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FFIX is certainly stronger at night. VII will be the most balanced thanks to the horrid early vote. For all the FF games, I'd say night > day, but for VII, 24 hours is even better, and for VIII and X, 24 hours and night are probably pretty close.
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Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest.

anything to make Golden Sun look better. yeesh.

ff9 doing... okay I guess. this puts it below Diablo 2, I think. that seems reasonable.
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From: transcience | #403
anything to make Golden Sun look better. yeesh.

ff9 doing... okay I guess. this puts it below Diablo 2, I think. that seems reasonable.

Last night Leon asked if anyone would take Golden Sun over any of the 2009 games.

I think a little reminder is necessary!

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From: KamikazePotato | #400
A 1% difference is rough?

Well, when you finish 1% off of an 11 hour average because of 1 hour, I'd say...yes.
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And 1% is actually a big difference, if the 12-hour average is a whole percent off the 11-hour average. For that matter, in perhaps 75% of matches, the difference between a day or night match and a 24-hour match will be under 1%.
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Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest.

From: KamikazePotato | #404
Last night Leon asked if anyone would take Golden Sun over any of the 2009 games.

I think a little reminder is necessary!

Well, it's a little more debatable now that Golden Sun finished with 35% rather than 40%! Still projected to get 57.50% on Borderlands though, for whatever it's worth.
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Or that thinking GoW and SA are so similar that they would have none-negligible overlap is the talk of someone who has played neither of them.

Considering GoW did noticeably better on ToS shows that they do if you want to go that route.

Again think about it you're arguing SFF (not LFF) on games from two different consoles. FFX couldn't even SFF FFTA, FFXII couldn't SFF Crisis Core, Nintendo series can't SFF Pokemon...
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 140/158 Today's Matches: FFX & FFIX

Golden Sun is probably about AC2 level in strength. it's decent, but let's not get carried away. Altair did wreck Isaac that one year too.
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Golden Sun vs. Paper Mario

who ya got
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Oracle contest - 16th
Today's pick: FFIX - 54.37% Status: Great

Just chiming in on the FFX-Golden SFF theory : It's total BS.

I'd buy the argument for say, FFIX and Persona 3 but Golden Sun has a completely different fanbase : Nintendo fans. Did everyone just drop on their heads and forget this is a Nintendo game? Nintendo games get Nintendo support. Them being RPG doesn't change that simple fact of life. So no, Golden Sun and FFX do not really have overlapping fanbases.
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KOTOR WINNING THE US, TO REVAN BE THE GLORY

Time to read up on what I missed. Lots of KotOR praise, I assume!

Paper Mario easy.

From: GrapefruitKing | #410
Golden Sun vs. Paper Mario

who ya got

head to head id take paper mario to win the sff battle and edge out, indirectly I really dont know.
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Dark Dawn didn't actually come out until after Golden Sun's Round 2 match, right? Even if there was any FFX Golden Sun SFF, it would have been coutneracted a bit by GS overperforming from Dark Dawn actually being out. Perhaps it might even be the stronger factor if you don't give much respect to the SFF theory.
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San Andreas got 46.6% on Oblivion in '09.
Paper Mario: TTYD got 44.83% on Oblivion in '10.
San Andreas is projected to get 51.9% on Paper Mario: TTYD.

So Golden Sun is almost certainly stronger than TTYD. We'll be able to compare Paper Mario after it goes up against MGS3.

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Golden Sun did respectable against FFX. FFX actually performed how it's supposed to if it wants to try to win the contest smashing a decent opponent.

All depends on how close you think San Andreas/GS is to DPP/Morrowind
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charmander, stop your ridiculous argument that GoW and GTA:SA are the same genre. God of War is a classic action game and GTA:SA is a sandbox third-person shooter. They're both actions genres but that would be like saying that I'll love Fallout 3 because I love Disgaea.
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So, do we take Fallout 3 or Oblivion to beat FFIX? If not, there's only so much room we can give FFIX against them before we consider KotOR a serious threat. Personally, I wouldn't take KotOR over F3 unless I see that game disappoint later, but I'd probably roll the dice against Oblivion.

I'd take both over KotOR. I don't consider KotOR are the same level of strength. My logic is that KotOR is PC/XBOX (PC mostly) and Fallout 3 & Oblivion PC/360/PS3 and they draw their strength from consoles.

As for against FFIX, Fallout 3 would definitely win. Oblivion, I think would win a nailbiter.
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I never quite got how strong Oblivion really is, but it can't be too far off FO3. Still, call me crazy but I have a FO3 > FF9 > Oblivion feeling with those games.
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charmander, stop your ridiculous argument that GoW and GTA:SA are the same genre. God of War is a classic action game and GTA:SA is a sandbox third-person shooter. They're both actions genres but that would be like saying that I'll love Fallout 3 because I love Disgaea.

First they aren't that different and second you should really read more into the way the argument was trending.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 140/158 Today's Matches: FFX & FFIX

FFX actually performed how it's supposed to if it wants to try to win the contest

Actually it's a bit lower than that. FFX is expected to make finals, people do not expect FFX to win.
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Is it just me, or does my attempt at a round 4 pic look kinda odd?

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k262/Greyfeld/da9ee2f2.jpg

It's a bit empty and Auron could be cleaned up a bit more.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 140/158 Today's Matches: FFX & FFIX

yeah, the emptiness was bothering me, but i'm pretty crappy at this stuff. I don't really know how I would improve it, or what I would put in it. To be honest, it took me like 45 minutes to get that f***ing yinyang sign the way I wanted it, then I still had to tweak it as I went along to make sure the pictures overlapped it the way I wanted them to. It doesn't help that for the life of me, I can't figure out how to move crap around on the different layers after I've already anchored the pictures down.

Though I'm a little unsure what you mean about cleaning up Auron a bit more.

I suppose I could make both pictures bigger so they take up more space. I was worried about them turning all grainy if I scaled them up too large though.

It seems like there's a white outline around Auron.

As for the empty spaces you could always add more characters.
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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 140/158 Today's Matches: FFX & FFIX

Ah, that. Yeah, I pulled that pic of Auron from a google image with a white background, and I just used the wand to cut out the white... obviously it left some pixels around the image that I would have to go back and remove by hand. The Vivi pic, on the other hand, is more of a screenshot, and after I cropped the image down a little, I smudged the edges outward a bit to kinda "feather" the image. I might decide to go back and make the changes properly, but at this moment I'm a little photoshopped out.

You know, I was thinking of putting several characters from each game, but I'm not very good with the opacity stuff, and blending images together, and all that crap, so I thought I'd just try going with the most popular character from each game. Obviously, it didn't work as well as I wanted it to.

I couldn't tell that was Vivi at first glance x_x
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From: transcience | #403
ff9 doing... okay I guess. this puts it below Diablo 2, I think. that seems reasonable.

I dunno, I definitely favor FFIX over Diablo. I can't imagine FFIX only getting 45% on MGS4; I think it would challenge there. And speaking of D2, I think KotOR is worth more than the 47.33% that 2009 suggests. Remember that Halo was also in that poll. Halo and KotOR are two of the only three relevant Xbox games (Halo 2), so D2 must have reaped some benefit there. I wouldn't be surprised if KotOR and Diablo were around equal, because looking at the way MGS has performed this contest, I see no problem with KotOR managing 45% on MGS4. I guess SotC might give us more insight, though.

I have created a FFX/FFIX pic

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5452/kkk7.png

My intention is to tug at the heart-strings which will give the Final Fantasy series a much need "emotional boost" that should last for the duration of the contest

why is the FFX part so blurry
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Because all of the pictures of that scene are blurry. I made a variation though

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/8572/kkk21.png

So I've been doing some X-Stats, and WWF No Mercy is supposed to get around 2.68% on Brawl. I doubt I've been doing this thing right though...

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My intention is to tug at the heart-strings which will give the Final Fantasy series a much need "emotional boost" that should last for the duration of the contest

UH! GENIUS! If only you could have thought of this during FFVII's hour of need. FFX seems like a lost cause.
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No Mercy would be around 11% on Brawl, I think
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(obviously that's not taking into account any SFF which there was probably at least a single dose of)
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

WWF No Mercy vs. Zelda: Ocarina of Time would be a fantastic match.

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I see no problem with KotOR managing 45% on MGS4.

Woah there. MGS4 got 63% on Assassin's Creed. KOTOR got 61% on Fire Emblem and 59% on Devil May Cry. That's a pretty big difference.

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Match CVII: (1) Resident Evil 4 vs. (4) Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

Last Round

Resident Evil 4 – 65.69%
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – 34.31%

Dead Rising – 49.73%
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 – 50.27%

Analysis

Persona 4 is by far the weakest game left in the bracket while Resident Evil 4 is one of the strongest games overall. I fully expect this to be the blowout of the round even after what Brawl did to Pokemon DPP. The weakest four-packs in the entire contest and one of the weakest ever finally come to a close.

Some people have been hyping that Resident Evil 4 has a chance against Final Fantasy X and while Final Fantasy X has had some terrible starts it has done enough to show that the game is the favourite to win the match, especially in a night match scenario. One thing Resident Evil 4 does have the advantage in will be the power hour and while Final Fantasy X does well in recovering from that hour Resident Evil 4’s lead may give fans hope which can turn into a rally, however it being a night match will make rallying harder, just ask Missingno.

Anyway back to the match at hand I expect Resident Evil 4 to score the biggest blowout of the round and maybe even triple Persona 4. Persona 4 does have its hardcore fans so maybe it won’t get crushed badly, but if Resident Evil 4 wants that upset it is going to have to flex its muscles in this match.

charmander6000’s Bracket: Resident Evil 4 > The World Ends With You

charmander6000’s Prediction: Resident Evil 4 wins, 73.67% - 26.33%

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BOP Results: http://charmander6000.webs.com/GotD%20BOP.xls
GotD Bracket: 140/158 Today's Matches: FFX & FFIX

No Mercy would be around 11% on Brawl, I think

Actually I had No Mercy around 9.89% on DPP, which somehow translated to 2.68% on Brawl. Of course, this is all without taking SFF into account.

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

New Elder Scrolls game announced.

Oblivion boost confirmed mirite
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

I think anything under 72% is going to be an underperformance for RE4. Though I'm hoping to see P4 at least break 25%.

So I guess for now I'd pick Diablo II >= FF9 >= Mario Galaxy. Does that sound right?
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Oh sorry, I meant taking into account SFF. I don't know how much SFF could have been in Fire Emblem: PoR/DPP and DPP/Brawl, so I don't know how to discount it.


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

I see no problem with KotOR managing 45% on MGS4

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3489

I don't think Kotor is nearly as strong as Diablo 2, D2 >> Halo >= Kotor. Through extrapolation, Diablo2 gets 58-59% on AC while KOTOR got 58%-59% on DMC, AC is obviously a clear step above any of the DMC games.

From: KamikazePotato | #440
Woah there. MGS4 got 63% on Assassin's Creed. KOTOR got 61% on Fire Emblem and 59% on Devil May Cry. That's a pretty big difference.

I'm of the opinion that there was some SFF in that MGS4/AC match.

In my experience DPP isn't really all that well liked and only does well here out of being a Pokemon game. Brawl is usually regarded to be far superior, even on other sites, and considering that we're on SmashFAQs I wouldn't rule out the possibility of some SFF.

And I guess if you hold Twilight Princess equal to last year Galaxy is on HL2's level, but I personally think that TP is weaker and scored some significant SFF there. Discuss.
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Will the announcement of ME3 have an effect on Portal vs ME
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