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Round 1 Division 1 Day 1
Halo: Reach 56.15%
Life is Strange 43.85%

Prediction Percentage 65.82%

Our first debatable match of the contest, but not the most debated match going on even though its the closest. This was really a match of which game sucks less. Halo has not been relevant here for a long time. The first game was decently strong a decade ago, but not very good give years ago. Halo 3 also clearly looked weaker and 2 was only in the GotD contest. Halo: Reach is a 2010 game, meaning it couldve been in five years so it would be expected to be a good amount weaker. You could also make a case for Halo to have continued its decline, Master Chief certainly didnt look worth much in 2018. Not that he often does, but it might be a new low.

Then theres Life is Strange, which has a very loud and dedicated fanbase, but we also saw five years ago that its very weak where it destroyed by Fallout 3. Dont let its final percentage against Fallout 3 fool you by the way, Undertale had its first match at the same time. Fallout 3 had more than 80% until the huge Undertale rally happened affecting this match because Life is Strange is exactly tumblrs kind of game. I think perhaps this was commonly forgetting from people making a case for Life is Strange today, though I believe more releases way used as an argument for why it could be stronger. Weve also seen a Life is Strange character in action now, namely Chloe Price, who made the 2018 field and was killed by Lightning in a debated match. Thats a major red flag there, because while its fair to assume the game is stronger than its secondary character, Lightning showed to be very weak as well and its not a coincidence the other two major Final Fantasy games got into the contest above XIII.

Thats what this match came down to. Of these two games of little two no strength, which is worth the least. It ended up being Halo in a somewhat close match, but never one that was in doubt. Halo went out in front with its assumed bracket votes and never looked back. The match was over right away. There were small talks of rallies, but I dont think they were many this time after nothing happened in Chloes match last contest. The fear is a mix of a fear of rallies in general and LiS boosting so much from the Undertale rally meaning if you could gather the same people that came here before there was a chance. It has not happened so far though, partly but not exclusively because tumblr is dead.

It all boils down to one thing. Halo is more this sites type of game, even if its not our favorite genre and Microsofts best days arent these days. Everyone knows what Halo is and that absolutely matters, particularly when youre forced to vote in four matches. Life is Strange is not our type of game and never will be, no matter how many of them they release. Its first and foremost not a game that youd ever need help in, but more importantly, it has a younger demographic than us. Also, it just isnt as big as some of us like to make it out to be. Ive seen people absolutely love it mostly because of relatable characters you can really feel, especially in our time. Ive played it myself and it was enjoyable, but nothing revolutionary. I also didnt think any of the actors were all too great though mostly fine. While I was hooked at first, I did not think it could round the story off properly.

Having played the game might be reason I picked against it here, because while its hard to be confident in a Halo game, you should never feel confident in having a game like this do well on our site. However, it has a dedicated enough fanbase that it will probably return to the field again.

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