#BGE2020 - Round 1 - Pool 12

[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!

[Sharecrow]

I wish I could have given Jade Cocoon 2 six votes. Not singing DQXI, which I also voted for, but I just love that game. Was one of my all time favorite PS2 games. It’s simple and straightforward, but works so well.

[The Shoemaker]

Two of the best RPG's on Switch with DQXI and Octopath Traveler.

[Kong Wen]

I couldn't give DQ full points here because I have several problems with it, and besides, Orion is in here!

[The Shoemaker]

I couldn't give DQ full points here because I have several problems with it, and besides, Orion is in here!

What issues do you have with DQ XI?

[Kong Wen]

I couldn't give DQ full points here because I have several problems with it, and besides, Orion is in here!

What issues do you have with DQ XI?

Mainly, the pep up system is dumb. I also find it to be a bit too fetch-questy, which I know is par for the course for Dragon Quest, and I enjoyed in older Dragons Quest, but I expected a bit more story/quest integration/immersion in this one. It's good, don't get me wrong! That's why I gave it two points. But if other DQs were in this bracket, depending on which one, I might have chosen them instead.

[The Shoemaker]

I couldn't give DQ full points here because I have several problems with it, and besides, Orion is in here!

What issues do you have with DQ XI?

Mainly, the pep up system is dumb. I also find it to be a bit too fetch-questy, which I know is par for the course for Dragon Quest, and I enjoyed in older Dragons Quest, but I expected a bit more story/quest integration/immersion in this one. It's good, don't get me wrong! That's why I gave it two points. But if other DQs were in this bracket, depending on which one, I might have chosen them instead.

The pep up system has an incredible amount of options that I never use because I can't directly affect when my party peps up without buy items for it. So i just made use of the stat bonuses from it.

Side quests in general annoyed me a bit because of the unskippable jingle it plays when you acquire and complete a side quest lol. Also, I felt like side quests would have been more valuable if you gained exp for doing them.