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My predictions for next matches: Smash Bros. with 84% Mass Effect with 52% Halo with 54% FFVII with 80% --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil |
It's just the nature of the beast though When you've got a fanatic contest following and one is a strong favorite, that one will win unless the match is fairly decisively in the corner of the other guy. If Symphonia is the bracket favorite here guarantee you it's actually winning slightly and not losing. Xenogears in the realm of possibility too, really, with these votals. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Paper Mario too good --- satoru iwata |
hey moltar, want me to handle scoring this contest? --- xyzzy |
Thank you Leon for predicting Tales and saving us all from crew curse. Your sacrifice will be remembered. |
No regrets. I will likely save this Crew from several Crew Curses, especially since Lopen is not "officially" a member! --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
you're welcome for kotor surviving too --- xyzzy |
Go my mario --- http://myanimelist.net/profile/angryaria <Die the death>! <Sentence to death>! <Great equalizer is the death>!! |
transience posted... you're welcome for kotor surviving too Oh, that too. Thanks. Though that match was somewhat less scary. |
transience posted... hey moltar, want me to handle scoring this contest? that would be super helpful, thanks --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Division 2: Round 1 - Match 13 – (3) Super Smash Bros. Wii U vs. (14) Planescape: Torment Moltar’s Analysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2OjZM9Qvpc&list=PLbjp_k_WffD0lDor0FSSmECAgLpsLNPT9&index=1 Moltar’s Bracket: Super Smash Bros. Wii U Moltar’s Prediction: Super Smash Bros. Wii U - 85% Transience’s Analysis Just look at that match picture. Even if you haven't played Smash Wii U - which I don't think a critical mass of people have - it's the entire Nintendo roster you know and love against Planescape Torment. I don't believe in Smash Wii U at all but come on. There's no way it doesn't go to town here. transience's prediction: Smash with 85% Leon’s Analysis Is there any chance Smash 4 gets any anti-votes for how stupid its title is? Not that it really matters here because it’ll roll to an easy victory regardless. Planescape will probably be one of the weaker entrants in the contest (although it’s impossible to say for sure because it has been in literally no polls before this match). This match won’t tell us much about either entrant because of how unknown their strengths are. Smash will land a big blowout, and that’s about it. This is one of those times I’ll be glad this isn’t the only poll running because this one’s gonna be a snoozer. Leonhart’s Vote: Planescape: Torment Leonhart’s Prediction: Super Smash Bros. for Wii U with 77.35% Kleenex’s Analysis This is going to be ugly. Planescape is very likely one of the weakest contest entrants we’ve ever seen. The damn game doesn’t even have a single poll entry on GameFAQs in 20 years to even try and get a read on! I know it’s very highly regarded amongst people who’ve played it, but the number of people who have played it I can probably count on one hand. Smash 4, on the other hand, is recent, was the site game of the year last year, and is well liked amongst the fans of the series. I have Big Plans for Smash 4 in the coming rounds, which may or may not pan out, but this should barely be a light workout en route to its eventual clash with FFVII. Smash Bros. Wii U with 81% Guest’s Analysis - superange128 I love love Smash Bros. 4. It's basically just about everything I want in a Smash game multiplayer wise (Snake coming back would be nice though). Unfortunately, due to Smash 4 being limited to the 3DS/Wii U (which don't have the nostalgia or hype as previous systems) I think it's overall strength will be at least a whole tier below Brawl or Melee. However, that's still enough for it to blow out Planescape quite easily. While Planescape does have its fans that really love the game.. it's still a super niche game on PC while Smash Bros is a Nintendo game on NintendoFAQs. While I'm only predicting Smash Wii U to maybe be a midcarder or very slightly above/below that should be enough for it to beat Planescape quite a bit. As far as % go I'm gonna go with.. Smash Wii U - 70.14% Planescape - 29.86% On a side note I'm actually kinda scared of Smash Wii U vs Galaxy 2/Mass Effect but we'll see how Smash Wii U REALLY does in this match. Crew Consensus: Hoo-hah --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Planescape
doesn't even have that low of a playrate on most other sites.
Just....this is GameFAQs. Smash 4 could break 90% and I wouldn't be
surprised. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Planescape: Torment... This thing looks like it could reach Tanner levels of sucking. |
yeah this feels like a 90% in the making. and I don't think highly of Smash 4 at all. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Journey is also weak but I don't think it's on Planescape's level. gonna give Kleenex some false hope for round 3 --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Division 2: Round 1 - Match 14 – (6) Super Mario Galaxy 2 vs. (11) Mass Effect Moltar’s Analysis So GotF 2 goes up against Mass Effect. If this was ME2 then we might have a match here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/4218-best-of-2010-game-of-the-year-final However, the first ME game isn't looked back on as fondly as 2 is, and that is when the series really grew in popularity on the site. Like with P3, I don't think the original ME is going to benefit from ME2's existence. The original game is a game that got beat by Portal, which just got wrecked by Melee. That doesn't give me much hope for it here. The Galaxy games have decent strength, and with SMG2 coming out late in the Wii's life, it most likely won't be as strong as the original. Still, between the Mario name and it being known as one of the greatest games of the generation along with its predecessor, that should be enough to give it the win here. Moltar’s Bracket: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Moltar’s Prediction: Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 55% Transience’s Analysis This one's interesting. The argument against Galaxy 2 is easy. People stopped playing Wii games around 2009 and Galaxy 2 was just kind of missed by a lot of people. Yeah, it was great, maybe better than Galaxy, but it's on the periphery and doesn't feel like a critical path Mario. Mass Effect is not Mass Effect 2 but it's a well-respected game that people surely played. Mario's argument - I feel like I repeat this every two days - is that it's freaking Mario and woo Mario. I'm going to go with that, without confidence, just because I don't believe in Mass Effect this year. I feel like that series has come and gone. It's hard to overwrite a trilogy when the end sours people so much. I'll go deeper on this when we get into Mass Effect 2, the game that actually matters. Plus, I took Mass Effect to beat Portal in GOTD and it got doubled by Melee the other day. There's a huge gap between Melee and Galaxy 2 but it's always hard to get people to vote against Nintendo. Why not go with the safe thing? transience's prediction: Galaxy 2 with 57% Leon’s Analysis I think this is a bit of a tricky match. Mass Effect actually looked pretty good in GOTD, putting up 45% on Portal. The original Super Mario Galaxy has never been a world beater in terms of strength, and I doubt Galaxy 2 will be as strong as the original. It came out too late in the Wii’s lifespan, after people had already become jaded on it. This could be a DKC1/DKC2 situation, where people who have played both generally seem to agree that 2 is better, but 1 just has a much higher play rate. Could Super Mario Galaxy 2 benefit just from having the same name as the original instead of having an entirely new name like most Mario games do? Is it one of those situations where fans of the original Galaxy will vote for it even if they haven’t played it because they like Galaxy’s gameplay? That might be a bit of a reach, but I suppose it’s possible. I feel like if you really loved Galaxy 1, then you probably played Galaxy 2, so I dunno! --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
We
already saw Mario Galaxy 2 get beaten easily by Mass Effect 2 in GOTY. I
think most people agree ME2 will be stronger than ME1, but how big will
the gap be? ME1 has a lot of vocal detractors, but it’s still very well
liked by a large portion of the fanbase. It’s also possible that Mass
Effect as a whole will be weaker now due to all the backlash ME3
received for its ending. Perhaps ME1 overperformed in GOTD because it
was the only representative for the series, and it won’t look that good
again. There are cases you can make for both games’ strength and
weakness here, so I don’t really know how this one will play out. I do
enjoy taking the upset though, so I’m going to take a chance on Mass
Effect here. We saw the lesser Mario games flop against decent
competition in GOTD (Halo 3 > Sunshine and MvC2 > NSMBWii). Is
Mario Galaxy 2 considered one of the “lesser” games in the series? We
shall see! Leonhart’s Vote: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Leonhart’s Prediction: Mass Effect with 51.50% Kleenex’s Analysis For whatever reason, the Galaxy games just aren’t as strong as you’d think a very well received Mario game would be. 6-year-old stat warning: Galaxy 1 once lost to Call of Duty 4. Yes, there was a Pokemon in the way, but a real Mario game doesn’t let The Pokemon stop it from beating Call of Duty. Mass Effect has always been middling in its contest performances as well, but that was all before the Mass Effect boom happened. Unfortunately, the Mass Effect boom was followed by Mass Effect 3 and now here we are. I think the series is still well respected by most, but I also think that the original game is very likely the weakest of the trilogy. Unless something has gone horribly wrong with Nintendo this year, I have a tough time seeing Galaxy 2 not win this in a convincing yet unspectacular way. Super Mario Galaxy 2 with 57% --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Guest’s Analysis - tkizzle (6)Mass Effect: 50.12% (11)Super Mario Galaxy 2: 49.88 Honestly this pick is more about SMG2’s strength than Mass Effect’s. Even if ME3 ending backlash really has hurt the series’ overall strength I can’t see it being by too much. On the other hand it’s possible ME has actually gotten a bit stronger since 2010. It’s the first in a series (always good for brand recognition) that has only become more popular and established over time despite- again- that bad ending and the incredible amounts of hate it got. Remember that we’ve got a next-gen Mass Effect on the way, and that ending is no longer the end-all be-all conclusion to the whole series; Andromeda hype probably isn’t actually going to be a thing but I think it along with time to cool off on the whole ending thing will see he series looking deservedly strong. As a result I’ve got all 3 doing very well this year. OK, now that I’ve spent too much time justifying why ME is going look good, here’s why I’m really taking this upset: I don’t think Galaxy 2 will be that strong. At least compared to the original Galaxy that is- if 2 ends up being close to Galaxy’s strength Mass Effect just can’t make up that distance no matter how good it looks, but I’m convinced that won’t be the case. Obviously SMG2 was a critical darling and was one of the best-reviewed games on the Wii, but reviews and ratings do not contest strength make. Admittedly I’ve only played the original, but SMG2 has always given off the vibe of being a giant extra-level pack for Galaxy. Again, I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about because I’ve never played the game, but neither have a lot of people- on Gamefaqs it has about half the ownership of the original. Will anyone who hasn’t played SMG2 give a damn about it when its older brother is in the bracket? No! …or, maybe, it is still MARIO so even as an enthusiastic ME backer I’ve got this very close. tldr: WREX>>>YOSHI best dinosaur monster guy Crew Consensus: Galaxy is the superior space game. --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
I
did a really poor job on my writeup. I have more thoughts that I might
drop later. Mass Effect doesn't sit well with me but nor does Galaxy 2. I
hate this fourpack - I would gladly pick against these two and Smash
Wii U and instead I have to pick a winner. --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Smash
4/Planescape: Old games have been doing well, but this old game in
particular, respected as it is, has essentially zero presence on
GameFAQs and has been landed with the might of Smash in round one. I'm
impressed it even made the bracket. Crushing imminent. Super Mario Galaxy 2/Mass Effect: If you ask me (you didn't, I know), SMG2 is the best 3D platformer ever made and deserves to be an elite game on such a Nintendo-centric site. It is supremely creative and unusually challenging for a major Nintendo single player release. But hey ho, it was late to the party on the Wii and was missed by a lot of people as a result. Mass Effect got its 45% on Portal in GOTD, which was generally seen as a good showing at the time, but the series as a whole is probably less strong now than it was then, and recent western games, with one or two notable exceptions, have been getting destroyed so far (I mean, I'd have taken ACII > ME1 pre-contest, and it could barely avoid getting quadrupled by FFVI). I expect SMG2 to be too respected to be in any danger here. Let's say high 50s or so. Halo: CE/Minecraft: Halo did well enough in GOTD, and I expect it to have retained its strength much better than the likes of Halo 3. How strong Minecraft will be is anyone's guess, and obviously there's the potential for mass rallies on Twitch or Youtube. But I think it'll be a dud. Just not GameFAQs' thing. Halo likely cruises with around 60%, at least, of the vote. FFVII/Journey: Is Journey really going to hold up better to FFVII than ACII is doing against FFVI today? That wouldn't even honestly surprise me with all the anit-voting it attracts, but I'm going to bet against it. Downloadable games very rarely have any strength. --- We are living our lives Abound with so much information |
I'll
get it in a few minutes when my kids get to bed! posting on a phone is
doable but researching scores is a little more involved --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Master Moltar posted... Leon’s Analysis I think if there's ever a game that could get anti-votes for being associated with the Wii U, it's Smash 4 since the name "Wii U" appears in the game's title. The site isn't too crazy over the Wii U and this system was released directly after the Wii, which got a lot of backlash later in the system's lifecycle. Although Allen did combine the 3DS and Wii U versions in the GotY polls, that's probably because both versions won their respective polls. I don't think Smash 4's match will have the 3DS and Wii U versions combined into one option. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as raytan7585, Guru Champ! |
Chrono Trigger 85.85% 33415 Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal 14.15% 5506 TOTAL VOTES 38921 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 54.72% 20459 Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 45.28% 16930 TOTAL VOTES 37389 Batman: Arkham City 39.32% 15159 Mega Man X 60.68% 23392 TOTAL VOTES 38551 Final Fantasy X 64.42% 24996 Half-Life 35.58% 13808 TOTAL VOTES 38804 Crew Predictions: 3/4 What happened: Chrono Trigger tops everyone's expectations; Dragon Quest 8 surprises everyone in a classic case of groupthink gone wrong; Mega Man X shuts Arkham City down in a matchup of new vs. old; Final Fantasy X matches everyone's expectations. What will happen: Chrono Trigger goes from board underdog to board favourite in the much-anticipated CT/FFX matchup. Crew Prediction Challenge: CT and FFX are easy points, Kleenex misses MMX/Arkham City, everyone misses P3/DQ8. Moltar: 3 transience: 3 Leonhart: 3 Guest: 3 Kleenex: 2 Crew Accuracy Challenge: Leonhart gets the point for CT and FFX, tran and Guest tie for MMX, no one gets DQ8 Leonhart: 2 transience: 0.5 Guest: 0.5 Moltar: 0 Kleenex: 0 --- xyzzy (edited 11/7/2015 8:04:16 PM)report |
Oh hey some support for Mass Effect. But I think we all know ME loses. >_> <_< |
whoa for a second I thought "wait when did I post the scores" --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Lopen's unofficial analyses: Sorry too busy mourning Tales of Symphonia Let me just vouch for the following statements: - Planescape Torment might have a legitimate claim at being the most obscure game in the bracket - ??? - Believe - Journey... TO THE PROMISED LAND Lopen's predictions: Smash Brother with 90.12% (yeap!) Super Mario Galaxy 2 with 51.11% (??) HALO WITH 70.58% Final Fantasy VII with 84.82% --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Division 2: Round 1 - Match 15 – (7) Minecraft vs. (10) Halo: Combat Evolved Moltar’s Analysis So Halo 3 stunk it up against Last of Us the other day. Bad news for Halo 1 against Minecraft? Nah, I see Minecraft the same way I see The Sims, a game that lots of casuals have played that isn't going to have any decent strength on GameFAQs in these contests. Halo isn't all that strong these days, but at least a subset of gamers that do go to GameFAQs and vote in these things care for it. The first in the series should also be stronger than 3, as that is old enough to invoke some nostalgia. Moltar’s Bracket: Halo Moltar’s Prediction: Halo - 63% Transience’s Analysis This stupid one point match was the one that gave me the biggest headache. I was still fighting with myself on it about 3 hours before lockdown until I just left it alone and said screw it. Halo sucks. It really does. Any time you have a debatable match, don't pick Halo. It just got absolutely blown up by Last of Us which I personally think speaks more to Halo than it does Last of Us. This site's big on games they played as a kid and Halo, despite being goddamn iconic, never resonated in that way with us. It's just not a game for kids and I think that hurts it. Halo 5 came out to complete silence. I bet some people reading this didn't even know it was out. HOWEVER, in a lot of ways it's better to be a disliked FPS than a non-game. Minecraft is this weird life experience thing that's super beloved by the non-GameFAQs audience. It's open, it's aimless and it's just a thing that you do. We hate these kinds of games. But there's still a creativity and a ubiquitousness to Minecraft that scares the hell out of me. This could be Minecraft's Starcraft/Halo moment that destroys the contest. Minecraft is the world's biggest game and nothing polarizes people like saying you can take down the big bad Master Chief. I left Halo in my bracket but I'm going to jump ship to the blockheads. If this happens, watch out. It's going to get Halo and then Final Fantasy VII. Oh god. save_us.john transience's prediction: Minecraft with 54% Leon’s Analysis I feel like Allen is begging people to take Minecraft here, harkening back to Starcraft > Halo in the original Games Contest, but eh, I don’t see it without an outside rally. It’s just not this site’s type of game, and Halo is more well liked (or tolerated…?) now than it was back in 2004. It did pretty well in GOTD. It’s certainly less prone to wacky upsets than it used to be. It’s one of the easier things to rally against though, if you want to take that into account. It’s hard to predict that sort of thing, so unless that just becomes some sort of recurring trend in this contest, then I’m going to generally ignore it. In a straight up match, Halo wins and wins easily. Leonhart’s Vote: Halo Leonhart’s Prediction: Halo with 64.65% --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Kleenex’s Analysis Oh my goodness. This might be one of the best round 1 matches Allen set up in this bracket. We all know Halo is a flop on GameFAQs. We just saw Halo 3 lay a 33%-sized egg a couple days ago. Halo 1 is definitely stronger, but not by a whole lot, as we saw in GotD. Halo’s opponent? http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/smashbroslawlorigins/images/e/ed/Mob1.png/revision/latest?cb=20130427035733 Minecraft is huge. Massive. Kids eat this shit up. Every retail store that sells anything remotely resembling toys has a Minecraft section. The question is, does GameFAQs love Minecraft as much as the rest of the world? Judging by how Steve did in CB9, probably not. There’s no doubt that Minecraft’s primary fanbase skews young, and this site is a bunch of crusty old men voting for jRPGs that came out 20 years ago. Knowing that, it’s really tough to swing in Minecraft’s cap for this match. But that’s the thing - this is totally the kind of match Halo could get embarrassed by. That would be so Halo! I’m not brave enough to bite, but I hope someone is because it’s totally happening if we all pick Halo today. Halo: Combat Evolved with 61% Guest’s Analysis - pjbasis Minecraft and Halo are both games played primarily by 14 year olds. The difference is that one group of those 14 year olds are now 28 year olds voting in this contest, while the other group is....still 14. Creeper did exceedingly bad in 2013, when the Minecraft craze was already past its peak. Two years later who gives a shit about it anymore? Even if they hate Halo, Minecraft might be one of the only contestants that could be hated even more by the general voters. I may be crazy but I'm shootin for the stars. Halo: Advanced Warfare - 67.12% Crew Consensus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5yVOFokLVY --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Mfw transience changes his pick just to avoid the crew curse. It's still gonna happen though. #Ibelieveinminecraft |
you're welcome --- xyzzy |
I hope you guys are right though. Halo deserves to go to town on something for once. --- xyzzy |
great another xbox game --- xyzzy |
This reminds me too much of 2013 though. Where I picked Red Bird just to rebel against the system and got screwed. Well whatever, it's just 1 point. |
it's
weird. I wonder if Minecraft would have been more popular here back in
2010-2011 when it was just this innocent little indie game in alpha. now
it's this crazy thing that's sold more copies than any game in this
contest. the only potential competition is gta5 and pokemon red/blue. --- xyzzy |
I dunno if I ever would've picked it over Halo. I'm sure plenty of people would have in 2010 when it was still cool to pick Halo to lose to anything. --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
Tetris has sold more than MInecraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games Interestingly enough, I've read a blog saying Minecraft is this generation's version of Tetris. A puzzle game with shitty graphics from an unknown developer that sells more than everything else for no reason. |
Super Smash Bros. Melee 67.71% 24493 Portal 32.29% 11683 TOTAL VOTES 36176 Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Version 76.63% 27233 The World Ends with You 23.37% 8307 TOTAL VOTES 35540 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 41.29% 14603 Kingdom Hearts II 58.71% 20766 TOTAL VOTES 35369 The Last of Us 67.5% 23528 Halo 3 32.5% 11327 TOTAL VOTES 34855 Crew Predictions: 7/8 What Happened: Melee destroys Portal early before settling for a doubling; Pokemon GSC beats up TWEWY; KH2 flattens MGS4 early and never lets up; Last of Us doubles Halo 3 in a match that went way above expectations What will happen: Melee/GSC and KH2/Last of Us are all interesting, though Melee is still the big fave to take the eightpack Crew Prediction Challenge: points Moltar: 7 transience: 7 Leonhart: 7 Guest: 7 Kleenex: 6 Crew Accuracy Challenge: tran gets the point for Melee, Moltar nails GSC, Leonhart has the high pick on KH2 and Guest for Last of Us Leonhart: 3 transience: 1.5 Guest: 1.5 Moltar: 1 Kleenex: 0 --- xyzzy |
we've debated Tetris/Halo for a decade now! and Tetris doesn't count because it's a GB packin. --- xyzzy |
ZeldaTPLink posted... Tetris has sold more than MInecraft: Now that's bad news. We know that iconic, world-known games like Pong, Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Tetris, and even Street Fighter II have no strength in GameFAQs. Such a shame too as they're all fun games, which is what I can't say for some games in the bracket. Barring a big rally, Halo should win easily. BTW, the games sold well because people liked them; and that's not no reason. --- Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole! Ole! (Accents and inverted !-marks missing) On a bet with three other users on if a certain girl genie will be in Smash; I say no. (edited 11/7/2015 8:39:25 PM)report |
I will enjoy my accuracy lead for now because I ain't gettin' any points today! --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
I
think the Galaxy games are ones that take some time to pick up people.
They don't immediately get people on day one, more of a slow burn over
time. Like, Galaxy 2 sold about 7 million copies. It's no Galaxy, but
over time more people were exposed to it and played it to a great
reception. I dunno, I feel like while they aren't the big 3, people have
come around to the Galaxy games. I also think ME sort of died after
ME3, but who knows with that. --- satoru iwata |
