GameFAQs Contests

Here’s what I remember from the vote totals.

Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Zelda: Majora’s Mask
Metal Gear Solid 2
StarCraft
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Shadow of the Colossus

Since FF12 isn’t done with its match we can’t put it in here yet.

And Go Half-Life 2!!!

So would FFIX be beating Half-Life 2 here?

And if so, by how much?
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From: Shoenin_Kakashi | #448
This board loves Crono?

Yeah.
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Gunner is, what is the word... passionate. but i think that MichaelWClark dude is far crazier than anything Gunner has posted. Posted by Mark Milton

Whoa FFXII cut. 10 minutes before Vincent got his first!
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Link he come to town to win the Gamefaqs Contests.

Hmm, 2 cuts in a row.
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WHERE ARE YOUR CRONO/VINCENT COMPARISONS NOW

great show by Half-Life 2.
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Agreed, and I think this is even giving Portal > BioShock some life back. It was looking dead in the water when most PC stuff (including HL1) was bombing, but now HL2 is making Portal look like a contender again thanks to the Orange Box.

(Dammit, how did I pick LoZ:OoT > HL and LoZ:TP > FF12?)
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Prototype
Shorthand, do you speak it?!

if anything, the previous matches were giving life to Portal over Bioshock. comparing Portal to other shooters is just completely wrong; I'd compare it to the more niche fanbases like Okami and SOTC.
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all the xbox shooters failing doesn't give me alot of faith in bioshock

Plus portal is a meme
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I just noticed I was in the 99 percentile of brackets with my train wreck of an entry.

Everyone's being sodomized by this contest huh
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I'm doing horrible with only 74 points, yet I'm still top 90%.
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Spiderman!

hey,hey,looks like RE4 got it's very fair share of the EuroCake yesterday,better thank us then for saving your skins there.
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It's not fair if FF is in the title it always wins.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2455

It does seem that awesome results like KH2 > RE4 are always ruined by Europe's votes. Thanks Europe.
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well though it was closer RE4 did chew more of the UScake too,so huh...asiacake nearly turned the tables?
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It's not fair if FF is in the title it always wins.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2455

Half-Life 2 cutting TP a couple times. I'd be disappointed if that didn't happen at least once in the night!
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Another match where every entrant looks truly awful to me except HL2, though that's mainly after seeing the egg that HL laid. I can't bring myself to believe that this is just its strength alone, even if it is a good bit stronger than its predecessor.

On the topic of Portal, I would have thought it advancing in its match was virtually assured even pre-contest. GlaDOS was no fluke, and WCC backs that up as well to an extent - Portal is gonna be a little beast of a game. I expect it to come close-ish to MGS4, and I'm pretty optimistic on MGS4's strength!
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Portal vs. HL2 gogogo
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xyzzy
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It's only 7000 votes below TP, you can pull this comeback Phoenix!
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Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. FastFalcon05 > Me

wrighto,time to hit back!
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It's not fair if FF is in the title it always wins.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2455

Looks like it's FF12 with the morning vote over TP.

Actually, only FF12's gaining in percentage here. Huh.
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Hail FastFalcon, our new guru overlord!

No TP's definitely benefiting more from the morning vote than anyone else

http://www.gamefaqscontests.com/images/poll_graph.php?matchnum=3473&type=1&seconds=900&max=0
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Huh, FFXII basically stalled all night. Is this going to be three straight matches of long, long stalls?

TP needs to get its act together!
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Guys, isn't this usually the best time for something Final Fantasy-associated? And what are Gordon Freeman's trends?

Well, Half-Life 2 holds second place now, but anything could happen. As a matter of fact, every game is falling except for FF12. So time to go onto tomorrow's match.

Firstly, I have two questions. One; how does Street Fighter IV improve upon earlier iterations (meaning what new features does it bring to the table, and/or what problem(s) does it fix)? And what is Persona 4 usually praised for? I want answers to those questions. Anyways, we start out with perhaps the site's favorite game in the division, known as Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Honestly, the game was a bit of a disappointment for me, but whatever. One thing that felt like commentating about was about how I think the GCN's and Wii's top launch titles are overrated on this site, even though it doesn't really relate to today's match. It just seems like, from what we can tell with Smash games and Twilight Princess (yeah I understand SSBM wasn't technically a launch title for the GCN, but whatever), that Nintendo is just trying to show off how much content it can bring without changing a gameplay formula. Other Nintendo launch titles have at least been able to bring somewhat innovative ideas to the table; Super Mario Bros. set the standard, Super Mario World introduces larger levels and secrets that allow you to take different paths in the whole game (may not sound revolutionary, but think about what was going on in gaming in 1991), and Super Mario 64 bought 3d gaming to the table. Being a big game can only go so far, mind you. I think SSBB will win this match easily, and what we really need to be watching for is for SSBB to be stronger than its predecessor, which impressed in its match. Grand Theft Auto IV is my favorite for the match, but despite all of its critical acclaim it isn't 100% guaranteed to advance today, as Persona 4 has a shot at beating it, especially considering what happened to San Andreas. GTAIV should probably look better than Wind Waker though. I wouldn't be surprised if Persona 4 snuck in for the upset, but I'm sticking with my bracket.

Prediction: Super Smash Bros. Brawl > Grand Theft Auto IV
GTAIV - 30%
Persona 4 - 17%
SSBB - 40%
SFIV - 13%
Bracket: Super Smash Bros. Brawl > Grand Theft Auto IV (did these two seriously have to be placed together in round 1?)
Favorites: Grand Theft Auto IV > Super Smash Bros. Brawl

And here are the top 50 games in round 1 so far according to vote totals.

1. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. The Legend of Zelda
4. Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5. Final Fantasy VII
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Zelda: A Link to the Past
8. Super Mario World
9. Pokemon Red/Blue
10. Tetris
11. Super Smash Bros. Melee
12. Final Fantasy X
13. Final Fantasy IV
14. Super Mario 64
15. Final Fantasy VIII
16. Final Fantasy
17. Sonic the Hedgehog
18. Kingdom Hearts
19. Metal Gear Solid
20. Final Fantasy VI
21. Resident Evil 4
22. GoldenEye
23. Kingdom Hearts 2
24. Metal Gear Solid 3
25. Super Metroid
26. Super Mario Kart
27. Mega Man 2
28. Pokemon Gold/Silver
29. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
30. Street Fighter II
31. Super Mario RPG
32. Mega Man 3
33. Zelda: Link’s Awakening
34. Zelda: Majora’s Mask
35. Metal Gear Solid 2
36. StarCraft
37. Diablo II
38. Mortal Kombat II
39. Pac-Man
40. Oblivion
41. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
42. Halo
43. Mario Kart 64
44. Zelda: Wind Waker
45. Tales of Symphonia
46. God of War
47. Knights of the Old Republic
48. Final Fantasy IX
49. Final Fantasy Tactics
50. World of Warcraft

Both RE4 and KH2 did well, it seems. So much for a game that got 7.6/10 from IGN; it's hanging with classics like GoldenEye and Super Metroid!

Honorable Mentions:
Super Mario Bros. 3 got the highest vote total in the round (also the highest percentage)
Oblivion had the lowest vote total out of all the games that won their matches (also lowest percentage among those games)
Final Fantasy had the highest vote total out of all games that didn't win their matches (probably highest percentage among those games)
God of War had the highest vote total out of all games that didn't advance (and I think KOTOR has highest percentage among those games)

TP needs to get its act together!

Hopefully by the end of the match it'll look respectable enough to make a match out of it and LoZ !!
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GTAIV is not going to pull 30% with the way the rest of the series has been performing.
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Donkey Kong Country 2's path to Best Game Ever '09.
Not even 10%? What is wrong with you people? At least SMRPG and Goldeneye moved on.

TP had like 70% on FFXII during the GOTY poll. What happened to it?

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People found other games to play.
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TP won the GoTY poll when it was fresh.
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BGE2 - Today: TP > HL2 - Points: 78/108 Vote: PW

I'm more concerned with how close both were to Gears of War. Yeah, that was fresh too, but it's another reason why I think standing out a ton helps.
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TP wasn't even released a full 3 weeks after FFXII. I doubt that had anything to do with it
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*looks at poll*

lol this contest
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Are we going to play the stall game now?
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Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls
BGE2 - Today's Match: LoZ: TP > HL2 Points: 77/108

BTW here are the games I think are deserving of "Best. Game. Ever."

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Metroid
Final Fantasy VI
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario 64
GoldenEye
Final Fantasy VII
Metal Gear Solid
Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Half-Life 2
Resident Evil 4
Super Mario Galaxy

Please comment!

FFXII is looking MUCH better now. It's now around what I expected it to pull. Perhaps it can keep close to HL2 for the rest of the match.

Speaking of HL2, really good show from it. I thought "RE4 of the HL series" was giving it too much credit, but looks like it might be the case! It is what got me to like the HL series, after-all.

Of course, with HL2 and FFXII taking up 50% of the vote, TP doesn't look that great here. Better hope FFXII and HL2 have some good strength!
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Match 28 - Bracket: TP > FF12 - Vote: TP (75/108)

FF12 could complete its comeback sometime. What is usually the strongest time for Gordon Freeman, and the weakest time for a Final Fantasy character? I would appreciate an answer to this question.

Best games in this division:
1. Resident Evil 4
2. Half-Life 2
3. Metal Gear Solid 3
4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
5. Zelda: Twilight Princess

Best games in the next division:
1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Metal Gear Solid 4
3. Fallout 3
4. Grand Theft Auto IV
5. Super Smash Bros. Brawl

And those are my favorites.

Yeah, FF12 is no longer looking awful. I guess it's just impossible for Square to look bad this contest.
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After seeing Kingdom Hearts II fail to complete its comeback on Resident Evil 4, I would put the chances of this comeback in the negatives if I could.
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Resident Evil 4's day vote isn't that bad and with the day vote being stretched over 15 hours rather than 7 what did you expect?
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BGE2 - Today's Match: LoZ: TP > HL2 Points: 77/108

Good rebound for FFXII overnight, it's looking a lot better than it was. Sucks that it's still going to lose this one, but nice to see it making things respectable.

TP is pretty disappointing, though. It's less than 10% off from HL2, but that will probably change by the end of the match. Not a terrible showing, but not top 10 either.

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Totally called TP not being top 10 material, by the way !!
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Were people serious about TP being a top 10 game? The game was overhyped and it hasn't been out long enough to fully recover from that backlash.

Also 58/42 against HL2 isn't that bad.
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Board 8 BOP: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/BGE2%20BOP.xls
BGE2 - Today's Match: LoZ: TP > HL2 Points: 77/108

Didn't Kingdom Hearts 2 start its comeback at a later time?

Now, judging by Vice City's comeback against Metroid Prime, Half-Life 2 has a little bit of an advantage here. I believe that by this point Vice City was 2% above Metroid Prime, while Final Fantasy XII is still over 2% below Half-Life 2.

And where was Kingdom Hearts 2 in relation to Resident Evil 4 at this time of the match?

And this is where the whole thing about "franchise voting" came into view. The only games that have failed with franchise voting are Majora's Mask, Final Fantasy Tactics, and, to some extent, Yoshi's Island. That's probably because those games are much different from other games in their series (assuming Yoshi's Island is a Mario game, of course). Final Fantasy XII also fits that bill. I think the guy who reviewed the FF12 at Gamespot agreed that the game lost some of the Final Fantasy feel in saying goodbye to random encounters, with battles instead happening on the overworld. And Gametrailers gave FF12 a 7/10 for story. Uhm, a FINAL FANTASY game getting that score for story isn't good, is it?

Coincidentally, Final Fantasy XII is widely viewed to be in the same timeline as Final Fantasy Tactics. Other games in that same timeline are Vagrant Story (where the hell was that this contest?), Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2. To give the full story, a dream world is created in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance at the beginning, thanks to some children who wish they can be inside a Final Fantasy game (great idea!). Final Fantasy XII probably takes place within that world.

My prediction for the rest of the match:

I see Twilight Princess disgustingly breaking 40% when the ASV comes, and it's already increasing right now (gotta erase all the percentage lost!). In the meantime, Half-Life 2 and Final Fantasy XII continue their duel, but TP steals so much of the ASV that neither game is really effected. Final Fantasy XII could finish within a percent of Half-Life 2, but still lose, unless HL2 really bleeds during the day (which doesn't seem likely considering HL2's genre and gaming system, though I don't know Gordon's usual trends, aside from him being stupid in the morning).

So from what I know, we've just went from Final Fantasy XII's best time to Half-Life 2's worst.

Wonder what the top 10 might be looking like nowadays...

Final Fantasy VII
Ocarina of Time
Chrono Trigger
Link to the Past
Mario 3
Final Fantasy X
Smash Bros. Melee
Final Fantasy VIII
Pokemon RBY
Final Fantasy VI

'book it'

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Yeah, that's probably about right. Not sure how I feel about FFVI being on there, but in general it looks good.
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SMB 1 instead of FFVI
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Pokemon for top 10 actually makes sense now since I saw the vote totals, though something tells me that's not going to matter (Tetris with over 60k votes and Pac-Man with over 30k, and Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda being top three if we go by that).

So top ten would probably be (not in order):

Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Final Fantasy VII
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Chrono Trigger
Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario Bros. 3
Final Fantasy X
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Bros.
The Legend of Zelda

Another thing to note is that, for all the crap StarCraft is taking for being disappointing in its match, it has still managed the highest vote total for a PC game so far, even counting Halo and Oblivion as PC games. We will have to see whether Half-Life 2 will set a record here, as StarCraft and Diablo II are currently top two PC games in terms of votals.

Now, where's my praise for all the vote totals research?

Pokemon RBY deserves to be on and it is.
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