The hardcore action RPG Elden Ring poses great challenges for most players. But there are outstanding pros like the speedrunner niko bellic. He completes the entire game in just 2.5 hours without dying even once. How he did that can be found here on MeinMMO.
Who is it about? niko bellic (no, not the guy from GTA IV) is a powerful gamer and speedrunner. He has made it his mission to get through the hardcore action RPG Elden Ring as quickly as possible.
What did he do? To execute his speedrun, he chose the Vagabond class and immediately ran off after character creation as if a wild wasp was chasing him. Whenever he wasn’t running, he was perched on the back of his loyal mount Torrent.
Speedrunner shows you how to blaze through the entire game in 2.5 hours
How did he do it? From there, things moved quickly. Fights were skipped whenever possible. Only the necessary battles were fought, only essential items were collected. Every step bellic took in the game was precisely optimized for economy and progress.
In the embedded video here, you can see how he did it all. But keep in mind that it’s full of spoilers.
Even bosses like Margit were skipped or postponed whenever possible. Whenever there was a way to skip an area or take a shortcut to areas that were not intended at that time, bellic took it.
Often, whole hordes of nasty creatures chased after him, but the brave runner didn’t care at all. Stoically, he dodged, darted through shadows, evaded ambushes, and did everything to complete the game as quickly as possible.
If he did encounter a boss fight, he approached it methodically and precisely. Since he was basically running around with starting armor, he had to be particularly careful, and if you watch the footage of his run, you will see how effectively and almost mechanically he dodges attacks and ruthlessly beats the bosses piece by piece into oblivion.
In the end, he takes out the final boss after only 2.5 hours and didn’t die even once. For comparison: Other top players struggle for 14 hours on just one(!) boss!
Truly a powerful achievement by bellic, but was everything above board?
Were glitches and exploits used? Indeed, there have always been absurd glitches and exploits in past Souls games that allowed players to complete certain challenges much more easily or even skip them entirely.
However, that was apparently not the goal of niko bellic. He fights, runs, and sneaks his way through the game without using any clearly unintended methods from the developers.
What do you think of this insane achievement? Let us know in the comments. If you want to be that good too, then first check out our useful starting tips.
