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banshiryuu 08/21/25 10:01:00 PM #1: |
This year, the finals seem to have come to no surprise to some. A match that has actually already been realized in a different contest, featuring a song that may have had the most pre-contest votes for "song that would win the contest." In the finals, however, there was no domination to be found. Both songs, locked in a back-and-forth, tied up until the final moments. However, we do have a winner to crown. With just a 2 vote lead in a match the ends with the score 31 to 29, your VGMC19 champion is.... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice !!! . 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! . Extra Stage 1 Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field Composer: TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO, Kenji Hiramatsu (ACE+) Loop Point: 3:34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLaKBotgQVw Minecraft: Tricky Trials - Precipice Composer: Aaron Cherof Loop Point: 4:59 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEgjOyBwIaE . Extra Stage 2 [-Aka-] - Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Composer: Kazuya Takase Loop Point: 6:13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH7ZgT1jNcM Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix) Composer: Jun Maeda arr. Hayato Asano Loop Point: 5:09 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfWD-jIrIcs . Extra Stage 3 Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest Composer: Hitoshi Sakimoto Loop Point: 2:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f22THZbhCI8 Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Composer: Junya Nakano Loop Point: 1:46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX4WQouaL7k . Easy vote form: Mechonis Field / Precipice Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- / Shiva (Glacier Remix) Lost Forest / Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 08/21/25 10:02:27 PM #2: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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th3l3fty 08/21/25 10:04:24 PM #3: |
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field [-Aka-] - Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest --- thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -transience I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hbthebattle 08/21/25 10:05:34 PM #4: |
chicken jockey --- :) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Janus5k 08/21/25 10:12:28 PM #5: |
Precipice Shiva Passing Through the Forest Glad it was close at least. Not my preferred winner but a decent one nevertheless. Thank you for the contest and the reminder that video game music is good, sometimes --- A hero cannot be defeated simply by making him die. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hbthebattle 08/21/25 10:17:49 PM #6: |
Precipice Suna no Shiro -Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest --- :) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Waveshine_2001 08/21/25 10:20:31 PM #7: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Lost Forest second match is the most dowolf-core match Ive ever seen. --- Fox Only, Final Destination. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TeamRocketElite 08/21/25 10:23:29 PM #8: |
A good winner but I'm still sad for Shiva. --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Haste_2 08/21/25 10:47:59 PM #9: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro Lost Forest It really was a predictable final. Clear back at the end of R4 my best guess was Precipice > Shiva in the finals, as they both had really impressive wins up to that point. And I didn't know about Supra's contest results! (I haven't been on discord in months). I do like Precipice a good amount, but it's only ranked, like, #85 (#90 after checking) in my contest rankings. Good contest! Thanks for running this yet again! And naturally the next question to ask is... When is the Omni ToC?! --- "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." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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dowolf 08/21/25 11:00:36 PM #10: |
you fought hard, shiva. precipice shiva passing --- Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DireKrow 08/21/25 11:02:20 PM #11: |
Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FL81 08/21/25 11:06:02 PM #12: |
Precipice Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest every time Lost Forest popped up this year my hopes got up just a tiny bit hoping it'd be Passing Through the Forest instead --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fluttershy_Pony 08/21/25 11:08:43 PM #13: |
Mechonis Field Shiva (Glacier Remix) Passing Through the Forest --- Song ranking in progress. New signature soon-ish. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TeamRocketElite 08/21/25 11:11:59 PM #14: |
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field Heaven Burns Red - Shiva (Glacier Remix) Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DireKrow 08/21/25 11:13:41 PM #15: |
Also just to provide an alternative voice to all the people saying it's not their preferred winner. Precipice was one of my top favorite songs of the entire bracket of 256. So I'm very happy with it winning. Most of the other songs I was particularly excited about got knocked out early or failed to make the bracket at all. For me, this was a pretty weak field overall with pretty meh results throughout (though not terrible - the retirees are a solid group, just unexciting). The final end result is much better to me than everything else. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UF8 08/21/25 11:33:19 PM #16: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kamakazikila 08/22/25 12:02:59 AM #17: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest --- Puff Stuff ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Waveshine_2001 08/22/25 12:09:00 AM #18: |
Haste_2 posted... Haha yeah thats why I said this in the finals: To the Supra folks, we have seen this match before. We know how it went down. So, will Shiva successfully take revenge on the song that beat it out of a win last time, or will Precipice go 2-0 on poor Shiva? Stay tuned to find out! I guess Precipice ended up going 2-0 on Shiva after all. The underdog doesnt always win, but at least this time, it put up a good fight (Shiva was more than doubled in the Supra contest). --- Fox Only, Final Destination. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 08/22/25 12:34:32 AM #19: |
Precipice Sand Passing --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Isquen 08/22/25 12:55:43 AM #20: |
Precipice Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest --- [Rock and Stone] <o/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HidekuniHorita 08/22/25 12:57:52 AM #21: |
Mechonis Field Shiva (Glacier Remix) Lost Forest --- Omniscience lies beyond the void, beyond decay! I am one with the Akashic Records! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DanKirby 08/22/25 1:10:28 AM #22: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Lost Forest And so another contest comes to a close. Precipice may not have been my top pick for champion among even this group of retirees, but it was certainly one of the acceptable ones. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the first VGMC champion from a Western property, isn't it? (We've had a couple of songs from Western composers win before, but representing Japanese games/franchises) I thought that was kind of interesting. Anyway, it was a fun time as always. Accomplished my main personal goal coming in, which was realizing the Lost Forest redemption run. A bit sad that it couldn't quite go all the way, but glad that it put up a good fight against the eventual champ and proved itself every bit the top contender I thought it would be two years ago. Thanks for everything, already looking forward to next time! --- (>'.')> "The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZelRaat 08/22/25 2:25:38 AM #23: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Lost Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Chaeix 08/22/25 2:49:29 AM #24: |
precipice sand lost forest i hope that if lost forest wins we get corresponding contest crossover x-stats i am also obligated at this juncture to offer my opinion that passing through the forest is far and away the worst vgmc winner --- we're all buds~jc~ <DeathChicken> you are my hero for being the first person to cite National Geographic in Mercs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andylt 08/22/25 5:15:57 AM #25: |
Mechonis Field Shiva (Glacier Remix) Lost Forest Disappointed in how the final went, but Precipice is still a decent song. --- Slowly becoming a Mega Man aficionado. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sceptilesolar 08/22/25 8:50:17 AM #26: |
I haven't been following these lately due to too much disappointment but Precipice sounds like a worthy winner. I also wish I liked Glacier Remix a bit more, it's good but I prefer the original Shiva despite my fondness for Hayato Asano. Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Lost Forest --- Just killing time until the world ends. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Collen 08/22/25 9:20:21 AM #27: |
Precipice Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest --- The path you weave, most certain to achieve. The everlasting will of little wings in flight. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sergiocornaga 08/22/25 9:37:37 AM #28: |
Mechonis Field maybe shiva i dunno Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MaxGalactica 08/22/25 10:05:20 AM #29: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest --- Don't trust everything that you read on the Internet. -Abraham Lincoln ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MacArrowny 08/22/25 10:48:45 AM #30: |
Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Lost Forest --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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-hotdogturtle-- 08/22/25 12:04:37 PM #31: |
Mechonis Field --- Lost Forest --- Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords. With what? ROT-13? -CJayC ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xuxon 08/22/25 12:57:36 PM #32: |
Precipice Shiva Lost Forest --- http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxkdr0uNc91qlu5jao1_r1_400.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LkProd 08/22/25 3:03:16 PM #33: |
Precipice Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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taffingspy 08/22/25 3:55:19 PM #34: |
Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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skulltrumpets 08/22/25 3:55:30 PM #35: |
Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Passing Through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Gall 08/22/25 4:18:26 PM #36: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Lost Forest Im 3 for 3 on winners I like. Let it be known that I truly didnt believe that Precipice would win, and repeatedly argued against people who called that it would. Whos laughing now? This whole contest had a lot of results that I didnt think would happen, and Im still not sure how much of that was down to me second-guessing that the obvious thing wouldnt happen because its too obvious, vs. there actually being a shift in voter preferences (or both). Whatever the case, it makes me excited to see where things go from here. Its fun to be surprised after all, and Im already thinking about reassessing songs that I previously dismissed as having no chance. Like, with FIGHT!! retiring, is it finally time for Pursuit ~ Keep Pressing On? Thats seriously a question worth asking now! With Precipice being my final nom, its time to consider what I learned from supporting it, and overall from my first time participating in noms. Well, again, Im not sure. Its easy to say the wait and see if you really, really like the song thing again, but I DO like Precipice. Maybe not as much as my first impression of it, but is it right to hold back from supporting a song just because theres a chance I like it less than I think I do? Getting caught up in endless second-guessing would be no good. Or you could say that Precipice was so popular that it was foolish of me to support it instead of some more niche song. But if everyone thought that way, no popular song would ever get enough support. What I think it comes down to is balance: finding a balance of different kinds of songs, songs with strong first impressions and slow burns, songs popular and niche. And yes, I realize it would help to not immediately use up almost all my supports, but can you blame me for being excited? I want to keep that excitement, that feeling of investment in what happens in VGMC, just expressed a bit more judiciously. Finally, as a reminder... Mechonis Field, Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand-, Passing Through the Forest, and 257 other retirees from past VGMCs will return in the VGMC OmniToC, coming this year for sure! Im thinking late October/early November? Well see how long of a break feels right. --- Tune in to over a decade of VGM history with the VGMC playlists! (Work in progress, currently VGMC1-13) https://pastebin.com/c588Ueqa ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 08/22/25 4:34:29 PM #37: |
Gall posted... Let it be known that I truly didnt believe that Precipice would win, and repeatedly argued against people who called that it would. Whos laughing now? The people you were arguing with? --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MacArrowny 08/22/25 5:01:56 PM #38: |
KCF0107 posted... The people you were arguing with?that'sthejoke --- All the stars in the sky are waiting for you. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Haste_2 08/22/25 7:51:37 PM #39: |
Gall posted... Finally, as a reminder... Mechonis Field, Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand-, Passing Through the Forest, and 257 other retirees from past VGMCs will return in the VGMC OmniToC, coming this year for sure! Im thinking late October/early November? Well see how long of a break feels right. Hmm... I might suggest giving the contest a break over Thanksgiving weekend, as well around Christmas? Otherwise, I don't really have much to say. Another option is to try to start the contest earlier so it can be finished before Christmas. Regardless, I'm pretty hyped about this! --- "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." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Disillusion 08/22/25 8:50:54 PM #40: |
Precipice Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest Good at worst, amazing at best for this whole selection. Good job, voters! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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loweffortmemes 08/22/25 9:17:01 PM #41: |
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field [-Aka-] - Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Very close match 2. Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- > Shiva (Glacier Remix) > Passing Through the Forest > Mechonis Field > Precipice >> Lost Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Bane_Of_Despair 08/22/25 9:18:19 PM #42: |
Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Passing Through the Forest --- You were the cancer, that's all you'll ever be ... Copied to Clipboard!
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pyresword 08/22/25 9:59:03 PM #43: |
Thank you again for hosting contest deo and tox. Fun contest. Winner was not my favorite but the retirees as a whole were a good batch. Kaze no Ne losing by 1 vote hurts but I guess it means I can bring it back again. At some point...maybe not next year. Mechonis Field Suna no Shiro -The Castle of Sand- Lost Forest --- I didn't do guru this year but azuarc can be in my sig anyways. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Huntmaster95 08/22/25 9:59:12 PM #44: |
Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Passing through the Forest ... Copied to Clipboard!
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banshiryuu 08/22/25 10:14:02 PM #45: |
Precipice Shiva (Glacier Remix) Passing Through the Forest oops not 24 hours oh well who cares my contest and i say the match stays open!!!! (but ill still count votes now rofl) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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