Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 13! warpwet/Moebius, Sunleth/Tranquility + Tiebreaker!!

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banshiryuu
05/24/23 10:00:01 PM
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Best of the Round 1 losers from A3???










Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 17, 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=477304
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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.
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- Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time.
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Match 1

moon: Remix RPG Adventure - warp-wet-woods
Composer: Mami Watanabe, Masaki Ohshima (The Sleepwalk)
Loop Point: 3:22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnTwjZzWMU

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Moebius Battle
Composer: TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO (ACE)
Loop Point: 2:47
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKsOyTB98As

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Match 2

Final Fantasy XIII - The Sunleth Waterscape
Composer: Masashi
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Paratroopa1
05/24/23 10:00:23 PM
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warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace
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DireKrow
05/24/23 10:05:18 PM
#3:


warp-wet-woods
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace
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junglegirl
05/24/23 10:08:41 PM
#4:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

day of GOD DAMMIT MY FAVS WILL LOSE
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tazzyboyishere
05/24/23 10:18:47 PM
#5:


warp-wet-woods
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace

Holy fuck warp-wet-woods is good.

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Amateraceon
05/24/23 10:20:19 PM
#6:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace
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Prince46
05/24/23 10:22:27 PM
#7:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
Deluged Depths

Match 2 gives me multiple amounts of different pains. Hope the winner from it sweeps hard.
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DeviDoesNothing
05/24/23 10:27:53 PM
#8:


Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Moebius Battle
FINAL FANTASY XIII - The Sunleth Waterscape
CHRONO TRIGGER - Undersea Palace

Moebius Battle > The Sunleth Waterscape > Undersea Palace > Deluged Depths > wet-warp-woods > A Moment of Tranquility

I kinda already loved Moebius Battle lol, wet-warp-woods barely stood a chance. Can't wait for the XC3 OST to drop so we can get an official version of the song tho. The Sunleth Waterscape was shockingly good, big fan. A Moment of Tranquility never did anything particularly interesting for me. Undersea Palace is still better than Deluged Depths who'da thunk it.

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PIayer_0
05/24/23 10:29:28 PM
#9:


www
AMoT
DD

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Haste_2
05/24/23 10:30:37 PM
#10:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape

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MargaretAnnMid
05/24/23 10:38:37 PM
#11:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace
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TeamRocketElite
05/24/23 11:08:56 PM
#12:


Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Moebius Battle
Final Fantasy XIII - The Sunleth Waterscape
Chrono Trigger - Ocean Palace

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Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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DanKirby
05/24/23 11:09:16 PM
#13:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

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sergiocornaga
05/24/23 11:21:03 PM
#14:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths
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kamakazikila
05/24/23 11:48:52 PM
#15:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

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HidekuniHorita
05/25/23 12:00:53 AM
#16:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

Voting very specifically in match 2 for the part in Sunleth at 2:55 when the background synth arpeggio turns into echoey bleep beep boops

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Place
05/25/23 12:27:30 AM
#17:


moon: Remix RPG Adventure - warp-wet-woods
Alto's Odyssey - A Moment of Tranquility
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths

warp-wet-woods [ ]
Moebius Battle [X X]
The Sunleth Waterscape []
A Moment of Tranquility []
Deluged Depths [ ]
Ocean Palace [ ]

hello
is this thing on
am i all alone
is anyone there
i need a bigger gunnn

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DeadTaffer
05/25/23 12:50:38 AM
#18:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace
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Hbthebattle
05/25/23 12:52:40 AM
#19:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

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FL81
05/25/23 1:41:05 AM
#20:


Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Moebius Battle
Final Fantasy XIII - The Sunleth Waterscape
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths

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Collen
05/25/23 1:47:56 AM
#21:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

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banshiryuu
05/25/23 1:52:35 AM
#22:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

i ,love you sunleth !!!

From TunnelScene:
warp-wet-woods (moon)
Moment of Tranquility (Alto's Odyssey)
Deluged Depths (Matthew's Dun of the Unforgotten)

oddly warp wetq woods is reminding me of the evergrace soundtracks. a broken version of what'd otherwise be conventional indie rock/pop (which is exactly what kota hoshino said he was going for on those)

epic o o song

I love the ff13 series songs: )

this match is a bit difficult because I Really love the polymeterish rapid minimalism stuff toward the end of a moment of tranquility way more than anything else in either song. this is probably how some people felt about dead sea but I love that one all the way thru with all my heart.

official advance vote for tie: Deluged Depths
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Tked
05/25/23 2:17:36 AM
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warp-wet-woods
A Moment of Tranquility
Deluged Depths
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KCF0107
05/25/23 2:46:47 AM
#24:


Wet
Moment
Deluged

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Waveshine_2001
05/25/23 4:04:25 AM
#25:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace

Okay wtf I was NOT expecting to like Moment of Tranquility as much as I did. Alto stuff tends to be either hit/miss or like an acquired taste for me (meaning I don't like it much on the first few listens). Not the case here though. Tranquility is actually pretty good. Not a masterpiece or anything but it didn't take me like seven listens to finally like it (unlike Spirit of the Mountain lol).

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UF8
05/25/23 4:14:01 AM
#26:


wet
Waterscape
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Janus5k
05/25/23 4:52:03 AM
#27:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

Sunleth Waterscape is one of those songs that I always forget just how much I like.

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Sceptilesolar
05/25/23 6:02:08 AM
#28:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

I don't like Moebius Battle but it's pretty funny that it sounds like it's swearing at me.

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Fivda
05/25/23 6:35:14 AM
#29:


moon: Remix RPG Adventure - warp-wet-woods
Final Fantasy XIII - The Sunleth Waterscape
Matthew's Dungeons of the Unforgotten - Deluged Depths
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Mihark
05/25/23 6:56:50 AM
#30:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
abstain
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Fluttershy_Pony
05/25/23 7:06:23 AM
#31:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

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TheArkOfTurus
05/25/23 7:33:52 AM
#32:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace

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OrangeCrush980
05/25/23 8:37:28 AM
#33:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

2nd match was hard

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GhostyMega
05/25/23 9:44:55 AM
#34:


13 vgmcs aegis rim

Morbius battle
Abstain
Deluged depths

That second match is picking between queens and I can't haha

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NFUN
05/25/23 9:50:15 AM
#35:


Woods
Tranquility
The Unfinished Swan - The Deluge

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NFUN
05/25/23 9:50:27 AM
#36:


GhostyMega posted...
13 vgmcs aegis rim
that was last year

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Prody_Parrot
05/25/23 10:56:36 AM
#37:


warp-wet-woods
A Moment of Tranquility
Ocean Palace
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MZero
05/25/23 11:05:38 AM
#38:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

I started off hating warp-wet-woods, then it got kinda groovy like 90 seconds in, but it then got repetitive. Overall not a fan. I swear the beginning of Moebius Battle is saying fuck it

Sunleth Water escape is amazing, but that Alto song was much better than I expected. I'd probably take it over any other song here.

Ocean Palace is a classic, not a big fan of Deluged Depths. It sounds kind of... clunky

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skulltrumpets
05/25/23 11:20:11 AM
#39:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

I remember being incredibly baffled by www having a low rating on rtvgm before realising it was based on only a few ratings. Still fucking bullshit though, this shit rocks, getting better and better as I go on. I admit the start is a bit shaky, but it quickly picks up.

Moebius is a big hit or miss depending on the section. It erratically goes from one thing to the next, and unlike some songs, the chaos just feels ...a little annoying lol. I definitely don't hate it, the parts I do like, I like a lot. I'm also withholding my judgement until the OST release, but until then www GANG, let's go.

Sunleth absolutely dances around, like falling raindrops in a spring afternoon ... The vocals are nice too, just going along with the breeziness of the keys. God, I sometimes forget how good this song is ...

Me???? Voting against Alto???? Yeah, I do have a bias to this series' music. I supported the Alto music last year and even nominated Spirit of the Mountain for the last Supra contests :) I do prefer Baker's work to Borrowdale's, but this is still good. Waterscape just ... hits more personally I think.

I still like Deluged and I still like Palace more. :)
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tgs2
05/25/23 11:25:21 AM
#40:


Moebius Battle
A Moment of Tranquility
Deluged Depths

1. ???
2. Xenogears - One Who Bares Fangs at God
3. ???
4. ???
5. League of Legends - Nilah, The Joy Unbound
6. ???
7. ???
8. Mortal Kombat (Sega CD) - Techno Syndrome
9. Alto's Odyssey - A Moment of Tranquility
10. Spark the Electric Jester 3 - Utopia Shelter ~ In the Depths
11. ???
12. ???
13. Deus Ex - The Synapse - Ambient
14. ???
15. ???
16. ???
17. Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
18. ???
19. Chrono Trigger - Yearnings of the Wind
20. ???
21. ???
22. ???
23. ???
24. ???
25. ???
26. ???
27. Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Apex of the World (Rain)
28. osu! - escape (through the looking - glass, and what alice found there)
29. Galactic Pinball - MOONMAN'S Fandango
30. ???

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PabloSmith
05/25/23 11:29:45 AM
#41:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

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slykirby
05/25/23 11:35:20 AM
#42:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

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xx521xx
05/25/23 11:36:44 AM
#43:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

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MacArrowny
05/25/23 12:10:34 PM
#44:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

warp's got some pretty chill beats. I love Moebius Battle though. Epic choral songs can't be beat.

Sunleth is another favorite of mine. Very fun when a composer manages to weave vocals into a regular song like this. Tranquility is nice too, in an ordinary way.

Moebius Battle = The Sunleth Waterscape > A Moment of Tranquility > warp-wet-woods

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DoctorJimmy133
05/25/23 1:38:52 PM
#45:


warp-wet-woods
A Moment of Tranquility
Deluged Depths

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andylt
05/25/23 1:56:29 PM
#46:


Moebius Battle
The Sunleth Waterscape
Ocean Palace

Three tight matches today. Sunleth/Tranquility is the highlight!

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Arti
05/25/23 2:22:41 PM
#47:


Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - Moebius Battle
Final Fantasy XIII - The Sunleth Waterscape
Chrono Trigger - Ocean Palace

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dowolf
05/25/23 2:31:30 PM
#48:


warpwet
Sunleth (very close!)
depths of the deli.

Moon is a game that I want to love. I tried playing it on emulator some time ago, but just could not get into it. It reminds me of nothing if not Digimon, as in the original PS1 game, and that was a game that I found endlessly fascinating but also just could not enjoy. This is more story focused; that should appeal to me. Perhaps I should give it another chance. As for the song itself, it feels like an argument. Feels like I'm listening to two sides fighting back and forth. Which makes the sudden shift to a pan-less center almost alienating. How am I supposed to interpret the sudden introduction of groove to a previously groove-free zone? It feels like a separate song, and I think I liked the first song more.

Stop. Nomming. Versions. Of XB3 battle themes. That don't. Have. HAM FLUTE. This version is unapologetically boring; it is devoid of energy, or power or drive. I often talk about off-vocal renditions of songs as lacking some je ne sais quois, because as much as I go on about how the human voice is just another instrument to me it is a more powerful, more dynamic, more complex than any other instrument. Well save maybe a piano or a drum set MY POINT IS simply replacing the human voice with a flute playing the same notes makes for a weaker piece. Similarly, these melodies without HAM FLUTE countermelody make for a weaker piece.

The sunleth waterscape is pretty and warm and comfortable and an awesome place to come back to after that rant. All the parts come together, the violins and vocals are a perfect pair. It's interesting how the vocals are so legatto, but when the piano comes in during the interlude, it's so much more stacatto. Just a single eighth note where the singer goes for a full whole note or more. It's a cool contrast.

My first impression of Tranquility was actually kind of negative. It felt empty and incomplete. Turns out this Alto song just wanted to make sure it had room to grow. The crescendo to the climax around 2:45 brought me to tears, just everything coming together for a perfect moment. A team that struggled through the night but is about to meet the dawn, to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Why the heck does Chrome think "labors" is grammatically incorrect I hate grammar check but I can't figure out how to disable grammar in Chrome without also ripping apart spellcheck so alas. Last few minutes of the song feel like a rabbit running along through a plain without a worry in the world. It's a weird way to end for me, feels anticlimactic.

i would love to have a deli be a dungeon in an rpg just saying.

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rwlh
05/25/23 2:53:10 PM
#49:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

I really like both songs the first match!
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golden009
05/25/23 4:29:46 PM
#50:


warp-wet-woods
The Sunleth Waterscape
Deluged Depths

match 2 is messed up. i think i'm not in the right mood to really get into moment of tranquility at the moment even if i can appreciate the handiwork, and sunleth waterscape just has one of those perfect melodies, but i really had to think about it
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