Board 8 > ~*~ Best Playstation 2 Game Ever - Round 1 Groups/Results/Discussion ~*~

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Welcome to the Best Playstation 2 Game Ever Contest

After just short of 6 days of nominations, I reached exactly 128 games that got nominated twice or more. This is a great number in my eyes, so i halted nominations early.

Round 1

- There will be 16 groups of 8 games.
- The top 16 nominated games will be seeded, along with the next 16 nominated games to give them a fair chance, and to avoid TOO stacked divisions. The rest of the nominated games will be then randomly divided in to each group.
- The top 5 will progress from each group, leaving us with 80 games for Round 2.
- Voting will be done by giving a +4, a +3, +2 and a +1 for your top 4 games in that division.

Round 2 will likely be a knockout round. With number 1 from group 1 facing number 5 from group 2... Much like UotY format, but with 5 instead of 7. So positioning does count!

And so on with the groups...

(Also note, if you see a duplicate game anywhere or any mistake, tell me, and i'll replace the game with a game of your choice... INCENTIVE MUCH?!)

Also my group names probably suck, tried to base it on the top 2 seeded games in each div. But whatever.

Sex, Cars, and Rock and Roll Division
Grand Theft Auto III
Guitar Hero II
Jak and Daxter
Wild Arms Alter Code: F
Gran Turismo 4
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
Dark Cloud 2
MVP Baseball 2005

Something with Snakes Division
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
ICO
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
X-Men Legends
Burnout Revenge
Tekken Tag Tournament
Silent Hill 4
.hack//Infection

2 Many Sequels Division
Silent Hill 2
God of War II
X Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse
Star Ocean 3: Til the End of Time
Samurai Warriors 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
God Hand
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

Tales of Tartarus Division
Persona 3 FES
Tales of the Abyss
Devil May Cry 2
Ratchet and Clank
Wild Arms 4
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

Squeenix Division
Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy XII
Rogue Galaxy
Suikoden IV
Beyond Good & Evil
Twisted Metal: Black
Gradius V
Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3

Prinny > Mickey Mouse Division
Kingdom Hearts
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
Madden 2004
Romancing SaGa
Dark Cloud
Silent Hill 3
Bully
Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

Sands of Besaid Division
Final Fantasy X
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Bard's Tale
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Zone of the Enders
God of War
007: Nightfire
SSX Tricky

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The Gunners Division
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Resident Evil: Dead Aim
Castle Shikigami 2
Gitaroo Man
Shinobi
Lego Star Wars II - The Original Trilogy
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

Dances with Wolves, and Guns Division
Okami
Timesplitters 2
Devil Kings
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
Tekken 5
Fatal Frame 2
Champions: Return to Arms
Resident Evil: Outbreak

The King of All Boxes Division
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Katamari Damacy
Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome
Onimusha: Warlords
Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies
Radiata Stories
Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon
Gran Turismo 3

Fashionably Late to the PS2 Party Division
Persona 4
Devil May Cry
Megaman X Collection
Shadow Hearts Covenant
La Pucelle: Tactics
Killer7
Marvel Vs Capcom 2
Call of Duty: Finest Hour

JRPG Division
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Suikoden V
Jak 3
Shadow Hearts
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner

Drive By with a Sword Division
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Soulcalibur II
Phantom Brave
Indigo Prophecy
Psychonauts
Champions Of Norrath
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica
Wild Arms 3

Highway to Hell Division
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Burnout 3: Takedown
Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain
Viewtiful Joe
MVP Baseball 2004
Mega Man Anniversary Collection
Guitar Hero
SSX 3

ertyu May Cry Division
Resident Evil 4
Devil May Cry 3
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
Tales of Legendia
Escape from Monkey Island
Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2
We Love Katamari
Dynasty Warriors 5

Division of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Suikoden III
Grandia III
Resident Evil Code Veronica X
Final Fantasy X-2
War of the Monsters
Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse
Genji: Dawn of the Samurai

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Someone seriously nominated DMC2.

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quick look most divisions seem to be pretty balanced

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No Jak II? This is already off to an abysmal start.

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tazzyboyishere posted...
No Jak II? This is already off to an abysmal start.

Seriously.

Request you remove DMC2 and add Jak2. Nobody likes DMC2 (and I'm a huge fan of the series). Jak 2 is actually good.

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Huh, all the Wild Arms I nom'd made it.

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DMC2 will win it all now lol

I can't believe Final Fantasy X-2 made it in

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Some snubs

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Hitman: Blood Money
Onimusha 2, 3 and 4
Sly series
XIII

overall I think it's pretty solid (just from a quick glance). I'd suggest adding at least one Sly game and Jak 2 though. Jak 2 is great.

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Some people also might be upset about Klonoa 2 not being included.

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Yeh i'm shocked XIII didnt make it.

And Jak II only got one nomination... I CANT BEND THE RULES JUST BECAUSE DMC2 SUCKS!

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People can be upset all they want, but a game only needed two nominations to get in, so if more then two people are upset, they should have nominated >_>

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Well, X-2 does have the best ATB system. Job system also helps!

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I hope the people that nominated DMC2 and Rogue Galaxy die in a fire.

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I just wish the noms would have lasted as long as was said as I had other games I wanted to nominate

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Damn I should have noticed this sooner. I would have gave Jak II its second nom. Tragically underrated game and my personal favorite of the trilogy. Well at least Dark Cloud didn't get snubbed. Good to see it getting some recognition alongside its sequel.

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i was the only person to nominate sly 2 and 3?

WTF b8?

From: SuperAngelo128 | #004
quick look most divisions seem to be pretty balanced

Surprisingly, this.

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Onimusha 3 confirming its status as the most unfairly ignored game of all time.

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Yes, all the Resident Evils got in!

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rammtay posted...
i was the only person to nominate sly 2 and 3?

WTF b8?

If I knew about this, I sure as **** would have voted for the entire series

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why is devil my cry 2 in this contest that games stinks and also thanks for naming a divsion after me i apprecatie that

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Kind of surprised that there's this many people that liked WA:ACF, always thought it flew under the radar. Well, either that, or not a lot of good choices.

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Natwaf_akidna posted...
Kind of surprised that there's this many people that liked WA:ACF, always thought it flew under the radar. Well, either that, or not a lot of good choices.

It's an RPG. Not happening here.

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Results

Sex, Cars, and Rock and Roll Division

+ 43 Grand Theft Auto III
+ 42 Dark Cloud 2
+ 34 Guitar Hero II
+ 33 Jak and Daxter
+ 25 Wild Arms Alter Code: F
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+ 23 MVP Baseball 2005
+ 22 Gran Turismo 4
+ 10 Ys: The Ark of Napishtim

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Star of The Division: Dark Cloud 2

I knew it was fairly well liked on the board, but to come 1 point off the seeded game in the group is pretty darn impressive!

Turd of the Division: Ys: Ark of Napishtim

LOL Ys.

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Lol the board hates Gran Turismo.

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Im just now playing through the sly series via the HD collection and I must say they are really good games.

Sly 3 could have done some damage in this thing.

MVP Baseball can't even win here. I don't know what else to say

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psychward posted...
Sly 3 could have done some damage in this thing.

I doubt it, it only has a small fanbase on the board

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day 2 over yet?

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waiting

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Results. Discounting the last two votes as they were over the 24 hour period (Didn't make much difference anyway, would just have had Tekken one spot higher)

Something With Snakes Division
+ 69 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
+ 44 ICO
+ 29 Burnout Revenge
+ 27 Tekken Tag Tournament
+ 26 X-Men Legends
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+ 23 Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
+ 20 Silent Hill 4
+ 16 .hack//Infection


Star of the Division: Tekken Tag
Didn't think many people liked Tekken on this board, and if i had counted the last two votes, it would have come third...

Turd of the Division: SMT: Nocturne
Silent Hill and .hack i could have seen not qualifying, but SMT has the whole Persona backing with it, so i thought it may have squeezed through. I was wrong.

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Round 2 Fixtures

Grand Theft Auto III vs X-Men Legends
Dark Cloud 2 vs Tekken Tag Tournament
Guitar Hero II vs Burnout Revenge
Jak and Daxter vs ICO
Wild Arms Alter Code: F vs Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

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Wild Arms Alter Code: F vs Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Man >_>

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Silent Hill 4 being eliminated is unfortunate. Here's hoping the other two do better!

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Results

2 Many Sequels Division
+ 43 Star Ocean 3: Til the End of Time
+ 42 Silent Hill 2
+ 35 God of War II
+ 28 God Hand
+ 26 Viewtiful Joe 2
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+ 18 X Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse
+ 14 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
+ 12 Samurai Warriors 2


Star of the Division: Star Ocean 3
First top seed toppled, and by SO3?! Ok it wasnt the strongest group, but i thought SO3 wasn't too well liked on here...

Turd of the Division: Dirge of Cerberus
Not that I realy expected it to qualify, but with the FFVII factor, i thought it would get more than 14 points...

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ya go my Star Ocean 3

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Top 3 Round 1 Scores
+ 69 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
+ 44 ICO
+ 43 Grand Theft Auto III/Star Ocean 3


Bottom 3 Round 1 Scores
+ 14 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
+ 12 Samurai Warriors 2
+ 10 Ys: The Ark of Napishtim

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Dammit, losing to Dirge of Cerberus.

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Poor God Hand

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So3's weird. It's a pretty even split amongst those who like or dislike it. But those who like it seem to love it and those that dislike it seem to despise it. If minusing was involved I bet it'd be down near the line.

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Will be interesting how it fairs in Round 2.

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