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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 295
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| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 12:20:01 AM | message detail |
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Although what personally intrigues me is that there are 40,000 voters
who say they either never played Chrono Trigger or never beat it, which
once again raises the question: Where in the world does Crono get all
of that strength from? --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 12:30:07 AM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2179 I forgot about that poll. Over 70% of the voters have played Metal Gear Solid? That's pretty high. No wonder Sora bombed against Snake. Most of the voters undoubtedly got the joke in the match pic. <_< --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/28/2006 12:30:55 AM | message detail |
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Well there is the fact that he looks like Goku....>_> <_<
just kidding, the only time that applies to anything is in those anime
cutscenes. But seriously, Chrono Trigger is just an epic game, not to
mention Crono, Mario, and Link have a lot in common. All three are
silent protagonist(don't you dare tell me otherwise. If "Mamamia!" and
"YEAAAAAGH!!11" count, then so should whatever decision Crono makes
when asked to make a decision on something <_<) --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| LegendaryLocke | Posted 6/28/2006 12:32:03 AM | message detail |
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Interesting to note that "I've never played any of its games" is only
doing slightly worse than the "I've never played MGS" option, which
would be saying that the vast majority of those who have played ANY
Metal Gear game have played MGS. Impressive, to say the least. --- Locke Cole--Winner of the NCAA Character Battle 2005 *steals your underwear* |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 12:33:23 AM | message detail |
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Impressive = expected? Honestly, not many people cared or even knew about the Metal Gear series eight years ago. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 12:34:14 AM | message detail |
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Although what personally intrigues me is that there are 40,000
voters who say they either never played Chrono Trigger or never beat
it, which once again raises the question: Where in the world does Crono
get all of that strength from? http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2184 Try again. That was a poll asking about owning a copy of Chrono Trigger. That 27% wasn't people who hadn't beaten it. It was people who don't own the game, which means they are probably the people emulating it. That's about a 70% play rate. That seems pretty normal to me for a game of its strength, especially seeing how much of a heavy favorite it is. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 6/28/2006 12:44:59 AM | message detail |
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Yo, don't you mean 9 years ago? By this time 8 years ago MGS was
nearing it's US release date and a lot of people were plenty excited
for it. 43% Playership isn't bad for a game that old that wasn't made
by Nintendo themselves, though I think it'd have done better if the
poll was taken in '89. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 6/28/2006 12:46:32 AM | message detail |
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From yoblazer33 Posted 6/28/2006 3:33:23 AM #355 Impressive = expected? Honestly, not many people cared or even knew about the Metal Gear series eight years ago. You're a damn liar. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Currently Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), Larussa 92 (NYY), FE8, WC3: Frozen Throne |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 6/28/2006 12:52:07 AM | message detail |
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Ya, nine years would be a safer bet for my claim. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. Proud member of the Putty Patrol |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 1:23:49 AM | message detail |
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More people need to play Metal Gear game. That is what this poll is telling me. --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 6/28/2006 1:39:23 AM | message detail |
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I thought you disliked the Metal Gear games, HM. --- Take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix *****. Hijack - MC Chris Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Guess how many teens | Posted 6/28/2006 2:24:59 AM | message detail |
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Is the B8 opinion on SH vs FE still FE>SH? I'm shifting towards SH <.< --- There are 2 rules to being a success in life: 1. Never give out all the information. |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 7:06:08 AM | message detail |
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I'm on the fence. It's not like people don't know what
Silent Hill is. It's not obscure at all. Silent Hill is definitely more
well known than Fire Emblem, I can tell you that. It all just depends
on how much support Fire Emblem can get from the Nintendo fanbase... --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 7:09:46 AM | message detail |
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I thought you disliked the Metal Gear games, HM. I watched that 15 minute MGS4 trailer, then I decided it was about time I gave that series a second shot. I went from MGS3 : Subsistence, then to MGS : The Twin Snakes (couldn't find my original PSX copy), and now am closing out MGS2 : Substance. And, well, ... love. --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 7:16:42 AM | message detail |
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You played those games from best to worst. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Slowflake | Posted 6/28/2006 7:16:44 AM | message detail |
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Oh, brother. I never get tired of HM's antics. --- Everything is "Ridiculous! Nonsense! If you believe that, you're a fool! How can that be when..." You'd make a great PW witness. -Shake to Vlado |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 7:19:51 AM | message detail |
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That was my opinion of them before replaying, too. Now it is something like MGS2 > MGS3 > MGS.\ (I, admittedly, never did complete MGS2 way back when. I was too frustrated with the cutscenes and codec calls, which I absolutely loved now. Somewhere along these past few years I started putting more importance into story, though, so ... <<) --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| jonthomson | Posted 6/28/2006 7:20:47 AM | message detail |
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O_O at the number of people that have played on an MSX. I'd have gone lower... --- Jon Thomson - CATS, Jay Solano, Ridley, Scorpion, Alien Hominid, Duke Nukem, The Prince, Johnny Rocketfingers, two TBA |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 7:22:28 AM | message detail |
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I think the 22% some odd percent that have played the original Metal Gear at all is pretty impressive. --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 7:26:33 AM | message detail |
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.... Let's go with 42% -- AITCH EMM CAN'T DO MATH! --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| Applause Sign | Posted 6/28/2006 7:52:50 AM | message detail |
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27% never playing a MG game is really surprising to me when you compare
it with his performance against Mario and only 2% never playing a Mario
game. Sure Snakes character is infinitely better than Mario's, but still
that's a lot of ground to cover up. Though giving it a second thought
Final Fantasy 7 and the LoZ series have a much lower play rate than
Mario too, and those characters would wipe the floor with Mario, so I
guess I should have expected something like this. It's just interesting
to see as I never saw that old MG poll until now. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 6/28/2006 8:51:29 AM | message detail |
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I'm on the fence. It's not like people don't know what Silent Hill
is. It's not obscure at all. Silent Hill is definitely more well known
than Fire Emblem, I can tell you that. It all just depends on how much
support Fire Emblem can get from the Nintendo fanbase... That sounds a lot like the reasoning of people who took Snake over Crono back in 2k2... --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/28/2006 10:18:31 AM | message detail |
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Solid also did well for himself in 2k2, too. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/28/2006 10:44:19 AM | message detail |
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HM loves MGS2 now? HE'S SEEN THE LIGHT! --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/28/2006 10:45:42 AM | message detail |
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Oh, and lets take something in account for a moment on FE/SH....anybody
have a poll that has Strategy RPG and Horror in it, so we can see what
genre people on GameFAQs prefer? Obviously if it were regular RPGs it'd
crush Survival/Horror, but since this is an SRPG, maybe its a little
different? --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 10:52:22 AM | message detail |
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Silent Hill may have a more widespread namesake, but there is still little indication that people at GameFAQs actually care
about the games. I never recall it doing anything noteworthy in a
contest or in any polls -- it did have its time to shine on the Top
FAQs when the movie released, though. If we were to assume that
GameFAQs, for the most part, does not care about either series, I'm
willing to place my faith in them backing the Nintendo franchise over
the Survival Horror franchise. Fire Emblem isn't that unknown
to the voters of GameFAQs at this point, I don't think. It has received
a few more games in the States, it has the benefit of two FE characters
in SSBM, and, of course, it is a Nintendo franchise. I think all of
that is enough for me to take Fire Emblem over Silent Hill rather
comfortably. On another note, does anyone have TRE's website with the polls? I cleared all my history and lost that link in the process. HM loves MGS2 now? HE'S SEEN THE LIGHT! I just finished it up about an hour or so ago. You'd be surprised just how much I liked it, too!! --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| Ngamer64 | Posted 6/28/2006 11:01:22 AM | message detail |
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For goodness' sake, HM, this is why we added it to the first post. HaRRicH's Fourpack of Fun Board: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 TRE's poll listing (every poll!): http://members.shaw.ca/tre/Polls.html GameFAQs' Top 100 Games: http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/top10/top10_100.html --- "lol x-stats" - The Contest Simulator: http://thengamer.com/xstats Ngamer's Contest Archives: http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/ |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 11:02:02 AM | message detail |
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Silent Hill may have a more widespread namesake, but there is still
little indication that people at GameFAQs actually care about the
games. I never recall it doing anything noteworthy in a contest or in
any polls -- it did have its time to shine on the Top FAQs when the
movie released, though. If we were to assume that GameFAQs, for the
most part, does not care about either series, I'm willing to place my
faith in them backing the Nintendo franchise over the Survival Horror
franchise. People don't need to really care for it in order to get votes against the likes of Fire Emblem. Silent Hill will definitely be getting its votes in this matchup. It's not like the entirety of GameFAQs will side with Fire Emblem. A good deal of the Playstation and Xbox fanbase who actually decide to vote in that match would probably side with Silent Hill. The question is how many will even bother to vote in this match? --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/28/2006 11:04:16 AM | message detail |
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I'm voting Silent Hill in this matchup. I assume casual fans would lean towards SH too honestly. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/28/2006 11:05:54 AM | message detail |
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I'm really curious to see if that poll comparing Survival/Horror and
SRPGS in a legit way though, and if they just seperate RPGS and
Strategy altogether, I can't remember. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 11:13:23 AM | message detail |
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Whoops! I've become so used to the first post being filled with completely useless links that I forgot we fixed that. >> Thanks though. People don't need to really care for it in order to get votes against the likes of Fire Emblem. Silent Hill will definitely be getting its votes in this matchup. It's not like the entirety of GameFAQs will side with Fire Emblem. I was not trying to imply that Silent Hill would not be getting votes at all. It certainly will be getting some, if only for its namesake alone. I just think that nothing has ever indicated that GameFAQs cares the slightest about Silent Hill or any other Survival Horror series that much outside of Resident Evil, and even then ... Anyway, here's that Survival Horror poll from back in 2003. Silent Hill falls behind "Resident Evil" and "None of Them." http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1424 --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 11:20:21 AM | message detail |
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If anything, that polls shows that Silent Hill can get
plenty of votes in the right circumstances. It probably would have
murdered that poll (unsurprisingly) in the absence of Resident Evil.
That "None of them" option is for people who aren't fans of the genre
at all, including Resident Evil. It has little to do with Silent Hill itself. I have Fire Emblem in my bracket for the record, but I wouldn't be surprised if Silent Hill wins the match. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 11:24:13 AM | message detail |
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That does not mean that people who voted Resident Evil would have voted
Silent Hill if it were not there. I, for one, would vote RE in that
poll, but if it were absent my vote definitely goes to "None of Them."
I wouldn't doubt that holding true for many people. --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 6/28/2006 11:25:55 AM | message detail |
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So is there a SRPG poll around? --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 11:28:58 AM | message detail |
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And I would easily vote Silent Hill in the absence of Resident Evil.
Sure, there would be some that go for the last option, but you can't
deny that Silent Hill would do significantly
better in the absence of Resident Evil. It got a good 10,000+ votes as
it is. And it's not like this site has a hardcore Silent Hill fanbase.
Those 10,000 votes are probably filled with casual fans of the series. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/28/2006 11:45:57 AM | message detail |
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=773 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=775 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1019 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1424 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1453 Silent Hill has its fans, but it's generally unimpressive, especially if SH2 really is its biggest game. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 11:50:55 AM | message detail |
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I've seen all of those, Mr. Poll Man! =P Of course, Silent Hill collapses against names like Metal Gear, Castlevania, Halo, Final Fantasy, and the rest of the bigger names it shares those polls with. We already know that Silent Hill doesn't really have a core fanbase presence on this site. But we're talking about how it will fare one-on-one against Fire Emblem. You can't really draw that out of those polls. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 11:59:00 AM | message detail |
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All I know is that FE/SH will have the worst vote totals of the contest. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/28/2006 12:03:59 PM | message detail |
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For what it's worth, FE:PoR's performance against RE4 in the GotY poll
seems just as impressive as any performance done by a SH game. Hell,
I'm goin' to get risky, but look at that PS2 GotY poll and compare
SH2's showing to FE's showing: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=525 In a poll that features much much mmuucchh worse SFF than the PS2 GotY poll, in a poll with stronger options (tell me the LoZ series, Mario series, OR Metroid series would lose to FFX), in a poll that was held before the Gamecube was released OR an American FE release...FE still did comparable to SH2 in percentage. Again, if SH2 is its biggest game, it's in trouble. I already mentioned that's a risky comparison, but that's still something to say about FE/SH too that I'll stick with. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 12:08:16 PM | message detail |
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What the hell? HaRRicH, are you seriously comparing 1% to
1%? Do me a favor and step away from the computer. Actually, maybe you
should take a break from analyzing these things. At least for a couple
of days! =P --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| therealmnm | Posted 6/28/2006 12:08:56 PM | message detail |
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And I was being dead serious when I said that... --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/28/2006 12:09:33 PM | message detail |
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He he he, man, considering how weak they are, I have to find SOMETHING.
What I'm saying is that FE has room to do much better than what it did,
is all. --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Yesmar | Posted 6/28/2006 12:23:32 PM | message detail |
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How do you realistically go from thinking something is trash to loving it? --- "What's wrong with boot blacking? I like it very much." |
| HaRRicH | Posted 6/28/2006 12:26:13 PM | message detail |
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By practicing -- he already did that with Sephiroth, afterall. =P --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Phediuk | Posted 6/28/2006 12:27:03 PM | message detail |
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A few of those SH-related polls are pointing to it being weaker than
Suikoden. I dunno about you, but I'd choose FE to beat Suikoden without
a second thought. No Suikoden game has broken 100,000 in sales in the
US, while FE7 has sold over 400,000 over here. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 6/28/2006 12:27:46 PM | message detail |
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Now that there is a two day break from soccer I can finally discuss the contest. I think the match picture might decide this one. If Fire Emblem gets Marth and/or Roy in it, I don't think the match would be in question. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| Phediuk | Posted 6/28/2006 12:28:54 PM | message detail |
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Where do people get the idea that all of FE's strength comes from SSBM?
I didn't give two ****s about the series until I played FE7, and now
it's one of my favoriete game franchises ever. It's obvious the series has a sizable following independent of SSBM. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 6/28/2006 12:30:15 PM | message detail |
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All I know is that FE/SH will have the worst vote totals of the contest. Bingo! --- "A legend is nothing but fiction. Someone tells it, someone else remembers, everybody passes it on." |
| charmander6000 | Posted 6/28/2006 12:33:47 PM | message detail |
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Having Marth/Roy wouldn't hurt it and besides we've seen what it can do, take a look at Ness. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 6/28/2006 12:37:36 PM | message detail |
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The thing is...we don't know exactly how much SSB has helped Ness. We can only estimate. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |