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Undertale - Undertale: 7.5. This is a very context-heavy song, but I think it works outside of that too. It builds nicely and is very emotive. It's repetitive but it's the kind of repetition I like. I love a song that builds well so this is definitely my thing. I don't exactly love the key change, but that's par for the course with me. I do love the tail end though; that's one of my favorite parts. Hovers between 7.5 and 8.5 for me but mostly evens out at a 7.5.
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Final Fantasy IX - Assault of the Silver Dragons: 7. Slowish build leads to a very intense, brass-heavy melody that I absolutely love. That FF7-esque metallic percussion puts in work. I love the instrumentation a bit less as it goes along, but the overall rumbling feel of the piece hooks me and doesn't let go - some bad stuff is about to go down.

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Vision Soft Reset - Floatlands: 8. This was my favorite song from this setlist during noms. I love the static and the echoes. The song creates this very compelling ambience; I feel like I'm simultaneously exploring a cave and a forest and also watching clouds float by. Pretty neat stuff.
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Killer Instinct (2013) - Enter the Battletoad: 5.5. Weird fake chiptune beginning that turns into metal. I'm not always the biggest fan of metal, and this song doesn't do much to hold my interest after the chips largely go away. The chips also feel a bit separate from the main thrust of the song? It's still somewhat compelling, like a drill through my brain. Ooh and then we get to 2:20, now this is more like it. Much more interesting, with ups and downs and pivots. But then it goes back to the standard. Not really for me, but I appreciate what it does.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Guile Stage: 2.5. This version of Guile's theme feels devoid of personality. I think it's the uninspiring instrumentation the song starts with. It feels bland to me, like candy that's been left in the sun and is now swarming with ants. If a song has disagreeable instruments/samples/whatever to me, I have a hard time getting into it. When that guitar comes in, it all just feels...fake. I don't normally mind "fake," but here this feels like a paint by numbers song. Also those high notes are very shrill, which doesn't help. Gets by solely on the strength of the original melody.
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Lineage 2 - Magma Town: 7. sadmmopiano.mp3. This is also not my thing but it's very pretty, with a nice strings/piano combo and some classy aaaah's. The more this goes on the more I get into. It's kind of the total opposite of Guile Stage, which was all bombast and no substance; Magma Town is quieter but more impactful. And it doesn't overstay its welcome, which is nice. I listened to it again and it's grown on me considerably more. Neat find.

Votes:
Undertale (song)
Floatlands
Magma Town