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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 326
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| Tequilla Gundam | Posted 7/24/2006 7:45:04 PM | message detail |
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Also, MM wins the second night vote? What happened there? Only if you consider % dropping as winning. :) --- Scooped in a coupe, Snoop we got news/Your girl was trickin' while you was draped in your county blues I ain't been out a second/And already gotta do some mutha****in chin checkin |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2006 7:46:14 PM | message detail |
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Only if you consider % dropping as winning. :) That is traditionally what we'd call winning, even if the lead didn't decrease. Also, isn't Square supposed to do better with the night votes? --- Angsty_Lou: Everything has a sexual connotation if you just look long and hard enough. Theo72: U SED LONG AND HARD LOL |
| rpgapzx | Posted 7/24/2006 7:46:30 PM | message detail |
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On a more important note, this match will be break M/CII in 2,000 votes. --- SC2k6: 27/28 Perfect brackets left to leap: 69 Today: Bracket:FF Vote: MM |
| Tediz247 | Posted 7/24/2006 7:46:48 PM | message detail |
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Least to most? Solid ****/FE (Both were horrid) Sonic/SSB Megaman/FF [gap] SMB/Warcraft RE/SF --- That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end. ZSB [aX] |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/24/2006 7:46:57 PM | message detail |
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What does it matter? The difference in percentage is marginal at best.
Just because Mega Man took off a little bit doesn't mean it "won" it. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2006 7:47:28 PM | message detail |
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There. Solid ****/ FE http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse19.jpg Megaman/Final Fantasy http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse23.jpg Sonic/SSB http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse22.jpg SMB/Warcraft http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse21.jpg SF/RE http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse24.jpg --- Angsty_Lou: Everything has a sexual connotation if you just look long and hard enough. Theo72: U SED LONG AND HARD LOL |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2006 7:48:06 PM | message detail |
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From LeonhartForever Posted 7/24/2006 7:46:57 PM What does it matter? The difference in percentage is marginal at best. Just because Mega Man took off a little bit doesn't mean it "won" it. I was just wondering, since Square usually does better with both night votes. --- Angsty_Lou: Everything has a sexual connotation if you just look long and hard enough. Theo72: U SED LONG AND HARD LOL |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2006 7:48:29 PM | message detail |
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where's the second night vote? --- yzzyx |
| DaruniaTheGoron | Posted 7/24/2006 7:48:49 PM | message detail |
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I think Ceej intentionally made RE's pic so bad so this would be close. --- Sp2k6: 26/28 Rank: Tied for 467th Losses: Halo, GTA but im gonna cry if he (Sonic) loses. Yesterday's Pick: SSB Today: FF Tomorrow: SF - Zikten on the Sonic/SSB match |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 7/24/2006 7:49:04 PM | message detail |
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Sonic/SSB http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse22.jpg Solid ****/ FE http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse19.jpg Megaman/Final Fantasy http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse23.jpg SMB/Warcraft http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse21.jpg SF/RE http://www.gamefaqs.com/shared/bse/bse24.jpg --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=585036&topic=28425244 GAMEFAQS ARENA! Come fight with us. |
| MasterOfHunters | Posted 7/24/2006 7:55:08 PM | message detail |
| You have got to be kiddin me. This is the most biased pic I've ever seen! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 7:55:56 PM | message detail |
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It's no Snake/Sora, but it's up there. --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Final Fantasy vs. Mega Man - Bracket: FF - Vote: MM (26/28) |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2006 7:59:47 PM | message detail |
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If Street Fighter wins in a close fight, I'm, probably going to stay
away from the board two days from now. Who wants to see a bunch of
people whining about how the pic cost RE the match, even if it's true? Of course, I'll probably do the same if RE wins. Too many STREET FIGHTER LOST topics, both serious and jokingly, for my liking. --- Angsty_Lou: Everything has a sexual connotation if you just look long and hard enough. Theo72: U SED LONG AND HARD LOL |
| MasterOfHunters | Posted 7/24/2006 8:01:32 PM | message detail |
| Meh, at least you can identify Sora and Snake in that pic. |
| Tatsumaki Senpuu | Posted 7/24/2006 8:01:54 PM | message detail |
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.......................... How did Solid Snake find his way into that Resident Evil picture? Good grief, RE's side is ugly as you can get. --- "Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing." -- Solid Snake |
| ccbfan | Posted 7/24/2006 8:01:55 PM | message detail |
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The pic is ridicules. Wow, I seriously can not think of a more bias pic. My confidence in my RE pic just went out the window. I though this was a 55-45 match, now its looks like 50-50. People say pics don't matter but when they are this one sides it definitely matters. I mean, think Solid **** vs frog. Bah whatever, Street Fighter is my favorite series ever anyways so I'll still be happy is SF wins. |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 7/24/2006 8:09:58 PM | message detail |
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XD I never thought I'd see the day where people tried to use the 'DECREASE IN PERCENT=COMEBACK' mentality outside of these contests, but I just saw someone try to prove that the PSP was catching up to the DS in sales because the market share of each had leveled off since last year, despite the DS more than doubling the lead it had on the PSP. --- Angsty_Lou: Everything has a sexual connotation if you just look long and hard enough. Theo72: U SED LONG AND HARD LOL |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/24/2006 8:12:30 PM | message detail |
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WHAT THE **** at Resident Evil Gaiden sprites. -_- It's like Solid **** 2.0. Except even worse, since no one's played REG. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:17:14 PM | message detail |
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Ultima Division: Round 2 - Match 24 – (6)Street Fighter vs. (2)Resident Evil Moltar’s Analysis Street Fighter Round 1 – 64.77% vs. The Elder Scrolls (35.23%) The Elder Scrolls was untested, but it didn’t have the strength to take down Street Fighter. Resident Evil Round 1 – 87.76% vs. Shadow Hearts (12.24%) Wow, Shadow Hearts will be nothing more than fodder. The final match of Round 2, and it’s not a bad one either. This one has gotten some talk lately, but not as much as the other hotly debated matches. In fact, most of talk for this match was during the bracket-making period. Most people decided that Resident Evil would win this with ease, but the Street Fighter supporters are speaking out. Alright, we really can’t tell much about this match from Round 1, with TES being untested and SH being too fodder-ific. Still, if we were to judge on R1 performances alone, RE would win there. So I’ll take a different approach on this match. Overall, Resident Evil is the stronger Capcom franchise by a bit. Also, the RE series has one thing that SF doesn’t have. A big recent release, and the name of the game is RE4. Pre-RE4, I might have given SF the edge here, but with RE4 in RE’s corner, this match is all but over. Street Fighter 2, SF’s biggest game, isn’t all THAT strong. I mean, it did lose to SMRPG (omg SF2 lost?!?!), and while RE didn’t fare too well against MGS, I’d argue RE2 and most definitely RE4 are stronger than it. The only thing SF has going for it now is the nostalgia factor, and I doubt that’s going to be enough. RE wins quite easily. Moltar’s Bracket Says: Resident Evil will win. Moltar’s Prediction is: Street Fighter: 42% - Resident Evil: 58% Ulti’s Analysis Here we have two Capcom series. One features Resident Evil 4 and has a strong stake in every gaming generation since the PSX days. The other is a series that no one other than the most hardcore of fighting game fans (which are easily some of the most annoying in gaming; idiot SSBM fans only brought an existing mentality into a mainstream audience, rather than creating it outright) has cared about since the early 90s. What more can possibly be said? Prediction: Resident Evil with 66.65% Soul’s Analysis SF defeated Elder Scrolls with 64.77% RE defeated Shadow Hearts with 87.76% Here is the last contested match for a long while, and sadly it's an easy choice. Street Fighter defeated Elder Scrolls easily last round, but it was nothing compared to the blowout that RE gave to Shadow Hearts. Both looked very impressive last round. This round is a lot different though. Resident Evil is the clear favorite, for a few reasons. I could get into them all, but it's really obvious that the biggest reason is because of Resident Evil 4. RE4 is pretty popular on this site, but would that popularity equal contest strength? I hope so. I'm predicting Street Fighter will get closer then what a lot of people are thinking though. It's a pretty strong series on this site, but I doubt it will be stronger then Resident Evil. Although, Knuckles did beat Magus... My prediction: Resident Evil wins with 51.50% of the vote. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:17:27 PM | message detail |
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Leon’s Analysis After their first round matches, I was hoping I’d feel a bit more confident one way or the other on this one. I’ve had Street Fighter beating Resident Evil in my bracket from the very beginning, but it’s never something I’ve had a great deal of confidence about. It seems that nearly all of the intangibles are in Resident Evil’s favor. There’s the Favorite Capcom Series poll that favors Resident Evil even before RE4 came out, and there’s the fact that RE4 was the overwhelming Game of the Year. Really, I want to take Street Fighter as an upset pick in the off chance that it happens since I’ll likely be the only one on the Crew to take it. But then again, I don’t want to take an upset just for the sake of having an upset, and I’m not feeling good about it at this point. Street Fighter did score 65% on the Elder Scrolls, but we don’t know what that’s worth. Sure, Oblivion is a potential Game of the Year threat, but as we’ve seen repeatedly, just one game isn’t enough to put a series over the top. And I suppose it’s possible just having the title “Elder Scrolls” could have worked against it, too. For some reason, people were surprised when Resident Evil scored 85% against Shadow Hearts, but that was basically what I expected. Quite a few series in this contest could push 85% on it, though nearly 88% is impressive nonetheless. Maybe I’m the only one who’s getting concerned by this, but Fire Emblem did noticeably better against Metal Gear than Soul Calibur did, putting the fighting series on almost equal ground with Silent Hill. It’s hard to tell if it was the horrible Metal Gear picture or what, but seeing one survival horror series being equal to a fighting series has me concerned. After all, I wasn’t expecting anything at all from Silent Hill. I figured Soul Calibur would be far ahead of it. Fighting games generally aren’t held in high regard on this site, and this seems to drive that point in further. However, Street Fighter is probably the one exception to this rule, as it is widely respected by most gamers for its impact on the industry. Yet respect isn’t tantamount to popularity, so I don’t know if that’s worth very much. And while Resident Evil 4 is the reigning Game of the Year, bear in mind that Grand Theft Auto is a master at performing well in those polls (while Warcraft has sucked whenever it’s been involved in one), and it certainly didn’t look like a monster in this contest. We’ve also seen examples in favorites polls where the “favored” one doesn’t win (Bowser > Yoshi being the main example we have of this, though for some reason, Yoshi still beat Luigi, who actually did better than Bowser in that poll). In other words, who knows exactly which way it’s going to lean? Resident Evil is the favorite in this match, and probably rightfully so. Resident Evil 4 was huge and rejuvenated the series, while it’s been a long time since Street Fighter had a noteworthy release (Street Fighter Alpha 3 in 1998, and I didn’t even realize it had been THAT long until I looked it up). While both are Capcom, don’t expect any SFF or something like that. Two radically different genres here. I suppose if Street Fighter has an advantage, it’s the play rate. Nearly everyone has played one game at one point in their life, and in the “Favorite Survival Horror Series” poll, “I don’t play those kind of games” came in second with 18.77% of the vote, though Resident Evil got over 45% there as well. It’s easily the tops in its genre, though I’d wager Street Fighter is the tops in its genre, too. Unlike a lot of people around here, I believe Street Fighter actually has a good chance to win, but the odds are not in its favor. Yet it might be my love for Street Fighter (and my indifference toward Resident Evil) that’s giving me that impression, but…I’ve decided to take my chances on the upset here. Leonhart’s Prediction: Street Fighter with 51.99% |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:18:21 PM | message detail |
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HM’s Analysis Street Fighter Previous Matches : Street Fighter – 64.77% -- 71,526 The Elder Scrolls – 35.23% -- 38,904 Resident Evil Previous Matches : Resident Evil – 87.76% -- 97,696 Shadow Hearts – 12.24% -- 13,627 And we finally arrive at one of the last heavily debated matches of the contest with Street Fighter and Resident Evil. Their performances in the previous round did not really spread any new light on this match, but a lot of people were shocked to see Resident Evil put up such big numbers on Shadow Hearts, even if it was absolute fodder. Street Fighter did not put up a performance that was impressive or disappointing, though some felt it was the end of the line when it met Resident Evil. This has always been one of the most heavily debated matches in the entire contest, and I know it was the only match I actually went back in my bracket and changed my winner. Initially, I figured I would go ahead and choose Street Fighter to pull out the win, but I never really had any solid reasoning behind that choice – it just felt right. Once you start looking at all the advantages that Resident Evil has in its favor, though, you begin to realize that this match probably will not all that hard. As far as contest history goes, we have seen performances from both Street Fighter and Resident Evil numerous times. In the character battle, Ryu has always been one of the strongest entries whereas Resident Evil has never really produced a notable one. Jill started out good but eventually met a hard decline in more recent years. There were some other Resident Evil entries in 2002, but they’d likely be around the fodder area now. However, with the release of Resident Evil 4, we saw Leon Kennedy bust into the character contest and prove to be one of the best newcomers in the bracket, second to only Tifa and Vincent, I believe. He’s very close to Ryu, who is still a strong entry himself. In the games contest, both series were represented with Resident Evil and Street Fighter II. Once again, both of them ended up rather close in the stats, but favoring Street Fighter. However, we saw what was likely Street Fighter’s strongest singular game and only not Resident Evil’s. In all likelihood, it has two stronger games – Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4 – and that does not even mention being underrated through SFF. Most of the signs are here, at least, to point to Resident Evil having stronger games, and it has the added advantage of being a long running series with tons of games. The real deal breaker here for me, though, was the fact that Resident Evil got one of the biggest games of the generation – Resident Evil 4. It was not just a hyped release, but this was a resurrection of a franchise. It completely reinvented the way Resident Evil is played and the quality of the series shot up as a result. People who didn’t care for Resident Evil prior (Hi!) started anticipating RE5. The game just oozed quality in every way. I think that almost assuredly tips the balance in favor of Resident Evil, especially now that it is on both the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The two largest console fanbases at GameFAQs have been exposed to the game. Interestingly, no Street Fighter game has come out on the GameCube this generation, for whatever it is worth. If we are to look at sales, Resident Evil is Capcom’s highest selling franchise at 28 million copies sold. Street Fighter and Mega Man are tied at second with 24 million each. The number of games is only about ten or so behind Street Fighter, I believe, which completely removes the idea that Resident Evil does not have enough games to compete. The only other factor is that Street Fighter is much older than Resident Evil, but I sincerely doubt it matters that much. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:18:43 PM | message detail |
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This match is completely in favor of Resident Evil, I feel. I admit
that without RE4 I would be debating this match much more, but as it
stands, I cannot see Street Fighter even thinking about winning this
one. I’m not sure how the rest of the Crew is going to pick, but I have
a feeling they’ll be siding with Resident Evil, too. There is just too
much in RE’s favor. Aitch Emm’s Bracket : Resident Evil Aitch Emm’s Prediction : Resident Evil – 54% ; Street Fighter – 46% Aitch Emm’s Vote : Street Fighter Yoblazer’s Analysis Before I begin, a humble word of warning to all RE fans: expect a picture so horrid in its lopsidedness that it rivals the infamous Tidus/Super Smash Tsunami... thing. The Street Fighter sprites are legendary and recognized the world over. I don't know what CJayC is planning to use for Resident Evil, but I can bet it will look terribly out of place and, well, it'll just look like ass. For the few RE supporters who don't yet realize this - you have been forewarned. Now, this match did spark some debate early on, but most of that has been put to rest after the first round. While Street Fighter failed to double The Elder Scrolls, Resident Evil shocked the hell out of everyone by nearly hitting 88% against Shadow Hearts. Granted, its opponent is the weakest series in the bracket, but that does not take away from RE's incredible performance. It didn't just double, triple, or even quadruple Shadow Hearts; it pounded it to a level usually reserved for the contest elites. Make no mistake, to hit the high 80's, you MUST have some legitimate strength, and that's what Resident Evil proved to any and all the doubters. Outside of the contest, it seems to me that all the intangibles are stacked in Resident Evil's favor. The influential survival horror series burst onto the scene in 1996, just as 3D gaming was on a rise and Street Fighter's popularity was beginning to taper. During those few years, it's almost as if there was a shift of power within the Capcom empire. RE took the crown off SF's head and ran with it. It became Capcom's best selling series. It became Capcom's biggest series. While Street Fighter took a back seat to 3D fighters such as Tekken and Soul Calibur, RE was the undisputed king of its genre, and every new release was met with great anticipation and solid sales. Resident Evil had the late 90's, yes, but no one can deny the immense popularity and fan devotion Street Fighter gained during the early 90's. It doesn't matter if GameFAQs is into fighters or not; EVERYONE has played Street Fighter. Tons of people have very powerful emotional attachments to it, and I'd wager that it carries a nostalgia factor eclipsed only by a certain Italian plumber. When you consider that, this match has all the ingredients of a classic. Of course, then Capcom had to go and introduce Resident Evil to the Nintendo audience. Since 2002, Nintendo has thrice tasted what the premier survival horror series has to offer: first with the highly acclaimed REMake, second with the not-so-acclaimed but original and exclusive RE0, and last but certainly not least, with the outstanding RE4, which was overwhelmingly voted as the best and most popular game of all time. Street Fighter may have its age and a fanbase full of fond memories, but Resident Evil 4 gives RE the final push in the right direction. Street Fighter + Great history and credibility + Nostalgia factor rivaled by very few + Whored out like a mother + Established a genre - Ho-hum first round performance - What have you done for me lately? Resident Evil + Incredible first round performance + Good history and credibility + Hugely popular game was released just last year + Whored out like a mother + Established a genre - It's going to get dismantled soon enough My prediction: Resident Evil def. Street Fighter (59-41) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:19:25 PM | message detail |
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Mnm’s Analysis Battle Music: The Third Malformation of 'G' (RE2) Super busy today, so another super short analysis. A couple of years ago, Resident Evil/Street Fighter would probably have been a toss-up. Street Fighter dominated in the 16-bit era, while Resident Evil was extremely popular during the 32-bit era. Since then, Resident Evil has had RE4, and that alone is the difference. RE definitely will not be blowing out SF though. I put *zero* stock in RE's beating of Shadow Hearts. Nobody cares about Shadow Hearts on this site. Any well known/popular series would have blown it out. Street Fighter probably would have done about as well. Street Fighter itself turned a supposed debated match with The Elder Scrolls into a standard beating. It definitely has some strength. Just not enough to top Resident Evil. RE4 gives Resident Evil a comfortable win. Bracket: Resident Evil Vote: Street Fighter Prediction: Resident Evil with 56.35% HaRRich’s Analysis Predicted winner: Resident Evil Earlier this contest: ---SF - 64.77% on The Elder Scrolls ---RE - 87.76% on Shadow Hearts Top 100 List comparison: ---RE4 - #14, RE - #53 (Fun-fact: RE Code: Veronica was on the drop-down list but didn't finish in the top 100) ---SF2 - #47 Best Game Ever x-stat comparison: ---RE - 16.86% (was behind FF7/MGS) ---SF2 - 24.08% I'll be brief because I've typed alot lately and I've talked about this match...alot. Don't forget Dilated Chemist, you and I have a sig-bet on this match that lasts the rest of the contest: 1) http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=523 2) http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1454 3) Both of those polls were before RE4 came out. 4) RE4 > SF2...in fact, RE4 on Gamecube or PS2 alone (your choice) SF2. 5) RE's had more big hits for its series. 6) RE's put out a more recent respected release than SF. 7) RE has sold more than SF. 8) Before the PS2 release, Leon -- solely off of RE2 and RE4 -- could nearly beat Ryu, the icon of SF. Resident Evil wins with 59.12% Lopen’s Analysis Man, I said I wasn't going to reference any polls in my analyses, but for this one, I just have to! It's the warcry of the RE supporter, and I'd hate to leave it behind. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=1454 So, you've got that all absorbed? Now the gist of what people seem to be saying is "Street Fighter was beaten by Resident Evil in this poll, and Resident Evil had the big time hit Resident Evil 4 since then so it's a lock!". Okay, but here're the problems, suckas. 1. You don't think the Marvel vs. voters are going to vote for Street Fighter in the event of Street Fighter vs. Resident Evil? I'd say it's all but assured. You add that to Street Fighter, and Street Fighter's winning by about 3%. 2. Mega Man took the majority of the vote. Who do you think a Mega Man voter's more likely to vote for? The fresh new PS series, or the old school Street Fighter? Me, I'm thinking Street Fighter is a lot more likely to take second place with these fellows than RE is. Basically, what I'm saying is… hold this match back when that poll was taken, and RE doesn't win at all! It loses. I'd go as far as to take around a 60-40 in favor of SF, in fact. Now, since then, RE has had RE4, a recent GotY, but man, I can't trust the significance of one release when it comes to a series. Not enough to turn what I think is around a 20% difference. Look at Metroid, look at GTA! They've both been more impressive in recent GotY polls than RE could hope for, and look where it got them! Both series disappointed. There's more to voting than just the strong games. Nostalgia and age shall best you, RE4! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:19:53 PM | message detail |
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Oh, sure, Resident Evil looked like a house of fiyah last round, but I'm not convinced Street Fighter does any worse. It's just Shadow Hearts, people. No one cares about it, they'd have rather voted for Guilty Gear, remember? Lopen's Prediction: Street Fighter with 54.54% Comments: OH GOD, WHY DID WE WRITE THESE BEFORE THE PIC WENT UP!?!?!?!?!?1 |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/24/2006 8:20:25 PM | message detail |
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lol lopen Also, I see SF being more heavily favored by bracket makers than RE for whatever reason. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2006 8:22:37 PM | message detail |
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I dunno, go look at SF's prediction percentage vs. TES. I guess TES is somewhat of a trap, but that's still low. --- yzzyx |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/24/2006 8:25:01 PM | message detail |
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Your face is a trap! I mean uh.... look at CV and KH! --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| steve illumina | Posted 7/24/2006 8:25:33 PM | message detail |
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Revered on 7 continents...admired from Board 8 to LUE and back again...he is... Steve Illumina Making my way out from the curtains, holding a lil mic..."Greetings to all my fans and fanbabies, to the noobs and elites alike! I am of course, Steve Illumina, your resident satirical analyst..." "As is traditional here on Steve Illumina Speaks, we begin with the Tale of the Tape, or shall I say, the Disc" 'HADOKEN! SHORYUKEN! Y'TAI!!!!' VS 'We are the Umbrella Corporation...' Sage's Pick: ZANGIEF! VEGA! RYU! & CHUN LI! Fanbabies' Pick: Leon, Jill & Claire... Blast from the Past: Popo's Pick: RE I Walk to the pulpit and commence preaching... "My fans and fanbabies, lovers and haters...today I implore you all to think of the history of the gaming hobby we all embrace...and when you do...think of the series that made fighting games what they are today...the series that spawned the evolution of the fighting genre, the idea of games being re-made with extra features and enhancements, the first movie that actually was decent based on a game, and the series that gave rise to the greatest fighter of all time, and the contest's biggest snub, Mortal Kombat!" "Think of Resident Evil? What has it ever done? Sure it invented the survival horror genre. Yah it even had 2 ok movies. It even had remakes, and rereleases with extra features, and gave rise to the far better series The Suffering, Siren, and Dino Crisis!" "Both series are made by Capcom, both have million sellers and lots of fans and all that too. But Street Fighter is the series that revived arcades and gave them one final hurrah in the form of fighting games, which in their heyday, revitalized the dying industry and delayed its eventual decay into nothing but dance games and redemption (ticket) stuff like Skee Ball, basically, kiddie hangouts. Resident Evil? What has it done to be as loved worldwide as SF? Sure they are good games to play through once, but then, they are trade-in bait! SF, however, endures!" "Street Fighter games have been played more by more people than any other series ever, except for the Big 3 of Mario, FF, and Zelda worldwide. Every gamer who calls themselves a gamer from 1991 onward knows and respects the series and what it did for gaming. Ryu, the star, has been a Sweet 16 performer in nearly all, if not all, of his contest appearances. M Bison had a nice showing too in the Villain tourney. RE Characters? Duds...and nothing more. " "Without hesitation when I made my bracket, I chose SF over RE. I always have believed RE was overrated here. I always knew RE characters were duds in the brackets. And, I always felt that fighting gamers like me have been itching to make a statement for years. Of all the upsets I saw as possible, this one, risky as it was to pick, would be the one match that if I was right, would propel me to leaderboard glory. And while Sonic...that miserable failure...failed me...and ruined me and gave the noobs something to cheer about...it is SF that will make them all sulk back to their couches and fire up another round of Melee and blame their RE loss on the PIC...or the DAY VOTE...or the ASIAN vote...or some other lame excuse!" "SF shall do it! Do not fail me Guile! Make me proud Balrog! Even you Dan! Do it for me, the Sage of Board 8!" --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Score: 28/30. Next Win: SF... |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 7/24/2006 8:25:43 PM | message detail |
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Oooh, I can post afterward and pretend I'm part of the Analysis Crew! PAY ATTENTION MOLTAR So Resident Evil got here by destroying Shadow Hearts, a series that approximately eight people have heard of (and five have played). Street Fighter got here by beating The Elder Scrolls, which may have been anything from an absolute gladiator to first-rate fodder (we'll know soon enough). After Mega Man, both are probably in contention for Capcom's second-strongest series... ...or are they?!? I submit for your evidence the indisputable facts that: 1. Fans will assume that Ryu is doing a Kamehameha in the pic and anti-vote SF because of it. 2. UM HOLY CRAP WTF IS THAT Prediction: Nobody votes, which means CATS wins with 44.59%. --- This was Ed Bellis. |
| yoshifan823 | Posted 7/24/2006 8:26:02 PM | message detail |
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Is there a chat? --- http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=585036&topic=28425244 GAMEFAQS ARENA! Come fight with us. |
| Lopen | Posted 7/24/2006 8:28:02 PM | message detail |
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XD at that picture. I was like... "Where's the "RE winning" side?" Then
I realized the rightmost blob was feebly brandishing a gun at Akuma. --- Raiden is still [!!] nominations short! http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=27664244 |
| charmander6000 | Posted 7/24/2006 8:28:32 PM | message detail |
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RE will probably get the day vote over SF. --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| FFDragon | Posted 7/24/2006 8:29:34 PM | message detail |
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****ty pic or not, RE has this in the bag. --- Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE! (Metal Gear Solid 2) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 7/24/2006 8:36:49 PM | message detail |
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SF should make it interesting though before RE runs with it. Come on, Europeans! --- Moltar Status: Disappointed, I lost my perfect bracket. Final Fantasy vs. Mega Man - Bracket: FF - Vote: MM (26/28) |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2006 8:39:09 PM | message detail |
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just like Mario RPG! hmm, FF with 79.45%. MM is probably a bit of a trap to some people. I know we're losing at least one perfect as well. --- yzzyx |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/24/2006 8:42:41 PM | message detail |
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Final Fantasy with 86.34% --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 7/24/2006 8:50:22 PM | message detail |
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FF with... uhh... 80.77%. --- This was Ed Bellis. |
| Draco1214 | Posted 7/24/2006 8:50:54 PM | message detail |
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Final Fantasy with 89% of the brackets. --- Organization XIII - Number III - Xordac Currently Playing - Suikoden V, Street Fighter Alpha 3, New Super Mario Bros. |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 7/24/2006 8:51:12 PM | message detail |
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I cannot believe FF broke 100k in this match. --- Be a good little washing machine, now... o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/24/2006 8:51:55 PM | message detail |
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Breaking 100K with less than a tripling really is insane. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| Phediuk | Posted 7/24/2006 8:53:07 PM | message detail |
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91% for FF. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 7/24/2006 8:53:10 PM | message detail |
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SMB/SSB and FF/SMB is going to be insane. Not as insane as Zelda/FF, of course. --- sig |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/24/2006 8:53:55 PM | message detail |
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SMB/SSB and FF/SMB is going to be insane. Not really... SMB/SSB is going to lack in votals thanks to the SFF fest. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| HaRRicH | Posted 7/24/2006 8:55:32 PM | message detail |
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89.9% for FF. You mean low vote-totals in a shared-fanbase match like Pokemon/Metroid, where there was 125,259? --- Miss my Four-Pack Of Fun? Go here: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=585007 |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2006 8:56:09 PM | message detail |
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there also wasn't any noticable SFF in that match. --- yzzyx |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/24/2006 8:56:10 PM | message detail |
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There was no noticeable SFF in Metroid/Pokemon, however. Metroid/Kirby had crappy vote totals. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| LeonhartForever | Posted 7/24/2006 8:56:31 PM | message detail |
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I use crappy in a relative sense, of course. --- SC2K6 Nominations: Squall, Roxas, Serge, Seifer, Laguna, The Prince of Persia, Nightmare, Sub-Zero, Captain Falcon, Raiden |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2006 8:56:46 PM | message detail |
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but really, this contest has had SMB/Zelda/FF have high vote totals
just because they're involved. you don't need a Nintendo-Square matchup
to get high vote totals in this here contest. just throw one of those
three in. --- yzzyx |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 7/24/2006 8:58:03 PM | message detail |
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You mean low vote-totals in a shared-fanbase match like Pokemon/Metroid, where there was 125,259? Except that I said forever before that match and still believe little to no SFF occurred in that match. Aside from appearing on Nintendo systems, they have 0 reason to share a fanbase overlap of any significance. And regardless, if you don't think SFF matches have notoriously fared worse in the votal department than other matches, you're crazy. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids |
| trannyscience | Posted 7/24/2006 8:59:06 PM | message detail |
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oh, and I expect RE to take the board vote because of bracket voting. from there, who knows what happens. --- yzzyx |