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Snake5555555555 posted...

81. Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (16.5 points)
Nominated by: MetalmindStats (4/5 remaining)

Yeah, that's about the score (and breakdown thereof) I would have expected for 999, though I'm frankly astonished it was the first of my noms to go. I've been bracing for one in particular to drop for the past 20 odd spots now, and I guess you must have really liked it given that it's still alive!

Great write-up, of course. I'm personally a bit more positive on 999, though I didn't quite love it. I think I'd agree with all of your criticisms, but not to the same extent as you posed them - for example, I thought its script's stilted attempts at humor kind of worked because they felt like things the characters would actually say given their background and situation.

I also want to comment more quickly on a few other noms:

• The Dogs: Your write-up intrigued me enough to check this out (so thank you to Bane for nominating it as well), and now that delivery towards the end is etched into my mind!
• Shaun: I'd honestly say he's one of my favorite characters in any medium (though I actually forgot you hadn't covered him in a past edition), and naturally, you did justice to the reasons why. In a way, it's too bad that he was consigned to such a low rank by dint of the system, and I agree that it'd be interesting to see more of a free-for-all next year.
• Umineko: Is it just me not knowing because I've never played it, or is its importance score a good few notches too high as it seems to me? I was particularly surprised to see it score above King Tut's Curse in that aspect.

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