GameFAQs Contests

What makes you think Braid has a higher play-rate?

On My Games:

Braid: 887
Zombies vs. Plants: 492

And thats counting all platforms together. For two games released about the same time (hell, PvZ is even newer so it may have an advantage with my games), I think thats a pretty good showing of their playrate on this site
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Epona > Any Western Character
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I don't know what its strength is against Braid, but I don't think anything below 80% is a decent showing here anyway, so that's kind of a moot point. I mean, if Fallout 3 can break 80% on an actual game (you know, a non-downloadable), anything below 80% here isn't really that fantastic.

There's a pretty sizable gap in strength between Fallout 3 and Mass Effect and I'm not so sure inFamous is all that strong. 80% is expecting way too much from Mass Effect. 75% is a lot more reasonable of an expectation.
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It outsold Mega Man 9?

Yeah, pretty easily. Its first week out on the iPhone it sold 300,000 - not including the PC and XBLA. It's a wildly popular game, for some reason.

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Not sure where you got the idea that PvZ is a game aimed at middle aged women and comparable to Farmville, but if you hadn't even heard about it before the contest that makes sense!

Well when I think of Popcap, I think of stuff like Bejeweled, which is something incredibly popular with the non gamer demographics. Is Plants vs. Zombies different?
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Epona > Any Western Character
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And thats counting all platforms together. For two games released about the same time (hell, PvZ is even newer so it may have an advantage with my games), I think thats a pretty good showing of their playrate on this site

do actual human beings even use the mygames function
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For your health.
At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza

PvZ isn't a joke game. A game can be based in humor and it itself not be a joke.
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do actual human beings even use the mygames function

Do actual human beings write comments on YouTube?

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"I remember a time when someone called World of Warcraft 'World of WoW'"

PvZ isn't a joke game. A game can be based in humor and it itself not be a joke.

I didn't mean the game itself is a joke. I mean people thinking the picture or name is silly without playing for it and vote for it.
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Epona > Any Western Character
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There's a pretty sizable gap in strength between Fallout 3 and Mass Effect and I'm not so sure inFamous is all that strong. 80% is expecting way too much from Mass Effect. 75% is a lot more reasonable of an expectation.

I didn't say I expected ME to be that strong, I just said anything under 80% here isn't all that impressive. My point was, Infamous is easily one of the weakest games in the bracket, Fallout 3 managed to quadruple it... PvZ is weaker than Infamous, and ME is struggling to stay over 70%.

Even a quadrupling here would still have FO3 > ME, but at least it would show the game had some solid strength behind it. Currently, it's looking like a midcarder that'll get shut down by Portal.
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Well when I think of Popcap, I think of stuff like Bejeweled, which is something incredibly popular with the non gamer demographics. Is Plants vs. Zombies different?

PvZ is a pretty creative tower defense game. It's popular with casuals but definitely has enough depth and strategy for hardcore gamers.
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Well when I think of Popcap, I think of stuff like Bejeweled, which is something incredibly popular with the non gamer demographics. Is Plants vs. Zombies different?

PvZ appeals to all demographics because it's awesome. It's nothing like Bejeweled aside from being made by the same people.
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For your health.
At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza

infamous is diiiiirt weak.
But anyway, most matches involving fodder fluctuate so damn much that it's hard to get a proper reading.
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Uguu~

Well when I think of Popcap, I think of stuff like Bejeweled, which is something incredibly popular with the non gamer demographics. Is Plants vs. Zombies different?

Plants vs. Zombies got actual recognition and awards from websites and GDC. I've never played the game, myself, but Farmville and Bejeweled don't really go with Plants vs. Zombies, as it appeals to "hardcore gamers." PvZ is actually popular outside of PopCap's usual segment. How that translates to GameFAQs? Who knows -- but it's certainly the most well-known of the downloadable games in this contest.

All things considered, Mass Effect's performance is doing good here. It's not looking strong enough to beat Portal, as it stands now, but that wasn't the most likely thing to happen, anyway. It certainly avoided embarrassing itself by not getting mid-to-low 60s, which is where we could be saying "Well, this game hasn't changed much from before," but 70%? That's solid. It'll be worth enough to outdo FFXII on Portal - and also keep it respectable.

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I wouldn't hesitate to take inFamous >>>>>>Plants vs. Zombies.

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"I remember a time when someone called World of Warcraft 'World of WoW'"

I'm really hoping this matchup does a similar voter swing than the one that just ended. Because I've predicted about 83% for Mass Effect and I really don't like the way this match has started.
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"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." ~ Winston Churchill

Infamous wouldn't double PvZ, it'd prolly be lower than yo average ulti style blowout.
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Nyuu~

Seems we're almost out of the zombie power hour!
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Whoa, hey, heading toward 72%. A++

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well someone's enjoying this result.
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Hau hauu, omochi kaeri!

Plants vs. Zombies is decently popular. It did alright in its vote-in. This result isn't enough for ME to beat Portal, but it's not bad at all. You guys' expectations were just way too high.

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DFF

Hmm. Hey guys, rank these games:

Deus Ex
Devil May Cry 3
Mega Man 9
Valkyria Chronicles
Fire Emblem: PoR
Fire Emblem
Persona 3
Persona 4
Dead Rising
Skies of Arcadia

Completely arbitrarily chose the 'weakest' games that moved on.

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DFF

Given how well Dragon Age did, it wasn't that far of a stretch.
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Nyuu~

Yeah, F-Zero GX would maul Plants vs. Zombies. And I still don't see why Dragon Age should be any stronger than Mass Effect here, even if it!
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Epona > Any Western Character
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F-Zero GX would maul Plants vs. Zombie

F-Zero GX wouldn't maul anything.
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For your health.
At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza

Devil May Cry 3
Persona 4
Valkyria Chronicles
Mega Man 9
Fire Emblem: PoR
Fire Emblem
Deus Ex
Persona 3
Skies of Arcadia
Dead Rising

I'm prolly putting DR lowest cos it was a very recent turd.
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Nipaa~

Devil May Cry 3 (why did I put this on again? oh well)
Fire Emblem: PoR
Fire Emblem
Persona 4
Persona 3
Dead Rising
Mega Man 9
Skies of Arcadia
Valkyria Chronicles
Deus Ex

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DFF

Fire Emblem
the other Fire Emblem
DMC3
Dead Rising
Valk Chron
Persona 4
Persona 3
Skies of Arcadia
Deus Ex

the ordering of the Dead Rising -> Skies is dependant on time of match and seeding and top option and stuff because they all suck a lot
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For your health.
At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza

Devil May Cry 3
Fire Emblem: PoR
Persona 4
Fire Emblem
Dead Rising
Mega Man 9
Valkyria Chronicles
Skies of Arcadia
Persona 3
Deus Ex

From: KamikazePotato | #121
Hmm. Hey guys, rank these games:

Deus Ex
Valkyria Chronicles
Persona 3
Persona 4

Completely arbitrarily chose the 'weakest' games that moved on.

Hmmm.....

Fire Emblem
Devil May Cry 3
Mega Man 9
Fire Emblem: PoR
Skies of Arcadia
Deus Ex
Dead Rising
Valkyria Chronicles
Persona 4
Persona 3
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I would not have TWEWY over Persona 4 and DR is pretty much equal to that game.
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Uguu~

Finally got a good streak going, so I'm definitely banking on WoW's match. I won't win the battle challenge, but only having a couple thousand points is embarrassing.
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I'd expect P4 to be pretty much equal to TWEWY

so those three would just be a mess of other factors determining the match
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For your health.
At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza

The next match I'm banking on is Dead Rising/Persona 4. I'm pretty pissed I ****ed up the Civ IV/Persona 3 match because I had a 12000 point streak going.
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Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename

From: XxSoulxX | #133
The next match I'm banking on is Dead Rising/Persona 4. I'm pretty pissed I ****ed up the Civ IV/Persona 3 match because I had a 12000 point streak going.

I had Civ 4 in the bracket, but as the match grew closer I kind of realized Persona was going to win. DAT TOP OPTION
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I changed it as well, but then went back to Civ IV for some weird reason the night before. Just adding a little salt to the wound with that choice.
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From: MoogleKupo141 | #130
I'd expect P4 to be pretty much equal to TWEWY

so those three would just be a mess of other factors determining the match

Why? Persona 4 was one of the most popular PS2 games of 2008 and a critical hit. I would say it beats TWEWY 1v1 with ease. DR struggled agaisnt TWEWY i don't think Persona will.
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*walks in*

I'm positive some of you guys were confusing ME with ME2.

Sure PvZ is one of the weakest games in the bracket, but you do need to have strength to get the crazy blowouts some people were predicting.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 39/46 Today's Matches: SoA & ME

ME2 you think is that much better than ME1 when it comes to contest strength?
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Why? Persona 4 was one of the most popular PS2 games of 2008 and a critical hit. I would say it beats TWEWY 1v1 with ease. DR struggled agaisnt TWEWY i don't think Persona will.

Being one of the most popular PS2 games in a year when all that was still being released for the PS2 was obscure JRPGs, yearly sports titles, and movie tie-ins doesn't really impress me.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3352


look at that competition. A DBZ game I didn't even know existed managed 20% in that poll because it was so pathetic.

TWEWY was one of the most popular DS games of 2008, and slightly less of critical hit, but at least it wasn't on a dead system and it has Square behind it. They should both be about equally totally pathetic.
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For your health.
At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza

ME2 you think is that much better than ME1 when it comes to contest strength?

Not exactly, but people here do think it'll have decent strength.

Heck some even think it might win GotY.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 39/46 Today's Matches: SoA & ME

Heck some even think it might win GotY.

Sadly it won't since New Vegas and Mass Effect 2 will LFF eachother enough in the multiplatform poll to let FFXIII sneak by
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Epona > Any Western Character
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Hmm. Hey guys, rank these games:

Deus Ex
Devil May Cry 3
Mega Man 9
Valkyria Chronicles
Fire Emblem: PoR
Fire Emblem
Persona 3
Persona 4
Dead Rising
Skies of Arcadia

Completely arbitrarily chose the 'weakest' games that moved on.


You forgot Golden Sun.

Valkyria Chronicles
Persona 4
Mega Man 9
Persona 3
Dead Rising
Golden Sun
Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem: PoR
Devil May Cry 3
Deus Ex
Skies of Arcadia


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"I remember a time when someone called World of Warcraft 'World of WoW'"

Red Dead and God of War 3 to surprise us all in the Goty, either that or SMG2!!
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Uguu~

And if you don't believe New Vegas will hurt ME2, just look at all the major multiplatform games... Red Dead Redemption, Call of Duty Black Ops, Bioshock 2, etc... Don't tell me you don't think FFXIII can't win facing like nothing but western games!
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Epona > Any Western Character
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Lightning>Fallout
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Nyuu~

SMG2 won't be doing anything either, it seems to be suffering worse than SMG.

Speaking of Mario how about NSMBW? MvC2 isn't exactly totally unknown.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 39/46 Today's Matches: SoA & ME

What big 360 exclusives have hit this year? Unless I'm forgetting a contender, Fable III might mop that poll up.
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Also I think you're going overboard about Western games, nobody plays exclusively Western/Eastern games. It's like saying FFXIII and SMG2 are going to hurt each other
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 39/46 Today's Matches: SoA & ME

MvC2's from an awfully weak genre though.
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Uguu~

Maybe people overestimating MvC2 as they overestimated SMS and Demon's Souls?

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