Any speedrunners?

[김돌돌]

I had been trying to completing the game under 10 hours without any hints or walkthrough, and my best record is 08:13 so far.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1709400012

[김돌돌]

I just saw this after post this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1459s76Xuo and I was like "what...?"

[Patashu]

https://www.speedrun.com/baba#True_Ending

[mato]

I don't understand the "Version GK" in the speedrun.com page.

Since the differences between versions can affect the time to complete some levels quite a bit, it should be made clear what version the runner played.

[Bleep Bloop]

This isn't really the type of game that you speedrun, just solving the levels is the challenge. Also there wouldn't be much merit to speedrunning if you have beat it before, there is no skill involved besides memorisation.

[Patashu]

Originally posted by Bleep Bloop:

This isn't really the type of game that you speedrun, just solving the levels is the challenge. Also there wouldn't be much merit to speedrunning if you have beat it before, there is no skill involved besides memorisation.

There's an execution component as well - because of the double tapping technique (you can alternate D right D right D right to move twice as fast) you can solve puzzles faster the better you are at controlling your baba.

[Bleep Bloop]

Originally posted by Patashu:

Originally posted by Bleep Bloop:

This isn't really the type of game that you speedrun, just solving the levels is the challenge. Also there wouldn't be much merit to speedrunning if you have beat it before, there is no skill involved besides memorisation.

There's an execution component as well - because of the double tapping technique (you can alternate D right D right D right to move twice as fast) you can solve puzzles faster the better you are at controlling your baba.

Of course there is an execution component but it isn't really worth making speedruns for.

[김돌돌]

Originally posted by Bleep Bloop:

This isn't really the type of game that you speedrun, just solving the levels is the challenge. Also there wouldn't be much merit to speedrunning if you have beat it before, there is no skill involved besides memorisation.

Good point. My thought is that there’s the fastest solution, and also, the minimum number of key input, so those can be the merit of Baba Is You speedrun. In the fourth trial of mine which took 8 hours, I came up with more efficient solution, not just memorized things.

[Patashu]

Originally posted by Bleep Bloop:

Originally posted by Patashu:

There's an execution component as well - because of the double tapping technique (you can alternate D right D right D right to move twice as fast) you can solve puzzles faster the better you are at controlling your baba.

Of course there is an execution component but it isn't really worth making speedruns for.

What kinds of execution components are and aren't worth making speedruns for?

[Riverbui]

Originally posted by mtomato:

I don't understand the "Version GK" in the speedrun.com page.

Since the differences between versions can affect the time to complete some levels quite a bit, it should be made clear what version the runner played.

That is the literal version they are playing. Hempuli uses two letters to denote the versions of each update for Baba is You, you can see what they are in the updates page.
Though, I'm not quite certain where you get the version letters from.

[Bleep Bloop]

Originally posted by Patashu:

Originally posted by Bleep Bloop:

Of course there is an execution component but it isn't really worth making speedruns for.

What kinds of execution components are and aren't worth making speedruns for?

Games where the challenge is based on execution are worth speedrunning. Baba is You's challenge is not based on execution.

Speedrun are meant to prove one's mastery of a certain game but speedrunning Baba is You doesn't truly prove that you master the game or even understand it's concept since you can just watch walkthroughs and memorize solutions.