Board 8 > [BOST] Day 40: VVVVVv PSMD, ChargeCycles v FE Fates, AGHR v FF8 Tiebreaker

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"Greetings, and welcome to the Best OST Contest 5! In this contest, you and fellow video game soundtrack lovers will come together to once and for all answer the question ""What is the best video game soundtrack? (For now.)"""

Links:
Contest Bracket and Info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sD964sXfa3trbXrr14mFKeEIA14cGM2RtHmW9TqGBmw
Discussion Thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77915805

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VOTING RULES

- Each match will be between the songs representing each game, not the game as a whole. Please remember to listen and vote with this in mind! Any votes referring to a game name rather than a song name will not be counted. You have been warned!
- Listen to both songs!! If one is your literal favorite song in the world and the other is something you hate with a passion, listen to them both!!
- No alts, no rallying, no begging for something to get more votes, etc., etc., you know the drill.
- If you change your mind and would like to swap your vote, you may do so. As soon as it is 24 hours since the match topic was started, you may not change your vote and new votes will not be counted.
- If you would like to vote in advance for matches you know you will miss, please let me know in the discussion topic.

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Main Bracket: Winners Round 3

VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gj_88IMv3o" data-time="

Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - Echoes of the Mystical Forest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EtP7nX99cQ" data-time="

Main Bracket: Losers Round 2

Charge Cycles - Mechanism Turned On

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0WzBHoTtTo" data-time="

Fire Emblem Fates - Dusk Falls (Fire)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4CCWWOoC1M" data-time="

Main Bracket: Losers Round 2 Tiebreaker

Aliens Go Home Run - Level Editor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT0X4EvBzhw" data-time="

Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg" data-time="

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Vote Form:
Pressure Cooker / Echoes of the Mystical Forest
Mechanism Turned On / Dusk Falls (Fire)
Level Editor / Eyes On Me

Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls
Level Editor

Dusk Falls wasn't particularly impressive but Mechanism Turned On was just unpleasant
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Pressure Cooker
Mechanism Turned On
Level Editor

darn, the one V6 song i like a lot and a pmd song i also really like a lot i guess this is the way the crumble crumbles

darn, its Aliens Go Home Run but also darn its also Eyes On Me i love you faye wong damn this was a difficult day

VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker
Fire Emblem Fates - Dusk Falls (Fire)
Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me
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Pressure Cooker
Mechanism Turned On
Level Editor

3 Great Songs from 3 Great OSTs in 3 Different Matches
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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Level Editor

Echoes of the Mystical Forest
Mechanism Turned On
Eyes On Me

Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - Echoes of the Mystical Forest - gee whiz, will this OST ever stop impressing me? Pressure Cooker is good, like everything from VVVVVV, but there's nothing from its OST that I LOVE.

Charge Cycles - Mechanism Turned On - now THIS one is off the wall...I think this is my favorite Charge Cycles track so far! FE always delivers on its militaristic music, but I still like the other reps way more.

Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me - hmmmm...better than I remember (though I still vastly prefer Suteki and Melodies). Here's yet another AGHR track that has both decent ideas and suffers from being overly repetitive. Not that I care who wins this match.

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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Eyes On Me
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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls
Level Editor
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Echoes of the Mystical Forest
Mechanism Turned On
Eyes On Me

IM SORRY ALIENS HO tome runt but i lvoe eyes one me,,,,, this kind of song is my one weakness its kind of hilarious how the two feelings of extreme love i usually feel are towards "Things GameBop Absolutely Loves" and also "Things GameBop Absolutely Hates" and this is one case where the latter wins out aaaaaaaa please dont win by one vote FF8 or i will actually pass away and the contest will be over

Echoes of the Mystical Forest
Mechanism Turned On
Level Editor

The VVVVVV soundtrack is consistently good, but not everything in its soundtrack stands out. I like Pressure Cooker, but not particularly more than anything else I've heard from its soundtrack. EotMF has too many cool things going on at once for me to vote against it.

Pleasantly surprised by Dusk Falls (Fire), but Mechanism Turned On is just too fun to pass up on.

Eyes On Me is the kind of cheesy, sappy vocal track that just isn't quite cheesy enough for me to actually like. Switching my vote in the tiebreaker, but this is a no-brainer.
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mystical forest
dust falls
eyes on me.

strong day.
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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Eyes On Me
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Dusk Falls (Fire)
Eyes On Me

Woops was thinking of a different PSMD song when I was talking in the Discord last night. Match 1 actually pretty close.
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Echoes of the Mystical Forest
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Eyes On Me

Voted for all the second songs again oops
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Echoes of the Mystical Forest
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Level Editor
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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Eyes On Me

Oh hey Echoes actually gets pretty fun past the one minute mark. Shame it doesn't continue in that vein for longer. I'm not into the rest of the song. PC is one of the better V tracks.

Mechanism is terrible like all CC songs, so this is an easy match. Dusk Falls has a good epic feel to it too. Like it more than most of the Fates songs so far.

Not a fan of either song in the last match. Would vote Echoes over either of these...
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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Eyes On Me

VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker: 8. VEE
vs.
Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - 7.5. Echoes of the Mystical Forest: I like the (pan?) flute here. It's very flutey. This is above average for all the Pokemon music I've heard through this contest, most of which I've found very unmemorable. This at least does some nifty things, like that tempo change and then eventually a meter change I find very compelling; it's my favorite part of the song. In a more favorable position this could have won my vote, but it's up against VEE

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Charge Cycles - Mechanism Turned On: 9. When I first heard this song, I found it too disjointed and confusing for me to grab onto. But lately I've become more "forgiving" of songs like this. Now I'm happy to go on the ride. Mechanism Turned On keeps radically changing - I originally wrote shifting but that's too mild a word - and it's enjoyable to me from start to finish. I do think I'd have to be in the right mood to really appreciate this, but today is one of those days. Really cool! Chimeratio is a WIZARD
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Fire Emblem Fates - Dusk Falls (Fire): 5.5. round 1 of the NFL draft in which anime characters play football with magic. Feels like pretty standard ominous orchestra, doesn't grab me.

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Aliens Go Home Run - Level Editor: 6. happyyyyyyy let's all make some levels together. I still don't love the instrumentation on this soundtrack but the actual composition is decent enough.
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Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me: 0. I actually enjoyed this even less than Melodies of Life. My life would be richer if I never had to listen to this again.

Votes:
Pressure Cooker
Mechanism Turned On
Level Editor

VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker
Fire Emblem Fates - Dusk Falls (Fire)
Final Fantasy VIII - Eyes On Me
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VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker

Charge Cycles - Mechanism Turned On
Aliens Go Home Run - Level Editor

I was expecting the pain to be the Fates song, but it's actually good, so... that's a first
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Echoes of the Mystical Forest
abstain until I'm in able to process Mechanism
Eyes On Me

Eyes On Me doesn't really hit me the same way Melodies of Life does but it's still nice
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VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker
VVVVVV music is just so fun and dynamic-- I can't help but get in the groove of it. I normally enjoy Pokemon music, but Pressure Cooker is absolutely fun and reeled me in right away. I love most of what I've heard from this OST and this song is probs one of my favorites! Great stuff!

Charge Cycles - Mechanism Turned On
Welcome to one of my favorite songs ever_!! I hope you enjoy your stay because I certainly do+!

I feel like this is one of the few songs I've heard that actually gets me. When I listen to this song, it makes me feel like I belong somewhere, which is really special. I listen to Charge Cycles a lot when I'm at work because around my co-workers_'' I feel unwanted and left out... But this song makes me feel anything but that, which is why it has a special place in my heart.

I just love all of the weird, fun instruments in this song. The way everything comes together is just so chaotic and beautiful and it has a sound that I can't get enough of. I've never heard anything that sounds like this, yet I absolutely love everything about the way this sounds. It's got this uniquely complex charm to it-- the best thing I can compare it to is the appeal of a Motoi Sakuraba song... It's all over the place, yet it comes together beautifully to create an experience like nothing else I've ever heard. "Mechanism Turned On" is everything I love about video game music extracted into one fantastic song. It's so hard to describe because there really is nothing like it.

I could sit here forever and ever and EVEr+ talking about all of the things I love about this song.. .the synths, choral bits, main melody, all the little noises in general... It just all comes together so beautifully. It's like organized chaos, just so beautifully and masterfully composed and created. The dark and light versions of this song complement each other wonderfully and merge to create a beautiful full-length track.

The entire Charge Cycles OST is really special to me, but this song is my all-time favorite from it. Even if it doesn't win today, I'm proud to vote for a song I really love. The composer should be proud of this song because it is just too amazing!~

Aliens Go Home Run - Level Editor
Aliens Go Home Run music is always so hyperactive and adorable! It's just packed with excitement and honestly gives me beach vacation vibes that I just can't shake. It's just such happy, wonderful music and I'm glad that BOST introduced me to it!~


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VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker
Charge Cycles - Mechanism Turned On
Aliens Go Home Run! - Level Editor

I have a lot to say about these and little time left to vote so I'll paste my thoughts in here as soon as I feel I've said everything I want to say.

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Dusk Falls
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Pressure Cooker
Dusk Falls (Fire)
Level Editor

Match 1 isnt fair i like both

VVVVVV - Pressure Cooker
Fire Emblem Fates - Dusk Falls (Fire)
Aliens Go Home Run - Level Editor

Too tired to do full writeups, so here's the abridged version:

Pressure Cooker good. Better VVVVVV song than the last one for sure. Opponent not as good for PMD.

Mechanism Turned On too much Mycro for me. Dusk Fulls isn't as good as Road Taken or whatever it was, but it's decent.

Both songs are really good wow I wish I could vote for Eyes on Me but Level Editor was surprisingly good. Definitely a new favorite for me from this game's soundtrack.