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Tall Tall Mountain? Really?? At least it's not Whomp's Fortress.

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Street Fighter EX Plus - Strange Sunset
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Central Tower "Axis Pillar"
Sonic R - Living in the City

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Liber Ark
abstain for now!
Pokmon Sun and Moon - Vast Poni Canyon

I more consistently enjoy Into Free, but Conquest has got some incredible layers and harmonies that I just won't quit. Whatever I end up picking tonight will be by a razor-thin margin

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How could you do this to me

Swap Battle! (Colress) for Ace Combat 7 - 444

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Secret of Mana (PS4) - Danger (ARM version)
Pokmon Black 2 and White 2 - Battle! (Colress)
Phigros - Wavetapper

WOW best day of r2 by a country mile

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - In the Doldrums
Murasaki Tsurugi - Speartip of Judgment
NieR: Automata - A Beautiful Song

Don't feel much for match 2 or 3 today. Resounding "Eh, alright" across the board

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Snatchers of Raillore - Duality
Hollow Knight - Greenpath
This is the Police 2 - Vrdels

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The World Ends With You - Calling
REFLEC BEAT limelight - IMAGE -MATERIAL- <Version 0>
Oninaki - Battle -Threat-


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This is the Police 2 - Vrdels
Shovel Knight - High Above the Land
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Vast Ice Mountain Peak

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CrossCode: A New Home - One Last Trial
Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX - Catabolism
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - Kill Command

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Aurora Memoria - Philosophical Data Session: 2093 - DigiFamily
DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu - The Battle Was Just "To Continue That Future"
LittleBigPlanet Vita - The Big Ride


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Umineko no Naku Koro ni - rhythm-changer
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - Kill Command
Senko no Ronde DUO - Tactical Field

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Alan Wakes American Nightmare - Balance Slays the Demon
Metal Gear Solid - The Best Is Yet To Come
Katamari Damacy - Katamaritaino (Roll Me In)

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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Op. 13
100% Orange Juice - Prairie4 (Theme of Alicianrone)
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Full Steam Ahead

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Jesus christ

Ciel nosurge - QuelI->EX[cez]->{kranz}; i guess
Namco X Capcom - Brave New World
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - A Long Fall i guess

All the songs today fall in a window of 4.5 to just barely 7.0 which is a terrible omen going forward

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Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - Sight of Silence
Ico - You Were There
NieR Re[in]carnation - Ikou (Authority)

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Mad Rat Dead - Neuchatel
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - It's Kill or Be Killed ~ Destroy Resort
Einhnder - Madness

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Nevermind

Swap Stay Gold for Beyond the Bounds

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Phantasy Star Online 2 - Ice-covered Love ~ Kohri
abstaaaain
Arknights - Stay Gold

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Sigma Harmonics - Hope Given ~ "Dance of the Dog's Howl"
Panzer Dragoon Orta - Altered Genos
TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight - Sanctuary-SHU

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Sonic Colors - Planet Wisp (Act 1)
Mad Rat Dead - Heartless Being
Unreal Tournament - Foregone Destruction

MRD barely edging out Hades today

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Taiko no Tatsujin: Murasaki Ver. - Mahoujin -Summon Delta- [8.5]
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream - Dreams in a Pie [8.0]

World of Goo - Best of Times [7.0]
Blue Reflection - DNF FW15C (ALL PHASE MIX) [6.0]

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Outer Wilds - Final Voyage [6.0]
Seraphic Blue - Legacy [9.5]

Ys Origin - Genesis Beyond the Beginning [3.5]
Donkey Kong '94 - The Final Showdown...? [6.5]

Seraphic Blue - Legacy is a song I heard over a year ago and did not recognize at all when I supported it which is still so crazy to me. But I think it actually highlights something that I seek out in music which I find is difficult to articulate. You know when you listen to a song a bunch and each time you keep noticing details you hadn't picked up on before, forming a deeper and deeper appreciation as time wears on? Some word adjacent to 'replayability' but more intimate than that.

Thank you for sharing Legacy. Came at a time when I needed to hear it.

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Sonic R - Living in the City [10]
Wario Land 4 - Hurry Up! [9.5]
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - House of Sacred Remains [7.5]

Bravely Default II - Spurred into Flight, Drenched and Fallen - The Night Rises [4.5]
CrossCode - S-Rank Battle [8.0]
Chaos Code - Eleganza [5.5]

I hoped I'd have a second today to wax about how massively formative Sonic R is to me. Some other time, I'm sure, but I will say it feels great to finally have a direction in this life. Busy day, and I'm confident this is only the beginning.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Central Tower "Axis Pillar"
Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Dialgas Fight to the Finish!
REFLEC BEAT The Reflesia of Eternity - Towards the Horizon

Thank you.

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RoboCop (Game Boy) - Title Theme [8.0]
Street Fighter EX Plus - Strange Sunset [8.0]
Caravan Boomer - Sunjammer Midnight Special [8.0]

Nex Machina - Cosmic Hero [6.0]
Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel - XaaaCi. [7.5]
Girls' Frontline - Connexion [7.0]

Is XaaaCi. supposed to be this compressed? Not usually a problem for me but the noise section just sounds really muddy, in a way that's unbecoming of this soundtrack.

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Dragons Dogma - Into Free -Dangan- [8.0]
Pokmon Sun and Moon - Vast Poni Canyon [9.0]
REFLEC BEAT The Reflesia of Eternity - Towards the Horizon [7.0]

Gran Turismo 2 - Blue Line (Instrumental) [5.5]
Final Fantasy IX - The Dark Messenger [7.5]
Hello Penguin 2 HD - FLIGHTLESS [4.0]

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC - Liber Ark [7.0]
Kirby Star Allies - La Follia damore [7.0]
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! - Shop 'til You drop (Level 2) [9.0]

A Hat in Time: Nyakuza Metro - Rush Hour [6.0]
Border Break: Union - Dyed Gradient (Murago) [6.5]
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest [8.0]

Conquest surprised me! Save for match 3, not much to be excited about.

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Pokmon Black 2 and White 2 - Battle! (Colress) [8.5]
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS - Bahram Attack -Nekomata Master Remix- [9.0]
Phigros - Wavetapper [9.5]

Asa kara Zusshiri Milkpot SPECIAL - Gaze at my Sour Cream Burrito! [7.0]
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine - Exercise Mode [7.0]
Persona 5 The Royal - I Believe [5.0]

Wavetapper more like Hidekuni "LindaAI-CUE" Horita

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...Man.

Swap my vote from Mahoutsukai no Yoru - Five to Secret of Mana (PS4) - Danger (ARM version)

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SimCity 3000 - Sim Broadway
Mahoutsukai no Yoru - Five
Ace Combat 7 - 444

Just votes today! Been busy lately.

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Willy Wombat - Tron's Castle [9.0]
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games - Rival - Omega [8.0]
NieR: Automata - A Beautiful Song [7.5]

Mega Man 11 - Tundra Man Stage (Instrumental) [6.5]
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky - Sky of Twilight [7.0]
Daito Giken Koushiki Pachi-Slot Simulator: Shake II - Give Me! [6.5]

CHAMY.Ishi

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Hollow Knight - Greenpath [9.5]

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Spacechem - Working [7.0]
Oninaki - Battle -Threat- [7.5]
Silent Hill 3 - You're Not Here [8.0]

Paradise Killer - Paradise (Stay Forever) [6.5]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Overcome the Rocky Path [4.0]
Ginga Force - Gallant Gunshot [6.0]

I should enjoy Paradise Killer's send-up to city pop a lot more than I do, but it doesn't quite hit on any of those highs. Maybe it has something to do with the production?

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Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Shackled Wolves (Rain) [6.5]
Mighty Switch Force! - Love You Love You Love (Good Morning Onee-san Mix) [7.0]
REFLEC BEAT limelight - IMAGE -MATERIAL- <Version 0> [7.5]

Library of Ruina - String Theocracy [5.5]
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth - Pursuit ~ Lying Coldly [6.5]
Super Smash Bros. Melee - Targets! [7.5]

I guess so

My favorite part of this song is "One line, two lines, three lines" the whole thing is performed well and succeeds at what it wants to be but it's not for me at all

Classic tune but not feeling it today

q. What if Spindizzy II - NICE DAY was made by Fearofdark (a. It Would Be Cool)

Nice

Classic tune and I still like it a ton but it's just barely outclassed today

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Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Vast Ice Mountain Peak [8.0]
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY - Xepher [8.0]
Jet Set Radio Future - Teknopathetic [7.5]

Tales of the Abyss - Karma [7.0]
A High Fiber, Japanese Empire Cereal - Elegy For Old Identities and Nostalgia [6.5]
The World Ends With You - Calling [6.0]

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This is the Police 2 - Vrdels [9.0]
The Binding of Isaac: Antibirth - The Thief [7.0]
Remember Me - Nilin the Memory Hunter [9.5]

Killer Instinct (2013) - I'm Back (to Rise!) [6.0]
Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star - Mikazuchi [4.0]
Shovel Knight - High Above the Land (The Flying Machine) [7.0]

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Dariusburst Another Chronicle EX - Catabolism [9.5] holy fuck
Pyre - Bound Together [8.0]
Muramasa: The Demon Blade - Natural Life A [9.0]

Ys: Memories of Celceta - Ancient Land [5.0]
Gokinjo Boukentai - Battle [6.5]
Skullgirls: Encore - Unfinished Business [7.5]

Catabolism [9.5] holy fuck

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LittleBigPlanet Vita - The Big Ride
CrossCode: A New Home - One Last Trial
Signs of the Sojourner - Anka

Nonstandard vote formatting today, don't have a minute right now to score properly.

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TRianThology - over-nove [WHAT i mean uh] [9.0]
DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu - The Battle Was Just "To Continue That Future" [7.0]
We Katamari - Everlasting Love [7.5]

NieR: Automata - City Ruins (Rays of Light) [7.5]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - Voyage of Promise [6.5]
Mad Rat Dead - Breath of Forest [7.5]

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Senko no Ronde DUO - Tactical Field [9.0]
Aurora Memoria - Philosophical Data Session: 2093 - DigiFamily [10]
Teen Titans GO!: Stellar Showdown - Space Mode [7.0]

Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen (PS4) - Kimi ga Tame Re:boot [7.5]
Warframe - We All Lift Together [8.5]
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk - MARIA [4.0]

A few notes today. First, massively unfortunate placements in the first two rounds. The Utawarerumono thing reminds me of Homura 'from' AT2, which was nominated and fell short of the cut. Dig that track and dig this one for many of the same reasons.

Second, I have had Warframe - We All Lift Together on loop for the past hour and-a-half and in that time it jumped from a low 7 to an 8.5. So unfair that it's going against DigiFamily, which is my overall second favorite song in the bracket (there's, like, three 10s this year that is CraZY [crazy})

Best day since the last best day. Also MARIA is here

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Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair - Kill Command [8.0]
Sonic the Hedgehog CD (JP/EU) - Tidal Tempest [8.0]
Ys III: Wanderers From Ys (PC Engine CD) - Valestein Castle [7.5]

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward - Painted Foothills [7.5]
Timespinner - Pioneer's Horizon [7.5]
Pokmon Trading Card Game - Normal Battle [6.0]

Another great day of music! The first two matches are closer than the number rating would imply, more like a 0.1-0.2 difference between them.

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Katamari Damacy - Katamaritaino (Roll Me In) [9.0]
Casio Mario World - Casio Hellburst [6.5]
Umineko no Naku Koro ni - rhythm-changer [9.0]

Monster Train - Seraph, the Traitor [8.0]
Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning - Tonitrus [6.0]
Robots (GBA) - Upper City [8.0]

Ah cool, Robots made the bracket! I can't wait to show support for such a refreshing, emotive soundtrack from the GBA library, which has one of the coolest PCM soundchipsoh it's against rhythm-changer
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Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - Return to Oblivion [7.0]
Metal Gear Solid - The Best is Yet to Come [8.0]
Chrono Trigger - Chrono Trigger [7.5]

Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES) - Subterranean [5.5]
Tree of Savior - Dienos Advento [5.0]
Tales of Zestiria - Rising Up [4.0]

Man, I've really gone and done a 180 on TBiYtC. That score could climb higher with time. Also come to realize why you all love Chrono so much--some of the most emotive sound on SNES.


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Drakengard 3 - Exhaustion 3 [9.0]
Beasts of Balance - Toucan Tarsand [9.0]
russell brand for doom ii - EVENK [9.0]

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks - Full Steam Ahead [7.5]
Suikoden IV - La Mer [8.0]
Alan Wakes American Nightmare - Balance Slays the Demon [8.5]

Easily my favorite day of the contest so far, not sure if it can be topped! The selections today really run the gamut of everything I love about VGM despite the insane variety between them. I've said it 3000000000 times now but thank you all again for sharing such awesome music this year, and every year


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InnerSpace - Narrowsky - Finale [7.0]
BlackRock Shooter: The Game - Battle Field "N.Y. central" [6.5]
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria - Way of the Monk [7.0]

100% Orange Juice - Prairie4 (Theme of Alicianrone) [6.5]
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Stella -Part 2- [6.0]
Eschatos - POINT OF NO RETURN [7.0]

Six n' seven kinda day.

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Teito Hiten Daisakusen - Onegonjou [9.0]
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Op. 13 [8.0]
Kirby Air Ride - Light [8.0]

Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - A Long Fall [5.5]
Octopath Traveler - Battle at Journey's End (Tressa) [4.0]
War of Brains - Immanence [6.5]

What the FUCK onegonjou is incredible, maybe my favorite example of this sound in recent memory. If this ran away with the bracket or even the contest I'd be all for it.


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