LeonhartFour posted...
No, I'm not one of "those" people, unless by "they don't count," you mean "They don't perfectly translate to 1-on-1 contests," then yes, I guess I would be. I don't really like 4-ways as a format because lots of LFF, like SFF, is not fun. LFF is basically what makes 4-ways "more unpredictable."
Cloud losing is fun right now, but for the future of the contests, the only really powerful non-Nintendo entities gradually falling from the top is not good for them. I'm looking long-term here, not "right now."
Tell Square to start producing linear sequels, then, because the reason Nintendo characters become more dominant over time while the likes of Crono and the various Final Fantasy characters fade is because the Nintendo characters keep getting new games.
...Oh wait, Square has tried making direct sequels, and the fanbase has generally hated them! X-2, Crisis Core/Dirge of Cerberus/Before Crisis/whatever other Compilation of Final Fantasy VII s*** they've churned out (or "Complication of FFVII" as it's often called)...I honestly can't think of a single non-mainline game that's been well-received. I mean, Crisis Core, by most accounts one of the best things to come out of Compilation of FFVII, still lost fairly easily to FFXII, which most fans consider one of the worst non-MMO main-line Final Fantasy games.
AxemRedRanger posted...
It actually does, but the lameness of the later rivalries just made people love Red/Blue all the more.
Truth. Red/Blue was the only good rivalry. Gold/Silver was decent because Silver was genuinely a d*** and so it was easy to hate him, but RSE and DPP lacked decent rivalries.
...Cheren from Black and White was a decent rival, though. Not as good as Blue or even Silver, but not bad.
Lopen posted...
Though comparing DPP to Ken/Ryu is kind of a diss because the rival in DPP is a total doofus.
It's more like Ken/Rufus or something.
Yeah, that sounds right.
ExThaNemesis posted...
Ehhhh wait Lopen. Red/Blue gain strength from every Pokemon game because they keep generating Pokemon fans. That's pretty much it.
This is true...sort of. It seems like Pokémon gains its strength from nostalgia, though--back in 2002, when GSC was still the most recent generation, and in 2003, when Ruby and Sapphire were brand new, Pikachu was ridiculously weak. Then Pikachu came back in 2007, after Diamond and Pearl had come out, and ever since then anything tied to RBY has been a high midcarder at the very least, with Charizard, Pikachu, and Missingno. all putting up extremely respectable performances against Noble Niners and the game itself resisting SFF against Ocarina of Time well enough to take out two decently strong non-Nintendo entrants in a fourway.
Shoenin_Kakashi posted...
Remember, Gary Got 10 badges and going for an 11th when Kanto only has 8.
Damn right he did.
Icehawk posted...
4 ways happen
people whine
back to easy 1 on 1 brackets
TOO EASY NOW
LAMERS
4 WAYS FOR LIFE
HELL LETS DO 8 WAYS, ILL DO THAT TOO
8-ways would be hilarious. I'd say I'm all for it, but I'm afraid Allen would actually think it's a good idea.
LeonhartFour posted...
Console contest would be inconsolable.
*groans* Well, yeah...
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