Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 24! feat. a PCbowl, a Nintendobowl, and an Arcadebowl

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banshiryuu
06/02/24 11:00:01 PM
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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 18, 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=478494
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HBxgL9woiCMFKNOPuN_qdxmzjStJXSpC3Ocalfsavdk
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80763291
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0y-5OyCrkgprWtXARkEJzh_
Compatibility sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zaeTAiBH86Ys4NtthMkCOYi4Iwn2LCLqcHhE42gNs9E
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SAJKYJmYhccLvbf_H-5uSA7-eMwXfW8k1q74Qho1bLU
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Discord: https://discord.gg/7FVXqWj

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 11pm 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

Tribal Hunter - Dance of Wind
Composer: Whitetail
Loop Point: 2:09
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5o1sJPR6sw

Noctuary - Chromesthesia
Composer: Tatsuya Fukumuro (Nhato)
Loop Point: 3:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW6XZyKI2vA

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Match 2

Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) - Stilt Village
Composer: David Wise
Loop Point: 2:56
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1-Wln_AnpA?si=sWTjcV1KDuuR0Xos

Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - Fire Island Volcano
Composer: Keisuke Ito, Yasuhiro Kawagoe, Noriko Murakami
Loop Point: 2:14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwf8-_Stl7E

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Match 3

beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS - Specimen of Life (Long Version)
Composer: Akiko Shikata
Loop Point: 3:52
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOz8vNRNJ1o

Life Expectancy Service X-DAY - VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE
Composer: Ayako Saso arr. Nobuyoshi Sano
Loop Point: 6:42
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNO5lPfLsfs

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Easy vote form:
Dance of Wind / Chromesthesia
Stilt Village / Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version) / VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE
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th3l3fty
06/02/24 11:14:44 PM
#2:


Noctuary - Chromesthesia
Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - Fire Island Volcano
beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS - Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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UF8
06/02/24 11:22:24 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e7d39f2e.png
calling for more participation again

Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

is it unfair for me to say i feel more strongly about this first match than anything else in the contest because of the game dance of wind is tied to? because jesus christ i did NOT enjoy checking footage of it for an hour to find out where it plays. (also i mean chromesthesia is my nom and i actively want it to do well because i plan to nom it for next bost too)

why is a volcanic island represented with didgeridoos over a swashbuckling kind of song anyway, australia doesn't even have volcanoes

very rude match
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TeamRocketElite
06/02/24 11:42:45 PM
#4:


Tribal Hunter - Dance of Wind
Pokmon Super Mystery Dungeon - Fire Island Volcano
beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS - Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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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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AcireExists
06/02/24 11:43:14 PM
#5:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life - Extended Version -

Dance of Wind >= Fire Island Volcano > Stilt Village > Chromesthesia = Specimen of Life - Extended Version - > VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

Dance of Wind - 8.5
trying to overlook my bias against the source material here. wait this fucks what??? this is WAY better than the other song from this game that Kecleon keeps pushing (Her Ghostly Highness) wtf I kinda love this. instrumentation's a *tad* obviously fake but eh I don't really care this still bangs

Chromesthesia - 7.5
oh damn she's cute. anyways not what I expected but it's decent enough

Stilt Village - 8
cool composition, sounds pretty good for GBA but also would be far better with most any other post-NES soundchip I imagine lol

Fire Island Volcano - 8.5
PMD music seems to be a sizable step up from mainline music in most instances from what I've noticed. this is a great example, after the buildup this is a really cool song

Specimen of Life - Extended Version - - 7.5
okay this is not what I expected from a rhythm game song. not huge on the vocals (especially in that isolated section early on) but the guitar carries a lot of my opinion here I think

VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE - 7
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh? I struggle to word my feelings here, but the vibe's not particularly my thing (though not inherently bad) and it feels like it doesn't need to be this long. I dunno.

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DanKirby
06/02/24 11:45:46 PM
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Chromesthesia
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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"The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes
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Eggert
06/03/24 12:08:09 AM
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Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)
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Hbthebattle
06/03/24 12:11:04 AM
#8:


Dance of Wind but, reluctantly for obvious reasons
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

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DeadTaffer
06/03/24 12:21:57 AM
#9:


abstain
Stilt Village
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE
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Prince46
06/03/24 12:23:27 AM
#10:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

I got really excited at seeing the name of Whitetail, Them's Fightin' Herds is a favorite of mine and I'm so sad the game got screwed by its publisher, loved so much the dynamic soundtrack. Speaking of dynamic, this track sure is a nice and simple buildup. I think it just works, the melody gets more danceable and awesome as it goes and the traditional instruments don't feel displaced at any point. I feel this is a good example for someone to point out if they need easy templates for VGM, it's simplistic but very enjoyable. Another banger by Whitetail! Oh this song bears some big 31 Sentinels similarities, it feels just like the style it would go for. Very upbeat and great, the strings and synths mystical structure is just very satsifying to listen. It's just very nice and very powerful, even somewhat danceable, I enjoy it. I'm staying with Tribal, but it's a great showing for all.

DKC3 GBA , ahh!! *monkey screams* Um, moving on. Stilt Village is a song that stands on par with previous and future DKC 1-1 music (I'd say it beats Mangrove Cove, even). It's a song that reflects well the natural elements the game proposes and mixes it with some dance elements for a genius result. I can think I can condone the GBA quality because hot damn it's amazing in everything else. The guitar melody is really catchy. I actually really adore this flute starting in 1:30 and throughout the rest of the song, I start realizing this is where David got its ideas for chords he would later explore in Tropical Freeze and other 2010's compositions. What a genius OST, I'm glad they re-contracted Wise even if it was late. Novakovic is a composer I respect, but the original DKC3 is largely forgettable, and Wise just brings it back altogether. Fire Island is simply amazing! The didgeridoo and the celtic style (which I just noticed was in this song) is very notable, but the song manages to stand out fiercely even if we stripe this elements, with the trademark PMD music direction going bonkers and making a upbeat experiences. This is what, the third celtic style in the contest? I'm not complaining, though. It's good nourishment for the ear. Tough match, but Wise impresses me more at the end of the day. Big fan <3

Hello, Akiko! Back again after the great work that Moonlight Concert did last year (yes, reminding everyone). :) Oh my goodness, this doesn't dissapoint. Very chilling! The vocals are very good, the usual for Akiko's work, but the song is also very very danceable. Big fan of the stuff the vocals do used as notes, too!! To top it off, the violin and guitar are super pumping. Wow, we hit the jackpot here, haven't been this excited from a song for a long time. Marvelous work from Shikata, but can it be topped by well-regarded X-DAY? Well, hmm... I don't think the whole thing is perfect, I think the sections could last shorter than they do and get a better result. But this song puts a tough match. It just does a lot of reallty fascinating choices that transports me to a era of virtous technology and a fatidic future. The instruments are just very efficient on impressing me, and the vocals at the end are the crowning star of the magic. This is a majorly difficult match, but I have to go with Akiko, this might just be a candidate for me to win the whole thing now, sorry X-Day.

Gosh, such a great day! I love it to pieces.
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HBJDubs
06/03/24 12:41:00 AM
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Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

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HidekuniHorita
06/03/24 1:31:58 AM
#12:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

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I am one with the Akashic Records!
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Isquen
06/03/24 1:52:12 AM
#13:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Island
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

Match 1 and match 2 were surprisingly close. Dance of Wind feeling like a Goemon track, honestly, and I'm feeling the vibes from both Pokemon and DKC today. Catch me on another day or hour and my opinion might sway.

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DireKrow
06/03/24 2:20:16 AM
#14:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE
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KCF0107
06/03/24 2:25:11 AM
#15:


Chrome
Village
Life

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Janus5k
06/03/24 2:50:21 AM
#16:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

match 1 is good
didgeridoo
IIDX-Day

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FL81
06/03/24 2:51:45 AM
#17:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

Some surprisingly good discoveries here just what is Tribal Hunter?

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Isquen
06/03/24 3:49:35 AM
#18:


Isquen posted...
Stilt Island

I mean Stilt Village, damnit.

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Paratroopa1
06/03/24 4:35:05 AM
#19:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

Dance of Wind is unremarkable - I'm sorry but I'm just so distracted by this, I'm looking at the artwork for this track and I'm just like immediately pegging this artist (or the artist who designed these characters) for being a fat/inflation fetish furry, I'm like pretty sure I have maybe seen this artist around before but I'm not sure but I'm like *pretty* sure, anyway, sorry, that has nothing to do with the music I'm just wondering what this game is 5/10

Chromestesia is pretty good! I think I'm mostly just a fan of the character design though. She's cute. Why am I getting so distracted by the art in these matchups 7.5/10

Stilt Village is a weird one. Usually when I give a song a low score it's just because I don't think the song has good taste, or at least it's not to my tastes (and I think I have good taste), but in this case this is a song that's ostensibly to my tastes but I think it's badly executed? I dunno, maybe it's just the GBA soundchip not doing it any favors but it just sounds really sparse. I don't really like the guitar hook very much. It kinda gets more interesting later but I dunno, this doesn't recapture the DKC2 magic for me. 4/10

Fire Island Volcano sure is a PMD track! It's very adventurous and bombastic and I like it. It's got the right levels of cheese. 8/10

Specimen of Life has way too much cheese. Way, way way too much. I'm almost impressed by its commitment to the bit of making all the most epic choices possible, between the guitar, the violin, the vocals, the random breakdown to a sad music box. I think this is deeply lame, sorry! 2/10

This X-Day thing is no ULTRA GAY MIX but it's pretty alright. I found the hi-hats started to wear on me after a while. I'm glad that this one changed things up right around the times I started getting bored. 6/10
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SlinkyNeko
06/03/24 6:07:24 AM
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Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)
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azuarc
06/03/24 7:02:46 AM
#21:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

Poor Stilt Village

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GhostyMega
06/03/24 9:38:38 AM
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Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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The art of quirky SNES games no one cares about
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NFUN
06/03/24 10:04:08 AM
#23:


Chrome
Five
Later probably

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sergiocornaga
06/03/24 10:08:49 AM
#24:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

Sad to be unable to vote for both match 3 songs.
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MaxGalactica
06/03/24 10:11:56 AM
#25:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

Chromesthesia and Vex Day are both super cool. The rest are pretty good too.

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OrangeCrush980
06/03/24 10:15:01 AM
#26:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

Really hard day since they're all good songs...

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W1ndzs
06/03/24 10:17:52 AM
#27:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)
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Haste_2
06/03/24 10:22:10 AM
#28:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?"
"You drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."
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rwlh
06/03/24 10:48:17 AM
#29:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Village
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

Matches 1 and 2 are a nightmare fourpack, god.

So happy Dance of Wind made it in. It's such a joyous song, full of bouncy energy. It's a great song for getting energized; I feel like I can do anything when I listen to it. One of my favorite discoveries from my ranking topic. Chromesthesia sounds a bit like Umineko zts, though with a unique spin on the style.

Now, onto DKC3a. I'm elated that something from this soundtrack got in. DKC3a is my favorite Donkey Kong Country soundtrack, and given my high opinion of the rest of the series' music, that's saying a lot. Those of you who complained earlier about GBA sound quality will find something totally different here. I sincerely hope you enjoy.

Oh but Fire Island Volcano is cool too! (no pun intended) I've always liked this one. I love the didgeridoo at the start that gives way to this fiddly, jig-like theme. It's a very fun song, especially at the start of the loop. Very strong fourpack for me!

I also like the slow build of VEX DAY. I'm not as into match 3 as I am the first two matches, but VEX DAY is a song I could see myself coming back to.
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-Chaos-Zero-
06/03/24 11:01:55 AM
#30:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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The Pizza Formerly Known as CalzoneB
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Collen
06/03/24 11:15:33 AM
#31:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

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Sunshine. Lunchbox. Playground. Raincoat. Hot Dog. Oatmeal. Railroad. Ice Cream. Bathtub. Pancake. Eardrum.
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tgs2
06/03/24 11:32:44 AM
#32:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Village
VEX DAY

I want to say more about how this song is a banger, but I can't as but I am feeling super bothered by the OC with the guitar + mic in the Tribal Hunters thumbnail. It's like they gave up trying to draw a gator/croc mouth and put on a generic moe blob feline-y face instead in an attempt to make it look more "soft/cute". I am also not surprised there are a couple of vids of this game with a lot of views as this is somehow sfw enough for Youtube given what this game apparently is.

How do you get something like this from the GBA? The first ~1:45 of this thing is so good. Probably one of the best not-Suite sections of vgm I have heard in the entire bracket.

1. Enthusia Professional Racing - Awakening ~ Nrburgring Suite
2. ???
3. ???
4. RINNE - b10
5. ???
6. Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA) - Stilt Village
7. ???
8. Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen - Battle! (Deoxys)
9. Epic Loon - Even in the Carpathians, tatiftrag
10. ???
11. ???
12. Sonic Adventure 2 - Live and Learn
13. ???
14. ???
15. Tribal Hunter - Dance of Wind
16. D4DJ Groovy Mix - ARCANA
17. ???
18. ???
19. ???
20. ???
21. Mega Man ZX Advent - Whisper of Relics
22. Knights of the Crystallion - side A
23. NieR Automata - Weight of the World (FR)
24. ???
25. ???
26. Honkai: Star Rail - Wildfire
27. ???
28. Sayonara wo Oshite - comment te dire adieu
29. ???
30. ???
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MacArrowny
06/03/24 11:51:45 AM
#33:


Chromesthesia
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

Dance of Wind is okay, but it's just the same thing over and over in a way that doesn't particularly appeal to me. While I do wish Chromesthesia went more places, I love the windy instrument that plays.

Though I like most SNES DKC tracks better, Stilt Village is pretty good! FIV never does anything for me.

Ya go my Akiko Shikata. She rarely misses. Always love the sound of her voice, and the instruments are good too. All the sounds she makes are such fun. Holy shit the high pitched noise in the middle of Vex Day actively hurts my ears wtf why would they do this???

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TheArkOfTurus
06/03/24 11:53:17 AM
#34:


Chromesthesia
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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Our eyes were removed
For our own safety
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xx521xx
06/03/24 12:07:04 PM
#35:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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Tked
06/03/24 12:11:29 PM
#36:


Chromesthesia
Village
Vex
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Prody_Parrot
06/03/24 12:14:19 PM
#37:


Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)
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Fluttershy_Pony
06/03/24 12:24:49 PM
#38:


Chromesthesia
Stilt Village
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

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NFUN
06/03/24 12:48:55 PM
#39:


Vex

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failgirlema
06/03/24 1:25:45 PM
#40:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

first round are both SO GOODD waaa. think i'm going with dance of wind but am happy with either result
GOD WHY IS EVERYTHING SO GOOD TODAY HELP
hmmm i wonder which one ema will pick. i ownder. i wond. i wonder. i wonder which one she'll pick

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skulltrumpets
06/03/24 1:43:37 PM
#41:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE

Mad I can't vote for David Wise here lol

Vex Day too cool to ignore
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andylt
06/03/24 2:41:46 PM
#42:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Village
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE
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DoctorJimmy133
06/03/24 3:06:18 PM
#43:


Chrome > Dance
Island > Village
Life > .EXE


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UF8
06/03/24 4:19:11 PM
#44:


Just for the heck of it here's ingame context for each of the tracks (i found significantly more watchable footage of tribal hunter subsequently)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2l7B9_58Tg&t=2h24m3s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLicw_vopcA&t=1d4h44m35s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btBHRHrvpiU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDsCMsPUtSc&t=1m2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95jaQ8_KrWg
https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5786730 (i couldn't find footage of the first game but i did notice a version of it played here 4 mins in iguess)

timestamps are 2:24:03 for tribal hunter, 1:04:44:35 for noctuary (yes over a day in) and 1:02 for psmd if embeds break them

Dance of Wind is the boss theme for this rival fox character, Katsu, who has one semi-compulsory fight (it is more or less a metroidvania after all) and a couple of later optional ones judging from this playthrough. Chromesthesia is almost exclusively used in missions where you're up against the Light Pollution group while at their base during missions in either chapter 4 or 5. It's also used for a series of sidequest missions accessible from chapter 4 as well. A lot of the missions in that area tend to just be boss battles (which all have unique songs), so it doesn't appear to get used that much. By the way, tangentially, stuff like this is why it is absolute insanity to me that people still call noctuary a visual novel. It even has a fucking vndb entry. I guess I can't complain though since it does provide a source of really positive review scores for it lol, after gaming media ignored the heck out of it for being a chinese indie game. Stilt Village is used in all lake levels (Lakeside Limbo, Tidal Trouble, Kreeping Klasps, and Stormy Seas). Stormy Seas being the one among them added in the GBA version (and also just being the coolest one), that's why I defaulted to footage of that one as well as using it for the genre. Fire Island Volcano's a postgame area in psmd as the video obviously suggests. The modest 10 floors serves as a reminder that I wish mystery dungeon dungeons were longer again... Inochi no Hyouhon is a beatmania song no matter how much it sounds like it should've just been in ar tonelico or umineko for obvious reasons, and assuming I've gotten the gist of things just off the footage i could find of other X-DAY games, VEX DAY seems to be one of the results themes (there may be multiple).
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Hbthebattle
06/03/24 5:18:48 PM
#45:


UF8 posted...
Still, the modest 10 floors serves as a reminder that I wish mystery dungeon dungeons were longer again...
Super specifically has a shorter floor count in a lot of dungeons to balance out that combat is much more difficult and taxing most of the time, because the basic attack was nerfed to the ground and enemies are a lot more threatening.

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UF8
06/03/24 5:24:56 PM
#46:


that's fair, i opted to not comment on whether it was a justified shift given the circumstances, i just still kinda wish it was the old style. at least this way, the dungeon themes actually get consistently used through all of the dungeons lol, it just also feels like they aren't around long enough...
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kamakazikila
06/03/24 5:44:34 PM
#47:


Chromesthesia
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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slykirby
06/03/24 6:32:29 PM
#48:


Dance of Wind
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

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Gall
06/03/24 6:58:43 PM
#49:


Dance of Wind
Stilt Village
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

Match 2s pretty stacked for round 1! Fire Island Volcano has that ABAB structure that makes the blast at 1:38 so satisfying to hear. The volcano finally erupted, and youre surfing all the way down on waves of lava.

BloodNet (Amiga) - Character Generation. BloodNet is a fascinating game, and this song sets the tone, getting you pumped for A Cyberpunk Gothic (thats the games actual subtitle!) adventure into the shady recesses of future NYC.

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banshiryuu
06/03/24 8:20:04 PM
#50:


Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
Specimen of Life (Long Version)

match 3 close, i almost flipped on it today

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Chromesthesia (Noctuary)
Stilt Village (Donkey Kong CoLjntry 3 (GBA))
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE (X-DAY)

one of my longest time and closest internet friends visited me after knowing him nearly a decade recently, and the very first words he said to me were fat bitch

it's wild how tight to yack this gets at bits

the atmosphere is impeccable and made even better with this crunched down sound.

pmsd music is a god send from keisuki ito and the bros. the chord motion here is still spectacular to me. tight match.

gust musicians in rhythm games has been a great treat

yes super sweep of technolove


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Chromesthesia
Fire Island Volcano
VEX DAY TRANSFUSE.EXE
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