SKC99
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Post by SKC99 on Jun 14, 2013 17:59:42 GMT -5
So what didn't you like about the new Stage 2? Does the swimming still doesn't make any sense? Is the Time Limit too high? Maybe, they'll make the Time Limit REALLY low just to troll the contestants. Because of this, competitors will have to rush. Because of that, I think that's why some guy failed the Cross Slider and another on the SSL. Also, this can also relate to the guy that looked out of breath on the Backstream.
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Post by Philip on Jun 14, 2013 18:08:33 GMT -5
Ube or Shuhuqua: can you please translate what the announcer says when the guy clears the CCH jump? I'd really appreciate it.
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Post by cole77000 on Jun 14, 2013 18:41:40 GMT -5
So what didn't you like about the new Stage 2? It's mostly that it is pretty sloppy in my opinion. It has to do less with singular obstacles being poorly designed, too difficult, etc. than it has to do with the stage as a whole. It completely lacks continuity in difficulty, craftsmanship/creativity, purpose and logistical concepts. Difficulty: There are too many jumps in difficulty on a micro scale. Transitions from very difficult obstacles to easy ones and vice versa happen. I'm specifically talking about the salmon ladder/ unstable bridge into the spider walk. Doing so with the most difficult obstacle by far being very early on in the stage makes the rest of the stage anticlimactic. Craftsmanship/Creativity: Last time, it was very clear that the resources were not split evenly among the obstacles. The swim tank looked GREAT and was a new, (although I admit it) creative obstacle. That contrasted a lot with the nuked unstable bridge. It was clear that the people who chose the obstacles could not think of a new obstacle to get the competitors off the top of the salmon ladder and it looked like anybody could have built it with 10 minutes of time. It just plain looked crappy. Purpose: Now with the new stage 2 redesign, there is only one obstacle now left whose purpose is to get competitors to fail (although you can make an argument that the first obstacle serves that purpose, I see very few people failing it). The rest of the obstacles are there to make the competitors time out. The stage as a whole lacks an "identity" (for lack of a better term) because of this. "The speed stage" is much more powerful then "The speed stage with that one very difficult, very slow obstacle" Logistical Concepts: It is obvious that the swim tank is completely different than the rest of the obstacles we have ever seen, but the salmon ladder kind of breaks the continuity in this way for me as well. The new salmon ladder is the only obstacle so far that I can remember that requires the very active assistance from a crew member in order to clear. Obstacles in the past have either been completely hands-off or minimal help that doesn't actually help the competitor clear the obstacle(holding obstacles on tracks before competitors were ready. Rolling escargot, log drop, cross slider, etc.). I mostly just think stage two is just a conglomerated mess is all. Hope that this post is clear and concise enough.
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Post by shuhuqua on Jun 14, 2013 18:48:34 GMT -5
Ube or Shuhuqua: can you please translate what the announcer says when the guy clears the CCH jump? I'd really appreciate it. Ah good point about the announcer comment. Based on that it shouldn't be a tester because the announcer is usually like, "well here's the CCH where you have to jump across..." in a flat tone if it's a tester. The announcer guy says, "It's a 1.8 meter JUMP! HE JUMPED!" with obvious excitement so it seems to me like a competitor. I don't think the guy on the CCH is Kishimoto or Kanno just based on the fact that these guys do everything without a shirt on. My guess is that it's Mitsuteru Tanaka www.facebook.com/abrollder because a lot of fuss has been made about him by Yamamoto on facebook recently. I met him at the 28 trials... he's disgustingly ripped, to a point where Kanno looks a bit chubby, and there are pictures of him training on Okada's set, so it's easy to believe he cleared.
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Post by arsenette on Jun 14, 2013 19:00:53 GMT -5
Sorry but that looks EXACTLY like Asa (edit: Stage 2 Cross Slider fail). I'm hoping in the next week they have the HD version so I can see it. The pants are almost exactly what Asa wears. (Takeda would never wear that or go bare chested) His hair is exactly the same. If not it's a friggin' twin.. LOL
Edit: Btw showed video to hubby and he immediately said "oh that crying Yuuji is probably when he was named to the Sasuke ASEAN Cup Team".. makes sense given the circumstances.
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Post by Apexe on Jun 14, 2013 19:32:48 GMT -5
The plot twist was saying Tekada was clearing the CCH, not the CS.
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Post by VenusHeadTrap on Jun 14, 2013 20:14:32 GMT -5
Ugh, that Trailer is so spoiler heavy I wish I NEVER saw it. Of course my curiosity betrayed me and I had to watch it... I'm not even going to read the posts in this thread. This spoils SOOOO much that it will make my Watching Sasuke 29 videos less interesting, thanks a lot TBS.
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Post by Philip on Jun 14, 2013 20:18:44 GMT -5
Ugh, that Trailer is so spoiler heavy I wish I NEVER saw it. Of course my curiosity betrayed me and I had to watch it... I'm not even going to read the posts in this thread. This spoils SOOOO much that it will make my Watching Sasuke 29 videos less interesting, thanks a lot TBS. The thread titles says "Spoilers" for a reason dude.
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Post by arsenette on Jun 14, 2013 20:37:02 GMT -5
Ugh, that Trailer is so spoiler heavy I wish I NEVER saw it. Of course my curiosity betrayed me and I had to watch it... I'm not even going to read the posts in this thread. This spoils SOOOO much that it will make my Watching Sasuke 29 videos less interesting, thanks a lot TBS. The thread titles says "Spoilers" for a reason dude. Agreed and this is not different than anything TBS has done before. Btw I noticed they showed the final .. but no one on it right?
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Post by Philip on Jun 14, 2013 20:42:52 GMT -5
The thread titles says "Spoilers" for a reason dude. Agreed and this is not different than anything TBS has done before. Btw I noticed they showed the final .. but no one on it right? Yeah nobody on it.
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SKC99
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Post by SKC99 on Jun 14, 2013 21:15:27 GMT -5
Ugh, that Trailer is so spoiler heavy I wish I NEVER saw it. Of course my curiosity betrayed me and I had to watch it... I'm not even going to read the posts in this thread. This spoils SOOOO much that it will make my Watching Sasuke 29 videos less interesting, thanks a lot TBS. Please Venus! STILL, that's not as spoilerific as Kanzenseiha tournament trailers. I still think if you make a "Watching Sasuke 29" on YouTube, it would still be very funny to watch your reactions, jokes, etc! P.S. We've been a little off topic recently in this thread! If you can, try to find or make other threads that would be more appropriate for your posts.
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Post by SKC99 on Jun 14, 2013 21:20:35 GMT -5
Ube or Shuhuqua: can you please translate what the announcer says when the guy clears the CCH jump? I'd really appreciate it. Ah good point about the announcer comment. Based on that it shouldn't be a tester because the announcer is usually like, "well here's the CCH where you have to jump across..." in a flat tone if it's a tester. The announcer guy says, "It's a 1.8 meter JUMP! HE JUMPED!" with obvious excitement so it seems to me like a competitor. I don't think the guy on the CCH is Kishimoto or Kanno just based on the fact that these guys do everything without a shirt on. My guess is that it's Mitsuteru Tanaka www.facebook.com/abrollder because a lot of fuss has been made about him by Yamamoto on facebook recently. I met him at the 28 trials... he's disgustingly ripped, to a point where Kanno looks a bit chubby, and there are pictures of him training on Okada's set, so it's easy to believe he cleared. REALLY? He failed the Log Grip and Jump Hang in the past! I'm STILL gonna freak out if he passes BOTH the CCH and the VL!!!
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Post by lostinube on Jun 14, 2013 21:38:58 GMT -5
Ah good point about the announcer comment. Based on that it shouldn't be a tester because the announcer is usually like, "well here's the CCH where you have to jump across..." in a flat tone if it's a tester. The announcer guy says, "It's a 1.8 meter JUMP! HE JUMPED!" with obvious excitement so it seems to me like a competitor. I don't think the guy on the CCH is Kishimoto or Kanno just based on the fact that these guys do everything without a shirt on. My guess is that it's Mitsuteru Tanaka www.facebook.com/abrollder because a lot of fuss has been made about him by Yamamoto on facebook recently. I met him at the 28 trials... he's disgustingly ripped, to a point where Kanno looks a bit chubby, and there are pictures of him training on Okada's set, so it's easy to believe he cleared. Edit: Whoops, I guess I didn't see SKC99's post. If that is him, that's really interesting because if it's the same guy, he's made a big jump from his previous three attempts: sasukepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Tanaka_Mitsuteru
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Post by lostinube on Jun 14, 2013 21:42:57 GMT -5
Ugh, that Trailer is so spoiler heavy I wish I NEVER saw it. Of course my curiosity betrayed me and I had to watch it... I'm not even going to read the posts in this thread. This spoils SOOOO much that it will make my Watching Sasuke 29 videos less interesting, thanks a lot TBS. Because god forbid the producers trying to make something that will pique the interest of non-regular viewers, right?
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Post by shuhuqua on Jun 14, 2013 22:14:28 GMT -5
He definitely has the body and the set practice to get the job done, despite the first stage failures. Same can be said for Kishimoto who hasn't cleared the first stage yet (hopefully he did this time).
I just went back and saw Tanaka's 24 run and I just have to laugh at how much energy he wasted on his start line demo. I use the ab wheel extensively myself and that specific exercise leads you to be literally breathless so that was his own fault haha.
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Post by arsenette on Jun 14, 2013 22:16:41 GMT -5
Ugh, that Trailer is so spoiler heavy I wish I NEVER saw it. Of course my curiosity betrayed me and I had to watch it... I'm not even going to read the posts in this thread. This spoils SOOOO much that it will make my Watching Sasuke 29 videos less interesting, thanks a lot TBS. Because god forbid the producers trying to make something that will pique the interest of non-regular viewers, right? I'm actually used to them by now honestly. LOL Whenever the first commercial is out I warn people who don't want spoilers to shut their ears and eyes LOL The "season" starts now
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Post by lostinube on Jun 14, 2013 22:27:45 GMT -5
He definitely has the body and the set practice to get the job done, despite the first stage failures. Same can be said for Kishimoto who hasn't cleared the first stage yet (hopefully he did this time). I just went back and saw Tanaka's 24 run and I just have to laugh at how much energy he wasted on his start line demo. I use the ab wheel extensively myself and that specific exercise leads you to be literally breathless so that was his own fault haha. In wrestling terms, it's called blowing yourself up. Like the Ultimate Warrior running to the ring at full speed and not being able to do anything else for a few minutes after. It's useful every time Katsuhide Torisawa participates. He's blown himself up lifting weights, smashing drinks, etc.
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Post by shuhuqua on Jun 14, 2013 22:40:28 GMT -5
Yeah that's why I put "no special skills" on the application, because if I'm ever on the show, I don't want to be out of breath because I can't rest after the blow up thing, which I think is mandated by the production staff if they see you do it at the interview. If you need that to get yourself going though, probably best to do it before you need to get on that start line. On that note, has anyone done a blow up thing and still clear the first stage? Even Kishimoto who bends frying pans and should still have plenty left in the tank has issues.
In the end though, the CCH clear could simply be a completely new guy which would be even more exciting than it being Tanaka. I'm only guessing Tanaka due to all the fuss on facebook about him and the build of the guy matches with the commercial.
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Post by SKC99 on Jun 14, 2013 22:40:48 GMT -5
He definitely has the body and the set practice to get the job done, despite the first stage failures. Same can be said for Kishimoto who hasn't cleared the first stage yet (hopefully he did this time). I just went back and saw Tanaka's 24 run and I just have to laugh at how much energy he wasted on his start line demo. I use the ab wheel extensively myself and that specific exercise leads you to be literally breathless so that was his own fault haha. In wrestling terms, it's called blowing yourself up. Like the Ultimate Warrior running to the ring at full speed and not being able to do anything else for a few minutes after. It's useful every time Katsuhide Torisawa participates. He's blown himself up lifting weights, smashing drinks, etc. Also, to stick to the original topic, at the beginning, you can PLAINLY SEE Torisawa wear #6 and fail the Long Jump (FIRST obstacle/BIGGEST SPOILER EVER Because Both Bib AND Fate Revealed!)! I'm REALLY glad they STILL didn't show his stunt he did!
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Post by arsenette on Jun 14, 2013 22:47:38 GMT -5
Again... I'm obviously questioning how many people have never seen a TBS trailer before. This is not new.. we've had obvious spoilers.. and seriously.. a Torisawa fail is inevitable.. LOL And besides.. the title of the thread says spoilers so not sure anyone is surprised. I guess we have a lot of new people? Venus has no excuse.. he's seen these before
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