We're kicking off the Negative World March Madness: Third Party Edition, where our favorite non-Nintendo games go head to head and only one may prevail. The matchups are as follows:

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Vote for the game that you think should win the matchup. Please vote on every matchup or your votes will not be counted. Not having played a game does not disqualify you from voting. If a game has appeared on multiple platforms, use your discretion in choosing which version to consider. Please cast your votes in the following format, bolding the game that you choose to advance:

(1) Game 1 vs. (8) Game 8
(4) Game 4 vs. (5) Game 5

Polls are open until the end of the day Wednesday, April 15th. Enjoy!

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(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Jargon

on: 04/14/15, 11:08

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Stephen

on: 04/14/15, 11:29

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Shadowlink

on: 04/14/15, 11:43

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Super_Conzo

on: 04/14/15, 11:53

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Bioshock vs. The Last Of Us was really hard because they are both two of my all-time favorite 3rd Party Games. The Last of Us wins out for it's incredible story-telling nature and it was ridiculously enjoyable. Bioshock was also damn enjoyable and I wish Nintendo would have something like it on it's own console but, it just doesn't reach the emotional experience The Last of Us had for me. I wish both could move on though.

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 04/14/15, 13:20

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

TheOldManFromZelda

on: 04/14/15, 15:22

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

GameDadGrant

on: 04/14/15, 15:29

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

All right side. The only one that made me pause is the last one, because I liked Bioshock a decent amount and haven't even played Last of Us, but I imagine I will like it more?

Posted by

Zero

on: 04/14/15, 16:18

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

All easy choices for me this round. Haven't played the first three lefts, didn't much care for BioShock.

Posted by

nate38

on: 04/14/15, 16:46

I'm going to have to abstain from this round, because I haven't played any of those aside from Half-Life 2.

Posted by

ludist210

on: 04/14/15, 16:57

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Chocobo_Rider

on: 04/14/15, 19:52

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Hero_Of_Hyrule

on: 04/14/15, 22:00

@ludist210 That ain't stopping me!

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Mop it up

on: 04/15/15, 03:36

Has a game ever swept a match in this tournament yet?

Not to jinx anything.

Posted by

Zero

on: 04/15/15, 04:45

@Zero

Not yet.

Posted by

Jargon

on: 04/15/15, 05:08

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

ploot

on: 04/15/15, 08:48

@ploot @nate38 @Zero @TheOldManFromZelda

Smart peeps.

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 04/15/15, 15:10

(1) Grand Theft Auto IV vs. (9) Portal 2
(4) Tekken 3 vs. (5) Mass Effect 2

(15) Gran Turismo vs. (7) Half-Life 2
(14) Bioshock vs. (11) The Last of Us

Posted by

Beardednerd

on: 04/15/15, 15:18

@DrFinkelstein

BioShock was awesome, but I enjoyed the story and gameplay more in TLOU. It'll be tough to see ol' Big Daddy go, though.

Posted by

TheOldManFromZelda

on: 04/15/15, 15:31

@Zero

Brb editing my vote

Posted by

Hero_Of_Hyrule

on: 04/15/15, 17:56