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[Death Metalist]

Awww yeah, Shovel Knighhtttt.

 

[neshcom]

It's been met.

Oh nice! And it's just later tonight after Necrodancer. Shame I missed that Tetris run, since it seemed huge

 

[Accoun]

Kevin knows what's up, Jedi Academy was hype

Missed it because it was like 5 AM here. Will watch the whole Star Wars block ASAP.

 

[Envelope]

Oh nice! And it's just later tonight after Necrodancer. Shame I missed that Tetris run, since it seemed huge

tetris is always such a great block :^)

 

[Crayolan]

Tetris Block was great, a shame they're not coming back for a while. "No new game" is a pretty poor excuse IMO, sounds like GDQ just doesn't want to deal with the difficult setup.

 

[Recall]

Tetris Block was great, a shame they're not coming back for a while. "No new game" is a pretty poor excuse IMO, sounds like GDQ just doesn't want to deal with the difficult setup.

I love how people can spin things.

Kevin is done with Tetris. He has had enough and they are giving it a break.

It has zero, totally zero with set up time.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

Tetris Block was great, a shame they're not coming back for a while. "No new game" is a pretty poor excuse IMO, sounds like GDQ just doesn't want to deal with the difficult setup.

I can imagine it's just as big a hassle for the board owners to fly their $3k worth of equipment to/from the venue twice a year. Taking a break to breathe while the new gen of TGM players cultivate their skills seems appropriate.

 

[Crayolan]

I love how people can spin things.

Kevin is done with Tetris. He has had enough and they are giving it a break.

It has zero, totally zero with set up time.

I know there are very few people who can play it at such a high skill level, but is the game really so centralized around a single player that if he chooses not to go there's no point in continuing?

I can imagine it's just as big a hassle for the board owners to fly their $3k worth of equipment to/from the venue twice a year. Taking a break to breathe while the new gen of TGM players cultivate their skills seems appropriate.

This makes more sense. Fair enough.

 

[MaximumSpider]

I'm out. I don't think I can take more than an hour of this.

 

[Mechanized]

This is... cool. Not really a speed run though. lol

 

[nubbe]

Trails is pretty rough to watch

 

[SmackAttack]

I was so amazed by Tetris I literally forgot to post until now. Just wow, amazing display of skill.

 

[Baloonatic]

This is weird, probably should have been a race or something? The levels are cool I guess.

 

[Recall]

Trials doesn't belong.

 

[Chirotera]

Welp, this is pretty dull. Might as well be a Let's Play with not much commentary.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

SANIC

 

[Recall]

This is flat out terrible.

Time for bed.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

pretty much the definition of challenging game made look easy.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I enjoyed Trials in previous years but custom maps don't really suit the speed run setting.

 

[Sephzilla]

...is this a Let's Play?

 

[Brashnir]

I enjoyed Trials in previous years but custom maps don't really suit the speed run setting.

yeah. This is super lame.

edit - and there's still an hour of it left? what were they thinking?

edit edit - If this was a blind race/relay race or something like Mario Maker at AGDQ it might have been cool. Or if it was like 15 minutes long.

 

[neshcom]

Trials seems like a game that would be impossible to speedrun because of how random and physics-y it is. While these custom maps are impressive, the whole of this block is underwhelming...

 

[Mechanized]

...is this a Let's Play?

Feels like a segment paid for by ubisoft. I think what people have done with these custom levels is absolutely amazing. But this isn't the place.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Why is this an hour and half? Not exciting to watch

 

[Patryn]

Trials seems like a game that would be impossible to speedrun because of how random and physics-y it is. While these custom maps are impressive, the whole of this block is underwhelming...

Pick a set of courses and make it a race between multiple people. That's an easy way to make it entertaining and work in a GDQ.

 

[Crayolan]

This game is not a great fit for GDQ. Being an hour and a half long doesn't help

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

TheBlazeJP can give good commentary and in a previous GDQ he was doing some insanely difficult tracks in great times. Because these are just custom levels it doesn't seem like there's much to say. Maybe when they get to some of the hard tracks and do invisible bike it will pick up hopefully.

 

[Recall]

Pick a set of courses and make it a race between multiple people. That's an easy way to make it entertaining and work in a GDQ.

Yep same 5-8 tracks and done.

15 minutes and you've had your fill. Instead we have 90 minutes of something with no goal.

 

[Kumubou]

Trials seems like a game that would be impossible to speedrun because of how random and physics-y it is. While these custom maps are impressive, the whole of this block is underwhelming...

The physics are actually 100% consistent and a large part of the game is learning all of the nuances in regards to manipulating the bike to navigate the environment as quickly as possible.

The series' base levels have been run in the past at previous GDQs with no issues -- it sounds like this run is just more of an issue of bad presentation, more than anything else. This being planned for 90 minutes is almost certainly too goddamn long, though.

 

[Mechanized]

What is this pam meme?

 

[Coonce]

this segment is dragging.

 

[Delstius]

Would have been interesting as a race and with a decent commentary.

Just showing lots of custom levels without much context about it or the game, coupled with the akward silence is boring at best.

 

[jediyoshi]

Trials seems like a game that would be impossible to speedrun because of how random and physics-y it is.

Nope. Replays in the game specifically show inputs, it's as consistent as whatever you actually define as consistent.

 

[Ginger Hail]

What is this pam meme?

Polygon has a series of videos created by the McElroy brothers called "Monster Factory" where they mess around with games involving create-a-characters. They did a series of episodes in Fallout 4 with a character named "The Final Pam", and it looks like people have been donating for it to be the filename during the Fallout 4 run. Made me chuckle.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

These tracks are incredible!

 

[Brashnir]

OK these levels are better to watch. Christ these obstacles...

 

[Death Metalist]

Would have been interesting as a race and with a decent commentary.

Just showing lots of custom levels without much context about it or the game, coupled with the akward silence is boring at best.

Yup, great tracks though. Good on the community.

 

[Chaos17]

I don't understand how someone can be this good at Tetris. They're placing pieces before I've even registered what they got 3 pieces ago.

I don't know either and what is way more surprising is when you learn there's someone better when you just though that you just saw the best o.o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwC544Z37qo
I was like "it can't be no way!"

 

[Hot Coldman]

I'm glad people run stuff like this - lets me know even Trials gods can have grief.

 

[Coonce]

let's play - trials ninja levels (part 52)

 

[Gentleman Jack]

I like this segment.

 

[jblank83]

this segment is dragging.

Some of the levels are great and I'd be alright with the awkward silence if the segment were only 30 minutes. One and a half hours though? That seems like a poor scheduling decision.

 

[neshcom]

Nope. Replays in the game specifically show inputs, it's as consistent as whatever you actually define as consistent.

The physics are actually 100% consistent and a large part of the game is learning all of the nuances in regards to manipulating the bike to navigate the environment as quickly as possible.

The series' base levels have been run in the past at previous GDQs with no issues -- it sounds like this run is just more of an issue of bad presentation, more than anything else. This being planned for 90 minutes is almost certainly too goddamn long, though.

"Random" is definitely the wrong word. My intent was that the range of inputs/positioning is so high that it would be tough to get workable, repeatable windows.

 

[BurgerDicks]

Is it my stream or is this game stuttering/dropping fps?

 

[Vlaphor]

I wish more runs got uploaded. I want to watch the last parts of the Bionic Commando run again.

 

[Brashnir]

A third Trials runner now? They really should have done a race.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

It has gotten pretty impressive. Maybe it should have been only this more exciting half.

 

[Envelope]

this part is cool, but it's just been too much of the not cool parts... not the best run overall

 

[MaximumSpider]

Oh, come on.

 

[Sephzilla]

Wrap it up. You're already over time