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I'm late to this but I think LTTP Randomizer was fine, but maybe shouldn't have been a race and maybe could've been explained better. I think the time was right to give Super Metroid a break, it's a classic and I genuinely love the Save / Kill the Animals event, but it's gotten played out and I really don't feel so hot on the last two races from AGDQ and SGDQ 2017 (bus guy notwithstanding). LTTP Randomizer was a good idea, and I think it had good workings, but it didn't really play out for me. I'd be interested to see it get a second crack. I really think that whatever they do for the "main event" game should really have a Save / Kill donation war equivalent, even if this year has proven that's not necessarily crucial to donation success. I just think it's fun to have that recurring theme throughout the event. It's like Splatfest. It's not an important thing to argue over, which is exactly what makes it fun to argue over.
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I’m pretty new to gdq stuff, but I remember there being a lot more crowd during the finale last year for undertale. Watching BotW with only a handful of audience make it kind of a lackluster send off. Is it just cause it’s projected to go till 5am?
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meanolmrcloud posted:I’m pretty new to gdq stuff, but I remember there being a lot more crowd during the finale last year for undertale. Watching BotW with only a handful of audience make it kind of a lackluster send off. Is it just cause it’s projected to go till 5am? Yeah, GDQ seems to be running a lot later than usual. People are probably in bed.
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I imagine there's a few alarms set so people can be there for the actual end of the marathon (which still has like an hour and a half to go) It's been a long week!
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meanolmrcloud posted:I’m pretty new to gdq stuff, but I remember there being a lot more crowd during the finale last year for undertale. Watching BotW with only a handful of audience make it kind of a lackluster send off. Is it just cause it’s projected to go till 5am? This is a really low energy run to end it on, yeah. Kinda odd.
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The run started out pretty hype, and there's a lot of neat technical stuff here but yeah, a 4-hour run is hard to keep the enthusiasm high even if it's a good run.
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Don't they usually end on fairly low energy RPG runs or am I broke in the head? I mean Zelda isn't an rpg but you get my gist
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Well, awful block was overall the best part of this AGDQ for me, super broken games mixed with non awkward runners lead to some good times. My single favorite part by far was the link to the past race simply because I had no something like that could be done. I ended up sitting and watching the whole thing, it was really cool. That said, my god is this BotW run may more boring than i thought it would be. Also I have to laugh at this 250k mystery incentive, aimed a bit too high with that one i think guys.
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Huh, SGDQ is going to be in Bloomington this year. That's...odd.
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Well speedfriends, that was a good AGDQ, I hope to see you again come June.
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https://pastebin.com/hZhwfuhX I hastily wrote a bunch of words giving info on attending gdqs. I probably won't update this until at least Tuesday, so I figure I should post this now instead of later
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https://twitter.com/GamesDoneQuick/status/952480827446833152
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All right, here's my updated list of recommendations too: (from what I have seen, haven't watched any VODs yet!) Skyrim - it's a marvelous trainwreck, funny tricks and glitches) <- Best Run candidate Contra co-op - how much in sync two runners can be) Aladdin - great movements, singing: the EU edition Donkey Kong Country 2 race - a very good race DKC1 reverse boss order - this is insanely good and glitchy run Mega Man X4 - HE BETRAYED THE MARATHON AND HID IN THE MEMES El Matador - spinning and sliding, physics and walls optional) <- Best Run candidate Silent Hill - Punchy's guide on How to open Doors Batman - A real exciting race once again Battletoads - TMR pulls through, blindfolded Turbo Tunnel at the end Battletoads Arcade - PJ breaks something once again and it's glorious Dragon Warrior - a human TASbot destroys a game (Dragonlord -> :| ) <- Best Run candidate Strider - How a person is taught to speedrun a game in 30 minutes Superman 64 - It's as broken as you think. START OF THE AWFUL BLOCK Arabian Nights - We the chat thread transcended to another plane by viewing it. Sparked numerous memes. <- PERSONAL BEST RUN OF THE EVENT Enviro-Bear 2000 - EAT THE FISH Titenic - Based on a somewhat obscure James Cameron movie Jedi Academy - Open your heart and let Covertmuffin in Cat Quest - It's ameowsing Densha de D - MULTI-TRACK DRIFTING and eurobeat Diablo - I KNOW THAT GUY FROM MY DISCORD! WOW! Dark Souls 3 - Apart from small hiccups at the start, the runner destroys all the bosses you had trouble with - and even blindfolded at the end Bloodborne - Even if you don't know the game (I didn't), the energy from the runner is awesome Also, some longer runs for general good chilling out by watching, they had great commentary: Rayman Mass Effect
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SuccinctAndPunchy posted:given how hard a lot of runners have to work to get their one shot at a GDQ performance I would be kind of salty if rando just kind of got a pity second chance after a decidedly unimpressive showing but that's me having a stake in the internal politics of it all. There would be a lot of games that would be left off the list if they did one shot never again. I agree on sm rando though, there are less items and it’s a bit easier to explain on the fly to casual viewers.
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Hello, speed friends. New donation record - niiiiice. I am probably later today going to scrape the thread for the second round of suggestions, past the ones that are already on the list, and update that. In the meantime, may I perhaps bring your attention over to the general speedrunning thread? The current thread is quite outdated, and with it not being terribly unlikely that a GDQ would start bringing in new speedrunning fans, I am currently in the process of writing a new one. There's some sections of that new thread that I want some input for, so feel free to add your thoughts.
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This was a great event, I really enjoyed it. Much love to all the event and tech staff. Minimal problems, no total buzzkill drama nonsense, only a few dud runs, some really really fantastic runs, and a god tier awful block. I think RE7 and Bloodborne were probably my favorites, but there were a lot of good-to-greats. Recommend Sunshine if you want a super chill background run (with the dude casually executing at an insane level for hours). DKC runs are great if you're a DKC fan. Both Castlevania runs are awesome. Dragon Warrior is deconstruction of a video game live on screen. Hyper Light Drifter is another good chill run, I'm biased since I think it's a super cool game, but give it a look. Megaman 1-3 relay was pretty great.
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axeil posted:Runs I saw that were Cool And Good. Bold are candidates for best run.
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Banzai 3 posted:Yeah, I totally second this. His reactions during Tasbot become that much better watching him do that absurdity for the prior 50 minutes Yeah, watching somebody who's demonstrated that he knows a whole lot about this game act as essentially a straight man to react like "wait, what's happening? that was crazy, oh my god you just warped back to world 1 how did you do that" was excellent.
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King of Solomon posted:Huh, SGDQ is going to be in Bloomington this year. That's...odd.
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Just finished that Zelda run. Unfortunately tons of problems with launches, I think that 250,000 in such a short time for "mystery incentive" was a bit unrealistic.
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Gilg posted:I missed this announcement. Were there any other details about SGDQ? June 24 through July 1 this year instead of being the first week of July.
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Cory in the Blouse posted:June 24 through July 1 this year instead of being the first week of July. Does that mean it doesn't overlap with evo?
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CJ posted:Does that mean it doesn't overlap with evo? Evo's August 3-5.
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Cory in the Blouse posted:June 24 through July 1 this year instead of being the first week of July. Unfortunately it means it will overlap with the football world cup 2018 which means my attention will be spread even more during those days.
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Bloomington Illinois?
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We need an SA-master-watch-this-run list, there are times where I want to go back and check a vod of a game from some previous gdq that I haven't seen, but without speedfriends to guide me I might get this years Secret of Evermore run instead of RE7
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Cory in the Blouse posted:June 24 through July 1 this year instead of being the first week of July. I wish these events would overlap with holidays so I didn’t have to sneak watch at work.
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victrix posted:We need an SA-master-watch-this-run list, there are times where I want to go back and check a vod of a game from some previous gdq that I haven't seen, but without speedfriends to guide me I might get this years Secret of Evermore run instead of RE7 A pretty good bet is to put PJ as the runner and go from there.
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Bloomington Illinois? Minnesota, since SGDQ is basically a Minnesota event now due to the fact that their primary tech people are located here so it's easier to get equipment and support. Or at least that's what they said a couple years ago. Also god dammit I was going to try to go to it this year but that's the last week of our fiscal year  Also also I thought the lttp randomizer race was really fun and I hope they do it again next year.
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They really needed to actually explain what was going on during randomizer since even people who played LTTP probably played it so long ago they don't remember what the items do and which really matter. I know I don't.
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TeaJay posted:A pretty good bet is to put PJ as the runner and go from there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdjjrMa3VvU&hd=1 Or his run of Drakkhen, which is loving baffling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg_RM2R8BHE&hd=1 also, I will use this opportunity to plug Team PLC's duck game and ultimate chicken horse videos because they are all an absolute joy to watch and like I said, there's almost a hundred hours of the drat things. Duck Game Ultimate Chicken Horse
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victrix posted:We need an SA-master-watch-this-run list, there are times where I want to go back and check a vod of a game from some previous gdq that I haven't seen, but without speedfriends to guide me I might get this years Secret of Evermore run instead of RE7 http://gdqvods.com/ front page is a curated list of good videos.
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Here's my personal rambling list. I have plenty that I missed myself! The other lists given already are reliable recommendations. Go to http://gdqvods.com/event/agdq-2018/ and watch it all. All of it. Part of the experience are the quieter moments and being pleasantly surprised. Have a drink and watch the Awful Block. It starts with Superman64 and ends at Deadly Towers. El Matador is a glitchy mess that shoulda been in the Awful Block. Dram World 2 was a blast, and is followed up by a TAS play of it with the runner being baffled by what the computer-played superplay does. Bloodborne owned, and you won't be sure where the hype starts and where the beard ends. Resident Evil 7 and Resident Evil 3 were good fun. Many suspenseful moments and absolutely lovely atmosphere. A lot of recommended runs have good performance, but it's more that they have great energy and atmosphere, too! Didn't wanna make an exhaustive list here, so these are some of the runs that stuck out the strongest in my memory. Strider tutorial and the followup run were fun, Final Fantasy 4's commentary is on point with a calmer atmosphere, but hardly ever dull. Mario Sunshine was too long for a lot of people, but also good. Battletoads (both Arcade and NES) were fun, as was Contra's co-op run. Metal Gear Solid was cool to see broken, and MGS3's Snake Eater singing was amazing. Halo 5 was kinda long, but it was a good Halo run. Plenty of screwy physics that the series is known for. DKC: Reverse Boss Order was cool to see, well commentated as well and I guess the last thing I'll mention is Ratchet and Clank. Day 1 and Day 2 runs are hard to remember sometimes, but Ratchet and Clank was a spectacular opener with an absurdly glitchy game. See you at SGDQ!
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IcePhoenix posted:Minnesota, since SGDQ is basically a Minnesota event now due to the fact that their primary tech people are located here so it's easier to get equipment and support. Or at least that's what they said a couple years ago. Naw, World 9 is in Eau Claire, but not tech/staff lived there (I did for a bit)
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Studio posted:Naw, World 9 is in Eau Claire, but not tech/staff lived there (I did for a bit) Ah, gotcha. That's still a relatively short drive to get equipment out to the event.
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Thanks for posting recommendations, goons! I had to spend all Saturday driving so I have a lot of catching up to do. This event was awesome. Also, if the stars align and I'm able to save up for it, I'm seriously considering doing a MAGFest & AGDQ double header next year, assuming they run one after the other. I may be insane, though.
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Kennel posted:http://gdqvods.com/ front page is a curated list of good videos. Yep and SA threads are one of the sources I use to help me figure out what to put on there!
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