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Spelunky

The perfect game.


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Uhhhh... 200,000 is the death toll we'll have while taking precautions. If we did what you suggested (aka nothing), over 3 million Americans would die. And it wouldn't be just the elderly.


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10% on Witcher 3
5% on StarCraft II
60% on Stardew Valley
15% on SMG2


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CHANGE

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with 75.81%
Mass Effect 3 with 59.77%
Stardew Valley with 72.19%
Super Mario Galaxy 2 with 83.31%


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Nelson
Scorpio
Abe
Smithers

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Yes this Ori result was designed as the perfect Show Curse, but someone just had to go and spoil it!


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Good news for Dark Souls brackets: Last of Us 2 has been delayed until probably the middle of Summer (was previously going to come out shortly after this bracket).

Final Fantasy 7 is still on pace for its launch in 8 days, however. (Not that it will change any results... unless maybe people are feeling happy about FF and 15 does better against Hollow Knight?)


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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Mass Effect 3
Stardew Valley
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Dark Souls III
BANK
God of War
Persona 5
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sonic Mania
Super Meat Boy
Portal 2
Kingdom Hearts III
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Red Dead Redemption 2
Dark Souls
Rocket League
Yakuza 0
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Batman: Arkham City
BioShock Infinite
Diablo III
The Last of Us
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Journey
Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn
Mario Kart 8
Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Version
Celeste
Divinity: Original Sin II
NieR: Automata


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30% on Xenoblade Chronicles
10% on Death Stranding
30% on Ori and the Blind Forest
10% on South Park


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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with 77.13%
Mass Effect 3 with 61.13%
Stardew Valley with 74.49%
Super Mario Galaxy 2 with 80.91%
Fallout: New Vegas with 77.15%
Dark Souls III with 63.39%
Nioh with 50.07%
God of War with 82.14%

Persona 5 with 80.17%
Sid Meier's Civilization V with 50.11%
Sonic Mania with 70.71%
Super Meat Boy with 73.19%
Portal 2 with 66.29%
Kingdom Hearts III with 62.98%
Animal Crossing: New Leaf with 62.47%
Red Dead Redemption 2 with 84.14%

Dark Souls with 83.22%
Dragon Ball FighterZ with 55.51%
Yakuza 0 with 72.20%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain with 63.15%
Batman: Arkham City with 69.29%
BioShock Infinite with 62.37%
Diablo III with 62.31%
The Last of Us with 81.09%

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with 81.19%
Journey with 53.33%
Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn with 71.45%
Mario Kart 8 with 53.81%
Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Version with 81.09%
Celeste with 57.39%
Divinity: Original Sin II with 73.44%
NieR: Automata with 62.29%


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CHANGE

Overwatch with 52.27%
Dragon Age: Inquisition with 55.49%
Fire Emblem: Three Houses with 66.33%


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Burns
Kent
Comic
Otto
Ralph


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Ever wonder who the greatest Gurus of ALL TIME are? swirl has the answers as a Show Exclusive on this week's episode, check it out!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78534703


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swirl had only ever been heard on Nick's User of the Year podcast before this, he said that was in 2016 or so.


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We're back with episode two!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78534703


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It took a month but WE'RE BACK! GotD is off and running and so was The Show, this week we brought on a Board 8 legend named swirldude who provided a legendary Show Exclusive.

http://board8.speedrunwiki.com/interviews/theshow/20200401-TheShowEP02.mp3

- Doom, Mario Odyssey, and so many other mega blowouts! should this have been a 64 entrant bracket instead?
- breaking down all the results so far including the Defending Champ Undertale being dethroned, plus upsets by Bastion and DMC5 (what the heck happened to Tropical Freeze!?)
- selecting our Stars and Turds of the Contest to this point
- SHOW EXCLUSIVE: swirl reveals the All Time Guru Rankings. who is the Best of the Best?

We had a great time and were all too happy to provide safe entertainment during these challenging coronavirus times. Hope you can stay inside and enjoy!
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15% on Baba Is You
40% on Cuphead
10% on Persona 4 Golden
35% on Red Dead Redemption


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UPDATE

Cuphead with 65.69%


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Whoa, high votals! @LusterSoldier (or anyone), do we know if any successful rallies happened today to raise this number?


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This isn't an opinion topic, it's a math problem. Yes, we could take all poor families out of poverty. Whether we could keep them out is another story.


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Snake
Willie
Apu
Ralph

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UPDATE - The virus has now cost more American lives than 9/11.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Very soon it will even have cost more New York City lives.


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You can play UT on Switch now, sure, but the game was such a 2015 phenomenon. If the Switch had been around then, and it had been ported to the console at the height of its power when everyone was curious what all the buzz was about, then the sky would be the limit. Instead GameFAQs as a whole wasn't introduced to the game until it started killing our brackets by winning matches with outside help, and by then the well was poisoned and many of us were never going to give it a real chance. Compare that to Octopath hitting the system at exactly the right time, and it's clear where the Nintendo vote was going to go (which as we've seen is a huge deal in 2020).

But getting back to these results... holy smokes! This is the craziest night of the season so far IMO.

* I'd forgotten how good it feels to call your shot in advance and have a big upset play out just the way you'd predicted. huzzah for Contest season! this one is especially nice because it'll be a three point swing for my bracket, barring something very strange happening next round. (and yes I fully realize a UT rally could develop tomorrow to steal those three points away, but that's okay, my theory didn't take outside voting into account so I'm considering it proven)

* ...blowing The Show's Lock of the Night, however, doesn't feel quite so great. boooo for Contest season! losing a tight one would be one thing but I'm actually stunned at the percentage DMC is putting up here, considering what's happening in the match below it

* OMG Odyssey! I was one of only a few people to pick it as the biggest threat to BotW in my pre-GotD poll 8 months ago, and now I wish I'd stuck to my guns. because sure, we're all Boomer Gamers who haven't touched non-Smash fighting games since the 90s, but still, this is Mortal Kombat- there's a limit to how weak I could ever see that series being. maybe Mario's overperforming a little off that great match pic or being the comfortable option no one dislikes (Pac-Man Factor) out of 8 options, but I'm putting my money on it being an actual beast when not held back by BotW; look out Ultimate, you're going to get tested after all!


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Whoa really, SB would have been in the final 8 for perfect Gurus? Color me impressed!


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EventualDecline posted...

So which game won last decade? I saw someone mention that it was Zelda, so which one was it? Wind Waker or Majoras Mask? I guess Twilight Princess is a possibility too. Id be suprised if games like Smash Melee, Kingdom Hearts, and Resident Evil 4 did not go far in that contest also. I was here at the time, but I dont remember that contest or its outcome at all.

Here's the bracket, if you want to refresh your memory.

http://thengamer.com/xstats/ranks.php?bracket=2010g

The links will take you to every game's Contest history.


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Moe
Barney
Kirk
Gil

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35% on Octopath Traveler
10% on Shovel Knight
40% on DKC Tropical Freeze
10% on Mortal Kombat 11


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CHANGE

Octopath Traveler with 51.69%
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze with 52.87%


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azuarc posted...

Who's doing eliminations, anyway?

Anyone who wants to, I'll send Shadow the CSV file but anyone else can look at it also, if they PM me their e-mail address.

Gall posted...

...Is this very common on this board? Are you all secretly the same five people?

No, seriously, during the last character contest I discovered this board and with it all the years of contest histories, writeups, and episodes of The Show. Normally I prefer to just lurk and read the posts, but when GotD 2 got announced I figured it was a perfect time to get involved since everyone else would be at a prediction disadvantage with all the new games (Bastion says hi) and it's been a great experience.

OMG an actual new human being! I haven't been this excited since Metalmind.

(but yes, when a new username starts posting on this board, 95% of the time it's an alt of someone who first posted in 2004)


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I hate it when people only come out of the woodwork to brag once their Upset Special comes true, so I wanted to say in advance why I ended up changing my mind since our recording and picking against Undertale tomorrow.

Everyone says it's got a higher base strength on this site than Draven/League, and that it didn't rub us the wrong way as much as the other rally did, and I do agree. However...

* I think Octopath is slightly more than "Not UT"- being on the Switch has been a big indicator of success this year, and it came out during that sweet spot when everyone had their new console, had finished the Must Haves, and was looking to pick up something new. I personally have three non-GameFAQs friends who bought the game and were very excited about it for the first week. (now granted, only one of them ended up finishing the game, but still! at least it's got some Awareness Factor)

* I finished Undertale last month, and I'm now in the middle of a second playthrough where I'm going for the best ending. (I wanted to bring this up on the last episode but we'd already gone way way too long by that point!) it's actually a better game than I expected, with a better story than I thought it would have. and Sans is a lovable goof who steals some of the biggest scenes; it's easy to see why he became the breakout star. and that's the problem- there's no way thousands of GameFAQs regulars gave the game a try, were won over by it, then unanimously decided "you know what, Sans was great and all, but I gotta have me some PAC-MAN!"

* normally I put zero stock in games versus characters results, but that one just reeked of anti-voting to me. and if I'm right, the math is starting to look bleak for Undertale. as Luster explained, casual voters have been turned off by the fourway forced voting, resulting in veteran GameFAQs users casting 5% more of the votes than in 2018. and remember, each of those votes counts double, so actually they have 10% more impact. what if for every one GameFAQs vet who decided to give UT a try and enjoyed it, there are two or three who are still bitter about the Chrono Trigger or Ocarina or Melee results and sitewide takeover- as the Pac-Man result seems to indicate? the Fortnite kids who saw the result yesterday called us Bitter Boomers, and maybe tomorrow is going to prove them right!


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azuarc posted...

Out of curiosity, and I apologize if this is answered elsewhere, but why is the guru topic locked?

That was the Guru Entry topic, entries are now closed so we've moved over to the Discussion topic which is here:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78525056


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When today's results go final we will have only 7 perfect brackets remaining out of our 142 total. Congrats to our Final Seven:

1. Gall - 20
2. Keltiq - 20
3. BlAcK TuRtLe - 20
4. Ytterbicide - 20
5. Osfan - 20
6. Bossman_Coolguy - 20
7. ffmasterjose - 20

That being said, tomorrow is a huge one. Let's have some congratulations in advance for the 16 Gurus bold enough to pick against our reigning World Champion Undertale in Round One!

Ngamer
MetalmindStats
abdou
ZeldaTPLink
junk_funk
Gall
Ranticoot
Paratroopa1
spooky96
SSBM_Guy
scaryice
LordOfDabu
UltimaterializerX
Bossman_Coolguy
Lord Bob Bree
ffmasterjose

Assuming Shovel Knight gets by Dragon's Dogma, we'll have only three perfects remaining by tomorrow evening because UT vs Octopath is a dead split at the top of the rankings. Pretty intense!


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Brackets have been finalized, everything's up to date on the website, we're officially off and running for the 2020 GotD Guru Contest! You can use this thread throughout the coming months to discuss results, your bracket, and of course- eliminations.

As always, the latest Guru info can be found on our site:

http://thengamer.com/guru/

We have 142 B8ers competing for the title of board's best this season, a wonderful turnout. Speaking of which, major thanks to TRE for automating the bracket entry process this year, saving us a ton of work! He's also going to assist me with keeping results up to date on the site all season.

Some neat features of the site include being able to click on anyone's name to see their full bracket. You can also use this link to share your bracket in topics, or put it in your sig. Mine for instance is

http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=3

Our biggest daredevil this year is SgtSphynx, with 46 risky picks- http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=16

While our most risk-averse Guru is Moltar, who picked against the Cookie Cutter choice only once- http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=110

The median number of risks taken in this bracket was 14.

If you want more info on any matchups in the bracket, just click the + next to that match in someone's bracket to get all the info. For instance, here's where we ended up on this year's most debated 1v1 showdown, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze versus Devil May Cry 5: http://thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=23

Or for a more important datapoint- here's our choices for what faces off against BotW in the Finals: http://thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=126

And to see quick stats for ALL matchups, give this page a look

http://thengamer.com/guru/stats.php

Best of luck to all our Gurus this season!


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For the record, I'm in favor of Guests trying for every wacky upset under the sun. In fact it's maybe my favorite thing about these topics!


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ChaozCloud posted...

I have no idea where I should put this. But I don't like that I have to vote on all 4 battles. I have not played Deus Ex: Human Revolution nor Fire Emblem Awakening and would have prefered not to vote on that.

You're not alone, I don't think there's a person on this message board who has played at least one game in every matchup. Weeeeellll, maybe SHINE.

I do agree, forced voting for all four was a mistake in this format- even though I approved of it for the Character Battle.


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Five Days Of Thoughts

* holy heckballs @ Bayonetta! Link Between Worlds is two tiers below BotW, sure, but this is still a remarkable performance in the light of how well Nintendo has been doing, as Ultimate is currently showing. (...or, obviously, in the light of how well anything related to Link has done in the last 18 years.) at this point I'd call it a major upset if something was able to unseat Bayonetta for the title of Most Disappointing Bracket Placement of 2020
* clearly Minecraft is no Fortnite on this site, but I still hesitate to award it a full measure of respect since Dota's a fantastic Fortnite/Draven Effect stand in itself
* loving this performance from Spider-Man. it's just straight up legit entrant in this environment, which is sweet redemption for his 2018 snub!

@LusterSoldier could we have an update on how votals are trending now versus 2018, if registered users are still accounting for ~5% more votes, and what new tiebreaker we're on track for?


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SUCH an interesting division. There's only one bad choice out of the 8!


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15% on Smash Ultimate
5% on Link Between Worlds
10% Spider-Man
10% on Minecraft

Best lines yet.


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CHANGE

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with 83.79%
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds with 69.88%
Marvel's Spider-Man with 66.11%
Minecraft with 72.81%


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Yikes, rough day to be INSIDE.


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Dark Fate is actually pretty good, Phoenix not so much.


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Troy
Patty
Skinner
Lovejoy


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Day Four Thoughts

* tranman looked over these matchups yesterday and said "jeez, this really should have been a 64 entrant bracket." I didn't agree at the time, but YIKES at these percentages- got to admit he has a point!
* okay, so apparently my Indie Fever was a bit premature. even so... let's be realistic here, there's got to be a limit to how weak Inside could be! no one thought it was a glass ceiling smasher but it was well received, had some good buzz, etc- unfortunately today it appears to have run into an absolute buzzsaw. maybe we didn't give Doom Eternal enough credit as a game-changer in terms of recency?
* speaking of which, funny to see RE2 dominating nearly as hard on the day the RE3 site takeover arrives. looks like we're in for an epic R2, I'm glad we took the time to discuss that one live!
* and honestly I don't even count out Fire Emblem, despite being the only thing not looking like Link Junior today on the results page. this is going to be a heck of a 4 pack all the way through!


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Bob
Marge
Homer
Krusty

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40% on Resident Evil 2
35% on DOOM
10% on Fire Emblem: Awakening
15% on Bloodborne


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CHANGE

DOOM with 73.31%
Fire Emblem: Awakening with 67.39%
Bloodborne with 70.71%


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Day Three Reactions

* I'm afraid. VERY afraid. my strategy this year was to disregard seedings entirely, but I couldn't allow myself to pick against Mass Effect, not after it earned that seed on the back(side) of my very own asses! granted, some of this underperformance might be due to the Resident Evil name having more punch than we expected... but if so, I've got some bad news about the division finals!
* first though ME2 is going to make it there, and maaaaaan... there's only so weak I can imagine VVVVV being in the light of all this Indie Fear running through my veins right now. plus it's got the wild name, an eye catching match pic, we're talking Sore Thumb Factor out the wazoo. only upside is, I backed out of my Dark Souls 2 > New Vegas upset at the last minute
* that being said, I don't worry about ME2's chances against Horizon (should it get there), despite today's crazy blowout. don't get me wrong, I'm sure Horizon is a legit entrant, but I'm chalking up 85% of this blowout to The Draven Factor


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Lisa
Nick
Ned
Milhouse

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Yes I use the term Indie loosely, and I'll never tighten up so you'll have to get used to it!


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15% on Mass Effect 2
20% on VVVVV
10% on Borderlands 2
50% on Horizon Zero Dawn


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