LogFAQs > #935015929

Division 1, Round 1, Match 7
(7) The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series
(10) Bastion

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6070-best-game-ever-day-5-uncharted-2-vs-the-walking-dead
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4960-best-of-2012-game-of-the-year

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4591-best-of-2011-best-download-only-game
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4592-best-of-2011-best-original-game
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4594-best-of-2011-game-of-the-year

I want you to look at the difference in Bastion's 'best download-only game' poll vs. 'Best Original Game' and then 'Game of the Year'. One thing to remember about indie games - on GameFAQs and elsewhere - is that they have a glass ceiling they need to break through before they're considered good enough to hang with 'real' games. The world of difference between 'Best Indie Game of the Year' and 'Best Game of the Year' is massive, and any indie game that manages to break that glass ceiling and appear on the list of GotY nominees does so with tremendous effort.

Bastion is a highly-regarded indie game, sure, but I don't think it ever broke that glass ceiling. The Walking Dead did. It didn't just appear on GotY nominee lists; it won the most awards that year. Getting doubled by Uncharted 2 isn't great, and the game has undoubtedly weakened over the years, but it still has enough clout to beat Bastion.

Expected Result
Walking Dead > Bastion
60 - 40

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Division 1, Round 1, Match 8
(2) Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
(15) The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7838-best-of-2019-game-of-the-year
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7462-best-of-2018-playstation-4

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6202-best-of-2015-3ds-and-playstation-vita

DQ11 has been putting out good numbers (by Dragon Quest standard). Trails...is happy to be here.

Expected Result
DQ11 > Trails
72 - 28

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Black Turtle did a pretty good job.