Board 8 > VGMC 11 day 25: JENOVA vs Snowbound Land, Don't Speak Her Name vs Athena Cykes

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Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 11, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.


Links:
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=466312
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d-N92Sis_Ghh-QYE2cQqClPP5H3T-idwlk0CUHOv2ew
Discussion and results thread - https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/75120003
Main bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RFteVUCpIsmLHRwqLStaQJD
Side bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RE35F2S4u6Ie8w1o0jHPKXB

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 you are not doing this, your vote may 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 isn’t 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!

Match 1:

Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6GrZYE2il0

Donkey Kong Country 2 - In a Snowbound Land

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYOdCD4mWsk


Match 2:

Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWO4ff1HXYY

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016

J-E-N-O-V-A
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)

Jenova took me by surprise
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Don't Speak Her Name!
Vortex Infinitum
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Don't Speak Her Name!
Vortex Infinitum

Pretty solid day
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JENOVA
Athena
Vortex Infinitum
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Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!
Guilty Gear XX - Vortex Infinitum
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Don't Speak Her Name!
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)

Don't think I've felt this strongly about a set of matches in a while. (At least the actual contest matches anyway)

Also I should be nominating more FF tracks for this in the future I think. I've always felt there was a pretty strong bias against Final Fantasy in these contests, but well Nobuo Uematsu is good enough that I just don't (or at least shouldn't, I guess) care.
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Don't Speak Her Name!
Sonic Boom

First match weak. Second pretty alright, but very easy. Last was good.

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J-E-N-O-V-A
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Vortex Infinitum
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In a Snowbound Land
Don't Speak Her Name!
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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In a Snowbound Land
Don't Speak her Name!
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)

I like the other version of Courtroom Revolutionnaire better.
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Vortex Infinitum
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In a Snowbound Land
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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Ed Bellis votes:
In a Snow-Bound Land
abstain
Sonic Boom

In a Snowbound Land
Don't Speak Her Name!
Vortex Infinitum
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Donkey Kong Country 2 - In a Snowbound Land
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!
Sonic CD - Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Don't Speak
Vortex Infinitum

I think that's a flip on the tiebreaker. Too lazy to remember what I voted for the first time.

J-E-N-O-V-A
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Vortex Infinitum
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J-E-N-O-V-A - love the descending arpeggios throughout, the runs, the punches, the modal changes... lots of good stuff in it. Nothing wrong with Snowbound Land, though.
Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016..., though I love the other one, too, which I hope wins in round 2. But I'm sure it's going to end up J-E-N-V-A > Don't Speak Her Name!

Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!
Sonic CD - Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016
Sonic CD - Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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In a Snowbound Land
Don't Speak Her Name!
Vortex Infinitum
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Snowbound
Name
Closing
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J-E-N-O-V-A
Don't Speak Her Name!
Vortex Infinitum
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Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name!
Guilty Gear XX - Vortex Infinitum

Both "Masters" songs are very unremarkable

Fire Emblem: Awakening - Don't Speak Her Name! > Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A > Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016 > Donkey Kong Country 2 - In a Snowbound Land > Guilty Gear XX - Vortex Infinitum >= Sonic CD - Sonic Boom (Closing Theme)
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Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice - Athena Cykes ~ Courtroom Revolutionnaire 2016

Guilty Gear XX - Vortex Infinitum
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Less than half an hour left.
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