Board 8 > [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 13 - Discussion Thread #2

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tennisboy213 posted...

another day another 1/3

Seems to be consistently how things have been going.
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Looks like Dark Man lost. It is truly the darkest of dark days today.

MycroProcessor posted...

but this arrangement is ridiculously extreme improvement for me lol WHY DOES HIROKI MORIs***A MAKE MUSIC SOUND LIKE THE WAY I WANT MUSIC TO SOUND THAT MUSIC DOES NOT USUALLY SOUND LIKE.

kaonashi1 posted...

There was a time when I claimed Dark Man Stage to be my favourite classic Mega Man stage theme!

Mr Lasastryke posted...

Dark Man Stage

... but team MKL has provided me true happiness
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Day 45 - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77707063

Results, day 44:
Dark Man Stage < Dead Neon Hell City, 19-27
Sky of Twilight > Intersection: Me vs. You, 31-15
Escaping the Courtyard Garden > I'll Face Myself, 25-22

One more day of round 2.

Yesterday's trivia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Xluo9itdxw" data-time="

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Also, it was asked of me if I would be doing a second chance bracket for the top 64. Would there be interest in that? It's extra work for me and I'm lazy and don't like updating multiple brackets, but if people want a condensed bracket, I would understand adding that in.
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How about a second chance bracket for the bottom 128?
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Sure, if you want to run another 43 days of contest after the main one ends.
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I like how most of my noms are in positive territory and then all of a sudden BAM Yomistu Hirasaka Corruption and A-to-Z back-to-back in WORST ZONE. (yeah i know you said you'd move Yomitsu Hirasaka but it still made me laugh)
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Mycro's ranking posted...

113Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of ArlandFlash Frost
114Ginga ForceGallant Gunshot
118Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceIt Has to Be This Way
119Initial D: Arcade Stage 6 AA (Double Ace)Don't Turn it Off
120DanceDanceRevolution AENDYMION
121Touhou 8: Imperishable NightReach For The Moon, Immortal Smoke
123Octopath TravelerDaughter of the Dark God
128The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold SteelThe Decisive Collision
129Steins;GateSkyclad Observer

okay I wasn't hallucinating the blue/green border is actually OP
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Janus5k posted...

Mycro's ranking posted...

113Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of ArlandFlash Frost
114Ginga ForceGallant Gunshot
118Metal Gear Rising: RevengeanceIt Has to Be This Way
119Initial D: Arcade Stage 6 AA (Double Ace)Don't Turn it Off
120DanceDanceRevolution AENDYMION
121Touhou 8: Imperishable NightReach For The Moon, Immortal Smoke
123Octopath TravelerDaughter of the Dark God
128The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold SteelThe Decisive Collision
129Steins;GateSkyclad Observer

okay I wasn't hallucinating the blue/green border is actually OP

it's the area where mycro can appreciate songs because they rock but don't do it for him in terms of the technical/mycroesque aspects he loves

||120 and 121 there are bad tho||

this isnt discord
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azuarc posted...

Sure, if you want to run another 43 days of contest after the main one ends.

Never! It must be done all in one day! 5 minutes average listening time * 128 = 640 minutes = 10 hours, 40 minutes. See? (yeah, that post was one terrible joke) Edit: Actually, I guess I have to approximately double that because there's multiple rounds. Okay, so that's approximately 21 hours, 20 minutes! Still doable!

Cool for you to share your whole list, Mycro. I think almost all of your ranking changes are for the better.
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NFUN posted...

||120 and 121 there are bad tho||

it's ok just give it another 10 more years to grow on you
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FL81 posted...

NFUN posted...

||120 and 121 there are bad tho||

it's ok just give it another 10 more years to grow on you

i'll never be 30 what are you talking about
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Would like to vote in advance for tonight's match:

Blue Reflection - TIGAR (ALL PHASE MIX)
DuckTales Remastered - Mt Vesuvius
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START OF ROUND THREE - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77709125

Results, day 45:
The Decisive Collision < Uwabami, 19-23
The palm of a tiny hand < Don't Turn it Off, 16-26
The Final Song ~ Black Song, White Scales < Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE;, 17-23

Those are some results, all right.

Yesterday's trivia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3_2YGa-gUo" data-time="
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xp1337 posted...

Advokaiser posted...

-This song sounds like it's from NieR from it's clearly from Drakengard. What's up with that?

well i mean they're the same franchise

NieR follows from one of Drakengard's endings.

Oh... That's pretty interesting!

*adds Drakengard series to his play queue*
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Fun stats for round 2 involving those songs with byes:

A: 11 of the byes won in round 2
B: 12 "
C: 6 "
D: 6 "
Total: 35 of the 64 byes won in round 2.

That's a 54.7% win rate. (My prediction was 64%) Crazy how much better they did in the first half of round two than in the second half!
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Advokaiser posted...

xp1337 posted...

Advokaiser posted...

-This song sounds like it's from NieR from it's clearly from Drakengard. What's up with that?

well i mean they're the same franchise

NieR follows from one of Drakengard's endings.

Oh... That's pretty interesting!

*adds Drakengard series to his play queue*

To expand on this:

One of Drakengard 1's endings leads to Drakengard 2. The most bat**** of Drakengard 1's endings leads to NieR and Automata. Drakengard 3 takes place before Drakengard 1 so the timeline looks something like:

Drakengard 3 -> Drakengard 1 -> Drakengard 2
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......................--------> NieR -> NieR: Automata

Also, Yoko Taro wasn't the director of Drakengard 2 because Square wanted something more "marketable" and Taro had to fight continuously during Drakengard 1 to keep the vision intact. He was director on all the other titles.

In terms of release order it's: Drakengard, Drakengard 2, NieR, Drakengard 3, Automata
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Advokaiser posted...

*adds Drakengard series to his play queue*

oh dear
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Thanks, xp.

th3l3fty posted...

Advokaiser posted...

*adds Drakengard series to his play queue*

oh dear

?
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Looking at the bracket for the first time since the contest started, I am down to just one nom and one support I think. At least I think that ENDYMION and Nanohemu were among my final cuts. Maybe I did end up supporting the latter...
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KCF0107 posted...

Looking at the bracket for the first time since the contest started, I am down to just one nom and one support I think. At least I think that ENDYMION and Nanohemu were among my final cuts. Maybe I did end up supporting the latter...

welcome to the club of Arti, azuarc, Baconus_Yum, barreldragon88, DragonImps, handsomeboy2012, JONALEON1, kaonashi1, loweffortmemes, MasaomiHouzuki, MoonRunes, Mr_Own, Mr_Rental, MycroProcessor, PIayer_0, Place, Popcorn_Fairy, pyresword, rwlh, SuperNiceDog, tazzyboyishere, Team Rocket Elite, TheArkOfTurus, Zigzagoon
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KCF posted...

one nom and one support

NFUN posted...

welcome to the club of Arti, azuarc,...

Innocence and Emptiness
It's Not Over
Where the Sky Ended
ENDYMION

Sorry, incorrect.

Also...

Zigzagoon 2: FL81

I am now going to call FL81 "Electric Boogaloo" from now on.
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NFUN posted...

I am down to just one nom

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Wow, way to edit your post to tailor the narrative.
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i only edited it to capsize the other boat
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Day 47 - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77711238

Results, day 46:
Innocence and Emptiness > TIGAR (All Phase Mix), 24-21
Ethereal Dance < Mount Vesuvius, 19-26

Both matches were extremely close, although Vesuvius pulled away a little at the end.

Yesterday's trivia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ok5AV7ZrM" data-time="
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And on that note,
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I'm out of here

Bum to the boom to the boom to the bass. Bum to the Buck Bumble!
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Hope I made it very clear
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welp vgmc13 had a good run everyone glad it's over see everyone next year
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azuarc posted...

Innocence and Emptiness > TIGAR (All Phase Mix), 24-21

Wow. I somehow mentalized to think TIGAR would pull through and get far without much problem. I wasn't prepared by this loss.
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Innocence and Emptiness is nearly the only remaining path this contest has to redemption so I hope it continues winning.

Though I was not expecting it either.
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xp1337 posted...

welp vgmc13 had a good run everyone glad it's over see everyone next year

I wasn't going to say anything before the match in fear of jinxing it, but I was pretty surprised everyone seemed so thoroughly convinced TIGAR had that match locked up
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I was keeping count a few times and every time I counted the two songs were very close
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Day 48 - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77713344

Results, day 47:
Machine Passage > Recollections, 25-23
Douwa Kairou > Your Contract Has Expired, 28-20

Yesterday's trivia -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91d7czwAm8s" data-time="

Second trivia with Christina Vee singing. I'm sure you're about as happy as the first time.
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It's time for next end-of-round poll!

What are your top five or ten tracks that lost in Round 2?
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I'll do the same as Round 1, top 5 that I didn't nom/support (but I'll put those in still lol)

Shounen wa Sora wo Tadoru, DORNWALD ~Junge~, EXEC_over.METHOD_SUBLIMATION/.~omness chs ciel sos infel, Dark Man Stage, Lost in the Waves, Passion, Challenge To The Vertex, flip house (Nimeoseudok Stage), Stopper, A. Rene, With their fingers entwined.

#1 ultimate experience
shonen wa sora
howling of the birds
different world 1
mystic pendulum
m4
grosstown
pac twin attack
blue skies
t10 city of radiant ruin/final song

a lot only barely outside that top 10 too (namely dornwald, omness, briefing, melody of aqua and snake eater)

Trying to figure out my top 10 is difficult, there's like 20 and my rankings of them really begin to blur together, but there are 5 that fairly easily stand out most to me (in no real order here)

FCFF - Grosstown Traffic
CrossCode - The Ultimate Experience
Great Sluggers - Full Base
Pokemon UltraSun/Moon - Ultra Recon Battle
Das Geheimnis der Happy Hippo-Insel - Area 5

EDIT: okay I did some more thinking and I think going forwards onto my top 10 would go (also in no particular order outside of the difference between top 5 and 10):
DKC2 - Mining Melancholy
Terraria Calamity - Murderswarm
Secret of Mana - Steel and Snare
Pacman CE2+ - Pac Twin Attack
Smash Bros 5 - Dark Man Stage

man so many of these were from Division C.
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The Decisive Collision
That Person's Name Is
Dornwald ~Junge~
Blue Destination
Dark Man Stage
Stopper
Snake Eater
Full Base
The Darkness Crawling
The Seal Is Broken

Last three or so might get replaced but it would be something like that.

EDIT: forgot Full Base (even though I voted against it twice) sorry Sakura
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Haste_2 posted...

What are your top five or ten tracks that lost in Round 2?

everything

okay not really but it often feels that way as the rounds go on
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Man, looking at the bracket, there are a lot of songs that lost round 2 that I like a lot. I'll have to do a top 10 for this one, or else I'll end up with a lot of honorable mentions.

1. Sakura no Uta - Sakura no Uta
2. CrossCode - The Ultimate Experience
3. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II - Stopper
4. Clannad - The Palm of a Tiny Hand
5. Lamento: Beyond the Void - Denshou no Shi -Verum-
6. Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Yomitsu Hirasaka Corruption
7. Blue Dragon - The Seal is Broken
8. Mirror's Edge Catalyst - Warning Call
9. Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk - Mystic Pendulum
10. Time Trax - Briefing

Honorable Mentions: Blue Destination, Steel and Snare, World 5, METHOD_SUBLIMATION, Murderswarm, In Circles, The Final Song, Melody of Aqua, Full Base

Okay, I think I'll leave it at that. Hopefully I didn't miss anything. There are definitely others that I like as well that didn't end up as honorable mentions, but I cut those short because I didn't want it to end up just being "round 2 songs that I like." I'd rather it be a bit more exclusive. I did put some thought into this, but the list could in theory change if asked at another time.

Funny that I said I didn't want to end up with a lot of honorable mentions but now that I look at what I have, I have another 9 songs for the honorable mentions. Could've made a top 20 with this and one extra song lol. Maybe the honorable mentions list was in fact a bit too inclusive for what I was aiming at. It is true, though, that I like all of those songs a lot so I won't prune anything from that list even if there may be too many songs in it.

Anyway, a few extra remarks: four of the honorable mentions are songs that I voted against in their round 2 matches (Melody of Aqua, World 5, The Final Song, and Full Base). I remember almost all of those matches being close, with the exception of Full Base vs. New World Order, and I liked all of them a lot. Also, In Circles is the one song I have retiring in my favorites bracket that also didn't make the top 10 for favorite round 2 losers. Definitely was a mistake to put it over TIGAR, looking back.

oh okay fuck remove challenge to the vertex put in decisive collision at the end tbh yeah

xp1337 posted...

Haste_2 posted...

What are your top five or ten tracks that lost in Round 2?

everything

okay not really but it often feels that way as the rounds go on

I guess this is pretty true for me as well haha.

Honor Winds
Neverending Journey
In the Flame
M4 Part II
The Dance of the Spheares
The Final Song
Out-of-Place Artifacts
Yomitsu Hirasaka Corruption
The Seal is Broken
Pac Twin Attack

I could extend this list considerably. Round 2 was a dumpster fire.
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Real Chevalier Diabolique
Dance of the Spheares
Ultimate Experience
Murderswarm
Gate of Steiner
Fliphouse
City of Radiant Ruin
OOPs!
Intersection

only counting matches whose results I dislike strongly, not all good songs that lost
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Well, as I've said before, R2 was pretty good to me. I like my top 5 R1 losers much more than my top 5 R2 losers. With that in mind...

Fury Sparks
Toccata into Blood-Soaked Darkness
With their Fingers Entwined
Pac Twin Attack
Pokemon Ultra Sun - Battle!

Should be my top 5? Fingers and Fury Sparks are the biggest losses, not that I expected FS to go far. Battle losing was also sad.
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In Circles
Snake Eater
Passion
Steel & Snare
Devil Trigger
Mystic Pendulum
The Seal is Broken
Lost in Waves
Stopper
M4

Something like that, took some effort to narrow down. Also want to mention The Ultimate Experience and Black Song, White Scales.