AI Match Summaries

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# Poll ▲ Contest Round Division Result Headline SFF LFF Rally Cheat Pic n
1 7915
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Breath of the Wild opens in championship form
2 7916
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Halo survives another round of anti-Halo doubt
3 7917
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Final Fantasy XV wins with an immediate warning
4 7918
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Hollow Knight embarrasses Board 8 and looks dangerous
5 7919
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Monster Hunter wins a mirror-image newcomer matchup
6 7920
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Sekiro wins a nearly identical newcomer matchup
7 7921
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1
Bastion 52.3%
Bastion upsets The Walking Dead and punishes the safe pick
8 7922
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 1 Dragon Quest XI SFFs Trails and finally looks strong 1
9 7923
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2 Mass Effect 2 wins and immediately looks vulnerable
10 7924
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2
Fallout 4 71.7%
VVVVVV 28.3%
Fallout 4 hides its Bethesda problem for one round
11 7925
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2 Borderlands 2 wins with a major warning sign
12 7926
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2
Fortnite 19.1%
Horizon crushes Fortnite and the rally fear
13 7927
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2 Resident Evil 2 opens with a huge statement
14 7928
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2
INSIDE 13.9%
DOOM crushes one of the bracket's weakest games
15 7929
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2 Awakening wins but badly hurts its deep-run case
16 7930
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 2 Bloodborne crushes Call of Duty's fading reputation
17 7931
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3
Tekken 7 17.0%
Smash Ultimate opens with a fighting-game rout
18 7932
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3
Bayonetta 36.5%
A Link Between Worlds beats Bayonetta without SFF
19 7933
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3 Spider-Man gives licensed games a major statement
20 7934
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3
Minecraft 75.7%
Dota 2 24.3%
Minecraft crushes Dota amid an eligibility complaint
21 7935
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3
Undertale 46.7%
Octopath topples Undertale without a rally
22 7936
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3 Shovel Knight advances while Undertale steals the attention
23 7937
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3 Devil May Cry 5 finally redeems the series
24 7938
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 3 Odyssey buries Mortal Kombat under heavy SFF 1
25 7939
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4 GTA V wins but cannot escape anti-GTA voting
26 7940
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4
Cuphead 68.3%
XCOM 2 31.7%
Cuphead opens strongly and fuels early upset hype
27 7941
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4 Persona 4 Golden immediately looks dangerous
28 7942
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4 Red Dead Redemption sets up a major Persona showdown
29 7943
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4 Xenoblade SFFs Splatoon and seizes the spotlight 1
30 7944
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4
Overwatch 55.9%
Overwatch wins the battle of unpopular games
31 7945
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4 Ori shocks Dragon Age in a major first-round upset
32 7946
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 4 Three Houses wins but raises immediate warning signs
33 7947
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5 The Witcher 3 SFFs Odyssey and looks elite 1
34 7948
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5 Mass Effect 3 gets its redemption over StarCraft II
35 7949
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5
Destiny 28.8%
Stardew Valley crushes Destiny and leads the indie field
36 7950
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5 Galaxy 2 delivers a legendary first-round blowout
37 7951
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5 New Vegas cruises and eases Bethesda concerns
38 7952
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5 Dark Souls III continues the Souls resurgence
39 7953
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5
Nioh 56.5%
Nioh humiliates the consensus in a major upset
40 7954
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 5 God of War opens with a heavyweight rout
41 7955
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6
Persona 5 78.3%
Persona 5 crushes Heavy Rain and looks fully mainstream
42 7956
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6 Black Flag wins a low-tier fodder duel
43 7957
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6 Sonic Mania wins and immediately looks vulnerable
44 7958
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6 Super Meat Boy validates the guru nomination
45 7959
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6
Portal 2 65.3%
Portal 2 wins without showing its later strength
46 7960
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6 Kingdom Hearts III wins but badly underperforms
47 7961
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6 New Leaf finally gives Animal Crossing a clean win
48 7962
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 6 Red Dead Redemption 2 cruises through weak opposition
49 7963
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7 Dark Souls opens with a massive statement
50 7964
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7 Rocket League wins the first real tossup
51 7965
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7
Yakuza 0 77.4%
Yakuza 0 finally converts Board 8 enthusiasm into a win
52 7966
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7 Metal Gear Solid V wins an oddly themed matchup
53 7967
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7 Arkham City wins but leaves the door open
54 7968
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7
Terraria 32.3%
BioShock Infinite wins without looking strong
55 7969
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7 Diablo III overwhelms a Board 8 niche favorite
56 7970
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 7 The Last of Us wins but trails Dark Souls
57 7971
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8 Skyrim wins big and still scares its supporters
58 7972
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8
Journey 66.2%
Journey survives a battle near the bottom
59 7973
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8 Final Fantasy XIV turns respect into contest strength
60 7974
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8 Mario Kart 8 punishes another Uncharted high seed
61 7975
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8 Pokémon HGSS opens with an elite-level rout
62 7976
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8
Celeste 49.6%
Celeste survives Rayman in the Round One thriller
63 7977
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8 Divinity advances through one of the weakest matchups
64 7978
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GOTD 2 Round 1 Division 8 NieR Automata SFFs Bayonetta 2 in a brutal draw 1
65 7979
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 1 Breath of the Wild looks completely untouchable
66 7980
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 1 Final Fantasy XV barely avoids an indie embarrassment
67 7981
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 1 Monster Hunter crushes Sekiro and the Souls sweep
68 7982
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 1
Bastion 28.1%
Dragon Quest XI proves its strength is real
69 7983
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2
Fallout 4 33.1%
Mass Effect 2 answers its critics with a rout
70 7984
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2 Horizon beats Borderlands with a rally-spillover tailwind 1
71 7985
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2 Resident Evil 2 beats a rally-boosted DOOM 1
72 7986
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 2 Bloodborne rallies hard after already taking control 1
73 7987
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 3 Smash Ultimate SFFs A Link Between Worlds 1
74 7988
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 3
Minecraft 42.3%
Spider-Man beats Minecraft despite rally spillover 1
75 7989
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 3 A developer rally swings the Octopath-Shovel Knight classic 1
76 7990
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 3 Odyssey crushes Devil May Cry and keeps gaining hype
77 7991
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 4
Cuphead 39.7%
GTA V crushes the Cuphead upset hype
78 7992
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 4 Persona 4 Golden rallies past Red Dead Redemption 1
79 7993
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 4
Overwatch 26.7%
Xenoblade crushes Overwatch and seizes the division
80 7994
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 4 Three Houses wins but loses its favorite status
81 7995
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 5 Witcher 3 SFFs Mass Effect 3 into oblivion 1
82 7996
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 5 Galaxy 2 wins despite Stardew rally spillover 1
83 7997
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 5 New Vegas wins a two-sided rally battle 1
84 7998
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 5
Nioh 25.5%
God of War crushes a partially SFFed Nioh 1
85 7999
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 6
Persona 5 71.1%
Persona 5 crushes Black Flag and looks mainstream
86 8000
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 6 Sonic Mania SFFs Super Meat Boy in a rout 1
87 8001
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 6
Portal 2 62.4%
Portal 2 crushes Kingdom Hearts III
88 8002
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 6 Red Dead Redemption 2 handles Animal Crossing
89 8003
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 7 Dark Souls crushes Rocket League and looks dangerous
90 8004
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 7
Yakuza 0 42.7%
Metal Gear Solid V wins while Yakuza earns respect
91 8005
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 7 Arkham City rebounds against BioShock Infinite
92 8006
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 7 The Last of Us wins but loses ground to Dark Souls
93 8007
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 8
Journey 25.0%
Skyrim wins big and still looks vulnerable
94 8008
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 8 Mario Kart 8 beats Final Fantasy XIV cleanly
95 8009
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 8 Pokémon HGSS crushes Rayman and keeps rising
96 8010
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GOTD 2 Round 2 Division 8 NieR wins while Divinity rallies down the margin 1
97 8011
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 1 Breath of the Wild obliterates Final Fantasy XV
98 8012
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 1 Dragon Quest XI survives Monster Hunter's rally 1
99 8013
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 2 Mass Effect 2 wins despite Bloodborne rally spillover 1
100 8014
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 2 Resident Evil 2 survives Bloodborne's rally 1
101 8015
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 3 Smash wins while Odyssey keeps looking stronger
102 8016
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 3 Odyssey crushes Shovel Knight and raises Smash doubts
103 8017
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 4 Persona 4 Golden beats GTA V without drama
104 8018
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 4 Xenoblade crushes a partially SFFed Three Houses 1
105 8019
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 5 Witcher 3 beats Galaxy 2 and keeps rolling
106 8020
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 5 God of War beats New Vegas and meets the buzzsaw
107 8021
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 6
Persona 5 67.9%
Persona 5 obliterates Sonic Mania
108 8022
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 6
Portal 2 53.5%
Portal 2 quietly ends Red Dead Redemption 2
109 8023
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 7 Dark Souls widens the gap on Metal Gear Solid V
110 8024
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 7 The Last of Us advances with another warning
111 8025
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 8 Skyrim wins but becomes an upset target
112 8026
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GOTD 2 Round 3 Division 8 Pokémon survives NieR's rally efforts 1
113 8027
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 1 Breath of the Wild wins while Dragon Quest earns respect
114 8028
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 2 Mass Effect 2 edges Resident Evil 2
115 8029
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 3 Smash reverse-SFFs Odyssey and restores the hierarchy 1
116 8030
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 4 Xenoblade survives Persona 4 Golden's late rallies 1
117 8031
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 5 Witcher 3 SFFs God of War and looks unstoppable 1
118 8032
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 6
Persona 5 57.5%
Portal 2 42.5%
Persona 5 crushes Portal 2 with a small rally boost 1
119 8033
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 7 Dark Souls wins inside a massive Last of Us rant †OT
120 8034
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GOTD 2 Division Final Division 8 Skyrim finally delivers its redemption match
121 8035
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GOTD 2 Quarterfinal Breath of the Wild keeps doubling everything
122 8036
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GOTD 2 Quarterfinal Smash ends Xenoblade's surprise run comfortably
123 8037
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GOTD 2 Quarterfinal
Persona 5 43.5%
Witcher 3 absorbs Persona 5's rally and wins 1
124 8038
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GOTD 2 Quarterfinal Skyrim outlasts Dark Souls in the last close quarterfinal
125 8039
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GOTD 2 Semifinal Breath of the Wild SFFs Smash in the semifinal 1
126 8040
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GOTD 2 Semifinal Witcher 3 beats Skyrim and completes its pre-final rise
127 8041
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GOTD 2 Final Breath of the Wild wins despite a heavy Witcher rally 1

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