Not so surprising. This assumes perfect information about the world as well as great speed.
Perfect information? As far as I know all tricks used in most TAS videos were discovered by players, most of the time by accident. Kinda like how scientists discover(ed) the laws of physics.
The point is that these speed runs presumably involve backtracking. They can rewind time and explore different paths until they find one they like.
So do regular playthroughs, though; it’s a video game. The first paragraph still remarks on “how different optimal play can be from normal play.”
Not so surprising. This assumes perfect information about the world as well as great speed.
Perfect information? As far as I know all tricks used in most TAS videos were discovered by players, most of the time by accident. Kinda like how scientists discover(ed) the laws of physics.
The point is that these speed runs presumably involve backtracking. They can rewind time and explore different paths until they find one they like.
So do regular playthroughs, though; it’s a video game. The first paragraph still remarks on “how different optimal play can be from normal play.”