GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1045
"Sony
Smash Bros" is an intentional play Super Smash Bros's SSB abbreviation.
"Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale" would only mean something to
someone who already knows what it is while "Sony Smash Bros" lets the
person guess what kind of game it is. --- We'll show her the power of a dream. |
We need a re-run of 2002. Pa-rappa the Rappa noble nine? --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog |
I
always thought the Kirby games weren't held in very high regard on this
site, because Kirby Super Star was pretty weak when we saw it in BGE
2009 while the Kirby series got tripled by Metroid in the Series
Contest. But today's poll seems to prove that the Kirby series as a whole has a very high playrate. It's not as high as Mario, Zelda, or Final Fantasy, but getting over 80% playrate is pretty good for any series. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Well, there's a difference between being well played and well liked. --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
I don't think I've played any Kirby games. --- "Later..." <Toonami> <4/1/2012> <Never Forget> ~SCP~ http://img.imgcake.com/Jeffzeropngus.png |
From: Jeff Zero | #056 You ought to at least play Kirby Super Star, man. Pick up Kirby Super Star Ultra for the DS sometime. --- http://i.imgur.com/CbfFb.jpg |
I
intend to purchase the two Kirby games for the Wii at some point since
esurio's really into the older ones. See if she likes them or not. I'll
also pick up whichever old ones have you walking down a 2D path sucking
up enemies to obtain their abilities because yeah. --- "Later..." <Toonami> <4/1/2012> <Never Forget> ~SCP~ http://img.imgcake.com/Jeffzeropngus.png |
Kirby is well-liked. It's just not loved by anyone, so it gets SFF'd hard. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
-LusterSoldier- posted... I always thought the Kirby games weren't held in very high regard on this site, because Kirby Super Star was pretty weak when we saw it in BGE 2009 while the Kirby series got tripled by Metroid in the Series Contest. But today's poll seems to prove that the Kirby series as a whole has a very high playrate. It's not as high as Mario, Zelda, or Final Fantasy, but getting over 80% playrate is pretty good for any series. To be fair, the Kirby series has gotten more high-profile games over the last few years compared to back then. I blame Kirby's Epic Yarn losing to Metroid: Other M in that Wii GOTY poll on SFF from other similar-appeal options like Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Donkey Kong Country Returns. --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
Proud member of the 3.2% Just barely with the minimum 15, and I counted Super Star twice due to playing it on DS and SNES (and Kirby's Dream Land which is also in these two games since I played it on GB), but that's pretty good considering I haven't played any of his Wii games! --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Looks
like today's poll is another case of North America vs. The World.
While the Kirby series has over an 80% playrate in North America, the
playrate is under 75% for all of the other continents. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | #052 This would be so awesome. --- "GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site." -CJayC |
A re-run would be hilarious with how many useless characters were in that contest, and are even more useless now. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Bet it'd still draw more votes than the terrible rivals contest did. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
Kirby's Adventure Kirby 3 Kirby 64 Kirby and the Amazing Mirror KA and K64 were easily my favorite of those four I've played, which were fun but not necessarily great. Is Kirby Super Star Ultra still worth checking out? --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
Kirby
Super Star is probably the defining Kirby game in the series, and Ultra
adds a few new modes for it, so I'd definitely recommend it. Kirby games are enjoyable, but people aren't going to hold them in the same regard as they do other Nintendo games due to various factors. --- Current Let's Play: Legend of Mana http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3474994 |
I would love if a 2002 re-run would still have Mario > Cloud. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/Rivalry%20BOP.xls Congrats to SuperNiceDog for winning the guru contest. |
But Link would still beat everyone... |
From: charmander6000 | #068 I think this would really happen. Even better is Crono losing to Snake and Sephiroth losing to Samus. Hell, Mega Man and Seph might be close again. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
I've been calling for a Mega Man/Seph rematch for the last couple of years --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog |
You
know who I'm really looking forward to watching next contest? Pit. Who
knows how much Uprising has done for him. And I don't even think he has a
contest history. Will he be Fox-level? Kirby? Pikachu? Zard? --- Hey, its that SuperNiceDog! Congrats to the Guru 2011 winner |
Pit was in the 2008 Character Battle. Lost to King Dedede. --- http://i.imgur.com/fe05x.png http://i.imgur.com/stNJf.png |
lol 4-ways lol Brawl --- Hey, its that SuperNiceDog! Congrats to the Guru 2011 winner |
LeonhartFour posted... Pit was in the 2008 Character Battle. Lost to King Dedede. He beat Dedede; I don't know what stats you're looking at: http://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Ryu_H_vs_Zero_vs_Pit_vs_Dedede_2008 He was nowhere close to Ryu or Zero, but he still beat the other Brawl option. --- Golden Sun isn't half-bad, but it needs to cut the crap with the Yes/No questions, which make Zubats look like thylacines in comparison. |
Oh right, he did. I knew it was close and they both did so poorly that who cares. I wouldn't expect big things from Pit, regardless of what excuses you want to make about sharing a match with Dedede. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
LeonhartFour posted... Oh right, he did. I knew it was close and they both did so poorly that who cares. I wouldn't expect big things from Pit, regardless of what excuses you want to make about sharing a match with Dedede. Now Pit...he and Rayman are two characters that got massive assists in Uprising and Origins, but I can't see either doing very much other than an expected improvement. --- Golden Sun isn't half-bad, but it needs to cut the crap with the Yes/No questions, which make Zubats look like thylacines in comparison. |
Yeah,
they both would be better, but I can't see it doing much for them in
the grand scheme of things, especially Rayman, who is such bad fodder to
begin with that he would need a massive boost to even get somewhat
respectable. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
But then again, he's no worse off than Ratchet used to be, and now the guy's winning matches, so who knows! --- "The great GF...Bahamut." "...GF? I...? Using my powers...It is you humans...I fear..." |
LeonhartFour posted... But then again, he's no worse off than Ratchet used to be, and now the guy's winning matches, so who knows! A guy who got 9% on a fourpack with Snake, Nightmare and Vyse with absolutely nothing going for him, vs. a Rayman that has a pretty big title. Now, let me tell you about Nathan Drake, a guy who lost to CATS, but then got Uncharted 2 and put an OK number on The Boss. Certainly a horrid perfomance by a 2-seeded character expected to destroy the match, but that's not losing to CATS of all characters. Back to Rayman. Now that he has a pretty big title behind him...Rayman may as well be the next Nathan Drake; more respectable than being some of the worst fodder in the contest, maybe even strong enough to win a match or two, but probably not taking down midcarders. --- Golden Sun isn't half-bad, but it needs to cut the crap with the Yes/No questions, which make Zubats look like thylacines in comparison. |
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4588 I dunno, this doesn't really inspire much confidence that Rayman is on the upswing, but still, you never know. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
Animal Crossing 0% 0 Fallout 0% 0 Kingdom Hearts 0% 0 Mass Effect 0% 0 Pokemon 100% 1 Starcraft 0% 0 The Elder Scrolls 0% 0 TOTAL VOTES 1 First vote for Pokemon. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Is there any other option here? --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
I would prefer any other option since I don't care about Pokemon. --- http://i52.tinypic.com/2zfiu09.gif http://i54.tinypic.com/10729w2.gif |
I
was strongly considering posting inb4leon or something to that effect,
but maybe you wouldn't post that predictable response if I did! --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
No, I'd still post it, because that's how I feel regardless of what others say. --- http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/8718/leonflowchart.png |
Good to know for next time. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
I expect the Wii U Rayman to give Rayman a massive boost. He may be able to threaten Miles Edgeworth. --- http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png TRUE B8UCA Lightweight Champion. WORSHIP ME! |
Ytterbium_70 posted... LeonhartFour posted... But then again, he's no worse off than Ratchet used to be, and now the guy's winning matches, so who knows! A guy who got 9% on a fourpack with Snake, Nightmare and Vyse with absolutely nothing going for him, vs. a Rayman that has a pretty big title. Now, let me tell you about Nathan Drake, a guy who lost to CATS, but then got Uncharted 2 and put an OK number on The Boss. Certainly a horrid perfomance by a 2-seeded character expected to destroy the match, but that's not losing to CATS of all characters. Back to Rayman. Now that he has a pretty big title behind him...Rayman may as well be the next Nathan Drake; more respectable than being some of the worst fodder in the contest, maybe even strong enough to win a match or two, but probably not taking down midcarders. Rayman Origins isn't nearly as big as Uncharted 2, and doesn't do as much for the series as Uncharted 2 did. Before Uncharted 2, that was simply a one-game series. Before Rayman Origins, Rayman very much had a franchise - he simply didn't have a mainline game for a while. --- Currently Playing - StarCraft: Brood War |
I'm pretty sure one of those f***ing Rabbids could beat Rayman. --- Current Let's Play: Legend of Mana http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3474994 |
Not_Wylvane posted... I'm pretty sure one of those f***ing Rabbids could beat Rayman. That would actually be a hilarious match. I might support one just to see! --- Golden Sun isn't half-bad, but it needs to cut the crap with the Yes/No questions, which make Zubats look like thylacines in comparison. |
Rayman
might be able to sneak a win against a low-profile opponent, but it's
unlikely. Rayman Origins is going to probably every major system and
it's got all sorts of acclaim...but do people at GameFAQs really care?
Rayman's series has largely gone ignored or beaten up on in the past and
Leonhart already pointed out RO didn't fare well in last year's
GotY-poll. 2D-platformers have also struggled in recent years; here's
the list that made the GotD-contest: Mega Man 9 (no worthwhile character-boosts) Metroid Fusion (no worthwhile character-boosts) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (Soma got 18% on Solid Snake despite it and CV:AoS) Viewtiful Joe (lost to Tails and Prince of Persia) Braid (Tim was tripled by Chris Redfield) New Super Mario Bros. Wii (no worthwhile character-boosts) Between that and MM9 being the only game to escape the first round that contest, it's looking grim for Rayman. The Rivalry Rumble didn't do anything to support 2D-platforming characters doing well, either; Meat Boy/Dr. Fetus and The Kid/The Guy failed to impress. I really enjoyed RO's demo, but I don't see it doing big things for its cast here. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
From: WarThaNemesis2 | #088 Reminds me of how the SoMI remake boosted Guybrush from getting quadrupled by Bowser to getting tripled by Vincent. And then of course he had a fantastic showing last contest by evading a doubling from Bartz. At this rate, Guybrush could score over 40% on CATS next contest! --- Current Let's Play: Legend of Mana http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3474994 |
Finally,
a Sonic game that manages to get into one of these polls. In the past,
Bacon tends to screw the Sonic games over by not including them in any
polls containing a bunch of games. I guess it shows how weak this month
is besides Diablo III. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
No Atelier Meruru, no vote from me. Knowing GameFAQs liking for jRPGs it would probably be doing better than Sorcery, at least. --- Congrats to 2011 Rivalry Rumble Guru winner, SuperNiceDog http://backloggery.com/articuno2001/sig.gif |
I
would have replaced "Sorcery" with "TERA". The board for TERA is very
active right now, while there are very few topics on the Sorcery board
(the PS3 one). --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Aw yeah voted for Resistance. Not that I have a Vita or anything. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
whoa @ this showing for Diablo. Let's compare it against our last big release... Diablo III 44.52% 4769 Max Payne 3 11.7% 1253 Dragon's Dogma 11.25% 1205 Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II 8.04% 861 Game of Thrones 4.16% 446 Mario Tennis Open 6.54% 701 Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition 5.75% 616 Resistance: Burning Skies 1.73% 185 Sorcery 1.28% 137 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 5.02% 538 Mass Effect 3 39.71% 19012 Tales of Graces f 11.65% 5578 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City 9.4% 4500 Kid Icarus: Uprising 9.54% 4566 Street Fighter X Tekken 7.86% 3764 Armored Core V 3.06% 1467 Blades of Time 0.49% 234 Mario Party 9 5.56% 2663 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations 4.39% 2101 Ninja Gaiden 3 3.26% 1559 Silent Hill: Downpour 4.43% 2120 Unit 13 0.65% 309 Not much in the way of competition during either month, but still, will be quite impressed if DIII maintains this percentage. --- thengamer.com/guru thengamer.com/xstats board8.wikia.com Best Show ever? Our interview of Guru Champ SuperNiceDog! |
There are 11 other entries with ME3 and only 9 for DIII. Blades of Time and Unit 13 don't count for much so maybe it doesn't matter. --- http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr345/Rakaputra/pjbasis.png SuperNiceDog - 1, pjbasis - 0 |
Sonic's also on a bit of an upswing after Sonic Generations, so maybe SB's giving the series another chance. --- http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3492/eponaharr.jpg Nominate SuperNiceDog's Guru-choice, then Epona. |
