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A little bit over a year ago, I made a GotD II mock bracket which generated quite a bit of discussion. Now that 2019 has come and gone, and with GotD II hopefully soon in the offing, I wanted to update it to include the year's GameFAQs highlights, along with adjusting some retrospectively odd seeds and set-ups from the previous bracket.

Before complaining about certain snubs or the way I've listed certain games' titles, I ask you to consider these points:

• All games in this bracket were originally released in the 2010s (2010-2019) in North America, regardless of their release date in their country of origin.
• If a game has no version that has been released in North America, I used its European, Australian (if known), and Japanese release dates in that order of preference to determine its eligibility. (I don't think this ever came up, but it's still worth stating.)
• If a game had an alpha, beta, or other test version available prior to the full versions release date, I only considered the full version's release date.
• I excluded all enhanced versions of any sort, except when the original version wasnt released in North America (Bravely Default). This will undoubtedly be the most controversial of these points because of Resident Evil 2. To explain briefly: there's exactly one case on record of any sort of enhanced version of a game previously being allowed in a contest, which was The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Frankly, I'm not convinced Allen realized Rebirth wasn't actually a sequel to the original Binding of Isaac, and I don't think Resident Evil 2's recent exclusion from our 2019 GotY remakes / remasters poll necessarily means Allen views it as a brand-new game.
• Finally, I listed all titles just as they are in GameFAQs' database.

I opted for all of these in order to make this bracket as close to what we can expect from the actual GotD II as possible.

Now, without further ado, here's the new bracket:

Division 1:

(1) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim vs. (16) Untitled Goose Game
(8) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice vs. (9) Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
(5) Minecraft vs. (12) Cuphead
(4) Tales of Berseria vs. (13) Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
(3) Batman: Arkham City vs. (14) Fortnite
(6) Xenoblade Chronicles 2 vs. (11) DOOM
(7) Splatoon 2 vs. (10) Assassins Creed Odyssey
(2) Portal 2 vs. (15) Pokemon GO

Division 2:

(1) Fire Emblem: Three Houses vs. (16) Spec Ops: The Line
(8) Dark Souls II vs. (9) Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
(5) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword vs. (12) Dishonored
(4) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain vs. (13) Night in the Woods
(3) Red Dead Redemption 2 vs. (14) South Park: The Stick of Truth
(6) Tomb Raider vs. (11) Mortal Kombat
(7) Death Stranding vs. (10) NIER
(2) Super Mario Odyssey vs. (15) Fate/Grand Order

Division 3:

(1) Persona 5 vs. (16) Bastion
(8) To the Moon vs. (9) Super Mario 3D World
(5) Mass Effect 3 vs. (12) Sonic Mania
(4) Marvels Spider-Man vs. (13) Hollow Knight
(3) Red Dead Redemption vs. (14) Final Fantasy XIV Online
(6) Borderlands 2 vs. (11) Mega Man 11
(7) Super Mario Maker 2 vs. (10) Donkey Kong Country Returns
(2) Mass Effect 2 vs. (15) Danganrompa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Division 4:

(1) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate vs. (16) Valkyria Chronicles 4
(8) Zero Escape: Virtues Last Reward vs. (9) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
(5) Fallout: New Vegas vs. (12) Bravely Default
(4) Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End vs. (13) Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
(3) Kingdom Hearts III vs. (14) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
(6) Shovel Knight vs. (11) Sonic Generations
(7) Pokemon Sword / Shield vs. (10) Xenoblade Chronicles X
(2) Bloodborne vs. (15) Rocket League

Division 5:

(1) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt vs. (16) Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call
(8) Octopath Traveler vs. (9) Animal Crossing: New Leaf
(5) Final Fantasy XIII vs. (12) Kid Icarus: Uprising
(4) Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age vs. (13) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Dual Destinies
(3) Yakuza 0 vs. (14) Terraria
(6) The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds vs. (11) Nioh
(7) Destiny 2 vs. (10) Sid Meiers Civilization V
(2) The Last of Us vs. (15) A Hat in Time

Division 6:

(1) Grand Theft Auto V vs. (16) Pokemon Black/White Version 2
(8) Mario Kart 8 vs. (9) Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
(5) Fire Emblem Awakening vs. (12) Divinity: Original Sin II
(4) Bayonetta 2 vs. (13) God of War III
(3) Final Fantasy XV vs. (14) Hyrule Warriors
(6) Fallout 4 vs. (11) Pokemon Black/White Version
(7) Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception vs. (10) Life is Strange
(2) Xenoblade Chronicles vs. (15) Devil May Cry 5

Division 7:

(1) Dark Souls vs. (16) Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
(8) Dragon Age: Inquisition vs. (9) Fire Emblem Fates
(5) BioShock Infinite vs. (12) Pokemon Sun / Moon
(4) Monster Hunter: World vs. (13) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
(3) Super Mario Galaxy 2 vs. (14) Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep
(6) Dark Souls III vs. (11) Deus Ex: Human Revolution
(7) Doki Doki Literature Club! vs. (10) Dragons Dogma
(2) God of War vs. (15) Celeste

Division 8:

(1) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild vs. (16) Umineko When They Cry: Question Arc
(8) The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky vs. (9) Journey
(5) Overwatch vs. (12) Dragon Ball FighterZ
(4) Undertale vs. (13) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
(3) Horizon Zero Dawn vs. (14) Kirbys Return to Dream Land
(6) The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series vs. (11) Stardew Valley
(7) Resident Evil 7: biohazard vs. (10) The Outer Worlds
(2) NieR: Automata vs. (15) Rayman Legends

I welcome any predictions, as well as other comments such as griping about snubs, assuming you keep the above points in mind.

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