Unsure how gamers on P&B feel about any% speed runs but there’s currently a ridiculous back and forth of the world record time for speed running Elden Ring, with the latest WR being 12 minutes 13 seconds. The previous WR was less than a full day beforehand I think, and the same before that one. Any% categories allow for use of in-game glitches and engine exploits to skip parts of the game, but use of these glitches and exploits usually require ridiculous amounts of practice and precision. Also insane RNG involved with the boss fight(s) that are required. All of the WR runs revolve around “zips”, which allow players to skip swathes of the map/bosses. No idea how it works, it seems to be tied to hardware and resolution, and possibly frame rate, but it can’t be replicated in other souls games so f**k knows what’s going on as they are all iterations of the same engine. Here is the current WR: There’s a new skip of the Malkieth boss fight which means sub 10 minute runs will be possible.