I've gotten bored of Vikings a long time ago, but Valhalla Rising is an excellent film, by far my favorite Refn title (at least from what I've seen so far). It would work just as well without Vikings, though.

Man, I didn't even realize yet Refn directed this. Interesting.

Btw, anyone watching the AGDQ stream? They're currently running Battleblock Theater, hilarious commentary and they've apparently got the dev on the phone too. Watch it! :)

Upcoming on the AGDQ stream is a race of Metroid Fusion. This is gonna be neat! I particularly dig the expanded focus on interviews with the runners in between runs this year. Here's the schedule so you can see what's in store for the rest of the week.

Also, hey - our warrior group could use more fighters being in :)

Please count me in. Thank you, and +1.

1. Spear Charging
2. Spear Throw
3. Sword Attack
4. Prayer to Odin
5. Glimpse of Valhalla
6. Prayer to Odin
7. Shield Reflect
8. Prayer to Odin
9. Berserker Freak-Out
10. Berserker Freak-Out
11. Shield Reflect
12. Shield Reflect
13. Spear Charging
14. Spear Throw
15. Sword Attack

Yeah, another Viking joins the fray! Good to see you, aJillSandwich :)

Not in for the game, but in for the forum game! :)

1.-12.Berserker Freak-Out -
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13. Glimpse of Valhalla
14. Berserker Freak-Out -
15. Berserker Freak-Out -

Edit: Added the numbers. Also I've noticed I'm not the first one to think of this, haha! Although I think my calculations are more accurate.

Sweet! Berserkers that freak seem popular :D I'm really excited to see how all this plays out in the end...

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AGDQ's gaming marathon has just passed $462000 in donations for the Prevent Cancer Foundation. Still a couple of days left to watch the speedrunning mayhem. Castlevania block going on currently...

I watched Valhalla Rising a couple of nights ago, thanks again for the recommendation. It has this theater piece quality, so I agree, if you lift it from its Viking setting the story should work still. I just wish we'd have been shown more of the main characters in a slightly different finale, though I'm not unhappy with how it ended. The great soundtrack is strongest in a couple of scenes in the last third of the film I found, where it moves to the foreground at times. A film worth watching.

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AGDQ ends tomorrow, battle lists for the giveaway can still be submitted until sometime Monday. One of the highlights of the marathon for me so far was the Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! blindfolded (!) race. Insane. Several cool speedruns still upcoming, including a tool-assisted block (coded runs, see how an optimal run is done by a machine) and the finale tomorrow with Super Metroid and Final Fantasy IV.

Again, watch here :)

I've been leaning toward the mass Berserker Freak-Out, too. The enemy may have a planned sequence of various attacks (like we do), but the Freak Out seems to nullify much of the unknown and allow for calculation. I wonder if take "no boss attack damage this step" still allows us to be hurt by something like a boss reflect action.

Screw calculation. I'm a flippin' barbarian. I'll hurl my spear and charge the enemy, growing more furious with each mighty swipe. Then I'll burn down the shaman's hut.

1. Spear Charging
2. Spear Throw
3. Sword Attack
4. Sword Attack
5. Sword Attack
6. Shield Reflect
7. Sword Attack
8. Shield Reflect
9. Sword Attack
10. Berserker Freak-Out
11. Berserker Freak-Out
12. Berserker Freak-Out
13. Berserker Freak-Out
14. Berserker Freak-Out
15. Glimpse of Valhalla

edit:
My boss reflect question was rhetorical. I was just wondering aloud.

WARNING: ONE HOUR LEFT TO POST YOUR ENTRY!

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Haha, I like your fiery warrior spirit (though the shaman, I guess, won't so much)! Also - not giving anything away - I appreciate your thoughts on the mechanics there. Let's just say, it's hopefully going to be entertaining for you all what's about to go down :)

I'm curious and eager to see what happens.

THE GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED FOR ENTRIES.

Please allow me a couple of days (perhaps done earlier) to do the number crunching now, since I want to write up a battle report that makes sense, shows relevant damage/hit points etc. and is hopefully fun to read. Plus I need to do a thousand dice rolls now (actually, 180 I reckon). What was I thinking?!

But to give you something while you wait for the bones to shatter left and right (some yours no doubt, some of your dreadful foe), here is a list of actions the boss will choose from (damage is dice rolls e.g. 3d6). Stop that teeth chattering everybody, it's all too late now... O.O

Stay tuned :)

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Regarding Awesome Games Done Quick 2016, the marathon saw $1,213,146.99 directly go to the Prevent Cancer Foundation. And all that from a week of people playing video games fast. Mind-blowing.

For speedruns you've missed live, there is the GDQ YouTube channel to go nuts with. One of my favorite runs I've watched this year was the blindfolded Mike Tyson's Punchout!! race. Also, you can consult [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/409vu6/awesome_games_done_quick_2016_has_hit_1_million/]two reddit pages for ideas which vids might be interesting to lose some time on.

Next GDQ will be from July 3-9, their Summer Games Done Quick event.

EDIT: The damage of the boss actions is listed in dice rolls e.g. 3d6 (GoreFont might be a bit in the way of readability, sorry); amended the image now.

My first impression was, "Wow. I am so dead." Then, while I divided 306 by 9 participants, I finally realized that it's 3D6. Ha. I'm still pretty dead. It smells like the berserker strategy will be vindicated, those players having a better chance of survival than even dtgreene's religious fervor.

Anyway, I'm predicting my own [final] death in round 12. Should be grisly!

Hm, my overboarding love for the GoreFont is to blame for your confusion, sorry. But you figured it out :) Remember, I am also in the dark on how this will exactly go. Berserker move should be partly balanced by the boss's Bone Armor; I hope it's not too broken. Let's call it a beta test :D

I've no complaints. This is good fun, however it turns!

I should post some free GOG codes in gore font, just to watch the fun.