well, I watched all 4 runs ((including
this rejected one. Honestly I am only slightly less confused now than I was before :s
I still believe that a better run can & should be made and it should obsolete all 3 published runs.
here are some comments I have on a potential new run:
1) Aiming for high score should never be a #1 goal for a TAS. Therefore some other goal should be the highest priority, though there is good reason to not make it as fast as possible
2) The new one should be on the usa version
3) I like the euro run the best and arc's the least.
4) regardless of priority, the new run should and can be faster. For instance, 2-player would allow the first event to be faster since presumably the 2nd player would be equally fast or slightly slower than the 1st player. This would mean not having to wait for the cpu to finish
5) you always have 3 tries. one try should always should aim for the best possible time/length. one should get the best bonus in as little time as possible and one should be as fast as possible (which will usually mean it is a terrible attempt)
6) the archery is the most boring part of the movie regardless of goals. In the euro version there is missed shots but they look random or at least arbitrary. If there is to be missed shots they should look like they have a purpose.
7) in the javelin throw, a good long throw is soooo long. It is wasting a lot of time to do it any more than necessary. The ones where it falls quickly are good & get a bad distance are much more entertaining :)
8) after watching all these movies I still don't see the "bug" that arc supposedly exploits (that phil's movies supposedly don't)
Conclusion:
In general, the problem with all 3 movies is that there are many moments that look arbitrary. These moment should not happen in a new movie. Find a specific reason for each distance / time in each event, one that reinforces & CLARIFIES the heirarchy of goals.
That is all I have to say at the moment, I am sure I will think of something I forgot later.
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[Edit] Had I been around when these things were getting submitted, I would have voted no on arc's & phils 1st movie. After the 2 were published, I would have voted yes to phil's 3rd movie ONLY if it obsoleted the previous 2. Had I been in charge, I probably would have rejected all 3 , though I might have been persuaded to accept the euro one (but only after a good explanation as to WHY it should be the euro version ?!)
