Board 8 > [VGMC] SEMIFINAL 1: Revenger (Crystar) vs New World Order (Granblue Fantasy)

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Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 13, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=471679
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17rEeB1_oYWgryWzIxOaZXw2a381gKGnMegjHCG_2OTQ
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77672812
Bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RF28glW72G6s_5M1e4kcSxR

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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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Today's match:

Crystar - Revenger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFCi2UonT4k" data-time="

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpVxreT7NPU" data-time="

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IMPORTANT FOR ALL NEW VOTERS! If this is your first vote in the contest, please copy/paste the following into your post or your vote will not be counted:
I certify that I have read the rules, listened to both songs, and am making my decision based on the quality of the songs present.

(Sorry, we have to do these things in the final rounds, after the way the year with Megalovania ended.)

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Easy vote form:
Revenger / New World Order

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Song lyric trivia:

I'm bleeding, I'm fading, here in my final hour. When long lost memories return, and a voice keeps calling, "All dead and gone. It's out of hand -- Life is in motion. Time to wake up, face the truth."

I'm sinking, I'm drowning. There's no doubt and no regret. This is no illusion; it is real. Carry on the flame. It's not over now! Watch me, I will rise! Time to reveal now.

I know I will not fail, anymore. I'm the one forever. All that really matters: Blessed realm, this world is sacred. I'm coming home. War, it's now or never. We shall stand together. One by one, this world is sacred. I'm coming home.

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Revenger
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Revenger
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Revenger

Sacred?
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Revenger

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order
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Revenger

New World Order
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New World Order
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Crystar - Revenger

and i even once supported NWO in a previous contest, but on a re-listen the decision was clear
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New World Order
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NWO

not where i expected to vote before relistening, but here we are.
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Granblue Fantasy - New World Order

I certify that I have read the rules, listened to both songs, and am making my decision based on the quality of the songs present.
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Team Rocket Elite posted...

I certify that I have read the rules, listened to both songs, and am making my decision based on the quality of the songs present.

I don't believe you
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th3l3fty posted...

Team Rocket Elite posted...

I certify that I have read the rules, listened to both songs, and am making my decision based on the quality of the songs present.

I don't believe you

if tre read the rules he'd know he should only be including that if it was his first vote in the contest.

confirmed not reading the rules

or that's not tre *x-files theme*
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New World Order

Big divide between top 2 and bottom 2 in the semifinals; fortunately I avoided having my two favourites face off!
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Revenger

I certify that I have read the rules, listened to both songs, and am making my decision based on the quality of the songs present.

I missed this message in the OP of the last four topics or so. That stinks.
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junk_funk posted...

I missed this message in the OP of the last four topics or so. That stinks.

clearly you didn't actually read the OP then
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Pablo Smith votes...

Crystar

just in case you didn't want to count his last discord vote as having been one
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Revenger
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New World Order

Revenger

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order

Revenger

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order

pretty easy too
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Crystar - Revenger

justice for :crab:
But also Revenger is just consistently more varied and listenable where the vocals on NWO lack chemistry and damage the otherwise -fine- track a lot. Probably my least favorite retiree? Eh.
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Revenger

New World Order

Revenger
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New World Order
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New World Order
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New World Order
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Crystar - Revenger

make it stop already
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New rankings out of 4!

3. Crystar - Revenger (7.5) (over Everythings Alright, Mystic Pendulum, ENDYMION, DNF, Chloe; for Innocence and Emptiness)

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2. Granblue Fantasy - New World Order (8.5) (for/over Full Base; over Chaos King, End of Raging Waves, Servants of the Scourge, 1NF3S+@+!0N)

This is a pretty solid final four. The lowest song (Battle!!) is a 7. Things could have turned out much differently. I mean, they could have turned out much better too, but hey.

I've said the same things about both of these songs for like eighteen rounds now. They're both good, but I'm rooting for New World Order.

Vote:
New World Order

Revenger
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New World Order
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New World Order

New World Order

Tough choice...Revenger is more consistently good, while NWO is a mixed bag of excellent and not very good....

Crystar - Revenger

I know I said Revenger is my least favorite retiree previously, but....yeah. Funny how this is first time I've voted for it, except for maybe round 2.
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Revenger

This is the semifinal, but still, great match.
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Revenger
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New World Order, easily
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Revenger

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order

Granblue Fantasy - New World Order

Hype.

Match-up analysis:

So here we are. One great retiree, and another good one. Revenger may have presence and a really powerful 0:41-onwards (and when it repeats), but it isn't enough to reach NWO's level of greatness. Too many ups and downs. NWO, while maybe not even into the Top 5 best songs this contest, is the only song truly worthy of the "champion" title. It's an excellently instrumentated piece and, while the lyrics are too weird and sound so random, one thing is still clear: the ideal world is a little too far right now, again.

NWO's performance in this match might be just filler for the final, so I don't see it as a crucial result, unless it turns out crushing Revenger worse than it crushed 1NF3S+@+!0N or something. But then again, Battle!! has proven to be more powerful than estimated, so whatever happens in the next match between Battle!! and EXSPHERE would be a better indicative than what we have here.

EXSPHERE told me so, but I gave my 'no' >>> The End of the Drunk Guy at the Mansion's Run
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New World Order
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Revenger
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Revenger
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Should I change, should i change...?

Nah.
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