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| _Hogger_ | Posted 9/28/2008 5:59:27 PM | message detail |
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Bioshock generally did better then Assassins Creed in Gamefaqs polls,
and Big Daddy is the face of Bioshock, just like Altair is the face of
Assassins Creed, and it also sold over 2 million. Just food for thought. --- Bacon, please just give me purgatory already. MyWorldisCrono has already been suspended for 7 days, the length of purg. |
| TestIcicles | Posted 9/28/2008 6:03:56 PM | message detail |
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Actually it's nothing like that. --- mmm test icicles |
| HeroicTronBonne | Posted 9/28/2008 6:04:19 PM | message detail |
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I would mark pretty hard if Big Daddy tore some **** up tomorrow --- The Straight Up G WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/28/2008 6:23:28 PM | message detail |
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Big Daddy can make this one of the best matches of Round 1 by beating Balthier. It would be hilarious. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| MegatokyoEd | Posted 9/28/2008 6:24:35 PM | message detail |
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I honestly think Big Daddy has a better shot at pulling the upset than Balthier. --- Demyx is better than Axel. |
| the champ999 | Posted 9/28/2008 6:25:17 PM | message detail |
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Hmm, I totally didn't think of Big Daddy doing well in this contest. Tomorrow may be more interesting than I thought. --- http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/8254/ivotedphoenixyi0rn2.png |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/28/2008 6:26:45 PM | message detail |
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Come on guys we must artificially super-inflate Balthier's chances to make his inevitable collapse all the more entertaining. I honestly think that Balthier, as the only Final Fantasy/RPG/Japanese character in the poll, can sap Scorpion's casual support just enough to sneak into first place. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 6:54:07 PM | message detail |
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I remember saying shortly after the bracket came out that Big Daddy was
worrying me in that match. It's just such a typical Gordan Freeman
opponent, although Gordon in the last few years has been really good. Another possibility people are missing here is that Gordon could very well take first from Scorpion. Tomorrow should be the most interesting match of this division. |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 9/28/2008 6:56:33 PM | message detail |
| First place? Yo, my pal, FFVII and FFXII are so
different that Balthier will be unaffected, letting him to advance next
round, once Scorpion and Falco fighting game LFF each other! --- i am false |
| Lopen | Posted 9/28/2008 7:13:33 PM | message detail |
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I actually had Big Daddy in my bracket till like a week before lockdown
but I couldn't quite pull the trigger on it. While I think Big Daddy
will do pretty terribly, him winning would surprise me less than
Balthier winning... strangely. --- Master Chief's quest to defeat Cloud: Round 1 - Raiden/Kain/Other Dude. Target: 48%. GAME FUEL. Believe |
| transience | Posted 9/28/2008 7:21:42 PM | message detail |
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Big Daddy winning would floor me more than Balthier would. I think Balthier's got an all right shot. --- xyzzy "Man...tranny gets bored, the rest of us suffer." -satai |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 9/28/2008 7:27:44 PM | message detail |
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I just have zero faith in Balthier after his complete flop last year. --- Bacon, please just give me purgatory already. MyWorldisCrono has already been suspended for 7 days, the length of purg. |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 7:30:11 PM | message detail |
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who's your daddy transience? big daddy of course --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 7:30:15 PM | message detail |
| We've seen Balthier and Vaan both completely suck. At least Big Daddy has the potential to be decent as an unknown quantity from a pretty big game. |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 7:31:19 PM | message detail |
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So what happens when someone you have on ignore makes a stats topic? Violence! --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| Justin_Crossing | Posted 9/28/2008 7:32:10 PM | message detail |
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I'm sort of worried that Big Daddy could pull an Altair. --- Justin's CB Points: 34 | Points After this Round: 38 Today: Vincent > Falco | Tomorrow: Scorpion > Gordon Freeman |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/28/2008 7:33:18 PM | message detail |
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I wouldn't bet on it. He's just an enemy. *loves Bioshock like a son* --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 7:36:52 PM | message detail |
| How can you guys be so big on GlaDOS being a legit
character and this strength being legit, while totally writing off Big
Daddy? Since when does "he's just an enemy" mean people won't vote for
you in a poll? I'd compare Big Daddy to Pyramid Head... except there
are simply more of them. --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| Justin_Crossing | Posted 9/28/2008 7:38:12 PM | message detail |
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I agree with MnM. Big Daddy is completely underrated. Tonight could be a big wild card. --- Justin's CB Points: 34 | Points After this Round: 38 Today: Vincent > Falco | Tomorrow: Scorpion > Gordon Freeman |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/28/2008 7:38:15 PM | message detail |
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Because 1. GlaDOS was always a legit character. Her only problem was recognizabilaty. 2. PH is beloved by the SH fanbase. Big Daddy...not so much. --- Bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=10 |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 7:38:51 PM | message detail |
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I'm not big on GlaDOS being legit. She's high end fodder at best. Bioshock was a much bigger game than Portal, and way more mainstream/less niche, and Big Daddies are basically the symbol of that game. |
| PartOfYourWorld | Posted 9/28/2008 7:39:54 PM | message detail |
| We'll see, mnm. I'd love to see the Daddy do well,
but Bioshock didn't feel like it was that big on this site, despite the
critical acclaim. I'd be more confident if the game had a vocal, rabid
fanbase (kinda like Portal's), but most people seem to just nod and
move on when anyone mentions the game. --- Yoblazer: NO LIMITZ Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
| charmander6000 | Posted 9/28/2008 7:40:14 PM | message detail |
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Match XII: Balthier Bunansa vs. Big Daddy vs. Gordon Freeman vs. Scorpion Information: Name: Balthier Bunansa Game/Series From: Final Fantasy XII 2007 Results: 2nd in round 1, 4th in round 2 It seems fitting to have a FFXII character to appear in the twelfth match. Balthier was placed in the weakest four-pack of the contest and even then he was only able to get second in that poll. He was probably one of the biggest flops of the contest which really surprised me. FFXII may not have been the most popular game, but we are on GameFAQs and you’d think that the most popular character in the game would have some form of strength. Name: Big Daddy Game/Series From: Bioshock 2007 Results: Did not enter Another new character tries to test his strength in a contest setting. Bioshock was received well on GameFAQs, but being a PC character and going against a more famous PC character could spell out bad news for the guy. Name: Gordon Freeman Game/Series From: Half-Life series 2007 Results: 2nd in round 1, 3rd in round 2 Freeman was able to sneak out of one of the hardest three-way match of the contest last year and with the release of The Orange Box mid-way through the contest Freeman then used that to get past Duke who beat him the round before. Portal isn’t as relevant anymore so we could see Freeman returning somewhere between his round 1 and round 2 performances. Name: Scorpion Game/Series From: Mortal Kombat series 2007 Results: 1st in round 1, 2nd in round 2, 4th in round 3 Scorpion showed his best performance since 2002 last year. Not only did he handily beat Midna he also easily walked by Frog on route to a respectable performance against Yoshi even if he was LFF by Samus. With that kind of performance he has become the favourite of taking first tomorrow. Analysis: It took twelve matches, but finally this is the first match not containing a Nintendo character and this could turn out being the most interesting match of the division. The board may disagree, but that’s because none of their favourite characters are playing today. As I’ve said before Scorpion is the huge favourite at taking first tomorrow. Last year we saw Sub-Zero easily beating Freeman and whether or not you think Scorpion is stronger than Sub-Zero Freeman also lost despite being at the top of the release of The Orange Box. Fighting characters have shown that they can perform well in this format, let’s see if this is still true. With GFNW dead this is the third year where Freeman is the favourite to make it to the next round. Freeman does have a chance at coming in first tomorrow though would need both Scorpion to be significantly weaker than Sub-Zero and to retain most of his strength from The Orange Box boost he received mid-way through the contest. The real interesting part of this match will be for the bragging rights of who gets third. I still don’t understand how Balthier could be so weak; he had nothing holding him back. As you can tell I haven’t gotten over on how weak Balthier is. Big Daddy has a good chance at beating Balthier being the face of Bioshock. I would take this pseudo upset (because really whoever wins they both lose) if Freeman wasn’t in the same poll. The PC support will most defiantly go towards Freeman ending any chance of Big Daddy winning. He could still make things interesting. To end this boring division we have a match where most of the board is apathetic to. Scorpion and Freeman will advance without much of a fight leaving Balthier and Big Daddy fighting over the leftover scraps. charmander6000’s Bracket: Scorpion > Gordon charmander6000’s Prediction: Scorpion – 35.36%, Gordon – 29.35%, Balthier – 19.36%, Big Daddy – 15.93% --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Character Battle 2008: Points 28/40 Today's Match: Vincent > Falco |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 7:42:12 PM | message detail |
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2. PH is beloved by the SH fanbase. Big Daddy...not so much. And how would you know Big Daddy won't get any support? His competition isn't exactly stellar. And he has a really distinct look. Even if you never played Bioshock, you should know that he represents Bioshock. --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/28/2008 7:44:08 PM | message detail |
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You missed my point. Bioshock fans will know Big Daddy, they just won't care about Big Daddy. --- Bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=10 |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 7:50:20 PM | message detail |
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I saw your point. And I point to the competition. --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| KamikazePotato | Posted 9/28/2008 7:51:45 PM | message detail |
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And? Each one of them has a fanbase that cares about them to some
extent, even Gordon. Big Daddy has to rely on 'don't care about these
other guys' votes, and I doubt he'll get very many. --- Bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=10 |
| ZenOfThunder | Posted 9/28/2008 7:51:57 PM | message detail |
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Big Boss is also a 360 character. Everyone I know with a 360 has BioShock. --- (|| ' ' ||) Not changing my sig until EBA2/Ouendan 3 is announced. (4/22/08) . /|_|\ http://imgcake.com/img/40/all_eba.jpg |
| charmander6000 | Posted 9/28/2008 7:53:53 PM | message detail |
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Big Daddy beating Balthier would be because Balthier is weak a couldn't even beat Ada Wong. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Character Battle 2008: Points 28/40 Today's Match: Vincent > Falco |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/28/2008 7:54:02 PM | message detail |
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I assume GlaDOs > Big Daddy, but I could see it going either way now
that it's been brought up. I'm going with Scorp > Gordon though,
with Balthier getting last... ...and yes, I feel good about Balthier getting last: http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2884 http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2905 Losing to Ada twice in both an "even" poll (that Balthier was HEAVILY favored in) and a poll that had him going for second place (which he was also HEAVILY favored in) sucks. What makes it even worse is that Ada was closer to beating pre-Wii Ammy than Balthier beating Ada. Another fun thought: if you consider Dante/Leon SFF, then maybe Dante/Ada was a bit odd. It's not worth arguing over and I don't care either way, but it doesn't look any better for Balthier. Just saying: Scorpion and Gordon are almost certainly going to outdo Balthier by a decent bit, and I'll gladly give Big Daddy the benefit of the doubt. I'll **** a brick if Balthier advances. --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| Justin_Crossing | Posted 9/28/2008 7:55:42 PM | message detail |
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charmander6000 (#479) Ada Wong is a hot asian in a pink dress. What did you expect? --- Justin's CB Points: 34 | Points After this Round: 38 Today: Vincent > Falco | Tomorrow: Scorpion > Gordon Freeman |
| FFDragon | Posted 9/28/2008 7:56:45 PM | message detail |
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Red dress. The ***** in the red dress. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE] http://img.imgcake.com//wesker.gif |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 7:57:33 PM | message detail |
| Dante and Leon are very similar characters. I think the weirdness in that match had to do with them basically being the same guy rather than both being Capcom characters or something. Same goes for Dante/Hayabusa |
| charmander6000 | Posted 9/28/2008 7:58:04 PM | message detail |
| Nothing wrong with Ada, it's just that she has no
strength and Balthier who is suppose to be a fan favourite in FFXII
wasn't able to beat her. --- Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB7%20BOP.xls Character Battle 2008: Points 28/40 Today's Match: Vincent > Falco |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 9/28/2008 7:58:45 PM | message detail |
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When you're a Final Fantasy character and can't even beat a second tier
RE character, regardless if shes an asian in a red dress, you are weak. --- Bacon, please just give me purgatory already. MyWorldisCrono has already been suspended for 7 days, the length of purg. |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 7:59:08 PM | message detail |
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By the way, I'm totally arguing for Big Daddy to beat Balthier. It's unlikely that he can top Gordon's core Half Life fanbase, but I wouldn't be shocked seeing what Altair did. It doesn't have the sales of Assassin's Creed though... --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 9/28/2008 8:03:46 PM | message detail |
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I'm seeing Big Daddy as possibly a slightly weaker Marcus Fenix. 360
fans will support him, and get him quite a few votes. Enough to beat
Gordon? Probably not, but enough to beat Balthier. --- Bacon, please just give me purgatory already. MyWorldisCrono has already been suspended for 7 days, the length of purg. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 8:05:27 PM | message detail |
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I'd take Fenix over Big Daddy. Fenix has the added benefit of being a badass and the main character. I'd also take Fenix over Gordon, so take that how you will. |
| _Hogger_ | Posted 9/28/2008 8:06:53 PM | message detail |
| Yes, I'd obviously take Fenix over him as well,
which is why I said a slightly weaker version of Fenix. But last year
we saw that 360 shooter characters can do well in this format. --- Bacon, please just give me purgatory already. MyWorldisCrono has already been suspended for 7 days, the length of purg. |
| ZenOfThunder | Posted 9/28/2008 8:07:23 PM | message detail |
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BIOSHOCK SPOILERS ****The main character becomes a Big Daddy for the final boss battle. So, in a sense, your character is Big Daddy.**** END BIOSHOCK SPOILERS Just throwing it out there. --- (|| ' ' ||) Not changing my sig until EBA2/Ouendan 3 is announced. (4/22/08) . /|_|\ http://imgcake.com/img/40/all_eba.jpg |
| HaRRicH | Posted 9/28/2008 8:07:57 PM | message detail |
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Hey, if it's enough to beat Kefka, it's enough to beat Balthier. By the way, I've been waiting all day to see how much Falco/Vincent's gap increased...and it's nowhere near as much as I thought. I think Falco's got a real chance to get to the third round now...and if that happens, that'll feature Samus VS Vincent with Ganondorf and Falco in the poll. That would look great for my Vincent > Samus upset that round! --- NRT winners: Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow, Star Fox 64, Donkey Kong Country 2 Remember these games! |
| Master Moltar | Posted 9/28/2008 8:09:11 PM | message detail |
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I wouldn't be surprised if Big Daddy ends up beating Balthier. I had it
in my analysis, but changed it before I posted it by swapping the names
but keeping the percentages. c'mon daddy --- Moltar Status: augh Balthier/Big Daddy/Gordon/Scorpion - Bracket: Scorpion > Gordon - Vote: Gordon (34/44) |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 8:09:17 PM | message detail |
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That has more to due with the casualization of the site than 360 shooters benefitting from the format. No longer is it considered taboo to enjoy Call of Duty or Halo, and no longer are you considered "not a gamer" if you haven't played the latest cookie cutter JRPG. |
| therealmnm | Posted 9/28/2008 8:11:41 PM | message detail |
| Really, I wouldn't be so quick to say Bioshock
wasn't that big on GameFAQs. We only have a few polls on it, and Call
of Duty 4 was clearly preferred by the Xbox fanbase (it even beat down
Halo). Big Daddy could surprise... --- Currently playing: GTAIV, SSBB, MP3, Apollo Justice, FFIVDS, Dracula X |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 9/28/2008 8:14:02 PM | message detail |
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I'd also take Fenix over Gordon, so take that how you will. Another stupid pick by Black Turtle. How shocking. No longer is it considered taboo to enjoy Call of Duty or Halo, and no longer are you considered "not a gamer" if you haven't played the latest cookie cutter JRPG. It's not there yet. It's getting there (thank ****ing god), but this site is still big on RPGs. Blame Sony for being the RPG machine and shooting themselves in the foot. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 8:14:28 PM | message detail |
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Also, I must say that Kirby Super Star Ultra is kicking all kinds of ass. I can't wait until I unlock Meta-Knight. So good to see guys like Meta-Knight and Proto Man finally getting their dues after over a decade of being in the shadows. |
| BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/28/2008 8:15:45 PM | message detail |
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It's not there yet. It's getting there (thank ****ing god), but this site is still big on RPGs. Blame Sony for being the RPG machine and shooting themselves in the foot. I know that RPGs still have a place here, but I'm noticing a huge shift to the western style RPG. Even Final Fantasy is going in this new (better) direction. |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 9/28/2008 8:17:04 PM | message detail |
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In gameplay, possibly. Too bad it's still 100% Japanese style though. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
| WarThaNemesis2 | Posted 9/28/2008 8:17:41 PM | message detail |
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Scorpion > Balthier confirmed --- i am false |
| XxSoulxX | Posted 9/28/2008 8:17:47 PM | message detail |
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GET OVA HERE! --- Good Times, Great Memories |
