i wish i could like god hand more but i bought expanded moveslots then got told this just makes my combos permanently worse so i’m mad
still made it to probably second to last chapter on hard with “bad combo” because forward dodge is very good and spammable
Katamari Damacy vs. Shadow of the Colossus (2006)
2/3s of my PS2 holy trinity (Rez being the third). Katamari takes it
Tetris: The Absolute: The Grandmaster PLUS 2 vs. Killer7
I’m holding The Line. Killer7. Did I already use one of these threads to mention the time a very central casting classic nerd added me on FB after I kicked his ass at TGM a couple times at a nerdcon? Dude’s whole feed was alt right posts. That has nothing to do with the merits of the game, but was a way for me to flash my TGM credentials. Gameboy Tetris is still the one true path for me.
Demon’s Souls (2009) vs. OutRun 2
I feel more strongly about Outrun 1 being my Outrun and Space Harrier being my super scaler, than I do about Dark Souls 1 being my souls over Demon’s. So Demon’s Souls takes it.
Dark Souls vs. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Zelda 1 (well established as my favorite game ever, I hope it doesn’t get paired against Quake 1) is still in play so, I feel guilt free with going with my instinct and supporting Dark Souls. Verily.
DOOM / DOOM II vs. Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger’s structure is still something super unique for the genre and worthy of all the praise it gets, but Doom is Doom. The explosion of the mapping and modding communities, online deathmatches, congressional hearings. Doom is such a landmark game, and it’s still something I fire up to replay regularly.
Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Mario World rules. Mario 1 rules. Mario Land rules. But as I’ve said before Mario 3 is just sort of ok. Raiden all the way.
Earthbound vs. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
My dirty secret with Earthbound is thanks to playing it twice as a rental and not owning it til the PS1 $15 clearance game years I’ve never finished that final section. My dirtier secret with SMT3 is despite owning it for years and years I’ve never even fired it up despite knowing I’d love it. Earthbound’s weird suburban Dragon Warrior vibe takes it.
God Hand vs. Bloodborne
God Hand!
At this point, the loser’s bracket feels like the real Selectbutton.
quick and easy:
Katamari, Tetris, Dark Souls, Doom, Mareo, Earthbound Nocturne, God Hand
edit: I love Earthbound but I have to vote for the game that doesn’t have Threed in it
I can’t help but notice you skipped over the most important vote
Can OutRun 2 count on your vote next week?
I’m nearly convinced that a game from the loser’s bracket will take the top slot. The question is, which one? It’s Riven
These console heathens will disappoint you Minty. Don’t count on it
Oh, woops, a mistake. Outrun 2 has my heart
6 of my current Top 10 Favourite Games in this bracket here… I’ve wrung so much joy out of SMB3, it is dear and precious but
Katamari, Tetris, Demon’s, Dark Souls, DOOM, SuperMetalioBrosOfLiber3, Earthbound, God Hand
Katamari, Tetris, OutRun 2, Doom, Earthbound, God Hand
A bunch of those are going up against games I’ve never played though.
Haven’t decided on
Super Mario Bros. 3
vs.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
That’s quite the matchup.
surprisingly easy this round
When you go into the voting booth, remember Magical Sound Shower
gonna abstain on a few but I’m going.
Shadow of the Colossus, killer7, Demon’s souls, dark souls, chrono trigger, metal gear solid 2, God Hand.
Boring choices maybe but they are solid choices. If I had to pick a number one at this point it would be between k7, Demon’s and god hand.
Rooting for GB Camera and Riven in the loser’s bracket.
These kinds of popularity contests don’t really capture that chromatic nature of appreciating multiple titles within a given medium. I don’t mean like having a Canon but picking any one of these in isolation and out of context feels weird at this point. There is no best or favourite game only an internal pallete.
Super Mario Bros 3 still sucks.
i like smashing two totally unlike games into each other and seeing which one breaks under the pressure, it means nothing but i also like to smash transformers together until their limbs come off
a meaningless delight
idk what i’m gonna do with doom vs chrono trigger. in these situations I usually just make a meta pick, and we have a lot of jrpgs (most of which I vote for) and no FPSes. but like voting against chrono trigger feels like a sin
Quake and Dog Days (RIP)?
I didn’t literally mean none, but yeah we only got two in the whole bracket and they’re both by the same people. dog days is a cover shooter, that’s in the exact opposite situation: I will vote against it purely out of hatred for the genre
There’s not really a great way to adjust the individual-poll bracket format in a way that correctsi its shortcomings so to me embracing them is the fun part. Continually asking questions in a vacuum like “hey is Chrono Trigger better or worse than Jedi Academy” is a great way to get a really entertaining list of games ordered in alternating series of “that makes sense” and “wait how did this one place so low/high?”.
geist play dog days
yeah i am paying zero mind to any metas in this, it is purely two enter one leaves with the chief determinant being ‘which one of these did i play more and harder’
I really like seeing what game my friends vote for
I promptly forget what they voted for but going “Oh, so X is an Outrun 2 gal” is fun
Vote Outrun 2