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entrant = Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots — 9 of 1,514 matches
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9 matches
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Poll ▼ | Contest | Round | Division |
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Headline |
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Rally |
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6057
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K15 |
Round 1 |
Division I |
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Kingdom Hearts II exposes Metal Gear Solid 4 decline |
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Kingdom Hearts II beat Metal Gear Solid 4 decisively and immediately established the latter as part of a broader Metal Gear decline. The writeup views the result as a major reversal from MGS4's stronger reputation in earlier years.
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| 2 |
4178
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Division Semifinal |
West |
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Shadow of the Colossus confirms its Cinderella run |
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Shadow of the Colossus followed its MGS2 upset by beating Metal Gear Solid 4 and turning a possible fluke into the contest's defining Cinderella run. A late MGS4 rally cut into the lead but is explicitly dismissed as meaningless.
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| 3 |
4159
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Round 2 |
West |
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Diablo II exposes a weakened Metal Gear Solid 4 |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 won but steadily lost ground to Diablo II and looked far weaker than its prior-year form. The writeup also gives Diablo II substantial credit as the strongest traditional Western RPG in the field.
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| 4 |
4121
writeup (md) |
GOTD |
Round 1 |
West |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 underperforms despite a picture disadvantage |
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✓ |
1 |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 won but looked substantially weaker than its 2009 form, reinforcing the emerging narrative that the entire series had declined. The writeup acknowledges the unfavorable picture while still treating the performance as poor.
Pic: The writeup explicitly says Metal Gear Solid 4 had a picture disadvantage against Assassin's Creed, though it argues that the disadvantage does not fully excuse MGS4's weak showing.
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| 5 |
3507
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Semifinal |
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Final Fantasy X passes Metal Gear Solid 4 for the final |
✓ |
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1 |
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Ocarina of Time secured first easily, while Final Fantasy X erased Metal Gear Solid 4's early lead overnight and advanced to the championship. Brawl's run ended under an especially unfavorable Nintendo matchup.
SFF: The writeup says Ocarina of Time SFFed Brawl out of contention, leaving Final Fantasy X and Metal Gear Solid 4 to fight for the other final spot.
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| 6 |
3505
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Quarterfinal |
— |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 barely holds off Brawl |
✓ |
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1 |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 built a large overnight lead, then barely survived a massive Brawl afternoon comeback. The two advanced together from an unusually balanced field, while Twilight Princess and Resident Evil 4 were eliminated.
SFF: The writeup says Brawl SFFed Twilight Princess enough to knock Zelda out of the advancing positions.
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| 7 |
3501
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Division Final |
2007-2009 |
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Brawl crushes Metal Gear Solid 4 and confirms its strength |
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Brawl decisively reversed its close Game of the Year history with Metal Gear Solid 4 and dominated the divisional final. The writeup treats the result as final proof that Brawl's contest strength was legitimate.
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| 8 |
3493
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 2 |
2007-2009 |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 and Fallout 3 advance quietly |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 and Fallout 3 advanced in an orderly match with little suspense, while Portal briefly made the lower positions interesting. The writeup treats it mainly as a quiet setup for later rounds.
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| 9 |
3476
writeup (md) |
BGE 2K9 |
Round 1 |
2007-2009 |
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Portal comfortably beats BioShock behind Metal Gear Solid 4 |
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Metal Gear Solid 4 won as expected, while Portal comfortably beat BioShock for the second advancing spot after an early lead that never became seriously threatened. The match stayed quieter than its uncertain pre-match setup suggested.
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What this is
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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
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