Washington, USAEvery video I linked is any% (except ChromaGun, which was any% at the time, but is now best called "All chambers"). There are possible category bid wars for a couple of the games, but I don't think any of them are really that good of an idea. Escape Plan is "PS4 any%" specifically, since I set up separate categories for PS4 and Vita for that game (they have entirely different control schemes).
My estimate for Infamous is 3:50:00, not 3:05:00. 3:05:00 would be a new WR :P
Submit ¤any¤ web page giving more information about the game. I used the Steam page for one game that I submitted. Even if it's an older/obscure console game, there's bound to be ¤some¤ information on the internet about it.
Hey, I'm just a viewer when it comes to speedruns of this game, but I want to understand them all. 120 star is obvious. 70 star is like a glitchless any%. 0 star allows all glitches, 1 star allows all but one. But what is the point of getting 16 stars? From the rules descriptions it doesn't seem anything is forbidden (although maybe I'm reading it wrong). Is it just arbitrary?
How about Escape Plan? It's on PS4 and PS Vita. It's a puzzle platformer where you have to get one or both protagonists (the aptly-named Lil and Laarg) from the start to the exit. There are no known glitches and very little random elements to the game -- it's highly technique-driven. A very easy game to learn, but a hard one to play well fast!
If you have PS4 or PS Vita, Escape Plan. No (known) glitches and little to no RNG. It's very technique-driven. If you have Playstation Plus, you may already have this game and not know it. It was one of their "freebies" several months ago.
I got the WiiU version of this game for free. I've heard it's an awesome speedrun (and the crowded leaderboard would seem to confirm that). Of course I'll casually play the WiiU version I have first, but if I decide that I like the game well enough to run it, would I be best served to buy the PC version? I know that for "serious" speedrunning (is anything we do serious?), running on PC is best if the game exists for PC (absent extraordinary cases involving platform-exclusive glitches). Would that be the case for this game too?
Looks like we need different categories. Norferzlo's run exploits a glitch I didn't know existed, and is best considered the true any%. All other runs should go under something like "All chambers"
Hello. I have this game for console (still haven't actually played it). I've heard it's a pretty sweet speedrun game, and I know that the general idea for any "serious" speedrunning is that if the game is on PC, you'd best run it on PC. Would you, the community of this game, say that's a good/necessary idea in this case?
Yeah I actually do hope it becomes consistently repeatable. It would make for a different and compelling run. I've worked on it a little and so has DPad, no luck so far.
But that's why it's not even fair to the person running, if it happens. Great, I got a new PB, complete with an 8 minute timesave I will never ever be able to get again no matter what I do. It's not skill-based, and it's not something we can make the game do despite it not being intended. It's not even luck-based, really. It just happens sometimes. I'd be pissed as hell to PB with this in my splits, because it would be nothing that I even did or tried to do.
Thank you, that's pretty much all I was hoping would happen.
Where would I go to address moderation for these forums? It's not about a game or a leaderboard moderator. My specific issue is this ignorant bigoted shit: http://www.speedrun.com/Talk/thread/ohx0n -- but it'd be a good thing to know about just in general.
Game: Infamous Category: any% Estimate: 3:50:00 Submission video link: Dates/times you’re available: I work overnights (Pacific time) but if I know enough ahead of time I can request specific days off work and be available anytime. Donation incentives: n/a Misc info: It's a long run but it's full of great tricks and tech. This would be my first choice if it comes down to that.
Game: Infamous First Light Category: any% Estimate: 1:32:00 Submission video link: Donation incentives: Million-point Gamma Arena showcase. It's pretty crazy! Misc info: I have run this game at a marathon before, it is very marathon-friendly.
Game: ChromaGun Category: All chambers Estimate: 44:00 Submission video link: Donation incentives: A glitch has been discovered giving this game two categories, "all chambers" and a true any%. You could do a category bid war, but the true any% run, while less than half as long, is incredibly boring (it involves doing one chamber 52 straight times) Misc info: Fast, fun run, the game was designed with speedrunning specifically in mind.
Game: Escape Plan Category: PS4 any% Estimate: 1:00:00 Submission video link: Donation incentives: You could do a category bid war, but I doubt there's enough interest Misc info: This is a game that only I appear to have ever run, but I think it's a great one! Would love the chance to show the run off to people. It's not too long, and has little to no RNG. Very technique-driven.
Game: Murdered Soul Suspect Category: any% Estimate: 1:20:00 Submission video link: Donation incentives: n/a Misc info: A better speedgame than you might think. Some very cool tech and a couple of tricks in this run (lots of unskippable cutscenes, though).
If not, I'd like to suggest that we do. This is something that cannot reliably be replicated. It just sorta happens sometimes. I feel like it's not altogether fair to count it if it happens with a clock running. I've had it happen once in a speedrun attempt for me (once in a challenge run) and what actually happened was I was so confused that I killed the run. No doubt, it would be a shame to have to kill a good run over this, but we've all killed good runs for stupider shit :P
If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's an example:
That was the one from my challenge run (didn't save the time it happened in a speedrun attempt -- it was the EMT in Medical Emergency taking damage right as I talked to him that triggered it). What happens is you take damage ¤right¤ as you hit a mission marker, and the game considers the mission completed.
Furthermore, if someone ¤does¤ find a way to do this reliably, I'd want there to be 2 categories for the game. One with the trick (which would become the true any%) and one without. I don't want the route we have right now to be lost, ever.
I suppose we should ask permission first, but it's always better to have a full leaderboard than to not!
I will be submitting my own run for this leaderboard (already have one on the website) soon, gotta finish a run with some new strats I've incorporated.
"02. I won't say that they are the WORST, but I'm just not a fan of watching really glitchy runs of any game. It's one thing to skip over a 10 second section, but if you're skipping huge parts of the game every few minutes, I'm just not going to enjoy the run."
Tend to agree. Runs like Fallout 3 any% bore me to tears.
I'm uncomfortable ethically using emulator. I do not engage in piracy and the gray area between the two is a little too gray for my liking.
Thank you for your Steam suggestions :)
