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Rankings are out of 63. Tomorrow they will (hopefully!) be out of 64. Today's positions are not affected, since the two tiebreakers place below the other four songs from today.

26. Pokmon Gold and Silver - National Park
On the surface, 26/63 might seem low, but National Park is still a 7.5, which is a testament to how much cool stuff is still in. Actually, there's a lot more cool stuff than I thought, given how most of the songs I'm really passionate got knocked out already. Anyway, National Park is, as has been said before, cozy, nostalgic, and generally a good song to snuggle up to. I love the Game Boy soundchip, so the song gets automatic bias points.

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8. Rose Gun Days - linkage-alter
linkage-alter was one of my biggest surprises this year. It's not surprising that I loved it - xaki's Umineko contributions are solid (rhythm-changer, their other VGMC15 track, places around here). What surprises me is how much it grew on me. I voted Soft Collision over it in round 1, but come round 2, I really started digging the frenetic energy. It's a bit of a glitchy song, which I normally like, and there are those pianos to keep the song grounded. Definitely a keeper.

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1. Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - Soaring Through Azure Sadness
Here it is, my favorite song left in the contest. It says a lot that this is a 10, yet I wouldn't have taken it to retire from its division.

I've been in love with this song since I first heard it. I tend to love dramatic final boss type songs, but I also tend to love dramatic final boss type songs that are a bit unconventional. So while this has a certain level of intensity, it's also, well...sad. Melancholy. A bit of a nontraditional dramatic final boss type song, but it's effective in its emotional intensity. I'll be rooting for it all the way.

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36. Sonic Colors - Planet Wisp (Act 1)
Planet Wisp is a song I think I liked more pre-VGMC. Well, before my soundtrack ranking topic, when hb nominated Sonic Colors. Do you ever have songs you listen to a lot, mostly in the background, that you generally enjoy, but then you actually stop and think about them, like actively listen to them, and they're...well, not ruined, but changed to you? (Goodness, that was a lot of commas.) Upon listening more carefully to Planet Wisp, I'm a bit less charmed by its repetitiveness, though I still enjoy the simple piano-driven melody. I don't necessarily love it, but if it comes on my music player's shuffle, I won't switch to a different song.

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Winner of the tiebreaker will get a writeup when its round 3 match comes. Assuming I'm still doing this. No promises!

Votes:
linkage-alter
Soaring Through Azure Sadness
Cosmic Hero