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azuarc
04/05/18 9:59:59 PM
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Best Touhou for music? - Results (0 votes)
One of the PC-98 games (HRoP, SoEW, PoDD, LLS, MS)
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Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
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Perfect Cherry Blossom
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Imperishable Night
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Mountain of Faith
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Subterranean Animism
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Ten Desires
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other mainline Touhou (PoFV, UFO, DDC, LoLK, HSiFS)
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official spin-off game (IaMP, StB, SWR, DS, FW, HM, ISC, ULiL, AoCF)
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fan-made project (MegaMari, etc)
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Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 12, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=469506
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lzzbpDP2whgvOTN2XHETfWg79IyPs01jdwIQu_L2C7k/
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/76419785
Main bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RFBXCwz0vAKZg8V0rnrKHsE
Side bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RFI-vkdyFa8-bXzbFLMLl1X

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.
- 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:

Ar Nosurge - Hidra Heteromycin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am1v1U8t0gc" data-time="


Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism - Lullaby of Deserted Hell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-QacmltD4g" data-time="


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Match #2:

Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtaT86bdTmI" data-time="


Zero Divide 2 - Chaos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86-YcAxiB14" data-time="


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Side bracket:

Chaos;Head - fake me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3KRSaSs7DQ" data-time="


Battle Garegga Rev.2016 - Tunnel Vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FtMVwNyBZ4" data-time="


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Easy vote form:
Hidra Heteromycin / Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night) / Chaos
fake me / Tunnel Vision
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xp1337
04/05/18 10:21:51 PM
#3:


Ar Nosurge - Hidra Heteromycin
Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)
Chaos;Head - fake me

a day in which of the 6 songs: 2 were among my nominations at the end, 1 was on my nominations but dropped due to lack of support at the end, and 1 was on my consideration shortlist.

which is to say fantastic day but also azuarc stop cramming all the songs i like together so they destroy one another in early rounds (to be fair the side bracket is a matchup between two of those 4 but still)
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azuarc
04/05/18 10:28:43 PM
#4:


xp1337 posted...
...but also azuarc stop cramming all the songs i like together so...

Next year, I'll give you editing rights to the spreadsheet so you can make the bracket for us and show me how it's done.
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xp1337
04/05/18 10:30:11 PM
#5:


azuarc posted...
xp1337 posted...
...but also azuarc stop cramming all the songs i like together so...

Next year, I'll give you editing rights to the spreadsheet so you can make the bracket for us and show me how it's done.

power... UNLIMITED POWER
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azuarc
04/05/18 10:34:50 PM
#6:


xp1337 posted...
azuarc posted...
xp1337 posted...
...but also azuarc stop cramming all the songs i like together so...

Next year, I'll give you editing rights to the spreadsheet so you can make the bracket for us and show me how it's done.

power... UNLIMITED POWER

At least I had a purple light saber, motha fucka.
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PSI_NESS
04/05/18 10:36:51 PM
#7:


Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
Tunnel Vision

Side bracket > Main bracket today

Tunnel Vision is my favorite track today, yes it's repetitive and over 8 minutes long but when it sounds that good it's fine.
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Mac Arrowny
04/05/18 10:51:58 PM
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Hidra Heteromycin - HH has a lot of parts I don't like much and a lot of parts I love. I like it overall, just wish I had a more positive overall opinion about it. LoDH sounds like that one FFIX song but not as good.

Reflection (Mirror Night) - Reflection is a very nice song. Can't think of a better word to describe it. Chaos is pretty different! I think I like Reflection just slightly more?

Tunnel Vision - fake me is the inferior Chaos;head OP (Find the Blue is way better), and Tunnel Vision is excellent throughout. Only problem is that it's super long, but eh. Also super good.
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Team Rocket Elite
04/05/18 11:15:20 PM
#9:


Ar Nosurge - Hidra Heteromycin
Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)
Chaos;Head - fake me
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KCF0107
04/05/18 11:22:24 PM
#10:


Lullaby
Reflection
Tunnel
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NFUN
04/05/18 11:28:34 PM
#11:


Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
Tunnel Vision

Hidra is good. Lullaby is Touhou (relatively good touhou at least)

Reflection is pleasant. Chaos is cool.

I like square waves when they're used well. Tunnel Vision has a lot of potential but I don't think it really goes anywhere. I feel like the chord that are usually playing for a bar or two in the back make it feel stagnant, and the melody doesn't change a ton. Could've have been banger, but it's still pretty good.
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pyresword
04/05/18 11:42:20 PM
#12:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision


Not gonna lie this first match hurts me a lot. Love both of these songs. Ar Nosurge can be a bit of a mixed bag. This is one of the ones that work for me though, and the ones that work generally work well. Like both the aggressive and the pretty parts of this song, and the contrast between them is quite nice. If I were to complain about anything it would be the monotonous drum rolls that play during the pretty vocal part, but it's definitely a minor complaint. Lullaby of Deserted Hell is a song I actually hadn't heard before this contest, and it surprised me a lot. It's a Touhou song but without the frenzied nature of a typical Touhou song, and the result is actually really pretty. Think I'm going to go with the more focused melody of Lullaby here, but I really do love both songs.

Reflection (Mirror Night) is another song I really like. Piano songs are almost always really nice, and this is no exception. Unfortunately the whole song is not as strong as the intro, but it's still great overall. Chaos is also mostly solid, but it's out of it's league in this fourpack either way. Also am not a huge fan of the solo-esque part at 1:40.

Not the biggest fan of fake me, which is kind of unusual for a Kanako Itou song. Not a fan of the transient style of the vocals in the beginning. The middle and end are better, but even then the melody doesn't really do much to inspire me. Tunnel Vision is a pretty nice crescendo, though I wish it actually crescendo'ed into something meaningful instead of just continuing and eventually falling back down. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt and assume that one way or another it makes sense in context, but this isn't something I could easily listen to by itself.

Lullaby of Deserted Hell > Hydra Heteromycin > Reflection (Mirror Night) > Tunnel Vision > Chaos > fake me

Side bracket is a tad underwhelming, but this is a really strong day in the main contest.
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UF8
04/05/18 11:54:59 PM
#13:


Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
Tunnel Vision

Lullaby of Deserted Hell is okay but I mean as a 2hu take on Scarborough Fair it could really be better.

Reflection suffers from not being the full version. I didn't expect it to suffer enough for it to actually lose my vote here though; credit where it's due, Chaos really exceeded my expectations.

I didn't like Tunnel Vision nearly as much as that other Battle Garegga song that was in nominations, but it's still decent enough to take over fake me here.

2 > 1 > Side
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Janus5k
04/06/18 12:09:57 AM
#14:


Hidra Heteromycin
Reflection (Mirror Night)
fake me

oh hey a nom and a support in the main bracket. Lullaby is surprisingly mellow for a Touhou, which is fine, but Hidra was an instant favorite last contest.
Second match is an interesting contrast.
Wasn't really feeling the side bracket but I really wasn't feeling 8 minutes of Tunnel Vision
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Prody Parrot
04/06/18 12:22:40 AM
#15:


Hidra Heteromycin
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision
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Shonen_Bat
04/06/18 12:25:03 AM
#16:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night)
fake me

Pretty good day, Tunnel Vision didn't need to be almost 9 minutes long though.
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HBJDubs
04/06/18 12:56:25 AM
#17:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision
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trdl23
04/06/18 1:01:55 AM
#18:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night)
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B8 hates Touhou. I keep forgetting that. Fuck it, I'm voting for it anyway. Lullaby is my favorite stage theme in the series.
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tennisboy213
04/06/18 3:46:55 AM
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Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision
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Zigzagoon
04/06/18 4:07:33 AM
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MC_XD
04/06/18 5:18:29 AM
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[abstain for now]
Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)
Chaos;Head - fake me
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malyg
04/06/18 5:47:32 AM
#23:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Chaos
Tunnel Vision
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Sceptilesolar
04/06/18 7:34:32 AM
#24:


Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
fake me

I really like HH. Lullaby of Deserted Hell is one of the more blah Touhou songs I think. Chaos REALLY isn't my sort of thing, but it's not too bad overall, and I'm not very excited by its opponent. As to the side bracket, my bias towards Itou Kanako is rather high. Not as good as Find the Blue though. Tunnel Vision goes on too long for dubious payoff, I think. Kinda all buildup.
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xx521xx
04/06/18 8:06:41 AM
#25:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Chaos
fake me
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TheArkOfTurus
04/06/18 10:15:35 AM
#26:


Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
Tunnel Vision
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FL81
04/06/18 12:58:56 PM
#27:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision

Tough first match (why azuarc), but Lullaby of Deserted Hell is one of my top five tracks in the series. Don't have much to say about the other two matches.

Best (mainline) Touhou soundtracks: PoDD, Imperishable Night, Subterranean Animism
Worst: Lotus Land Story, PoFV, Double Dealing Character
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dowolf
04/06/18 2:08:13 PM
#29:


Hidra
Chaos
Fake_me
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pyresword
04/06/18 3:11:05 PM
#30:


MycroProcessor posted...
it's still following all the same distinctly zun tropes in composition it's just not as bombastic and takes longer for the stereotypical zun instrumentation to be present.

I don't really disagree with any of this, but the bolded part is a pretty big difference as far as I'm concerned.
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barreldragon88
04/06/18 5:20:56 PM
#31:


Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism - Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)
Battle Garegga Rev.2016 - Tunnel Vision
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Raetsel_Lapin
04/06/18 6:03:41 PM
#32:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Chaos
fake me
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JONALEON1
04/06/18 6:05:46 PM
#33:


Hidra Heteromycin
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision
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th3l3fty
04/06/18 6:21:48 PM
#34:


Ar Nosurge - Hidra Heteromycin
Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)

Battle Garegga Rev.2016 - Tunnel Vision
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Xuxon
04/06/18 6:44:54 PM
#35:


Hidra Heteromycin
Chaos
Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision was a nice surprise. exactly my kind of song.
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banshiryuu
04/06/18 7:21:44 PM
#36:


Hidra Heteromycin
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision

Battle Garegga 2016 is one of my favorite OSTs of the last five years, every song is arranged masterfully i love it so much i kinda feel bad i didnt help nom it now. Lullaby is an alright song, but it suffers from being associated with SA (mostly jk, but yeah i'm not voting for it here sorry)
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Mr Lasastryke
04/06/18 8:28:48 PM
#37:


Lullaby of Deserted Hell
Chaos
Tunnel Vision
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MC_XD
04/06/18 8:57:16 PM
#38:


Ar Nosurge - Hidra Heteromycin
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MargaretAnnMid
04/06/18 9:55:56 PM
#39:


Hidra Heteromycin
Reflection (Mirror Night)
Tunnel Vision
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Arti
04/06/18 9:57:25 PM
#40:


Ar nosurge - Hidra Heteromycin
Deemo - Reflection (Mirror Night)
Chaos;Head - fake me
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