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Elden Ring has only been out for a few weeks at this rate and players have already begun to speedrun it at an incredible rate. Now players seem to be breaking Elden Ring speedrunning records on a near-daily basis.
One Elden Ring player set the initial record for completing the game with a time of 2.5 hours. This was quite impressive at the time owing to a multitude of factors such as the fact that the game is known for being difficult, exceptionally long, and the short amount of time that the game had been out for. This run seemingly relied mainly on skill, as the player did not make much use of any skips or glitches and completed the game with a melee build, which is known for being more difficult than magic builds.
Unfortunately, the previous record did not last all that long, as within less than 24 hours another Elden Ring speedrunner beat the game in under an hour. YouTuber LilAggy then held the record for completing Elden Ring with a time of 59 minutes and 38 seconds. This impressive time was likely expected to last a while before being bested. However, this did not happen to be the case, as other Elden Ring players have since recorded even more impressive times.
Speedrunner and Twitch streamer Distortion2 set a new record for fastest Elden Ring speedrun with a time of 33 minutes and 55 seconds. The streamer then beat his own time within a few hours and posted an even more impressive time of 30 minutes and 24 seconds. This time was later beaten by Hazeblade, who completed Elden Ring in less than 25 minutes.
Another Elden Ring player has found a method that may soon be used to best the game in an even quicker time. A Redditor posted a video showcasing how the Elden Ring sword dance weapon art allows players to cover great distances if used while airborne. If used correctly, it could possibly allow players to skip large sections of the game in order to complete it even quicker.
While some players are focusing on completing the game as quickly as possible, other Elden Ring players are attempting to beat bosses using ridiculous controllers. Streamer SuperLouis64 was surprisingly able to beat Godrick the Grafted using a strange system of bananas as a controller.
Elden Ring is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.