GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1001
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2629 Games like Elder Scrolls build momentum over time because they stand the test of time better than most. Fresh on the mind? Not so much. --- Ngirl is a toll bridge - Wigs Gotta pay if you want to come inside! - Ngirl |
 
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Elder Scrolls has gained quite a bit of popularity as a whole since that poll to begin with. But to say Skyrim won't be fresh on people's minds and not hyped when GOTY polls hit is pretty silly because it's one of the biggest releases of the year. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
Achromatic posted... The Modern Warfare brand means more than Call of Duty. Valid thought, though Call of Duty has lost its step since it became the new top-shooter in 2007 too. MW3 still has upset-potential because Activision's going to go all out with the advertising, but its competition isn't like 2009 either. Uncharted 2, AC2, and Batman:AA were practically on-par with MW2 that year...and now MW3's facing their sequels PLUS Skyrim, Portal 2, and LoZ:SS. Difficult times are ahead of it. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate E P O N A. |
Are people even going to be able to finish Skyrim by the time for the poll to even be able to judge it? |
Leon
you misunderstand my point. I didn't say it wouldn't be fresh on the
mind, my point was it wouldn't be as appreciated while it is fresh on
the mind. Hell, I bet a lot of people wouldn't even be done playing it. --- "intention doesn't matter? clearly your cashier degree did not require a law course." - ND to Joyrock on the legality of drinking a soda before paying |
Oblivion finished second in that poll because of Skyrim hype. --- 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 |
From: GranzonEx | #454 Why do you have to be able to finish it to vote for it for GOTY? Besides, Skyrim won't be the only thing CoD has to worry about anyway. --- http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8516/whatisdesiresig.gif |
Oblivion finished second in that poll because its the clear # 2 game in that poll <_< --- Ngirl is a toll bridge - Wigs Gotta pay if you want to come inside! - Ngirl |
I
think the multiplatform poll(s) will be more interesting than the final
couple, because Zelda is set to steamroll everything. Which games do we
expect to make it into the multiplatform voting this year? Think SB
will split it into two polls again? --- Yoblazer: http://i44.tinypic.com/5nw45i.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I
don't know I just find it weird that my thought that MW3 can win the
Multiplatform poll is somehow very weird when its done it twice. I mean I
know it is a strong year and it more than likely won't have my vote or
anything but why the hating. --- Sir Chris http://img.imgcake.com/Chris2pngas.png |
It's possible that it finished as close to RE4 as it did because of Skyrim hype. But Call of Duty isn't that strong of a series around here anymore. It's looked decidedly weaker in the polls it's been in for the last few years. --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
Skyward
Sword will have fun with OoT3D. It's possible, but unlikely, that OoT
leeches Skyward Sword enough for Skyrim to outright win, but I wouldn't
put money on it. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
From: Achromatic | #460 Disagreeing + Debating =/= Hating --- "Stay with me until the end. Please." "Not until the end. Always." |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #459 Let's see, multiplatform games I am hyped for/I think should be big this year. Portal 2 Skyrim MW3 Battlefield 3 Deus Ex Batman Saints Row Dragon Age 2 what have I left out. --- Sir Chris http://img.imgcake.com/Chris2pngas.png |
From: LeonhartFour | #463 Hater. --- "intention doesn't matter? clearly your cashier degree did not require a law course." - ND to Joyrock on the legality of drinking a soda before paying |
From: XxSoulxX | #462 OoT3DS won't be in the final GOTY poll, and I'd wager Skyward Sword still will be, OoT3DS leeching or not. --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
OoT3DS won't be in the final GOTY poll, and I'd wager Skyward Sword still will be, OoT3DS leeching or not. They might be final three, depending on how strong the Zelda name is. --- 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 |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #459 You almost have to make two separate polls because nearly any major release that isn't a Nintendo game is multiplatform nowadays. About the only major non-Nintendo release this year that isn't multiplatform is Uncharted 3. --- http://img.imgcake.com/leonpngpe.png http://img.imgcake.com/squalloweenpngem.png |
From: LeonhartFour | #468 Gears 3? --- Behold the majesty that is Doom. Feast upon his greatness, and know you will never measure up. http://img.imgcake.com/Punny/scenemaybecompletepngre.png - Hail |
From: LeonhartFour | #457 I just don't like judging a game until I finish it, especially if it's an RPG. |
LOL Gears 3 I mean, I guess it's huge overall, but that game will bomb so hard in the final GOTY poll. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
I don't think Ocarina will win the 3DS poll. The new Mario game will win that. OoT might not even finish in second (Mario Kart). --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #472 Oh, that's true. I forgot that was even due out this year. But it'll be a little change of pace to have three Nintendo games in the final GOTY poll this year now that the 3DS is out there. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
I don't think Ocarina will win the 3DS poll. The new Mario game will win that. OoT might not even finish in second (Mario Kart). I wouldn't put money on that scenario either. Never bet Mario > Zelda on this site. --- 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 |
Eh, remakes and ports almost never do well in GOTY polls, even if it is OoT. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4397 Not expecting too much out of that. --- Support Otacon (Metal Gear Solid) for Character Battle IX! http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1950/banner4otacon.jpg |
From: XxSoulxX | #474 Also, Mario beating Zelda is plenty doable! http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=3479 --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
Achromatic posted... http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2629 Games like Elder Scrolls build momentum over time because they stand the test of time better than most. Fresh on the mind? Not so much. Fallout 3 nearly beat MGS4 and Brawl in the Goty poll, and it came out about the same time Skyrim will. If anything, those Bethesda RPGs start out stronger and fade. --- http://i54.tinypic.com/2m47kmg.jpg http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
I
see the new Mario game as a sequel to (or in the same line as) New
Super Mario Bros. It's not that big of a series here, and I don't think
it would beat the game that most people bought their 3DS for. --- Good Times, Great Memories |
Finally, a good poll for once. I had the idea for this poll for a while, but I never went through with submitting it. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Advokaiser posted... Ugh... Does Majora's Mask > Twilight Princess > Final Fantasy VIII > Metal Gear Solid > Wind Waker sound right to you? Nah man. MGS > FFVIII > MM > TP > WW BOOK it |
From: Ngamer64 | #434 Hey, thanks for that! Can't believe I wrote over 7000 words, but it was fun. From: Advokaiser | #435 I'd take this. Wind Waker gave Prime the old 55/45 back in the day, and I think that Link's Awakening is probably within that 55/45 range on WW. Remember that LA had a great 2009 contest and didn't even lose to Super Metroid by that much in its elimination match. I understand that both games were afterthoughts in that match, but LA still had LttP crushing it. One-on-one, I'd take Zelda there. It always wins (against Metroid). --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Early
Geolocation results might suggest that "Two, I've made it to one other"
will do best with the night vote, based on Europe and Asia. Still too
early to tell, as the Geolocation results can still change quite a bit
for Europe and Asia. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
Mario
1 > Zelda 1 shocked me, and I've been really wary about assuming
Zelda will just beat lesser Nintendo series by virtue of being Zelda
since then. Mario 64 only losing to LTTP by 200 confirmed that. It's
really just Link and OOT that always wins. --- 90s games > 00s games |
PartOfYourWorld posted... From: Ngamer64 | #434 Also, yo's list of the "classic matches" with little writeups was super entertaining, so I made a page for it! http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Yoblazers_All-Time_Classic_Matches Hey, thanks for that! Can't believe I wrote over 7000 words, but it was fun. From: Advokaiser | #435 Changing subject: Do you guys think Link's Awakening > Metroid Prime? I'd take this. Wind Waker gave Prime the old 55/45 back in the day, and I think that Link's Awakening is probably within that 55/45 range on WW. Remember that LA had a great 2009 contest and didn't even lose to Super Metroid by that much in its elimination match. I understand that both games were afterthoughts in that match, but LA still had LttP crushing it. One-on-one, I'd take Zelda there. It always wins (against Metroid). I honestly think Metroid Prime > FFVI is a more likely result by this point! Although it's mostly because the Fall 2010 x-stats have Prime ahead of many games that beat out FFVI in the 2009 x-stats (LOL x-stats, I know). Okay, for no good reason, I'm going to list the top 16 of the Fall 2010 field according to the stats, and bold ones that were ahead of FFVI in the 2009 stats. 1) The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2) Final Fantasy X 3) Super Smash Bros. Brawl 4) Super Smash Bros. Melee 5) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 6) Fallout 3 7) Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal 8) Metroid Prime 9) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 10) Resident Evil 4 11) Half-Life 2 12) Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 13) Shadow of the Colossus 14) Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 15) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 16) Kingdom Hearts II 17) God of War 18) Portal 19) Kingdom Hearts Earlier I also heard some of you guys say that Fallout 3 would obliterate FFVI. Metroid Prime came close to Fallout 3, and FFVI killed Link's Awakening in 2009, so...are we betting on rSFF or something? --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
"COD4 was awesome" "Boo COD4" "Yay COD 6" "Boo COD 7" And MW3 will be COD 8. Isn't that due to Infinity Ward and Treyarch alternating as the Developer? COD4 -Infinity Ward COD5 - Treyarch COD6 - Infinity Ward COD7 - Treyarch COD8 - Infinity Ward While it looks like the pattern is continuing, Infinity Ward lost a lot of its main staff after COD6. I'm not sure if their COD8 will be as well received as COD4 and COD6. --- Pokemon VGC2011 NW Regional - Top 8 Pokemon VGC2011 US Nationals - 54th place |
Didn't Black Ops beat Final Fantasy XIII in the first multiplatform poll? --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
From: LinkMarioSamus | #486 It did. FFXIII beat it in the 2nd one though. --- "Why must we always choose between certain death and probable death?" "I'm in an epic battle to the death, FIGURE IT OUT YOURSELF!" |
From: LinkMarioSamus | #484 Really? I know Metroid Prime redeemed itself in 2010, but let's examine that a bit. 58% on Okami 51% on HL2 48% on F3 None of these strike me as results that LA is incapable of matching - yes, not even the third one. Link's Awakening has had a rough go of things; it's only been in one contest, that one contest was a 4way, and it got stuck against some of the strongest SNES games around. You give it a 1v1 with the type of competition we saw in GotD, and I think it would have stomped a serious mudhole up in dat. --- Yoblazer: http://i43.tinypic.com/25z1non.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I
dunno, I thought there were guys who were saying that they might pick
Oblivion > FFVI by now, and Metroid Prime > Oblivion is basically
guaranteed (heck, Oblivion did worse against Wind Waker in 2010 than
Prime did against the same opponent in 2004, during a match that may
have had some SFF), so if people were effectively arguing Prime >
FFVI, why are we suddenly turning around and saying that something worth
44% on FFVI could beat Prime? I dunno though, Prime being so strong took me entirely by surprise. I thought it got a 1 seed solely due to Other M being released during the nomination period (...over a year ago now? My how time flies...). --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
From: LinkMarioSamus | #489 ...wut. Who's been arguing that? Man, you wanna talk about being underrated - FFVI may be the most underrated game here if that's what people are honestly thinking. Look back at the 2009 contest: SMB3 got 68% against Sonic the Hedgehog FFVI got 66% against Sonic 2 Seriously, FFVI ain't losing to Western games. It's getting a bum rap because it didn't kill LA (which is a possible beast in and of itself) as bad as people were expecting, and because it ran into arguably the third strongest game in the site. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
Four ways FFVI is goin down! |
Around GotD time the consensus was that Fallout 3 would smoke FFVI. --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
SMB3 got 68% against Sonic the Hedgehog FFVI got 66% against Sonic 2 Hmm, so if Sonic 1 = Sonic 2, FFVI gets 47% on SMB3. That's not bad at all, and FFVI looked to be around 38-40% on LTTP depending on how strong the Triple LFF actually was, which puts SMB3 and SMW around, say, 41-44% on LTTP. Which also seems reasonable for the amount of LFF you'd have expected between the two Mario games in the semifinals. Objectively, CT ends up at 47-48% on LTTP, which is equal to Mario 64, so I'm liking those figures. Plus, if LTTP can get 56% on SMW it can get 56% or higher on FFX, which I also like very much. --- 90s games > 00s games |
From: LinkMarioSamus | #492 No, it was not. And it still isn't. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
If
it wasn't, it felt like it. Though I think it was mostly because no
one had good things to say about FFVI (hey, at least it managed to avoid
an Ulti-style blowout against LTTP......with 2 other Nintendo games in
the poll) while most people thought Fallout 3 did well and a few very
vocal people thought it'd be the one to be the first Western game to
break into the top echelons on this site. --- 90s games > 00s games |
The only person I really recall being high on Fallout 3 was Albion, for obvious reasons. --- http://www.gifsoup.com/view/593815/frasier-and-niles-dance-o.gif |
Well, Albion was vocal enough about it to make it seem like half the topic! --- 90s games > 00s games |
He tends to do that --- Support Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) for Character Battle IX! http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/9302/banner5morrigan2.jpg |
While
I was high on it, I wouldn't go that far. I think its the strongest
Western game before ME2 came around (and it might still beat ME2), but
strongest Western game still only means its maybe just a high mid carder --- http://i54.tinypic.com/2m47kmg.jpg http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
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