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Results[]

Round One

Poll6054

Thursday, November 5th, 2015

Ulti's Analysis[]

Poll 6054
Division Division 1
Match # 4
Match Date Thursday, November 5, 2015
Oracle
Expectations
Final Fantasy X - 67.37%
111 for - 0 against
GameFAQs
Prediction
Final Fantasy X - 60.74%

This match was never going to be a contest, and some would argue Half-Life deserved better. Personally I think Half-Life is an average game at best and is ungodly overrated by the PC crowd. It's just not very good, and my mind is never being changed on this. So as a gaming fan level, watching Half-Life get its ass whipped by a much better game was nice. It was never close and the percentages never really moved, so what you're seeing here is really all there was to talk about.

The bigger implication here was preparation for the Chrono Trigger match, and the seeds were definitely there right from round 1 that FFX was screwed. Chrono Trigger looked like a worldbeater against Ratchet, while according to the 2009 stats FFX underperformed by 5%. CT/FFX was frankly already decided, though there were some deniers. There was no denial after round 2, though.






Ctes's Analysis[]

Final Fantasy X would have to put up a very strong expectation exceeding performance to match Chrono Trigger's if it wanted to show us it had a chance in round 3 and it didn't. But not only did it not do that, it actually managed to disappoint. It actually looks a lot worse after we had it confirmed how much Half-Life had fallen. At this point, we might've expected it, but it wasn't clear until Half-Life 2 looked terrible later down the line. Already at this point, some ridiculous and unexpected shenanigans would have to happen for FFX to make the division finale. And to think that just a day earlier, it was the favorite to get there.

On a personal basis, this match should sadden me. I absolutely love FFX, it's a fantastic game. I replayed it recently to platinum, although I got busy and didn't really got back. Half-Life can be fun to play, but the second one is vastly superior. Yet I wasn't sad, because it means good things for Chrono Trigger. Though I sat hours before bracket lockout and went back and fourth on their upcomming match, but decided FFX should have it with recently being released on new consoles and damn was that a mistake. But I realized this day I had a win/win situation. Either I got points or I saw my favorite game winning.

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2015 Contest Matches

Round One
CT > R&C:UYA
DQVIII > P3
MMX > Batman:AC
FFX > HL1
Melee > Portal
Pokemon GSC > TWEWY
KHII > MGS4
TLoU > Halo 3
FFVI > ACII
TTYD > ToS
KotOR > Xenogears
Zelda:WW > Pokemon X/Y
Smash Wii U > Planescape
ME > SMG2
Halo > Minecraft
FFVII > Journey
SMB3 > AoE2
Pokemon RBY > Tetris
Sonic 2 > Portal 2
Uncharted 2 > Walking Dead
Fallout 3 > Life is Strange
Undertale > ME3
FFVIII > GTA:VC
SMW > AC:NL
Skyrim > PW:AA
GE007 > Diablo II
Metroid Prime > Morrowind
HL2 > Demon's Souls
Mario 64 > MK8
FFT > RE2
Zelda:TP > SoA
Persona 4 > 999

Zelda:OoT > Hearthstone
Suikoden II > MH4U
Okami > Warcraft III
FFIX > KH1
DKC2 > Xenoblade
FE:A > Mario Maker
BK > Baldur's Gate II
SotN > PW:T&T
Zelda:LttP > Cave Story
FFIV > Deus Ex
MGSV > Perfect Dark
Dark Souls > Civ V
Super Metroid > CoD4
Mario Galaxy > DA:O
FFXII > Bloodborne
Zelda:MM > Valkyria
GTAV > Shenmue
SMRPG > Oblivion
GTA:SA > Shovel Knight
CC > WoW
Witcher 3 > Isaac: Rebirth
MGS2 > RE
Fallout:NV > BioShock Inf
RE4 > Paper Mario
MGS > Splatoon
EB > Borderlands 2
SotC > TF2
RDR > Bayonetta 2
MGS3 > Mother 3
BioShock > SH2
Starcraft > Destiny
ME2 > VLR

Round Two
CT > DQVIII
FFX > MMX
Melee > Pokemon GSC
KHII > TLoU
FFVI > TTYD
Zelda:WW > KotOR
Smash Wii U > ME
FFVII > Halo
Pokemon RBY > SMB3
Sonic 2 > Uncharted 2
Undertale > Fallout 3
SMW > FFVIII
Skyrim > GE007
Metroid Prime > HL2
Mario 64 > FFT
Zelda:TP > Persona 4
Zelda:OoT > Suikoden II
FFIX > Okami
DKC2 > FE:A
SotN > BK
Zelda:LttP > FFIV
Dark Souls > MGSV
Super Metroid > SMG
Zelda:MM > FFXII
SMRPG > GTAV
CC > GTA:SA
MGS2 > Witcher 3
RE4 > Fallout:NV
MGS > EB
SotC > RDR
MGS3 > Bioshock
ME2 > Starcraft

R3 and following
CT > FFX
Melee > KHII
FFVI > Zelda:WW
FFVII > Smash Wii U
Pokemon RBY > Sonic 2
Undertale > SMW
Skyrim > Metroid Prime
Mario 64 > Zelda:TP
Zelda:OoT > FFIX
SotN > DKC2
Zelda:LttP > Dark Souls
Zelda:MM > Super Metroid
SMRPG > CC
RE4 > MGS2
MGS > SotC
MGS3 > ME2
Melee > CT
FFVII > FFVI
Undertale > Pokemon RBY
Mario 64 > Skyrim
Zelda:OoT > SotN
Zelda:LttP > Zelda:MM
SMRPG > RE4
MGS3 > MGS
Melee > FFVII
Undertale > Mario 64
Zelda:OoT > Zelda:LttP
SMRPG > MGS3
Undertale > Melee
Zelda:OoT > SMRPG
Undertale > Zelda:OoT



Melee > SMRPG

Grudge Matches
CT > FFVI
Pokemon RBY > Mario 64


Zelda:OoT > FFVII

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