Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 25! Mars/FEHLT, MoveMe/CombatBWaves, EthnicC&V/CYBERSWORLD

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banshiryuu
06/22/22 10:00:00 PM
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best tony fox song that is definitely in the correct game??










Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 16, an annual celebration of the best of the best video game music according to the voters!

Important Links:
Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=475935
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IU5iCFTM_4WEx8ZWKwznMz5v2tarCKh1Ag0mxIgAes
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80027411
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0xxfgkmGKvEyWfHvNZ53Kbn
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16XAaBMDuUnQ4c5AxQNL9ZhvD7VG5kQyrXWWZxnkrn-o
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Discord: https://discord.gg/WDvMS4a

Rules:
- Listen to both songs in a given match, at least through the loop time provided (to make sure you don't skip before you've heard the whole thing!)
- Please consider the loop point listed when judging the song; if a video loops one minute 5 times, don't treat it as if it's a repetitive 5 minute song
- If it's a match between your favorite song ever and a song you despise, still LISTEN TO BOTH! Votes can and will be disqualified if there is suspicion songs are not being listened to, and you may be discounted for the rest of the contest for repeat offenses.
- No alt accounts, no rallying or begging, etc., etc.... You only get one vote! Swapping votes is alright, just make clear that you've already made a vote and are swapping.
- Make clear what your voting options are! Please keep votes separate from any comments, and use the titles given in the topic post.
- Voting in all matches is not mandatory, feel free to skip matches you do not wish to vote in.
- Vote based on the links provided, and not other sources of audio. Links are specifically chosen for best quality and the like.
- Don't discuss vote tallies in this thread, or in other threads, as they may influence votes. Likewise, please refrain from looking at the running tally before voting.

Voting Period:
- Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time.
- Please note this may mean that two topics will be active at the same time!
- If you anticipate being unable to vote in a given day, please send an absentee vote to @banshiryuu, or post your absentee vote in the discussion thread!

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Match 1

Sengoku Rance - Mars
Composer: Shade
Loop Point: 2:23
Genre: DANGEROUS ATTRACTION
https://youtu.be/VkObgp5Hz_A

Deemo - FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Composer: Yuni Minami (Alice Schach and the Magic Orchestra)
Loop Point: 2:55
Genre: REVERIE BR
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Hbthebattle
06/22/22 10:01:50 PM
#2:


DANGEROUS ATTRACTION
UNKNOWN R&B
NUBERTS DOMAIN

sorry Kama but move me is pretty damn cool

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DeadTaffer
06/22/22 10:09:31 PM
#3:


abstain
Combat Beneath the Waves
Ethnic Cave & Flame
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tgs2
06/22/22 10:11:25 PM
#4:


FEHLT
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Tough match 1.

Mars [8.5]
FEHLT [8.5]
Move Me [7]
Combat Beneath the Waves [8.5]
Ethnic Cave and Flame [5.5]
CYBER'S WORLD [9.5]

1. Turok 2:Seeds of Evil (GBC) - Scroll Stage
2. Super Mario 64 - Staff Roll
3. ???
4. ???
5. Warframe - Sleeping in the Cold Below
6. Heartland - Para Bellum
7. ???
8. Alto's Odyssey - An Endless Desert
9. Phantasy Star Online 2 - Yggdrasil
10. Shatter - Argon Refinery
11. The Caligula Effect 2 - xxxx/xx/xx (Remix)
12. Napple Tale - Dreams in a Pie
13. ???
14. A.N.N.E - stg_travel_2_3
15. Deltarune Chapter 2 - A CYBER'S WORLD?
16. ???
17. GITADORA OverDrive - Jupiter Guns Novel ( Long Version)
18. ???
19. Lightning Returns - The Glittering City of Yusnaan
20. Mad Rat Dead - Breath of Forest

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DireKrow
06/22/22 10:17:30 PM
#5:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?
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Team Rocket Elite
06/22/22 10:20:20 PM
#6:


Deemo - FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Genshin Impact - Combat Beneath the Waves

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NFUN
06/22/22 10:24:00 PM
#7:


move me to the ethnic martian cave (sorry deo)

8
7.5
8.5
8
9
7

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Korji
06/22/22 10:25:39 PM
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Mars
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame
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kamakazikila
06/22/22 10:26:01 PM
#9:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

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MoonRunes
06/22/22 10:28:09 PM
#10:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame
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skulltrumpets
06/22/22 10:43:49 PM
#11:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Mars is one of the first songs I think of when my non vgm friends say they only listen to music from games they've played. Some people really are missing out on something cool.

The second match is ... kinda tough. There's a clear winner to me, but I still feel a little sad about not voting for Combat Beneath the Waves.

I thought I disliked the X-Men song in the nominations phase, but I may not have given it a proper chance with so many other songs being nominated ... A CYBER'S WORLD? is so cool to me though! Easy vote but I am thankful that have reevaluated Ethnic Cave & Flame and think of it more positively.
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HidekuniHorita
06/22/22 11:00:32 PM
#12:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

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UF8
06/22/22 11:38:32 PM
#13:


REVERIE BREAKS
UNKNOWN D&B
MUTATED ETHNIC

mars is good and definitely the best shade song in the contest
alice schach is good and definitely the best alice schach in the contest (please keep adding more alice schach songs to contests thanks)
this was a tough match to decide in my favourites bracket so it's not a huge surprise that i nearly flipped on it here. rooting for both

there are specific things move me does and has that elevates the song for me a good deal beyond many other ridge racer songs so i'm glad to see it back
on the other hand, this genshin song is not exactly one that i go and say "yes!!! this is the best genshin impact hoyoverse song i've heard in my life" but that doesn't really matter because genshin is just super consistent no matter where you look. glad it's here too
another tough match, was a liiiittle bit easier after relistens but sheesh

i've already said this before but this xmen song is like, a ketsui song but with some... i think battle garegga, night slave and cattle mutilation attached to it, which is an impressive vibe to achieve in just one minute especially considering none of those games existed then lol. also it's still kind of funny to me that like, i was thinking about picking a technouchi song from cotton rock n roll since, of all the composers in it, i didn't really expect anyone to nominate anything else from him at all, and then... this not only got nominated but is also in
good song. unexpectedly felt a bit pokemon dp? a little while in. even for toby, it impresses me that he was able to make such a memorable ending theme-esque song without even making it an ending theme lol
easiest decision of the day for me mostly since the xmen song manages to pack as many things i like (if not more) into its significantly shorter runtime, but i still like cyber's world a lot. i haven't seen votes so this is coming out of my ass but i also feel like it's going to win pretty easily, though i don't mind at all tbh

overall great day, i had ratings but i feel like i still underrated half of them and they should all be around at least 8 tbh

i still want to try that other technouchi song again next year though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlNB-74TbHY
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Prince46
06/22/22 11:40:44 PM
#14:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Very solid day, I really like what all other songs are going for. Move Me is way better than I remember too, wew.
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moons
06/22/22 11:44:28 PM
#15:


Deemo - FEHLT (DEEMO edition)

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 - Move Me

Deltarune Chapter 2 - A CYBER'S WORLD?
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HBJDubs
06/22/22 11:54:05 PM
#16:


Mars
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

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HasteDeux
06/23/22 12:02:51 AM
#17:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Combat Beneath the Waves
Ethnic Cave & Flame

Mars (8.0v - 34th place) / FEHLT (DEEMO edition) (8.6 - 18th place)
Move Me (7.3 - 45th place) / Combat Beneath the Waves (6.7^ - 54th place)
Ethnic Cave & Flame (9.4 - 5th place) / A CYBER'S WORLD? (7.1 - 49th place)

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Isquen
06/23/22 12:04:42 AM
#18:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

All three of these matches are succeeding in making me feel old for various reasons. The Sengoku/Deemo matchup because I can appreciate Deemo but would like it a whole lot better if it didn't speed up, the Ridge Racer/Genshin because I am reminded that every time I hear a driving game song I like, I will never remember exactly game it comes from unless it's something memetic, and the last one is reminding me just how many quarters I fed an arcade machine while simultaneously punching my stepbrother because he kept stealing Nightcrawler before I could grab him.

As for how votes went... well... Sengoku played off my acoustic guitar appreciation, while Genshin... I dunno, something about the strings is off for me, and I can't quite put my finger on why. And while I got a nostalgia trip from the X-Men song, I like the Deltarune one better \_()_/

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golden009
06/23/22 12:08:51 AM
#19:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame
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dowolf
06/23/22 12:10:52 AM
#20:


Martian
Me
okay but seriously how is a cave "ethnic" that doesn't even make sense

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azuarc
06/23/22 12:15:04 AM
#21:


Poll pick: Chrono Cross - Dreams ASGORE Bordering Another World

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Xarnax42
06/23/22 12:40:25 AM
#22:


Mars
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Combat Beneath the Waves > Mars > A CYBER'S WORLD? > FEHLT (DEEMO edition) > Move Me > Ethnic Cave & Flame
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azuarc
06/23/22 12:40:32 AM
#23:


Mars
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

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Mihark
06/23/22 5:04:11 AM
#24:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?
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Sceptilesolar
06/23/22 5:46:13 AM
#25:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Ooh, another Chocolate Missile? Nice. Great day.

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th3l3fty
06/23/22 6:50:18 AM
#26:


Sengoku Rance - Mars
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 - Move Me
Deltarune Chapter 2 - A CYBER'S WORLD?

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Tked
06/23/22 7:34:51 AM
#27:


Mars
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame
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Raetsel_Lapin
06/23/22 7:49:02 AM
#28:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

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Collen
06/23/22 8:05:21 AM
#29:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

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But there's a hole in my head and that's where I see and hear and dream through
Seems like that leaks out and I forget all the wonderful things escape me now
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Fivda
06/23/22 8:34:55 AM
#30:


Sengoku Rance - Mars
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 - Move Me
Deltarune Chapter 2 - A CYBER'S WORLD?
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Place
06/23/22 8:45:50 AM
#31:


Deemo - FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 - Move Me
X-Men - Ethnic Cave & Flame

Weird day. Only one I'm enthusiastic about is Ethnic Cave & Flame, which is still such a great nom like damn I wish I'd thought of it. Congratulations on your successful takeover of video games china. Today's slate:

[8.5] Ethnic Cave & Flame
[7.5] FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
[7.0] A CYBER'S WORLD?
[7.0] Move Me
[6.0] Combat Beneath the Waves
[6.0] Mars


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MaxGalactica
06/23/22 9:26:10 AM
#32:


I like the piano and acoustic guitar in the intro of Mars. The chords at 1:23 are pretty solid, which are followed by a very cool key change. Nice song. It's grown on me since noms.

The drums and glitchy e-guitar don't fit this type of song at all. Vocalist is okay, but not great. There are good ideas in FEHLT, but they're mostly poorly executed in my opinion.

Move Me is a better DnB track than most, but I can't say I'm a huge fan. My issue with DnB in general is it relies too much on the drum loop and can get super repetitive very easily. This one's less repetitive than most, but it's still got a lot of repetition in it, and when it does change, it feels like an arbitrary music change rather than a natural musical progression to me. My favorite part is the glitchy bit at the end.

Combat Beneath the Waves is pretty good, though certainly not my favorite Genshin track I've heard. Pretty cool strings, and the inclusion of pizzicato strings is always appreciated. Solid motifs throughout, and it's pretty cool that this song is pretty much entirely strings, except for some effects here and there and the vocals at the end. Good song.

Not a fan of the MIDI style of Ethnic Cave & Flame. And the actual composition doesn't really do anything interesting to salvage it for me. Sorry.

A CYBER'S WORLD? is definitely my favorite Deltarune Ch. 2 song. Such a great melody, and the modern synths combined with the chiptune elements is done so well here (as per usual for toby fox). Favorite part is the section starting at 1:05. Great song.

3 good songs and 3 bleh songs today. Fortunately they're all in separate matches, making voting very easy.

Votes:
Mars
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

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andylt
06/23/22 9:34:11 AM
#33:


Mars
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Mars kicks ass from the very first second. Love everything with the acoustic guitar, and the break down in the middle and subsequent buildup is great. Solid beat throughout, what's not to like! FEHLT is not for me, I find the vocals annoying and the music does not spark joy.
Some of Move Me is cool, some of it drags a little. Waves is interesting, I think I like the main string melody more than the background stuff. I don't love the plucking parts, but in general the song gets better as it goes. I really like the last minute.
I didn't get the fuss over Ethnic Cave in noms, and I still don't now. Easy win for the friendly and fun beepings of Cyberworld.

Mars: 4.5/5
FEHLT: 1.5/5
Move: 3/5
Waves: 4/5
Cave: 2/5
Cyber: 3.5/5

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DoctorJimmy133
06/23/22 9:45:03 AM
#34:


FEHLT
Me
Flame

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xx521xx
06/23/22 10:27:57 AM
#35:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

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Flamander
06/23/22 11:48:49 AM
#36:


Mars
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

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DanKirby
06/23/22 11:51:31 AM
#37:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

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quantumB
06/23/22 12:28:27 PM
#38:


Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?
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Mac Arrowny
06/23/22 12:35:13 PM
#39:


Mars is a lot of fun. I thought I was going to vote for it... but I forgot how awesome FEHLT is. This might be my favorite match so far!

I kinda feel like Move Me's a song I'd like more with more of a modern sound. The instrumentation or whatever sucks, but the melody is good. Combat's melody isn't as interesting, but it has that amazing breathing part. Oh man, I love it so much.

Ethnic Cave starts out good and doesn't really go anywhere. Toby Fox has a lot of good songs, though I've never found any to be great for whatever reason. Too bad none of them have connected with me so far.

FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Combat Beneath the Waves
A CYBER'S WORLD?

FEHLT (DEEMO edition) > Mars > Combat Beneath the Waves > A CYBER'S WORLD? > Ethnic Cave & Flame > Move Me

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DEM1995
06/23/22 1:19:47 PM
#40:


Mars
Pass for now
Ethnic Cave & Flame
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GameBopAdv
06/23/22 1:30:40 PM
#41:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?

Match 3 is close, both good songs

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TheArkOfTurus
06/23/22 1:56:33 PM
#42:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Combat Beneath the Waves
Ethnic Cave & Flame

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tennisboy213
06/23/22 3:18:38 PM
#43:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

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FL81
06/23/22 3:41:01 PM
#44:


Deemo - FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 - Move Me
Deltarune Chapter 2 - A CYBER'S WORLD?

yes throw all the close matches in together for today

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rwlh
06/23/22 3:42:55 PM
#45:


1. PowerOne
2. You Were There
3. Scroll Stage
4. ???
5. Staff Roll (Super Mario 64)
6. Dreams in a Pie
7. ???
8. ???
9. CHAMPION RITUAL
10. Passing Through the Forest
11. ???
12. ???
13. ???
14. ???
15. A CYBER'S WORLD?
16. ???
17. ???
18. Kusanagi Village
19. ???
20. Calling
21. LIN NE KRO NE
22. Egg Reverie
23. ???
24. ???
25. The Glittering City of Yusnaan
26. ???
27. ???
28. Sky Tower
29. ???
30. The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music
31. Time Moves Slow
32. The Apex of the World (Rain)
33. Radical Dreamers ~Unstolen Jewel~
34. Interwoven Stories
35. ???
36. ???
37. ???
38. Home Sweet Home
39. The Wretched Automatons
40. It's Dangerous to Go Alone
41. Move Me
42. ???
43. xxxx/xx/xx (Remix)
44. Yggdrasil
45. stg_travel_2_3
46. ???
47. SaKuRa
48. The Rain Formerly Known as Purple
49. ???
50. Kaze no Ne

Votes:
Mars
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD?
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Janus5k
06/23/22 3:46:01 PM
#46:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

what is that heavy breathing in Combat Beneath the Waves

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Akkrillic
06/23/22 4:29:05 PM
#47:


Mars
Move Me
Ethnic Cave & Flame

8.3
6.6
10
5.2
7.5
6.8

Move Me moves me. This song is a relic of a bygone era. Shame it ripped off jpegmafia though

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OrangeCrush980
06/23/22 5:03:02 PM
#48:


FEHLT (DEEMO edition)
Move Me
A CYBER'S WORLD!?!?!?!?!!??!??????????????

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GameBopAdv
06/23/22 5:10:26 PM
#49:


Akkrillic posted...
Move Me moves me. This song is a relic of a bygone era. Shame it ripped off jpegmafia though

Well jpegmafia ripped off Me so it all comes around

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KCF0107
06/23/22 5:22:59 PM
#50:


Felt
Me
Cyber

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