1. In this contest, you only vote for a game if you’ve played both games in its’ match. Both games. This is important. 2. You have to have played them yourself, physically. Reading a Let’s Play is not playing. Watching your friend or youtube is not playing. Disliking a genre is not playing. Playing the prequel/sequel is not playing. You’re the judge of how long you need to play a game before it’s fair to vote, but you probably shouldn’t be voting for/against a 40-hour RPG if you’ve played the first 5 minutes. 3. All ports & remakes are grouped together. You can vote for RBY if you’ve only played FireRed. 4. Please vote honestly. There are plenty of contests where you can vote any way you want. The entire purpose of this contest is ruined if people don’t honor the honor system. 5. In the event of a tiebreaker, the game with less C/D votes moves on. 6. One vote per person. Rallying is allowed if the people rallied also vote fairly and by the rules. Whichever game has more votes from people who have played both games (i.e. Choice A vs. Choice B) moves on. Matches last 24 hours. 7. If a game has been played by less than 8 people, it is auto-eliminated.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 vs. Skies of Arcadia A. I’ve played both. Vote: Super Mario Galaxy 2 B. I’ve played both. Vote: Skies of Arcadia C. I haven’t played Super Mario Galaxy 2. D. I haven’t played Skies of Arcadia. E. I haven’t played/don't like either one.
Ghost Trick vs. Mass Effect 2 A. I’ve played both. Vote: Ghost Trick B. I’ve played both. Vote: Mass Effect 2 C. I haven’t played Ghost Trick. D. I haven’t played Mass Effect 2. E. I haven’t played/don't like either one.
Zone of the Enders 2: The Second Runner vs. F-Zero GX [5] A. I’ve played both. Vote: Zone of the Enders 2: The Second Runner [3] B. I’ve played both. Vote: F-Zero GX [11] C. I haven’t played Zone of the Enders 2: The Second Runner. [2] D. I haven’t played F-Zero GX. [18] E. I haven’t played/don't like either one.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 vs. Shadow Hearts: Covenant [7] A. I’ve played both. Vote: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 [3] B. I’ve played both. Vote: Shadow Hearts: Covenant [3] C. I haven’t played Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. [11] D. I haven’t played Shadow Hearts: Covenant. [15] E. I haven’t played/don't like either one.
Total Votes: 39
ZotE2 avoids auto-eliminations and manages to defeat F-Zero GX. Persona 4 shows that its higher on the obscure JRPG hierarchy.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 vs. Skies of Arcadia A. I’ve played both. Vote: Super Mario Galaxy 2 B. I’ve played both. Vote: Skies of Arcadia C. I haven’t played Super Mario Galaxy 2. D. I haven’t played Skies of Arcadia. E. I haven’t played/don't like either one.
Ghost Trick vs. Mass Effect 2 A. I’ve played both. Vote: Ghost Trick B. I’ve played both. Vote: Mass Effect 2 C. I haven’t played Ghost Trick. D. I haven’t played Mass Effect 2. E. I haven’t played/don't like either one.
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"Luxe, calme et volupte." - Charles Baudelaire, The Invitation to the Voyage
Thanks for the "don't like" caveat, because Skies of Arcadia is a game that I thought looked really good, but never actually played, while SMG2 is, well...
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Ulti (in one of his Post-Contest Analyses): God of War turned a 5 hour deadlock into a total laugher Anagram: Oh God, Tidus and Yuna were involved?