Board 8 > [VGMC] d101: Infinite Dungeon 2 vs Burning Force, Massive X vs Another Winter

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azuarc
07/08/20 10:00:01 PM
#1:


Favorite Massive X song?










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

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Infinite Dungeon 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05th2er6_VE

Taiko no Tatsujin 7 - Burning Force Medley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWGhoykW3Cc

Match 2

Eschatos - Massive X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xntYvtxfl-k

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Another Winter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtyWhHwCXIU

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Easy vote form:
Infinite Dungeon 2 / Burning Force Medley
Massive X / Another Winter

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azuarc
07/08/20 10:06:09 PM
#2:


Wrex
Shepard

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banshiryuu
07/08/20 10:07:43 PM
#3:


Infinite Dungeon 2 (62nd) vs Burning Force Medley (59th)
Massive X (1st) vs Another Winter (45th)

match 1 is both songs at the bottom of the pack for me, but they aren't bad!! going against my "ratings" but they're both pretty much on equal footing of "barely not a 7"
match 2 i will die
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Raetsel_Lapin
07/08/20 10:09:04 PM
#4:


Burning Force Medley
Another Winter
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Hbthebattle
07/08/20 10:09:33 PM
#5:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Another Winter
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ZelRaat
07/08/20 10:09:34 PM
#6:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

Easy day.
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HBJDubs
07/08/20 10:16:24 PM
#7:


Burning Force Medley
Another Winter

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tgs2
07/08/20 10:19:32 PM
#8:


Infinite Dungeon 2 (38th) / Burning Force Medley (90th)
Massive X (36th) / Another Winter (46th)

Pretty good day of music today.
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Janus5k
07/08/20 10:22:35 PM
#9:


Infinite Dungeon 2 (49/64) < Burning Force Medley (33/64)
Massive X (24/64) > Another Winter (58/64)

Another Winter is a song I feel like I should like more than I do but I can only ever remember the guitar chugging at the beginning after listening and that's not interesting.

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Team Rocket Elite
07/08/20 10:28:25 PM
#10:


Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Infinite Dungeon 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Another Winter
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Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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Toxtricity
07/08/20 10:29:23 PM
#11:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

I WANT A POKEMON RETIREE AS MUCH AS ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE BESIDES ME WHO LIKE POKemon music AND i like these exact pokemon songs remaining in the contest (gates to infinity is my favorite pokemon ost and infinite dungeon 2 as a specific song from it has grown to be among my favorites from the game, over the course of this contest!) BUT I am sorry I just happen to like their opponents even more!!!.....!....
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UF8
07/08/20 11:08:13 PM
#12:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X

tight first match
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KCF0107
07/08/20 11:16:27 PM
#13:


Burning
Winter
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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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NFUN
07/08/20 11:28:04 PM
#14:


Dungeon
X

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You shine, and make others shine just by being near them.
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Place
07/08/20 11:53:46 PM
#15:


Taiko no Tatsujin 7 - Burning Force Medley
Eschatos - Massive X

Another brutal day! R3 has been curated super well-- thanks to everyone for contributing to such a strong bracket!

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Mac Arrowny
07/09/20 12:06:30 AM
#16:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X
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All the stars in the sky are waiting for you.
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GameBopAdv
07/09/20 12:11:50 AM
#17:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X
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FL81
07/09/20 12:30:03 AM
#18:


Taiko no Tatsujin 7 - Burning Force Medley
Eschatos - Massive X

Don't have much of a strong preference on the first match

Massive X isn't my favorite Eschatos song (or even close), but it's the highlight of today. Another Winter I am thoroughly sick of at this point.

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loweffortmemes
07/09/20 12:49:00 AM
#19:


Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Infinite Dungeon 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Another Winter

Another Winter > Infinite Dungeon 2 > Burning Force Medley > Massive X
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Haste_2
07/09/20 1:09:46 AM
#20:


abstain for now
Massive X

The first match is hard. The former is excellent all the way the through.... <3 Gates to Infinity music. The latter is nice in the first half, but AMAZING once we get to 1:36... honestly it's one of my (very favorite segments) in ANY contestant. I should analyze it just for fun. I'm leaning towards Burning Force Medley, but I'll decide tomorrow.

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Collen
07/09/20 1:28:47 AM
#21:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

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DireKrow
07/09/20 1:44:48 AM
#22:


I like all four songs. Both matches are really close. Oof.

Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X
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tennisboy213
07/09/20 4:46:57 AM
#23:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Another Winter

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dowolf
07/09/20 7:02:34 AM
#24:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Another Winter
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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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DoctorJimmy133
07/09/20 9:04:30 AM
#25:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X

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Arti
07/09/20 9:38:34 AM
#26:


Taiko no Tatsujin 7 - Burning Force Medley
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Another Winter

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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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Flamander
07/09/20 9:44:50 AM
#27:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X

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xp1337
07/09/20 9:49:45 AM
#28:


Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Infinite Dungeon 2
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Another Winter

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-hotdogturtle--
07/09/20 11:01:36 AM
#29:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

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TheArkOfTurus
07/09/20 11:02:10 AM
#30:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

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For our own safety
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xx521xx
07/09/20 11:53:42 AM
#31:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Another Winter
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Optimism is the first step to disappointment.
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azuarc
07/09/20 12:51:01 PM
#32:


Burning Force Medley
Another Winter

I tried really hard to listen to Massive X with an open mind. I tried. I still want to take a massive dump on it. If that track loses, the worst this contest could do improves tremendously. I may not love most of the field, but there's only one other song left in the bracket I could even pretend to say I dislike. I haven't counted yet, but I can already tell the board's going to let me down here, and probably for several rounds to come.

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th3l3fty
07/09/20 1:08:57 PM
#33:


Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Infinite Dungeon 2
Eschatos - Massive X
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TsunamiXXVIII
07/09/20 2:08:23 PM
#34:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

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rwlh
07/09/20 3:22:45 PM
#35:


I don't have a lot to say today (sorry to those of you who eagerly await these writeups every day lol), largely because I only really care about one song and I'm trying to keep these writeups positive! But I'll go through the whole process anyway.

61. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Infinite Dungeon 2
vs.
56. Taiko no Tatsujin 7 - Burning Force Medley

What I had:
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver > Dark Man Stage

Bellz I like bellz. The Mystery Dungeon subseries seems obsessed with bells. They're used prominently here. They're probably my favorite part of the song.

0:20 of Burning Force Medley always makes me smile. Just the way the melody kicks in with that gnarly synth. it's a hoot every time. On a related note, I wonder how this song would sound on kazoo. Seems built for it.

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15. Eschatos - Massive X
vs.
40. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - Another Winter

What I had:
Massive X > Another Winter (wildcard) (heyyyyyy!)

Massive X is a blast. I'm not nearly as high on Yasui as others, but Massive X is a high-octane ride every time. I always enjoy listening to this song.

I remember when the Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack first dropped, almost ten years ago (!!). I fell in love with Another Winter and its charming retraux melodies. Subsequent relistens have been less kind.

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Votes:
Burning Force Medley
Massive X
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PIayer_0
07/09/20 3:26:28 PM
#36:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Another Winter

favourite pokemon track in the contest!

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azuarc
07/09/20 4:42:33 PM
#37:


rwlh posted...
What I had:
Taliyah, the Stoneweaver > Dark Man Stage

=(

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PabloSmith
07/09/20 5:47:00 PM
#38:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Another Winter

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Haste_2
07/09/20 5:53:15 PM
#39:


Burning Force Medley

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JONALEON1
07/09/20 6:40:36 PM
#40:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

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pyresword
07/09/20 6:46:01 PM
#41:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X
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MoonRunes
07/09/20 6:51:55 PM
#42:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X
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Snowva
07/09/20 7:56:53 PM
#43:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X
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sergiocornaga
07/09/20 8:18:47 PM
#44:


Burning Force Medley
Another Winter

C-C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
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Plasman
07/09/20 8:51:08 PM
#45:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X
tough choices, but they gotta be made
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Mr Lasastryke
07/09/20 8:51:38 PM
#46:


Burning Force Medley
Massive X

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cakophon
07/09/20 8:54:11 PM
#47:


Infinite Dungeon 2 > Burning Force Medley
Massive X > Another Winter

tough first match ;;;
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kaonashi1
07/09/20 9:49:48 PM
#48:


Infinite Dungeon 2
Massive X


infinite dungeon 2 - first encountered: probably in the background at some point, but focused listen first occurred this vgmc - trend: steady
-I remember toxtricity remarking on this when we were talking about pmd music: pmd music feels really tailor-made to be listened to endlessly-- such as in, say, an infinite dungeon. the intro to this track has a great vibe and instrumentation that's really easy on the ears, and it makes its way to an uplifting climax-- but nothing too jarring, so that it can loop back to its more subdued intro. enough to be catchy and fun, but not so much as to be exhausting. it's so consumable. it's like the watermelon that flygon in the video pic is going at. I feel ya, buddy.

burning force medley - first encountered: probably this vgmc - trend: steady
-I don't really start digging this track until it hits 0:57. imagine that-- a track where I'm impatient for the guitar solo to start. it does a lot of cool things from there. the part that follows at 1:36 has a really enjoyable progression as well. I always go through this loop when I hear this track-- feeling a bit deflated at the start but nodding along by the end.

massive x - first encountered: bost5 - trend: slightly down
-MASSIVE X marks the spot. this misses me by a bit in a couple of ways, though-- the main loop is held for a bit longer than I'd like, and the interlude is a bit shorter on ideas than I'd like. it's weird-- this is a cool jam and I get where the enthusiasm comes from, but my own interest in the track feels a bit colder than I'd expect it to be? who knows what that means.

another winter - first encountered: vgmc5 - trend: steady
-whatever that means, this is sort of the opposite-- it punches above its weight. there's something kinda definitive about this track for me-- it reminds me strongly of its era in vgmc, no other scott pilgrim track has stuck with me as much as this one has, and it actually makes me think of scott pilgrim fighting in the streets of toronto in the wintertime, with its piles of snow on the curb and its dirty slush-covered sidewalks and roads-- this despite having never played the game. (I did read the graphic novels and watch the movie, though.) it's a faded picture that still makes me smile, a worn joke that still makes me chuckle. I knew the first match was close in my head but the second is too, somehow.
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