Does the site still have that concept demos section? Because this seems to be the perfect example to 'Yes' for that category.
If not, I will give a weak yes anyway. Due to the fact that what is there is a good watch, and I am one who hopes every game will have a TAS one day. If this is the best we can have so be it. But any other run (100%/any%/low%/whatever) that reaches the ending should obsolete it.
To the runners; my condolences... this situation is just ugh.
If there had to be a Rose and/or Dark run, you could do the 'extra' stages for those teams. (Collect 200 rings/Destroy 100 robots respectively) That could offer enough variance from the vanilla Sonic run to be worth doing.
Might want to get the first level started before figuring out additional runs though.
I think (Blaze) might have a legitimate shot at beating Sonic in some levels between her hovering, horizontal trick and ability to do the slope glitch.
Or I could be completely wrong and she'll just be slower copy of Sonic's run in most levels <_<.
I hope you are right. I think I have said earlier in the topic, but I do hope a Blaze run can be both entertaining and unique enough to be worth a second video.
As for making an 100% run; Whilst I mostly prefer 100% runs, it would be awful in this game. You need emeralds, and no one likes Special Stages. Unlike Advance2+3 (And maybe sonic1 and 2) the process of getting to said SS is not going to be interesting/different enough to justify seven 2 minute placebos. (This is ignoring S ranks in 100% definition, but I do not know even the basics to debate that.)
I would hope that instead of an 100% run, you do 2 runs. Sonic, and Blaze. As a Blaze run would need to start with a SRAM anyway, (thats the correct term right?) finishing her run with the Super Sonic/Burning Blaze fight fits perfectly. If you can start with her you can have all the Chaos emeralds already unlocked.
But feel free to go for it on Rush Adventure. (Can't remember exactly what about RA game made me think 100% would work. I'll have to look at the game again to remember.)
edit; rewording of rushed last line to make sense.
Damn VC...
I think you have just made your Colours run look like just another vid. Past Rush wips may have been fast, but that had style too. I did not even hope Rush videos could look like that. Possibly my fave speedrun from anyone to date.
You will be receiving my engagement ring in the mail shortly. xxx.
edit; saw the vid on youtube rather than here 1st, and posted late so edit to make me look less stupid.
I have been waiting for a Sonic Advance 1 run that shows off the speed you can achieve in the game (rather than how you can skip the game.) since vba was released.
Easy yes.
WF: This is perhaps the most interesting stage. You can get up to 50 rings before you go through the propellor, but either you lose them by taking the hit, or you transform beforehand... and can't go through the propellor at all. A third option would actually be to take the shield and have Tails run underneath and get the rings on the lower level, and use that to take the hit on the propellor.
I believe Tails is too busy replacing landing gear with rockets to bother with trivial things like rings at the time.
mike89 wrote:
A third option might be to disallow horizontal underflow, but I'm not sure how I feel about that as a category (even though it already exists for Sonic 3). It would at least make Metro 2 and 3 different/interesting from the any%.
There is also the no zips Sonic1 and the recent 'no ultra spindash' Sonic Advance1 which have a similar self imposed restrictions. No (or low) glitch Sonic runs do seem to be getting popular. I for one would prefer this.
I assume the no damage restriction will force you to take routes where Super Sonic would be faster?
DDRKhat,
would the speed befit of Super Sonic, make up for the time you have to spend in the special stages?
Not even close. The old wip 100% video at the start of the thread gets to the start of the second zone at a little over 16 minutes. At that time in the current any% (which it itself is out of date) Sonic is pretty much on the final bosses, and of those three fights, two bosses have Super Sonic unavailable and the other one would not be helped by Super Sonic.
But that some what leads on to...
DDRKhat wrote:
Sorry Ajavalo I fail to see your concern, could you try re-explaining it?
I do not believe he has a 'concern'. I believe he is agreeing with you on your choice to get all the emeralds as soon as possible, so you can show off Super Sonic on as much of the game as you can. Also that the (massive) time loss in Emerald Hill, will be worth it to see what Super Sonic can do from Chemical Plant to the End of the game.
I am curious to see what the time difference form Chemical Plant 1 to Death Egg, for any% vs 100% will be though.
I'm considering going back and doing my All Emeralds run again. I would like to re-pickup my old input (with some tweaks, as I know I can do faster than the version posted here). I'm considering the following goals;
Priority: Obtain Super Sonic as soon as possible.
No damage.
1 Player controls 2 Characters.
Cool. I have been waiting to see what Super can do in this game.
Chronological order can not be done. The second hero level takes place before the first hero level and first hero boss. (Wild canyon takes place before City escape and Big Foot. Especially Big Foot considering that boss is at 'night'.)
I believe this is the only time this 'problem' comes up though.
edit;Big Foot I mean.
a ranked TAS of FE7. Now it may not be as entertaining as a pure speedrun,
Not at all. I will probably never seriously sit down a watch any 'any%' FE run. A ranked run I was interested in seeing as soon as I had played the game.
Very much so. The run is pretty close to completion, but I have put in on hold while I finish up something else. Expect in a few weeks.
So... that "something else" was fantastic, really brilliant, and god knows I want you continue doing your thing with the other something else's(i.e. 2,3,+K,CDetc)...
But how is this coming along?