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Round 1 Division 3 Day 6
Shovel Knight 64.40%
Dragons Dogma 35.60%

Prediction Percentage 76.67%

In a round where indie games were hyped to be as beastly as they were, this match should have served as a warning to us. We did expect worse of Shovel Knight on average though, so it probably only made the belief stronger, if it made any difference at all. Most were under the impression it was mostly indie games from the latter half of the decade that benefit, so what Shovel Knight did probably didnt matter much to our overall view. Dragons Dogma is also an unknown quantity so the result would have to be extreme to change any overall views. Im sure most of the people predicting a lower result simply ended up thinking that Dragons Dogma was a bit weaker than expected.

The match should have served as an indie of just about how high an indie game could hope to reach. We were a bit back and forwards about what indie game was strongest. Everyone could agree that Shovel Knight was among the top, because of all the exposure and releases it has had. The best they could hope for were a doubling of Dragons Dogma. You can hear that doesnt sound too good, no one gave Dragons Dogma any chances today. The game was fine, but we wouldve probably forgotten about it if it hadnt gotten released on current generation consoles by now. I doubt it did the game many favors being released at a time where Devil May Cry was not thought the best of, when its basically Devil May Cry in disguise. Being able to beat it is not the most impressive feat.

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