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TopicIn-Depth Contest Analysis (2020 Version)
KamikazePotato
03/13/20 11:07:42 PM
#263:


Quarterfinal Match 1
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Mass Effect 2

Shep's not coming back from this suicide mission.

Expected Results
...Okay I guess I'll actually include some analysis this time.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6953-best-of-2017-game-of-the-year
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7610-whats-your-all-time-favorite-legend-of-zelda-console-game

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/4218-best-of-2010-game-of-the-year-final
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6162-best-game-ever-day-32-round-3-metal-gear-solid-3-vs-mass
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7514-whats-your-all-time-favorite-2-game

It's really hard to put into words how absolutely boned Mass Effect 2 - and every other game in this contest - is. This site probably wouldn't be called NintendoFAQs by contest vets on B8 if it wasn't for Zelda in general. Link and Ocarina of Time have only ever lost to non-rallies once, back during the brief period where FF7 was king. Outside of that, it's been one long konga line of the Zelda series humiliating the rest of the field. The last time we had Game of the Decade an N64 game won it because it was ZELDA, and the games it beat to take that crown - Peak Brawl and Peak FFX - would probably ace this field.

And Breath of the Wild is going to be more than Majora's Mask. The 'favorite Zelda' poll already implies that, but even if BotW had never been in a single poll on GameFAQs everyone here would still be taking it to win. Breath of the Wild, more than any other game in this contest, is the Game of the Decade. Here, there, everywhere on the internet. Even places that aren't Nintendo fanboys like us are giving it the nod for their top GotD. It blew everyone's socks off, has sold the most in the series, and breathed fresh air into a series that for many, was getting stale.

I'm...not sure how much that last bit actually helps on GameFAQs as we love stale old things with every fiber of our being, but I digress. Breath of the Wild has every reason to be the 3rd-strongest Zelda game. Stronger than Majora, Wind Waker, ect. Heck, if it can pull off weirdness like this:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/6168-best-game-ever-day-35-division-vi-final-zelda-a-link-to-the

You could even make a case for it beating LTTP directly. The ONLY thing in the bracket I can see challenging Breath of the Wild is Smash Ultimate at its absolute highest strength ceiling; it's far, far more likely that the LAW prevails.

Unless there's a big rally, but if that happens, this topic was worthless anyway!

Expected Result
Breath of the Wild > Mass Effect 2
67 - 33

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