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Still in disbelief. I've stuck with LP for the majority of their time together since 2000 and have liked most of their stuff. The last two albums weren't that great, but the first five all had plenty to enjoy. Hell, A Thousand Suns technically only has 8 songs and it's still their third best behind Hybrid and Meteora.

RIP Chester :(
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Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)

Alundra (PlayStation)

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)

Bushido Blade (PlayStation)
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The nominations are counted for and placed in the bracket, and with the bracket set in stone, here is the 1997 Best Game of the Year tournament! The Nintendo 64 and PlayStation both released classic titles that year, but we also saw great titles from the Saturn, Arcade, and even Super Nintendo as it made its exit by the end of the year! Who will take the crown this year, B8 shall decide!

Official bracket
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?1&tid=467558&tclass=

Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)
vs.
NBA Live '98 (PS1, N64, Saturn, PC, SNES, Genesis)

Moonlight Syndrome (PlayStation)
vs.
Alundra (PlayStation)

The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
vs.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64)

Bushido Blade (PlayStation)
vs.
Mortal Kombat 4 (Arcade)
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scarletspeed7 posted...

But Mahal is probably going to kill the streak.

I'll be shocked if the Punjabi Prison goes on last. It's never closed a ppv, even when one of the two prisons was a World Heavyweight Championship match (to be fair, it was going up against HHH vs. Randy Orton Part II that evening). That and the # of times the WWE title has closed a ppv in the past year has been shockingly low. You're basically limited to the following: Both Backlash ppvs, TLC 2016, and Elimination Chamber 2017.
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Also after reading an article by Csonka from 411, I hope the best for Chad Gable's solo career. Csonka brought up a good point that SmackDown is basically America vs. Anti-America right now; your top three heels on the brand are all hating on America, whether they're Indian (Mahal), Canadian (Owens), or Bulgarian (Rusev). Gable has a brief history with the Olympics and while he was nowhere near as successful as Kurt Angle, he could still use that to his advantage to play a pro-American role. That and the fact that he was 1/2 of American Alpha also helps too >_>
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Jakyl25 posted...

Fingers crossed the Flag Match main events Sunday so THE STREAK can continue

Can you believe the last time Cena won a PPV main event (barring a DQ win over Lesnar) was 3 years ago at this show?

Don't forget Cena was part of the winning team at Survivor Series 2014! Even if Dolph Ziggler eliminated 4 of the 5 guys by himself and Cena tries to celebrate with him after the win >_>

As for THE STREAK, if Cena/Rusev main events Battleground and Cena most likely wins, does it pretty much end there? At that point, the streak would be as follows...

Styles
Owens
Orton
Wyatt
Goldberg
Reigns
BRAUN
Jinder
Samoa Joe
Corbin
Lesnar
Cena

Who else would be left? Rollins? Styles again (to keep the streak alive, sort of)?
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Choose your words wisely Raven, for time is running out.

I vote for david.
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Final bump

Bracket will be made this weekend
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Whoops, didn't see the second topic

Nominate

Amanda Cerny
Caity Lotz
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Nominate

Amanda Cerny
Caity Lotz
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So... Battleground at the moment...

Jinder vs Orton Part 3
Styles vs Owens
Cena vs Rusev
Corbin vs Nakamura
Usos vs New Day
Charlotte vs Becky vs Lana vs Tamina vs Natalya
English vs Tye
(Probably) Fashion Police vs Harper/Rowan
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Games that I have beaten in the Castlevania series...

Lament of Innocence [PS2] - Not bad, but not great either. 6/10 sounds about right. Liked the soundtrack more than anything else here.
Super [SNES] - Enjoyable and challenging. 8.5/10
Harmony of Dissonance [GBA] - Eventually got to the point where I wanted to complete this ASAP. My least favorite played in the series to date. 5/10
Symphony of the Night [PS1] - Still a classic to this day, and have beaten it on both PS1 and 360. 9.5/10
Circle of the Moon [GBA] - Final boss was an absolute bitch to kill. Good game overall. 7/10
Order of Ecclesia [NDS] - My least favorite in the DS trilogy, but still had a lot of fun with it. 8/10
Bloodlines [Genesis] - I vaguely remember the details on this game but I have beaten it. I do remember it being a little challenging. 7/10
Portrait of Ruin [NDS] - My favorite among the DS Castlevanias and 2nd favorite in the series. 9/10
Aria of Sorrow [GBA] - A solid title from beginning to end. 8/10
Dawn of Sorrow [NDS] - Along with Portrait, a must have for any DS owner or Castlevania fanatic. 8.5/10
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Tom Bombadil posted...

ninkendo posted...

Kurt loves the black women

not watching but please tell me this involves sharmell somehow

that was a terrible angle but muh continuity

Oh man. This wasn't meant to set up Kurt vs. HHH. It was meant to set up Kurt vs. Booker! >_>
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Three straight weeks of Balor vs. Samson, and so far Balor's 2-0 in said period of time.
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Johnbobb posted...

An excellent show that I intentionally skipped the last season of

Either Scrubs (hope not, too low) or That '70s Show
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Solioxrz362 posted...

ZeroSignal620 posted...

Colons

I hear that they're wanting to be released from the company.

That doesn't surprise me. On the other side of the WWE...

Raw's tag division

Face
Hardys
Slater/Rhyno
Titus/Crews

Heel
Sheamus/Cesaro
Revival
Anderson/Gallows
Miztourage

Could be worse.
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SmackDown's tag division now

Face
New Day
Fashion Police
Hype Bros (and they'll probably split before the year ends)

Heel
Usos
Ascension
Colons
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Sooo... Bliss/Jax interfere next week, Angle books a triple threat match at SummerSlam.

Bliss: *wins at SummerSlam thanks to miscommunication by Bayley and Sasha*
Sasha: YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE MY FRIEND! *turns heel on Bayley*
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StealThisSheen posted...

Also, how is Enzo the face, here

Cass turns on him because he's sick of Enzo being somebody who runs his mouth and has a big guy do his fighting

So Enzo responds by... Running his mouth and having a big guy do his fighting against Cass

Like, this is just proving Cass right!

I was JUST thinking the exact same thing.
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PrivateBiscuit1 posted...

ninkendo posted...

have Reigns refuse a Shield reunion when the other two want to do it for MAXIMUM HEELAGE

They'd still act like he's a face despite that though.

At the rate things are going, Reigns could align himself with Stephanie McMahon and WWE would act like Steph turned face.
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Cody's nomination of NBA Live '98 puts us officially at enough nominations to fill a bracket!

Topic will stay open for 2-3 more days in case anyone new still wants to nominate
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azuarc's noms add 2 new games to the total list, now making 58!
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Slight correction, there are 56 games nominated so far.

Which is good because me picking 8 games at random is easier than picking 12 >_> (if necessary)
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gearofages posted...

Does Resident Evil: Director's Cut count? I know it's a re-release, but it became the definitive version of the game that most people today remember playing.

While you're right that it's definitive, it would also cause problems with anyone trying to nominate it for the inevitable Best Game of 1996 tournament
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52 games as of Pumpkin's post.
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48 games nominated

Worst case scenario if no one else contributes, I'll pick the final spots myself using some of the more recognizable unnominated titles
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pjbasis posted...

I don't get it how many points were the previous ten worth

10 for #1, 1 for #10, and so on. I was doing the 5 extra noms with 3-2-1-1-1 values for the 12 users who contributed nominations this past week more or less as a way of me appreciating their efforts to contribute; they can either use them on new games yet to be nominated, or use them on games already nominated (besides ones they themselves nominated in their original post)

As of gear's post, we're at 46 games nominated at least once.
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Nanis23 posted...

Seems like people will have a boner for every Marvel movie now huh
No matter how shitty it is

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Fantastic_Four_2015_poster.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Ghost_Rider_2_Poster.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/The_Amazing_Spiderman_2_poster.jpg

Yeah, about that...

Anyway, I thought the new Spiderman was pretty awesome
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+3 Mischief Makers (Can't believe I passed up nominating this)
+2 Harvest Moon
+1 Wild Arms
+1 The House of the Dead
+1 Tetrisphere
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Also @Menji (lousy 10 user max rule)
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Phase Two (ONLY FOR THE TWELVE USERS WHO PREVIOUSLY NOMINATED)

You're allowed to nominate 5 extra games. Your top choice is worth 3 points, your #2 choice is worth 2 points, and your bottom three are worth 1 point each.

This does not mean any newcomers get to nominate 15 games; they missed the opportunity to have this bonus phase, so therefore they don't get to take part in it. They're still allowed to nominate their initial ten games.

@tazzyboyishere @AxemRedRanger @StifledSilence @pjbasis @Cody11533 @Johnbobb @Jesse_Custer @Snake5555555555 @BetrayedTangy @KujikawaRising

Games from the first post that have yet to be nominated, in case you need inspiration
Ace Combat 2
Arkanoid: Doh It Again
Automobili Lamborghini
Bloody Roar
Broken Helix
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Chameleon Twist
Clayfighter 63 1/3
Colony Wars
Cool Boarders 2
Critical Depth
Dark Rift
Darkstalkers 3
Donkey Kong Land III
Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
Dungeon Keeper
Dynasty Warriors
Extreme-G
F1 Pole Position 64
FIFA Road to World Cup 98
Fighting Force
Frogger (1997)
G-Darius
Ghost in the Shell
Harvest Moon
Hexen II
International Superstar Soccer 64
Jet Moto 2
Mace: The Dark Age
Madden NFL 98
Mass Destruction
Maximum Force
MDK
Mischief Makers
Monster Rancher
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero
Myth: The Fallen Lords
NASCAR '98
NBA Live '98
Need for Speed II
NFL Quarterback Club '98
Nuclear Strike
Off Road Challenge
One
Outlaws
Pandemonium 2
Porsche Challenge
Postal
Quake II
Rampage World Tour
Rival Schools: United by Fate
Riven
Scud: The Disposable Assassin
Shadow Warrior
Street Fighter III: New Generation
Test Drive 4
Tetrisphere
The House of the Dead
The King of Fighters '97
The Lost Vikings II
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Three Dirty Dwarves
Time Crisis II
Top Gear Rally
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Vandal Hearts
Vs.
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
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Upp
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May have to enter the second phase of nominations, but bumping this one more time before resorting to such
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OctilIery posted...

11/22/63 2011

And now the novel that reminded and proved to a lot of people that, yes, King is still a damn good author, and a good bit different than his usual stuff. While not really scary, this book is full of great characters, a great story, and plenty of memorable moments. I don't quite think it's the "best King ever" some people say, but it more than deserves its praise.
10/10

This was the 2nd King novel I read; it instantly became an all-time favorite for me.
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TheRock1525 posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

Reminds me of something Lance Storm pointed out on Twitter

They have Naomi's next defense set for Summerslam well over a month from now, but yet earlier this year stripped her of that same title because she was going to be out for less time.

And how many days were there between Brock winning the Universal Title and his defense at Ballz?

97 to be exact. Which is still nothing compared to the 4 months in 2014-15 where Brock didn't defend the WWE title
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Update on nominations so far...

Potential #1 seeds if the tournament began tomorrow: Final Fantasy VII, Star Fox 64, Diddy Kong Racing, Mario Kart 64
Number of games nominated so far: 36 across 11 users
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*voice projects itself through the arena speakers*

Broken Raven, if you know what's good for you, I suggest you get back in the ring. Or else Summer Spectacular starts two weeks early if you know what I mean.

*Broken Raven in a slight sense of fear, cowers back into the ring*

Oh, and while these people can hear me, I'll shill out a vote for Boko, Stevie, and Machete, cause why not?
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AxemRedRanger posted...

Wild Arms (this one seems reasonably prominent and you missed it!)

Trying to find enough 1997 releases was challenging as is, and Wikipedia's "1997 games" section only accounts for games first released in 97, regardless of where they came out.

This one's on me, I admit. But thankfully Wild Arms should still have no problem making the contest.
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Up
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I've also bought a few for my wife and kid, now that I remember.

Mickey Mouse
WALL-E
Eve
Mrs. Potts with Chip
Cinderella
Gus with slipper
Daryl Dixon
Strawberry Shortcake and Blueberry Muffin
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Shit, left out an obvious top ten pick for me

1. Final Fantasy VII
2. Star Fox 64
3. Goldeneye 007
4. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
5. Diddy Kong Racing
6. Mega Man X4
7. Mario Kart 64
8. Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
9. Crash Bandicoot 2
10. Blast Corps
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Ace Combat 2
Age of Empires
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
Alundra
Arkanoid: Doh It Again
Automobili Lamborghini
Blast Corps
Blood
Bloody Roar
Bomberman 64
Broken Helix
Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror
Bushido Blade
Carmageddon
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chameleon Twist
Clayfighter 63 1/3
Colony Wars
Cool Boarders 2
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Critical Depth
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
Dark Rift
Darkstalkers 3
Diddy Kong Racing
Donkey Kong Land III
Doom 64
Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout
Dungeon Keeper
Dynasty Warriors
Extreme-G
F1 Pole Position 64
Fallout
FIFA Road to World Cup 98
Fighting Force
Final Fantasy VII
Frogger (1997)
G-Darius
Ghost in the Shell
Goldeneye 007
Harvest Moon
Herc's Adventures
Hexen II
International Superstar Soccer 64
Jet Moto 2
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby's Star Stacker
Mace: The Dark Age
Madden NFL 98
Mario Kart 64
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter
Mass Destruction
Maximum Force
MDK
Mega Man 8
Mega Man X4
Mischief Makers
Monster Rancher
Moonlight Syndrome
Mortal Kombat 4
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero
Myth: The Fallen Lords
NASCAR '98
NBA Live '98
Need for Speed II
NFL Blitz
NFL Quarterback Club '98
Nightmare Creatures
Nuclear Strike
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Off Road Challenge
One
Outlaws
Pandemonium 2
Porsche Challenge
Postal
Quake II
Rampage World Tour
Rival Schools: United by Fate
Riven
Scud: The Disposable Assassin
Shadow Warrior
Sonic R
Star Fox 64
Street Fighter III: New Generation
Tekken 3
Test Drive 4
Tetrisphere
The Curse of Monkey Island
The House of the Dead
The King of Fighters '97
The Lost Vikings II
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Note
Three Dirty Dwarves
Time Crisis II
Tomb Raider II
Top Gear Rally
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
Vandal Hearts
Vs.
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour
Worms 2
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It's been awhile since we've done a GotY tournament, and with 6 months left to go in 2017, I've decided it's time to reverse the clocks another year and now do 1997! This will set the last 20 years in stone on this board, as the following 19 games are among the wall of champions

1998 - Pokemon RBY
1999 - Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
2000 - Pokemon GSC
2001 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
2002 - Metroid Prime
2003 - Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
2004 - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2005 - Resident Evil 4
2006 - Okami
2007 - Super Mario Galaxy
2008 - Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
2009 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2010 - Super Mario Galaxy 2
2011 - Portal 2
2012 - Xenoblade Chronicles
2013 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2014 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
2015 - Rocket League
2016 - Dark Souls III

1997 was a big year for both Nintendo and Sony. The Nintendo 64 gave us classics that year such as Star Fox 64, Goldeneye 007, and Mario Kart 64. The PS1 gave us Final Fantasy VII and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. PC gamers got Fallout, Quake II, and Riven. Arcade fans got Marvel vs. Street Fighter and Tekken 3. Even the Super Nintendo in its final year had Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Harvest Moon.

So to get things started, we'll keep it simple. Nomination rules are as follows...

Nominate ten games released in North America in 1997. Your #1 is worth 10 points, #2 is worth 9, and so on. If you nominate less than ten games, then said nominations will be worth less than their original amount.

A broad list of eligible games will be in the next post
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1. Yes

2. Yes (Deadpool, Batman TAS version, and Aquaman BvS/Justice League version)

3. Maybe Rick from Rick and Morty, and I'm probably getting Chris Jericho's when it comes out this month
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Pokemon
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