Board 8 > Rank the GOTYs in order of contest strength

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Leonhart4
01/24/20 8:19:28 PM
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Mass Effect 2
Skyrim
Borderlands 2
A Link Between Worlds
Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Witcher 3
Final Fantasy XV
Breath of the Wild
Smash Bros. Ultimate
Resident Evil 2

The top 2 or 3 might be kind of obvious but I think it's pretty debatable after that!

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MetalmindStats
01/24/20 8:24:57 PM
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Breath of the Wild > Smash Ultimate > Skyrim > Witcher 3 > A Link Between Worlds > Resident Evil 2 > Mass Effect 2 > Smash 4 > Final Fantasy XV > Borderlands 2

1-3 and 9-10 seem obvious to me. I would say the major points of question are Witcher 3 v A Link Between Worlds and the ordering of 6-8, though there's an outside chance Smash 4 noticeably outperforms or underperforms.

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VeryInsane
01/24/20 8:34:23 PM
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Breath of the Wild > FFX > Twilight Princess > Wind Waker > Ultimate > Brawl > Smash 4 > Skyrim > Prime > Resident Evil 4 > Galaxy > Link Between Worlds > Chrono Cross > Witcher 3 > Resident Evil 2 > Mass Effect 2 > San Andreas > FFXV > Borderlands 2 > Modern Warfare 2

I got bored and just added them all

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LeonhartFour
01/24/20 9:32:11 PM
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I think I'd go BotW > Ultimate > Skyrim > Witcher 3 > Mass Effect 2 > Link Between Worlds > Resident Evil 2 > Smash 4 > FFXV > Borderlands 2

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Underleveled
01/24/20 11:36:05 PM
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Breath of the Wild
Smash Ultimate
Skyrim
Witcher 3
Smash Wii U
Mass Effect 2
Link Between Worlds
FF15
RE2
Borderlands 2

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Paratroopa1
01/24/20 11:51:18 PM
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Underleveled posted...
Breath of the Wild
Smash Ultimate
Skyrim
Witcher 3
Smash Wii U
Mass Effect 2
Link Between Worlds
FF15
RE2
Borderlands 2
I tried to put together a list but then it was exactly this

I'm not very confident about the bottom half though, not at all. Especially not Smash 4
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Underleveled
01/25/20 10:09:44 AM
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Yeah, Smash 4 could be anywhere TBH. It could be just under Ultimate, or it could miss the field entirely. Don't forget, Brawl was snubbed from BGE3.

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Big Bob
01/25/20 11:06:18 AM
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Breath of the Wild
Smash Bros. Ultimate
Witcher 3
Skyrim
Resident Evil 2
A Link Between Worlds
Mass Effect 2
Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Final Fantasy XV
Borderlands 2

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ZenOfThunder
01/25/20 11:07:46 AM
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LeonhartFour posted...
I think I'd go BotW > Ultimate > Skyrim > Witcher 3 > Mass Effect 2 > Link Between Worlds > Resident Evil 2 > Smash 4 > FFXV > Borderlands 2

this feels right to me thank you for doing the work

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LeonhartFour
01/25/20 4:13:52 PM
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imthestuntman
01/25/20 4:16:49 PM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
this feels right to me thank you for doing the work
I agree, it's probably about as close as one can get, a link between world's might somehow overperform, but outside of that I would be shocked.

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Lightning Strikes
01/25/20 4:21:22 PM
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Breath of the Wild
Smash Ultimate
Skyrim
Witcher 3
Smash Wii U
Link Between Worlds
Mass Effect 2
RE2
Borderlands 2
FFXV

I have zero faith in FFXV, it effectively won GOTY by default, at least BL2 had some competition.

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LeonhartFour
01/25/20 4:22:51 PM
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Lightning Strikes posted...
I have zero faith in FFXV, it effectively won GOTY by default, at least BL2 had some competition.

Perhaps, but I also have zero faith that Borderlands 2 has aged well on this site.

Might still be enough to beat FFXV though!

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Lightning Strikes
01/25/20 4:31:17 PM
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Yeah Ill agree there though I wonder if its overstated due to memes about the writing and Gearbox being constantly on fire... but people still turned up for BL3 even if it wasnt all that. I wouldnt be shocked if BL2 is still somewhat strong. I could be wrong of course!

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LeonhartFour
01/25/20 8:03:50 PM
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Smash 4 is the real mystery of this group

and it might not even make the contest

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_SecretSquirrel
01/25/20 8:08:24 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Smash 4 is the real mystery of this group

and it might not even make the contest
In that respect, Link Between Worlds is definitely a possibility for being overlooked.

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ZenOfThunder
01/25/20 8:09:19 PM
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Borderlands 3 has had the longevity of a long wet fart so I don't think anyone fell back in love with BL2 because of it

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LeonhartFour
01/25/20 8:12:17 PM
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_SecretSquirrel posted...
In that respect, Link Between Worlds is definitely a possibility for being overlooked.

I think after it got snubbed from 2015, enough people on B8 will make sure it gets in this time.

Plus, there's much less competition to squeeze it out!

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CaptainOfCrush
01/25/20 10:06:35 PM
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Breath of the Wild

Skyrim
Smash Bros. Ultimate
Witcher 3
Mass Effect 2

A Link Between Worlds
Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS

Final Fantasy XV
Resident Evil 2
Borderlands 2

Line breaks represent my best guess at tiers. I'm not as confident in Smash as many others. It managed only 54% on God of War in its final GotY vote, which to me is not a result which suggests it picks up clear wins against Skyrim, Witcher, or ME2. I know that Nintendo entrants often get "contest boosts", but those boosts, like most things, are relative. In a contest where the top entrant and near-inevitable winner is a Zelda game, I don't think there's quite as much reason for something like Smash to punch above its weight.

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Yuri_LowelI
01/25/20 10:13:04 PM
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VeryInsane posted...
Breath of the Wild > FFX > Twilight Princess > Wind Waker > Ultimate > Brawl > Smash 4 > Skyrim > Prime > Resident Evil 4 > Galaxy > Link Between Worlds > Chrono Cross > Witcher 3 > Resident Evil 2 > Mass Effect 2 > San Andreas > FFXV > Borderlands 2 > Modern Warfare 2

I got bored and just added them all

youre crazy if you think TP is that strong.

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Yuri_LowelI
01/25/20 10:15:02 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
Perhaps, but I also have zero faith that Borderlands 2 has aged well on this site.

Might still be enough to beat FFXV though!

FFXV is going to bomb in this contest. But its stronger than BL2.

BL2 is a western RPG shooter. Its not going to have any support BUT the only way it coud possibly beat FF15 is the anti voting.

BotW > Ultimate > Wticher 3> Skyrim > Mass Effect 2 > Link Between Worlds > Smash 4 > RE2 > FFXV > Borderlands 2


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LeonhartFour
01/25/20 10:17:27 PM
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Yuri_LowelI posted...
youre crazy if you think TP is that strong.

it's the Wind Waker ranking I'd object to more than that...!

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VeryInsane
01/25/20 10:27:50 PM
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I dunno, Twilight Princess got a higher percentage than Skyrim on a direct opponent and Wind Waker did very well against FFVI. No reason to bet against Zelda.

I feel like 4 is weaker, but probably not that much weaker than Ultimate, I mean I dont really see it losing to any of the other decade picks other than say, maybe Skyrim, which Im probably a bit more down on just because its been over saturated.


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tennisboy213
01/26/20 1:34:06 PM
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Breath of the Wild
Smash Bros. Ultimate
Skyrim
Witcher 3
A Link Between Worlds
Mass Effect 2
Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy XV
Borderlands 2
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Safer_777
01/26/20 4:42:51 PM
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So we had 2 Zelda games and 2 Smash games win GOTY here. Hmmm...

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FFDragon
01/26/20 5:19:38 PM
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NintendoFAQs ain't just some nonsense saying

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Snake5555555555
01/26/20 5:26:02 PM
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Breath of the Wild
Smash Bros. Ultimate
Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS
A Link Between Worlds
Witcher 3
Mass Effect 2
Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy XV
Skyrim
Borderlands 2

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LeonhartFour
01/26/20 6:31:46 PM
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