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LamarJackson
05/13/20 8:17:03 PM
#51:


MithosLowell posted...
metroid prime would beat most games in this contest today

Would it? Metroid series seems to become more obsolete as the years have gone on.

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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:17:13 PM
#52:


I mean why do you think I'm still here since 2006

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cerna_zelva
05/13/20 8:17:26 PM
#53:


You guys are going crazy for a bonus poll with massive SFF. All this result proves is BotW is at or above MM level, which is impressive in its own right.
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xp1337
05/13/20 8:17:57 PM
#54:


MM doesn't deserve this. =(

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HaRRicH
05/13/20 8:17:58 PM
#55:


That's what, over 5.5% dropped from the five-minute mark to the fifteen-minute mark?

OoT and maybe RBY are its only challengers now. I don't trust anything not by Nintendo to compete with this monster anymore.

EDIT: I forgot FF7 just had a remake, but I'd still be worried.

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pjbasis
05/13/20 8:18:10 PM
#56:


Holy shit

RECENCY BIAS RECENCY BIAS

I definitely want a normal game contest next to see of botw can truly hang with Ocarina.

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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:18:37 PM
#57:


@azuarc congrats on winning the actual contest on top of the Guru!

Did you get the $1000?

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Janus5k
05/13/20 8:18:43 PM
#58:


I haven't played BotW but it's nice to see this field vindicated in some way. Makes the contest feel more significant or something.

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MithosLowell
05/13/20 8:19:05 PM
#59:


LamarJackson posted...
Would it? Metroid series seems to become more obsolete as the years have gone on.

prime is still a beloved game. It got stronger in 2015 compared to 2010. It would arguably be stronger now with the low votals and the nintendo boost. Look at games like Galaxy 2. Prime would be an absolute beast
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KamikazePotato
05/13/20 8:19:33 PM
#60:


No Nintendo game will ever compete with Ocarina. That game is enshrined in diamond-encrusted nostalgia. Everything else? On notice.

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PostContestUlti
05/13/20 8:19:50 PM
#61:


ZeldaTPLink posted...
@azuarc congrats on winning the actual contest on top of the Guru!

Did you get the $1000?
It takes like a month to get it. Couldn't be happier for that guy, too. He is so damn pleasant to talk to!

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lordjers
05/13/20 8:19:55 PM
#62:


I call shenanigans. Game of the Decade is still displayed on the banner so people think this is Majora's Mask 3D or something <_<

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05/13/20 8:20:03 PM
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Gall
05/13/20 8:20:16 PM
#64:


Theory: BotW coming out caused all the older, formulaic Zelda games to deboost.

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snake_5036
05/13/20 8:20:49 PM
#65:


I would take BotW to upset OoT, full stop.

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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:20:49 PM
#66:


MM is anything but a formulaic Zelda tho

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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:21:34 PM
#67:


Heck, BotW is a return to form, being similar to Zelda 1 in a lot of ways, while MM is one of the more diverging entries in the series.

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CaptainOfCrush
05/13/20 8:21:42 PM
#68:


cerna_zelva posted...
You guys are going crazy for a bonus poll with massive SFF. All this result proves is BotW is at or above MM level, which is impressive in its own right.
Which means it has at least a sporting chance against any non-SFF opponent, which in numbers amounts to... two games (CT and FFVII). We knew it was ahead of everything else, and its 1v1 results against top classic Nintendo games (OoT, LttP, RBY) will be a mystery until we actually see them.

Essentially, today's result doesn't prove a ton provided that you were already certain BotW could beat the best from 20 years ago. If you did have doubts, this poll is answering a lot.

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MithosLowell
05/13/20 8:21:48 PM
#69:


snake_5036 posted...
I would take BotW to upset OoT, full stop.

nah.

the recent best zelda poll suggests this result is in line of what we expect. Oot is still SFF king.
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KamikazePotato
05/13/20 8:21:55 PM
#70:


lordjers posted...
I call shenanigans. Game of the Decade is still displayed on the banner so people think this is Majora's Mask 3D or something <_<
I honestly think the 'Game of the Decade' moniker has never affected a single game's strength in either contest. GameFAQs doesn't care, they just vote for what they like more.

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LamarJackson
05/13/20 8:21:56 PM
#71:


ZeldaTPLink posted...
MM is anything but a formulaic Zelda tho

Its far more formulaic than BotW is. Breath of the Wild pretty much re-invented the genre to an open world survival game, while Majoras Mask is still classic Zelda just with some gimmicks.

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PostContestUlti
05/13/20 8:22:02 PM
#72:


Gall posted...
Theory: BotW coming out caused all the older, formulaic Zelda games to deboost.
I don't think this is a deboost. Breath of the Wild is a fucking MONSTER.

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MithosLowell
05/13/20 8:22:16 PM
#73:


ZeldaTPLink posted...
MM is anything but a formulaic Zelda tho

and it was garbage in 2009.
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Hbthebattle
05/13/20 8:22:27 PM
#74:


the next game contest we get will probably have botw2 released by then, too...
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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:22:59 PM
#75:


LamarJackson posted...
Its far more formulaic than BotW is. Breath of the Wild pretty much re-invented the genre to an open world survival game, while Majoras Mask is still classic Zelda just with some gimmicks.

But that's the thing, Zelda has started as an open world game and has always been focused on that, while MM diverged from that more than any entry of its era.

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MithosLowell
05/13/20 8:23:20 PM
#76:


Hbthebattle posted...
the next game contest we get will probably have botw2 released by then, too...

i dont think BOTW 2 will be as strong honestly. The originality has sort of worn off.
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MechanicalWall
05/13/20 8:23:25 PM
#77:


ZeldaTPLink posted...
MM is anything but a formulaic Zelda tho
That's true, if any Zelda were insulated from SFF the most it'd be MM

Than again it's impossible to take this beatdown at face value unless you assume the GotD2 fiele would pulverize the GotD1 field

I still want that top 64 GotD1 vs top 64 GotD2 bracket

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Hbthebattle
05/13/20 8:23:42 PM
#78:


lordjers posted...
I call shenanigans. Game of the Decade is still displayed on the banner so people think this is Majora's Mask 3D or something <_<

There were three remakes of non-2010s games and all of them reached division finals
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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:23:46 PM
#79:


MM is my favorite Zelda game but I like it for reasons different than I like the Zelda series.

It's a great game, but it's not a great Zelda. It doesn't even try to be Zelda.

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ShortReplies
05/13/20 8:24:19 PM
#80:


Breath of the Wild will beat any game it seems, yes even Ocarina of Time. Ocarina of Time is not what it used to be.
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snake_5036
05/13/20 8:25:45 PM
#81:


majora's mask trying to salvage some face

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Team Rocket Elite
05/13/20 8:26:14 PM
#82:


3 users fell off the Top 50. ToadYoshi, NGC3372 and OldDarkElf took a gamble and bet against the king but it didn't work out.

4 users fell off the Second Chance Top 50. Frosmoth, QuickGaming, Moonroof and Final_Eclipse had very strong entries up to now but couldn't quite keep it going to the end.
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Kinglicious
05/13/20 8:27:55 PM
#83:


that's some mighty SFF. OoT tomorrow.
winner faces Link himself.

...it'd have been more interesting to see Witcher 3 vs. MM honestly. but if we're down the Zelda heirarchy path might as well go all in.

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MithosLowell
05/13/20 8:28:46 PM
#84:


ShortReplies posted...
Breath of the Wild will beat any game it seems, yes even Ocarina of Time. Ocarina of Time is not what it used to be.

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lordjers
05/13/20 8:29:04 PM
#85:


Hbthebattle posted...
There were three remakes of non-2010s games and all of them reached division finals

And lost!

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transcience
05/13/20 8:29:46 PM
#86:


before you guys go crazy remember that Witcher 3 just put 44% on this game. its strong, but if youre saying that its above LTTP and Mario 64 youre somewhat suggesting that Witcher 3 could give them a match.

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HaRRicH
05/13/20 8:30:11 PM
#87:


In a way, neither LoZ game should be so easily SFF'able. They are both games known for breaking away from their series formula, and they do so in very different ways. There are seventeen years between them -- five Nintendo consoles exist between the Nintendo 64 and the Switch. The nostalgic memories of one should have a super strength to it, as should the recognition of an instant classic. One was doubted upon release by many, causing a defensiveness among its fans...and one changed what its series might become, causing a divisiveness among its detractors.

Of course there's SFF, and probably lots of it. It's still surprising to see this level of distance between them though -- even if they are identical indirectly, which they are not.

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LamarJackson
05/13/20 8:30:50 PM
#88:


transcience posted...
before you guys go crazy remember that Witcher 3 just put 44% on this game. its strong, but if youre saying that its above LTTP and Mario 64 youre somewhat suggesting that Witcher 3 could give them a match.

That doesn't sound crazy to me, given how big Witcher 3 is, and this has always been a more RPG focused site.

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WarThaNemesis2
05/13/20 8:30:56 PM
#89:


transcience posted...
before you guys go crazy remember that Witcher 3 just put 44% on this game. its strong, but if youre saying that its above LTTP and Mario 64 youre somewhat suggesting that Witcher 3 could give them a match.

I mean, Witcher 3 almost beat BotW with non-registered voters, so do I think a heavily rallied game could threaten Mario 64?

Yes.

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ZeldaTPLink
05/13/20 8:30:59 PM
#90:


https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78686290

Made a poll.

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Hbthebattle
05/13/20 8:32:37 PM
#91:


transcience posted...
before you guys go crazy remember that Witcher 3 just put 44% on this game. its strong, but if youre saying that its above LTTP and Mario 64 youre somewhat suggesting that Witcher 3 could give them a match.

Praise Geraldo
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charmander6000
05/13/20 8:32:44 PM
#92:


transcience posted...
before you guys go crazy remember that Witcher 3 just put 44% on this game. its strong, but if youre saying that its above LTTP and Mario 64 youre somewhat suggesting that Witcher 3 could give them a match.

I mean, unless you are arguing reverse SFF against MM, BotW is very close to LttP.

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KamikazePotato
05/13/20 8:35:16 PM
#93:


Breath of the Wild/Witcher scored over 3000 more votes than the next-highest match of the contest, and Witcher 3 nearly beat it outright in Anonymous votes. It overperformed, and by quite a bit.

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_SecretSquirrel
05/13/20 8:35:28 PM
#94:


@creativename

Here's the hidden calamity from today.

https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-calamity.png

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LamarJackson
05/13/20 8:35:52 PM
#95:


KamikazePotato posted...
Breath of the Wild/Witcher scored over 3000 more votes than the next-highest match of the contest, and Witcher 3 nearly beat it outright in Anonymous votes. It overperformed, and by quite a bit.

Isn't it pretty normal for a final match to get more votes?

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Haste_2
05/13/20 8:36:47 PM
#96:


transcience posted...
before you guys go crazy remember that Witcher 3 just put 44% on this game. its strong, but if youre saying that its above LTTP and Mario 64 youre somewhat suggesting that Witcher 3 could give them a match.

The Witcher 3 only got 61% on Galaxy 2 this contest, while Super Metroid got 60% on Galaxy 1 in 2015. That alone makes me doubt Witcher 3 could take on Mario 64. I wouldn't be surprised if W3 had a Geralt-level overperformance against BotW....

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creativename
05/13/20 8:37:04 PM
#97:


_SecretSquirrel posted...
@creativename

I forgot to include the Majora moon from yesterday in my pic dump.

https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd20/third_day.png

Now onto today...

https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-Agent_M.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-Agent_M-2.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-NowItsAngeTime.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-ZenOfThunder.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-_SecretSquirrel.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-_SecretSquirrel-2.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-Reala.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-Reala-2.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-Cody11533.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-UltimaterializerX.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/mm-UltimaterializerX-2.png

https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-_SecretSquirrel-b.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-Agent_M-b.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-Reala-b.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-ZenOfThunder-b.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-UltimaterializerX-b.png
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-_SecretSquirrel.png (dupe)
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r5/botw-_SecretSquirrel.png (dupe)
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r6/botw-Agent_M.png (dupe)
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r7/botw-ZenOfThunder.png (dupe)
https://gamefaqs1.cbsistatic.com/images/contest/gotd-r6/botw-UltimaterializerX.png (dupe)

So far, what I've mined. I think this is it, but it does seem weird for there to be an uneven amount of pictures.
Thanks!

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MithosLowell
05/13/20 8:38:21 PM
#98:


Id take Mario 64 to beat every game in this bracket except BOTW. Id say the same for Mario World.
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LamarJackson
05/13/20 8:38:44 PM
#99:


Haste_2 posted...
The Witcher 3 only got 61% on Galaxy 2 this contest, while Super Metroid got 60% on Galaxy 1 in 2015. That alone makes me doubt Witcher 3 could take on Mario 64. I wouldn't be surprised if W3 had a Geralt-level overperformance against BotW....

I mean, people have kept on saying theres a cap for a Western game against a Japanese game. Would it really matter if it can't get more than 60% on popular Nintendo games if it has a dedicated fanbase that'll keep it close in any match?

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_SecretSquirrel
05/13/20 8:39:12 PM
#100:


creativename posted...


Which match was the moon pic? Not sure what to label it in the numbering.
It, and the calamity pic today are a little easter egg. Click on a game and don't vote, and an image slowly pops up over the game you didn't vote for.

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