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Round 2 Division 5 Day 21
Stardew Valley 35.91%
Super Mario Galaxy 2 64.09%

Prediction Percentage 60.94%

I think this is one of the rare matches where both games actually look impressive. Super Mario Galaxy 2 underperformed relative to our expectations, which were likely fueled by the absolute blowout it delivered in round 1, but this is still a very solid performance on a game that ends up looking really good. Unfortunately, Super Mario Galaxy 2 got screwed by bracket placement so badly, because The Witcher 3 currently looked to be god tier in contest strength and there was just no way you could hold on to that longshot upset any longer.

Stardew looks really impressive today and it only looks more impressive with each passing round and each passing Witcher 3 match in particular. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is the exact type of game to benefit from this format. Its not too important that its from the Wiis declining years any longer, because Nintendo are on top again and Super Mario Galaxy 2 is one of the best rated games of the decade, which absolutely matters in a contest like this. Yet Stardew Valley held up to it. Were in the middle of a round that certainly isnt kind to indie games. The ones that looked better would look a lot less good after the following round, but not Stardew Valley.

I suppose Stardew Valley just had a really impressive amount of exposure and is exactly what were looking for in a game? It got a physical release, which is a dream come true for an indie game, but not just that, it was easily available in tons of places. At least my own observation was that every place had this game for a while, even places with slim selections. It had almost Shovel Knight levels of exposure in that regard. Its also just really perfect at what it aimed to do. If simulation games arent your thing, then you wont like it of course, but otherwise, youre likely going to really like this game. It deserves to return to the field again in the future.

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