LOLContests posted...
The problem with newer characters isn't that new games aren't popular here, but that the most popular newer games tend to be:
A) From older series or SSB which is made up of characters from older series
B) Not very character oriented
The only Near Elites or higher on this site are from long running series or character heavy games (AKA jRPGS.) Most series will struggle to gain any sort of legacy in ten years, and if jRPGS aren't popular anymore there's no other source to draw popular characters from.
True. Most of the midcarders who weren't in the 2002 Contest at least had had games out prior to that contest (e.g. every Mario character other than Mario himself, our new Pokémon overlords, Ganondorf, Tifa and Vincent, Auron...) I can really only think of two midcarders whose debut game came within the past ten years--Sora, who is already pushing it as the "Kingdom Hearts Factor" hit in the second character battle, and Amaterasu.
UltimaterializerX posted...
Games contest, no generational divine, Tournament of Champions so OOT/FF7/MM aren't in it.
Bang, any one of 15-20 different games could win. Lock it up.
Sounds good to me, although this contest has helped solidify my belief that Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow would probably be the heavy favorite going in. Yeah, there were the expectations on GSC in GotD that didn't pan out, but looking at RBY's performance in 2009 (remember, in a three-way fight for second place in a fourway with obvious first-place finisher Ocarina of Time, RBY overcame the SFF to beat out FFVIII and MGS1), Pikachu/Charizard/Missingno.'s performances in 2010, and Red/Blue's performance here, it's pretty obvious that anything related to Red/Blue/Yellow is infinitely stronger than anything related to later generations.
red sox 777 posted...
1. R/B/Y
2. LTTP
3. Mario 64
4. Chrono Trigger (and I feel like this is stretching it)
5. uhhhhh help me out here
Yeah sounds about right. If I picked Chrono Trigger, it'd be using copious helpings of fanboy logic. I don't feel good about picking against Nintendo in anything important after watching this tonight.
Mario 64? I feel like SMB3 or SMW would be stronger.
UltimaterializerX posted...
Skyrim
Mass Effect 3
LOL games that are less than five years old in an open contest. Nostalgia factor is what fuels voters on this site; I'd be surprised if either of those games even made round 4.
FateStayAlbion posted...
Old Japanese games. Are there any old Western made games that have any kind of strength whatsoever?
No, but there aren't any new ones with any strength either.
UItimaterializer posted...
SmartMuffin is trashing Skyrim, which pretty much proves Skyrim is awesome.
I hardly consider "anticipation =/= nostalgia" to be "trashing". It's just a fact of these contests--new releases are great for the nomination phase, and then we get a bunch of 13-15 seeds "upsetting" 2-4 seeds.
UItimaterializer posted...
Skyrim exceeds the hype, just FYI. Every other game is a joke, Skyrim is the punchline.
Funny, I'd been thinking of "Skyrim" as a punchline long before I learned what it was!
_Regaro_ posted...
And naturally Ulti shows up and this topic derails into virgin debates
sometimes I wonder why I even bother in the evenings <_<.
UItimaterializer posted...
claims to not pay attention
knows the Wyoming joke
lol smart muffin
Thank you, Regaro.
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