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R32 Bracket 3 - The Big AG VS Tournament
My personal opinion is highly different!
He he - This was of course the very point is was trying to make 
Everybody has an opinion about the games, often passionately, and only the most hardcore fans love all the games in the series.
The games that seems to be doing best in this tournament is not as you would expect, the games that have a lot of fans who loves them passionately, but instead the games that everybody can agree is okay, the games that doesn’t alienate anyone and doesn’t get a lot of votes against them.
I think the battle between Syberia and The Dig is the best example of this.
The Dig is a good game with a good story and pretty much nothing about it that anybody dislikes, but lets be honest, it is also a bit of a dime a dozen game. I have never heard anyone claim that The Dig is their favourite game or the best AG ever made, on someone’s personal top 10 list perhaps, but not at the very top.
Then we have Syberia, a very unique game where there is no other games quite like it (except the other games by Sokal), and with a large fan base that loves it with a passion, but also a game that has alienated a lot of people, who dislikes the game for various reasons.
And The Dig is wiping the floor with Syberia, Syberia hasn’t got a leg to stand on, it is not even a battle but a massacre. Not what you would expect and not entirely fair imo, but that is how it works.
You have to play the game, to find out why you are playing the game! - eXistenZ
And The Dig is wiping the floor with Syberia
Check out those scores again.
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
And The Dig is wiping the floor with Syberia
Check out those scores again.
*Ahem* - Okay Syberia has made a bit of a comeback since I last checked, but in my defence it did look pretty hopeless at one point with 2/3 of the votes in favour of The Dig… and The Dig is still in the lead, so I still think my point is valid.
You have to play the game, to find out why you are playing the game! - eXistenZ
machinarium
grim fandango
broken sword
syberia
And The Dig is wiping the floor with Syberia
Check out those scores again.
*Ahem* - Okay Syberia has made a bit of a comeback since I last checked, but in my defence it did look pretty hopeless at one point with 2/3 of the votes in favour of The Dig…
Page 1: The Dig love (mostly)
Page 2: Syberia love
Page 3: Syberia love
Page 4: The Dig love
I see a pattern here….
and The Dig is still in the lead, so I still think my point is valid.
syberia
No, it’s not. Not anymore! 
and The Dig is still in the lead, so I still think my point is valid.
syberia
No, it’s not. Not anymore!
Well I’m not going to complain because everybody seems determined to prove me wrong and destroy my perfectly valid hypothesises 
I will instead rejoice and celebrate that people have seen the light and that things aren’t as bleak as I was beginning to think
You have to play the game, to find out why you are playing the game! - eXistenZ
I will instead rejoice and celebrate that people have seen the light and that things aren’t as bleak as I was beginning to think
I VOTE FOR THE D… Nah, just kidding.
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
1 - Discworld Noir
2 - Grim Fandango
3 - Broken Sword
4 - Really? Tiebreaker again? I hope someone votes after me or I will start getting hate from the community… Have to vote early next round Syberia
Machinarium
Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars
The Dig
I have never heard anyone claim that The Dig is their favourite game or the best AG ever made, on someone’s personal top 10 list perhaps, but not at the very top.
If The Dig had a better ending, it would have been at the top for me. I absolutely love that game, and it’s only the very ending where I feel they dropped the ball a little.
Plus, there’s not a single game out there with better music and atmosphere…
The truth can’t hurt you, it’s just like the dark: it scares you witless but in time you see things clear and stark. - Elvis Costello
Maybe this time I can be strong, but since I know who I am, I’m probably wrong. Maybe this time I can go far, but thinking about where I’ve been ain’t helping me start. - Michael Kiwanuka
1: Discworld Noir
2: -
3: Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
4: Syberia
1: Really tough choice, but yeah, I think I will have to vote for Discworld this time.
2: Can’t vote since I haven’t played GK3 yet. I’m getting to it this year, though, so that’s something to look forward to.
3: Pretty easy choice, although both are great games.
4: The Dig only left me lukewarm, and yes, that ending is a big factor.
I have never heard anyone claim that The Dig is their favourite game or the best AG ever made, on someone’s personal top 10 list perhaps, but not at the very top.
If The Dig had a better ending, it would have been at the top for me. I absolutely love that game, and it’s only the very ending where I feel they dropped the ball a little.
Plus, there’s not a single game out there with better music and atmosphere…
Just to clarify: I’m not saying it is a bad game, in fact I also love the game myself. I was just using it as an example in an attempt to prove a point. (And it isn’t at the very top even for you 
)
You have to play the game, to find out why you are playing the game! - eXistenZ
Iznogood, stop it. We all know your real name is Benoit Sokal and you just wanted to give Syberia a little nudge.
Recently finished: Four Last Things 4/5, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout 5/5, Chains of Satinav 3,95/5, A Vampyre Story 88, Sam Peters 3/5, Broken Sword 1 4,5/5, Broken Sword 2 4,3/5, Broken Sword 3 85, Broken Sword 5 81, Gray Matter 4/5\nCurrently playing: Broken Sword 4, Keepsake (Let\‘s Play), Callahan\‘s Crosstime Saloon (post-Community Playthrough)\nLooking forward to: A Playwright’s Tale
Iznogood, stop it. We all know your real name is Benoit Sokal and you just wanted to give Syberia a little nudge.
Actually my real name is Beatnik Solo, and I think the members on this forum are much too smart, intelligent and independent to fall for that kind of
You have to play the game, to find out why you are playing the game! - eXistenZ
I will instead rejoice and celebrate that people have seen the light
translation: vote on the same games you do
I agree with your point that a game having a small passionate fanbase really has no chance (see all handheld games in the prior round)
But I really voted for The Dig over Syberia because I think it’s a better game in every way. Better characters, better story, better puzzles (from what I can remember at least - puzzles aren’t really a central part of my adventure game experience unless they’re really outstanding).
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