Considered a masterpiece by fans, the latest installment of the Zelda license, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, arouses a lot of enthusiasm among speedrunners. Just two weeks after the release of the game, one of them has already managed to finish it in less than an hour, relays the specialized site Eurogamer.

The record was previously held by another player who had completed the new Zelda in 1 hour 2 minutes and 42 seconds. But this record did not last very long. This speedrunner was dethroned by another: Zdi6923's. The latter managed to reach the end of the video game in 59 minutes and 22 seconds. An exceptional run immortalized and published on the speedrun.com website.

A real competition

Speedrun is a video game discipline that consists of finishing a game as quickly as possible. Everything is allowed to get there. Players can take advantage of bugs in the game or use functions that are not dedicated to them. This is a real competition that can be organized during events, but can also be played solo and live.

There are also several categories of speedruns on the same game (finish the main quest, finish all the quests, ...). Like the previous record, Zdi6923's is in the "Any %" category. This consists of reaching the end of the game, without worrying about the quests to be completed.


A motivated community

For several years, many speedrunners compete on the different games of the Zelda license. But the records around this franchise might not stop there. Indeed, since its release on May 12, the game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has become one of the most profitable of the Nintendo company. In a few days, the new opus has sold more than 10 million copies and this is just the beginning.

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