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entrant = Final Fantasy IX — 9 of 1,528 matches
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9 matches
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Poll ▲ | Contest | Round | Division |
Result |
Headline |
SFF |
LFF |
Rally |
Cheat |
Pic |
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| 1 |
3465
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
1998-2000 |
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Ocarina dominates while Final Fantasy IX beats Half-Life |
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Ocarina of Time dominated an otherwise straightforward poll, while Final Fantasy IX beat Half-Life for the second advancing position. Half-Life's failure became another example of shooters disappointing in the bracket.
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| 2 |
3487
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 2 |
1998-2000 |
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Final Fantasy VIII ends StarCraft's last comeback hope |
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✓ |
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1 |
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StarCraft briefly revived memories of 2004 by taking an early second-place lead, but Final Fantasy VIII erased it quickly once the overnight vote arrived. Ocarina of Time dominated throughout.
LFF: The writeup says Final Fantasy IX leeched support from Final Fantasy VIII early, briefly allowing StarCraft to threaten the second advancing position.
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| 3 |
4108
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Round 1 |
South |
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Final Fantasy IX's day-vote weakness shows again |
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Final Fantasy IX handled Phoenix Wright comfortably but again displayed its famously weak afternoon trend. The writeup treats that pattern as an important warning for its upcoming daytime match with KOTOR.
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| 4 |
4152
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Round 2 |
South |
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Final Fantasy IX finally avoids a daytime collapse |
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Final Fantasy IX routed Persona 3 and, unusually, avoided its customary daytime collapse. The writeup treats the result as routine but mildly encouraging for FFIX's trend profile.
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| 5 |
4174
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Division Semifinal |
South |
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Final Fantasy IX survives a respectable KOTOR challenge |
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Final Fantasy IX held off KOTOR in a matchup that had been a legitimate pre-contest upset possibility. KOTOR's respectable loss and FFIX's predictable daytime decline left the writeup satisfied with both games' performances.
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| 6 |
4185
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Division Final |
South |
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Final Fantasy X cruises through a mild Square SFF match |
✓ |
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1 |
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The same-series divisional final was never presented as a serious rivalry, and Final Fantasy IX was simply outclassed by Final Fantasy X. The writeup mostly uses the match to criticize how easy the division had been for FFX.
SFF: The writeup treats this as a Square SFF matchup, noting that Final Fantasy IX was suppressed by Final Fantasy X even if the effect was milder than some older Square pairings.
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| 7 |
6086
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 1 |
Division V |
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Final Fantasy IX defies the trends and upsets Kingdom Hearts |
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Final Fantasy IX upset Kingdom Hearts after surviving the matchup phase where Kingdom Hearts was normally strongest. The writeup treats the trend reversal as a major surprise and evidence of an FFIX boost.
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| 8 |
6132
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 2 |
Division V |
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Final Fantasy IX confirms its modern strength |
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Final Fantasy IX beat Okami comfortably enough to confirm its modern rise in strength, while Okami again avoided being completely blown out. The result sent FFIX into Round Three with more credibility than in older contests.
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| 9 |
6155
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 3 |
Division V |
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A bad picture adds to Ocarina's warning signs |
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✓ |
1 |
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Ocarina of Time won easily but again looked weaker than expected for the site's traditional top game. Final Fantasy IX's strong showing, aided by the picture matchup, became another warning that Ocarina was vulnerable later.
Pic: The writeup directly blames Ocarina of Time's weak-looking performance in part on a poor Ocarina picture paired against one of Final Fantasy IX's best possible images.
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(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
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