Tunic Developers React to 24 Minute World Record Speedrun

Watch along with the Tunic Developers as they react to this World Record Speedrun.
As of the time of this recording, speedrunner Twikax has logged the world record time for speedrunning Tunic. Thanks to Tunic's Lead developer Andrew Shouldice and Audio Director Kevin Regamey for sitting down for this speedrun! Tunic has been out for only a short time, but speedrunners are already finding faster and faster times.
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[@joselema85]

So not only do the Devs think about gameplay, replayability, sound, story, lore but they also think about speedrunners........ Utter dedication that shows 👍 10/10 played and completed it myself.

[@ChubbyTwiggy]

Finji's titles are often made this way, even Chicory: A Colorful Tale's devs went into specifics on Twitter about how many frames will it take for your character to do certain actions, or options to skip through hundreds of dialogues in just seconds, despite the game being just a story-focused instead of competitive one.

[@Blubbpaule]

Not only that... it goes even deeper. They thought about people who like ARGs too.

[@cainification]

Yes that's literally their job is to think of all those things lol

[@joselema85]

@@cainification not really though as most Devs make a game and call it that

[@canaldoedu9829]

I'd say the best way to carry for speed runners is to create a great engine. Some mechanics cannot be put into the game, they must be phenomenologic.

[@DavidKitchin]

At 9:17 Andrew asks "why the quit to title?" It looks like quit to title reverts runner's health bar max to full. It had been drained to zero by the miasma.

[@Stdvwr]

But why though? The current health did not restore and the max health will restore on death anyway

[@obscure_genesis]

@@Stdvwr bro, if he died he would have reset and spawned back to checkpoint, so it would be entirely pointless. He menu jumped to reset and spawn in the same room.

[@Stdvwr]

@@obscure_genesis which he did after the boss fight. Your point? He did not heal up until that point so he doesn't need that max HP

[@obscure_genesis]

@@Stdvwr no he didn't? Click the time stamp, he reset his max hp way before the boss, when he just left the miasma place.

[@Stdvwr]

@@obscure_genesis when does he use that additional max HP?

[@allgreatfictions]

It is so funny to me when the runner is on the elevator and Andrew says, "This is where we read donations". Such a hilariously funny reference to something that makes sense in the speedrun community and kind of nowhere else.

[@ianmacdonald1613]

Tunic is a masterclass in game development and how to make an amazing game. So many "AHA" moments with only showing and figuring out.

[@crancelbrowser5478]

The golden path/holy cross revalation is one of my favorite gaming moments in recent years

[@simochilo]

"This was here the whole time?", this is me every 5 minutes playing this awesome game

[@yetiskezzmondo8988]

Honestly this game is an absolute gem, I've played all the way till the end and unlocked the secrets and have been hooked the entire time. From the depth of the story and creative methods of introducing game mechanics to the huge extent secrets are hidden, this game is a masterpiece.

[@tangerine7745]

And yet there’s still more secrets to be found!

[@groovetomanny]

This game is beautiful and deserves all the flowers

[@astralmindny9055]

What console is it for?

[@groovetomanny]

@@astralmindny9055 Xbox and PC

[@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long]

@@astralmindny9055 Console? Xbox...Other platforms? PC

[@MohanABK]

It's coming out for PS4 and PS5, too, on September 27th this year :)

[@aloysiuskurnia7643]

Maybe arrange them in a pattern so that you need to put something in your D-pad :^)

[@squints7120]

man, this game was incredible front to back. Loved every second, and it took me much longer than 24 minutes lol

[@noTH9IK]

Took me 24 hours to get True Ending

[@cu7695]

In this react video, Devs are actually the speedrunners. They gave better shotcut than the player was using

[@jonathanporter5223]

Well, that is because they are the Devs of the game, so of course they know where all the secrets and better shortcuts are. After all, they did put them there. However, the player doing the speed run doesn't have that same knowledge, and can only go as fast as they can, based on their exploration and experiences in the game.

[@brandonsides624]

40 seconds into the run my mind is already blown from the hidden chest there!

[@ins0luble_678]

if that blows your mind, at the start when the items are appearing out of nowhere it's actually the player entering a sequence on their arrow keys!

[@criticalfox1568]

@@ins0luble_678 praise the holy cross

[@LilBitey]

That was lovely. The passion these two express for the game, the fans, the run and proper balancing of fun/function with a mind toward not being annoying to the player experience... Amazing!

[@KriskitArms]

The quit to title may not seem like a lot of sense as it didn’t give him (much) health back. However it reset the bar. When the bar is at its lowest the game thinks that he has full health even though he’d die from basically anything. Meaning the RTSR wouldn’t work properly.

[@UncleJessy]

Jesus. Took me forever to beat that boss.

[@megaman161]

9:15 Looks like the quit to title restores your max HP if it's been drained by Miasma. Probably to enable RTSR.

[@BroughtToBear]

Recently came across this series and literally can’t stop watching now

[@maynor22ss]

Excellent game. Just got the platinum today in PS and loved it. You can feel the love for franchises like Zelda even Dark Souls.

[@ElWeebDelBarri]

Amazing game, amazing run! Thank you for being so thoughtful devs

[@JoeSmith-np6nz]

Love playing this game, took me two weeks collecting the book, and doing ending B! Awesome stuff 😆

[@yamiyobi]

Thats really quick well done!

[@Vulgarth1]

TUNIC is one of my favourite games of all time.

[@melephs_cap]

It took this video for me to realize how many games Kevin Regamey has worked on that I've liked

[@asddsa8203]

8:36 Yooo there was a ladder there? 10:22 You can do that??

[@CatLee-v7u]

9:34 "this is where we read donations" gdq😅

[@griffin_booth]

Played the Tunic on the xbox game pass, would highly recommend playing before watching

[@raulmoyano6416]

Audio guy... involve in the celeste comunity.... "kevin".... is it the fabled guy who does the kevin block sound?

[@emperortgp2424]

yes

[@raulmoyano6416]

@@emperortgp2424 what a legend

[@FurryEskimo]

Just want to say thanks to the developers! ❤️

[@GlyntTheCat]

"Why the quit to title there?" To undo the hp drain.

[@andi_Rider]

Y pensar que despues de derrotar al boss final y creer que consegui todos las armas, encontre un pasadizo secreto debajo del punte cerca de la playa y encontre el reloj de arena (detiene el tiempo)este juego no deja de sorprenderme

[@slowmanual]

I'm not sure if it was the difficulty or cryptic manual that did it, but this game made me feel truly worthless as a player on my way to the end of my 20 hour playthrough. Speed running this game in particular is still mind-blowing to me.

[@mrinfinity5557]

28:34 and just then, they predicted it. Just a minute off, sub 22

[@joeri2499]

2 years later: current any% record is 17:20

[@CovertGhoul]

legend of a game, ty for making it

[@Slayer-Knight]

It's very weird and interesting that the Audio Director knows so much about the inner workings of the deveoopment of the game way outside of the realm of audio....

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

might just have to buy this one..

[@JamFlexx]

gamepass for a dollar try it out and other games

[@Uwusory]

@@JamFlexxnot everyone uses xbox

[@Caiofoca]

Could someone explain to me how the heck is the guy freezing enemies using the fire wand? LOL

[@azurehaiku]

using the ice dagger and fire wand simultaneously shoots an ice bolt

[@dr.angerous]

@@azurehaiku rofl

[@snackplaylove]

It’s in the manual 😂

[@NikolajLepka]

18:42 hidden Cool S

[@Esurnir]

And for all those effort the speed runner was sent to fox jail :P.

[@rafacapoci1757]

Loved tunic!

[@MyBlackguy]

3:58 does anyone know how to do that?

[@indiefan23]

How did he actually kill the librarian there?

[@Krushak8888]

The quit to title was to remove the max hp reduction

[@teyoru]

5:30 wait, really? why?

[@animatrix1490]

because spoilers. here's a hint that probably won't ruin the entire game for you: because one ending requires you to get help from "outside" the game

[@LeoN-wc9od]

This game would do well on Switch, Xbox glues me to the TV.

[@westsidewhiskers]

does anyone know of any unfound secrets still?

[@똠냥꿍먹냥]

Impressive

[@ken-senpai]

Tunic is winning GOTY save my words

[@xavi_]

elden ring

[@PLUM_MAN]

Got both endings myself😎

[@Kenneth_McGrew]

Anyone know what the engine music on tunic is please devs???

[@hearmerant]

Please get FromSoft to react to the current wr for Eldenring

[@VorpalTiger]

you would need translators. they arnt english speaking at all.

[@jagergerg9771]

Very nice looking game.

[@mikegoetz9804]

Could someone explain to me how this guy gets the bombs in the very beginning? Something to do with the Holy Cross? If it's that, what's the visual cue for it?

[@kvm6]

In the manual, check the items page.

[@johnny1013johnny]

closer to 25, but very cool

[@ViRrOorR]

Can they pleaase release it for ps5 already

[@TheManEthan]

Just played half the game without knowing there was a sprint... siggggghh

[@shaunspraggins2250]

Mhm mhm interesting 🤔😭 love this

[@chriswolf622]

Btw amazing looking game ❤

[@nedstark9238]

24 mins ?? what the hell

[@doitallman]

Great game. Great run. Great video. Ty

[@The_Scriggles]

How tf did he get those items at the start?

[@danielmarhuenda]

"secret" codes that exist ingame

[@hydrogen-8]

check page 17

[@feltek9209]

ТИДЖООООООООООООЙ(TIJOOOOOOOOOOE)

[@allanjensen8324]

How does the player do it 1:20 in???????

[@matt10y27]

Do what? Use the teleport pad...? They're unlocked at the very beginning of the game...

[@allanjensen8324]

@@matt10y27 ok… did’nt know that you could use them!.,. The game does’nt sat here you can do this and this … thanks

[@panagiotisvasilikos4857]

Excellent game!!!

[@S..T..E..V..E]

Just commenting ;) Wanted to be top 10 of something:) ❤️

[@Natej3ds]

Wait you're going to patch this route? Why?

[@markarend8226]

This Game IS to hard for the casuel Players...i give Up after one hour.

[@50-50_Grind]

Accessibility settings, enable 'no fault' mode, enable infinite stamina, enable infinite health, enjoy.

[@WHYDAFUQ]

Big respect for these Devs

[@Noasphere]

the intro is waaay too long -.-

[@shadowarrows5996]

The dev with the lower voice seemed super salty lol. Just finish my play through. ‘Twas an incredible game. Pretty damn close to Ori and the blind forest.

[@Imperial_Squid]

Nah Andrew (main dev, not PU Audio guy) is absolutely lovely, he's just more quiet and thoughtful than the other dude so he comes across as low energy and salty, he sounds like this in his interviews too, just some people are quieter than others 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@SuperBritishNess]

maybe next you can react to how over priced your game is

[@Sumatoa]

@joni6708 They are 2 games in the game... Tunic is not overpriced lol

[@dread46]

LOVE how much fun and joy these developers have seeing their game being broken in so many ways, they clearly are speedrun-affictionados ^^

[@GenocideOwl]

It always bothered me that Retro Studios fought back against speedrun clips by fixing skips. Metroid has always been about speedrunning.

[@freshlymemed5680]

@@GenocideOwl Not really knowledgeable on that but if it involves bugs and glitches then they as developers have the right to fix that.

[@cetadel6597]

@@freshlymemed5680 Yeah but it makes the game less fun :(

[@MohanABK]

Andrew Shouldice is really just an amazing and underrated developer. He made the game fun to play as it-is, and also fun for speedrunners, and also fun for those playing casual but re-playing and utilizing ways to get past beginnings (like finding that sword there). This game is sooo much more than just what you see.

[@pirilon78]

​@@freshlymemed5680they have the right to do anything with their games, that's not the point....

[@Dominik-K]

This Speedrun is well commented, love how much fun the devs are having with it

[@GauthamThomas]

More games like this please. This was a 10/10 in my book.

[@Oakshield2]

This one is fun because the game is so new and not even properly broken yet for speedruns. It'd be nice to see their reactions in a year.

[@MechaPlays]

We need more game devs like this, that understand and appreciate the multitude of different ways people want to play games. Great job guys, and great job to the speedrunner

[@tacitus_]

At 9:17, he quits to title because he wouldn't get the damage boost from the charm otherwise. The miasma reduced his total health to almost zero, but it was technically a full health bar which negates the charm's effect.

[@fourohsevenfishing]

The bosses in this game legitamately killed me than bosses in Elden Ring.

[@henrahmagix]

22:33 please someone make a "ring west bell" speed run category! =D

[@dr_ubo]

My personal pick for GOTY 2022. Absolutely loved this game and wish to see more of this.

[@tommyaction]

These segments are great. Wonderful game that deserves awards.

[@Rpodnee]

This is one of the best games I've played in years, and one of the best games I've ever played in my life! This speedrun is super impressive as well.

[@Invalourrr-vb3xo]

This has to be some of igns best content. Videos like this are really cool.

[@CHEEBnRUN]

Tunic is a love letter to video games, but maybe also to speed running

[@WYIT0]

Just a little faster than my 18hr playthrough. 👀

[@Elibbb-sx3kg]

The legend of zelda: the fox awakening

[@noisquevoaatruta8763]

Is more like 99% dark souls 1% zelda

[@lordsheldor]

It's nothing like zelda

[@ssjkaryuusennin]

@@lordsheldor this comment clearly referred to the thumbnail

[@lordsheldor]

@@ssjkaryuusennin maybe

[@God_Damn_Aisha]

It's more like " The Legend of Zelden Ring "

[@chrismorrice9590]

Thanks developers for a great game!

[@Rabavilas]

This is the best indie game I've played in years

[@minerman60101]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who called it "Red Tearstone Ring" the whole time. It's such a solid concept for an ability so I'm glad to see it permeate into more games.

[@Starhawke_Gaming]

As far as the predictions about how fast the speedrun would get, the fastest time as of this comment is sitting at 17 minutes 25 seconds, by GrosHiken, and nobody has been able to beat that for the past 10 months. So the laughing guess of 16 minutes was definitely a lot closer than the serious prediction of 23 minutes.

[@nodex3292]

Kevin is really funny, knowledgable, great mic quality, and is fun to listen too!

[@Kalenz1234]

I'd really love Alien Isolation devs react to a speedrun.

[@TheBaxes]

The fox is cute

[@ExileTwilight]

That poor Siege Engine got bullied ;_;

[@maraichux]

Love tunic, Played it on stream, great game!

[@MicahDS]

Mood 20:38

[@tangofoxtrot40]

Beautiful beautiful game! The devs definately designed it to be sped run but also to be replayable as hell!

[@samirkazah302]

Don't really get how they killed the librarian

[@Millhouse013]

As soon as the boss fight properly starts, a kill zone spawns below the arena that kills everything that touches it. They manage to get below this kill zone before it spawns while the Fight Start cut scene is playing. The fight starts, the librarian is aggroed and wants to approach the fox, but of course then touches the kill zone and instantly dies! 🤗

[@user-25352]

tbh ultimate magical attack indeed is very cheap, pretty sure it would be more interesting to speedrun if it costed more

[@cmck1777]

I'm sure lots of other people will say it but... that's not the ending?

[@LuisFelipe-pq9lr]

10:40 Does anyone know how the speedrunner freezed his enemy so fast? It wasn't the dagger as it was not consumed, is it a glitch using the wand and the dagger?

[@Emveekay]

It is a mechanic explained in the manual so it's intended (think it's like page 52 or 54). You can use them both at the same time for a freezing bolt.

[@Kevintendo]

@@Emveekaydid they ever patch the amount of magic it consumes?

[@teasdaye]

@@Kevintendo Yes, but they added a "cheat code" that temporarily gives you the old reduced mp cost, and gave a clue to it in the patch note

[@sabre3923]

Dinosaur Planet N64 1999 Star Fox Adventures The Legend of Zelda

[@sergioarroyo1923]

Because the fox character in the first two? Ok, but none of the three yo mentioned are isometric view action RPG with souls influenced battle systems. “Landstalker” (1992) would be just that, minus the Souls bit, obviously.

[@miserablebrian]

How the HELL did he defeat the rock spider thing so easily!?!? Why did it never reorient itself??

[@hibilbo4755]

stunlocked with the damage boost from the ring lol