Board 8 > [VGMC] d50: Id ~ Purpose vs Scars of FAUNA, Scourge of the Universe vs Tonitrus

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azuarc
05/18/20 9:58:28 PM
#1:


Having now witnessed a sample wild card match, how are you feeling about them in practice?










Welcome to today's topic for Video Game Music Contest 14, a tournament of the best tracks from games, as decided upon by you, the voters.

Links:
Contest info - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VNrPnFRI7nJ4PqFiURBW0NWqxvXiuasoq8Sn_O169ss/edit#gid=320804650
Bracket - http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=473292
Discussion and results thread - https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78524521
Bracket playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1REnVI_W6yELaDP6Zac8b0Wq
ToC playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9O9mntH1RE-TQMj19D0k5nm-0zeH12J
VGMC compability sheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lpX4faqnn_geI0y4i6MrZ2AXpV6SWXoWrIA6_eyx-yM/edit

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. (Matches do not begin until at least 10:00 EDT.)
- 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

Fire Emblem: Awakening - Id ~ Purpose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XY5WxernwY

jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
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Mac Arrowny
05/18/20 10:18:45 PM
#2:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy
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Raetsel_Lapin
05/18/20 10:43:25 PM
#3:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Douwa Kairou
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PICARD IS SAD BECAUSE HE LOST. HE'S REAL SAD. HE'S EVEN MORE SAD THAN THAT.
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Team Rocket Elite
05/18/20 10:47:44 PM
#4:


Fire Emblem: Awakening - Id ~ Purpose
Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning - Tonitrus
GITADORA OverDrive - Douwa Kairou
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My bracket looked like random picks compared to his.
Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest!
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HBJDubs
05/18/20 11:17:10 PM
#5:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

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Save in the name of true love
~Project 1000~
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NFUN
05/18/20 11:34:20 PM
#6:


FAUNA
Scourge
Legacy

double nekomata day =O

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Haste_2
05/18/20 11:36:46 PM
#7:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou

Once again, all music today that I love, even moreso than yesterday!

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Congrats to azuarc for winning the Guru challenge!
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Toxtricity
05/18/20 11:47:02 PM
#8:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou

very little tops the raw emotional I FLOAT IN THE AIR WHEN I HEAR IT experience to me of Id~Purpose's constant 90 tonal center changes a second, even "more interesting examples" of the same thing. Something about my favorite parts of Id has just never gotten old to me. Maybe I just like accordions, maybe i just like thick string/brass chords, not sure what keeps me coming back to this over other examples I like of the same composition style. in the end it's still one of the most popular examples of something with the whole "unpredictable chord changes threaded together by a melodic line" that's one of my absolute favorite types of composition. It's not even my favorite song in the game or my favorite by the composer, and I'm tired of seeing it in this contest, but I'd be lying if I didn't say I like it enough that it's rare to find things I'll vote over it. Thank you for existing Id~Purpose. Scars of Fauna is cool because I like nekomata master but i'm not even sure i can name a nekomata master song that beats Id to me, as much as I consistently love him.

I like Scourge more compositionally by a lot, and I like Tonitrus more aesthetically by a lot. in the end, composition is much more important to me here.

the most epic normal nekomata song vs totto being "prog rock", i like "atelier nekomata" as a sound more consistently but this totto example is significantly more exciting to me
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xp1337
05/18/20 11:47:52 PM
#9:


jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
Terraria Calamity - Scourge of the Universe
Beatmania IIDX 21 Spada - Dark Legacy

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KCF0107
05/19/20 12:12:30 AM
#10:


Scars
Scourge
Legacy

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If you smell what the rock is cooking he's cooking crap - ertyu
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SuperNiceDog
05/19/20 12:35:59 AM
#11:


jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning - Tonitrus
GITADORA OverDrive - Douwa Kairou


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Hbthebattle
05/19/20 12:44:49 AM
#12:


Id (Purpose)
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou
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Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD Guru!
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banshiryuu
05/19/20 12:55:46 AM
#13:


Id (Purpose) (35th//48th) vs Scars of FAUNA (19th//24th)
"Scourge of The Universe" (53rd//76th) vs Tonitrus (59th//84th)
DARK LEGACY [12th//29th] vs Douwa Kairou [10th//21st]
(96th//192nd) [16th//56th]

why is this first match a thing already
been listening to a lot of tonitrus it should've been like top 50 in the first place lmao sorry scourge :((((
WHY IS THIS A MATCH TOO AAAA how are these both in the bottom half of songs remaining
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Prody Parrot
05/19/20 1:48:35 AM
#14:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou
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UF8
05/19/20 1:48:39 AM
#15:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

nekomata
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GameBopAdv
05/19/20 2:09:44 AM
#16:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

So I took a listen to dark legacy here and felt surprisingly less into it than I did from last time, but then had to go do some thing before listening to douwa so I put everything on hold. Then I came back and all of a sudden I'm into Dark Legacy again, go figure. If it makes the difference, the first time tonight I listened to Dark Legacy I used headphones and the second time I did not. Could've possibly been enough to have flipped my vote if my mood did not switch back, am kind of into Douwa Kairou a tad bit more than from what I remember too. Or maybe these feelings are linked and it wouldn't have flipped, or maybe not and I'm just overthinking, doesn't really matter much oh well.

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Janus5k
05/19/20 2:55:45 AM
#17:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

nekomata "DM DOKURO" master sorry totto : (

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TsunamiXXVIII
05/19/20 3:55:07 AM
#18:


Id ~ Purpose
Tonitrus
Douwa Kairou

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Now let us all sing the praises of azuarc, Guru champion.
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Collen
05/19/20 8:17:54 AM
#19:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

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Oh yeah I used to know Quentin, he's a real... he's a real jerky.
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sergiocornaga
05/19/20 9:06:17 AM
#20:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou
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Flamander
05/19/20 9:07:38 AM
#21:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou

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tennisboy213
05/19/20 9:17:57 AM
#22:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

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Congratulations to Game of the Decade 2 Guru winner, AND sitewide contest winner, azuarc!
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TheArkOfTurus
05/19/20 11:23:28 AM
#23:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou

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Our eyes were removed
Because azuarc won the Guru.
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xx521xx
05/19/20 11:33:00 AM
#24:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy
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Optimism is the first step to disappointment.
xx521xx
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JONALEON1
05/19/20 12:47:43 PM
#25:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Dark Legacy

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Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point!
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PIayer_0
05/19/20 3:22:08 PM
#26:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

First got into rhythm music last year, but I'm getting pretty used to the genre now - this year, it seems Fire Emblem music is my new best friend! Apex and DSHN have really helped me find ways to appreciate these grand orchestral pieces.

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rwlh
05/19/20 4:07:33 PM
#27:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Dark Legacy
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FL81
05/19/20 4:35:06 PM
#28:


jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
Terraria Calamity - Scourge of the Universe
Beatmania IIDX 21 Spada - Dark Legacy

Okay, so this second match is super close. Back during my first ranking topic I had Tonitrus rated a 6.8 and Scourge of the Universe rated at 8.4, but my opinion of Tonitrus has improved considerably since then, to the point where I actually have it winning this match in my favorites bracket. First match is close too, but I feel Match 2 is the highlight of today.

SotU > Tony > Dark Legacy > Scars of FAUNA > Id ~ Purpose > Douwa Kairou

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Sceptilesolar
05/19/20 5:01:32 PM
#29:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

Good day, all fairly close.

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barreldragon88
05/19/20 5:01:33 PM
#30:


Fire Emblem: Awakening - Id ~ Purpose
Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning - Tonitrus

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th3l3fty
05/19/20 5:27:14 PM
#31:


jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
Terraria Calamity - Scourge of the Universe

Beatmania IIDX 21 Spada - Dark Legacy
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I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris
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quantumB
05/19/20 6:16:11 PM
#32:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Dark Legacy
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dowolf
05/19/20 7:02:34 PM
#33:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Douwa Kairou

Second match is super close; the instrumental break just pushes Tonitrus over. not sure why scourge is resonating wiht me today but.

Within the 'verse, a
Lightning-scarred corridor shows
Legacy o'Purpose

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azuarc
05/19/20 7:50:00 PM
#34:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Dark Legacy

overall this was a really good day.

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Congratulations to all the gurus, past and present, participating in the contest.
Video Game Music Contest 14: Now in progress. Come join us!
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loweffortmemes
05/19/20 7:52:50 PM
#35:


jubeat saucer fulfill - Scars of FAUNA
Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning - Tonitrus
GITADORA OverDrive - Douwa Kairou

Super close first match. I feel like I could go either way there, but I'm leaning Scars of FAUNA today. Sorry, Id ~ Purpose :(

ToC match is a little close too, but less so.

Tonitrus > Douwa Kairou > Dark Legacy > Scars of FAUNA > Id ~ Purpose > Scourge of the Universe
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Mr Lasastryke
05/19/20 8:16:43 PM
#36:


Id ~ Purpose
Tonitrus
Douwa Kairou

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cakophon
05/19/20 8:45:50 PM
#37:


Id ~ Purpose [8.9] > Scars of FAUNA [8.5]
Scourge of the Universe [6.5] < Tonitrus [6.6]
Dark Legacy < Douwa Kairou

id purpose is actually rly good idk why you all dislike. burnout?

scourge is actualy good but that one part still brings it down so much for me. on the flip side tonitrus is just really nothing

WA GO MY 6/8
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PabloSmith
05/19/20 8:56:29 PM
#38:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

Feels weird voting for Scourge here, but its the lesser of two evils. Dark Legacy has also been growing on me a bit lately.

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kaonashi1
05/19/20 9:31:28 PM
#39:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou


-good ol' id purpose, still making me smile. 0:58, still one of my favourite chord progressions to listen to followed by that flourish.
-even if I find scourge to be a somewhat uneven experience overall, the bass synth-focused section starting at 2:24 has really grown on me. wonderful little section that lends a lot more power to the follow-up breakbeat section and is pivotal to my enjoyment of the track.
-put scars of fauna in this spot and I'd probably have a tougher time, I think
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-hotdogturtle--
05/19/20 9:35:16 PM
#40:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy

Nice thing about round 2 is that I've already formed a baseline opinion of the songs in round 1 so I don't have to think about them as much on days when I'm rushing.

Match 2 reminds me of the ToC from yesterday. Scourge is the Universe is from a game whose music I've consistently liked, but this is the weakest entrant from it in this contest. Tonitrus is lyrics that I don't like over decent instrumentals.

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Bluenugget64
05/19/20 9:44:37 PM
#41:


Scars of FAUNA
Scourge of the Universe
Douwa Kairou
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ZelRaat
05/19/20 9:50:21 PM
#42:


Scars of FAUNA
Tonitrus
Dark Legacy

Tonitrus is still poggers. Too bad it's probably going to lose...
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NFUN
05/19/20 9:52:21 PM
#43:


nah i think tonitrus has a chance

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pyresword
05/19/20 9:59:33 PM
#44:


Id ~ Purpose
Scourge of the Universe
Dark Legacy
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