Board 8 > [VGMC] d17: Fairyland Beginning/Got a Pain?, Birth of a New Witch/J-E-N-O-V-A

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Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 12, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=469506
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lzzbpDP2whgvOTN2XHETfWg79IyPs01jdwIQu_L2C7k/
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/76419785
Main bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RFBXCwz0vAKZg8V0rnrKHsE
Side bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RFI-vkdyFa8-bXzbFLMLl1X

Rules:

- Listen to both of the songs. Links have conveniently been provided for both songs. Even if Song A is your favorite of all-time and Song B is from a series you hate... Listen. To. Both. (If I have suspicions your vote is not based on a fair and impartial preference, it will be disqualified.)
- Obvious contest rules apply (no alts, one vote per person, no rallying, etc.).
- Please make your voting options clear, rather than burying them in text.
- Each set of matches lasts 24 hours, even if the new one isnt up by then.
- Always vote on the versions of the song provided, not versions from different sources.
- If you know ahead of time that you're not going to be around and you want to vote in advance, post your choices in the discussion/bracket topic.
- Please do NOT post tallies/score updates in the middle of the match, as this has a tendency to directly influence matches.
- You don't have to vote in all the matches, but it'd be cool if you did!

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Match #1:

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dream - Fairyland Beginning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MISyA4y9xEs" data-time="

Groove Coaster - Got a Pain Cover?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC-794lcwqg" data-time="

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Match #2:

Umineko Chiru - Birth of a New Witch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAkvF7HkFEY" data-time="

Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6GrZYE2il0" data-time="

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Side bracket:

Double Dragon Neon - Space Dojo 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkdh3625Rwg" data-time="

Xenogears - Shevat, the Wind is Calling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpUHtDBZWyQ" data-time="

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Easy vote form:
Fairlyland Beginning / Got a Pain C

ed votes FIRST:
Fairyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2

Fairyland Beginning is catchy but got very repetitive. Got a Pain Cover is a bit too prog for my tastes but it has some really cool moments.
BoaNW is fine, but JENOVA has long been one of my favorite FFVII songs.
I have no idea why you'd build a dojo in space (let alone 2) or why it plays 80's music but I guess it works. The Xenogears song is very calming, though.
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Cotton: Fantastic Night Dream - Fairyland Beginning
Umineko Chiru - Birth of a New Witch
Double Dragon Neon - Space Dojo 2
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Fairlyland
J~E~N~O~V~A
Shevat

I liked Got a Cover more than I remembered. It was close, but whatever.

As usual, not thrilled with Umineko.

Xenogears had a good PMD/Chrono feel. I like this one more than I remembered as well.
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Fairyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Space Dojo 2

Got a Pain Cover just seems like a weird mess overall, don't really get it myself. Fairyland Beginning is nice enough, I suppose. Birth of a New Witch is cool and I've liked it, I wish it was the version with the goofy vocals a bit though. I strongly disliked JENOVA the last time I heard it in a contest, and that is still the case. Space Dojo 2 is kind of ridiculous but in a fun way. I wasn't that impressed with what I've heard of Xenogears's OST from that OST contest recently, and Shevat also doesn't excite me.
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Fairlyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

Groove Coaster - Got a Pain Cover?
Umineko Chiru - Birth of a New Witch
Xenogears - Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2
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Fairlyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

with apologies to Got a Pain Cover
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Match 1: Got a Pain Cover?

Once again, don't care much for either.

Match 2: Birth of a New Witch

Best song on Umineko's soundtrack right there. Other song isn't even remotely as good.

Side Braket: Space Dojo 2

Now that is a song right there.

Fairlyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

Fairyland's Beginning is fine, but by the end I'm tired of it.
BoNW doesn't have particularly great vocals, but it feels empty without them.
Shevat is nice. Side bracket match best today.

Side > 2 > 1

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dream - Fairyland Beginning
Final Fantasy VII - J-E-N-O-V-A
Xenogears - Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Fairyland
Witch
Dojo
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Got a Pain Cover - Jeez how does a 3 minute song feel like it goes on forever. Fairyland sounds kinda like a bootleg Mega Man X track. GAPC isn't quite as good at its best, but it never descends to those depths either.

J-E-N-O-V-A - Seven letters of heaven. Why New Witch of all Umineko songs...?

Shevat, the Wind is Calling - I like the sound of basically everything on the DDN OST, but there are only a couple I'm super into. And I actually feel the same about Xenogears! Shevat is almost good enough to be a CC song though.
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Fairlyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Space Dojo 2

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dream - Fairyland Beginning
Umineko Chiru - Birth of a New Witch
Xenogears - Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Got a Pain Cover ~ Interesting!

Birth of a New Witch ~ Oooo, spooky and cool. Love this o_o

Shevat, the Wind is Calling ~ One of my all-time favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite soundtracks :D Also, I'd have liked the other song better without the singing...even if I'd still have voted for Shevat

Fairlyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

Fairyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Space Dojo 2
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Fairlyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Space Dojo 2

SEXY FAIRIES

also two of my nominations today, woo hoo
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2

i'm voting for jenova.

halp.
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

Second and side matches are so close, so good :D

Got a Pain Cover?
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

quick vote so not much to say except everything today is pretty dang rad

Got a Pain Cover
Birth of a New Witch
Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Cotton: Fantastic Night Dream - Fairyland Beginning
Umineko Chiru - Birth of a New Witch

Xenogears - Shevat, the Wind is Calling

zzzzzzzz
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Fairlyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2
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Fairlyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

Match 1 and Side match are great today
Fairlyland Beginning is one of my favorite discoveries from this contest.
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Fairlyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2

Awesome day.

-First match: It felt really close at the beginning -- a light-hearted but constant track vs. a tough track with uncommon tempos (and a weird background voice). The tough track wins it for me even if it could've been better.
-Second match: J-E-N-O-V-A is one of my favorite discoveries (yes, I haven't played FFVII), even though Jenova Absolute destroys it for me. Even then, Birth of a New Witch can't match J-E-N-O-V-A's greatness (for a song with a title like that of the Umineko one, the least I would think of is of a hip-hop song with a violin in-between).
-Third match: 80's rock goodness vs. a rather mild JRPG song. Not much else to say here, other than: "You could've picked better songs from Xenogears, y'know".

(Jenova Absolute >>>>>>>>>) J-E-N-O-V-A >>> Got a Pain Cover > Space Dojo 2 > Fairyland Beginning >> Birth of a New Witch > Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Fairyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Space Dojo 2
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J-E-N-O-V-A

Birth of a New Witch (inst) isn't as good as the vocal version imo
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Got a Pain Cover?
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind Is Calling
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Fairyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling

Weak day I think? Admittingly nothing here is noticeably bad, but at the same time the only song I'd really say I like is J-E-N-O-V-A and maybe Shevat.

J-E-N-O-V-A > Shevat > Birth of a New Witch > Fairyland Beginning > Got a Pain Cover > Space Dojo 2
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Got a Pain Cover
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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Fairyland Beginning
J-E-N-O-V-A
Shevat

Kinda surprised I'm voting for J-E-N-O-V-A. I remember not being fond of it in the past, but today I dug it.
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dammit, nfun, did you have to change the easy vote form? It's really freaking hard to check the tally when control-F skips half the votes.
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Fairlyland Beginning
Birth of a New Witch
Shevat, the Wind is Calling
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azuarc posted...

dammit, nfun, did you have to change the easy vote form? It's really freaking hard to check the tally when control-F skips half the votes.

You assume that this would disincentize me from doing so

I don't know what I did wrong
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fairLyland beginning
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oh oops lol
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