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Chris and Wesker would both beat Ridley today. |
From: TheKoolAidShoto | #449 what the heck, there's somebody else who even pays attention to me? That's 3 now! --- http://myanimelist.net/profile/applekidjosh <Die the death>! <Sentence to death>! <Great equalizer is the death>!! |
ATTN Crew fanatics: Do you enjoy reading Kotetsu's insightful writeups before every match? Then you're going to love hearing him in person on the new episode of The Show, alongside popular guest ExTha! http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/60954749 This was an episode even Kleenex might be physically capable of enjoying! --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
hey you guys enjoy reading my writeups too right? right? --- http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8516/whatisdesiresig.gif |
wait, are you Moltar's alt? --- http://www.yourgamercards.net/trophy/a/NathanDrake90.png |
What match did I signup as guest for for the second half of round 1? --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? |
South Division: Round 1 - Match 17 – (1) Link/Ganondorf vs. (8) Arthas/Illidan Moltar’s Analysis Link/Ganondorf That’s right Ganondorf, carry Link to victory! Arthas/Illidan wow who cares We’ve seen enough matches by now to know this is going to end in the 80-85 range. Anything more would be pretty impressive and would silence the “Ganondorf is doomed” crowd that has sprung up as of late. Anything less wouldn’t be too bad either because it’s still freakin’ Ganondorf and he’ll be fine in the long run. (that’s right I’m not even going to mention the opponents here that’s the power of ganondorf all hail) Moltar’s Bracket: Link/Ganondorf Moltar’s Prediction: Link/Ganondorf - 82% Lopen’s Analysis I would've preferred Thrall vs Illidan... then we could have elf vs pig twice, which would be pretty rad. Oh, what's that, even an amateur raid clan member who could only cast blood to mana 6 should know better than to suggest that as a rivalry? Shut up! Anyway I think Arthas/Illidan do “okay” here. I don't think Link gains much of anything from the addition of Ganondorf (beating your so called rival 88-12 kinda says to me that the fanbase doesn't give a damn about any sort of rivalry there or even the addition of Ganondorf as a character), so he's basically going to be going 1v2 in a lot of matches. Granted, it's Link, so he's going to win for a long time, but this match is gonna expose him a bit as he fails to blow out these Warcraft guys. Lopen's prediction: Link vs Ganondorf with 80.36% Leon’s Analysis Link he come to town to win GameFAQs Contests only this time he bring Ganondorf who do not come to town to win GameFAQs Contests so when you combine someone who come to town to win GameFAQs Contests with someone who do not come to town to win GameFAQs Contests do they or do they not win GameFAQs Contests This match won’t tell us much about that, however, unless Link/Ganon get like 95%+ or less than 75% here. Anything in between that is probably fair game for debate, to varying degrees. I know a lot of people on Board 8 say that Link/Ganondorf isn’t considered a good rivalry, but a lot of people on Board 8 also say that Link isn’t one of the greatest characters ever, so I’m willing to bet a lot of the voters don’t agree with that assessment. We’ll see though. I’m hoping they put up a performance that at least shows a hint of vulnerability because debate is good for this contest. Leonhart’s Prediction: Link vs. Ganondorf with 85.00% Kleenex’s Analysis Man, I thought this was supposed to be the Phoenix/Gordon match tonight and was all excited until I looked at the bracket. Oh well, at least that means I won't miss it (in case you didn't hear SKYRIM comes out tonight). I suppose it'll be interesting to see how DA CHAMP does. I can assure you that anything less that 100% in his favor will have me calling for his head at the hands of Cloud, so you better step it up. Also most people who are familiar with Arthas and Illidan probably don't realize it's even a rivalry because they've only played WoW. Whoops! Kleenex's Prediction: Link vs. Ganondorf with 89.67% |
Applekidjosh’s Analysis I'm pretty sure there's nobody foolish enough to even think for a second about taking this upset, but just in case let me just say you're an idiot. This is a 100% lock. So what can we do for these 12 hours to keep ourselves entertained? Well you could sleep the entire match (honestly you could sleep through this entire division and not miss anything). You could watch the updater and take a drink every time Link pulls in an 85% update. You could go play Skyrim like all my friends seem to be doing! How about reading a book? Send an email to an old friend you haven't talked to in awhile. Read a crazy doujin. Play some Binding of Isaac, a way better game than whatever the latest elder bore game is. You could go to the park and look at the beautiful trees. You could make a topic on b8 about how you never post on b8 anymore. You could replay your favorite game, or better yet play an amazing game you (probably) haven't played before called Sengoku Rance. Where were we? Oh, right. Never played WoW, but the card game is awesome. There's all kinds of "If Link makes ____% it'll prove his rivalry with Ganon is a good one and he'll be a lock" stuff to look out for here but that's all boring lame stuff so just let the stats junkies worry about that. AKJ predix Link vs Ganon with 82.00% Dante’s Analysis Here it is, ladies and gentlemen. Your contest winners. Against… are these guys from WoW? I think so. I actually feel kinda bad for Arthas here, I think he actually did decently well a few contests ago. Whatever, LINK WINS NEXT Winner - Link/Ganondorf – 86.47% Guest’s Analysis - Sir Chris For today's lesson we'll look at Link's round 1 performances of the past: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=963 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1305 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1718 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3730 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3245 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2875 He even 60-40s himself: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3308 He has done just about everything. He has toppled every mountain. Best character? Check. Best Game? Check. Best game of the past ten years? Technically not true anymore but damnit still check. Best series? You betcha! Link is like a black void of death to all who oppose him. Even his rival, Ganon, cannot help but to bow to Link's everlasting glory. Everything that has ever defeated Link has only found out years later that it was all just a game to further Link's true goal: Destroy us all. Cloud's win in 2003? Link was screwing with him. Final Fantasy 7 being more popular than OoT? A mere dream for us, the conquered people. For the time for all of us is up my friends, and all we can now do is stand and watch as the destroyer comes for us all. Oh sure, we will all scoff no matter the percentage today. He was against fodder after all. Cloud and Sephiroth still have a chance to take him down. Their rivalry is after all very well noted. We are but fools in this mortal coil while Link is not bound by such things as life and time. They are his mere whims, and this contest his plaything. |
I
will be voting for Arthas and Illidan as their back and forth in the
Warcraft series was very enjoyable, and I like their games a lot more
than I do the Zelda series. However I know I am spitting into the wind
there, and that against Link there is truly no hope. So since this is going to be the only write-up about them this entire contest let me talk about them some more! I think Blizzard handled this two very well all throughout Warcraft 3. Like, they were both really big jerks at the end of the day but they served different masters and as you played as them you kind of saw it their way. I still remember how intense the final map of The Frozen Throne was as you, as Arthas, had your powers waning the entire time until you suddenly were near enough to the throne to regain them and properly take on Illidan. Illidan, a person who you had played as before and could feel a certain sympathy for kind of diminished himself here by being such a troll. He, however, was defeated until we saw him again in Warcraft with his character brutally mangled and having no hope of ever being repaired. Thanks for that, Blizzard. Anyway... Link (and Ganon I guess) with 79.81% Crew Consensus: Ganon(/Link) wins |
Man, that is an overkill analysis for a round 1 Link match! It's like I'm reading my own analysis here! --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | #456 Snake/Liquid vs. Crono/Lavos --- Moltar Status: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/60859552 Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
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wow kleenex --- http://myanimelist.net/profile/applekidjosh <Die the death>! <Sentence to death>! <Great equalizer is the death>!! |
From: FateStayAlbion | #462 all? --- http://img.imgcake.com/Chris2pngas.png |
Link vs Arthas Really unsure of where to go for a percentage in this one. Despite his confirmed status as King of GameFAQs, I really don't think Link/Ganon holds up very well as a rivalry and fully expect the two of them to churn out some disappointing final numbers this season (at least versus our lofty expectations). And yet, there's nothing this site hates more than World of WarCraft (except maybe Modern Warfare, these days?), and in an era when even Kefka can put up 60% on Arthas I don't see any reason why Link couldn't shoot for the high 80s. Looking into the matter even more closely, however, it looks like this rivalry played a pretty important role in WarCraft III, a game so popular on this site that not even the taint of WoW has been able to ruin it. And WarCraft fans are nothing if not loyal... even against good opponents in the 4ways and versus Mario in the Series Contest they always managed around 20%. Guess I'll go with Link improving on SMB's number by a touch, but not doing enough to turn the rest of this bracket into a foregone conclusion. Link - 83.13% --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
dat link --- I wish I could wear skirts and dresses :( -GMUN |
man does AKJ really have a legit shot at this point --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Nah, I doubt Link/Ganon fall below 83.50% here. --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
(4) Amaterasu/Orochi vs. (5) Tom Nook/Crazy Redd Time to apply ye olde eye-test. Ammy's last contest saw her beat Shadow and hold Luigi under 60% in a night match. In the GotD contest, Okami blew out No More Heroes, easily beat Mega Man 9, and then got 42% on Metroid Prime, at night. She, and her game, are solid midcarders (and deservedly so, if you ask me!). Animal Crossing managed to get 60-40'd by World of Warcraft, despite being buoyed by thousands of anti-votes. Tom Nook's contest history is impressively bad - 15% on Crono in '03, 37% on pre-Dissidia Kefka in '07, almost doubled by Lloyd Irving in '08. There's also the matter of Amaterasu being (as far as I know!) a useful character in MvC3. Do we even need to consider Orochi and Crazy Redd? No. Another blowout incoming. Amaterasu/Orochi with 76.5% of the vote. --- Praise the Black Turtle, Game of the Decade Guru Champ. (Well, I never promised creativity, did I?!) |
dat dante predix --- boring and mundane signature Now with more bold! Less Italics due to bold |
Chris Redfield vs. Albert Wesker 79.22% 21607 Dan Hibiki vs. Sagat 20.78% 5669 TOTAL VOTES 27276 Tidus vs. Jecht 40.36% 16148 Big Boss vs. The Boss 59.64% 23861 TOTAL VOTES 40009 Crew Predictions - 16/16 What Happened: A blowout and a kind of close match because massive seeding "upset" or something Why it Happened: Dan/Sagat rivalry doesn't have that respect, at least compared to Chris/Wesker. Plus two weak SF characters weren't going to amount to much anyway. In the case of The Bosses, Big Boss was just too much for the FFX rivalry to handle. Also, Big Boss/The Boss seems like a very respected rivalry, so that seemed to help. What will Happen: Bosses should be fine, despite the beatdown Chris/Wesker handed out. Crew Prediction Challenge - poor Lopen/Kleenex Moltar - 16 Leon - 16 AKJ - 16 Guest - 15 Dante - 14 Kleenex - 14 Lopen - 13 Crew Accuracy Challenge - pjbasis gets the point for Chris/Wesker, Leon gets the point for Big Boss/The Boss Leon - 5 Lopen - 4 Guest - 3 (Luster: 1, Menji: 1, pjbasis: 1) Dante - 2 AKJ - 1 Moltar - 1 Kleenex - 0 --- Moltar Status: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/60859552 Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Ammy vs Tom Nook Ammy (slash Okami itself) has been one of the Contest's most pleasant surprises in more recent years. Despite all the nice results, though, I've never quite been convinced that her popularity isn't largely based on that super-appealing character design (something we've determined isn't such an advantage in the rivalry-centric world we now live in). That thought's got me mighty nervous at the moment, considering how suddenly everyone's shooting this percentage into the mid 70s! Animal Crossing isn't worth much these days, but I like the way Nook stands out in this match pic, and I think enough people will have fond memories of his "rivalry" to keep Team AC from completely collapsing. I realize what a terrible idea it's been to bet against blowouts so far this season, but ehhhh, I'll stick with my gut and keep this one in the 60s. Come on Nook, don't pull a Vyse on me here! Ammy - 68.67% --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
Damn it link you fell too far! --- boring and mundane signature Now with more bold! Less Italics due to bold |
South Division: Round 1 - Match 18 – (4) Amaterasu/Orochi vs. (5) Tom Nook/Crazy Redd Moltar’s Analysis Amaterasu/Orochi Ammy so good Tom Nook/Crazy Redd Nook so bad Every time we see Ammy, she is stronger than the last time. 40% on Luigi isn’t bad, and it’s definitely better than anything Nook has done. Orochi is pretty much a non-factor here, and Crazy Redd may as well not even be listed. The way I see this match is that Ammy destroys Nook, that’s about it. I doubt rivalries matter here because the villain halves are much weaker than the hero halves. Also BlowoutFAQs is in full force so this will probably be ugly. Moltar’s Bracket: Amaterasu/Orochi Moltar’s Prediction: Amaterasu/Orochi - 73% Lopen’s Analysis In one corner, we have Amaterasu vs Orochi. Orochi causes Amaterasu to enter the Riot of Blood state and suddenly she's all freakin kujo, and then the other team doesn't stand a chance. Tom Nook and some other Animal Crossing guy I don't care to remember. I mean really, it's an Animal Crossing rivalry. No doubt the rival of this pair committed nefarious deeds such as overcharging you on an item, stealing your mail, or starting malicious gossip. This might resonate with fans of daytime soaps or bad sitcoms, but I don't think this rivalry gets any respect here, at all, and Okami is popular enough to capitalize. Lopen's prediction: Amaterasu vs Orochi with 77.33% Leon’s Analysis As far as predicting percentages is concerned, this one probably baffles me the most. The winner isn’t really debatable, but I don’t really have a firm grasp on how strong I think Ammy/Orochi is. Ammy is a solid low midcarder, but I doubt the rivalry will be that strong. There are a lot of other 5 seeds I would’ve taken to beat Ammy/Orochi with ease (Well, I said that offhand without really looking at them, but after looking at all the 5 seeds in this contest, yikes, most of them suck), but…well, it’s Tom Nook/Crazy Redd. I’m not sure most of GameFAQs will find this rivalry humorous enough to vote for it. Tom Nook isn’t turbo fodder (although he is fodder), so he may not get completely blown out here. But seriously, I wouldn’t be surprised if none of the Crew predictions for this match are anywhere near each other because I’m not sure anyone has any idea what’s happening here. Leonhart’s Prediction: Amaterasu vs. Orochi with 63.20% Kleenex’s Analysis Ammy is the only character in this match with a modicum of strength in these contests, and that's all it'll take for her and Orochi to win the match. Neither of these rivalries are particularly good, but again it shouldn't make a difference because Tom Nook and Crazy Redd are just that bad. This should be a pretty big blowout, I think. Kleenex's Prediction: Amaterasu vs. Orochi with 68.91% |
Applekidjosh’s Analysis Who the what The first group is a gibberish collection of letters and the second is from a crappy game that only nerds liked when it was relevant 10 years ago. How is this match even happening? it's also the epitome of "doesn't even matter" because of the location in the bracket. There's nothing to analyze here, only one of these characters is in marvel vs capcom and that is enough to decide it here. As for percentages, it seems like this contest isn't allowed to have close matches and 60-40 is the new 53-47 AKJ predix Amatiramisu and Orochimaru with 60.00% Dante’s Analysis I cannot believe mer actually got enough people to nominate this dumb thing. Like, at least the poo had the word poo in it. This is literally two people who never interacted in animal crossing. I haven’t even thought about animal crossing in like 6 years. Okami was p. sweet though, even if this a pretty boring excuse for a rivalry. Better than the joke one! Winner - Amaterasu/Orochi – 69.73% Guest’s Analysis - Ultimaphazon So, in this match, we have Ammy who gets constantly underrated by bracketmakers and Oracles alike, paired up with Orochi, the eight-headed snake. Luckily for the bracketmakers, her path is obvious this year. Orochi isn't exactly a great rival, but at least he's better than Yami, and he will avoid Naruto-antivotes that Ninetails could have drawn. He's a pretty fun boss fight, and the major focus of the first third of the game, so that's something. And the fight literally involves getting him drunk. How many bosses do you know that you have to get drunk before you can kill them? On the other side we have Tom Nook and his rival Crazy Redd. This is the most recent poll featuring Tom Nook: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3251 Ouch! Having never played AC, I have no idea who this Crazy Redd is. So I went to Nook's Wikipedia page, Ctrl+f'd "Crazy Redd" and found... nothing. Not much a rivalry then, I guess. As i'm writing this, I'm seeing a mid-tier rivalry like Terra/Kefka deliver a huge blowout, and I'll just guess that we're gonna see another blowout here. Oh, and while I'm on topic here, you should really play Okami. It's awesome. Prediction: Amaterasu/Orochi with 75.65% Crew Consensus: Ammy and Orochi win this easily. |
Alright I actually have a reasonable lower bound to work with here. --- I wish I could wear skirts and dresses :( -GMUN |
yeah I overshot, whoops --- boring and mundane signature Now with more bold! Less Italics due to bold |
Damn.
Lopen went higher than me on the blowout-scale. I was hoping for a
bunch of 60-70 picks. This leaves very little wiggle room for me. --- There ain't no gettin' offa this "Cloud/Sephiroth > Link/Ganondorf" hype-train we're on! Next stop: killing the Tales rivalry |
Yeah
we're all over the place. Probably still a little upset about the
blowout a few days ago being so far away from all our predics --- http://myanimelist.net/profile/applekidjosh <Die the death>! <Sentence to death>! <Great equalizer is the death>!! |
the crew covers all --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Applekidjosh’s Analysis Who the what The first group is a gibberish collection of letters and the second is from a crappy game that only nerds liked when it was relevant 10 years ago. How is this match even happening? it's also the epitome of "doesn't even matter" because of the location in the bracket. There's nothing to analyze here, only one of these characters is in marvel vs capcom and that is enough to decide it here. As for percentages, it seems like this contest isn't allowed to have close matches and 60-40 is the new 53-47 AKJ predix Amatiramisu and Orochimaru with 60.00% Awesome analysis as usual. You're pretty spot on about 60-40 being the new 53-47, too. --- mnkboy: I think they've put on their "scare new users away" pants. Haguile: Wouldn't it be easier to scare new users if they weren't wearing pants? |
Called the wide variety in Crew predictions. --- http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8516/whatisdesiresig.gif |
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | #456 This. I think it's the next match, but I want to be sure. --- The Gamer In Me His dark secret is he's really Spark Brushel in disguise. If people knew, he'd be ruined. - Spiral on the black psyche locks |
pjbasis posted... Chris and Wesker would both beat Ridley today. You really think that? Ridley's been in 3 contests so far--Villains 2005, 2007, and 2010. In Villains 2005, he finished way ahead of Wesker. In 2007, he finished behind Wesker, but ahead of Chris. And in 2010, he finished ahead of both. Remind me why we should expect Chris and Wesker to have boosted since the previous contest? Remember, RE5, the game everyone is (probably correctly) citing as the reason those two are so much stronger now than they used to be came out in 2009. I don't know why Ridley's stronger now than he was in 2005--maybe his appearance in Brawl helped, or maybe it's because the Metroid series has been getting new releases on a regular basis (since 2005, the series has had Metroid Prime: Hunters, Metroid Prime 3: Echoes, re-releases of the first two Metroid Prime games both on their own and as part of an all-in-one compilation of the trilogy, and Metroid: Other M. Oh, and there was also a pinball game but nobody really cares about that.) I don't know off-hand how many of those games Ridley appeared in, but based on what I know of the Metroid series, my guess would be "all of them". But I don't think Ridley is fodder. He finished third in a fourpack with two medium-high midcarders in 2007, and lost to a Noble Niner in 2010. Remember how we all thought Captain Falcon was fodder going into the 2010 contest, and then he managed to get a favorable draw for once and turned out to be a decent midcarder? Hell, you can go back even further and look at even stronger Nintendo characters than that. Fox McCloud had the horrible misfortune to get a first-round match with Cloud in 2002 and then a second-round match with Link in 2003, and wasn't invited back at all until 2007. Cloud and Link. Yes, he got beaten pretty badly both times, but he was up against the two strongest characters these contests have. And he turned out to be...decently middle-of-the-pack. Do I think Ridley is as strong as either of those two Nintendo characters I just mentioned? No, of course not. But I definitely think he's above fodder. --- mnkboy: I think they've put on their "scare new users away" pants. Haguile: Wouldn't it be easier to scare new users if they weren't wearing pants? |
(3) Zidane/Kuja vs. (6) Meat Boy/Dr. Fetus Y'know, Super Meat Boy is a fun game, and I'm sure amongst those who've played it Meat Boy will do well tonight. Downloadable games are universally weak in our polls, but there's still a section out there that care. A lot of these games are creative and memorable, and engender a great deal of goodwill amongst their playership. I don't know whether I Wanna Be The Guy's playership is higher than Super Meat Boy's (a notional 600k sales across Steam and the 360) since it's a freeware game, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was. Still, Meat Boy's distinctive and bright design (I'm guessing the pic will be a good one here!) should help galvanise as much of that goodwill into votes as possible, as well as wielding a strong pull on the ambivalent. Add in a little joke vote factor and I expect they'll do better than many expect. Over on the FFIX side, I think it can be said that while Kuja doesn't actively hurt Zidane, he isn't helping much either (beaten by a glove, etc.). As for monkey boy, he was close to Ike during the day, and is probably his equal at night. Given by far the strongest character of the four, a time advantage, and being vastly the more recognisable rivalry to the average voter, Zidane/Kuja should have little difficulty at least doubling Meat Boy/Fetus. Still though, in CBVIII, Zidane failed to double Claptrap (Borderlands), in similar circumstances, and I don't think we're set up about to see Terra/Kefka Mk. II with such a weak second fiddler. Taking all that together it still leaves a guessing game. Something in the low 70s seems safeish. Zidane/Kuja with 73.1% of the vote. --- Praise the Black Turtle, Game of the Decade Guru Champ. (Well, I never promised creativity, did I?!) |
From: Kotetsu534 | #486 oh man I had forgotten this thanks for the memories --- http://myanimelist.net/profile/applekidjosh <Die the death>! <Sentence to death>! <Great equalizer is the death>!! |
IMO 2: Rivalries are a property of matter --- http://myanimelist.net/profile/applekidjosh <Die the death>! <Sentence to death>! <Great equalizer is the death>!! |
South Division: Round 1 - Match 19 – (3) Zidane/Kuja vs. (6) Meat Boy/Dr. Fetus Moltar’s Analysis Zidane/Kuja Remember when Kuja lost to a hand? Good times Meat Boy/Dr. Fetus uh So Zidane is pretty much the only noteworthy character in this match. He looked very good against Ike in his last 1v1 match. Kuja...lost to Master Hand years ago, but that still puts him a step above their opponents tonight. I’m pretty sure Meat Boy and Fetus wouldn’t have even made the contest if they had to compete in a vote-in poll. This kind of reminds me of the Terra/Kefka match, just with weaker pairs and no potential RPG SFF (if you think that happened). It seems weird to expect a huge blowout from the FF9 team, but Meat Boy and Fetus really do seem to be that bad. Moltar’s Bracket: Zidane/Kuja Moltar’s Prediction: Zidane/Kuja - 75% Lopen’s Analysis Now I don't know about you guys, but for me this has got to be the worst rivalry by name in the whole bracket... worse than Jim vs Butt and Conker vs Poo... well, maybe not Banjo vs Gruntilda LOL. But seriously... Super Meat Boy and a Fetus Doctor. I mean really. The name is wrong on levels beyond “this is gross.” If I can go on a tangent, it also encapsulates a problem I have with indie gaming in general: Generally there's no real creativity with character design, just an an overbearing attempt to seem “weird” so the game still catches people's eye. I mean, that's cool once in a while, but it gets old. Should be more than enough to counteract Kuja's thong in any case. I think we have a strong contender for weakest team in the bracket here, and while Zidane and Kuja have disappointed in the past, they should be able to capitalize. Lopen's prediction: Zidane vs Kuja with 76.67% Leon’s Analysis Finally, after six long years of suffering, Kuja will win a match as he should have long ago before he was unfairly treated by A GLOVE! I was debating if Zidane/Kuja as a tandem was strong enough to land a ridiculously large blowout even taking into consideration how weak Meat Boy/Fetus will surely be, but after seeing Terra/Kefka nearly land 80% on Vyse/Galcian, I think they’ll go pretty high in this match. I know Zidane/Kuja probably isn’t as strong as Terra/Kefka, but there’s a good chance that Meat Boy/Fetus is the weakest pairing in the contest, so we should see BlowoutFAQs continue here. Leonhart’s Prediction Zidane Tribal vs. Kuja with 78.95% Applekidjosh’s Analysis Oh hey they made a game out of those Meat Boy and Dr Fetus items from Binding of Isaac? Awesome, I'll have to check it out. Anyway everyone knows FF9 sucks Zidane is awful and Kuja is the worst PSX-era FF villain by far. But none of that matters because they're still going to be strong enough to beat characters from an indie game. I for one look forward to the day when indie games are beating Square and Nintendo games on Gamefaqs! But today is not that day! So Zidane vs Kuja is going to need to score somewhere in the neighborhood of 80% or more, and the next match will have to be really close, for me to have any faith in Zidane winning the round two match. In other words, not a chance. AKJ predix Zidane vs Kuja with 66.66% Dante’s Analysis Hey, its final fantasy versus indie. Granted, this is a stronger than average indie game, but yeah. Winner - Zidane/Kuja 73.68% Crew Consensus: Zidane vs. Kuja dominates |
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it helps to be missing Kleenex and Guest! --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
It always helps to be missing Kleenex and Guest, true. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
Zidane vs Meat Boy Let me start out by saying that Super Meat Boy is an incredibly fun game that everyone should play. With that out of the way... I don't see this as the 80ish blowout that many others have started predicting since Kefka stunned us. Meat Boy held up respectably in those Best of 2010 polls (beat a Castlevania game, even!), and has only increased in popularity since then. This pair should also pull in a decent amount of joke votes based on those ridiculous names and what should be a pretty funny looking match pic (though I can't be sure since SB is taking forever to upload it. dang it Bacon!). However I'm expecting there's an even larger factor working in Meat Boy's favor here, and that's the lack of SFF. Kuja's no Kefka and Zidane isn't a worldbeater himself (64% on Claptrap? pathetic!), but it'll be more important that SMB isn't a Skies of Somethingorother RPG for the FF fanbase on this site to eat alive. I'm still expecting Zidane to improve from those Claptrappy mid 60s on the strength of BlowoutFAQs and the favorable Night Match, so all in all I'd say the lower 70s makes for the most likely final resting place. Zidane - 72.15% --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
From: Ngamer64 | #493 I will end you. --- http://i.minus.com/iH9vIGOBoyTQ2.gif |
Oh gracious, wasn't expecting that line to upset Leon so! --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com You should search for The Show, the cool podcast featuring Guru Champ Black Turtle! |
Quit showing ignorance and passive aggressive bitterness toward good games! --- http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
PaulG235's Belated Guest Write-Up Tonight, Kuja will avenge his defeat 6 years ago by calling for the Meat boy duos final curtain call. With Zidane on his side, a critical killing will be expected for the next 12 hours. Winner: Zidane Tribal vs. Kuja - 71.27% --- The Gamer In Me His dark secret is he's really Spark Brushel in disguise. If people knew, he'd be ruined. - Spiral on the black psyche locks |
here I'll do a writeup for Kleenex SUUUPEEEEEER MEAAAAAT BOOOOOOOOOOY Meat Boy vs. Dr. Fetus with 92.63% --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Super Meat Boy forever. --- One less bracket. http://myanimelist.net/profile/tyder21 |
Oh, 500.%u2248 --- One less bracket. http://myanimelist.net/profile/tyder21 |
