We had a poll like this way back in 2010, but since then, times have changed, two more have been added to the ranks, and i thought it was time for a redo.
Personally... though choice between 185 and 300. One has amazing human action, creepy kaiju and a great story, the other has great kaiju action, nice humans, and a great story... pretty much one has one thing better than the other.
Favorite vs. Everyone Match (remix!)
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Favorite vs. Everyone Match (remix!)
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Re: Favorite vs. Everyone Match (remix!)
Gonna go with Match 300 here. As much asthe other ones were epic, match 300 is my favorite.
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The Bagan trilogy will always hold a special place in my heart, even for its imperfections. 100's always been great, though 185, while labeled a "vs. Everyone" match is really just "vs. Orga taken to the extreme", so my vote's going to 300. 
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For me, this is rather easy and it would be 185.
My biggest problem with all vs. Everyone matches is that the match itself can get bloated and lose focus toward the latter half. The first one of its type, 51, avoided it with the simple, kill Bagan plot. 56, especially the second half of the story, falls right into this trap though. 100 has a spectacular ending, probably one of the best in the K.W.C. if not THE best, but the road to get there is kind of directionless.
Now 300 has a great premise and solid start, its detail and descriptions are spectacular, but I think it needed Gamera to be MORE op. In the original draft, he was firing fireballs with minimal effect, kind of rendering the act pointless. If you're attack basically does nothing, why include it? So especially in the sections I worked on, I tried making EVERY fireball matter and its effects basically a K.O. to keep the pace up. But with more monsters, and a plot buried because of it, it kind of loses me at the half way point until the end, like 100 or 56.
185 doesn't really have this issue because the plot is always center stage. There are multiple set pieces to make the plot feel fresh, their is intrigue and mystery, and the action is sprinkled throughout without overstaying its welcome. I'll admit, it has the weakest ending with Moguera's sacrifice, but I'm happy it ended where it did then overstay itself like Orga in Hell's final boss.
My biggest problem with all vs. Everyone matches is that the match itself can get bloated and lose focus toward the latter half. The first one of its type, 51, avoided it with the simple, kill Bagan plot. 56, especially the second half of the story, falls right into this trap though. 100 has a spectacular ending, probably one of the best in the K.W.C. if not THE best, but the road to get there is kind of directionless.
Now 300 has a great premise and solid start, its detail and descriptions are spectacular, but I think it needed Gamera to be MORE op. In the original draft, he was firing fireballs with minimal effect, kind of rendering the act pointless. If you're attack basically does nothing, why include it? So especially in the sections I worked on, I tried making EVERY fireball matter and its effects basically a K.O. to keep the pace up. But with more monsters, and a plot buried because of it, it kind of loses me at the half way point until the end, like 100 or 56.
185 doesn't really have this issue because the plot is always center stage. There are multiple set pieces to make the plot feel fresh, their is intrigue and mystery, and the action is sprinkled throughout without overstaying its welcome. I'll admit, it has the weakest ending with Moguera's sacrifice, but I'm happy it ended where it did then overstay itself like Orga in Hell's final boss.
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Re: Favorite vs. Everyone Match (remix!)
Definitely match 56. Thomas’ writing is amazing, and an inspiration for me.
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