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LeonhartFour posted...

This explains why SFF is possible (rSFF I'd wager is significantly less likely, it takes a very special set of circumstances for that to happen, and TTYD/Symphonia ain't it), but there's literally no need to use it to explain Symphonia's performance. It's justified its strength elsewhere. I don't see the need for argue for SFF unless the result is an anomaly compared to its other performances, and this isn't. Keep in mind that just because fanbases have overlap doesn't mean they have SFF. Things that are close in strength don't tend to SFF each other.

I'll give ToS credit for never looking bad in a contest poll. That's fair. I suggested there was rSFF because that's when the weaker entry overperforms. Conventional wisdom would suggest that a well-received Mario game should have no trouble defeating a non-Square JRPG, and yet TTYD/ToS was basically dead even.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/poll/7923-division-2-round-1-mass-effect-2-vs-resident-evil-7

yeah people thought Mass Effect 2 was in big trouble after this performance against a supposedly lesser Resident Evil

turns out Resident Evil is a pretty strong brand here, Symphonia outright winning that match should not be taken as a sign of its weakness

While RE7 does have some haters within the RE fanbase, RE5 has considerably more. RE5 completed the hard shift away from the franchise's survival horror roots and alienated a lot of longtime fans in the process. RE7 on the other hand, returned the main series to survival horror.