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The Best Games of 2012 - Page 10

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Games that previous required GomTV subscriptions should be free now, as GomTV has made them available to all!
F14C0
Profile Joined July 2012
Colombia17 Posts
March 07 2013 18:32 GMT
#181
Thanks team liquid for this post!

Game top 1 was such a symphony!
IcemanAsi
Profile Joined March 2011
Israel681 Posts
March 07 2013 18:33 GMT
#182
On March 07 2013 22:54 TheKefka wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 07 2013 22:52 SDnNs wrote:
monk and waxangel just lost all credibility with me, the best game of the year was gsl season 2 finals game 5, mvp vs squirtle with a battlecruiser vortex. best game in starcraft...period

You have no idea what you are talking about that game was beyond terrible.

Gotta agree with Kefka, How anyone would like that match is beyond me.
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
March 07 2013 18:33 GMT
#183
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...
IcemanAsi
Profile Joined March 2011
Israel681 Posts
March 07 2013 18:38 GMT
#184
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...

Look, I love MVP. I love his play.
But that wasn't defensive, it was a player taking completely uncessary time to build a ridicolus advantage in order to win a match with 'style' instead of just ending it and then losing to an mechanic that has zero strategic depth.
Series was awesome, MVP is awesome, Squirtle is awesome, Match was absolute shit.
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
March 07 2013 18:39 GMT
#185
On March 08 2013 03:38 IcemanAsi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...

Look, I love MVP. I love his play.
But that wasn't defensive, it was a player taking completely uncessary time to build a ridicolus advantage in order to win a match with 'style' instead of just ending it and then losing to an mechanic that has zero strategic depth.
Series was awesome, MVP is awesome, Squirtle is awesome, Match was absolute shit.

You have to remember that at the time, lategame TvP was considered heavily favoured towards the Protoss. On top of that, Mvp had wrist injuries and most likely wanted to make sure he could win rather than risk his hands performing where his strategic skill wouldn't.
Netto.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Poland523 Posts
March 07 2013 18:39 GMT
#186
That 8th game lol I almost jizzed my pants watching that, totally epic ! :D Thank you for that article !
Be the change you want to see in the world.
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
March 07 2013 18:43 GMT
#187
Game 7 of the Mvp - Squirtle series was also quite tense. Damn.
maru G5L pls
Kazeyonoma
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States2912 Posts
March 07 2013 18:55 GMT
#188
farewell WoL, we love you and hope HotS lives up to your awesome entertainment!
I now have autographs of both BoxeR and NaDa. I can die happy. Lim Yo Hwan and Lee Yun Yeol FIGHTING forever!
seoul_kiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States545 Posts
March 07 2013 19:09 GMT
#189
the MVP vs Squirtle game made me jizz my pants when i watched it live
oGs.MC: Repair IMBAAAAAAAAAAa
Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-07 19:12:48
March 07 2013 19:12 GMT
#190
Please keep in mind that gameplay alone is not the single criteria used to determine the games on this list. The Mvp vs. Squirtle game is one of a kind, and to think that it was match point for a three-time GSL champion vs. a potential royal roader in a GSL final, coupled with the tension building over the ten-or-so minutes leading up the engagement... The game in and of itself was not great, but it is the most memorable Starcraft II game of all time which should say something.
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Mhax
Profile Joined March 2012
Chile5 Posts
March 07 2013 19:29 GMT
#191
Where are the series between ThorZaIN And MC at TSL 3!, The game at Taldarim Altar was just brillinat!
Life's Easy
AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
March 07 2013 19:32 GMT
#192
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...


Trademark defensive play, mvp, what? His trademark is his unpredictability. He uses any and all builds Terran has left.
opterown *
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
Australia54784 Posts
March 07 2013 19:33 GMT
#193
On March 08 2013 04:29 Mhax wrote:
Where are the series between ThorZaIN And MC at TSL 3!, The game at Taldarim Altar was just brillinat!

that was 2011
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AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
March 07 2013 19:35 GMT
#194
On March 08 2013 04:33 opterown wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 04:29 Mhax wrote:
Where are the series between ThorZaIN And MC at TSL 3!, The game at Taldarim Altar was just brillinat!

that was 2011


Someone should make a list of ALL the greatest games from WoL. Surely thorzain vs MC on taldarim, scfou vs nestea gsl semi finals, nestea vs anypro on dual sight, and one little gem of a game that surely lots won't remember, check vs ensnare on scrap station, surely these would make the list :D.
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
March 07 2013 19:36 GMT
#195
On March 08 2013 04:32 AnomalySC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...


Trademark defensive play, mvp, what? His trademark is his unpredictability. He uses any and all builds Terran has left.

Yep, trademark defensive play. That's the general pattern of his macro games, though obviously he does play to win and will mix it up with anything and everything.
AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
March 07 2013 19:38 GMT
#196
On March 08 2013 04:36 kollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 04:32 AnomalySC2 wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...


Trademark defensive play, mvp, what? His trademark is his unpredictability. He uses any and all builds Terran has left.

Yep, trademark defensive play. That's the general pattern of his macro games, though obviously he does play to win and will mix it up with anything and everything.


Hmm, I don't really agree with that at all. MVP cheeses a lot. I mean, if you're saying when he plays macro games he plays defensive, well that's a given no?
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
March 07 2013 19:39 GMT
#197
On March 08 2013 04:38 AnomalySC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 04:36 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 04:32 AnomalySC2 wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...


Trademark defensive play, mvp, what? His trademark is his unpredictability. He uses any and all builds Terran has left.

Yep, trademark defensive play. That's the general pattern of his macro games, though obviously he does play to win and will mix it up with anything and everything.


Hmm, I don't really agree with that at all. MVP cheeses a lot. I mean, if you're saying when he plays macro games he plays defensive, well that's a given no?

No you can play very aggressive macro games. Drops and stuff...
AnomalySC2
Profile Joined August 2012
United States2073 Posts
March 07 2013 19:56 GMT
#198
On March 08 2013 04:39 kollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 04:38 AnomalySC2 wrote:
On March 08 2013 04:36 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 04:32 AnomalySC2 wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...


Trademark defensive play, mvp, what? His trademark is his unpredictability. He uses any and all builds Terran has left.

Yep, trademark defensive play. That's the general pattern of his macro games, though obviously he does play to win and will mix it up with anything and everything.


Hmm, I don't really agree with that at all. MVP cheeses a lot. I mean, if you're saying when he plays macro games he plays defensive, well that's a given no?

No you can play very aggressive macro games. Drops and stuff...


Which he does....
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-07 20:04:31
March 07 2013 20:03 GMT
#199
On March 08 2013 04:56 AnomalySC2 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 08 2013 04:39 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 04:38 AnomalySC2 wrote:
On March 08 2013 04:36 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 04:32 AnomalySC2 wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:33 kollin wrote:
On March 08 2013 03:31 IcemanAsi wrote:
Wow, great article and amazing work. Thank you very much!

But "LG-IMMvp vs StarTale_Squirtle" is in my mind one of the worst games I've ever seen. Bunkerish verging on showoffish play by MVP being counterd by the most deeply broken ( and thankfully removed ) mechanic in the game. Deplorable game, can't imagine why anyone would think it was bearable let alone good.

You mean Mvp used his trademark defensive play and then Squirtle against every single prediction got the perfect engagement and won? Not to mention the story surrounding the tournament...


Trademark defensive play, mvp, what? His trademark is his unpredictability. He uses any and all builds Terran has left.

Yep, trademark defensive play. That's the general pattern of his macro games, though obviously he does play to win and will mix it up with anything and everything.


Hmm, I don't really agree with that at all. MVP cheeses a lot. I mean, if you're saying when he plays macro games he plays defensive, well that's a given no?

No you can play very aggressive macro games. Drops and stuff...


Which he does....

Let me rephrase. I mean 4 drops in different places while pressuring all over the map. Mvp doesn't do that.
EDIT: Well he did in his prime, but even then he did that while turtling behind a planetary and making a ghost tank army.
Sea_Food
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
Finland1612 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-07 20:07:41
March 07 2013 20:07 GMT
#200
Are they being ironic or something with 2012 being the best year instead of 2011?

Dat 2 times more GSL tournaments than 2012
Dat NASL S1
Dat IdrA is relevant
Dat Jinro
Dat Destiny
Dat no one cares about LoL
Dat TSL3

Anyway. Look at all them terran games.
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