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Round 2 – 1997 vs. 2007

Moltar’s Analysis

Easy match right here. 1997 is one of the strongest years in the contest while 2007 should be around 1999 in strength considering it has no heavy-hitters on the site. Expecting a performance similar to its round 1 showing here.

Moltar’s Bracket: 1997

Moltar’s Prediction: 1997 - 72%



transience’s Analysis

I have a lot of respect for 2007. It's on the 2004 tier for me, maybe even higher. It's got a great picture too with its four best games. 2007 is the signature year for the Xbox 360 especially, but also the PS3 and Wii. It's got amazing diversity with Bioshock, Galaxy, Mass Effect and Portal.

1997 doesn't have its best but it's 3 for 4. Goldeneye, SOTN and our the Final Fantasy VII is pretty darn good. If 1997 doesn't break 60%, that's okay - I think 2007 is great. 2001 has been set up for greatness the whole way by drawing 2014 and 2008. 1997 has rougher competition.

transience's prediction: 1997 with 59.55%



Leonhart’s Analysis

Yeah, 1997 wins here. There’s no debating that, at least I don’t think so. How well does it need to do to look good going into next round? I don’t really know. 2007 did well last round, but 2012 might be the weakest post-2000 year in the contest. At the very least, it can’t do worse than the 2000/1996 winner (unless there’s some weird SFF in that match or something). Don’t really know what else to say about this one! I think 1997 will do fine, and I still like it to win next round, too…at least until the matches start anyway.

Leonhart’s Vote: 1997

Leonhart’s Prediction: 1997 with 70.70%



Kleenex’s Analysis

I'm on my phone here so I'll have to keep this short. Luckily, there's not much to talk about with this match. 2007 is still weak, and 1997 is the second or third strongest year in this bracket. This match won't be close.

Kleenex's Prediction: 1997 with 67%



Guest’s Analysis - tennisboy213

Both years had nearly identical 77% performances in round one. 1997 is one of the favorites to make it out of this half of the bracket. It has a strong anchor and a nice supporting cast, especially starting in round 3, where user-submitted pics begin. It will be able to strengthen its nintendo lineup with games like Mario Kart 64 and Star Fox 64. Yes, it already had Goldeneye, but that isn't your traditional nintendo game. It will need all the help it can get next round.

This match isn't in question though. 2007 had a strong round one performance, and has a nice lineup of midcarders that are aesthetically pleasing in the match pics, but with no anchor and falling outside the nostalgia sweet spot, it just can't stand up to 1997. The other match today is the exciting one.

tennisboy213's bracket: 1997 > 2007
tennisboy213's vote: 1997
tennisboy213's prediction: 1997 with 65.5%


Crew Consensus: 199 Final Fantasy 7
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