Blindfolded 'Sekiro' Speedrunner Breaks Down How He Pulled Off Impressive Accomplishment

Occasionally, amongst the gaming community, someone does something that makes everyone think “wow, but also why?”. Truly, it seems there’s no greater accolade for any gamer to receive than the utmost respect mixed with sheer bewilderment of the rest of the world. 

Have a bit of a throwback - check out the trailer for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice below.

In a new video posted by GameSpot, the speedrunner has gone through the run, explaining how he managed to pull it off, and also answering that all important question: why, and how, did he end up playing the game with a blindfold on?

“To get to blindfolded, it basically came down to I started doing challenge runs, and then I wanted to do new challenges but it was like ‘man, everyone’s done everything already’,” he explained. “And I just wanted something new, I wanted something nobody had done before, that I knew I could do, and since I’d seen all the bosses individually done blindfolded, I said ‘I know I can route that out and get a full blindfolded playthough’.”

Speedrunning in general is a really skilled form of playing a game - although professionals often make it look easy, there are hours and hours of planning and practice involved to figure out good routes and pull them off as smoothly as possible. So, to add an extra layer on top of that and just completely remove the ability to see is mind boggling - it’s super interesting to see how Mitchriz managed to figure it all out.