GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1009
BlAcK TuRtLe posted... From: Greyfeld | #438 BlAcK TuRtLe posted... From: Greyfeld | #418 LeonhartFour posted... From: KamikazePotato | #400 But it could end up being a lot less than what some expected, and Red/Blue's might be a lot bigger than expected, based on arguments made pre-contest and somewhat supported by this poll. It could. But it could end up being MORE Ryu/Ken to the semifinals or bust lol I have Ryu/Ken to the semi's too. My only concern is getting past Samus. Or, in my case, getting past the Bosses >.> See, the problem with that is Samus/Ridley is one of the more iconic rivalries in the bracket. Not as iconic as Ryu/Ken, but certainly moreso than the majority of entrants. Maybe, but I wasn't sure. I've never actually played a Metroid game, and I've seen a lot of people on here say that Ridley didn't do much for Samus. In the end, it might be some lost points to have the Bosses go to the quarter finals, but I was always going to hinge my bracket on having Ryu/Ken to the semis. I still think the whole "Ridley will drag Smaus down!!!!!!!11111111111" crap is way overblown. He won't hurt Samus any worse than Liquid/Robotnik/Wily/Lavos hurt their counterparts. Yeah, my picks didn't have to do so much with Samus being dragged down (Samus is strong enough that she could go solo against most of the rivalries in this contest and still win), so much as hoping that the rivalries in question would see a super-boost for the anchor characters. --- PSN - Aevio BlackMageJawa - "I'm on a Goomba." |
 
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From: LeonhartFour | #441 I don't think you know history very well. The Rockerfellers and the Rothchilds are rivals even if they aren't outright trying to kill each other (yet). --- ~*~Board 8~*~ It's all Ulti, all the time. |
Could you guys stop quoting each other's entire post and just quote the most recent thing? That post is going to become enormous very soon! --- http://i.imgur.com/fe05x.png http://i.imgur.com/stNJf.png |
LeonhartFour posted... Could you guys stop quoting each other's entire post and just quote the most recent thing? That post is going to become enormous very soon! lol I was waiting to see if somebody was going to say something. --- PSN - Aevio BlackMageJawa - "I'm on a Goomba." |
From: UltimaterializerX | #452 I know my FFT, and Ramza/Delita aren't rivals. I'm aware there's more to a rivalry than fighting, but they're still not rivals. --- http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2369/mythbattlers.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/Sensui22/1248835958206.png |
From: red sox 777 | #354 Hopefully MvC3 and Operation Racoon City helps boost his popularity again. The most nastiest of the tyrants in RE universe. Re3 was fantastic mainly because of Nemesis. --- http://i35.tinypic.com/2qd27na.png |
I'm just gonna finish my part this discussion and say it should've been Ramza/Wiegraf instead, and leave it at that. --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
You do not know FFT's plot better than I do, knock it off. --- ·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.~*ST*~.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.·´¯`·.,¸¸,.· http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z277/raptorlc/lol.jpg |
From: LeonhartFour | #457 Well duh, everyone knows that <_< --- "There does not exist suspenders that do not instantly snap furiously when Ulti flexes his shoulders." -foolmo |
From: UltimaterializerX | #458 I'm not sure where I ever claimed that I did. I said I know FFT well enough to know Ramza/Delita aren't rivals. Like, you haven't said anything that tells me "These are rivals." --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
Yes, this makes Ramza/Delita foils. It doesn't make them rivals. I think Bacon was trying to be pretty general in what was allowed in the contest, despite that the contest specifically used the term Rivalry. So philosophical differences of opinion or whatever you want to label the relationship between Ramza and Delita was acceptable. --- "Getting lucky 100% of the time... it's called PRO SKILL." -BlAcK TuRtLe |
Does
it make me a bad person that I've tried to play through FFT 3-4 times,
and always put it down a few hours in, because I got bored? --- PSN - Aevio BlackMageJawa - "I'm on a Goomba." |
From: IngmarBirdman | #461 Well, what Bacon considers a "rivalry" doesn't necessarily fall within what I (and a lot of people) consider to be a rivalry, so that's neither here nor there! --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
Oh right, I nearly forgot. Yesterday's chart: Time | Conpoo | Iknight | Votes 0:05 | 38.46% | 61.54% | 468 1:00 | 42.23% | 57.77% | 4393 2:00 | 41.77% | 58.23% | 3797 3:00 | 40.42% | 59.58% | 3681 4:00 | 38.97% | 61.03% | 3708 5:00 | 41.00% | 59.00% | 3761 6:00 | 39.72% | 60.28% | 3409 7:00 | 40.15% | 59.85% | 3273 8:00 | 40.72% | 59.28% | 3092 9:00 | 40.17% | 59.83% | 2666 10:00 | 40.40% | 59.60% | 2594 11:00 | 40.49% | 59.51% | 2307 12:00 | 39.95% | 60.05% | 1955 Good first hour for Conker/Poo. Not much shifting once Ike/Black Knight settled in to the 59% range. --- http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8516/whatisdesiresig.gif |
It's
possible that this contest turns so boring and bad by the time the
Trainers face Luigi, SBAllen will be desperate for some Pokemon on the
front page, stirring things up. The more I thought about it, the more confident I felt in Red/Blue even without Charizard occupying any real estate. Waluigi is a nothing, and if people really do think about the strongest games when considering a rivalry, then he might actively detract from his team (and could be one of the few in the bracket who'd manage such a feat). It's not like people will look at Waluigi and think OH MAN SUPER MARIO 64, NOSTALGIA. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
how much do you enjoy combining the characters' names --- ~Zen |
We might see our first cut in this match at some point during the night, which is something, I suppose. --- Praise the Black Turtle, Game of the Decade Guru Champ. (Well, I never promised creativity, did I?!) |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #465 No, they'll think OH MAN MARIO TENNIS, NOSTALGIA As they should --- "Hold on a minute! That testimony stinks!" "Witness! You can't just say 'Hello' and expect us to get anywhere! I want you to testify!" |
I love Waluigi and always play as him in games and even I won't vote for that rivalry. Still the best Mario Strikes character! --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/51alecpngpa.png -Nio |
From: ZenOfThunder | #466 Not much. But I don't like stretching their names beyond their little "grid," so I make due. --- http://i.minus.com/iH9vIGOBoyTQ2.gif |
From: LeonhartFour | #468 There are very few people who will think this, and not have it trumped by RBY nostalgia. Though I'm sure you know that. --- Will not remove this line of my signature until the Seahawks, Jazz or Rockies win a title (Started 5-16-09) http://www.sporcle.com/games/Kazbar/gfaqscontest |
Does
it make me a bad person that I've tried to play through FFT 3-4 times,
and always put it down a few hours in, because I got bored? No, but it makes me wonder why you wouldn't just buckle down and plow through it for at least a little longer, since you've tried 3-4 times. The first two fights are relatively dull because you only control Ramza in the first, and the second is a trash-tier Squire-Chemist fest. Once your party becomes a little more developed there are some quality battles and it's video game decision-making at its finest. --- "Getting lucky 100% of the time... it's called PRO SKILL." -BlAcK TuRtLe |
Exactly 65/35 at the end of the first hour. Nice. 300 votes behind Mario/Bowser's match, too --- "So cold. I am always by your side." "There ain't no gettin' off of this train we on!" |
From: LeonhartFour | #468 That's what I'll do, but Waluigi's strongest game is Brawl (good lord this is the strongest game for half the field), and NO ONE is gonna think about Brawl in this case, unless it's Brawl's version of the Trainer. The rest of his catalog, sadly, isn't worth a can of beans on this site, and his presence may indeed keep people from associating Luigi with some of his more awesome games. --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... someday I'll be... part of your world! |
I'm
impressed that this match is making an attempt to keep up with
Mario/Bowser. Maybe this match finishes above 30000 after all. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as BlAcK TuRtLe, Guru Champ! |
From: PartOfYourWorld | #474 http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/items/assist/images/assist14/assist14_071214d-l.jpg Somebody needs to make a picture of Waluigi doing this to Charizard for their match. --- http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7760/222bj.jpg |
Waluigi's
biggest problem, to me, is that in every game that Luigi has a
significant role (Paper Mario 2, Super Paper Mario, Mario and Luigi
series, Luigi's Mansion), Waluigi is absolutely nowhere to be found. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Damn Kirby! --- GT: TriggerTRE / PSN: SolidTRE Life is short. Smile while you still have teeth! |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoZ_Mwc7lNE#t=0m45s How could you not vote for such deep-seated hatred as this? Mario Power Tennis is clearly the strongest Mario game. It just hasn't gotten a chance to shine yet. |
From: Kamekguy | #479 Don't even joke about that! --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
Nintendo makes sure that Waluigi is nowhere to be found in any game in which Luigi is going to have a significant role. --- 90s games > 00s games |
Over/Under: Kirby ends the match at 62. --- 90s games > 00s games |
isn't
it weird that Waluigi isn't in any Wario games? I remember in some of
the WW games and manuals they would poke fun and be like HMMM SOMEONE IS
MISSING --- ~Zen |
I don't think they'll fall that much, so Over. --- http://i43.tinypic.com/dgwh0.gif http://www.majhost.com/gallery/atukam/OHWD/snownd.gif |
Yeah.
Waluigi is like that weird uncle everyone has. He's technically allowed
to all the family gatherings, but it's more of an obligatory thing than
having any real relationship with him. Waluigi is there when Nintendo
needs to fill up slots for sports games, but that's about it. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
I think There Will Be Brawl portrays Waluigi better than anything else can. If you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about. Assuming I can get the name right, that is! --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
Someone said it best when they said Waluigi gets most of his popularity from a webcomic (Brawl in the Family). --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
IngmarBirdman posted... Does it make me a bad person that I've tried to play through FFT 3-4 times, and always put it down a few hours in, because I got bored? No, but it makes me wonder why you wouldn't just buckle down and plow through it for at least a little longer, since you've tried 3-4 times. The first two fights are relatively dull because you only control Ramza in the first, and the second is a trash-tier Squire-Chemist fest. Once your party becomes a little more developed there are some quality battles and it's video game decision-making at its finest. I've played through long enough to get like 5-6 fights in, but I always get bored. I always feel the need to go back to previous fights and grind a bit, because I'm struggling with the current story fights (and I want to unlock other classes before continuing with the storyline). And as much as I'm all for something other than your typical "save the world from destruction" fare served up by the majority of the FF series, the story in FFT tends to make me feel like I want to go to sleep. --- PSN - Aevio BlackMageJawa - "I'm on a Goomba." |
In
a 1v1 match, imo Blue would absolutely crush Red. This is key to
predicting their strength. The rival battles are some of the most
memorable parts of the game, and Blue as a character has TONS of
personality, especially for a Gameboy era game. People might not care
about Red, but they sure as heck aren't going to forget SMELL YA LATER!
if they've played RBY before. --- "I am riding the Poke-wave, using the metaphorical Surf and hopping on my Blastoise, all the way to Mario vs Bowser." - RPGLord |
No way would that happen. Red is way stronger than Blue. --- Pokemon VGC2011 NW Regional - Top 8 Pokemon VGC2011 US Nationals - 54th place |
I
always feel the need to go back to previous fights and grind a bit,
because I'm struggling with the current story fights (and I want to
unlock other classes before continuing with the storyline) This is problematic because enemies in story missions don't scale with you, either in levels or the depth of their abilities. Then it's boring as you steamroll through them. Good rule of thumb for the first playthrough is avoid all grinding, and hold off on the random battles if you see yourself outpacing the story enemies. --- "Getting lucky 100% of the time... it's called PRO SKILL." -BlAcK TuRtLe |
Blue
could be stronger than Red. He's much more recognizable and has much
more personality. I don't think 'Protagoras always wins' applies much
there. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
lol Leonhart still acting like Ramza/Delita aren't rivals. --- Black Turtle won the Guru Contest. |
Red/Blue to win this contest so hard they get put in the Tournament of Champions bracket for the next games contest --- ##Alec |
30000 votes of doom |
Doom |
DOOOOOOM --- ##Alec |
And why is the doom in QUOTES? --- ##Alec |
