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Not_Wylvane posted... Unless you think Bowser = Kratos (and thus Tails gets 40% on Bowser), then Charizard had a nice boost from bandwagoning and the match being on HG/SS release day. Bowser probably would win a rematch on, say, Round 1. That and 46.41% on freaking Mario 1 vs 1. --- POKEFEAR |
tennisboy213 posted... Not_Wylvane posted...Unless you think Bowser = Kratos (and thus Tails gets 40% on Bowser), then Charizard had a nice boost from bandwagoning and the match being on HG/SS release day. Bowser probably would win a rematch on, say, Round 1. I absolutely hate your signature and that was on the day when HG/SS was released. People were all around on GameFAQs looking for guides, cheats and FAQs. --- Charizard will go to the finals. But will lose to Link anyways. |
tennisboy213 posted... Not_Wylvane posted...Unless you think Bowser = Kratos (and thus Tails gets 40% on Bowser), then Charizard had a nice boost from bandwagoning and the match being on HG/SS release day. Bowser probably would win a rematch on, say, Round 1. So I assume you have L-Block winning it all again this year? --- Current Let's Play: Final Fantasy V - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3529748 Previous: http://lparchive.org/author/mega64 |
Quick Question: How well received was the Mass Effect trilogy on the PS3? I've been kinda low on them for this contest, but 2 platforms may be enough to possibly get at least pretty close to Aeris. --- Currently Playing: FF13-2 Currently Reading: A Clash Of Kings Currently Watching: Dr. Who, Buffy |
VeryInsane posted... Quick Question: Shepard is winning that match, no concern. --- Charizard will go to the finals. But will lose to Link anyways. |
I wouldn't be so sure in terms of it being no concern, unless you are expecting FFVII to get a huge drop. Aerith got 42.36% on Auron which is decent while Commander Shepard got 38.99% on Pikachu when Mass Effect 2 was released about a week earlier and that game had Halo 3-like hype. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls BOP Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/66439939 |
tennisboy213 posted... Not_Wylvane posted...Unless you think Bowser = Kratos (and thus Tails gets 40% on Bowser), then Charizard had a nice boost from bandwagoning and the match being on HG/SS release day. Bowser probably would win a rematch on, say, Round 1. Charizard got a bandwagon against Mario, and benefited from HGSS release day against Bowser. He's probably just a little stronger than Bowser (like, even more little than what he showed) and would just about clear 40% on Mario normally. --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
spooky96 posted... VeryInsane posted...Quick Question: Shepard vs Aeris is still a toss-up for most people. Let's not jump to conclusion just yet. |
Yeah
but we've got ME3 fans too this time plus Square is constantly falling,
well at least FF VII and Crono aren't as much trusted as they were
before. And since we always get Link vs Cloud match, IIRC there was a steady decline in Cloud losing the match. He dropped by 1% every year against Link. --- Charizard will go to the finals. But will lose to Link anyways. |
There are ME3 fans? --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Oops >_> The game's ending. Oh yeah no fans. --- Charizard will go to the finals. But will lose to Link anyways. |
Huh,
I didn't know people viewed that Aerith/Shepard match as debateable.. I
took Shep without a second thought there. The strongest new character
of the gen vs a middle tier character from a fast declining game doesn't
really seem like a close match to me. |
Aerith
wasn't a middle tier character in 2010, she may lose to the Square and
Nintendo near-elites, but she was still up there in strength. Of course
this is 2013 so she'll likely lose to more characters. Shepard may be our strongest new character, but honestly that isn't saying much, for him to "easily win" he'll have to be close to the near-elites which is a bit high for me. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls BOP Topic: http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/66439939 |
By the way in the survey which I conducted here a few days ago got this results for this question: 8. Shepard vs Aerith. Who is going to win that match? --- Charizard will go to the finals. But will lose to Link anyways. |
A
survey means absolutely nothing for the outcome really. People are just
really fast to be all over stuff such as "FFVII has fallen". And a good
bunch of people just follow the majority to decide their matches. Shepard could win, but there's no way FFVII has fallen so much and Mass Effect has been boosted so much that this match with 100% accuracy. --- *2, *8,070,446 Kuroko no Basket *3, *6,495,240 Naruto |
ctesjbuvf posted... A survey means absolutely nothing for the outcome really. People are just really fast to be all over stuff such as "FFVII has fallen". And a good bunch of people just follow the majority to decide their matches. Of course it means nothing, you mentioning it wasn't very clever of you either. It just simply shows a few people's thoughts as to who'd win. Of course this doesn't secure Shepard's victory in the actual contest. I just posted to show that most people on this board think Aerith won't make it. Sorry not bashing you at all, may have sounded a little harsh though >_> --- Charizard will go to the finals. But will lose to Link anyways. |
I
don't have much faith in any of the ME characters, ME3 being so "hated"
and Shepard not being very strong to begin with , I will side with
FFVII on this one. --- ... |
KamikazePotato posted... There are ME3 fans? I know some who considered the best in the series --- Want any VNs pre-patched? PM me. List of VNs can be found by clicking on my username. |
Kotetsu534 posted... Yep, I get the feeling we're in for another MM > GSC type result that blows a large portion of B8 brackets to smithereens. Except the bracket that mattered most (Guru winner WHAT!?) --- Game of the decade? More like Guru of the decade mirite? However, the Guru of the next decade so far is SuperNiceDog |
So people aren't whining about the contest having three-way matches anymore? Phew. I think it's safe here. --- SuperNiceDog wags his tail better than your regular, standard dog. -If someone scares the hell out of you, then are you protected by God? |
ME3 should be loved and I think people have calmed down enough over the last year to realize how excellent the game is. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
I'd be shocked if Aerith won that. --- Death is not to be feared, but avoidance never hurt anyone. |
XIII_rocks posted... ME3 should be loved and I think people have calmed down enough over the last year to realize how excellent the game is. Not really. I only played the game recently and thought it was somewhat lackluster, not even factoring in the ending. It's just not nearly as liked a a game as ME2. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Ultimaphazon posted... I really like the new and improved geolocation maps. Seeing exact percentages for every country in the world could be fun for those who have too much free time. Well, not quite every country, since some mini-countries are missing, like Liechtenstein, Andorra, Monaco, but still, it's a much more info than we previously had, when we could only make out the winner. Also, for the UK, you can view results for different areas of England, such as "London" and "West Midlands". When I asked Bacon to give us the option to view results for England as a whole, he said it wasn't possible because of the Geolocation software they are using. So we're stuck having to view results for different areas of England. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
XIII_rocks posted... ME3 should be loved and I think people have calmed down enough over the last year to realize how excellent the game is. I think it's more likely that people just don't care about ME anymore, the trilogy is over and there is no news/hype for a next installment yet. ME3 being so "hated" does not help either. I am expecting the ME crew to underperform this contest. --- ... |
Advokaiser posted... So people aren't whining about the contest having three-way matches anymore? We're still a little sore about it, but we're willing to give it a shot. If it tanks, hey, it was a one time deal. If it's good, sweet, good contest! |
Advokaiser posted... So people aren't whining about the contest having three-way matches anymore? I'm willing to whine about three-ways so you'll go away. --- Current Let's Play: Final Fantasy V - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3529748 Previous: http://lparchive.org/author/mega64 |
KamikazePotato posted... XIII_rocks posted...ME3 should be loved and I think people have calmed down enough over the last year to realize how excellent the game is. Strange, and a shame. Game hits some incredible high notes. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
It's
strange that you think it's strange! The game has a ton of issues that
aren't easy to swallow if you aren't a mega-fan of the series that would
just eat anything up anyway., and that's not a rare opinion or
anything. I think ME3 would actually be the weakest game in the series
in a contest setting. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
I
actually think it's the mega-fans of the series that expected far too
much of it. Scanning Bioware forums and seeing the people who actually
think the ME2 squadmates were "shafted" (they actually think Miranda
was shafted, wut) just makes me think "????". I think ME3 has the best
gameplay in the series and makes ME2 seem pretty insignificant
story-wise. Like I said, I would expect it to do poorly after the whole
ending controversy, but I dunno, I just expect people to relax about it
after a length of time. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
A lot of ME2 squadmates were shafted so I don't know what you're talking about XIII! That's the price you pay for making literally everyone in the game killable though. --- 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 |
They
were shafted only if you're completely unrealistic...I don't think
Bioware could have given every squadmate a massive amount of
preferential treatment. I mean, they were shafted if you wanted the game
to be built around them. If that was your expectation, then
sure, I guess I can see why you'd say that. But I think that would
detract from the overall whole - time spent there, resources spent
there, are taken away from something more valuable. But go on a Bioware forum and you see totally unreasonable, unnecessarily negative things like "BIOWARE HATES THE ME2 SQUADMATES!!!!" and it's a bit of an odd reaction. That's the kind of backlash I'm talking about that dies down with time, because I would expect someone to chill about that over time. Eventually you stop comparing a game to its predecessor and evaluate it on its merits, that's when you see how good it is. That's what I did with MGS3, for instance. I was initially disappointed because it wasn't as good as MGS2. Then you play it and...yeah actually it's pretty damn close and MGS3 is also an all-time classic. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
abdou posted... I don't have much faith in any of the ME characters, ME3 being so "hated" and Shepard not being very strong to begin with , I will side with FFVII on this one. Didn't most of us think Brawl was going to flop in BGE2009 for similar reasons? --- Currently Playing - Super Metroid, MGS4, Brawl, FFVII, Wind Waker, RE4, SOTC |
I
don't really feel like the ME2 crew was 'shafted', but their general
absence from the game meant for a much less interesting cast and crew.
I'm still trying to puzzle out why James was even written. ME3 has a lot of problems when looked at on its own merits. The gameplay is basically the same as ME2 and is still fun, so that's good. The pacing is wonky, though - the game really jump-starts the entire conflict way too soon and tries to keep it going through the whole game, with the result that only one or two setpieces are actually memorable (Tuchanka was good). Some character deaths are completely nonsensical. The Illusive Man and Cerberus as a whole is handled very poorly when compared to the previous two games. Kai Leng is basically the worst game character ever written and I still can't believe he exists. What is supposed to be the most important backstory sequence in the series only happens if you buy and know to bring along a DLC character. And the ending, which can't really be swept under the rug. There's more, but those are the big ones I think. It's not a bad game, but it's got flaws up the wazoo. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
kai leng stole andersons cereal I'm not lying that's a lot point from one of the books --- ~Zen |
LinkMarioSamus posted... abdou posted...I don't have much faith in any of the ME characters, ME3 being so "hated" and Shepard not being very strong to begin with , I will side with FFVII on this one. Brawl only got hate from hardcore tourny players whom most SSB fans really hate and look down upon. ME3 was something else because the hatred last year was damn near universal across its entire fanbase for that "ending". --- In Oz; cruel is the usual punishment. |
I think the biggest misconception is that people were only dissatisfied with the ending. The ending was really bad and all but there were a lot of other reasons as to why it was disappointing. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
KamikazePotato posted... I think the biggest misconception is that people were only dissatisfied with the ending. The ending was really bad and all but there were a lot of other reasons as to why it was disappointing. What? I thought the consensus was that the ending was a disaster but the game overall was still great and a marvelous continuation of the series(up until the very end). Also, while most people don't really like the EC, it did at least expunge most of the bitterness left by the original ending. --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest |
not enough zaeed and kasumi and apparently the Galaxy relies on my multiplayer skillz and if you let someone die in me2 it basically has no impact on 3 the only redeeming part was how great citadel was --- ~Zen |
ME3 got rolled by Borderlands 2 and Xenoblade Chronicles on GameFAQs. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4961 ME2 wrecked Borderlands 2 and sorta held up to Skyrim. http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4962 --- We are living our lives Abound with so much information |
Anways, we've seen evidence before that a bad game doesn't negatively affect characters; they can even boost from it! --- It's like paying for bubble wrap. -transience on Final Fantasy: All the Bravest |
I
think that ME3 would win a rematch with Borderlands 2, though.
Borderlands 2 strikes me as the definition of a flash-in-the-pan game. Which means that XENOBLADE IS THE TRUE GOTY OF 2012 YEAH. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
me3 has solid gameplay and some great moments then other times you're battling a reaper on foot and dodge rolling its lasers. is this a goddamn michael bay movie? that kind of stupidity coupled with a whole bunch of subpar writing and disappointing climaxes to smaller plots there's also a lot of choice illusions. lots of things you can't change no matter what. and they took a bunch of plot points from 1 and 2 and just made them bullet points on the galactic readiness chart --- ~Zen |
redrocket posted... KamikazePotato posted...I think the biggest misconception is that people were only dissatisfied with the ending. The ending was really bad and all but there were a lot of other reasons as to why it was disappointing. This comes back to what I was saying earlier, really. People hated the ending and it coloured their perception on the rest of the game, blaming the evil Bioware for being evil and stuff. Thus, minor flaws were overblown, and stuff that isn't even a thing becomes a flaw ("Bioware hates Miranda because she's competition to their pet, Liara". Literally). When people dislike something they look for whatever they can to fuel their hate. It'll relax itself over time. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
Dude,
I just listed a bunch of legitimate flaws with the game and Zen is
listing more. I played the game almost a year came out, with the
Extended Cut already out and the full knowledge that the ending probably
wasn't going to be so great. The rest of the game still disappointed
me. You're really trivializing a lot of legitimate issues. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
me3 is still pretty good. me and me 2 are GREAT though. If it wasn't for the citadel dlc I wouldn't even play me3 again. There's just nothing ad compelling. no intricacies. It's all very cookie cutter and action movie-ish, and not in a good way like zaeeds dlc I tried playing me3 again and it just didn't grab me. ive played 2 like 10 times though and I'd do it again. --- ~Zen |
KamikazePotato posted... I don't really feel like the ME2 crew was 'shafted', but their general absence from the game meant for a much less interesting cast and crew. I'm still trying to puzzle out why James was even written. Well James was because you could literally go the whole game with only 2 squadmates otherwise (EDI and Liara). Your question here should really be "why could you kill Garrus and Tali in ME2", or "why was Javik DLC" or "why could you kill the Virmire survivor midway through the game". Because a new squadmate absolutely was necessary. Which ones were nonsensical? I also don't get the Kai Leng hate. He's like...uh...Volgin. Yeah. In a series where many of the villains are kind of ambiguous (Saren wanted synthesis - a legit ending option - and was indoctrinated anyway; TIM wanted control - a legit ending option - and was indoctrinated anyway; even the Reapers were built with a noble goal in mind), it's nice to have an actual rival who you just want to kill - no complicated questions asked. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
Kai lent once attempted to pee in someone's potted plant just to prove he could He is terribly written. If you want a good simple character you look at zaeed. If you want someone who somehow is negative one dimensional, you look at Kai leng. He's such a try hard but in a way a little kid who watched too much anime tries hard to look cool. --- ~Zen |
Which ones were nonsensical? Thane and Legion's deaths were really dumb. Grunt's potential death is also a little silly. Only good one was Mordin. Volgin was a bad villain. Kai Leng is worse - comes out of nowhere, has a design that completely clashes with the universe's setting, embarrassing dialogue, is built up as invincible despite being obviously incompetent in many scenes, not fun to fight in boss fights. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
KamikazePotato posted... Dude, I just listed a bunch of legitimate flaws with the game and Zen is listing more. I played the game almost a year came out, with the Extended Cut already out and the full knowledge that the ending probably wasn't going to be so great. The rest of the game still disappointed me. You're really trivializing a lot of legitimate issues. Oh I wasn't accusing you of those things. You are from b8, not some bioware forum, so you're smarter/less irrational almost by default. But I'd also say you don't represent the majority here. You're listing some deeper flaws, whereas I'm talking about people who are feeling, or felt, a sort of...contrived hate, one they looked for to justify their position - rather than an organic, critical one, like yours. Even if I disagree with yours I can at least recognise some of your conclusions as logical and not born from some idiotic rage. --- XIII_rocks, the cream of XIII fanboyism. |
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