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Post by RiderLeangle on Oct 22, 2008 19:04:09 GMT -5
Why didn't the Nagasaki brothers go to 21 anyways? And I don't see why they would just stay away like the Kosugi brothers did, Last time I checked the Kosugi bros left because they used Kane's image in one of the games and they didn't give him royalties for it.
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Post by supernovamaniac on Oct 22, 2008 21:26:14 GMT -5
Lurk around the forums more if you want to know.
All I could say:
Nagano will at least make it to the gliding ring, if not more. Takeda will pass hang climing Yamada will either time out at Soritasu Kabe or pass 1st stage Shingo will pass 1st Stage Bunpei will go to 3rd Stage
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Post by lars072 on Oct 23, 2008 6:24:33 GMT -5
As things stand now, Nagano is the only guy who has a chance to get to the Final Stage IMO. Takeda and Levi have an outside shot at it and the rest of the top competitors may make it to stage 3 but won't clear it. aybe Nagasaki IF he competes, and that's a BIG if. If the Gliding Ring works, then Nagano may just be able to beat it. But they may make more changes and always seem to make it harder when Nagano goes the farthest. The producers seem to be frightened by Nagano winning again- and they should be. He can do things that no ordinary person can do.
Maybe we can see some new G4 competitors do well on the course...
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Post by supernovamaniac on Oct 23, 2008 12:03:29 GMT -5
Gliding Ring, as far as I know, worked perfectly.
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Post by davidyko on Oct 23, 2008 15:44:43 GMT -5
Agreed. I see no indication that the Gliding Ring, albeit being named that, needs to actually glide so much that it's an all-or-nothing shot, like some of us predicted.
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Post by scnoi1217 on Oct 23, 2008 15:59:00 GMT -5
Even if it did glide fine, I think that the stopper that they put in at the end of the track (making it easier to swing and jump) prevents an all-or-nothing shot because the ring is too far away. I think if it did glide fine, then the competitor would have to jump over the stopper and then start swinging like it was the Pipe Slider.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Oct 23, 2008 16:25:15 GMT -5
Listen People, Gliding Ring=/= Circle Slider, even the Final Ring (18-20) wouldn't have been an all or nothing shot, its the same thing as the Gliding Ring, just without the notch.
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Post by lars072 on Oct 24, 2008 8:55:50 GMT -5
Whatever it is, even the great Nagano couldn't figure it out. Whether that last part works or not, I still don't see anyone jumping from there to the platform. Of course, we though the new Cliffhanger was unbeatable too...
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Post by 2D2Will on Oct 24, 2008 10:18:51 GMT -5
Don't worry guys. When Sasuke 22 draws near, I'll be sure to make a longer list of competitors for the guessing game now that we have a better idea of the ones competing.
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Post by obakemono on Oct 24, 2008 10:36:17 GMT -5
Whatever it is, even the great Nagano couldn't figure it out. Whether that last part works or not, I still don't see anyone jumping from there to the platform. Of course, we though the new Cliffhanger was unbeatable too... What's there to figure out? He got to the end, and ran out of strength. The Cliff Hanger was never 'unbeatable', we've seen course testers do it, and they will have done the same for the Ring, over and over, otherwise it wouldn't be on the course.
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Post by davidyko on Oct 24, 2008 14:18:14 GMT -5
Yeah, there's nothing to "figure out" per se, as the competitors see the testers do 'em. I mean, sure, people are gonna find ways to facilitate doing the obstacle, once they've experienced them first hand (see Nagano's recent interview), but it's not totally unknown territory.
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Post by lars072 on Oct 26, 2008 2:15:52 GMT -5
You guys need to remember that these course testers haven't had to make it through stages 1, 2 and part of 3 before trying these new obstacles. The Gliding Ring may be easier if you only get to try that particular obstacle. Anyways, I'm pretty confident in my prediction that only Nagano has a chance to make it as things stand now.
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Post by SRW on Oct 26, 2008 18:04:09 GMT -5
The tester does demonstate the full stage
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Post by Badalight on Oct 27, 2008 10:17:34 GMT -5
Takeda has a chance still.
His enemy in stage 3 was the pipe slider.
Guess what? That's gone. Although this obstacle isn't much differen the part Takeda had trouble with was the dismount, he just didn't have the technique down.
That isn't a problem anymore with the notch at the end.
Takeda final stage Sasuke 22! please oh please oh please...
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Post by Homeslice on Oct 27, 2008 14:40:25 GMT -5
I really hope so too. And like we've said, if there's any rope involved, then it will be no match for Takeda.
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Post by pker50111 on Oct 27, 2008 15:15:33 GMT -5
Takeda knows how to beat the 1st stage now he knows how to do the salmon ladder and the new cliff hanger. Hes got a damn good chance if he can overcome hang climbin
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Post by VenusHeadTrap on Oct 27, 2008 20:00:25 GMT -5
I expected the, Final Ring, to be a lot heavier than it eventually turned out to be and should have slid like the stick slider. Instead it looked it cheap plastic that wobbled around and you had to nudge your way across. That is no gliding ring. Anyways, I am not even going to make predictions on how far these competitors will get, there's just no telling at all. We are in the end just going off what we saw previous tournaments, and what we think the competitors are "capable" of.
Who thinks Yamada can make it up the salmon ladder?
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Post by Yojimbo on Oct 27, 2008 20:47:15 GMT -5
I am also afraid that Nagano will beat the final stage to soon before everyone gets a chance to catch up. I think Levi and mark will do better next time.
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Post by Homeslice on Oct 27, 2008 21:57:44 GMT -5
Well, if he does, won't that mean another course re-design? The contestants for the most part aren't even used to THIS design! Just sayin'.
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Post by bigblind168 on Oct 27, 2008 22:20:49 GMT -5
is nagano wins 22-23 will be like 4-5
no big changes just maybe some harder obstacles
5 had the jump hang, warped wall, body prop, spider climb (not seen till 7 tho)
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