LogFAQs > #941424583

Hey, it's round 3, and that means the start of WRITEUPS

Note that all rankings are out of 64.

44.Ciel nosurge - LastPandemic
vs.
10.Deltarune - Rude Buster

What I had in my favorites bracket:
Silver Star Crysta Kaleido > LastPandemic

I like LastPandemic (44 out of 64 is still a 6.5! Strong field this year). I like how it builds from the little chime-like instruments to this whole big production, carried along by the wispy vocals. Not a big fan of the key change, but that's about par for the course for me. LastPandemic's entire fourpack was very close for me, and I think I went against my bracket and voted against it at least once.

Rude Buster is a lot of fun. Infectious, catchy, with a great beat, a great melody, and lots of energy. Very nice "pop music." Will likely take it over what's left of A1.

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16.jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
vs.
60.Pokemon Black 2/White 2 - Battle! (Colress)

What I had:
Imbrium > Battle! Colress (wildcard)

Scars of FAUNA is Nekomata Master is doing his thing. Very world music, strong pan flute presence. I've said it before but average Nekomata is like above average almost everyone else. This is certainly above average Nekomata. Fairly intense without being overwhelming, like, say, Dark Legacy and Despair of ELFERIA (note that I like both of those songs more than Scars of FAUNA, so maybe I secretly like being overwhelmed!). This is probably the odds-on favorite to take A1, and I can't say it's a bad choice.

Post-Pokemon ranking, I still constantly mix up the Battle! themes in this contest. Colress, Giratina, Uxie...I remember them as soon as they start, but remembering them by their names is a challenge. Colress is the only one I don't really like. (It somehow won my A2 wildcard favorites because all the songs I actually liked got to round 3.) It's not bad - it's musically interesting, and I like the countdown parts. But the overall package never quite comes together for me.

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Votes (in case it wasn't obvious):
Rude Buster
Scars of FAUNA