Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 82! feat. Gathering the Ambivalent to Attack the Past

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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 19, 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=479594
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HqEzmlfEUsm6BWJbBxDm6ZUnQQ_2d1ezDlVBN2sYepY
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80981071
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0zm7Svx4DXDy1XjUejSBazd
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HBxgL9woiCMFKNOPuN_qdxmzjStJXSpC3Ocalfsavdk
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
VGMC info site (thank you p0!!): https://p0p0p0p.github.io/
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 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

Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Composer: Noriyuki Iwadare
Loop Point: 3:47
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQvWkL4n6ag

Charge Cycles - No One Cares About the Letter L
Composer: Chimeratio
Loop Point: 3:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmfHzBYvrlM

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Match 2

Senko no Ronde - assemble
Composer: Yasuhisa Watanabe
Loop Point: 3:55
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFuQR-84lyw

SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne
Composer: Kenji Ito arr. Koji Yamaoka
Loop Point: 8:35
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohYQU1RpgN0

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Easy vote form:
FIGHT!! Ver.1 / No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble / Auld Lang Syne

Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
Senko no Ronde - assemble

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

Letter L is technically the more interesting and unique pick, but more interesting and unique doesnt always translate to more enjoyable.

Grandia might be a basic battle theme but its a GOOD basic battle theme. I think its a prime example of the fact that a song doesnt always have to be unique to just be a solid, enjoyable time.

Fight
Ass

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

holy quality

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

No
Assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble (Mika phase 1)

fight ver 1
assemble

** *** ***** ***** *** L***** L
**l* L*** ****

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

No One Cares About the Letter L (Charge Cycles)
assemble (Senko no Ronde)

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne

Fight
Auld Lang

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

The big fanfare in FIGHT sounds like Attack on Titan OP 1. I like 2:22 in L

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

No One Cares About the etter
Aud ang Syne

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
-

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

Auld Lang Syne > assemble > No One Cares About the Letter L >> FIGHT!! Ver.1

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

Charge Cyces - No One Cares About the etter
Senko no Ronde - assembe

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

DoctorJimmy made me chucke.

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

assemble is also good and probably gonna win anyway so it's fine.

I sent an advance vote in case I wouldn't be able to respond today, so don't accidentally double-count me, (or, hey, do,) but

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

L
aLs

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

The last L that matters before the eternal W. C'mon let's get this one, I need it.
Although Fight!! 1 is just very great, so I wouldn't be too sad about a loss either.

Lleg la hora de decir adis, decir adis...

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

No One Cares About the Letter L
Auld Lang Syne

Letter L is my second support in this retirement round. I didnt expect it would make it here, and there were multiple songs I was seriously concerned about betraying it for (like What a Mario World title) that ended up being non-issues. Instead, its final obstacle is FIGHT!!. And I hate FIGHT!!. Which is strange, because I like Noriyuki Iwadare, and I like battle themes. And its not like its even a bad song, or one that I hate listening to. Its just so uninteresting. Its the kind of song that gives a bad name to Iwadare and to battle themes, both of which are capable of sounding as hype as this while also having some more substance to them. I have voted for FIGHT!! once before, in R1 vs. Plague, which was a song I tried to give a chance but ended up finding too alienating. Which makes me wonder, if several-years-ago me was voting in this match, would I vote against Letter L? I dont think I would like FIGHT!! so much more than I do now, but I likely would have been more put off by Letter Ls erratic synths, and less open to recognizing the beautiful world they form. Im happy to be someone who has room in my heart for songs that are on both ends of the spectrum from FIGHT!! to Letter L, and I have VGMC to thank for helping broaden my horizons.

Match 2 is good, not much to say about it. Yack is Yack. Auld Lang Syne has a little too much repetition in the middle (couldve cut out 4:41-6:41 but with how consistently good it sounds, I dont mind. Its kind of like an evolution of Last Battle -T260G-, with high-definition clanks and whirs of machinery, a smooth electronic rhythm, and for some reason vocals. Yeah, I dont get whats going on with this song thematically, its a future factory and New Years and also a final boss theme somehow? Well, everything in it sounds good, so who cares if it makes sense.

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

I would also much gladly wish to retire FIGHT!! instead of either of yesterday's retirees lol

No One Cares About the Letter L
assemble

FIGHT!! Ver.1
Auld Lang Syne

FIGHT!! Ver.1
assemble

Not sure who'll come out on top for Match 1 - I can only imagine it'll be very close.

Grandia II - FIGHT!! Ver.1
SaGa Emerald Beyond - Auld Lang Syne