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Games => General Gaming => Topic started by: Pugnate on Saturday, December 08, 2007, 04:05:07 PM
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http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/?om_act=convert&om_clk=multimodule&tag=multimodule;picks;title;1
I voted for Crysis.... as if it matters, but I found the results so far to be interesting:
1. Unreal Tournment 3 15%
2. Crysis 14%
3. Call of Duty 4 12%
4. Supermario Galaxy 10%
5. Halo 2 9%
6. Bioshock 8%
7. Assassin's Creed 8%
8. Mass Effect 7%
So the top two games are PC exclusive? Yay. :)
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Editor's Choice awards:
http://www.gamespot.com/best-of/genreawards/index.html
Best Action Adventure Game:
Gamespot Editor’s choice:Assassin's Creed
Reader’s Choice: Assassin’s Creed
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Best Adventure Game:
Gamespot Editor’s Choice:Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Reader’s ChoiceZack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
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Best Shooter:
Gamespot Editor’s Choice:Crysis
Reader’s Choice: Crysis
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Why Crysis? It's the shooter that pushes the limits of gameplay and technology in almost every way possible. Yes, it's got the most advanced graphics seen to date, but it's also a deeply rewarding shooter that requires you to think as much as react. Dropped into large levels, you're constantly making decisions, whether you're conscious of them or not. Which approach do you take to the objective? Go stealthy or guns blazing? How about using your nanosuit's powers to vault over a fence or onto a rooftop to hide from the enemy? Use cloak and stalk your prey? Do you even want to get in a firefight right now?
One of the most rewarding moments that we had in Crysis was during an escape from a military base at night. Running into the woods, we stumbled into a large squad of soldiers hunting us. The ability to make your own tactics on the fly let us suddenly slow down to use the suit's cloak powers, silenced weapons, and headshots to raise havoc in the enemy's ranks. Suddenly, the hunters were the hunted, and they were panicking at being picked off one by one. This wasn't a "stealth only" sequence; we could have gone guns blazing or bypassed the enemy altogether. It was this open-ended, emergent gameplay--the ability to let us tackle our challenges in whatever way we wished while requiring us to think on our feet that helped the game squeak past impressive shooters such as the highly addictive Call of Duty 4, the extremely polished Halo 3, the creepy and distinctive BioShock, and the jam-packed game known as The Orange Box--all of which are genuinely exceptional games in their own right that are absolutely, positively worth your while. But for being able to make us feel like an incredibly lethal and intelligent predator in a way that perhaps no other game has done, Crysis takes this award.
Best Fighting Game:
Gamespot Editor’s Choice: Virtua Fighter 5
Reader’s Choice: Virtua Fighter 5
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Best Platformer:
Gamespot Editor’s Choice: Super Mario Galaxy
Reader’s Choice: Super Mario Galaxy
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Best Driving Game:
Gamespot’s Editor’s Choice: Forza Motorsport 2
Reader’s Choice: Forza Motorsport 2
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Best Puzzle Game:
Gamespot’s Editor’s Choice: Orange Box
Reader’s Choice: Orange Box
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Best Rhythm/Music Game:
Gamespot’s Editor’s Choice: Rock Band
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Reader’s Choice: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
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Best Role-playing Game:
Gamespot’s Editor’s Choice:Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
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Reader's Choice: The Witcher
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Best Strategy Game:
Gamespot’s editor’s Choice: World in Confict
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Reader’s Choice: Supreme Commander
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GAME OF THE YEAR:
Gamespot's editor's choice: Supermario Galaxy
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Reader's Choice: Crysis
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My choice isn't even on the list.
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Yea that was my thought exactly. Write to them.
You could actually pretend you are wanting to buy advertising for The Witcher, and are disappointed it hasn't been represented. Just don't sound too harsh, or they might fire a few more people.
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I hope The Witcher gets RPG Of The Year -- and it should be that award, at the very least.
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I feel really sorry for those games that got less votes than Kane & Lynch of gspot.
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I feel really sorry for those games that got less votes than Kane & Lynch of gspot.
I wonder if K&L will get the "Dubious Award" of Flatout Worst Game from GameSpot...
...Though, chances are probably slim of that happening. :P
Hell, it probably won't even get the "Dubious Award" of "Most Disappointing Game" from GameSpot. :P
I'm expecting K&L to get GameSpot's Game Of The Year, actually. :P
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Some of the game up there seem like strange choices. Tabula Rasa, Manhunt 2, Hellgate, Heavenly Sword? I don't think any of them really stuck out as GOTY material, especially compared to some other games (including games strangely absent from the vote)
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Some of the game up there seem like strange choices. Tabula Rasa, Manhunt 2, Hellgate, Heavenly Sword? I don't think any of them really stuck out as GOTY material, especially compared to some other games (including games strangely absent from the vote)
Do you think Take 2 (Manhunt 2) and EA (Hellgate and Tabula Rasa) pulled an Eidos and somehow got to GameSpot? :P
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So apparently GOTY is just a popularity contest now? Crazy.
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Shit, I didn't even look at what was actually on the list really. That's a tragedy. If there was any doubt that all journalistic integrity has evacuated this publication, there need be no more discussion about it.
If I had an email address to write to, I would. I'd just like to hear what fucking explanation they try to come up with for such crap.
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How in the world is Halo 2 up as a nomination this year? Sure, it was new on the PC, but the game came out a couple years ago!
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I think Pug meant Halo 3.
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Yea Halo 3.
Gamespot do their own GOTY awards plus have some reader's choice on the side.
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My first thought was "but didn't we just spend a week pissing all over GS for the shit 'they' pulled" and now we're putting stock in ther GOTY... but whatever.
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I am not putting much stock in it. I just don't have anything better to do. :P
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So the top two games are PC exclusive? Yay. :)
Well, UT3 is on the 360 and PS3 I believe. Still the PC one is the best ;)
My vote went for Crysis. Just finished it and I'm going through it again! Awesome game.
I want to vote for Assassin's Creed, but that's probably going to be my 2008 GOTY since I'm waiting for the PC release :P
If it wasn't for Crysis, Bioshock, or CoD 4 I would probably still be voting for Oblivion!
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I checked and t isn't coming to the 360 till next year, which pissed the fanboys off. I think it comes to the PS3 on Dec 10th.
Before checking it out, I thought it would hit the PS3 next year, and the 360 never after glancing at some fanboy rants. Good thing it is coming to the PS3, as it could use some good titles.
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I checked and t isn't coming to the 360 till next year, which pissed the fanboys off. I think it comes to the PS3 on Dec 10th.
Before checking it out, I thought it would hit the PS3 next year, and the 360 never after glancing at some fanboy rants. Good thing it is coming to the PS3, as it could use some good titles.
Haha it feels good to have the tables turned :P
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I feel that PC gamers are at an advantage either way. If a PC game is released after it console counterpart, it is often released with more polished and better visuals. If one is really lucky, then the game comes with some bonus content.
On the other hand if a PC game comes before, any updates released with the console version are often an easy download away. I realize that console games get updated as well, but not as readily I think?
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Why isn't The Witcher on this list? :(
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The Witcher is not even in their selection of 30 candidates! Although there are some games in that list that I'd classify as "WTF is this doing in this list??!" such as NFS ProStreet. The fact that NFSPS is on there completely discredits the list for me.
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Someone said it isn't a final list, but just an automatic list of their most viewed games. The official GOTY vote will start later.
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The Witcher is not even in their selection of 30 candidates! Although there are some games in that list that I'd classify as "WTF is this doing in this list??!" such as NFS ProStreet. The fact that NFSPS is on there completely discredits the list for me.
Where's Greg K and Jeff G when you need them???
(Rhetorical question)
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If I were to venture a guess, I'd say Jeff G is most likely eating right now. Probably eating something greasy.
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;D That's completely wrong.
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Ethically? Possibly. Factually? Spot on.
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Crysis is leading at 16% now. I totally didn't expect that.
Also what was up with Gertsmann's hair? For some reason he reminded me of Eric Cartmen pretending to be Hitler.
(http://www.morethings.com/fan/south_park/photo_gallery/eric-cartman-120.jpg) (http://www.gamespot.com/features/freeplay/mugs/jeff-gerstmann-050624-01.gif)
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hahahaha. That picture of Gerstmann is hilarious.
It's like he's trying really hard to take a shit and someone opened the door and surprised him.
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GameSpot's Winners List
Special Achievements
Best Original Music, Best Voice Acting -- Mass Effect
Most Surprisingly Good Game, Most Improved Sequel -- Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
Best Licensed Music -- GH3: Legends of Rock
Best Story -- Bioshock
Best Sound Design, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Downloadable Content -- Rock Band
Best New Gaming Hardware -- Rock Band's Music Instruments
Best Graphics, Technical -- Crysis
Best Graphics, Artistic -- Super Mario Galaxy
Best Use of Creative License -- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Best New Character -- GLADOS from Portal in The Orange Box
Funniest Game -- The Orange Box (showed ONLY Portal in the vid...)
Best Original Game Mechanic -- The Orange Box (they shown Portal ONLY in the vid...)
Best Expansion Pack -- WoW: The Burning Crusade
Best Downloadable Console Game -- Pac Man: Championship Edition
Most Innovative Game -- World In Conflict
Best Use of Control Scheme -- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Best Atmosphere -- STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
Dubious Honors
Worst In-Game Ads/Product Placement -- Need for Street: ProStreet
Worst Trend -- Lousy Wii Ports
Most Disappointing Game -- Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08
Flatout Worst Game -- Hour of Victory
Worst Game Everybody Played -- Spider-Man 3
Best Game No One Played -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Most Disappointing Delay -- GTA 4
Genre Awards
Best Action-Adventure Game -- Assassin's Creed
Best Adventure Game -- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Best Shooter -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Fighting Game -- Virtua Fighter 5: Online
Best Platformer -- Super Mario Galaxy
Best Driving Game -- FORZA Motorsport 2
Best Puzzle Game -- The Orange Box (vid shows ONLY Portal...)
Best Rhythm/Music Game -- Rock Band
Best RPG -- Shin Megami Tensui: Persona 3
Best Sports Game -- NHL '08
Best Strategy Game -- World in Conflict
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Good to see Portal won a few there.
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No way in hell Persona 3 was RPG of the year. Not even close. Great game and I love it to death, but no way in hell. And I sincerely doubt that the Sherlock Holmes game was the best use of a creative license, considering that The Witcher was not only a good use of a creative license, it deserved RPG of the year far, far more than Persona 3.
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I bet Que wanted The Darkness to win Best Use Of License, hehe. :)
I figured G-Spot would've either given The Witcher or Mass Effect their RPG Of The Year...
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I don't understand how World in Conflict got "Most Innovative" it's basically Ground Control 2 with a 1980's alternate-history theme. It is a great game, but it's not exactly innovative.
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GameSpot's Winners List
Special Achievements
Best Original Music, Best Voice Acting -- Mass Effect
Most Surprisingly Good Game, Most Improved Sequel -- Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
Best Licensed Music -- GH3: Legends of Rock
Best Story -- Bioshock
Best Sound Design, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Downloadable Content -- Rock Band
Best New Gaming Hardware -- Rock Band's Music Instruments
Best Graphics, Technical -- Crysis
Best Graphics, Artistic -- Super Mario Galaxy
Best Use of Creative License -- Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Best New Character -- GLADOS from Portal in The Orange Box
Funniest Game -- The Orange Box (showed ONLY Portal in the vid...)
Best Original Game Mechanic -- The Orange Box (they shown Portal ONLY in the vid...)
Best Expansion Pack -- WoW: The Burning Crusade
Best Downloadable Console Game -- Pac Man: Championship Edition
Most Innovative Game -- World In Conflict
Best Use of Control Scheme -- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Best Atmosphere -- STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
Dubious Honors
Worst In-Game Ads/Product Placement -- Need for Street: ProStreet
Worst Trend -- Lousy Wii Ports
Most Disappointing Game -- Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08
Flatout Worst Game -- Hour of Victory
Worst Game Everybody Played -- Spider-Man 3
Best Game No One Played -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Most Disappointing Delay -- GTA 4
Genre Awards
Best Action-Adventure Game -- Assassin's Creed
Best Adventure Game -- Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure
Best Shooter -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best Fighting Game -- Virtua Fighter 5: Online
Best Platformer -- Super Mario Galaxy
Best Driving Game -- FORZA Motorsport 2
Best Puzzle Game -- The Orange Box (vid shows ONLY Portal...)
Best Rhythm/Music Game -- Rock Band
Best RPG -- Shin Megami Tensui: Persona 3
Best Sports Game -- NHL '08
Best Strategy Game -- World in Conflict
Dude...
Those are the reader's votes thing.
I've posted the editor's choice above...
Crysis wins shooter of the year. :)
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At least The Witcher won reader's choice. What is shocking is that Bioshock seems to have won nothing...?
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that Bioshock should have won the best shooter. Take into account I've never played the full version of Crysis if you want, but you also have to take into account the fact that my opinion is law.
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From what I've played of Bioshock so far, while I love it, I don't find the actual action to be that compelling. But the game is dripping with atmosphere, with great sound and just... oh... its just a sexalicious game. But yea, it would qualify under FPS since it isn't at all an RPG, and I am surprised that it wasn't up there on the list.
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Platform Awards Winners
Best DS Game - Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Best PSP Game -- Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Best PS2 Game -- God of War 2
Best Wii Game -- Super Mario Galaxy
Best X360 Game, Best PS3 Game -- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Best PC Game -- Crysis
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Well Galaxy won the GOTY award. Reader's choice went to Crysis. You have to wonder... how did the fans of Crysis outvote the console fanboys?
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Phantom Hourglass was good, and I can't really think of what was better this year on DS off the top of my head...but somehow I don't think it should get GOTY.
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Well Galaxy won the GOTY award. Reader's choice went to Crysis. You have to wonder... how did the fans of Crysis outvote the console fanboys?
Never underestimate the power and legions of PC gamers, pal. :P
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I'm just glad readers voted The Witcher in for best RPG. It deserved it about a hundred billion times more than Persona 3.
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That really shocked me. Both the votes for Crysis and The Witcher were totally unexpected. Not because of the quality of those games, but because we know how the console fanboys are.
I was looking at the sales figures for Crysis and The Witcher. Crysis has been the number two selling game in most of Europe since release, behind COD4. It has been the number one selling game in Japan, which is quite weird.
The Witcher has been selling really well. When it debuted, it was no1 in most of Europe.
The surprising thing is that it made a lot of money in the US of A as well. This was after very little marketing in North America.
So yes, it makes me quite happy.
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RPG fans are pretty fanatical, so to see a game really appeal to their intelligence and maturity with a game that feels revolutionary (in some ways, story mostly) and very old school at the same time, with dark themes and subject matter... that really counts for something. Word spread fast. And I think Europe has made a big impact this time around. A lot of what's popular here doesn't garner the same following it does there, but it seems with these two games a ton of European and American players all really got behind them fan-wise.
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That really shocked me. Both the votes for Crysis and The Witcher were totally unexpected. Not because of the quality of those games, but because we know how the console fanboys are.
I was looking at the sales figures for Crysis and The Witcher. Crysis has been the number two selling game in most of Europe since release, behind COD4. It has been the number one selling game in Japan, which is quite weird.
The Witcher has been selling really well. When it debuted, it was no1 in most of Europe.
The surprising thing is that it made a lot of money in the US of A as well. This was after very little marketing in North America.
So yes, it makes me quite happy.
Though, I did expect Crysis to sell well, regardless -- namely b/c the "casual gamers" would notice that EA was publishing and that it was a FPS. FPS's always seemed to sell well here. Plus, you'll have the legion of "hardcore gamers" that really liked Far Cry and want to see what Crytek's now up to.
Though, I wasn't sure how well Crysis would fly w/ the 256 MB GF 6800 being a minimum requirement; you'll already kicking casual gamers in the head w/ that requirement, basically. You'd basically force some to say "I'll wait a while..." or "Okay, I'll upgrade NOW."
About The Witcher, it did like 1 million sales worldwide after 1 or 2 weeks!!! Rightfully deserved, as this is probably one of the best RPG's this millennium. I'm glad the gamers voiced their opinions and chose The Witcher for their RPG.
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About The Witcher, it did like 1 million sales worldwide after 1 or 2 weeks!!! Rightfully deserved, as this is probably one of the best RPG's this millennium. I'm glad the gamers voiced their opinions and chose The Witcher for their RPG.
Where'd you get that from?
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Where'd you get that from?
It was on somewhere in my Witcher thread. It's somewhere on their website and message boards. Let me find it...
..Gimmie a lil' time!
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Found it.
News story here (http://n4g.com/pc/News-81964.aspx)
Cdprojekt chief designer Michael madej reported that the witcher has sold 100,000 copies in poland and more than a million copies worldwide
'For Polish readers, Andrzej Sapkowski and his The Witcher epic, are household names. The game hardly needs promotion either here or in Russia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, where Sapkowski is widely read. But in the West he has been little known. As part of the promotion campaign, a collection of Sapkowski’s short stories about the witcher was translated into English. Signals on sales reaching the CD Projekt studio show the game is doing extremely well.
“For example is the second best-selling game in Germany. It is only a PC and it is able to compete with games selling on different platforms, like consoles and play stations. We are in the first ten or even five best selling games in Great Britain and in all countries in Europe and America. In Poland, our success it is unbelievable, because in the first three days we sold more copies than some titles sell in ten years.”'
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That's awesome!
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Found it.
News story here (http://n4g.com/pc/News-81964.aspx)
Look in the comments section. The guy who translated that article, made a mistake.
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Bah! :(
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Still, it's good to hear that it's doing that good.