Yantelope V2 Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) So I think we can use bracketeers.com to set up an online bracket to vote over what the best game ever is. I think it would be fun. I'd like to get nominations from you guys and then I'll set up the bracket. Hopefully through this site we can avoid the mess of voting we used to have in these threads. Anyone interested? The one catch to bracketeers.com is that we can't make it private. I think we can keep random people from voting on it by naming it something nobody would ever search for like "pressxordie". Edited March 22, 2012 by Yantelope V2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Well, how do you even classify a game as being the greatest ever? You have to have criteria, like still fun to play or the best game in it's day. I've been playing games for so damn long, I've forgotten some of my most favorite games. I spent much dollars on Galaga, Pacman, Altered Beast. I've been killed in the tens of thousands playing Contra and Mario. Paperboy was tedious, yet fun. Splinter Cell was a game changer for me, as was KoTOR. XWing vs Tie Fighter. Man, that's going to be tough to narrow down the criteria. Criteria! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 I'm on board for the lulz. You should definitely match up similar games though in the early rounds. So Mario might go up against Sonic, Call of Duty against Halo, etc. So opponents that are wildly different don't get involved til the later rounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 http://forum.pressxordie.com/index.php?showtopic=1130 I guess I'd suggest this as a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 This sounds like it will be a complete clusterfuck. Color me excited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 This is stupid and pointless. We all know God Hand is the best game ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Yes, it will be stupid and pointless but I like the idea of head to head matchups rather than just a vote. Post your nominations now. Don't bother posting FF or Zelda as I'll just take the most popular ones from their respective threads. I'm only going to vote for one game in a series so post your favorite of the major series and that's how we will decide what gets in for each series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 So there's already massive bias introduced before the brackets are even made then? edit: Just actually looked at the site. It's invite only at the moment. Maybe not the best thing since afaik none of us have invites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 My nomination is God Hand, obviously. I mean, it's cleary the best game ever. If it doesn't win, means this forum doesn't know their games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Ocarina of Time of FF6. Done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 (edited) Strange, I was able to say no thanks and it took me to the main site where I could log in. http://public.bracke...s.com/booth.php Edit: I also would add that I can only find the FF poll so I guess the Mario and Zelda polls were on the old site. I'm planning on putting up OOT and Super Mario World unless I hear strong opposition from you guys. Other games going on the list probably. Metal Gear Solid Half Life Halo COD4 Modern Warfare Megaman II Uncharted 2 Red Dead Redemption Star Wars KOTOR Chrono Trigger GTA III Edited March 23, 2012 by Yantelope V2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I think the hardest part won't be coming up with the games, but figuring out how to seed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Half-Life 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 I think the hardest part won't be coming up with the games, but figuring out how to seed them. Well, honestly I was going to randomize it but if you guys want to see certain match ups then maybe we could do it that way. I don't see much point to trying to be scientific. This is mostly for fun. GameFAQs used to do these all the time and it's just fun. Better than a straight up vote for best game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Ultimately the way you're doing it, may as well go with best franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Gears of War. It taught me how to love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Actually best franchise isn't a bad idea. That's one we haven't done before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Ok, I won't put actual games in then, just franchises. Sounds good to me. I'll give it tomorrow for people to put their nominations in then I'll throw up the bracket and post the link. I'm thinking 2-3 days per round so everyone can get a vote in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well as I said I'd go off the best games of TAY thing from earlier. Start from number one and work backwards. Thing is 30+years makes for a lot of franchises. I bet Nintendo alone could fill up a bracket of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 No reason we couldn't do other brackets later too. Best Character and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 So how many to throw in a bracket? Then I guess I'll list some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well, how do you even classify a game as being the greatest ever? You have to have criteria, like still fun to play or the best game in it's day. I've been playing games for so damn long, I've forgotten some of my most favorite games. I spent much dollars on Galaga, Pacman, Altered Beast. I've been killed in the tens of thousands playing Contra and Mario. Paperboy was tedious, yet fun. Splinter Cell was a game changer for me, as was KoTOR. XWing vs Tie Fighter. Man, that's going to be tough to narrow down the criteria. Criteria! I agree with this. I can't pick favorites. I can do it within specific criteria though. The same applies to music. I don't have a favorite band. I do however, have favorite albums, favorite bands within specific genres, stuff I've listened to the most over time, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well would folks maybe want to have it broken down a bit first then? Maybe by Genre? By platform? etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope V2 Posted March 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 (edited) Okay gents. Bracket is now live. http://public.bracke....php?id=970&r=1 let me know if that link works. If not just try searching for PXOD I tried to seed the most obvious choices higher than the underdogs. This is mostly just a test run. Rounds are automatically scheduled ever 2 or so days with round 2 starting on Monday I believe. Let me know if you're having trouble accessing it and I'll try to fix it. May your favorite game win. I was going to try and arrange like genres to fight against each other but that was going to be too hard as you can only rank linearly 1-32 and it brackets it somehow and I didn't want to bother to figure it out. Edited March 24, 2012 by Yantelope V2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 Some of these matchups I'm like... can't... choose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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