As someone who casually speedruns a couple Metroidvanias, the allure is in mastery. For me at least, it's the mastery and intimate knowledge of a game I love. Imo, there's no point to speedrunning unless it's a game you love and are going to replay anyways as it requires the ability to essentially play through the game in your sleep.
I've never understood the allure of speedrunning, so maybe he's on to something because I've also never understood the allure of left wing policy.
As someone who casually speedruns a couple Metroidvanias, the allure is in mastery. For me at least, it's the mastery and intimate knowledge of a game I love. Imo, there's no point to speedrunning unless it's a game you love and are going to replay anyways as it requires the ability to essentially play through the game in your sleep.