Post by yamfriend on May 31, 2013 1:09:22 GMT -5
After Kuramochi, Takeda is my favorite SASUKE competitor. His 13-year-long pursuit at reaching the Final Stage is yet to be resolved, but still holds a glimmer of hope. As a result, I was wondering what Takeda's chances are like at finally doing so in 29, considering that Stages 1, 2, and 3 are the same as they were in 28.
My opinion:
Stage 1: If he can keep from being disqualified again on the Rolling Escargot and then clear the deceptively-difficult Spin Bridge, I am pretty confident that he can make it to the end of the stage in time.
Stage 2: 135 seconds should be more than enough for Takeda to clear, so time should not be a major factor for him. My main concern is the Swap Salmon Ladder (due to his Salmon Ladder failures in 18 and 25), but it's still tough for me to picture him going out on Rising's Second Stage. Besides, Takeda has had a good track record with Stage 2 in the past.
Stage 3: This stage has stopped him 13 out of 13 times in the past, but is the 14th time the charm? Unfortunately, more than likely not. I'll root for him with all of my might if he makes it here in 29, but it's still a very tricky group of obstacles that have even stopped two former finalists (including the two-time champion). The Rumbling Dice shouldn't present Takeda with any serious problems, though the Iron Paddler could be troublesome and/or time-consuming for him if he doesn't have a good technique. The Crazy Cliffhanger's backwards jump is the farthest I can reasonably see him making it to this time around, but if he clears it by some chance, I'll be jubilant. He cleared the Curtain Cling 5 out of 5 times so far, and despite it now succeeding the current version of the Cliffhanger, I still think he would be able to clear it. Sadly, the Vertical Limit currently seems too extreme for Takeda to handle without extensive preparation, and the Pipe Slider's large final jump to the Stage 3 goal platform has been his demise 3 times in the past. Nevertheless, hopefully he will be able to eventually beat the odds and overcome all of these obstacles, and finally make it to the Final Stage (and hopefully even beat it as consolation for all of his Stage 3 failures).
My opinion:
Stage 1: If he can keep from being disqualified again on the Rolling Escargot and then clear the deceptively-difficult Spin Bridge, I am pretty confident that he can make it to the end of the stage in time.
Stage 2: 135 seconds should be more than enough for Takeda to clear, so time should not be a major factor for him. My main concern is the Swap Salmon Ladder (due to his Salmon Ladder failures in 18 and 25), but it's still tough for me to picture him going out on Rising's Second Stage. Besides, Takeda has had a good track record with Stage 2 in the past.
Stage 3: This stage has stopped him 13 out of 13 times in the past, but is the 14th time the charm? Unfortunately, more than likely not. I'll root for him with all of my might if he makes it here in 29, but it's still a very tricky group of obstacles that have even stopped two former finalists (including the two-time champion). The Rumbling Dice shouldn't present Takeda with any serious problems, though the Iron Paddler could be troublesome and/or time-consuming for him if he doesn't have a good technique. The Crazy Cliffhanger's backwards jump is the farthest I can reasonably see him making it to this time around, but if he clears it by some chance, I'll be jubilant. He cleared the Curtain Cling 5 out of 5 times so far, and despite it now succeeding the current version of the Cliffhanger, I still think he would be able to clear it. Sadly, the Vertical Limit currently seems too extreme for Takeda to handle without extensive preparation, and the Pipe Slider's large final jump to the Stage 3 goal platform has been his demise 3 times in the past. Nevertheless, hopefully he will be able to eventually beat the odds and overcome all of these obstacles, and finally make it to the Final Stage (and hopefully even beat it as consolation for all of his Stage 3 failures).
