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Fire Emblem Awakening - Id (Purpose) [7.0]
Civilization VI - Sogno di Volare (The Dream of Flight) [7.5]
Dead Cells: Fatal Falls - The Undying Shores [6.5]

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Library of Ruina - Children of the City [6.0]
Kaze no Notam - Phantom [7.0]
Ciel nosurge - QuelI->EX[cez]->{kranz}; [6.5]

Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Apex of the World (Rain) [6.0]
Raiden V - Unknown Pollution [5.0]
Haven - 08:16 Home [6.0]

Maybe I was just in an especially sour mood today but (spoiler for ANGRY) these fell way flat for me. Minor tangent since I'm over here yelling at clouds but while I'm typically a huge fan of vocals in VGM the sound that I can't get behind at all is the YouTube anime cover person amalee/christopher young thing that appears in localizations now. I don't even know if that applies to Children of the Rain but it struck me that same way-- artificial, dishonest even

Can I vote for Apostle's Maraud instead


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Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Octopunch [7.0]
Sonic Heroes - BINGO Highway [9.5]
NieR Re[in]carnation - Ikou (Authority) [9.0]

OMORI - BREADY STEADY GO [6.0]
Ico - You Were There [9.0]
Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend - The Fine Draw [6.0]

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Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - Gentle Slope Cave
Mega Man Battle Network 3 - Navi Customizer
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - Sight of Silence

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Wheels of Aurelia - Wheels of Aurelia [9.0]
The Sims - Now What? [8.0]
Aurora Memoria - Philosophical Data Session: 2093 - OPTICAL MODE [8.0]

Arknights - Stay Gold [6.5]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd - Dreamy and Boisterous Holy Land [7.0]
Mad Rat Dead - Neuchatel [7.0]

Wild day with some great picks to go around. Even Arknights with my lowest score of the day is still something I enjoyed listening to, and I'm glad it was nommed this year.

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Battle Garegga - Stage 1 ~ Fly to the Leaden Sky [7.0]
Phantasy Star Online 2 - Ice-covered Love ~ Kohri [9.5]
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - Subuta.1 [6.0]

Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku - Kasaneawase no Nekobako [6.0]
Outer Wilds - 14.3 Billion Years [7.0]
Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - SEN ~ Kono Hana Saku ya [5.5]

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Cladun: This is an RPG - The Explosion [8.0]
Senko no Ronde - Lucky Charm (Cuilan phase 1) [9.0]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Psycho Soldier Theme [7.5]

Grand Theft Auto Online - Planet X [3.0]
The Caligula Effect: Overdose - Cradle [6.5]
VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker [7.5]

Oh no I like '80s anime op' more than I was expecting. Almost wish this were the original cassette arrange though, since I do prefer the production there. What a cool inclusion for Smash, though! SNK fans are definitely loved.

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Animorphs - Mission 5 - Spaceship (BGM #16) [8.0]
Saira - Baluchons [8.5]
God Eater 2 - The Butterfly's Temptation [7.5]

Ys IX: Monstrum Nox - Glessing Way! [4.5]
The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki - Inevitable Struggle -Super Arrange Ver.- [4.0]
OMORI - Underwater Prom Queens [6.5]

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Panzer Dragoon Orta - Altered Genos [9.0]
TASOMACHI: Behind the Twilight - Sanctuary-SHU [8.5]
NieR: Automata - Weight of the World / English Version [7.0]

Let It Die ~ NOTHING TO DECLARE is actually incredible though and I'm secretly rooting for it. Oops guess it's not a secret anymore. oops

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Snatcher (PC Engine CD) - One Night in Neo Kobe City
Sigma Harmonics - Hope Given ~ "Dance of the Dog's Howl"
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition - Fogbeasts

WOAH

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NieR: Automata - Weight of the World (EN) [7.5]
LSD: Dream Emulator - Professional Problem [9]
Pokmon X and Y - Anistar City [8]


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Like the hair. That's tough as shit to animate.

Otherwise, no.

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100% Orange Juice - Dear Dragon (Theme of Sweet Breaker) [8.0]
Ar nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star - Class::CIEL_N_PROTECTA [8.0]
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile - Untamed Heart [8.5]

Betraying two favorites bracket picks after further listening (Out of Tartarus, Foregone Destruction). I'll be happy with one or the other!

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Rose Gun Days - linkage-alter [7.0]
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - Soaring Through Azure Sadness [7.5]
Kaze no Notam - Discovery [8.5]

MATCH 1:
I still enjoy Soft Collision, [6.5] having used it in my first full-length VGMGG, but it's definitely like an artifact of my developing music taste. Gotta give it up to virt though--will never not be impressed by the man's work ethic.

linkage-alter is really, really close to being something I would love, but it's pretty inconsistent and starts to lose steam after the two minute mark. Just kinda hitting on those same beats 'til I'm numb and not paying attention anymore. Those cool moments are COOL though and ultimately eke out the match for me.

MATCH 2:
Here we are, back again. Azure Sadness has got some really solid moments, like the refrain followed shortly by the solo part at 2:47. Also love that weirdo hymnal bit at 0:23 and 2:25. I like this more and more with each listen, and suspect the score could climb higher should it go the distance into round 2. It will

Fuse Man Stage [6.0] is marred by its production, above all. I can hear it as a regular PSG tune in my head and I like that imaginary version of the song a lot more than this one. Actually yeah, here's a fan arrange to support my case: https://youtu.be/ggj-WdeCFpY
The core song is fun and faithful to classic Mega Man, but the EDM's just not for me. Do see the appeal, though!

MATCH 3:
Discovery's amazing, full-stop. Kaze no Notam/Notam of Wind, for those who don't know, is about piloting a hot air balloon through oversized, empty environments, letting the wind push you along toward the goal as your only input is to inflate and deflate the balloon. I bring that up because I believe context is important and can elevate appreciation for the music. Once you know what Kaze no Notam even is, how it plays, what it looks like--the pieces start to fall in place. I especially love the foley sound that starts around 1:38, which isn't unlike a hot air balloon decompressing. Context!

Fury Sparks [5.0] is music and I can listen to it with my ears. It would sound like an early 90s anime OP if you changed around the production and added vocals. "GO! BLINDING FURY SPARKS (TV Size)"

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Mr. Bones - The First Thing [10]
Pokmon Gold and Silver - National Park [6.8]
Final Fantasy VII Remake - Collapsed Expressway [8.5]

Exhausted from the day. Hoping I'll get a second tomorrow to go for the write-ups.

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My local classic rock radio station shuttered some years ago. In the last hour of operation, they played AC/DC - Highway to Hell (they were being replaced by a Christian station) and Abbey Road's side-B. First time I'd heard it all the way through, and surely not the last. Can't think of a better way to go out.

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MetalmindStats posted...

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere

Chaka Khan - Everywhere

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+ Klonoa: Door to Phantomile | Untamed Heart | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W9RG4LvL0E

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+ SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS | GEOMETRIA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbymddCegVs

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NO

+ Hollow Knight | Greenpath | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXga9y0B3I

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+ Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) | Jurassic Beach | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q5zs7mQHkU
+ russell brand for doom ii | EVENK | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpBBa8APFMY
+ Coded Soul | Monolith Gate | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gL2hKgEDDD0

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+ Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Heavens Divide | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFbjOlJRyBw

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Dokodon!

+ Taiko no Tatsujin 10 | Densetsu no Matsuri | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSE1AzfQkc8
+ Taiko no Tatsujin 5 | Eringi no Ekubo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGi7hVPifwA

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- Zera: Myths Awaken | Canvas Falls | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-vfHBRMsI
- Sonic Unleashed | Jungle Joyride - Night | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XkAu5AnLwo
- Magic & Mayhem | Greek 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdEhkgImSg
- Lightfield | Jinxed Sphinx | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wStSGYffks
- Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight | SCSI WARS | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYUNb9vXEY
- The Labyrinth of Time | Telecom | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7RwNzHWPk
- The Norwood Suite | Blue Moose Man | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw9ke02fz-s

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-- z1000_2.wad | insane cloudburst | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1eGP6OGhQ

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+ Hollow Knight | Greenpath | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABXga9y0B3I

Last call for these! If nobody supports I'll be dropping them some time before the 11th hour rush.

1/1s
Zera: Myths Awaken | Canvas Falls | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-vfHBRMsI
Xanadu Next | Time Crevice | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WwcIoX3cuQ
Sonic Unleashed | Jungle Joyride - Night | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XkAu5AnLwo
Magic & Mayhem | Greek 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdEhkgImSg
Lightfield | Jinxed Sphinx | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wStSGYffks
Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight | SCSI WARS | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYUNb9vXEY

2/2s
The Norwood Suite | Blue Moose Man | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw9ke02fz-s
Taiko no Tatsujin 5 | Neko Kujira | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inJpf7PkH2o


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I'm looking for a man named Yuan.

Shenmue III please--Pacific and I have been really, really aching to experience it for ourselves. Thanks again, KCF!

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Let's see how this shakes out.
+ SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge | Industrial Fields (Jelly Fields) & Oil Rig | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NEs47xsfD8

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Yeah
+ Beast of Balance | Toucan Tarsand | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMyuLbSz-uA

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Oops, got too excited there.
- InnerSpace | Narrow Sky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd2cu3IbnNA

Anyways.
+ Sonic R | Living in the City | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdwnHWnB7fM
+ Seraphic Blue | Legacy | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncz2-exXevk
+ z1000_2.wad | insane cloudburst | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1eGP6OGhQ

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+ InnerSpace | Narrow Sky | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd2cu3IbnNA

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Good morning, VGMC 15!

+ Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight | SCSI WARS | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBYUNb9vXEY
+ Xanadu Next | Time Crevice | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WwcIoX3cuQ
+ Magic & Mayhem | Greek 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdEhkgImSg
+ Lightfield | Jinxed Sphinx | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wStSGYffks
+ The Norwood Suite | Blue Moose Man | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw9ke02fz-s

And I'm gonna shake this one off, at least for now.
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime | Sports Digestdon~Fill in the Sky~ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTbof416gEU


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Hello, good song!
+ z1000_2.wad | insane cloudburst | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI1eGP6OGhQ

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New day, new batch!
+ Zera: Myths Awaken | Canvas Falls | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj-vfHBRMsI
+ Zera: Myths Awaken | Cosmic Core | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JNpKGt6zWU
+ Taiko no Tatsujin 5 | Neko Kujira | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inJpf7PkH2o
+ Sonic Unleashed | Jungle Joyride - Night | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XkAu5AnLwo
+ Beasts of Balance | Toucan Tarsand | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMyuLbSz-uA

Very happy to support these:
+ Mr. Bones | The First Thing | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUe8YdM16RM
+ The Labyrinth of Time | Telecom | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7RwNzHWPk
+ Sigma Harmonics | Hope Given ~ "Dance of the Dog's Howl" | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loW11_8mzuc
+ Castlevania Rondo of Blood | Opus 13 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1dRzjA_Xlc
+ Remember Me | Nilin the Memory Hunter | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1S0JbLtUmM

And a hail mary for this one--going to drop by the end of the day if no one shows support:
Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime | Sports Digestdon~Fill in the Sky~ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTbof416gEU


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What a rush! First batch coming in hot!

+ Taiko no Tatsujin: Appare Sandaime | Sports Digestdon~Fill in the Sky~ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTbof416gEU
+ SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS | GEOMETRIA | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbymddCegVs
+ Wheels of Aurelia | Wheels of Aurelia | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZo1AWwmB_4
+ This is the Police 2 | Vrdels | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8iqP4LuzdE
+ Willy Wombat | Tron's Castle | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSZK-IzQ4U4

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John Cage - 4'33''

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Game wasn't developed by Square. Try Arzest, whose credits include Yoshi's New Island and Hey(!) Pikmin. There's a loose theory of sabotage going around, since Naka's gone on record saying that Balan will be his last game if it fails.

I feel worse for Ohshima, whose excellent designs are held back by this bizarro Mario Odyssey-like.


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Cool so I guess what the rest of us think doesn't matter since one guy can just keep having it his way every time??

To whoever's fixing these results (if that's even what's happening here) realize that you are wasting a gigantic amount of free time just to tell a small online community which Donkey Kong video game you like best, and god knows what else. Just play fair, and don't take the results so personally. Shit don't matter that much.

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Ecco and SPM are fantastic choices.
Good shit, Snake

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'Scariest' songs from non-horror video games.

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Fez

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The Toxic Avenger

No idea why--not even familiar with any of his stories.

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