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Jarek 'j.calling.2bad' Hanzelka's Master Survivalist run with level skips
Verifier Responses
After suggesting level skipping should be a separate category, this is what the verifier said.
Decision: Accept
Reason: This is one of those "wow the guy skipped half the game" runs.
Jarek 'j.calling.2bad' Hanzelka's Master Survivalist run with level skips
Verifier Responses
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about the Tomb Raider Underworld run i cant say much because there is not much to complain about
some small doges which save an irrelevant amout of time (1-3 sec). He skips more then 50% of the game and the parts where he is playing were very well executed, so there is no reason for a rejection
some small doges which save an irrelevant amout of time (1-3 sec). He skips more then 50% of the game and the parts where he is playing were very well executed, so there is no reason for a rejection
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Firstly this is a complete rape run, with a combination of skipping over half the game and multiple out-of-bounds and large-scale skips (although there's no death abuse). So it's an out of bounds category run and IMO there should also be a category for runs that use the skip, even if it isn't technically a glitch, considering over half the game is skipped (in pure level terms it's almost literally half, but in practice it's more as the first half of the game is longer than the second). All the tricks are fully legit, there's no cheating or using new game+ type stuff like the relic health boosts, and the segments and equipment use match up.
The runner had concerns about the framerate, but I didn't really notice, maybe it's more blatant in the higher FPS HQ videos, but it didn't compromise watching the actual gameplay at all for me (and a couple of tricks practically require sub-30 FPS anyway). The parts where there is a black screen have a really annoying flicker effect though, it's most noticable in the credits, where it happens throughout and makes them almost unwatchable, before then though it's just occasional moments a couple of seconds long between the gameplay. I see no other quality issues.
There are no major mistakes and it's very smooth, especially as certain tricks are far harder than they look (after trying them myself), also, of the few mistakes that are there, most are almost unavoidable thanks to this games infestation with (un)affectionately dubbed "magic shit" that makes bizzare control and camera (and sometimes other) issues happen that are almost impossible to avert. There are a few tricks the runner didn't use as they only found out about them after doing the run, but they only save about five-six seconds at most (if that).
So, accept, I guess after a fix for that flickering issue, although it would fine as it is if you cut out the credits, which are essentially pointless as they are.
The runner had concerns about the framerate, but I didn't really notice, maybe it's more blatant in the higher FPS HQ videos, but it didn't compromise watching the actual gameplay at all for me (and a couple of tricks practically require sub-30 FPS anyway). The parts where there is a black screen have a really annoying flicker effect though, it's most noticable in the credits, where it happens throughout and makes them almost unwatchable, before then though it's just occasional moments a couple of seconds long between the gameplay. I see no other quality issues.
There are no major mistakes and it's very smooth, especially as certain tricks are far harder than they look (after trying them myself), also, of the few mistakes that are there, most are almost unavoidable thanks to this games infestation with (un)affectionately dubbed "magic shit" that makes bizzare control and camera (and sometimes other) issues happen that are almost impossible to avert. There are a few tricks the runner didn't use as they only found out about them after doing the run, but they only save about five-six seconds at most (if that).
So, accept, I guess after a fix for that flickering issue, although it would fine as it is if you cut out the credits, which are essentially pointless as they are.
After suggesting level skipping should be a separate category, this is what the verifier said.
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Yeah, That sounds like a consistent way to categorise it.
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I've finished the verify today,and here's the comments:
Some general things about the run:
I didn't see deaths,didn't experienced using cheats,didn't find differences in Lara's stuff between the segments.And of course,quality was good.
Looks like the runner doesn't like sprinting(I know it runs out after a time),he prefers swandive and jump. (
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About the levels:
Prologue:When the door explodes,you can avoid Lara's fall to the floor.
Mediterranean Sea: - skipped -
Coastal Thailand: - skipped -
The Unnamed Days:No mistakes,except the motorbiking,but we can count it as the 2nd bigest fail in the game engine.
Xibalba:LMFAO!
The Midgard Serpent:When the runner throws the grenade to the mutant spiders,why the runner stopped here?I don't get this.
Land of the Dead: - skipped -
Gate of the Dead:Holy s**t!Awesome tricks!
Valhalla:Umm...why the runner jumped sometimes instead of swandive?Just another weird thing...
Ritual's Old:Same as Valhalla.
Helheim:No offense,I understand why did the runner jumped at the "back of the sea".Really nicely raped.
Yggdrassil:Thrall attack at the end was sad.It's an easily avoidable mistake.
Out of Time:A hard level,but really nicely did.
I think this run is really awesome,with amazing tricks.No problems with the run.Accepted.
Some general things about the run:
I didn't see deaths,didn't experienced using cheats,didn't find differences in Lara's stuff between the segments.And of course,quality was good.
Looks like the runner doesn't like sprinting(I know it runs out after a time),he prefers swandive and jump. (
About the levels:
Prologue:When the door explodes,you can avoid Lara's fall to the floor.
Mediterranean Sea: - skipped -
Coastal Thailand: - skipped -
The Unnamed Days:No mistakes,except the motorbiking,but we can count it as the 2nd bigest fail in the game engine.
Xibalba:LMFAO!
The Midgard Serpent:When the runner throws the grenade to the mutant spiders,why the runner stopped here?I don't get this.
Land of the Dead: - skipped -
Gate of the Dead:Holy s**t!Awesome tricks!
Valhalla:Umm...why the runner jumped sometimes instead of swandive?Just another weird thing...
Ritual's Old:Same as Valhalla.
Helheim:No offense,I understand why did the runner jumped at the "back of the sea".Really nicely raped.
Yggdrassil:Thrall attack at the end was sad.It's an easily avoidable mistake.
Out of Time:A hard level,but really nicely did.
I think this run is really awesome,with amazing tricks.No problems with the run.Accepted.
Decision: Accept
Reason: This is one of those "wow the guy skipped half the game" runs.
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