A streamer dazzled his viewers by completing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 50 times in less than a day. Player 5 reached this achievement not long after he set the speedrun record by completing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in 25 minutes last year.Zelda: Breath of the Wild has a very active speedrunning community with every player doing their best to beat each other's records. To speedrun a game is actually quite a popular pastime among many gamers, and there are countless games where players compete for the best time. Those who are interested can find such games in this genre of competition as Hades, Stray, or Resident Evil Village.Player 5's stream clocked in at 22 hours 53 minutes and 52 seconds during which he managed to complete the game 50 times. That's not even for just the game as Player 5 uses the last 15 minutes to talk about highlights from his playthroughs. During this time his quickest run was 24:16 with an average of 25:23, seemingly acquiring the ability to play through Zelda: Breath of the Wild with clockwork precision. What makes this feat even more impressive is the fact that Zelda: Breath of the Wild is among the longest games out there and the fact Player 5 interacts with his audience during the stream and even by the end seems completely awake and with it. He even says he could have done more but "50 is a good number." Overall he seems very modest about all of it. Player 5 also posted a tweet to thank all of those who watched the stream and helped him stay awake throughout.
Looking through the list of top speedruns for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Player 5 still holds the current record with 23:51, a record which he set 19 days ago, already breaking his own previous record. It seems more than likely that if someone manages to beat his record Player 5 will once again swing into action to reclaim his throne at the top of the list. Or maybe he will turn toward other Nintendo games to conquer.
The genre of speedrunning a game can definitely appeal to those who have a strong competitive side, it's a different type of challenge compared to someone who is more of a completionist when it comes to Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It requires true dedication as from one side it seems like a miracle to not get bored with playing the same game over and over again and therefore lose concentration. The achievement of having such refined moves and reflexes to not make mistakes that cost precious time is undeniable.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available now on Switch and Wii U.
Source: Twitch/Player 5