(6)BioShock vs (11)Silent Hill 2 2015

Ulti's Analysis
This was a very predictable match, in a rather long line of predictable matches to round out round 1. Chrono Cross > World of Warcraft was our last good match of round 1, and the 12 matches after that were just round 1 playing out the string. It makes for a rather long PCA grind, to be perfectly honest.

I am glad to see BioShock get an easy win after Infinite crapped the bed, though having it come at Silent Hill 2's expense was sad. I've always hated when two games I love are in a poll together, but them's the breaks sometimes. The right game did win, though. For everything Silent Hill 2 does well, BioShock does it just a little bit better. Storytelling, creepy factor, atmosphere, graphics, and especially gameplay. The only thing Silent Hill 2 does best is Pyramid Head, though I can easily argue Big Daddy is every bit as scary if you consider the Big Daddies a villainous clan in BioShock. Even if you don't, they have fucking drill arms and the intro of the game shows a Big Daddy drilling through a guy's chest right after he was dumb enough to try stealing a plasmid. Pyramid Head is cool and all, but come on. Drill arm.

This would set up a round 2 match between Metal Gear Solid 3 and BioShock, which on paper looked to be a lock for MGS3. In practice, it ended up being one of the most entertaining matches of the entire contest.

As a complete aside, did Big Daddy influence Nautilus's character in League of Legends at all? Anyone know if this is a thing? They're remarkably similar and I'm very much rooting for this to be the case.