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I apparently misclicked Kefka in my bracket. I could have sworn I picked Zack. But in my expert I'm going with Zack>Ryu H>Kefka. --- If you believe in Jesus Christ and are 100% proud, put this in your sig. Steam ID: hookd_on_foniks | I play lots of TF2 when I have nothing to do... |
How big is Ninja Gaiden nowadays? Has a new game been released recently? --- If you believe in Jesus Christ and are 100% proud, put this in your sig. Steam ID: hookd_on_foniks | I play lots of TF2 when I have nothing to do... |
He had Ninja Gaiden 3, but I heard it wasn't that good. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 21/24 Today's Picks: Elizabeth and Kirby |
I wouldn't be surprised if Kefka took that match. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Get
ready for ZackFAQs. I don't know why, but if there has to be one FFVII
character that can resist the game's decline and the anti-votes, it's
gotta be Zack Fair. --- Hey, its that SuperNiceDog! Congrats to the Guru 2011 winner |
BK_Sheikah00 posted... Get ready for ZackFAQs. I don't know why, but if there has to be one FFVII character that can resist the game's decline and the anti-votes, it's gotta be Zack Fair. This. Zack feels like an entity that should be more or less static considering that he's had some exposure since last contest and is basically a proxy for cloud without the hate. I also think he just might steal Hayabusa's fanbase if he gets a particularly badass picture - remember that this happened with Ryu H vs. Snake, it could happen with Zack. |
I'd be really surprised if Kefka took that match. --- SuperNiceDog wags his tail better than your regular, standard dog. -If someone scares the hell out of you, then are you protected by God? |
kefka is a yearly dud overrated by FF6 fans. expect 3rd place |
Zack wins --- ... |
Team Rocket Elite posted... Why do you need to know Chester or Tanner to anti-vote Sephiroth? If you are anti-voting, all you really care about is that they aren't Sephiroth and also not some other character you also like to anti-vote (like Cloud). In a match like Sephiroth/Chester/Tanner, there are 4 different ways of voting: 1. You vote for Sephiroth, but the presence of Chester or Tanner is not a factor in your decision to vote Sephiroth. These are the voters that would pretty much vote for Sephiroth in almost all matches that he appears in. 2. You vote for Sephiroth even though you would anti-vote him in most match-ups, but only because you don't know who Chester or Tanner are. 3. You anti-vote Sephiroth and vote for Chester or Tanner, either as a joke vote or because you legitimately like either Chester or Tanner. 4. You refuse to vote for Sephiroth, but since you don't know who Chester and Tanner are, you decide the best option is to not vote in this match at all. This is exactly the reason why a match like Sephiroth/Chester/Tanner probably gets less votes than Big Boss/Peacock/Viridian. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
-LusterSoldier- posted... 4. You refuse to vote for Sephiroth, but since you don't know who Chester and Tanner are, you decide the best option is to not vote in this match at all. This is exactly the reason why a match like Sephiroth/Chester/Tanner probably gets less votes than Big Boss/Peacock/Viridian. wut? Reason 1 is why Sephiroth would get a bajillion votes and the votals would be higher. He is easily one of the most recognizable characters in the contest. Far moreso than Big Boss, Peacock, or Viridian. |
-LusterSoldier- posted... Team Rocket Elite posted...Why do you need to know Chester or Tanner to anti-vote Sephiroth? If you are anti-voting, all you really care about is that they aren't Sephiroth and also not some other character you also like to anti-vote (like Cloud). 5. You anti-vote Sephiroth despite not giving a damn about either Chester or Tanner because f*** Sephiroth |
1337gamerpr0 posted... 5. You anti-vote Sephiroth despite not giving a damn about either Chester or Tanner because f*** Sephiroth That's pretty much the same thing as number 3. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
-LusterSoldier- posted... 1337gamerpr0 posted...5. You anti-vote Sephiroth despite not giving a damn about either Chester or Tanner because f*** Sephiroth so like TRE said, you don't actually need to know either of them |
There are three things you need to understand about Kefka/Zack/Hayabusa 1. Kefka's matches rarely make sense 2. Hayabusa's matches rarely make sense 3. They are both ridiculously dependent on their match pic Zack has been overall the most consistent competitor, so I'm going with him, and I feel like out of all the FFVII characters, he probably gets anti-voted the least because he isn't a relevant character in the original game. But Hayabusa is sort of in the same situation Hero was. If you don't want to vote for Final Fantasy, you have one option. --- http://img.imgcake.com/nio/26leonpngat.png http://img.imgcake.com/nio/daigohadoupnguj.png |
After
seeing Hero get 25% on Aeris/Rinoa, I feel like Hayabusa's floor is the
low-30s and if he does much better than that then barring Kefka or Zack
being SFFed to death he's in great shape for the upset. --- http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh293/zukiraphaera/war-sig-1.png RIP Paul Bearer. Ohhhh nooooo. :( |
Zack/Kefka/Ryu
is probably a day off on the Expert Challenge for a good portion of us.
I may just go No Pick/No Pick/Kefka just to do something. --- Agent Triple Zero at your service! The artist formerly known as greatone10. |
Match XXVII: (7) Wheatley vs. (12) Crash Bandicoot vs. (21) Tommy Vercetti Previous Contest Wheatley N/A N/A Crash Bandicoot 2010 38.21% against Ryu Hayabusa Tommy Vercetti 2007 14.69% against Master Chief, Yuna and PaRappa the Rapper Analysis As the contest goes on there will always be those matches where I lose complete faith in my bracket pick for the winner. While I still believe Vercetti was underrated in 2007 and that his actual strength is higher than what he showed against Master Chief and Yuna I also took the pick believing the other two characters will be of a certain strength which is not the case anymore. It is hard to ignore the performances of the Playstation platform characters so far in this contest. Crash has always been the strongest of the group and while the others are not world beaters they have been impressing in their own way. Even if there is no boost Crash always had the strength to win this match with his current strength as he has been fluctuating between high fodder to low mid-carder throughout his contest career. Wheatley I do not see having much strength. GlaDOS was crushed by Kirby in 2010, though that was before free Portal and Portal 2. Regardless Wheatley will be weaker than GlaDOS as he only appeared in Portal 2 which is not as popular as the original game. The Portal meme has also died down a bit, but since we do not know their strength at their peak it is hard to tell how much weaker they are now. Interestingly Crash Bandicoot has not won a match since 2002 so it will be nice to see him win again. Wheatley can win this match, but I do not see their characters having much strength, especially now that the memes are a bit weaker. I feel Vercetti will prove himself to be stronger than 2007, but with Vice City getting older he could just flop. charmander6000s Bracket: Tommy Vercetti > Crash Bandicoot and Wheatley charmander6000s Prediction: Crash Bandicoot 39.22%, Tommy Vercetti 32.67%, Wheatley 28.11% --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 21/24 Today's Picks: Elizabeth and Kirby |
Half-serious
here: I think Portal 2 being given out for free so many damn times on
Steam should at least make most gamers aware of Wheatley's design to
associate it with Portal (which is still a popular series people enjoy). Then again, this is GameFAQs not PCGamingFAQs. --- In Oz; cruel is the usual punishment. |
charmander6000s Bracket: Tommy Vercetti > Crash Bandicoot and Wheatley Alright so at least one known member of B8 will lose a point along with me for the same reason. --- Pokemon Showdown Peak Ranking OU: 2004 And then lost 7 matches in a row >_> |
Portal 2 wasn't given out for free. Portal was. --- http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab48/Leonhart4/Squall.jpg |
I'm
going with Wheatley because, again, the Portal thing but also because
GTA is hot right now but only SA would be getting a boost because a lot
of gamers are on a nostalgia trip to tide them over until GTA5 hits.
Vercetti cannot be getting a boost because Vice City isn't the GTA game
that everyone is playing right now. I'm still not sold on Crash
Bandicoot, he hasn't had a console game since 2008 and Spyro's
performance (the two are kind of intertwined) was because he was against
ultra-fodder. Did he have a good match against Ryu H? Yes, but Ninja
Gaiden has also been on a slide as of late. --- In Oz; cruel is the usual punishment. |
LeonhartFour posted... Portal 2 wasn't given out for free. Portal was. I was using some hyperbole, Portal 2 is given crazy sale prices all the time. --- In Oz; cruel is the usual punishment. |
I
really want an interesting match! But I think Wheatley is going to win
about 15 minutes into the poll. I'll be voting for Vercetti, however. --- Still smilin' :> |
I'm
actually a little surprised we didn't see a return of CJ or even the
debut of Claude Speede (or whatever the name of the GTA3 guy is) in a
contest. Especially with GTA being so hot right now with GTA5 on the
horizon. --- In Oz; cruel is the usual punishment. |
Wheatley winning for 15 minutes before Crash rolls past for the victory would be pretty interesting! --- "I can set you free, mate." "My freedom was forfeit long ago!" |
I'm
expecting it to be close...but at the same time I half-way expect one
of these guys to run away with it, the other to flop, and another just
stuck in the middle. None of these guys can possibly by Reyn level, so I
think the close match is more likely. --- http://i.imgur.com/32RNLnc.gif |
I'm nervous about this one. Could be my first miss of the contest! *bites nails* --- Point Total: 24/24. Guru Status: Alive My Bracket Says: Night: Elizabeth Day: Kirby |
Btw, where is the match pic? --- Point Total: 26/26. Guru Status: Alive My Bracket Says: Night: Wheatley Day: Snake |
What themes are we blaring for each character here? --- The Gamer In Me "Ike and Ash & Co. saw a Yoshi and didn't catch it." - Mer telling us his dream. |
Tommy Vercetti - I ran by A Flock of Seagulls or any 80s music really. --- BOP Results: http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB9%20BOP.xls Points: 21/24 Today's Picks: Elizabeth and Kirby |
Seriously
why is Vercetti being written off here? It's not like Crash has shown
any sort of strength... well, ever. I expected Wheatley to be the
favorite but the fact that Crash has like 5x the predictions Vercetti
does seems strange. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
hellfire104 posted... Btw, where is the match pic? http://img.gamefaqs.net/images/cbnine/battle/5169.jpg --- Guess who I am! http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs3/1345748_o.gif |
Vercetti all day erry day --- nt |
Lopen posted... Seriously why is Vercetti being written off here? Because GTA has done nothing but get weaker over the last 6 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!" |
Still trying to decide if I should bank tonight or not. |
I
just feel like Vercetti has much more reason to drop than either of
these other characters. Wheatley's game is newer and Crash, while he's
stuck in a limbo land at the moment, was at a time one of gaming's
biggest mascots. Vercetti was in one game more than a decade ago now. --- Still smilin' :> |
Lopen posted... Seriously why is Vercetti being written off here? It's not like Crash has shown any sort of strength... well, ever. I expected Wheatley to be the favorite but the fact that Crash has like 5x the predictions Vercetti does seems strange. Crash consistently keeps making it into the contest while Vercetti vanished after getting humiliated against MC in 2007? I got Vercetti, but I'm already accepting that he's going to lose. |
Using Niko Bellic as the emissary for GTA seems like a bad idea. That game got a very mixed reaction. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
That
being said, it wouldn't surprise me if Vercetti won. No one here is a
strong character. It's just going to be a matter of who sucks the least. --- http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/22/2094c2de-bae8-4f5b-9f27-67eaff0aaeaf.jpg |
Lopen posted... Using Niko Bellic as the emissary for GTA seems like a bad idea. That game got a very mixed reaction. dont worry, theyll learn in a few mintues. Its gonna be great. --- nt |
Lopen posted... Using Niko Bellic as the emissary for GTA seems like a bad idea. That game got a very mixed reaction. Well, it's not like the GTA games did that great in GOTD either! Vice City went from 46% on Melee to 35% on RE4. --- http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9919/leonhart.png |
Also
keep in mind that Vercetti in 2005 is X-Stat'd to like 60-40 2004 Crash
(who I'd argue is overrated using those stats in the first place given
his first round opponent) Vercetti can afford to drop quite a bit and still be better than Crash here. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
I
mean, I like Vercetti as a character. He's the best GTA has to offer.
There's a reason why he's always in these contests. He has endeared
himself to many people despite the age of his single game, which these
days is not even a popular genre on this website. But the type of
character he is has done pretty badly thus far this year, and despite my
bias for him, I just don't see any evidence to suggest he's going to be
magically strong enough to win this match. In fact, I am preparing for a
pretty disappointing result of low 20%s for him... --- Still smilin' :> |
We've
yet to have a Tommy Vercetti type of character actually have a match
this year so I'm not sure what you're saying there. Unless you mean
"characters that look like normal humans have done bad" but none of them
have had the widespread recognizability of Vercetti. --- No problem! This is a cute and pop genocide of love! |
How do Portal and Crash do in Europe? --- POKEFEAR |
Crash is very strong in Europe. That's what sold me on Crash in this match, because it will happen at night. --- Luster Soldier --- ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~ Popular at school, but not as cool as SuperNiceDog, Guru Champ! |
Yeah,
basically that. Normal looking humans from western games. I hope I'm
wrong... I just don't see it. I'd like a good match where all 3 are in
contention, but yeah... Crash should keep in close but I'm still picking
Wheatley to win. But... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p633MECMg4 --- Still smilin' :> |
From: Lopen | Posted: 7/21/2013 11:39:47 PM | #445 We've yet to have a Tommy Vercetti type of character actually have a match this year so I'm not sure what you're saying there. Unless you mean "characters that look like normal humans have done bad" but none of them have had the widespread recognizability of Vercetti. to me Agent 47 is a decent red flag. bad guy protagonist, PS2 gen, missed the past two contests and is the bottom seed in the match. --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif |
That's
a good example, Xuxon. People came in expecting better out of him and
he disappointed... basically the same type of character. --- Still smilin' :> |
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