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Posted: 3/19/2017 10:39 AM
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AKheon
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These games make for impressive TASes, at least for people familiar with Oddworld-games. Some of the tactics in the run look completely crazy, and it's clear Exoddus is pushed to the very limits here. It's also nice how the new glitch allows another big chunk of the game to become skipped. Personally, it's a 'yes' vote.
Posted: 3/17/2017 6:58 AM
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Always fun to watch an Osman run. 'Yes' vote.
Posted: 2/23/2017 9:18 PM
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I can't help but enjoy seeing a classic horror game done so quick, so here's a mild 'yes' vote from me.
Posted: 1/30/2017 6:54 PM
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It's quite a fast-paced and stylish run. Voting 'yes'.
Posted: 1/7/2017 4:02 PM
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In-game time speedruns can lead the runners doing some pretty weird things just for the sake of fooling the in-game clock. I think you could save a lot of in-game time in Silent Hill 4 by Continuing and quitting repeatedly to slowly move in the apartment without game clock running. Takes maybe 10 minutes to save 10 seconds. But at what point do tricks like this reach the limit of being too absurd to consider? Real time is the superior way to time things in speedruns, I feel... Just a pity that so many games have things like varying loading times depending on the game's port and the player's hardware, making in-game time the most reliable option sometimes.
Posted: 12/21/2016 8:45 PM
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After reading your cheerful submission notes, I don't want to come off as a buzzkill, but seeing how the game is solely timed rhythm mini-games and menus, it is not exactly technically impressive in TAS-standards. In fact, most of the run can't be differentiated from real-time play because of its rhythm-based nature. Seems like you did some work with the game's routing, which is good, but with TASes, that isn't always enough. This type of a game would need some extra meat in its gameplay to even be eligible for Vault (I think). As for the entertainment value, it's a pity that the mini-games are so simplistic that a TASer can't really show off with them. "Stay in the Spotlight" seems to definitely be a highlight, though... The idealist in me sometimes thinks all games deserve a TAS, so in that sense I'm happy there is a finished run of a pretty unknown game like this. However, I don't find it overall entertaining, and so here's a courteous "no" vote to you.
Posted: 12/10/2016 6:52 PM
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Well, that was quick. Enjoyed reading the informative submission notes too. Voted 'yes'.
Posted: 12/9/2016 4:37 PM
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Never saw the film, but based on this game, it's probably a cartoonish story about a guy with sunglasses who has to pass through urban obstacle courses for little discernible reason. The light physics based aspects of the gameplay were nice. Music was also nice. The flashing colors when you got alarms (?) in that one level were annoying. Generally the gameplay didn't excite me too much. The goods and bads combined, guess it makes an average 'meh' vote.
Posted: 12/6/2016 9:17 PM
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First, let me congratulate you for tirelessly advancing the craft of fighting game speed TASes. Okay, onto the run itself. It's about as entertaining as you'd expect. Gets very repetitive, but at least it isn't long, and the post-fight flavor texts are kind of neat. In the end, I voted 'meh'.
Posted: 12/6/2016 8:42 PM
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That was some mighty fine skating. Yes vote.
Posted: 12/2/2016 6:15 PM
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A simple old school arcadey two-player shooter with some downtime between levels. It's... it's... it's..... alright. The run becomes better as it goes, and finishes in the amusing display of wallzipping, so that's something. My impression is currently wavering somewhere between pleasant and dull, so I'll give the run 'meh' for entertainment.
Posted: 12/2/2016 5:45 PM
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This does seem like a clunky, miserable title for sure. Fortunately the glitches are better than average, helping make the run at best enjoyable to watch. The run isn't too long either. I will now bestow this submission with a weak 'yes' vote.
Posted: 11/27/2016 8:35 PM
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The game choice is, if nothing else, sympathetic, with its polished, pleasant and often creative audiovisual presentation. Kind of a pity the game is at its heart very much a "run right for justice" type of game, the occasional fighting game sections notwithstanding. I often wished the action on screen was more fast-paced or varied, but to the game's credit, the later levels do start to seem a bit more chaotic and difficult. Being kind of middle-of-the-road in entertainment, the run gets a robust 'meh' from me.
Posted: 11/26/2016 10:41 AM
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This run could be said to be slightly psychedelic thanks to the warping glitches, not to mention the game's own oddball art direction with the twisted furniture and other weird stuff going on. The gameplay seems simplistic and medium-paced, but on the other hand it has its quirks too because of the slow moving camera that the player has to constantly struggle against. Music is also quite good. Overall, I was moderately entertained while watching the run, so let's say it gets two Beetlejuice out of three (i.e. a slightly reserved 'yes' vote).
Posted: 11/23/2016 6:39 PM
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I saw a speedrun of this game at one point, and it was a nice romp. A TAS seems to be quite similar in effect, just somewhat faster and crazier. So for me, it's a 'yes' vote.
Posted: 11/9/2016 8:23 PM
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When watching this game, I mostly just think about how good the music is. Guess it indicates some degree of unremarkableness on the part of the game, but hey. It's a pretty short run and remains tolerable all the way through. Also, I like the way Wolverine glares at the camera during the ending, almost as if saying to the hypothetical player "Hey, did you really just spend your weekend afternoon completing a LJN game of all things? You disappoint me." A weak 'yes' vote.
Posted: 11/9/2016 8:01 PM
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In our category of "blue things that go fast" Smurfs don't quite catch up to Sonic, but they can come surprisingly close, especially when damage boosting. I thought this was a perfectly watchable run, so here's a 'yes' vote.
Posted: 10/4/2016 6:44 PM
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Always enjoyable to watch a fast racing game with a ton of silly loopholes. Voted 'yes'.
Posted: 9/26/2016 5:55 PM
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Pretty nice game choice. The game has good presentation, and especially the jazzy music deserves a mention. Fast pace and the occasional exploits keep the run interesting enough, so it gets a mild 'yes' vote from me.
Posted: 9/18/2016 7:59 PM
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It's a very well made TAS of a game I've always found a bit... bland. The run slowly becomes better as it goes with Link getting new gear and the glitches becoming more impressive. The best moments of the run are downright awesome, but taken as a 100 minute long whole, my overall feeling of it can be summed up with a respectful 'meh'.
Posted: 9/18/2016 6:23 AM
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Satvara did a 1% completion of the game, could be relevant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqcLZlFs4lc
Posted: 9/6/2016 7:06 PM
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Congrats for finishing this TAS. Fun as always to watch the glitchy acrobatics, although 100% is a bit too specialized and lengthy for me. Giving it a respectful 'meh' vote.
Posted: 9/4/2016 5:53 PM
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That whole section from 9:30 onward should be framed and put on a wall in an art gallery. Possibly with the title "Stairway to Glitch Heaven". Voted 'yes'.
Posted: 8/27/2016 7:58 PM
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A little late vote, but I enjoyed the glitchy racing action. Voted 'yes'.
Posted: 8/27/2016 7:11 PM
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This TAS just keeps getting crazier and crazier. Batman must be jealous of your stylish Bat-zips. Meanwhile, the RNG manipulation behind the scenes is just unimaginable. A strong 'yes' vote.
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