BW player here.

So where are the good sc2 vods? I know that you have to pay and stuff but I guess I can just borrow a friends account. I just saw the GSL May finals. Let's just say that is was quite lackluster. I'd like to see good SC2 games but where are they? Can't find them

wherebugsgo

Japan10647 Posts

May 14 2011 11:50 GMT

#42

So I play both games, and tbh there aren't many great games IMO in SC2. A few that stick out, but BW still takes the cake for me.

TvZ:

Idra vs Jinro in GSL January (I think) on Jungle Basin. Intense game.

Most of Nestea vs Foxer (marineking, at the time he was using the Boxer ID) finals GSL 2

Marineking vs Kyrix GSL 2 (again, marineking using Boxer ID) most of the series is good but games 1 and 5 were the best.

July vs Nada, whenever they played. March, I think.

TvP

MVP vs Squirtle GSTL (the first team league. Finals, I believe.)

ZvZ
Nestea vs TheWind on Blistering Sands in GSL2

Nestea vs Dimaga GSL world championships (lol @ game 1)

TvT
Boxer vs Nada GSL 2

MVP vs Bomber GSTL Finals (first team league)

Jinro vs Ensnare GSL January (longass TvT but good)

PvZ

Can't think of any. This matchup is what makes me LOVE broodwar (Bisu so sex)

EDIT: Maybe Nestea vs San from GSL March but that game was a bunch of mistakes by the loser and the game was exciting at the time because of the shock factor. All in all it was a pretty mediocre game IMO

PvP

MC vs Whitera game on Shakuras, Korea vs World team match

soujiro_

Uruguay5195 Posts

May 14 2011 12:27 GMT

#43

On May 14 2011 20:20 wherebugsgo wrote:
Bisu vs Flash, I don't remember which map, in which Bisu goes nexus first and Flash does some sort of timing attack. The micro in that game is just SO sick. Both players were playing amazingly thoughout.

its on hbr for wcg

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SnowFantasy

4173 Posts

May 14 2011 12:31 GMT

#44

As a BW fan, this thread is amazing. I will try to think of some good games to add to the list.

NoobStyles

Australia257 Posts

May 14 2011 12:57 GMT

#45

On May 14 2011 07:18 infinity2k9 wrote:
Personally i think Flash vs Kwanro was kind of lame because Kwanro wasn't exactly playing well.

+1

This is a game that i just dont get, sure the first 10-15mins were cool. but after that my strongest memory is kwanro running ultra first through mine fields for 20mins and leting flash win

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50584 Posts

May 14 2011 13:10 GMT

#46

I might add some games too.

Flash vs Calm EVER OSL 09 on Fighting Spirit
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/34969_Calm_vs_Flash/vod

Day[9] did a daily on this if you want to watch with analysis and english commentary
http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3534438

Jaedong vs Stork Shinhan Bank Winner's League 2010 on Match Point(You wish SC2 PvZ would look like this,I know I do.)
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/36074_Jaedong_vs_Stork/vod

Day[9] did a daily on this if you want to watch with analysis and english commentary.
http://blip.tv/file/3642585/

konadora

Singapore66357 Posts

May 14 2011 17:14 GMT

#47

this is real nice haha. great recommendations all there!

p.s: need SC2 vods. too bad can't find GSL videos :/

YejinYejin

United States1053 Posts

May 15 2011 04:52 GMT

#48

BLinD-RawR, I was literally just about to post that Flash vs Calm game. Such a great game. Definitely a must-watch.

JMave

Singapore1806 Posts

May 15 2011 06:17 GMT

#49

The Flash vs Kwanro game was kinda frustrating to watch. Seeing Kwanro running all his ultras into mines blindly. It was really poor control on his part to have allowed Flash to get back into the game. But still, a good recommendation.

Umbrella

Taiwan936 Posts

May 15 2011 06:37 GMT

#50

I picked BW games I enjoyed when I first joined Teamliquid. (2007-2008 era)

I also added in a few more SC2 games since there has been a lack of them posted so far. I only posted free ones so you can all watch them.

BW TvP
Mind vs. Bisu on Loki II: Relatively unknown Terran defeats Bisu from all the way from qualifiers. Bisu was speculated to be the next bonjwa (and the first protoss one). If he won that MSL he would have won 3 MSLs really quickly, and then if he had won an OSL it would've looked like the 3 MSL into OSL shenanigans.
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Can't find the VOD.... the video's been removed from TLPD. Here's one with english commentary,

BW ZvP
Jaedong vs. Stork on Katrina: Jaedong showing Stork what's up with a muta timing. The start of ee han timing? (Not sure, was it just popularized instead?)
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BW PvP
Stork vs. Bisu on Loki: Intense set 5 final match that goes all the way to arbiters. Stork also forgets dragoon range.
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BW TvT
Upmagic vs. Flash on Sin Chupung-Ryeong: Upmagic plays a ridiculous game.
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BW TvZ
Flash vs. Jaedong on Loki: The FvJ rivalry hadn't begun yet, but Flash all of a sudden plays Jaedong in like every league I believe. The game quality speaks for itself.
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BW ZvZ
Savior vs. Yellow: Savior was slumping and people were questioning CJ for sending him in an ace in a proleague playoff game. Then he wins and everything is all good. Also Savior hadn't played a ZvZ in forever.
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SC2 TvP
TheLittleOne vs. Nazgul on Metalopolis: This is the game where everyone instantly loved TLO. Also shows that a lot more Terran units were more viable than people thought.
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Thorzain vs. MC on TD Altar: Foreigner vs. 2X GSL champion. Really good game with a bit of everything in my opinion.
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SC2 ZvP
San vs. Nestea on Shakuras Plateau: Worst player of GSL comes from nowhere and takes down a GSL champion with really nice templar harassment.
http://www.gomtv.net/2011gslsponsors2/vod/61742

SC2 PvP
White-ra vs. MC on Shakuras Plateau: Surprisingly nice PvP with the rare warp prism. Foreigner wins over GSL champion. To be honest, this is the only PvP I can remember =P.
http://www.gomtv.net/2011championship/vod/63894 click on set 2

SC2 TvT
Jinro vs. Ensnare on Lost Temple: Teamliquid's Jinro plays the longest GSL match, but also one of the most intense TvT's I've seen.
http://sc2rep.com/replays/show?id=4364 (Chinese commentary)

MVP vs. MarineKing on Crevasse: MVP has pretty much always beaten MarineKing, but MarineKing finally wins a tough game in the WC finals.
http://www.gomtv.net/2011championship/vod/64516 click on set 3

SC2 TvZ
Foxer vs. Kyrix on Shakuras Plateau: First great SC2 series in my opinion. Foxer shows the beginnings of marine micro vs. banelings and inspires bio-centric play in TvZ afterwards.
http://www.gomtv.net/2010gslopens2/vod/1262

Foxer vs. Kyrix on Xel'naga Caverns: This is set 5 with a great comeback from Foxer/MarineKing.
http://sc2rep.com/replays/show?id=2589 (Chinese commentary)

sC vs. Nestea on Crossfire: The game everyone has been talking about recently. Nestea plays one of the greatest comebacks on a terrible ZvT map and makes his second finals. Note the crossfire game is set 5 (the VOD has 4 and 5 apparently).
http://sc2rep.com/replays/show?id=8016

SC2 ZvZ
Dimaga vs. Nestea series: Dimaga breaks Nestea's 100% ZvZ record. To be honest, I don't watch ZvZ's so there are probably better ones out there.
http://www.gomtv.net/2011championship/vod/64001

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50584 Posts

May 15 2011 06:57 GMT

#51

there are some of the Best Games from 2010 in BW

2010 Set 1

I would like to say though even though this set has only 1 hive tech ZvZ(don't worry i'll put up a more separate section for that)

Hive tech ZvZ is probably the second most exciting thing to watch in the history of BW.

The Best being TvZ.

YejinYejin

United States1053 Posts

May 15 2011 10:05 GMT

#52

For some reason, a lot of people dislike BW TvT. Personally, it's one of my favorite matchups. In my opinion, it yields the most long, epic games, which are my favorite.

I think everyone should watch Fantasy vs Flash on Benzene in SWL.

Mahs

Netherlands171 Posts

May 15 2011 12:06 GMT

#53

Thank you so much for this Blog, I'm bookmarking it!

I'm an SC2 player but lately I've been checking out more and more BW VODs. I have a lot of respect for the roots of this community and often wish I had been a part of it. A lot of people seem to have switched to SC2 but I've been thinking about going the other way around. It's very intimidating though, I know that I'm not content playing a game which I'm not atleast reasonably good at, and BW feels like this giant thing that I won't even be able to be average at. So up to now I've only been watching VODs, with this lingering doubt on whether I should give it a shot for real. Atleast this blog has made my day, I'll be watching all the VODs!

Louuster

Canada2869 Posts

May 15 2011 13:06 GMT

#54

Im as much a Jaedong fan as anyone else, but I feel a lack of Bisu in this topic! To correct that Ill start off with the first game of his legendary series against sAviOr in 2007, which essentially cemented his status as the best protoss player of all time and revolutionized the PvZ matchup.

In english, with special commentary by none other than Day9 and NonY

Same game, first person view of savior which is always interesting imo

Amanebak

Czech Republic528 Posts

May 15 2011 13:25 GMT

#55

Hooray, thank you, Umbrella, at last a link to sc2 games. I am a hardcore BW spectator

but I would like to see some notable sc2 games.

BLinD-RawR

ALLEYCAT BLUES50584 Posts

May 17 2011 11:36 GMT

#56

TSL3 Finals was awesome for people who want to check out SC2.

TSL3 Grand Final - NaNiwa vs ThorZaIN: Set 1

bgx

Poland6595 Posts

August 06 2011 18:22 GMT

#57

I feel like bumping this not gonna do any harm, because its v good thread, i got back to watching bw after several years ( i stopped around 2003 when i switched to cs and got back after sc2 release) there are tons of games worth mentioning. Someone said that BW ZvZ hive games are particularly rare and interesting so im gonna recommend one. Probably obvious to BW followers but this game is so interesting that should be mentioned always.