@bigdude1 Oh, okay, thank you for the clarification!

@bigdude1 I'm a little confused by your response, could you please clarify?

Votes sent and honestly, of all the years we've focused on that ISN'T the year of, this is the one I've been looking forward to the most. I've played 16 games from that year, the most from any single year overall, so I'm confident I can be a part of the conversation more thoroughly than normal. Plus, it's 2007. That year had so many EXCELLENT games. I am so excited.

I have a question I want to pose to everyone before I officially send my list. Said list is set, however, one of the games I have in the Honorable Mention area is a game I've only seen in its entirety, and I have not personally played it. I really enjoyed what I saw and want to give it a vote for being a great game, but I defer to everyone here: Is it acceptable for everybody for me to give a vote to a game if I haven't played it, even though I've seen it all, or should my votes be strictly be ONLY games I've personally played?

A few quick things to establish:

1.) This is also future-proofing for lists I have when we get to the outset and close of the respective millennia
2.) The game I want to give a vote is going to place quite high regardless if I give it an additional point.
3.) I can easily move the rest of my list up a spot if the majority feels I shouldn't.

Let me know if this isn't something you're comfortable with and I'll send my list off as soon as I feel I've got enough of a consensus/majority one way or another.

Just wanted to jump in and say I personally not only would be cool with doing either (to be honest, we should wind up doing both, it's just really when we wish to do them), but also, as a reminder, the 2008 vote has not been moved, so if we DO proceed with another, I think it's important to make it known to whomever has the power to move threads (if anyone with said power still logs in now-a-days) that not only should that be moved to be with all the others in the Hall of Fame sub-forum, but the next vote could do with some form of prep to make it easier for a move over once it's done as well.

As far as doing a vote that's not game related, since my interests are mostly games, I don't know if I would be able to participate with my limited knowledge. HOWEVER, IF everyone would prefer to do one that isn't gaming (Regardless of what it would be), I think it would be wise for such a thread/vote to be created underneath the "General" Sub-forum, and I would enjoy watching it take place without the need to be involved.

And lastly, regarding making another pass at our top games of all time thread, the reason that is/was so strong was participation, and there's nowhere near the amount of people that visit the forums like when that list was created. So while I'm game to give it a shot, I do feel compelled to point out it might be a little muted, both in terms of games brought and a LOT more ties or less point total to have a healthy separation. 44 people were involved in that and I think in order for an update to be worth it, I think we would need at MINIMUM half that and (this my perception and I could EASILY be wrong) it feels like the Forums only have half of THAT (so roughly a dozen in total) who pop in every once in a while across the ENTIRE site.

@ffff0 I don't have the space to fit it in with the word cap, though I do say in my last sentence to direct people to come here to the thread if they're curious about how things shook out. For the Showcase, regardless of month, I always write out what I want to say which always means I have to cut and reword a LOT, which takes me days to do, and it's not easy. Since I've already submitted, I don't want to risk Patreon arbitrarily deleting the post if I try to edit anything.

It is. I've already submitted, and it's my closing paragraph.

Congrats to Majora's Mask for getting into the Hall! And again, a high-five to everyone for all coming together to do this. Super fun, and I'm always down to keep it going, but if anybody wants to take a break, that's quite understandable.

As far as any pain-points, I think this went exceptionally smooth, even here at the end to decide how to break the tie. Personally, because I always wanted to see how things progressed, I FELT the wait for others to present and to see what cross-examinations came in, not just for me but everyone as a whole. If there was someway to cut down the time, that would be great BUT I think keeping it at a week long intervals for each step is important, as not everybody will want/can log in every day (or even for an extended period). So the wait feeling long is just a personal quirk, and overall, everything was passionate, cordial, well argued/reason, and I think this model is a great start.

One last note: While I personally don't mind revealing what I voted for now the first two are in, if everything should be kept to ourselves, I understand that as well. If we DO reveal how we voted, I concur that it ONLY should be done once reveals are over. SO: If any/everyone else wants to leave their votes, I'll update this post with my ballot. If not, I'll keep it secret and I say we proceed with the second round if enough people are wanting to do so.

Side question to you @Capnbobamous: If we keep going, am I correct in assuming you would keep the OP for each thread an updated list of all games that have made it in to that point? Because if there's some way to keep a nice one-stop spot for every winner, that would be nice. Kind of like the Allies' Hall.

UPDATE: Since others have left their votes, here's where I landed:

3 votes: THUG
2 votes: Majora's Mask
1 vote: Apex Legends
JUST missed: Sands of Time

For me this round, I felt both presentations and cross-examinations combined to really strengthen my picks for THUG and MM. And what ultimately had Apex barely edge out Sands of Time for me is the difference in how the gameplay clips provided either supplemented or hindered the arguments/answers were provided.

1.) WOW. I thank all who felt I both presented my pick well enough and answered cross-examinations satisfactorily (if that's a word). If we keep doing them, I FULLY expect my next pick will NOT make it. All the same, I greatly appreciate the votes.

2.) As far as the tiebreaker, two ideas come to mind (And if there's a better one, I'll gladly hear it): A.) We go off of most amount of highest votes (so which of the two had the most three votes) OR B.) All seven of us vote in a strawpoll (Hidden results until all seven votes counted).

Option A means we don't need to revote, just rely on whichever submission meant the most to the most participants. Option B ensures there is NO tiebreaker, because there's seven of us. Just a couple of ideas, and again, I'm totally open for doing anything that is better.

Votes sent. Excited to find out what will be our first Greats!