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TIGAR (ALL PHASE MIX) (14th) vs MA-DA-RA (7th)
Return to Oblivion (136th) vs The world of spirit (33rd)
System Zero [34th] vs ASGORE [22nd]

hate match 1 a lot i HATE IT do not make me vote in this. i refuse to vote in this. .... i will vote in this. TIGAR is "middle of the pack all phase mix" for me but like its still absolutely fucking amazing in every way and it has the best motif usage of all of them (sayonara is a bit too on-the-nose and the best parts of binGe are the non-motif parts) and the fucking WALL OF SOUND that just suddenly blows your mind as Michael comes in is like the whole reason i fucking love asano's production style in general just SUDDEN BANGER it's actually crazy. MA-DA-RA, on the other hand, is a one-of-a-kind song. it is so far the single only VRC6 song produced when it was actually like properly a thing (not shovel knight is what i'm trying to say lmfao) that really makes me go WOW SOUNDS!! the saws on the melody make it just fuckin POP out at you and the melody itself is so fucking good like actually earworm. i like the woooOOOOOOOWOOOOOOO in the latter part of the song way too much too like AAAAAAAAAAA this match is so stupid i hope i win. but also i hope i lose. fuck.

Return to Oblivion is a very shocking departure from other FF14 ventures that I'm very familiar with like Wayward Daughter/Worm's Tail/Rise and I don't mean that in a bad way at all!! The balance of serene with the vocals and backing vocals and blood-pumping boss music with the heavy bass kick and instrumentals is so cool, but in the end it really falls short of having a lasting effect on me like those aforementioned songs and so many other ones from the game. The world of spirit, however, is a Darius final stage song. And Darius final stage songs ALWAYS know how to put on a show. From the beginning subtle ritardando on the staticy music box all the way to the climax when the transistion to the boss happens at 2:35 this song reminds you that you're in a strange and dangerous place that somehow manages to stay beautiful, and when that boss abruptly forces its way in, it's here to ruin everything and anything. The contrast from the graceful beginning to the murderous ending is just... wow. I love murder weapon space fish!!! Feel very strongly about this match, which has been kind of a rarity these days.

ToC is quality as hell!! Love both of these songs, but I definitely still have a slight affinity for ASGORE over System Zero. I think System Zero still hasn't quite sunk in with me yet; I can appreciate a lot about it but I think I still need some time to figure out what its all about and what sets it apart from other -45 works. God -45 is so good. You know whats also good? Bergentruckung. Actually my favorite song in the game. Anyway, good match.

MA-DA-RA > TIGAR (ALL PHASE MIX) > The world of spirit > ASGORE > System Zero > Return to Oblivion