BOTTOM 16 — Poll 7

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Which of these two games is NOT QUITE THE BEST BUT DOESN'T DESERVE THIS FATE (YET...)?

15 — Super Metroid (1994, SNES)
4
67%
18 — Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019, Multiplatform)
2
33%
 
Total votes: 6

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BOTTOM 16 — Poll 7

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Welcome to the #BGE2020 Elimination Round Lower Bracket!

Each game in the lower bracket is still seeded based on its performance in the two opening rounds of pools! Every game in the lower bracket has already been defeated by another game in a 1-on-1 poll to get to this point. This is their chance to claw their way back into the main event... but the stakes are high. The games that lose in these polls are out of the tournament for good! The games that survive will face the next crop of upper bracket losers in the next round.

Polls are updated weekly, typically on Monday. Check back throughout the week to make sure you don't miss a vote!

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This is easy. You only get one vote per poll. The game with the most votes wins. In the event of a tie, the higher seed advances, so don't get complacent!

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Went with Sekiro over another Metroid game inspired by another Metroid game. Sekiro makes being a ninja difficult and equally cool.
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Re: BOTTOM 16 — Poll 7

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I love Super Metroid, but it does suffer a little bit from its own success—basically being the base template for every Metroid game, many of which (by necessity) iterate on it in interesting ways. It's still a very solid building block and always fun for a familiar replay.

It's harder to vote for it in this round in particular when a much better game (Hollow Knight) is also competing for a spot.
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