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TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

Sorry for the delay. Some of the judges are college students, so finals threw a wrench into things. We're playing "Legend Divide" this week, and have played through "Burning Fires of Youth" last. I'll be wrapping up editing on that episode, and will get it up either today or tomorrow (if I can finish the bonus episode's editing as well).

In the meantime, I have a list of names here I've been needing to post: the Participation Awards! For those competitors with exciting entries that, just didn't make it through to the end, we've got something to say thank you for participating.

  • Week 1: Escort Mission
  • Week 2: Waffleman_
  • Week 3: Kwyndig
  • Week 4: Plutonis
  • Week 5: Comrade Gorbash

So, those who took giving a prize to the prize pool get first crack at who they "prize up". Feel free to PM me and let me know. I'll be providing everyone else with at least a little something.

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Waffleman_
Jan 20, 2011


I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna I don't wanna!!!

I'm gonna getcha on Discord.

Agent Rush
Aug 30, 2008

You looked, Junker!
Hey Kwyndig, can you check your PMs?

TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

So, massive update post time. We've been busy with the judging. The game bolded below was a filler game I made in high school (One of the judges was unavailable for that time. He later ended up free after I dug it out and planned for the session).

We've got just 4 games left, but here are the episodes I haven't posted yet:

Chassit: Rebirth Part 1

Chassit: Rebirth Part 2


Burning Fires of Youth!!! Part 1

Burning Fires of Youth!!! Part 2

Space Adventure Hero Part 1

Space Adventure Hero Part 2

Wonderland ReTune Part 1

Wonderland ReTune Part 2

Sadly, the other judges and I agreed that Wonderland ReTune was not in a complete enough form at the end of the contest to be considered a finalist after playing it. We've added one more game to our schedule (one of the two honorable mentions), and if it scores higher than Wonderland ReTune it will become a finalist instead.

For additional sadness, one of our head judges is unable to continue judging due to work schedules being dumb. We've already found a replacement. If our schedule holds up, we'll be finishing up judging in four weeks (as all we have left is actually playing the last four games).

The playthrough of Second Age of the Zalfor Saga: Requiem of Rose will be around 4 hours long. Would you all prefer it as two parts at around the same length as most episodes (but released at the same time) or as a massive 4 hour epic?

Covok
May 27, 2013

Yet where is that woman now? Tell me, in what heave does she reside? None of them. Because no God bothered to listen or care. If that is what you think it means to be a God, then you and all your teachings are welcome to do as that poor women did. And vanish from these realms forever.
What's the one more game you added to your rotation?

Agent Rush
Aug 30, 2008

You looked, Junker!
I'd prefer two parts, it's slightly easier to manage listening to.

TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

Covok posted:

What's the one more game you added to your rotation?

Aside from you and Davin Valkri, I'd rather keep it a secret till the episodes run. PM me or hit me up on Discord to find out.

Agent Rush posted:

I'd prefer two parts, it's slightly easier to manage listening to.

Noted.

TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

And time to update:

Episodes 13 & 14: Legend Divide
Part 1
Part 2

Episodes 15 & 16: Strikers [NG+]
Part 1
Part 2

I've also made a couple of character sheets. You can find them in the posts for Strikers [NG+] and Wonderland ReTune at the links in this sentence.

We have two games left: Demon-Cake-Chan-Bara (Requiem for Rose: Second Age of the Zalfor Saga), and one of the runner-ups. We are almost done!

DNA Cowboys
Feb 22, 2012

BOYS I KNOW
How exciting!

TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

DNA Cowboys posted:

How exciting!

Oh, you don’t know the half of it. Have some more podcast episodes!

Requiem for Rose: The Third Age of the Zalfor Saga
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Part 3

Also, the spoken of smartphone-sized cheat sheers.

DNA Cowboys
Feb 22, 2012

BOYS I KNOW
I'm learning so much about Young Sheldon.

Seriously though, thanks for six solid hours of testing! I still have to listen to the last two and I'll save my thoughts until then, but it has been instructive to see what horrors pop up when goons play your game I write on such a tight schedule.

TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

We have reached the end, my friends. The runner-up game was...

Gendai no Kami
- Part 1
- Part 2

And with that, we have our standings!

The Final Rankings
8th: Armilage: The Peace Walkers by Free Cog (44pts)
7th: Legend Divide by Mr. Misfit (45pts)
6th: Strikers [NG+] by LurksWithWolves (47pts)
5th: Space Adventure Hero (^^b) Edition by AlienRopeBurn (48pts)
4th: Burning Fires of Youth: The Demon Lord’s Return by Hedningen (51pts)
3rd: From Hell’s Heart by Antivehicular (56pts)
2nd: Gendai no Kami (Little Miracles) by DavinValkri (59pts)
1st: Requiem for Rose by DNA Cowboys (60pts)

I’m currently waiting to hear back about the prize support from DriveThruRPG and Berserk Games (both of whom graciously donated $260 worth of credit or goods combined). To help with that, send me them Steam names and DriveThru accounts! You can either PM me here, or DM me on the contest Discord server. Also, if you haven’t received your honorary mention prize yet, please PM or DM me so I can hook you up with those.

Once the prizes have been sent out, we’ll have a final episode where the judges talk about the contest and final thoughts on the entries. Thank you all for participating: it wouldn’t have been possible without all of you and your excellent game ideas!

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TheSoundNinja
May 18, 2012

So, we were waiting on me to send two emails.

YOU SHALL WAIT NO LONGER!

The emails are in the hands of the incredibly generous DriveThruRPG and Berserk Games, who have donated store credit and copies of Tabletop Simulator to our finalists.

If you are an honorable mention who hasn’t received their prize yet, please PM me or hit me up on Discord. I’ll get you set up, as long as you let me know which one of two options you’d want.

Thank you all for participating. This contest was way cooler than I anticipated it being, and my only regret is that I couldn’t play some of the games that didn’t make it to the end (*coughcough*Kwindig&PlutonisAreTwoExamples*coughcough).

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