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LostStraw Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 (edited) Not quite -- Morrowind done in 7:30 http://speeddemosarchive.com/demo.pl?Morrowind_730 Edit: The speed runs for the Fallout games aren't much longer, fun to watch as well. Edited August 3, 2006 by LostStraw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 i don't see the point of doing speed runs in a crpg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 i don't see the point of doing speed runs in a crpg. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostStraw Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Because some people find it fun. Don't see why you'd need much more of a reason. I like watching speedruns of almost any game, because I like seeing what trickery, loopholes and other crafty things they've come up with to complete the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krookie Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I could see doing it after I've played the game through once or twice, just to see how fast I could do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 It's impossible to do a speed run without having intricate knowledge of the game. It's just a fun little thing to do, it doesn't mean the game is flawed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokishi Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 LOL I'm waiting for an "Oblivion in 7 minutes" vid to emerge. Current 3DMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 True, but when I play a game, particularly a CRPG, I play the game to the fullest even if I have played it a hundred times before. Its like reading a good novel. You just don't skip the first 30 or so chapters so you can get to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted August 3, 2006 Author Share Posted August 3, 2006 True, but when I play a game, particularly a CRPG, I play the game to the fullest even if I have played it a hundred times before. Its like reading a good novel. You just don't skip the first 30 or so chapters so you can get to the end. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> :D I remember reading a news article a few years back about a lady who submitted a motion for divorce on the grounds that every time she bought a new Agatha Cristie murder mystery novel, her husband would read the ending and then write the name of the who-dunnit killer on the front page, just to piss her off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Hades Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Now that is funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 True, but when I play a game, particularly a CRPG, I play the game to the fullest even if I have played it a hundred times before. Its like reading a good novel. You just don't skip the first 30 or so chapters so you can get to the end. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It may have something to do with these other people not being you. FTR I don't do speed runs either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astr0creep Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Not quite -- Morrowind done in 7:30 http://speeddemosarchive.com/demo.pl?Morrowind_730 <{POST_SNAPBACK}> OMG! That was amazing! It usually takes me 40-60 hours to finish that frakking game! (w00t) http://entertainmentandbeyond.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I like speed runs (or other 'technical challenges') in certain types of games once in a while. It's the challenge of the organiziation/planning required to achieve it; like...why climb Mt Everest...because you can. Course, that much before-hand planning is often too much for me and I never break any records. “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurlshort Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I just liked seeing the ending, since I never managed to actually finish Oblivion. Actually, it was pretty anticlimactic for a game I spent so much time on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 'Twas pretty impressive although I can't see the appeal of speedrunning through an RPG such as Morrowind, even though I've never played it, as you are skipping all the story and that's what's key for an RPG. Also, if that's all there is to that game, it really doesn't look all that impressive to me, not exactly very big unless it takes a while to get to wherever that guy actually flys to. On the note of Speedrunning anyway, I can definitely see how speedruns are fun, having tried to do it and seen it on other games (Doom3), particularly fun, and seeing all the challenges of finding the easiest ways around things and knowing where everything is and how to avoid it etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanschu Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 'Twas pretty impressive although I can't see the appeal of speedrunning through an RPG such as Morrowind, even though I've never played it, as you are skipping all the story and that's what's key for an RPG Because the person would have already played through it and experienced all this stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Yeah, skipping on Morrowind's story must have sucked (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I downoaded the first part of a Baldur's Gate 2 speed run, and the guy must have the entire game memorised given how he zips through all the dialogue. It was impressive to watch for a very short while, but I don't imagine I'll ever try it. I suppose the next step for sites like gamefaqs or gamebanshee is to start having (searchable) videos of playthroughs, speed runs or otherwise, to accompany their text walkthroughs. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 Yeah, skipping on Morrowind's story must have sucked Super Sarcasm Man strikes again. Where is your super trustworthy sidekick? Has he gone the way of Bucky? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llyranor Posted August 3, 2006 Share Posted August 3, 2006 I didn't eviscerate him, if that's what you're trying to imply. (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted August 4, 2006 Author Share Posted August 4, 2006 Technically, Llyranor is his sidekick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atreides Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 An alt sidekick is fine too. Spreading beauty with my katana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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