GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 951
LOLContests | Posted 11/21/2010 9:24:05 AM | message detail |
Granted he's a blind Nintendo fan and can't imagine anything outside that company having strength, but whatever! =p I think you're underestimating how popular Gordon was back then. He looked way better in those two years than he did in the first round of 2007. I wouldn't take him to do much better on Leon than what he did in the past. Nothing indicates this, especially not those x-stats that were posted which are based off of a Tifa inflated by anti-votes. Western games are more popular now because the gaming industry itself publishes more big name Western games for consoles. There's no indication that GameFAQS is not just as much a fan of the Eastern games that do get made. --- "Ahem! There is *sand* on my *boot*!"--Kefka Dr. Football beat me, Yesmar in the 2010 Guru Contest! |
695924 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:24:46 AM | message detail |
From: charmander6000 | #198 You honestly want to tell me Duke and Mortal Kombat aren't old has-been franchises? Both of them are getting boosts next contest since DNF and MK reboot are coming out so that's "recent", but that doesn't count as "recent" for last contest. --- lol opinions |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 11/21/2010 9:25:18 AM | message detail |
You're
literally arguing GFNW is the same strength as the Gordon of today.
Forgive me for not giving a serious response to someone who has no clue
what they're talking about. --- "Do you have ANY idea how low my self-esteem is?" -Dark Young Link |
IkaMusume | Posted 11/21/2010 9:26:11 AM | message detail |
From: 695924 | #197 yeah this is just trolling --- http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/170/ikamusume0516.gif |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 11/21/2010 9:26:16 AM | message detail |
Yea
but not even beating Tifa, which is like 3rd tier FFVII character isn't
very impressive when you are the protagonist of a supposedly very
popular game on GameFAQs. Tifa is one of the Top 15 strongest characters on this site. I don't see how it is even remotely reasonable to expect Gordon to be able to beat Tifa. He's a lot stronger than before but nobody here is expecting him to be that strong. In any case, it's still tons stronger than the Gordon Freeman that lost to Tina. --- "Let me believe what you've always believed! That living is wonderful!" "Thank you so much... Thank you for loving me." |
DpObliVion | Posted 11/21/2010 9:26:22 AM | message detail |
Whew, go AA. I was so nervous about this match, especially since I'm planning on banking next match. --- Booyah, Grandma. Booyah. {XI} dood |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:26:38 AM | message detail |
40% on Tifa is not crap. 40% on Twilight Princess is not crap. --- I predict and analyse the Game of the Decade contest here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/56817040 |
LOLContests | Posted 11/21/2010 9:26:43 AM | message detail |
His
change in strength is the same as the difference between Tina and Tifa.
Gordon Freeman now is very, very different from Gordon Freeman 2k2. Well, obviously. That doesn't have anything to do with 2005 though. The difference between Leon and Tina is pretty huge as well. --- "Ahem! There is *sand* on my *boot*!"--Kefka Dr. Football beat me, Yesmar in the 2010 Guru Contest! |
Kamekguy | Posted 11/21/2010 9:27:17 AM | message detail |
Duke
existed in a dimension of being awesome where every year that passed,
he ended up getting stronger because his joke just got funnier. Beating Duke is, like, a rite of passage for you to stop sucking. --- "Color me a surprised color! Like Patriotic!" ~ Captain Gordon |
red sox 777 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:27:24 AM | message detail |
Tifa is a very strong character- she did get 44% on Sephiroth after all. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:28:01 AM | message detail |
I'm with Ulti here, there's no debate of whether or not Freeman got a boost from Half-Life 2 and The Orange Box. This isn't a maybe, this is hard evidence that Freeman would destroy his GFNW self. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
695924 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:28:03 AM | message detail |
From: UltimaterializerX | #203 That's not what I'm arguing. I'm saying his games aren't suddenly top tier contest strength just because he gets a little boost. You can bet most of the Valve games would struggle against the majority of the 2009 games. --- lol opinions |
Lord_Yggdrassil | Posted 11/21/2010 9:28:31 AM | message detail |
~he makes a lot of ridiculous predictions so you can't really take him seriously. And this match is safe. Batman had poor board vote but you couldn't really see TF2 doing anything with AA having 2 iconic comic book character in the pic. --- http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/zeldaages32.png http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/Zeldaseaons7.png |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 11/21/2010 9:28:41 AM | message detail |
Well, obviously. That doesn't have anything to do with 2005 though. The difference between Leon and Tina is pretty huge as well. That was a response to 695924 not your comment about how much Gordon changed since 2005. --- "Let me believe what you've always believed! That living is wonderful!" "Thank you so much... Thank you for loving me." |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:30:42 AM | message detail |
Half-Life
2 doesn't need to be super strong to reach the semi-finals, the
strongest game standing between it and a date with Melee/Brawl is
Fallout 3. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 11/21/2010 9:31:04 AM | message detail |
That's
not what I'm arguing. I'm saying his games aren't suddenly top tier
contest strength just because he gets a little boost. You can bet most
of the Valve games would struggle against the majority of the 2009
games. I don't think very many (if any) people here expect Half-Life 2 to be a top tier game. However, it doesn't run into any top tier games until very late in the contest so it can still go far on its own strength. --- "Let me believe what you've always believed! That living is wonderful!" "Thank you so much... Thank you for loving me." |
red sox 777 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:31:13 AM | message detail |
Half-Life
2 doesn't have to be a very strong game to beat Metroid Prime, because
Metroid Prime is not a very strong game. It's not a top 20 game, and it
might not even be top 30. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
695924 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:31:40 AM | message detail |
From: IkaMusume | #204 How is that trolling? Cloud/Seph>Vincent>Tifa is what I had in mind. Unless Vincent and Tifa can be counted in the same tier, then it's a second tier FFVII character. --- lol opinions |
Lord_Yggdrassil | Posted 11/21/2010 9:32:49 AM | message detail |
From: 695924 | #212 If you take away portal and HL2 sure. Stop posting. --- http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/zeldaages32.png http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/Zeldaseaons7.png |
IkaMusume | Posted 11/21/2010 9:33:18 AM | message detail |
How
is that trolling? Cloud/Seph>Vincent>Tifa is what I had in mind.
Unless Vincent and Tifa can be counted in the same tier, then it's a
second tier FFVII character. you're dissing Gordon cuz he can't beat an elite character. I mean, seriously? Theres a big difference from getting 40% on an xbox fighting game character and getting almost 40% on TIFA. --- http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/170/ikamusume0516.gif |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:33:30 AM | message detail |
How
is that trolling? Cloud/Seph>Vincent>Tifa is what I had in mind.
Unless Vincent and Tifa can be counted in the same tier, then it's a
second tier FFVII character. For one thing FFVII/OoT is on a whole different tier than any other game so it's expected for a second tier character to be pretty strong. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
Kamekguy | Posted 11/21/2010 9:33:53 AM | message detail |
Jeez 3rd-tier characters are pathetic. I mean it's not like Bowser would have any credible strength, 3rd-tier Mario character he is. Pathetic. --- "Color me a surprised color! Like Patriotic!" ~ Captain Gordon |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 11/21/2010 9:33:59 AM | message detail |
How
is that trolling? Cloud/Seph>Vincent>Tifa is what I had in mind.
Unless Vincent and Tifa can be counted in the same tier, then it's a
second tier FFVII character. 3rd tier FF7 characters are still ridiculously powerful. As I said before, Tifa and Vincent are in Top 15 characters on this site. --- "Let me believe what you've always believed! That living is wonderful!" "Thank you so much... Thank you for loving me." |
red sox 777 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:34:47 AM | message detail |
Vincent
and Tifa are on the same tier, yes. There's actually a substantial
amount of evidence suggesting that she is stronger, even. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
Lord_Yggdrassil | Posted 11/21/2010 9:35:11 AM | message detail |
Vincent almost beat sonic didn't he? Yeah i'd say he's close to a N9. --- http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/zeldaages32.png http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/Zeldaseaons7.png |
BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 11/21/2010 9:36:36 AM | message detail |
From: red sox 777 | #224 Not really, unless you think that Samus match was legit, or 2010 Sephiroth is equal to 2005 Sephiroth. --- http://i49.tinypic.com/2ry672r.jpg |
695924 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:38:20 AM | message detail |
I still can't take Valve seriously. I'm having trouble seeing HL2 getting past Fallout 3. --- lol opinions |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 11/21/2010 9:39:51 AM | message detail |
You
people are getting into an argument because Yesmar can't read Gordon's
strength correctly. Yesmar is the same guy who whined for weeks because
Sess left him off of a list. Seriously, what are you people even doing. Oh and Valve pretty clearly boosted thanks to Steam and etc. As recently as 1 year ago, Portal probably doesn't demolish a match like it did in the first round. Now? It's basically a boost across the board. People are forgetting how pathetic TF2 was last year. Valve will only continue going up, too. --- I cannot cry because the shoulder cries more. I cannot die, I, a whore for the cold world. |
AxemPink | Posted 11/21/2010 9:39:56 AM | message detail |
Not really, unless you think that Samus match was legit, or 2010 Sephiroth is equal to 2005 Sephiroth. I don't think that, but I do think 2010 Sephiroth = 2010 Sephiroth! http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/%281%29Sephiroth_vs_%288%29Vincent_Valentine_2010 http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/%281%29Sephiroth_vs_%2810%29Tifa_Lockheart_2010 |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:40:20 AM | message detail |
I still can't take Valve seriously. I'm having trouble seeing HL2 getting past Fallout 3. You're not alone in that one, not many people are taking that upset. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 11/21/2010 9:40:22 AM | message detail |
From: 695924 | #227 Well Fallout 3 is a monster and has everyone playing New Vegas, so you're definitely right. --- `·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´ Skipping school to bungee jump will get you suspended. |
EvilNcr | Posted 11/21/2010 9:41:10 AM | message detail |
HL2 is definitely not getting through a popular RPG like Fallout 3. Yes, Valve games got a big boost since the console releases but it's not enough to beat strong RPG opponents. --- "You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life." ~ Winston Churchill |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:42:00 AM | message detail |
People are forgetting how pathetic TF2 was last year. Just to remind people Call of Duty 4 almost tripled it. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
-LusterSoldier- | Posted 11/21/2010 9:43:44 AM | message detail |
Just
noticed Batman dropped almost 1% on that 12:35 PM update. That was all
because of TF2 spiking a little bit while Batman dropped off at the
same time. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ! |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:44:08 AM | message detail |
Okay
Half-Life 2 isn't that far from Fallout 3. Really if it wasn't for New
Vegas I think a lot of people would have gone for the upset. 40% against TP vs. 42% against MGS4. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:45:44 AM | message detail |
Just
noticed Batman dropped almost 1% on that 12:35 PM update. That was all
because of TF2 spiking a little bit while Batman dropped off at the
same time. Yeah I saw that. I was sort of expecting a rally that'll improve TF2's percent before people gave up. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
Lord_Yggdrassil | Posted 11/21/2010 9:48:12 AM | message detail |
From: 695924 | #227 This is not even a favourite pick so i don;'t know why you mentioned this. --- http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/mithos.png |
-LusterSoldier- | Posted 11/21/2010 9:53:05 AM | message detail |
I was sort of expecting a rally that'll improve TF2's percent before people gave up. Didn't appear to be a rally. I checked Twitter and only saw 2 people who used the Twitter rallying links for TF2. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as Dr_Football, Guru Champ! |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 11/21/2010 9:58:02 AM | message detail |
Hmm...
I expected Batman to do a few percentage points worse. That would have
given me more confidence in SFIV. Might have to back ol' Drake now. --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
charmander6000 | Posted 11/21/2010 9:59:22 AM | message detail |
Both games are from 2009 so I'm not sure how Batman's performance would be good of either game. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 56/64 Today's Matches: Fallout 3 & Batman AA |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 11/21/2010 10:03:52 AM | message detail |
You're
not thinking outside the box, maaaaan. The 2009 underperformers have
been the big Western games that performed best (MW2, UC2, ACII). Games
like SFIV and RE5 did comparatively well for themselves. Had Batman
thrown another underperformance in the fray today, I'd have felt better
about SFIV. Now, not so much. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 11/21/2010 10:06:05 AM | message detail |
performed best in the GotY poll, I mean. --- Yoblazer: http://8board.webs.com/ariel.jpg Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
Lord_Yggdrassil | Posted 11/21/2010 10:06:40 AM | message detail |
GOTY
poll last year was terrible. You're supposed to have the strongest
games in the final. Batman was clearly the 3rd strongest game last year
and it didn't make the final becaie of some stupid " new IP" poll. I
reckon Batman is probably stronger than Unhcarted 2 now. --- http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/mithos.png |
Lightning Strikes | Posted 11/21/2010 10:11:37 AM | message detail |
It
is worth mentioning that HL2 got 39% on an apparently weakened TP. TP
did a hell of a lot better on RE4 once KHII left the picture. BUT THEN AGAIN TP mauled MGS3. MGS4 couldn't beat TP by that much with SSBB and RE4 present. 40% on TP is worth quite a bit more than 42% on MGS4, especially since most people here see MGS3 as stronger. But HL2 has yet to be truly tested and I have growing doubts about it. Such a shame TP is getting fed to Smash Bros in round 5. It could definitely have a shot at the final if it were in the second half of the bracket. --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
TF2beatsBatman | Posted 11/21/2010 10:14:01 AM | message detail |
The
TF2 boards are full of poser trolls that think it's funny to vote for
the opposite of TF2, so rallying doesn't really work that well. And then there's a bunch of people who are mad at valve for hats or crates or something insignificant --- _foolmo_ 'and out of the blue and completely unprovoked came foolmo and his insult' - Anagram |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 11/21/2010 10:15:14 AM | message detail |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3473 I don't see what weakened TP in that poll. --- I predict and analyse the Game of the Decade contest here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/56817040 |
Lightning Strikes | Posted 11/21/2010 10:18:02 AM | message detail |
A certain Nintendo system exclusive game. Involves lawyers. What? --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
Lord_Yggdrassil | Posted 11/21/2010 10:18:23 AM | message detail |
TP
vs Brawl/melee would be a crap boring final. And i dont' think TP is
stronger than FFX. Though i do think MGS4 is weaker this year than
last. Not being able to double AC is quite poor. --- http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/zeldaages32.png http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l271/Mithos_2006/Zeldaseaons7.png |
Lightning Strikes | Posted 11/21/2010 10:24:21 AM | message detail |
Well, TP vs. FFX could be interesting. After FFX has disappointed so far, I'd probably take TP. Oh, and let's face it: the final's gonna be boring regardless. Smash Bros is going to stomp whatever it faces. Honestly, there's basically no way it's gonna be interesting. It's just a matter of WHICH Smash Bros game stomps. I know Allen wanted to keep the rest of the bracket interesting but if you want an interesting final, Brawl/Melee is what you're after. Anyway. I just wish TP's path wasn't so set in stone. If it were in the second half it would have the chance to shake things up a bit and cause some upsets. I think the best choice would have been if TP and MM were swapped. MM/Galaxy and MM/KH would have been more interesting. --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
XxSoulxX | Posted 11/21/2010 10:28:49 AM | message detail |
... dammit, can't believe I missed a Gordon argument. >_<! --- Calling Pokemon RBY a top 10 game was the most insane contest jibba-jabba ever Woe unto he who sig bets with the near-invincible Lord High creativename |
