#BGE2020 - Round 1 - Pool 1

[This Old Neon]

Welcome to the first round of #BGE2020 pools!

Each game is randomly seeded into pools using the set generator at Random.org. There's no seeding, no ranking, and no preference or prioritization.

The results of the pools will determine how each game stacks up in the elimination rounds, coming later this year.

HOW TO VOTE

Voting is ranked, but it's not super intuitive, so listen up.

• You have 6 total votes to distribute.
• You can only select up to 3 options.
• You can only give each option up to 3 votes.
• NOTE: The number you pick is not the RANK of your choice (i.e. 1st, 2nd, 3rd), but the number of VOTES you're giving it.
• The more votes (bigger numbers) a game gets, the better for that game.

EXAMPLES

• You could pick three games and order them by giving them 3, 2, and 1 votes.
• If you like three games equally, you could give them 2, 2, and 2 votes.
• If you only like two games, you could give them 3 and 3 votes (or 3 and 2, etc.).

This gives you a lot of granularity for how you assign your votes and thereby a lot of influence over which games can do well. Use your power wisely!

If you have questions, ask before voting!

[Kong Wen]

Lots going on in this pool, but I had to throw my full weight behind Castle Crashers. I think there's a risk of forgetting just how much this game did to breathe life back into beat'em-ups back in the XBLA indie heyday. Charming cast of characters, lots of variety of weapons, and great pacing. There's a reason this keeps getting ported up to every system under the sun.

[Sharecrow]

Gauntlet and the mighty Shadow Hearts for me. Easy votes.

[The Shoemaker]

Started up Breath of Fire II again as it's available on the SNES app for Switch. Very nostalgic opening with the music and everything.

[Kong Wen]

Remembering the first poll of #BGE2020, posted one year ago today. We were so innocent then.