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The Gaming ERA Hyperbole Voting Thread

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  • ResetEra's Mario 64 Moment

    Votes: 7 19.4%

  • The Dark Souls of ResetEra Threads

    Votes: 10 27.8%

  • The Citizen Kane of ResetEra Threads

    Votes: 4 11.1%

  • The Thor: The Dark World of ResetEra Threads

    Votes: 7 19.4%

  • Salty

    Votes: 16 44.4%
  • Total voters
    36
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LifeLine

LifeLine

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This thread is celebrate gaming's hyperboles. Share your favorites, vote for the winners and the losers and keep an eye out for future Citizen Kane's that will be gracing our televisions.

The Mario 64 Moment (ineligible: Mario 64)

Nominees:
Lone Echo - Nominated by Tech Radar
Lucky's Tale - Nominated by Kotaku
Astro Bot - Nominated by Venture Beat

Loser:

Sonic
Sonic never really had its direction-affirming Super Mario 64 moment
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- Awarded by Gamesindustry.biz

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The Dark Souls Of... (ineligible: Mario 64)

Nominees:
Dreams - "The Dark Souls of Game Development" Nominated by Eurogamer
God of War - "Dark Souls, but approachable" Nominated by Jeff Cannata
Bleach: Dark Souls - "It''s Bleach: Dark Souls" Nominated by Sega

Loser:

Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot has become Dark Souls. It's a horrible shame.
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- Awarded by Venture Beat

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Gaming's Citizen Kane (ineligible: Citizen Kane: The Video Game)

Nominees:

The Last of Us- Nominated by Empire
Xenogears - Nominated by PS Lifestyle (Also nominated as Gaming's Casablanca)
Tony Hawk: Pro Skater - "cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane (this game's motion picture counterpart)" Nominated by IGN

Loser:

Dear Esther
I call it the Citizen Kane of gaming," he says. "It's a really boring movie..."
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- Nominated by Eurogamer

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Mezoly

Mezoly

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People really get mad when something they don't care about get praised.

Era is full of children or man children.
 

VirtuaRacer

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Oct 27, 2017
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"How dare you mention Astro Bot and Mario 64 in the same breath. Or any other game for that matter. I'm not interested in reading your detailed explanation or why your think the comparison is apt. It is hyperbole because I declare it to be so."
 
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LifeLine

LifeLine

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VirtuaRacer said:
"How dare you even mention Astro Bot and Mario 64 in the same breath. Or any other game for that matter. I'm not interested in reading your detailed explanation or why your think the comparison is apt."

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I mean...I literally screenshotted his entire explanation and posted it on the OP. Besides, that's not what this thread is about.
 

Deleted member 5086

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This seems to be in response to another thread. We do not allow reaction threads, and this one doesn't seem to be generating good discussion.
 
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