Board 8 > [VGMC] R4 begins! Rude Buster vs Scars of FAUNA, Apostle's Maraud vs TIGAR

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azuarc
07/14/20 10:05:02 PM
#1:


Is Bracketmaker coming back?



Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 14, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VNrPnFRI7nJ4PqFiURBW0NWqxvXiuasoq8Sn_O169ss/edit#gid=320804650
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=473292
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78714595
Bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1REnVI_W6yELaDP6Zac8b0Wq
ToC playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RE-TQMj19D0k5nm-0zeH12J
VGMC compability sheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lpX4faqnn_geI0y4i6MrZ2AXpV6SWXoWrIA6_eyx-yM/edit

Rules:
- Listen to both of the songs. Links have conveniently been provided for both songs. Even if Song A is your favorite of all-time and Song B is from a series you hate... Listen. To. Both. (If I have suspicions your vote is not based on a fair and impartial preference, it will be disqualified.)
- Obvious contest rules apply (no alts, one vote per person, no rallying, etc.).
- Please make your voting options clear, rather than burying them in text.
- Each set of matches lasts 24 hours, even if the new one isnt up by then. (Matches do not begin until at least 10:00 EDT.)
- Always vote on the versions of the song provided, not versions from different sources.
- If you know ahead of time that you're not going to be around and you want to vote in advance, post your choices in the discussion/bracket topic.
- Please do NOT post tallies/score updates in the middle of the match, as this has a tendency to directly influence matches.
- You don't have to vote in all the matches, but it'd be cool if you did!

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Match 1 -- RETIREMENT ROUND BEGINS!!

Deltarune - Rude Buster
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k0qYU29K0U

jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWO_nVJSTww

Match 2

Raiden V - Apostle's Maraud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPexIZS4V7w

Blue Reflection - TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-NsUPcFFU

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Easy vote form:
Rude Buster / Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud / TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

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Hbthebattle
07/14/20 10:07:23 PM
#2:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud
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tgs2
07/14/20 10:17:29 PM
#3:


Time to put a rating to these songs as well.

Rude Buster (Mid-9, 13th) / Scars of FAUNA (High 8, 31st)

Apostle's Maraud (10, 2nd) / TIGAR (All Phase Mix) (High 6, NR)

Match one is brutal :(. I don't mind either song retiring though. Both are exellent.

TIGAR is pretty decent, but I feel it's "phases" doesn't gel as well together compared to DNF, and that one mlg parody video-like wubbing section late is kind of dumb. It's a 7 outside of that I think.
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Mac Arrowny
07/14/20 10:18:46 PM
#4:


Scars of FAUNA
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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banshiryuu
07/14/20 10:20:52 PM
#5:


Rude Buster (3rd) vs Scars of FAUNA (12th)
Apostle's Maraud (20th) vs TIGAR (ALL PHASE MIX) (8th)

aaaaand on to out of 32 rankings!! all great great songs that deserve retirement, but I definitely have preferences in both of these. lets goooooo blue reflectiioooooon
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NFUN
07/14/20 10:23:16 PM
#6:


FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud

extremely easy day

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TsunamiXXVIII
07/14/20 10:25:59 PM
#7:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud

Scars of FAUNA is really good too. Honestly I'd rather both songs in the first match retire, but Apostle's Maraud is fine too.

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xp1337
07/14/20 10:26:01 PM
#8:


Deltarune - Rude Buster
Blue Reflection - TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

First match is tough, both are alright. Second match is easy ya go my tigar.

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Janus5k
07/14/20 10:28:20 PM
#9:


Rude Buster (47/64) < Scars of FAUNA (15/64)
Apostle's Maraud (20/64) < TIGAR (All Phase Mix) (13/64)

I have nothing bad to say about Rude Buster and it's still handily my least favorite song today. Why is the first half of A so busted gahhhhh well okay it's to make up for the mistakes in the second half but never mind that

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Raetsel_Lapin
07/14/20 10:33:09 PM
#10:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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UF8
07/14/20 10:36:06 PM
#11:


FAUNA
TIGAR (ALL CAPS VOTE)

i want Apostle's Maraud to win though
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Haste_2
07/14/20 10:49:29 PM
#12:


Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud


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azuarc
07/14/20 10:50:27 PM
#13:


HBJdubs votes:
Scars Of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud

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DireKrow
07/14/20 10:55:30 PM
#14:


Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud
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Team Rocket Elite
07/14/20 11:18:38 PM
#15:


Blue Reflection - TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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PabloSmith
07/14/20 11:19:51 PM
#16:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud

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Arti
07/14/20 11:21:02 PM
#17:


jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
Blue Reflection - TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

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FL81
07/14/20 11:45:44 PM
#18:


Deltarune - Rude Buster
Raiden V - Apostle's Maraud

Apostle > Buster > Fauna >

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KCF0107
07/15/20 12:57:02 AM
#19:


Fauna
Maraud
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GameBopAdv
07/15/20 1:03:38 AM
#20:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

these are good matches. good job

I'm still a huge fan of those segments in Apostle's Maraud at 1:11-1:28 and then later 2:15-2:32 with updated drums, 10/10 stuff right there, so good. But overall bigger picture I've gotta hand it to TIGAR.

Blue Reflection stuff has been maybe some of the strongest I've fluctuated on liking songs in these contests, and I feel like it's happened with both TIGAR and DNF, with stuff like "ranking them super high" and then "Gee I don't really want to listen to this huh" and now it's bounced back "Wow I love this" and honestly it's probably repeated that same thing during the previous vgmc13 too. It feels like now things have kinda settled in with TIGAR in some sort of 'awesome' level and DNF a number of steps below, but who knows if it has "truly" settled in the long run. I think I originally ranked DNF notably above TIGAR but that's flipped now.

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pyresword
07/15/20 1:13:13 AM
#21:


Scars of FAUNA
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Probably won't have time to vote in match 2 tomorrow and don't really care about either song anyways.
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Toxtricity
07/15/20 2:05:09 AM
#22:


Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud

confident in these picks even if match 1 goes against my ranking (still a close match). I might do a vaguely detailed reranking/rating/personal stat/writeup/something/Things of the remaining 32 but i'm busy right now/didn't have time between round 3 and 4 to set it all up. but if I do, I will make a 2nd post in the thread with that stuff. just wanted to make sure i got this post in now in case i forget later
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-hotdogturtle--
07/15/20 2:38:22 AM
#23:


Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud

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tennisboy213
07/15/20 6:25:19 AM
#24:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud

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sergiocornaga
07/15/20 7:29:02 AM
#25:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud
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Place
07/15/20 7:54:08 AM
#26:


Deltarune: Chapter 1 - Rude Buster
Raiden V - Apostle's Maraud

Close first match.

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Collen
07/15/20 8:21:59 AM
#27:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

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Flamander
07/15/20 8:54:08 AM
#28:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

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dowolf
07/15/20 9:09:34 AM
#29:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

may round 4 go better than round 3 plox.
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DoctorJimmy133
07/15/20 10:15:59 AM
#30:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

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rwlh
07/15/20 10:25:42 AM
#31:


Rankings are still out of 64. Going to have to stop the "What I had" segment of this program because RIP Bracketmaker. ;_; Instead I'll post the ratings of each song (thanks for the idea @tgs2 ). You might notice nothing remaining is below 5, with only one song actually at 5 (The Filthy Mind). I've said it before, but this is a very strong remaining field, even if most of my top 10 got eliminated last round.

10. Deltarune - Rude Buster [9]
vs.
16. jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA [9]

Good match. Rude Buster is a lively little jaunt, and Scars of FAUNA is a big ol' Nekomata sandwich. But is it too much bread? That's the real question.

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49. Raiden V - Apostle's Maraud [6]
vs.
26. Blue Reflection - TIGAR (All Phase Mix) [8]

I said a lot about both of these songs last round so I won't repeat myself. There's just so much stuff going on in Apostle's Maraud that I find it challenging to focus on any one part of it. TIGAR has a similar issue, but it at least isolates parts enough that I feel more grounded in the journey. 4:40 is still amazing and is probably the best moment of anything today.

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Votes:
Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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TheArkOfTurus
07/15/20 10:28:29 AM
#32:


Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud

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xx521xx
07/15/20 11:53:23 AM
#33:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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PIayer_0
07/15/20 1:03:56 PM
#34:


Scars of FAUNA
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

ALL CAPS vote more like ANIMALS vote

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azuarc
07/15/20 1:09:57 PM
#35:


PIayer_0 posted...
ALL CAPS vote more like ANIMALS vote

Sure, if you're voting for a bunch of goat-men. (That's the plural of faun, right?)

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NFUN
07/15/20 1:14:56 PM
#36:


azuarc posted...
Sure, if you're voting for a bunch of goat-men. (That's the plural of faun, right?)
wrong

fauns, as it's an english word. fauni is latin, phauni in greek

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azuarc
07/15/20 1:30:48 PM
#37:


Yeah, kinda figured, but then it wouldn't be funny.

Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud

First match - you'd think I'd like Rude Buster. It sounds like a song I'd go for. It just doesn't do anything I like, though, so much as simply have energy. That worked for Rave On, but not here.
Second match - neither of these songs appeal to me the whole way through, considering they change what they're doing at least once. I like more of Apostle's Maraud, though.


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Hbthebattle
07/15/20 1:53:43 PM
#38:


azuarc posted...


Sure, if you're voting for a bunch of goat-men. (That's the plural of faun, right?)

Fauna just means animals...
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azuarc
07/15/20 2:17:32 PM
#39:


Hbthebattle posted...
Fauna just means animals...

Nuh-uh, it means goat-men, with a highly irregular plural.

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th3l3fty
07/15/20 5:42:40 PM
#40:


Deltarune - Rude Buster
Blue Reflection - TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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JONALEON1
07/15/20 5:48:08 PM
#41:


Scars of FAUNA
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

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Snowva
07/15/20 6:09:34 PM
#42:


Rude Buster
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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MoonRunes
07/15/20 6:12:29 PM
#43:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud
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Mr Lasastryke
07/15/20 7:59:50 PM
#45:


Rude Buster
Apostle's Maraud

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ZelRaat
07/15/20 8:23:13 PM
#46:


Scars of FAUNA
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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kaonashi1
07/15/20 8:51:41 PM
#47:


Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud
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azuarc
07/15/20 9:30:56 PM
#48:


mrgoatthief posted...
i appreciate the support for goat men in this topic!

No love for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfrOIYaCc1o earlier in the contest, though.

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cakophon
07/15/20 9:31:11 PM
#49:


Rude Buster < Scars of FAUNA
Apostle's Maraud > TIGAR (All Phase Mix)
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Plasman
07/15/20 9:55:00 PM
#50:


Scars of FAUNA
TIGAR (All Phase Mix)

really wish both from the first match could retire over the other two alas
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