GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 680
| masseffect90 | Posted 4/17/2009 12:31:32 AM | message detail |
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Even with all its hardware problems, I love my 360. It may not have
quite as deep a lineup as the ps2, but its seamless online play makes
it my favorite system ever. I'd have to rank it: 1.) Xbox 360 2.) ps2 3.) ps1 4.) xbox 4.) SNES The Wii is a disaster, targeted mainly at children and non gamers. It has some redeeming qualities, but its nowhere near the same league as the 360. |
| FastFalcon05 | Posted 4/17/2009 12:46:21 AM | message detail |
| I think you have to take the Wii for what it is.
It's something almost completely different from anything else, either
now or that came before it, and its hooked a lot of people that never
would have given gaming a chance. Because, as trendy and fun as it is
to poke fun and hate on things that are popular, it has sold well
because people like it, not because people think it's the worst thing
to ever deface the planet. You can do things with the Wii that are just
in an entirely different realm from what you can do on the PS3 or
XBox360, and nothing will ever change that. It's worth something. --- One of the most troublesome things in life is that what you do or do not want has little to do with what does or does not happen. 4983-4640-3352 Brawl Code |
| Gaddswell | Posted 4/17/2009 1:03:55 AM | message detail |
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And here's 4 am! Looks like MMX began the drop off 20 minutes ago. --- http://www.court-records.net/manga/4koma/(eng)4koma2.png Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord! |
| voltch | Posted 4/17/2009 1:21:29 AM | message detail |
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wait,people are badmouthing Europe,oh so you look at us in contempt,you ignore us,refuse to acknowledge us for 7 years. we're lumped with sports games all the time,we get crappy release dates,we're always getting screwed over(ex waaaaay overpriced PS3 something like 425 quid at launch). we're stuck with games like mario and sonic at the olympics in the top 10 every week. we suffer weeks of ads featuring girls aloud,the redknapps and te wrights for some wii and DS games. and then you wonder why we don't vote like you want us to. heck i bet in a series contest europe would have PES>FF. --- Pearl FC:3953 0978 7217 |
| Chaotic Mind | Posted 4/17/2009 1:36:26 AM | message detail |
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You say that like we're the ones screwing Europe over. Blame the video
game companies man, i for one wish you guys got to share all the same
gaming bliss we do. --- Flash runs alongside Balefire watching marshmallows stop existing. - WarThaNemesis2 |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/17/2009 1:44:02 AM | message detail |
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Hmmm...FFVI is flying now. It should get over 40% by the morning, but
can it hold it? For some reason, FFIV had goofy trends from what we
normally expect from Final Fantasy, so we'll see what happens. --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/17/2009 1:45:02 AM | message detail |
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And it's almost uncanny to see MMX start dropping like a rock after 4 A.M. darn you europe --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| voltch | Posted 4/17/2009 2:14:49 AM | message detail |
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i'm more or less pointing out that people shouldn't be surprised we vote differently, CT never came out here for one. I'm lucky my jpn heritage kept me on those games though. also europe is on holiday right now. --- Pearl FC:3953 0978 7217 |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 3:02:35 AM | message detail |
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So.. r/b/y vs LA is no longer debatable I'd hope... --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| greatone10 | Posted 4/17/2009 3:05:51 AM | message detail |
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Considering RBY and LA don't meet at all, I'd say so. --- Donkey Kong Country 2's path to Best Game Ever '09. vs. Super Mario RPG, Goldeneye, Resident Evil 2. Ugh, my top 3 games in the same match. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 3:19:26 AM | message detail |
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But if they were to meet? --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| greatone10 | Posted 4/17/2009 3:26:51 AM | message detail |
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That's actually an interesting thought, but you would have to consider
they were on the same console, and arguably no game was bigger for the
GameBoy than Pokemon R/B, save maybe Tetris. I'd favor RBY for that
fact alone. --- Donkey Kong Country 2's path to Best Game Ever '09. vs. Super Mario RPG, Goldeneye, Resident Evil 2. Ugh, my top 3 games in the same match. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 3:28:24 AM | message detail |
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You can see r/b/y getting what Zelda is doing today? I suppose being on the same platform could work but.. I wouldn't honestly take R/B/Y to be doing this. This is pretty much what I'd expect from NES LoZ. --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| Mister Mario | Posted 4/17/2009 3:33:27 AM | message detail |
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I think with games up to the 16 bit era, a game not coming out in a
region doesn't really matter too much because of how prevalent
emulation is. --- http://www.diablo3dominance.com/ EPIC ALTERNATE REALITY GAME GODDAMN MY GOD HOLY HELL |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 3:35:46 AM | message detail |
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Well, as far as the past few matches go, we've all learned a valuable lesson. We can't predict old school Nintendo games the same way we predict characters. Yes, SFF is a factor, but we forgot the fact that.. well, EVERYBODY was a Nintendo fan back then. If we had just simply used the logic "If you aren't a (first place game here) fan, who are you more likely to vote for if you're a GameFAQs user?" We would probably be on the leader board right now. With that said, I can honestly say that the stats kicked our tails. --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| greatone10 | Posted 4/17/2009 3:37:40 AM | message detail |
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We have yet to see RBY in action yet, so I wouldn't be so quick to
judge. RBY may prove itself to be a juggernaut after all. Weirder
things have already happened in this contest. --- Donkey Kong Country 2's path to Best Game Ever '09. vs. Super Mario RPG, Goldeneye, Resident Evil 2. Ugh, my top 3 games in the same match. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 3:39:59 AM | message detail |
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True, but I can't picture R/B/Y being in LoZ's tiers. The series contest is one thing, and seeing the kind of games it would be knocking out is another (I'm going to skip looking at Mewtwo since, yeah, Games =/= Characters for the 150th time). --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| greatone10 | Posted 4/17/2009 3:44:24 AM | message detail |
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I can picture RBY being around the LoZ middle tier. The hate that
Pokemon generated seems to be dying in favor of nostalgia, at least as
far as RBY is concerned. And it cannot be denied just how huge Pokemon
was in it's prime. At the very least, I can picture it beating Mega Man
X quite easily. Also, Pikachu being the one to knock out L-Block is a really good sign for RBY's chances. Sure, games =/= characters, but Pikachu proves that Pokemon can be a dominating force, and being the top tier title will help raise its chances against third tier titles like LA and Majora. --- Donkey Kong Country 2's path to Best Game Ever '09. vs. Super Mario RPG, Goldeneye, Resident Evil 2. Ugh, my top 3 games in the same match. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 3:47:19 AM | message detail |
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So why is Pikachu so much higher than Mewtwo? Don't tell me everybody hasn't at least beaten a Pokemon game before! --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| Mr3790 | Posted 4/17/2009 3:51:35 AM | message detail |
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LA winning is worth a few points in my bracket! --- AC:WW Code: Name:Mr.378 Town:Darkcity FC: 4210-5769-8462 GENO WHIRL! |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 4:08:54 AM | message detail |
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Looks like FFVI isn't showing the same trends it did 5 years ago. --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| transience | Posted 4/17/2009 4:37:42 AM | message detail |
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nice recovery by FF6. I don't know why, but being above that 40% threshold makes this look a lot better. lol mmx in europe --- xyzzy http://www.mistwalkercorp.com/en/_src/sc569/HNI_0022.jpg |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/17/2009 5:09:15 AM | message detail |
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Also, Pikachu being the one to knock out L-Block is a really good
sign for RBY's chances. Sure, games =/= characters, but Pikachu proves
that Pokemon can be a dominating force So why is Pikachu so much higher than Mewtwo? Don't tell me everybody hasn't at least beaten a Pokemon game before! Three words: Super Smash Brothers (No, Mewtwo being in Melee doesn't matter because he sucks in it) --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| LeonhartFour | Posted 4/17/2009 5:10:31 AM | message detail |
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And the trends seem to be that the obvious favorite game struggles
early on because everyone's voting for the ones fighting for second,
and so it eventually rises all day as things even out. You can see that
in just about every match so far except for Tetris whose day vote
always sucks, for whatever reason. --- http://www.court-records.net/animation/phoenix-superobjection.gif |
| The Mana Sword | Posted 4/17/2009 5:46:43 AM | message detail |
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Aw yeah. Man, it feels good to finally get a debated match right. --- Kleenex...at work! |
| White_Turtle | Posted 4/17/2009 6:33:11 AM | message detail |
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transience Posted 4/17/2009 1:17:54 AM message detail hrm... either LA and MMX are both really strong or FF6 bites. I'll take the more obvious answer - FF6 is just not that strong. kinda feel better about World > FF4 by seeing this, though that's really stretching this result. if this is LA and MMX both being strong, then MMX is wayyyyy stronger than MM2/3 and LA's only a half step below Wind Waker. I don't believe that that's the case though, I'm not willing to go that high on MMX. It's likely a combination of things. FF6 obviously isn't where it was 5 years ago. I would consider FF6/SMW a good, debatable match now. At the same time, MMX/LA are proving themselves to be solid midcarder games, which seems to be a lot more credit than people were giving them before by pegging FF6 to get close to 50% here. |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/17/2009 6:41:12 AM | message detail |
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What is FF6 expected to get on LoZ1? --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| transience | Posted 4/17/2009 6:43:26 AM | message detail |
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probably like 55%. --- xyzzy |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/17/2009 6:43:35 AM | message detail |
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53% --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 6:44:14 AM | message detail |
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I don't think any logical person pegged 50% for FF6. No idea what kind of oracles you saw. Most pegged 40's. Also, FF6 is expected to beat LoZ by around 43/57. --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| MnMZero | Posted 4/17/2009 6:44:49 AM | message detail |
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Man, it feels good to finally get a debated match right. I didn't even know what matches were seriously debated on the board and in this topic when I filled out my bracket. Seems like I get all the matches that were one-sided in the wrong direction right, but all the matches that were really debated wrong. :( --- Proud Supporter of Zero |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/17/2009 6:47:24 AM | message detail |
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Wait, yeah, it's 56%. Why the hell do the x-stats have them listed wrong --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| The n00b Avenger | Posted 4/17/2009 6:48:44 AM | message detail |
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Oh I see, they... threw some random strength onto Zelda to account for possible SFF? Stupid --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. |
| transience | Posted 4/17/2009 6:50:59 AM | message detail |
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2004 game contest adjusted stats crack me the hell up --- xyzzy http://img.imgcake.com//chewing.jpg |
| Calintares | Posted 4/17/2009 7:17:58 AM | message detail |
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Rank these handheld exclusives in terms of non-SFF strength Tetris LoZ: Link's Awakening Pokemon R/B/Y Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII New Super Mario Bros Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The World Ends With You --- Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die. |
| WarThaHedgehog | Posted 4/17/2009 7:19:17 AM | message detail |
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Link's Awakening New Super Mario Bros. R/B/Y Tetris Crisis Core TWEWY KH only thing I don't feel good about is putting Crisis Core anywhere. --- http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3230/takerface.gif |
| Childproof | Posted 4/17/2009 7:19:57 AM | message detail |
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII New Super Mario Bros LoZ: Link's Awakening Tetris Pokemon R/B/Y Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The World Ends With You --- Is GrapefruitKing Today's prediction: Mog 44.60% - Link's Awakening 25.70% - MMX 23.17% - PSIV 6.53% - Status: Mediocre |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/17/2009 7:21:22 AM | message detail |
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FF6 currently has 57.42% on LA. Even I'm skeptical over LA potentially beating LoZ, but it's possible. --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| M_e_g_a_6_4 | Posted 4/17/2009 7:22:57 AM | message detail |
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LA CC:FF7 Pokemon RBY NSMB Tetris TWEWY KH:CoM --- http://gamebros.smackjeeves.com/ http://l33trappacat.smackjeeves.com/ |
| The Real Truth | Posted 4/17/2009 7:26:07 AM | message detail |
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LoZ: Link's Awakening Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Tetris Pokemon R/B/Y New Super Mario Bros Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The World Ends With You --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC |
| MarioSuperstar | Posted 4/17/2009 7:37:56 AM | message detail |
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Link's Awakening Crisis Core* Pokemon R/B/Y New Super Mario Bros. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The World ends With You * Even I'm skeptical of how strong this game could be, but Zack dammit... --- *is Dranze* BGE2 - Today: FFVI > MMX - Points: 28/40 Vote: MMX |
| Mumei | Posted 4/17/2009 7:43:47 AM | message detail |
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FFVI: +1.72% MMX: -2.81% PS4: -0.13% LA: +1.22 Since I went to bed. Would have liked to seen LA go down as much as MMX and see FFVI up by nearly 3%, but I'll take it. --- "Luxe, calme et volupte." - Charles Baudelaire, The Invitation to the Voyage |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/17/2009 7:50:21 AM | message detail |
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Pokemon R/B/Y LoZ: Link's Awakening Tetris Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII New Super Mario Bros Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories The World Ends With You --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| Master Moltar | Posted 4/17/2009 8:23:26 AM | message detail |
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Nice night vote for FF6. Being at 41% (and further away from MMX) does
make it look a lot better than last night. Still this performance is a
little disappointing imo. also lol mmx europe vote --- Moltar Status: you can't hide forever Match 11 - Bracket: FF6 > MMX - Vote: MMX (30/40) |
| KingBartz | Posted 4/17/2009 8:26:36 AM | message detail |
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I just got on and this is MMX performance. I think it's time for me to bow out of this contest. --- Check out my Guru bracket: http://www.thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=60 |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/17/2009 8:33:21 AM | message detail |
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It's strange how FFVI seems to have developed FFVII-like trends. Well, it could still collapse like Kefka in the ASV, I guess. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| alexazx | Posted 4/17/2009 8:41:06 AM | message detail |
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I think it's a rather strong feat by FF6 to not lose ground to Zelda in
the EU prime-time. FF6 wasn't even released here on the SNES, and
although we have a lot of FF-fans here, you're relying on emulator
voters. There's no SNES-FFIII, culture in Europe, and I'd say like 99%
of us played FFVII or a later game, before FF6, whereas FFIII (6)
should have more sentimental value to the NA people. So, FF6 rising and Zelda: LA losing in EU, in comparison to NA, is a big surprise to me. I guess we have better taste. :) Either way, I'm quite sure that Sonic 2 will have little trouble with Zelda: LA in the next round. I mean, Mega Man X is losing to Zelda with like 5%, so Zelda: LA can't be THAT strong. I'm quite sure the best Sonic game have a lot of more fans than the best Mega Man game. Maybe Sonic 2 can even make FF6 squeal, probably not, but I'm quite sure Sonic 2 would have a higher percentage in this match, if they took Zelda's spot. We're talking about the nr 1 best game on Sega Genesis/Mega Drive here. |
| RPGuy96 | Posted 4/17/2009 8:44:27 AM | message detail |
| FFVI recovered better than I thought it would,
that's good to see. It's holding up in the DSV, too; Lord knows Kefka
can't do that, so that's a good sign too. At least FFVI is probably
still stronger than, say, Mario World. --- Mustache...and Green... http://backloggery.com/rpguy96 |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/17/2009 8:46:56 AM | message detail |
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Yeah, FF1 and FF4 also did very well in Europe, very surprisingly. FF1
was only 2% behind SMW in Europe, and FF4 cleared 60% in Europe while
at 48% in North America. I don't understand it, but if Europe treats CT
the same way this year.....that makes up for everything! --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
| red sox 777 | Posted 4/17/2009 8:53:10 AM | message detail |
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FFVI is currently at 57.49% on LA. If you set LA = FF1, then FFVI is projected to get 52.25% on SMW at the moment. It's at 62.94% on MMX, and if you set MMX = MM3, FFVI is projected to get 54.87% on FFIV. Whatever strength MMX has over MM3 adds to that gap, so it's probably substantially higher than that. So, between those 2 comparisons, FFVI looks quite alright. --- Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests. |
