GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 347
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| longbladeofhiko | Posted 8/23/2006 7:26:37 PM | message detail |
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Actually the OBJECTION! fad gained e-props for him from me. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| dot dot dor | Posted 8/23/2006 7:27:19 PM | message detail |
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yeah, reading the stats topic isn't a prerequisite for posting in it apparently. --- xyzzy |
| swirIdude | Posted 8/23/2006 7:31:16 PM | message detail |
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Oh, is that so? --- The *only* good thing about this contest is that Ceej might share with us the split between female/male nominations for Samus. ~creativename |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 8/23/2006 7:43:48 PM | message detail |
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chyeaaaaah buddy best account evar up thurr <_< --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| swirIdude | Posted 8/23/2006 7:48:45 PM | message detail |
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UP WHURR? --- The *only* good thing about this contest is that Ceej might share with us the split between female/male nominations for Samus. ~creativename |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 8/23/2006 7:50:30 PM | message detail |
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RIGHT THURR RIGHT THURR --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/23/2006 8:03:50 PM | message detail |
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1) Nice alt. 2) Yeah, I wondered if my post came off as a lil' too serious, heh. It's all good though. --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/23/2006 8:05:46 PM | message detail |
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in today's poll, I hope Wii can stay above 50% in this match. I mean poll! --- “Back in my day we used to actually play our videogames instead of watching them.” - Vivi0198 | Z1mZum owned me |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/23/2006 8:27:19 PM | message detail |
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I wish today's poll had some way to show the voters that already had a
360 -- there's not really any reason to vote 360 when they already have
it, unless it's the only system they want... ...not that there's lots and lots of 360-owners here, but it would have been nice to see. --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| steve illumina | Posted 8/23/2006 8:34:01 PM | message detail |
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Been gone for 2 weeks...I come back...and I am glad to see that the
nerdboys dreams of Jay Solano and Midgar Zolom were soundly defeated... The lineup of topics for this summer's (autumn's?) contest is filling fast! As the one analyst that entertains as well as educates, I am always looking for new creative ways to push the boundaries of my talents here...and I have decided to give my fans and detractors too a chance to make it in one of my first round columns! So....any fanboys or fangirls who totally idolize a non-first tier character (i.e. Cloudites and other first tier peeps dont count!) who makes the bracket field AND who want to be a part of one of my revered analysis columns this time, for some good old fashioned fanbaby bashing, email me at illuminasteve78@yahoo.com and express your interest, and give me your AIM or Yahoo Messenger screen name so I can contact ya! Serious inquiries only! :) Now then, I must meditate on the #1 and #8 seeds...I do see some fluff already! --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Beaten by Z1m...may he revel in his Guru glory! |
| Team Rocket Elite | Posted 8/23/2006 8:38:44 PM | message detail |
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Been gone for 2 weeks...I come back...and I am glad to see that the
nerdboys dreams of Jay Solano and Midgar Zolom were soundly defeated... And you get Nidoran F instead! --- I got pwnt by Z1mZum in the July 2006 Guru Contest. Support Toadette for the Summer 2006 Contest! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 8/23/2006 8:39:20 PM | message detail |
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come on Marina Liteyears.. :( --- “Back in my day we used to actually play our videogames instead of watching them.” - Vivi0198 | Z1mZum owned me |
| steve illumina | Posted 8/23/2006 8:42:43 PM | message detail |
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And you get Nidoran F instead! "Grumble, grumble" Well, I can have fun bashing the name of this character at least... --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Beaten by Z1m...may he revel in his Guru glory! |
| steve illumina | Posted 8/23/2006 8:50:07 PM | message detail |
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Oh how I hope to see Kitana...or Rydia...or Celes... why cant the dreams of the Sage of Board 8 be realized! Ceej, 'please heed my call'! Give the Mistress of the Fans her due...! 'Here's a fish!' :) --- Steve Illumina: Sage of Board 8 & Elitist Analyst Beaten by Z1m...may he revel in his Guru glory! |
| plasmabeam | Posted 8/23/2006 9:36:04 PM | message detail |
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A lot of people have been turned off to the Prime series because of MP2, and then you've got to factor the Metroid series not being that popular in the first place. I just want to clear up a few things here. First of all, MP2 was not a disappointment. The only disappointing thing about it was its poor sales (I think, barely over 500,000). Now why did it sell so poorly? Surprisingly, the original MP is the one that deserves the blame. Casual audiences simply weren't satisfied with the Metroid formula, and they had no reason to buy it's sequel. Seriously, no one really seems to care about Metroid, aside from hardcore fans of the series. Second, MP3:C will sell somewhere between MP and MP2. Prime let too many people down for it to be a major hit, but people hungry for a shooter for their new system, that's tailor-made for shooters, will pick it up. The reality of it is that Zelda will be in the spotlight, waiting for SMG and Brawl to take its place. --- Wind Waker was as easy as a drunken hooker, I'll give you that. - ugly man ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| Big Bob | Posted 8/23/2006 9:43:11 PM | message detail |
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I was a bit confused about why MP2 got so little attention. For one, MP
was a smash success, so why wouldn't people want more of it? MP2 was
also released at the beginning of the video game drought that plagued
the gamecube. MP2 is still a good game, yet I don't know one person
other than me who bought and played it. --- Damned Z1mZum, beating me by one point. I'm gonna be pissed if Toadette makes 2k6 and Mewtwo doesn't. |
| Ed Bellis | Posted 8/23/2006 9:49:33 PM | message detail |
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Oh and for some reason I consider Crono finally getting a one seed more shocking than Sora. Funnily enough, Crono's seed has gone up by one every year since 2002. At this rate he'll have to be in the Tournament of Champions... as a 0 seed!!! --- This was Ed Bellis, servant to the mighty Guru Z1mZum. Congrats, buddy! |
| voltch | Posted 8/23/2006 11:53:49 PM | message detail |
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crono is still the fith strongest character right? --- Z1mZum humiliated me to hell and back in the Best.Series.Ever contest. |
| ChichiriMuyo | Posted 8/24/2006 12:29:30 AM | message detail |
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Samus > Crono --- Z1mzum kicked my ass in the guru contest, so now I have to kiss his ass. Detective in Sir Chris' Police |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 8/24/2006 12:44:28 AM | message detail |
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You can say that many people were turned off to MP2 due to the first
game (and honestly, I certainly believe it), but GameFAQs isn't that
crowd -- they took to it pretty well. 45% on Wind Waker is no joke,
really. But for the crowd that was hooked on MP1, I know MP2 is considered far and wide a disappointment. And the reasons are numerous. It's even less casual friendly than its prequel, only it is stubbornly more resistant to the kind of sequence breaking that made Metroid such a sensation among the hardcore crowd in the first place, and Dark Aether can be a pretty damn irritating place. There aren't as many varieties in terms of area, it doesn't feel as epic...there's little doubt that it turned off even *more* people to the Prime series even if you want to blame Prime 1 for doing it initially. Does it stop MP2 from helping out Samus? Of course not -- I'm sure that the 3D Sonic games help the blue blur, that MGS2 helps Snake, and that Wind Waker helped out Link. It's just not as much as it could be. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Phediuk | Posted 8/24/2006 6:17:55 AM | message detail |
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Guys, you seem to be forgetting that Metroid Prime 2 was released only
one week after Halo 2, on the same day as Half-Life 2 and Metal Gear
Solid 3, and one week before the DS launch. And San Andreas had just
been released a couple of weeks earlier. It was competing with all of
those game when it was first released. And MP2 is not as good as the original Prime. Period. If you say it is, you're wrong. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| Phediuk | Posted 8/24/2006 6:19:35 AM | message detail |
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Actually, World of Warcraft was released just one week later, too.
Another huge game to compete with. The Metroid name simply does not
have enough buzz among the general public to stand up against all of
those brands. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| WilhuffTarkin | Posted 8/24/2006 6:28:22 AM | message detail |
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And MP2 is not as good as the original Prime. Period. If you say it is, you're wrong. Never played it. But I think that Slowflake said he though MP2 was better than the original. --- Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances. |
| WilhuffTarkin | Posted 8/24/2006 9:46:17 AM | message detail |
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crono is still the fith strongest character right? As of right now, I believe it's Link > Cloud Strife > Sephiroth > Mario > Samus Aran > Crono > Mega Man > Sonic the Hedgehog > Solid Snake. Some of those placings may be liable to change during the upcoming contest. --- Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances. |
| LessThan3Presea | Posted 8/24/2006 11:46:35 AM | message detail |
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Still no bracket, huh? I was hoping Ceej would release it yesterday and
have Squall as a 2 seed in Sora's division as a birthday present for
him! Elite Eight bound, baby! --- "A huge void in her heart. It is filled not by darkness, but kindness from others." - Presea Combatir, the Empty Soul |
| AmazingKirby | Posted 8/24/2006 11:50:05 AM | message detail |
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Sora's the one reaching the Elite Eight this year! --- caps |
| LessThan3Presea | Posted 8/24/2006 11:51:47 AM | message detail |
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Then he would have a division that rivals the Villains Contest for crappiness! --- "A huge void in her heart. It is filled not by darkness, but kindness from others." - Presea Combatir, the Empty Soul |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 8/24/2006 11:53:24 AM | message detail |
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MP2 is better than the original. Oh, and thinking Sora has a shot at the Elite 8 is insane. --- Explicit Content Cheer Up Emo Kids - Team Tranny Did! |
| jonthomson | Posted 8/24/2006 11:55:05 AM | message detail |
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MP2 isn't as good as the original by a long shot. Too many recycled
areas, the whole light/dark think was a gimmick best done a decade
earlier, the only thing that was an improvement was the difficulty. Then again, Super Metroid pwns both of them from a great height. --- Jon Thomson - Z1mZum pwned me good and proper. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 8/24/2006 11:57:05 AM | message detail |
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MP2 > MP > ZM > SM. Fact o' life. --- “I haven’t invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess].” – Shigeru Miyamoto |
| swirIdude | Posted 8/24/2006 12:46:34 PM | message detail |
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Says the John Kerry of Board 8. --- The *only* good thing about this contest is that Ceej might share with us the split between female/male nominations for Samus. ~creativename |
| plasmabeam | Posted 8/24/2006 12:57:07 PM | message detail |
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MP > SM > RoS > MP2 > ZM > Fusion > Original >>> Hunters --- Wind Waker was as easy as a drunken hooker, I'll give you that. - ugly man ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 8/24/2006 1:07:40 PM | message detail |
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Says the John Kerry of Board 8. Fortunately, it's been that way since I played MP2. --- “I haven’t invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess].” – Shigeru Miyamoto |
| LessThan3Presea | Posted 8/24/2006 1:29:00 PM | message detail |
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As someone who has very little Metroid experience, I cannot make such
an inequality! All I can say is, from what I've played (Metroid Prime
and SOME Zero Mission), it's not that great! --- "A huge void in her heart. It is filled not by darkness, but kindness from others." - Presea Combatir, the Empty Soul |
| HaRRicH | Posted 8/24/2006 1:41:25 PM | message detail |
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MP > M > SM. Yeah...not expecting to be in the majority with that one. --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| Haste_2 | Posted 8/24/2006 1:51:23 PM | message detail |
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SM That's all I can say. ;_; But, Super Metroid is incredible. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?" "Well, Z1mZum drinks punch and eats CAKE! ..I think." |
| plasmabeam | Posted 8/24/2006 2:17:41 PM | message detail |
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^Try ZM. It feels the most similar to Super. --- Wind Waker was as easy as a drunken hooker, I'll give you that. - ugly man ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 8/24/2006 3:58:07 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Super Metroid's the only really good Metroid game I've played. I
haven't played the last three (ZM, MP2, and MPH), but I doubt they're
much better than the other four. I really wish Nintendo would make
another 2D Metroid game for consoles. --- Pity for the Gurus is treason to Z1mZum. |
| therealmnm | Posted 8/24/2006 4:13:01 PM | message detail |
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What the hell are you guys talking about? Metroid Prime 2 is one of the best Zelda games. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 8/24/2006 4:14:46 PM | message detail |
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I'm not completely sure what that was a shot at (probably TP), but still...damn. --- Commit it to memory. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 8/24/2006 4:15:31 PM | message detail |
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Light/Dark World was ALttP. =p --- “I haven’t invested as much time into any game as I have [Twilight Princess].” – Shigeru Miyamoto |
| Kaxon | Posted 8/24/2006 4:17:59 PM | message detail |
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Yeah, Super Metroid's the only really good Metroid game I've played.
I haven't played the last three (ZM, MP2, and MPH), but I doubt they're
much better than the other four. Zero Mission is good. SM > ZM > Fusion > Metroid > MP --- CATS for SC2k6 champion |
| Read_Only_Thx | Posted 8/24/2006 4:19:49 PM | message detail |
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Am I the only one that loved all of SM, MP, MP2, and ZM? And I'd rank them in the order above, for the record. But Zero Mission > A ton of other games <3~^\Nidoran F > Samus/^~<3 --- http://img313.imageshack.us/img313/4430/t30mpt4.png Creator of Topic 30,000,000 | Founder of the Nidoran F nomination drive. |
| Luis_Sera89 | Posted 8/24/2006 4:23:19 PM | message detail |
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I liked the whole lot, but sure I like some more than others. As for MP
and MP2 I'd have a hard time deciding which one I liked most because
they both have their redeeming features, but then again MP does have
The Ridley Factor. --- Damn you Z1mZum! Were it not for my owning at the hands of you I would've claimed the guru crown at the 1st attempt! |
| UltimaterializerX | Posted 8/24/2006 4:38:59 PM | message detail |
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And MP2 is not as good as the original Prime. Period. If you say it is, you're wrong. I like when you go elitist jackass, but say something that I fully agree with <3 Not to say I dislike MP2, by the way. But it's not Prime. ~*ST*~ --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best. Game. Ever." Contest Now Playing: Resident Evil 4, KH:COM (Sora), FE8, SFAA, Castlevania: LoI |
| therealmnm | Posted 8/24/2006 4:46:57 PM | message detail |
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I'm not completely sure what that was a shot at (probably TP), but still...damn. That wasn't a shot at anything. Metroid Prime 2 was a straight up Zelda game, just in a Metroid setting. Classic 2-world system. Elemental weaponry. Basic Zelda formula of find dungeon, get item within dungeon, use item to beat boss and proceed, rinse & repeat. The main Luminite pretty much served as your basic wiseman (Rauru, etc.). The game really played like a Zelda game to me. --- Nominate Carmen Sandiego for SC2k6 Currently playing: Fable, MGS3:S, GTA:SA, MMAC |
| Phediuk | Posted 8/24/2006 5:43:39 PM | message detail |
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Yes, MP2 was basically a sci-fi Zelda, though the series as a whole is basically Zelda with a different perspective. The lack of sequence breaking and emphasis on key hunting in MP2 were major contributors to that feeling. One thing I didn't get is how after all the flak Retro received for the artifact hunting in MP, they decided to put an even more annoying time waster at the end of MP2. It boggles the mind. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |
| transients | Posted 8/24/2006 5:44:24 PM | message detail |
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*obligatory ZM post from transience* --- xyzzy |
| Janus5000 | Posted 8/24/2006 5:51:40 PM | message detail |
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Fusion > Zero Mission I went there. --- Those who are ordinary gurus decide nothing. Z1mZum decides everything. Including my nominating Toadette. |
| Phediuk | Posted 8/24/2006 6:01:47 PM | message detail |
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I also believe Fusion>ZM. ZM has a very been-there-done-that feel,
while Fusion has a great, ominous atmosphere and excellent boss
battles. Neither of which ZM can claim. --- "Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle." -Toad in Super Mario Bros. |