Submission #304: Zurreco's SNES ActRaiser 2 in 55:47.74

Console: Super NES
Game name: ActRaiser 2
Game version: Euro
ROM filename: ActRaiser2 (E).smc
Movie length: 55:47.74
Re-record count: 4509
Author's real name: Chris S
Author's nickname: Zurreco
Submitter: Zurreco
Text last edited at: 2006-01-20 23:47:15
Text last edited by: Truncated
Download: Download (17767 bytes)
Status: decision: rejected
Submission instructions
Author's comments and explanations:
Here is my run for ActRaiser 2. I would have done an ActRaiser 1 movie, but the simulation levels required more timing and randomness than I was willing to put effort in to. This is played on the hardest mode* and aims for the fastest time. Hits are taken to save time occasionally. I apologize for how long the movie is, but there are way too many levels + there are mandatory periods upon entering and exiting levels that chew up lots of time.

The only two areas I am unhappy with and can not seem to fix are level 4-2 (underground river) and the final miniboss fight in the tower (the shielded lion-goat demon). Otherwise, any parts where I take time to kill something, stand still, or take a hit, it has been weighed time wise to see if other options would be faster. The last fight with Tanzra had originally been over 2 minutes, so I decided to employ a few strategies until I cut it to below a minute.

Thanks to OgreSlayeR and Blechy for giving me some great feedback on the movie.

  • European version has an "Expert" difficulty that the US versions seemed to exclude.


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Truncated: This one deserves to be judged after being ignored for so long. Impressions:
  • Feedback has been mixed, but 25% no-votes is quite high.
  • The game is too long and the gameplay and levels are repetitive.
  • After a while I started watched it at 165% speed but even then it felt slow and was not very entertaining to watch.
  • It's just not impressive enough.

Therefore, I think the judgement will be rejection.


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