Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a big, advanced, and troublesome sport, however that did not cease speedrunner Mitchriz from beating it blindfolded. It wasn’t Mitchriz’s first time beating Sekiro on this vogue, however this previous weekend at AGDQ he did it dwell for an viewers of 1000’s.
The run demonstrates a degree of endurance, planning, and ability I am unsure I might convey to bear for something, not to mention FromSoftware’s 2019 ninja motion sport. Mitchriz spent the run “within the gap” because it have been, fully centered on the sport’s audio cues, so the commentators, LilAggy and Spikevegeta, offered some important context on what’s required for such an enterprise.
It definitely speaks to the standard of Sekiro’s sound design that there are sufficient diverse and indicative audio cues to permit for this model of play. Along with reacting to sound cues on the fly, this run additionally requires a big quantity of memorization, demanding the participant rely their inputs from set factors like sculptor’s idols.
After struggling early on towards the Blazing Bull miniboss, Mitchriz dealt with the remainder of the run comparatively free from bother. I used to be notably impressed with how simply he beat a late sport puzzle boss, the Folding Display screen Monkeys. Every one of many titular primates has a novel motion sample and reacts to Wolf another way, however Mitchriz defeated them and not using a hitch.
Mitchriz accomplished Sekiro’s speedrun-favored “Shura” ending in 2:00:35, although that also falls in need of the completely ludicrous blindfolded world report of 1:42:47 by Chinese speedrunner just blind. Cheers to Mitchriz on an entertaining run for a very good trigger.
