EoFF Side Content Contest 2019

Rules are simple:

1. You have one week to Mognet Message me your top five favorite pieces of side content in the series. This can be a mini-game like Triple Triad or Blitzball, or optional quests like FFIV's Sylph Cave or IX's Mognet Supersoft quest. The key point here is that it has to be some type of side content or minigame.

2. Afterwards, I'll make a few threads to battle out your fave side content against each other so we can determine once and for all which side content is actually superior.

For the case of FFVI and it's open ended second half, quests involving picking up any of the main party members is excluded, but I'll count recruiting Umaro and Gogo just like I'll count picking up Yuffie and Vincent in VII.

Sounds pretty fun and cool ^^ I'll send in my nominations asap.

Does picking up Yuffie include the whole Don Corneo in Wutai thing? Or maybe that's separate but also counts as side content?

If Chocobo Hot'n'Cold doesn't win, I'm leaving this site forever.

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Originally Posted by Lord Golbez

Does picking up Yuffie include the whole Don Corneo in Wutai thing? Or maybe that's separate but also counts as side content?

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I'll merge them together because you can't do it without unlocking Yuffie first.

It totally changes the character of the thing because actually getting Yuffie is just a pain in the ass, while the Wutai sidequest is great (I'm sure many here will disagree).

You mentioned Sylph cave, but I was also wondering about lumping together Rydia summon quests. I would probably go with land of summoned monsters if it's just one. I think you need to do asura and leviathan before you can do bahamut though (sylph might still be separate)

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Originally Posted by Lord Golbez

It totally changes the character of the thing because actually getting Yuffie is just a pain in the ass, while the Wutai sidequest is great (I'm sure many here will disagree).

You mentioned Sylph cave, but I was also wondering about lumping together Rydia summon quests. I would probably go with land of summoned monsters if it's just one. I think you need to do asura and leviathan before you can do bahamut though (sylph might still be separate)

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Probably for the best to lump together all of the summoned quest together.

Just a reminder for people, you only have two days left to get your submissions in.

Eh, I'd rather not nominate, and instead just complain when the things I want don't make it to the voting round.

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Originally Posted by Jinx

Eh, I'd rather not nominate, and instead just complain when the things I want don't make it to the voting round.

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That might be a lot, because I think only three people have nominated. If you like FFIX's minigames, you may want to nominate.

Not expecting much of what I nominated to make it in tbh, I sometimes feel like I just like the weirdest things in these games.

Inbefore Triple Triad wins by default for being the only multi-nominated thing in the contest.

I've had so few noms, I'm likely just going to let everything through.

Honestly, this thread has only made me realize how much I don't care about the side stuff in FF

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Originally Posted by Fynn

Honestly, this thread has only made me realize how much I don't care about the side stuff in FF

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I kind of feel the same way. I came up with 5 but it felt kind of forced.

Now that's what I'm talking about. We're fninally up to 25 nominations and I'm pretty happy we got a nice widespread selection of noms from all across the series.

Some fun facts:
The only Numbered entries not to receive a nomination are FFII, III, XI, and XV.
FFVII had the most side content nominated with four.
X-2 is the only non-mainline entry to get any nominations.
Only three noms got nominated more than once.

There were a few entries I totally expected to get in that didn't get nommed though:

Monster Arena (FFX)
Chocobo Breeding/Racing (VII)
Ruby and Emerald WEAPON
Cloud's Motorcycle race game
The Eight Dragons (FFVI)

I'll get the first thread up once I figure out how to divide the entries.

Chocobo Breedong and Racing are mostly annoying tasks to get to the coveted KoTR tbh. The breeding is completely a pain. The racing looks kind of fun but you have so little control that it gets pretty mind numbing. I never beat Ruby and Emerald so I won't go for those. I think they're overpowered anyway. Honestly, I probably could have gone for Cloud's motorcycle tbh. I just didn't. I thought about the eight dragons. Opted for others, but definitely considered it. My FFVI choice was due to the humor level. I generally opted for more story-based and comic stuff over mini-games except one choice.

First round is up

Cloud's Cross Dessing won the first round by coinflip.

Sorry, we haven't had a round up today, I got busy with real life stuff. There is a slight issue with one of the noms that I'm also currently sorting out.

Round 4 is up. Bahmaut's binding coils will reach the next round.

Dragon's Den is moving onto the next round, Round 5 is now up.

Palace of the Dead advances by coin toss. Round 6 is up.

Mark Hunts advance, and Round 7 is here.

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Originally Posted by Jinx

If Chocobo Hot'n'Cold doesn't win, I'm leaving this site forever.

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RIP

Gau's Family Reunion is through, Round 8 is up.

Yuffie sneaks her way in to the next round and Round 9 is up.

To no ones surprise, Chocobo Hot n' Cold will enter the next rounds. Round 10 is up. We have two more rounds after this one before we'll enter the quarterfinals.

Triple Triad moves onto the next round, Round 11 is up.

FFV Bosses advance via coin toss. Round 12 is up. Quarterfinals will start tomorrow-ish.

Finals Prediction: Hot'N'Cold vs. Blitzball

Good god that sounds terrible. I mean I like Hot and Cold but can't it go up agaonst something decent?

Sorry for the delay. As consolation, I'll put up two rounds today as we begin the Quarterfinals.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Sorry for the delay, I've had some RL stuff keeping me busy. Round 5 and Round 6 are up

Quarterfinals are over. Round 6 was decided by coin toss which Blitzball won. Semifinals will begin shortly. Sorry for the delays.

Semifinals are up:

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Only just realised FFXV fishing (and to a lesser degree, cooking stuff) didn't make it, which is a shame because it was really enjoyable!

Yeah, I really enjoy the fishing minigame in FFXV.

Final Round is up.

After many grueling rounds, Triple Triad is the winner. Thank you to everyone who participated! :onnanoko:

The darkest timeline.

Well deserved enough, it is an awesome minigame. Thanks for hosting, Wolf!