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Spring 2006 Contest Analysis Crew - Part 2
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| Master Moltar | Posted 7/11/2006 6:54:22 PM | message detail | #001 |
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Yeah, it's a little past Spring, but we still have a Contest, and where
there is a Contest, there is a Crew ready and willing to analyze it. For those new to the board, the Contest Analysis Crew is a group of people led by Yours Truly that analyze each match in the current contest and give our predictions of what we think will happen and who will win. It started back with the Spring Contest in 2004, and since then has been very successful. With each Contest seemingly comes a new Crew. It started small back in 2004, but since then has grown in size every Contest. This one is no different, as we now have 9 people on the Crew analyzing the Series Contest. So for those of you who like to read, you're in luck. We've got write-ups for every match; from Zelda vs. Civilization to the Finals, ranging from serious and in-depth, to just plain silly and fun. We all had a great time doing these, and we hope you all enjoy reading them. Now, without further ado, I'll introduce you to this Contest's Crew. To spice things up, I’ll compare the Analysis Crew to members of the Cartoon Network hit anime show, BoBoBo-Bo Bo-BoBo. For reference, you can find your character here: http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/4765/bobobo0um.png I think I would be most like BoBoBo. Not only because he’s the main character, but because we’re both just so darn random and hilarious and awesome. UltimaterializerX would be Don Patch. He’s the most popular and demands the most face time. It’s ok though, because we all love that jerk anyway. XxSoulxX would be Gasser. Not as noticed as BoBoBo or Don Patch, but he has his moments of awesomeness and really does step it up on certain occasions. LeonhartForever is most like Jelly Jiggler. He pretends to be all serious and stuff, but really, he’s just as silly as the rest of us. Both also have strange obsessions. Heroic Mario, I would think, is most like Softon. Not because his predictions stink (;;>_>), but because he delivers when most people need something (like sales info). Yoblazer would be Beauty, not because he’s a girl or his stunning good looks, but because he’s the least silly of the group and when he bursts out, it isn’t funny most of the time (<_<;;). Therealmnm is most like the Narrator. Sometimes behind the scenes and quiet, but often bursts out with something smart and important. HaRRich is like Hatenko. The most mysterious of the group. The one we know the least about, except that he might be secretly evil. We’re on to you… Lopen is most like Dengakuman. Cute and harmless, with his silly little picks. All he wants is your love, affection, and attention! Wow, the first topic hit 500 during the 10th match...that's the fastest yet! Oh well, here's Part 2. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Grand Theft Auto vs. Warcraft - Bracket: GTA - Vote: GTA (8/9) |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/11/2006 6:54:53 PM | message detail | #002 |
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Not bad at all. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/11/2006 6:59:55 PM | message detail | #003 |
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Just so you don't have to look back and reference them, the predictions for Sonic/DMC: Sonic Ulti – 57.5% Heroic Mario – 63% HaRRicH – 63.12% mnm – 64.92% Moltar – 66% Yoblazer – 66% Leon – 67.03% Soul – 68.42% Devil May Cry Lopen – 51.81% And for yoblazer's scoring purposes, the GTA/Warcraft percentages are as follows: Leon - 64.71% HaRRicH - 64.12% mnm - 62.38% Moltar - 61.00% yo - 61.00% Ulti - 60.91% Lopen - 59.81% HM - 56.00% Soul - 52.71% --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/11/2006 7:02:13 PM | message detail | #004 |
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And I already have the whole topic saved on my computer. I'll eventually send it to creative to upload on the Contest site. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Grand Theft Auto vs. Warcraft - Bracket: GTA - Vote: GTA (8/9) |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/11/2006 8:45:39 PM | message detail | #005 |
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A lot of the Crew went high on Sonic/DMC. Most of you are probably more correct than I am, too. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| FantasyFreak999 | Posted 7/11/2006 9:15:04 PM | message detail | #006 |
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tagging --- "Run, run, or you'll be well done!" ~Kefka, Final Fantasy 6~ |
| shadow8021 | Posted 7/11/2006 9:15:46 PM | message detail | #007 |
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tag --- Series Contest Score: 8/9 Today's Pick: Grand Theft Auto |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/11/2006 10:27:21 PM | message detail | #008 |
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I didn't want to change my prediction since I had already sent it
in...but I'm thinkin' Sonic very well could pass the doubling here. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 10:35:30 PM | message detail | #009 |
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Moltar, I sent the write-ups for the first four matches of round two. Did you get them? --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| DaruniaTheGoron | Posted 7/11/2006 11:34:23 PM | message detail | #010 |
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LOL Lopen. --- ...little Weezing it's gonna stand up against my ****in' Charizard? Just get back on your bike and keep pretending to be cool with your lame ass mohawk ****er. - phoenix1487 Sp2k6: 8/9 |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/11/2006 11:36:44 PM | message detail | #011 |
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Moltar, I sent the write-ups for the first four matches of round two. Did you get them? Yes And hey, look, we got today's match right! This totally makes up for yesterday! --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Sonic vs. Devil May Cry - Bracket: Sonic - Vote: Sonic (8/10) |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/11/2006 11:38:11 PM | message detail | #012 |
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If only I had upped my percentage another 2%! --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/12/2006 10:16:13 AM | message detail | #013 |
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| jonthomson | Posted 7/12/2006 10:17:13 AM | message detail | #014 |
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Tag, impatiently awaits CV/KH --- Jon Thomson - CATS, Jay Solano, Ridley, Scorpion, Alien Hominid, Duke Nukem, The Prince, Johnny Rocketfingers, two TBA |
| SephirothG | Posted 7/12/2006 2:41:09 PM | message detail | #015 |
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Ooh... part II already? Tag. --- [Something clever was here before the sig wipe] http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585012 |
| warning_crazy | Posted 7/12/2006 2:42:21 PM | message detail | #016 |
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I want to join crew next time :( --- Nominate the Gray Fox FC2K6! Current Score: 9/10 Today's Pick: Sonic |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 2:42:27 PM | message detail | #017 |
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Heh, lately my predictions are either near the best or near the worst. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/12/2006 3:00:00 PM | message detail | #018 |
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Mine's been the same way, don't feel bad. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 3:00:56 PM | message detail | #019 |
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Well, I'm not feeling bad about it today, even though I won't be getting the point in Moltar's system. I'm interested to see how the SSB/DQ percentages disperse though. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 3:48:12 PM | message detail | #020 |
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Hey Moltar, hopefully you read this before you post the analyses. I
probably won't be home for a while and I'm heading out of town for a
while as well, so I might as well make all my changes for the rest of
the round at once. Up my SSB/DQ pick by 10%. Up my SF/ES pick by 7% That will be all... --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 3:53:01 PM | message detail | #021 |
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I suppose the first is to compensate for what Sonic is doing, eh? But
still, that's quite a lot. If you're getting into the 80% range with
that, I think you're probably going a bit too high. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/12/2006 4:01:28 PM | message detail | #022 |
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If it's not one of the big three, then I question how many series could
actually crack 80% against most/any series in the contest. I know at
least one or two could against Madden, for example, but after that? I
just don't know if any other series has that kind of power. I don't think he bumped it that high though...but we'll see. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 7/12/2006 4:02:20 PM | message detail | #023 |
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I think a lot of games could hit 80% on Shadow Hearts --- - "ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune Not changing signature until HHH pedigrees Candice through a table. 07/07/06 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/12/2006 4:05:10 PM | message detail | #024 |
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True, I forgot about that one -- I think RE could get close to that
number, even. Still, despite that, I don't don't think there's many
other than the Big Three that actually have that kind of power. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 4:23:39 PM | message detail | #025 |
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Grand Theft Auto.....49.56% 63051 Warcraft....................50.44% 64167 TOTAL VOTES....................127218 33.94% of the brackets predicted this match correctly. The 4th most popular Contest match of all time...is GTA/Warcraft? Thanks to quite a bit of rallying at the Wow forums, Warcraft was able to pull out a win. Rallying has never worked this well before, and it ended up costing the Crew, and 66% of the brackets a point. Today, Sonic is easily beating DMC. Not much more to say there. Moltar - 2 HaRRich - 2 HM - 2 Leon - 1 Soul - 1 Ulti - 1 Yoblazer - 0 Mnm - 0 Lopen - 0 No point because we sux. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Sonic vs. Devil May Cry - Bracket: Sonic - Vote: Sonic (8/10) |
| SquallidSnake | Posted 7/12/2006 4:26:01 PM | message detail | #026 |
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Bah, I still can't decide if my FF/Diablo prediction is too low. I want to raise it, but... Ah, forget it. Moltar, raise that prediction 4%. --- Some stories can't be told by words. Some legends are meant to die. Knowing your enemy is the quickest path to victory. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 4:33:05 PM | message detail | #027 |
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Mushroom Division: Round 1 - Match 12 – (2)Super Smash Bros. vs. (7)Dragon Quest Moltar’s Analysis Super Smash Bros. This game just came out of nowhere for the N64 and became a huge hit. Once SSB:M came out, it just got even bigger. Now SSB:B is one of the most hyped next-gen games. Dragon Quest No, not Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest. The series, while popular in Japan, isn’t that big in the States. The latest in the series is Dragon Quest VIII released on the PS2. Ok, let’s see here. SSB:M was one of the strongest games in the 2004 Contest. SSB:M has also aged well over the years. Dragon Quest? Obscure, yet semi-popular, RPG Series. How many times has the obscure RPG game beaten the uber-popular hit? I’ll tell you the answer, not enough! The only real strong obscure RPG series is the Chrono series. Speaking of the Chrono series, where is it? *In the year 2006 AD, Crono, Magus and Frog are resting in a random house* Crono: … Magus: Agreed, we performed horribly last year in the GameFAQs Contest. We looked so good in 2004, and then blew it the next year. Frog hasn’t been right since he got destroyed by Samus. Frog: I hath been shamed by a wench, gee-wilkers. I almost got pwned by a Kingdom Hearts character, gosh darnit! Magus: And I, I blew it against Knuckles. Knuckles! He’s like, an angsty version of Sonic! Crono: … Magus: Oh yeah, that is Shadow. But still! Round 1, I lost to Knuckles. Even you didn’t do as well as you usually did, Crono. Frog: Thou art correct, Magus, Cowabunga dude! Prodigious! Crono: …!! Magus: Your performances against Master Chief and Megaman weren’t all too good, and you lost to Mario, who you beat back in 2004 with ease. Crono: … Magus: Whatever, Crono. I still say it wasn’t just Frog and I that fell. Crono: …? Magus: Hey, that’s right. I do remember hearing something about a Best Series Ever Contest on GameFAQs. I wonder if we’ll be invited. Frog: Of course, we’re the goddamn Chrono series, wark! Jeepers! Crono: … Magus: Ha, you guys are right. There’s no way we won’t be in the Contest. I mean, what else is there, Shadow Hearts? Madden? Dragon Quest? Ha Ha! Narrator: The three enjoyed a hearty laugh, but in the year 1000 AD… Lucca: Ha, now that we’ve made sure that those three don’t get invited to the GameFAQs Summer Contest, we’ll get in for sure! Marle: Good thinking Lucca. Stealing and burning their invitations was a great idea. Go Go less popular Chrono characters! Robo: Indeed! Narrator: Little did they know that the GameFAQs Summer Contest would be held late this year, and instead stole and burned the invitation to the Best Series Ever Contest, screwing them all over. Robo: Are you serious? Aww sh…*UNIVERSE EXPLODES* So yes, the reason the Chrono series didn’t get in was because of jealous characters no one cares about, not because they didn’t get enough nominations. Anyway, SSB wins. Moltar’s Bracket Says: Super Smash Bros. will win. Moltar’s Prediction is: SSB: 74% - Dragon Quest: 26% Ulti’s Analysis SSB/M = Arguably the best fighting game series. Traditionalists be damned. Dragon Quest = Final Fantasy Lite, only with no name value. The only thing to look for in this match will be to see if SSB underperforms, to possibly set up a Sonic > SSB upset. But yeah, DQ stands no chance. Pity, too, because it's such an awesome (and underplayed) series. Prediction: SSB with 79.47% |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 4:33:45 PM | message detail | #028 |
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Soul’s Analysis Another easy match to call. SSB should win this one rather easily. Dragon Quest, as big as it is in Japan, is not so big here in North America. And even then, SSB is very popular over here, especially SSBM. My prediction: SSB wins with 75.67% of the vote. Leon’s Analysis Ah, here’s an interesting match. In one corner, you’ve got a fighting game (just let it slide for once, purists) featuring Nintendo all-stars, one of the biggest new series around in Super Smash Brothers. In the other corner, you’ve got the very definition of old school RPG in Dragon Quest. In reality, this match couldn’t be close, no matter how you slice it. Dragon Quest never really took off outside of Japan like Final Fantasy did, though the latest installment has sold decently well in the United States. Even though GameFAQs loves its RPGs, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a really strong one not in the Final Fantasy series, other than Chrono Trigger. And to win this match, Dragon Quest needs to be quite strong. Being middle of the road won’t cut it, but that’s about the best I can see it doing. The contest resume of Super Smash Brothers speaks for itself. Super Smash Brothers Melee won one of the most stacked and balanced divisions we’ve seen in any contest in the Games Contest, never winning any match with more than 57%, a tribute to how strong Division 128 was overall. Its power seems to demonstrate just how important keeping a series fresh is, and Dragon Quest has hardly done that. A lot of its installments have never crossed the American border (without being ported, that is), and before Dragon Quest VIII released last year, it had been four years since the previous game, and then you have to jump six more years back to get to the sixth game (and it wasn’t released outside of Japan either). In other words, Super Smash Brothers has this match well in hand and should just be a statement match to see if it can outdo its second round opponent. But take solace in this, Dragon Quest fans: If we were in Japan, this match wouldn’t even be close and we’d be talking about its imminent Final Four match with Final Fantasy that would ultimately decide the contest. Leonhart’s Prediction: Super Smash Brothers with 71.48% Yoblazer’s Analysis Here's our second of three open-and-shut cases in a row. As we have seen, the series with a small number of games have generally done poorly so far. As such, Super Smash Bros. may not be as strong as expected and could really be up against a fight with Sonic in the next round. However, it can breathe easy for now, as its opponent has absolutely no chance for the upset. If GameFAQs were a Japanese site, there'd be little question as to which series would take home the crown. In the land of the rising sun, Dragon Quest is a bonafide Godzilla. Its fanbase is huge, and its main games routinely outsell Final Fantasy, Mario, and Zelda. Unfortunately for it (and fortunately for its opponent), DQ is much more of a niche series here in the States. I'm not sure why, but it simply has never caught on in the Western Hemisphere. Dragon Quest VIII sold somewhat decently here and garnered attention on the site, but it's still far, far below Super Smash Bros. Melee's league. The most popular Nintendo game since 1998 will lead its series to a very comfortable win here. Super Smash Bros. + A beast of a title in SSBM + SSB, while somewhat forgotten, also has a large fanbase and fantastic sales - THAT'S IT! Dragon Quest + Squeenix RPG (It is a technically a Squeenix RPG now, right?) - Not many Americans seem to care My prediction: Super Smash Bros. def. Dragon Quest (70-30) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 4:34:23 PM | message detail | #029 |
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HM’s Analysis I think this match is a prime example of “wasted potential” that seems to be shared amongst many people. Dragon Quest strikes me as a franchise that could have won a couple of matches, but got put in a position where it stands no chance of doing anything other than a respectable performance at best. Instead of just saying how much Dragon Quest is going to get beat, I thought it might be a good chance to show how Dragon Quest might out do the expectations in this one. There has not been hardly any opportunity to really get a good grasp on how many people at GameFAQs play Dragon Quest games, especially since a good deal of them have not released in America. However, there are a couple of polls about Dragon Quest VII that show off people showing an interest in the game … http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=495 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=515 They are really old, and don’t have a lot of votes in them, but there are at least people showing that they want the game or at least have an interest. On a more recent note, Dragon Quest VIII performed pretty well in a more recent “PlayStation 2 Game of the Year” poll that was held at the beginning of the year … http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2247 It came in second with 21% and 12,400 votes, which is pretty good. I believe with the favoring toward RPGs, the fact that most of the series is obtainable through emulation, and that Dragon Quest VIII is a pretty big hit in both America and Europe goes to show that the series could put up some pretty solid numbers against something like Super Smash Bros. It is obvious that it stands no chance of winning whatsoever or even making the match remotely close, but I wouldn’t expect any type of major blowout here. I think Dragon Quest has its fans and they’ll be there come voting time. For Super Smash Bros., we know that it has a strong presence on this site. It’ll win this match with no problem and stands a really good chance at beating Sonic, too. This is basically a warm-up match for the big event in round 2. Super Smash Bros. wins this one without trouble, but Dragon Quest doesn’t just roll over completely. Aitch Emm’s Bracket Says: Dragon Quest will win. Aitch Emm’s Prediction: Super Smash Bros. 70% -- Dragon Quest 30% Aitch Emm’s Vote : Dragon Quest. HaRRich’s Analysis Predicted winner: Super Smash Bros. Top 100 List comparison: ---SSBM - #6 ---DQ - #77 Best Game Ever x-stat comparison: ---SSBM - 37.57% (128 Division champion) ---DQ - N/A (no rep) I know nothing about the DQ games, except that DQ8 was the runner-up for the PS2 GotY poll last year (noticably behind GoW, I believe). I see that the original DQ ranked at #77 on the Top 100 List, too, which was right behind the original Final Fantasy...and I believe they're both Square? *Googles it* Yep. So, like...it should do decent, sure, but SSBM is going to put it in its place. #6 on the site is no joke, and the original SSB is bound to be pretty popular too (although there's likely a big over-lap between the two). This match will be more for SSB to show off how it will fare against Sonic than for DQ to see how strong it is here. Super Smash Bros. wins with 67.12% |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 4:35:17 PM | message detail | #030 |
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Mnm’s Analysis Battle Music: Final Destination (SSBM) Super Smash Bros. is a series that’s been getting unfairly knocked during pre-contest discussion. People have been calling it overrated and people are also saying that it’s not much of a series, so it won’t be as strong. I simply will say I disagree. I may be the only person here that looks at this contest by brands, and Super Smash Bros. is a very popular brand. I don’t think it really matters that the game only has two games (with a third on the way). When one of your games is the sixth overall favorite game on this site, you are going to carry a lot of strength regardless. I won’t get too detailed, so I’ll finish talking about SSB in the next round. I feel sorry for Dragon Quest being stuck in this position. It is one of the few RPGs that I actually think deserves to be in this contest. And I’d easily take it over the likes of Suikoden, Harvest Moon, and Shadow Hearts, among others. It could have actually given something a decent match. The Dragon Quest series has roots dating all the way back to the original Dragon Warrior for the NES. Since then, it has gotten a niche fanbase due to primarily being a Japanese RPG, but I believe that fanbase is very dedicated to it. It also has gotten a fairly recent big release in DQVIII, which was marketed very well and seen all over magazines. DQVIII is actually pretty popular on GameFAQs. It got runner up in the PS2 GotY poll, outdoing the likes of Soul Calibur III and Shadow of the Colossus. It’s a shame that DQ is stuck against SSBM. =( DQ will still do pretty well in this match, even though it’s destined to lose. Bracket: Super Smash Bros. Vote: Super Smash Bros. Prediction: SSB with 78.74% Lopen’s Analysis Ah, the dream match everybody's been waiting to see. The team of Mario, Link, Samus, and Kirby against the team of Dragon Quest hero, DQ4 Hero, DQ8 hero… and Sir Chris's favorite… the DQ5 hero. No… no… that's not it. That's not it at all. Alright, I'm just gonna cut straight to the point here. Maybe if this match were held in Japan, we'd have a bit of tussle. But here, where a good 80% of the vote comes from America? Not a chance. The series just isn't a big hit here. Hell, we don't even know what this Dragon Quest is. We always called it Dragon Warrior. Oh, it sounds like I'm joking, but I'm really only half joking. Are all of the casual fans of the Dragon Warriors 1-7 (as few as there are) going to even make the connection between the two series? There's a bloody good chance I wouldn't have been able to had I not come here… but then again I'm not what you'd call a big fan, either. I'd say this is a very real factor, but it doesn't much matter anyway, considering what it's going up against. Speed Bump Quest will get no respect from me here. Lopen's Prediction: Smash Brothers with 74.17%. Comments: We all have SSB winning. Not much else to say. |
| SquallidSnake | Posted 7/12/2006 4:40:34 PM | message detail | #031 |
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Wow, I don't have the lowest prediction? Amazing. --- Some stories can't be told by words. Some legends are meant to die. Knowing your enemy is the quickest path to victory. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/12/2006 4:56:30 PM | message detail | #032 |
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I know, tell me about it. I wish mine was a lil' higher...but, for the most part, I'll stick with it. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| SquallidSnake | Posted 7/12/2006 4:57:46 PM | message detail | #033 |
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Hey, if you get the point for that match, it wouldn't bother me. --- Some stories can't be told by words. Some legends are meant to die. Knowing your enemy is the quickest path to victory. |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/12/2006 7:21:06 PM | message detail | #034 |
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Wow, I don't have the lowest prediction? Amazing. Well, I would have had the lowest, but seeing how the stronger series are blowing out the lesser RPGs, I had to up my percentage for SSB. It wasn't compensation for what Sonic itself was doing... Just seeing how the stronger series are absolutely thrasing the weaker series. Besides Mega Man X, I've undershot all of the "blowout" matches in this contest so far. So if I end up high on this, so be it! --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| YoFedor33 | Posted 7/12/2006 7:35:02 PM | message detail | #035 |
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Grand Theft Auto vs. Warcraft -1 Soul -2 HM -3 Lopen -4 Ulti -5 Moltar (tie) -5 yo (tie) -7 mnm -8 HaRRicH -9 Leon The Rankings (Through Grand Theft Auto/Warcraft) 1. Master Moltar (37) 2. HaRRicH (33) 2. UltimaterializerX (33) 4. yoblazer33 (32) 5. XxSoulxX (30) 6. therealmnm (27) 7. Lopen (26) 7. Heroic Mario (26) 9. Leonhart (24) Thanks for posting the numbers in this topic, Leon. --- Board 8: Where people treat each other right. |
| SquallidSnake | Posted 7/12/2006 8:44:30 PM | message detail | #036 |
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Well, at least today's match will get me out of the basement. --- Some stories can't be told by words. Some legends are meant to die. Knowing your enemy is the quickest path to victory. |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/12/2006 11:16:37 PM | message detail | #037 |
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Looks like raising that prediction is going to pay off. Of course, it's still early, but it's a slaughter so far. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/12/2006 11:19:22 PM | message detail | #038 |
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It'll look very good for SSB if it could keep it up. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Super Smash Bros. vs. Dragon Quest - Bracket: SSB - Vote: SSB (9/11) |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 7/12/2006 11:20:24 PM | message detail | #039 |
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Aitch Emm’s Bracket Says: Dragon Quest will win. uhhhhh --- This was Ed Bellis. Summer 2005 Fanfiction Project: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=28403845 |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/13/2006 12:17:51 AM | message detail | #040 |
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Man, my ranking is dropping quickly. Sucks for me! --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| YoFedor33 | Posted 7/13/2006 1:38:38 AM | message detail | #041 |
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Sonic vs. Devil May Cry +9 Soul +8 Leon +7 Moltar (tie) +7 yo (tie) +5 mnm +4 HaRRicH +3 HM +2 Ulti -1 Lopen The Rankings (Through Sonic/Devil May Cry) 1. Master Moltar (44) 2. XxSoulxX (39) 2. yoblazer33 (39) 4. HaRRicH (37) 5. UltimaterializerX (35) 6. Leonhart (32) 6. therealmnm (32) 8. Heroic Mario (29) 9. Lopen (25) --- Board 8: Where people treat each other right. |
| Lopen | Posted 7/13/2006 1:55:19 AM | message detail | #042 |
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Could you up my Final Fantasy pick by 5%, and my Mega Man by 2%? It's funny looking back at it, because I'd analyse Mega Man v Mario Kart a bit differently now. Whatever. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/13/2006 2:08:33 AM | message detail | #043 |
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By the way, here are the SSB/DQ predictions in order: Ulti - 79.47% mnm - 78.74% Soul - 75.67% Lopen - 74.17% Moltar - 74% Leonhart - 71.48% Heroic Mario - 70% yoblazer - 70% HaRRicH - 67.12% Looks like HaRRicH will be dropping some more! And Soul's got a good chance at the point again with the way that DQ is chopping away at that percentage. Looked like mnm had it pegged pretty well at first, but it's up for grabs now. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| THEJackSparrow | Posted 7/13/2006 2:20:15 AM | message detail | #044 |
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And I agree with Lopen on my Mega Man/Mario Kart analysis. Looking back on it, it seems rather stupid now. I'll stick with it though, but a lot of what I put in there against Mega Man and/or for Mario Kart seems irrelevant now. --- "...And then they made me their chief." - Captain Jack Sparrow |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/13/2006 2:20:16 AM | message detail | #045 |
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Yeah...it sucks. I'll come back and be on top though, watch me -- I'll come back like Jesus. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/13/2006 8:35:26 AM | message detail | #046 |
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I sent you my analyses for some of Round 2 (through MG/FE), Moltar. Tell me if you didn't get them --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/13/2006 11:25:09 AM | message detail | #047 |
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Sonic the Hedgehog.....70.87% 81627 Devil May Cry..................29.13% 33550 TOTAL VOTES.......................115177 77.06% of the brackets predicted this match correctly. Sonic beats DMC with over 70%, looking good for next round. The low bracket percentage isn't too surprising though. Today, SSBM is pulling the tripling on DQ. Makes things look very interesting next round. Soul - 2 Moltar - 2 HaRRich - 2 HM - 2 Leon - 1 Ulti - 1 Yoblazer - 0 Mnm - 0 Lopen - 0 Soul wins his second point with the highest Sonic pick --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Super Smash Bros. vs. Dragon Quest - Bracket: SSB - Vote: SSB (9/11) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/13/2006 11:26:01 AM | message detail | #048 |
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I sent you my analyses for some of Round 2 (through MG/FE), Moltar. Tell me if you didn't get them I got them. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Super Smash Bros. vs. Dragon Quest - Bracket: SSB - Vote: SSB (9/11) |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/13/2006 1:26:20 PM | message detail | #049 |
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Looks like Soul's point to lose now. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/13/2006 4:03:23 PM | message detail | #050 |
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Ultima Division: Round 1 - Match 13 – (1)Final Fantasy vs. (8)Diablo Moltar’s Analysis Final Fantasy If you go to GameFAQs, and you haven’t heard of the Final Fantasy series, then that’s just a shame. FF7 is only the biggest game on the site! FFXI is the latest in the series. Diablo No, not the Diablo who rocked your bracket back in the Spring, but the series Diablo came from, Diablo! Both Diablo and Diablo II are popular PC games. Even the Blizzard Fanboys know when too much is too much (sometimes). There weren’t many debates over Sonic vs. Diablo back in 2005, because most knew Diablo just wasn’t strong enough to beat Sonic. Same with Diablo vs. Ganondorf, and the same here. The Final Fantasy series is not just big on GameFAQs; it’s gargantuan. Final Fantasy 7 is the strongest game on the site, and FF6, FF8, and FF10 are no slouches either. Back that up with the rest of the series, and it’s no wonder why it’s the favorite to win this whole Contest. So Diablo is pretty much done here and *rest edited due to WarCraft beating GTA. Srsly, it was only because of the rallying. I picked the true right winner, darn it!* Moltar’s Bracket Says: Final Fantasy will win. Moltar’s Prediction is: Final Fantasy: 77% - Diablo: 23% Ulti’s Analysis This is another case where a potentially strong series is being given the shaft by having a lower seed. I dare anyone to tell me that Diablo couldn't wreck people if it was in a better spot on the bracket. Anyway, this is the first stop on the Final Fantasy Victory Tour™. It may not LOOK like a champion in this match, but that won't matter until the finals. Prediction: FF with 75.24% Soul’s Analysis Oh man. Where do I start? Final Fantasy is the strongest series in this contest. In fact, the only series who has a shot against FF is Zelda. This is the first match of many in which FF should win by a rather large margin. Diablo was given an undeserved 8 seed. The Diablo series is going to be pretty strong, but sadly, it has no shot against Final Fantasy. I hope that it surprises a lot of people though by keeping FF in the 70s. My prediction: Final Fantasy wins with 76.42% of the vote. Mnm’s Analysis Battle Music: The Fierce Battle (FFVI) Final Fantasy is unsurprisingly the favorite to win this contest, although it won’t be the free ride that Sephiroth had last spring. Both SMB and Zelda have their eyes on taking out the Final Fantasy juggernaut. Final Fantasy’s goal in this match is to verify its strength, and Diablo will serve as an excellent measuring stick for it. I say that because unlike the fodder-like opponents that the Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. were given, Diablo is actually a pretty popular series on this site. I admit that I know next to nothing about PC gaming, but I’ve upped my knowledge on them when it comes to a contest setting. Starcraft was a rude awakening for me in figuring out what PC games are popular on this site and which are not. And we’ve already gotten a glimpse of Diablo’s popularity through the strength of its character namesake. If Diablo the character can be a decent midcarder, then Diablo as a series is probably pretty strong. We’ve already seen the damage Starcraft can do in a contest setting, so even if Diablo isn’t as strong as Starcraft, it still will be formidable. Or it would be formidable if it wasn’t facing Final Fantasy. Too bad. Bracket: Final Fantasy Vote: Final Fantasy Prediction: 71.05% |
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