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Oh no, the infamously tricky second match is the first crew curse risk of the contest? And oof, my FF15 prediction is really wedged in here.

I also have a few comments about some questionable statements in HK/Berseria write-ups:

Berseria is a full step down from something like Tales of the Abyss

Based on what, exactly? There's sadly not a lot of direct comparisons to be had, but Velvet in 2018 was ahead of even Lloyd Irving, let alone where Abyss characters have been in previous contests. Now obviously Berseria won't nearly measure up to nostalgia-fueled Symphonia, but it should be the second strongest Tales game at least based on the acclaim I've seen and heard, and how people have gradually soured on Vesperia.

it's these fifth tier Tales games that have no real following

Based on this, you'd think it was Xillia in this match rather than Berseria, the one Tales game this decade with a real following. I have some respect for HK's strength, actually, and I'd take it over something like Graces or Xillia, but people who aren't Tales fans actually care about Berseria to some extent.

In the 2017 GotY polls, Hollow Knight got more than quadrupled by Cuphead in the indie poll, so its strength is clearly way down from Cuphead to begin with.

Unlike Cuphead, HK's improved by leaps and bounds since then in both playrate and general popularity terms, in large parts thanks to its Switch port not being out then. I know seeds have little correlation with contest strength, but if nothing else, HK being a 4-seed to Cuphead's 8 should indicate that the former has closed most of the 2017 GotY gap between the two.

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