After years of theory crafting and failed attempts, the speed running community for Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater have finally found a skip for the infamous ladder that sits at the centre of the game. This ladder, an obstacle that Snake has to slowly climb for minutes in order to reach the top in typical playthroughs, remained a major roadblock in the way of the speed running community for some time now.
The hero in question who figured it out is Apel, who posted the video to Twitter yesterday to scores of other community members and speedrunners either celebrating the discovery maintaining cautious scepticism, or anger that anyone would dare skip this beloved scene.
While we’ve embedded the video in this article, here’s a written explainer on how it works. As you enter the area at the bottom, you have to equip three different food items to your active inventory. With one of the food items in your hand, lean against the pillar next to the ladder, centre your camera, then hit the pause menu as your run forward.
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