In a breath-taking speedrun of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, one player traverses the cold zone in just 72 minutes and defeats Alduin. Climbing from the lowest dungeon to the highest mountain, a tenacious speedrunner has set a new world record for finishing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in less than 75 minutes. When Bethesda Game Studios’ legendary fantasy role-playing game was released in 2011, it was an instant hit, and the game has maintained its appeal to this day. On November 11, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition was released, allowing both new and returning players to relive the epic journey with current-gen enhancements.
Due to the game’s immense success upon its initial release in 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has seen its share of upgraded re-releases. Skyrim and its three downloadable content packs were combined together and released as the Skyrim – Legendary Edition in 2013, allowing players to experience the complete role-playing experience. Skyrim – Special Edition was then published on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, including better graphics. Now, the title has been re-released as Skyrim – Anniversary Edition, complete with official mods to commemorate the title’s tenth anniversary. Despite its age, gamers worldwide continue to enjoy Bethesda Game Studios’ fantasy title, and Skyrim also has a speedrunning community that competes to conquer the game in the shortest amount of time possible.
According to PC Gamer, YouTuber and famed speedrunner nucular completed The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in just over an hour and a half. The gruelling world-record run-through is completed without the use of flaws or exploits, requiring nucular to rely only on their reflexes and game expertise. The impeccably timed speedrunner dashes, hops, and climbs through Skyrim’s freezing plains, oblivious to human chatter and evading nearly every fight. Additionally, some pro-Dragonborn tips come in handy, such as the knowledge that a High Elf character can move significantly faster than characters of other races or that shoving characters can expedite dialogues. While shout-based parkour is useful, the climactic final combat between Alduin and the low-level protagonist is largely accomplished with the assistance of allies. This 1:12:15 run breaks the previous world record of 1:14:07 set by nucular.
Speedrunning, an enthralling aspect of the gaming business, enables gamers to compete on a new level by conquering their favourite titles in record time. These incredible feats of speed are frequently performed rapidly, as evidenced by one player’s recent completion of Pokémon Shining Pearl in less than an hour. The recently released remaster takes 2006’s Pokémon Pearl into the present era, as speedrunner Werster blasted through the monster collection quest in less than 50 minutes. Unlike nucular’s Skyrim speedrun, this one makes use of flaws, with a menu glitch allowing the speedster to skip huge sections of the game.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is, without a doubt, one of the most popular and adored video games of all time. Due to the game’s huge open-world, world-play mechanisms, and varied quest lines, each player will have a unique experience. Few, on the other hand, are competent and dedicated enough to enjoy Skyrim in the same way that nucular does. The unflinching speedrunner breezed through Bleak Falls Barrow, the Thalmor Embassy, and Sovngarde without breaking a sweat, setting a new world record in the process. By beating Alduin while the majority of gamers are still decorating their characters’ brows, nucular illustrates Skyrim’s ongoing popularity.
