Shadow of the Tomb Raider Developers React to 48 Minute Speedrun 

This series will single handedly save the channel

Alternatively: Tomb Raider Devs roast their own game for 48 minutes straight.

It’s funny how the Dev’s point out things that we would’ve thought like “ that shipping container is right on time” or “there’s always a couple birds waiting for you to traverse a ledge” it’s great to see that they can laugh at their work

beating the entire game without spoiling the plot is amazing

I really hope the " Devs react to speedruns " series keeps going, these are amazing. :)

The devs poking fun on their own game was great

Me:(glitches through map)"oh, the game glitched. Better restart." Speedrunner:"Its free realestate"

"Shes going to a coastline, trying to get to a dig site that she hasn't heard about"

These devs actually know what's going on in the speedrun. This is amazing.

Most fascinating thing to be is that I completed this game twice and never ran into a single bug or glitch.

"when the kid dies, you get exp" HAHAHAHHAHA

Me - "47 minutes! I can't watch that whole thing"...20 mins in - "omg this is amazing!"

"That took so long to tweek" as his soul leaves his body xDDD

I love how genuine and joyful the devs were.

This entire video just explains how my grandparents got to school everyday

8:58 For a sec, the guy's laugh syncs with the Spacebar icon shining

i love how they keep getting him credit for what he is able to pull off, and their humor is funny too. like.

This video is sponsored by: Reload Checkpoint.

"Walking towards a dig site that she didn't hear about to find an artifact that we're not sure she knows what it is" yeah that sums up how sequence breaking fits into the narrative.

"Is there no music there?" Pounding on a window underwater seems a lot more impactful without music.

Best dev reaction ever. Half of these videos consist of devs justifying glitches and bugs while beating themselves up. But these guys are just having fun.

I love these Devs nitpicking all the odd logics in the game.

These speed runs are honestly love letters to the devs. The time and passion invested into learning something like this...I love seeing devs excited about this type of thing. Being able to crack jokes and enjoy it is the right attitude imo.

By far my favorite episode. These devs are so chill and know how to make a joke.

I like how they’re making fun of the writers. Like with the obvious dialogue.

The XP when the kid falls was a hilarious thing. Love this vid

😂 "No eels were hurt in the making of this game, btw." "Correct."

I love how much they critique their own game, so genuine devs

23:04 “that took us so long to tweak” and he just runs right through it

This speedrun commentary thing is the first thing in a long time that's worth watching on your channel.

It may have been a speed run, but the amout of time it took him to get this route down-pat, and practice it a few times, I'd like to know how long _that_ took. This isn't as easy as it looks.. not even close. Great job. The devs should get this guy on as a tester.. seriously.

"What ever happened to Brendan Frasier" THIS DEV ASKING THE REAL QUESTIONS

"Originally the plane was underwater, but nobody saw it" Wish they would release a stand alone Tomb Raider game based on this issue. No story. Open world. Full of hard AF secrets and puzzles. No hand holding.

I love how they make fun of some of the stuff they made. Not taking themselves too seriously.

27:46 Brendan Fraser plays Robotman in DC's Doom Patrol. It's great. Also, he's been free of the 50k a month Alimony since last year. Just thought anyone who doesn't know would like to know.

Having played this game and struggled heavily with the combat/stealth sections, watching this amazing speedrunner just blaze through them with such grace and ease is making me so impressed that I'm mad. Truly amazing stuff.

Haha, when he said how the level developer shouldn’t see this.

I love how they are just having a blast watching this, not upset, no aggression, just laughing at how this guy did/found it all

i bet the devs are patching all the glitches after watching this lol

26:56 Dev : *talking about how hard it was to be able to get the feathers not clipping trough any NPC* Horn of the mask : "Ha-Ha ! You forgot about ME !!!" > *Goes trough an arm*

IGN I just want you to know, I love this series. Whoever idea it was, it was great. If it was a team's idea, great team effort.

To answer the question about the Airwalk at 20:49 you know you have the glitch activated when you see Lara holding the grapple hook. On the failed attempts, she isn't holding it, but on the successful attempt, she has it in her hand. Also, to activate the glitch, you must grapple a ledge on the SAME FRAME you land from a jump.

“You’re not gonna make it” “He gone”

5:36 Dev laugh Also dev: next update, we will patch this bug

I love this series. Finally something from IGN that I actually enjoy.

ign finaly hit gold with this series, best thing in a long time from them

The way the speedrunner goes up the cliffs would make even a skyrim horse proud

22:50 "That took us so long to tweek..." You can actually feel the pain in his voice....

These devs have the most hilarious commentary xD

"Not everything is about you Lara!"

16:18 The homage to Indiana Jones was a nice touch by the devs. Glad to see it in the game.

Nice seeing how wholesome and friendly the Devs are. Gonna finally play this game series.

22:20 It's cool to see them say "How does that work?"

Lol reminds me of when The Outer Worlds developers reacted to a 12 minute speedrun. Developers reacting to speedruns should be a new series if it isn't already !

The most amazing thing about all of these speedruns and testament to the devs I guess, is that the game still functions despite being broken at every opportunity by the speed runner.

"Level design cannot watch this walk" Every level design nightmare 😂

Watching a speedrun is always so calming to me. Just someone breaking the boundaries and breaking the game. :3

"Al pacino's dead" 😂 these have by far been some of the most entertaining devs in the whole series! Kudos to these guys!

The XP bug about the falling kid was too funny

The flood level through the town with all the destruction was so beautifully designed. They created an amazing level there. very immersive.

Best one yet! Really loved this... Thank you for making this happen, IGN!

Love this game, it's so cool to see devs watching someone so passionate about their games.!

When she tells you to come over because her parents are gone for the night

This is probably the best series I've seen posted on this channel. Keep them coming. They're super entertaining.

I love this series! Keep it up IGN!

please keep this series going on

i planned to look at just a few minutes at this...ended up enjoying the whole thing :) Great job i want more episodes of devs reacting to the speedruns!

The trick with speed running is there is almost ALWAYS some element of true mastery of key parts of the game the run requires. This means it is much harder to hold a record, because you will always have a possibility to shave off a few seconds from anywhere someone else has less than total mastery of unavoidable original parts of the game. This also requires people to iron out the gameplay and the sequence of events. No speedrunner is not a avid fan and player of the game they speedrun or exploit. It is a higher form of appreciation for your work, if anything. Devs should be honored when someone tries to break their game to be the best. ;)

I like how they can poke fun at their own game and have a laugh. Great guys.

16:19 - 17:15 Is like what the hell... I just can't stop laughing

There should be a playlist for this because i always struggle to find all the Devs react to speedrun

Just a little insight into "what happened to Brendan Fraser"!? He is actually currently voicing Cliff Steele/Robotman and portrays him pre-accident as a guest star in Titans, and reprises the roles as a series regular in Doom Patrol.

Amazing title. Just reached 100% overall trophy completion a few days ago which includes the ones for the 7 DLCs. Hope they’re gonna make a new one in the near future, maybe for the nextgen.

this is one of the best in the series, commentaries are gold

I've really enjoyed this whole series, but this is absolutely the best one so far. I love how knowledgeable and enthusiastic these guys were. Their tendency to laugh at themselves and the situation as well as give genuine credit to the runner's more impressive moments really makes this stand out.

I really don’t like how you show the best reaction points at the start. It ruins the surprises. I always skip it.

I really love this series. It's hilarious to "see" the reactions of the devs to their game being broken to this extent. ...I just really want to see the OoT devs react to the sub-10 OoT ACE WR, even though I know it probably won't ever happen.

"Whatever happened to Brendan Fraser?" His ex-wife happened to him. And the US legal system.

i find it really nice cause i suddently started searching on youtube, speedrun react, i watched most of the videos they were, and really loved the psychonauts one, and then ign started uploading these, great.

this is a great series, i really hope to see more of these!

"What ever happened to Brendan fraiser" how to instantly hook and audience

"That took so long to tweak" I feel you man

i really appreciate the time developers take to watch and commentate about speedrunners. its a new huge wave of gameplay thats shaking up the gaming industry. its nice to see that effort acknowledged

These guys were super cool. It was an awesome ideia to have the narrative director in such a story driven game, I hope they keep doing this.

"Evening Ralph." "Evening Sam." You devs...I really appreciated that nod and had previously made a quick RU-vid video about your nod to Looney Tunes.

Brandon Fraser? He's having a revival at the moment. Don't worry about it.

Those guys are extremely cool! Was fun listening to them! And congrats to that great run!

Devs were really amazing really made it fun to watch the whole thing!!

video: "Cinematics waste time" Me: *You might be onto something*

"Two words, Reload Checkpoint." 😂😂

Never was a fan of speedruns, but with dev commentary it does work even for me :D Keep it up!

Definitely need more videos like this. I always wonder what the developers think of speedruns and this is hilarious

FML, 48 minutes to beat the game. Meanwhile I spend 2 hours stealthing my way around the first jungle area to kill stuff for resources and XP :/ Side note; I had forgotten how tough those jaguar actually were. Multiple arrows to the face? I'm still trying to eat you!

Tony is the type of guy who discover all these glitches on his own but still never finishes the game.

Please keep this series going. I love it

That was awesome... absolutely loved the commentary by the devs. hard to believe how much is skipped.

Watching speedrun while the devs comment about it , i actually enjoy it .

I love how self-aware they are about their games :D

These two react better than any other speed run reaction video.

theses guys are so chill, great video