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Guardian Recall - Main Theme
Legaia 2: Duel Saga - Lost Forest
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth - Kimigatame 2016

MATCH 1

Guardian Recall - Main Theme is a pretty decent PC-98 theme. Compelling enough with its dramatic sound. Its a good thing we have Pablo Smith here to carry the weight of PC-98 eroge music enthusiasts on his shoulders.

Journey to Candle Hill does, in a way, make me feel like Im diving under the waves. Might be the way the percussion feels. Unfortunately, Main Themes more of a compelling song here, so I have to go for that.

MATCH 2

Lost Forest sounds like something Id like a lot on paper, but in actuality, I dont find myself getting a lot out of this song. Its nice, but thats pretty much it.

I like Naganuma stuff generally, but while I dont dislike Back 2 Back, I didnt like it as much as I thought I did when I listened to this for the contest.

MATCH 3

I think now that Ive had time to let Kimi ga Tame settle into my mind since VGMC15 when it previously was in the contest, I might have a softened on it a little, but its still a great song and a clear standout for today. Though, I think the Re:boot version was in that time, and I like the 2016 version just a little more. I think the strings at 0:29 compliment the vocals really nicely and vice-versa. Everything here is just nice and heartfelt, and I really enjoy it.

Ragna Breakers is very cool as well. Does jazzy/progressive stuff in a way that sounds really catchy to me. I wouldve liked to vote for this at least once, but alas, it got a rough draw round 1.

Kimigatame 2016 > Ragna Breakers > Main Theme > Journey To Candle Hill > Lost Forest > Back 2 Back