Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 50! feat. Alice, You, Matthew, Edelgard, Kogasa, and an entire Sea

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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 17, an annual celebration of the best of the best video game music according to the voters!

Important Links:
Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=477304
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SAJKYJmYhccLvbf_H-5uSA7-eMwXfW8k1q74Qho1bLU
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80433657
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0wlcxj-kHQRU1yHo-kpMxGe
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IU5iCFTM_4WEx8ZWKwznMz5v2tarCKh1Ag0mxIgAes
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Discord: https://discord.gg/WDvMS4a

Rules:
- Listen to both songs in a given match, at least through the loop time provided (to make sure you don't skip before you've heard the whole thing!)
- Please consider the loop point listed when judging the song; if a video loops one minute 5 times, don't treat it as if it's a repetitive 5 minute song
- If it's a match between your favorite song ever and a song you despise, still LISTEN TO BOTH! Votes can and will be disqualified if there is suspicion songs are not being listened to, and you may be discounted for the rest of the contest for repeat offenses.
- No alt accounts, no rallying or begging, etc., etc.... You only get one vote! Swapping votes is alright, just make clear that you've already made a vote and are swapping.
- Make clear what your voting options are! Please keep votes separate from any comments, and use the titles given in the topic post.
- Voting in all matches is not mandatory, feel free to skip matches you do not wish to vote in.
- Vote based on the links provided, and not other sources of audio. Links are specifically chosen for best quality and the like.
- Don't discuss vote tallies in this thread, or in other threads, as they may influence votes. Likewise, please refrain from looking at the running tally before voting.

Voting Period:
- Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time.
- Please note this may mean that two topics will be active at the same time!
- If you anticipate being unable to vote in a given day, please send an absentee vote to @banshiryuu, or post your absentee vote in the discussion thread!

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Match 1

osu! - escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Composer: Kurokotei feat. Sennzai
Loop Point: 5:42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYmTItO3caw

Granblue Fantasy - for you
Composer: Tsutomu Narita
Loop Point: 6:40
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN3X5gh6oEo

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Match 2

Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths
Composer: Chimeratio
Loop Point: 0:49
https://youtu.be/tNw2NyiBPys

Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Apex of the World (Rain)
Composer: Takeru Kanazaki
Loop Point: 4:28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0KjljX4Lqg

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Match 3

Touhou 17.5: Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow - Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever
Composer: ZUN arr. ziki_7
Loop Point: 1:45
https://youtu.be/-nBhdEdo8v0
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Granblue Fantasy - for you
Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Apex of the World (Rain)

Octopath Traveler II - Battle on the Sea

Blue
Deluge
Submerged

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

These six songs are great, but none of the matches are difficult decisions. All the long titles for today,it is.

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

escape
Apex
Sea

Why is match 2 so good? Why is match 3 so "eh they are fine I guess."?

escape
apex
umbrella

for you
Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

Granblue Fantasy - for you
Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Apex of the World (Rain)
Octopath Traveler II - Battle on the Sea

The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

for you
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

20) Splatoon 3 - Dead Sea
24) Chrono Trigger - Undersea Palace
29) Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica - EXEC_DESPEDIA/.
38) Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths
86) Kirby's Dream Land 3 - Credits
96) Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Apex of the World (Rain)

Another strong day for rankings! (too bad the top three all lost)

for you.
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

Escape
Deluged
Umbrella

.uoy rof
dredge
seashore

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

for you
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

abstain
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

All are close today. I like match 3!

Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

Pretty strong day. Match 3 could go either way for me. Maybe match 1 too.

osu! - escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths
Touhou 17.5: Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow - Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

KUROKOTEISWEEP representing the nation

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

Deluged Depths

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Foreve

Granblue Fantasy - for you
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths
Touhou 17.5: Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow - Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

escape and for you both have very high highs, but take too long to get to the good parts

for you
Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

Alice
Depths
Umbrella

escape
deluged depths
umbrella

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

Apex > Battle on La Mer > Umbrella > for you > Dire [Dire] Docks > Looking Glass (not the band probably)

I think I like escape more than I did last round, other than the vocals towards the end, which I don't think fit the song at all. Still a cool song. for you is similar with iffy vocals with some cool synth parts. But it doesn't nearly reach the highs that escape does, so escape gets my vote.

Deluged Depths has a super cool production style as well, but this one does suffer from being too short. It gives me a taste, but I want more. Apex of the World still has that obnoxious motif, but it's otherwise really good. Pretty tough match tbh.

Beware the Umbrella I think is the only Touhou in the contest that I actually like, although I still wouldn't call it outstanding. Battle on the Sea is fire and easily gets my vote though.

Lots of songs that are almost really good.

Votes:
escape (the looking-glass, and what alice found there)
Apex of the World
Battle on the Sea

for you
Deluged Depths
Battle on the Sea

A lot of Apex of the World is the same motifs repeated over and over. The best parts are those that stand out by emphasizing the vocals and strings.

Touhou is tempting me from my retiree again, it has a lighthearted sound like raindrops falling on water. The piano riffs from 0:39-0:54 are a highlight.

Tier 1: what, escape, glass, alice, there

Tier 2: found, the, looking, and

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever

for you
apex
umbrella

listening to escape again left me wondering why it was my least favourite song in the contest, and then the vocals kicked in.

for you is still solid

match 2 is a bit close. depths is damn good, but also a bit too on the short side. apex has it's ups and downs but it still edges out.

kogasa is still one of the BEST GIRLS in touhou. this song is catchy and cute and nice to experience when im not pitting against another song im biased to.

battle on the sea is still good though!

for you
The Apex of the World (Rain)
Battle on the Sea

escape (the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
Deluged Depths
Beware the Umbrella Left There Forever