Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon

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2014-05-22 11:07:50 pm

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Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (Any %) (Single Segment)

Decision: Accept

Congratulations to Jay 'DeMoNFLiP84' Cabasag!

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SDAVerification

2014-05-22 11:07:51 pm

Run Information

Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (Any %) (Single Segment)

Verification Files

http://v.speeddemosarchive.com/EOB2/

Please refer to the Verification Guidelines before posting. Verifications are due by June 6, 2014.

Please post your opinions about the run and be certain to conclude your post with a verdict (Accept/Reject). This is not a contest where the majority wins - I will judge each verification on its content. Please keep your verification brief unless you have a good reason otherwise.

After 2 weeks I will read all of the verifications and move this thread to the main verification board and post my verdict.

gammadragon

2014-05-23 05:20:58 am

Might be magic...

Last year if someone told me that they could beat EOB2 in under two hours without using any savegames, I'd have told them to wake up and smell the holy water. This is a pretty awesome effort and while the time could be improved in a segmented run, even completing the game in one segment is amazing.

No cheating detected.

Things I like about this run:
* Very optimised route, skips the wasp level
* Great use of Lightning Bolt spells
* The hardest fights in the game are made to look easy
* Effective party selection

Things that can be improved:
- Combat dodging can be improved a bit
- Tactics against some of the monsters could be improved - e.g. Skeleton Warriors are highly resistant to magic
- Grabbing the Polished Shields back off the wall protects from the Medusa's petrification
- Have some Hold Person spells ready for the Medusa pressure plate section

Accept. First control is at 00:01:59 and last hit on final boss is at 01:51:38 -> total time is 01:49:39. However this includes level transition loading times and several unskippable cut scenes.

Last year if someone told me that they could beat EOB2 in under two hours without using any savegames, I'd have told them to wake up and smell the holy water. This is a pretty awesome effort and while the time could be improved in a segmented run, even completing the game in one segment is amazing.

No cheating detected.

Things I like about this run:
* Very optimised route, skips the wasp level
* Great use of Lightning Bolt spells
* The hardest fights in the game are made to look easy
* Effective party selection

Things that can be improved:
- Combat dodging can be improved a bit
- Tactics against some of the monsters could be improved - e.g. Skeleton Warriors are highly resistant to magic
- Grabbing the Polished Shields back off the wall protects from the Medusa's petrification
- Have some Hold Person spells ready for the Medusa pressure plate section

Accept. First control is at 00:01:59 and last hit on final boss is at 01:51:38 -> total time is 01:49:39. However this includes level transition loading times and several unskippable cut scenes.

DeMoNFLiP84

2014-05-23 03:39:53 pm

A Serious Noob

@gammadragon i've came across a comment on youtube months ago saying that the same speed runner who ran EoB1 years ago ran EoB2 single segment and beaten it within an 1 hour but he never uploaded it ever. It's hard to believe it since this game is so key heavy but we will never know. This run can still be improved immensly and i still might have a few tricks up my sleeve.I will be streaming that game soon and hope to make the 1:45 cut which it's still my main goal for EoB2.

kaos_luvr

2014-06-06 08:32:23 pm

Don't Think!

Great run. Detect no cheating. audio and video look good. Run can be improved but very well planned route. Great job!

Accept

SDAVerification

2014-06-07 02:43:24 am

Decision posted.