Board 8 > [VGMC] d99: #Orica extracting vs Classroom, Merciless Savior vs B.T. Dutch

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azuarc
07/06/20 9:58:50 PM
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Best song remaining in Bracket A?









Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 14, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VNrPnFRI7nJ4PqFiURBW0NWqxvXiuasoq8Sn_O169ss/edit#gid=320804650
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=473292
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78714595
Bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1REnVI_W6yELaDP6Zac8b0Wq
ToC playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RE-TQMj19D0k5nm-0zeH12J
VGMC compability sheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lpX4faqnn_geI0y4i6MrZ2AXpV6SWXoWrIA6_eyx-yM/edit

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. (Matches do not begin until at least 10:00 EDT.)
- 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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Match 1

Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia - EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CQL1WUR6pk

Aurora Memoria - Classroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hcCTzUacA4

Match 2

Trails in the Sky SC - The Merciless Savior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1GhOzlGXQk

G-Darius - B.T. Dutch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d8d5CdyAKA

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Easy vote form:
EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting. / Classroom
The Merciless Savior / B.T. Dutch

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Arti
07/06/20 10:01:42 PM
#2:


Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia - EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
Trails in the Sky SC - The Merciless Savior

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azuarc may not know the strength of songs in VGMC, but he conquered the guru in Game of the Decade 2! Congrats!
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Raetsel_Lapin
07/06/20 10:04:38 PM
#3:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch
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Temporary signature.
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UF8
07/06/20 10:04:54 PM
#4:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior

i love this day, and therefore i hate this day. sorry class and dutch
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Hbthebattle
07/06/20 10:05:12 PM
#5:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior
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azuarc
07/06/20 10:07:32 PM
#6:


Classroom
Merciless Savior

I guess

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KCF0107
07/06/20 10:23:37 PM
#7:


Classroom
Dutch
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KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy
If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu
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DireKrow
07/06/20 10:25:02 PM
#8:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior

Feel quite strongly about both of these, especially the latter. TMS is probably my #2 out of the entire field of 192.
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NFUN
07/06/20 10:40:32 PM
#9:


Paja
Savior

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Team Rocket Elite
07/06/20 10:46:04 PM
#10:


Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia - EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
Trails in the Sky SC - The Merciless Savior
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My bracket looked like random picks compared to his.
Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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Toxtricity
07/06/20 10:53:20 PM
#11:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch

today is one of the most overwhelmingly good days for me in the contest. best day of round 3; ALL 4 of these are 9/10s for me; all in my top ~25 out of the entire field of 192. Both in the first match got in from my noms/supports, and although I didn't touch either in the 2nd match, they're among my favorites to get in from other people.

I have a lot to say here and i put quite a lot of thought into my decisions here; but i don't have enough time to describe what it all boiled down to- too busy today/tomorrow, but i just want it to be known that I absolutely love both tracks in both matches (more than even every other day of round 3 where I say something similar) and that these were two of the hardest decisions in the contest. I could see myself flipping on one or the other by the end of the day, but for now here's how I'm voting
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tgs2
07/06/20 10:57:02 PM
#12:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting. (13th) / Classroom (NR)
The Merciless Savior (NR) / B.T. Dutch (11th)

I feel like I ranked EXEC_PAJA too low in my latest rankimg revisioning. It sounds like a fucking 10/10 song right now.

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HBJDubs
07/06/20 11:09:12 PM
#13:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior

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Save in the name of true love
~Project 1000~
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Haste_2
07/06/20 11:28:02 PM
#14:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior

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banshiryuu
07/06/20 11:34:46 PM
#15:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting (53rd) vs Classroom (26th)
The Merciless Savior (55th) vs B.T. Dutch (16th)

YOU YOU YOU YOU YOU
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GameBopAdv
07/06/20 11:45:25 PM
#16:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch

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Place
07/06/20 11:57:58 PM
#17:


Aurora Memoria - Classroom
G-Darius - B.T. Dutch

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Hi. I wanna play you something.
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Collen
07/07/20 12:05:12 AM
#18:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch

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Oh yeah I used to know Quentin, he's a real... he's a real jerky.
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TheArkOfTurus
07/07/20 12:17:22 AM
#19:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
B.T. Dutch

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Our eyes were removed
For our own safety
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Janus5k
07/07/20 12:21:23 AM
#20:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting. (51/64) < Classroom (30/64)
The Merciless Savior (7/64) > B.T. Dutch (41/64)

Probably my rhythm gamer side but predictably I like songs with "rhythms" and Classroom just generally has a nice feel to it. Orica is fine but not entirely my type of hymnos.
B.T. Dutch has grown on me well beyond just "funny YOU song" (though it is still a funny YOU song and that can help in the right mood). probably underranked it. unfortunately not by enough

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Mac Arrowny
07/07/20 1:27:58 AM
#21:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting
The Merciless Savior
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All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
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loweffortmemes
07/07/20 1:53:27 AM
#22:


Aurora Memoria - Classroom
Trails in the Sky SC - The Merciless Savior

Kinda close match 1. The Merciless Savior easily blows every other song today out of the water for me.

The Merciless Savior >> Classroom > B.T. Dutch > EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
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Prody Parrot
07/07/20 1:57:01 AM
#23:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior
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FL81
07/07/20 2:38:56 AM
#24:


Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia - EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
G-Darius - B.T. Dutch

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tennisboy213
07/07/20 6:11:57 AM
#25:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
B.T. Dutch

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When somebody's the president of the United States, the authority is total.
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xx521xx
07/07/20 6:42:33 AM
#26:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior
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Optimism is the first step to disappointment.
xx521xx
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dowolf
07/07/20 6:59:06 AM
#27:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior
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Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius
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xp1337
07/07/20 8:16:03 AM
#28:


Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia - EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
Trails in the Sky SC - The Merciless Savior

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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?
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sergiocornaga
07/07/20 8:40:05 AM
#29:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch
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Flamander
07/07/20 9:31:21 AM
#30:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior

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cathode on discord
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DoctorJimmy133
07/07/20 10:26:45 AM
#31:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior

Man, I think I +3'd BT Dutch. This day is brutal

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rwlh
07/07/20 10:41:14 AM
#32:


17. Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia - EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
vs.
8. Aurora Memoria - Classroom

What I had:
Chant This Charm > B.T. Dutch

Now that we're out of Bracket B, we can get back to matches I really like! The EXA PICO song is super rad. As opposed to Rustling Throb, which I always think I'll like more than I do, EXEC_PAJA is a song I always expect to like less than I do. Hymnos in general are very take-or-leave for me, but this is very much a take. Not too overwhelming with different sounds at once (a problem other hymnos have for me), the song is concentrated around a few core ideas: the lead vocals, the backing chanting, and the drumbeat. I honestly don't pay attention to the backing instruments, which I assume is by design. The whole experience is very unique. I always get sucked in when I listen to this.

I keep forgetting Classroom is still in. I don't know why but I always assume it got eliminated in round 1 or something. At any rate, I love the synths here. It feels like I'm in this whole other world when I listen to this, very immersive and otherworldly. There's the breakdown when it's all "nature sounds," going on a hike inside a computer, etc. I don't have a lot else to say except I consistently love listening to this and I'm always pleasantly surprised whenever I see it's still in the bracket!

Going against my rankings here.

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54. Trails in the Sky SC - The Merciless Savior
vs.
2. G-Darius - B.T. Dutch

What I had:
Isoleucine (wildcard) > Megalovania

The Merciless Savior has parts I like but it also has parts I really don't like. It's hard to judge the whole song because it's pretty long. Overall though, I come away feeling more unfulfilled than fulfilled. I probably like the beginning more than the rest, which means I inflate how much I like it. Like I really don't care about the ominous singing around 2:30, but the strings throughout are nice. Even though I probably voted for Merciless Savior against Megalovania (my opinion on the Smash version of Megalovania dropped dramatically over the course of two rounds), I'll still be sad if it wins here.

...especially since its opponent is one of my favorites! B.T. Dutch, man. Probably the weirdest song on the G-Darius soundtrack, with mechanical factory noises and a voice repeating "YOU" over and over again (someone on Youtube hypothesized the game is saying "screw you" because the factory noises are meant to simulate whirring) and then the song stops and reforms into this intense march-like rhythm that only lets up right before the loop, which then swirls around like some type of vortex before reforming calmly at the start of the loop. It's a trip! B.T. Dutch is one of my two remaining original noms and I've been so elated that got in first of all, then won a match, then won the whole wildcard. I didn't expect it to be more than a niche thing. I almost didn't even nominate it upon seeing how poorly it did in BOST. But I'm glad I did. And here we are. :)

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Votes:
EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
B.T. Dutch
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PIayer_0
07/07/20 2:25:21 PM
#33:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior

I like bt dutch and don't normally like weird music, a lot of it is just the funky, dancable, groove it has; while somehow still being really bizarre at once

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th3l3fty
07/07/20 3:16:56 PM
#34:


Aurora Memoria - Classroom
G-Darius - B.T. Dutch
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I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris
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pyresword
07/07/20 5:56:29 PM
#35:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior

Easy matches, although the worst song today is probably still better than ~70% of the other songs that made it in.
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ZelRaat
07/07/20 7:08:42 PM
#36:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
The Merciless Savior
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JONALEON1
07/07/20 7:25:42 PM
#37:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch

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Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point!
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Mr Lasastryke
07/07/20 8:15:49 PM
#38:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior

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Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta
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Snowva
07/07/20 8:37:09 PM
#39:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting.
[abstain]

I'm not really feeling anything particularly strong on any of these songs today.
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PabloSmith
07/07/20 9:02:39 PM
#40:


Classroom
The Merciless Savior

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We schlitty
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kaonashi1
07/07/20 9:44:34 PM
#41:


Classroom
B.T. Dutch


exec_paja - first encountered: at1 listenthrough sometime between vgmc1 and 2 - trend: steady
-while I listened to tsukikanade a fair amount a long time ago, I didn't really get attached to this track at the time-- I was drawn more to linca and rig-veda and the title track. this is a track I like more when I focus on it-- it does some cool things with the gamelan and other accompanying instruments, and the section at 3:39 is really neat. when I'm not focusing, some of the elements of the melody that end up standing out aren't the sections I care for as much. this track ends with some metallic/mechanical noises and I think 'wouldn't it be great if this just went right into bt dutch without skipping a beat!' alas

classroom - first encountered: DMs with Toxtricity, then bost5 - trend: slightly up
-this is distinctly different from the previous in that I maximize my enjoyment of it by sitting back and just basking in the vibe. otherwise I might get impatient waiting for it to get to what I imagine as the 'sunset' portion of the track-- but it's important to let the rest of the day play out too. isn't that sunset beautiful, though.

the merciless savior - first encountered: vgmc8 - trend: steady
-I do not remember this track's vgmc8 run-- but that's just my fuzzy memory of vgmc8 talking. I think the intro to this track is pretty memorable, and I dig the early sections a lot. the latter part of the track still extends a bit far for my liking, though.

bt dutch - first encountered: bost5 - trend: up
-do I need to be in the right mood for this track to really enjoy it? yeah. the section where it all comes together at 1:32 is always a highlight, though.
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cakophon
07/07/20 9:47:10 PM
#42:


EXEC_PAJA/.#Orica extracting. > Classroom
The Merciless Savior < B.T. Dutch

feel like i probably strongly disagree with prog cluster on the first match
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