GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 986
red sox 777 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:42:15 PM | message detail |
WOW
is an obvious exception (people clearly have VERY strong attachments to
the game), but it's also a completely different case. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
SecksThaNemesis | Posted 12/21/2010 11:42:29 PM | message detail |
Alright guys I'm back what'd I miss! --- "I would totally audition to be Extha's best friend" - Mer ~*~TEAM RK-VOLTCH'D~*~ |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/21/2010 11:42:30 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #298 It's all about which games perfectly captured the spirit of their console generation, and became "THE" game to remember from it. Halo CE kinda, sorta had an argument for being THE game for the PS2/Xbox era, and I wouldn't be too surprised if it was considered the best game of its generation, much like OoT and FFVII were for their own. No such thing for this gen yet. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/21/2010 11:43:19 PM | message detail |
From: red sox 777 | #301 WoW has more active subscriptions than FF7 has copies sold. People have met in WoW and gone on to marry IRL. Just throwing that out there. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
xp1337 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:43:20 PM | message detail |
From: SecksThaNemesis | #302 Alright guys I'm back what'd I miss! MM stalling it out for an hour or so. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/352) FFX v Pokemon GSC |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/21/2010 11:43:45 PM | message detail |
From: red sox 777 | #301 Yeah, people ARE attached to WoW...but not over everything else. It's something everyone plays but not exclusively, if it makes any sense. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
swordz9 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:44:28 PM | message detail |
Final
Fantasy X is almost 10 years old and it's really popular/loved. If you
still count PS2 as this gen it should be loved even several years from
now too. I imagine I'm one of the few people who wouldn't call FFVII or
OoT "the" game of their console or generation too though. --- http://myanimelist.net/animelist/swordz9 |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/21/2010 11:44:30 PM | message detail |
From: KanzarisKelshen | #303 Because this generation actually has depth. There are more than four or five companies producing games that matter. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:45:22 PM | message detail |
There's lead change #7. Round 4 OOT/FFX: MM wins with 50.22% Round 5 OOT/FFX: FFX wins with 50.79% MM continues to improve with the projections. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
VioletZer0 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:45:41 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #304 Not to mention that World of Warcraft is a lot better than the general public gives it credit for. Especially after "The Shattering." |
ffdgh1 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:45:43 PM | message detail |
well atlease MM is keeping it close ☆_☆ --- Official Ventus Luck Charm of the Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Board XD Official Hiyakki of the Pokemon Black Board XD |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/21/2010 11:46:16 PM | message detail |
Now FFX is starting to roll. I have a feeling Majora won't be seeing the lead again for a while. Let's hope it does, though! --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/21/2010 11:46:56 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #308 And they have failed to unify gaming under a single banner. Which is why I'm scoffing at the games: the quality can be absolutely outstanding, but they can't build up a humongous fanbase. From: swordz9 | #307 Neither would I, as I consider SM64 and FF8 THE games of their respective consoles...but going from what the silent majority thinks, that's FF7 and OoT. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
KingofSpades209 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:46:58 PM | message detail |
I think Final Fantasy X is going to win. They are gaining the edge with every update. --- Diamond FC: 2363-2160-9604 Soul Silver FC: 4812-9314-9666 |
xp1337 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:47:02 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #308 Because this generation actually has depth. There are more than four or five companies producing games that matter. Which probably hurts the case, IMO. With more options to choose from, I'd think you're more likely to end up with a bunch of pretty popular games as different people end up being able to have a wider pool to choose what appeals to them, but nothing so dominating as OoT/FFVII or anything else from times when there wasn't as much to latch on to. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/352) FFX v Pokemon GSC |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/21/2010 11:47:05 PM | message detail |
From: VioletZer0 | #310 The general public loves WoW. It's the GameFAQs niche that seems to have a problem with it. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
MasterOfOrionII | Posted 12/21/2010 11:48:01 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #1401 There will definitely be games that this generation of kids will cherish. Will those particular games be WoW and CoD4, hahaha, hell to the **** no. From: red sox 777 | #1404 There's pretty much no way I see this being true anymore, if it ever was (which I don't know if it really was, I see MGS as probably being no more than roughly equal to FFX at its peak). Considering how utterly dronish the MGS fanbase was this year I can't see MGS1 being two levels above every other MGS game. That seems very unrealistic. --- Save_Us.Teedus |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/21/2010 11:48:38 PM | message detail |
I
thought WoW had an even worse reputation among the general public than
other well known games. See that South Park episode for reference. --- Yoblazer: http://8board.webs.com/ariel.jpg Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/21/2010 11:49:12 PM | message detail |
From: MasterOfOrionII | #317 Then what games? --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:50:21 PM | message detail |
What
matters for these contests is what Gamefaqs thinks, not the general
public. Nothing's ever going to come close to FFVII/OOT, not without
some major major changes in the industry or the site or both. Right
now, there's not enough energy for it. The closest we came to something
with the chance to reach that echelon of strength was Brawl- it was the
most hyped game we've had since contests started. But to match
FFVII/OOT, it had to not just live up to the hype but smash the already
absurdly high expectations. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
The Mana Sword | Posted 12/21/2010 11:50:26 PM | message detail |
I think it's WoW players that have the more negative connotation in the eyes of the public, rather than the game itself. --- This is the kind of **** that allowed the Bhopal incident to happen. 5,000 dead Indians. Want that on your damn conscience, Square apologists? |
VioletZer0 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:50:51 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #316 Actually the general response to World of Warcraft is ''WoW? huh huh ur lifeless and addicted." I actually found someone who had the audacity to say that Blizzard designs the game to be as addictive as possible with no reward to drive subscriptions up. Which is simply untrue. |
xp1337 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:51:49 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #319 Then what games? I'll take a stab at this. It's not so much as they'll go for individual games, but go for entire series. It wouldn't be "Call of Duty 4" as much as "Call of Duty." I don't think that's all too surprising with how fast some of these games are released. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? GotD (219/352) FFX v Pokemon GSC |
The Mana Sword | Posted 12/21/2010 11:51:58 PM | message detail |
I
actually found someone who had the audacity to say that Blizzard
designs the game to be as addictive as possible with no reward to drive
subscriptions up. Which is simply untrue. Erm...this isn't entirely false. --- This is the kind of **** that allowed the Bhopal incident to happen. 5,000 dead Indians. Want that on your damn conscience, Square apologists? |
Kotetsu534 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:55:01 PM | message detail |
I
think Skyward Sword or Mass Effect 3 could be quite big on GameFAQs.
Next year certainly should grant us a game to rival SSBB/MGS4/FO3 from
'08, I think. --- I predict and analyse the Game of the Decade contest here: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/56817040 |
VioletZer0 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:55:20 PM | message detail |
From: The Mana Sword | #324 I guess you could bend one aspect of what they are trying to do to fit that description. You know what that aspect is? Making the game as enjoyable as possible! But really, what good developer doesn't do that? |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/21/2010 11:55:31 PM | message detail |
Guys,
the original post that started all of this was when KK said that games
from this generation would be remembered, but not "loved," and tied
that back to an opinion that the 90s was "gaming's peak." The higher
number of games released today, the more competitive state of the
market, and the lack of an obvious "best game" does nothing to diminish
how absurd that statement is. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/21/2010 11:55:50 PM | message detail |
There's
pretty much no way I see this being true anymore, if it ever was (which
I don't know if it really was, I see MGS as probably being no more than
roughly equal to FFX at its peak). Considering how utterly dronish the
MGS fanbase was this year I can't see MGS1 being two levels above every
other MGS game. That seems very unrealistic. Yeah, it probably isn't true anymore with how bad MGS has looked this year. Although, going through MGS3 and SOTC, MGS2 actually does better on FFX this year than what it did last year (38% without Kingdom Hearts, 42% with Kingdom Hearts), so maybe MGS could even beat it this year. I think MGS2 and MGS3 didn't suffer too much this year and it was mainly MGS4 flopping badly. The MGS fanbase does look very dronish right now, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and call it coincidence for now. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/21/2010 11:56:47 PM | message detail |
From: VioletZer0 | #326 And Blizzard's done a hell of a job, in that regard. WoW is twenty times as enjoyable and user-friendly than it was in 2004, and it won Gamespot's GOTY back then. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/21/2010 11:58:06 PM | message detail |
From: Kotetsu534 | #325 ME3 actually has the potential to be THE game, if it goes above and beyond the call of duty. It's had two AAA titles to build up hype with. If it finishes the series off with a bang, it will be MASSIVELY popular. From: Lucid Faia | #327 You pretty much willfully misread me though. You knew that I meant widespread, deep love and tried to misinterpret it into "yeah nobody LOVES these new games, what an idea, haw haw". So yeah, the conversation recovering from the derail is a good thing. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
MasterOfOrionII | Posted 12/21/2010 11:58:26 PM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #1559 RE4 for sure, probably stuff like Fallout 3. Maybe stuff like Mass Effect 2. CoD4 will be considered classic for its genre, but due to the transient nature of FPS game popularity, I don't see it being cherished. Just the nature of the beast. WoW will always have a huge stigma and never be truly respected by the mass gaming public. It will never be remotely comparable to something like RE4 in terms of public affection. --- Save_Us.Teedus |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/22/2010 12:00:10 AM | message detail |
From: KanzarisKelshen | #330 From: KanzarisKelshen | #261 Way to contradict yourself. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
TheKoolAidShoto | Posted 12/22/2010 12:01:39 AM | message detail |
Finally, a lead over a 100 for FFX. When I wake up, I want it five times as much! --- Around here, I'm the father, the son, and the Holy ****ing Spirit all rolled into one - Red Crow |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/22/2010 12:02:27 AM | message detail |
From: MasterOfOrionII | #331 It's arguably the most popular game in the world. Don't confuse a niche population with the "mass gaming public." --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/22/2010 12:02:49 AM | message detail |
Alright,
we've reached the true night vote. What's a good estimate as to how
long FFX will have to build this lead? Like six hours? Assuming an
average gain of 25 per update, FFX will lead by 1900 by 6 Pacific. That
might be too much for even Zelda's day vote to break through. --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/22/2010 12:02:50 AM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #332 No contradiction there. No current game rallies the masses at that level. I've got tons of games I dearly love from this gen, but I don't need to wait 10 years to know they won't endure through time as unmatched classics. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/22/2010 12:04:10 AM | message detail |
From: KanzarisKelshen | #336 I'm sorry, but I think my first impression was dead-on. "The games I grew up with were the best, the cartoons I grew up with were the best, today's music sucks, today's television shows suck, etc." You're that guy. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
PartOfYourWorld | Posted 12/22/2010 12:06:10 AM | message detail |
MAJORA WITH THE NIGHT VOTE IT'S ALL OVER --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... some day I'll be... part of your world! |
AxemPink | Posted 12/22/2010 12:06:24 AM | message detail |
oh zelda |
tee316 | Posted 12/22/2010 12:06:55 AM | message detail |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #335 And the next update MM gains. |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/22/2010 12:06:59 AM | message detail |
Funny to see FFX with 9999 votes... --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/22/2010 12:07:26 AM | message detail |
FFX crosses 100, and appears to finally be moving. Majora's Mask by the hour: 1:00 | 50.12% 2:00 | 50.14% 3:00 | 48.44% Projections: Round 4 OOT/FFX: MM with 50.16% Round 5 OOT/FFX: FFX with 50.64% To reach the target of 1500 by 8 AM, FFX needs about 23 votes/update. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
The Mana Sword | Posted 12/22/2010 12:07:28 AM | message detail |
How can anyone hope to win against a game that is good in every single time frame! --- This is the kind of **** that allowed the Bhopal incident to happen. 5,000 dead Indians. Want that on your damn conscience, Square apologists? |
ffdgh1 | Posted 12/22/2010 12:08:23 AM | message detail |
soo wait, does this last for 12 hrs or 24? anyway any games game =p --- Official Ventus Luck Charm of the Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep Board XD Official Hiyakki of the Pokemon Black Board XD |
-Tofa7- | Posted 12/22/2010 12:09:54 AM | message detail |
It's a 24 hour match. --- Tofa7 - LoZ-LoD | Hardcore "Thank you, thank you, no applause necessary, just send money..." |
KanzarisKelshen | Posted 12/22/2010 12:09:59 AM | message detail |
From: Lucid Faia | #337 Oh, the hilarity. You're trying to champion WoW as the most popular game ever, where popular doesn't mean money made but how fondly it is remembered. I don't think I need to say more. --- Placeholder anti-capslock sig. |
Team Rocket Elite (Moderator) | Posted 12/22/2010 12:10:06 AM | message detail |
This match and the final match are 24 hours long. --- That is the key. You have found the answer._ |
Lucid Faia | Posted 12/22/2010 12:10:42 AM | message detail |
From: KanzarisKelshen | #346 Quite agreed. --- The Ohio State Buckeyes Our honor defend, we will fight to the end |
-Tofa7- | Posted 12/22/2010 12:10:50 AM | message detail |
Although, if this was a 12 hour day match, do we think Majora would be taking it easily? --- Tofa7 - LoZ-LoD | Hardcore "Thank you, thank you, no applause necessary, just send money..." |
red sox 777 | Posted 12/22/2010 12:11:16 AM | message detail |
8
AM is the historical peak for Final Fantasy in Final Fantasy vs. Zelda.
Mario and Zelda's day votes gets started quite early in the morning,
around 8 typically instead of 9-10 or even later as with Smash, KH, and
Halo. Although all the day votes have seemed to slowly start later and
later as the years have progressed. But regardless, past 9 AM Zelda
should be hitting hard with its day vote power. --- Nominate Crono so he can get a higher seed and avoid being fed to Clinkeroth early in the contest. |
