Greatest Video Game Ever (Voting)

[talonmalon333]

Lots of different picks being made here. I wouldn't be surprised if this ends up being one of the closest matchups yet, in terms of votes.

[gunswordfist]

Pokemon Heartgold/Soulsilver
Sonic CD
Soul Calibur II
Symphony Of The Night

ggggrrrrrrrrr

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

My problem with Hellsing is that it's all bloody action and practically no substance. I used to love the manga and OVA series, and I still kind of get a kick out of the OVAs for mindless violence when I'm in the mood or it, but I now see it as nothing more than that. The manga is especially boring because the action scenes are too over-abundant, and the dialogue is atrocious when I read it now. The Major isn't a great villain, to me, because he has no substance. He isn't clever, he doesn't have any level of depth to his character, and he doesn't stand out in any noticeable way other than the fact that he smiles a lot and gives out speeches about how much he loves ware. There is no single level of relate-ability to this character whatsoever, and even in more ridiculous series than this, I find that strong villains can still be understandable in some ways. That's why someone like Meruem rom Hunter X Hunter, despite having some cringe-worthy scenes in the early parts of the Chimera Ant arc, is what I consider to be a better example of a great villain. He's threatening, sure, but beyond that there is a whole layer of depth to his character's philosophy, and the character development he receives throughout his arc is downright fascinating in how it is both unpredictable, but also makes so much sense when you see how his character progresses in context.

As for Alucard, what kind of character development does he even receive? He just smiles a lot and kills people throughout the entire series. I never felt like he learned anything at all. If ANY Helling character got development in the series, it was Seras, who is easily the only character in the series that I still find remotely likable anymore. I also suppose Pip wasn't too bad, but once again he really never had much character beyond him aside from acting like a bad-ass during action scenes and teasing around Seras in his spare time. His death scene meant nothing to me at all because we never really got much time to know his "character" and have him develop before he got killed off. And as the true mark of a very sloppy writer, Kouta Hirano just lazily added in a small back-story for Pip right before his death to try and stir up some form of sympathy for the character, but it just doesn't work for me anymore. A good writer would plant the seeds of something like that way earlier on, and really have you get to know the character through their general dialogue and actions, without any direct exposition. In such a case, by the time you get to that character's flashback, you will have already seen how you could make a connection with how the character is in the present and who they were in the past. With Pip, though, it was just a flashback for the sake of some cheap drama.

I could go on and on, but the bottom-line is that I've kind of grown out of Hellsing. I don't hate it or anything, and I was never bothered by the fact that the villains are Nazis, but I don't find it that interesting when there's really nothing more to the series than some fancy art-design and a lot of blood and gore. I need at least a little bit more substance than that.

[talonmalon333]

I still think Alucard is pretty cool, even though he's not necessarily a good character.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

Soul Calibur II- 17
Sonic the Hedgehog CD- 13
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver- 12
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night- 18

Soul Calibur II and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night both move onto the next round.

Round 2:

Match 7:


The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

vs.


Rayman Origins

vs.


Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

vs.


Kirby Superstar


Once again, I'm passing on this match.

[Foggle]

Ratchet
Kirby
Rayman
Zelda

[LumRanmaYasha]

Aw...looks like no Pokemon games will make it to round three. 

Well, at least there's finally a match I can vote on:

Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Kirby Superstar
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Rayman Origins

[VLordGTZ]

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Rayman Origins
Kirby Superstar
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal

[Spark Of Spirit]

Kirby
Ratchet
Zelda
Rayman

[talonmalon333]

Zelda
Kirby
Ratchet
Rayman

I haven't played Ratchet or Raymen yet, but I put Ratchet higher as an apology to Foggle for ranking Deus Ex last. 

[gunswordfist]

Ratchet
Kirby
Rayman
Zelda

Ratchet (I get this confused with GC all the time but like each equally)
Rayman Origins (I am glad Sonic CD got killed off)
Zelda (the last game in the series I'll bother playing)
Kirby

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

We have a tie between Ratchet and Kirby. Somebody break it before we move on.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Kirby
Zelda
Ratchet
Rayman

How's that?

[Foggle]

Ratchet
Zelda
Rayman
Kirby

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess- 20
Rayman Origins- 13
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal- 15
Kirby Superstar- 14

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal both move onto the next round.

Round 2:

Match 8:


Halo: Combat Evolved/Anniversary

vs.


Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly

vs.


Power Stone 2

vs.


Devil May Cry 4


My Picks:

Halo: Combat Evolved/Anniversary
Power Stone 2
Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly
Devil May Cry 4