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Round 6: The Apples of the Hesperides

You can vote for 1-5 games in this poll. Vote carefully—you can't change your votes after submitting them. The top 5 games at the end of the week will move on to Round 7: The Top 128 Qualifiers.

1980 - Pac-Man - Arcade
1995 - Suikoden - PS1
1997 - GoldenEye 007 - N64
2004 - World of Warcraft - PC
2008 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia - DS
2008 - Mega Man 9 - Multiplatform
2012 - Spec Ops: The Line - PS3
2013 - BioShock Infinite - PS3
2015 - Bloodborne - PS4

You are encouraged to discuss your choices and your reasons for selecting the games you did.

Suikoden and Goldeneye.

Suikoden as for reasons said before.

Goldeneye for the joyous multiplayer sessions I had with my friends and cousins. It's a bit archaic these days, but it holds such fond memories for me.

Suikoden retains a sympathy vote where Pac Man and Mega Man 9 do not. Bloodborne gets a wholehearted vote for being (MAYBE) the best Souls game to date.

There are a few games in this bracket I wish I'd played, but I feel certain none of them would sway me from voting for MM9, so it'll get my lone vote. Pac-Man, important as it is, simply isn't good enough to continue receiving votes from me.

I voted for World of Warcraft. I haven't played it. I don't even really like it. I don't even really like MMOs in general. But I wanted to vote for it because it is such a behemoth, single-handedly defining an entire genre of games, and perhaps single-handedly keeping a company afloat for a decade or more. This is a successful game. It's well-designed. It's created a huge community of people, many of whom might not even consider themselves gamers but rather members of their own separate subculture. It deserves a vote through at least this round.

As for the games I do like, I also voted for Pac-Man, Mega Man 9, and Suikoden. My votes for the former two may not last many more rounds, but Suikoden is a genuinely impressive and interesting game that fills a special place in my memory-heart.

Hahahahahaha Bioshock Infinite: ZERO

I thought there'd be a couple fans here for me to yell at but looks like I'm in likeminded company

Forscyvus wrote:Hahahahahaha Bioshock Infinite: ZERO

I thought there'd be a couple fans here for me to yell at but looks like I'm in likeminded company

I imagine I'd have voted for it if I'd played it.

Wonder who nominated it. Weird not to vote for it when you get five votes.

Rob

Pluvius wrote:Wonder who nominated it. Weird not to vote for it when you get five votes.

Magic Hat and WindFish both nominated it. The former hasn't been voting, and the latter may simply not have stopped by yet this week (he voted in the last round, so he's still following the contest).

Pac-Man, Suikoden, GoldenEye 007, Mega Man 9, and Bloodborne will advance to the final qualifying round!