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Awesome Games Done Quick 2015: Speedrunning For Charity - January 4th - 10th
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His commentary is amazing. It seems like he never stops talking but he's actually explaining shit about the run and not just filling dead air. Drives me nuts when commentators for runs barely explain things and just try to make bad jokes the whole time.
Nappuccino
Member
If it weren't for stuffed animals, this never would have happened.
Fotheringay
Member
People having fun at the biggest event their small niche hobby has is annoying? Sure, if it's distracting a runner then there's a problem, but the only person that's ever been an issues with was Withhelde, and Cyghfer shut that shit down immediately.
Taking attention away from the people who are streaming is a bad thing, yes. The streamers put a lot of effort into perfecting their runs, and having someone there who is obnoxiously drawing attention to themselves or being distracting is disrespectful.
Haunted
Member
Looking forward to digging into the archives and catching new runs/runs of new games.
I mean, I like Metroid, Mega Man, Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time but even I can only watch the usual suspects on NES/SNES/N64 run so many times before I need something to freshen the experience.
I mean, I like Metroid, Mega Man, Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time but even I can only watch the usual suspects on NES/SNES/N64 run so many times before I need something to freshen the experience.
Yeah this is one of the problems with this year's stream. No need to make this so dull and lifeless, let the people have fun.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Im just waiting for the Shantae run , I hope its worth it
To be fair, the chat is never happy.
That is literally why it became a rule though. Because in some cases they were distracting runners. Like I said, they are allowed if the runner okays them.
I don't get why people would even feel the need to bring plushies or feel the need to wear costumes, other than to draw attention to themselves and away from the runner/commentators/etc.
Yeah, why have fun at a marathon for charity.
If you need to bring a shitty stuffed animal and wear a costume in order to have fun, then you are the one with the problem, not the organizers of this event.
My issue with the plushies were the stupid donation messages where people wanted them to be used to fuck with the runners... there was some guy running RE last time that the people behind him would not stop screwing around with it while he was running and it seemed like he was trying really hard not to be annoyed by it.
theSlacker
Member
Seems like a case of "stop doing and liking things that I don't like". I'm not too big on the costumes or stuffed animals either but it seemed to be part of the fun for a bunch of people. I mean in a game like this where anyone that isn't interested in it are already leaving the stream it isn't going to lose more viewers or be less enjoyable with stuff like that.
Like you I do also enjoy Mike being a jerk to people like in that gif and all the people getting mads though, so guess it works out both ways. :3
I would assume there are people like that, but I would also assume people bring stuff to this for the some reason why people bring stuff to any event. It's because they're excited and happy to be there and want to show that with their foam fingers and what not.
I mean, if the issue is people drawing attention to themselves or whatever then they shouldn't even allow anyone to sit behind the couch.
Chat LOVED battle block theater! As did I.
Wow. What an extraordinarily narrow view of things.
Though this mindset is probably why Blueglass isn't in the background of every run, like he has been in every event prior to this one.
Spider from Mars
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I feel like I'm on a watch list now.
SmackAttack
Member
I've had a long day and I don't know what this is so I'm off to bed. I'm definitely watching the DKC2 run even if it's the only one during the day I'll get to.
Fotheringay
Member
The only plushie thing was Withhelde bringing that Touhou doll to every event. And when have costumes ever been an actual problem? This is Uyama overreacting to try and keep the gravy train rolling. I understand some changes have to be made to accommodate the growing crowd size, but this event has felt sterile as hell, and banning people from dressing up feels totally inane.
Yeah, exactly. People fuck around with them and distract the runners. And then people get butthurt when they are banned without approval.
Wow, you know you have a problem when you take a charity video game marathon as seriously as the fucking Olympics. Calm down, mate, there ain't no medals or sponsorship money at stake.
I mean, if the runners were getting cash prizes for their runs, I'd somewhat understand, but NO.
theSlacker
Member
Well, that is a rule now as well. Only people you see on screen are runner/event approved now I think, and all the other attendees and audience is off screen watching the run on a projector.
For better or worse this is being made more professional. May lose some of it's "character" but may also gain more acceptance and donations because of it. Who knows.
Yep, I bailed out to go watch something else.
Next year, they'll have the runner alone in a closed sound proof room playing.
theSlacker
Member
Think that is part of the new rule I mentioned. Hear he is still there, just watching with the rest of the audience.
SteveWinwood
Member
Year after, everyone will just skype in.
Yeah, you're right, but it's one of the things that really takes away from the charm of the event. His presence was a staple, and now it's gone.
Azure Dream
Member
He cares about getting the mushroom higher on that boss fight, but on the last one he just let it drop and sit there for a moment.
This is kind of impressive, but feels lacking somehow. I wish he was finding a way to collect the Red Stars along the way, but maybe that would drag out the run too much.
This is kind of impressive, but feels lacking somehow. I wish he was finding a way to collect the Red Stars along the way, but maybe that would drag out the run too much.
I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this. I don't see why this would make the event "sterile" or less fun.
This year has been the same as every other year, imo. The beginning is always slow, because the major players that everyone wants to see aren't there yet. Every year people are sensationalist and say "is this the year AGDQ dies? It's so boring!" etc.
Did you watch BBT? It was amazing and hype as hell. There are some really awesome games coming up later on in the week as well.
Coonce
Member
"AGDQ 2017: watch a stream of the runner from his house"
I thought you were talking about the Big Bang Theory for a sec. Why would anyone do that to themselves?
Gentleman Jack
Member
We e-sports now.
FWIW, I think it's just the first row behind the couch that is approved, but that could have been updated.
It's a case of a few people ruining things for everyone.
Coonce
Member
I think he said this is a fan made game of another game.
Do they have a red velvet rope they turn people away at?
Seraphis Cain
bad gameplay lol
This is a fan game, not made by ZUN, the creator of the actual Touhou games.
Actual Touhou games are bullet hell shmups (and quite good ones at that).
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
I had a massive grin on my face during that entire segment.
...It's complicated.
Remember how like, 5 or 6 years ago, Miku Hatsune was a new thing that people were using to make music, and then the idea of her started getting popular, and she got a sonic-esque group of friends and people were making fan animations and games and art and such, and then it go so popular, the lines of what was official and what wasn't was blurred to the point where you can't actually tell the difference anymore?
That's Touhou. It's a giant spaghetti monster of a thing that spawned from some kid's drawing table and spun wildly out of control. There's an anime now. It's not official.
It's complicated.
This is a fan spin off. The normal series are bullet hell games.
Fotheringay
Member
Yeah I don't mean to drag this thread down, so I'll just end it with this thought; most of these runners are nervous as hell, and if they're not capable of carrying a commentary throughout, or have someone on the couch that can, these runs are absolutely dead silent, and boring as hell right now. In previous GDQ's, (especially 12 and 13) there was almost always something going on, this year, if you've got a nervous guy playing with no backup, it's stone silent.
Actual Touhou games are shmups. This is just a fanmade game using the characters made by a different group.