Ada vs Balthier vs Frank West vs Jade Curtiss 2007
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| Division | 6 |
|---|---|
| Match # | 22 |
| Match Date | Monday, September 24th, 2007 |
| Oracle Expectations | Balthier - 36.05% Ada Wong - 27.23% Frank West - 21.21% Jade Curtiss - 15.34% |
| GameFAQs Expectations | Ada first place (2pts) - 57.51% Ada second place (1pt) - 19.75% Balthier second place (2pts) - 22.20% Balthier first place (1pt) - 26.31% |
| Advancing Prediction | Ada - 77.26% (28,373) Balthier - 48.51% (17,815) |
- Ada overperformed by +11.19%, the #4 most impressive performance of 2007
- Jade underperformed by -6.89%, the #8 most disappointing performance of 2007
there were two hyped newcomers for 2007: Midna and Balthier, characters from the two most popular games of the past year, TP and FF12. Midna had already bombed, but that made sense - a sidekick type character in a game known for its silent protagonist. but Balthier, the Han Solo of FF12, was wildly popular amongst the game's fans. no way does he bomb.
but he did.
Ada Wong got some more exposure with RE4Wii, but it shouldn't have mattered - Balthier had this fourpack and choked it away. it was one of the weakest fourpacks of the contest. Jade is a candidate for weakest character ever and Frank West COVERED WARS. Ada was the only thing resembling competition and Samus stomped her last year.
my after-the-fact explanation for this match was that people had no idea who the other guys were and just voted Ada. FF12 is not the most popular FF game, after all, and I think the site has moved a good bit away from recent Square, at least compared to how it used to be. the result is an embarrassing loss for Balthier, and a pretty easy victory for Ada that was never in doubt after the beginning.
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