Games Done Quick 2019 - Games

I think this is the first time I've ever heard anyone speedrun Mega Turrican

I've just had a browse through the run list and there's some good shit this year. A TimeSplitters 2 run could be pretty interesting. The Castlevania block is looking nice, and the TASBOT choices look pretty interesting. Aria of Sorrow is fucking busted when you know the various skips if I recall.

The Megaman Zero 2 run is awesome, the commentator is doing a great job!

Yeah, on tough, technical runs like this it's definitely best for the runner to focus on the run, and leave commentary to the couch. And make sure to pick someone who can handle that to commentate.

Majora's Mask on now. @Killuah

Wait we're talking about re-runs aren't we? I thought the event didn't start until the 9th

Obligatory VoD thread https://www.reddit.com/r/speedrun/comments/ad3lp0/agdq_vod_thread_2019/

fuck me i fixed it sorry

Majora's Mask was really good, barely made any mistakes even though he must have used glitches that have a chance of crashing the game at least like 100 times

The God of War 2 run has turned out to be a really fun one. The Cod of War costume combined with swimming through the air via glitches helps. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/1844/52c29260-42a3-4bac-b02c-8df191f5b0bb/chrome_2019-01-07_16-20-11.jpg https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/1844/f7b23c0e-8047-4fc9-b394-8912394a25f5/chrome_2019-01-07_16-20-30.jpg

Coming up -- Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/110232/19a0c5fe-6ea3-478d-b068-ac24ca2459b0/image.png

ActRaiser 2 run was a nail-biter and also very informative. Also they got the PR team from Arbys on stream. https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/110232/2f5bb56c-56c5-4f47-b0ba-6d974282ab68/image.png

As I mentioned earlier, I'm doing quick rankings/reviews of the runs. I got all of Day One watched in real-time, so here it is. Note that a) all rankings are subjective, I do try to consider what others like but my tastes still dominate, and b) I use five-star ratings very sparingly; two-star run is still a run I enjoyed watching, it's just "average" rather than "amazing". Hollow Knight (PC - Team Cherry) True Ending No Major Glitches by Vysuals 1h27m57s (est 1h35m) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: Really good commentary of a really high-skill game. A solid start for the marathon. Couch was kind of quiet for most of it but the runner commentary is top-notch. Hollow Knight (PC - Team Cherry) Path of Pain by Vysuals 4m10s (no est) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: Bonus incentive, super-difficult platforming section. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (GBA - Flagship) Any% by swordsmankirby 28m41s (est 32m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: Some good couch interaction, and a pretty good speed game, but commentary was a little low-energy. Donkey Kong Country (SNES - Rare) Any% All Stages race, stew_ vs V0oid 33m32s, 35m02s (est 37m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: Unfortunately, not a very competitive race, with a pretty wide gap for the entire run. Very optimized game and a great couch, but not a good race. Mario Kart DS (DS - Nintendo EAD 1) 32 Tracks by Keverage 57m49s (est 1h05m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: An entertaining, energetic runner. Light on technical commentary, lots of little mistakes, but fun. Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter (PC - Croteam) Any% Coop + Secret Levels by mr.deagle, The Master 26m01s (est 33m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: There's a few cool tricks that get used constantly. The runners try to be entertaining but the game has a lot of walking for miles. Mega Man Zero 2 (GBA - Inti Creates) Any% Hard Mode by Krankdud 1h00m29s (est 1h10m) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Review: Quiet runner, probably focusing on the very hard game, but the couch did a great job on commentary. A serious, technical run, but a good one if that's what you're into. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (WiiVC - Nintendo EAD) Any% by popesquidward 1h21m07s (est 1h25m) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★★★★ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: An incredibly skilled run, the execution was probably WR-level, just held back by some points of bad RNG. Commentary was good too, couch and runner combined made it very easy to follow. Portal (PC - Valve) Inbounds race ConnorAce vs alex_sr 12m25s, 12m58s (est 15m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: A closer race than the final times might show, a very tricky game to follow but fun if you can. Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS3 - Konami CE Japan) European Extreme by Tyler2022 1h26m01s (est 1h35m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: Nothing particularly bad about the run, but nothing particularly cool about it either. A difficult run executed competently. Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 - Team Ico) Boss Rush (Normal Time Attack) by ChurchNEOH 37m58s (est 50m) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: A Boss Rush doesn't trim much from this game. The run and commentary were both okay, but not great. God of War II (PS3 - SCE Santa Monica) Any% NG+ by RagnellGoW 1h11m20s (est 1h10m) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: The donations were a constant stream of fish puns, based on the Cod of War costume in use. Everything else was unremarkable. Recommended Watching: Majora's Mask, Hollow Knight, Mega Man Zero 2

Just caught the tail-end of the Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze run. Really fun. Great commentary. Jak 3's on deck, followed by Crash Bannedicoot and Splatoon 2

This Jak 3 run is reminding me of Bonesaw's J&D run. It's pretty great.

and naturally people on twitter are bitching about their jokes and calling them "generic white guys"

Not quite Bonesaw-tier, but still a great run probably my favourite so far 'We have no idea who this guy is'

Chat's getting pretty antsy, right now. There's two guys on the couch and they want the other guy to talk

Wow this purple shirt guy won't shutup. Donations Guy: Can we get a donation in? Purple Shirt: Uhh no.

Silent Hill 2 on fleek Punchy's a great runner

Mario kart DS run pros: Definitely very high spirits Not insanely technical, really easy to follow adn really fun to watch R.O.B. is used Gamers be Gamin' Like 7 or 8 Blue shells were dodged The story about installing the DS capture cards was pretty amusing This guy on the couch with the mustache https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/249352/d1156838-6e72-4921-b2ba-67b09b4493fe/image.png Cons: Early on there was a lot of dead air and jokes that fell flat Waluigi cheating and getting a star while he's ahead of Keverage Over-all a solid run. I'd give it an 8/10, but I'm actually gonna give it a 2/10 because there was no K-Mac Hill Clear Supremes in the run. Really ruined any fun I had coming out of it tbh, I hope Keverage gets banned for that one (very solid run and it was a lot of fun even if a lot of the tracks on Mario Kart DS are super boring to watch

Just wanted to say that I really appreciate you doing this. Helps a lot for people who don't have much time to spare.

I've been enjoying this GDQ a lot this year. We've been having a lot of great runs and couches.

https://clips.twitch.tv/DeadTransparentLyrebirdUWot

Glad you guys like the rankings, because I'm back with some more. This covers basically the second half of Monday, I do have so sleep sometimes. I'll get to them sometime after the marathon concludes. Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES - Capcom) Any% Normal by NME 39m59s (est 40m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: Some good banter between the runner and couch, but somewhat sloppy of an actual run. Even if it did come in under estimate by one second. ActRaiser 2 (SNES - Quintet) Hard by PJ 47m35s (est 50m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: Great commentary, and a good run of a pretty difficult game. --CASTLEVANIA BLOCK START Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSTV - KCE Tokyo) Alucard by Satoryu 12m50s (est 16m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: A very broken run, as all good SotN runs are. Maybe I've just seen too many SotN runs for this to stand out. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (WiiU VC - KCE Tokyo) Glitchless Hard Mode All Bosses by VB__ 47m57s (est 58m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★★☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: Glitchless is a good show of skill, but an hour of it is a bit much. Nifty glitch exhibition afterward. Castlevania Chronicles (PSTV - KCE Tokyo) any% arranged mode x68k sound on by lurk 27m07s (est 35m) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★☆☆☆ Review: Another competently-executed play-the-game-well run. A nice obscure piece of the Castlevania canon but not very interesting otherwise. Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES - Konami) Any% by jc583 44m15s (est 40m) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Review: Lots of grinding, lag, and intentional deaths. Just really not a game that's good for marathons. Runner and couch tried to make the best of it but there's no saving this game. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES - Konami) Any% Second Quest by jc583 28m04s (est 33m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: A much better run from JC, much more watchable and the reactions make it much more entertaining. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PC - Inti Creates) Any% Nightmare by Laxxus 21m36s (est 33m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: A good mix of solid execution and flashy glitches. The strats are still evolving quickly, this should be a good run to watch in a few years. ---CASTLEVANIA BLOCK END Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch - Retro) Any% No Death Abuse race Kruncha vs michael_goldfish vs spikevegeta2 1h23m46s, 1h23m59s, 1h25m58s (est 1h30m) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: SpikeVegeta's run of this game was my favorite part of GDQx, so I had high hopes for this. Great banter from the runners, commentators, even the donations, making up for the game itself not being very flashy. It probably won't be my favorite run of AGDQ but it's a highlight of the day. Jak 3 (PS2 - Naughty Dog) Any% No OoB by ThaRixer 44m28s (est 45m) Overall ★★★★☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: What is it with Jak games and wacky commentary? I still have basically no idea what the strats are but I laughed my ass off. Nifty glitch showcase afterwards too. Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy (PC - Vicarious Visions) Crash 2 100% by Blunts Moses 1h36m38s (est 1h45m) Overall ★★☆☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★☆☆☆☆ Review: There are exactly two pieces of tech in this game: hobslides and death abuse. We did not need a ninety-minute 100% run of that. Splatoon 2 (Switch - Nintendo EPD) Octo Expansion Any% by TonesBalones 1h12m00s (est 1h25m) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★☆☆☆ Fun ★★★★☆ Review: There's not too much tech to this game, but the runner has enough charisma to make up for it. Shoutouts to flossing, muon neutrinos, and Smash Ultimate. Splatoon 2 (Switch - Nintendo EPD) Agent 3 Rematch by TonesBalones 59s (no est) Overall ★★★☆☆ Skill ★★★☆☆ Fun ★★★☆☆ Review: Well that was fast. Recommended watching: Tropical Freeze, Jak 3, and Splat 2 if you want hilarious madhouse commentary. If you want speedrunning skill, there wasn't anything super-great here but I'd go with Aria of Sorrow, Bloodstained, and ActRaiser 2.

That Crash run was so fucking boring

Sonic runs are always good fun to watch. I'm curious how a Sonic Forces speedrun will go, considering the game is only 5 hours long normally.

That was a fantastic Sonic Mania race.

Sanic ball's happening! GET IN HERE

Where are the car keys?