[ENG] ASL Season14 Finals Royal vs Rush (Tastosis)

[ENG] AfreecaTV StarLeague(ASL) S14 Finals Royal vs Rush (Tastosis)
Finals: Royal vs Rush

[@the1ucidone]

This intro blew me away! Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed that I'd see a live concert for Starcraft with instruments I've never seen before. Amazing!

[@chinogitarista7379]

As someone who had to study these sort of musical instruments for my degree (I'm a composition graduate), I am amazed as to how these performers mixed the traditional with the modern. Brilliantly mindblowing.

[@the1ucidone]

@@chinogitarista7379 You are a very smart person. I’m glad to have your input.

[@MrDdz]

DAMN, ASL gets the artistic instrumental music treatment. They really held nothing back blowing the budget.

[@edwardsinger7644]

The band couldn't have been too too expensive, but a seriously dope and outlandish way to open the event regardless.

[@libraclown5]

What a fucking legendary intro!

[@Peter-zg3em]

Bro they kept rolling out musicians and then every now and again you’d hear a marine or a medic die 😂 💀. Legends.

[@BLooDCoMPleX]

That's the budget they cut from paying Tastosis.

[@Jastro88]

As a gig musician, I can tell you that this performance, in all likelihood, did not "blow the budget". Obviously I can't say for certain, but something like this is actually fairly minimalist. If I purchased a ticket for this event, I would've been really happy that they included this as part of the show. Personally I thought it was really well done and a nice touch. Also you have to consider that this is in Korea, so the cultural significance would arguably be much greater for that audience than for us non-Koreans.

[@sYnchr0_]

The best ASL by far in recent memory. Royal was no ordinary macro Terran. He brought an innovative and aggressive style that made for extremely fun matches in all match ups. Good to see BW going strong after all these years. Probably the best Remaster of all time.

[@TheCopyTitan]

I agree with every word you said here, buddy, especially the last part that it's the best Remaster of all time.

[@ddublu]

watching tanks siege for 3 hours with commentary from my favorite nerds is absolutely what I came for.

[@TheBlvision]

Wow! That opening music mixed with traditional and modern instruments played by the band was really awesome! One of the best! And thank you guys for beginning interview translation, that's really funny. The questions, the host and those replies. I really enjoy it. For English reader, you guys have done such a great job. Thank you Tatosis for your excellent casting and commentating. This is a great TvT series. It's much more interesting than I expected.

[@FamSisher]

I’m glad you guys cast like you’re there live. I’m sure it’s not the same for you two, but I honestly can’t tell the difference. Thank you for not giving up on the dream. Excited to see where this goes.

[@blankets1453]

Why aren’t they there in person? Pandemic?

[@FamSisher]

@@blankets1453 Artosis lives in Canada now

[@onethreeify]

What an insane finals. That game 4 on Odyssey was definitely Flash-esque "I am going to *will* a victory out of this game". Actually crazy! Best TvT series I've seen in a loooong time! New fan of the winner right here!

[@dr.topgun]

Really looking forward to Flashs return and if he will play random or terran. Nevertheless there was no map here without some hickups from at least one player, so if a perfect Flash is going to return, both of them will still have work to do! But as for terran play, I think no one ever came so close to God like Royal in that game! In that map he would have beaten Last even!

[@kabuteshiitake7071]

No, Tasteless, everybody DOES NOT know that a barracks over a bunker makes the bunker stop firing. I'm blown away how matter-of-factly Arty explained it hahahaha. Like "Oh yeah, when you look at the moon you become a werewolf that's how it is."

[@FreestyleFlame]

That orchestra at the beginning tho! Do not skip that lmao Ps. No spoilers

[@guillaumerivest2244]

Here I was thinking star craft music couldn't get more epic... BOY WAS I WRONG!

[@FirstName-nf4fx]

So awesome, this cover also amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6iZoYNphqh5pdkm30s

[@mik5owski654]

Gawd damn. What a poor poor playback

[@sir0herrbatka]

Yeah, that was a nice touch.

[@realGBx64]

Thanks for bringing it to my attention! I loved the composition!

[@WisecrackJax]

Thanks so much for everything you do, dudes. Sometimes it seems like the Brood War community is the only place that isn’t filled with weird, crazy people.

[@dtubbs]

No one tell him about the ladder (according to Artosis) 🤣

[@Jastro88]

Maybe we're weird and crazy, but in a good way!

[@WisecrackJax]

@@dtubbs Protoss players aren’t people! /s

[@thesorrow312]

Artosis chat has many mario erotica enjoyers, as well as ben shapiro + jordan peterson enjoyers.

[@tredogzs]

lol

[@bladesofseven]

I honestly did not realize RoyaL's path through the bracket involved so much TvZ. That is something else.

[@viniciusmagrin]

Tastosis 24:30 Game 1 30:51 Game 2 1:08:48 Game 3 1:17:51 Game 4 1:45:55 Game 5 2:13:34 Game 6 2:38:44

[@Renwoxing13]

🖤 1:58 🎶🎼🎵 *TERRAN MUSICAL THEME* 🎵🎼🎶

[@radiobrain94]

I always enjoy the interviews before the match starts, that interviewer is so good at kicking up the dust and making it hilarious. Gigachad.

[@joebearslim]

Watched Broodwar on my trip to Korea in 2007 and fell in love with the community. Remember paying GomTV directly in late 2000's to watch it on their custom software for gomtv. So sad to see blizzard have screwed it so hard with sc2. But, the community has Broodwar always.

[@Supahvegetah]

That music at the beginning was insanely good, wow.

[@imma5269]

LETS GOOOOO Tastosis never dies

[@avo616]

Tagging this cos you never know 💀

[@kinggarithos888]

They're both fully boosted so probably not long.

[@ATOQ777]

@@kinggarithos888 How do you know they're boosted?

[@brownbrewsommelier]

I was surprised when Tasteless said he's never seen the hand blowing technique before. I see Queen do it all the time on his player cam WHILE he's playing, usually in the first 5 minutes. Besides fantastic game I'm so happy for the champion. I was cheering for him since ro4 and i've noticed his extraordinary way of playing a long time ago. Thanks to Artosis and Tasteless. You two makes this game so much more enjoyable to watch for me. I've been binge watching ASL season 7 to 14 in order and I absolutely love it.

[@Xiloscient7]

Tastosis starts at 24:30

[@jamesleon4883]

Is this them casting from different places?

[@andreaseriksson8049]

@@jamesleon4883 yes, they´ve been casting ASL remotely for a few weeks now i think.

[@IAmArray]

To the top!

[@jamesleon4883]

@@andreaseriksson8049 nice its pretty good, hope they can still do GSL together.

[@pyrothem]

Keep it going. This is the future distance is not a factor anymore.

[@TVsBen]

One of the more exciting TvT matchups I've seen in a while. Thanks for keeping ASL alive! Glad to be a part of the Patreon and I hope others do it too.

[@MrGouldilocks]

We all know Flash is the Goat. His unit micro is in a class of its own. But Royal showed me some things I've never seen from Flash. The early aggression and relentless pressure from every direction was beautiful to watch. He puts his opponent onto the back foot immediately, and never lets them regain their footing. After the early game, Royal was able to transition into a steady stream of low risk, high reward pinpoint attacks with a dropship or two, a vulture run-by, a couple tanks, etc. If Rush defends perfectly, it's not a big loss for Royal, but if Rush makes a mistake his position gets compromised, he loses an expansion, or he loses a bunch of SCVs. Rush spent the entire match putting out fires, and rarely had an opportunity to go on the offensive. Royal understands that it takes more APM, and units to put out a fire than it does to start one.

[@robertovonschoettler]

Didn't think I'd enjoy a 3h TvT video this much

[@jeromebraden7364]

Wasn't very hyped for a TvT final, but surprisingly those were some great games!

[@abunja]

For anyone wondering why bunkers don't hit the floating Barracks is simply because bunkers don't have holes on its top for the Marines to fire. Nice attention to detail that actually makes sense :^) Kidding aside, it probably has something to do with the coding like the value of the effective range of the bunker.

[@chefkoch4540]

Its a bit reminiscent of the obs directly over the missile turret causing it not to fire

[@GenericRespondent]

Sickest Terran theme cover in history! ASL Fighting!!!!

[@georgieo.5190]

Hmm, just when you thought this game couldn’t get any better they go and do a cover on the music like that .. yeah this is the best game ever made. Keep it up guys

[@felixgraphx]

I Played broodwar since summer of 1998! It's still the best RTS!

[@bingobangini]

Genuinely curious, what do you like more about broodwar vs SC2? Is it mostly nostalgia and what you got used to or is it more than that and if so, what is it specifically? I'm thinking of getting more into broodwar but it feels so stiff and stubborn compared to SC2 so I would be interested in what makes it better to you.

[@felixgraphx]

@@bingobangini Well as a programmer and graphic designer, and musician, i would say the graphic style makes the game more distinguishable and in remastered it was kept. Also the sould design and overal equalisation and choice of sounds is much better in broodwar. e.g. : ratatata of the marine guns in sc2, the muffed siege tank shots also suck in sc2. Load up broodwar and compare the sounds : much more vibrant and appropriate. The sound design in sc2 feels too polished and thin. Also, in comparison, the 3d engine is not fit for an rts, everything is a bunch of somewhat antialiased polygons, instead of being properly rendered, although in fixed angle, sprites. So mostly the artistic direction of both sounds and graphics alongside the game mechanics. broodwar is somuch better than sc2, which sadly is not necessarily a 'cash grab' but let's just say it was not done by the same team, with the same attention to detail and love of the product. Much akin to the original starwars, versus the sequels/prequels. my 2 cents. edit typos

[@cameronnielsen6483]

@@bingobangini I would second what Felix says. His points are universal reasons why BW players prefer it to SC2. Both the legibiliy and the aesthetics of the sound and visual design are more distinctive but also more legible and clearly indicate what is happening in game from a player and spectator perspective. But more importantly, the game design is just so much better in terms of balancing racial uniqueness with balance. The dynamics and interplay between units, strategy, micro, macro is just so perfect. Compared to SC2 which is just incredibly volatile economically, has much less racial/unit discinction. I would add a few as well that most BW fans will bring up: maps have a bigger impact on the game since high ground means so much more, and giant swaths of the map (xel naga) don't give a huge advantage and prevent comeback opportunities. FInally, unit pathing and spacing which granted can be stiff and stubborn like you say, is a feature as much as a bug. It lends the game a more realistic feel and a more epic scale to not have perfectly dense deathballs. It is also a huge factor in balancing AOE from direct damage and allows for more variance and interest and 'OPness without being OP' of AOE units.

[@bingobangini]

@@felixgraphx Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure if that's something that convinces me lol. Since I grew up with sc2 not sc1 I have the exact opposite view on that and I don't really think it's fair to say they didn't put the same attention to detail in the audio and visual design in sc2. So it basically comes down to nostalgia it seems. Which is fine, I just wanted to know. I was more interested in gameplay differences haha, if the main thing that's better is how it looks and sounds then I guess it's not for me :/. Edit: Ok I found a video by beastyqt talking about this that was pretty helpful.

[@bingobangini]

@@cameronnielsen6483 More racial and unit distinction sounds interesting.

[@bakoyma]

I love that Tasteless and Artosis reactions when they make a mistake. Just "Nice correction, sorry, my bad." - a very professional and comfortable way to get the correct info out to us. No doubling down, no whining, just well done. (I realize they are professionals, but to be honest I've seen professionals act way worse than this on the job).

[@thalanoth]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh that intro was badass as fuck, do not skip the beginning lol

[@Yusuf-ok5rk]

Koreans are so damn good at entertainment industry damn. if you can portray a 22 or so y.o game this good, you can pretty much do anything.

[@shoobaloob]

21:45 Tosis in shambles

[@detrockcity3]

😂

[@duhsmith]

Shout out to ssbm holding it down as the other old, mechanically insane competitive game

[@Ashentz]

Didn't expect to get chills today listening to someone play the music from brood war live but I guess this is happening

[@RaterisimoCBA]

The best caster duo ! Tastosis! Artosis will be missed very much in the GSL ! I wish he could work it out and go to Korea once a year but that might not be possible, the announcement sounded too official sadly :/ thanks dudes !!!

[@woelfingskund]

What a nice quartet !!! Big cheers to the musicians !!! And to Afreeca and Tastosis !! FINALS HYPE

[@HappyChillmore]

I hope tastosis will be doing next asl! More excited for these than any other pro sport finals

[@rhavy6592]

So pumped for the winner. Thanks Tastosis for the casts this season.

[@IntoTheSkyy]

that acoustic performance at the start was so cool! And, the flute player is 🔥🔥🔥

[@aeis3263]

Quick question. At the beginning of matches. The crowd chants two separate slogans. First my a male then female. For an American it sounds like 2, 4 ,6, 8, who do we appreciate. Kinda of like a sports or cheering chant. What are they saying? Is it similar? Curious thx!

[@jykim314]

They are saying "1, 2, 3. (Player's name), fighting!" The shoutings have been a longtime tradition since early days of SC leagues. I remember hearing them as early as in 2000 if memories serve right

[@negativerainbow]

Watching this really makes me miss the starcraft 2 spectator client. Theres so many little things like production and worker count and stuff I wish I could see to understand exactly HOW Royal is winning these games. Instead we (and even tastosis) don't really have a clear picture on exactly what Royal's doing and why he's getting ahead and taking these games.

[@FirstName-nf4fx]

Wow! The music at the start! A live performance of the sc2 songs amazing!

[@shaggyfeng9110]

Wow, no one spoiled who is the winner! You guys are great human beings!

[@anonymousAJ]

G3 I've been wanting to see more SCVs brought to the front in TvT for a long time, I'm glad to finally see it

[@MondSemmel]

The pre-match interview this time was some really delightful banter.

[@Daren_PNW]

The editing, the footage of fan content, master hype Caster Park, Tastosis... _awesome season!_

[@jplate8]

thank you for bringing us this season

[@0endofsilence]

Great season, really happy for the champion. I hope this will motivate other players to go for the finals. Thanks Tastosis for the awesome cast. Brood War for life!

[@Healcannon]

The winner really deserved it. Really outclassing it was crazy to see that in a mirror match. I'll be back here still hoping some season my favorites of each race can manage to win an ASL.

[@coyrex1250]

Crazy build diversity and execution, some of the best play I've ever seen.

[@jgmweston]

Good finals and an amazing season, easily the best one so far. Thanks for keeping English commentary for Brood War alive!

[@Rohan841r]

Great intro music and electric guitar suite, very top notch hostess and the Tastosis guys making it all English for us Hanguks, fun game. Thank you for posting and again that host in white did a 10/10 job

[@corymeyer1162]

winner thanked flash for working with him? Is flash out of the military?

[@fredhurst2528]

Depending on duties and station, there may be opportunities to do other activities, as long as it does not earn income.

[@estebancantero4751]

58:39 that was a smooth transition! :'D :'D

[@niuage]

Really good banter at the beginning between the 2, you can tell they were not taking it seriously at all but the stabs were good :p

[@Tsunami-]

TvT is usually the least interesting MU for me… this match broke that trend! What great games. Thank you Tastosis for the amazing commentary!

[@mamengille5957]

i normally hate tvt cause its so borng ... but royal made it really enjoyable

[@gravyllama8545]

that instrumental brought freaking pure energy to the table. wow. do it again!!!

[@DannyPocket]

A great final to a great season, brilliant casting. viva ASL English.

[@lalaelfa5036]

I'm late watching this. The music at the beginning was awesome. The games are great. Rush is more traditional in his approach. It is as if he wants the game to go on later stages where we'll see cruisers. He also seems to be nervous despite previously getting in the finals two times. Rush also seems unable to play island map style, that is drop reliant. On the other hand, Royal is more out of the box, plays more mind games, and more aggressive. He also seems more prepared and relaxed. He also love adding wraith and dropships. I think these are the reasons he won. In all of Royal's wins, there were moments where Rush could have won. However, Rush seems to be waiting for a clear cut advantage before making a decisive move.

[@dylanfalk3243]

Thank you for another great season. I think it's silly there wasn't a TvP played.

[@Appletank8]

Regarding old games still alive, Doom, though primarily through its thriving modding scene. Team Fortress 2 has been around for 15 years. Melee, as mentioned. League and Dota have been around for a while.

[@Chamuzi]

I enjoy the banter during some of the technical delay breaks. It's similar to a brief rain delay in ⚾.

[@KCx-zz5wk]

Them doing the MUSIC is EPIC!!!

[@TheK1ng3]

Best TvT I've watched this year, and amazing cast

[@leebosley5984]

That music at the start was so cool! :D

[@CrazyWafel]

While those have been a really great finals, there is a bit of bitterness in how you guys run things. Anyone who watches a bit of broodwar videos has yt recommendations floating around on the right or on the main feed, and during this ASL i got spoiled twice on who got to play specific matches in ro8 and ro4 because Scan's live videos made their way there. I think a lot of fans would really prefer if you were to cast those games live, adding fluff like better editing and translations later for VOD. All that aside, great season and great casting, hope i will one day see an ASL match as live audience.

[@estebancantero4751]

Thanks again Tastosis for keep bringing to western viewers the most competitive tournament of SC-R.. The opening show was awesome! I really enjoyed it! And as always Tastosis cast is the best thing in the world, couldn't live without they casting StarCraft Remastered or StarCraft II.. Besides all the good thing, I'm so disappointed and sad to see the Studio with that many empty seats! I mean, this is the most important match of the greatest SC Tournament.. Anyway, casters and production was top notch, the same top level that the fans deserve, as always! Thanks AfreecaTV for everything! And thanks Tastosis and crew for continuously bringing all ASL content to the English audience! I love you guys!

[@MrKozake]

I have no clue if we were watching a different game than what Tastosis was watching for Game 4 but they were reading it the wrong the whole time. Royal was up a base the entire game except for like 30 seconds when he finally had to evacuate the 12oclock base. Rush had a good tank line for a little bit but he wasn't doing anything and Royal was active over the entire map stopping Rush's third and raising hell all over the map. How on Earth is Artosis surprised and shocked at what happened? I'm extremely confused.

[@misterkefir]

GGs ;) This was a great season, indeed. Crazy sick finals, too. Brood War FOREVER!

[@michaelsloanedog]

Amazing games this season guys, Highlights were shines games early on, so many crazy games this season, cant wait till next one. Brood war forever

[@Kommaer]

At last I have my favorite Terran player. He took down Soulkey in a wtf crazy manner. GG, Royal!

[@michaelbird9148]

Awesome finals. Great TvT series that certainly bucked the trend of it being a "boring" matchup!

[@justinkaspers221]

Amazing finals. Thanks tastosis love you guys 😍

[@AdmBmb]

sometimes I get really drunk when I watch tastosis and then it's like I'm watching it for the first time - AGAIN.

[@williamredwine722]

I would love it so much if AfreecaTV lets you guys stream cast in GSL. Most games dont really need to be in person maybe fly in a few times a year for the finals/semi-finals. The rest dont need to be in person casted tbh. This cast is evidence of that. The back and forth from these great friends is just unmatched.

[@Abadd0n687]

I went blind between 1:13:28 and 1:13:43! Thank you for contributing to my hypochondria.

[@corymeyer1162]

TvT best matchup. this was great. thankyou

[@steampunkwhale2280]

Thank you for another season of high-quality vids!

[@Staint12]

A well deserved win to the winner! Superb play

[@AleksandarProkopec]

The introductory interview was so funny :)))

[@taylorjensen2787]

They need to play the terrain music. That is the best soundtrack for a game by FAR. Terran BGM is so damn good.

[@sinfonia11]

Absolutely amazing season. One of my favorites. Tastosis for life!

[@sirdiealot53]

Hey Tastosis would you guys ever consider doing a livestream format with live viewer questions on Twitch/etc?

[@cameronnielsen6483]

Brood War, Melee, and Counter-Strike, the holy trinity of competitive multiplayer games. All released in 1999ish. :)

[@misterkefir]

1999, 2001 and 2000 (mod made in '99 but the retail version came out in '00) respectively. I would also add a 1v1 arena shooter like Quake 3 (funnily enough - also made in 1999) to the mix and you could have a legit worldwide sport circuit going on.. shame it's the MOBAs and franchise leagues that are dominating right now but oh well.. lowest common denominator is what makes the most $$$ I guess.

[@MechShark]

Neo Arkanoid has been my favorite match to watch. Makes builds less predictable and the games more interesting as an observer.

[@miqotesoulia8620]

what a SICK SEASON! man these games were great. Anyone saying TvT is boring gotta get their mind right. Those were some great tactical plays! 3rd place match, now that was the only sleeper set of games ZvZ is the worse.

[@refink33]

LETS GOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😭😭😭😭

[@imjustsayingfyi]

Wow what an intro!

[@1lomi901]

LETS GOO !!! 3h VOD, it's gonna be a wild ride !

[@braywilley375]

About time we have a TvT finals :D Amazing season, and look forward to the Tastosis next season.

[@Chamuzi]

Wooh look at her play that harp!

[@user-ro2nn7lt3r]

Gonna do all my work, roll one, crack a cold beer and watch ALL OF THIS the way you are supposed to watch goddamn finals. Have fun to all the folks out there doing something similar. P.S. NOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE SEASON IS OVER HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT ASL TASTOSIS UNTIL THE NEXT ONE STARTS ?!?!?!?

[@FamSisher]

I’ll smoke to that

[@wahaw2]

Rewatch the old ones, thats what I do! 😂😭

[@electricgoose4691]

Another season in the books. I can't wait to see what Season 15 brings us

[@JPR3D]

Good finals! Winner showed that they are on another level of play and thinking.

[@sergeyk9060]

I have just realized. He's a ROYAL ROADER!

[@produccionesabuela8533]

Thank you Tastosis and Afreeca

[@VolkannGul]

Mark my words, one day Barracks will also get ASL championship. Royal was not suprise for me this ASL i was so sure he could win.

[@Pridemare]

Melee is bigger than sc bw. Both games are legendary and nothing will ever replace them.

[@ThisNameIsBanned]

TvT as god intended StarCraft to be played. No matter who wins, Humanity wins !

[@1901shams]

thank you guys artosis and tasteless for excellent casting, hope see you guys for many many more years to come.

[@joshuaheathcote2116]

No way that opening was awesome! Usually I just jump straight to the games.

[@catdaddyxoxo]

Great season thank you