TwilightZone
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice Season 5 - ENDGAME
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NateD1226
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You should trademark that
TwilightZone
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I don't want to be the article 13 of spaghetti lol.
spacemt354
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In lieu of Stanza XIII reviews as so much has been said already and I don't want to skim the final projects (will get to them eventually) - this will be a cumulative review just based on what I've seen throughout the season from all the semi-finalists.
In no particular order we start with @TwilightZone who was one of the few active teammates with my on Team Supers (remember that was a team?) While the time on Supers was short-lived, I could already sense a bit of a change in her style from Season 4 and prior imagineering competitions. Something was going to click, it would just take time and effort. Sure enough she tried some new things and even developed some art skills along the way - her projects are more resonant and she's learned how to expand on simple ideas into more well-rounded projects.
Then my winding journey through Season 5 took me to Team Princes to met up with semi-finalists @Pi on my Cake @Disney Dad 3000 @PerGronStudio and @Evilgidgit --- while Stanza II ended up being ranked the best project of the season in the awards, it was not without its brainstorming pitfalls, as this ragtag group was essentially the imagineering version of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Some very accomplished and seasoned veterans in Pi and Disney Dad mixed in with newcomers PerGron and Evil fresh off their finalist appearances in One Little Spark. What I found most endearing about this team's journey was that despite multiple rounds of projects that felt disjointed, eventually everyone learned how to mix as a team creating again another stellar project with Legoland New York in Stanza IV. It was then that everyone began to realize that Sorcerer's Apprentice isn't just doing your own thing, it's about working together to accomplish a common goal. How I knew this was successful was when I left, post-Stanza V, the team continued to gel together and push the envelope of team unity.
Speaking of Stanza V it was my first encounter with the styles of @Outbound and @James G. While Outbound I worked with the least throughout the game (just this one round) I could tell that there was a spark waiting to unleash - you had the drive and just needed the outlet for it. I will say that your semi-finals project was one of the first I read. Was blown away. One of the most incredibly put together projects the game and the forum has seen. And for James, that transitions right into Stanza VI - X on Team Warriors with the final semi-finalist @NateD1226
With Warriors, after the early exits of Sorcerer's Apprentice legends such as MonorailRed and Vox, there was a vacancy on the team that needed to be filled and that was leadership. Early on in Stanza VI, VII...and so on - there was a spot of leadership that I really wanted to see Nate take hold of. As a talented young gun in the game, you really grow once you're put into that leadership role and take off with it. In Stanza IX - Nate did just that and in my opinion made one of the largest leaps in personal skill building in this game - look out for him in competitions going forward. And in Stanza X - James really took the reigns of leadership and that continued to propel him in the playoffs where now is in the finals designing a website and project with his son. For someone who went from having trouble even posting early in the game, to posting pictures and content to the site, to then making it to the finals with a custom website -- couldn't have written an arc better if you tried.
Congrats to everyone again - and good luck to the finalists!
In no particular order we start with @TwilightZone who was one of the few active teammates with my on Team Supers (remember that was a team?) While the time on Supers was short-lived, I could already sense a bit of a change in her style from Season 4 and prior imagineering competitions. Something was going to click, it would just take time and effort. Sure enough she tried some new things and even developed some art skills along the way - her projects are more resonant and she's learned how to expand on simple ideas into more well-rounded projects.
Then my winding journey through Season 5 took me to Team Princes to met up with semi-finalists @Pi on my Cake @Disney Dad 3000 @PerGronStudio and @Evilgidgit --- while Stanza II ended up being ranked the best project of the season in the awards, it was not without its brainstorming pitfalls, as this ragtag group was essentially the imagineering version of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Some very accomplished and seasoned veterans in Pi and Disney Dad mixed in with newcomers PerGron and Evil fresh off their finalist appearances in One Little Spark. What I found most endearing about this team's journey was that despite multiple rounds of projects that felt disjointed, eventually everyone learned how to mix as a team creating again another stellar project with Legoland New York in Stanza IV. It was then that everyone began to realize that Sorcerer's Apprentice isn't just doing your own thing, it's about working together to accomplish a common goal. How I knew this was successful was when I left, post-Stanza V, the team continued to gel together and push the envelope of team unity.
Speaking of Stanza V it was my first encounter with the styles of @Outbound and @James G. While Outbound I worked with the least throughout the game (just this one round) I could tell that there was a spark waiting to unleash - you had the drive and just needed the outlet for it. I will say that your semi-finals project was one of the first I read. Was blown away. One of the most incredibly put together projects the game and the forum has seen. And for James, that transitions right into Stanza VI - X on Team Warriors with the final semi-finalist @NateD1226
With Warriors, after the early exits of Sorcerer's Apprentice legends such as MonorailRed and Vox, there was a vacancy on the team that needed to be filled and that was leadership. Early on in Stanza VI, VII...and so on - there was a spot of leadership that I really wanted to see Nate take hold of. As a talented young gun in the game, you really grow once you're put into that leadership role and take off with it. In Stanza IX - Nate did just that and in my opinion made one of the largest leaps in personal skill building in this game - look out for him in competitions going forward. And in Stanza X - James really took the reigns of leadership and that continued to propel him in the playoffs where now is in the finals designing a website and project with his son. For someone who went from having trouble even posting early in the game, to posting pictures and content to the site, to then making it to the finals with a custom website -- couldn't have written an arc better if you tried.
Congrats to everyone again - and good luck to the finalists!
With well over a week left in the Finale, let's briefly look at some of the deleted ideas which were considered for this season. Every day we'll see one new rejected challenge poster.
Let's begin with something a few players have already seen - a home for eliminated players hosted by Jafar.
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Off topic, @FireMountain has begun One Sentence Competition - Season 5 Episode 1. It will be a quicker, simpler game to serve as a palette cleanser once Sorcerer's Apprentice ends. The first challenge will start on April 12th.
Let's begin with something a few players have already seen - a home for eliminated players hosted by Jafar.
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Off topic, @FireMountain has begun One Sentence Competition - Season 5 Episode 1. It will be a quicker, simpler game to serve as a palette cleanser once Sorcerer's Apprentice ends. The first challenge will start on April 12th.
FireMountain
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*practice challenge.
Continuing our exploration of deleted challenges, we come to the Toontown E-ticket prompt.
This challenge was presented to eliminated players. @Brer Oswald quickly claimed this as an ongoing personal project. We look forward to seeing Brer develop his ideas in the future!
This challenge was presented to eliminated players. @Brer Oswald quickly claimed this as an ongoing personal project. We look forward to seeing Brer develop his ideas in the future!
Evilgidgit
Well-Known Member
Continuing our exploration of deleted challenges, we come to the Toontown E-ticket prompt.
This challenge was presented to eliminated players. @Brer Oswald quickly claimed this as an ongoing personal project. We look forward to seeing Brer develop his ideas in the future!
Oh, come on! You left this one out of the main stanzas? I would've loved this one.
Brer Oswald
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You’re welcome to join the team!
The cat’s out of the bag now, Brer. Why don’t you go ahead and make this a public brainstorm with all of the ideas you’ve created so far?
Best of Luck Roy 
FireMountain
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Did this also not make it beyond the title or did you have a prompt planned?
Another forgotten prompt, this one set at WDW's Golden Oak (which I'd never heard of before)
Please DM me if you did, I really want to use this in OSC,
TwilightZone
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I never heard of Golden Oak either, so it would have been interesting. Maybe now that it has been shown, it will be seen in some future competition.
Another forgotten prompt, this one set at WDW's Golden Oak (which I'd never heard of before)
James G.
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(listening music)
