On July 27, Twitch streamer Mitchriz completed a speedrun of FromSoftware's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice blindfolded.
Originally reported by Eurogamer, in what appears to be a world first, Mitchriz finished Sekiro's Shura ending in a total of four hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds. He was wearing a blindfold throughout the entire run. A collection of highlights of Mitchriz completing his groundbreaking run, as well as a video of the whole stream, are available on YouTube.
The speedrun featured many impressive highlights. Mitchriz managed to beat the game's Corrupted Monk and Armoured Warrior bosses on his first attempts. When fighting the Corrupted Monk, the streamer described the encounter as "the one that we literally could not possibly kill if we ran out of items." However, the speedrun wasn't perfect; Mitchriz fell off cliffs multiple times and the Guardian Ape boss took him six attempts to defeat. The streamer was also forced to use the homeward idol several times to restart sections by returning to previous points in the game.
Throughout his run, Mitchriz often slashed his sword against walls, using the changes in the game's sound to orientate his position. Grapple points, enemy sounds and cutscenes were used as means of navigation, helping the streamer figure out his position. During the sections of the game near the edge of a cliff, he had to carefully count the seconds in order to measure how far he was walking in any direction.
Speedrunning, which involves completing a video game or a specific level of a game as quickly as possible, is a mainstay of video game culture. Blindfolded speedruns are a growing part of the speedrunning community as players seek new and more demanding ways to challenge themselves. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is an ideal game for blindfolded speedrunning as the game has ample audio cues, particularly in its boss battles, which are a necessity for this style of speedrunning.
When Mitchriz finally completed this run -- defeating the Shura ending's boss Isshin on his second attempt -- he commented, "Four and a half hours... that's actually fast." The streamer continued, "I didn't think it would be a one try. I mean, it was hard... that did not go according to plan, but we did it." Mitchriz has plenty of experience with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice; at one point, he held the world record for the fastest speedrun of Sekiro (any percent category) and he currently holds the fastest speedrun record for the "no airswim" Shura ending.
Despite the experience he has with the game, Mitchriz likely spent months preparing for the run, having to memorize exact movements and audio cues needed to navigate the battles and the world itself. It appears he isn't finished with Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice just yet, having already uploaded another stream where he focuses on beating his own record.
Developed by FromSoftware, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Source: Eurogamer
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