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2. Idola Phantasy Star Saga | Endeavour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74TocPKiNCs
VGMC14 winner

Total ranking score: 352
Average ranking: 6.9
Standard deviation: 4.93
First place votes: 7
Last place votes: 3

1/16: DireKrow, Haste, lem, NFUN, Plasman, sergio, Snake5
2/16: azuarc, DoctorJimmy, dowolf, Janus, JONA, lefty, Mihark
3/16: Prince46, Raetsel, vaati000
4/16: golden009, p0, R-Man, Ulti
5/16: Disillusion, DragonImps, NBIceman, xx521xx
6/16: hb, Team Rocket Elite
7/16: Place, rwlh, tgs2, TheArkOfTurus
8/16: andy, KCF
9/16: FL81, pyresword
10/16: SSBM_Guy
11/16: Korji, Pablo Smith
12/16: MargaretAnnMid, Mega Mana
13/16: deo, Eddv, Robazoid, skulltrumpet, tazzy
14/16: Waveshine, ZaziGuado
15/16: Max Galactica
16/16: Chaeix, Collen, Mac Arrowny

Waveshine (14/16): The singing is meh to me, but I love the use of strings in this song. Just like the 15th place, this has strong instrumentation with somewhat annoying singing. The singing is more tolerable in this one however. Also, to reference the lyrics (Never say never), this song is better than the Justin Bieber song of the same name at least, but neither are particularly that good. I suppose I do like this song slightly more than dislike it, but its still somewhat mediocre. Rating: 5.1/10 (positive neutral; borderline like)

tazzy (13/16): This is just an Ar song with good production and actual singing. No wonder it won. Trolling aside its alright though certainly nothing special. Dont get how it won but thats been somewhat common with the last few contests I think.

Pablo Smith (11/16): Its Endeavour. It sounds alright but its some of the blandest "alright" out there. Honestly feels a bit insulting ranking this higher than Scars of Time, but I like this just a tad bit more for feeling more complete. Really getting put to sleep by this track, especially this late into the playlist.

pyresword (9/16): Yep this is a vocal power ballade. It's not my favorite example, but it is solid and the genre is one I tend to like a lot.

andy (8/16): WILL WE EVEEEEEER

FIND FOREEEEVEEEER
A fun and wacky song, with a ridiculously catchy chorus. I'm impressed how unique this feels, and I admire its 'loudly shove everything into your face at once and hope for the best' approach. It can be a little abrasive but overall it pays off!

rwlh (7/16):
9/10
#585
tags: feel-good, memey

I dont know what it is about Endeavour. The lyrics are impossibly goofy, for one thing. But everything else is so unbelievably...well, amazing? The overall presentation is terrific. Its such an easy song to slide into and enjoy. It just feels good to listen to in a way few other vgm can reach for me. What a great song.

hb (6/16): Endeavour, like a certain other champion, is one of the songs that really grows on everyone that hears it. It manages to worm its way into the hearts of many, growing more enjoyable every time you hear it. Will this trend ever stop? Not unless forever has been found.

vaati000 (3/16): gorgeous jpop

azuarc (2/16): Do I ever regret casting the last vote for this over Isoleucine? Eh, not really. I occasionally think about what might have been and if Isoleucine would have been a better winner...but then I relisten to Endeavour. It's always better than I remember, which makes it such a treat to listen to each time. Everything from the instruments to the vocals to the drums is so vivid and triumphant that it's funny to think this was a track that just limped its way through most of its matches and created the impression of being divisive. Surely nobody actually dislikes Endeavour, right? (But why are we swearing in the name of the rover? Like a dog? Or a Mars rover?)

dowolf (2/16): I've listened to this a million times and every listen still manages to blow me away.

I love the syncopated staccato. I love the energy. I love the patient buildup at the beginning, then how the song just puts layer after layer on. I love the call-and-response, with the response shifting through various instruments, and how it's not exact repetition. I love how bold every voice, instrumental or vocal, is allowed to be, yet if you took any of them out of this piece, it would leave a hole. I love the not-falsetto-because-you-don't-call-it-that-when-it's-a-woman- but-you-know-what-I-mean in the outro. I love IN THE NAME OF THE ROOMBA.

I try to keep myself from becoming so jaded that I forget that somehow I stumbled into a community of people who like stuff like this too. I fail a lot, but I still try.

Janus (2/16): If I had to describe this in one word, it would be "majestic". The trumpets, the strings, the drums, and of course the vocals just all come together so well. Song makes me feel invincible.