Board 8 > Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1335

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plasmabeam
04/05/20 4:44:34 PM
#102:


squexa posted...
So has anyone played Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana? I consider myself relatively informed about gaming but I have absolutely no idea what the heck this is. And the subtitle doesn't help clarify things either.

It's Kingdom Hearts on coke, with S-tier music and 3D Metroidvania world design.

Mac Arrowny posted...
Ys VIII is awesome yo. One of the best games this gen, and the best action RPG ever made.

Agreed. Quite possibly the most fun RPG ever made.

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HaRRicH
04/05/20 5:03:19 PM
#103:


Thanks Mech, I made up the term sometime after hearing walking-simulator catch on. TWD/LiS are more of a point-and-click genre by our usual labels, but I don't think people play them for their puzzles so much as they do for exploring difficult decisions.

Limited rewind abilities?
So-and-so will remember your choice.

And yeah, to your point, how often do you see choices like "You won the lottery -- would you like to donate a portion to Meals on Wheels or Toys for Tots?" It's almost always gonna make you feel bad one way or another.

Concrete block?
Principal's office?

Nah games, ya'll just trying to make me feel guilty and you're still somehow enjoyable.

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Nintendogs
04/05/20 6:08:37 PM
#104:


So The Walking Dead was fodder all this time.
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_SecretSquirrel
04/05/20 6:09:43 PM
#105:


Nintendogs posted...
So The Walking Dead was fodder all this time.
It wasn't exactly debated before this contest. It was just whether or not Bastion was worse or not.

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HaRRicH
04/05/20 6:33:12 PM
#106:


I'm excited to see our Guru nom and my personal game of the decade Super Meat Boy have a match in the next set of matches. Its opponent Slay the Spire is one of the four games I never heard of before this contest though. I streamed it for a bit...looks like a card-based game, maybe a short one. Is it good and is there reason for it to impress in a match here?

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MetalmindStats
04/05/20 6:36:32 PM
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_SecretSquirrel
04/05/20 6:38:37 PM
#109:


MetalmindStats posted...
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-back/26842.png
I don't play David Cage games. What the hell am I looking at?

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MetalmindStats
04/05/20 6:41:44 PM
#110:


_SecretSquirrel posted...
I don't play David Cage games. What the hell am I looking at?
An origami... something - dog, I think - since Heavy Rain's big bad is called the Origami Killer. Incidentally, I would guess someone made the decision to have said origami object as the centerpiece of Heavy Rain's boxart to tout how artistic the game supposedly is.

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swordz9
04/05/20 6:43:50 PM
#111:


Heavy Rain has some of the most AMAZING dialogue Ive ever heard in a game
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Leonhart4
04/05/20 6:44:35 PM
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Leonhart4
04/05/20 6:59:48 PM
#114:


swordz9 posted...
Heavy Rain has some of the most AMAZING dialogue Ive ever heard in a game

Jaaaaason

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swordz9
04/05/20 7:00:16 PM
#115:


Leonhart4 posted...


Jaaaaason

Shaaaaaaaauuuunnnnnn
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Sens-Hangar_18
04/05/20 7:05:17 PM
#116:


I will never vote against this

https://youtu.be/Yy44s_de15Y

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MetalmindStats
04/05/20 7:05:28 PM
#117:


LeonhartFour posted...
I think you're either overestimating BotW or underestimating the field. 85 games in the original GOTD were at 25%+ on MM, so you're either saying this field is just that much weaker or BotW is just that much stronger.
As Yo sussed out, I was talking about the absolute measure of 25%+ on Base Link, not the relative measure of 25%+ on BotW. For what it's worth, I would certainly take fewer games this contest to exceed 25% on BotW even indirectly, but it would be something like 30-50, not barely in the double digits.

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HaRRicH
04/05/20 7:28:40 PM
#118:


Sens-Hangar_18 posted...
I will never vote against this

https://youtu.be/Yy44s_de15Y

Never seen this before...gotta say, I appreciate that one-second chicken cam.

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 7:47:33 PM
#119:


MetalmindStats posted...
As Yo sussed out, I was talking about the absolute measure of 25%+ on Base Link, not the relative measure of 25%+ on BotW. For what it's worth, I would certainly take fewer games this contest to exceed 25% on BotW even indirectly, but it would be something like 30-50, not barely in the double digits.

The absolute measure of Base Link is entirely theoretical anyway, especially when it comes to games.

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lordjers
04/05/20 7:48:23 PM
#120:


Sens-Hangar_18 posted...
I will never vote against this

https://youtu.be/Yy44s_de15Y

FF4 music was great, but I could've done without the laughs.

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Gall
04/05/20 7:56:09 PM
#121:


Theories on New Vegas's underperformance:

  1. GameFAQs has a soft spot for walking simulators. FFXV's underperformance against Edith Finch corroborates this.
  2. New Vegas got hit with the franchise backlash factor (FBF). This fits with the disappointing performances from Fallout 4 and the Mass Effect games. I don't know exactly what this means for the ME2/Fallout 4 match, but it makes New Vegas/Dark Souls III interesting considering how well soulslikes have been holding up so far (see also: Nioh upsetting Isaac).
  3. Voters had no idea what the hell Stanley Parable was and voted for it as a joke. Watch out for Heavy Rain pushing 40% on Persona 5.
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Leonhart4
04/05/20 7:56:59 PM
#122:


This is an underperformance? You guys are getting spoiled by all these quadruplings!

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ZeldaTPLink
04/05/20 7:57:34 PM
#123:


Gall posted...
franchise backlash factor (FBF)

Go my FBF, may you help Civ 5 beat AC!
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Gall
04/05/20 7:58:42 PM
#124:


Stanley Parable can't be that much stronger than Talos Principle, can it?
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Kotetsu534
04/05/20 7:59:12 PM
#125:


It is 0.6% off a quadrupling as it is. It started pretty slow then roared upward through the first 3-4 hours.

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 8:00:38 PM
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charmander6000
04/05/20 8:00:55 PM
#127:


Damn, look at Persona 5.

Heavy Rain isn't that weak...

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Ranticoot
04/05/20 8:00:57 PM
#128:


when i voted persona, sonic and meat boy all had 90%+

i love these wacky board votes

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_SecretSquirrel
04/05/20 8:00:59 PM
#129:


Civ's already closing in with bracket vote in tact.

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swordz9
04/05/20 8:01:08 PM
#130:


So close to being the 1st Jaaaaason voter
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Master Moltar
04/05/20 8:01:11 PM
#131:


oh man p5

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 8:01:40 PM
#132:


I imagine Persona 5 will drop but yeah that's a great first minute

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Kotetsu534
04/05/20 8:01:42 PM
#133:


Persona crossed 100 votes at 102-12 - what a delicious board vote.

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charmander6000
04/05/20 8:01:59 PM
#134:


Assassin's Creed IV recovered quite nicely after losing 60/40 to Civilization V

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Yuri_LowelI
04/05/20 8:02:18 PM
#136:


Persona coming for that BOTW ass

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 8:02:44 PM
#137:


UltimaterializerX posted...
Wow Black Flag is garbage lmao

Winning 60/40 seems fine!

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davidponte
04/05/20 8:03:06 PM
#138:


Alright I need Black Flag to come down by 3% to avoid losing everything in spread betting.

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Yuri_LowelI
04/05/20 8:03:49 PM
#139:


UltimaterializerX posted...
Wow Black Flag is garbage lmao

this just makes witcher look even better

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davidponte
04/05/20 8:03:50 PM
#140:


Also this early Sonic result disappoints me

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_SecretSquirrel
04/05/20 8:03:55 PM
#141:


davidponte posted...
Alright I need Black Flag to come down by 3% to avoid losing everything in spread betting.
I'm really hoping Sonic goes up after the freeze.

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Advokaiser
04/05/20 8:04:05 PM
#142:


Haha, Civ V annihilated the board vote, then backfired.

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 8:04:33 PM
#143:


davidponte posted...
Also this early Sonic result disappoints me

Seems about right. It's weaker than DQXI and Ys VIII is stronger than Trails in the Sky.

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Advokaiser
04/05/20 8:04:52 PM
#144:


Also, My boy is in action, how cute. :3

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Yuri_LowelI
04/05/20 8:04:54 PM
#145:


davidponte posted...
Also this early Sonic result disappoints me

im more dissapointed in gamefaqs for choosing it over ys 8

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 8:05:49 PM
#146:


Wow, Meat Boy tanked a lot of percentage in that last minute or so.

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Yuri_LowelI
04/05/20 8:06:56 PM
#147:


Leonhart4 posted...
Wow, Meat Boy tanked a lot of percentage in that last minute or so.

meat boy is already surpassing expectations.

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Leonhart4
04/05/20 8:07:27 PM
#148:


Yuri_LowelI posted...
meat boy is already surpassing expectations.

This is about what I predicted! Slay the Spire is going to be really weak.

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MechanicalWall
04/05/20 8:07:29 PM
#149:


Ys Viii vs Slay the Spire what you got

I have Sonic > Meat Boy in my bracket so yah

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Janus5k
04/05/20 8:07:51 PM
#150:


Ys VIII is great. Glad to see it going out with some semblance of dignity.

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ninkendo
04/05/20 8:07:55 PM
#151:


in a just world Ys VIII would beat Sonic Mania

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