Elden Ring Finished In Less Than 9 Minutes In Must-See Speedrun

The zip glitch is a bug in “Elden Ring” that lets users teleport from place to place. Executing it is not easy — it requires using the right combination of guarding and walking with perfect timing in order to achieve the zip at all. As a YouTube commenter explains, these zips are done manually and are made easier by using a lower resolution, but they also rely on hardware, meaning that not every player will be able to try them out in the first place.

In the world of “Elden Ring” and “Dark Souls” speedruns, many variations exist. The run Distortion2 had been practicing and completing is referred to as the “any % unrestricted speedrun,” which implies that the game just has to be beaten — it doesn’t matter how. That’s why, throughout the run, the YouTuber relies on zips, various other glitches, and even reloading the game to make the timer. He doesn’t actually fight any of the bosses required to beat the game, although he does engage in combat with some, and even dies to one. This brings him to victory and his sub-9-minute timer.

The speedrun makes for an intriguing watch; even more so when you consider just how much prep and practice must have gone into hitting that perfect time. “Elden Ring” content creators just continue to prove how much they’re willing to hammer down the strategy until they hit their goals. Just recently, a different speedrunner completed the game without taking any damage whatsoever, a feat near-impossible to most of us who continue to die many times over to Malenia and other similar bosses.