The Insane Complexity of Tears of the Kingdom Speedruns

[@LowestPercent]

YO! We are gonna stop being lazy and start uploading a new video every second Friday. Thanks for being patient and sticking around :)

[@theniceobz]

First

[@Flexi._]

Yea! Looking forwards to the new videos to come!

[@edmunsty8037]

Y'all ain't lazy you're busy and putting out great content. Take your time!

[@talkalexis]

​@@edmunsty8037To be honest, after so many months it is laziness.

[@Narwhaldude]

WE'RE SO BACK. LITERALLY NEVER BEEN MORE BACK. LETS GO

[@coreymartin9630]

I love that "buying a shirt takes time" makes a substantial difference in the routing for this game

[@parchmentengineer8169]

Is there any way to just grab the one on the Sky Island? I know it would take time out of the run, but how does that time compare to the time needed to grab any of the other shirts?

[@nebulous9280]

​@@parchmentengineer8169I think the main idea is that you have to go out of your way to get the Zora Tunic and Flamebreaker chest anyway. It's more efficient to find a way to do those before Gerudo than to go out of your way, get a shirt, do Gerudo, only to go straight to Goron or Zora's just to get another shirt anyway.

[@parchmentengineer8169]

@@nebulous9280 Ah, okay.

[@alexpotts6520]

Especially since the reason you would want a shirt is not for stat buffs or anything but just to avoid making the Gerudos horny.

[@ozzy64zk]

I think there was an issue with not wearing a shirt while talking to hestu being a problem in some other speedrun/challenge run iirc

[@corrinflakes9659]

Can’t wait for TerminalMontage’s artistic take on TOTK speedruns someday.

[@matthewmspace]

It’ll be great. I assume they’ll wait at least a year to make it, as the game hasn’t even been out for 6 months still.

[@DDoodles_]

@@matthewmspaceI mean the any% speedrun is already sub 45 minutes, which is better than what botw had when terminal montage made his botw animation

[@matthewmspace]

@@DDoodles_ Good point. But it’ll probably take awhile to storyboard and animate regardless.

[@DDoodles_]

@@matthewmspace true

[@corrinflakes9659]

@@matthewmspace yeah, when BOTW speedrun was made, the smuggle flight thing wasn’t even a discovered thing yet.

[@LegendofLink5204]

I didn’t actually activate the quest to clear the thunderhead before the spirit temple, i just kinda wandered in. Once I was done with the spirit temple, i remembered the ring ruins and was wondering what they were. I go in ans realise i skipped almost all the steps up to the spirit temple.

[@WhyUHaf2BeMad]

i done the same lol , theres so much you can accidentally skip and ruin for yourself by just exploring when that seems to be the main part of the game. they really should have locked some of the things off until youve got an item or done a quest etc i wish they didnt let me get the mastersword so easily relatively early on, because i wanted to do the geoglyphs as i explored for it to just ruin the dekutree quest later. the gloom hands were fkin me up to then get rewarded with nothing because i had previously watched some cutscenes :(

[@LegendofLink5204]

@@WhyUHaf2BeMad oh yeah the memories were a giant complaint with me cause in BoTW there was a story but if you skipped around it was no big deal. TotK tho, if you skip some it can ruin the story. I ended up looking up all the locations just so I could experience the entire thing in order.

[@WhyUHaf2BeMad]

@@LegendofLink5204 I should have done that but instead I just done them as i found them . because I was expecting no matter what way I done it, it would play the memories in the correct order … oh how wrong I was

[@LegendofLink5204]

@@WhyUHaf2BeMad that sucks dude

[@Mankepanke]

But how could you go in there without the mask first? It opens the door in the overworld and seems to be required to even start the temple... What am I missing?

[@DragonDire09]

Gymnast is so good at voice overs

[@buttcrispe]

Fr. He has a perfect voice for these kinds of videos

[@GMPranav]

He has the TED-Ed voice lol

[@General12th]

Gymnast is so good.

[@markb5249]

I thought I was going increasingly more insane as I thought "wow this guy really sounds like him" lol

[@MicoDossun]

Gymnast I think is my favorite speedrunning commentator in general

[@MrGeorgeFlorcus]

I bet TOTK is going to turn into a very interesting speedrun game, eventually; so many mechanics, so much content, so many glitches with different properties. There's so much you can do in this game!

[@sledgen.]

The people who made this video did an amazing job at explaining this run! The voiceover, editing and thumbnail were all amazing, and it's nice to see a video that takes a look into this really interesting category.

[@luckstyleplays]

Yoo how you doin 1.1.2’s last runner?

[@sledgen.]

@@luckstyleplays lmao, I'm doing pretty good today.

[@spimbles]

that pfp lmfaoooooo

[@JasonBoyce]

Using the Pocket Rocket to go from the mountain all the way to the top of the blizzard is next-level Terminal Montage energy

[@sprockett3410]

rocketboarding*

[@selene2357]

@@sprockett3410 its called pocket rocket in the community and the video. dont incorrect people.

[@rksworld4405]

LOVE the routing and going into all the stuff that wont even result in anything, it shows an amazing part to speedrunning that you will not see in the finished product. pls make more like this

[@TheHogfatherInvades]

This makes watching the speedruns much more fun now that I have some background information

[@NoonDragoon]

Just gotta shout out that the editing on these videos is really good, keep it up!

[@k_Why]

Not gonna lie, when you all originally started this channel it felt like a breath of fresh air for speedrunning content and i was pretty excited for what was to come After a while i was very confused about why i heard so little from this channel and thought, "well the algorithm must have done them dirty" because i only occasionally saw videos even though i was subscribed. But when i checked the channel to see all the videos i assumed somehow got lost in translation, i saw that there were none that i hadn't already seen. You kind of collectively dropped the ball on this one. And i actually think this channel would have performed fantastically for some reason.

[@tylerwait]

I hope this guy is okay. His last message spoke of uploading more but its been months ):

[@adrymarker]

the guy who voiced this, gymnast, last uploaded on his own channel 2 days ago. hes fine. this channel in particular seems to be dead tho

[@hannahw7023]

I've seen multiple people work on this channel and they all post their own stuff. It's just this channel that they've stopped working on, it seems

[@honeycrisp808]

account is ran by multiple people actually

[@octaviaperfect6156]

i so deeply desire an explanation for how the Faron Grasslands lynel is directly on the path to Rito Village.

[@woofpotato1234]

Replying to this comment so I can get notified when there's an answer

[@aaaah540]

I assume it’s because the Great Sky Island is right over the Faron Grasslands?

[@Yossus]

@@aaaah540 except it’s not? The southernmost point of the GSI is still north of Lake Hylia, so it’s entirely above Central Hyrule.

[@catalyst539]

I feel like he misspoke, and meant Gerudo Town. But even that doesn’t make much sense, tbh

[@octaviaperfect6156]

@@aaaah540 afaik speedrunners still have to use the intended drop off point on Great Sky island, which is at the Temple of Time, above central Hyrule Field

[@csconnor5160]

Man gymnast has an incredible voice over cadence. Awesome!

[@lordnul1708]

Wonder what the hypothetical route for an "all warp points" run would be. Essentially, a speed run where you have to unlock and complete everything that unlocks a potential warp point.

[@ApplePigGuy]

Its probably gonna be the great sky island then the great abandoned central mine then dungeons(and any shrines on the way to the dungeons) then hateno ancient tech lab then all the shrines

[@ApplePigGuy]

Also, I forgot about skyview towers but they would probably be unlocked throughout the run

[@emidemi7211]

are you kidding that sounds awful

[@lordnul1708]

@@emidemi7211 be glad I didn't say "all koroks" or "all Addison signs". THOSE would be awful. Besides, FromSoft games have some pretty absurd challenge runs. Whether you talking about "all endings 100% as fast as possible" or "everything you can do on one file as quick as possible", doing a "perfect speed run " in Bloodborne makes "all warp points" feel like a morning jog. Especially since rocket shield cheeses most of the shrines anyway.

[@selene2357]

@@lordnul1708 you dont need to complete shrines to get the warp point, just open their door with the hand sigil

[@LinkaleeLewis]

I like that you included ZFG's Demon Dragon fail from his world record at the end there

[@FrostytheAwesome]

Missed this channel! Happy to see y’all back with another great video

[@Yesnomu]

Really great overview! I appreciate how complex and fluid this all is. Thanks for the video!

[@casualbird7671]

I love when games are more complex like this and take so many clever routes

[@soDa_cans901]

Don't mean to be a nerd here, but at 1:13, it says 6 months of grinding, even though the game's only been out for 4 months as of 9/15/23

[@James2210]

Maybe pre-release leaks had something to do with it?

[@soDa_cans901]

maybe, but the people that got early acsses didn't really do that many speedrun tricks, just casual gameplay@@James2210

[@Zoltloz0_0]

​@@James2210the game leaked 1 week before the actual release not 2 months

[@allyr02]

yeah! I got confused w that

[@AlexCFaulkner]

Yup I also checked my calendar

[@lombre9149]

As someone who has always loved low% runs (even making a video myself) I AM SO GLAD THIS CHANNEL IS BACK

[@ZACKY1Z]

I really thought this channel was dead, never give up tho!

[@Hugomanen]

Well done. These videos are nicely detailed without taking an hour.

[@Samestera]

I love the video consistency

[@kevinlopezobrien5366]

As long as nobody has to stare at a rupee for over ten hours I think we'll all retain our sanity.

[@ShyGuy274]

1:12 The game... has only been out for 4 months

[@RobloxOverloadGames]

Speedrunners speedran Time Machines

[@Coach_Cena]

yall needa post more these videos always slap

[@talkalexis]

Agreed

[@dainvisibulman]

2:18 you can see a white heart next to purah's name

[@bradencosier80]

The Faron Grasslands Lynel is directly on the path to Rito village? It's literally on the opposite side of the map from there

[@Penguin2-y1h]

1 year ago how that upload schedule going

[@garrettwozniak2749]

Fun fact, its not Friday anymore

[@charliecharliewhiskey9403]

10 months ago: "We're gonna upload a new vid every two weeks". 10 months later: nothing new. Despite there being several people behind this channel. This is a shame. It was a good channel, but I guess it's dead now.

[@starbot9828]

Ok pal I think you’re being a bit dramatic. Keep in mind that the people behind this channel do have actual lives, and sometimes life is complicated and gets in the way of things

[@charliecharliewhiskey9403]

@@starbot9828 How on earth was I being "a bit dramatic"? I wasn't complaining about it; I said it's a shame. Which it is.

[@simplethingsasmr4565]

A channel silent for 10 months aint dead. It just happens sometimes… They’ll be back

[@DarkArmageddon]

@@simplethingsasmr4565 The problem is that the pinned comment literally says that they're gonna "stop being lazy" and post "every second Friday". That was almost a year ago, and *nothing* has been posted since.

[@ElijahBridges-v3b]

Ok "its not dead" one year later nothing

[@Taromisaki666]

Great Video! I would love a video like this for the 100% run in one or two years.

[@cortez-ng8ik]

What happened to uploading every second friday

[@mazzy_ivy]

Thank you guys, this was an amazing video! And im so excited for the consistent uploads :D ❤

[@maliksezer5330]

LOWESTPERCENT is finally back

[@sophiegrey9576]

Every second Friday, huh?

[@DesTr069]

Can’t wait for Wheel Warping to change AD once again, lol, so many tricks in this game

[@thinkingfubuki]

That logo transition at 1:17 is slick :o

[@gruntilde]

I love how complicated this is. thank you for the video ❤

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

"This game is hard to route." Twilight Princes speedrunners: "You have no right to complain about a dman thing!"

[@Etrelley]

Seeing as the one doing the voice-over is a Twilight Princess speedrunner, I think he gained the right to complain.

[@PaulFisher]

The thumbnail art on this video is a delight.

[@kennyrlarsen]

Why wouldn’t you grab the archaic tunic if you know you need a shirt later on? I imagine it’s less than ten seconds of time loss, and it could enable the faster route. Is there something I’m missing? Edit: yes, there was something I was missing

[@bob-hp1lr]

Routing for the great sky island is really wacky and goes nowhere near it

[@catalyst539]

As the one above me has stated, GSI routing is wacky, really wacky. We go to Ascend first, and do hard to explain precise tricks with voidout areas, but that’s just the start.

[@M0zzed]

Just wait until we get wheel warps going, great vid!

[@1tastiger1]

Well, this was a great channel while it lasted... who wants to lead the funeral?

[@brontoburtt]

the editing of this vid is top notch

[@jeanadams5131]

5:45 how is the Faron Grasslands lynel directly on the path to Rito Village? Aren't they on opposite ends of the map?

[@shadowsableyexd2660]

He probably meant to say spirit temple

[@RobloxOverloadGames]

Maybe if u leave plateau and go there and then decide to go to rito village

[@irvindalacourt7178]

Gymnast is the best at explaining stuff

[@djprice1856]

I miss this channel

[@VannyBeumer]

Spirit temple lacks it's own map and therefore isn't required.

[@Jabees]

finaly you're active again

[@boredhcr2]

honestly thought you were never gonna upload again lol, glad to cya back!

[@jennasloan396]

I can't wait for Tears of the Kingdom max% no purahglider

[@ILikeWafflz]

"After six long months" Hasn't it only been four?

[@dairhat]

The editing is so good! ❤

[@NyrinTriball]

I was chewing some food and "Tulin's FALCON bow" was not what I heard at first.

[@SpencerKerr]

TOTK hasn’t been out for 6 months, but this is a fun video.

[@AngelofGrace96]

that's so freaking cool, I completely forgot the spirit temple and hyrule castle counted as dungeons!

[@skubed007]

Where did u go?????

[@A55JU1C3]

I thought you were dead! Oh, my boy. I’m so happy to see you again

[@oscartonrouge]

1:13 it has been 4 months, not 6

[@voidsassin7607]

I just found out I skipped more than half of Sidon's quest... after getting the Zora tunic, I just made a very "held together by duct tape and ambitions" balloon to go up to the water temple. I already wondered why Sidon wasn't there after I regularly completed the Fire temple with Yunobo at my side.

[@motorolla17]

lowest percent finally posting made my day

[@SwagaTron-qq4lq]

I dont want to sound entitled but...what happened to the upload schedule that was supposed to happen @smallant

[@crocs_n_socks]

Nintendo be like: No!!! you are not allowed to have fun on an offline single player game!!! Patch it! Patch it!!!!

[@MrLachapell]

It's glitch , it's no supposed to work that way

[@Periwinkleaccount]

@@MrLachapell Yeah, it’s just that patching it is pointless and helps no one.

[@anthonynguyen1289]

@@Periwinkleaccountpeople will complain when a single player game isn’t working how it should be. Yes glitches are fun for some people, but they can be frustrating for others. You could argue a lot of these glitches won’t be found by the casual gamer or person who doesn’t want to run into them, but there’s no guarantee of that being true.

[@Periwinkleaccount]

@@anthonynguyen1289 Well, they won’t be frustrating for some if it isn’t easily findable and also not inconvenient to the player.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

@@Periwinkleaccount Unfortunately they will find it, world Record Speedruns get seen by casuals, they see the game break, then don't get it. Investors and stock markets see this and in turn the company can lose investments. Patching a glitch is going to help them. Ignoring a glitch only costs them.

[@FernTheRobot]

This is fascinating! LowestPercent revival?!

[@linuxstreamer8910]

zuggle/zuggle overload is wild is wild

[@lonelyPorterCH]

Another video? Nice, you are back^^

[@LaSneky]

2:13 LMAO THE ❤️ NEXT TO PURAH 😭 its true tho 🥺

[@NoutEditz]

The legend has uploaded again!

[@masonschwalm2010]

10:26 “Smithers, there’s a rocket in my pocket.”

[@pestymenace]

I'm kinda sad that Linkus didn't make this one, him and Zelda kind of go hand in hand

[@Chaoticsaur]

Honey get the kids, new Gymnast Lowest Percent just dropped!

[@samuel_salmon966]

It says fith sage instead of fifth sage 2:00

[@Hary_Half-Mast]

RIP Low percent Bros 😢

[@sagacious03]

Neat analysis video! Thanks for uploading!

[@grby6851]

So excited for more uploads!

[@ninjascout]

this video just turned a year old

[@mollyfaucet]

GYMNAST UR VOICE IS LIKE BUTTER!!!!!!!

[@timmothiasjohnsanos]

I can't believe TOTK has been out for "6 long months" already.

[@Alsritt]

Zfg was behind at least some of these shenanigans, I can feel it...

[@thehellsage]

...So who wants to tell Gym that it's only been FOUR months since TotK released, not 6?

[@tweechers4748]

Damn... Gymnast is such a good narrator!

[@WhyamIhere297]

2:14 “Giving to you by Puruh❤” 🤨

[@ion9460]

Not me sitting here being told I completely missed the Spirit Temple

[@violettheory]

That line about TotK being out for “six long months” really scared me, because I was so sure it hasn’t been out that long. And it hasn’t! It’s only been out for four months.

[@waltermh111]

Time flies when things are this complicated :) The game is keeping them busy so they lose track

[@moonlightostrich3690]

what a wonderful game thrusting your pocket rocket in the pursuit of a T-shirt

[@moonlightostrich3690]

really gives me a new appreciation for totk

[@ltsora6276]

miss ya

[@trevise684]

YES, hes BACK

[@Yossus]

…alright, I’m gonna need some help with how the Faron Grasslands Lynel shown at 5:45 is on the way to Rito Village

[@ArcadeTheatre]

And now we are also doing Wheel Warping.

[@darksentinel082]

Is that a rocket in your pocket or are you just happy to see me

[@B_Skizzle]

Who made the thumbnail? I love their style.

[@10001vader]

Lycel, according to the description

[@Thatonedinysaur]

This aged well

[@meh4982]

there hasent been an upload in moths

[@SimeonMarr]

This channel is pretty damn awesome

[@ApplePigGuy]

What about the lynel near tama pond? Its on the way to rito village and its white maned(not sure if its always white maned or if you need the lynel to level up)

[@noble_lime]

In zora's quest, I have tried first meet yoda with ancient arrowana, then to the architech, then to king and then go to the water drop, lastly you can meet sidon

[@megamaz108]

"a pocket rocket?! it ain't rocket science that you soft!!" there is no way that that tech's naming isn't a reference to kurosai.