LogFAQs > #914311207

46.



This match feels wholly unsatisfying. Super Smash Bros. Brawl was the game of the decade, at least at that point in time. Now is obviously another story, but it was the strongest game that year.

You could feel the users of gamefaqs saying to themselves, "what have we done?", as perennial lightning rod Super Smash Bros. Brawl moved towards winning the contest. They preferred Brawl in each match, but it just didn't belong here. Not a game with such a backlash. And so, by the time we get to the semifinal against Fallout 3, it just kinda... stopped being beloved. Fallout 3 put up a similar number to Twilight Princess, a game that kinda killed Fallout 3 the year prior. It was nearly a doubling, and now it was at 46%. Something wasn't right.

Meanwhile, Majora's Mask, that plucky Zelda underdog, had all the buzz. It had heart. It had creativity. It had all the things that Brawl lacked. And so, the voting public kinda abandoned the strongest game and went for the best narrative. It's understandable. Brawl isn't GOTD quality. But the match just never felt right. Run this as a round 2 match and I think Brawl wins it.

Wins it in 2010, of course. Run it now and Brawl loses to anything. We'll get there.
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xyzzy