GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 966
ExThaNemesis | Posted 12/5/2010 10:19:26 AM | message detail |
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | #249 black turtle ladies and gents. XFD --- "I would totally audition to be Extha's best friend" - Mer See You Space Cowboy |
The Mana Sword | Posted 12/5/2010 10:28:31 AM | message detail |
If this hangs out above 70% for the rest of the match, I think you have to call Pokemon the favorite next round. Not XMFD POKEMON IS GOING TO GODSTOMP LMAO!, but it should be able to edge Zelda out. --- This is the kind of **** that allowed the Bhopal incident to happen. 5,000 dead Indians. Want that on your damn conscience, Square apologists? |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/5/2010 10:30:27 AM | message detail |
Is
there a way to know which entries are actually eligible for prizes? If
both guys ahead of me are only karma entries then there is little
reason to risk anything on TTYD, correct? I don't think there is until the end, but historically, the overall #1 and the contest #1 at the end of the contest have been the same for every contest except Palmer's win, I think. If not, it's pretty close to that. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/5/2010 10:39:51 AM | message detail |
From: The Mana Sword | #252 Have to? Why? I think most people here would take CC over Mario Kart Wii. There's no way anyone would have taken Mario Kart after the stinker it laid in R1 (coupled with CC's comparatively good performance). Majora also had its worse timeframe and no SFF advantage. I really don't see a favorite. --- Yoblazer: http://8board.webs.com/ariel.jpg Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 12/5/2010 10:47:30 AM | message detail |
Both games did good, but they really don't say anything either way. Just one more fun R3 match. --- Around here, I'm the father, the son, and the Holy ****ing Spirit all rolled into one - Red Crow |
The Mana Sword | Posted 12/5/2010 10:47:51 AM | message detail |
Because I said so. As much as I'd like to go and say Chrono Cross had a relatively good performance Round 1, we really don't know that for sure because Dragon Quest 8 is a total unknown. And Zelda's still going to get its worst timeframe next round. I'm not saying this is a stone cold lock or anything, but I feel like Pokemon has the slight advantage going into the match. --- This is the kind of **** that allowed the Bhopal incident to happen. 5,000 dead Indians. Want that on your damn conscience, Square apologists? |
ExThaNemesis | Posted 12/5/2010 10:49:47 AM | message detail |
I will say that I expected a bit more from GSC here, and especially last round. It just doesn't make sense to me that this game hasn't been a world killer so far, when this game has every reason to be one at this point. --- "I would totally audition to be Extha's best friend" - Mer See You Space Cowboy |
UltimaterializerX | Posted 12/5/2010 10:57:17 AM | message detail |
From: ExThaNemesis | #257 You say this like Mario Kart isn't a strong series. --- "Why the f would I want to get with a girl? All I need are my animes." -tcaz2 |
kinsho3 | Posted 12/5/2010 10:58:45 AM | message detail |
The
one thing that still gives me hope is the Pokemon fanbase. I say the
Pokemon fanbase is the largest fanbase on the site (Zelda just wins
more casuals) and that, erratic as it is, it usually comes through for
Pokemon in tough matches. Not to mention the UK will have quite a big
role as well in that match... --- It takes a genius to make something simple truly great. Dr. Football, you are the man! I'll take you down next contest though... |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 12/5/2010 10:59:54 AM | message detail |
From: UltimaterializerX | #258 It struggled with PW, for Christ's sake. MKWii is s*** --- "You brought your *****, to the waffle hut?" |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/5/2010 11:01:09 AM | message detail |
It's
cliche, but I kind of thought Pokemon would have difficulties pulling
off big blowouts. There's still people who hate Pokemon, and even if
they don't actively hate it anymore, that doesn't mean they were ever
fans of it. Pokemon is not universal in the way that Zelda or Mario is
universal, where everyone at least respects it. Majora's Mask (and Wind Waker) has done very well for itself this contest. I still see it as the underdog because of that match last year. It beat GSC around 53/47, and GSC lost about 10% against MGS from the previous round due to LFF. Cut that in half because MM must have suffered from Triple Nintendo LFF as well, and because FFT probably hurt MGS some the previous round, and we get a GS victory with around 52-53%, which seems reasonabe. So yeah, MM has a chance, but I still feel pretty good about GSC. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
TheOneAboveAll | Posted 12/5/2010 11:06:13 AM | message detail |
I
just keep on wondering how ironic it would be if I got through that
SotC match and then lost everything on this Paper Mario match. We don't
even know that PM has a better day vote than Oblivion. That would be a
fair assumption (Mario > almost anything) but comparing how they did
against WoW during the day seems to make things pretty close. |
muji25 | Posted 12/5/2010 11:38:10 AM | message detail |
i
just want to know how 16 people have 0 points....i mean the first 64
votes you have a 50% chance of getting it right even if you're just
guessing. |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/5/2010 11:40:46 AM | message detail |
i
just want to know how 16 people have 0 points....i mean the first 64
votes you have a 50% chance of getting it right even if you're just
guessing. Those are incomplete brackets, though sometimes people submit a bracket trying to get 0 points (this is not the case) --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 104/120 Today's Matches: LoZMM & Pokemon GSC |
vcharon | Posted 12/5/2010 11:41:19 AM | message detail |
I'm still feeling good with MM taking GSC down. --- :> |
Assassin_Thane | Posted 12/5/2010 11:44:50 AM | message detail |
From: TheKoolAidShoto | #260 the wii itself is rubbish. mario kart 64 would avoid being doubled. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2dgnzhz.png |
MegatokyoEd | Posted 12/5/2010 11:51:17 AM | message detail |
Nobody even likes MKWii. I'm still amazed it got a higher than MKDS. --- Demyx is better than Axel. http://www.last.fm/user/crazydom |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 11:56:55 AM | message detail |
Huh,
PW is on pace to finish lower in the stats than Advance Wars. I feel
like PW/AW pre-contest would've been overwhelmingly in favor of PW. Of course, there's a chance G/S/C's getting a little SFF, so I'd probably still pick PW, but man. Phoenix can't catch a break one-on-one! --- http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2369/mythbattlers.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/Sensui22/1248835958206.png |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:00:19 PM | message detail |
Last night's chart: Time | LOZ: MM | C. Cross | Votes 0:05 | 74.12% | 25.58% | 989 1:00 | 69.78% | 30.22% | 7996 2:00 | 67.15% | 32.85% | 5355 3:00 | 67.48% | 32.52% | 3915 4:00 | 65.06% | 34.94% | 3034 5:00 | 63.49% | 36.51% | 2591 6:00 | 64.57% | 35.43% | 2340 7:00 | 64.33% | 35.67% | 2164 8:00 | 65.06% | 34.94% | 2381 9:00 | 66.75% | 33.25% | 2833 10:00 | 67.22% | 32.78% | 3408 11:00 | 66.82% | 33.18% | 4038 12:00 | 69.75% | 30.25% | 4070 MM has a strong first hour and a strong final hour. CC does well during the Euro vote despite never being released there because apparently "Game I never played" > Zelda to many Europeans. Northwest Division First Quarter The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask – 50.00% Chrono Cross – 32.90% Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King – 25.08% Wii Sports – 16.60% Wii Sports is expected to get 33.09% on DQVIII and 25.23% on CC. --- Support Otacon (Metal Gear Solid) for Character Battle IX! http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1950/banner4otacon.jpg |
__Smurf__ | Posted 12/5/2010 12:00:46 PM | message detail |
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__Smurf__ | Posted 12/5/2010 12:01:52 PM | message detail |
Oh
get lost with that crap, Mario Kart Wii did online and it did it well.
In a series that never changes itself drastically for each edition that
alone makes it a significant and worthwhile sequel. To say "nobody
likes it" is downright idiocy when it's been specifically nominated,
won two rounds of matches and is comfortably resisting a tripling
through SFF as a freaking racing game against one of the most beloved
rpgs of all time. --- Smurf , The cream of Sonic fanboyism. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:06:30 PM | message detail |
From: __Smurf__ | #271 One. --- "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. I need to live each moment to keep fighting here and now." |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/5/2010 12:07:23 PM | message detail |
If you make the PW equal TP would get 57.72% on GSC, it'll probably be slightly closer since MKWii was stuck with PW at night. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 104/120 Today's Matches: LoZMM & Pokemon GSC |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:08:40 PM | message detail |
From: charmander6000 | #273 I don't really have a problem with this. But then again, I'm a believer in TP's strength, so whatever. --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
ctesjbuvf | Posted 12/5/2010 12:08:43 PM | message detail |
I'm
with Smurf here Mario Kart Wi is a great game, and it has done quite
well in this. Also I think that MKWii would defeat MKDS. --- Let me present a great man. The one and only of his kind. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's an honor to give you... CTES... umm... well... oh whatever. |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/5/2010 12:10:13 PM | message detail |
But then again, I'm a believer in TP's strength, so whatever. Same here, though it does suggest that GSC is probably not going to defeat FFX, but then again that was an upset pick. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 104/120 Today's Matches: LoZMM & Pokemon GSC |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/5/2010 12:11:24 PM | message detail |
Smurf,
have you tried online MKWii with people in the States? My little cousin
in Germany has it and I think it'd be a lot of fun to play with him,
but I'm worried the lag might be awful. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:15:45 PM | message detail |
From: charmander6000 | #276 Ahem. "Duh." --- Support Seifer Almasy (Final Fantasy VIII) for Character Battle IX! http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/9342/banner3seifer.jpg |
Advokaiser | Posted 12/5/2010 12:18:54 PM | message detail |
It's
funny to see how what seemed to be the most hated (mainline) Zelda game
(aside from Zelda II) actually turned out to be really strong in this
contest. It's just as surprising as watching the MGS franchise drop
down so much. --- "I remember a time when someone called World of Warcraft 'World of WoW'" |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/5/2010 12:18:59 PM | message detail |
Out
of curiosity...what's the pic theme for next round? With GSC's pics so
far, I'm really hoping the theme allows for some Fierce Deity Link to
give MM SOMETHING to fight back against GSC's pic advantage. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
Assassin_Thane | Posted 12/5/2010 12:19:10 PM | message detail |
sotc
winning yesterday made me believe that there is still one or more
upsets to be had, even in late stages. is majora over pokemon huge
upset? what about metroid over half life? i believe these upsets may
happen. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2dgnzhz.png |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/5/2010 12:20:02 PM | message detail |
From: Advokaiser | #279 MM is NOT hated. That's like trying to argue FF8 is hated, when it's not. You want a hated big franchise game, look at FFXII. MM just has a bunch of anti-fanboys. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
pjbasis | Posted 12/5/2010 12:21:38 PM | message detail |
I don't think FFXII is hated necessarily. At least not anymore than FFVIII or something. It just has a lot of apathy as opposed to love to balance it out. |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/5/2010 12:22:46 PM | message detail |
From: pjbasis | #283 Which means it's hated. Anyone who thinks FF8/MM are hated while FFXII is not is...yeah. It's one of the most ass-backwards things I've heard in a long time. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 12/5/2010 12:23:55 PM | message detail |
I
thought he was talking about TP. You can't see to go to any Zelda board
without people spouting venom at its name. And yet its also the third
strongest Zelda game, maybe the third strongest game in this contest. --- "You brought your *****, to the waffle hut?" |
Advokaiser | Posted 12/5/2010 12:26:43 PM | message detail |
It's
funny to see how what seemed to be the most hated (mainline) Zelda game
(aside from Zelda II) actually turned out to be really strong in this
contest. It's just as surprising as watching the MGS franchise drop
down so much. MM is NOT hated. That's like trying to argue FF8 is hated, when it's not. You want a hated big franchise game, look at FFXII. MM just has a bunch of anti-fanboys. Who's talking about MM? I was talking about Twilight Princess. People bashed that game because it wasn't Ocarina of Time and it just wasn't original overall. --- "I remember a time when someone called World of Warcraft 'World of WoW'" |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/5/2010 12:27:23 PM | message detail |
From: TheKoolAidShoto | #285 TP isn't hated either. It doesn't have the mad love of OoT because it doesn't have 'it', for lack of a better term. In eight years, people won't be going "BAH GAWD THE GAME OF MY CHILDHOOD", but they certainly won't think of it as trash. The silent majority rather likes it. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
SuperWhiscash | Posted 12/5/2010 12:28:07 PM | message detail |
From: TheKoolAidShoto | #285 That's because it's the most recent big Zelda. they'll all like it after SS. --- Maple Leafs: 5-2-1 / Raptors: top 3 pick plz / Jays / TFC: legit DPs plz / Argos - 10-10 / Platinum (legalhacks) - 0775 7164 7136 |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:28:21 PM | message detail |
From: pjbasis | #283 Eh, you don't lose 60/40 to Portal and only get 55% on a PSP spinoff without a decent sized contingent that hates you. --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
ctesjbuvf | Posted 12/5/2010 12:29:20 PM | message detail |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #277 I've played with people from the states and I'm european and it didn't lag. --- 07/28/02-12/13/09 R.I.P CATS we miss ya ;_; 2002-2010 R.I.P Noble Nine we miss ya ;_; |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:29:54 PM | message detail |
And
I don't know where this "People hate TP" stuff comes from. Yeah, it
wasn't the game of the ever like it was hyped to be, but I don't know
what else this game has to do to prove it's strong and well-liked! Well, I know where it comes from. It comes from listening to Board 8. Board 8 tends to give you a skewed perspective on what the general population really thinks! --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 12/5/2010 12:31:12 PM | message detail |
I'm
just saying, ya go to Zelda Informer, GameFAQs' Skyward Sword board,
Zelda Universe, or even ask some of the Zelda fans like MWC or Yo, and
everybody seems to dislike TP; which again is odd seeing how critically
and commercially successful it was and how strong it is on the GameFAQs
polls. --- I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:33:10 PM | message detail |
Well, it's just like Brawl. Haters are always louder. --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 12/5/2010 12:34:46 PM | message detail |
^Good point, Leon. I'm sure I could find countless examples of Brawl hate, and yet its still pretty damn strong. --- "if only there were some way I could have sex" - Smartmuffin |
charmander6000 | Posted 12/5/2010 12:35:31 PM | message detail |
Yeah this is like BT going I have 20 friends that say that they dislike something. TP is not hated any more than OoT. --- BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls GotD Bracket: 104/120 Today's Matches: LoZMM & Pokemon GSC |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/5/2010 12:39:09 PM | message detail |
TP
isn't hated, but it isn't loved either. It's got a firm hold on being
the #3 Zelda, but it can't match both the fanboyism and general liking
among the public that LTTP and especially OOT have. It's quite
different from Brawl really- Brawl is HATED, and people genuinely think
it's a horrible game. People who don't like TP usually just think it
falls short of OOT. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
__Smurf__ | Posted 12/5/2010 12:39:44 PM | message detail |
"Smurf,
have you tried online MKWii with people in the States? My little cousin
in Germany has it and I think it'd be a lot of fun to play with him,
but I'm worried the lag might be awful." Yeah all the time, it's perfect. The whole distance thing was only raised as an issue with Brawl because its a downright awful online service, MK:Wii online is done fantastically well (its a service comparable to that of a Ps3/360 game and that on the Wii is "fantastically well" in my books. ^_^ ). I've played loads of american board 8'ers with it and never had any problems, I used to be on a 1mb connection when I was playing that too. --- Smurf , The cream of Sonic fanboyism. |
Advokaiser | Posted 12/5/2010 12:41:20 PM | message detail |
Pre-contest
I thought MM and WW were just as strong as TP, if not slightly
stronger. The only things I hear nowadays are that MM and WW are soooo
underrated and that TP is soooo overrated. When people compare TP with
the rest of the franchise, they say that it's the most bland and
unoriginal game of the franchise and that MM and WW at least tried to
be different. And the love for the latter games just appears to be
bigger and bigger as time passes... --- "I remember a time when someone called World of Warcraft 'World of WoW'" |
LeonhartFour | Posted 12/5/2010 12:41:47 PM | message detail |
From: red sox 777 | #296 Yeah, these two statements don't really mesh. You don't get to be the 3rd most popular entry in a series without getting plenty of love. I mean, yeah, you don't have a lot of open gushing like you get with OoT or LTTP, but... Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised to see TP give LTTP all it could handle 1-on-1. I think it'd be a sexy upset pick, even. --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/5/2010 12:42:38 PM | message detail |
As
for Board 8 not appreciating TP's strength, most people here favored it
over FFX in a hypothetical match for a long time, until the Deboost in
2008. Even now I think most people would give it a good shot at beating
FFX, but many don't want to say it because we don't like how Zelda
beats Final Fantasy in every generation, every matchup, every year, etc. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
