Board 8 > [BIGE] Day 9: Hollow Knight v Iconoclasts, To the Moon v Freedom Planet

(+) Yeah! (+)

Yesterday featured our first genuinely close match so far, but the expected winner still took the cake.

First, please read the rules:

- You may only vote once (for one game) per match. No using alts to circumvent this rule, unless you would like your votes to stop counting for the rest of this contest.
- Please do not edit or delete your posts.
- Days will last strictly for 24 hours each - no more and no less, not even by a second. Votes posted outside of this limit will not count.
- Any matches that are tied after 24 hours have passed will be rerun as part of the next set of matches, with both days counting cumulatively.
- Also, I reserve the right to add or change rules as necessary.

With that out of the way, I hope you all have fun!

Here are today's matches:

Hollow Knight vs. Iconoclasts
To the Moon vs. Freedom Planet

And here's the whole bracket, for reference: https://challonge.com/B8BIGE
Finally, here's the results and discussion topic: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77765463
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Hollow Knight
To the Moon
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Freedom Planet

I don't love Freedom Planet, but this is in the running for most lopsided first round match.
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Freedom Planet
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hollow knight
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Hollow Knight
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Hollow Knight
To the Moon

Hollow Knight
I found a pair where I played both and feel strongly about which is better.
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Iconoclasts
Freedom Planet
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Hollow Knight
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Iconoclasts
To the Moon
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Hollow Knight
Actually not a fan of either in the second match despite having played them.

Hollow Knight
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Hollow Knight
To the Moon

Having played neither, I'm voting in the second based on the music. Most people would have voted for Freedom Planet on that basis.
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To the Moon
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Bump.
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Hollow Knight
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Iconoclasts
To the Moon

Poor Iconoclasts gonna get murdered but oh well, I'm just glad it made it into the contest at all.
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Hollow Knight
Freedom
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Hollow Knight
To the Moon
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MetalmindStats posted...

Bump.

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Hollow Knight
[Abstain]

First match is absolutely no contest, because Hollow Knight reigns high as my all-time favorite indie. I will put in a word for Iconoclasts though--gorgeous spritework featuring lively character animations and dense environments.

I'm not the type to abstain a vote, especially since I have played a bit of Freedom Planet and could probably come to a fairly positive conclusion about it, but there's one caveat. I know next to _nothing_ about To the Moon, except that it apparently has a very emotional, human story about aging and loss or something along those lines. Really doesn't feel right to vote against it, were it something I'd really love but just haven't experienced yet.
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Freedom Planet
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To the Moon

Hollow Knight
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Hollow knight
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Hollow Knight
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woops missed a few days, wouldnt have mattered I guess. Poor hexcells.

haven't played any of these though. meaning to play hollow knight someday.
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Iconoclasts
To the Moon
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Freedom Planet
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To the Moon