Board 8 > VGMC11 end of R1: Sinister Gale vs Rose-Kill Carmilla, Mantids Hive vs Undertale

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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:

Cloudbuilt - Sinister Gale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlnGQern1rM

Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem - Rose-Killing Carmilla

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


Match 2:

Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil - Hive Of The Mantids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81KwNAttQYk

Undertale - Undertale

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


VGMC Masters side bracket:

Suikoden IV - La Mer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7s9w03sUhE

Bravely Default - You Are My Hope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCa17qVOTNM


Easy vote form:
Sinister Gale / Rose-Killing Carmilla
Hive Of The Mantids / Undertale
La Mer / You Are My Hope

Topic poll is between the last two, IMO.

Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope

Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem - Rose-Killing Carmilla
Bravely Default - You Are My Hope
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Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem - Rose-Killing Carmilla
Undertale - Undertale
Suikoden IV - La Mer

First match is really mean for a R1 match. And for some reason I thought La Mer retired somewhere along the line.
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
La Mer

First day I've really enjoyed in a while. Side bracket match was great.
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Rose-Killing Carmilla
Undertale
You Are My Hope

that second match might be the most lopsided one I've ever seen
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Voted for the wrong match in the tiebreaker I think. Chose option 8, but then I remembered LastPandemic was that Gust song that I really hated. Pretend I voted option 10 instead.

Rose-Killing Carmilla
Hive of the Mantids
You Are My Hope

Also just saying if you'd come up to me before that match today and bet one dollar at 10:1 odds that I would for Hive of the Mantids today, I'd have accepted, laughed in your face, and told you to make it 100:1 if you wanted. This has to be far and away the most pleasantly surprised I've been by by a song this contest.

It's a shame it drew Undertale here, though I guess in fairness this seems like something that would get curbstomped no matter what it went up against.
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
La Mer

All really easy
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
La Mer
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Rose-Killing Carmilla
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Rose-Killing Carmilla
Hive Of The Mantids
La Mer

Three surprisingly good matches.

ENERGETIC. green. the guitar chord strum that it starts with is a great intro to the into. Planet. this has a lot of unusual bar phrasing legnths that's good for the legs. I like how it's going back and forth between minor and dorian a bunch and so it's yeah. Some of the accordian stuff is super jazy and jazz and jazzy and I like that for the.

oh hey this bravely default is one of the ones that's in that big medley of the dragon in the ground big one (oh actually it's serpent okay). This one has odd bar phrasing too CCOOOOOLLL it's not as interesting as la mer's case of it (or hive of the mantids....) but it 's still cool! Today is the day of irregular bar phrasing but not actual od time but tha'ts good enough for me to say "yes"

I almost voted for a bravely default song but you are my hope is too short, it would probably get my vote if there was as much in it for me to think about as lea mer, since I like its aesthetic SLIGHTLY more, but la mer just edges it out (sodium palette)
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
La Mer

I hate Hive of the Mantids and want it to die.
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Rose-Killing Carmilla
Hive Of The Mantids
La Mer
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Sinister Gale
Undertale
You Are My Hope
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Carmilla
Undertale
La Mer
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I received a request to place votes for:
Sinister Gale
Hive of the Mantids
La Mer
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Cloudbuilt - Sinister Gale
Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil - Hive Of The Mantids

Suikoden IV - La Mer
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Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem - Rose-Killing Carmilla
Undertale - Undertale
Bravely Default - You Are My Hope
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Cloudbuilt - Sinister Gale
Undertale - Undertale
Bravely Default - You Are My Hope
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Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem - Rose-Killing Carmilla
Turok 2: Seeds Of Evil - Hive Of The Mantids
Suikoden IV - La Mer
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