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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 364
| TheCruelAngel | Posted 9/17/2006 4:04:11 PM | message detail |
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Terribly so. ;_; --- Warden: Talk! What is SeeD all about!? Squall: ...Flower. |
| Kratos_42 | Posted 9/17/2006 4:22:40 PM | message detail |
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So where's the STEVE STEVE STEVE now, Steve? Mebe it should be KRATOS KRATOS KRATOS, eh? Tarnishing Sushi-Xs good name, you *******. --- He wields the blade of a fallen hero, but now he is the hero, and it is the others who fall. He is rising. |
| Dark115 | Posted 9/17/2006 4:34:44 PM | message detail |
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seeing how well the Boss is doing, I'd have to wonder how well Meryl
would do. She had a pretty big role in MGS1 and I'm pretty sure MGS
fans actually care about her. So yeah --- YA RLY All Hail the Guru Champ Z1mZum! |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 9/17/2006 4:35:10 PM | message detail |
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The best thing about today's match is Steve falling early. --- Explicit Content Philadelphia's Path to Cheer Up Emo Kids (1-0) - Next week vs. New York Giants. |
| TheCruelAngel | Posted 9/17/2006 4:36:08 PM | message detail |
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Steve fell today? XD *Hipthrusts* --- Warden: Talk! What is SeeD all about!? Squall: ...Flower. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/17/2006 5:15:04 PM | message detail |
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There is no worry about Link losing! Hype alone will push him over the edge, clearly! --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 9/17/2006 5:16:07 PM | message detail |
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The hype will also be pushing ganon to male champion status.... m i rite? --- Explicit Content Philadelphia's Path to Cheer Up Emo Kids (1-1) - Next week @ SanFran 49ers. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/17/2006 5:18:59 PM | message detail |
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We can hope. ;_; --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| FlamboyantSpy | Posted 9/17/2006 5:19:47 PM | message detail |
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I still think he has an oustide shot at SNOIC without TP... even if Sonic is the favorite. --- Explicit Content Philadelphia's Path to Cheer Up Emo Kids (1-1) - Next week @ SanFran 49ers. |
| TheCruelAngel | Posted 9/17/2006 5:20:14 PM | message detail |
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I just realized I've got Ganon losing to Crono. >_< --- Warden: Talk! What is SeeD all about!? Squall: ...Flower. |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/17/2006 5:20:40 PM | message detail |
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I think it's still possible, too. Of course, my confidence in it happening is very low, but I'm still holding out hope that he's able to pull it off. Hey, Nintendo, give us some Ganon TP artwork before the match! >> --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| Lopen | Posted 9/17/2006 5:21:29 PM | message detail |
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Wait wait wait... TP was delayed not only past Vincent/Sonic, but also beyond the Battle Royale? Damn, I wish I'd known this, I'd have taken Link to get second. --- Squall: "Hi, like Cloud from the last game, I am full of angst and am named after weather." - Slow Beef |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/17/2006 5:22:39 PM | message detail |
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Twilight Princess comes out November 19th and the Link v. Cloud match
is scheduled to take place on November 18th. If there's even one
day delay, then the match would take place on the day Twilight Princess
comes out. Link would be in a very advantageous position then. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| TheCruelAngel | Posted 9/17/2006 5:23:22 PM | message detail |
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Ceejay, shut the site down for a day! --- Warden: Talk! What is SeeD all about!? Squall: ...Flower. |
| Tai | Posted 9/17/2006 5:24:08 PM | message detail |
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You know, I picked Celes, and I honestly thought I had The Boss. Maybe I need to check my bracket more closely next time... :( --- I lost my sig. Can you find it for me? :( |
| Mac Arrowny | Posted 9/17/2006 5:25:52 PM | message detail |
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Heh, several tournaments actually have had one day delays. Sometimes
just for fun, sometimes because of matches with errors. It's likely
enough that we'll see another this year. --- Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 9/17/2006 5:33:52 PM | message detail |
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Right, but we're operating under the false notion that Link needs
Twilight Princess to beat Cloud. Zelda did just win the series contest,
after all; it isn't as if we're Squarefaqs again. --- Revenge is a dish best served by Z1mZum in the 2k6 Series Guru Contest. |
| Lopen | Posted 9/17/2006 5:35:11 PM | message detail |
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Well, I call Link the favorite either way, but I'd have gambled on
Advent Children helping Cloud enough to pull out a win had I not been
bullied by Twilight Princess. --- Squall: "Hi, like Cloud from the last game, I am full of angst and am named after weather." - Slow Beef |
| LinkLegend27 | Posted 9/17/2006 5:36:09 PM | message detail |
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Wasn't there a delay in the sc2k4 contest after the first round, entering the second round? --- CB5:5 out of 5. BSE:78 out of 80. |
| Tequilla Gundam | Posted 9/17/2006 5:36:30 PM | message detail |
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Except you can't exactly say its a false notion, silly. --- 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 |
| Heroic Mario | Posted 9/17/2006 5:38:59 PM | message detail |
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Right, but we're operating under the false notion that Link needs
Twilight Princess to beat Cloud. Zelda did just win the series contest,
after all; it isn't as if we're Squarefaqs again. It's not for certain that Link would need it, but Cloud certainly does have a lot going into his favor to make this match 50/50 without it. --- ...a lone figure shining in the toxic shadows. She comes dressed for war, and her wrath is terrible. |
| Tequilla Gundam | Posted 9/17/2006 5:41:03 PM | message detail |
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KH2 + American AC release + FFXII (I don't care if he isn't in it) +
PS3 releasing a day or so before the match + TP releasing a day *after*
the match = CLOUD WINS! You forgot DoC. --- 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 |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 9/17/2006 5:42:16 PM | message detail |
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Well, I think I just did. Cloud's lost two straight matches to Link now, and by a greater margin the second time around. I'm not against saying he has a chance, because most people are always willing to admit that he always has a chance. But, to claim that Cloud is the favorite simply because Twilight Princess won't be out, is indeed, a false notion. --- Revenge is a dish best served by Z1mZum in the 2k6 Series Guru Contest. |
| Tequilla Gundam | Posted 9/17/2006 5:44:20 PM | message detail |
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Cloud's lost two straight matches to Link now, and by a greater margin the second time around. I'm not against saying he has a chance, because most people are always willing to admit that he always has a chance. But, to claim that Cloud is the favorite simply because Twilight Princess won't be out, is indeed, a false notion. Except Cloud isn't the favorite because TP won't be out, he is the favorite because he has 5 ****ing things going for him since the last contest. --- 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 |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 9/17/2006 5:45:55 PM | message detail |
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Cloud himself has his recurring cameo role in Kingdom Hearts and Advent
Children, which isn't exactly new anymore, either. Even if at one
point, say a few days after its illegal release on the internet, you
could believe such a thing to have an effect against another popular
square character...that's over now. Final Fantasy XII doesn't feature
Cloud, so the amount of help it can do him can't be too much more than
minimal. Then again, on the other hand, there's the valid argument that even minimal differences are enough to bridge the gap between the two superstars of the contests. With that theory in mind though, you can't invalidate the effect of Twilight Princess even if it is a day away. If you're looking to buy THE game you've been waiting for a long time, you can expect people have it in the back of their minds at least one day before they buy it. --- Revenge is a dish best served by Z1mZum in the 2k6 Series Guru Contest. |
| Big Bob | Posted 9/17/2006 5:48:11 PM | message detail |
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I just noticed something about the BSE contest. Even though it was the most debated division, the Snake Division was the only one where the matches went exactly according to seeding. --- September 22nd! Amy Rose > KOS-MOS Currently Playing: Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, God of War, Tales of Symphonia (again) |
| charmander6000 | Posted 9/17/2006 6:12:11 PM | message detail |
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Match VII: (3) Jill Valentine vs. (6) Sheena Fujibayashi Contest History Jill Valentine Summer 2002 Defeated Kirby, 53.34% - 46.66% Defeated Bomberman, 57.97% - 42.03% Lost to Link, 27.37% - 72.63% Ranked: 16th Summer 2003 Lost to Squall Leonhart, 40.01% - 59.99% Ranked: 28th Summer 2004 Lost to Ryu Hayabusa, 49.98% - 50.02% Ranked: 29th Sheena Fujibayashi No Previous Contest Matches Analysis: I thought 2k5 would be the last time we would be seeing a ToS character. Jill is from the Resident Evil series. She is one of the seven females that have appeared in more than one contest before though since 2k2 she’s been on a steady decline. Sheena is from Tales of Symphonia and even though she hasn’t made it before the characters that have had all ended up being fodder. Another easy match Lloyd had trouble defeating Wesker, depending on who you ask Sheena is either stronger or weaker than Lloyd, but there is almost no one that thinks Jill would lose to Wesker and many of them think she would crush them. For Lloyd vs. Sheena I would take Lloyd as the winner. She doesn’t have as big of a role as the other characters do and even though you see her early in the game she doesn’t actually join until much later. Also ToS characters as a whole have probably gone down in strength. ToS is a cult game and the biggest drop in strength for cult games is usually after the first couple of years the game is released and then the true fans of the game will keep it alive. This will become Jill’s first win since all the way back in 2k2 and this will probably be Jill’s biggest win ever. I can see her doubling Sheena, but 70% will probably be out of reach. charmander6000’s Bracket: Jill Valentine over Sheena Fujibayashi charmander6000’s Prediction: Jill wins, 64.83% - 35.17% --- "I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/17/2006 6:29:36 PM | message detail |
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I don't think I've ever seen the stats topic this dead. Hell, even the off-season seems to have been busier. TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 9/17/2006 6:44:03 PM | message detail |
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This is going to be a blowout. I'm a little worried about Jill's past
performances (and my spread pick), but this is her first real match
against fodder. There is no reason why she shouldn't double in this one. ToS's strength will be massively decreased this year, and RE should stay steady. Remember, Claire Redfield is pretty much the same strength as Kairi. Jill is stronger than Claire, and Kairi/KH2 is massively stronger than anything from ToS. --- HEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER HARD CORE GAMERS o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/17/2006 6:45:43 PM | message detail |
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I don't think (reasonable) people are saying Link isn't the
favorite...I never thought Cloud was the favorite when I filled out my
bracket, that's kind of the point of an 'upset' pick. But Cloud's gone from "no shot" to "having a shot". That's enough to get excited about in my eyes. I was kinda banking on TP being released not *so* close to the Battle Royale, but the fact that Cloud dodged the bullet in the first place for now makes me optimistic. FFXII releasing right as Zelda/Aeris happens ain't exactly bad for my Aeris in the Final Four prediction, either! --- Commit it to memory. |
| LordOfDabu | Posted 9/17/2006 6:47:24 PM | message detail |
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Usually when it's moving fast it's either because everyone's posting
vote updates or because it's turned into a social topic unrelated to
the contest, so it's not necessarily a bad thing. Slow moving topics
are a lot easier to follow, anyway. :) --- "Professor Planet, mathematical hero. Going to take epsilon down to zero." Math board: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=576216 |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/17/2006 6:49:27 PM | message detail |
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So basically, we aren't going to see much action until Gordon/Phoenix? Riku/Yoshi at the earliest? TuRtLe ~~~ I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory. |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/17/2006 6:51:50 PM | message detail |
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Honestly, I give Kerrigan a much better shot at upsetting Terra than I
do Riku of beating Yoshi. I mean, going from losing to Frog to beating
Yoshi...the Nintendo boost would have to, frankly, "disappear" for that
to happen. Dante beating Yoshi would surprise me, but at least it's plausible. Riku? Also, I really don't think Gordon/Phoenix will be close. I'd be stunned if Gordon dropped below 55%. --- Commit it to memory. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/17/2006 7:00:42 PM | message detail |
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Speaking of PW/GF... ...Harmonia, if you see this, tell me if we're still on for the two-week sig bet. --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| RockMFR 5 | Posted 9/17/2006 7:04:53 PM | message detail |
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Am I right in thinking that Terra/Kerrigan is going to be a huge
bracket buster for casuals? Terra has the better seed, but I can see a
lot of people picking Kerrigan in their brackets (possibly far more
than 50%). --- HEATED DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER HARD CORE GAMERS o_0 The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n. |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/17/2006 7:05:40 PM | message detail |
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It's really, really hard for me to accept The Boss as stronger than
Ocelot...maybe if Ocelot hadn't been in MGS3, but to think that The
Boss is the most popular character in that game not named Snake, it
makes me wonder. If pictures really do matter with MGS, that would be truly something -- and it means Young Ocelot would have beaten Pac-Man! Yeah um something. While Revolver does have a more enjoyable role in MGS3 than before, I never understood why he had so much praise nor why people liked him the best out of the MGS3 crew -- give me The Boss or Volgin over him, personally. I know Volgin > Revolver wouldn't happen, but The Boss is someone I could see; it seems like with her that people like her for much more than HANS GESTURRD AT j00. As for pics, it'd be hard to say that works just for MGS and not for other characters who ever looked different before. --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/17/2006 7:10:21 PM | message detail |
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Terra had, what, about 12% in brackets as an 8-seed against Dante?
Kerrigan had around 24% in brackets as a 4-seed against Vincent. Boosting Terra four seeds and dropping Kerrigan one, not to mention Terra having all the intangibles except potential rallying and maybe picture, plus knowing Kefka is usually a bracket-thief...I'd say Terra should rightfully have more bracket-support, but I wanna see Celes's support first before I say for sure. --- Z1mZum performed a hit and run on me in the Guru Contest. It still hurts to be rear-ended like that..... |
| longbladeofhiko | Posted 9/17/2006 7:14:53 PM | message detail |
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Kasumi/Chun-Li has potential to be interesting.. --- WWEGSB Hardcore Legend And Tag Champ Masa I jobbed to Z1mZum in the Guru Contest. Did you? |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2006 7:18:29 PM | message detail |
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Limit Division: Round 1 - Match 7 – (3)Jill Valentine vs. (6)Sheena Fujibayashi Moltar’s Analysis Jill Game/Series Known From: Resident Evil Extrapolated Rank in 2002: 16th (27.37%) Extrapolated Rank in 2003: 28th (25.38%) Extrapolated Rank in 2004: 29th (20.64%) Seed in 2002: 3 Seed in 2003: 11 Seed in 2004: 14 Lost in 2002 to Link in Round 3 Lost in 2003 to Squall in Round 1 Lost in 2004 to Ryu H. in Round 1 Seems Jill has been getting weaker as time passes. She was a threat in ‘02, but not so much in ’04. Sheena Game/Series Known From: Tales of Symphonia Another ToS character. My favorite female, Sheena, enters the fray. Oh man, this match blows. Instead of Sheena getting an easy opponent like Amy Rose, she gets Jill Valentine. Jill has been a character on the decline since 2002. Back then, she was able to beat Kirby. Now she goes toe-to-toe with low-midcarders like Ryu Hayabusa. Jill should be safe in this match though. Sheena shouldn’t be any stronger than Kratos (ToS). Kratos isn’t even as strong as Jill is, so there’s no way Sheena can be stronger using that logic. Still, I hope Sheena does well, if only for my bias alone. Moltar’s Bracket Says: Jill will win. Moltar’s Prediction is: Jill: 63% - Sheena: 37% Ulti’s Analysis DAMN! Poor Sheena gets put into a 100% unwinnable match in what will likely be TOS's last entrant into a contest :( As for how badly, who knows. But given TOS's history of performing like crap, this may actually get pretty ugly. The Jill > Peach upset bandwagon will begin after this match, assuming that match is even an upset at all. Prediction: Jill with 65.34% HM’s Analysis Another Resident Evil character – a good one this time! – graces us with her presence in another match. Fortunately, this match isn’t that debatable unless your name is Lopen. Jill Valentine has had a pretty impressive track record in the past – beating Kirby, going even with Ryu Hayabusa, doing better against Squall than Luigi, etc. Sheena, however, has not had any previous contest experience and the others from her game do not invoke much confidence in her. This match should really be a no-brainer to anyone who has been around these contests for a while. Jill Valentine may not be as strong as she once was, but she’s clearly capable of holding her own against pretty strong opponents. There is one thing to consider in this match – would Jill beat Kratos Aurion, the strongest representative from Tales of Symphonia? The answer to that, of course, is yes. He is far and away the strongest from that game with Sheena in a nice second. There’s not much hope for Sheena here other than to put up a respectable performance and take the loss. Aitch Emm’s Bracket: Jill Valentine Aitch Emm’s Prediction: Jill Valentine – 58% ; Sheena Fujibayashi – 42% Aitch Emm’s Vote: Sheena Fujibayashi Yoblazer’s Analysis This will be a boring match. If Lloyd Irving, the Tales of Symphonia lead, can't score 55% against Resident Evil's weakass (but badass) Albert Wesker, there's no way a ToS side character can hope to take down RE's main gal. Sheena may get a few votes because of her breasts, but it won't keep this from being ugly in the end. Jill will easily move on to face Peach in one of the more debated Round 2 matches. My prediction: Jill Valentine def. Sheena Fujibayahi (70-30) |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2006 7:18:48 PM | message detail |
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Lopen’s Analysis Jill Valentine… in 2002 she was a mighty force to be reckoned with, taking down Kirby in a shocker and then Bomberman before losing respectably to Link. In 2003 she lost to Squall in a not so close match. In 2004, she lost to Ryu Hayabusa who got beat down by Sora. What's the history lesson for? It's to show that she's been decaying every year, of course! Jill Valentine has been dropping dropping dropping, looking crappier with each contest. Will the trend continue? I think it very well could… in fact, I'm counting on it. Some might say it would be silly to call Jill to drop after Resident Evil 4. But the thing is, Jill isn't in Resident Evil 4. And no, I don't think that RE4 is necessarily going to make people play and enjoy the others. A couple of reasons: 1. They're on systems from different generations… meaning RE1 & RE3 aren't immediately accessible… especially for GC RE4 players. 2. RE4 is what I'd call radically different from the RE 1-3. I personally despise RE2 and RE3, yet I love RE4. And I know I'm not alone on this matter. Some might say it's silly to give Jill a chance to lose this when Ryu Hayabusa did a good 9-10% better than Lloyd Irving did against Zero last year. I say that Jill could've dropped again last year/this year, and also that Ryu Hayabusa 2k5 is much more fearsome a foe than the feeble Arabusa we saw in 2k4. (match pictures, check em out here if you don't know what I'm talking about: http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery/index.php) I really do think Ryu Hayabusa draws a lot from his image… and heck, I think a lot of Hayabusa's fans don't know his name. All I have is anecdotal evidence to support that, but it's enough for me. I honestly wouldn't be that surprised if Zero got 72% on Arabusa. ("lol X-Stats" for 2004 expects him to get 67.4%, just so you know) And since those "some" brought up Lloyd Irving, like I knew they would, I want to point out who he beat. Let's give some props to… Resident Evil's own Albert Wesker! Yeah, whoo! Hoorah! Now, remember before that guy entered the contest? Remember when people were saying "Wesker could as strong or stronger than Jill Valentine!". And it makes some sort of sense, he's in RE4... Jill's not. People don't believe it for a second now, because apparently Jill getting only 60% on Luca Blight is utter nonsense. Well, maybe back when she was really popular, but now? It's been so long, I'm not so sure. Logic that hasn't been tainted by match results tells me that Wesker and Jill could be close. And logic that has tells me Jill could have dropped to around that point. All this talk about Jill… none for poor Sheena. Well, it's because Jill's where the real debate in this match comes from. We know Sheena's probably somewhere between "just under Lloyd Irving" and "a bit below Kratos Aurion". And we also know that Jill is projected to beat ol Kratos based on the last time we've seen her. So basically, Jill has to have dropped in popularity just a bit more for the superior hunny to win this match… and I think she has. Lopen's Prediction: Sheena Fujibayashi with 51.08% KH’s Analysis lol x-stats history Jill Valentine Summer 2002 Contest Extrapolated Strength --- 16th Place [27.37%] Summer 2003 Contest Extrapolated Strength --- 28th Place [24.56%] Summer 2004 Contest Extrapolated Strength --- 37th Place [20.64%] |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2006 7:20:18 PM | message detail |
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Jill Valentine. For a long time considered to be the face of the
Resident Evil series -- and honestly, she still may be, even with Leon
Kennedy's main character appearance in RE4. She might as well have been
THE only main character of the original RE, with her far better
storyline, ability to pick locks and not have to search for irritating
keys, and superior weaponry. She was such a popular character that she
got her own game in Resident Evil 3, where she acted as THE main
character. Alas, aside from the REmake and a few cameos here and there,
Jill hasn't really been seen on the scene lately in the RE scene. This doesn't mean she has been forgotten by her fans, however, and Capcom knows this. After all, in the upcoming Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles for the Wii, only two characters will be playable in more than one chapter -- Leon Kennedy, and, yes, Jill Valentine. Sheena Fujibayashi lol N/A One of the better females from one of the better RPGs, if I do humbly say so myself. Sheena is strong-willed yet feminine, fast and fun to play as, has cool summons, and has perhaps one of the most likable characters in the game (and having Jennifer Hale as your voice actress never hurts). It's no wonder she's one of the big fan-favorites from Tales of Symphonia. Her problem in this match? She's from Tales of Symphonia. Notable Releases Since Last Appearance Jill Valentine: N/A Sheena Fujibayashi: Tales of Symphonia (GCN) Upcoming Releases Jill Valentine: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (WII) Sheena Fujibayashi: N/A *yawn* In all probability, this is a boring match, though I love both of the characters in it. Unfortunately, Sheena doesn't have a chance. Even if she's stronger than Lloyd (which I doubt), she won't be as strong as Kratos, and even the weakest Jill that we've seen yet wouldn't lose to him. More importantly, common sense takes precedence here -- I don't think half of GameFAQs has heard of 'Sheena Fujibayashi'. I do think half have heard of 'Jill Valentine'. So unless Jill is going to get massively anti-voted by the people that know her, she virtually *can't* lost this match. And sorry, Sheena, but Lara Croft is on the other side of the bracket. Jill won't have mercy here. The thing to watch for here is to if Jill will have a chance at Peach next round. Under 60%, she's basically screwed. Over 70%, and Peach may need to sweat. Of course, that's all guessing since we've never seen Sheena before. And at any rate, I think it'll be in the middle. Karma Hunter's Vote: Jill Valentine. Sheena's great and all, but Jill, like Claire, has carried the torch of strong females long before Ms. Fujibayashi ever hit the scene. Karma Hunter's Krazy Prediction: Jill Valentine with 64.23%. A little under the official spread, for safety's sake (I've been overestimating percentages too much in this thing). Upset Potential: 2% If Sheena is near Kratos' level, Jill has taken *that* much of a dive since even her 2004 level, and TJF works its magic for the first time since 2002, we could see Sheena barely, barely squeak by. But it won't happen. =P Upset Prediction: Sheena Fujibayashi with 50.5%. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2006 7:20:31 PM | message detail |
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Guest’s Analysis - WiggumFan Jill Valentine, destroyer of zombies, badass chick with a gun, sharer of last names (including Skeeter, Nyehonk Nyehonk!) . Almost like a more popular version of Boobsra Croft, isn’t she? Well, what the X-stats will tell you is that she’s been going downhill, but you know how a lot of people feel about X-stats…. And maybe they’re right…. You can’t use 2002 for anything sane anymore. 2003 is sketchy, but it’s okay. And Jill had a stupid run in ’03. Kirby was not all that strong then, and who the hell knows about Bomberman (Nowadays, I’d take Kirby over Jill easily)? Now, I don’t know much about Jilly, but I’d call her the most prominent of all the Resi good guys. (I’m not sure if I can call her more recognizable than Kennedy because of RE4, or Wesker, as far as the entire Resi staff goes since, well… Wesker always seems to be hanging around…) So, in 2003, she took on a force named Squall. She got 40%, which is pretty good, considering Square did great that year (Squall went on to crush Luigi, only to do decently on Samus, for recollection’s sake). It’s not great…. But it’s pretty good. Now, recall 2004, in which we have arguably the most controversial match of the contest. Redone because of a voting glitch, the 2nd time Jill took on her opponent, Ryu Hayabusa, it was a much closer affair, a 27-vote difference in a match of over 95,000 votes. So, in 2004, we can say, SFF aside, that Ryu = Jill. 2004 Ryu was so-so, so that’s just okay.Jill disappeared for a year, probably because of Resident Evil 4, and the excitement around Leon. But now, she’s back. As for Sheena Foojee-boojee, we have a newbie. While she’ll benefit more from NintendoFAQs than Jill will, it won’t be nearly enough to help her. We’ve only seen 2 other ToS reps; Lloyd and Kratos Aurion. ToS came out right around contest time in 2004, I think. They both made it in 2005. Lloyd, while he was able to defeat a weakening Wesker, was a zero compared to the hands of…. Well…. Kratos, meanwhile, put up some nice numbers on a Diablo, who performed okay in 2005. But also, Kratos and Lloyd are clearly the 2 most popular characters from ToS. Sheena has never made it before, and with good reason, making it only under the fact that female ranges have been broadened. Jill may or may not have made it without this handicap, but I doubt it. Expect this match to give you a decent idea of how Jill will do versus Peach. Odd, how Jill has made this contest 3 times, before Peach did once (maybe Mario and the rest of the crew who has made it before were taking her noms). Peach vs. Jill is by no means a pick-in-a-second match…. It’s a pick-in-a-minute match. This match though, Jill will win, most definitely, but she will struggle a bit, with an only moderately popular RPG series, that someone from Resi should normally at least double. But, Jill is weakening, which may explain her absence in 05. Prediction: Jilly V. with 62% |
| Aprosenf | Posted 9/17/2006 7:28:21 PM | message detail |
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lol Lopen --- For the sake of simplicity, I'm going to refer to Gordon Freeman versus Tanner as Schrodinger's Match. -Phoenix Flattener |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/17/2006 7:30:04 PM | message detail |
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In a perfect world, Lopen would be right (in this match)! --- Moltar Status: Feeling good and hot-blooded. The Boss vs. Celes - Bracket: The Boss - Vote: The Boss (4/5) |
| Who Cares? | Posted 9/17/2006 7:53:03 PM | message detail |
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Kasumi/Chun-Li has potential to be interesting.. Meh, I think Kasumi is going to look a bit worse then what she could be thanks to some genre SFF. (Fighting would be the one genre where this could actually happen since SF > all other traditional fighters) Don't think she'll be too bad though. --- Chun-Li's Road to the Female Final Four: vs Kasumi (Septemeber 26th) *Just 23 days until Tales of the Abyss* |
| Keno316 | Posted 9/17/2006 7:55:24 PM | message detail |
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I would love it to see Sheena win this! --- "Opinions are like butts, little girl. Everyone's got one and nobody thinks their's stink." -Lunar 2:EB |
| cyko | Posted 9/17/2006 7:57:24 PM | message detail |
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since people brought up one of my favorite topics of which FF6
characters would do the best, i repeat my previous thoughts. i have
always thought that Shadow and Mog have the best shots at doing better
than Kefka. they are the two that seem to stand out beyond the crowd. i
nominated both of them this year and will continue to nominate Shadow,
Mog, AND Bahanut until these contests end. --- i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest. Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!! |
| Karma Hunter | Posted 9/17/2006 8:01:08 PM | message detail |
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Why do we care, though? Aren't there a bunch of characters out there
that will be stronger than anything FF6 dishes out? I mean, I know I'd
never take Sub-Zero to lose to Shadow, Mog, or Kefka...is it just
because we have to have something from FF6? --- Commit it to memory. |
| Dark115 | Posted 9/17/2006 8:03:07 PM | message detail |
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I'd bet on Mog doing the best only because there are Mogs in just about every other Final Fantasy --- Current Content Score: 6/6 My Collection: http://club.ign.com/b/list/custom?lid=100018&owner=Dark115.&mode=vown |
| cyko | Posted 9/17/2006 8:08:12 PM | message detail |
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it would be nice to be certain that one of the Top 10 games on the site
just doesn't have a strong character. i don't think there's a need to
test every single character from the game, but i really do think that
Shadow and Mog both have some contest potential. (i also think that
Sabin, Edgar, Locke, and Setzer could do a bit better than Terra, but
not much....) and in all honesty, i would most likely take Shadow, Mog,
AND Bahamut over Sub-Zero. --- i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest. Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!! |