#BGE2020 - Round 1 - Pool 221

[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]

Fairly weak bracket to open this round. Air Zonk is a good TG16 shmup in the usual vein of games from that system. Theatrhythm isn't the best music-pattern-touchy game and it's a lot more Square navel-gazing, but at least the music is good.

[Sharecrow]

I’m not even voting here. Not feeling it...

[Claytone]

Still the best Mario & Luigi game in my book and the second-to-last great Mario RPG, Superstar Saga gets an easy 3 from me. Super charming.

Dynamite Headdy is a lot of fun, and Air Zonk is a rare game I'll vote for based on impression alone, but just one vote since it's only that.