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Topic	Contest Stats and Discussion - Part 1366
plasmabeam 08/02/21 2:18:11 PM #426:	Seanchan posted... I'd take Tony Hawk over Parasite Eve. No one gives a shit about Parasite Eve, a series that has been irrelevant for 20 years. THPS isn't a strong game but it's at least popular enough to have generated multiple remasters/remakes. The THPS Remasters make this one interesting IMO. I would also assume apathy votes would favor THPS due to PE growing more obscure over time. I feel like the board would overrate PE based on Aya Brea's performances from 20 years ago. I'd say 54-46 in favor of THPS, but I wouldn't feel good about the pick. MetalmindStats posted... Pokemon Snap: Don't think people who played Mario Party back when it was popular don't remember what it did to their hands. Coinflip. Would be a perfect Day 1 8/9-Seed match. I think Mario Party wins, but I'm not at all confident. Super Mario RPG: I think its 2015 run looked artificially impressive via bandwagoning in its last few rounds, but at the end of the day, it's simply more esteemed as a singleplayer SNES JRPG here. My gut instinct likes Smash 64 here for some reason, but I could easily see it on the wrong end of a 60-40 beatdown. Both games haven't aged well, but I think SMRPG's aging is less noticeable. Final Fantasy VI: Crushes the prestige battle, which matters a lot regardless of how the contest is framed. That's also why WW > LA is a call I'd make with total confidence now that the Celda hate has all but died off. Yeah, I agree. Even with the Switch remakes, LA still has to overcome the "Console > Handheld" factor that only Pokemon RBY seems to be immune to. GoldenEye 007: I could easily see this one going either way, so I'll pick the one that (relatively) benefits from forced apathy votes and doubled votes from registered users. This one is 52-48 either way. Goldeneye has aged horrendously but is fondly remembered as an N64 hallmark. FF8 is a golden-era FF that recently got a remaster. Goldeneye gets the apathy votes. FF8 has JRPG-FAQS. If the match pic comes down to Pierce Brosnan vs. River Phoenix, FF8 squeaks out a win. Sonic: FFV definitely beats Sonic Adventure. Beyond that, both of these are total wildcards, but I'll take the one voters realistically played in the early/mid 90s. Crash Bandicoot Warped: Characters =/= games, which benefits the stronger Crash more due to Lara's modern relevance. Agreed. Panzer Dragoon Saga: In a stomping. Silent Hill: Could be an interesting match or another blowout if it happened, but like Madden 98, GT2 probably doesn't even make the field. These make me smile. Maybe a more interesting match would be Silent Hill vs. Star Ocean 2 --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ <cite>plasmabeam posted [p:956705002] in Contest St... [t:79315153]...</cite> <quote>Seanchan posted... </cite> <quote>I'd take Tony Hawk over Parasite Eve. No one gives a shit about Parasite Eve, a series that has been irrelevant for 20 years. THPS isn't a strong game but it's at least popular enough to have generated multiple remasters/remakes.</quote> The THPS Remasters make this one interesting IMO. I would also assume apathy votes would favor THPS due to PE growing more obscure over time. I feel like the board would overrate PE based on Aya Brea's performances from 20 years ago. I'd say 54-46 in favor of THPS, but I wouldn't feel good about the pick. MetalmindStats posted... </cite> <quote>Pokemon Snap: Don't think people who played Mario Party back when it was popular don't remember what it did to their hands.</quote> Coinflip. Would be a perfect Day 1 8/9-Seed match. I think Mario Party wins, but I'm not at all confident. <quote>Super Mario RPG: I think its 2015 run looked artificially impressive via bandwagoning in its last few rounds, but at the end of the day, it's simply more esteemed as a singleplayer SNES JRPG here.</quote> My gut instinct likes Smash 64 here for some reason, but I could easily see it on the wrong end of a 60-40 beatdown. Both games haven't aged well, but I think SMRPG's aging is less noticeable. <quote>Final Fantasy VI: Crushes the prestige battle, which matters a lot regardless of how the contest is framed. That's also why WW > LA is a call I'd make with total confidence now that the Celda hate has all but died off.</quote> Yeah, I agree. Even with the Switch remakes, LA still has to overcome the "Console > Handheld" factor that only Pokemon RBY seems to be immune to. <quote>GoldenEye 007: I could easily see this one going either way, so I'll pick the one that (relatively) benefits from forced apathy votes and doubled votes from registered users.</quote> This one is 52-48 either way. Goldeneye has aged horrendously but is fondly remembered as an N64 hallmark. FF8 is a golden-era FF that recently got a remaster. Goldeneye gets the apathy votes. FF8 has JRPG-FAQS. If the match pic comes down to Pierce Brosnan vs. River Phoenix, FF8 squeaks out a win. <quote>Sonic: FFV definitely beats Sonic Adventure. Beyond that, both of these are total wildcards, but I'll take the one voters realistically played in the early/mid 90s. Crash Bandicoot Warped: Characters =/= games, which benefits the stronger Crash more due to Lara's modern relevance.</quote> Agreed. <quote>Panzer Dragoon Saga: In a stomping. Silent Hill: Could be an interesting match or another blowout if it happened, but like Madden 98, GT2 probably doesn't even make the field.</quote> These make me smile. Maybe a more interesting match would be Silent Hill vs. Star Ocean 2 --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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