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8 matches
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Poll ▼ | Contest | Round | Division |
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6128
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 2 |
Division IV |
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Metroid Prime wins the Half-Life rematch decisively |
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Metroid Prime decisively won its rematch with Half-Life 2 and erased the memory of their much closer earlier contest meeting. The result established Prime as a credible threat to Skyrim in the next round.
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| 2 |
6078
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 1 |
Division IV |
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Half-Life 2 advances through a routine setup match |
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Half-Life 2 handled Demon's Souls in a largely trendless and predictable match. The writeup mainly uses the result to set up the expected Metroid Prime rematch in Round Two.
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| 3 |
4182
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Division Final |
Northeast |
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Prime advances as Half-Life 2 exposes a timing problem |
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Metroid Prime controlled the match, while Half-Life 2's late gains suggested that a different time window might have produced a much closer result. The writeup explicitly says the heavily discussed pictures did not matter.
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| 4 |
4168
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Division Semifinal |
Northeast |
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Half-Life 2 crushes the God of War upset case |
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Half-Life 2 immediately shut down pre-match God of War upset talk and delivered one of its strongest performances. The result turned the coming Metroid Prime matchup into a genuine tossup.
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| 5 |
4140
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Round 2 |
Northeast |
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GTA III earns respect while Half-Life 2 shows weakness |
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Grand Theft Auto III gave Half-Life 2 a strong challenge without ever threatening the actual result. The writeup treats GTA3 as the clear exception to the series' poor contest and sees Half-Life 2's steady bleed as a warning before stronger day-match opponents.
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| 6 |
4084
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Round 1 |
Northeast |
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Half-Life 2 dominates its Valve sibling |
✓ |
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1 |
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Half-Life 2 looked extremely strong in an intrafranÂchise matchup and became the clear favorite to emerge from the Northeast's lower half. The writeup also uses the result to fuel speculation about a later Metroid Prime comparison.
SFF: The writeup explicitly frames Half-Life 2 versus Left 4 Dead 2 as an SFF match, with the stronger Valve title suppressing the weaker one.
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| 7 |
3491
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 2 |
2004-2006 |
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Resident Evil 4 survives Kingdom Hearts again |
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✓ |
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1 |
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Twilight Princess won, but Resident Evil 4 and Kingdom Hearts II again produced a close fight for the other advancing spot. RE4 survived a late collapse, while Twilight Princess itself looked less dominant than a finalist was expected to look.
LFF: The writeup says Twilight Princess absorbed enough of Kingdom Hearts II's usual day-vote support to help Resident Evil 4 survive another close rematch.
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| 8 |
3473
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
2004-2006 |
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Twilight Princess dominates while Half-Life 2 survives |
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Twilight Princess dominated the field, while Half-Life 2 built enough of an early cushion to keep Final Fantasy XII from seriously threatening second. The result briefly elevated Twilight Princess into finals discussion.
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What this is
Each row's Headline and (on filter) narrative come from a
ChatGPT reading of that match's Board 8 wiki writeup. The five flags
(SFF same-fanbase factor, LFF low-fanbase
factor, Rally outside rally, Cheat cheating
alleged, Pic match-picture factor) are set only when the writeup
asserts that effect — never inferred from the numbers. Hover a check for the
note. †OT marks a writeup that mostly wanders off the
match.
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