GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1043 [Skyrim > Zelda] [Skyrim best ever]
This poll is kinda sad. Because Sword & Sworcery is getting killed. :( Also, terrible votals and should have been combined with best downloadable game I suppose. From: FateStayAlbion | #403 Outland. Not much else though, which is another reason the two polls should have been combined. Ayway, LMS, how about you actually play games rather than just spouting bastardisations of the opinions of one website. Especially since GT's SS review is seen as pretty terrible by most Besides, neither of those points are true. SS is if anything closest to MM, and Skyrim is no more derivative than most sequels are. --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
 |
Don't
understand why or HOW Allen manages to turd up the GOTY polls today. It
was going so well, all we needed was best downloadable and then 2 GOTY
polls saturday and sunday. Then again this is the same dude who thought
Rivalry Contest would be a good idea... I think Zelda will get a close second but the fanboys will whine about it for a long time. I go to ZeldaInformer, and in the comments section in an article commenting on how Skyrim won GOTY on some site, all the top-rated comments were by people who hated on Skyrim and clearly never played nor intended to play it. Plus, from what I know, ZeldaInformer is the least fanboyish of the big Zelda sites. I loved playing Skyward Sword but the only way I can see it winning is if the entire Nintendo fanbase on this site rallied against Skyrim. And Skyrim will never win GotD after what will happen, because when that time comes everyone will complain about how BETHESDA ALWAYS WINS!!! IF you've actually been around the zelda boards on this site for the last 2 months you'd notice not everyone is bumming Skyward Sword and rightly so, it's not that good. I can see it winning is if the entire Nintendo fanbase on this site rallied against Skyrim. Yeah thats never going to happen, the Nintendo fanbase is split these days. You have a new generation of "nintendo fans" who bumlove the Wii and think Brawl is the best game ever. And then you have the Nintendo fanbase who own other consoles are less biased and generally have better taste in games. These are the fans who are most likely voting for Skyrim in the first place and are more likely to choose Skyrim over Zelda. If you mean the "fanboys" and wii nuthuggers then they don't have much say. Just take the "system of the year" polls from the last 3 years and look at the number of votes for "wii" Insignificant. And Skyrim will never win GotD after what will happen, because when that time comes everyone will complain about how BETHESDA ALWAYS WINS!!! I doubt it. Also [Insert name here] ALWAYS WINS is a crappy b8 meme. Stop using it. --- BRAVE VESPERIA! |
It
is worse than Morrowind in every way besides prettiness and combat.
That is not debatable. I guess some people prefer those things over
everything else though so the general statement is an opinion. So it's not debatable Skyrim has better quests, better characters and story but you admit Skyrim has better gameplay so that part is an opinion. God you're thick. --- BRAVE VESPERIA! |
Okay,
this poll is definitely finishing under 20000 votes. In the last hour,
there were only 757 votes. Even with the next 2 hours having more
votes than the previous hour, this poll won't even be at 10000 votes by
the half-way point. We'll probably end up around 9700 votes at the
half-way point and the poll should finish around 18000 votes. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
We're really gonna finish under 20k. THIS IS HAPPENS --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
UltimaterializerX posted... Should interracial marriages still be illegal, then? UltimaterializerX posted... 5% of the population of the original colonies won the Revolutionary War against England. 95% of people wanted nothing to do with the situation. The majority is actually almost always wrong. Valid argument about LoZ:SS's quality, Ulti -- can't wait for the review. Dr_Football posted... gogogo NBA Jam We should all be ashamed about how we missed a great opportunity for NBA Jam to win today. For the record, Morrowind's cool. Its combat sucks out loud though, and the day Bethesda makes a TES-game with that fixed will probably be the day I fall in love with a WRPG...assuming the ME-series doesn't win me over first (thanks, Steam). --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
If you're worried about gameplay, try Fallout 3. Its gameplay is far better than the Elder Scrolls games --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
I
enjoyed the little bit I played of FO3, but I never got outside of its
neat aging-tutorial either. Maybe I'll give that another shot. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
Fallout 3 is much better if you value gameplay over the other stuff. I immensely enjoyed it over TES titles. --- - |
I
tried Oblivion and got overwhelmed as soon as I left the sewers. There
was just too much with too little immediate goals driving me forward
(and tbqh, it's not like I had great fun with the sewers). I'll give
Skyrim a shot eventually because all its BEST GAME EVER MADE hype is
hard to ignore, but I've given up on both Oblivion and Fallout 3 after
1-2 hours, so who knows. Sandbox games haven't been my thing since
GTAIII. --- Yoblazer: http://i32.tinypic.com/zlf1w7.gif Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
PartOfYourWorld posted... I tried Oblivion and got overwhelmed as soon as I left the sewers. There was just too much with too little immediate goals driving me forward (and tbqh, it's not like I had great fun with the sewers). http://www.ign.com/top/video-game-moments/31 Its funny how it can be considered a top video game moment for some, and considered a game ruining moment for others --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
I
think the moment that "ruined" Oblivion for me was when I ran out of
inventory space in the sewers. I was all... rly, I gotta start
micromanaging my inventory now? I've barely started the game! Considering how quickly I gave up on both that and F3, it is a bit surprising how KotOR is one of my favorite games ever, but I think it probably has a more linear, casual-friendly approach. --- Yoblazer: http://oi42.tinypic.com/15douf9.jpg Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
What?
Maybe its different from what I remember (I haven't played it for
years), but isn't there like 400 pounds of inventory? Did you pick up
every single thing you saw lying around, including stuff like shovels
and other misc stuff? --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
Can't recall, but I did run out of space very early. Can't remember what build I made my character; maybe that affected it? EDIT: And tbqh, the idea of deciding what to pick up and leave behind irks me. I want all the loot. Leaving stuff behind makes me feel like I've left stuff unfinished. I grab everything in KotOR and that's the way I likes it. --- Yoblazer: http://oi52.tinypic.com/ad21i1.jpg Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
"From here, where you go is up to you." Sure, that would be great, if it were actually possible to go somewhere interesting. Leaving the vault in Fallout 3 is the exact same type of moment done right, imo. Search for your father was a lot more appealing than whatever a dead emperor wanted you to do, which was never that clear to me. I had no motivation to actually explore Oblivion's world, unlike Fallout. I need a good main quest to keep on going, so I'm not touching Skyrim if it didn't fix that. And don't say TES should be excused from having bad main quests because they are supposed to be sandbox games. People bash Zelda precisely for the opposite, for not being "open" enough when it's always been about the dungeons and puzzle-solving. And awesome dungeons Skyward Sword does not lack. --- Hey, its that SuperNiceDog! Congrats to the Guru 2011 winner |
Just for the record, Fallout 3>any Elder Scrolls game. In story as well as gameplay, as badly as that story ends. But yeah, if you don't like sandbox games (and/or oldschool dungeon crawlers) you won't like Skyrim. And frankly, I don't see why simply having a sandbox means you can't do core experiences well. Plenty of games do both, why can't TES? --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
From: Yuri_LowelI | #102 1. I never said everyone was praising Skyward Sword. In fact, my main point was that the fanboys would complain about Skyrim winning, not that everyone would complain. 2. Obviously it wasn't going to happen, not sure why you couldn't see that I thought so. I can't believe you went so out of your way to say something because I didn't say "which won't happen" after the second point. 3. I meant all the Nintendo fanboys. 4. I'm not even sure why you specifically quoted my post, since some of your points either had nothing to do with the subject I was talking about or were totally obvious. You also seem to be angry over my post, since that's the only explanation I can find for your lengthy explanation of your second point. --- SuperNiceDog has won. |
EDIT: And tbqh, the idea of deciding what to pick up and leave behind irks me. I want all the loot. Leaving stuff behind makes me feel like I've left stuff unfinished. I grab everything in KotOR and that's the way I likes it. Well, not everything in Oblivion is loot, really. A lot of it is just junk that they let you interact with and pick up because they like to let you do whatever you want. --- For your SuperNiceDog. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza |
I
also was drawn out of Oblivion before I even left the sewers...and
while we're on SW:KotOR, I was done with that game shortly after getting
HK-47. I just haven't felt at home with a WRPG yet; Morrowind's been
the closest thing so far. I'll try ME1/2 when I get a new computer and
don't have to worry about bringing my save files over, so maybe that
will change things...and trying more of FO3 might help too. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
yeah don't pick up all the goblets and plates and you'll be OK. --- where is mankriks wife |
Penny Arcade understands. --- Yoblazer: http://oi42.tinypic.com/15douf9.jpg Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
Good strip. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
Brilliant. --- Hey, its that SuperNiceDog! Congrats to the Guru 2011 winner |
Trend charts for yesterday's poll: https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AgBWiYjlMLwYdEJHeHp4N2JhQ29KSTJKQ2JENGNnRlE&gid=1 Arkham City is kind of stable across every time period, but only the night vote seems to stand out there. Battlefield 3 shares the bad vote of Call of Duty, although does is better than Call of Duty at night. Battlefield 3 gets the ASV, but it's not as strong as the Call of Duty ASV. Dark Souls has a bad board vote and ASV, but a good night vote. Portal 2 is all board vote and Power Hour, then dies off at night and briefly stabilized in the early morning before dying off again after 12:00 PM with the later part of the DSV (plus the ASV and SNV). Skyrim has a bad board vote, like you would expect from the WRPGs. The night vote was below average and wasn't as good as Fallout 3 with the night vote. The later part of the morning vote was better for Skyrim. The ASV is what Skyrim did best in, but it did drop off a little bit at the end with the SNV. --- Luster Soldier - Popular at school. ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ |
Now that it's clear we won't be breaking 20k, I can finally vote. WHERE'S MY WATER --- Yoblazer: http://i33.tinypic.com/ml36gl_th.gif Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
That's not Sword & Sworcery Yo :( Seriously, guys, if you have an iWhatever, check that game out. Best iOS game without a doubt. --- Something something something ^Poorly disguised anti-caps sig |
From: Yuri_LowelI | #103 Morrowind is far better in all those ways so no it isn't debatable. Morrowind actually has an interesting story. Skyrim's is boring as hell and ridiculously short. I'm pretty sure Skyrim's main quest is like 10 quests long. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3312/3412378055_a18f6185de.jpg Character battle champion this year. --- Starcraft is my life, so without it I wouldn't exist. - Artosis Congratulations to SuperNiceDog for winning the 2011 Guru contest. |
JJH777 posted... Morrowind is far better in all those ways so no it isn't debatable.. Seeing as how quite a few people here debate it, I'd say it is debatable. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
They haven't beaten the main quest so their opinion on the main quest doesn't count. --- Starcraft is my life, so without it I wouldn't exist. - Artosis Congratulations to SuperNiceDog for winning the 2011 Guru contest. |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=793 I haven't done an exhaustive check, but that might be the most recent poll (February 4, 2002) less popular than today's. If so, then the last poll less popular than this one is a ten year old poll asking about the Arc the Lad release date. --- Yoblazer: http://8board.webs.com/ariel.jpg Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
So the last time we had a poll this week, it was pre-contest era. Kinda sad really --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
Pretty sure I just saw a 30 vote update. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO SUPERNICEDOG NO PEACE] |
Outland's been snubbed...boo. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
The Binding of Isaac should get every vote here. Bastion sucked tbqhhhhhhhhh --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? [HERO'S PLUNGE] http://img.imgcake.com/finegifdy.gif |
A close match is so exciting with these kinds of low votes. a 2 vote cut looks like a huge swing --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
I
tried Oblivion and got overwhelmed as soon as I left the sewers. There
was just too much with too little immediate goals driving me forward
(and tbqh, it's not like I had great fun with the sewers). I'll give
Skyrim a shot eventually because all its BEST GAME EVER MADE hype is
hard to ignore, but I've given up on both Oblivion and Fallout 3 after
1-2 hours, so who knows. Sandbox games haven't been my thing since
GTAIII. A lot of people felt overwhelmed by Oblivion, but Skyrim helps you out a lot more from the get go. After leaving the first town, you're given like 3-4 quests right from the get go, and you can choose where you want to go. You're kind of directed right to one of the main cities and can venture from there. Oblivion tossed you into the wild with only one quest that was pretty far away, and let you fend for yourself. A lot of people who couldn't get into Oblivion or Fallout found Skyrim to be much easier for them and they ended up loving it. Don't let the other games deter you from playing it! --- 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 |
Darn it, where is Outland? I was looking forward to being able to cast a legit vote for this category this year! --- "But you have been given freedom. Freedom to be...outside." "I am lightning...the rain transformed." |
Luster, do you remember what the vote count at the freeze was yesterday? We might do just as bad today from the looks of it. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
It was 259 votes at the freeze yesterday. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO SUPERNICEDOG NO PEACE] |
AxemRedRanger posted... It was 259 votes at the freeze yesterday. We're looking at another sub 20k vote day then. --- http://raptr.com/badge/cf898f37d9c30ef120ada6c35e636ad3/fs.png http://myanimelist.net/signature/RyanSaotome.png |
276
votes at the freeze. Yesterday, there were 259 votes at the freeze.
Today's poll might also be on track to have less than 20000 votes, but
let's wait and see how the votals will look like later on. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
aw yeah Bastion! --- "When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it." |
This is probably the highest quality group of games that any of these polls have had. Download-only games have gotten damn good --- For your SuperNiceDog. At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza |
Some
big games missing from the list -- PixelJunk Sidescroller, Outland, and
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet should have been here. Bastion, From
Dust, and Trine 2 are all quality, though. --- "When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it." |
Yesterday's poll had 1696 votes at the end of the first hour. Current poll has 2083 votes at the end of the first hour. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] [NO SUPERNICEDOG NO PEACE] |
By the looks of that, today's poll should have over 20000 votes today. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Would Skyrim's default Dovahkiin be eligible for a contest? He's got official artwork and everything. --- Yoblazer: http://oi42.tinypic.com/15douf9.jpg Watch and you'll see... SuperNiceDog own me... in the Guru! |
I
was looking forward to voting for Outland, but naturally it gets
snubbed. I bet Catherine gets snubbed in the new IP poll as well! Ugh. Anyway, after that record-breaking poll, no one has the right to say that contest matches are between entrants no one cares about. A little over 12 months ago Persona 4 and Dead Rising each, individually, pulled more votes in 12 hours than that entire poll did in 24. --- Who knew the Rivalry Rumble would be so predictable? SuperNiceDog, that's who. |
