"The TST which has all DMCs - even DMC2!"
Introduction
Who could believe it? The greatest DMC tournament in the world is *sniff* finally over ;_;
That's right, folks. The final round videos are up. After this, TST4 is no more, an ex-TST, deader than an unpopular Monty Python sketch, etc. Thanks to all the participants who took part and to all the folks who watched the videos and voted on them. This isn't it, though: we'll be back for TST5! :p
TO THE VIEWER: If you go for the YouTube option, then I recommend watching the HQ version where available: it really does look hell of a lot better. A few videos don't have an HQ option, but most do. If you have a YouTube account, then you can set videos to play in HQ by default underneath Account > Playback Setup.
Videos
| 1st round: Devil May Cry 1 (Winner: MONBAN) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexx | 51.7 MB | 3:19 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Joch | 50.9 MB | 5:26 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Monban | 15.5 MB | 3:18 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Ramada | 34.7 MB | 4:19 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Xosra | 28.5 MB | 4:34 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| 2nd round: Devil May Cry 2 (Winner: ALEXX) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexx | 30.6 MB | 2:37 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Hiro* | 13.9 MB | 2:54 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Monban | 72.1 MB | 3:17 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| n472 | 20.8 MB | 5:29 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Takanashi P |
38.8 MB | 3:11 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
*This is Hiro's official entry, but he also submitted another entry which I had to reject due to it going too far over the time limit. However, I felt it was a shame to let a decent entry go to waste, so I decided to upload it to YouTube, so that people who were interested could view it. Needless to say, do not vote for this version! Click here to access it.
| 3rd round: Devil May Cry 3 (Dante) (Winner: MOE) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexx | 76.6 MB | 4:45 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Aryle | 29.8 MB | 5:58 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Boradis* | 65.2 MB | 4:03 | mov | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| DMC3_Dante | 51.5 MB | 6:31 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| eQualz | 44.6 MB | 5:41 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| flamer0 | 51.3 MB | 6:08 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| his1nightmare | 112 MB | 4:41 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Ixtli | 28.5 MB | 6:24 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Lord Gorlock | 64.3 MB | 5:25 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Lyan | 18.9 MB | 4:52 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Moe | 49.9 MB | 5:14 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Moe (HQ) | 116 MB | 5:14 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | N/A |
| Monban | 83.2 MB | 4:44 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Neko | 64.5 MB | 2:53 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Nelo Beefalo | 19.4 MB | 3:53 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Oreo | 52.9 MB | 6:07 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| RX7jkr | 111 MB | 5:29 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| ShadowStorm | 73.2 MB | 5:26 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Thanatos Lucifer | 49.1 MB | 4:42 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
*To play Boradis's video, you'll need a player which can play .mov files, eg, Quicktime.
| 4th round: Devil May Cry 3 (Mostly Vergil) (Winner: IXTLI) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addi | 65.9 MB | 6:10 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Alexx | 66.2 MB | 6:33 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Alexx (HQ) | 117 MB | 6:33 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | N/A |
| Aryle | 22.6 MB | 6:34 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Cu-Chulainn | 24.4 MB | 5:28 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| eQualz | 33.5 MB | 4:15 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| flamer0 | 144 MB | 6:22 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Hyper Newbie | 43.6 MB | 4:33 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Ixtli | 53.7 MB | 6:35 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Neko Chan | 59.8 MB | 5:52 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Pokey | 50.8 MB | 3:48 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Ramada | 29.4 MB | 3:43 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| RX7jkr | 104 MB | 5:55 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Top Breeder | 22.8 MB | 5:46 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| vsmk3 | 39.8 MB | 5:25 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| 5th round: Devil May Cry 4 (Dante) (Winner: TIKOK) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brea | 57.7 MB | 3:14 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Cu Chulainn | 20.6 MB | 4:37 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Dango | 49.6 MB | 5:19 | avi | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| DMC3 Dante | 76.0 MB | 3:31 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| LF2Jeff | 41.0 MB | 5:32 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| naitomea472 | 15.2 MB | 3:13 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| PsChbox | 74.3 MB | 5:21 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Rugal B | 55.2 MB | 6:04 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| TheGodfatherDict | 32.2 MB | 4:20 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Tikok | 50.2 MB | 3:18 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Uten | 49.7 MB | 3:13 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| 6th round: Devil May Cry 4 (Nero) (Winner: DANGO) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexx | 63.4 MB | 4:06 | mp4 | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Blaze | 45.0 MB | 3:21 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Brea | 71.0 MB | 5:59 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Dango | 49.8 MB | 4:47 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| LF2Jeff | 80.8 MB | 5:44 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| MosiPig | 19.5 MB | 4:42 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| naitomea472 | 24.2 MB | 5:01 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Neko | 62.8 MB | 3:56 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Nephilim | 69.1 MB | 4:52 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Pizzacole | 43.4 MB | 4:22 | mpg | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Pokey | 45.6 MB | 3:13 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| RX7jkr | 76.5 MB | 5:20 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Takanashi P | 47.9 MB | 5:06 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| TheGodfatherDict | 92.0 MB | 3:10 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
NOTE: I have a disqualified video up on YouTube. It was disqualified for having 4 clips, where the maximum allowed number is 3. It's by a player called edeakim999 and it's here, if you're interested in having a look at it.
| 7th round: Freestyle (any DMC/Character) |
Name | Size | Length | Format | Download link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict | 26.0 MB | 5:00 | mpg | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Brea | 75.1 MB | 5:59 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| DMC3 Dante | 132 MB | 6:03 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Guardian | 90.7 MB | 6:49 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Itachi99 | 55.4 MB | 3:49 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Kenkaze | 96.9 MB | 4:34 | mpg | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Neko | 68.7 MB | 4:49 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Nelo Beefalo | 19.8 MB | 3:57 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Oreo | 39.1 MB | 1:47 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Ramada | 25.7 MB | 3:14 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| RX7jkr | 89.8 MB | 6:08 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
| Tomo | 79.3 MB | 3:56 | wmv | Phantom Babies | YouTube |
TST4: Rounds, rules and dates
First off, these will be the rounds. (Dates given a bit further down.)
- Round 1: Devil May Cry 1 (completed!)
- Round 2: Devil May Cry 2 (completed!)
- Round 3: Devil May Cry 3 (Dante) (completed!)
- Round 4: Devil May Cry 3 (Vergil) (completed!)
- Round 5: Devil May Cry 4 (Dante) (completed!)
- Round 6: Devil May Cry 4 (Nero) (completed!)
- Round 7: Freestyle (Any DMC game/character) (completed!)
The rules are as follows:
- All footage must be recorded in DMD mode.
- Maximum length for videos is six minutes. No, I won't allow extra time for non-turbo players.
- Minimum length is three minutes, but four or five are preferred.
- Maximum of 3 clips per video. But if you want to use only 1 or 2 clips, that's fine.
- All rooms MUST be fully cleared.
- Any group of enemies or boss can be selected, but remember that they must be defeated within a certain timeframe: you don't want a fight that will be too short or too long.
- Caps alert: NO EDITING ALLOWED UNTIL THE FREESTYLE ROUND. This means: no speeding/slowing down of footage, no cutting things out, no insertion of clips, no subtitles (except before or after the gameplay), and no use of cheat codes to give you or the enemies infinite health, etc.
- You can, however, add your own choice of background music. Indeed, doing so is encouraged. Anything other than hearing Taste The Blood 50 times in a row... >_>;
- Also, you can freely edit in the Freestyle round.
- Super costumes are allowed. A good reason for using one is preferred, however.
- And finally, webcam/digicam footage is allowed, but if the quality is too poor I reserve the right to disqualify your entry: the same applies if it is too laggy or choppy. Try to explore other ways of recording and only use webcam or digicam footage as a last resort.
DMC-specific rules:
- DMC1
- You can use Dante, LDK or Super Dante
- You can use the Bangle of Time (recommended for use with Super Dante)
- DMC2
- You can use Dante, Lucia, or Trish
- DMC3
- You can use any of the costumes
- The Dante and the Vergil rounds are a bit oversimplified. This is how it actually works: for Round 3, you can use any of the four main styles: Trickster, Swordmaster, Gunslinger or Royal Guard. You can use three styles in three clips, or one style for all three clips - it's your choice. For Round 4, you can use any of the remaining styles: Dark Slayer (Vergil), Quicksilver or Doppelganger. If you want to use Vergil the entire time and completely ignore QS/DG, that's fine: I'm anticipating it being mainly a Vergil round anyway. The reason it's done this slightly complicated way is to give players the maximum possible choice of styles over two rounds.
- DMC4
- For Round 5, you must use only Dante. Any style can be used at any time.
- For Round 6, you must use only Nero.
Phew. So much for the rules section: that was a bit long... <__<. Now for the dates :p
Dates:
- 23rd November - 1st round (DMC1)
- 14th December - 2nd round (DMC2)
- 4th January - 3rd round (DMC3)
- 25th January - 4th round (DMC3)
- 15th February - 5th round (DMC4)
- 8th March - 6th round (DMC4)
- 29th March - 7th round (FreeStyle)
Each submission date falls on a Sunday. I'm hoping that by having the weekend to finish up their entries, I'll get less of the: "Is it all right if I hand it in tomorrow?"-type questions from folks <_<. I'm not an ogre about late entries, but with 3 weeks in between each round, I would seriously fuckin' appreciate it if the vast majority of you could get your entries in on time. Thanks.
A potted history of TST
(Or, how it all came about)
Sit down, class >_>
Today I'm going to teach you about TST and how it all started.
In the old days, video games were black and white.
TST1
The first True Style Tournament began one day in 2005 when a trio of chaps with superlative DMC3 skills - tatsumaruX, Pokey and DanteLink - got together and decided to have a video competition. If memory serves, it was in response to morons arguing on GameFAQs about who the best player was. (Not being a very good teacher so far, am I? <_<.) Thus from the very beginning, the ethos of TST was established: winning wasn't important and there was no such thing as a "best" player. (Which maybe explains why to this day there has never been an overall winner of TST declared, only winners of individual rounds.) Style-based rounds were also established with TST1: there were six rounds, each one representing one of Dante's styles: Trickster, Swordmaster, etc. The location was always Mission 1. The results matched, suitably enough, the cooperative spirit of the tournament: each of the three participants won 2 rounds each. If you are interested in downloading the TST1 videos, they are to be found at the link below. (Sadly, a few are missing, but the majority are there.)
True Style Tournament 1 videosTST2
TST1 was a big hit with the DMC community, so it was only natural there should be a second TST the following year and that other players wanted to get their share of the action - which they did. Pokey was responsible for the organisation of TST2, while Devils Lair hosted the videos. Sadly, however, the other two TST1 participants, Tats and DanteLink, had little to do with the sequel: DanteLink entered the Trickster round (with an absolutely kickarse entry, I might add), but that was about it. For TST2, the location was changed to Mission 2 and two new rounds were added: Dark Slayer (DMC3:SE was out by this time) and FreeStyle. Pokey had a laid-back style: he repeatedly said that it was fine for viewers to vote for any reason they felt like, for example. TST2 was another success story, which saw the farewell of the old DMC3 vanguard (Xarugas, Integsta, Ethereal, etc.) and the heralding in of a new DMC3 vanguard (Brea, Moe, flamer0, etc.)
True Style Tournament 2 videosTST3
There almost wasn't a TST3 in 2007/8. Two years after the release of DMC3:DA and one year after the release of DMC3:SE, interest in DMC3 had dwindled heavily: it seemed as though everyone was waiting for the release of the terminally delayed DMC4 instead. Only on PB did a small but dedicated DMC3 community remain. In this instance, though, appearances were apparently deceptive. TST3 took off in a big way and the 'new' vanguard (as mentioned above) produced some brilliant gameplay for it. I had taken over both the organisation and hosting of TST3. It was an experience, but here is not the place to rue the many mistakes I made... <__<. (Sorry. Just giving you every confidence in my organisation/hosting of TST4 there :p) At any rate, TST3 nearly came a cropper on a foreseen event: the release of the DMC4 demo. It probably didn't help that the demo release coincided with TST's quietest two rounds, Quicksilver and Doppelganger. It did pick up again for the final two rounds, Dark Slayer and Freestyle, luckily. TST3 introduced one major innovation over previous TSTs: players were allowed to choose their own locations and were no longer confined to a single mission. This actually worked really well.
True Style Tournament 3 videosAnd finally... :p
TST4!
Once again I'm organising and hosting this year's TST. Obviously, I can't write a potted history on a tournament which hasn't happened yet: but watch this space >_>