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Professional Second Banana
VOD Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8PZB25uZuZ5WfU5BJeqAdoClCb4PdRbA
French Restream: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhdvf0XoufSOV2WFxSziu_6jI9KeJQ8Az
Japanese Restream: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdWd_QXQSKieopoa0a7SfnZbbl6K7F0e5
RPGLB 2018 Schedule (in MDT/GMT-6, autoconverting version will follow): https://goo.gl/Tf4bgA
RPGLB 2018 Games List: https://goo.gl/S3p3kK
SDA forum names were used on the games list for convenience - the final schedule and stream layouts will use the names that runners register for the event under.
Incentives:
Incentives in white text are approved - runners, please double-check for accuracy.
Incentives in blue text are also approved, but pending additional info from the runner(s).
Incentives in red text are still pending approval, due to more information needed from the runner, or the incentive will be added during the event if we get ahead of schedule (many 'watch/sing the ending' incentives fall under this).
Incentives for games on the backup list will be sorted out if the game is added to the schedule.
Please refer to the RPG Limit Break 2018 main thread for marathon dates, location, and other details - this thread is for game offers & discussion. We are currently working on transitioning the game submission process to our website (similar to how GDQ currently does submissions); but as that was not ready in time for RPGLB 2018 submissions, we're going to do forum submissions 1 last time.
Submission Guidelines (will be used to choose runs for the schedule):
Length - This will be a 7-day marathon (running roughly from noon on 5/13 to midnight the night of 5/19, for about 156 total hours). We want to have as much variety on the schedule as possible (both for games and runners), so 6+ hour runs will need to be very strong in the below areas.
Donation Incentives - What we're here for (along with having a fun week)! Can you name characters? Are there storyline branches/character choices/optional bosses that work in a speedrun route? Are there in-jokes in the game that fans would donate to see (ie the Phantom Train Suplex)? Strong donation incentives will be especially important for longer runs.
Entertainment - Does the run have interesting tricks/strats that make for engaging commentary? Is there variety in the gameplay throughout the course of the run? What is the cutscene to action ratio like?
Game Popularity - One of the purposes of this marathon will be giving some RPGs that aren't popular enough to make a GDQ schedule a chance in the spotlight; but at the same time we want to have games on the schedule that a decent chunk of our audience has heard of and will stick around for. More obscure games also tend to have difficulty getting commentators besides the runner; and having strong run commentary throughout this marathon is a big focus for RPGLB.
Marathon Safety - How consistently can your run be finished within the estimate you give? How big of an impact does randomness have on the run? How likely would it have to be mercy killed to prevent going significantly over estimate?
Language - As our main audience is going to be English-speakers, English text is generally preferred over Japanese or other languages, especially for text-heavy games. This will be much less of a concern for games with skippable cutscenes and/or where the speedrun is easy to follow through animations and other non-text means. Voice acting in non-English languages is always fine, and if selectable can make for a good donation incentive.
Defining what is/isn't an RPG is something I'm not going to attempt - the RPGLB games committee will decide on a case-by-case basis if any offered games aren't appropriate for the marathon.
Limit is 5 games/10 total categories per runner - co-op runs will count towards each player’s limit, and all participants in co-op runs/races need to offer the game individually. Please only offer games that you’d want to actually run at the marathon (possibly as your only game); but if you have a preference order among your games you can note that. Deadline for submissions is January 28th at 11:59PM EST (GMT-5). The list of accepted and backup runs for RPGLB 2018 is planned to be posted in February 2018.
It’s fine to offer a game that someone else already has - if that game is accepted we’ll sort out when making the schedule who runs it, or if the game would work for a co-op/team run or race.
We'll have basic NTSC-U consoles (NES, SNES, PS2, Wii, etc) and a gaming PC on hand - if you need any other equipment provided please note that. For newer consoles that require installing the game, it is encouraged for you to bring your own console to ensure no installation/patching issues. It is expected that all console-based games will be run on original console or a console-based emulator (ie Wii VC/PSN/flash cart). It is okay to use PC-based emulators (BizHawk, SNES9X, ePSXe, etc) for submission videos, as long as you will be prepared to run the game on console at the marathon (including making any needed arrangements for a controller & cartridge/disc).
To offer games, fill out the below form for each game and post in this thread - you are free to edit your post up until the submission deadline. As with last year's event, donation incentive offers are formally combined with with game submissions, so please be serious & thorough when filling out the incentives section (including specifying character limits for character/file names and options for bid wars).
Submission Form:
Game Name:
System (Include both original system and system you plan to play on, if different):
Category (Any%, 100%, Glitchless, etc):
Gameplay Estimate (excluding ending and bonus content):
Ending/Bonus Estimate (ending + any glitches/other bonus content you'd like to show post-run):
Pros/Cons (honest assessment based on above submission guidelines):
Donation Incentive Offers (including character limits/bid war options & time costs):
Sample run video (very strongly encouraged, but not required):
Sample Submission:
Game Name: Final Fantasy IX
System: PS1 played on PS2
Category: Any%
Gameplay Estimate: 9:30
Ending/Bonus Estimate: 0:35 (32 min ending/Melodies of Life sing-a-long + 3 min Blackjack card game)
Pros/Cons: One of the least glitchy Final Fantasy games, so the speedrun route is all about using the equipment/abilities that the game gives you in creative ways. Battle strats vary considerably over the course of the run due to frequent party changes. Game has some heavy RNG factors like the # of random encounters, enemy AI, and card tournament; but is completely marathon safe (poor luck generally just means a slower run, and there are save points close to the most dangerous sections).
Donation Incentive Offers: Naming characters (Zidane, Vivi, Steiner, Dagger, Freya, Quina, Eiko, Amarant - 7 character limit for all), showing Vivi/Quina wedding cutscene (+2 min)
Sample run video: <link to Twitch VOD or Youtube video of a completed run with commentary> - [noembed] [/noembed] tags can be used to prevent Youtube videos embeds.
French Restream: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhdvf0XoufSOV2WFxSziu_6jI9KeJQ8Az
Japanese Restream: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdWd_QXQSKieopoa0a7SfnZbbl6K7F0e5
RPGLB 2018 Schedule (in MDT/GMT-6, autoconverting version will follow): https://goo.gl/Tf4bgA
RPGLB 2018 Games List: https://goo.gl/S3p3kK
SDA forum names were used on the games list for convenience - the final schedule and stream layouts will use the names that runners register for the event under.
Incentives:
Incentives in white text are approved - runners, please double-check for accuracy.
Incentives in blue text are also approved, but pending additional info from the runner(s).
Incentives in red text are still pending approval, due to more information needed from the runner, or the incentive will be added during the event if we get ahead of schedule (many 'watch/sing the ending' incentives fall under this).
Incentives for games on the backup list will be sorted out if the game is added to the schedule.
Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden
None
Breath of Death VII: The Beginning
None
Breath of Fire (run will be a 2v2 relay race)
Name Ryu (4 characters max. May consist of: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, "!")
Chun Li Easter Egg (+2 min)
Debug Name showcase (+5 min)
Can you guys think of additional incentive ideas that’d work for a 2v2 race setting (like maybe some 2p1c stuff?)
Chrono Trigger (Glitchless 100%)
Name Crono, Marle, Lucca, Frog, Robo, Ayla, Epoch, Magus (5 character limit)
Sing Gato's Song
Fight the Nuuuuuus in Enhasa (+2 min)
Death Peak Hug (Marle vs. Lucca)
Epoch vs. Balloon Ending - requires watching full ending
Finish Off Lavos Core with the WonderShot - pending runner confirmation
Crusader of Centy
File/Player Name (10 character limit - A-Z, a-z, 0-9,,._!$;&'() )
Fight All Bosses (+0 min)
Custom Robo (Relay)
Name the Hero (8 character limit - special characters @, &, $, Heart, etc.)
Mini 1v1 Tournament between 4 players (+10 min)
Robo Color (Standard White for Ray 01 or Brown for Metal Ape, Red, Green, Blue, or Yellow)
Bad Ending Showcase (+1 min)
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Class Bid War (Amazon, Assassin, Druid, Paladin, Sorceress - may add longer classes if time permits)
Character Name (15 char max. A-Z, a-z, One "_" may be used but it cannot be the starting or ending character
Save Cain (Free Deckard Cain from Tristram. Incentive can be hit at any time. I can do this during or after the run. +0:05)
Secret Cow Level (Slay the Cow King. Incentive can be hit at any time. I will do this after the run.+0:10)
Free the Barbarians (Complete A5Q2. Incentive can be hit at any time. I can do this during or after the run +0:05)
Disgaea 5
Seraphina Bunny Costume
Name the 2 Prinnies used in the run. (20 character limit)
Obtain all special characters (+5 min)
Massive Damage Demonstration (+5 min)
Watch 30 seconds of the cutscene after defeating the story mode final boss - this can just be done
Defeat Baal as done in a speedrun setting (+5 min)
Dragon Quest I
Bring the Princess to the Dragonlord fight
Dragon Quest III (Race)
Select the Hero's gender (will not affect the run) - no bid war - 1 player will be male, other female
Singing "Soushite Densetsu e..." - if met, pop/SUMdeaner will sing together after the 2nd player finishes
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Hero’s Name/Bid War - need character limit
Overworld character/Bid War
Have Don Play His Funky Tune - can we get more details and/or a video for this?
Have the Hero Kick/Pose in photos - can we get more details and/or a video for this?
Play through ending and have Hero Say No To Medea In The Ending - will depend on if we have time for the ending
Would appreciate some more incentive ideas for this run, due to its length
Etrian Odyssey II
Naming 7 of the characters
Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition
Name the four Light Warriors (6-character max)
Choose FF4 bosses fought in Hellfire Chasm (Scarmiglione or Cagnazzo, Barbariccia or Rubicante)
Final Fantasy IV: Interlude
Original FF4 music vs. remixed music
Final Fantasy VI (No Sketch Race)
Character names (Terra, Locke, Edgar, Sabin, Shadow, Cyan, Gau, Celes, Setzer, Relm, Strago, Mog, Gogo - 6 letters each)
Menu Window Theme - no bidwar this time, players will set their own distinct window background/colors at the start and leave it
Train Suplex
Merchant Locke (leave South Figaro with merchant clothes, which permanently glitches Locke's color palette)
Save/Kill Cid
NG+ Showcase/Beat the game in 30s (+5 min) - if met, will be done post-run
Final Fantasy VIII
Naming Squall (7 character limit), Griever (9 character limit) and all Guardian Forces (Quetzal, Shiva, Ifrit, Siren, Diablos, Carbuncle and Pandemona [9 character limit]).
Defeat Omega Weapon (+8 min)
Blindfolded Esthar menu
Can Rinoa/Angelo be named (via not doing Rinoa cutscene skip)?
Final Fantasy XV
Final Picture Bid War [+5 mins across the entire game, must be locked in before Ifrit is finished] (picture that is displayed after finishing the game/final photo) - Cindy, Ignis, Gladio, Noctis, Ardyn, Iris, Cor
Party Outfits (Outside of Noctis) Bid War [0 mins] - Crownsguard, Crownsguard (No Jacket), Casual, Casual (No Jacket), Magitek Exosuit
Audio Language (Bid War) - Options include Japanese, English, German, French
No Ring - Defeat the final bosses without using the Ring of the Lucii [+15 mins]
Fire Emblem 9: Path of Radiance
Have Ike fight the Black Knight - 1 attempt at the fight, victory unfortunately cannot be guaranteed
Heroine's Quest
Class Bid War - Warrior, Sorceress, or Rogue.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Character's Name (20 Characters)
Do the Heart of Winter expansion (either separately or in the middle of the run of the original) - if done in the middle of the run, when would the cutoff be? Does it affect the routing if done together? (+7 min)
It's Our Revolution - Will be done on English version as offered (assuming no objectionable content)
None
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD
Name the main 3 Dream Eater party members: Sudo Neku, Sora's Majik Lapin, Riku's Majik Lapin. [11 character limit].
Fighting the game's superboss, Julius, on a Level 1 Critical Mode file (+10 min)
Possibly something in real life related to balloons (such as the commentators/audience inflating them) - TBD depending on site logistics
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix HD (All Worlds)
Possible Critical difficulty incentive
Fight the 5 Absent Silhouettes and Sephiroth During the Run (+15 min)
Singing Disney Songs during early Gummi missions
Singing Along with 5 Atlantica songs
Legend of Legaia
Name the characters (Vahn & Noa, but NOT Gala, 8 character limit)
Choose the Ending (4 options) - will be added if time for ending
Fight Lapis w/ Jedo Glitch (+3.5 min)
Level 99 Master Course - will be added if time for extra post-game content (+5.5 min)
Fight / Skip Jette Bid War
Keep 'Vahnessa' in the party after Koru (+3.5 min)
View Mad Scientist Dialogue (+2.5 min)
Legend of Mana (All Stories)
Name player character (10 character limit)
Name Rabite pet (10 character limit)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Customize the schemata (can choose from several (predetermined) color choices, and can also choose which adornment to wear, on each garb) - can you provide options for this?
Mid-run Aeronite battle - can you provide an estimate for this?
Post-run Ereshkigal battle - can you provide an estimate for this?
Post-run Hard Mode Bhunivelze+ battle - can you provide an estimate for this?
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Ancient Cave Race)
Name Maxim (5 character limit) - will use top 4 names
Capsule Monster Bid-War (7 total, Jelze, Zeppy, Gusto, Blaze, Darbi, Sully, Flash) - all 4 players will use winning monster
Name Capsule Monster (5 character limit) - will use top 4 names
Lunar: The Silver Star
Sing the opening song
Show "bad" ending (+2 min)
Visit the card dealer (+2 min)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (All Bosses)
2p1c Prologue
Glitch Exhibition (NA and late-game exclusive glitches) (+10 min)
View the Fawful cutscene (+2 min)
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Name Mitey (10 character limit)
Name Lemur (10 character limit)
Name Sid (10 character limit)
Name Boggly (10 character limit)
Audio Language (English or Japanese)
NieR: Automata - Will this be played on PC or PS4?
Eat the Mackerel Ending
Fight Emil - time estimate for this?
Sing the Ending Song, “Weight of the World” - requires ending
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Flavio tags along
Glitch Exhibition (+7 min)
Phantasy Star II
Name Rudo/Amy (4 Characters)
Pokémon Crystal
Bidwar for Feraligatr vs Entei route
Totodile nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Cut slave nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Poliwag or Dratini nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Possible Entei nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Rival name (7 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Shadows of Adam
Suplex the final boss - Feel free to do if there’s time - won’t be incentivized.
King Slimian bonus boss (+3 min)
Play the opening dungeon in ASCII Mode
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Bidwar choice of party members used on final boss and various parts of the 2nd half of the game - Argilla, Heat, Gale and Cielo (top 2)
King Frost Fight (+15 min - will be added if time allows)
Soul Blazer
Name Blazer (8 Character limit) - will use top 2 names, if there’s a length difference the shorter can add characters to equalize
Swords and Serpents
Bid war on character names (4 party members, 4 character limit)
Tales of Phantasia - is there an English translation that can be used, and if so how would it affect the estimate?
Name Cress (Main Hero, Swordsman), Chester (Archer / Hunter), Mint (Healer / cleric), Klarth (Also: Clause || Summoner), Arche (Mage / Spellcaster on a broom) - all 6 characters, uppercase only, numbers and some symbols included (can be changed any time via menu)
Dog sings the main theme (+3 min)
Solo Chester vs. Final Boss (+3 min)
Tales of Symphonia
Flanoir/Heimdall cutscene character - Colette, Raine, Genis, Sheena or Kratos (+up to 5 min, cutoff at 4:00)
Enabling voices in combat - will be rolling incentive to turn on or off (assuming it’s possible) - will be added if time permits
Fighting the Sword Dancers (+5 min total, fights at 1:40, 4:00, endgame)
Post-run Proxy Spell Showcase (including the infamous Genis Tempest) (+5 min)
Tecmo Secret of the Stars
Name Main Character/Main Party Members/Name Town - 5 main party members, six letters max. All caps and small caps, explanation point, period, brackets, dash, question mark and &. Same with naming the town.
The Final Fantasy Legend
Name the 4 main party members (4 character limit).
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
Chapter 2 Path (Instant Death vs. Non-Instant Death Route). Need more details on this.
Virtual Hydlide
"101%" - ride a SECOND minecart to get the world's most fashionable shield
West of Loathing
Silly walking
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Decide Rex’s Love (Pyra or Mythra)
English vs Japanese Voice Track (rolling bid war)
Cutscene Showcase - Scene 1 - "Burdened No Longer" 5:10 run time, Scene 2 - "Pyra, Mythra and ... ?" 6:15 run time - will be added if time allows
Post Run Blade Pull
Succeed at Tiger Tiger!
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Bid war between English or Japanese voice actors.
None
Breath of Death VII: The Beginning
None
Breath of Fire (run will be a 2v2 relay race)
Name Ryu (4 characters max. May consist of: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, "!")
Chun Li Easter Egg (+2 min)
Debug Name showcase (+5 min)
Can you guys think of additional incentive ideas that’d work for a 2v2 race setting (like maybe some 2p1c stuff?)
Chrono Trigger (Glitchless 100%)
Name Crono, Marle, Lucca, Frog, Robo, Ayla, Epoch, Magus (5 character limit)
Sing Gato's Song
Fight the Nuuuuuus in Enhasa (+2 min)
Death Peak Hug (Marle vs. Lucca)
Epoch vs. Balloon Ending - requires watching full ending
Finish Off Lavos Core with the WonderShot - pending runner confirmation
Crusader of Centy
File/Player Name (10 character limit - A-Z, a-z, 0-9,,._!$;&'() )
Fight All Bosses (+0 min)
Custom Robo (Relay)
Name the Hero (8 character limit - special characters @, &, $, Heart, etc.)
Mini 1v1 Tournament between 4 players (+10 min)
Robo Color (Standard White for Ray 01 or Brown for Metal Ape, Red, Green, Blue, or Yellow)
Bad Ending Showcase (+1 min)
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Class Bid War (Amazon, Assassin, Druid, Paladin, Sorceress - may add longer classes if time permits)
Character Name (15 char max. A-Z, a-z, One "_" may be used but it cannot be the starting or ending character
Save Cain (Free Deckard Cain from Tristram. Incentive can be hit at any time. I can do this during or after the run. +0:05)
Secret Cow Level (Slay the Cow King. Incentive can be hit at any time. I will do this after the run.+0:10)
Free the Barbarians (Complete A5Q2. Incentive can be hit at any time. I can do this during or after the run +0:05)
Disgaea 5
Seraphina Bunny Costume
Name the 2 Prinnies used in the run. (20 character limit)
Obtain all special characters (+5 min)
Massive Damage Demonstration (+5 min)
Watch 30 seconds of the cutscene after defeating the story mode final boss - this can just be done
Defeat Baal as done in a speedrun setting (+5 min)
Dragon Quest I
Bring the Princess to the Dragonlord fight
Dragon Quest III (Race)
Select the Hero's gender (will not affect the run) - no bid war - 1 player will be male, other female
Singing "Soushite Densetsu e..." - if met, pop/SUMdeaner will sing together after the 2nd player finishes
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Hero’s Name/Bid War - need character limit
Overworld character/Bid War
Have Don Play His Funky Tune - can we get more details and/or a video for this?
Have the Hero Kick/Pose in photos - can we get more details and/or a video for this?
Play through ending and have Hero Say No To Medea In The Ending - will depend on if we have time for the ending
Would appreciate some more incentive ideas for this run, due to its length
Etrian Odyssey II
Naming 7 of the characters
Final Fantasy Anniversary Edition
Name the four Light Warriors (6-character max)
Choose FF4 bosses fought in Hellfire Chasm (Scarmiglione or Cagnazzo, Barbariccia or Rubicante)
Final Fantasy IV: Interlude
Original FF4 music vs. remixed music
Final Fantasy VI (No Sketch Race)
Character names (Terra, Locke, Edgar, Sabin, Shadow, Cyan, Gau, Celes, Setzer, Relm, Strago, Mog, Gogo - 6 letters each)
Menu Window Theme - no bidwar this time, players will set their own distinct window background/colors at the start and leave it
Train Suplex
Merchant Locke (leave South Figaro with merchant clothes, which permanently glitches Locke's color palette)
Save/Kill Cid
NG+ Showcase/Beat the game in 30s (+5 min) - if met, will be done post-run
Final Fantasy VIII
Naming Squall (7 character limit), Griever (9 character limit) and all Guardian Forces (Quetzal, Shiva, Ifrit, Siren, Diablos, Carbuncle and Pandemona [9 character limit]).
Defeat Omega Weapon (+8 min)
Blindfolded Esthar menu
Can Rinoa/Angelo be named (via not doing Rinoa cutscene skip)?
Final Fantasy XV
Final Picture Bid War [+5 mins across the entire game, must be locked in before Ifrit is finished] (picture that is displayed after finishing the game/final photo) - Cindy, Ignis, Gladio, Noctis, Ardyn, Iris, Cor
Party Outfits (Outside of Noctis) Bid War [0 mins] - Crownsguard, Crownsguard (No Jacket), Casual, Casual (No Jacket), Magitek Exosuit
Audio Language (Bid War) - Options include Japanese, English, German, French
No Ring - Defeat the final bosses without using the Ring of the Lucii [+15 mins]
Fire Emblem 9: Path of Radiance
Have Ike fight the Black Knight - 1 attempt at the fight, victory unfortunately cannot be guaranteed
Heroine's Quest
Class Bid War - Warrior, Sorceress, or Rogue.
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Character's Name (20 Characters)
Do the Heart of Winter expansion (either separately or in the middle of the run of the original) - if done in the middle of the run, when would the cutoff be? Does it affect the routing if done together? (+7 min)
It's Our Revolution - Will be done on English version as offered (assuming no objectionable content)
None
Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD
Name the main 3 Dream Eater party members: Sudo Neku, Sora's Majik Lapin, Riku's Majik Lapin. [11 character limit].
Fighting the game's superboss, Julius, on a Level 1 Critical Mode file (+10 min)
Possibly something in real life related to balloons (such as the commentators/audience inflating them) - TBD depending on site logistics
Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix HD (All Worlds)
Possible Critical difficulty incentive
Fight the 5 Absent Silhouettes and Sephiroth During the Run (+15 min)
Singing Disney Songs during early Gummi missions
Singing Along with 5 Atlantica songs
Legend of Legaia
Name the characters (Vahn & Noa, but NOT Gala, 8 character limit)
Choose the Ending (4 options) - will be added if time for ending
Fight Lapis w/ Jedo Glitch (+3.5 min)
Level 99 Master Course - will be added if time for extra post-game content (+5.5 min)
Fight / Skip Jette Bid War
Keep 'Vahnessa' in the party after Koru (+3.5 min)
View Mad Scientist Dialogue (+2.5 min)
Legend of Mana (All Stories)
Name player character (10 character limit)
Name Rabite pet (10 character limit)
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Customize the schemata (can choose from several (predetermined) color choices, and can also choose which adornment to wear, on each garb) - can you provide options for this?
Mid-run Aeronite battle - can you provide an estimate for this?
Post-run Ereshkigal battle - can you provide an estimate for this?
Post-run Hard Mode Bhunivelze+ battle - can you provide an estimate for this?
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Ancient Cave Race)
Name Maxim (5 character limit) - will use top 4 names
Capsule Monster Bid-War (7 total, Jelze, Zeppy, Gusto, Blaze, Darbi, Sully, Flash) - all 4 players will use winning monster
Name Capsule Monster (5 character limit) - will use top 4 names
Lunar: The Silver Star
Sing the opening song
Show "bad" ending (+2 min)
Visit the card dealer (+2 min)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (All Bosses)
2p1c Prologue
Glitch Exhibition (NA and late-game exclusive glitches) (+10 min)
View the Fawful cutscene (+2 min)
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Name Mitey (10 character limit)
Name Lemur (10 character limit)
Name Sid (10 character limit)
Name Boggly (10 character limit)
Audio Language (English or Japanese)
NieR: Automata - Will this be played on PC or PS4?
Eat the Mackerel Ending
Fight Emil - time estimate for this?
Sing the Ending Song, “Weight of the World” - requires ending
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Flavio tags along
Glitch Exhibition (+7 min)
Phantasy Star II
Name Rudo/Amy (4 Characters)
Pokémon Crystal
Bidwar for Feraligatr vs Entei route
Totodile nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Cut slave nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Poliwag or Dratini nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Possible Entei nickname (10 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Rival name (7 character limit, including ? ! / . ,)
Shadows of Adam
Suplex the final boss - Feel free to do if there’s time - won’t be incentivized.
King Slimian bonus boss (+3 min)
Play the opening dungeon in ASCII Mode
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Bidwar choice of party members used on final boss and various parts of the 2nd half of the game - Argilla, Heat, Gale and Cielo (top 2)
King Frost Fight (+15 min - will be added if time allows)
Soul Blazer
Name Blazer (8 Character limit) - will use top 2 names, if there’s a length difference the shorter can add characters to equalize
Swords and Serpents
Bid war on character names (4 party members, 4 character limit)
Tales of Phantasia - is there an English translation that can be used, and if so how would it affect the estimate?
Name Cress (Main Hero, Swordsman), Chester (Archer / Hunter), Mint (Healer / cleric), Klarth (Also: Clause || Summoner), Arche (Mage / Spellcaster on a broom) - all 6 characters, uppercase only, numbers and some symbols included (can be changed any time via menu)
Dog sings the main theme (+3 min)
Solo Chester vs. Final Boss (+3 min)
Tales of Symphonia
Flanoir/Heimdall cutscene character - Colette, Raine, Genis, Sheena or Kratos (+up to 5 min, cutoff at 4:00)
Enabling voices in combat - will be rolling incentive to turn on or off (assuming it’s possible) - will be added if time permits
Fighting the Sword Dancers (+5 min total, fights at 1:40, 4:00, endgame)
Post-run Proxy Spell Showcase (including the infamous Genis Tempest) (+5 min)
Tecmo Secret of the Stars
Name Main Character/Main Party Members/Name Town - 5 main party members, six letters max. All caps and small caps, explanation point, period, brackets, dash, question mark and &. Same with naming the town.
The Final Fantasy Legend
Name the 4 main party members (4 character limit).
Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume
Chapter 2 Path (Instant Death vs. Non-Instant Death Route). Need more details on this.
Virtual Hydlide
"101%" - ride a SECOND minecart to get the world's most fashionable shield
West of Loathing
Silly walking
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Decide Rex’s Love (Pyra or Mythra)
English vs Japanese Voice Track (rolling bid war)
Cutscene Showcase - Scene 1 - "Burdened No Longer" 5:10 run time, Scene 2 - "Pyra, Mythra and ... ?" 6:15 run time - will be added if time allows
Post Run Blade Pull
Succeed at Tiger Tiger!
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Bid war between English or Japanese voice actors.
Please refer to the RPG Limit Break 2018 main thread for marathon dates, location, and other details - this thread is for game offers & discussion. We are currently working on transitioning the game submission process to our website (similar to how GDQ currently does submissions); but as that was not ready in time for RPGLB 2018 submissions, we're going to do forum submissions 1 last time.
Submission Guidelines (will be used to choose runs for the schedule):
Length - This will be a 7-day marathon (running roughly from noon on 5/13 to midnight the night of 5/19, for about 156 total hours). We want to have as much variety on the schedule as possible (both for games and runners), so 6+ hour runs will need to be very strong in the below areas.
Donation Incentives - What we're here for (along with having a fun week)! Can you name characters? Are there storyline branches/character choices/optional bosses that work in a speedrun route? Are there in-jokes in the game that fans would donate to see (ie the Phantom Train Suplex)? Strong donation incentives will be especially important for longer runs.
Entertainment - Does the run have interesting tricks/strats that make for engaging commentary? Is there variety in the gameplay throughout the course of the run? What is the cutscene to action ratio like?
Game Popularity - One of the purposes of this marathon will be giving some RPGs that aren't popular enough to make a GDQ schedule a chance in the spotlight; but at the same time we want to have games on the schedule that a decent chunk of our audience has heard of and will stick around for. More obscure games also tend to have difficulty getting commentators besides the runner; and having strong run commentary throughout this marathon is a big focus for RPGLB.
Marathon Safety - How consistently can your run be finished within the estimate you give? How big of an impact does randomness have on the run? How likely would it have to be mercy killed to prevent going significantly over estimate?
Language - As our main audience is going to be English-speakers, English text is generally preferred over Japanese or other languages, especially for text-heavy games. This will be much less of a concern for games with skippable cutscenes and/or where the speedrun is easy to follow through animations and other non-text means. Voice acting in non-English languages is always fine, and if selectable can make for a good donation incentive.
Defining what is/isn't an RPG is something I'm not going to attempt - the RPGLB games committee will decide on a case-by-case basis if any offered games aren't appropriate for the marathon.
Limit is 5 games/10 total categories per runner - co-op runs will count towards each player’s limit, and all participants in co-op runs/races need to offer the game individually. Please only offer games that you’d want to actually run at the marathon (possibly as your only game); but if you have a preference order among your games you can note that. Deadline for submissions is January 28th at 11:59PM EST (GMT-5). The list of accepted and backup runs for RPGLB 2018 is planned to be posted in February 2018.
It’s fine to offer a game that someone else already has - if that game is accepted we’ll sort out when making the schedule who runs it, or if the game would work for a co-op/team run or race.
We'll have basic NTSC-U consoles (NES, SNES, PS2, Wii, etc) and a gaming PC on hand - if you need any other equipment provided please note that. For newer consoles that require installing the game, it is encouraged for you to bring your own console to ensure no installation/patching issues. It is expected that all console-based games will be run on original console or a console-based emulator (ie Wii VC/PSN/flash cart). It is okay to use PC-based emulators (BizHawk, SNES9X, ePSXe, etc) for submission videos, as long as you will be prepared to run the game on console at the marathon (including making any needed arrangements for a controller & cartridge/disc).
To offer games, fill out the below form for each game and post in this thread - you are free to edit your post up until the submission deadline. As with last year's event, donation incentive offers are formally combined with with game submissions, so please be serious & thorough when filling out the incentives section (including specifying character limits for character/file names and options for bid wars).
Submission Form:
Game Name:
System (Include both original system and system you plan to play on, if different):
Category (Any%, 100%, Glitchless, etc):
Gameplay Estimate (excluding ending and bonus content):
Ending/Bonus Estimate (ending + any glitches/other bonus content you'd like to show post-run):
Pros/Cons (honest assessment based on above submission guidelines):
Donation Incentive Offers (including character limits/bid war options & time costs):
Sample run video (very strongly encouraged, but not required):
Sample Submission:
Game Name: Final Fantasy IX
System: PS1 played on PS2
Category: Any%
Gameplay Estimate: 9:30
Ending/Bonus Estimate: 0:35 (32 min ending/Melodies of Life sing-a-long + 3 min Blackjack card game)
Pros/Cons: One of the least glitchy Final Fantasy games, so the speedrun route is all about using the equipment/abilities that the game gives you in creative ways. Battle strats vary considerably over the course of the run due to frequent party changes. Game has some heavy RNG factors like the # of random encounters, enemy AI, and card tournament; but is completely marathon safe (poor luck generally just means a slower run, and there are save points close to the most dangerous sections).
Donation Incentive Offers: Naming characters (Zidane, Vivi, Steiner, Dagger, Freya, Quina, Eiko, Amarant - 7 character limit for all), showing Vivi/Quina wedding cutscene (+2 min)
Sample run video: <link to Twitch VOD or Youtube video of a completed run with commentary> - [noembed] [/noembed] tags can be used to prevent Youtube videos embeds.
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