Let's Speedrun Uncharted Waters: New Horizons - Joao (Former WR 5/26/2024)

This speedrun took place live on my Twitch channel (www.twitch.tv/effingcontroller) on 5/26/2024. It is based on routing done by JJBlu (www.twitch.tv/jjblu) and BCSBuster (www.twitch.tv/bcsbuster), with additional help from GameFAQs users Eastpolar, Gilmok, and FatRatKnight in the form of their guides and maps. Thank you to everyone who loves this game and continues to play and explore it over thirty years since its release!

You are going to notice some seemingly random sound effects that play throughout this run. This is thanks to a Twitch soundboard bot I created, which my viewers use to entertain themselves and distract me. Despite their best efforts (seriously, they nearly derailed the run at one point), we managed to snag a world record run. You guys brought a lot of joy to this silly use of my time so I am grateful for all of the dumb fart noises that you subjected me to during this and every other run.

Of all the scenarios in Uncharted Waters: New Horizons, Joao's is my least favorite. There's a lot of sailing back and forth between distant ports, and some mandatory combat that feels pretty unfair if you're a new player. Also, Joao himself is a chump and I don't like him. So, it was only natural to play his scenario as a speedrun, and devote dozens of hours towards learning and playing the run so that you only have to watch three and a half hours of his scenario. I'm choosing to believe that my loss is your gain. You're welcome.

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