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Character Battle VIII Contest Analysis Crew - Part 2
Goddamn Crew Curse Thanks, guys --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Ha,
I have such a low prediction relative to everyone today (except Lopen),
and I have Charizard winning next round too! Wishing I had that one
back right now. --- 6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno 'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared.... |
Lopen better take a point today IMO, brackets be damned. Also, regarding Tranny's analysis, it's interesting to note that Duke's almost always hovered around the value he got n 2k8. True, he's never really impressed, but he's always been quite consistent, which was a really nice surprise when I was looking him up. Here's hoping he turns out to have boosted due to the GameSpot contest or something and wins! --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
I thought the Crew Curse only applied for unanimous picks! --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Crew Curse only happens when they happen to go against my bracket For now At least I hope so --- http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/4839/drfc.png |
Haven't reviewed these "early returns" yet. Ngamer's Fantastical Writeup *grumbles for 5 minutes about this stupid Block* Alright, so I guess it IS possible for a so-called "joke character" to have legit, non-fodder levels of strength, even in a 1v1 setting. Which makes my bracket look awful (a recurring theme so far this season!), but at least my Oracle wasn't TOO bad, as I'd correctly assumed L would be way down from his inflated values of the last two seasons. Only 66% at the freeze (as tranny mentioned, remember when he used to do that against THREE opponents?), and then he tumbled all the rest of the night to finish under 64%, a sight which certainly warmed my heart. So in the end I was wrong, since there's no way he'll be caught by Isaac next round either, but I'd like to think I was at least less wrong than the Kool-Aid drinkers who had him in the 70s and counted on him knocking out Kratos/Charizard. Or at least that's the approach I took as I sobbed myself to sleep last night. Today's battle strikes me as passing strange. Now, I realize that Isaac has never exactly set the world on fire, but have people somehow forgotten that he's going up against Professor Layton? I was shocked when I saw the line set at only 57% for Spread Betting and thought it must have been a goof up, but when I looked through the Oracle thread it seemed just about everyone was in that range. What the heck, guys? I mean I realize the Prof didn't completely bomb last season, but have we forgotten that Layton is the poster boy for culty, super-niche characters that 4ways are designed to prop up? And even with that "decent showing", the guy was still only worth 10% in charmander's final x-stats! Meanwhile Isaac is a sword-wielding hero from a fairly recent, well-received jRPG who looks moderately cool in this match pic. What's not to like? I'll admit to knowing practically nothing about either of these two characters myself and so I don't want to stick my neck out TOO far in this one, but yeah, I'd be quite surprised if Isaac doesn't beat the spread with ease. Let's go with... Ngamer Says: Isaac > Layton, 60.23% --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Man,
I love imagining NGamer going to the polls and checking the results
immediately after posting his analysis. Especially when a character
outdoes his analysis by 8%. >_> --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Lopen taking Duke makes me feel much better about Charizard winning. --- It may be insulting, but it's true! Now this is entertainment! |
I'm glad one of us loves it! *crumbles up that Oracle and throws it in the trash* --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
lol Lopen But we'll see if the Duke's picture has any real effect tonight, plus the night match might actually help him. Red had a night match and still won, though that was a weekend match where he could get the ASV in the morning. I think Red would have lost if his match was on a weekday. Bad news for the Duke is he's stuck with a weekend match here as well. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as KrahenProphet, Guru Champ! |
Ngamer's Fantastical Writeup Okay, that's pretty upsetting. How was it that a entire page of Oracle picks were in the high 50s/low 60s, so I stay low not wanting to take a risk, then the Crew writeups come up and everyone's in the 70s! I'll have to step up my research; can't afford to be throwing away 5 points like that, not with the way there's only 15 points separating 11th from 39th in this season's Oracle. But uh, not too much to say about this result... I guess Isaac gets a pat on the back for pushing to 69% on someone, but given how HK's probably way out of Layton's league I'm still unable to get my hopes up for the Block not making R3. Now let's find out who he'll meet there! Charizard/Kratos has been maybe the second most-debated match of the season, but in order for it to even take place, everyone's favorite starter Pokemon will first have to survive an onslaught from everyone's favorite pair of steel testicles. I've been one of Charizard's biggest supporters since early 2008, and even I have to admit that I'm nervous for him tonight! Well, only a little nervous, really. He's still the face (or one of the two faces) of the 3rd to 8th strongest game on this site, he's packing a more nostalgic R/B/Y look instead of the Brawl version that people are lukewarm about (and which may have held Red back somewhat), and of course he's still an awesome fire-breathing dragon-looking-thing. I like him to survive and advance with a less than inspiring percentage, making him look like a big time underdog after Kratos destroys the floundering Sonic Team tomorrow. And just how uninspiring will that percentage be? To find out, let's see what The Duke has working in his favor. Firstly, this is a night match, meaning Charizard won't be able to flex his Pokemon ASV muscles; that might be worth a couple percent right there! Secondly, he's sporting undoubtedly the most eye-catching background of any match pic this season... HOWEVER, I feel that might be something of a double-edged sword. The Duke already epitomizes every macho American male stereotype in the book- is rubbing people's faces in it with an American flag really the approach you want to take for a Night Match in the middle of the weekend, when non-US voting is going to be at its highest point of the week? I'm thinking a guy with more universal appeal (for instance a popular Pokemon starter) might actually be able to take advantage of that situation somewhat. In summary, give me the R/B/Y star in a hard-fought result around the 60 mark, and for the record I'm going to be STAYING on his bandwagon even after this "underperformance", as it'll just be a matter of him drawing a much less favorable situation than Kratos. Ngamer Says: Charizard > The Duke, 58.89% --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Hey Bio remember two days ago when I got Kefka right. DO NOT DOUBT WISDOM --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Ouch. Guess I was due for a huge botch huh? --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Well I'll be washed and ironed and starched- I wasn't wrong about yesterday after all. Oracle Consensus - Match #30: Isaac - 58.17% Looks like the Crew is just a bunch of geniuses! --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Lopen, you've failed me for the last time! --- "Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about Jecht vs. PW |
L-Block 63.89% 33283 HK-47 36.11% 18810 TOTAL VOTES 52093 Isaac 68.79% 41871 Professor Layton 31.21% 19000 TOTAL VOTES 60871 Crew Predictions - 25/30 What Happened: Nothing surprising here. L beats HK, Isaac stomps Layton Why it Happened: HK is decent, and L isn't the beast he was in 2007. This falls in line with how he looked in 2008. As for Isaac...well Layton is just bottom of the barrel fodder. What will Happen: L's gonna waltz to Round 3 Crew Prediction Challenge - Free points Moltar - 26 Kleenex - 26 Lopen - 26 Tran - 25 Red Sox - 25 Ngamer - 24 Guest - 22 Crew Accuracy Challenge - Lopen gets the point for L and Layton! Lopen - 7 Moltar - 6.5 Tran - 4 Guest - 3 (Bio: 1, CM: 1, Marsman: 1) Kleenex - 3 Ngamer - 3 Red Sox - 2.5 --- Moltar Status: Bracket: Charizard > Duke (26/30) Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
I have fists of gawd --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Although, hate to admit it but Red Sox actually got L He's forgettable I realize !! --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Oh yeah For some reason I looked at the upper bound there instead of his actual prediction Too many percentages! --- Moltar Status: Bracket: Charizard > Duke (26/30) Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Heart Division: Round 1 - Match 32 – (2) Kratos vs. (15) Miles “Tails” Prower Moltar’s Analysis Kratos I WILL SEND YOU BACK TO THE DEPTHS OF HADES! Tails More like…ah screw it. So on one hand you’ve got GoW3 hyped-up Kratos. On the other hand you’ve got Sonic Team member #4 Tails. Now, fool me once with Shadow, shame on you. Fool me twice with Sonic, shame on me. Fool me thrice with Knuckles, and shame on everyone. I’m not getting fooled again! Tails is getting crushed here. Moltar’s Bracket: Kratos > Tails Moltar’s Prediction: Kratos: 71% - Tails: 29% Lopen’s Analysis Deception. Kratos knew it all too well. The fox looked harmless, but in his life of slaughter Kratos knew better than to let appearances deceive. The fox wore a mask of fear, as it looked around nervously. "Foolish fox, you cannot see the God of War," Kratos whispered to himself as he observed. He was enjoying the hunt... savoring it. But he could not savor for long, as the fox opened its mouth uttering a vile tongue, and began to slowly rise off the ground. Kratos's mood changed in a flash, reacting in the only way he could to an enemy spellcaster: Slaughter. The fox continued to speak in tongues, "Gee, I sure hope Sonic won his matc-- GUGH" The incantation was cut short as Kratos leapt upon the enemy, engulfing the fox's head in one hand. Kratos sized the fox up and instinctively his focus moved to the tail... or rather, the tails. There was no doubt in Kratos's mind that it was here in the second tail where the dark power took root. Sorcery? No mere fox could possess this power. This was clearly the work of the gods. "ARES! I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE!" Kratos effortlessly ripped the tails from the small body as it yelped in terror and pain. A fountain of blood rushed forth from the stumps, blinding Kratos. This was no doubt an attempt at a dark Maho spell from Ares to rob Kratos of his sight. He had to act quickly lest the damage be permanent. "ARES!" With all the grace and technique of a lobster connoisseur, Kratos cracked open the small body of the fox. It feigned throes with a stifled yelp, but Kratos had no mercy. For he recalled the teachings of the old ones: The only way to remove the presence of a possessing spirit was to render the body uninhabitable. If nothing else, Kratos was proficient at this type of rendering-- He threw the body of the fox into the air, and with a whirlwind of blades and fury, blood and bits of fur and flesh created an almost tranquil monsoon mist of crimson. Kratos wiped the corrosive blood from his eyes with no permanent damage... he had won this time. But Ares was still at large. ~fin Sorry, I'm sure the fanfiction could use work, but this is all I could think about as it relates to this match. "Poor poor Tails" Lopen's prediction: KRATOS WITH 100% FLAWLESS VICTORY Transience’s Analysis I seriously didn't know Tails was in this contest before looking to see who was in this match. That's about all you need to know about this match. Tails is pretty weak, the weakest of the four hedgehogs. Hedgehogs have been pretty poor in recent years. Kratos is getting stronger and stronger with each passing year. The end result of all this is a pretty big Kratos win. I'm not sure Kratos can blow out a pseudo-mascot like Tails since he's not really universal, but he'll make Tails look plenty bad. transience's prediction: Kratos with 69.50% Ngamer’s Analysis Fantastical writeup coming soon! Ngamer Says: Kratos > Tails, 68.76% |
I didn't catch that either. Thanks Lopen! --- 6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno 'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared.... |
Kleenex’s Analysis This is mean. We've seen what Sonic characters have been up to this year. Almost losing to fodder-line guys. Not being able to double characters who don't have games yet. And then there's Tails. Facing a guy who has the second biggest game of the year coming out in a mere month and a half. Tails is going to get decimated here. Kratos is going slice him up and then Quick-Time Event rip his head off. I actually wish I knew how to make gifs because I totally would have photoshopped one of Kratos ripping off Tails's head. Anyway, slaughter. Bracket: Kratos Favorites: Kratos Prediction: Kratos with 75.25% Red Sox’s Analysis This is an easy blowout win for Kratos. The most interesting thing about this match is whether Sonic Team will embarrass, no, humiliate themselves yet again. The answer is probably yes, at least as long as the expectations haven’t been lowered so far by Sonic and Knuckles that they are impossible for Tails not to meet. Prediction: Kratos with 68.50% Guest’s Analysis - LeonhartFour This is obviously a pretty straightforward match. Kratos should blow Tails out of the water here, but it’s just a question of how badly. He’s got a big match in round 2 ahead of him, so he needs to impress here to maintain his status as the favorite. Sonic Team’s woes are well known at this point and need no introduction. The good thing about Tails is that no one expects him to do anything here, so he won’t end up looking TOO awful (maybe. Sonic Team always has a way of looking bad, no matter what. Even Tails last year disappointed and looked awful in a match he had no chance of advancing in anyway). If anything, he could potentially impress if Kratos looks bad. Kratos also has potential GoW3 hype to get him rolling in this contest. I’ve never really been too sold on his strength, honestly. I’m still not entirely sure where he stands. We’ve never been able to get that great of a read on him in our two 4-way contests. The last solid read we’ve got from him is his match with Ryu in 2006. After GoW3, he’s got potential to be up there in the near elite group with Dante and company, but I don’t think he’s there yet, and he may not get there. This contest will go a long way to giving us a solid idea of how strong this guy really is. Leonhart’s Vote: Miles Per Hour Leonhart’s Anticipation Level: So-so. At least it will give us something to talk about for round two. Leonhart’s Prediction: Kratos with 69.19% Crew Consensus: Kratos slices Tails into two |
Seems like I forgot to do upset potential and that stuff for some reason. Well then: Upset Potential: 0% Upper Bound: 73% Lower Bound: 64% --- 6 years later, Crono's quest to defeat Sephiroth -- Round 1: Missingno 'Till shade is gone, 'till water is gone, into the shadow with teeth bared.... |
Aw yeeeeah Lopen --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Tails>Sonic --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Well I'm glad someone read it. What a poor showing by Tails huh. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
And by Tails I mean GOD OF WUH. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
well, looks like Charizard > Kratos is still a viable option! --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Goodbye, bracket. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
From: th3l3fty | #428 and it will be when AKJ > Kleenex truly shines --- "A board where all the people try hard to be "nice" to each other would be terribly boring, don't you think?" - Vlado |
What the eff. --- If you're seeing this sig, I'm not on my computer! |
Looks like Red Sox gets this one, as he had the lowest percentage for Kratos, who is still wildly below even that. Also, probably time for me to start working on my upcoming Guest Clan turn, although I'm holding off until I see the match pic for it to finalize it. --- CB8 record through 31 matches: 28-3 Incorrect picks: Ocelot, Wesker, Fawful |
It seems that Kratos couldn't even win the ASV decisively. Maybe this guy is also better in 4-ways somehow? |
Haven't viewed these "early" returns yet. Ngamer's Fantastical Writeup Whooo, so proud of Charizard! Between the opponent, match pic, and time of day, our hero was definitely put in a less than favorable position, but he came through with flying colors. Nice to see the NRT get one right, and in a big way! The only trouble now is that despite this being a 1v1 result, it tells us so little that it might almost as well have been something out of a 4way. I mean which Duke was this, the one who beat Altair fairly, twice (yeah, continue hanging your head in shame Liquid Snake), or the guy who collapsed so badly in R2 that Gordon stomped him? In either case I'd feel pretty confident in taking Charizard > L-Block at this point, but as for surviving long enough to force that matchup, I just don't know... Luckily today's battle is about a shine a little more light on the situation! Every time we see Kratos he seems to crawl a bit closer to that Sora/Master Chief tier in terms of "King of the Afternoon Vote", so to perform his best he'd for sure need a Day Match. Oh look, he got it. But he's a new school, Playstation guy, surely a casual favorite with younger voters. To really do damage he would have to be paired up against an older character, maybe one from a fading franchise, and preferably someone with nearly no PS2/PS3 presence whatsoever. ...oh, hello there Tails! Suffice it to say, everything is working in Kratos' favor for this poll, so frankly I'd be quite surprised if he didn't go out and put up a huge number in this one. The only argument against him I could imagine would be that his impressive 4way results won't translate as well to 1v1, but ehhh, I don't really buy it. Sure he's the new "Playstation icon" which might have created some 4way loyalty in the same way it did for MGS4, but he also sports an incredibly casual-friendly character design, something that can do wonders in this format (just ask Altair). Plus we've already seen the guy look more than respectable against Ryu 1v1, and he'd figure to be much more popular now than he was way back then. To summarize: it would shock me if Kratos can't outdo Charizard's performance from yesterday, and in fact I'd sooner expect him to push the hapless Tails below 30%! Let's go with... Ngamer Says: Kratos > Tails, 68.76% --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Oh man it happened again, just in the opposite direction (it's okay NGamer, this time we all failed) --- KrahenProphet lived up to his name. |
Well
this time I'm just upset for being only .27 away from taking the point
despite such an awful pick! Surely sox's pred will be the worst to earn
an accuracy point so far? --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Suffice
it to say, everything is working in Kratos' favor for this poll, so
frankly I'd be quite surprised if he didn't go out and put up a huge
number in this one. Yessssss --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
Varia Division: Round 1 - Match 33 – (1) Samus Aran vs. (16) Prince of Persia Moltar’s Analysis Samus The Queen of GameFAQs is given her chance to shine. Prince Everyone knows the Prince cannot compete with the Queen. Well this is easy. Samus’s first step to proving that she’s the third strongest character on the site will be crushing Prince. Moltar’s Bracket: Samus > Prince Moltar’s Prediction: Samus: 75% - Prince: 25% Lopen’s Analysis "Prince of Persia looks like he should be riding a tauntaun." I dunno who said this but it cracked me up whoever said it. STEP FORWARD OR I CLAIM IT MY OWN LINE. But yeah Prince's pic sucks ass. Enough to make me think he'll underperform pretty bad here. Rewind time over and over, get your head blasted by a missile every time. Game over, dude. Lopen's prediction: Samus with 81.11% Ngamer’s Analysis Fantastical writeup coming soon! Ngamer Says: Samus > The Prince Soon To Be Known as Jake Gyllenhaal, 77.17% Kleenex’s Analysis Man, I don't even know what happened yesterday. There's an explination somewhere, but I don't know what it is yet. Maybe I'll know by next round, but yikes. Anyway, this should be a pretty unsurprising match, though Prince's numbers in previous contests are kind of weird, I must admit. Dude put up 39% on Kirby back in 2006, but then looked like ass in 2007. Not sure what happened there, but he's certainly not getting any stronger. The new Prince of Persia wasn't recieved very well, and I'm not exactly sure if these guys are supposed to be the same character or what. Regardless, it won't be doing the guy any favors. Samus looked like Samus last year, and doesn't really have any reason to go up or down this year unless you want to think the Metroid Prime Trilogy did anything (spoilers - it didn't). Ms. Aran has literally no competition in this division, so even if she comes out of this match looking like ass, her path through this bracket is pretty much set in stone anyway. Bracket: Samus Favorites: Samus Prediction: Samus with 74.56% Red Sox’s Analysis We open the lower half of the bracket with another strong Nintendo character, Samus. Samus has been one of most consistently strong characters, occupying #4 or #5 more or less continuously since 2003. She loses to Mario directly, but indirectly she has always (or at least since Metroid Prime) been his equal or superior. Unfortunately she doesn’t get her match with Sephiroth for which we’ve been waiting for 5 years – that honor goes to Snake this year, who also has earned it. It’s true that very few would actually take Samus there, but she’s earned the right and really deserves that match sometime. Instead, Samus gets one of the most boring paths in the bracket: 4 easy wins, and then a loss to Cloud. The Prince of Persia didn’t do horribly against Kirby in 2006, getting 38%. That puts him a bit above the fodder line, probably. Samus will win big, but she won’t get close to blowout of the round. Prediction: Samus with 74.70% Upset Potential: 0% Upper Bound: 80% Lower Bound: 70% |
Guest’s Analysis - Chaotic Mind This match is a gimme, Samus wins. She's one the six strongest characters on the site. Meanwhile Prince of Persia was crushed by Sonic (and Sub-Zero) in his last contest outing, getting about 31% on Sonic. The question is, how much % can Prince get on Samus? He did get a new release since his last contest. Will that boost him? No, it's probably just enough to keep him around his 2007 level. Our Goddess of Gamedom is a far tougher opponent than LOLSNOIC, who's been sucking it up for years now, so there's no way Prince is reaching 30% on her. Hell, he'll be lucky to break 25% if ya ask me. In short, Goddess >>> Prince Prediction: Samus - 76.30% Crew Consensus: Samus blasts Prince into nothing. |
Good
news, Crew fans! The new episode of The Show that was released a few
hours back is just packed with Analysis Crew goodness- not only is it
hosted as always by myself and former Crewmate Ed Bellis, but this week
we also tried out Guest Hosts for the first time and invited on Kleenex
and longtime Crew superstar yoblazer! So be sure to check it out if you
haven't yet: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=53309339 (There are also rumors of Moltar making a guess appearance next week... stay tuned to see if there's any truth to the gossip!) --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Looks like Prince has got this one! --- "Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about Jecht vs. PW |
Pro-tip: There isn't! --- Moltar Status: Bracket: Kratos > Tails (27/31) Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Ehhhh, that tip was highly amateur IMO. --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
wait, I didn't email a prediction? I had Samus with 76.21%. I thought I covered all the weekend matches. oh well. nice Kratos bomb. I knew the Duke hype was overblown, too bad Kleenex went higher than me. zard/kratos could be a fun r2 match. I think that's about even. --- xyzzy |
Charizard 64.25% 36281 Duke Nukem 35.75% 20184 TOTAL VOTES 56465 Kratos 60.98% 47398 Miles 'Tails' Prower 39.02% 30326 TOTAL VOTES 77724 Crew Predictions - 27/32 What Happened: Charizard rocks Duke, Kratos sucks it up against Tails Why it Happened: Duke is weak and has looked good thanks to beating weak opponents. Charizard looks to have some legit strength too. Next, Sonic Team has been looking horrible, but then Tails does this? Looks like Kratos isn't as strong as we thought! What will Happen: Charizard is now the big favorite going into the Round 2 match. Crew Prediction Challenge - Oh Lopen... Moltar - 28 Kleenex - 28 Lopen - 27 Tran - 27 Red Sox - 27 Ngamer - 26 Guest - 24 Crew Accuracy Challenge - Kleenex gets the point for Charizard and Red Sox gets the point for Kratos Moltar - 6.5 Lopen - 6 Red Sox - 4.5 Tran - 4 Kleenex - 4 Guest - 3 (Bio: 1, CM: 1, Marsman: 1) Ngamer - 3 --- Moltar Status: Bracket: Samus > Prince (28/32) Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Ngamer's Fantastical Writeup What the HECK is your problem, Kratos?! Every advantage in the book, and you can't even manage 61%? I honestly have no idea what to think here... let's crunch some numbers to see just how weird this actually was. Based on Kratos '08 this puts Tails around 19%, instead of the 16.20% he actually got. But based on Kratos '06 he'd have to be more like a 21%, and it doesn't make a lick of sense for Kratos to be less popular than four years ago... So now you're starting to head into Crazy Town-territory for a guy who's never shown us any inkling of NOT being the weakest member of his Team. Alright, still can't make any sense of this one, so in lieu of an explanation I'll just link to this boxerhockey comic: http://www.upload.speedrunwiki.com/images/general/SonicsNewBestBud.jpg Now we all know Samus is going to rock faces on her way to an easy victory tonight, probably finishing somewhere in the 70s by the time noon rolls around. The trick comes in asking The Prince "how low can you go?", and to me it sure looks as though he could go plenty low, based almost entirely on the match pic. You see, I think this guy relies on his pic more than just about anyone- no one cares a bit about "The Prince of Persia" as a brand name, as the original's historically awful performance in the last game Contest can attest to, so to put up a decent number this guy needs to look impressive enough to pull in lots of undecided casuals. He used that Kratos-like dual blade wielding look to good advantage against the cutesy Kirby in his last 1v1 outing, and it resulted in the best showing of his career. But today... man, was this a bad pic choice. We're only three months away from the release of possibly the biggest video game movie of all time, a $200 million dollar epic that's going to try to be the next Pirates of the Caribbean and features one of the world's hottest young actors in the lead role of... The Prince of Persia. What a perfect opportunity! But then instead of using a pic from the Sands of Time/Two Thrones/Warrior Within trilogy that the movie is based on, SB for some reason goes with the totally unconnected franchise reboot that nobody played, featuring the least cool-looking incarnation of The Prince ever! Meanwhile Samus is sporting one of her best looks ever... poor Prince. Much as I'd like to support him, this feels like a classic overperformance situation to me, so I'm backing a big time blowout to the tune of Ngamer Says: Samus > The Prince Soon To Be Known as Jake Gyllenhaal, 77.17% http://lapofthegods.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/jake-gyllenhaal-shirtless-prince-of-persia-04.jpg Defy my prediction Jake, I dare you! --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
Like
I said in the PPC topic, I can't help but think of Dante vs Tails 2004
here. I mean I flipped too, but honestly if not for the supposed Sonic
team "deboost" I would've expected Kratos to get around this (my Oracle
only had Kratos at 65%). So yeah I wouldn't sell Kratos short here just
yet. Think we're all overreacting a bit. Also that Tails comic is hilarious. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Darn I thought Samus would struggle to break 70%. Is there any hype for Samus/Zelda? Remember that we're coming off of two contests in a row where she SFFd a LoZ character (not to mention defeating SFFd Sephiroth despite being SFFd by Link), and she could conceivably do it again here. And then...let's break 40% on Cloud and try to hope for 45%!!! (but we should never let her beat Snake or Sephiroth again. Seriously) |
Huh Just realized if I didn't go with the joke write-up for Kratos I would've gotten another point "Damn" --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Yeah, the last 3 panels of that comic just slay me. --- You should search B8 for The Show, hosted by Ng & Ed! thengamer.com/guru | thengamer.com/xstats | board8.wikia.com |
