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Topic	Exdeath Plays Every Game in the GotD 2020 Contest
Evillordexdeath 09/22/20 9:18:59 PM #420:	ctesjbuvf posted... Playing through and beating Grandmaster Galaxy is a peak gaming moment for me, but I understand the decision. Yeah, it is kind of a shame, because I know that's one of the most iconic parts of Galaxy 2, but I know that gathering the green stars and mastering such a tough level with the rest of the project still ahead of me would drive me crazy. One day! MetalmindStats posted... Checking in for the first time in a while to say that I (still) love your write-ups! Also, count me in among those interested in a B8 Minecraft server, so long as it's the Java version. Thanks, I'm really glad to hear that! I'm hoping this will be a chance to improve my writing skills as well as learn some discipline. I'll keep you in mind when it comes time for Minecraft. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Release Date: July 27, 2010 Previous Experience with SCII: Played the demo, watched some pro games My Expectations for SCII: Unsure whether to be excited or worried I didn't have my own computer until I was fourteen, when I got a dinky little used Windows XP Laptop for Christmas. I had to make due with the machine for most of my teens, because I never really had the motivation to work a part-time job on top of school. I wouldn't really say I regret that choice, but one of its consequences was that I had to learn to amuse myself on the cheap. A computer and an internet connection turned out to be potent tools for that purpose, and I got by just fine through emulating console games, streaming anime, and even running abandonware through dosbox, which let me play PC classics like the original Civilization and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. I would've liked to play Starcraft II back then, but even if I had bought a disposable credit card and downloaded the game, I don't imagine my laptops 1GB RAM would have been enough to run it. The closest I got to playing the game when it was new was watching Youtube videos of the competitive scene, which made it look pretty appealing. One thing that really stands out about Starcraft is how distinct and cool the three different factions are. I always wanted to play Zerg - the way their workers mutate into pulsating biological structures, or how the Queens lurk in the hive but will rally to defend it from attackers, and how their tech tree comes from organic growth from tiny zerglings up to flying alien monsters - it all does such a good job conveying the idea of this bizarre, invasive alien species in the form of an RTS game. Even the normally-boring Human faction is pretty neat thanks to the Sci-fi trappings of their own tech tree. The way their buildings can take off on jet thrusters or raise and lower to create barriers their own team can pass through, for example, are cool ideas both in setting and gameplay terms. When I finally upgraded to a slightly-less-shitty laptop in my late teens, I did try out the SCII demo, and I remember wanting to keep playing when I reached the end. Later on, when Blizzard made the original free-to-play, I didn't waste much time in getting it, but I stopped early on in the campaign. As soon as the levels started ramping up a bit, I began to find the game exhausting. It was such a slow build to create an army, and I would always get impatient and try to push enemy strongholds with ill-prepared forces, resulting in major setbacks which would sap my will to keep playing even further. I like the process of building up a base in Starcraft, but I don't like repeating it every single level. Truth be told, no RTS game has really held my interest much. I prefer Grand Strategy games like Civ, where the possibility of diplomacy is open. That tends to make things a little more interesting - potentially even a little more tense when Gandhi is acting friendly but you're convinced he's plotting against you. I'm not sure I quite have the patience that it takes to master a deeply technical genre like RTS either, where I know for certain that one step into the online arena would see me decimated by a guy with three times the actions per minute average I can manage. If there is an RTS game out there that can change my mind, I'm willing to bet Starcraft II is the one. I think that playing this game entirely offline would be missing out, so I'll probably invoke my two-week rule, play online after finishing WoL's campaign, and see how I feel at the end. --- I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 8/129 Currently Playing: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty <cite>Evillordexdeath posted [p:944963556] in Exdeath Pl... [t:78693589]...</cite> <quote>ctesjbuvf posted... </cite> <quote>Playing through and beating Grandmaster Galaxy is a peak gaming moment for me, but I understand the decision.</quote> Yeah, it is kind of a shame, because I know that's one of the most iconic parts of Galaxy 2, but I know that gathering the green stars and mastering such a tough level with the rest of the project still ahead of me would drive me crazy. One day! MetalmindStats posted... </cite> <quote>Checking in for the first time in a while to say that I (still) love your write-ups! Also, count me in among those interested in a B8 Minecraft server, so long as it's the Java version.</quote> Thanks, I'm really glad to hear that! I'm hoping this will be a chance to improve my writing skills as well as learn some discipline. I'll keep you in mind when it comes time for Minecraft. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Release Date: July 27, 2010 Previous Experience with SCII: Played the demo, watched some pro games My Expectations for SCII: Unsure whether to be excited or worried I didn't have my own computer until I was fourteen, when I got a dinky little used Windows XP Laptop for Christmas. I had to make due with the machine for most of my teens, because I never really had the motivation to work a part-time job on top of school. I wouldn't really say I regret that choice, but one of its consequences was that I had to learn to amuse myself on the cheap. A computer and an internet connection turned out to be potent tools for that purpose, and I got by just fine through emulating console games, streaming anime, and even running abandonware through dosbox, which let me play PC classics like the original Civilization and The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall. I would've liked to play Starcraft II back then, but even if I had bought a disposable credit card and downloaded the game, I don't imagine my laptops 1GB RAM would have been enough to run it. The closest I got to playing the game when it was new was watching Youtube videos of the competitive scene, which made it look pretty appealing. One thing that really stands out about Starcraft is how distinct and cool the three different factions are. I always wanted to play Zerg - the way their workers mutate into pulsating biological structures, or how the Queens lurk in the hive but will rally to defend it from attackers, and how their tech tree comes from organic growth from tiny zerglings up to flying alien monsters - it all does such a good job conveying the idea of this bizarre, invasive alien species in the form of an RTS game. Even the normally-boring Human faction is pretty neat thanks to the Sci-fi trappings of their own tech tree. The way their buildings can take off on jet thrusters or raise and lower to create barriers their own team can pass through, for example, are cool ideas both in setting and gameplay terms. When I finally upgraded to a slightly-less-shitty laptop in my late teens, I did try out the SCII demo, and I remember wanting to keep playing when I reached the end. Later on, when Blizzard made the original free-to-play, I didn't waste much time in getting it, but I stopped early on in the campaign. As soon as the levels started ramping up a bit, I began to find the game exhausting. It was such a slow build to create an army, and I would always get impatient and try to push enemy strongholds with ill-prepared forces, resulting in major setbacks which would sap my will to keep playing even further. I like the process of building up a base in Starcraft, but I don't like repeating it every single level. Truth be told, no RTS game has really held my interest much. I prefer Grand Strategy games like Civ, where the possibility of diplomacy is open. That tends to make things a little more interesting - potentially even a little more tense when Gandhi is acting friendly but you're convinced he's plotting against you. I'm not sure I quite have the patience that it takes to master a deeply technical genre like RTS either, where I know for certain that one step into the online arena would see me decimated by a guy with three times the actions per minute average I can manage. If there is an RTS game out there that can change my mind, I'm willing to bet Starcraft II is the one. I think that playing this game entirely offline would be missing out, so I'll probably invoke my two-week rule, play online after finishing WoL's campaign, and see how I feel at the end. --- I'm playing every game from GotD 2020! Games Completed: 8/129 Currently Playing: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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