Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion swallowed months of our lives and its sequel, Skyrim is expected to be even bigger. But it can be finished in two hours if you know how.
It was a close call. Brown managed it in a stonking 2:16:30. But Sam Bernstein breezed past the end game in 2:16:10. That's a difference of just 20 seconds - an almost Top Gear-style unbelievable result. As you can see, he was pretty pleased with his victory.
Does that mean you'll be flogging it back to the store after two hours? Not likely. Let us know how you're getting on at the 100 hours mark.
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metallicorphan on 13 Oct '11 said:
I just read this on Kotaku,when they did the speed run for Oblivion when that was due to be released they finished that in 1hr 15 minutes
spaceman_DOUG on 13 Oct '11 said:
We sure that isn't 2 Days 16 Hours 30 Minutes?
MrPirtniw on 13 Oct '11 said:
I recall Oblivions main story was relatively short too (and also a bit boring compared to the side quests). Does that mean we'll be seeing the same again?
freds1 on 14 Oct '11 said:
Is it me, or is that mans face the same shape as the Skyrim logo on his t-shirt?
TheBusterMan on 14 Oct '11 said:
Well the sidequests in Oblivion were so much better than the dull main quests.Could be the same again?
BenThomasFoster on 14 Oct '11 said:
2 hour speed run... Not bad to be honest. I may do speed run just to get story over with and explore forever and ever and ever
flash501 on 14 Oct '11 said:
Yep, the main story could be completed fairly quickly in Oblivion if you did a speed run so I'm not surprised by this in the least. The main quest is nothing but a mild distraction from the real business of exploring!
KMakawa on 14 Oct '11 said:
Main quest is nothing but a guide throughout the worlds of Elder Scrolls, really. You progress to the next area, and then side quests are surrounding that new area, thus making you pick them up and do those too, then turn it all in, for the next area down the road. 2 hours is good, longer then Oblivions speed run. So definitely more content at hand.
Rojoco on 14 Oct '11 said:
Two hours!? I'm not paying full price for a game that can be finished in 2 hours! So disappointing! Consider my pre-order canceled!
...lol jk
DAEDALUS79 on 14 Oct '11 said:
I loved Oblivion, infact I loved it so much I got distracted stealing horses and trying to kill fish in the rivers that I ended up completely forgetting about the main quest at all. After trying to find out what the guilds were and where they existed, and more adverting I think about 50 or so hours of gametime had passed before I even realised there was a main quest for me to be doing.
eastldn on 14 Oct '11 said:
this is a terrible article
360_Fan on 14 Oct '11 said:
Thats nothing. Last night I was finished in about 2 minutes, then fast asleep about 1 minute after that.
TheCrimsonFenix on 14 Oct '11 said:
It's not surprising really if this was done by the developers who how every inch of the game works and who have probably done the main game a hell of a bunch of times (not to mention they're running the whole way and rushing it all by skipping dialogue and such). It will probably take you 10-20 hours the first time by a guess. I remember games like Resident Evil 4 taking you about 20-24 hours the first time and then taking only 2-3 afterwards.
The_KFD_Case on 14 Oct '11 said:
Not having played Skyrim yet I have no idea how difficult or not a speed run of 2 hours 16 minutes and some odd seconds is, but it sounds very fast and impressive on the surface of things! I have no worries that the game will last tens if not hundreds of hours for most who decide to give it the time of day.
Legend Turtle on 14 Oct '11 said:
How long is the bit with the dragons in it?
budge on 14 Oct '11 said:
Two hours? I'll spend more time than that just cooking.
Nightshade pie anyone?
G00N3R on 14 Oct '11 said:
Didn't someone manage to finish Morrowind in about 15 minutes?
am_gers2K8 on 14 Oct '11 said:
there was actually a glitch with the PC version of oblivion that allowed you to go from the jail cell to the boss battle, by creating a ladder of pencils and reaching the top of the spire. It only takes 30mins then.
typhoon_2099 on 14 Oct '11 said:
They also finished Fallout 3 in 56 minutes. Then someone glitched a wall and did it in 17.
Felly117 on 14 Oct '11 said:
Its the exploring/side quess/leveling up that will make or break the game. Just as it should be in a RPG
Papzotic on 15 Oct '11 said:
With loading times?
procion on 16 Oct '11 said:
It better be bloody long enough. I've had to get two copies of the game. The US CE because Bethesda generously only provided the whole NZ market over all three platforms 200 measly copies of the CE, and the SCEE region 4 version so any dlc will work from our PSN store(if we ever get them on PSN
as Bethesda seem to have the hand of M$ up them as it's veritable puppet...)
dothebedn on 23 Oct '11 said:
Some people think that because this guy could complete it in 2 hours that the game will be short.
Here is the truth.
-He was only playing the main quest
-He was a developer so he knew all the short cuts and stuff.
-He beat Oblivion in 1 hour, so the main quest alone is twice as long in Skyrim as it is in Oblivion.
Legend Turtle on 5 Nov '11 said:
Also they sometimes skip the cut-scenes and don't read/listen to all the dialogue text for these things.
Legend Turtle on 11 Jan '12 said:
Oh my; how naive we all were back in the day!
I have played skyrim for much longer than two hours and don't seem to be anywhere near the end.