Talented Nintendo Fan Destroys Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Speedrun Benchmark

Published 06/30/2022, 8:45 AM EDT

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Although Nintendo has tons of amazing IPs, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can easily be called one of its top crown jewels. Since its initial debut in 2017, the game has attracted a large user base, due to an amazing open world design. Not to mention the breathtaking action sequences, a compelling storyline, and memorable characters.

Even after five years of its original release, several players still keep enjoying The Legend of Zelda to the fullest. A perfect example of this is speedrunning. Fans who love to zip through a game as quick as possible never cease to break their own records. Recently, one such player accomplished a new milestone in Breath of the Wild while enjoying it on the Nintendo Switch.

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For others, this task might look unachievable but for this Zelda fan, it wasn’t too hard, if not entirely easy.

Passionate Zelda speedrunner beats all shrines in Breath of the Wild without runes, in one go!

In case anyone is unaware about him, Limcube is known across the Zelda community. He’s popular for coming up with the amazing speedrun streams of Breath of the Wild. However, just few days ago, he managed to achieve something in the game that one can only imagine of.

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Limcube literally succeeded in finishing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in a stunning manner. He beat all 120 shrines in the Nintendo Switch exclusive without any runes, in one sitting!

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Moreover, he did it all in a 28-hour stream, which is a record in itself. Keeping in mind that he didn’t use the runes, which is not so common for Breath of the Wild players, this can be termed as a new speedrun record of its kind.

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As reported by NintendoLife, Limcube also discovered many techniques, during his stream, that helped him. One of them is the brand new Korok technique that proved to be really vital.

Such display of skills deserve real praise, without a doubt, from every Zelda lover.

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Meanwhile, the community is waiting for the next major installment in the iconic franchise. The awaited sequel is set to come out next year for the Nintendo Switch.

What are your expectations for the upcoming entry? Also, do mention your thoughts on the aforementioned achievement of Limcube. Let us know in the comments.

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Mintu Tomar is an eSports author at EssentiallySports. After completing his bachelor's in Philosophy, he has followed his passion for covering news as a budding journalist. He lives and breathes video games and is a die-hard Call of Duty fan.
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