xlr84life: This is a good point. At the singleplayer cup last year or whatever it was called, I was consistently seeing the most fantastic replays I'd seen ever. People were seriously pushing the game to the next level, with the use of mods, hacking, and flat out solid toribash play to create stuff that was insanely good. NutHug, Isolations, and Jisse all put in work to bring replaymaking to a new realm, which has been relatively unexplored since that competition.
Maybe people need a good reason in order to put that much work into something? I remember when Isolations lost his replay, NutHug said that he basically left his replay unfinished because he didn't feel like he had to outdo Isolations anymore. But I can definitely see where you're coming from, I had seen some stuff from that event that I would've never thought possible before and they were executed so solidly as well. Definitely great replays, and the finals were Isolations and NutHug for a reason.
Dscigs: I like how this comment reflects what you aim for when you're making a replay, and I bet all our ideas do the same to an extent, because if you're not trying to make what you consider to be great, then what the fuck is wrong with you?
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Dscigs
Perfection, but not on a grand scheme; taking what you call your own style and perfecting and making it an art.
Well said
pusga: wow
you got a lot of ideas in this post. I like how you were saying that you need to first identify the idea that was trying to be achieved, and then judge how well the idea was executed.
And at the end, I like how you mentioned that the best replays are something that you didn't know was possible. Its a common mistake to assume that something has stagnated, whether it be scientific progress, or music, or even replays. People tend to think, "oh, everything's been done already, there's no progress left to be made." This is silly because just because
you haven't thought of anything new doesn't mean everyone else hasn't either. Even though its silly, many people can fall into that line of thought anyway, myself included. So when someone breaks that thought and shows you something that you haven't even imagined, there's nothing else but to think of it as great.