LogFAQs > #936878293

LurkerFAQs, Active DB, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, Database 6 ( 01.01.2020-07.18.2020 ), DB7, DB8, DB9, DB10, DB11, DB12, Clear

Topic List	Page List: 1
Topic	Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1335
MetalmindStats 04/06/20 9:56:23 AM #300:	Lightning Strikes posted... Super Meat Boy was basically the vanguard of the indie boom Why would this matter for its GameFAQs strength? Bastion, another major vanguard of the indie boom, barely beat an opponent that was already pitifully weak in 2015, let alone now. On the other hand, Ori and Hollow Knight certainly weren't involved in said vanguard, yet they're the only two indies that have strongly exceeded expectations so far. TheCodeisBosco posted... I'm pretty shocked at how dismal Sonic Mania looks here, though, since that game seemed to really help the Sonic crew in the last Character Battle. I think lots of us drew the wrong conclusion from the list of characters who boosted. The likes of the Sonic crew, DK, Crash, Pac-Man, and Castlevania characters all had new games (Smash for the last few) to enhance their strength, so that was the natural explanation for why they climbed. However, it now seems clear that their jumps were largely due to the extra apathy votes flying around from voters forced to pick in every single match, as some had suspected without confirmation. That doesn't totally explain why Sonic Mania itself is seeing such a small benefit from the apathy vote, but I don't think many voters love the likes of the Sonic and DKC series even independent of their nostalgia for them. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you! <cite>MetalmindStats posted [p:936878293] in Contest St... [t:78543426]...</cite> <quote>Lightning Strikes posted... </cite> <quote>Super Meat Boy was basically the vanguard of the indie boom</quote>Why would this matter for its GameFAQs strength? Bastion, another major vanguard of the indie boom, barely beat an opponent that was already pitifully weak in 2015, let alone now. On the other hand, Ori and Hollow Knight certainly weren't involved in said vanguard, yet they're the only two indies that have strongly exceeded expectations so far. TheCodeisBosco posted... </cite> <quote>I'm pretty shocked at how dismal Sonic Mania looks here, though, since that game seemed to really help the Sonic crew in the last Character Battle.</quote>I think lots of us drew the wrong conclusion from the list of characters who boosted. The likes of the Sonic crew, DK, Crash, Pac-Man, and Castlevania characters all had new games (Smash for the last few) to enhance their strength, so that was the natural explanation for why they climbed. However, it now seems clear that their jumps were largely due to the extra apathy votes flying around from voters forced to pick in every single match, as some had suspected without confirmation. That doesn't totally explain why Sonic Mania itself is seeing such a small benefit from the apathy vote, but I don't think many voters love the likes of the Sonic and DKC series even independent of their nostalgia for them. --- "I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do." You won the CBX Guru Contest, Advokaiser! Bully for you!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Topic List	Page List: 1