I plan on having it in the background while doing other stuff I need to do.
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I plan on having it in the background while doing other stuff I need to do.
Baloonatic
Member
Wish puwexil was doing commentary for this.
I still think my favourite GDQ run was spike_vegeta and puwexil doing FFIX all those years ago.
I still think my favourite GDQ run was spike_vegeta and puwexil doing FFIX all those years ago.
Coreda
Member
Wow, and for an any% run, too. Guess there aren't the same number of skips available for this game?
Yep!! They'll better have "Awful Games Done Quik" block or any other games than one 8 hours run
TheContact
Member
Me. Can't wait
You can beat it in 3 hours or so on PC version
8 hours is nothing...google xenogears speed run. Some dude does it in 17 hours straight. That's dedication
Baloonatic
Member
PC version has Yuffie warp which makes the run sub 3 hours. They did that last year I think.
There's 2 guys right there with him with a tablet keeping track of the run and can probably step in for 5 minutes of mashing through text during any given story segment.
I think the most recent BOTW 100% run was done in one sitting (~30hrs). There's also FFX Nemesis% which is 24ish hours.
papertoonz
Member
oh hey BOTW is a bonus run now
i think it's just some people don't like speedrunning a game that take several hours long
Yall tryin to tell me you've never played a game for 8 hrs straight before? I would have figured everyone on this site would have done that at least once
i think it's just some people don't like speedrunning a game that take several hours long
StarCreator
Member
Yep, for $100,000.
Sectorseven
Member
How do they organize this exactly?
Do they fly all these people to the same place and have them up a 4 am or whenever to do their speed run?
Do they have to bring their own hardware and copies of the game?
Do they fly all these people to the same place and have them up a 4 am or whenever to do their speed run?
Do they have to bring their own hardware and copies of the game?
serenewarfare
Banned
I have a feeling that'll be a big donation driver.
A lot of volunteers bring equipment. Most runners bring their own copies of the game. People have to fly out on their own.
Berserking Guts
Member
Not hating and I realize there is a dedicated community around it. But who enjoys watching JRPG runs? Is it relaxing? Cuz I can't imagine it's very compelling. Do they keep it around for tradition or to extend the event or what?
Berserking Guts
Member
Wrong thread
I remember the first time GDQ ever cracked a million was durring a Chrono Trigger run, which was pretty great, and the FF1 run last time was kind of incredible in a lot of ways if you understand how it became marathon-safe, but generally-speaking? yeah, RPG runs are generally snoozefests.
It's one of the most well-regarded RPGs in history, but watching it like "Oh, he just ran into that area. He talked to that guy really fast. He ran away from that battle."
I just can't get into it.
Icelandic_Jazz
Member
Squats!
Baloonatic
Member
RPGLimitBreak is all RPGs and pretty successful, so yeah people enjoy them.
I find that most RPG runs have great commentary that carries it. Another big part is that since they're usually low level, there are moments that look risky even if most of the time they are in near complete control with RNG manipulation. It's not something I would watch (much less run) outside of GDQ but it is fun to revisit these games through speedruns.
papertoonz
Member
it's chill, it's a good way to entertain myself for when i don't have much to do
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thepotatoman
Unconfirmed Member
I probably spend the most time watching RPG runs. Watched most of Chrono Trigger, Earthbound Zero, and Paper Mario Thousand Year Door in previous GDQs.
Under leveled boss strategies or power level strategies are interesting. Plus the nostalgia factor is pretty high. I haven't seen most of these scenes since I first played those games a decade ago.
RNG manipulation is also fascinating to me for some reason, and RPGs have a ton of it. This guy is counting steps that'll influence RNG 6 hours in.
They really are stuffed with as much per minute optimizations as any other game, it's just a lot more minutes.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Why? An hour is plenty.
Aarglefarg
Member
I enjoy watching JRPG runs. They can be great to have in the background or revisit a few times over the course of a day. It's enjoyable or comforting to hear the great music and look into the great worlds these games can have.
ScaryShark
Banned
The people running it matters a lot. These guys are pretty affable so that makes it nice.
ratcliffja
Member
Notch is still disgusting but I'm glad he donated.
Sounds like a straight-to-Ganon run after leaving the great plateau. Sounds like it's gonna be pretty intense.
Baron Von Beans
Member
I've watched tons of speed runs, but never a rpg. Like so many others, this game defined many video game memories. I am completely addicted to this run. I should have gone to sleep a while ago, but I can't. So much about this run is keeping my interest, despite my countless upon countless playthroughs
RenegadeXV8
Banned
FF7 run easily has the best couch commentary so far.
Extremely informative with the occasional humor and they play off each other perfectly. Didn't think I'd watch it since JRPG runs usually bore me but here I am 3 hours later...
Extremely informative with the occasional humor and they play off each other perfectly. Didn't think I'd watch it since JRPG runs usually bore me but here I am 3 hours later...
Nahhh. Link to the past commentary has sooo been the best.
This has been enjoyable.
Ehh they're okay I guess. They keep doing the feigned ignorance thing where they've all played the game 800 times but do the wink-nudge "whoa what's going on here??" for nearly every story beat and that's always been annoying during RPG runs. Otherwise the strat knowledge has been good.
RenegadeXV8
Banned
Depends on what you're looking for, I guess, cause I thought the LttP commentary was a little too obnoxious. Sometimes I wanted to know what exactly was going on but then the the beard dude had to interject with a sarcastic remark or joke every 15 seconds.
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I mean you're probably in the minority on this but some people enjoy more serious commentary. 95% of the couches are very serious so I don't mind when patty comes in once or twice per GDQ and just makes silly and funny comments, it switches things up imo. We're here to be entertained after all.