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Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 767

charmander6000 | Posted 12/19/2009 9:38:20 PM | message detail
Yet they love fps now?
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MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/19/2009 9:38:37 PM | message detail
Devil May Cry games bomb on these types of polls too. Its like nobody actually plays the actions games here, they just love the character designs
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ZFS | Posted 12/19/2009 9:39:59 PM | message detail
Yep. Action games aren't that popular on GameFAQs, nothing new there.

Good show from FFXIII. Right game winning!

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LeonhartFour | Posted 12/19/2009 9:54:08 PM | message detail
Ninja Gaiden games have regularly bombed big time here as well. Prince of Persia games generally haven't done very well either. Same with Assassin's Creed.
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MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/19/2009 10:15:14 PM | message detail
http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/special-achievement/index.html?page=6

interesting little poll from Gamespot of who they think is the best new character of the year
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MyWorldIsCrono | Posted 12/19/2009 10:27:19 PM | message detail
Also...

God of War 3 has passed Bioshock 2, and Mass Effect 2 has started to cut Pokemon after getting a max deficit of 190 (its down to 163 now)

These should be two interesting matches to watch
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Mr3790 | Posted 12/19/2009 10:41:46 PM | message detail
Standard FFXIII dominance in this poll.

Nice to see HGSS in second. Hopefully it can keep it like this.
-LusterSoldier- | Posted 12/19/2009 10:42:24 PM | message detail
FFXIII is now doubling Pokemon. I expect FFXIII's percentage on Pokemon to continue increasing for the rest of the night vote.
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voltch | Posted 12/20/2009 1:04:38 AM | message detail
mass effect 2... well shephard might be more recognisable than i first thought, but is he Popular?
Isn't lost planet 2 that game with crazy good graphics and huge monsters?
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Lightslayer987 | Posted 12/20/2009 1:17:12 AM | message detail
and Mass Effect 2 FINALLY takes the lead over Pokemon.. and with that I can finally go to bed
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LinkMarioSamus | Posted 12/20/2009 4:03:11 AM | message detail
Okay, Vivi vs. Donkey Kong is definetely a bad idea for a rematch. To quote Sirian:

"Who's the rat bastid who created THIS map, again? Sheesh. Drag him through town and beat him with clubs made of bundled straw."

http://sirian.warpcore.org/civ4/epic-one/epic1-a3.html

Just replace "map" with "matchup."

And yes, I have been playing a lot of Civilization IV recently. Also started a replay of A Link to the Past (this time the Virtual Console version; last time it was the GBA version), and have picked up from where I left off in Final Fantasy VI Advance. I have also been playing SSBB a bit nowadays; it's been a while since I played it, to be honest.
Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 6:34:06 AM | message detail
Someone mind posting the summarized version of the poll start times again? And hell, the full list would be nice as well.

I was gonna post a new topic and wanted to bring back the summarized results, and also post the full start-times list as the second post for convenience.
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Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 6:34:51 AM | message detail
And if anyone knows who compiled both of those as well, that'd be great so I can credit them.
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red sox 777 | Posted 12/20/2009 6:39:03 AM | message detail
Transience's rule for the first round was:

If the top seed is odd, then it is a night match.
If the top seed is even, then it is a day match.

After that, the first match of every division is a night match (works for round 1 too).
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Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 6:50:55 AM | message detail
Ah, thanks.
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Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 7:32:01 AM | message detail
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Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 7:32:18 AM | message detail
Pokemon's back in the lead.
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voltch | Posted 12/20/2009 7:37:07 AM | message detail
bayonetta faded really badly yesterday, Today FFXIII is kinda impressive when you think about it, the competition here does include a lot of big names and I'd go so far as to say no way is GoW3 less anticipated than yesterday's winner Dante's Inferno, so for FFXIII to crush everything here, is pretty impressive.
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LinkMarioSamus | Posted 12/20/2009 7:43:21 AM | message detail
@HaRRich and KleenexTissue50: What is so special about me (that you have to say "LMS has arrived" and "LMS'ed")?

I will be trying my best to take part in the analyzations for this contest, but I will have to be going through tough tests at school this time! That will certainly be an obstacle, and easily a higher priority (I actually play video games more than most people my age; I'm almost 15 years old). Last contest it was summer vacation for me (since I moved to India, so while I was in summer vacation my US friends were taking exams), so it wasn't such an issue. This time though...I dunno.
MarioSuperstar | Posted 12/20/2009 7:51:03 AM | message detail
I'm almost 15 years old

That explains everything.
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Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 7:56:31 AM | message detail

From: voltch | #468
bayonetta faded really badly yesterday, Today FFXIII is kinda impressive when you think about it, the competition here does include a lot of big names and I'd go so far as to say no way is GoW3 less anticipated than yesterday's winner Dante's Inferno, so for FFXIII to crush everything here, is pretty impressive.


This poll certainly looks to have more votes than yesterday's, which was actually pretty damn abysmal. Wouldn't surprise me if ME2/PHGSS passed Dante's Inferno in total votes.
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Not_Wylvane | Posted 12/20/2009 7:58:28 AM | message detail
South America really likes their pizza.
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red sox 777 | Posted 12/20/2009 8:00:30 AM | message detail
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3701&region=IT

And Italy likes pizza even more (no surprise there).
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-LusterSoldier- | Posted 12/20/2009 8:06:05 AM | message detail
The US was the only country to prefer Hamburgers over Pizza.

Mexican actually wins in Mexico:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3701&region=MX

Asian comes in second place in Asia, but still couldn't finish above pizza:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3701&region=ASI
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charmander6000 | Posted 12/20/2009 10:37:56 AM | message detail
So Pokemon Platinum or LoZ: Spirit Tracks for DS GotY?
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Lightslayer987 | Posted 12/20/2009 10:38:23 AM | message detail
Platinum should win it easily one should think
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transience | Posted 12/20/2009 10:39:10 AM | message detail
dunno if I should bring up this can of worms or not, but GOW3 sucking it up confirms what we've known all along - that action games aren't the most popular here, but the characters themselves are still pretty good.

which, of course, brings up Bayonetta.
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charmander6000 | Posted 12/20/2009 10:40:09 AM | message detail
Yeah, but in 2007 Phantom Hourglass steamrolled Diamond/Pearl
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KamikazePotato | Posted 12/20/2009 10:41:07 AM | message detail
358/2 Days gets 2nd in the DS GotY. Zelda wins by virtue of being Zelda.

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transience | Posted 12/20/2009 11:10:08 AM | message detail
Pokemon > KH > Zelda, I'll say. that Zelda game went nowhere.

KH could win due to a fanbase split, but I doubt it.
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transience | Posted 12/20/2009 11:10:26 AM | message detail
though that KH game kinda sucked too, so maybe Zelda takes second.
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/20/2009 11:12:23 AM | message detail

From: LinkMarioSamus | Posted: 12/20/2009 12:07:04 AM | #428
Wow, Gordon Freeman as a 2 seed is funny. I'm actually going to vote for him against Tifa just for bandwagoning purposes (same with Aeris over Auron).

And why are Tifa and Zelda seeded so low? At least we get a lot of good rematches.


For ****'s sake, this guy again? This was the one guy I was hoping wouldn't find out about a new contest.
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/20/2009 11:13:30 AM | message detail

From: LinkMarioSamus | Posted: 12/20/2009 10:43:21 AM | #469
@HaRRich and KleenexTissue50: What is so special about me (that you have to say "LMS has arrived" and "LMS'ed")?

I will be trying my best to take part in the analyzations for this contest, but I will have to be going through tough tests at school this time! That will certainly be an obstacle, and easily a higher priority (I actually play video games more than most people my age; I'm almost 15 years old). Last contest it was summer vacation for me (since I moved to India, so while I was in summer vacation my US friends were taking exams), so it wasn't such an issue. This time though...I dunno.


Simple. You have never made one useful post and never listen when people tell you to stop spamming your pointless lists and mag articles.

We. Don't. Care. And never will.
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Lightslayer987 | Posted 12/20/2009 11:15:09 AM | message detail
LMS is one of my favorite parts of the contest stats topic

he just posts so much useless crap and ignores what everyone says to him that i find it hilarious
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Zylo the wolf | Posted 12/20/2009 11:16:36 AM | message detail
No need to be rude Ulti, just use the ignore feature.
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Lightslayer987 | Posted 12/20/2009 11:17:39 AM | message detail

From: Zylo the wolf | #485
No need to be rude Ulti, just use the ignore feature.


i dont think it matters if hes rude, I don't think LMS even reads other posts then his own anyway
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red sox 777 | Posted 12/20/2009 11:17:53 AM | message detail
LMS is alright, although I admit I don't read most of his posts. Back in the early years of CSAD, votals were discussed a lot too, and there is value to talking about them. Incidentally, I was reading some topics from 2005 yesterday, and was suprised to see how much more we used the x-stats, at least at the beginning of that contest.
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/20/2009 11:19:21 AM | message detail
Stunning that Albion would like the most annoying people here.
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transience | Posted 12/20/2009 11:20:09 AM | message detail
you should read the arguments around the villain contest. those weren't posts, they were logical proofs.
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Zylo the wolf | Posted 12/20/2009 11:21:06 AM | message detail

i dont think it matters if hes rude, I don't think LMS even reads other posts then his own anyway


Well that's true >_>
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/20/2009 11:21:19 AM | message detail

From: Zylo the wolf | Posted: 12/20/2009 2:16:36 PM | #485
No need to be rude Ulti, just use the ignore feature.


I never ignore stats people, because you might end up missing an entire topic or something.
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/20/2009 11:22:55 AM | message detail
The only things I remember from the villain's contest were the Bowser/Sephiroth tie, Immodium Ghaleon vs Calender Vergil, Diablo/Ridley and WTF KUJA LOSING TO A GLOVE?!
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Lightslayer987 | Posted 12/20/2009 11:23:26 AM | message detail
don't forget robotnik going up against a giant fin
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UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/20/2009 11:23:28 AM | message detail
Oh and people hyping Albedo in a match against Bison he had 0% chance to win. That was a fun couple days of bragging.
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Mr3790 | Posted 12/20/2009 11:27:53 AM | message detail
That fin was a great match pic. Only outdone by TV Kane in 2002.
Zylo the wolf | Posted 12/20/2009 11:28:37 AM | message detail
The only things I remember from the villain's contest were the Bowser/Sephiroth tie, Immodium Ghaleon vs Calender Vergil, Diablo/Ridley and WTF KUJA LOSING TO A GLOVE?!

I think the only notable thing you forgot was CATS VS Ansem.
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KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/20/2009 11:30:53 AM | message detail
What about a little girl doing better than Wesker against Kefka? :P
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transience | Posted 12/20/2009 11:32:01 AM | message detail
the only actual notable thing was Kuja bombing to all hell.
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red sox 777 | Posted 12/20/2009 11:32:37 AM | message detail
I remember almost nothing of the Villains Contest, probably because I didn't follow it closely or care about it much. Probably why I had to have the board convince me to take Ken over Wesker.
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transience | Posted 12/20/2009 11:32:55 AM | message detail
dammit kuja
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