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Speedrun discovery rides current community curiosity
I Beat Speedrun Expedition 33 Using Only The Menu Glitch is a sequence breaking trick. This route uses menu inputs to skip early sections. Researchers call this a UI manipulation method.
Tricky timing and controller inputs cause soft locks. Careful setup lets players jump straight to late game. Studies indicate small actions change route paths.
Hitting the menu at the right frame skips most gameplay. One precise repeatable press changes the entire run.
What makes this glitch reliable on current consoles?
Exploit works because of how the game loads levels. Menu buffers stay active longer than expected.
Could patching remove this route entirely?
Developers can block it with input validation updates. Community runs will likely shift to new paths after fixes.
