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I have no idea how you're coming up with something like 'general success rate' for a character archetype, it sounds extremely arbitrary to me. If you want to say 'I usually don't like characters like that' then just do that
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It's been like 48 hours and I'm already sick of people talking about Yargle.
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At least, if you have P3P and P5 on your list still, it probably means going out of your way to play P4 Golden would probably be worth it to you. A PSTV is likely the cheapest way to play it, I'd guess.
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Botanic Panic
G Free ~ Final Dream
Count of Darkness

Botanic Panic is definitely what I am into, was excited and into it the whole way through. End of All wasn't offensive but felt like it dragged. I heard G Free a good while ago while I was more into Touhou songs and thought it was totally awesome, and I stick to that even now. Not a hard match for me, though I like Scrap I/O. Count of Darkness was enjoyable, I liked the melody, but a ham sandwich would have also received my vote this round over Swamps.
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Actually I take back what I said about common artifacts being mediocre. I overlooked Skittering Surveyor. That guy is great.
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Play Trails
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This seems like it's going to be an odd Limited environment. I don't have any real ideas as to how it will play out, but I worry it will be bomb heavy. My instincts is green has the best commons, as Llanowar Elves and the 4/4 for 4 with kicker are both excellent, and a lot of solid others.

Edit: Oh, also, seems like historic is going to be hard to go too crazy on. The common artifacts are pretty mediocre, and that's what you really need to make historic a focus in Limited.
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Oh, 91 Days. I did like that one a good amount. The setting was good, and it was a well-executed version of a classic plot.
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Glass
Twilight of the Gods
Dark Prison

Glass is pretty nice. Never loved Spear of Justice terribly, though that's only relative to Undertale's great OST in general. Twilight of the Gods is pretty lengthy and I don't love it, but Cloudscapes and Speed never really gripped me. I thought I remembered liking something from this soundtrack in a previous contest but I suppose it wasn't this. I didn't really like the vocals in Obstacles, especially at the beginning, which really soured me on it. Dark Prison is fun.
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Id ~ Purpose
Fateful Confrontation
Yoru

All fairly easy. I like Id ~ Purpose a good amount, and although STULTI coalesced into something I could like, I didn't like its beginning as much. Fateful Confrontation isn't one of my favorite Falcom songs but it easily beats an opponent I thought was quite bland and unremarkable. Yoru is very pretty and probably the best song of the day; I don't have any particular opinions on its opponent, which I thought was just okay.
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Try me
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I also like Teddie a lot. I already like P4's main cast a lot, and he's in the upper half of them and probably in my top 5 P4 characters.
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Ar-ciel Ar-manaf
Zenith
Clap Your Hands

I do not like this Charge Cycles's thing's OST very much. The second match is very good and I like both of these songs a lot. The side match... I dunno. It kind of feels like I'm voting for, like, department store or hairdresser background music. That kind of pop song. But I just don't feel much like its opponent.
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Seems sensible. BFZ certainly seems like a clear low point, and you've got the ones I liked up high.

Although I've drafted much less frequently for Amonkhet and Ixalan block than I did Kaladesh and earlier, I'm relatively hopeful for Dominaria rekindling the fire. The cards and mechanics all seem very interesting and different.

Especially since I've already committed myself to going to a Dominaria Limited GP...
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I have a hard time identifying what I like most in a draft format, so I can only say what feels fun and doesn't feel fun to me. I don't tend to enjoy formats where the fixing is excessively good as they seem to encourage less interactive games and more reliance on opening bombs. Khans in particular was a very frustrating format for me.
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I liked Kaladesh the most of recent sets. I only drafted Rivals once but from what I saw it seemed alright but not my cup of tea as far as draft goes.
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Inferno (Cinder's Theme)
Rivellon
Simon Belmont's Theme

Inferno sure is cool. Azalea Town sure is... nope, got nothing. kyokugen da has some neat parts but I don't necessarily like the whole thing. I'm in the mood for the majestic mood of Rivellon. As for the side bracket, average though I think Simon Belmont's theme is, the vocals in Long Way Down kind of bothered me, and I disliked it by the end.
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I basically agree, Durarara remained good to great even through the end. It's true the cast got pretty huge, but even the new characters were pretty fun and interesting.

Surprisingly, Anri turned out to be one of my favorites, which I would never have expected early on in the show. Her storyline was quite interesting.
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No, I don't believe there's any Invigorate items in P4. The trick usually is to constantly buy out the sodas from the vending machine on the main street as one of them sells SP recovery sodas, at least for early game.

I agree the existence of checkpoints would have been pretty nice.
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I'll Save You All My Justice
Vagrant Vines
Scramble!!

Both songs in the first match are pretty bland to me, but Moonsiders 1st started to get a little annoying with its repetition. The second match is pretty good. I ended up thinking Hopes and Dreams was a little worse than I remembered it being, although it's never been one of my favorites from Undertale. I didn't find the side bracket too tough, Scramble is cool and Da...da is just a bit weird.

Suggested bonus match: Which of that and I'll Save You All My Justice has the goofier name.
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The anime is incredibly incomplete, so I can't really recommend it myself. I've been following the manga and really liking where it's gone.

EDIT: Though I guess it's complete in a way, it's just not telling the same story.
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The Azure Arbitrator
Light of Nibel
Preserved Valkyria

Hm, well, Azure Arbitrator is not quite what I was expecting. I don't really love it, I guess. It's no Merciless Savior... or Mighty Power... or EOV... Well, it's among strong company. Its opponent isn't too bad. It takes absolutely ages to get going, but Azure Arbitrator is not exactly fastpaced either. I actually think Resurrections might have the better high, but Azure Arbitrator does a better job keeping my attention overall.

I remember Light of Nibel, it's nice. ENDYMION is very interesting. I like both of these. I think Light of Nibel is more enjoyable to me but ENDYMION has some cool parts that I wish made up more of the song.

I guess Preserved Valkyria must also have been in a past contest? Sometimes I can't keep track of these rhythm game songs. This one is very good though, some parts remind me of soundtracks I really like. Innocence and Emptiness doesn't match up as well, it has some okay parts but I feel like I've heard it elsewhere done better, though I don't have a good grasp on where.
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KujikawaRising posted...

Sceptilesolar posted...

I did for a while, usually supplementing my starter with a legendary or two, but I found it more enjoyable to train up a full, varied team once I started doing that.

Curious about Gen 3: How did it work for you with Sceptile? This is under the presumption that your namesake is the beast you blew through that game with.

And tbh, I too find it more fun to have a full team, sometimes a team of 8 in rotation, but I've done that so many times (I haven't beaten Moon yet but that's the worst Gen) that I wanted a change of pace. Thought "Ooh, I can go through the first 3 Gens... with 6 total Pokmon."

Pretty easy, as I recall. It certainly would have been Sceptile. I imagine it's going to be easy almost regardless of starter choice and game.
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I did for a while, usually supplementing my starter with a legendary or two, but I found it more enjoyable to train up a full, varied team once I started doing that.
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Sir Shandlar of Eberyn is a LEGEND.
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Monogatari is such a chaotic and varied series that I am willing to accept just about any opinions on it as probably justified. I'm still a fan of it overall but I can certainly see the perspective of someone who got burnt out.

The one opinion I see sometimes and don't understand is disrespecting Hanamonogatari. Compared to the series's tendency to overreach and overcomplicate, Hanamonogatari's execution is really superb, which is why I tend to put it a step above the rest of the series.
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Bump?
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Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
fake me

I really like HH. Lullaby of Deserted Hell is one of the more blah Touhou songs I think. Chaos REALLY isn't my sort of thing, but it's not too bad overall, and I'm not very excited by its opponent. As to the side bracket, my bias towards Itou Kanako is rather high. Not as good as Find the Blue though. Tunnel Vision goes on too long for dubious payoff, I think. Kinda all buildup.
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As someone who doesn't have much interest in actually playing but might vote in fight topics, the larger the roster, the less likely I am to vote unless I think it's really lopsided. I just don't want to bother figuring out a big melee. You don't have to factor this in but I think I'm a fair representation of your audience here.
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I was working a 5 color commander deck based on an odd idea I had, and then saw Jodah's official spoiler today and realized it was ideal for that. Was gonna be Ramos, but Jodah just does it a lot better.
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I keep expecting it to be some elaborate troll.

Though, I think Hussie is probably happy to be rid of it.
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Fairyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Space Dojo 2

Got a Pain Cover just seems like a weird mess overall, don't really get it myself. Fairyland Beginning is nice enough, I suppose. Birth of a New Witch is cool and I've liked it, I wish it was the version with the goofy vocals a bit though. I strongly disliked JENOVA the last time I heard it in a contest, and that is still the case. Space Dojo 2 is kind of ridiculous but in a fun way. I wasn't that impressed with what I've heard of Xenogears's OST from that OST contest recently, and Shevat also doesn't excite me.
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Invitation of the Butterfly
Scrum Debate
Main Theme

Weak day. I don't like any of the four songs in the main bracket a ton. I think Invitation of the Butterfly is probably the best, but I'm very iffy on it still. As far as the side bracket, Main Theme is generally my thing, though it's not as good as I'd really like. I didn't enjoy its opponent though so it still got the point.
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Was that confirmed? I know a legend was guaranteed per pack, but I wasn't aware that exactly one was.
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Generally I would not say 10 mana is remotely castable barring a format that is particularly well suited for ramping. Llanowar Elves will certainly help, but I'd really think you'd need some way to ramp multiple mana in one card, like a Palladium Myr, or for ramp to be very common, like with Eldrazi Spawn/Scions.
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Er, an 8 drop that you can cast for 10 for an effect that has been printed as a rare spell is uncommon level? The design of this set sure is weird. It's probably quite bad, but still.
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Last Surprise
Banbard ~piano arrange~
Terrible Monster Attacking Crew!

Everything in the main bracket was decent today. Confronting Myself didn't blow me away as much, and I do love Last Surprise. The second match was very close and I like both a good amount, I think Banbard is just a bit more to my tastes. The side bracket was really easy because Patchouli Stage 3 was too straightforward and bland, whereas Terrible Monster Attacking Crew was cool enough.
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Bloodlines
Phantom R's Theme
Cradle Where Feelings Rest

Both in the first match are fairly blah to me, so I had a hard time picking a winner. I like both in the second match well. As someone who supported Seize the Day into the contest, I'm not entirely sure WHY it was nominated, because I do think it's pretty generic anime OP. I do like that sort of thing in general but I don't think it works that well without the visuals. Or maybe I'm just grumpy it wasn't one of my preferred Tokyo Xanadu tracks. Anyway I like the style of the other one a lot. As for the side bracket, I hate Mechanism Turned On, it's complete nonsense almost entirely in my opinion. Not one of my favorite Trails the 3rd songs but I would much rather have it.
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Well, there are some extremely strong Sagas also. Phyrexian Scriptures is a powerful wrath that can protect your best creature and History of Benalia is a useful tool for white aggro. Time of Ice seems to have some potential too. Not sure what others were really great but they're definitely also of value.

Also recall that historic counts for anything legendary, not simply creatures. We just got a bunch of legendary enchantments of some power, and we're now getting legendary sorceries, so legendary cards are not in short supply at the moment.
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Bit late for Undertale talk, but I liked it for two reasons. First is that it was relatively short but used its time well. There are a lot of things I find memorable about the game relative to its length, like funny or exciting moments, nice music, or cool settings. Second was that its message of inclusivity and understanding resonated with me well.

I wasn't as interested in the meta elements as much, as I'd seen similar things elsewhere, but I thought it was very solid.
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Into the Light
Ignition
SOLID STATE SQUAD

The first match, I'm not very fond of either. I voted for the pleasant one. The second match, both were solid. I really wanted a bit more out of Steam Gardens as it sounded really promising at first, but it didn't quite deliver. The third match was no contest. I don't think Solid State Squad is anything special, but I hated Jaw. Sure, rap, fine, but it's not even good or interesting rap. Is bad.
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Main Theme
Fight Between the Wind and the Blinking Sky
Studiopolis Zone Act 1

Interesting day. I didn't really feel LastPandemic, and although Main Theme also wasn't particularly notable, I found it a little nicer overall. Both seemed weak to me, though close. The second match was also close but both were much stronger. Glitch Nerds was pretty cool and I had to relisten before deciding which I liked better. The side match was much easier, as Nacrene City was not that fun and Studiopolis was a lot of fun.
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Light Pollution
Flash Frost
In This Cage

I remember Eleganza from last contest. I remember being really disappointed by it then too. The start is really good but it feels like it never gets going. Gonna give it to its opponent here. The second match is very good and I would be happy with either winner, but Flash Frost impressed me a bit more. In This Cage was pretty good and I didn't like Unknown Lands at all.
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'How could you' is also what I was thinking, but it was more like 'How could you make me vote for AN'.
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Life Will Change
Sunshine Coastline
Soaring Through the Sad Blue Skies

Life Will Change is awesome. Sunshine Coastline is also awesome, probably even more so. Their opponents are fine, inoffensive. Wasn't really a competition. I really like the Gurumin song too, this is totally my thing. Road to Droog... well, it's kind of catchy and nicely upbeat, but I was really impressed by Soaring first. Good day overall, no bad songs and three great ones.
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Apocalypsis Noctis
A Battle with Destiny
Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke

I hate both songs in the first match and am deciding between which one I like least. Both are bad though. I don't think Drifting Souls is that interesting either. A Battle with Destiny seems like the best today by a good margin.
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Kaze no Ne
Undertale
EXEC_over.METHOD_SUBLIMATION/. ~omness chs ciel sos infel

First match is pretty good, I have a tendency to vote for songs that stand out in instrumentation and their like more but also I like Japanese vocal songs. Ended up going for Kaze no Ne because I also like its instrumentation pretty well and I ended up finding Floral Fury a bit messy by the end. The second match was easy because I strongly dislike Riot at the Bat Rack, and I do like Undertale. Side bracket is kind of a wash, I guess I'm just voting for Hymnos.
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Castle of Illusions (Phantasmagoria)
Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke
Apollo Justice ~ A New Chapter of Trials! 2016

I like Falcom music and this is a good one I think. In the Flame is really straightforward in a way that doesn't appeal to me that much. The second match is closer, but you know, I do kind of like the ZUNpets. I didn't find Cosmic Hero that memorable, whereas Touhou music tends to at least be catchy. As for the side bracket... what am I listening to? It's kind of amazing.

I tried really hard to convince myself that I should vote for it but I failed. But it was an experience.
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Rerecommending the Tatami Galaxy then.
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Nothing But Theory
Rivers in the Desert
Giant's Cry

I like Nothing But Theory, though I can't help but feel like I would like it more at like .9x speed or something. cheap treasure doesn't interest me. I do think Cicio is very pretty, but Rivers in the Desert is one of my favorite video game tracks. I imagine I'm unlikely to ever vote against it. Mission 3 seems pretty dull, I don't really mind it but it takes a long time to get going. Giant's Cry isn't my cup of tea for the most part, but it does some cool things so I'll favor it here.
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