Lurker > PIayer_0

You know what, that is incredibly funny how I only remembered this ToC covering 10 to 13

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A (6): FAUNA, Scourge, Rafflesia, Megaraph, LL, GOSU
B (9): Sky Tower, IDOLA, RFTM, Endeavor, Desire Blue, Confronting, Flotage, Bad End, Midnight Lady
C (4): Love Scope, Inf Dungeon, Zeal, SDMB
D (6): TBIYTC, Credits, Line in the Sand, Fire Island, Akeldama, Who Am I

25 is technically above average, but I also feel like a lot of my "best of the best" picks died early, especially in C. Let's see how my favs bracket retirees did (anything not bold is DEAD)

A: Scourge, World of spirit, Flightless, Snake Eater
B: Desert, Confronting, Frey's, Saudade
C: Love Scope, Looking Up, Taliyah, Licht
D: Apex, Fire Island, Scrap, Blue Skies

Well, I guess I know who to cheer for in each division...also apparently the right side always hates me

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Invitation Flower ~ Autumn
Class::EXSPHERE_NOSURGE;

Elferia always blows me away on the first listen but kinda falls off upon revisiting. Almost convinced myself I liked it better because it fits the "Winner of epic battle between VGM powerhouses to get into the ToC finals!!!" mood, too!

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+3 Scrap I/O
+3 Final Boss Theme

Should really be doing Blue Skies and AI but don't expect them to do too well here...

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evil poll

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+3 MARIA
+3 Hopes and Dreams

wow I did not like D3

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wow serpent below wicked flight

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Yesterdays Opponents are Todays Ingredients

Previous VGMC winners are this year's ToC fodder

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also wow apparently I went 1/6 in D4 round 1 (Silence in the Sunlight saved me)

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Desire Below (Flow)
Rave On
:thinking:

Two songs that have grown on me since last round!

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oh man that just brought back some repressed childhood memories

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umineko dropping like flies

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Dang it, the prophecies were true *throws hands up in air*

getting the ToC win is a small consolation

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Hopes and Dreams
Silence in the Sunlight Filtering Through Trees
Dark Legacy

I've got a bad feeling about this vote

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All Geofront voters who repented for their mistake today are forgiven

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+3 Credits

Not very enthusiastic about today's lineup

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rip maria once again (it made round 4 in vgmc 8 and has gone downhill from there)

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YO-KAI Disco (Hell's Entrance World)
MARIA

People would probably be less sad if the matches swapped opponents

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Nice, easy vote for TBIYTC in its next match (and I literally helped lock Fire Island Volcano)

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Cops intro is a classic

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+3 The Best Is Yet To Come
+3 The Apex of the World (Rain)

No question here!

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Wow match 1 kinda close, I totally missed Grimoire of Alice took that big lead at the start

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A Line In The Sand
Fire Island Volcano

I'm surprised how much more I like Faint Dream than Grimoire of Alice
Match 2 songs should be facing match 1 songs instead of each other!

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I love when my favourite songs go 0/3!

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Now I want to see what the other Melody 1 songs are, if any...

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Battle!!

Underground Irish nightclub dance party vs. Rich people charity dinner dance party

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The Apex of the World (Rain)
Credits

Big respect to their opponents as well, two songs that I was unfamiliar with during round 1 but were pleasant surprises

ToC match is too good, will listen later

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bump for anyone who missed it, also I decided to start off with Super Hexagon and am still stuck on the first stage after an hour...

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Solid winner, my feelings would be very different for the other contender!

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+3 Don't speak her name!
+3 Licht (VS Ferry)

Lots of good songs here, many of them round 1 losers!

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Seems fun, I need to check out more Trails music and am ready to offer opinions totally ignorant of context

If you only care about comparative ratings, maybe the options can just be "OG much better/OG a little better/Neutral/Evo a little better/Evo much better". Kinda interested in seeing numerical ratings per song as well though

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Don't care too much about losing match 2, but wow I really expected 333 to take that one

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Akeldama
The Least 333sec
Dang not quite time for the legendary ToC match yet...

Good thing no one nominated Good Karma Mix for me or it would've been a fat 7.0/7.5

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Out of 9 songs rated 8.0 or 8.5, I already felt familiar with 6, so I didn't have too many ratings to revise to find the top-rated "new discovery"! If we're talking all songs, I'd say Love Me Better edges out Confronting Myself for my overall favourite in the topic.

The revised ratings for our contenders...
7.9 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.1 Secret Little Haven - Secret Little Haven (Raetsel_Lapin)
8.3 Minit - Sharp Business (Hbthebattle)

Overall ratings (turned out to exactly 30 songs):
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.5 2064: Read Only Memories - Love Me Better (cakophon)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
8.0 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.0 Celeste - Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) (Hbthebattle)
8.0 OneShot - On Little Cat Feet (NFUN)
8.0 Secret Little Haven - Secret Little Haven (Raetsel_Lapin)
8.0 Minit - Sharp Business (Hbthebattle)
8.0 Super Hexagon - Focus (azuarc)
7.5 Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy (banshiryuu)
7.5 From Orbit - Beetle Battle (Toxtricity)
7.5 Milkmaid of the Milky Way - The Mountains (sergiocornaga)
7.5 Frog Fractions 2 - Rains of Renewal (Spring) (Toxtricity)
7.5 Interstellaria - Sakari (sergiocornaga)
7.5 Dimension Drive - Runaway (banshiryuu)
7.5 Golden Treasure: The Great Green - Winter (DireKrow)
7.5 Frog Fractions 2 - Think On Thine Sins, Gumshoes! (sergiocornaga)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)
7.0 A NIGHTMARE'S TRIP - The Wonderful Outside (GameBopAdv)
7.0 Epic Battle Fantasy IV - Dustblown Travels (NFUN)
7.0 Night in the Woods - Die Anywhere Else (azuarc)
7.0 Vision Soft Reset - Dual Rewind (banshiryuu)
7.0 Pikuniku - Everything's Gonna Be Okay (cakophon)
7.0 Wheels of Aurelia - Wheels of Aurelia (Place)
7.0 EBF4 - Crystalis Fantasia (azuarc)
7.0 Pyre - Grand Ceremony (pyresword)
7.0 MewnBase - enchanted_tiki_86_0 (GameBopAdv)
7.0 Minit - Sabasaba Desert (Hbthebattle)
7.0 EBF4 - Van al Tag Extended (NFUN)
6.5 Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - A Cocoon Throbbing in a Dead Man's Mouth (TheArkOfTurus)

I didn't realize how dang catchy Sharp Business is! Its sense of rhythm really gets to me, I can't help but start tapping my foot every time I hear it. Although I recognize the name from when Klagmar uploaded it, I don't remember listening to it at all at the time (I usually check them out only if they're from games I already know), so I'm considering it a new discovery! Congrats to Hbthebattle with his deceptively long username!

So, I've donated a total of $9 + (Hbthebattle = $11) = $20 for the bundle. Nice that it worked out to a round number, and it feels like a good amount for the games I'm interested in and how likely I am to actually play them.


Thanks to all who participated, it was fun! Now I retreat to VGMC until my next surprise ranking topic...

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Was rooting for IQB, but happy with this result as well!

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sergiocornaga posted...

Frog Fractions 2 - Think On Thine Sins, Gumshoes!
https://youtu.be/R49OBIeZmm8

7.5 Man there is something strangely captivating about this song...probably a combination of the fact that it's a slowed-down version of Carmen Sandiego, and that it's Gregorian chanting except each part is sung by the same person. The guy can really roll his r's! This is another game I'm interested in, I did watch a playthrough already and remember this being the first song I looked up! I still find it hilarious that out of all his uploads from the OST, this one is the most popular and has twice the views of the next most-viewed one.

NFUN posted...

EBF4 - Van al Tag Extended I guess

7.0 I don't know why it had to be the extended version but okay. I guess it's the piano's turn to sound artificial...all three songs sound like royalty-free/Flash game music from 2006, but this one probably has it the worst. Beats me why you guys felt the need to max out on nominations for it! Again, it's pleasant enough background music I guess. Overall, I'd say Crystalis Fantasia > Dustblown Travels > Van al Tag Extended

azuarc posted...

Super Hexagon - Focus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFv6SCKIQPg

8.0 You gave me a bad upload! This is probably my favourite chipzel song, though the backwards version from the soundtrack is surprisingly good as well! I really like the more explicit minor-key tonality in this track compared to the earlier two stages. Was one of my nominations for Gamebop's ranking too! Definitely gonna try this game out since it seems pretty short...why does HLTB say 6 hours oh no......

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Time's up! Still got 3 songs to clear from the backlog and then we'll see if Snake5555555555 kills me...

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banshiryuu posted...

Dimension Drive - Runaway
https://dimensiondrive.bandcamp.com/track/runaway-jos-mora-jim-nez

7.5 Whoa almost-synthwave banger that definitely fits its title. Love the high-stress energy here, though I wish some of the lead instruments were more aggressive or otherwise stood out more.

GameBopAdv posted...

MewnBase - enchanted_tiki_86_0 (aka the title music (which might be the only song in the whole game??))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFSzlZZSS1I

7.0 I hate that game title pun! Part of me wants to give this 6.5 but I think my brain's just getting tired of all the ambient-like songs. The atmosphere here is nice enough and it has some cool moments like 0:15-0:38.

DireKrow posted...

Golden Treasure: The Great Green - Winter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UpiipBG4ss

7.5 Cool piano-centric cinematic piece that reminds me of Ludovico Einaudi's work like Divenire. 2:59 is really nice. The title doesn't really suggest this, but it sounds like the beginning or end of a great fantasy adventure...I feel like it could work for both.

NFUN posted...

Epic Battle Fantasy IV - Crystalis Fantasia

Went through the song again just to humor this post...rating is still the same!

Hbthebattle posted...

Minit - Sabasaba Desert

7.0 Has a similar energy to Sharp Business, but I didn't find this one as interesting. Very tempted to check out the game at this point though!

Donation pool: $8.00
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.5 2064: Read Only Memories - Love Me Better (cakophon)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
8.0 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.0 Celeste - Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) (Hbthebattle)
8.0 OneShot - On Little Cat Feet (NFUN)
8.0 Secret Little Haven - Secret Little Haven (Raetsel_Lapin)
8.0 Minit - Sharp Business (Hbthebattle)
7.5 Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy (banshiryuu)
7.5 From Orbit - Beetle Battle (Toxtricity)
7.5 Milkmaid of the Milky Way - The Mountains (sergiocornaga)
7.5 Frog Fractions 2 - Rains of Renewal (Spring) (Toxtricity)
7.5 Interstellaria - Sakari (sergiocornaga)
7.5 Dimension Drive - Runaway (banshiryuu)
7.5 Golden Treasure: The Great Green - Winter (DireKrow)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)
7.0 A NIGHTMARE'S TRIP - The Wonderful Outside (GameBopAdv)
7.0 Epic Battle Fantasy IV - Dustblown Travels (NFUN)
7.0 Night in the Woods - Die Anywhere Else (azuarc)
7.0 Vision Soft Reset - Dual Rewind (banshiryuu)
7.0 Pikuniku - Everything's Gonna Be Okay (cakophon)
7.0 Wheels of Aurelia - Wheels of Aurelia (Place)
7.0 EBF4 - Crystalis Fantasia (azuarc)
7.0 Pyre - Grand Ceremony (pyresword)
7.0 MewnBase - enchanted_tiki_86_0 (GameBopAdv)
7.0 Minit - Sabasaba Desert (Hbthebattle)
6.5 Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - A Cocoon Throbbing in a Dead Man's Mouth (TheArkOfTurus)

Yes my rating system is very narrow lol, and this is too fast-paced for me to be more precise with decimals!

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cakophon posted...

Pikuniku Everything's Gonna Be Okay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpUJ5GVN1w

7.0 Cute and peaceful song! Not all that exciting, but I appreciate the small town vibes. I can't tell if that's supposed to be a cuica or dog bark...

Place posted...

Wheels of Aurelia - Wheels of Aurelia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZo1AWwmB_4

7.0 The song sounds Spanish but they're singing in Italian! I really want to see this in some spy action/comedy movie that takes place in Italy. Can't say I've heard anything like it before, my music genre knowledge only stretches as far as..."jazz"...I guess the vocals are kinda like Livin la Vida Loca or something. I like the parts where they say the title, not because I understand the words but because I enjoy the less-screamy backing vocals by themselves!

sergiocornaga posted...

Interstellaria - Sakari
https://youtu.be/czjYPWV5hwg

7.5 I like all the EDM/trance elements here, but on the fence about the chiptune sorry chipzel! Turned out to be more chill than expected, it would fit right in with The Impossible Game or Geometry Wars. The electric piano riff introduced at the start reminds me of Underworld from Kirby RtDL. 4:03 is the good part!

azuarc posted...

EBF4 - Crystalis Fantasia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFFcdvBwJVM

7.0 The instruments are better here than Dustblown Travels, but it's still another case of being too simple and repetitive for my tastes. Does well as semi-atmospheric background music though, and I like when the electric guitar + full drums come in.

pyresword posted...

Pyre - Grand Ceremony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tJ06_qtmbc

7.0 The harpsichord and unsettling percussion remind me of Umineko! The baroque/rock fusion style is really cool, but I don't find the overall song that engaging. Enjoyed the break at 1:30 at least!

Will update list of ratings next post.

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ATTENTION

I will be closing nominations at 9 PM, so you have a little over two hours left to submit songs! Reminder that I'll donate another dollar for each character in the "winning" nominator's username!

azuarc posted...

Uhh, how long can a gamefaqs user name be?

No making alt accounts allowed!

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Toxtricity posted...

Frog Fractions 2 - Rains of Renewal (Spring)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXsqTHYtqq0

7.5 I remember when I used this song in insane for my first vgmgg and no one got it! I don't always fully get to know songs before I use them, so I can genuinely say wow what happened at 1:40 that transition and following section until 2:30ish is awesome! The rest of the song just drags a bit, but I enjoy the magical fantasy vibes. On the original upload someone commented "was this intended as a pastiche to disasterpeace? you did it really well if so" lol

azuarc posted...

Night in the Woods - Die Anywhere Else
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3EKPTyUl0I

7.0 Another song that's been uploaded by Klagmar! Makes you think......anyway this is one of the top games I want to play from the bundle! The song sounds like a cheesy love song a high-schooler would write for his girlfriend in the 80s, not at all like other songs I've heard off this soundtrack! There's a related video on YouTube that shows it to play during some rhythm mini-game, so I'm kinda surprised that it's as popular as it is.

banshiryuu posted...

Vision Soft Reset - Dual Rewind
https://willsavino.bandcamp.com/track/dual-rewind

7.0 Oh no this never came up during BOST5, I remember always getting the game confused with Aurora Memoria because they were both "that purple game" to me. Lots of fun energy in this track, very danceable and engaging!

cakophon posted...

2064: Read Only Memories Love Me Better
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHAwF0HdEwo

8.5 We're in the danceable songs block now! This is another "normally 8.0 but 8.5 today" song, I love the unapologetically R&B/hip-hop elements from the main singer to the backing choir and even the sassy Lizzo-like rap verse. Great message about asking more of the crappy people in your life too. Don't know much about the game but might give it a try thanks to this reminder...

cakophon posted...

Pikuniku Everything's Gonna Be Okay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kpUJ5GVN1w

You're supposed to wait until I finish rating your current song! (I'll rate this in the next batch)

Donation pool: $8.00
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.5 2064: Read Only Memories - Love Me Better (cakophon)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
8.0 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.0 Celeste - Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) (Hbthebattle)
8.0 OneShot - On Little Cat Feet (NFUN)
8.0 Secret Little Haven - Secret Little Haven (Raetsel_Lapin)
8.0 Minit - Sharp Business (Hbthebattle)
7.5 Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy (banshiryuu)
7.5 From Orbit - Beetle Battle (Toxtricity)
7.5 Milkmaid of the Milky Way - The Mountains (sergiocornaga)
7.5 Frog Fractions 2 - Rains of Renewal (Spring) (Toxtricity)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)
7.0 A NIGHTMARE'S TRIP - The Wonderful Outside (GameBopAdv)
7.0 Epic Battle Fantasy IV - Dustblown Travels (NFUN)
7.0 Night in the Woods - Die Anywhere Else (azuarc)
7.0 Vision Soft Reset - Dual Rewind (banshiryuu)
6.5 Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - A Cocoon Throbbing in a Dead Man's Mouth (TheArkOfTurus)

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Raetsel_Lapin posted...

Secret Little Haven - Secret Little Haven:
https://secretlittlehaven.bandcamp.com/track/secret-little-haven

8.0 How is this already the second song with rain noises...this appeals deeply to a part of me that likes big but simple synth chords, a wonderfully reflective track that would be an easy 8.5 if it was just a bit longer and had more time to develop itself! Appreciate this one.

sergiocornaga posted...

Milkmaid of the Milky Way - The Mountains
https://youtu.be/rWlJ1LVfOEg

7.5 Okay I see we are in the soft synth chords block, this one almost sounds like a Gymnopedie No. 1 song with those chords and that piano! Similar comments to the previous song, but the instrumentation is a bit too minimal for me here - it was getting really good at 1:28 before ending abruptly!

NFUN posted...

Epic Battle Fantasy IV - Dustblown Travels

7.0 Cool D&D/Lord of the Rings grand journey feels, I just can't ignore the artificial-sounding violin without much to support it on the high end, but the didgeridoo or hurdy-gurdy or whatever is interesting! The overall melody and song structure is also a bit simple for me.

Hbthebattle posted...

Minit - Sharp Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Vnv1MLQF0

8.0 I remember Klagmar uploading this song! I forgot if I listened to it. This is actually hype I didn't know Minit had intense boss battles and stuff maybe I should play it! 1:00 and 2:12 are really good.

Donation pool: $7.00
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
8.0 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.0 Celeste - Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) (Hbthebattle)
8.0 OneShot - On Little Cat Feet (NFUN)
8.0 Secret Little Haven - Secret Little Haven (Raetsel_Lapin)
8.0 Minit - Sharp Business (Hbthebattle)
7.5 Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy (banshiryuu)
7.5 From Orbit - Beetle Battle (Toxtricity)
7.5 Milkmaid of the Milky Way - The Mountains (sergiocornaga)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)
7.0 A NIGHTMARE'S TRIP - The Wonderful Outside (GameBopAdv)
7.0 Epic Battle Fantasy IV - Dustblown Travels (NFUN)
6.5 Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - A Cocoon Throbbing in a Dead Man's Mouth (TheArkOfTurus)

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Hmmmm

Also...as a reward for nominating the top-rated song that wasn't already "mostly familiar" to me, I'll additionally donate the length of the nominator's username in dollars (ratings will be revised to better decimals at the end)

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Toxtricity posted...

From Orbit - Beetle Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr0MUodyZLI

7.5 Haha this is cool, homey acoustic guitar but also menacing low brass?! Game appears to take place on a desert-like planet so it probably fits in that way. I very much enjoy the instrumentation, but composition itself doesn't interest me that much.

NFUN posted...

OneShot - On Little Cat Feet

8.0 Iconic song! This was definitely the part of the game that made me go "I've reached a really important section..." - really cool nighttime big city atmosphere that sounds both comforting and unfamiliar at the same time.

TheArkOfTurus posted...

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass - A Cocoon Throbbing in a Dead Man's Mouth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBNCa34uQQw

6.5 It's...interesting...I'm sorry I am definitely the wrong side of the VGMC voter base to be listening to this song, the parts outside of 0:13 and 0:52 are decent though. Kinda reminds me of OFF at times, especially that synth choir! At least it did better than Beach Volleyball Massacre from my last ranking, which got 608/1000.

GameBopAdv posted...

A NIGHTMARE'S TRIP - The Wonderful Outside
https://arachnibot.bandcamp.com/track/the-wonderful-outside

7.0 Yay more sustained synths, these are more "bright strings" than "warm pads" though. Overall I really like the feel of this in the same way as The Violet Sky, but have a harder time getting used to that sustained string sound.

Donation pool: $5.00 (I can buy the bundle!)
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
8.0 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.0 Celeste - Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) (Hbthebattle)
8.0 OneShot - On Little Cat Feet (NFUN)
7.5 Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy (banshiryuu)
7.5 From Orbit - Beetle Battle (Toxtricity)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)
7.0 A NIGHTMARE'S TRIP - The Wonderful Outside (GameBopAdv)
6.5 A Cocoon Throbbing in a Dead Man's Mouth (TheArkOfTurus)

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banshiryuu posted...

Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy
https://sylvysprit.bandcamp.com/track/yuuto-battle-unlockable-girl-star-azure-fantasy

7.5 Well this is a familiar one...pretty cool that something like it is in the bundle! Honestly, I don't really distinguish between this and actual Touhou, so as usual it's fun enough to listen to but hard for me to find much upside in there.

Snake5555555555 posted...

Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHT0WRmEvk8

8.0 Nice and chill ambience here, I always love warm synth pads! Oh my god there's rain noises too, really happy that something quieter like this was nominated!

Hbthebattle posted...

Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix)

8.0 Another mysterious and chill purple-coloured song, definitely approaches 8.5 today but not quite to the level of Confronting Myself. Unfortunately had to die to Midnight Lady in the B3 wildcard, but Golden Feather Mix is the superior B-Side anyway!

Donation pool: $4.00
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
8.0 Dreaming Sarah - The Violet Sky (Snake5555555555)
8.0 Celeste - Mirror Temple (Mirror Magic Mix) (Hbthebattle)
7.5 Super Ledgehop: Double Laser - Unlockable Girl ~ Star Azure Fantasy (banshiryuu)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)

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Hbthebattle posted...

Celeste - Mirror Temple

This could be referring to like three different songs???

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TheArkOfTurus posted...

Celeste - Confronting Myself

8.5 This fits my mood right now more than usual, super hype "final boss" theme that I still remember experiencing for the first time in the summer of 2018!

NFUN posted...

Celeste - Reach for the Summit

8.0 Geez already setting me back 11 minutes...a very much uplifting and energizing song for the chapter following Confronting Myself in-game! The last two sections comprising Mirror Temple and Summit are my favourite - "Don't be afraid, you're almost there!"

azuarc posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba6WURSItDs

7.0 Based on context this seems like a final boss theme or something like that. The general weird retro battle vibe is cool and reminds me of FLIGHTLESS, but some instruments are a bit too crunchy and 1:57-2:44 isn't too engaging. I like 3:28!

Donation pool: $2.00
8.5 Celeste - Confronting Myself (TheArkOfTurus)
8.0 Celeste - Reach for the Summit (NFUN)
7.0 Lenna's Inception - Deus Hex Machina (azuarc)

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okay you smarty pantses, new rule I'll only rate a maximum of three songs from the same game

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I've been looking at this deal for a while, and it's the last day to get it so let's have some fun with my donation amount!

- Nominated songs must be from a game available in the bundle: https://itch.io/b/520/bundle-for-racial-justice-and-equality
- One nomination per user at a time, I'll try my best to be prompt with ratings

I'll give $1 for every song I rate 8/10 or higher, if we don't reach the $5 minimum I'm not getting the bundle! I do have a semi-consistent rating system with examples in the RtVGM topic (8.0+ is somewhere between "uncommon" and "rare"): https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78211948/939355068

Drop me those sweet indie tunes!

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