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Round Two of the “Best Boss Fight” side-event ended with some ties. Let’s break them!

• You can vote for 1 game per tie-breaker.
• The top game in each poll will advance to the category finals.
• You can’t change your votes once they’ve been submitted, so click carefully. Voting closes on Saturday at midnight ADT.

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Tie-Breaker 1 of 2
Jowy Atreides - Suikoden II (1998, PS1)
Kefka - Final Fantasy VI (1994, SNES)

Tie-Breaker 2 of 2
The End - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)
Pyramid Head - Silent Hill 2 (2001, Multiplatform)
Scarecrow - Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009, Multiplatform)
Velius - Final Fantasy Tactics (1997, PS1)

I’m abstaining from the first one and voting for Pyramid Head on the second. He’s so brutal and mysterious. Love the vibe he adds to the game.

This Old Neon wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019 02:27 Tie-Breaker 1 of 2
Jowy Atreides - Suikoden II (1998, PS1)
Kefka - Final Fantasy VI (1994, SNES)

Tie-Breaker 2 of 2
The End - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)
Pyramid Head - Silent Hill 2 (2001, Multiplatform)
Scarecrow - Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009, Multiplatform)
Velius - Final Fantasy Tactics (1997, PS1)

Voting for Jowy in the first bracket just because I don't really think there was much that was special about the Kefka fight itself, apart from his not being a red-herring villain like so many others in the FF series. Unfortunately, that "surprise" is mitigated by him being a shitty character.

For the second bracket, this is the stage where I'm OK with walking away from Scarecrow and Velius, but I don't know enough to vote for either of the other two options, so I'll abstain there and let more informed heads prevail.

THE END. Such a good fight your first try. Good number of ways to win, good number of ways to lose. Never played another boss quite like him. Wouldn't mind The End winning it all.

I'm worried that The End won't make it if voting goes on for a whole week.

This Old Neon wrote: ↑29 Apr 2019 02:27 Tie-Breaker 1 of 2
Kefka - Final Fantasy VI (1994, SNES)

Tie-Breaker 2 of 2
The End - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004, PS2)

Ties: broken.