#BGE2020 - Round 1 - Pool 25

[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]

DQVIII is an incredible game. Just gorgeous. I wish they’d redo one of the Erderick trilogy games in 3D like this game. I really, really do. Also threw some votes to Lost Wind 2 and Super Mario RPG. Both high quality games (but no DQVIII, that’s for sure).

[Kong Wen]

Main vote is for the really creative and original evolution-upgrades game. I also cast a couple votes for DQ8 and the new Link's Awakening remake, the latter of which is surprisingly fresh and fun (though still bogged down by some old-school remnants of the original version).

[The Shoemaker]

DQ VIII is fantastic. Not sure if the 3DS version was nominated, as I do think it's the better version of the game (non-random battles, quick save anywhere, other QOL stuff)

[Kong Wen]

DQ VIII is fantastic. Not sure if the 3DS version was nominated, as I do think it's the better version of the game (non-random battles, quick save anywhere, other QOL stuff)

The 3DS version was not nominated, and you're free to nominate it in the January nomination thread!