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Scourge of the Universe
Tonitrus
Flying Clouds, Drifting Haze

Match 1:
While Waterworks Area is a nice little futuristic remix that fits really well Halcandra and the second half of Return to Dreamland in general, problem is the main synth sounds bland, generic even. The parts with the higher pitched high synth do give a bit more seasoning but it doesn't compete with Scourge of the Universe.
Scourge of the Universe is one hell of a track, I can tell ya. The song is long, but it doesn't feel long. You get a cool chiptune-y feeling layered with more "real" sounding instrumentation which adds some flavour, and with that you also get some nifty breakbeats around the beginning and 3:10 (and lord knows I'm a sucker for breakbeats lol). This track hits a lot of good points for me. Great all around.

Match 2:
Hardest match yet lol.
I went into this thinking I would go with SEISMIQ but when that accordion in Tonitrus came in I wasn't so sure anymore.
SEISMIQ goes hard as hell with that fire breakbeat and BANGING synth but Tonitrus won me over with that crazy accordion, catchy chorus and that goddamn guitar solo that goes into a violin solo that goes into an accordion solo (I almost died irl). I'm a bit sad I have to pick one lol, they're both so good!

Tournament of Champions Bonus Match:
Why are all songs so good today?
Well at least, this wasn't as hard as the last one. Dead Neon Hell City rocks but Flying Clouds, Drifting Haze sounds so rich. The instruments work so well with each other, also that guitar is on fire (and at 1:21, that sounds like Spring Wind Skylark, is this perhaps a leitmotif? Love Spring Wind Skylark btw).
Both songs are good, but that Atelier track is really good.

Oh and here, have my ordering of today's songs.
Tonitrus > Flying Clouds, Drifting Haze > SEISMIQ >>> Scourge of the Universe >>> Waterworks Area >>> Dead Neon Hell City