LogFAQs > #939174754

I've seen quite a few people wondering who actually wants a second series contest, or why that option in our current PotD has such a high percent. Well, hopefully seeing what such a bracket might look like will answer some of those questions. Without further ado...

(1) Mario vs. (16) Civilization
(8) Drakengard vs. (9) Yakuza
(5) God of War vs. (12) Devil May Cry
(4) Mass Effect vs. (13) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
(3) Kingdom Hearts vs. (14) Marvel
(6) The Witcher vs. (11) Batman: Arkham
(7) Mario Kart vs. (10) Mega Man X
(2) The Elder Scrolls vs. (15) Dragon Ball

(1) Persona vs. (16) Star Fox
(8) Assassin's Creed vs. (9) Chrono Trigger
(5) Sonic the Hedgehog vs. (12) Paper Mario
(4) Resident Evil vs. (13) Final Fantasy Tactics
(3) Grand Theft Auto vs. (14) Golden Sun
(6) Mega Man vs. (11) The Legend of Heroes
(7) Red Dead vs. (10) EarthBound / Mother
(2) Metal Gear vs. (15) Harvest Moon

(1) Pokemon vs. (16) Suikoden
(8) Tales of vs. (9) Donkey Kong Country
(5) Dark Souls vs. (12) Street Fighter
(4) Fallout vs. (13) Mortal Kombat
(3) Castlevania vs. (14) Crash Bandicoot
(6) Monster Hunter vs. (11) Warcraft
(7) DOOM vs. (10) Half-Life
(2) Metroid vs. (15) Spyro the Dragon

(1) Final Fantasy vs. (16) Hollow Knight
(8) Ace Attorney vs. (9) Animal Crossing
(5) Dragon Quest / Warrior vs. (12) BioShock
(4) Xenoblade vs. (13) Kirby
(3) Fire Emblem vs. (14) Tetris
(6) The Last of Us vs. (11) Portal
(7) Uncharted vs. (10) Halo
(2) Smash Bros. vs. (15) Silent Hill

I ask anyone who wishes to comment to keep a few things in mind here:

• This bracket has Legend of Zelda retired to a bonus match with the contest winner. It won the previous edition (yes, 14 years ago, but still), and we all know it would dominate a redux, so I'd prefer a bracket with a winner worth debating.
• I've assumed that the contest will take place next summer for the first series contest's 15th anniversary, hence the inclusion of Hollow Knight and The Last of Us. You can feel free to mentally replace the latter with the Guru nom, if you think TLoU2 will be received as poorly as its leaks were.
• I tried to keep the seeds realistic to the level of nominations I'd expect for each series, not their strength, so some placements might look a bit weird. The same goes for some of the names I used, each of which is how the series in question is labeled in GameFAQs' database (such as Drakengard representing the Nier games).

That's about it. I welcome and encourage any discussion, predictions, griping about snubs, or any other related comments.

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"I believe in a universe that doesn't care, and people who do."
azuarc won the 2020 Guru Contest because he avoided picking rashly.