[VGMC] Day 56! feat. Valkyrie, Arceus, Shimotsuki, Ayame, a Bike, and a Ship

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uh oh, here comes the sequel to the world-famous THEMEXICO poll!!!










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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 17, an annual celebration of the best of the best video game music according to the voters!

Important Links:
Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=477304
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SAJKYJmYhccLvbf_H-5uSA7-eMwXfW8k1q74Qho1bLU
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80433657
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0wlcxj-kHQRU1yHo-kpMxGe
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IU5iCFTM_4WEx8ZWKwznMz5v2tarCKh1Ag0mxIgAes
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Discord: https://discord.gg/WDvMS4a

Rules:
- Listen to both songs in a given match, at least through the loop time provided (to make sure you don't skip before you've heard the whole thing!)
- Please consider the loop point listed when judging the song; if a video loops one minute 5 times, don't treat it as if it's a repetitive 5 minute song
- If it's a match between your favorite song ever and a song you despise, still LISTEN TO BOTH! Votes can and will be disqualified if there is suspicion songs are not being listened to, and you may be discounted for the rest of the contest for repeat offenses.
- No alt accounts, no rallying or begging, etc., etc.... You only get one vote! Swapping votes is alright, just make clear that you've already made a vote and are swapping.
- Make clear what your voting options are! Please keep votes separate from any comments, and use the titles given in the topic post.
- Voting in all matches is not mandatory, feel free to skip matches you do not wish to vote in.
- Vote based on the links provided, and not other sources of audio. Links are specifically chosen for best quality and the like.
- Don't discuss vote tallies in this thread, or in other threads, as they may influence votes. Likewise, please refrain from looking at the running tally before voting.

Voting Period:
- Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time.
- Please note this may mean that two topics will be active at the same time!
- If you anticipate being unable to vote in a given day, please send an absentee vote to @banshiryuu, or post your absentee vote in the discussion thread!

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Match 1

Valkyrie: The Power Beauties - Frozen Moonlight
Composer: Hiroak
Valkyrie: The Power Beauties - Frozen Moonlight
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / jubeat saucer - Rainbow after snow
FutureGrind - noisemaker
thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -transience
I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
Portugal
Give me a cue
I can see clues all around me
Alabaster Icelands 1
Training Course
Portugal
[Rock and Stone] <o/
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow Snow
Noise Maker
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Save in the name of true love
~Project 1000~
Valkyrie: The Power Beauties - Frozen Moonlight
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / jubeat saucer - Rainbow after snow
FutureGrind - noisemaker
My bracket looked like random picks compared to his.
Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
Icelands
Portugal

actually have to think about match 2 wow
What can the harvest hope for if not for the care of the Reaper Man?
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal
Puff Stuff
Alabaster Icelands 1
Training Course
noisemaker
-Abraham Lincoln
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
(>'.')>
"The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes
alabaster
training
portugal
Alabaster Icelands 1
Training Course
Portugal

Sound Test Unlocked! My YouTube VGM channel -
https://www.youtube.com/user/KidDivinegon
Alabaster Icelands 1
Training Course
Portugal
Omniscience lies beyond the void, beyond decay!
I am one with the Akashic Records!
Frozen
Snow
noisemaker
KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal

60) beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / jubeat saucer - Rainbow after snow
82) Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Narcolepsist
83) Pokmon Legends: Arceus - Alabaster Icelands 1
92) Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - Training Course
100) Hypnospace Outlaw - Colder Than the Rest

Second match is really good.... I wouldn't mind either one winning.

"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?"
"You drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Frozen Moonlight
Training Course
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony
Frozen Moonlight
Training Course
Portugal

Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
A hero cannot be defeated simply by making him die.
Pokmon Legends: Arceus - Alabaster Icelands 1
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / jubeat saucer - Rainbow after snow
Uncharted Waters - Portugal
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Optimism is the first step to disappointment.
xx521xx
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
Portugal

Man, my interest for C1 took a nosedive with yesterday's results. Still, hoping Portugal does the job, what a fantastic and memorable song. Match 2 is a bit close, but I wouldn't say they're hard votes.
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal
Pokmon Legends: Arceus - Alabaster Icelands 1
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - Training Course
Uncharted Waters - Portugal

Alabaster Icelands 1 > Portugal > Frozen Moonlight = noisemaker > Training Course > Rainbow after snow

Frozen Moonlight is fine. Not a fan of the lead instrument, but I do like the Genesis-y bass. Alabaster Icelands is one of few Pokmon songs I actually like. Bass is really cool. Rainbow after snow is not my thing. Training Course is inoffensive. noisemaker's decent I guess, but not my thing really. Portugal's pleasant, I suppose. Not a great day.
Erica, she/they. Subscribe to GaMetal
Frozen Moonlight
Training Course
Portugal

Easy votes today. No disrespect to the opponents, these are just three great songs.
No longer becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado.
Alabaster Icelands 1
Training Course
Portugal
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal (The Renaissance Era)
azuarc is quite good at predicting GameFAQs bracket battles.
Valkyrie: The Power Beauties - Frozen Moonlight
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - Training Course
FutureGrind - noisemaker
Long live Saint Seiya!!
Frozen Moonlight
Training Course
Portugal
Our eyes were removed
For our own safety
alabaster
course
portugal

solid day. six pack of decent songs, including one incredible standout! <3
Valkyrie: The Power Beauties - Frozen Moonlight
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins - Training Course
Uncharted Waters - Portugal

Tough choices again today
https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif
Alabaster Icelands 1
Training Course
Portugal
We schlitty
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal
"You can learn to believe in others... ...even in the final moments of your life!"
- ????, Yakuza 3
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Just killing time until the world ends.
abstain
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal
Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point!
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker

I really like the almost ambient sounds in Training Courses intro that come back from 1:23-1:42. The whole track has a nice calm atmosphere but those parts are the standout.

ChainBeeT - Bosnia (Herzegovina Remix)
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Pokmon Legends: Arceus - Alabaster Icelands 1
beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro / jubeat saucer - Rainbow after snow
FutureGrind - noisemaker

Alabaster Icelands sounds noticeably less good to me today than before, but I still think it's probably the pick here. Rainbow after snow by far and away the best song up today, so I'm really hoping it wins.
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
Portugal

Hoping to see Alabaster pull off the win for the frozen division, though Frozen Moonlight is still a pretty good contender with its synths.

Noisemaker is a bop for sure, but it's unfortunately just not as enchanting like Portugal is.
Frozen Moonlight
Training Course
noisemaker
https://i.imgur.com/c3jEuPS.jpg
Frozen Moonlight
Training Course
noisemaker
Only the exceptions can be exceptional.
Frozen Moonlight
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords.
With what? ROT-13? -CJayC
Alabaster Icelands 1
Rainbow after snow
noisemaker
I didn't do guru this year but azuarc can be in my sig anyways.
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