Hottest PS1 Game (Grand Grand Finals: PE vs SotN)

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Grand Grand Finals

Poll ended at Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:02 am

1. Parasite Eve
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38%
2. Symphony of the Night
10
63%
 
Total votes: 16
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Classic » Thu May 14, 2015 6:40 am

If I could've voted for Legend of Mana twice I would have.

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Mothra » Thu May 14, 2015 3:59 pm

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby François » Thu May 14, 2015 5:24 pm

Classic wrote:If I could've voted for Legend of Mana twice I would have.


I'd have voted for Wild Arms twice so it wouldn't have made a difference either way. :D

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Kayma » Mon May 18, 2015 12:30 am

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Wild Arms actually sucks shit through a straw.

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Classic » Mon May 18, 2015 2:35 am

That US opening FMV tho.

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I don't think we're all using the same metrics to determine the quality of a game and there are lots of games that I love really strongly for setpieces that amount to the tiniest fraction of the game. But in this kind of contest, having the highlights of your game easily sharable via youTube is an advantage second only to a large share of players in the voter base.

Like, I don't know how to explain how delightfully weird Legend of Mana is, or how it invites you to explore its world and systems and how it manages your expectations for what you can do within it.

I am incredibly adequate at linking youTube videos however!

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Esperath » Mon May 18, 2015 2:38 am

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Friday » Fri May 22, 2015 1:37 pm

19. Megaman X4 [ 7 ]
21. Front Mission 3 [ 10 ]
23. Legend of Mana [ 9 ]
7. Wild Arms [ 7 ]

And thus, a game in which a robot discovers what he's fighting for and then loses an arm later is eliminated from the poll.

Also, X4 lost.

Next up:

1. Resident Evil 2
3. Silent Hill
6. Einhander
22. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Last in the round.
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Classic » Fri May 22, 2015 2:17 pm

This time, I picked games that addressed themes of existential dread and insanity! So- basically still my JRPG schtick!

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby IGNORE ME » Fri May 22, 2015 3:01 pm

I don't think you've narrowed it down at all.

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby beatbandito » Fri May 22, 2015 6:28 pm

four way tie with four votes each.

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Niku » Fri May 22, 2015 10:06 pm

Of all four of these, Klonoa simultaneously represents its era while still being the most fun to actually go back and play. Einhander comes very close, as it's eminently playable now, but the PSX era was definitely more an era for 2.5D platformers than it was shmups. I love both RE2 and SH, but they're best enjoyed through remembering them than actually playing them.
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro24)

Postby Friday » Sat May 23, 2015 4:29 pm

1. Resident Evil 2 [ 7 ]
3. Silent Hill [ 5 ]
6. Einhander [ 6 ]
22. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile [ 9 ]

Close match, but RE2 and Klonoa take it.

Advancing: RE2, Klonoa
Eliminated: Silent Hill, Einhander

1. Resident Evil 2
2. Puzzle Fighter 2
3. PaRappa the Rapper
4. Tactics Ogre
5. Mega Man Legends 2
6. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
7. Final Fantasy Tactics
8. Chrono Cross
9. Valkyrie Profile
10. Front Mission 3
11. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
12. Legend of Mana
13. Final Fantasy 7
14. Final Fantasy 9
15. Suikoden 2
16. Mega Man Legends

We now enter the Loser's Ro16. RE2 is the only game that has survived being eliminated in the first round of 64 and has fought it's way here. Powerhouses like Suikoden 2 and MML are now in the mix. Only one game can go on to be the Loser's Champion and challenge SotN for the Throne.

First match:

16. Mega Man Legends
8. Chrono Cross
1. Resident Evil 2
5. Mega Man Legends 2
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby beatbandito » Sun May 24, 2015 5:57 pm

That went fast.
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby Mothra » Sun May 24, 2015 7:37 pm

I believe in you, Chrono Cross

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby Classic » Sun May 24, 2015 8:28 pm

I had hoped that the two Legends would split the vote on those faves. But it looks like that's not the case.

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby Friday » Tue May 26, 2015 2:14 am

16. Mega Man Legends [ 8 ]
8. Chrono Cross [ 5 ]
1. Resident Evil 2 [ 4 ]
5. Mega Man Legends 2 [ 8 ]

Mega Man Legend(s) make short work of the other, lesser, not on thrones made of skull and blood games.

Next up:

2. Puzzle Fighter 2
13. Final Fantasy 7
6. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
15. Suikoden 2
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby Friday » Tue May 26, 2015 2:17 am

Fun fact: Resident Evil 2 and Puzzle Fighter 2 are the only games left in the loser's poll that have been there since the start. (They were moved to loser's from the Ro64).

Since RE2 just was eliminated, if Puzzle Fighter 2 loses here, all the remaining games will be new/er comers to the bracket.
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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby LaserBeing » Wed May 27, 2015 12:55 am

For better or for worse, Final Fantasy VII was the reason I got a Playstation.

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Re: Hottest PS1 Game (Losers) (Ro16)

Postby Caithness » Wed May 27, 2015 9:05 am

FFVII's music was the reason I got one.

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