EoFF RPG Thunderdome!

[Wolf Kanno]

Been awhile since we did one of these contests. Mognet me a list of your ten favorite RPGs, and in ten days will have everyone's choices go head to head in a battle for the ages. I may also make this a bit more interesting, but it will depend on how many nominations I get.

Round One Winners
Match 1: Bravely Default
Match 2: Ys Oath of Felghana
Match 3: Ao no Kiseki
Match 4: Xenoblade Chronicles X
Match 5: Final Fantasy Tactics
Match 6: Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Match 7: The World Ends With You
Match 8: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV
Match 9: Final Fantasy XIII-2
Match 10: The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Match 11: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Match 12: Brave Fencer Musashi
Match 13: Xenogears
Match 14: Xenosaga Episode 1
Match 15: Final Fantasy X
Match 16: Romancing SaGa 2
Match 17: Mass Effect 2
Match 18: Breath of Fire V: Dragon Quarter
Match 19: Final Fantasy V
Match 20: Shadow Hearts 2
Match 21: Suikoden II
Match 22: Final Fantasy VII
Match 23: The Witcher 3
Match 24: Lunar: Silver Star Story
Match 25: Vagrant Story
Match 26: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Match 27: Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
Match 28: Persona 3: FES
Match 29: Wild Arms
Match 30: Final Fantasy IV
Match 31: Trails of Cold Steel III
Match 32: Final Fantasy VI
Match 33: Secret of Mana
Match 34: Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Match 35: Persona 2: Duology
Match 36: Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Match 37: Chrono Trigger
Match 38: Mario and Luigi Bowser's Inside Story
Match 39: Tales of Xillia
Match 40: Undertale

Round Two Winners
Match 1. Bravely Default
Match 2. Ao no Kiseki
Match 3. Final Fantasy Tactics
Match 4. The World Ends With You
Match 5. Trails of Cold Steel
Match 6. Dragon Quest VIII
Match 7. Xenogears
Match 8. Final Fantasy X
Match 9. Mass Effect 2
Match 10. Final Fantasy V
Match 11. Final Fantasy VII
Match 12. The Witcher 3
Match 13. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Match 14. Persona 3: FES
Match 15. Final Fantasy IV
Match 16. Final Fantasy VI
Match 17. Final Fantasy XIV: ARR
Match 18. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Match 19. Chrono Trigger
Match 20. Undertale

Round Three Winners
Round 1. Ao no Kiseki
Round 2. Final Fantasy Tactics
Round 3. Trails of Cold Steel
Round 4. Xenogears
Round 5. Mass Effect 2
Round 6. The Witcher 3
Round 7. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Round 8. Final Fantasy VI
Round 9. Final Fantasy XIV
Round 10. Chrono Trigger

Round Four Winners
Match 1. Final Fantasy Tactics
Match 2. Xenogears
Match 3. Mass Effect 2
Match 4. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Match 5. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

Round Five Winners
Match 1. Final Fantasy Tactics
Match 2. Mass Effect 2
Match 3. Persona 3 FES
Match 4. Chrono Trigger

Semifinals Winners
Match 1. Final Fantasy Tactics
Match 2. Chrono Trigger

[Wolf Kanno]

Well I at least have three sets of noms.

[Wolf Kanno]

We're up to five sets of nominations. I'm happy we're getting a decent spread.

[Wolf Kanno]

Okay, so the new thing I want to do for this contest is that I'm thinking that instead of just having games go head to head, I'm going to add a third category where the games compete based a specific element instead of a simple head to head popularity contest. So for example:

Game 1 vs Game 2 + Category Music

So the rounds will be based purely on how these games match up based on the category. Similar to something I did a previous contest. The categories would be:

Plot
Characters
Villain
Music
Battle System
Side Content
Art Direction

So when the brackets are made, I'll randomize who goes up against who and then randomize those brackets with one of the categories. Does this sound like a plan for everyone?

[Fynn]

Sounds interesting! Though I do imagine this might leave several games severely disadvantaged since they may not be playing to their strength, but the randomness would definitely spice things up

[WarZidane]

Yeah, definitely sounds more interesting than a plain popularity contest. Would make me think about my answers more rather than just picking the game I nominated in the first place

[Slothy]

I dig it.

[Wolf Kanno]

Sadly I still have only five sets of nominations, so I may have add to the list just so this contest will last longer.

[Fynn]

I can send in a bit more myself, if you’d like

[Wolf Kanno]

If I don't get more noms in the next four days, I may ask everyone to suggest five more.

[Wolf Kanno]

Okay, so it doesn't look like I'm going to get any more noms, so anyone who has nominated already can nom an additional five games to me.

[Vermachtnis]

I submitted again. I did one I didn't last time cause I figured everyone nominated it. And a couple I wasn't sure if fit the bill of RPG.

[Wolf Kanno]

Well I rounded out the listing since we had an odd number and instead of noming what I love, since a lot of you covered it, I made my noms more interesting titles that don't get a lot of lip service. I have about 70 entries. So I may double some of these up just to save me some time.

As usual, I'm more amused by what didn't get nominated as I really thought four entries would be a shoe in for this, but not a single person nominated any of them. I chose not to throw them in because all four are disgustingly popular anyway. Just shows how off beat EoFF really is.

[Vermachtnis]

Now I'm curious too. There were still a few I didn't nominate cause I figured someone else would.

[Wolf Kanno]

Actually there were five I was expecting though the fifth one is more of a franchise that usually gets nommed in these contests but is strangely absent. I can spill the beans if people are interested or you can wait until I get the first round finished to see for your selves.