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NFUN
12/22/20 10:15:23 PM
#151:


PIayer_0 posted...
Chiptune + reverb is like, the easiest auto-like for me

I needed more

Who cares?. If My Heart Had Wings - Something I'll Never Give Up
Nominator: @r0xm2n
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKoI7Kbb7Pk
It sounds nice.

Who cares?. STELLIGHTS/Dynamix - Lucentear
Nominator: @Prody_Parrot
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtNXUbbkLY
It's got a feel to it I can't really describe. Poppy? Peppy? I guess I used "saccharine" to describe something similar in Overdose from Blue Reflection, though this doesn't aspire quite to those levels. Definitely at least Asano-esque, and that combined with generic rhythm music makes for a pretty middling song

Who cares?. Fire Emblem 7 - Legend of Athos
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p2CZMBAwo0
This song really doesn't work on these low quality instruments. Seems to be a trend with Fire Emblem. I suppose you have to hand it to them for aspiring, though you also can't help but feel they could've done better...
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NFUN
12/22/20 10:17:45 PM
#152:


Oh, Yoshito Hirano composed that first FE song. His Days of Ruin songs were also not terribly HQ, but they still sounded fine despite that limitation and were on the DS
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Johnbobb
12/23/20 9:29:47 AM
#153:


Your Reality is a solid tune regardless of the game itself

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NFUN
12/23/20 11:26:03 AM
#154:


Johnbobb posted...
Your Reality is a solid tune regardless of the game itself

In story, it's a song that exists because Monica is trying to learn how to sing. The song reflects that
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NFUN
12/23/20 11:56:30 AM
#155:


Who cares?. Spyro the Dragon - Dark Hollow
Nominator: @Dragon66116
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhqNfvJLEss
Spyro music.

Who cares?. Final Fantasy VII - The Flow of Life
Nominator: @rukir
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://youtu.be/MuMNNfhaHeA
pretty. boring. not pretty enough (#ff7) for how boring it is

Who cares?. Divinity: Original Sin - Beyond the Waves of Time
Nominator: @azuarc
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUAjSHK428s
I think I used a version of this in a guessing game but, as az couldn't recognize that based off of this, I can't recognize this based off of that. Kind of meandering and unremarkable, though I do like the ""bom bom""s in the background. One of those songs that I can't personally care about that I don't regard as irredeemable
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azuarc
12/23/20 12:45:42 PM
#156:


Geez, I haven't listened to a D:OS track in freaking ages. I know people consider me the go-to person for the series' music, but I've definitely drifted away from it since whenever these nominations were.

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NFUN
12/23/20 12:48:46 PM
#157:


Who cares?. Tetris - Theme A (Korobeiniki) [Intense Symphonic Metal Cover]
Nominator: @MargaretAnnMid
6.2 (6.2/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfuxwAAEi8g
I am the man that arranges the blocks...

One of the more reliable ways for a Youtube video title to turn me off is to have it be in the form '<x> Symphonic Metal Cover'. This is a perfect example of why. There are a few decent people who do metal covers, and then there are legions who are just garbage. The mixing is awful, and the cover is terribly unimaginative. The rapid fire drums at 3:40 just anger me. This is this high because I don't hate *listening* to it, but I detest what it is. You'd think somebody trying to break into such an overdone Youtube niche like Metal/EDM vgm covers would actually be good at it. Distressingly, this guy seems to have amassed a following anyway. I'm honestly not sure if this was a joke nomination or not.

"how can a mix feel so empty yet so overbearing. it's like everything is too quiet and then the drums are 200% reverbed. singa-tier" -yourvinished, celebrity reviewer

Who cares?. Love Live! School idol festival - Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki
Nominator: @Arti
6.3 (6.3/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgJZywqYcWM
I hate you arti. God, what an offensive start. Thankfully, as a chorus they're not as obnoxious as, uh, Honoka.

Who cares?. Dark Cloud 2 - Carnival Night
Nominator: @lucifiere
6.3 (6.3/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHskdcfrkV8
It's like people are trying to get me to hate Dark Cloud 2's soundtrack. Why would this nominated? It's a very unsubtle waltz, which is nothing uncommon, with an unspectacular accordion, which is also pretty easy to find. I'm sure you could, without much effort, find a dozen non-vgm songs *just like this* that are vastly superior
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NFUN
12/23/20 1:47:49 PM
#158:


Who cares?. If My Heart Had Wings - Morning Glory
Nominator: @r0xm2n
6.4 (6.4/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnHXOGdrMgY
pornvnpiano.mp3

not a fan of the choir. the rest is a less emotional, albeit prettier, Undertale 'His Theme'

Who cares?. Rollercoaster Tycoon - The Blond Sailor
Nominator: @MargaretAnnMid
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RS1SN0TgzI
I don't like circuses. I'm sorry I can't take this seriously enough to actually focus on the song

Who cares?. Earthbound - Welcome Home
Nominator: @jangler
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouS5J7bDlQ0
Doesn't really grab me tbh. Earthbound music is either weird and cool and I dig it, just nice, or weird and cool but I don't really care. Clearly, this is of the latter category. Does its job, not much more
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NFUN
12/23/20 2:27:01 PM
#159:


Who cares?. Sonic Heroes - Seaside Hill
Nominator: @Johnbobb
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIgNq87PbK0
Nostalgic, but eh. Aimless Senoue buttrock (except for that instrument at 1:25) with uninspiring mixing throughout, especially at organ[?]. The appeal lies entirely in the feel, and the more I think about the melodies and the construction, the less I enjoy it

Who cares?. Sonic Generations - His World
Nominator: @Raetsel_Lapin
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZCBMFikQY
I love all versions of this song until the singing starts. This rendition is less bad, I suppose.

Who cares?. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - Windmill House
Nominator: @WickIebee
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://youtu.be/VEa5d0Ojh4E
yep that's song of storms
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pyresword
12/23/20 2:27:50 PM
#160:


NFUN posted...
Thankfully, as a chorus they're not as obnoxious as, uh, Honoka.

Excuse me how dare you
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NFUN
12/23/20 2:30:19 PM
#161:


pyresword posted...


Excuse me how dare you

her singing at the beginning makes me want to die
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NFUN
12/23/20 3:35:25 PM
#162:


Who cares?. Starfox Adventures - Cape Claw
Nominator: @PrinceKaro
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSXUiG3ZEFY
This is some bootleg Jak and Dexter shit, at least until the singing. It was probably better as the bootleg

Who cares?. Kirby Planet Robobot - Virtual Space Manipulator
Nominator: Thomas
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iycjCNzQ-z0
This is a very blue balls song. All buildup, no payoff. Something like the Final Choice, which presumably has the same role ingame, succeeds as a standalone song as it's actually worth listening to on its own. This is not. It's meant to hype something else up without failing to have movement and within itself. It makes me want to play the game, not to listen to it again

Who cares?. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - Title Music
Nominator: @Se7enThrust
6.6 (6.6/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHJggUCgco
NES songs have a pretty high bar to jump over before they grab me. I can look at this and see that it does some cool stuff, just not enough to make me care
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WickIebee
12/23/20 4:16:09 PM
#163:


NFUN posted...
really appreciate these randomly-chosen zelda songs thanks

You're welcome.

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dowolf
12/23/20 4:57:24 PM
#164:


i am in love with theophany's clocktown remix and have listened to it like 100 times today and nfun should've rated it 900 ranks higher just saying.
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NFUN
12/23/20 5:13:18 PM
#165:


Who cares?. Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - Memories
Nominator: @Dragon66116
6.7 (6.6/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlG6-NK6N8Q
Pretty, but doesn't do enough. Sounds like it could be in anything from Okami to Zelda to FFX

Who cares?. Chrono Trigger - Singing Mountain
Nominator: @Neotalenta
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11FjDKQ5vZM
Kirby warp star. I was expecting (and almost hoping) that the sfx was the whole song. This is alright, nothing special. Very much a song. I see why it's unused

Who cares?. Runescape - Harmony
Nominator: @handsomeboy2012
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkR7zClEkAo
oh hey it's the song that tierzoo uses. Not a big fan of runescape midis. I think without nostalgia they lose a lot, although they do have a sort of timeless quality
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NFUN
12/23/20 6:11:27 PM
#166:


Who cares?. VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action - Where Do I Go From Here
Nominator: @Dragon66116
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdJ6QzeKrWI
Not a song from this soundtrack that works particularly well out of context. A nice schmood though

Who cares?. NieR: Automata - Song of the Ancients ~ Atonement
Nominator: @Arti
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXlPt8mFkNI
yep this is nier. that background, drakengard high instrument throughout much of it salvages the song tbh. I still can't get into the singing. At this point, I'm thinking I just don't like how the conlang sounds.
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dowolf
12/23/20 11:15:48 PM
#167:


also me nominating the english version of end lost in the waves would be... strange.

Yurari yurureri~
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Arti
12/23/20 11:22:27 PM
#168:


hey that's one of my nominations that wasn't a joke

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NFUN
12/24/20 12:51:58 PM
#169:


Who cares?. Ultimate Angler - Clifton Cove
Nominator: @-hotdogturtle--
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://youtu.be/GtuSYlCkDcE
Some songs you can just tell are gonna be hooters. From the start, you know this is going for an uninspired generic tropical theme. What an atrocious ending and loop. It just kinds of dies and they half-assedly try to revive it with the power of the prodigal Soulja

Who cares?. Castle In The Darkness - Path Of Least Resistance
Nominator: @LOLIAmAnAlt
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu3q98JzuYo
blech. I hate this for more or the less the same reasons why I hate that YAS song. Almost, but not quite, Asano-esque sappiness. Feels ""unearned"", whatever that means. Very offputting to me

Who cares?. Super Mario Odyssey - Break Free! (Lead the Way)
Nominator: @Chinballz
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nB6ly6f4TA
meh. see my jump up super star review for how i feel about these songs
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NFUN
12/24/20 4:55:10 PM
#170:


Who cares?. Fallout 3 - Main Theme
Nominator: @Rob
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMpnUmeYeeY
Better than I thought it'd be from memory, and apparently it turns into the CSGO matchmaking theme. Still doesn't *aspire*. At least this is the nadir for your Western songs, Rob. Unfortunately, this has the dubious honor of being the worst mainline 3D Fallout theme, a fact I know because I got *all 3* nominated. By two people, granted, but that means one of those people nominated two! They're like the same song! I didn't score them the same but they're still like the same song! This is the worst, as this is kind of a generic base, and the others are more personalized. We'll get there when we get there

Who cares?. Mario Kart: Super Circuit - Circuit
Nominator: jangler
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOC8_TW-IyE
Honestly unremarkable, it's nothing more than a nice tune

Who cares?. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Pool of Radiance - Diogene Cave
Nominator: @Se7enThrust
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4W_UJqe8yY
I like the backing well enough but the melody really falls flat for a lot of it. It feels phoned in

Who cares?. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Drippy
Nominator: Rufus
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://youtu.be/GkjZJw3ZWd4
yeah the link died but i remotely care enough about the song to try finding/uploading an actual replacement. this song exists. this song is perfectly calibrated to make me not care about it at all. what did i do to deserve so many ni no kuni songs. and just from pictures, i *hate* drippy

Who cares?. Star Fox - Sector Y
Nominator: rwlhs friend
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na6ejAgJInQ
I know the title is correct, but I still can't help but strongly feel it's supposed to be ""Sector "". The five second melody is kind of cool, whatever, be better next time sorry

Who cares?. Rock Band 3 - In the End
Nominator: @Mega_Mana
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLZWkjBXfN8
I TRIED SO HARD AND GOT SO FAR. BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER. I WON THE FIGHT, BUT LOST THE WAR. *BUT IN THE END, IT DOESN'T EVEN MATTER*
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NFUN
12/24/20 6:10:57 PM
#171:


Who cares?. Splatoon 2 - Blitz It!/Chip Damage
Nominator: @DragonImps
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=v5ifCbajutY
The chiptune/rock combo doesn't do a whole lot for me. It bothers me a good bit. Too much Splatoon. I guess I need to institute a series limit for the next time I do this, for my own sanity

Who cares?. Animal Crossing - K.K. Ska (Aircheck)
Nominator: Neotelenta
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfMqriUS6Sw
Kyun Vampire Girl? Should've been Meta Knight. Wait didn't I say no rips? Whatever. Not a particularly inspiring source, nor a particularly inspiring melody insertion

Who cares?. beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS - Programmed Sun
Nominator: @JONALEON1
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaQyhp82a3I
Ask anyone: I've usurped azuarc as the king of Granado Espada. It's not so much that I love every song in it to death but that a fair proportion was good enough for me to listen to regularly, and that there's *so much* of it. This also implies that there's a good deal of songs that I left out. Quite a bit of what I saved was some kind of, I dunno, trancey EDM that was more beat than melody which is fine if done right but not terribly exciting. And quite a bit of what I left out was the same. The fatal flaw in these songs is length. There's only so long I can listen to something like that. 8 minute (looped) Umineko songs? Great, they've got a lot of weird shit going on to keep my focus. There are other long songs I got nominated that have yet to go out (obviously), because they have the variety to sustain them. This long, pointless ramble that I'm writing to kill time while waiting for the song to finish does, in fact, have a point, and that point is presented thusly: this song isn't interesting enough to justify its length. It does some cool things but those things would be a lot cooler if they happened in a third to a half of the time. I just can't focus for that long, which is a shame, because this really could be higher... and yes, I know. It's ""trance""; you're supposed to kind of space out and relax. But I can do that with the engine sounds of the Enterprise, and that wouldn't get a good rating either (though it is fire). Trance needs to do something to pull me into it so I can immerse myself. Without that, it's not hypnotic. It's just white noise... okay, it's finally over and there wasnt a satisfying ending either. darn
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NFUN
12/24/20 7:35:20 PM
#172:


Who cares?. Rayman - Harmony
Nominator: @FL81
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N89GFQkOLus
Far too sillily happy. I think I'd have to be in a mood to get real enjoyment out of this. Apparently, naming songs ""Harmony"" is a bad strategy if your goal is to make good songs

Who cares?. Earthworm Jim 2 (PS1) - Puppy Love
Nominator: Elecmarol
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieSTE9_oT7o
Hey. Pizza time.

Who cares?. Crazy Bus - Title Screen
Nominator: @Arti
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik
The intro is the most appreciated part, but the countermelody that begins at around :42 is really quite a wonderful addition to the song. The piece as a whole is masterfully done, a true work of art that reminds us that yes, true art and beauty does exist in this world, and that there is hope for the future.
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NFUN
12/24/20 9:07:27 PM
#173:


Who cares?. Clannad - Hurry Starfish
Nominator: @r0xm2n
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElhBjrJ84Eg
A Clannad song that *isn't* sadvnpiano.mp3!? This song sounds like it could be any game though. Don't think I'm a fan of the simple arpeggiated bass either. This feels pretty by-the-numbers and could've been much better with only a few changes

Who cares?. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - I Am the Wind
Nominator: @trdl23
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsgLtTd4Go
JUST LIKE THE WIND, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN. DRIFTING HIGH UP IN A SKY THAT NE-VER ENDSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hate that this was nommed, since I had absolutely zero idea how I actually felt about this song and now I'm forced to make a decision

Who cares?. Terraria - Jungle
Nominator: @BetrayedTangy
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://youtu.be/ehMCqtBBUXU
For as much as I love the game, Terraria music doesn't really blow me away, and since I've heard this song for probably 40 hours, it would've needed to be something special to hold my attention after all this time. It works great in context at least. Although, the Underground Ice theme was surprisingly engaging after I listened to it for hours while farming something. It's odd how both this and Plantera were nominated independently. If only we also had Lihzard Temple and SOMEBODY SCREAM to complete the Jungle collection.
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Arti
12/24/20 9:11:18 PM
#174:


NFUN posted...
Who cares?. Crazy Bus - Title Screen
Nominator: Arti
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC0cvwnG0Ik
The intro is the most appreciated part, but the countermelody that begins at around :42 is really quite a wonderful addition to the song. The piece as a whole is masterfully done, a true work of art that reminds us that yes, true art and beauty does exist in this world, and that there is hope for the future.

hmmm

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pyresword
12/24/20 9:12:49 PM
#175:


NFUN posted...
A Clannad song that *isn't* sadvnpiano.mp3!?

I feel like sad songs would actually be the minority of most Key VN soundtracks; it's just that the songs from Clannad which fans of the game/anime are likely to find memorable tend to be the sad ones.
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BetrayedTangy
12/24/20 9:33:57 PM
#176:


Whoa was not expecting Jungle to fall this early. Although I totally get your reasoning, music really does start losing its luster after repeated listenings.

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NFUN
12/24/20 10:11:20 PM
#177:


Who cares?. Napoleon Total War - Main Theme
Nominator: Rob
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24sMgehu0Mw
Best part of this is the thumbnail

Who cares?. Persona 3 - Pawlonia Mall
Nominator: @scarletspeed7
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFH7O9huUYU
I never felt like DA DUH NA DO DO DO.

Most Persona 3 songs are doing their own thing, and this is perfectly fitting to the style and works in context (to the point where I think of it whenever picturing a social link conversation, even one from P5), but I don't think it works too well outside of the game. It's 'aight.

I will beat this game one day.
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FL81
12/24/20 10:17:51 PM
#178:


pyresword posted...
I feel like sad songs would actually be the minority of most Key VN soundtracks; it's just that the songs from Clannad which fans of the game/anime are likely to find memorable tend to be the sad ones.
lowkey one of the best songs from the Clannad OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yon2rn2GhTw

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NFUN
12/25/20 11:06:07 AM
#179:


Who cares?. Undertale - Battle Against A True Hero (Symphonic Metal Version)
Nominator: @Se7enThrust
6.5 (6.5/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esofirhSD-o
falkkone sucks ass

thanks for listing the composer as "Toby Fox", and not even doing the understandably wrong entry "Toby Fox (arr. Falkkone)"

Who cares?. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Dominion of the Dark Djinn
Nominator: @Rufus
6.7 (6.7/0)

yep that's a ni no kuni song. getting tempted to give all of these zeroes

Who cares?. Thunder Force IV - Stand Up Against Myself
Nominator: @PSI_NESS
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://youtu.be/ObJVuRTIIS4
ouchy ouch this kind of hurts. i can be very sensitive to FM noises. looking past that, it's solid. just wish it didn't BZZZT at me. If this is just shitty emulation, they you should've given me a less painful link!
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PrestonWheee
12/25/20 1:00:30 PM
#180:


Any reason why the write-ups start off with "who cares" next to the title of the song?

I'm seriously asking.
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-hotdogturtle--
12/25/20 1:05:25 PM
#181:


That's replacing the ranking number for this particular group of songs.

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NFUN
12/25/20 1:13:15 PM
#182:


Who cares?. The World Ends With You - The One Star
Nominator: @pyresword
6.7 (6.7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZdx9oPLpw4
Butt rock only works in SA2. If you're gonna nom songs that I already ranked, at least use ones that I ranked highly. I was tempted to have the score be 4.5 to match the score I gave this originally, but I'll be nice and use the new ranking system

Who cares?. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Metatron
Nominator: @pyresword
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXYb8PBlmiA
Yeah this is a song. Nothing about it is interesting in the slightest. It achieves the atmosphere it's aiming for, props for that, but that atmosphere is also not something terribly nice to listen to

Who cares?. Extreme Road Trip 2 - In the Zone
Nominator: @Direkrow
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d93uWnR_lJw
BIG AIR + LONG JUMP + BACK FLIP + HANG TIME + BACK FLIP + BACK FLIP *PERFECT SLAM LANDING*

I actively hate the voice synth thing at the beginning and the way the melody accompanies it. I'm not sure why. I associate it with something that left an extremely sour taste in my mouth. What is that thing? No clue! I think *maybe* something Reddeh once sent me that I didn't hate but for some reason I hate the memory??? Anyway after that leaves in fifty seconds the song is fine, if unremarkable. There's never really any place that I can get into it for more than a few seconds before being mildly turned off again
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12/25/20 2:22:05 PM
#183:


PrestonWheee posted...
Any reason why the write-ups start off with "who cares" next to the title of the song?

I'm seriously asking.
damn, I should've nominated this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwi177CVj5U

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12/25/20 2:31:00 PM
#184:


TWEWY songs >>>>>>>> SA2 songs

edit: Also sorry I don't think I had any idea what you ranked previously when I nominated for this. I don't think I'd have done that intentionally
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12/25/20 2:52:01 PM
#185:


Who cares?. DJMAX Respect - glory day
Nominator: @Arti
6.8 (6.8/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCLyI9YNRbc
Decent, but aggressively generic. I swear I've heard this before. Maybe it's even more generic than I thought, or it somehow managed to stick in the back of my mind for two years. I detest the video

Who cares?. Medal of Honor: European Assault - Dogs of War
Nominator: @azuarc
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMYA9nEDFsY
This kind of stirring orchestra doesn't do much for me, though at least it's better than straight-up *boring* orchestral that does *actually* nothing for me

Who cares?. Pokmon Trading Card Game - Grand Master Duel
Nominator: @Prody_Parrot
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akM8HnLrYak
Very nothing. Some of it isn't nothing, I suppose. Those parts are still nothing to me
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12/25/20 3:12:32 PM
#186:


NFUN posted...
This kind of stirring orchestra doesn't do much for me, though at least it's better than straight-up *boring* orchestral that does *actually* nothing for me

Out of curiosity, how do you feel about Suicide Mission? (after the beginning part)

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12/25/20 3:16:35 PM
#187:


azuarc posted...


Out of curiosity, how do you feel about Suicide Mission? (after the beginning part)

Probably like 7.2ish. Moves me somewhat more, still not something I'd go out of my way to listen to
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12/25/20 3:42:16 PM
#188:


Who cares?. Ace Combat X: Joint Assault - Nightwatch
Nominator: @UF8
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR6NJi6O9ag
It doesn't really do anything. Oh I guess something kind of happens 2/3 of the way through. Not something that special though. I'd rather read Terry Pratchett or look at some paintings than listen to this

Who cares?. Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Rock it, Pack Attack
Nominator: @Akkrillic
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://youtu.be/rsvHQCTgHvg
I felt an overwhelming sense of resignation when the song started. I already have middling expectations of mascot platformer music of this era, and mediocrity seemed to be the route the song was gonna take. One of my (non-vgm) friends last night {last night years ago} said that he thought Crash music was cool and interesting, which confused me, and I was ready to offer this song up as an example. After seeing my brother play hours of Crash, I can at least admit that there's some decent music in there... just not this, thanks. Anyways you see the score {maybe}. A minute in it got decent. Not something to write home about, but at least it's not a disgrace. The first minute was *dreadful*

Who cares?. Age of Empires - Slow and Spacious
Nominator: Muzzleflash
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkXhL3zsTHQ
I think I've reached about where I gave up trying to finish my rankings the last time I gave an attempt at it. I slogged through one too many songs like this, trying to construct a fairly rigourous preferential ranking, and just couldn't anymore. this is a song it has a score next
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12/25/20 5:08:45 PM
#189:


Who cares?. Godzilla (Game Boy) - Before Level
Nominator: @Raetsel_Lapin
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0KmH4HJ3K4
The first nomination!... which I ranked 900 songs in. Too bad it's not that great. I can at least respect that it stands out from its contemporaries

Who cares?. Bastion - Mother, I'm Here
Nominator: Ian
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y9FQUzCZPg
really just not my thing. I have to admit that it really creates a powerful one-of-a-kind mood.

Who cares?. Bear in the Big Blue House (GBC) - Track 20
Nominator: @FL81
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHtFimiyEi0
Pretty repetitive. The very simple bassline I like for some reason. I know heard something of its exact descending construction in some cartoon as a kid (edit: We Are the Capua Family!)
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12/25/20 6:49:42 PM
#190:


Who cares?. Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star - Healing 03
Nominator: Zyxyz's Mom
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIcEMxbS3eg
that certainly is a piano, and that certainly is a guitar. The way Hatoful songs evolve like this can be hit-or-miss. If I'm not really into the song, I kind of roll my eyes at it. Aside from that, it's a pretty repetitive song. It needed more sections like :50, and less of the same percussion and piano loops

Who cares?. If My Heart Had Wings - A New World
Nominator: @r0xm2n
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZv8xFnAkOk
hopefulvnwhatever.mp3

Goes for a introspective and uplifting mood but just ends up being slow and generic. The very beginning is the best part. At least that I can pretend is the beginning of a Phantasy Star Universe song. Nice windmills tho

Who cares?. Dark Cloud 2 - Premonition of Something Going to Happen
Nominator: @lucifiere
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IMOEAmL968
Feels kind of Mario RPG in its instrumentation. Upon finishing it, I think its composition is also reminiscent of yurkey's, ie, boring. zzz
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trdl23
12/25/20 6:54:16 PM
#191:


I... don't remember nominating I Am the Wind. Huh.

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12/25/20 9:11:12 PM
#192:


Who cares?. Pokemon Black/White - N's Farewell
Nominator: Thomas
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzKRuwKyJmY
For the longest time, I had this at the very bottom of my 7s range of songs. Now that I'm listening to it again... yep that's right

Who cares?. Grand Theft Auto 4 - Soviet Connection
Nominator: Rob
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyjQUBhfE30
Always a little weird to me how famous this song is, even with GTA 4 being extremely popular in its day. It's just very much there. Maybe it's because it straddles the boundary between archetypical western VGM and VGM that's quite clearly VGM. You can kind of see this being part of a movie soundtrack, but it makes much more sense as VGM, and so people whose choices are chiptune Nintendo music and orchestral thought this stood out
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FL81
12/26/20 12:02:56 AM
#193:


NFUN posted...
I know heard something of its exact descending construction in some cartoon as a kid (edit: We Are the Capua Family!)
ah yes my favorite kid's cartoon

yes the animation really sucked

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12/26/20 12:14:19 AM
#194:


FL81 posted...

ah yes my favorite kid's cartoon

yes the animation really sucked

looks great to me
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12/26/20 12:15:26 AM
#195:


NFUN posted...
looks great to me
I watched it after beating the first two games, dubbed even

it doesn't help that they used entirely different voice actors and changed most of the names

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12/26/20 12:58:38 PM
#196:


Who cares?. Radiant Historia - Where the Wind and Feathers Return
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEdASBEgln4
I'm going to state for the record that your batch of noms was the worst in the topic. Not that they were necessarily the worst songs on average or anything, or that any stood at as physically painful. It's just that it's the highest concentration of ""oh my god I don't care"" in this ranking. It was a such a slog to get through, especially seeing as half of them were from series I define as ""dreary"". If you're not gonna go with an obscure favorite to nom a lot of songs from, please spread out the style of your nominations so I don't have to listen to 8 boring orchestral songs in a row that don't do anything interesting from franchises I already know that I don't like going in, and if you are going to do that, be like Rufus and have your songs be so nothing I could skip before even listening and nail what my write-up would've been. The worst part of my Battle Theme rankings were the string of songs that were decent but I didn't care about. You have single-handedly replicated that. Unrelated, but it's kind of impressive how many of your noms have broken links

Who cares?. Radiant Historia - An Earnest Desire of Grey
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdr-usgDcDs
please limit your shimomura noms to 1 in the future thanks

Who cares?. Tales of the Abyss - Oracle - Coercion
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqAJi3eDEFQ
please limit your tales of noms to 2 in the future thanks

Who cares?. Tales of Symphonia - Starry Heavens
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWLGfICld7o
loud jpop

Who cares?. Radiant Historia - The Red Locus
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=998oVF2XbAQ
yurkey

Who cares?. Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Bse - Sweet Song
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c78NBWaf-o
This is a Civilization menu theme but cheesy as hell

Who cares?. Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra - Maybe Tomorrow
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHUdn12Pgnw
whatever

Who cares?. Radiant Historia - Memories of the World
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJjS1g9ViTw
this sounds like kingdom hearts and it's from kingdom hearts and not radiant historia because it doesnt have a COLOR in the name so it cant be from radiant historia

Who cares?. Tales of Symphonia - Beat the Angel
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlZ-M9mWxq0
Tales music is usually whatever to me

Who cares?. Xenoblade Chronicles - The God-Slaying Sword
Nominator: @OrangeCrush980
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7NcxXuk3cw
"xenoblade" isnt a game
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12/26/20 3:40:18 PM
#197:


Who cares?. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - Battle II
Nominator: Rufus
6.9 (6.9/0)
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Who cares?. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch - In Loving Memory of Allie
Nominator: Rufus
6.9 (6.9/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zRMFJfDUho
more like "in loving memory of ellie" amirite rufus

Who cares?. Age of Empires 3 - Revolution
Nominator: @Rob
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyY1M2UY69o
yep that's an orchestra. It was actually looking up for a bit, and then just kinda ended. Missed potential, which is better than you usually get from these kinds of songs
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12/26/20 7:22:52 PM
#198:


Who cares?. Radiant Silvergun - Karma
Nominator: Scholteheim
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8exBvGyp0o
It's entirely quiet buildup for like a bar of climatic notes. I guess I can see why you tried nominating the scene with it, because on its own, it's not much of anything at all. Those climatic notes are pretty good, at least. Overdosing Heavenly Bliss

Who cares?. Metal Gear Solid 2 - Metal Gear May Cry
Nominator: @MargaretAnnMid
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nC2dUkPbII
Whatever. The delay piano is cool i guess
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12/26/20 10:36:18 PM
#199:


Who cares?. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony - V3 Discussion -SCRUM-
Nominator: @Regaro
7 (7/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQZONitFs9g
Not one of my favorite VGMC contenders. Like it slightly more than I did last year (or a couple years ago oops). Every time it starts I expect op. This song is entirely buildup and is very unsatisfying (of course, if it did have a beefy drop, I'd hate it even more)

Who cares?. Winnie the Pooh: Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood - BGM #17 (Board Game Theme)
Nominator: @Zyxyz0
7.1 (7.1/0)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pTs1lMC-e0
Give me Hamtaro or give me death
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PIayer_0
12/27/20 2:12:26 PM
#200:


Should've picked Edge of Green for Radiant Historia!

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