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I don't care what anyone says, screw opinions. There's no way that keyboard controls are better than a controller. That is an objective fact.
I've spent several hours, but only got as far as 4:30 in this video. A lot of my final strategies were almost frame-for-frame what this guy had, but I wouldn't pass a level unless I had what I thought was a perfect score.
I skipped ahead to the later seconds just for a glimpse... wow! A lot of that is so frame-specific that it makes me question if this is a TAS (tool assisted speedrun).
I skipped ahead to the later seconds just for a glimpse... wow! A lot of that is so frame-specific that it makes me question if this is a TAS (tool assisted speedrun).
Unfortunately with PC, it could be all automated. Not trying to take anything away, I'm just throwing it out there.
Either way, maaaan this guy rocks.
Either way, maaaan this guy rocks.
What a beautiful performance! I wish my computer hadn't died on me. I was playing this game and had gotten to that second boss stage... but than issues. :(
First off, on keyboard vs. controller, I will not say 'The jury's still out.' In fact, it will never be in. There is no right or wrong answer, it's all preference.
Second, It doesn't surprise me at all that Mr. Holmes isn't a fan of Dark Souls. Really, I woulda bet on that one if someone asked.
Third and finally, cool speedrun bro. Very well done, and might I add that those are some fantasic load times on Super Meat Boy. Very impressive overall.
Second, It doesn't surprise me at all that Mr. Holmes isn't a fan of Dark Souls. Really, I woulda bet on that one if someone asked.
Third and finally, cool speedrun bro. Very well done, and might I add that those are some fantasic load times on Super Meat Boy. Very impressive overall.
@ BenelliM4 - I don't dislike Dark Souls. There was a time when I would have loved it, back when I spent hours grinding and mastering strategies in Tobal 2 on the PS1.
These days though, I can reconcile spending that much time getting through a game that leaks out rewards at such a slow pace. I recognize that it's a great game, its a game in a style that doesn't fit with my life at all.
These days though, I can reconcile spending that much time getting through a game that leaks out rewards at such a slow pace. I recognize that it's a great game, its a game in a style that doesn't fit with my life at all.
Not hard to play SMB as if it were a TAS, because everything is so tightly scripted. The levels are designed with a pinpoint timing and precision that I've not found in another game. This is a great run. It makes me happy to see some of my strategies in Hell and Rapture are similar/ :)
I love you Holmes. Watched this while listening to Jim and Max yell about your monster hospital on an old podtoid, and this made my day. Thank you.
This video looks kind of.... Spliced together.... There are quite a few times where blood randomly appears on certain obstacles, like some of the buzz-saws in the start of this. Now, ignore me if I'm wrong here, but doesn't the blood only appear where meatboy has landed? That would mean the clip before the saw was bloody would have to be from a different attempt at the level than the part after, right?
I dont know Holmes, I've beat both (100% SMB, so hardcore, guys) and I'll remember the last battle in Dark Souls years from now while I can't remember any particular stage in SMB. Love them both, but I feel Dark Souls is more rewarding.
But that video is insane.
But that video is insane.
I beat all of the regular meat boy levels, A+. I got 100 bandages. I passed the dark world levels. I gave up trying to get A+ on bandage girl's 20th level. But this is just... wow.
Also, as far as comparison between this and dark/ demon's souls:
Also, as far as comparison between this and dark/ demon's souls:
@drsquid, it also appears if other animals hit the saws too. Check out some of forest levels for a great example.
@DrSquidopolis Blood will also appear if a critter touches it (like a squirrel which happens a lot in The Forest)
Watching makes me wonder how I passed some of these levels.
Leveling in dark souls is very minimal in the Help Dept.
You always need to PERFORM in that game.
Leveling in dark souls is very minimal in the Help Dept.
You always need to PERFORM in that game.
This is probably one of my favorite games of all time. Spent countless hours trying to 100% and improve old scores. While i doubt i could do it in 22 minuts, im pretty sure i could in about 30(infact i might try it). Would love to see how fast this guy can complete the kid warp zone.
As one who completed the game, ( with the golden god achivement, aka 100 % fucking everything) I have to say that i dont find this as impressive as some of the dudes on youtube who speedruns through the dark worlds without dying - pretty much every level on the light world is more or less a breeze. :/
Although I have all achievements in SMB and Dark Souls, I'll never be good at speed runs. This is insane! :D
If you already have N+ (x360) is it this game worth spending the money on? It looks so similar, just with a bit of story and art direction.
I loved N+ btw.
I loved N+ btw.
I feel the exact opposite as Holmes.
I enjoy and respect SMB for what it is, but I just don't care for how twitchy it is and how pixel-perfect your muscles and eyes have to be. D. Souls on the other hand requires strategy, thinking, and patience. That's more my bag, that's all.
I enjoy and respect SMB for what it is, but I just don't care for how twitchy it is and how pixel-perfect your muscles and eyes have to be. D. Souls on the other hand requires strategy, thinking, and patience. That's more my bag, that's all.
I just beat the light world and I have only very occasionally booted it up since then and done a few things. Assuming this is legit, very cool to watch. I know I'd never be able to this.
I'm not so sure about Dark Souls, but I beat Demon Souls in around a month. I was stuck on Omega in Super Meat Boy for like half a year and will be stuck on Dr. Fetus for the rest of the year probably. SMB is a fun game, but I don't think I ever want to play it again. It's a difficult experience and I only made the progress I did through luck and lot's of practice.
I'm currently going through the Dark Worlds with Ogmo, it too me 2 hours to beat it (and a fuckload of patience), not to mention the other 4 hours to beat The Kid.
Still, badass speedrun.
Still, badass speedrun.
this game might be hard but it's more about timing and precision once you figure out where you have to jump from and when you need to be there you end up with results like this, super meat boy is all about patience and figuring out the layout of each level.
That's part of the reason i had a hard time with it i couldn't remember half the time were i needed to jump from in order to not hit those stupid saws.
That's part of the reason i had a hard time with it i couldn't remember half the time were i needed to jump from in order to not hit those stupid saws.
I'm also on the opposite side of the spectrum from Holmes. For me, platformers turn into a mush of repetition, where everything is the same each run, and once you figure out the correct path, you're basically down to timing. I prefer something that requires more strategy, has more variability, and engages the imagination to a greater extent. That's why, for me, gaming has never been better than it is now. I actually dropped out of gaming for awhile back in the NES/SNES days, when two out of every three games was a platformer. The incredible variety of the PS2 is what brought me back.
Just fucking amazing.
The complete mastery of the game is just overwhelming. If this was indeed a contiguous 20 minute play-through I'm almost appalled that someone could be this good(I hate that I have to be a cynic, but hey...).
Towards the end, the skills are just too much to take in. Oddly enough, what really had me giggling was the stuff going on in the middle, like in Hell; 4-14/adversary (10:33) had me cracking up; that cold-blooded jump in 5-10/grinding mill (14:30); the timing in rapture especially the lamb (15:05)/the kingdom (15:45). All that stuff with a killer speed run on the line is too much.
I can't even talk about 'the end'. That's what it looks like when a master in is the zone.
Incredible.
The complete mastery of the game is just overwhelming. If this was indeed a contiguous 20 minute play-through I'm almost appalled that someone could be this good(I hate that I have to be a cynic, but hey...).
Towards the end, the skills are just too much to take in. Oddly enough, what really had me giggling was the stuff going on in the middle, like in Hell; 4-14/adversary (10:33) had me cracking up; that cold-blooded jump in 5-10/grinding mill (14:30); the timing in rapture especially the lamb (15:05)/the kingdom (15:45). All that stuff with a killer speed run on the line is too much.
I can't even talk about 'the end'. That's what it looks like when a master in is the zone.
Incredible.
But, Homles. You just can't compare Dark Souls and SMB in terms of difficulty. Just too uniquely different.
It's not even apples and oranges... it's more like comparing apples to... post-modern political thought texts.
It's not even apples and oranges... it's more like comparing apples to... post-modern political thought texts.
I know damn well it'd take me longer than 8 hours to beat the meat, harhar...beat the game, I mean. Based off the time it took me to beat 2 worlds
I didn't know you could skip the last part of the last level like that! Or jump the wall of sawblades in the level before that. TIL I guess.
I have good times on most of these levels, but what this guy has is mad consistency. The way I get by is by muscle memory, not real skills.
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