GameFAQs Contests
Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1210
red sox 777 posted... That powerful Mario morning vote stopped the bleeding percentagewise, though it's going down again, a lot slower this time, now that we're past noon. One thing I've never understood, though it seems to be enduring even this year, is why Mario is stronger in the morning than the afternoon. Some thoughts: 1) New England/Mid-Atlantic is very strong for Nintendo in general, and possibly Mario in particular. Mario is a series that gets the vast majority of its power from "Nintendo support" whereas other Nintendo series have pockets of support elsewhere in the country, so they don't fall off as the rest of the country comes online. 2) While Nintendo does better in the US than in Europe, Mario tends to overperform the least, so the Europe vote dying off has less of an effect on it. (Not that that explains this match.) 3)Everyone talks about the Day Vote being "the kiddies," but in reality most Day Vote shifts are due to geolocation, not age demographics. Mario is one series though that probably *does* benefit from the kiddie vote, so it does better earlier when older slackers who wake up at noon aren't voting, and it's just younger kids who are still in school. --- "What's the matter with bootblacking? We both like it very much!" This is Yesmar. Congrats to CBIX Guru Winner *Raytan*! |
Januzaj_Dragon posted... TsunamiXXVIII posted...charmander6000 posted...I mean it did beat SF2(?!?), but eh. 55% on Elder Scrolls aint s***. Bout to get beat down by RE4. Skyrim vs Oblivion directly would be a contender for biggest blowout in the contest lol |
The
statistical disection and crazy guestimation on half botched theories
about popularity of video games for a popularity contest is very
impressive and equally sad as you could literally spend these countless
hours doing -something- productive. --- The hands of God, decrepit and thin Cold caress and then nothing |
DatBooty posted... The statistical disection and crazy guestimation on half botched theories about popularity of video games for a popularity contest is very impressive and equally sad as you could literally spend these countless hours doing -something- productive. You're about 1200 topics too late to save any of us. --- Hello, I'm Chris! https://media.giphy.com/media/2ZtIpjwFFjLHLNREpCU/giphy.gif |
Achromatic posted... DatBooty posted...The statistical disection and crazy guestimation on half botched theories about popularity of video games for a popularity contest is very impressive and equally sad as you could literally spend these countless hours doing -something- productive. You're right I haven't masturbated in like an hour. --- 42/48 pts - GameFAQs' 20th Anniversary Best. Game. Ever. Contest! NP: GTA V/Oblivion/GTA San Andreas/World of Warcraft |
Nanis23 posted... UltimaterializerX posted...I need to rewrite my Chrono Cross review. I've really come to respect the game recently. I don't think Ulti's opinions factor into any of those reviews, he's doing it purely to troll Board 8. And Chrono Cross is and always has been a disappointing turd. I may have thought differently of it if it wasn't attached to Chrono Trigger, or if they ever released an actual sequel to CT, but as it singlehandedly ruined any chance of a proper CT sequel, I can never say positive things about it. --- Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy -trancer1 lol xstats |
MechanicalWall posted... Eddv posted...Is it possible that shenmue has boosted? I don't know about that. Januzaj Dragon, are you The Djoker? Why? |
DatBooty posted... The statistical disection and crazy guestimation on half botched theories about popularity of video games for a popularity contest is very impressive and equally sad as you could literally spend these countless hours doing -something- productive. People do productive things. I work in an office so I have time to hang out on gamefaqs...games is my hobby and Iike the social aspects of an online gaming forums talking about my favourite video games. Theres no difference between this and talking about how hot some douchebags are in some Twilight movies for hours and hours. |
MechanicalWall posted... Eddv posted...Is it possible that shenmue has boosted? I'm just saying, its been literally 11 years since we have since Shenmue/Ryo Hazuki in action. A TON has changed on this site since that time. It's probably not the same game that got tripled up by FFX. --- Board 8's Voice of Reason http://i.imgur.com/chXIw06.jpg |
you're right it's the game that got quadrupled by twilight princess! http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/4096-southeast-division-round-1-zelda-twilight-princess-vs I'd agree that the kickstarter has definitely helped it though. --- [NO BARKLEY NO PEACE] |
BlAcK TuRtLe posted... Nanis23 posted...UltimaterializerX posted...I need to rewrite my Chrono Cross review. I've really come to respect the game recently. I don't know why people think this. What proper sequel can you even give a game like Chrono Trigger. And without the whole dream team reassembled, I'm not sure why you'd even want a direct sequel. Chrono Cross's sideways development and variation on the theme of travel through time and space was pretty much the only way the franchise was going to continue. And the only reason we never saw more of it is because development times across the board exploded in the last two generations which meant no more side projects, much to the chagrin of Brave Fencer Musashi and Threads of Fate fans everywhere. --- Board 8's Voice of Reason http://i.imgur.com/chXIw06.jpg |
AxemRedRanger posted... you're right See, I even searched the wiki to make sure something embarassing like this didnt happen and I just missed the poll. --- Board 8's Voice of Reason http://i.imgur.com/chXIw06.jpg |
I don't mind Chrono Cross as a sequel, its flaws are something that wouldn't change as a sequel or a stand alone game. I just don't like the idea of making you run around for 90% of the game doing nothing of real interest and then dumping all the interesting plot on you in the last hour of the game. Spread that s*** out and give more foreshadowing. --- A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice. (edited 11/17/2015 11:12:59 AM)report |
Januzaj_Dragon posted...
You have a similar posting style, that's all. |
reminder that its WWF No Mercy's 15th anniversary GOAT Pro Wrestling game tbh --- Communists |
Im
watching an LP of Radical Dreamers right now (man i feel like LMS when I
say that...), it explains the story a lot better, and stuff like Kid's
backstory are explained earlier on. It's not the same as Cross though because in Cross all the crazy stuff at the end was added onto the original story. But yea, if Cross explained the plot, or at least gave hints as to what was really going on, earlier on, it would've been a lot less confusing. --- http://img.imgcake.com/whatisurnameplz/kermitgifre.gif Oh yea, I guess raytan won. |
it had a really great soundtrack, at least --- Communists |
The only match not following critical opinion today is 93.85 % Oblivion being beaten by 89.12 % SMRPG! |
Oblivion is trying its best to act like this was close all along. --- M E N: nominate Metal Man in 20XX! http://i.imgur.com/Dr4NAeq.png |
So glad I have SMRPG winning like 3 matches or whatever and going against RE4 --- The hands of God, decrepit and thin Cold caress and then nothing |
TheKoolAidShoto posted... reminder that its WWF No Mercy's 15th anniversary I totally nominated it for this contest. Given that the Guru pick didn't even get in I wasn't surprised it was left out. --- 42/48 pts - GameFAQs' 20th Anniversary Best. Game. Ever. Contest! NP: GTA V/Oblivion/GTA San Andreas/World of Warcraft |
Wind Waker got 56.20% on Oblivion in 2010. 54%+ for Super Mario RPG is pretty good, especially for a game with literally no traction in Europe. I feel like people are going hindsight bias on Mario RPG after how strong the first hour was by saying this isn't a good showing, but beating Oblivion by a decent margin is a good win. Very few people had any serious expectations pre-contest that it could potentially beat RE4, so we're basically right where we were with SMRPG all along. --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif (edited 11/17/2015 12:46:07 PM)report |
that assumes constant Oblivion though |
If
Oblivion really has weakened due to Skyrim then Super Mario RPG is in
trouble...though I doubt that any of these jokers in its half-division
can challenge it lol. Otherwise Mario RPG looks pretty good, just a notch behind Wind Waker. Which means it can probably give RE4 a good match but won't win. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil |
1337gamerpr0 posted... that assumes constant Oblivion though I doubt it's dropped that much. Morrowind did really well on Prime, relatively speaking. Skyrim may have disappointed some people, but Elder Scrolls games are still strong. --- http://i.imgur.com/3DwCNLJ.gif |
I think oblivion has dropped a bit. Still a solid performance from SMRPG. Juse not any stronger than we were already assuming. --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. |
Speaking of the wiki, which my browser never seems to want to let me edit: It's a sad day indeed. (Well, okay, actually it was a few days ago.) It comes as no surprise that Undertale had one of the lowest R1 prediction percentages ever--#6, to be precise. So with a new addition to the list, something has to fall off. And I regret to inform you that now dropping off the list of Top 25 Round 1 upsets ever is... Knuckles > Magus 2005. I suspect it's because of the casuals--I know that if 2005 had been my first contest, I'd have probably gone with Knuckles, since I didn't even know who Magus was at the time--but Knux actually had over 35% of brackets, which is no longer among the biggest R1 surprises. (Looking at all of those lists--biggest surprises, closest matches, etc.--can be quite the nostalgia trip. #2 all-time for Round 1 surprises was Tales of Symphonia over Good of War and San Andreas for second place in 2009,and then you look at the actual stats and realize that less than 50% of brackets had first-place finisher Oblivion advancing, either. I doubt there were many 4-ways where neither of the two favorites to advance did so.) --- FC 5026-4424-6331 -- Native Vivillon type: Polar Still need Marine, Sun, Icy Snow, Monsoon, River, and Jungle |
Regaro posted... Januzaj_Dragon posted...TsunamiXXVIII posted...charmander6000 posted...I mean it did beat SF2(?!?), but eh. 55% on Elder Scrolls aint s***. Bout to get beat down by RE4. Based on what? A lot of the core ES fans preferring oblivion? lol ok. And Skyrim couldn't even double Phoenix Wright. (edited 11/17/2015 1:03:33 PM)report |
LinkMarioSamus posted... If Oblivion really has weakened due to Skyrim then Super Mario RPG is in trouble...though I doubt that any of these jokers in its half-division can challenge it lol. Yeah, that's basically the line on this. SMRPG was never really that strong, but it's in such a weak division that it should make Round 4 anyway and its biggest challenge came in Round 1. And yes, I said "division". I don't doubt that RE4 is legit, but it's got way too easy a path to the Elite Eight and I think if the divisions were more balanced it would probably be in a debatable match by Round 3. I guess we'll see, though. MGS2 isn't as strong as MGS1 or 3, but it will provide insightful since the 1-3 winner is likely to meet RE4 in the QFs. --- FC 5026-4424-6331 -- Native Vivillon type: Polar Still need Marine, Sun, Icy Snow, Monsoon, River, and Jungle |
what's with the bottom quadrant of the bracket being so weak anyway? |
You know, it says a lot about your opinions if you think that something is utter trash and then you change your opinions on it Maybe it's time to rewrite your TFT(0.5), SOTC (0.5), LOZTP (4), DMC4 (1.5) , RE5 (1), SSBB (1) Because you honestly have no f***ing idea what you are talking about And that's why that clown is on my ignore list. If you people could not quote him that would rock. The immaturity it takes to tell someone an opinion can't change 11 years after the fact is unreal. And yes, TP is slightly below average while every other game listed is garbage. dealwithit.bautista In fact please don't quote any of these people: 7lightsXIII 33 9 minutes ago ArgaiRonso 34 31 minutes ago Asura1556 37 3 minutes ago Ayuyu 34 14 hours ago Babirusa 32 18 hours ago BeastIncarnate 30 1 minute ago bigbug1992 33 3 days ago BlAcK TuRtLe 36 2 hours ago BlueCrystalTear 36 5 hours ago BracketEntry 25 48 minutes ago Brutal_Felix 33 2 months ago ClayGuida 34 37 minutes ago Concurd 36 10 hours ago Corrik 37 2 hours ago DeepsPraw 36 8 hours ago DizzyTechno 33 4 hours ago f0olmor0n 15 3 months ago Fatestaykitchen 32 11 hours ago fo0lmoron 30 35 minutes ago foolm0r0n 34 35 minutes ago Full Throttle 36 19 minutes ago GuessMyUserName 36 6 minutes ago Haddes911 37 42 minutes ago iGenesis 38 12 hours ago Kaceytron 32 18 hours ago Kadabra025 35 21 minutes ago KanzarisKelshen 35 43 minutes ago Karmic Dragon2003 34 2 days ago KrazyKahn 3 3 days ago lihlih 37 31 minutes ago LinkMarioSamus 36 21 minutes ago LOLContests 35 1 hour ago MageGuyInfinity 37 13 minutes ago MajinUltima 37 1 hour ago MegaWentEvil 36 21 minutes ago MisterJoester 31 4 months ago Mr Lasastryke 37 4 hours ago Nanis23 37 21 minutes ago Nightbird_X 34 4 hours ago NioraptH 37 4 hours ago OctilIery 34 15 minutes ago Pesmerga255 36 5 days ago Peyton__Manning 31 2 weeks ago Poll5253 33 19 minutes ago RivenForever 31 2 hours ago Rottenmonk 37 58 minutes ago Saxon 37 4 hours ago SophieLuvsTofu 35 18 hours ago Takfloyd_mkII__ 36 3 hours ago Ultimate_Nova_X 32 1 minute ago vcharon 37 2 hours ago Veggeta X 38 3 hours ago Via_Negativa 34 6 minutes ago WhoopsyDaisy 35 39 minutes ago _MorningStar 34 3 hours ago --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen (edited 11/17/2015 1:09:27 PM)report |
Januzaj_Dragon posted... Regaro posted...Januzaj_Dragon posted...TsunamiXXVIII posted...charmander6000 posted...I mean it did beat SF2(?!?), but eh. 55% on Elder Scrolls aint s***. Bout to get beat down by RE4. No true ES fan prefers Oblivion to either Morrowind or Skyrim --- Started from the bottom now we here |
I don't think I am a hardcore believer or anything but I liked Oblivion a lot and Skyrim ruined the game for me. --- Hello, I'm Chris! https://media.giphy.com/media/2ZtIpjwFFjLHLNREpCU/giphy.gif |
Januzaj_Dragon posted... You have serious issues if you think SOTC is garbage. Maybe someone dropped you as a kid. If only they had dropped him from a higher distance... ... only kidding, of course! --- Still smilin' :> |
Januzaj_Dragon posted... You have serious issues if you think SOTC is garbage. Maybe someone dropped you as a kid. "Your opinion is different from mine so obviously you're mentally challenged." Yes this is totally a reasonable and mature thing to say and is not at all indicative of every point I've ever made about that game's pretentious fanbase. --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen |
There are good reasons not to like SOTC. I dunno about thinking it's THAT bad but the game's not exactly especially hated so there's no reason to throw fuss over this. Let this guy think whatever he wants to think. --- "Nothing I could do!" -Darksydephil |
Reminding
everyone that Ulti has repeatedly stated that only crybabies use the
ignore list, and he has numerous alts to get around other people trying
to ignore him. --- **R.O.B.A.Z.O.I.D** (edited 11/17/2015 1:22:23 PM)report |
what's with the bottom quadrant of the bracket being so weak anyway? That's what happens when you shove FFVII, Pokemon RBY, SMB3, SMW, SM64, FFX, CT, Melee etc. all in the same half and place LttP and MM in the same quarter as OoT. Not that I mind, kind of wish they threw more MGS/RE4 strength games. --- BGE3: Today's Matches GTAV>Shenmue, SMRPG>Oblivion, GTA:SA>SK, CC>WoW Points 42/48 (edited 11/17/2015 1:25:17 PM)report |
Robazoid posted... Reminding everyone that Ulti has repeatedly stated that only crybabies use the ignore list Never said this, stop with the awful trolling. Although yeah, clowns like you and your childish garbage aren't worth reading since you're a broken record at this point. Peace. --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen (edited 11/17/2015 1:25:17 PM)report |
UltimaterializerX posted... In fact please don't quote any of these people: So, just because you blocked someone, people cannot talk to them anymore. ¬¬ --- You dare bring light to my lair? YOU MUST DIE! - CDI Ganon |
(edited 11/17/2015 1:28:07 PM)report |
That's...a long ignore list. Admittedly I've considered ignoring a few of those users myself at times, but... For the most part, I don't use the ignore list because I'd feel deprived missing out on the stupidity. It's the same reason I follow college sports. --- FC 5026-4424-6331 -- Native Vivillon type: Polar Still need Marine, Sun, Icy Snow, Monsoon, River, and Jungle |
Oh, yeah. And I saw an username called "Fatestaykitchen". Men that think women should in the kitchen should remember: It's where all the knives are. --- You dare bring light to my lair? YOU MUST DIE! - CDI Ganon |
I
don't even care that Ulti has half the board on ignore, and I really
hope I just made that list. The less posts he sees, the less likely he
is to post anything himself. I just think it's both hilarious and really sad that he can't see his own hypocrisy --- **R.O.B.A.Z.O.I.D** (edited 11/17/2015 1:32:09 PM)report |
UltimaterializerX posted... You know, it says a lot about your opinions if you think that something is utter trash and then you change your opinions on it I wish I made a Word document listing every post you made with the pharse "this is why this clown is in my ignore list" But oh wait, I am not a loser like you that keeps track of other people posts This is a pretty nice ignore list, don't you feel like sometimes you are talking with yourself? good job ignoring like 70% of the most active posters here And opinions CAN change, the problem is that you made it so clear that Chrono Cross is garbage, acting like almighty with this opinion (like you do with every damn opinion you have) and then change it, good job! Do you think I don't remember how much you s*** on this game and SotC, etc and totally ignored everyone that disagreed with you? get down from the tree you are sitting on --- 3DS FC : 3411-1762-0066 |
TsunamiXXVIII posted... That's...a long ignore list. Admittedly I've considered ignoring a few of those users myself at times, but... A good deal of those accounts are joke alts on other boards. As for the board 8 names, they have more than proven they're trolls over very long periods of time. I go on the internet to have fun, not to deal with obsessed stalkers that have hung on my nuts for 10+ years. CM Punk has the best view on that one (paraphrased, "Twitter is the window in my kitchen, if all you do is yell through my window I'll tell you to shut the f*** up and close the window so I don't have to listen to you"), though hey Robazoid can put words in someone's mouth and quote them out of context so hey. If I'm a crybaby for not wanting to read MWE or LMS's or Robazoid's spammy garbage, a-okay by me. College sports is a poor comparison since it's actually legitimately entertaining! That Miami kickoff return this year was a comedy gold mine. --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen |
Nanis why are you talking to someone who has you ignored. --- Hello, I'm Chris! https://media.giphy.com/media/2ZtIpjwFFjLHLNREpCU/giphy.gif |
OH!
While it's on my mind, please don't let Undertale's rally convince you
not to try the game. It's 10 bucks on Steam and is worth every cent. I'm
a few hours in and it's fantastic, and I'm the guy that can hate almost anything! --- Winner of the Spring 2004 "Best Game Ever" Contest "F*** Draven." -SBAllen |
