Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 28! feat. the Silver New Life on a Spiritful October Night

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Utawarerumono Lost Frag - Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi
Eschatos - SILVER LINING
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE - STARRY NIGHT FEVER

KONO HOSHI NI ARU INOCHI
SILVER LINING
STARRY NIGHT FEVER

SILVER LINING >= STARRY NIGHT FEVER > Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi > October Mermaid >= Neo Land = Song that Summons the Water Spirit - BLANCMUTE (8th.BGM)

Neo Land
October Mermaid
STARRY NIGHT FEVER

Neo Land
SILVER LINING
Song that Summons the Water Spirit - BLANCMUTE (8th.BGM)

Match 1 is very unfortunate, but I just gotta vote Neo Land...
Match 2 is one I don't have much to comment on.
Match 3 is both amazing songs, but Gaia surprised me just a little more. Happy to support whoever wins this match from this point forward!

Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi
October Mermaid
STARRY NIGHT FEVER

Match 1 is good. This is not my favorite Suara song, but "not my favorite Suara song" is still quite good. Neo Land is also a very fun song.

I have really enjoyed the songs from this new Katamari Damacy game. Big fan.

Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi
SILVER LINING
Song that Summons the Water Spirit

Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi
SILVER LINING
STARRY NIGHT FEVER

Neo Land is cool! The GBA sound almost never fails to satisfy me or fill me with joy. I do wish the melody was longer though, I wanted to hear more of what this could do.

Oh hey, the Utawaremono/Saura combo is back! I've always adored her voice after being introduced to it in these contests, and this isn't any exception. There's some very nice piano/violin to support Saura's perforrmance too, THIS is the kind of anime song that leaves a bigger impression on me and that I crave more of.

God, Yasui just kicks down the door whenever he wants to, doesn't he? Eschato's got a good number of fun tracks, but SILVING LINING easily takes the top for me. That very beginning where it sounds like a spaceship powering on, then shooting out straight into the atmosphere into an aerial battle with brightly colored explosions - I just LOVE it so much. The groovy synths, the BIG electric energy coming from this is such an audible treat for me.

Songs like October Mermaid always make me curious about what could be happening in-game for something this emotional-sounding to be playing. Has someone passed away while the heroes were out and about? Was a deeply unsettling secret finally revealed to the protagonist? It makes me wonder, as the song transitions from a melancholy xylophone and harp to a mysterious synth that leaves me with more questions than answers. It's very emotive in a curious way, and that makes me appreciate the feeling of puzzlement it gives me.

BLANCMUTE is alright, I feel like it's trying to compress a battle tune and cutscene music all into one without giving it much room to breathe. I definitely like the bombastic part of it more than the setup in the beginning.

I instantly vibe with the groove that STARRY NIGHT FEVER is giving me. Fun instruments, a smooth voice that compliments the disco melody, this one is pretty tasty with it. Pretty cool pick!

Utawarerumono Lost Frag - Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi
Eschatos - SILVER LINING
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE - STARRY NIGHT FEVER

MATCH 1

I like the piano melody in Neo Land. The rest of it is good too.

I'm definitely a fan of Suara songs! This one isn't exactly top-tier or anything, but it's still a plenty good song! And who knows, this could get the Koi Yume treatment where I wasn't into it at first but then grew on it a lot over time.

MATCH 2

I remember Silver Lining being one of the better Eschatos songs. It has a fun, energetic melody. I think my top 2 in this game is Extermination followed by Point of No Return. I don't know where Silver Lining falls, but it's probably top 5.

I like the softer vibe of October Mermaid. It feels kind of calming. Especially with that melody at the start.

MATCH 3

Blancmute has some cool stuff going on it! Melodically, it's pretty solid as a whole. Some things that stand out to me in particular are that arpeggio at the start that plays throughout the song and the dramatic sound of 0:39 (including more arpeggios that play during that!).

Starry Night Fever didn't hook me all too much in the start, but wow this singer's great! The vocals kicking in is definitely the part that does hook me in. Even the melody feels like it gets better, but maybe that's just because I like the vocals so much haha. The more serious answer might be that the melody's supporting the vocals after they kick in, so naturally, making something I already really like better is a good thing.

STARRY NIGHT FEVER > SILVER LINING > Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi > Neo Land > Song that Summons the Water Spirit - BLANCMUTE (8th.BGM) > October Mermaid

I like every song up today :)

Utawarerumono Lost Frag - Kono Hoshi Ni Aru Inochi
Eschatos - SILVER LINING
Katamari Damacy Rolling LIVE - STARRY NIGHT FEVER