Board 8 > [BOST] Day 67: Caravan Stories v Blue Reflection, Tangledeep v Tokyo Xanadu

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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 9

Caravan Stories - Bunwaii Desert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g18fx7FHYjc" data-time="

Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na5QeYzIf1k" data-time="

Snubs Bracket: Semifinals

Tangledeep - Land of Blooming Mushrooms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ9NZjT6xYQ" data-time="

Tokyo Xanadu eX+ - Vesper Umbra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WDJLFlSqMA" data-time="

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Vote Form:
Bunwaii Desert / OVERDOSE
Land of Blooming Mushrooms / Vesper Umbra

Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra

Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ - Vesper Umbra
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OVERDOSE
Land of Blooming Mushrooms

really sorry cs but bunwaii doesnt cut it against overdose
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Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra

I don't think Bunwaii or Overdose is the best that either soundtrack has to offer. Which isn't to say I don't like them, just that they feel weird to pop up at this point.

Vesper Umbra is modern epic Falcom at its best, and it's no secret I like that so >_> Also there's chanting! I'm only mortal!
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Bunwaii Desert
Land of Blooming Mushrooms

Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE

Bunwaii is so amazing at the beginning and the end, but I just don't like the middle that much! 9.5/10 start, 9/10 end, 5/10 middle! OVERDOSE gives an 8.5/10 impression throughout the whole thing pretty much. It's a tough choice here as to what to pick.

(will vote in the other match tomorrow)
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OVERDOSE
Vesper Umbra

"epic" Falcom is somewhat hit or miss for me actually but this is a hit
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Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra

Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra
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Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra
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OVERDOSE
Vesper Umbra

amazing day what the fuck i want everything to win

OVERDOSE
Vesper Umbra

OVERDOSE
Vesper Umbra

Tangledeep - Land of Blooming Mushrooms (close match)
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Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra
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OVERDOSE
Vesper Umbra

Might come back to the first match, it's really close...
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Bunwaii Desert
Land of Blooming Mushrooms
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OVERDOSE
Vesper Umbra

Land of Blooming Mushrooms is probably the worst Tangledeep track so far. It's not terrible, but it's not that interesting either. VU's very good.
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Bunwaii Desert
Vesper Umbra
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Blue Reflection - OVERDOSE
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ - Vesper Umbra

MATCH 1

Bunwaii Desert's a really good song, but it got the unfortunate matchup of being up against my favorite Blue Reflection song. Really easy pick here as my preference is strongly in favor of Overdose, but this still a really strong match for me overall. Something like Bunwaii Desert (8.5) vs. Overdose (9.5) in terms of overall score? This is just a gut reaction without any thought being put into it, but it still highlights the fact that I really like both songs.

MATCH 2

If my memory serves me correct, Land of Blooming Mushrooms has to be my favorite song I've heard from this setlist thus far. By a long shot too. Really nice and peaceful song. Very soothing melody. Definitely something that suits my tastes. I feel like the other songs from Tangledeep that have showed up didn't really fit my tastes all too much, by contrast.

Oof, I would've been happy voting for Land of Blooming Mushrooms, but it's up against dark melodic piano and violin from Vesper Umbra. Soft, peaceful music is definitely a potential weakness of mine, but so is melodic piano and violin lol. More close of a match, but kind of a similar deal to match 1 where one song is good, but the other's even better. This feels similar to how I felt about Melody of Aqua vs. Skyclad Observer back in VGMC13. Only I'd say that was definitely a stronger match.

OVERDOSE > Bunwaii Desert > Vesper Umbra > Land of Blooming Mushrooms

Really good day today!

OVERDOSE

caps
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Also yes the only reason I voted there is because I saw people say the match was tied. I listened to both and that is actually an honest vote (I even came in planning to vote against Blue Reflection...), but figured it was worth mentioning.
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