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Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: dada on April 06, 2008, 09:12:15 pm
Hi.

(http://tmp.thingmajig.org/mgs2takeshi-shot.jpg) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSJguEjH6mA&feature=PlayList&p=A7422E60F8FC3918&index=0&playnext=1)

I uploaded a speedrun for you all to watch because it's amazing. It's seriously one of the best speedruns I've ever seen. Metal Gear Solid 2 is beaten by Takeshi, a Japanese player, in 1:52, on extreme difficulty, without ever taking damage, saving, or killing an enemy.

A speedrun is a recording of a video game played as quickly as possible. They're made mostly for entertainment or competition purposes.

Part 1/15: start of "tanker" chapter, battle with Olga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSJguEjH6mA

Part 2/15: fight with soldiers on deck 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X-ejiJ2Dxs

Part 3/15: start of "plant" chapter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STF482o8ViI

Part 4/15: freezing bombs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAtzsVpQwho

Part 5/15: freezing more bombs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ31KiGFXjU

Part 6/15: battle with Fortune
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kciND2jK2tU

Part 7/15: battle with Fatman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqd8WZPtgHw

Part 8/15: infiltrating Shell 1 Core
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuwM4VWyxVE

Part 9/15: battle with Harrier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8kzthxuTQQ

Part 10/15: battle with Vamp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20FwAAz_mro

Part 11/15: Strut L Oil Fence, second battle with Vamp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E8MJxKGfkU

Part 12/15: infiltrating Arsenal Gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuQ1kfJJ30w

Part 13/15: fight with soldiers in Arsenal Gear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tJoBh1H3SU

Part 14/15: battle with Metal Gear RAYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6njdEmOP6MQ

Part 15/15: battle with Solidus Snake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A609cXv5skM
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: AdderallApocalypse on April 06, 2008, 09:18:04 pm
Didn't you speedrun Megaman and Quake? Also, I'll watch this later when I get more time.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Layzer Phish on April 06, 2008, 09:19:31 pm
Wow, that is crazy. Someone has alot of time to get that good at the game. It seems like he even runs into a couple guards and nothing happens. weird.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: dada on April 06, 2008, 09:39:14 pm
Didn't you speedrun Megaman and Quake? Also, I'll watch this later when I get more time.
Yeah. I made a pretty good video of Mega Man (beating it using special tricks that can only be performed when playing it on an emulator, but without cheating) but nothing this good. This speedrun is really amazing, also because of how he's able to keep his cool and not make a single serious mistake despite the game being two hours long.

It seems like he even runs into a couple guards and nothing happens. weird.
It might seem like that because he's not using the radar, so you can't see their sight range. They're actually looking into the other direction for a split second when he does that. He knows exactly when that happens.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Lars on April 06, 2008, 09:53:41 pm
why does he spend so much time spraying in part 13?

edit: oh ok i get it

why does that work tho?
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Layzer Phish on April 06, 2008, 10:23:29 pm
Fake.

Quote from: Dada
It might seem like that because he's not using the radar, so you can't see their sight range. They're actually looking into the other direction for a split second when he does that. He knows exactly when that happens.

No, but seriously, it shows how outdated the whole sightview system was in Mgs2. Don't get me wrong, I loved that game to death. But it really does open your eyes to how simple it was to 'exploit' the cone.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: dada on April 06, 2008, 10:24:58 pm
why does that work tho?
I'm actually not sure. It seems as though spraying them for a long time causes them to not be able to see you, since his alert level goes to 0 at some point.

No, but seriously, it shows how outdated the whole sightview system was in Mgs2. Don't get me wrong, I loved that game to death. But it really does open your eyes to how simple it was to 'exploit' the cone.
Wasn't that the point? Well, to a lot of people it wasn't, since all they did was peer at their radar while playing, but it's fun to find out exactly how to do without it. I don't get why you'd call it dated since it's just a gameplay mechanic rather than any sort of technical limitation.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Artis Leon Ivey Jr on April 06, 2008, 10:34:16 pm
adfff why in gods name isn't this in a youtube playlist.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Layzer Phish on April 06, 2008, 10:34:53 pm
Quote from: dada
I don't get why you'd call it dated since it's just a gameplay mechanic rather than any sort of technical limitation.

I know, I'm bad with words and thats not really what I meant, but it's just kinda funny wathcing him run right beside a guard and basically touching him and they have no clue he's there, if you know what I mean.

And I agree. After beating it the first time, I turned the radar off and must have played the game 5  more times on various difficulties just to see how I could mess with the guards and try different tactics and routes to get through the game.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: dada on April 07, 2008, 06:08:14 am
adfff why in gods name isn't this in a youtube playlist.
It is?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSJguEjH6mA&feature=PlayList&p=A7422E60F8FC3918&index=0&playnext=1

EDIT: oh, I see, I used the wrong link in the opening post.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Ragnar on April 07, 2008, 06:34:28 am
it's kind of cool to see metal gear in japanese and junk but it's frustrating because like 80% of it is FADE IN FADE OUT lol we've managed to avoid drowning
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Sludgelord on April 07, 2008, 06:47:48 am
i never got past 5:45 in the first video but everyone is talking about how it is the biggest VIDEO GAME JOKE of all time in that other topic so i think i want to play it again.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Cardinal Ximenez on April 07, 2008, 07:34:38 am
I swear I already saw this up somewhere on YouTube...

This is more organized, I guess.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Marcus on April 07, 2008, 09:52:27 am
The coolant blinds enemies and temporarily stuns them when you spray it in their eyes.  He's spraying the coolant so Snake can shoot them.  Also, not a lot people knew this but the wacky codec messages you got were based on how many people you killed.  The scene at the end where you were surrounded in the heart of Arsenal was on a timer.  The game would progress regardless if you killed the badguys or not.  He sprayed the enemies until the timer ran out.

And Snake has such a cooler Japanese voice than the American one.  He's got that SUPER DEEP voice that you hear from all the stereotypical movie yakuza bosses and shoguns.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: goat on April 07, 2008, 11:50:49 pm
And Snake has such a cooler Japanese voice than the American one.  He's got that SUPER DEEP voice that you hear from all the stereotypical movie yakuza bosses and shoguns.

I agree, the guy who does the english voice for snake is a great actor, but the japanese one still tops it. Just got that gritty badass-ness to it. I played the demo version of MGS2 to death, and was quite disappointed by the switch to english snake when I bought the US retail version, besides the fact that the demo was the best part of the full game...
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: Lyndon on April 08, 2008, 12:14:10 am
Davd Hayter. I think he wrote the screenplay for Xmen 2 aswell or some shit

This is probably one of those things I'll watch when I have some free time. I love watching speed runs, but usually i watch old games that I never completed, just so I can see the whole game quickly. I completed MGS2 so I'm not AS interested to watch this.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: AdderallApocalypse on April 08, 2008, 12:39:33 am
Hey, Dada, I like how your youtube name is your first initial and last name, but backwards. I really like this speedrun, it amazes me like all others, but it's one of the best I've seen. Where can I download your own speedruns?
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: tuxedo marx on April 11, 2008, 12:18:53 am
Davd Hayter. I think he wrote the screenplay for Xmen 2 aswell or some shit
Wrote X-Men's screenplay, co-wrote X-Men 2's story with Zak Penn and Bryan Singer and its screenplay with Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. He submitted a script for the Metal Gear Solid film, but it was passed.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: EvilDemonCreature on April 11, 2008, 02:28:43 am
heh....metal gear solid 2 in 1:52. I bet 1:50 of that is just cutscenes and fmvs.

When I first saw this topic, It immediatley occured to me that I could watch this and get the full MGS2 experience within the movie-theater timeframe it was truly meant for.

I'm going to go pop some popcorn before I check it out.
Title: Metal Gear Solid 2 in 1:52:27 by Takeshi
Post by: dada on April 11, 2008, 06:21:23 am
When I first saw this topic, It immediatley occured to me that I could watch this and get the full MGS2 experience within the movie-theater timeframe it was truly meant for.
Nope! All of the optional stuff is skipped. This is just gameplay.