Despite the amazing sales of Jak's
series, he has appeared in all of one contest, and consequently one
contest match. It was not a good one. Platformer character, especially
newer ones, simply do not do well in GameFAQs polls, regardless of game
sales. Jak is one of many examples of this, and for such a character to
succeed, such a contest would have to appear on another site, or said
characters would need some of the most favorable seeding on earth. As
the GF popularity currently resides, platformer characters are among
the most unpopular around, and most of them will be lucky to even make
the field next year, let alone do well.
Summer 2007 Contest
Division 4 - Fourth Group
Division 4 Round 1 --- 4th place, 24030 [18.92%] - Zero, 50230 [39.56%] - HK-47, 27044 [21.30%] - Lloyd Irving, 25863 [20.22%]
Once again, Jak was placed in a seemingly winnable position, and once again, he failed to take advantage of it. Sure, he may be the most popular modern platformer around, but it still hasn't gotten him anywhere. His performance this year should certainly prevent anyone from picking a modern platformer to win a match against anyone but bad fodder (which would include the rest of the modern platformers).
-Ulti
