EPT[Event] Summer Games Done Quick 2018 - Page 9
| Forum Index > General Forum |
TheEmulator
28076 Posts
| ||
|
WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
On July 09 2017 08:32 Nesserev wrote: Is it just me, or are the bits incentives just a dumb idea? 5 million bits (50k dollars) for Majora Mask's final boss blindfolded, which would be "easy" to reach if it was in the form of normal donations... but 5 million bits is a way too much. Bits aren't supposed to be used for such large amounts, but for smaller stuff. Now the run is starting, and they aren't even halfway yet... Twitch takes such a large cut for bits, why would you choose twitch bits over a simple donation? GDQ staff dropped the ball on that one imo. The incentive itself kind of sucks too, unfortunately. It's only for Blindfolded Majora final boss fight, not a full run or partial run. For a goal that high, I'd expect something like the OoT or Punch Out blindfolded runs. | ||
|
DarkPlasmaBall
United States43479 Posts
On July 09 2017 11:12 WolfintheSheep wrote: The incentive itself kind of sucks too, unfortunately. It's only for Blindfolded Majora final boss fight, not a full run or partial run. For a goal that high, I'd expect something like the OoT or Punch Out blindfolded runs. The Punch-Out and Super Punch-Out blindfolded runs are some of my favorite all-time GDQ runs... Especially the latter, because I used to get my ass handed to me in SPO. Zallard is a god. | ||
|
valium
United States251 Posts
1. Kingdom Hearts 2. reason: spikevegeta, and to a lesser extend, the runner. this was gold all the way through. good commentary from the runner and couch crew. disney songs were a bit cringeworthy, but you can mute them, except gaston, nobody sings gastons like spikevegeta. the bonus of the bosses at lvl 1 was top notch as well. 2. mirror's edge games, both of them. couch guy tongue-in-cheek making fun of twitch chat meme from AGDQ was hilarious, the joke did drag on a bit but the couch guy dropped it before it became annoying (for me at least). the runs were interesting, good showcase of technical ability and broken game mechanics. 3. doom. great run, great commentary. very solid viewing experience throughout. consistently good quality. rare for these events. 4. donkey kong 64. hilarious commentary, that eclipsed the interest created from gameplay, if that is your thing. it is mine. game broken like dropped china, if that is your thing. it is mine. 5. FF7. great run, great commentary. suffered from it's time length, made up for by the engaging runner and couch crew. 6. super panga world. great run, great commentary. pumped up couch crew, didnt stray into annoying territory. one of the stages is mario busting out of the creator's poopshute. 7. megaman x block. does this really need explanation? megaman blocks are always quality, and this didnt disappoint. 8. dark souls 1 and 3. good runs, great commentary. bubbles' self-effacing jokes are always great, and even more cutting this year. 9. bionic commando. PJ is always a favorite, unfortunately he is underutilized this year. 10. jet set radio. good run, good commentary. engaging viewing experience. things I heard were good, but didnt see personally, but will check out later: freedom planet pokemon games banjo kazooie super meat-boy jedi knights 2 | ||
Nakajin
Canada8987 Posts
| ||
|
TheEmulator
28076 Posts
On July 09 2017 12:30 Nakajin wrote: Great Zelda run, it's pretty much the only one I got to watch in entirety this week sadly, was there a TAS block? No TAS this time around. I think that's a good thing honestly, it was kind of getting old. | ||
|
Nakajin
Canada8987 Posts
On July 09 2017 12:33 TheEmulator wrote: No TAS this time around. I think that's a good thing honestly, it was kind of getting old. Personally I think the emphases on meme or game breaking glitches was maybe a bit old, but I would have love just some "normal" TAS speedrun, especially since it's a community that get so little exposure. | ||
|
WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
Same with Tetris block, really. Ignoring the terrible setup times that were 4x longer than the runs, if they'd trimmed down the fat and just showed off the major modes that everyone focuses on, it would be much better. | ||
|
TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On July 09 2017 11:12 WolfintheSheep wrote: The incentive itself kind of sucks too, unfortunately. It's only for Blindfolded Majora final boss fight, not a full run or partial run. For a goal that high, I'd expect something like the OoT or Punch Out blindfolded runs. I think they got overzealous with the bit threshold when they met the first one (Majora was the second bit threshold the entire marathon IIRC). If the pace had kept up, they probably figured they'd hit the blindfolded Majora threshold. It didn't though-which is pretty reasonable when you realize a lot of those bits meeting the first threshold were leftovers/etc. | ||
|
Dromar
United States2145 Posts
On July 09 2017 13:48 TheTenthDoc wrote: I think they got overzealous with the bit threshold when they met the first one (Majora was the second bit threshold the entire marathon IIRC). If the pace had kept up, they probably figured they'd hit the blindfolded Majora threshold. It didn't though-which is pretty reasonable when you realize a lot of those bits meeting the first threshold were leftovers/etc. Yeah the first goal was 500,000, and the second was 5,000,000, ten times as much. I enjoyed the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past run, was genuinely entertaining and very lighthearted. Mario Kart Wii was kind of cringe worthy if you're into watching that stuff. Not to be mean, but it was the worst speedrun I've ever watched easily. Rise of the Triad seemed pretty inappropriate, seems like somebody made a mistake letting that into the schedule. Also really enjoyed FFVII, Twilight Princess, Hollow Knight, the Mirror's Edge games, Metroid Prime, and The Lion King. Pretty fun event overall. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
| ||
|
valium
United States251 Posts
probably to skirt around the 4th festivities. | ||
|
arb
Noobville17919 Posts
On July 09 2017 14:36 BigFan wrote: Missed a lot of this GDQ but what I enjoyed were the ones I caught. The Pokemon Firesoul/silver w/e, bits of diablo II, chrono trigger (most of this run I caught) and some old fashioned gameboy TMNT. I would've loved to see the full diablo II and some other ones but the timing was just too terrible for me. Oh well, lucky for me they have vods lol. I thought they Mercy killed Pokemon? | ||
|
DarkPlasmaBall
United States43479 Posts
On July 09 2017 14:18 Dromar wrote: Yeah the first goal was 500,000, and the second was 5,000,000, ten times as much. I enjoyed the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past run, was genuinely entertaining and very lighthearted. Mario Kart Wii was kind of cringe worthy if you're into watching that stuff. Not to be mean, but it was the worst speedrun I've ever watched easily. Rise of the Triad seemed pretty inappropriate, seems like somebody made a mistake letting that into the schedule. Also really enjoyed FFVII, Twilight Princess, Hollow Knight, the Mirror's Edge games, Metroid Prime, and The Lion King. Pretty fun event overall. I missed Rise of the Triad; what was inappropriate about it? | ||
GTR
51272 Posts
that being said if games like doom and quake are allowed i don't see why rotd can't | ||
|
valium
United States251 Posts
though the doom runner didnt really get much into the gore of doom, did hardly any fighting at all. | ||
|
valium
United States251 Posts
I see how it is. no no, im used to making myself look like an idiot. im joking of course, except for the idiot part, im really good at that. | ||
|
The_Red_Viper
19533 Posts
 So i am probably just going to watch the recommendations of other users now  | ||
TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On July 10 2017 07:08 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: I missed Rise of the Triad; what was inappropriate about it? You know how GDQ get's more and more PC every year? Well let's just say... the coach and the runner for Rise of the Triad were fine. The thing is the game is like a pinnacle of vulgarity and features 'banned' swear words like every 30 secs.. "Fuck" "Shit" "Fuck". And that's just one sequence. Was honestly pretty funny | ||
|
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
| ||
| ||
