The Greatest Game of the 21st Century - Round 2

Thread: The Greatest Game of the 21st Century - Round 2
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I've never known so many good game go out in round 1. God of War (2018), Sekiro, Bioshock: Infinite, Kingdom Hearts 2, The Evil Within. I may be asking some of you to hand in your gamer cards for authentication :p
 
Hostile_18 said:
I've never known so many good game go out in round 1. God of War (2018), Sekiro, Bioshock: Infinite, Kingdom Hearts 2, The Evil Within. I may be asking some of you to hand in your gamer cards for authentication :p
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Fuck that, how did Prey, Human Revolution, and WoW get knocked out???
 
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HE1NZ said:
I think you should cancel the whole thing.
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There have been some really bad matchups. Like a quarter of them have been blowouts. Bad RNG with the matchups. But BG3 lost early, and there will probably be some interesting matchups midway and towards the end since all the weird pairings are taking place now. Worst part about this competition is probably the dumb randomized matchups, they should be generated by genre and genres that are similar to one another. Example would be action-adventure and rpgs competing against one another because they have very common ground with a vast adventure taking place with each. Or pair arcade games with sports games where the objective is to win, break records, high scores, etc.
 
Franky Family said:
There have been some really bad matchups. Like a quarter of them have been blowouts. Bad RNG with the matchups. But BG3 lost early, and there will probably be some interesting matchups midway and towards the end since all the weird pairings are taking place now. Worst part about this competition is probably the dumb randomized matchups, they should be generated by genre and genres that are similar to one another. Example would be action-adventure and rpgs competing against one another because they have very common ground with a vast adventure taking place with each. Or pair arcade games with sports games where the objective is to win, break records, high scores, etc.
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But limiting brackets to genre doesn't decide an overall winner. We're here to determine the best of the 21st Century. You can only beat what's in front of you and the lesser games will fall by the wayside even if it's perceived to be "unfair"
 
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Franky Family said:
There have been some really bad matchups. Like a quarter of them have been blowouts. Bad RNG with the matchups. But BG3 lost early, and there will probably be some interesting matchups midway and towards the end since all the weird pairings are taking place now. Worst part about this competition is probably the dumb randomized matchups, they should be generated by genre and genres that are similar to one another. Example would be action-adventure and rpgs competing against one another because they have very common ground with a vast adventure taking place with each. Or pair arcade games with sports games where the objective is to win, break records, high scores, etc.
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It's not about bad matchups. It's about Hostile posting these 2-3 times a week at random times because he's too busy shuffling porn between ssds. I don't know why it's so hard to make threads in advance to go at a set time.
 
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@Hostile_18 you better not be putting porn over these matchups boy. Super Mario Sunshine and The Wind Waker have already been defeated early. We will pour a bucket of chili on your head if things get any worse
 
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Pray I don't alter the deal further ;)

Brackets are boring IMO. I like sometimes its brutal and other times a cake walk. Some games get lucky, some bangers go out in the first round! Brackets wouldn't have given us Spiderman vs Tetris lol.

The reason they can't be done in advance btw is because it doesn't flag on the new thread notifications on Discord or some such IIRC.
 
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Vyse said:
The matchups are basically Hostile's picks against a Nintendo or less popular game.
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Are we really doubting my integrity 😅🙈

Loads of my favorites have gone out in round one, so my master plan hasn't worked out very well has it lol.
 
There's no way these were random matchups though.

Oblivion vs Minecraft
Resident Evil 4 vs Virtua Fighter 4
Doom 3 vs Resident Evil (2002)
Journey vs Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
 
Vyse said:
There's no way these were random matchups though.

Oblivion vs Minecraft
Resident Evil 4 vs Virtua Fighter 4
Doom 3 vs Resident Evil (2002)
Journey vs Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
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What correlation do any of those games have with each other that would suggest its not random?
 
Hostile_18 said:
What correlation do any of those games have with each other that would suggest its not random?
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Doom 3 vs Resident Evil (2002)? Both graphically impressive, challenging, console platform exclusive (Xbox vs GameCube) survival horror titles that released in the same console generation. Doom 3 was also a reboot, or new first entry point, in the series, so not that random to go up against Resident Evil remake. With the total of 158 games, the odds that the two would meet in the first round are pretty slim.
 
Vyse said:
Doom 3 vs Resident Evil (2002)? Both graphically impressive, challenging, console platform exclusive (Xbox vs GameCube) survival horror titles that released in the same console generation. Doom 3 was also a reboot, or new first entry point, in the series, so not that random to go up against Resident Evil remake. With the total of 158 games, the odds that the two would meet in the first round are pretty slim.
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I don't see it. Other than being horror games they are completely different. One is western highly advanced PC FPS game. Another is Japanese old school 2D game for consoles.
 
It's just silly to think I care enough to fix match ups, even if they were my favorite games. Last comp we had some games with proper connections (Conterstrike vs Half Life etc) and it was still just luck of the draw.
 
HE1NZ said:
I don't see it. Other than being horror games they are completely different. One is western highly advanced PC FPS game. Another is Japanese old school 2D game for consoles.
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That divide makes it more interesting, don't you think, rather than a rudimentary matchup like Silent Hill vs Resident Evil?

Doom 3 was a big deal on Xbox, despite the shift to slower-paced gameplay that disappointed some older Doom fans, and Resident Evil remake was very much well-received on GameCube (including praise for its graphics). And you know Doom 3 wasn't completely in first person during cutscenes and you encounter zombies as well. You had to switch between using your flashlight and your gun on Xbox. Minor inconveniences in both games that added to the tension.
 
Seeding next round will squander doubts. # of votes from first round decides the seeding.
 
Vyse said:
That divide makes it more interesting, don't you think, rather than a rudimentary matchup like Silent Hill vs Resident Evil?

Doom 3 was a big deal on Xbox, despite the shift to slower-paced gameplay that disappointed some older Doom fans, and Resident Evil remake was very much well-received on GameCube (including praise for its graphics). And you know Doom 3 wasn't completely in first person during cutscenes and you encounter zombies as well. You had to switch between using your flashlight and your gun on Xbox. Minor inconveniences in both games that added to the tension.
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I agree with most of it but you made a claim that games too similar to be a coincidence. Imo very different games with different history behind them.
 
It will be early evening for today's vote, before you put my balls in a vice lol. Being designing a kitchen and then straight to work today!
 
The_Mike said:
How do we vote for this? Is it just the hostile takeoff threads or?
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Yeah every week day vote in those threads. They are open for 24 hours. We have about 25 more days of Round 1 left. Then the winners will face off against each other.
 
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