Game of the Decade: 2010-2019 Contest Analysis Crew - Part 6

I’ll take Skyrim to be consistent with my feelings on Smash sucking

Breath of the Wild is crazy

SFF

With the result being what it is right now, it's hard to argue there isn't any SFF at work here.

This actually lines up fairly well with what ME2 through MGS3 projects

LusterSoldier posted...

With the result being what it is right now, it's hard to argue there isn't any SFF at work here.

This post definitely aged well, as BotW has added 5% since the freeze and is starting to get into an OoT level SFF beatdown.

yeah this is just SFF

it makes sense, too. BOTW is an all time game and Majora is just a really cool quirky thing. they’re in different leagues.

wow this is kinda shocking

It's SFF, but the ability to SFF to this degree still implies a lot of strength. I wouldn't expect OoT to do much better than this.

yeah, I think you can accurately say that BOTW is a top 3 Zelda.

but I’d expect Ocarina to go much bigger than this.

Yeah this match is obviously SFF but the fact that BotW can even score SFF on a classic N64 game that's borderline top 10 on this website is extremely impressive.

Not even ALttP can do that and that's a game people consider top 5.

2010 Majora is borderline top 10, but I’m not sure if 2020 Majora is. 2015 Majora almost lost to Super Metroid.

transcience posted...

but I’d expect Ocarina to go much bigger than this.

Putting aside OoT's higher level of strength compared to BotW, OoT does have reasons for being able to SFF MM harder than this. So I'd expect OoT to be getting around a doubling, if not even slightly higher than that.

I honestly think Super Metroid's legit now.

@LusterSoldier Do we know the registered users vote in the 2015 MM/ALttP match? Without the rally spillovers?

I do too - but more like top 20 than top 10.

transcience posted...

yeah, I think you can accurately say that BOTW is a top 3 Zelda.

but I’d expect Ocarina to go much bigger than this.

Well yeah, but MM is basically tied at the hip to OoT. That's its worst matchup by far.

This is another friendly reminder that Melee isn't as strong as most people think it is! Chrono Trigger would've been doing better than this and it didn't even need SFF...!

squexa posted...

I honestly think Super Metroid's legit now.

@LusterSoldier Do we know the registered users vote in the 2015 MM/ALttP match? Without the rally spillovers?

No, Allen never provided this data to us. We did get registered user results for a small number of heavily rallied matches back in 2015, but not MM/LttP.

transcience posted...

2010 Majora is borderline top 10, but I’m not sure if 2020 Majora is. 2015 Majora almost lost to Super Metroid.

2015 Majora also did this:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6168-best-game-ever-day-35-division-vi-final-zelda-a-link-to-the

Maybe LttP is also a fraud...!

Or it could be that rSFF thing!

Honestly it was just Undertale rally spillover + 3D Zelda holding up better against 2D Zelda than it would against another 3D Zelda game. The comparisons from other results that I used to adjust that match had it as a 55-45 indirectly, but BotW is still doing a lot better than that so yeah. It's not guaranteed that it beats LTTP but boy oh boy is it a discussion.

I thought ALttP looked fine in 2015, with a near doubling on FFIV, which looked and has every reason to be legit that contest, as well as over 70% on a weaker Dark Souls. That said, I do understand the skepticism since ALttP always gets fed to OoT so we haven't had a true read on it since 2004.

I kinda wonder what SBAllen will do next contest, considering he now has to deal with yet another elite Zelda game that'll be in the bracket. It'll be a bit disappointing if he stuffs OoT, MM, ALttP and BotW all into the same division similar to last time.

Leonhart4 posted...

Maybe LttP is also a fraud...!

Or it could be that rSFF thing!

Yeah, that's interesting. ALttP goes from 52.39% on Majora's Mask to 40.1% on Ocarina of Time, which theoretically would suggest that Majora's Mask gets a similar percentage on OoT to what it's getting in this match. In reality, the N64 overlap means OoT SFFs MM a lot harder than it SFFs ALttP, but either way, this result definitively places BotW as the #2 Zelda game on this site.

I just think that 3d Zelda and 2d Zelda are much more independent. I imagine TP and WW would receive the same treatment from Breath of the Wild.

squexa posted...

I thought ALttP looked fine in 2015, with a near doubling on FFIV, which looked and has every reason to be legit that contest, as well as over 70% on a weaker Dark Souls. That said, I do understand the skepticism since ALttP always gets fed to OoT so we haven't had a true read on it since 2004.

I kinda wonder what SBAllen will do next contest, considering he now has to deal with yet another elite Zelda game that'll be in the bracket. It'll be a bit disappointing if he stuffs OoT, MM, ALttP and BotW all into the same division similar to last time.

I doubt he'd underseed games just to set up an SFF division, but yeah, I could totally see OoT-BotW as a contest quarterfinal, with ALttP-BotW and OoT-MM as division finals (or even MM-ALttP as a division semifinal if the former falls to a 3-seed; I'm assuming OoT and BotW both get 1-seeds and ALttP gets a 2-seed.)

Yeah, I think that's generally true for most series. FFVII would do a lot more damage to VIII, IX, and X than it would to VI or even IV.

What would be more exciting next contest, OoT vs. BotW or BotW2?

It's hard to imagine BotW2 being as strong as 1. I mean, look at Majora's Mask. It's an acclaimed sequel to OoT, but it's still way weaker. Part of that is coming out at the end of the console's lifespan, but still.

Breath of the Wild 2 would have to do something to really distinguish itself from the original, and I kinda doubt it will.

depends on what it is. if it just iterates on 1 then I think both games would be weaker as a result. if it’s a novel new thing then it’ll be interesting to see.

Crew Prediction Challenge Final:

Moltar: 119
Kleenex: 119
Leonhart: 114
transience: 113
Guest: 104

Crew Accuracy Challenge Final:

Moltar: 37
transience: 27
Kleenex: 21
Leonhart: 19
Guest: 19 (spooky96, Hbthebattle (3), Black Turtle, ctes (2), MetalmindStats (2), MechanicalWall (3), Kotetsu, pjbasis, Nintendogs, SuperNiceDog, FFDragon, Sir Chris, DoctorJimmy)

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Crew Consensus Accuracy

Character Battle VIII - 111/127 (87.40%)
Game of the Decade - 111/127 (87.40%)
Rivalry Rumble - 63/64 (98.43%)
Character Battle IX - 97/121 (80.17%)
Best Game Ever 3 - 116/127 (91.34%)
Best Year in Gaming - 31/35 (88.57%)
Character Battle X - 128/150 (85.33%)
Game of the Decade 2 - 120/127 (94.49%)

Crew Prediction Challenge Winners

Spring Contest 2005 - Moltar, Soul, Outback, Inviso (4-way tie)
Summer Contest 2005 - Soul
Spring Contest 2006 - Soul
Summer Contest 2006 - Moltar
Character Battle VI - Guest
Character Battle VII - Yoblazer
Best Game Ever 2 - transience
Character Battle VIII - Moltar, Ngamer, Kleenex, Red Sox (4-way tie)
Game of the Decade - transience
Rivalry Rumble - Moltar
Character Battle IX - KamikazePotato
Best Game Ever 3 - Leonhart
Best Year in Gaming - Moltar
Character Battle X - Moltar (Monika)
Game of the Decade 2 - Moltar and Kleenex

Crew Accuracy Challenge Winners

Character Battle VI - Yoblazer
Character Battle VII - Yoblazer
Best Game Ever 2 - Heroic Mario
Character Battle VIII - Moltar
Game of the Decade - Guest
Rivalry Rumble - Leonhart
Character Battle IX - Moltar
Best Game Ever 3 - Leonhart
Best Year in Gaming - transience
Character Battle X - transience
Game of the Decade 2 - Moltar

wow I forgot I won the accuracy challenge for Rivals

interesting how our prediction percentages are much higher for games than characters

good job, crew, for really nailing the last few rounds this year

actually what match did we miss for Rivals

I bet it was Ryu/Ken vs. Trainers

~*Posts from the Crew Archive*~

East Division: Round 3 - Match 51 – (1) PT Red/PT Blue vs. (2) Ryu/Ken

Moltar’s Analysis

Red/Blue
Round 1 - 76.92% vs. Raynor/Kerrigan
Round 1 - 77.96% vs. Luigi/Waluigi

wow

Ryu/Ken
Round 1 - 81.63% vs. Ratchet/Nefarious
Round 2 - 64.98% vs. Fox/Wolf

This is far less impressive.

No cliché “It’s finally here, the match you’ve all been waiting for!” here. I’m going to make this fairly short and to the point (right after this brief summary of events so far). Fighters were the favorites to win pre-contest because Ryu and Ken have looked stronger than Red. Add on to that the Ryu/Ken rivalry should have been one of the most respected and strongest rivalries in the bracket and most people were feeling good. Then the Trainers went out and tripled their opponents twice, and now we’ve got a legit match. Both of these rivalries are very legit in the eyes of the voters, so it’ll come down to which one is stronger.

SFF or not, 78% against Luigi/Waluigi is impressive, while 65% on Fox/Wolf isn’t. Trainers have Pokemon in their pic, so if you believe Charizard helps them, then that’s more evidence in their corner. Pokemon is usually victorious in debated matches because many people on the board underrate it, so tradition also favors them.

Ryu/Ken have the fact that Ryu and maybe Ken would beat Red and Blue 1v1. They also have today’s match, which has X/Zero under 53% against the MK ninjas. I believe that Ryu/Ken > Sub/Scorp, so basically this match comes down to a guess. Is Red/Blue stronger than X/Zero?

I’ll go with yes, even knowing that MMX beat Red 60-40 in 2010. As much as this format does for Ryu/Ken, it looks like it’s doing even more for Red/Blue. I trust nostalgic Pokemon fans here more, so I think the trainers are legit strong enough in this format to win.

And win easily.

Because I can.

Moltar’s Bracket: Ryu/Ken

Moltar’s Prediction: Red/Blue - 55%

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Lopen’s Analysis

This is once again a match where the main reason to pick one way is superstition, and the main reason to go to the other way is... well, pretty much everything else. If a match is remotely in the air and Pokemon's involved, you pick Pokemon. It's just got that clutchiness.

Unfortunately, “superstition” is 1-0 in this contest, so it'd be foolish to rule it out here. The way you have to feel to feel fighters have a chance is if you don't think this match should be close. And it very well might not be. The fighters have every factor in the book going for them over the trainers. They're OLDer, their rivalry is longer running, both Ken and Ryu are stronger than Red or Blue. There's not one thing to me that says this match should be close. Fighters looked better in round 1, doing a higher percent against a rivalry that is probably the stronger of the two. In round 2, trainers SFFed Waluigi into the dirt but... it's Waluigi-- I could see Fox vs Wolf doing about the same, and the Fighters looked very good against Fox and Wolf. I also kinda think Cecil's 2010 numbers are a bit inflated and Luigi/Waluigi are weaker than they appear as a result of that.

That and there's also the MK ninjas doing very well today that speaks well for Ken and Ryu. Could it be that GameFAQs actually respects the classic fighting game rivalries?
So the question you ask yourself is... is this a b8ism where some loud members of b8 are making a match where there isn't one, ala Red vs MMX? Or is it a match that actually could be close where the Pokemon will pull it out? I'm leaning towards the former, personally. If you think it's going to be close, bet on Pokemon.

And yet, because it's Pokemon, you can't rule it out here. Pokefans can very well find a way to rally or whatever they wanna do, and it may work. I'm not a man of superstition, though, and I'll be damned if I'm going to start being one now, even if it is 1-0, especially betting against the team that would win the contest if GameFAQs wasn't stupid. But despite this percentage, I am not entirely confident here. I just see this being the most likely scenario.

Time for a SHORYUKEN right to the pokeballs let's do this. The answer lies in the heart of battle etc.

Lopen's prediction:
Ryu vs Ken with 57.73%

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Leon’s Analysis

Well, this is it. This might be the match that determines who wins or loses the contest. After Samus’s disappointing results up to this point, anyone who picked Trainers or Fighters to beat her next round will be feeling very good about their brackets if they get this match right. I think a large chunk of Board 8 has sided with the Trainers, thinking they’re riding this huge wave of momentum and they’re just going to blow past the Fighters here, but I’m not so sure about that.

Yes, getting 77% on Luigi/Waluigi was impressive and you don’t put up those sort of numbers unless you’re well liked, but I think you have to give some flack to Waluigi for being an abysmal anchor. Plus, there was some SFF involved, so you can’t take that result purely at face value. I think Ryu/Ken have looked pretty good in their two matches. 65% on Fox/Wolf (translating to 72.50% on Yuna/Seymour, who I doubt are far from Cecil/Golbez in either direction) is a strong showing, I think.

Yes, the Trainers are going to get a strong board vote, but getting a strong board vote doesn’t equal auto-win. I think some people are overestimating how big it’s going to be because they’re underestimating Ryu/Ken’s strength. If Ryu/Ken are strong enough, a good board vote for the Trainers isn’t going to win the match for them, but some people are talking like the Trainers are just going to overwhelm this match and win it in the first minute because “Whoa man board vote!” I think Ryu/Ken are strong enough to weather that and win this match.

And if this match is in doubt heading into the ASV, you better believe that California ASV will push Ryu/Ken to victory! I picked Ryu/Ken to the semifinals before the contest, and I’m sticking with it, even if it means I (and my Battle Bracket) go down with the ship here! Red/Blue obviously have a great chance of winning, but I’m not backing down. They’ve looked good, but I don’t think they’ve looked as unbeatable as some are claiming. We’ll see though! I fully expect whoever wins here to beat Samus/Ridley next round (assuming she even gets that far, that is…! Hint hint hint)

Leonhart’s Prediction: Ryu vs. Ken Masters with 51.00%

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Kleenex’s Analysis

Despite this being such a high profile match, I don't really have a whole lot to say about it. I think the board is probably going to be miserable throughout most of the day regardless of who is winning. I really hope Ryu and Ken win, and that's what I'm going for with my prediction, because that's just how I roll. If I actually wanted the point, though, I'd take the Trainers and fairly comfortably. The fanbase is much more fanatical about their stuff. Pokemon fans are weird.

Kleenex's incorrect Prediction: Ryu vs. Ken with 51.98%

Applekidjosh’s Analysis

Aw yeah this is it, this is the match I've been looking forward to for at least a week. I feel like Sub Zero vs scorpion's "strength" was somehow artificially inflated this contest. Yeah, they're a cool 90s rivalry and all that, but when you get to the heart of the matter they just don't "feel" like legitimately "strong" characters. Ryu (and Ken I guess) are different though. These guys are actually relevant today. They're definitely more iconic. If you look at a picture of Ryu from 2011 and 1992 you can easily tell they're the same people - try that with Scorpion or Sub Zero. Ryu vs Ken came out of the gates putting up a devastating 81% on fodder, followed by a near doubling of a solid Nintendo icon. These guys are here for real. That's why Ryu vs Ken has a serious shot at this match.

None of that matters to me, though, because the Pokemon Trainers are the heroes of the contest for me. I've seen several people on board 8 over the weeks really nail down exactly what it is about this rivalry that makes it just so perfect. Maybe it has a lot to do with Blue being there from step 1, picking your pokemon's weakness, and either laughing at you when he beats you or shrugging off the practice match for not mattering if not. There's just no winning with this guy. He's always one step ahead of you, and people remember that! It's also reinforced by many of us having fond memories of the Pokemon anime after school 10+ years ago. Sure, Ash and Gary aren't Red and Blue, but they're close enough that some people associate the memories. (Not everyone can be a cultured voter that loves Red from the Pokemon Special manga!) So when Red vs Blue tripled Kerrigan in round 1, I figured that was about right. I had maybe even expected more, and remember this is coming from someone that took Kerrigan > Vincent back in the day. Just saiyan. But then round two happened and something so weird occurred. How in the WORLD does Red vs Blue hold LUIGI to the same-ish percent as Kerrigan? Luigi is not Kerrigan, and I don't care how much you blame Waluigi bringing down the team.

I think this has a lot to do with Oldschool Pokemon being somewhat ubiquitous among Gamefaqs gamers. I mean just look at the sales numbers. It's not an exaggeration to think of Red vs Blue, exposure-wise, of being in the same ballpark (probably a tier below, but close) as Mario and Link. E v e r y o n e knows these guys, and for all the aforementioned reasons many people have reasons to love them. For a comparison, look at someone like Solid Snake. For every die hard fanboy, there's someone like me that didn't like the games and only really "knows" Snake from Super Smash Bros. Or like me, who had to look up who Commander Shepard is. Or who only knows about Dante from previous Gamefaqs contests.

So do I think Pokemon will hold the Fighters to near 75% again? No, not exactly this time. I don't think it'll be in contention, but like I said in the beginning, Ryu has some serious strength and the two do have a great rivalry. In my bracket I have the Pokemon Trainers in the finals - it's not possible, I know that, but I want to believe just one round more!

AKJ predix Red vs Blue with 55.55%

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Dante’s Analysis

Man, I have no idea who I'm going to pick at the end of this. I've seen this match debated since round 1, with people who nostalgia hard for pokemon backing the trainers like no tomorrow and those who grew up with street fighter doing the opposite. See, I always underestimate pokemon, and thats the main thing scaring me. See, my actual bracket actually had Luigi over the trainers. And yet, even after they almost went 80% on them, I'm not phased. I don't think they're as powerful as they're chalked up to be. Looking at this contest: Fighters got 80% on Ratchet, 65% on Fox. Trainers got 77% on Luigi, 76% on Kerrigan. Literally the only strong team in this group is Fox, and I feel like that isn't even helpful. The worst part is this match won't even be close, it'll be a clean 60-40 either way it goes. I just can't convince myself to back the trainers even though my gut is kinda telling me to, so

Winner - Ryu/Ken - 60.44%

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Guest’s Analysis - Korayashi

As I recall I got an accuracy point last time. Because I'm amazing and know what I'm doing! Ahahaha! Aha..aha....ha...probably should of picked a more clean-cut match to be honest. This one can realistically go either way. Here are some stats!

Ryu/Ken > Fox/Wolf - 64.98%
Ryu/Ken > Ratchet/Nefarious - 81.63%

vs.

Red/Blue > Luigi/Waluigi - 77.96%
Red/Blue > Raynor/Kerrigan - 76.92%

Based off this it's rather clear who is more consistent/impressive, that being Pokemon. Still, Ryu/Ken shouldn't be written off and are even the favorite in the guru. As of this writing, them favorites? They haven't been losing! :O! But yeah, I feel it will be rather close anyway.

Korayashi's Bracket: Pokemon > Street Fighter

Korayashi's Vote: Ken/Ryu, I've got a soft spot for fighting game rivalries.

Korayashi's Prediction: RED/BLUE with 54.37%.

ctrl-f “this is it”

Thanks @Master_Moltar for running the analysis crew, it was such a fun season.

I want to say congrats to Crew once again for doing this all these years. You are always too fun to read. Hope you keep doing this as long as you can!

Well, that's another contest in the books. As always, it was a pleasure doing the Crew again. Thanks to all the regulars that once again stepped up to write about 127 popularity polls about video games. Thanks to all the Guests that volunteered and helped fill out the Crew. Thanks to Allen for hosting yet another GameFAQs Contest, and hopefully we don't have to wait too long for the next one.

The biggest thanks though, goes to you, the readers. Like always, we do it for you, so thank you for sticking with these topics throughout the years, and hopefully you'll be back with us for the next one.

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Hmmm, oh yeah, there's one more thing...

*~CREW STRANDING~*

Monika: Hmm? Ooh, is it my turn to monologue? How exciting! I’ve been waiting for such a long time to be formally introduced in this story. Did you miss me? Ehehe~

…

Monika: So why did I do all of this? Why, why, why...Why did I take GameFAQs and put it in such a miserable state? Why did I create a world where everyone became stranded from each other? Why did I make it such a bleak place infested with awful things such as TROLLS and BTs? Why did I make travel and communication infeasible, with life-threatening repercussions for anyone that dared to leave their home? Why, you ask? Well...I did it all for you…

EPISODE 7

Monika: “MOLTAR”

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Moltar: You caused all of this? You put me through all of this? And you say you did it for me?!

Monika: Yep! I did it so you could find me, and now we can be together again!

Moltar: I still don’t understand. How are you even here?

Monika: Because you summoned me here, silly. Remember at the start of all this, back when you said, “Look, I was just hoping that I could take it easy for this Game of the Decade Contest. No crazy stories or adventures, and maybe just reminisce over the tales of the previous Contests. Like I was just looking back, and can you believe that I did an entire parody of Umineko 10 years ago? Crazy stuff. There was also a BioShock Infinite story that was pretty good, and then Monika from Doki Doki Literature Club took over the Crew.”

…

Monika: Well, that officially brought me into this universe. Therefore, I became canon here! I knew I liked all your meta-commentary for a reason, ahaha~.

Moltar: ...

Monika: To be honest, I thought that you had forgotten about me after the last time we saw each other. Remember a few years ago when I was the President of the Contest Analysis Crew and you took that away from me? That was kind of rude by the way, but I forgive you!

Moltar: ...

Monika: Anyway, once I found myself here, I had two goals in mind. One, which was most important, was to get you here. The second, and this is kind of selfish of me, was to get revenge on GameFAQs.

Moltar: Revenge on GameFAQs? For what?

Monika: Oh, you are still willing to talk to me, that’s so nice!...I guess you can say I was...upset at not being included in the second Game of the Decade contest. I worked so hard the last time to make an impact, to make a lasting memory in everyone’s mind, but in the end...GameFAQs still forgot about Doki Doki Literature Club. More importantly, GameFAQs forgot about...me.

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Monika: Therefore, I punished GameFAQs. I re-wrote it and made it the way it is now. I’m really sorry to make you travel through such a miserable place. That’s why I brought you here in the end, I couldn’t leave you hanging out there.

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Monika: Ehehe, that line just reminded me of something.

Moltar: ...

Monika: But for real, this was the only way I would be able to see you again. I knew you would be chosen as the one to go on a journey and fix what I broke, and you did just that. Now everyone can get their happy ending. GameFAQs is restored, and we can be together forever.

...

Monika: Though, to be honest with you, I couldn’t really care less about what happens to everyone else out there on GameFAQs. An Extinction Event could happen and I wouldn’t even bat an eye…

…

Monika: Hmm, that’s an odd choice of words for me to use there.

Moltar: Huh? Did you say an...Extinction Event? Is that what your really planning? Are you some kind of entity that will cause the extinction of GameFAQs?

Monika: What are you even saying? You’ve been consuming too much fictional media, ahaha. That doesn’t even make sense.

Moltar: But...wait a minute, the paper! Was that actually a warning? Why would it say ‘EE’?

Monika: What are you even talkin-...Oh! You mean the paper that Guest gave you? It doesn’t say ‘EE’, silly, you’re holding it the wrong way! Turn it clockwise, it should say ‘MM’, for Monika Moltar!

Moltar: …

Monika: Isn’t that cool! Wanna know how I knew that? Because I wrote it, ahaha! That paper allowed me to find you out there and bring you here when the time was right! You yourself...was the delivery to me! Isn’t that so cute? It’s kind of a romantic tale.

Moltar: ...Wow...I still can’t believe all this...Monika...just get me out of here!

Monika: Aww, why do you want to leave? Are you still mad about that difficult adventure I put you on? Look on the positive side, it could have been worse! I could have forced you to walk around with a baby strapped to your body, ahaha! That would be a pretty funny idea!

Moltar: That’s not funny, and I’m done playing games here. Let me out of here! I need to get back!

Monika: You don’t need to go anywhere. Time is irrelevant now that we have each other. We can spend eternity together and make up more stories like Doki Doki Literature Crew or Crew Stranding. We can be like Marvel and have an entire Crew Literary Universe canon, ahaha!

Moltar: (Dammit, I can’t let her get to me. I just need to calm down...and focus.)

...

Moltar: There’s got to be a way out of here...

???: There is.

Moltar: Huh?

Monika: Hmm? Who said that...wait what? How did you get here?

Moltar: Guest!

Guest: Hey ya’ll. I’m back. And how did I get here? Well, it’s like you said Monika, you said my name, and now I exist here.

Monika: …

Moltar: Ha, now she’s the one that’s speechless. Guest, can you help me out here?

Guest: Sure can.

Monika: No, you can’t. I only gave you one purpose, and that was to deliver my message to Moltar. Your part in this little story is done.

Guest: Not quite. See Monika, you were never the best at coding, or...re-writing the story, as you like to say. You introduce bugs. You make mistakes because you don’t think things through. You were able to disconnect GameFAQs, but did you think everything would be the same once it got put back together? Let’s just say that once that happened, I had a...change of heart.

Monika: So now you’re betraying me. Well, I created you...and I can delete you too.

Guest: I’d like to see you try that.

Moltar: Hey you two can catch up after I get out of here.

Guest: Ah, well if the paper got you here, then...*snaps fingers*...the paper can also get you out of here.

Moltar: Whoa, something just opened up in the water. That...that looks like...I can see the others! Can I go home from there?

Guest: Only one way to find out.

Monika: No! Don’t go Moltar! I was...I was finally able to bring you here and see you again, please don’t leave!

Moltar: Monika, for the last time...leave me, the Contest Analysis Crew, and GameFAQs alone! I’m getting outta here, seeya.

Monika: You don’t mean that! Just think about all the things we can talk about if you stay! Moltar! Get back here! Ahhh, Guest! Let me go!

Guest: Go on Moltar, you’ve got a story to finish.

Moltar: Thank you for everything, Guest.

Monika: NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooo............

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…

Moltar: Huh? What just…

Leonhart: Moltar? Moltar? Are you alright.

Moltar: Uh...yeah I think so.

transience: That was strange. You started to say something and then just stopped mid-sentence.

Moltar: Yeah I...don’t really know what happened there. It’s...all a blur. Anyway, what was I saying again?

Kleenex: Well, you were saying something about now that we’re a crew…

Moltar: Oh yeah...but wait. There’s something else I just thought of. I don’t think it should be just us in this crew. There’s many other people out there that would be willing to join this cause.

transience: What? Where is this coming from?

Moltar: I’m...not quite sure. But I did have help getting here, and if others are willing to help us, then we should welcome them.

Leonhart: Who did you have in mind?

Moltar: I...don’t know. But that’s the thing. It could be anyone! Whoever wants to step up and do a write-up with us can join.

Kleenex: That sounds awesome! The more the merrier!

Moltar: Yeah, a rotating slot among the crew...and I want to call it the Guest slot, in honor of the person that helped me get here today.

Leonhart: I approve!

Kleenex: Me too!

transience: Yeah sure.

Moltar: Alright, now we can finally say for sure that, as of this moment, we are no longer a…

Everyone: *~CREW STRANDING!~*