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Exactly one week after nominations were opened up, we are at 32384 nominations. At that rate, it would likely take around 3 more weeks to reach 100000 nominations, and that considers the fact that there won't be as many nominations coming in now as there were a few days ago

I don't expect nominations to remain open for a whole month.
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Yeah, I hope nominations close with the next few days.
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"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

So, uh, what snub do we expect the most from this contest? Do you think a remake could be the strongest newcomer?
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What snubs from the last contest are even eligible for this contest?

Heck, I'm having a hard time thinking of a worthwhile snub from the last one other than SSB.
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"Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about PW/Jecht

DMC games!
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Oh right.

I don't think any DMC games will do any better than GoW1 did.
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But it's like the japanese version of GoW!
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I would laugh if a DMC fails to reach the bracket.

As for other snubs, Mario Kart series and Wii Sports are also potential snubs though I don't expect much from Wii Sports. I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of Gamecube games failed to reach the bracket like Super Mario Sunshine, Luigi's Mansion and Pikmin.
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Eh, Mario Kart games after 64 don't strike me as potentially strong games. MKDS, maybe, but that's just barely stronger than GoW1 based on the 2005 GOTY, if you want to go that route.
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"But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside."
"I am lightning...the rain transformed."

if it's 128, we can look forward to seeing baten kaitos making it.

So like Killer7 and Eternal Darkness fodder?
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I hope those Gamecube games make it, but I kinda doubt any of them do.

I sure like to think there is strength somewhere in the DMC-series because Dante's strong, multiple characters from the series has made a contest and won at least one match, and the DMC-series made it into the Series Contest...but no evidence we have game-wise shows much hope for Dante's games.


Okay, so we're establishing we don't have a lot of faith in the traditional snubs. Would you guys take Pokemon FireRed, Super Mario 64 DS, Chrono Trigger DS, the GBA-version of LoZ:LttP...any of them to beat any original snub?
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From: HaRRicH | #361
I sure like to think there is strength somewhere in the DMC-series because Dante's strong

Name a strong GoW game. Name a strong Ninja Gaiden game. Name a strong Halo game. Name a strong Mortal Kombat game. Name a strong Kirby game. Heck, name a strong Metroid game.

I think you get the point.
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Of course, answers may vary depending on your definition of "strong," but whatever.
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"So cold. I am always by your side."
"There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!"

I'm going to need a few more examples.....
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From: HaRRicH | #364
I'm going to need a few more examples.....

*sighs*

Name a strong Mega Man game. Name a strong Sonic game. Name a strong Street Fighter game. Name a strong Mortal Kombat game.

...Good yet?
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You named Mortal Kombat twice, so I will need more examples.
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darn it, i need to pay more attention to my previous examples

Name a strong Tetris game. Name a strong Star Fox game.

Yeah, I'm drawing a blank.
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Anyway, speaking of GoW and DMC style action games, are we expecting either AC game to make it and do well? A Ninja Gaiden game?
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I...still don't get it.

=)
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Okay, so we're establishing we don't have a lot of faith in the traditional snubs. Would you guys take Pokemon FireRed, Super Mario 64 DS, Chrono Trigger DS, the GBA-version of LoZ:LttP...any of them to beat any original snub?

Probably- snubs typically aren't very strong. It also depends on how the semi-remakes are listed in the poll. "Chrono Trigger" will perform a lot better than "Chrono Trigger DS."
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Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

DMC might have some strength but I wouldn't take it over GoW1 which isn't saying a lot.

Not to mention that it doesn't have the 'same name as main character" bonus that Kirby and Metroid get. Ouch.

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Wait, nvm the Metroid one.
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*is Dranze*
Krahen Prophet did a fatality.

Wait Metroid isn't the name of the main character?

Whatever I'm just going to play LoZ, Zelda is about to defeat Ganon.
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F-ZERO PUNCH
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Although trying to name a strong game that doesn't have a strong character is harder!

Let's see...There's Final Fantasy VI, and...uhhh...

Help me out here.
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Starcraft, although it isn't really strong anymore, and may not ever have been strong. But at the least it's a lot lot lot stronger than fodder Kerrigan.
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Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

I thought about naming StarCraft, but I don't know if I'd consider it a "strong game," and it may not ever have been, so yeah.

Although Final Fantasy Tactics would have qualified back in 2004.
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Relatively speaking, Tales of Symphonia
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See, but then I'd have to acknowledge GoW1 and GTA games as strong games, and I'm not willing to do that!
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40% against MGS3 was pretty good and based on last round it may have underperformed slightly (or it overperformed in round 1)

A lot better than what Kratos/Lloyd could do.
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Well, I guess we could go ahead and throw in Oblivion while we're at it.
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"Spoil it for me. I'm never going to play that game so I want to know if he's going to be another Auron or another Sin." - Soul about PW/Jecht

Diablo 2?
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Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename

Going through the last contest bracket we also have...

Final Fantasy IV
Half-Life 2
Call of Duty 4

If you really want to push it you could say Pokemon RBY
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Charizard is strong as hell
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From: charmander6000 | #384
If you really want to push it you could say Pokemon RBY

After Pikachu and the 'Zard? That's pushing it a little far.

Not sure FFIV's really all that strong.
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From: LeonhartFour | #376
Although trying to name a strong game that doesn't have a strong character is harder!

Hmm.

Final Fantasy 1, 4, 9, Tactics, 13 (maybe)
Tales of Symphonia
Duck Hunt?

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Yeah, FFVI didn't look all that strong. Cecil didn't look so bad either in the last contest.

RBY could work. Charizard is strong, but he's not close to being top 3 in strength.
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Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

Er, I meant to say FFIV there.
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Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

From: UltimaterializerX | #387
Duck Hunt?

...The game that lost to the original Ninja Gaiden?

And how does RBY work? I didn't say the strength level had to be proportional!
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Charizard is strong as hell

Not Noble Nine strong. RBY is a potential top 3 game.


Not sure FFIV's really all that strong.

If you believe FFIV > FF indirectly then it is. Final Fantasy did get 45% on Super Mario World.
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I think it's clear that the 45% in round 1 was not indicative of the FF1's true strength.
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Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

Starcraft, although it isn't really strong anymore, and may not ever have been strong. But at the least it's a lot lot lot stronger than fodder Kerrigan.

Well, Starcraft came out in 1998 anyways..But I think SCII would have given it a decent boost.

From: charmander6000 | #391
If you believe FFIV > FF indirectly then it is. Final Fantasy did get 45% on Super Mario World.

Man, I'm not sure FFVI could get 45% on Mario World. That first round was a fluke.
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Not Noble Nine strong. RBY is a potential top 3 game.

So only the noble nine is considered strong?

And I would argue that since Mario only got like 54% on it (if I remembering this correctly). That's NN levels to me!
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I think it's clear that the 45% in round 1 was not indicative of the FF1's true strength.

Why not? It's almost exactly what 2k4 predicted coincidentally.
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From: charmander6000 | #396
Why not? It's almost exactly what 2k4 predicted coincidentally.

You know what 2004 didn't predict?

Mario World > Mario 3
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"Not until the end. Always."

And I would argue that since Mario only got like 54% on it (if I remembering this correctly). That's NN levels to me!

Remember when Bowser got 49% against Solid Snake?

Charizard was pretty much the Starcraft/L-Block/2k2Mario in that contest.
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Borderline/Bottom of the Noble Nine isn't close to #3, where RBY is at. Though yeah, it's not a huge huge difference, so RBY is a stretch in this discussion.
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Crono > Sephiroth. 7 years of waiting, and perhaps many more to go. Remain steadfast.

Again, I never said anything about strength levels being proportional, otherwise all sorts of things would apply!

Strong games, strong characters! That's all!

We consider near elites "strong." Charizard's a near elite, so RBY doesn't apply!
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