Board 8 > Kenri and CG7 rank 30 pieces of VG music -- with abstract images

(+) Yeah! (+)

What I love is how you can clearly see that the plane doesn't continue beyond the edge of the window. That stubby thing is the entire plane.

It's great and almost makes up for how horribly low Life and Heading Back to the Town are!

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

*cough*



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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

(Also a good song to nominate if CG7 ever does another ranking topic.)

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

o rly

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

ya

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

no wai

...In more interesting news I hope to have the next five done by Friday, but seeing my track record, I can't exactly promise that.

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

Let's make this more interesting. You see a sign on the door to the topic:

In celebration of Independence Day, the topic will be closed on July 4th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

DRAMA

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

What a compelling twist!

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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?
GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX

IS TODAY THE DAY???

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

Nope. This is why I made no promises.

BUT NOW I HAVE A DEADLINE OH NO

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

5. Neotokyo – Imbrium
User: Ed Bellis
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First Impressions: It’s a Neotokyo track I actually really like!

Thoughts: I’ve said this before, but Neotokyo has a really interesting soundtrack. It isn’t one of my personal favorites by any means. That doesn’t mean I can’t praise it for being unique and having some great ideas. Most tracks would fall around the six to seven range for me on a scale. This one is better than most. The strings are great, and while I could see some people thinking the ‘vocals’ are annoying, I personally like them. As with most from its soundtrack, it’s original and creative, while also being pleasant to listen to.

About the Image: Whenever I hear a Neotokyo track, I think of navy blue. It just seems like the right color for the entire soundtrack to me. The white stars are supposed to actually be little bursts of light, as if sparks crackling. That’s what comes to my mind when hearing the ‘vocals’ here, small pops of energy lighting up the otherwise dismal area. So no, this isn’t a night sky, despite you having every reason to believe that. It’s more like a faulty electrical device occasionally lighting a dark area, if that makes sense.

Rating: 7.5/10

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

4. Instant Brain – Challenge to the Past
User: JONALEON1
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First Impressions: For such a relaxed track, this is keeping me pretty invested.

Thoughts: The introduction is my favorite portion, along with others that use that lovely sound to full effect. It isn’t the only good one, or else it wouldn’t have gotten this high. The strings later on add well to it, and a certain section actually makes me feel a bit nostalgic. I think it reminds me of a Final Fantasy VII track in that one section, I just don’t know why. The rest definitely doesn’t. Either way, I like the atmosphere provided here. It gets faster but never loses the, um, cool factor it has. I highly doubt anyone else will get that description. That’s okay, it’s me after all. Congrats to JONALEON1 for this track, as it got the highest placing out of all the tracks I had not heard before that were submitted here.

About the Image: As said above, I got sort of a cool image from it. In specific, an ice cavern. The blues and triangles are supposed to show icicles that could, in some abstract way, symbolize the challenge that is being said here, with the past part being a frozen endangered species in an ice wall or something. It could, but it wasn’t my intention. My intention was ‘huh this sounds good for an ice level here’s an ice level’.

Rating: 7.5/10

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

3. Xenoblade Chronicles – Unfinished Battle
User: ZaziGuado
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First Impressions: I wish the soundtrack had more like this.

Thoughts: Me liking a Shimomura piece? What a shock! For those not in the loop, she’s one of my absolute favorites, especially for battle themes. This isn’t her best, but it is still really good, namely for the strings. Those strings carry the entire track by themselves. The rest is a bonus. I know Kenri doesn’t care for it nearly as much, but Kenri is a big silly person who thinks Namek’s Destruction is actually good, so I don’t regard his opinions as having much credit!

About the Image: I pictured a fight with a ship on the sea, but due to my spectacularly bad job at sizing things, I really couldn’t get people fighting on the deck. So instead you got a sailboat. Which doesn’t really look like a sailboat. You can tell it’s one though, since it has a sail. And is a boat. Making it a sailboat. It’s very symbolic.

Rating: 7.5/10

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

I will fight you.

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

2. .hack//G.U. Vol 3//Redemption – Full Force
User: xp1337
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First Impressions: .hack//G.U. music too good.

Thoughts: The battle themes of .hack//G.U. are like catered specifically to my tastes. They have dramatic chanting, bells, and are good music, so that’s three for three. Speaking of, how’d this qualify with that vocals rule anyway? …Oh I made that joke already. Well then. My favorite parts are the ones with vocals, and I love the shift in tone where it becomes quiet near the end, almost holy.

About the Image: Holy indeed. I pictured this playing in a battle in a church with a large, stone angel. Before anyone makes any Dr. Who jokes, no, not that kind of an angel. The squares are pews and a podium before anyone asks. And yes, the angel’s wings look awful in many ways. This should not be a surprise by this point.

Rating: 8/10

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

1. Ys: The Oath in Felghana – Sealed Time
User: xp1337
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First Impressions: The epitome of Ys music.

Thoughts: Hey what a shock, xp got the two top highest spots in my rankings. I wonder if it has anything to do with him knowing what I like? Fact is, I’ve loved this track since I first came across it. The strings are fantastic, and there’s one section that is really, really, really good. As in, that section on its own would probably get a full point higher. The rest sort of brings it down, though that isn’t to say it has bad parts. I do love it for what it is, and that was enough to get it first place here.

About the Image: The image here was a clear one. A hero, rushing up the path to a castle, one where a climactic showdown awaited him. That came to mind at once, so here is my best representation of it. The sky is bright because it feels optimistic, and dark stormy castles are sooo overrated. Even evil overlords need some sunshine.

Rating: 8.5/10

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

I wonder if it has anything to do with him knowing what I like?

You say this as though I didn't pick songs I liked and fault me for just having excellent taste! And you both managed to mess up the order!

Full Force > Life > Sealed Time

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xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out?
GotD (219/384) Melee v FFX

Mad stats (courtesy as usual of xp, all two remaining readers should thank him). Lowest scores are bestest, highest possible score is 87, lowest possible is 6:

Kenri:

xp: 9 (05, 03, 01)
FL81: 33 (16, 11, 06)
Nio: 38 (19, 17, 02)
JONALEON: 38 (21, 10, 07)
Mega Mana: 43 (30, 09, 04)
Ed: 43 (22, 13, 08)
Orochimaru: 45 (18, 15, 12)
todbot: 67 (28, 25, 14)
ZaziGuado: 67 (24, 23, 20)
Phase: 82 (29, 27, 26)

CG7:

xp: 9 (06, 02, 01)
Nio: 19 (12, 09, 07)
JONALEON: 26 (14, 08, 04)
Ed: 39 (24, 10, 05)
ZaziGuado: 41 (23, 15, 03)
FL81: 54 (30, 13, 11)
Mega Mana: 64 (27, 21, 16)
todbot: 64 (25, 22, 17)
Orochimaru: 67 (29, 20, 18)
Phase: 73 (28, 26, 19)

And combined stats, which should be taken with even more of a grain of salt than regular stats:

xp: 18 (06c, 05k, 03k, 02c, 01k, 01c)
JONALEON: 64 (21k, 14c, 10k, 08c, 07k, 04c)
Nio: 66 (19k, 17k, 12c, 09c, 07c, 02k)
Ed: 82 (24c, 22k, 13k, 10c, 08k, 05c)
FL81: 87 (30c, 16k, 13c, 11k, 11c, 06k)
Mega Mana: 107 (30k, 27c, 21c, 16c, 09k, 04k)
ZaziGuado: 108 (24k, 23k, 23c, 20k, 15c, 03c)
Orochimaru: 112 (29c, 20c, 18k, 18c, 15k, 12k)
todbot: 131 (28k, 25k, 25c, 22c, 17c, 14k)
Phase: 155 (29k, 28c, 27k, 26k, 26c, 19c)

...With apologies to Phase and congratulations to xp

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

One last bump just in case?

One last bump just in case.

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"The courtroom is the garden of holy judgment. Those with lechery in their hearts should leave this sanctuary at once!" ~Franziska von Karma

Sorry for the delay once more, and I did want to say thanks to everyone who participated in this. It was pretty fun, even if it involved some truly awful tracks that people should feel ashamed for liking. -_^

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800

Well, I think I could have done well in the rankings had I picked songs I actually liked. Still, I was really just in it for the bad drawings (no offence), so I accomplished that at least :P

NioraptH posted...

I got a shark (Celty insists that it's a plane... IT'S A SPOTTED SHARK I TELL YOU). I am really pleased.

It could be... a plane shark.

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You laugh at my Celtic Guardian, until I use my Scapegoat, and then United We Stand, Mage Power, and 3 Axe Of Despairs, with Gaia Power out.
11900/7800