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Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland - Akeldama
Metal Gear Solid - The Best Is Yet To Come
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Sunshine Coastline

MATCH 1

Akeldama's a nice, feel-good Atelier song! Has this neat tropical vibe to it. Not as strong as the other Atelier songs that have been in the contest in the past, but given that I'm not a huge fan of the part of the bracket it sits in, Akeldama's the clear winner of the 4-pack in my eyes.

Tong-Nou Theme's a very interesting song. I mainly like it because of 0:41-1:13. Pretty neat chords there. Other parts of the song like the buildup at 0:33 and those sharp reversed notes at 3:12 and elsewhere are also cool for the horror-esque vibe they have. This is a song where I see it as being likely that I vote against it round 1, as I'm doing here, but as I've said, since I don't really like this 4-pack, I would actually be willing to take this song over most songs in the 4-pack (Lake Trio Battle's the only maybe). So, unfortunate matchup for Tong-Nou Theme because I would've actually voted for it if it was matched up against some of the other songs I'm meh about, but I can't here.

MATCH 2

Celestial Resort (Good Karma Mix) is one of those aforementioned songs that I feel meh about. I feel like the percussion's a bit too loud and draws away my focus from the rest of the song, and the melody's decent, but not good enough to push it above its opponent. There are definitely better songs in my eyes from Celeste.

The Best Is Yet To Come is a decent song, but I find it hard to point out specific things about it that I can say stand out to me. So I guess I'd describe everything about it as "fine" but I feel like, ordinarily, there would be more standout songs in the bracket that I'd vote over this song. Its opponent here isn't one of those songs, so I feel pretty comfortable voting for The Best Is Yet To Come here. It's a style of music I can enjoy, but not the best execution of it.

MATCH 3

I love how upbeat Sunshine Coastline is! Apparently this is the music for the first area in the game, and I think it's really fitting for that! It does feel like a song that should serve as the backdrop for the beginning of your embarking on a great adventure. A-to-Z from last year was very good too, but I think this is my favorite song that I've heard from Ys 8! Luna Ascension's great too, but Sunshine Coastline's the clear winner here.

Sunshine Coastline > Luna Ascension EX > Akeldama > Main Theme > The Best Is Yet To Come > Celestial Resort (Good Karma Mix)