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Topic	All 25 Best Game of the Year Tournaments discussed here, one time only!
ZeroSignal620 02/28/21 12:33:39 AM #31:	Best Game of 2004 https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?1&tid=362344 Ran: May 2010 Overall top seed: Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater 1 seeds: MGS3, Tales of Symphonia, Half-Life 2, Halo 2 Final Four: MGS3, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Half-Life 2, Ninja Gaiden Ultimate Loser: James Bond 007 - Everything or Nothing Championship: Metal Gear Solid 3 defeated Half-Life 2 18-16 So... May 2010 wasn't the first time I tried a 2004 tournament. Shortly after the 2005 tournament finished, I remember having a 2004 nominating topic and a bracket set up. The matches fell victim to the purge monster and I never brought it up again. Once these tournaments began picking up steam, I finally got to 2004 as the last bracket to finish the 2000s. On top of that, once the 2004 tournament officially started (this one, not the purged one), I had to take a week hiatus due to a death in the family. If it wasn't one thing, it was something else; upon returning from travel, the tournament could finally commence without interruption. Naked Snake and Gordon Freeman mowed down their opponents en route to the Final Four. Metal Gear Solid 3 smashed NFS Underground 2 22-1, took out Jak 3 20-8, disposed of Sly 2 17-7, and Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal a commanding 24-9. It wasn't until I typed all that just now when I realized Metal Gear Solid 3 really did beat the brakes off the PlayStation 2's three platforming mascots. On the other side of the bracket, Half-Life 2 destroys a baseball game 16-2, Red Dead Revolver 19-6, Viewtiful Joe 2 16-3, and then barely missed doubling Metroid Zero Mission 15-8. These were your top two seeds and not much explanation was needed. Meanwhile, there wasn't just one disappointing one seed, there were two. First being Halo 2, living up to all the disappointing expectations of the series when it lost by 3 votes to #5 seed Pikmin 2 in the third round. The other #1 seed, Tales of Symphonia, made it to round 3 before losing in overtime 34-30 to #4 seed Shadow Hearts: Covenant. Shadow Hearts 2 then fell victim to Paper Mario 2 for the third spot in the semifinals, and then the final spot went to Ninja Gaiden as it barely escapes Pikmin 2 by two votes. The only double digit seed to win a match here was Sonic Heroes at #10. The closest potential upset we nearly witnessed in round 1 was #5 seed Star Ocean 3 beating #12 seed Baten Kaitos by 2 votes. We saw 2003 finalists get sequels that were pegged down in seedings; 2003 GotY Prince of Persia had Warrior Within, now a #7 seed that lost to San Andreas in round 2. The runner up, KOTOR, had KOTOR 2 be a #6 seed and lose easily to Katamari Damacy in round 2. One match was even The Twin Snakes vs Super Mario 64 DS in a battle of unnecessary remakes, with Twin Snakes winning 11-8. Finally, San Andreas falls short in round 3 losing to Ratchet and Clank 3. The final four went as expected, though not without a fight from Paper Mario. Snake Eater escaped the Thousand Year Door with a final score of 20-17, while Half-Life 2 easily disposed of Ninja Gaiden 17-8. The finals were set and I expected Half-Life 2 to run away with it, and it did for awhile. I remember HL2 getting a lead in the beginning, but blew it in the final 8-10 votes as Metal Gear Solid 3 finally wins a championship for the series. 2004's tournament ended the 2000s decade, and it would be awhile before I even thought about going backwards into the 90s. When the tournament ended, it was the end of May 2010 and I didn't have to worry about a GOTY tournament for the next 7 months when we'd kick off the new decade. Rankings So Far 2008 2009 2000 2001 2003 2002 2004 2007 2005 2006 --- Formerly known as Raven 2 https://twitch.tv/ZeroSignalX <cite>ZeroSignal620 posted [p:951167688] in All 25 Bes... [t:79297411]...</cite> <quote>Best Game of 2004 https://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?1&tid=362344 Ran: May 2010 Overall top seed: Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater 1 seeds: MGS3, Tales of Symphonia, Half-Life 2, Halo 2 Final Four: MGS3, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Half-Life 2, Ninja Gaiden Ultimate Loser: James Bond 007 - Everything or Nothing Championship: Metal Gear Solid 3 defeated Half-Life 2 18-16 So... May 2010 wasn't the first time I tried a 2004 tournament. Shortly after the 2005 tournament finished, I remember having a 2004 nominating topic and a bracket set up. The matches fell victim to the purge monster and I never brought it up again. Once these tournaments began picking up steam, I finally got to 2004 as the last bracket to finish the 2000s. On top of that, once the 2004 tournament officially started (this one, not the purged one), I had to take a week hiatus due to a death in the family. If it wasn't one thing, it was something else; upon returning from travel, the tournament could finally commence without interruption. Naked Snake and Gordon Freeman mowed down their opponents en route to the Final Four. Metal Gear Solid 3 smashed NFS Underground 2 22-1, took out Jak 3 20-8, disposed of Sly 2 17-7, and Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal a commanding 24-9. It wasn't until I typed all that just now when I realized Metal Gear Solid 3 really did beat the brakes off the PlayStation 2's three platforming mascots. On the other side of the bracket, Half-Life 2 destroys a baseball game 16-2, Red Dead Revolver 19-6, Viewtiful Joe 2 16-3, and then barely missed doubling Metroid Zero Mission 15-8. These were your top two seeds and not much explanation was needed. Meanwhile, there wasn't just one disappointing one seed, there were two. First being Halo 2, living up to all the disappointing expectations of the series when it lost by 3 votes to #5 seed Pikmin 2 in the third round. The other #1 seed, Tales of Symphonia, made it to round 3 before losing in overtime 34-30 to #4 seed Shadow Hearts: Covenant. Shadow Hearts 2 then fell victim to Paper Mario 2 for the third spot in the semifinals, and then the final spot went to Ninja Gaiden as it barely escapes Pikmin 2 by two votes. The only double digit seed to win a match here was Sonic Heroes at #10. The closest potential upset we nearly witnessed in round 1 was #5 seed Star Ocean 3 beating #12 seed Baten Kaitos by 2 votes. We saw 2003 finalists get sequels that were pegged down in seedings; 2003 GotY Prince of Persia had Warrior Within, now a #7 seed that lost to San Andreas in round 2. The runner up, KOTOR, had KOTOR 2 be a #6 seed and lose easily to Katamari Damacy in round 2. One match was even The Twin Snakes vs Super Mario 64 DS in a battle of unnecessary remakes, with Twin Snakes winning 11-8. Finally, San Andreas falls short in round 3 losing to Ratchet and Clank 3. The final four went as expected, though not without a fight from Paper Mario. Snake Eater escaped the Thousand Year Door with a final score of 20-17, while Half-Life 2 easily disposed of Ninja Gaiden 17-8. The finals were set and I expected Half-Life 2 to run away with it, and it did for awhile. I remember HL2 getting a lead in the beginning, but blew it in the final 8-10 votes as Metal Gear Solid 3 finally wins a championship for the series. 2004's tournament ended the 2000s decade, and it would be awhile before I even thought about going backwards into the 90s. When the tournament ended, it was the end of May 2010 and I didn't have to worry about a GOTY tournament for the next 7 months when we'd kick off the new decade. Rankings So Far 2008 2009 2000 2001 2003 2002 2004 2007 2005 2006 --- Formerly known as Raven 2 https://twitch.tv/ZeroSignalX</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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