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Best. Game. Ever. Contest Analysis Crew - Part 3
transcience posted... ZFS posted...transience posted...Guest BELIEVEs his way to a Galaxy point hey man I wasn't alone on this just think of the Twitch streamers if they got involved! i also naturally do not like FEA so some of that probably crept in --- satoru iwata |
super mario maker > fire emblem: awakening could have happened. we had no data on either game before the match. --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta |
The Mana Sword posted... ratchet and clank 3 sold a million copies and had a retail release who actually cares about ratchet and clank thouhh --- satoru iwata |
I'm actually kind of impressed SA got well over 60% after that board vote. --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
I need to get around to that series. Love me a good 3D platformer. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil |
LinkMarioSamus posted... Love me a good 3D platformer. Might not like ratchet & clank then --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
Oh okay I know because Ratchet & Clank is also a shooter. Whatevs. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil |
Ratchet & Clank is a "shooter" in the same sense that Mega Man is a "shooter." also don't listen to pjbasis --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
I'm still really interested in the series! --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil |
Play Banjo-Kazooie instead --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/B8%20Girls%202012/pjbas.png LongLiveraytan |
never played R&C but I bet I would have liked them back when they came out --- http://i.imgur.com/RHvCiY3.png |
pjbasis is being generous in providing additional reasons to back up my claim that you should never listen to him I appreciate that --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
really don't approve of R&C slander in here --- Communists |
LeonhartFour posted... pjbasis is being generous in providing additional reasons to back up my claim that you should never listen to him Hey, hey. I don't doubt that pj is baseless in his R&C slander but don't go knocking B-K! --- FC 5026-4424-6331 -- Native Vivillon type: Polar Still need Marine, Sun, Icy Snow, Monsoon, River, and Jungle |
I, much like the rest of the site, have no opinion or interest in ratchet and clank --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
LeonhartFour posted... A Crack in Time is still the best exclusive for the PS3! Ratchet and Clank is good but I can't get behind this --- "I do because I can." http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/Micer101.png |
Division 7: Round 1 - Match 53 – (3) The Witcher 3 vs. (14) Binding of Isaac Rebirth Moltar’s Analysis Witcher 3 is looking to be one of the strongest non-rally powered 2015 entranta if previous polls indicate anything. It was well-received and definitely looks to have made some impact on GameFAQs. Binding of Isaac is nowhere near as popular or highly acclaimed as Witcher 3, which is what I think matters in these new game vs new game matches. Moltar’s Bracket: The Witcher 3 Moltar’s Prediction: The Witcher 3 – 70% Transience’s Analysis Ah, Witcher 3. It's well-liked and popular with casuals and is one of those dreaded 2015 games: pretty much a kiss of death based on current trends. But it *is* an RPG and it's up against Binding of Isaac, a game that has a small cult following but isn't exactly mainstream, certainly not on this website. Isaac is obscure in a way that GameFAQs definitely appreciates but, like, it's a roguelite about shooting poop with your tears. Not seeing a lot of overlap here. Witcher 3 could have a Persona 4/999 type of match here, where they just pull huge percentages because the opponent is so bad. I won't go *that* high because a lot of this website is in cryostasis and will be like "Witcher? What the hell is that?". It could happen though. transience's prediction: Witcher 3 with 70.54% Leon’s Analysis How do you even predict this match, at least in terms of percentages? We know nothing about either of these games. We can assume Witcher 3 will at least be decent and Binding of Isaac won’t be, but these percentages could be anywhere. I don’t know if this will tell us anything about its chances against MGS2 next round unless it ends up being in the 50s or something. Leonhart’s Vote: The Witcher 3 Leonhart’s Prediction: The Witcher 3 with 72.50% Kleenex’s Analysis What is this game? Has anyone even heard of the Witcher 3? How did it get such a high seed? No one played the first two game. I didn’t even know they made a third one. Pretty much no one has played this game, it’s probably going to do terribly. The Witcher 3 with 65% Guest’s Analysis - Magmortar Alright, Witcher 3 has a big match next round (which I am backing it in!), so it looking as good as possible here would be nice. Binding of Isaac is...not strong. Indie games are one of the worst performing groups in the contest and nothing this game has done in polls convinces me Isaac's any different. Witcher 3 has a lot of good things going for it: A ton of praise, including a fairly one-sided first place win in a "Game of the First Half of 2015" poll (which probably means nothing but whatever), it introduced the series to consoles in a big way, sales, a high seed and a developer that is happy to rally for it if need be. Now recent games haven't looked good sure, this game I feel has every reason to be an exception to the rule. This match is going to be pretty boring though, more of a test than an actual match. Magmortar's Prediction: The Witcher 3 with 68.35% Crew Consensus: Witcher we guess --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Division 7: Round 1 - Match 54 – (6) Metal Gear Solid 2 vs. (11) Resident Evil Moltar’s Analysis Two series the site cares about, we may have a match here! MGS2 used to be the bastard child of the series, but the older it gets, the more the opinion of it from the fans changes for the better. The negativity is now more directed towards MGS4 and V (story-wise). Basically what this means is that MGS2 should look a bit better than it used to. Resident Evil isn’t weak, but nothing outside of RE4 is going to win any matches against legit opponents, and MGS is definitely legit. RE2 didn't do too badly against FFT, but it didn't win. RE should do respectably here, but I don’t see it posing a threat against MGS2 since the franchise overall is just a step behind (and we might really get to see that when the strongest MGS game goes up against the strongest RE game later spoilers) Moltar’s Bracket: Metal Gear Solid 2 Moltar’s Prediction: Metal Gear Solid 2 – 55% Transience’s Analysis Gonna go out on a limb here: this match is dangerous! I wouldn't be totally surprised if Resident Evil won its fourpack. Those who know me know that I don't think highly of Metal Gear Solid 2. It disappoints me every time and my expectations get lower and lower each time. At this point, a loss to Resident Evil wouldn't be totally surprising. Let me qualify that though: I think RE is about equal, or maybe a half-step below, RE2. RE2 just got 43% on FFT who I would take over MGS2 in a sweet second. It's in the site's sweet nostalgia spot (PS1) and just got a re-remake in the past year. MGS2? It's that Raiden game that a lot of the site hasn't gotten over. Resident Evil is also just a more important game than MGS2, having more or less established the survival horror genre. MGS2 probably wins this but I'm expecting a large disappointment coupled with some Witcher 3 > MGS2 hype. transience's prediction: Metal Gear Solid 2 with 52.69% Leon’s Analysis Metal Gear Solid 2 may be reeling from its upset against Shadow of the Colossus in GOTD, but I think it’ll be fine here. Resident Evil 4 is the one worthwhile RE game in terms of contest strength. We saw MGS1 throttle RE1 in the original Games Contest, and we saw FFT beat RE2 without breaking a sweat earlier this contest. It’s kind of amazing that RE4 can be as strong as it is when no other game in the series is really that strong. I guess that’s just a testament to what kind of game it was. Anyway, like I said in the Witcher writeup, I don’t know how much this will tell us about MGS2’s chances next round unless this match is really close or MGS2 hits a doubling or better. Leonhart’s Vote: Metal Gear Solid 2 Leonhart’s Prediction: Metal Gear Solid 2 with 60.60% --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Kleenex’s Analysis Metal Gear hasn’t looked too hot so far this contest. Granted, 4 & 5 are a completely different beast from 1-3, but this will still be a match to watch. MGS2 is the weakest of the three originals, and while it shouldn’t really have any trouble with Resident Evil, if the MGS de-boost is actually a real thing, this match could get dicey. I don’t actually think the general downturn on opinion of MGS4 and MGS5 is going to affect the rest of the game this year, especially because they are all 10+ years old at this point. Which is apparently the only way GameFAQs likes its games. Metal Gear Solid 2 with 64% Lopen's Analysis: Okay no time for jokes about being the real guest once more. And NO TIME FOR GAMES. Okay, maybe 7 minutes would be enough-- not today? Not feeling that? ... Well, I'd like to think MGS has kinda underwhelmed this contest, but we haven't really seen any of the classic ones yet. As I've said before MGS4 has aged really poorly, and MGS5 well, it's quite new which kinda limits its potential strength ceiling. MGS, MGS2, and MGS3 though, I think all three should come out swinging (screw you haters who would put MGS2 clearly below the other two). RE2 held its own against FFT, but RE1 should be a good bit lower than that. MGS2 vs FFT, if you trust 11 year old results, probably says to you that FFT is stronger than MGS2 since it almost beat the original MGS-- not sure that means much today but for completely unrelated reasons I will put them in the same ballpark. Wait a minute-- while looking at 11 year old results I found this gem http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/1620-division-32-64-round-1-metal-gear-solid-vs-resident-evil BOOM CHEAT CODE, SON. How is this so easy? Lopen's prediction: Metal Gear Solid 2 with 70.62% Crew Consensus: Naked cartwheeling to Round 2 --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
well you can't blame us for groupthink with those percentages! --- add the c and back away iphonesience |
Lopen's Unofficial Guest Analysis: Witcher 3, smash hit of the season! This is like the battle of the fat cats vs the little indie guy Now I think you've heard this one but Fat cats win. RIP Isaac. Lopen prediction: Fat Cats with 62.19% Lopen's Unofficial Guest Analysis: I like that Lopen guy's thoughts but sometimes he goes a bit too high on these things. Lopen prediction: Metal Gear Solid 2 with 70.61% --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Lopen making up for lost percentages with this shit --- Communists |
Division 7: Round 1 - Match 55 – (7) Fallout: New Vegas vs. (10) Bioshock Infinite Moltar’s Analysis Bioshock Infinite is good, but the original Bioshock is the big beloved baby of the series that everyone loves, and 2 kind of soured people away. Therefore, I don’t see it being as strong as the original game. Meanwhile, New Vegas should put up a Fallout 3-like performance here, as fans of the series liked it just as much, if not more, than Fallout 3. Between voters that have played these western games, the majority are going to side with Fallout because its more beloved. Moltar’s Bracket: Fallout: New Vegas Moltar’s Prediction: Fallout: New Vegas – 60% Transience’s Analysis Bioshock Infinite should be popular but it's just not. It got overshadowed by Last of Us and I feel like that game came and went in a way that OG Bioshock didn't. Hindsight has not been kind to that game. Meanwhile, we've got Fallout New Vegas which is in the middle of a resurgence. I'd sooner consider it over RE4 than losing here. It's top 5 in the FAQs here thanks to Fallout 4 and is way more of a GameFAQs game than the crazy FPS that is Infinite. I'll cheer for Infinite here but don't expect this to be close. It's possible that Fallout New Vegas is just a half step behind Fallout 3, and F3/RE4 would be heavily debated. transience's prediction: Fallout: New Vegas with 62.59% Leon’s Analysis This is a battle of two games living in the shadow of breakout games with the same name attached. New Vegas isn’t going to approach Fallout 3’s strength level, and Infinite isn’t going to be as strong as the original Bioshock. The gap between Fallout 3 and the original Bioshock is about 60/40 based on GOTD, and Fallout 4 just being released a week ago should help New Vegas out a bit, too, I think. This match could go either way because who knows about either of these games. New Vegas is the “safe” pick. For being a technically “debatable” match, I’ve put practically no thought into this match because it’s just a one point match and neither game is going to be anything special. Leonhart’s Vote: Fallout: New Vegas Leonhart’s Prediction: Fallout: New Vegas with 61.10% --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Kleenex’s Analysis The fact that this is was (and apparently still is) a debatable match is bizarre to me. Infinite is a steaming pile. The years since that game came out have not been kind to it and the general mood around it is tepid at best. It totally bombed in the game of the year polls it was in. There’s nothing to suggest any strength except the Bioshock name, which isn’t going to help because it’s against Fallout. To be fair, New Vegas is also untested in a contest, but there are a lot of things going for it. First off, its closest analogue is way stronger than Infinite’s. People also have a much higher opinion of New Vegas than they do of Infinite. Most seem to agree that NV does a lot of things much better than Fallout 3 did. There’s also the fact that Fallout 4 just came out a week ago to take into account. The top 5 games on the site right now are literally all Fallout games. It’s Falloutmania in here! This is going to be a stomp. Fallout: New Vegas with 67% Guest’s Analysis - Sir Chris So this is a match I really wanted because I saw that Bioshock Infinite was a huge underdog in the Guru and I thought to myself ‘this is my chance to make sure the Crew is not cursed and to redeem them.” For I have Bioshock winning this match! Now the more research I do the more I realize that this was probably not the best of ideas, as New Vegas is a bit better regarded than I remember it being and the ownership rates on Bioshock Infinite are not as high as I would expect, and Fallout 3 of course crushes Bioshock in strength head to head so there is little reason to think there would be a reversal in fortune for these two series in this match so really all I have done is cost myself a point. But you know what New Vegas doesn’t have? A proper Waifu! http://www.haywiremag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/BioshockInfinite2.jpg Elizabeth and her Poison beating strength will carry Infinite to victory. Also I have snuck in the word ‘Waifu’ into a proper analysis topic, I am going to hell. Prediction: Bioshock Infinite with 50.45% Crew Consensus: There's the Guest upset pick we've come to know and love --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
whew Crew Curse avoided seriously though I have no feel for this match whatsoever --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
it's about time we got a Guest pick that was a crazy upset and not just chalk! also that writeup is the waffliest one in a while --- xyzzy |
waffle write-ups --- Communists |
I had Infinite in my bracket, didn't think New Vegas was all that popular How popular was it when it was released? All I know for sure is that it's nowhere near Fallout 3 but still respected. --- Cranky's Advice - "git gud" Oh yea, I guess raytan won. |
I can guarantee if we did a poll on NeoGAF, New Vegas would soundly trounce Fallout 3. The power of Obsidian. Don't know how well that translate to GFAQs, but its a very well-liked game by pretty much everyone who liked FO3. --- Communists |
koolaid talking about neogaf yet again --- xyzzy |
All
I know is that I remember the hype for Infinite being much higher than
New Vegas. I still think New Vegas wins but I really don't know if it
breaks 60, even with Fallout 4 hype. --- Cranky's Advice - "git gud" Oh yea, I guess raytan won. |
infinite was definitely a bigger deal at the time, yeah. --- xyzzy |
I
feel Infinite is less appreciated and New Vegas is more appreciated by
its respective franchise fans in the years since their release. --- Communists |
I'll say this though - I would put more stock in New Vegas over RE4 than I would Infinite over New Vegas --- xyzzy |
Division 7: Round 1 - Match 56 – (2) Resident Evil 4 vs. (15) Paper Mario Moltar’s Analysis Paper Mario isn’t weak, but RE4 is one of the strongest post 90s games in the contest. Meanwhile, Paper Mario games struggle with beating Tales games. Percentage-wise, this might go worse than it should on paper (ha ha). RE4 has strong Nintendo ties and it's very highly regarded as a classic. I could see Nintendo fans abandoning Paper Mario here easily. Moltar’s Bracket: Resident Evil 4 Moltar’s Prediction: Resident Evil 4 – 65% Transience’s Analysis Poor Paper Mario. It might have contended against any other game in this eightpack besides RE4. Every Crew writeup probably said this, am I right? Paper Mario lost 57/43 to MGS3 which went even with RE4. This seems like a really easy one to gauge based on that. I'll give Paper Mario a few years worth of nostalgia credit and give it 45%. Why not? RE4 seems like it should be one newer game that will hold up well thanks to how people revere it and how it redefined a genre. But like, this is an N64 RPG. Sorry RE4 but people might be worried about you come rounds 2 and 3. transience's prediction: Resident Evil 4 with 55.67% Leon’s Analysis I know it might be a huge upset to pick an N64 game to actually lose here, but I’m going to take a chance and say Resident Evil 4 will win this match! Paper Mario has gotten some tough draws in these contests. It got stuck in a 4-way with Kingdom Hearts, Vice City, and Metroid Prime in 2009, and now it gets an unwinnable match against RE4. It did get to the third round in GOTD and put up a good number on MGS3, so it’s got decent strength, but not enough to win here. Leonhart’s Vote: Paper Mario Leonhart’s Prediction: Resident Evil 4 with 58.27% --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
Kleenex’s Analysis Better look out Resident Evil, Mario’s comin’. RE4 is historically a very strong game on this site. It had great showings in 2009 and GotD. Unfortunately, the site seems to have shifted to a position this contest that doesn’t appear to be particularly conducive for continued strength on RE4’s part. Paper Mario is no joke either, and it’s right on the cusp of that sweet spot of game that seem to be driving the voters wild this year. It’s also has Bright Boxart Factor on its side too. I don’t think this all adds up to an upset or anything, that probably reaching a little too much. Even for me. But 4 RESIDENT EVIL could be in for a rough time today if Mario comes out swinging. Resident Evil 4 with 60% Guest’s Analysis - MechanicalWall Paper Mario is a game that seems like it should be a lot stronger than I think it actually is. On paper, it sounds like perfect GFaqs bait: it's a JRPG, it's old(er than it's opponent, at least), it was on the N64, a well-beloved system on the site; and best of all, the paper this is all being written on is Mario himself, one of the biggest series on the site. And yet, it's definitely going to lose this match. In the GotD contest, it put up some respectable numbers against the likes of WoW (59%) and Katamari Damacy (72%), but those are hardly heavyweights on this site. It went on to lose to MGS3, a game I imagine is, at best, on par with Resident Evil 4. Most troubling for the game, I think, is TTYD's performance against Tales of Symphonia about a week ago, just barely scraping by with about 52% against a game that it should have SFFed into the ground. Meanwhile, Resident Evil 4 might be the biggest juggernaut on this site that came out in the last decade, and isn't Square or Nintendo related, and was most recently seen beating games like FFIV and Oblivion handily in this (http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/5467-whats-your-all-time-favorite-4-game) poll. And while a lot of RE purists here have a lot of resentment towards RE4, the fact that RE5 and especially RE6 dragged the series through the mud leads even those types to look at 4 as the last 'good' one, earning it a lot of goodwill. The Paper Mario series has sort of gone the same way, with Super Paper Mario and Sticker Star being cited as lackluster sequels at best. Difference is, TTYD is the one that sucks up the 'last good one' praise, while the original is almost a footnote to it in a lot of discussions. It's also worth noting that since the GotD contest, where RE4 lost to FFX, the game was rereleased on almost everything that could handle it: PS3, Xbox 360, PC (again), and now the Wii U eshop in Europe. So if anything, the game's been getting even more exposure. So yes, this is another case where 'it's friggin' Mario' isn't going to cut it. It'll put up a decent fight, but that's all. And this is an important match, too, because Resident Evil 4 is most likely taking the division. Winner- Resident Evil 4 with 68% Crew Consensus: What are we selling? An RE4 win --- Moltar Status: hype Contest Analysis Crew Archives: http://thecrew.speedrunwiki.com/ |
you know I see people make the "RE4 is essentially a Nintendo game!" argument all the time but I don't think I really buy that --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
LeonhartFour posted... you know I see people make the "RE4 is essentially a Nintendo game!" argument all the time but I don't think I really buy that http://web.archive.org/web/20070621040246/http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html If this graph is to be believed, RE4 sold better on the PS2 than it did on the Gamecube. So you're probably right in not buying that. --- Video game companies don't care about you, so stop kissing their asses |
PS2 got like 5 times the install base of the GC --- Communists |
TheKoolAidShoto posted... PS2 got like 5 times the install base of the GC More like 8 times. Doesn't change the fact more people played it on the PS2, though. --- Video game companies don't care about you, so stop kissing their asses |
If you wanna play that game, RE4 Wii sold 2 million http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/million.html the power of huge install bases --- Communists |
I own RE4 Wii ...still sealed, I think --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -tranny I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris |
Alright,
you got me there. Still, like I mentioned in the write-up, RE4 is on
everything that can handle it but the PS4 and Xbone. The game shed it's
Nintendo-centered image a while ago. --- Video game companies don't care about you, so stop kissing their asses |
Also,
looking at everyone else's analysis, I probably overanalyzed for what's
not a debatable match. My write-up is the size of everyone else's put
together. --- Video game companies don't care about you, so stop kissing their asses |
we've also done 56 of these in two weeks. your writeup is good. --- xyzzy |
