I thought I'd do a little something in honor of the bewildering insanity that is the NCAA tournament, but since my basketball writing mojo is currently less than zero, it's going to be something more in the vein of this illustrious blog.
A 64 (or 68) video game bracket, replete with scouting reports and game recaps! Enjoy!
Play-In Games
Fallout: New Vegas (Obsidian, 2010) vs Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix, 2010)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo, 2003) vs Dragon Age II (BioWare, 2011)
Star Wars: Jedi Outcast (Raven Software, 2002) vs Star Wars: Battlefront 2 (Pandemic, 2005)
Left 4 Dead (Valve, 2008) vs Soul Calibur II (Namco, 2003)
The first play-in game got off to a rousing start, as New Vegas took a quick early lead into halftime. FFXIII's characters got together to decide if they should try their hardest or not and had a 45 minute cutscene, accounting for the hole they found themselves in. Unfortunately, New Vegas bugged out with mere seconds remaining on the clock, awarding the victory to FFXIII by default.
The second play-in game saw The Wind Waker facing off against a vastly inferior game in Dragon Age II. BioWare maintained that DA2 was really a solid candidate, worthy of not only it's inclusion in this tournament, but of the victory over this forgotten classic from 2003. They then banned the shit out of everyone who disagreed. While they were distracted with making acceptable same-sex romances, Wind Waker ran away with the contest. A laugher.
In an all-Star Wars matchup, Battlefront 2 won in a close one that apparently only I attended, because apparently no one else can be bothered to remember these games.
Left 4 Dead came out like a game possessed, blowing away all expectations and looking like the major developer powerhouse it is. Then, during the second half, it did almost the exact same thing as in the first half, only pretending that everything was different. It wasn't. Soul Calibur II wins.
Check back in the next few hours for the opening round of games.
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