Elden Ring: Player completes extra hard playthrough in 2.5 hours

Elden Ring players love a challenge. Sure, because From Software’s game isn’t easy. One player took it all to the extreme and finished Elden Ring in 2.5 hours – without leveling up and without taking any damage himself.

One extra heavy Elden Ring, please

Playthroughs in which the player may not take damage are not uncommon in Elden Ring. Streamer Ainrun has therefore come up with something heavier and played through Elden Ring not only without taking damage, but also without leveling.

Another peculiarity of his gameplay was that he didn’t skip the first boss fight like many other speedrunners. No, this player faced the Grafted Scion.

“I’ve been consistently no-hitting and speed-running From Software games since 2020, starting with Dark Souls 1,” Ainrun explained kotaku.

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“I personally feel that [das Überspringen des Grafted Scion] interrupts a sequence that the developers want you to go through in order to progress in the game, so I decide to do the fight.

“I spent a lot of time practicing it and looking for gaps to exploit. I was also motivated by the fact that most other players skip this boss.” According to Ainrun, this shortcut would lessen the challenge – so there’s no point in trying to make life easier when you want it hard.