(7)Fallout: New Vegas vs (2)Resident Evil 4 2015

Ulti's Analysis
Of the four matches that took place during this contest day, this was the only match that was remotely normal. GTA5/SMRPG, San Andreas/Chrono Cross, and Witcher 3/MGS2 were all weird for various reasons, but RE4 was always going to beat New Vegas with ease. I suppose one could call it disappointing that RE4 didn't break 60% in this match (and a lot of Oracle players would agree!), but no one really thought this match was some warning sign for the future. Fallout 4 hype was still in effect, after all.

Turns out it actually was a warning sign, though that would not become clear until next round.

This match booted the Fallout series from the contest rather early, though the obvious Undertale circumstance (not to mention Fallout fans refusing to counter-rally) was to blame for that more than Resident Evil 4 was. In thinking about Fallout getting a relatively early exit from the contest as a series, it was hardly the only example. Since this PCA is loaded with lists, here's my list of relatively surprising early series exits from this contest, or at least series where not making round 3 could be considered disappointing to various people:

Mega Man (I'm including MMX and the vanilla Mega Man series not making the contest here, just a crime) Portal Halo Call of Duty (irrelevant on GameFAQs, but to gaming at large it losing early matters) Fallout Half-Life Mario Kart (only because Super Mario Kart absolutely should have made it in) Warcraft Grand Theft Auto BioShock