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| Topic | The top 10 "what if" questions in GameFAQs contests history |
| LeonhartFour 12/14/20 9:31:01 PM #183: | Games 2009 - What if Final Fantasy X doesn't reach the final? I love FFX as much as anybody, but I can admit it got a very fortunate path to the final in 2009. It was the beneficiary of an OoT vs. R/B/Y vs. Melee matchup in the quarterfinals, followed by a OoT/Brawl/MGS4 matchup in the semis. It didn't even beat R/B/Y or MGS4 by that much despite its advantages. Obviously, the final with OoT/FFVII/LttP changes even more depending on whether it's R/B/Y or MGS4. We often say that Nintendo fans know when to fall in line, and LttP certainly did its part, but R/B/Y proved to be more resistant than most. Would it stand up well enough for FFVII to emerge victorious? Characters & GOTD 2010 - This is more of an overall contest thing for this era, but what if 12-hour matches were never a thing? I'll be honest. I never liked 12-hour matches. I get why Allen did it because he wanted to keep the larger bracket sizes without having a 4 month contest, but it just felt like such a half-baked solution (literally). It just felt like it drained some of the drama and excitement out of the contests for me because it seemed like I missed half of the contest. I literally have no recollection of Melee/Brawl despite it being one of the most hyped matches of all-time because it was a night match. Plus, as someone who's been recording contest trends since...2008, I think, cutting the matches short completely wrecked trends and probably killed some comebacks. I don't regard these two contests (GOTD especially) as highly as some people do because of it despite having some really interesting results. Rivalry Rumble - The only legit question to ask is "What if Allen put Mario/Sonic into the bracket?" I think it would've won the contest. It certainly would've made this contest worth remembering, if nothing else. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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