(4)Red Dead Redemption vs (13)Bayonetta 2 2015

Ulti's Analysis
I have no clue why I thought Bayonetta could actually win this match, even with it being a Wii U exclusive on a site that doesn't remotely care about the Wii U. I kind of figured a casualbait title like Red Dead Redemption would just get rolled, which tends to happen to games like this when they go up against Nintendo.

As it would turn out, Bayonetta is not only not Nintendo, but she is pure fodder of the highest accord. A 64-36 beating is no accident, and RDR actually managed to go up in percentage after losing the board vote. I don't know that RDR deserved a 4 seed, but it did at least deserve to win a contest match. Too bad it was destined to get completely rocked in round 2.

Divisions 7 and 8 in general just felt very odd, and loaded with a ton of games that felt very close to each other in strength. This always seems to happen at the bottom of the bracket, too, for whatever reason. You never see all the Nintendo heavy-hitters down here and all the high midcarders up top.