Board 8 > [BOST] Day 48: TitS FC v Aurora Memoria, Shallie v Ys 3, Caligula v UnrealTrnmnt

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Greetings, and welcome to the Best OST Contest 5! In this contest, you and fellow video game soundtrack lovers will come together to once and for all answer the question "What is the best video game soundtrack? (For now.)"

Links:
Contest Bracket and Info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sD964sXfa3trbXrr14mFKeEIA14cGM2RtHmW9TqGBmw
Discussion Thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77915805

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VOTING RULES

- Each match will be between the songs representing each game, not the game as a whole. Please remember to listen and vote with this in mind! Any votes referring to a game name rather than a song name will not be counted. You have been warned!
- Listen to both songs!! If one is your literal favorite song in the world and the other is something you hate with a passion, listen to them both!!
- No alts, no rallying, no begging for something to get more votes, etc., etc., you know the drill.
- If you change your mind and would like to swap your vote, you may do so. As soon as it is 24 hours since the match topic was started, you may not change your vote and new votes will not be counted.
- If you would like to vote in advance for matches you know you will miss, please let me know in the discussion topic.

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Main Bracket: Losers Round 3 Match 1

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Ancient Makes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rIegfs7c3E" data-time="

Aurora Memoria: Philosophical Data Session 2093 - Prelude Bedroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3D0Wt4G4jA" data-time="

Main Bracket: Losers Round 3 Match 2

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Sweep ~ Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sefqCnVi-E" data-time="

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PCECD) - The Strongest Foe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvAShxQrk64" data-time="

Snubs Bracket: Round 2

Caligula - Sadistic Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ4BNJMPLFg" data-time="

Unreal Tournament - Skyward Fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iznoMeB4GYE" data-time="

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Vote Form:
Ancient Makes / Prelude Bedroom
Sweep ~ Part 3 / The Strongest For
Sadistic Queen / Skyward Fire

Prelude Bedroom
The Strongest Foe
Skyward Fire

Looks like the video for Sadistic Queen was privated so here's another link for it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ4BNJMPLFg" data-time="

Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Sadistic Queen

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Ancient Makes
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Sweep ~ Part 3
Caligula - Sadistic Queen
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Ancient Makes
Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Sweep ~ Part 3
Caligula - Sadistic Queen

MATCH 1

Ancient Makes is still pretty good! I still think Prelude Bedroom's decent too, but it doesn't really hold up to Ancient Makes in my eyes.

MATCH 2

In retrospect, putting Sweep at #6 might've been a bit of an odd decision. Seeing all the discussion on the kind of Gust stuff the board generally likes, it looks like this song is more reflective of the board's taste in Gust music than Silhouette of Thirst and Scorpio. Well, in any case, this is fortunately a Gust vs. Falcom match where it's an easy vote for one or the other. I just really like Sweep Part 3. Guess we'll see if The Strongest Foe really is a strong foe for Sweep!

MATCH 3

I've actually been listening to Sadistic Queen more often lately! My usual go-to songs from this game would be the ones I have in the 1-3 slots, but I definitely like Sadistic Queen a bit more than I did during the nomination phase! The chorus is super catchy. I feel like not a whole lot of people will share my opinion on this (maybe I'm wrong), but one thing I like about this song and other songs from this game is the way that Reina Ueda vocalizes the lyrics. Parts like 2:44-2:48 are the main focus of this. It's not that I generally like vocals that sound like this, it's just that the way her singing there gives off this impression of "hi, I'm crazy!" is honestly appealing to me. I don't know what it is. Of course, I think her regular singing voice is great too lol. She did a great job with the songs in this game!

Skyward Fire's pretty neat. I'm all for listening to chill 90's house music kind of stuff, but I guess I'd prefer this have a stronger melody or something. Or maybe just a little more upbeat/energetic. Still good, though!

Sweep ~ Part 3 > Sadistic Queen > Ancient Makes > Prelude Bedroom = The Strongest Foe > Skyward Fire

Prelude Bedroom
The Strongest Foe
Sadistic Queen

Good first match, excellent second match, easy third match.
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Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Skyward Fire (shows how much I hate the other one...)
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Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Skyward Fire

Ancient Makes
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP 3
Sadistic Queen

strongest foe is cool too might be the second strongest here but it is not the strongest in its match.

as much as I like Cradle and DistortedHappiness, I've found little else in the OST I like. But Skyward Fire is super just "there" so.
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Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Sadistic Queen
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Prelude Bedroom
Sweep ~ Part 3
Sadistic Queen

Sorry Falcom

Skyward so close to being good but needs a few more interesting layers
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Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Sadistic Queen

match one make me sad. match two the for is strong with you. match three both songs are so close to something i should really like but don't really they're okay

Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Sadistic Queen / Skyward Fire

More repeats eh? Skyward Fire's a bit overly ambient, but not bad. Sadistic Queen is a great Caligula.
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Ancient Makes
i got nominated a different version of this song so i think im allowed to vote Sweep?
Sadistic Queen
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky - Ancient Makes: 9.5. This must have been on one of the days I didn't vote because I've never heard it. But hot diggity damn this is great!
vs.
Aurora Memoria: Philosophical Data Session 2093 - Prelude Bedroom: 9. Boy did this song get a raw deal.

and

Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea - Sweep ~ Part 3: 5.5.
vs.
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PCECD) - The Strongest Foe: 4.5.

and

Caligula - Sadistic Queen: 8. Love the casino-y feel of this. I get a strong sense of the song's "personality" here, which is always an impressive thing to manage.
vs.
Unreal Tournament - Skyward Fire: 8.5. Wow this is really impressive. This song is mostly minimalist, and it manages to maintain this great sense of darkness all throughout. I can see this playing at a club with vampires.

Votes:
Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Skyward Fire

Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3
Sadistic Queen

More repeats eh? Skyward Fire's a bit overly ambient, but not bad. Sadistic Queen is a great Caligula.
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Prelude Bedroom
Sweep ~ Part 3
Skyward Fire

match three top tier
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Prelude Bedroom
The Strongest Foe
Skyward Fire
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Ancient Makes
Sweep ~ Part 3

Snubs later hopefully
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Aurora Memoria: Philosophical Data Session 2093 - Prelude Bedroom
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (PCECD) - The Strongest Foe
Unreal Tournament - Skyward Fire

hi sorry busy today

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Sadistic Queen

ah yes, the three pillars of VGM: Falcom, Gust, and anime
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Ancient Makes
The Strongest For
Skyward Fire

>:( man match 1 just feels Disgustingly flawed, like it's a best song from one setlist vs. a worst song from another set list and yet it still manages to be somewhat close (but the "best" is better, for me). this vote feels gross as does thinking about the situation where this leads

also match 2 I feel like sweep "deserves" to advance but I kinda prefer the other
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