Board 8 > [VGMC] Video Game Music Contest 19 - Bracket Discussion and Results Thread!!

(+) Yeah! (+)

I think this is the first non-Mystery-Dungeon Pokemon track to reach round four? Oh, wait, no. Boss Battle from Typing Adventure made it that far. I guess it would be the first main series entrant to accomplish that?

Edit: hb beat me to it.

Green Scream went on quite the run near the end, but fell just short....

i can't believe the crows got murdered again

D2 finals ended up being one I expected AND I actually like (even though Exodus killed some good songs on the way).

Day 77 Results!!

Iclucian Dance 22 v 31 Shiva (Glacier Remix)
Crimson Gate (Long Version) 23 v 29 Florest
where is smiley? 30 v 23 Meta Knight's Revenge

Day 78: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81021591

0-3 i hate bracket d

2-0 i love bracket d

Shiva and smiley are two of my three remaining retiree choices, D is the best!

3-0 i love bracket d

Day 78 Results!!

Takmi (Hommarju Extend Remix) 31 v 20 Resonance of Ray
Kaze no Ne 26 v 27 Loneliness of the Caged Bird
Forlorn Last Stand 24 v 27 Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)

Congratulations to our A1 and A2 retirees!!!

Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
>R1: 41-20 Spyro the Dragon - Lofty Castle (potato)
>>R2: 39-14 MementoMori: AFKRPG - XIII. THE BUD
>>>R3: 28-23 Ecco the Dolphin (Sega CD) - Title Screen (Aqua Vistas)
>>>>R4: 27-26 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Kaze no Ne

DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
>R1: 36-25 Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes - Flags of Brave
>>R2: 38-17 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile - Baladiums Drive
>>>R3: 27-22 Mekazoo - Sinful Syncopation
>>>>R4: 27-24 Alice Gear Aegis - Forlorn Last Stand

Day 79: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81022034

List of Yoshimi Kudo ties/losses since VGMC15:
Unknown Pollution (x4)
Secret Cave (x2)
Imaginary Shopping District
Unknown Pollution
Bunwaii Desert
Jupiter Guns Novel
PROTEASE
Trajectory of the Kiyarora Satellite
Jaguar Ningen no Junan
Assault of Hexed Faith
Crimson Gate
Forlorn Last Stand

Total: 16. In 5 years. Thats 3.2 fails per year.

Bunwaii Desert should have retired (doesn't remember what its opponents were and doesn't care)

Gall posted...

List of Yoshimi Kudo ties/losses since VGMC15:

were ties included for any reason other than to dunk on Unknown Pollution

This one's the more dunkable really. At least Unknown Pollution lost by 1 vote.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8f1168a6.png

With round 3 over, here are my full round 3 song rankings! Ratings are all rounded down.

8/10
1. STARRY NIGHT FEVER
2. Spiral of Erebos
3. Shiva (Glacier Remix)
4. Sanctuary
5. Melancholy of a Noisy Girl

7/10
6. In Hell, We Live, Lament
7. Loneliness of the Caged Bird
8. Direction of Life
9. Liminality
10. where is the smiley?
11. Crimson Gate
12. Auld Lang Syne
13. Did You See the Ocean
14. To the West
15. Takmi (Hommarju Remix)
16. Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Remix)
17. Forlorn Last Stand
18. Silent Street
19. Alight (Storm)
20. Assault of Hexed Faith
21. The Turks - Tseng and Elena
22. Howling of the Crows
23. Apex of the World (Rain)
24. Kaze no Ne
25. Precipice
26. Recursion
27. Battle f8
28. Stow-on-Side
29. Adularia
30. Ultramarine Deep
31. FIGHT!! Ver.1
32. Iclucian Dance
33. Earnest Evans - Stage 6
34. Exodus
35. Green Scream
36. Another World
37. Skyway
38. Obtain an Unused Whale in the Abstract Sea
39. Neo Land
40. Conquest
41. Sinful Syncopation
42. Solstice - Title
43. Resonance of Ray
44. Danza zandA
45. At Her Doorstep (Aspera 1)
46. Meta Knight's Revenge
47. No One Cares About the Letter L

6/10
48. assemble
49. Miralodia Expressway
50. Last Stand
51. O Mai Padme H, part II
52. Twin Moon
53. Upsky of Fire Land

5/10
54. Evil nutshells with hay fever vs all people named Renee
55. Lost Forest
56. Entry Into the Crater
57. At Tokione
58. LYSINE
59. Mission Theme 2
60. Head Scratcher
61. Aqua Vistas
62. Florest

4/10
63. Trees in the Depths of the Earth
64. Stage 5 - Research Facility

I think the most interesting thing about my rankings this year is the sheer number of 7/10s haha. Nearly 2/3 of the round 3 field. Given that 7/10 is decidedly above average, that's not a bad thing at all! Though, the songs I typically give supports to and thus I'd tend to want as retirees are in the 8+/10 range, so decent chance that the retirees will be a little underwhelming. My votes for the start of round 4 both won though, including my pick for A1 retiree, so that's a nice start! No 9/10s either! This is the first year since I started participating back in VGMC13 that this happened. I suppose I'm fortunate to be in a position where now is the first time that this has happened though. Maybe I'm just being a little picky, I don't know.

Retirees and the eventual champion may end up being less than ideal, but there's at least a decently good field remaining. With these odds, the chances of me really not liking the results aren't very high.

Day 79 Results!!

Mission Theme 02 28 v 27 To the West
-(LYSINE)- 18 v 36 Lost Forest

Congratulations to our A3 and A4 retirees!!!

Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02
>R1: 44-17 Fitness Boxing feat. HATSUNE MIKU - Let's Mikusercise!!
>>R2: 29-26 The Hokkaido Serial Murder Case: The Okhotsk Disappearance ~Memories in Ice, Tearful Figurine~ - Tokyo
>>>R3: 27-22 Goddess of Victory: NIKKE - Recursion
>>>>R4: 28-27 [-Aka-] - To the West

Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
>R1: 49-11 Dwarf Fortress - Fortress Mode
>>R2: 34-14 Muse Dash - Thirty Million Persona
>>>R3: 29-20 Stellar Blade - Silent Street (Battle)
>>>>R4: 36-18 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - -(LYSINE)-

Day 80: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81022514

darn, all noms out before retirement

o7 to the west

am glad at least they all did respectably. quick look through the past results and i think the least votes any of my noms ever got was 20 (future express vs conquest)... though i guess that's only really on technicality since call to multiply 100% should've been "my" nom lol, i just shared it in dms like half an hour early while i was deliberately waiting to post it lol, but still. even that still got 19 in its match so definitely can't complain

It was just one vote away from retirement

Somehow I thought Mission Theme was losing by a lot? I guess those early streaks for To the West scared me. No, in exchange for Kaze no Nes 1-vote loss, it delivers the 1-vote win. Love to see Dean Evans doing well.

Day 80 Results!!

Precipice 33 v 21 Did You See the Ocean?
Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze) 29 v 26 Battle - f8 One Who Stands Against God

Congratulations to our B1 and B2 retirees!!!

Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
>R1: 56-10 Sid Meier's Civilization IV - Ancient Soundtrack 1
>>R2: 32-12 Sonic Frontiers: The Final Horizons - Second Wind - Sonic Mvt.
>>>R3: 37-13 Epic Loon - Evil nutshells with hay fever vs all people named Renee
>>>>R4: 33-21 Secret of Mana (2018) - Did You See the Ocean?

Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
>R1: 35-20 Umamusume: Pretty Derby - transforming
>>R2: 30-20 Outburst 4D - FUTURE EXPRESS
>>>R3: 27-23 Alice Gear Aegis - Assault of Hexed Faith
>>>>R4: 29-26 Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse - Battle - f8 One Who Stands Against God

Day 81: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81022996

1 for 1 in retirement round support wins. Unfortunately, the evil song lost, and so the villain won. But wait... that means another hero must stand against Conquest. Thats right, Precipice is the hero now! If you thought Precipice would run roughshod over the bracket, well, you know what Fire Emblem Awakening is capable of once it gets going. If Precipice wont save us, what will?

Evil conquest with conquest ablaze vs all songs named Precipice

Day 81 Results!!

Danza zandA (Long Version) 23 v 29 Spiral of Erebos
Liminality 28 v 23 Miralodia Expressway

Congratulations to our B3 and B4 retirees!!!

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
>R1: 39-15 Payday 2 - On the Road
>>R2: 32-17 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shoujo - Kegare Naki Yume
>>>R3: 24-23 Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy & the Liberator of Polar Night - The direction of life
>>>>R4: 29-23 maimai GreeN PLUS - Danza zandA (Long Version)

SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
>R1: 35-18 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game - Another Winter
>>R2: 33-17 Kirby Air Ride - Air Ride - Sky Sands
>>>R3: 30-23 The Smurfs' Nightmare - Mysterious Planet (Another World)
>>>>R4: 28-23 Nightmare Kart - Miralodia Expressway

Day 82: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81023428

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/f/f147d85d.jpg

thank you Unisuga

Spiral of Erebos comes off the non-retired songs that beat retirees list, which it was on for beating Second Dark Matter Battle in VGMC12 R1, 29-16. Its spot is immediately filled by Atelier Ayesha - Mystic Pendulum, which beat it in the very next round, 19-18.

def wouldn't mind seeing a reinvigorated retirement push for mystic pendulum, but i think it's had so many chances that it's just never going to happen

Day 82 Results!!

FIGHT!! Ver.1 32 v 23 No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble 26 v 28 Auld Lang Syne

Congratulations to our C1 and C2 retirees!!!

Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
>R1: 31-27 Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess - Plague
>>R2: 31-19 Antonblast - Outta My Way ...It's Happy Hour!
>>>R3: 28-26 Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst - Entry into The Crater -PART2-
>>>>R4: 32-23 Charge Cycles - No One Cares About the Letter L

SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
>R1: 51-12 GROOVE COASTER - Spring to mind
>>R2: 28-20 Nine Sols - Nine Sols
>>>R3: 27-26 Kururin Paradise - Neo Land
>>>>R4: 28-26 Senko no Ronde - assemble

Day 83: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81023869

This is the first day of this round where I'm actively saddened by the results, but ah well... we press on.

Day 83 Results!!

STARRY NIGHT FEVER 25 v 30 Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
At Tokione 25 v 30 Sanctuary

Congratulations to our C3 and C4 retirees!!!

WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
>R1: 33-24 Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith - Fall of Fall ~ Autumnal Waterfall
>>R2: 30-20 Dai Sengoku Rance - Alice Ragnarok (Opening)
>>>R3: 30-23 Fire Emblem: Three Houses - The Apex of the World (Rain)
>>>>R4: 30-25 Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE - STARRY NIGHT FEVER

Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
>R1: 35-21 Pokmon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity - Glacier Palace (Great Spire)
>>R2: 30-18 Cobalt Core - Self-Defense
>>>R3: 34-19 Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim - Ultramarine Deep
>>>>R4: 30-25 Opoona - At Tokione

Day 84: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81024347

Updated graphs with Red = Starry Night Fever voters, Blue = Obtain an Unused Whale voters:
https://i.imgur.com/8KGrVxx.png

Red = At Tokione voters, Blue = Sanctuary voters
https://i.imgur.com/2n0O6KB.png

PLAYER_0 posted...

Blue = Sanctuary

you did that one on purpose

Day 84 Results!!

O Mai Padme H, part II 31 v 23 Stow-on-Side
The Turks - Tseng and Elena 31 v 23 EXODUS (Full ver.)

Congratulations to our D1 and D2 retirees!!!

Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
>R1: 30-25 Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City - Tumult - Crest of a Violent Wave
>>R2: 28-22 DJMAX RESPECT V - Misty Er'A ~One Day~
>>>R3: 34-18 Kirby Super Star - Trees in the Depths of the Earth
>>>>R4: 31-23 Pokmon Sword/Shield - Stow-on-Side

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
>R1: 49-9 Pokmon Red/Blue - Cycling
>>R2: 30-18 KUNAI - Artificial Desert
>>>R3: 26-24 BLACK BIRD ~Toritachi no Tooboe~ - Howling of the Crows
>>>>R4: 31-23 War of Brains - EXODUS (Full ver.)

Day 85: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81024793

Oh, wow. Crest of a Violent Wave ended up being the second strongest in its pack! I kind of like that! (though I would root for Misty Er'A in a direct match against it) Also, once again, Howling of the Crows proves to be strong, but falls two votes short of retirement (once again)....

banshiryuu posted...

assemble 26 v 28 Auld Lang Syne

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banshiryuu posted...

At Tokione 25 v 30 Sanctuary

(my response to those is....)
https://youtu.be/mi5HfTnATJ0?si=U4dB-twMXO0eDjqD&t=6

you win this round, Chris Christychris...!

In other news, now that HBR 5.1 is out in English, I made a video for my favorite song from it. (well, if I set aside my blatant Yuki favoritism and don't just declare her song is the best >_>) If you're playing the game, you might want to read 5.1 before you read it. (The song plays on... day 5 or so? I forget.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvaOT2xJqOM

Day 85 Results!!

Shiva (Glacier Remix) 37 v 20 Florest
where is smiley? 33 v 23 Takmi (Hommarju Extend Remix)

Congratulations to our D3 and D4 retirees!!!

Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
>R1: 32-21 Within a Deep Forest - diamond meditation
>>R2: 29-18 Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE - Katamari on the Dream
>>>R3: 31-22 Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana - Iclucian Dance
>>>>R4: 37-20 Get Together - Florest

New Roommania - where is smiley?
>R1: 37-22 OneShot - Eleventh Hour
>>R2: 24-24, 25-25 28-27 Gamera 2000 - The End of 1996 H.K.
>>>R3: 30-23 Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Meta Knight's Revenge
>>>>R4: 33-23 DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Takmi (Hommarju Extend Remix)

Day 86: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/81025178

The time has come.... for the retirees to line up as a group of champions!! Congratulations to all of these songs that have proven themselves!!

DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
New Roommania - where is smiley?
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02

Ranking:

DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea

Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird

New Roommania - where is smiley?

I don't feel so down about Eleventh Hour now that I know it lost to a retiree at least.

Spiral of Erebos
FIGHT!! Ver.1
Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
Precipice
Lost Forest
The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Sanctuary
Shiva (Glacier Remix)
Loneliness of the Caged Bird
where is smiley?
O Mai Padme H, part II
Mission Theme 02
Liminality
Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Auld Lang Syne

12 [9.3] SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
13 [9.2] WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea

22 [8.7] DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
29 [8.6] Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
41 [8.3] Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
49 [8.0] Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)

55 [7.8] Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02
58 [7.8] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
76 [7.7] The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
100 [7.5] Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
111 [7.5] Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1

133 [7.4] Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
166 [7.3] Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
167 [7.3] Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
194 [7.2] New Roommania - where is smiley?
196 [7.2] SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality

with all said and done, just looking at the list without what they took down, pretty solid list. definitely the most interesting lineup we've had in the deo/tunnel years!!

Yes
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02

Acceptable
DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
New Roommania - where is smiley?
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne

No
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos

Not ranked within each tier as I just kept the game alphabetical order

copying my ranking comment I made on the supra discord

1. Precipice
2. Shiva
3. Sanctuary
4. where is smiley?
5. Mission Theme 2
6. Conquest
7. Om Mani Padme Hum
8. Lost Forest
9. The Turks
10. Unused Whale
11. Fight!! ver. 1
12. Taido
(big gap)
13. Liminality
14. Loneliness of the Caged Bird
15. Auld Lang Sang
16. Spiral of Erebos

just watch me change my mind tomorrow and shift some in the top 11 around lmao

The VGMC Retirees Playlists have been updated!

A-M: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtm-5nTauRmH9-omKRQf_FQI6GEE84aTu&si=X3UaPxgNH8NeRHvd
N-Z: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtm-5nTauRmE4iHlAGmEBHXDf3Hs9T0zP&si=XeRFTPIcsy1uJgbh

There is only one upload missing: Warcry from Path of the Abyss. If someone can supply an upload, great. (I created an upload, but it was automatically rejected.) Otherwise, we'll have to go without. Also, if you find anything missing or notice that an upload is low quality, feel free to send an upload my way.

Also, my revised rankings have finally been completed! Admittedly, I didn't do everything I wanted to do (such as giving a third rating to all songs rated a 9.0+), but this world is not a perfect world. It's nice to finally have a list of ranked music that lists all of the nominators! (I had to learn a new Google Sheets function to do it)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1shzjiET-aHdkGYHB8y0ozBD-vyx8-aCrrcxuxkfydtY/edit?usp=sharing

@cakophon , you might be surprised by my revised score of a certain nom of yours!

dowolf posted...

In other news, now that HBR 5.1 is out in English, I made a video for my favorite song from it. (well, if I set aside my blatant Yuki favoritism and don't just declare her song is the best >_>) If you're playing the game, you might want to read 5.1 before you read it. (The song plays on... day 5 or so? I forget.)

Thanks for this. I just finished Day 5 and the song isn't subbed in game for Global so I was going to search for the lyrics.

My retiree rankings listed here will be based on my official VGMC19 rankings that I just posted. However, I will indicate a needed rating adjustment with a + or - sign.

Lost Forest - 9.45
Liminality - 9.4
Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix) - 9.243 (+)
Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze) - 9
The Turks - Tseng and Elena - 8.9
Loneliness of the Caged Bird - 8.87
Sanctuary - 8.85 (-)
O Mai Padme H, part II - 8.8 (+)
Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea - 8.557
Precipice - 8.5 (-)
Spiral of Erebos - 8.4
FIGHT!! Ver.1 - 7.9
Mission Theme 02 - 7.8
where is smiley? - 7.357 (-)
Auld Lang Syne (7.2)
Shiva (Glacier Remix) - 7.1 (+)

I am a bit sad that nothing in my top eighteen(ish) was able to retire this year. But Lost Forest is actually in my top 200 in my overall vgm rankings, so there is that! I'm also very happy about the new Taido mix retiring--it was unexpected to me given that the original Taido didn't do very well last year.

Given the - and + symbols, I would easily take Shiva over smiley currently.

it's hard for me to compare songs when they aren't super fresh in my mind. but here is my best shot atm. i like all but the bottom 3.

SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne

Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest

DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02

New Roommania - where is smiley?
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1

A fine batch of retirees where I don't feel excited at all about any of them

(8) Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
(8) Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
(8) New Roommania - where is smiley?
(7.5) Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
(7.5) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
(7.5) The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
(7) Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
(7) DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
(7) Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
(7) SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
(6.5) WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
(6.5) SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
(5.5) Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
(4) Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
(4) Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02
(3.5) Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary

gut reaction ranking that I will likely contradict at least once:

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
New Roommania - where is smiley?
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest

top five are great, bottom five are "fine, I guess". lmao at bracket A having all of my bottom 3

Had them retiring in my bracket!
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
New Roommania - where is smiley?
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)

Solid choices
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne

Not for me
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality

There's no standout, but this is probably a solid set of retirees overall.

Though, we are in the weird spot where I voted against my favorite of the retirees in the retirement round. Sad for what could have been...

Great
Shinju no Yakata - Loneliness of the Caged Bird
New Roommania - where is smiley?
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III - Spiral of Erebos
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne

Good
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - O Mai Padme H, part II
Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix)
DoDonPachi Blissful Death Re:Incarnation - Taido (Kenichiro Fukui Extend Remix)
SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - Liminality
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - The Turks - Tseng and Elena
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
Fire Emblem Awakening - Conquest ~ Conquest (Ablaze)

Fine
Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice
WACCA Reverse - Obtain An Unused Whale In The Abstract Sea
Waterworld (SNES) - Mission Theme 02

Not Good
Kingdom Hearts II - Sanctuary