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so has SGDQ this year had any funny moments? other than the error(?) messages popping up in BOTW when the runner tried to scan the guardian amiibo
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i like how everything I was even tangentially involved with wound up on the goon recommendeds Successful first GDQ for me.
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Jul 9, 2017 18:09
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Jul 9, 2017 18:13
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someone awful. posted:The Rise of the Triad run was pretty entertaining, full of bad voice acting, loud swears and hype rocket jumping. Also not super long. Oh I didn't realize they were doing the 2013 remake. I'll have to check that one out.
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Jul 9, 2017 18:20
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1-800-DOCTORB posted:What was the final total? 1.7 million Not as amazing as AGDQ but still quite respectable
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Jul 9, 2017 18:49
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I'm thinking about going to AGDQ or SGDQ next year, purely to spectate / visit the host city. How do the two compare? I'm leaning towards SGDQ, as I'm on the West Coast so it's a closer flight.
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Jul 9, 2017 18:50
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A friendly reminder that people play games fast all year long! Not just during two specific weeks of the calendar year. We ostensibly talk about it in the main speedrun thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3429276 We also
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TheMadMilkman posted:Any% was the right length for a bonus run, though.
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Jul 9, 2017 20:11
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The Thor guy who did dark souls iii had good commentary, I liked him. Bubbles is still super salty about how his agdq run was received
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Jul 9, 2017 20:44
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ilmucche posted:The Thor guy who did dark souls iii had good commentary, I liked him. Bubbles is still super salty about how his agdq run was received what e: oh no this isn't the shitposting thread what have I done what I meant to say is, Bubbles on the couch was great and he seemed really cool about it? I have no idea where you get "super salty" from
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Jul 9, 2017 20:47
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He and Bubbles were joking about it together during the run even
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Jul 9, 2017 21:27
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Which runs have SpikeV commenting?
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spit on my clit posted:so has SGDQ this year had any funny moments? other than the error(?) messages popping up in BOTW when the runner tried to scan the guardian amiibo The Panga run had a great moment about halfway through I think that I won't spoil, but they had a joke that you would expect to fall flat but was really well executed.
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Also I don't know if this belongs in the shitposting thread, but I'll go on record as saying I really really really do not enjoy the save/load PC game speedruns. The nonstop glitching out of bounds ones are also really awful and unfun to watch. I don't even understand the save/load nonsense in the context of the speedrun ~official rules~, but that's their deal, and that's cool - what's not cool is watching it on stream, where a huge percentage of the run is quicksave/quickload or staring into the dark abyss outside the walls. The contrast between something like the mario speedruns and what is (seemingly) a typical PC run is astonishing.
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Jul 9, 2017 21:57
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There are some runs where the save/loading is boring because it takes forever and you spend minutes at a time watching the runner save and load over and over (Half-Life 2) but others where it's quick enough or done not as often that it doesn't really interrupt the action, and I don't mind those. Like the Fallout New Vegas run from last AGDQ or the Might and Magic 6 run from this SGDQ.
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Jul 9, 2017 22:04
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Regy Rusty posted:1.7 million The final total is likely to be closer to $1.8 million, which is fantastic. The events are about equal in terms of size and draw now.
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Jul 9, 2017 22:30
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I would recommend the Super Metroid Speedrun up until a certain point it becomes a one-man show. Someone last AGDQ complained that 100% becomes boring because they become safe very quickly, so a low % run is just the ticket.
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LuiCypher posted:I would recommend the Super Metroid Speedrun up until a certain point it becomes a one-man show. Someone last AGDQ complained that 100% becomes boring because they become safe very quickly, so a low % run is just the ticket. Watch the whole thing anyways. The final fight has my vote for tensest moment of the week.
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LuiCypher posted:I would recommend the Super Metroid Speedrun up until a certain point it becomes a one-man show. Someone last AGDQ complained that 100% becomes boring because they become safe very quickly, so a low % run is just the ticket. I started the race and then took a short shower and came out and the spoiler had already happened. What actually happened there? The time listed for both the teams that dropped was the exact same. Did they really both die at the same time?
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Asnorban posted:I started the race and then took a short shower and came out and the spoiler had already happened. What actually happened there? The time listed for both the teams that dropped was the exact same. Did they really both die at the same time? No, the timer crew wasn't on top of getting the death properly marked. It was within a handful seconds of each other, though.
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Asnorban posted:I started the race and then took a short shower and came out and the spoiler had already happened. What actually happened there? The time listed for both the teams that dropped was the exact same. Did they really both die at the same time? According to Super Metroid expert Patty, they both died to Botwoon.
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Jul 10, 2017 01:32
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Was the hollow knight run anything special? I have a soft spot for that game.
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Jul 10, 2017 01:35
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Incoherence posted:It looks like all of the other categories are multiple hours, which would have been weird as a bonus run. I'm sure they'll do one of the other categories in future events, which will show off more of the game than "clear the tutorial, launch yourself to Hyrule Castle, beat the final boss". It'll probably be All Dungeons since that's the most run category (clocks at just over 2 hrs now so i'd expect to be below 2 hr by january) but there's also Master Sword RTA at about the same length or All Main Quests at 4-ish hours if they want a longer one Plenty of competitive times with no amiibo, also
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1-800-DOCTORB posted:According to Super Metroid expert Patty, they both died to Botwoon. I thought it was Phantoon who killed two of the runners? Botwoon is the snake in Marina that I guess nearly got the final runner.
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RedMagus posted:Was the hollow knight run anything special? I have a soft spot for that game. It's not particularly glitchy (other than using the pause menu to drop very quick), but it is a very well-executed run. Asnorban posted:I started the race and then took a short shower and came out and the spoiler had already happened. What actually happened there? The time listed for both the teams that dropped was the exact same. Did they really both die at the same time? Yes. They both died to Phantoon. On most of the low% routes, you don't get the Varia Suit, so his flames do double damage on top of his standard highly random behavior. He loves to end low% runs.
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what race is this you speak of zoast did a perfectly fine low % run of super metroid 
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This is from an older GDQ but this 100% Blast Corps runs may be one of the best I've ever seen. Really engaged couch/runner and they had the lead designer of the whole game on who told a lot of really funny stories and was just a great guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F47zZaZ92Cs
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Rirse posted:I thought it was Phantoon who killed two of the runners? Botwoon is the snake in Marina that I guess nearly got the final runner. 
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Jul 10, 2017 02:07
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I'm really glad I gave the Titanfall 2 VOD a chance. It's like Vanquish meets Dishonored.
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Jul 10, 2017 04:24
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Yeah, Titanfall II was a good game. Not much in terms of game breaking glitches, but a solid FPS 3D platformer if you want to call it that.
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Coming in late to the thread but Final Fantasy 7's run is the first JRPG run I've ever watched from start to finish in a GDQ. The really incredible couch commentary, the summation of the plot, and excellent execution of the game I think really highlighted why so many people (including myself) loving loved this game when it came out, and also made it a really engaging speedrun considering the genre. Definitely good background listening.
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victrix posted:Which runs have SpikeV commenting? Kingdom Hearts 2 FM
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Pakled posted:Like the Fallout New Vegas run from last AGDQ Ohh, speaking of that, that was the run I mentioned in the chat thread last week where both I and the runner was disappointed "Final Pam" won the naming bidwar. 'Oh come on, that's an old meme, you can do better than that... but thanks for your donations!', more or less. I prefer not using the same names every time, it just runs them into the ground, especially when the runner up was a David Ryder Nickname (Thick McRunfast). And of course TheFinalPam won a naming bidwar again during SGDQ. v  vAt least the thread joined in on referring to Calebhart only with David Ryder names during that Megaman race. 
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Zivilyn Bane posted:Ohh, speaking of that, that was the run I mentioned in the chat thread last week where both I and the runner was disappointed "Final Pam" won the naming bidwar. Roll Fizzlebeef
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Jul 10, 2017 12:21
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In the future, we shall refer to meme lifespans in days...then mere hours...until they will be old, before they are even created...
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RyokoTK posted:Coming in late to the thread but Final Fantasy 7's run is the first JRPG run I've ever watched from start to finish in a GDQ. The runner of that game (ajneb174 aka ben) is a really, really awesome dude who I know through the lttp rando community. As was mentioned in the run a couple of times, he won the last lttp rando tournament (which is a great watch for anyone even remotely interested) and his execution and, at least to me, especially his menuing in literally any game he plays is a joy to watch. Everyone was convinced Ben is actually just a robot until he showed up at his first speedrunning event. And even then, people still have doubts that he's not just an android made for playing games fast.
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ilmucche posted:The Thor guy who did dark souls iii had good commentary, I liked him. Bubbles is still super salty about how his agdq run was received
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RyokoTK posted:Coming in late to the thread but Final Fantasy 7's run is the first JRPG run I've ever watched from start to finish in a GDQ. Agreed. I have about an hour left of this run to watch. It's nice getting to relive FF7's story without actually having to play it for 40+ hours.
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This just went up 28 seconds ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IL-cQVOaYc&hd=1 speedrunning postin' vids 
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abraxas posted:The runner of that game (ajneb174 aka ben) is a really, really awesome dude who I know through the lttp rando community. As was mentioned in the run a couple of times, he won the last lttp rando tournament (which is a great watch for anyone even remotely interested) and his execution and, at least to me, especially his menuing in literally any game he plays is a joy to watch. Dude was superhuman. I had to remind myself a few times over the past couple days that he was stepcounting for seven and a half hours straight. Those Cosmo Canyon skips, I mean jesus christ
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