My feelings on The Demon Rush
Game Page: Doesn't exist yet/ http://speeddemosarchive.com/Myst.html (I'm not too sure how to treat it)
Etienne Taschereau's single-segment run
Verifier Responses
Decision: Accept
Reason: Just when you thought we were done with Myst...
Etienne Taschereau's single-segment run
Verifier Responses
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Cheers, Mike.
The movie quality is no problem; the fr is a bit choppy during high motion and the audio a little loud but no real issues.
I suggest timing start the frame before the Myst book starts to open (the first required action by the player). I would suggest that it end upon clicking on Atrus after he prompts you to give him the page collected earlier, but I think the video cuts off before that point. That click would occur less than a second after this video cuts off. Regardless, once you access the final area, that is the only action you can perform anyway, so another end point might be considered to be clicking on the window of the green book about 10 seconds earlier in the run.
The gameplay is solid, though not overwhelmingly quick. The double-velocity trick is used well, and the route is, as far as I can tell, optimal. The only slowness really comes from fiddly mouse-work when interacting with objects. However, I wouldn't hold this against the runner as the control scheme is fiddly in general in this aspect due to the mouse buttons doubling as movement buttons to allow play with the mouse alone. The fireplace pattern is also a little slow with the runner choosing to draw it in two steps both from the left, when starting the second from the right would be a little quicker in theory. This is still minor though.
tl;dr: Accept, assuming the video cutoff isn't an issue.
The movie quality is no problem; the fr is a bit choppy during high motion and the audio a little loud but no real issues.
I suggest timing start the frame before the Myst book starts to open (the first required action by the player). I would suggest that it end upon clicking on Atrus after he prompts you to give him the page collected earlier, but I think the video cuts off before that point. That click would occur less than a second after this video cuts off. Regardless, once you access the final area, that is the only action you can perform anyway, so another end point might be considered to be clicking on the window of the green book about 10 seconds earlier in the run.
The gameplay is solid, though not overwhelmingly quick. The double-velocity trick is used well, and the route is, as far as I can tell, optimal. The only slowness really comes from fiddly mouse-work when interacting with objects. However, I wouldn't hold this against the runner as the control scheme is fiddly in general in this aspect due to the mouse buttons doubling as movement buttons to allow play with the mouse alone. The fireplace pattern is also a little slow with the runner choosing to draw it in two steps both from the left, when starting the second from the right would be a little quicker in theory. This is still minor though.
tl;dr: Accept, assuming the video cutoff isn't an issue.
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There were no signs of cheating or any issues with video, audio, or syncing.
This run is pretty simple but very well-executed. The path appeared to be optimal, and there were no significant mistakes.
Recommendation: Approve
This run is pretty simple but very well-executed. The path appeared to be optimal, and there were no significant mistakes.
Recommendation: Approve
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Video quality looks good. No sign of cheating detected.
There is a route which I believe is slightly faster. It starts the same as now but takes fountain switch, train switch, clock switch and cabin switch in that order after the rocket. This allows being able to take the path on the right hand side of the wooden cabin which is slightly faster. However it does involve having to turn slightly in order to get the fountain switch, so we're talking like 1 second faster or so.
The runner navigates the island very well considering how easy it is to get stuck when running both with mouse1 and w. The only complaint I have is the hesitation while punching in the fireplace code. Can possibly be done 2-3 seconds faster with some more practice.
It's an accept from me. If people are wanting to challenge this time it'll be interesting with alot of micro-optimizations popping up.
There is a route which I believe is slightly faster. It starts the same as now but takes fountain switch, train switch, clock switch and cabin switch in that order after the rocket. This allows being able to take the path on the right hand side of the wooden cabin which is slightly faster. However it does involve having to turn slightly in order to get the fountain switch, so we're talking like 1 second faster or so.
The runner navigates the island very well considering how easy it is to get stuck when running both with mouse1 and w. The only complaint I have is the hesitation while punching in the fireplace code. Can possibly be done 2-3 seconds faster with some more practice.
It's an accept from me. If people are wanting to challenge this time it'll be interesting with alot of micro-optimizations popping up.
Decision: Accept
Reason: Just when you thought we were done with Myst...
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