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Peace___Frog posted...

He'll fit right in

I know, hes a pretty shit writer based on his game reviews Ive read on this site.

Maybe Tucker will now hire Ulti. Imagine that shit sandwich.

Good game everyone. In light of actually making the top 50 for the first time in forever, I decided to list all my matches that I picked incorrectly. How the hell did I screw up so bad?

The Walking Dead vs. Bastion
Pretty clear that picking a GOTY contender and critical darling (TWD won GOTY in many places) does not equate to a game even making it past the first round. I thought everyone forgot about Bastion, nobody ever even talks about that game anymore or Transistor. But I guess more people forgot TWD.

Undertale vs. Octopath Traveler
See above. Undertale is so popular but I think OT being newer and a Switch JRPG by Square gave it an edge. Even though Undertale also released on the Switch the same year...eh...I don't think it generated as much buzz though.

Dragon Age: Inquisition vs. Ori and the Blind Forest
Again, being a triple A release probably doesn't equate to winning these contests. Ori being released on the Switch recently probably helped its chances, and nowadays people really don't like DA: I and remember it for all the bad things. I myself only put 10 hours into it before getting bored, but I do have Ori sitting on my Switch unplayed.

Stardew Valley vs. Destiny
More indie domination. I have no damn clue why I picked Destiny, knowing that mainstream games don't tend to do well in these contests. Still, despite having a huge fanbase I'm surprised that Stardew Valley did that well.

Uncharted 4 vs. Mario Kart 8
This was my facepalm downfall. I have no idea why I picked a PS4 GOTY over a popular Switch Mario game. I guess I thought because I know God of War would do well so would Uncharted 4.

Celeste vs. Rayman Legends
Another GOTY contender mistake. Honestly surprised Rayman won though, considering that the indies have been dominating this contest for the most part (Undertale notwithstanding).

Borderlands 2 vs. Horizon Zero Dawn
I underestimated HZD's strength and that's probably because I didn't like it and my inherent biases got the better of me. Facepalm.

Spiderman vs. Minecraft
See above.

Undertale vs. Shovel Knight
Undertale and Uncharted 4 are my bigger mistakes in this contest.

Persona 4 Golden vs. Red Dead Redemption
I'm surprised that either RDR game didn't do as well as I thought, considering GTA usually does really well and RDR are better games. I wonder why? I found RDR2 amazing, but it gets a lot of hate, but the same is not entirely true of RDR1. And while P4 is popular, I didn't think it would make it past a triple A Rockstar game.

Fallout: New Vegas vs. Dark Souls III
I haven't played all the Souls game but I figured that anything Souls related would automatically make it far. But I guess Souls III is usually the redheaded stepchild of the series.

Portal 2 vs. Kingdom Hearts III
KH is Square and has a loyal fanbase, and Portal 2...came out in 2010? I think I thought the older the game was the poorer it would do.

Final Fantasy XIV vs. Uncharted 4
facepalm

Monster Hunter World vs. Dragon Quest XI
Pretty surprised at how well DQXI did.

Grand Theft Auto 5 vs. Persona 4 Golden
I guess P4 is just as popular as P5. I made the mistake of thinking it would be killed by RDR, but thought that it stood less of a chance against GTA5. Rockstar isn't faring too well here.

Xenoblade Chronicles vs. Fire Emblem Three Houses
This one is weird. Fire Emblem has a gigantic fanbase and following here and in many other circles of the Internet, and FE3H came out not too long ago and people are still talking about it and playing it. And while both are Nintendo releases, I still think FE is just an overall better series than Xeno. But maybe the upcoming Definitive Edition helped Xeno's chances.

Kingdom Hearts III vs. Red Dead Redemption 2
I severely overestimated Kingdom Hearts.

Pokemon HeartGold vs. Nier Automata
I probably should have seen this coming and I didn't realize that this is the only Pokemon game on the list over the last 10 years when I picked Nier over it.

Grand Theft Auto 5 vs. Fire Emblem Three Houses
My last fail. Now that I think about it, I think that Xenoblade could've taken out GTA5.

Congrats!

I'm not really a fan of young shonen-type heroes because they tend to make shitty generic Gary Stus.

Like Dean Stark from Wild ARMs 5, for example. Pretty much after WA3 the characters in each game became worse and worse. This guy had absolutely zero bearing on the plot. He's just some young fanboy and do-gooder who helps the damsel out of the goodness of his heart and somehow that warrants him having the main character role. Other than his relationship with his idol, he never really evolves. The extent of his character development is "You never know unless you try!" and "I can never give up!" These lines are repeated several times over the course of the game and seem to be enchantments, because every time those lines are said everyone in the party all of a sudden cheers up, the music becomes heroic, and the heroes can do no wrong. (the enchantment part is sarcasm)

I'd like to think these types of protagonists are no longer a thing but we had Xenoblade Chronicles 2 recently and Rex absolutely sucks. Again, no bearing on the plot (other than being connected to Azurda), he just happened to be at the right place at the right time and became a Driver to a powerful Blade. He's a young dumb kid who spouts off feel good lines all game and has an even more annoying voice. Not that the voice acting in this game is anything to write home about. All of the playable Drivers in this game have very little to do with the main plot, though, but Rex is a special kind of challenged.

I thought I was going to be the 336er not showing up. Got lucky for once.

Its been almost 24 hours and Im not really sure if I should believe that nobody in Alaska or Hawaii voted for Mass Effect 2, and nobody in Colorado voted at all.

Uncharted 4 over Mario Kart 8.

People complaining about there being mindless fetch quests are forgetting that Nier Automata did the same exact thing.

I want to see a Trails character ranking.

I fucking hate Jade. At this point Im hoping either Zelos or Magilou are #1. Abyss cast is a large reason Im not fond of that game.

Book

5 > 4 > 7 > 3 > 6 > 1 > 2

Movie

3 > 7.2 > 4 > 2 > 6 > 7.1 > 1 > 5

Ha. Glad I didnt listen to this board when picking my bracket.

Jade is probably my least favorite character in Abyss, and one of my least favorite Tales characters overall. Unpopular opinion, I guess. Personally, I wouldnt rank anyone in Abyss over anyone in Berseria. Though I do acknowledge Lukes growth allowing him to be a well-developed protagonist.

Eleanor is top 10 material for sure. IMHO Magilou is probably top 20 she loses points for being annoying in the first half of the game, before suddenly turning over a leaf.

Im surprised that Luke, Jade, Tear, and Jude are still in the mix.

FFXIII-2 Invisible Depths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7x8Vr-rr88

It wasn't delayed. It's still coming out April 10, unless they change their mind on Friday.

It's time to accept the fact that digital is the new wave.

Why is Asch not being ranked but Rassius is

I only have TW3 there because the last year has been very, very nice for the franchise. TV show, Switch release, spike in sales, yeah.

But seriously, this is one of great match if it happens. Some of the best games of the current console generation. Both are open world, a genre that was essentially mastered in the newest generation and really what defined the last decade.

One of these games is accessible to everyone: a large, expansive game with so many things to do and play around. Limitless hours spent exploring and adoring it.

The other, a game very much similar to the first, but also the complete opposite. A dark, more mature take on the first but also damn near perfect.

One is GOTY 2015 and one is GOTY 2017.

God I hope this happens.

(In b4 "witcher 3 sux and won't make it that far")

Disco

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Joker

Hollywood
Irishman

Disco Elysium

Parasite
Joker
Wick
Irishman

Hollywood
Wick
Don't care to vote
Irishman

Outer Worlds

Yooka

Parasite
Knives
Uncut
Joker

Endgame
Skywalker
Spiderman
Irishman

Hollywood
Pikachu
Us
1917

Nowhere near as funny as Stick of Truth.

Lighthouse
Uncut
Joker
Rocketman

Zestiria's not as bad as people say. Then again, my opinion on Tales games is quite skewed-- I love Legendia and think the Xillia games are the worst.

I liked the lore and the expansive and beautiful overworld maps of Zestiria as it felt refreshing after having to deal with the bullshit empty fields of Xillia. Also, the soundtrack is among the best in the series, and not just because Go Shiina is involved, but Sakuraba outdid himself here. And the water dungeon wasn't that bad.

It's too bad the story was kind of blah and the battle system is irritating. I also played this on PC and dealt with some serious framerate drops in battle constantly. Not sure if the PS3/4 version has this.

Defense
Midsommar
Knives
Marriage

Starcraft II was the last thing Blizzard didnt fuck up. So...2013 or so? Cant remember when Legacy of the Void came out.

With how little I frequent this board, Im so glad I got to be a part of its history and help secure Yooka Laylee 2 a win.

Control.

Yooka

High Life
It
Skywalker
Alita

Yooka

UltimaterializerX posted...

Anyone who votes yes to this is just objectively stupid.

If its so easy to become a real estate billionaire and get elected president as a republican with the entire media against you, then go do it. I mean youre so much smarter than the guy, right? Should be easy for you all to do.

Ah, typical red hat logic. Ignoring multitudes of other factors. Classy.

Parvati
Aiba

Arthur
Shazam
Crowley
Robin