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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 299
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| shadow8021 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:18:58 PM | message detail |
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Did Star Ocean ever have Burger King toys and theatrical releases? I think not. --- Series Contest Score: 2/2 Today's Pick: Pokemon |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/3/2006 9:19:06 PM | message detail |
| Closet beasts? C'mon, people. What in this bracket do you honestly think Pokemon beats that isn't pure crap? |
| Buy A Dreamcast | Posted 7/3/2006 9:19:20 PM | message detail |
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Thats the thing....they're both pretty obscure yoblazer. So how does Xenogears happen to have a bigger one? Xenogears was a huge commodity on the used market and it probably had a resurgence of interest when Xenosaga came out. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| ApplesauceSign | Posted 7/3/2006 9:19:43 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, seriously. I mean, I bet that Pokemon game could ev- oh wait. ^5 IMO --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/3/2006 9:20:13 PM | message detail |
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Xenogears is Squaresoft. Star Ocean isn't. How is this hard to understand? Every single non-Square RPG anything has proven to be total crap in these contests. (Well besides Pokemon, oddly enough =p) And no, SO3 is not Square. ~*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 |
| Janus5000 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:20:13 PM | message detail |
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Why is this a surprise? Board 8 has always overrated the living hell out of RPG entities in these contests. If you're a non-Square RPG anything in these polls, you're probably going to end up fodder. Kinda ironic that this is right after MMX disappointed against an RPG entity. --- "Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything." |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/3/2006 9:20:30 PM | message detail |
| Pokemon is 70% on Star Ocean! NINTENDO BOOST REDUX |
| DeepHyren12 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:20:59 PM | message detail |
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"There's very little difference between the two (Pikachu and Pokemon) in the eyes of the voting audience." I disagree completely. Pikachu represents everything everyone hates about pokemon: the overexposed, marketing, cuddly-cute image. That's what causes pokemon to be anti-voted so much. When you say pikachu, people think about the horrid TV show and massive marketing campaigns. When you say pokemon, people remember the nostalgic times battling their friends over lunch, desperately trying not to get caught by the teachers. And, judging by the poll right now, I'd say I'm correct. --- During the struggle, all Hayner could think about was Roxas' balls. |
| ApplesauceSign | Posted 7/3/2006 9:21:04 PM | message detail |
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It's under 70! Yes, I'm going to take solice in the fact that it avoids the doubling. This is a sad, sad day for my bracket. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| Who Cares? | Posted 7/3/2006 9:21:07 PM | message detail |
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Yeeeeah, so I guess we can forget the idea of ever seeing Fayt in the
character contest. Atleast SO finally got to see a contest I guess.
>_> --- Character Noms: Ken, Chun-Li, Kasumi, Morrigan, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Buy A Dreamcast | Posted 7/3/2006 9:21:09 PM | message detail |
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Kinda ironic that this is right after MMX disappointed against an RPG entity. Well, to be fair, it only "disappointed" in the sense that it fell 2.5% short of a tripling. --- "An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows." |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/3/2006 9:21:57 PM | message detail |
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Another dip in percentage, but the percentage of votes Pokemon is
getting each update has been increasing. That update, it got 69.17% of
the vote. Pokemon should be comfortable from here on out, even if it completely bombs the day vote. --- sig |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/3/2006 9:22:11 PM | message detail |
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Kinda ironic that this is right after MMX disappointed against an RPG entity. LOL MARIO KART IS GOING TO WIN NOW. I love the stats topic during contest season. I bet half of you already have the rest of the contest's results mapped out in your heads down to within a couple percents on each match. ~*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 |
| NewLib | Posted 7/3/2006 9:22:15 PM | message detail |
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Wow Star Ocean is pathetic. Seriously never thought Suikoden would be stronger. --- Where am I? |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 7/3/2006 9:22:21 PM | message detail |
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Holy crap. I knew Pokemon was still going to win. But DAYAM --- ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand. |
| ApplesauceSign | Posted 7/3/2006 9:22:33 PM | message detail |
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For history's sake, did Pokemon do better or worse against Xenogears during the day? --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/3/2006 9:22:40 PM | message detail |
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But come on Ulti, the only marketing Squaresoft really did for Xenogears was what, a demo in Brave Fencer Musashi? Yeah... --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/3/2006 9:22:40 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Squall totally disappointed against Geno. ~*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 7/3/2006 9:22:41 PM | message detail |
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Thats the thing....they're both pretty obscure yoblazer. So how does Xenogears happen to have a bigger one? It's a better game? I can't really tell you for sure, since I've never completed a Japanese RPG in my life (unless you count Pokemon). All I know is that I've heard people talk about Xenogears for years, and the first time I've ever actually noticed someone mention Star Ocean was when HM began arguing for it. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/3/2006 9:23:31 PM | message detail |
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Heh, aye, I understand. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 7/3/2006 9:23:36 PM | message detail |
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...holy crap. 0_0 ...that's my contribution to today, folks. Have fun! --- This was Ed Bellis. Summer 2005 Fanfiction Project: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=28403845 |
| ApplesauceSign | Posted 7/3/2006 9:24:01 PM | message detail |
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I should have known that yoblazer is infallible aside from one match a contest. ;_; --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| Who Cares? | Posted 7/3/2006 9:24:17 PM | message detail |
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Xenogears is Squaresoft. Star Ocean isn't. How is this hard to
understand? Every single non-Square RPG anything has proven to be total
crap in these contests. Indeed! I know the Villains Contest was crap, but I'd like to think Vergil/Ghaleon, Wesker/Luca, & Bison/Albedo showed us at least that much. --- Character Noms: Ken, Chun-Li, Kasumi, Morrigan, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/3/2006 9:24:36 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Squall totally disappointed against Geno. Well, did he beat Magus??? That's right, I DON'T THINK HE DID |
| Eggplant Lord | Posted 7/3/2006 9:25:18 PM | message detail |
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I suppose it wasn't the smartest thing to do to doubt Pokemon's place
in this contest. Pokemon is a franchise and a legend: its name should be stronger than any individual element of its universe. Oh well. /// *Stares at FFVA game info with bloodshot eyes* Release date... Coming... |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/3/2006 9:26:09 PM | message detail |
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Okay. That does it. NOMINATE MEWTWO FOR THE FALL CONTEST. --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/3/2006 9:26:52 PM | message detail |
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I don't get it though Ulti. Whats the difference between how Xenogears can have strength, but not SO? BLATANT ANALYSIS PLUG! 2. Speaking of Xenogears, people seem to forget that it was in an SFF match with FFVII. People see that it got a solid 19.97% and assumed that it probably didn’t get SFF’d at all. Look closer. Xenogears and FFVII were simultaneous Square projects on the PSX. With most of Square’s resources going to FFVII, Xenogears was delayed. Parasite Eve was the next big Square hit for the PSX. Parasite Eve came with a Xenogears demo. Xenogears was released later that year. Given FFVII’s immense popularity then, most people who bought Xenogears were undoubtedly people who bought or at least played FFVII. They pretty much share the exact same fanbase. As for Xenogears’ sales numbers, those are a bit skewed since Xenogears wasn’t mass-produced. It became a commodity on the used market, and the demand for the game became so great that Square re-released it as a greatest hit 3 years later. Xenogears didn’t beat Pokemon because of Pokemon’s weakness. It was due to Xenogears’ strength. Xenogears and Pokemon G/S/C are most likely underrated in the SpC2k4 stats. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 7/3/2006 9:28:58 PM | message detail |
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Geez, this is like when Master Hand tearassed into Kuja and you were
all fantasizing on how strong it was and how it would take the
four-pack. REALITY CHECK 1.) Metroid will KILL Pokemon (just for anyone that needed it). 2.) Pokemon loses to Xenogears in any shape or form. Yeah, the whole series loses to it. 3.) Pokemon loses to everything that isn't a 7 or 8 seed in this contest aside from Fire Emblem, Silent Hill, and possibly The Elder Scrolls. It also loses to multiple 7/8 seeds. It's not strong. SO is weak. |
| charmander6000 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:28:59 PM | message detail |
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NOMINATE MEWTWO FOR THE FALL CONTEST. If I win that's who I'll make everyone nominate --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:29:41 PM | message detail |
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BLATANT ANALYSIS PLUG! Yoblazer’s Analysis The third contest match is the first one that's actually been the focus of debate. Hmm... maybe if we didn't have ONE GUY WHO DOES THIS FOR EVERY SINGLE CONTEST, we could devote more time to other, better matches. Ah well, I guess it's contest tradition by now. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/3/2006 9:29:58 PM | message detail |
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NOMINATE MEWTWO FOR THE FALL CONTEST. You know...I think I will. If I have an extra spot that is. --- Moltar Status: Excited, the Contest is here at last! Pokemon vs. Star Ocean - Bracket: Pokemon - Vote: Pokemon (2/2) |
| yoblazer33 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:30:29 PM | message detail |
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And there goes my professionalism. I'm sorry again, HM. --- Board 8: Where Wii treat each other right. |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/3/2006 9:30:36 PM | message detail |
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From longbladeofhiko Posted 7/4/2006 12:22:40 AM #317 But come on Ulti, the only marketing Squaresoft really did for Xenogears was what, a demo in Brave Fencer Musashi? Yeah... Were you alive during the late 1990s? Square was so dominant in the market due to FF7 that even their crappy games sold like hotcakes. ~*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 |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/3/2006 9:30:37 PM | message detail |
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Wow, Pokémon's percentage just went UP. --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/3/2006 9:31:14 PM | message detail |
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**** me. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| dragoontheguy | Posted 7/3/2006 9:31:22 PM | message detail |
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Holy crap, pokemon actually gained percentage that update. Looks like it's finally stabilized just under the 70% mark. --- When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. ~ Victor Hugo {WoT}~> Board 408 |
| NewLib | Posted 7/3/2006 9:31:30 PM | message detail |
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Pokemon will finish above 70%. I assure it! --- Where am I? |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/3/2006 9:31:37 PM | message detail |
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Oh man, double SFF is gonna do wonders to SO's X-stats value. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga, Capcom vs. SNK 2 |
| therealmnm | Posted 7/3/2006 9:31:57 PM | message detail |
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Were you alive during the late 1990s? Square was so dominant in the
market due to FF7 that even their crappy games sold like hotcakes. *bought nearly every Square game after FFVII* Hey, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, and Brave Fencer Musashi were gems! --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/3/2006 9:32:11 PM | message detail |
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Were you alive during the late 1990s? Square was so dominant in the
market due to FF7 that even their crappy games sold like hotcakes. I wasn't 10 till about 99 so I didn't pay much attention to the market :P --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/3/2006 9:32:30 PM | message detail |
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**** me. Pikachu's got you covered. =P --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| Slowflake | Posted 7/3/2006 9:32:39 PM | message detail |
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Okay. I've seen so much stupidity on the board already, I'm off to bed. --- I do declare, old chap! Even a Doom score could not possibly justify the unwarranted combustion of kittens! |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 7/3/2006 9:32:39 PM | message detail |
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Hey, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, and Brave Fencer Musashi were gems! Your damn right they were! --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend Masa JUST LIKE UR MOM LOLO AND URS TO LALA-Tombolo |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/3/2006 9:32:50 PM | message detail |
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If I win that's who I'll make everyone nominate I'm right there with you, bud. Mewtwo is my new Guru fantasy pick. ~*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 |
| ApplesauceSign | Posted 7/3/2006 9:32:55 PM | message detail |
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Fact or Fiction: SO will finish below Tanner. Okay, so I'm not really serious, but god DAMN. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids. |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 7/3/2006 9:33:04 PM | message detail |
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Oh man, double SFF is gonna do wonders to SO's X-stats value. X_x 0.5%. --- caps |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/3/2006 9:33:29 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, SO's vote totals each update are decreasing. Pokemon's aren't so stable yet. --- sig |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 7/3/2006 9:33:37 PM | message detail |
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Karma Hunter, can you get on AIM for a second? ~*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 |
| dragoontheguy | Posted 7/3/2006 9:34:01 PM | message detail |
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Okay. I've seen so much stupidity on the board already, I'm off to bed. I actuallyjust realized that I haven't wandered outside this topic since the match started. The board must be in chaos right now. --- When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. ~ Victor Hugo {WoT}~> Board 408 |
| AsurasKordoth | Posted 7/3/2006 9:34:06 PM | message detail |
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A bit late for this, but... Wtf 10k people thought MMX would lose? Were there really that many favorite brackets? --- ~AK~ |