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I am starting a Necrovision speedrun. Basically it can be done in 2 ways:
1) Start a new game on any difficulty mode and speedrun it from begining to the end in a continuous action. All the items you find carry on to the next level. This run is allowed to be segmented - you can save your game in the level where you think it is needed, and then load it to continue or use game autocheckpoints. If you start this speedrun on hard mode, you might not be able even to finish it - in order to be strong and kill your enemies efficiently you must collect vampyric artifacts, those are mostly located in secret places, which means that you will waste time getting them, and that is anti-speedrun. Recommended easy mode.
2) After finishing the game, speedrun individual levels in the special "challenge room" section on any difficulty mode. You are automatically equiped with items, those you have unlocked when you finished the game for the first time. This run is not allowed to be segmented - once you start a level speeedrun, you must finish it without saves and loads. With the unlocked achievements the most challenging and recommended mode is hard.
My choise is Nr. 2 - individual level runs, because i have finished the game on hard mode, unlocked shadowhand and collected all 27 vampyric artifacts.
First about the game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NecroVisioN
http://www.gamespot.com/necrovision
http://www.necrovision-game.com/
Why is this game good and bad for speedrun?
First the strong points:
1) it has a gameplay of a fast paced action shooter, where story is a secondary thing, so it fits for speedrunning nice.
2) there are shortcuts in the game
3) it uses Painkiller engine with havok physics, so much of the objects collision is possible that was present in Painkiller.
4) just like Quake, Painkiller, Serious Sam, it has the levels ending screen with the registered time table - excellent for speedruns.
5) individual levels, challenge room, perfect run, and a single segment run are possible for speedrun.
6) it's visually an entertaining game to watch, because it is about killing enemies in the most bloody way possible.
There are bad points too:
1) despite having pain engine, the game is 2X slower than Painkiller.
2) sluggish performance and long load times even on fast computers.
3) though it is a fast paced shooter, there are some missions and objectives in this game, not like in Painkiller.
4) i am not sure if you can even finish this game on hardest mode without collecting the vampyric artifacts, which means you have to find secret places.
1) Start a new game on any difficulty mode and speedrun it from begining to the end in a continuous action. All the items you find carry on to the next level. This run is allowed to be segmented - you can save your game in the level where you think it is needed, and then load it to continue or use game autocheckpoints. If you start this speedrun on hard mode, you might not be able even to finish it - in order to be strong and kill your enemies efficiently you must collect vampyric artifacts, those are mostly located in secret places, which means that you will waste time getting them, and that is anti-speedrun. Recommended easy mode.
2) After finishing the game, speedrun individual levels in the special "challenge room" section on any difficulty mode. You are automatically equiped with items, those you have unlocked when you finished the game for the first time. This run is not allowed to be segmented - once you start a level speeedrun, you must finish it without saves and loads. With the unlocked achievements the most challenging and recommended mode is hard.
My choise is Nr. 2 - individual level runs, because i have finished the game on hard mode, unlocked shadowhand and collected all 27 vampyric artifacts.
First about the game.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NecroVisioN
http://www.gamespot.com/necrovision
http://www.necrovision-game.com/
Why is this game good and bad for speedrun?
First the strong points:
1) it has a gameplay of a fast paced action shooter, where story is a secondary thing, so it fits for speedrunning nice.
2) there are shortcuts in the game
3) it uses Painkiller engine with havok physics, so much of the objects collision is possible that was present in Painkiller.
4) just like Quake, Painkiller, Serious Sam, it has the levels ending screen with the registered time table - excellent for speedruns.
5) individual levels, challenge room, perfect run, and a single segment run are possible for speedrun.
6) it's visually an entertaining game to watch, because it is about killing enemies in the most bloody way possible.
There are bad points too:
1) despite having pain engine, the game is 2X slower than Painkiller.
2) sluggish performance and long load times even on fast computers.
3) though it is a fast paced shooter, there are some missions and objectives in this game, not like in Painkiller.
4) i am not sure if you can even finish this game on hardest mode without collecting the vampyric artifacts, which means you have to find secret places.
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