuma was right: Breath of the Wild Speedrun in 1:24:07
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The first big main quest you get is DEFEAT GANON. That's what he did.
I'm personally trying to find the master sword, then I'm going to take a crack at the castle.
Wow, just like the original Zelda where you Couldn't get sword upgrades until you got enough hearts. Didn't know they brought back that requirement.
Honestly thats the main reason i think an Any%
Mastersword
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There is just something right about defeating ganon with the mastersword
Edit: Since i will be more of a watcher then a runner, i'm not going to add any more to the conversation
Banana Aeon
Member
Any%/All Dungeons are guaranteed categories basically. Depending on how long the runs are, I could see
being a thing.
I can't wait to see some movement glitches cut this down to sub hour. This could potentially be the hypest game to run in a couple of weeks.
Divine Beasts
I can't wait to see some movement glitches cut this down to sub hour. This could potentially be the hypest game to run in a couple of weeks.
Banana Aeon
Member
15 hours of pictures my homie.
How?
Someone tested walking from the southern end of Hyrule to the northern end, just walking, no running or anything, in as straight a line as possible. I think they made it across in 30~35 minutes. The map is wider than it is tall, so going east to west would be longer.
dragonbane
Member
He did like 2 dungeons casually before doing this. You dont really spoil much by doing this either since nothing much happens story wise. Only the final boss I guess
Danis Saur
Member
Shoutouts to the funnest Zelda speedrunner to watch Clint Stevens, he got into fighting Ganon in two hours of starting the game just to see if it was true that you could.
atomic moth
Member
My big takeaway from this thread is that there are people who will go out of their way to present their opinion that they don't like speedruns....
dragonbane
Member
more or less yes
giancarlo123x
Banned
I'm sure you were interested before someone beat this quick in the most optional way possible.
Tragicomedy
Member
A bit, but not enough to pre-order, and not for $360. Nintendo has earned my wait-and-see approach. The killer app having frame rate issues and possible to beat in 90 minutes doesn't help.
Depending on how the next few months go and what price cuts we see, I might be in line for the holidays.
This reminds me of Dragon's Dogma's speed run mode, which opened our eyes to how goddamn quick you could blaze through that game. Portcrystals in the right spots do wonders.
Anyway, that's one hell of a blitz through the game. It's actually shorter than the Nioh speed run I saw a few days ago.
Anyway, that's one hell of a blitz through the game. It's actually shorter than the Nioh speed run I saw a few days ago.
EVA UNIT 01
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UpDownLeftRight
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That's incredibly disappointing. So it has no effect on the story? Is there even a good reason to go to the other locations? Like obviously it won't give the level of rewards you'd get in the older games for clearing a zone, but do the locations have in depth quests to rival the old games still?
SomedayTheFire
Member
Bizarre. Most Zelda games can be finished very quickly by speed runners. A speed runner finishing it in 90 minutes doesn't mean anything towards the games content.
Running straight to the end gives you no story. There's a lot of story outside of that including main quests.
There are multiple endings. I imagine you have to complete the main story in order to get the best one.
The game has great side quests and characters.
Neoleo2143
Member
Haahh, that's funny. No to the first part, yes to everything else.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
Awesome! That had me a little worried that the content outside of the main quest might be a bit on the weaker side. The multiple endings pretty reassuring alone tbh.
Tragicomedy
Member
That's my ignorance on "modern" Zelda. I loved the two releases on NES and LTTP on the SNES, and haven't played any since.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Doesn't the game hand you all the narrative you need once you leave the first area of the game? Do you actually think speedrunners never play the game casually without skipping the cutscenes?
gregor7777
Banned
Morrowind can be beat in 3 minutes.
I think attempting to rush Hyrule Castle, regardless of the outcome, is a 'definitive' way to play the game. It creates a pretty interesting personal narrative and the contrasting atmosphere of the castle compared with the rest of the world is compelling. You also get cool gear out of it depending on your exploration of the castle.
Tragicomedy
Member
I've seen that. Not sure how that relates to my ignorance of modern Zelda, but I disliked both Morrowind and Skyrim, for what it's worth.
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JeremyEtcetera
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Instead of people assuming what you want out of Zelda I should just ask, what do you want out of Zelda? Do you like options, like what's presented in botw or do you want the optional 60+ hours of story and gameplay of it to be mandatory? Does it being mandatory make a game seem more enticing to you? I'd just like more context to your opinions as I'm sure others would appreciate that as well.
Tragicomedy
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What I've seen of Zelda looks great. I like all kinds of games, but usually gravitate towards single player, story driven journeys. The Last of Us is my favorite modern game. I'm loving Horizon currently. Zelda looks like it might scratch that itch.
In terms of game length, there are a lot of gradients between mandatory 60 hour games and being able to beat the main story in 90 minutes. I'm loving the Horizon balance. Main game probably takes ~20-30 hours, but you can result stretch it to double that with collectibles and side quests.
Wont watch the video, and will probably be improved by the time I get to watch a speedrun of the game since I want to keep enjoying it, that said, do the dlc make for different paths, considering some of the stuff potencially could be very useful for a speedrun, unless there is easier to aquire stuff that's more efficient?.
I wonder what the differences will be in hardmode later too, I hope it's really well thought out and uses this half year (which I guess is little time concidering the scope of the game and the development for the actual game) making some very interesting twists in for example "minibosslocations" and stuff like that.
I wonder what the differences will be in hardmode later too, I hope it's really well thought out and uses this half year (which I guess is little time concidering the scope of the game and the development for the actual game) making some very interesting twists in for example "minibosslocations" and stuff like that.
Velcro Fly
Member
they couldn't make a good zelda game without bloat
so they went super overboard with bloat
and then made it all optional
it is everything and nothing all at once.
it is whatever you want it to be.
it is genius. it is perfect.
so they went super overboard with bloat
and then made it all optional
it is everything and nothing all at once.
it is whatever you want it to be.
it is genius. it is perfect.
SomedayTheFire
Member
LTTP can be finished in 90 minutes. Hell the WR is 90 seconds
Glitch runs are ridiculous as fuck. Hate them.
Jawmuncher
Member
Glitch runs are ridiculous as fuck. I love them.
theprodigy
Member
Just because apparently nobody has bothered speedrunning Horizon yet doesn't mean it can't be speedrun, not that judging game length based of speedrun times has any merit in the first place. (TLOU NG speedrun WR is 2:45:00, nobody calls it a 3 hour game)
Tragicomedy
Member
I'm aware. I didn't realize modern Zelda games could be finished so directly. Most games I've played in this style don't have these types of direct routes.
I'd be interested to see a Horizon speed run in the future, but there are gated main story quests you have to complete to progress. Even playing on easy difficulty and skipping all optional side content and dialogue, I don't see it coming even close to 90 minutes.
I wasn't aware of The Last of Us speed running, but the New Game caveat would make a big difference. This is Zelda getting beat in half that time on a fresh start.
Harmondale
Member
Whelp thanks for the spoilers man. So now I know exactly how many sages there are to find and go through. Thought a speed tun thread would have been safe!
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
It seems like you can get down by the tower by climbing, but I don't know if the game does something different before you get the glider.
Whaaaa? That sucks.
Regarding the 90 minute thing- It's also possible to punch yourself vigorously in the groin, but it's an action that's only appealing to a select group of individuals. Way more people are entertained watching it than actually doing it.
Haha. Oh no, he beat Ocarina in 20 minutes. He missed so much :,(
OverturePT
Member
That's cool. I will definitely try to go to the castle faster when I replay the game. It's just so tempting.
Haha, yeah I've never seen someone let the time a game can possibly be sped run in affect their interest in playing said game.