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| Topic | Your First Thought 48: Generic enemy w/ most potential contest strength |
| MetalmindStats 07/09/20 8:32:12 PM #12 | Xeybozn posted... Goomba was my first thought.This, except Metroid instead because Pikachu's not a generic enemy. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 391 ft Jafar, Ancient Minister, Michael Wils |
| MetalmindStats 07/09/20 5:21:22 PM #5 | Yeah, I'll also agree with Ranticoot, and second ranking Paperboy, as well as seconding reranking Godzilla, I guess. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 390 ft Gary Oak, Guy, Jessie (FF7) |
| MetalmindStats 07/08/20 10:21:55 PM #6 | Agree with Axem. Being called Gary might actually be a net advantage versus Blue, given that Gary's anime role is certainly more indelible for GameFAQs than Blue's GSC and HGSS appearances, and that the two characters are extremely similar otherwise. I'll also nominate Ancient Minister, April O'Neil, Arcanine, Arceus, Arsene, Billy Cranston, Dragonair, Dragonite, Haunter, Issun, Jafar, Lapras, Mercy, Michael Wilson, Mr. X, Naoto Shirogane, Noob Saibot, Oerba Dia Vanille, Paul McCartney, Plankton, Presea Combatir, Ruby Rose, Sandy Cheeks, Solus zos Galvus, Swampert, Tae Takemi, Teddie, and Yami for ranking. I'm honestly surprised some of those characters have been sitting at one nomination for so long, especially Naoto. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 2, Day 5 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/08/20 7:41:57 PM #9 | Immune: Xenoblade Chronicles Boot: Super Mario 3D World --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 47: "Most beautiful game ever in a contest" |
| MetalmindStats 07/08/20 7:05:17 PM #6 | Celeste --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Snake Rates Horror Characters You Post |
| MetalmindStats 07/08/20 2:16:08 PM #19 | John Doe (Seven) --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 389 ft Serah Farron, Azala, Seymour Skinner |
| MetalmindStats 07/07/20 11:31:50 PM #6 | Sure, I'll agree with both of you. I'll also nominate Flint for reranking. Yes, I know we ranked him comparatively recently, but I don't think we considered his game's surprising strength at the time. Frankly, I can't see any main cast member of any game capable of breaking 30% on MGS3 (and for which 'main cast member' is relevant) being among the 5 or so weakest characters we've ever seen in a contest, sub-20% playrate or no. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 46: Weakest possible entrant in 'Best. System. Ever.' |
| MetalmindStats 07/07/20 10:20:50 PM #11 | Kenri posted... TurboGrafx-16 --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 1, Day 5 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/07/20 7:23:54 PM #3 | Immune: Mario Kart 8 Boot: Shovel Knight --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 45: "Real person you want in a Character Battle" |
| MetalmindStats 07/07/20 4:02:16 PM #50 | Ngamer64 posted... I mentioned Bo Jackson on The Show, but would prefer to get a wrestler into the bracket instead. Could be The Rock, Stone Cold, or Undertaker; I think any of those would hit our sweet spot.We've had wrestling representation in a contest before, and it wasn't pretty: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4090-east-division-round-1-wwf-no-mercy-vs-fire-emblem-path I'd say The Rock is the only one of those with real potential, and that's more because of his acting career. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Rivalry Rumble ~ Board 8 Edition - NOMINATION TOPIC |
| MetalmindStats 07/07/20 3:49:12 PM #5 | XIII_rocks posted... I nominate SBAllen vs. Jane EyreSeconding this. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 2, Day 4 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/06/20 8:16:16 PM #13 | Immune: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Boot: Super Mario 3D World --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 45: "Real person you want in a Character Battle" |
| MetalmindStats 07/06/20 7:15:20 PM #2 | Tiger Woods No, I don't know why he was my first thought. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 388 ft Barack Obama, Cody, Samurai Goroh |
| MetalmindStats 07/06/20 3:31:28 PM #5 | Obama: Low Fodder - He's still a not-universally-beloved real-life person trying to get somewhere in a video game character contest, plus RacistFAQs >_> Cody: Low Fodder - Besides that absolutely hilarious 13-year-old poll Axem dug up, Haggar didn't even look good in 2013. He got near-tripled by Jill, barely placing above the Red Bird in the process, and then Jill turned around and got near-tripled by Mega Man. Spinning those results as Capcom SFF is the only way Haggar comes out retaining a shred of dignity, as the series' standout character. I can believe Cody's Street Fighter exposure puts him on par with Haggar, but he'd need to be clearly better to reach Mid Fodder. Goroh: Low Fodder Nook: Fodder Line - This is pretty much the exact same argument I used for reranking: Nook already looked like High Fodder, advantageous match circumstances or no, and then New Horizons happened to give its mascot a special boost. Also, we're ranking these characters based on what we expect would happen today, so while I'm also opposed to bumping Villager, I have no problem with reflecting Nook's current relevance. I'll also nominate Jimi Hendrix for reranking, by means of a comparison. Both Hendrix and John Lennon are primarily 60s musicians who died in tragic circumstances before their time, and Lennon is clearly the bigger and more relevant name from a GameFAQs perspective. Yet Hendrix is the one we have above Low Fodder, and he's the one whose ranking looks off to me in light of the whole 'real-life person in a video game character contest' thing. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 1, Day 4 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 7:30:07 PM #4 | Immune: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Boot: Shovel Knight --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Name anything and I'll give my top 5 |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 7:13:21 PM #31 | Jesse_Custer posted... 1. CelesteYou love to see it. Video game characters --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Hardest Game You've Beaten? |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 5:45:32 PM #14 | Civ 5 peacefully on Deity, I guess? --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Name anything and I'll give my top 5 |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 5:40:57 PM #3 | Indie games --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 44: "Most canonically powerful Noble Nine member" |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 4:46:24 PM #9 | Ranticoot posted... Frankly I have no idea so I just thought of Link --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 2, Day 3 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 8:01:35 AM #29 | Immune: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Boot: Super Mario 3D World --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 387 ft Archer, Nebula, BB-8 |
| MetalmindStats 07/05/20 7:37:18 AM #2 | First off, it seems you forgot to bump G&W up to High Fodder after our reranking a few days back. Anyways, I think Low Fodder best fits all three of these characters. Archer's from a niche source that I'm not convinced can even propel a single character above Low Fodder. Even if it could, though, Archer is no longer that character now that we've aged past the point of 'looks like Dante' mattering much in a character battle setting. Nebula's probably on the high end of Low Fodder due to her MCU significance plus the general appeal a character like this has here. The problem is that she's possibly the major MCU character to which 'just there' best applies as a consensus descriptor despite her plot importance in Endgame, with Vision being the other competitor. I feel like BB-8 would pretty much be the ideal gauge of voters' opinions on the Star Wars sequel trilogy, given that he's essentially its mascot, and that hardly anyone loves or conversely dislikes him (unlike Rey for example, who we probably ought to rerank). Unfortunately, after a well-liked start in The Force Awakens, I get the strong impression that most prospective voters stopped caring once they watched The Last Jedi and especially The Rise of Skywalker. However, rather than proposing reranking Rey, I'll instead continue following my existing plans by nominating Inkling for reranking. Yes, the Splatoon games have been spectacular mainstream successes, but they've never shown any strength to speak of on GameFAQs, presumably because we hardly play multiplayer-centric games anymore. That leaves Inkling as practically just another member of Smash Ultimate's huge roster as far as most voters are concerned (case in point: they couldn't even leverage abundant Smash Ultimate hype into a CBX appearance), which makes our existing ranking look awfully generous. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 43: "Most AMERICAN game series of all time" |
| MetalmindStats 07/04/20 9:33:48 PM #47 | Duke Nukem --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 386 ft Tom Brady, Joe Musashi, Valkyrie |
| MetalmindStats 07/04/20 9:29:51 PM #5 | I'll agree with Ranticoot, though I don't think any major, well-liked MCU character can be anywhere near LAW Fodder here. Also, I do believe the last time any ninja besides Ryu H appeared in a contest was 2002, and Strider/Shinobi in particular have no reason to hold up well since then both based on their games and predominant cool/badass design appeal starting to age poorly as a means of strength here. I'll also continue my impromptu week of reranking nominations with Tom Nook. To put it quite simply, we arguably lowballed Nook based on 2013 alone, but more importantly, New Horizons ought to make a major difference for him. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Mock Bracket: Game of the 1980's |
| MetalmindStats 07/04/20 7:48:26 AM #5 | Here, have some questionable predix from a zoomer (according to the supposed consensus definition anyways) who hadn't even heard of some of these games before you included them: Goomba Division 1) Super Mario Bros. - there's a few 1-seeds I would have considered taking E.T. over, but this is not one of them. 8) Donkey Kong 3 5) Phantasy Star 4) Ghosts n' Goblins 11) Mach Rider - close match #1. Balloon Fight is one of my personal favorite 80s games, but I get the sense Mach Rider is the game that's held up better for most. 3) Bubble Bobble 7) SimCity 2) Ninja Gaiden Barrel Division 1) Donkey Kong 8) Missile Command - close match #2. 5) Bomberman 4) Final Fantasy II 11) Adventure Island 14) Space Harrier - close match #3. 10) Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? - close match #4. 2) Duck Hunt Shy Guy Division 1) Super Mario Bros. 2 8) Double Dragon 5) Marble Madness 4) Kid Icarus 6) Centipede 3) Galaga 7) Final Fight - close match #5. Honestly though, considering how poorly Haggar fared in 2013, any Castlevania game would probably beat Final Fight because of the brand name alone. 2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Met Division 1) Mega Man 2 8) Golden Axe - close match #6. 5) Gradius 4) Frogger 6) Excitebike 3) Punch-Out!! 7) Tempest - close match #7. 2) Castlevania Octorok Division 1) The Legend of Zelda 9) Street Fighter - close match #8. 5) Pitfall 4) Super Mario Land 11) Mother - I feel like Mother is the most underseeded game in this whole bracket. 3) Ms. Pac-Man 10) Wrecking Crew - close match #9. 2) Dragon Quest Zoomer Division 1) Metroid - nice division name. 9) Tecmo Bowl - close match #10. 5) Rampage 4) The Oregon Trail 6) Blaster Master - I have no confidence in anything primarily associated with the Master System to do much on GameFAQs. 3) Contra 10) Strider - I'd be rooting for Gauntlet here, though. 2) Metal Gear Blinky Division 1) Pac-Man 8) Super C - close match #11. 5) Q*Bert 4) Donkey Kong Jr. 11) Tapper - close match #12. I don't trust Dragon's Lair to have remotely held up for those voters who remember it, so I'm taking a probable upset here. 3) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 7) Ghouls n' Ghosts - there's some 7-seeds I'd have considered taking Minesweeper over, but this isn't one of them. 2) Mario Bros. - Mario Bros. completely neutralizes the main source of Star Wars' strength. Incidentally, I would guess these are easily the two strongest 1983 games here on GameFAQs. Z-Block Division 1) Tetris 9) Joust - I'd be rooting for Pirates! here, though. Also, close match #13. 5) Ice Climber 4) DuckTales 6) Dig Dug 3) Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels 7) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES) 2) Mega Man Goomba Division 1) Super Mario Bros. - imagine how bad the Mario/DK SFF will get in a match where the Mario entrant would already break 80% (to say the least) indirectly on the DK entrant. 4) Ghosts n' Goblins - close match #14. 3) Bubble Bobble 2) Ninja Gaiden Barrel Division 1) Donkey Kong 4) Final Fantasy II 11) Adventure Island - and so the weakest fourpack we'd have ever seen would conclude, not with a bang, but with a whimper. 2) Duck Hunt Shy Guy Division 1) Super Mario Bros. 2 4) Kid Icarus 3) Galaga 2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Met Division 1) Mega Man 2 4) Frogger - close match #15. 3) Punch-Out!! 2) Castlevania Octorok Division 1) The Legend of Zelda 4) Super Mario Land 11) Mother - close match #16. 2) Dragon Quest Zoomer Division 1) Metroid 4) The Oregon Trail 3) Contra 2) Metal Gear Blinky Division 1) Pac-Man 4) Donkey Kong Jr. 3) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 2) Mario Bros. - close match #17, I guess? I really don't know. Z-Block Division 1) Tetris 4) DuckTales - I suspect voters would vastly prefer DuckTales on its own merits, to the point where Ice Climber's longrunning Smash exposure can't even make this close. 3) Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels 2) Mega Man - This is the first of a fair few matches in this bracket between two games that seem similarly strong, of which one has a more potent brand, whereas the other is more well-regarded. In every case, I suspect most voters will have little enough experience with the 80s to favor the stronger brand, especially with forced apathy/bracket voters in mind. Goomba Division 1) Super Mario Bros. 2) Ninja Gaiden - close match #18. Yes, Ninja Gaiden's a legendary game from its era, but I've never gotten the sense it's remembered in a way nearly on par with its reputation - something which 2009 also suggested, FWIW. Barrel Division 1) Donkey Kong - close match #19. 2) Duck Hunt Shy Guy Division 1) Super Mario Bros. 2 2) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Met Division 1) Mega Man 2 2) Castlevania Octorok Division 1) The Legend of Zelda 2) Dragon Quest - close match #20. See my Ninja Gaiden write-up a bit earlier. As Mother is essentially the proto-EarthBound, it should be able to channel quite a few respect votes along the same lines as Mother 3 against a game that's purely respected rather than truly beloved today. Zoomer Division 1) Metroid 2) Metal Gear Blinky Division 1) Pac-Man 2) Mario Bros. Z-Block Division 1) Tetris 2) Mega Man - close match #21. Goomba Division 1) Super Mario Bros. Barrel Division 1) Donkey Kong - close match #22, obviously. Shy Guy Division 1) Super Mario Bros. 2 - close match #23 here, and one that would probably decide the finals right then and there. I'll have more to say when those finals come up. Met Division 1) Mega Man 2 Octorok Division 1) The Legend of Zelda Zoomer Division 1) Metroid Blinky Division 1) Pac-Man - I don't think there'd be a real question as to whether or not Pac-Man would win here, but it would be interesting to see where the SFF would go. Would Pac-Man eat the much less popular arcade game's lunch here, or would Mario Bros. pull off rSFF because that's just how the Mario/Pac-Man relationship works? Z-Block Division 1) Tetris Quarterfinals 1) Super Mario Bros. 1) Mega Man 2 1) The Legend of Zelda - nice, because we all know Metroid 1 can never escape Zelda 1 in these contests. 1) Tetris Semifinals 1) Super Mario Bros. 1) The Legend of Zelda Finals 1) Super Mario Bros. - and this is the 24th and last truly close match of this bracket for me. I have what's apparently quite a hot take on it, which is that Zelda 1 serves as such a strong proxy for its series that it wouldn't just roll over and die here. I also think BotW has boosted Zelda 1's esteem in particular, given all the cues the former apparently took from the latter. Of course, I'm not going to say Mario 1 wouldn't win right now, just as 2009 indicated, but I'd fully expect this match (alongside Mario 2/Zelda II) to swing the other way once BotW 2's hype starts ramping up. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 1, Day 3 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/03/20 10:12:39 PM #18 | Immune: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Boot: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 42: "Most AMERICAN Character Battle entrant ever" |
| MetalmindStats 07/03/20 10:10:31 PM #48 | Duke Nukem --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) R1D3: Mewtwo vs Rand al'Thor (High) |
| MetalmindStats 07/03/20 10:04:35 PM #11 | Oh, I nominated Mewtwo? Huh. In the discussion topic, I said Mewtwo belonged in Mid more than High, and I stand by that based on my existing knowledge, which admittedly doesn't include the movies. I'm leaning Rand al'Thor here, but I'll wait for arguments from someone who's less lazy than I am. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 2 Day 2 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/03/20 7:11:10 AM #31 | Immune: Sid Meier's Civilization V Immune: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Boot: Super Mario 3D World Boot: Hollow Knight --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) R1D2: Star vs Prion (Mid) |
| MetalmindStats 07/03/20 7:01:38 AM #37 | I was leaning Prion earlier, but yeah, turns out Star has an ideal counter to a difficult entity to counter. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 385 ft Min Min, Vaas Montenegro, Faith C. |
| MetalmindStats 07/03/20 6:41:31 AM #2 | Min Min: Mid Fodder - GameFAQs clearly doesn't care one bit about Arms, so Min Min's fan favorite status shouldn't matter here, right? Surprisingly, I'm not so sure about that. It at least felt like the announcement of an Arms character opening the second Fighters Pass was met with a collective groan all those months ago, and yet the wider Smash community seems to have embraced Min Min in a way I suspect they wouldn't have done for someone like Ribbon Girl or especially Spring Man. That's in addition to the waifu factor that Ribbon Girl would have also had going for her in this spot and the honeymoon phase any Arms character would be going through in Min Min's spot right now, of course. However, I don't think those two points alone would have been enough to propel any other Arms character above Low Fodder. Vaas: Low Fodder - Far Cry 3 is not the most well-remembered game today, but that doesn't seem to be because of any major change in consensus opinions. It's just kind of what happens to all but the biggest AAA open-world games on a site like GameFAQs, regardless of how big they were at the time (and Far Cry 3 was quite big in 2012-13). Vaas was and still is clearly the game's standout character in addition to starting as its main antagonist, and he should be able to preserve a modicum of the not-completely-awful strength he displayed in 2013 as such. Faith: Low Fodder - Mirror's Edge feels like a great fit for the cult hit label, and it's certainly not a very GameFAQsy game. However, I do believe pretty much everyone who's played Faith's game likes her, plus she has some potential waifu appeal. Olimar: High Fodder - Compared to G&W, another mildly popular quirky Smasher, Olimar trades Melee for a source series with some actual relevance. That's obviously a very negative trade on pure game strength merits, but it allows Olimar to stand out in a way an effectively Smash-only character who's never been a casual favorite can't match. In fact, Pikmin 1 and 2 might both be just as strong as Olimar himself, plus he has that 2013 match to hang his helmet on. I'll also nominate Rin Tohsaka for reranking. Quite simply, I doubt any VN character (besides the Ace Attorney cast, if you count it) is sufficiently well-known to exceed Low Fodder here. From what I recall, the crux of my original argument was that Rin would benefit greatly from the waifu factor I've mentioned twice before. Even along those lines, though, we have fellow Fate character Saber at Low Fodder and both Pyra and Mythra from the far more popular Xenoblade 2 at Mid Fodder, all of whom probably draw more votes along those lines than Rin. I'm not convinced we've instead underranked any of those aforementioned three, none of whom have much else going for them. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | What is your proudest platinum/100% achievement? |
| MetalmindStats 07/02/20 10:10:25 PM #13 | Terraria by default, because I believe it's the only game I've ever gotten all achievements in. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 41: "Hyped character that bombed their first match" |
| MetalmindStats 07/02/20 10:07:53 PM #44 | I thought of Madeline first because I was thinking of Celeste, which would have been a decent answer if this topic wasn't character-specific. Kefka was my next thought. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot/Immune): Group 1 Day 2 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/02/20 8:52:14 AM #27 | Immune: Celeste Immune: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Boot: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Boot: Batman: Arkham City --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 384 ft Balder, Liara T'Soni, Jim Raynor |
| MetalmindStats 07/02/20 8:37:41 AM #2 | I think Low Fodder best fits all three new rankings today. Balder's a relevant Bayonetta character, sure, but that doesn't mean voters will actually care. Liara could be Mid, but I'm inherently skeptical about Mass Effect characters who weren't squad members in vanilla ME2 given how low the ceiling for a Mass Effect character in general currently is. Raynor is most obvious of all; even Kerrigan, StarCraft's standout character, tanks in these contests, let alone Generic McDude from StarCraft. As for Mr. Game & Watch, my reranking nom covers the case for a higher placement for a character who has no reason to budge from 2013 pretty well, I'd say. At the same time, he's a clear step below the likes of Falco, Marth, Meta Knight, and King Dedede among characters who draw most of their popularity from Smash, so High Fodder seems right. I'll also nominate Captain Olimar for reranking. Like Game & Watch, Olimar's 2013 result does not support our current conservatism; given how strong Shepard was back then, comfortably avoiding the doubling looks more like a Fodder Line performance than a Mid Fodder showing. Yes, there's possible excuses in the form of Shepard's match pic and a peachy draw for Olimar against two Western characters, but not enough to make up two whole tiers. Finally, I'll third the BB-8 nomination, and note that Orochi shouldn't still be on the nominations list after we already ranked him. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 40: "Strongest game that's not a part of a series" |
| MetalmindStats 07/02/20 3:20:04 AM #46 | TsunamiXXVIII posted... It might be. But I'd have to say that of the qualifying answers I've seen in this topic, Bloodborne is probably the best.Ah yes, because Shadow of the Colossus is clearly part of a series while Bloodborne and especially Tetris somehow aren't by that same definition. Galaxy brain take right here. Honestly, Skies of Arcadia might actually be the answer using such a broad definition of the term series, which is kind of frightening to think about. Cuphead, Stardew Valley, and The Legend of Dragoon are also possibilities along those lines. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | King of Fighters 2020 (NOT MERCS) R1D1: T-Rex vs Sheldon |
| MetalmindStats 07/01/20 11:24:13 PM #23 | Xeybozn posted... In theory, I could imagine Sheldon somehow building some kind of weapon or trap that could defeat a T-Rex. Unfortunately for Sheldon, he is from a mean-spirited comedy show. Since it would be much funnier for Sheldon's elaborate anti-dinosaur plan to fail, we must assume that's what would inevitably happen. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 40: "Strongest game that's not a part of a series" |
| MetalmindStats 07/01/20 10:32:37 PM #37 | _SecretSquirrel posted... Skies of ArcadiaI also thought of a few other games before CT, but yeah. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot and Immune): Day 2 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 07/01/20 9:10:52 AM #30 | Immune: Sid Meier's Civilization V Immune: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Boot: Super Mario 3D World Boot: The Last of Us --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 383 ft Gyarados, Butterfree, Gabranth |
| MetalmindStats 06/30/20 11:13:52 PM #4 | I guess I'll agree with Ranticoot's votes for the three new rankings. Pokmon nostalgia is a force and a half here, and Gabranth is a major and seemingly well-liked character from a fairly strong Final Fantasy game, so I suppose he can reach Mid Fodder. As for the reranking, though... Ranticoot posted... and Halo is a little more popular now than it was in the past??? If you mean less hated, then sure. However, that's the only way in which Halo is more popular here, as maybe 10% of GameFAQs truly cares about the series nowadays. We actually had plenty of Halo fans back in 2006 when Cortana made her sole contest appearance (with a rather embarrassingly low seed, might I note), and indeed, 2006 Master Chief was clearly stronger than the current Chief who pretty much functions on respect votes alone. Even back then, Cortana utterly embarrassed herself by missing 40% on Joanna Dark, who proceeded to get nearly quadrupled by Yuna. I'm willing to give Joanna more credit than that by assuming Yuna inflicted some sort of weird waifu SFF there, and take her 19% on Mario from 2005 to indicate her 2006 strength. That still hardly gives Cortana a path to being Mid Fodder even back in 2006, though, let alone now. Of course, there are two reasons Cortana could have possibly moved in a different direction from Chief. One is that she's the name of Microsoft's digital assistant, a point that no one has brought up because we all fortunately realize how evident it is that (pretty much) no one cares and no one will vote for her on that basis. The other is the TJF/waifu factor that half_silver mentioned in yesterday's topic. To that, I say that there's a distinct possibility it'll be neutralized by face shots in future contests just as it was in 2018. Even if we go back to more standard pictures (which Cortana had in 2006 only to prove hardly anyone has ever cared), a substantial proportion of this site hated Halo when they were teens and has maybe grown to grudgingly respect Chief and the original game now that they're mostly over 30. Bottom line, Cortana is almost certainly Low Fodder now, and probably not even good Low Fodder at that. I'm not done writing just yet, though. I also wish to nominate Mr. Game & Watch for reranking. Basically, there's only so much Meat Boy could have possibly improved from 2013 without any major new releases, so G&W crushing even a weaker Meat Boy negatively impacted by match circumstances implies good things about his neutral strength. Likewise, G&W probably would have threatened 60% on Lee Everett 1-on-1 in 2013, which again is quite solid for a time when The Walking Dead was actually well-liked and generally relevant. Additionally, I will nominate Archer (Fate/stay Night), who we seem to have missed among the veterans of pre-2018 contests. I'll also third Jessie (FFVII), Joe Musashi, and Seymour Skinner. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 39: "Noble Nine Breaker" |
| MetalmindStats 06/30/20 9:03:20 PM #58 | Vincent --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Game of the Decade of the Year ROUND 5 (Boot and Immune): Day 1 [GotDotY] |
| MetalmindStats 06/30/20 7:53:43 AM #33 | Boot: Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker Boot: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Immune: Celeste Immune: Super Mario Galaxy 2 --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 38: Weakest Final Fantasy character not in a contest yet |
| MetalmindStats 06/29/20 9:17:47 PM #42 | what (to the entire premise of this topic, not the post above mine) Y'shtola --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1363 |
| MetalmindStats 06/29/20 4:54:00 AM #354 | Team Rocket Elite posted... I meant in terms of strength. Voters seemed happy to vote for P4G as if it was Persona 4. However, in PotDs Persona 5 Royal isn't nearly as strong as Persona 5.Oh. Well, it's not surprising that P5R doesn't nearly measure up to Persona 5 in any sort of GotY poll here, as remakes and remasters have hardly ever come close to the original's strength in said polls before. Presumably, that's because lots of prospective voters think a game should truly be a release of its year to be GotY material. The more interesting question is why P4G functioned as a perfect proxy for Persona 4 in GotD 2 given that, and even though HGSS didn't function as a perfect GSC proxy. I have a few ideas:
It's also a game that took a bit of time to gain momentum, so it's very likely a good portion of the site did play it between 2010 and 2019 and voted accordingly, regardless of whether they played Golden or the original version.That's a very good point I didn't quite consider before, which also helps to explain the aforementioned GotY rule. Persona 4 already rose from 29% on Resident Evil 4 to 35% on Twilight Princess in the five years between GotD and BGE 3 alone, and I would expect it to have improved further with Persona 5 bringing a surge of new players and interest in general to its predecessor. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1363 |
| MetalmindStats 06/29/20 12:38:47 AM #347 | Team Rocket Elite posted... Why does P4G count as Persona 4 in GotD2 but P5R does not count as Persona 5 in PotDs and likely GotY polls?I don't see how this follows. Wouldn't P4G not have been allowed in GotD 2 if it really counted as Persona 4 for contest purposes? --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 380 ft Abby, Kaim Kargonar, Akira Yuki |
| MetalmindStats 06/28/20 8:12:09 PM #4 | I'll agree with Ranticoot's votes for the three new characters. Getting quadrupled by Gilgamesh really isn't that bad; Kaim's result there puts him at ~8% on Base Link, which is well above LAW Fodder (and a certain other niche JRPG C/Kaim), and I doubt he's weakened much if at all since. For Meat Boy, I'll say Mid Fodder. Yes, his 2013 result was pretty poor, but he did have an excuse with Mr. Game & Watch in the match, and I'd expect him to have significantly benefited from both voterbase shifts and more general shifts in the gaming sphere since. Plus, his name and design alike are inextricably associated with his game, one which I don't buy GameFAQs particularly likes, but nonetheless looked to be Mid Fodder in GotD. I'll also third the Azala, Balder, Butterfree, Cody Travers, Elastigirl, Faith Connors, Gabranth, Galuf, Gary Oak, Guy, Gyarados, Liara T'Soni, Mr. Burns, Nebula, Oerba Yun Fang, Patrick Star, Serah Farron, Slowpoke, Tiger Woods, Tom Brady, Tornado Man, and Valkyrie nominations. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 37: "Character much stronger than they should be" |
| MetalmindStats 06/28/20 7:28:29 PM #44 | Tidus No, I don't know why he was my first thought, and I'm quite confident he doesn't deserve to be my first thought. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | ~*Rate That Pokemon Results & Stats*~ |
| MetalmindStats 06/27/20 11:12:00 PM #5 | Thank you for hosting this series! I'd like to request the full complement of my stats, please. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | How would they do in a contest? Day 379 ft Starfire, Maki Genryusai, Sue Storm |
| MetalmindStats 06/27/20 9:37:58 PM #6 | I'll vote for Low Fodder for the three new characters and Mid Fodder for Madeline. The Teen Titans cartoon half_silver mentioned first aired in 2003, so I doubt it does much for any of its characters on a site like GameFAQs. I'll also second Abby, Min Min, and Samurai Goroh. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | June Game of the Month Club ft. Battle Chasers, Ori 2, and Crash Bandicoot 3 |
| MetalmindStats 06/27/20 8:06:55 PM #63 | I'm 15 hours in Battle Chasers (perhaps more like 10 of active forward progress), and I have no idea whether or not I'll be able to beat it by the end of the month. Fair warning, tune out my incoming rant, because it's mostly my fault for starting Battle Chasers in earnest so late in the month: So I'm supposed to have made decent progress already, based on that 25 hour estimate earlier ITT. However, I can't possibly believe I'm anywhere near halfway through when most of my characters are sitting at level 11. It doesn't help that I'm currently having to face the prospect of a very hard (in-game difficulty) story dungeon, which I probably won't have a good time in considering I've recently failed three different optional battles - two against lower-leveled foes than said dungeon has. That means I'll likely have to spend a good few hours grinding here, given how slow the process is in this game - and then perhaps another few hours grinding after I've beaten the next dungeon for the first time, from what I've heard. On top of that, Battle Chasers forces your party members to participate in battles to (slowly) earn EXP from them, with a maximum of 3 per battle versus my current 5. That would be annoying but tolerable alone; sadly, entering a dungeon and resting at the inn are the only ways to change around your party composition, making that also much more annoying than it needs to be. It all means I'm trying to actually balance my party's levels/EXP without leaving anyone behind, and without being able to use my brand-new character who would probably help, because she's a level and a half above the rest of the party. The bottom line is that the idea of a JRPG with actual teeth on it akin to the genre's early days isn't so bad (though there's quite a few other complaints I could levy about Battle Chasers in particular), but it's kind of a problem right now. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
| Topic | Your First Thought 36: "Character always screwed by bracket placement" |
| MetalmindStats 06/27/20 7:23:09 PM #55 | Kefka (which isn't remotely true, of course, but y'know) --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." |
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