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GSL Finals Retrospective Part 2: #7 - #1 - Page 4

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DJHelium
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden13480 Posts
January 02 2014 11:09 GMT
#61
Great article! My personal top 3 is with jjakji-Leenock #1, MMA-DongRaeGu #2, but it's just because I prefer the high level gameplay AND sexiness from jjakji.

Gonna rewatch some of these today... Life vs Mvp for sure.

I really hope Mvp gets back into form next year, I would love to see him in another big final.
#1 player in the world atm: J-god | Follow me on twitter! @DJHelium
shadymmj
Profile Joined June 2010
1906 Posts
January 02 2014 11:18 GMT
#62
Eh, MMA and DRG was the best set in sc2 history. Not all remarkable games, but generally worth your time. Still nothing compared to wcg 2010 semi finals.
There is no such thing is "e-sports". There is Brood War, and then there is crap for nerds.
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16121 Posts
January 02 2014 11:35 GMT
#63
If anything else was at the top I was about to rage.

But it's Fionn. If anyone knows the GSL and its history, it's Fionn.

Awesome write up. Nostalgia is indeed flowing.
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
glzElectromaster
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
Japan2474 Posts
January 02 2014 11:35 GMT
#64
While HotS is a superior game, WoL had all of the games that I will forever attach SC2 with. Staying up all night to watch Mvp vs. Squirtle, and crying in joy after Mvp took game 7. WoL lacked the flair, but man, pre-Bloodlord Infestor era was probably the pinnacle of my professional SC2 experience as a fan.

Mvp is to SC2 as Flash is to BW. There will never be a player that will catch my heart as Mvp.
RIP Kt. Violet | In solitude, where we are least alone
herMan
Profile Joined November 2010
Japan2056 Posts
January 02 2014 11:50 GMT
#65
On January 02 2014 20:35 glzElectromaster wrote:
While HotS is a superior game, WoL had all of the games that I will forever attach SC2 with. Staying up all night to watch Mvp vs. Squirtle, and crying in joy after Mvp took game 7. WoL lacked the flair, but man, pre-Bloodlord Infestor era was probably the pinnacle of my professional SC2 experience as a fan.

Mvp is to SC2 as Flash is to BW. There will never be a player that will catch my heart as Mvp.


To be honest, 2012 started out pretty fantastic and the general level of gameplay was getting better all the time. Even foreigner terran was viable back then (thorzain).
neptunusfisk
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
2286 Posts
January 02 2014 12:07 GMT
#66
On January 02 2014 17:07 forsooth wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 02 2014 16:55 xAdra wrote:
I have no doubt this thread will be filled with people talking about how bad Mvp vs Squirtle actually was, that g5 was a passive turtlefest that displayed all that was wrong with sc2, that mvp vs squirtle doesn't deserve to be #1 because of having a protoss in it.

Nonetheless, I want to thank Fionn for putting effort into this- it's a beautiful piece of work, and if I hadn't watched these finals before and read these descriptions, they'd get me so hyped up to watch them immediately that I'd be going over to gomnet and watch them now.

Not necessarily, I enjoyed that finals overall and game 7 was an absolute heart-stopper that will always be one of my favorite games of all time. I just thought game 5 was incredibly boring and had a silly ending. I don't take issue with that finals being ranked #1 all time at all. And part of the reason it was easier to stomach than TvP generally is was that Mvp was playing such an unorthodox and aggressive style that saved us from 7 consecutive battles of the balls.


As a squirtle fanboy, I thought it was a brilliant finals. The turtle fest as you called it was very very tense. Don't forget it was match point in the biggest finals! It was actually a bit of a fantasy gg timing it seemed, as squirtle just looked to get bm:ed out by nukes and BCs, but somehow his nerves did a much better job than mine (I was half crying restlessly with no nails left on my hands) and did it. And game 7.. seriously...

..but I love Mvp aswell so it almost felt ok.
maru G5L pls
TheFlexN
Profile Joined March 2012
Israel472 Posts
January 02 2014 12:11 GMT
#67
#1 is probably the best choice of it, amazing games and insane display of skill. Also, one of the most memorable games of all time.
An Esports fan, playing SC2 and LoL because they are fun. Huge fan of mapmaking, Cloud Kingdom = best map ever made EVER.
Ctesias
Profile Joined December 2012
4595 Posts
January 02 2014 12:17 GMT
#68
Just realized that Mvp and Squirtle are on the same team now. I wonder if they ever talk about the finals, but also if Mvp 2-raxes Squirtle during practice, for old times sakes.
Flash | Mvp
Muffloe
Profile Joined December 2012
Sweden6061 Posts
January 02 2014 12:25 GMT
#69
Solid pick for nr 1, absolutely solid. Mvp vs Squirtle will probably never be topped, so there we go ^^
RaiKageRyu
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada4773 Posts
January 02 2014 12:32 GMT
#70
So good. Nostalgia hitting me back and making me feel like I just watched it yesterday. Thank you Fionn.
Someone call down the Thunder?
bo1b
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Australia12814 Posts
January 02 2014 12:56 GMT
#71
On January 02 2014 20:18 shadymmj wrote:
Eh, MMA and DRG was the best set in sc2 history. Not all remarkable games, but generally worth your time. Still nothing compared to wcg 2010 semi finals.

I don't think flash vs jaedong on tau cross will ever be beaten lol.

That said the drg vs innovation series impressed me almost as much
Ragnarork
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
France9034 Posts
January 02 2014 13:12 GMT
#72
Man, late 2011 and early 2012 was the real shit! (Also, no mirrors :D)
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Figgy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1788 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-02 13:13:14
January 02 2014 13:12 GMT
#73
On January 02 2014 14:43 Fionn wrote:
He showed us that nothing was more important to him than winning, and he would do whatever it took. Championships make Jung Jong Hyun the greatest StarCraft 2 player of all time. It's his spirit that makes him a Bonjwa.


Fixed that for you.

Also, great write up
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Figgy
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada1788 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-02 13:16:53
January 02 2014 13:16 GMT
#74
On January 02 2014 20:02 stuchiu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 02 2014 19:30 Emperor_Earth wrote:
The only ranking I would swap in this list is #1 & #2.

Squirtle's mental mistakes when he needed to be most clutch really devalues the most important game of the series for me.

Obviously MVP's storyline was incredible and nearly single-handedly overcomes Squirtle's fail.

Conversely, MMA and DRG made their mental mistakes earlier. Game 7 in that series was both players going all out, making no obvious blunders, (I disagree with DRG's strategic choices but given how active the entire game was, it's understandable), and featured two titans reaching their primes.


DRG lost his last mining base to a tank that ran by him and he had seen in his vision.


Don't forget letting a full medivac fly past his entire flock of mutalisk and kill half his infestors for free (Before boosters).

While it was a brilliant risky move by MMA, it was an absolute game changing blunder by DRG.
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where, when facing a SlayerS terran, completing a hatchery would cause a medivac and 8 marines to randomly spawn nearby and attack it.
m0ck
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
4194 Posts
January 02 2014 13:21 GMT
#75
#1 most overrated
TriZ
Profile Joined September 2012
Belgium379 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-02 13:45:37
January 02 2014 13:45 GMT
#76
I love everything about Mvp, you just made me an even bigger fan.

He just straight up is the 'Most Valuable Player'

Marinekings piece in the Nestea vs Marineking writeup made me sad though..
Skynx
Profile Blog Joined January 2013
Turkey7150 Posts
January 02 2014 13:45 GMT
#77
Fionn is back!

Also, + Show Spoiler +
Innovation...
"When seagulls follow the troller, it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea. Thank you very much" - King Cantona | STX 4 eva
bo1b
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
Australia12814 Posts
January 02 2014 13:45 GMT
#78
On January 02 2014 22:21 m0ck wrote:
#1 most overrated

yep
Undead1993
Profile Joined January 2012
Germany17651 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-02 14:02:14
January 02 2014 13:56 GMT
#79
ah drg vs mma only second is tough. this moment where mma wins it is unbelievable the energy, woah this was the best moment of gsl, even though i have to admit this fifth game of squirtle vs mvp was the best tvp i've ever seen.
e:just wanted to rewatch the series and there's no vod on the gomtv site and there's nothing on their yt channel either. T_T i hate that gom did this.
SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO SEKO
GenghisKhan
Profile Joined May 2012
United Kingdom68 Posts
January 02 2014 14:41 GMT
#80
I can't find the VODs for Leenock vs Jjakji They're not on the GOM youtube channel!
The problem with the world is that fools are full of certainty, and wise men are full of doubt.
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