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banshiryuu 06/04/22 10:00:01 PM #1: |
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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 16, an annual celebration of the best of the best video game music according to the voters!
Important Links: Bracket: https://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=475935 Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_IU5iCFTM_4WEx8ZWKwznMz5v2tarCKh1Ag0mxIgAes Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80027411 Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0xxfgkmGKvEyWfHvNZ53Kbn Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16XAaBMDuUnQ4c5AxQNL9ZhvD7VG5kQyrXWWZxnkrn-o VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o Discord: https://discord.gg/WDvMS4a Rules: - Listen to both songs in a given match, at least through the loop time provided (to make sure you don't skip before you've heard the whole thing!) - Please consider the loop point listed when judging the song; if a video loops one minute 5 times, don't treat it as if it's a repetitive 5 minute song - If it's a match between your favorite song ever and a song you despise, still LISTEN TO BOTH! Votes can and will be disqualified if there is suspicion songs are not being listened to, and you may be discounted for the rest of the contest for repeat offenses. - No alt accounts, no rallying or begging, etc., etc.... You only get one vote! Swapping votes is alright, just make clear that you've already made a vote and are swapping. - Make clear what your voting options are! Please keep votes separate from any comments, and use the titles given in the topic post. - Voting in all matches is not mandatory, feel free to skip matches you do not wish to vote in. - Vote based on the links provided, and not other sources of audio. Links are specifically chosen for best quality and the like. - Don't discuss vote tallies in this thread, or in other threads, as they may influence votes. Likewise, please refrain from looking at the running tally before voting. Voting Period: - Today's matches will last 24 hours from the time of posting, or 24 hours from 10pm Eastern, whichever is the later time. - Please note this may mean that two topics will be active at the same time! - If you anticipate being unable to vote in a given day, please send an absentee vote to @banshiryuu, or post your absentee vote in the discussion thread! . Match 1 Library of Ruina - The Blue Reverberation Composer: Studio EIM Loop Point: 3:09 Genre: ACOUSTIC TENSION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXw1f0porfg Arcaea - memoryfactory.lzh Composer: Frums Loop Point: 2:09 Genre: UNLIMITED ACCESS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSz_A1CIeN4 Match 2 Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Composer: Junya Nakano Loop Point: 1:46 Genre: DEWPRISM https://youtu.be/xX4WQouaL7k At Least There is eda edovi - The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Composer: Harvey Rothman Loop Point: 2:28 Genre: MEMESPLOITATION https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHM65qXZFyI Match 3 Phantasy Star Online 2 - Yggdrasil Composer: Mitsuharu Fukuyama Loop Point: 3:46 Genre: EARTH FUSION https://youtube.com/watch?v=ifEmsaN5bcA Uncharted Waters - Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Collen 06/04/22 10:04:08 PM #2: |
memoryfactory.lzh The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Yggdrasil --- But there's a hole in my head and that's where I see and hear and dream through Seems like that leaks out and I forget all the wonderful things escape me now ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MargaretAnnMid 06/04/22 10:06:58 PM #3: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NFUN 06/04/22 10:07:43 PM #4: |
memory pachyderm WORLD TREE 7.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.5 8.5 busted --- Kneel... or you will be knelt ... Copied to Clipboard!
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quantumB 06/04/22 10:15:21 PM #5: |
memoryfactory.lzh The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Southern Twilight ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tgs2 06/04/22 10:18:25 PM #6: |
The Blue Reverberation Go Tree. Blue Reverberation [8.5] memory [6] Passing Through the Forest [7.5] Elephant [9] Yggdrasil [9.5] Cape of Good Hope [7.5] 1. Turok 2:Seeds of Evil (GBC) - Scroll Stage 2. ??? 3. ??? 4. ??? 5. ??? 6. ??? 7. ??? 8. Alto's Odyssey - An Endless Desert 9. Phantasy Star Online 2 - Yggdrasil 10. ??? 11. ??? 12. Napple Tale - Dreams in a Pie 13. ??? 14. ??? 15. ??? 16. ??? 17. ??? 18. ??? 19. Lightning Returns - The Glittering City of Yusnaan 20. ??? ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MoonRunes 06/04/22 10:24:40 PM #7: |
memoryfactory.lzh The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Chaeix 06/04/22 10:37:54 PM #8: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope --- we're all buds~jc~ <DeathChicken> you are my hero for being the first person to cite National Geographic in Mercs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DireKrow 06/04/22 10:50:05 PM #9: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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UF8 06/04/22 10:58:31 PM #10: |
UNLIMITED ACCESS DEWPRISM EARTH FUSION/WORLD TREE 6.1 7.6 8.65 7.2 9.1 9 gonna be real here, i think project moon games are kinda cool, but this just sounds like standard gacha game event bgm to me. fortunately, that resemblance has sobered me to the realisation that it is still music i like more than average (unlike ones like but it's not exactly a highlight by vgmc standards yeah this is definitely a frums. unfortunately it's also got a little too much "styles that have fallen out of style for me now" in it, but it's still very polished as one would expect of a frums (sasuga frums on the frumsong) honestly, maybe underrating passing through the forest, i only took it to round 3 in my favourites bracket but i had a hard time deciding between it and yusnaan and i've been thinking i'm still underrating yusnaan too, it's a virtually flawless song that always manages to hit harder over time. this too is a really damn hard song for me to vote against 99.9% of the time, even with many songs in this contest that have more things that i like in them, this is possibly the quintessential song for capturing what it does) elephant's foot is definitely a song. memesong but serious is a difficult art to execute (and mostly just seen done well ever rhythm games lol), but it does reasonably well at it. it's unfortunate it's in a day like this one where 4/5 of the other songs are ones that are kind of every bit as out there as it without trying to be goofy and draw attention to its better aspects. in other words, this is basically a "yo wtf why does this slap" type of song in a day where pure god songs are also present. tree. i'll admit i spent most of the time while listening to this doing the prior writeup, so I probably don't need to convey my thoughts on this any more lol. still, phantasy star online 2 huh. is yggdrasil the best pso2 song? not really. is it the most pso2 song? also not really. but it is the most "this is pso2" kind of song possible and a perfect rep to encapsulate exactly why it has absolutely every right to have attention drawn to it for what kind of things they're doing with it music-wise (and not in the elephant's foot semi-desperate kind of way). also poor world tree thank you koei tecmo and thank you yoko kanno. how the heck did this get in. i often fear the idea of vgm just becoming "Real Music" but if it was all this i would just replace everything in a heartbeat. also tbh i liked all the location genre suggestions for this one more, lounge adrift isn't bad but it's a lot absolutely more than just lounge here. and also i hate this match and even though i genuinely have my qualms about this song being eligible in this field i'm more shocked by the seeding injustice it was dealt for no reason ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Flamander 06/04/22 10:58:42 PM #11: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing Through The Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope --- cathode on discord ... Copied to Clipboard!
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golden009 06/04/22 11:10:31 PM #12: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil yet another hard 2nd match, elephant's foot is very cool and does the weird bullshit that i'm typically into but Passing through the Forest does basically everything correct ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoctorJugaJuga 06/04/22 11:28:48 PM #13: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HasteDeux 06/04/22 11:33:21 PM #14: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil The Blue Reverberation (5.3 - 60th place) / memoryfactory.lzh (8.3^ - 23rd place) Passing through the Forest (8.6 - 16h place) / The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music (7.3 - 50th place) Yggdrasil (9.7 - 2nd place) / Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope (7.1v - 55th place) Yggdrasil's composition is so tight! Every note is placed just right. --- "Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So... what is a party?" "Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think." ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ZelRaat 06/04/22 11:38:15 PM #15: |
memoryfactory.lzh The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Match 2 posed a real dilemma there, the first of the competition. Ultimately, I went with the eda edovi song because of that great section at 1:50, but it was very very close. it goes to say that I'd be fine with either song winning this match, but I'm still going to feel a bit sad, whatever is the outcome. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Isquen 06/04/22 11:54:42 PM #16: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing Through The Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Match 1: I need to look more into frums, apparently, but I do like LoR a bit more this time around. Match 2: Ceda Cedovic is so not my soundtrack, alas. I think I regard it even less than the high-octane moeblob of yesterday. That said, its competition is... also really good. Oh geez. Match 3: The longer I listen to Dance on the Cape of Good Hope, the more I like it - which is handy, since it is a LONG track. But oh God Yggdrasil is also really nice and uhhh, umm.... DAMN IT. I'm having another "whichever one loses I'm going to be sorry" day. --- [Earthshaker] ... Copied to Clipboard!
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banshiryuu 06/04/22 11:56:06 PM #17: |
oh my god how did i manage to get the topic title so very wrong ... Copied to Clipboard!
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NFUN 06/04/22 11:57:49 PM #18: |
forest --- Kneel... or you will be knelt ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DeadTaffer 06/04/22 11:58:03 PM #19: |
abstain Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HisayoshiOgura 06/05/22 12:00:16 AM #20: |
Arcaea - memoryfactory.lzh Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Phantasy Star Online 2 - Yggdrasil --- Hallelujah! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aakadarrr 06/05/22 12:01:12 AM #21: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Prince46 06/05/22 12:20:42 AM #22: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Interesting night today! Arcaea vote was easy. Threads of Fate track was a very pleasant surprise, and so was the Uncharted Waters track. Excellent day today, great nominations all around. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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tazzyboyishere 06/05/22 12:23:03 AM #23: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope No writing but good day --- http://i.imgur.com/l7xxLh1.jpg PSN/Steam - RoboQuote ; NNID - TazzyMan ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hbthebattle 06/05/22 12:33:53 AM #24: |
ACOUSTIC TENSION DEWPRISM LOUNGE ADRIFT actually cool, i should listen to more of the ruina non-mili songs this is unironically the hardest match in the contest so far for me the second half of Cape of Goo is so fucking good, I see why Max and co. are so obsessed with this OST. Ygg's pretty good too but it doesn't compete. --- :) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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HidekuniHorita 06/05/22 1:25:19 AM #25: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil Write-in poll vote for .cpt --- Omniscience lies beyond the void, beyond decay! I am one with the Akashic Records! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Team Rocket Elite 06/05/22 1:38:15 AM #26: |
Arcaea - memoryfactory.lzh Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Phantasy Star Online 2 - Yggdrasil --- My bracket looked like random picks compared to his. Congrats to azuarc for winning the GotD 2020 Guru Contest! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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KCF0107 06/05/22 1:59:46 AM #27: |
Factory Passing Yggdrasil --- KCF can't actually be a real person but he is - greengravy ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Akkrillic 06/05/22 2:12:27 AM #28: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing Through The Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope 6 8.1 9 8.4 7.5 8.8 --- Ok ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mihark 06/05/22 2:33:24 AM #29: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FL81 06/05/22 6:00:32 AM #30: |
Library of Ruina - The Blue Reverberation Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Uncharted Waters - Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope match 3 hard carrying the day --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://i.imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N43HJYv.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Tked 06/05/22 6:37:33 AM #31: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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andylt 06/05/22 6:46:58 AM #32: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Match 1 is a bit underwhelming, they're both in the styles of stuff I can really like but neither reaches its potential. Blue reverb doesn't travel anywhere exciting, but it has a solid enough foundation. I don't enjoy Forest as much as I did when going through the bracket, it's gently pleasant but a little generic. Say what you will about Elephant, it's not generic! I really like the bits with the heavy beats and backing vocals (like from 0:07), but some of the rest is unfortunately a bit, well, obnoxious. Yggdrasil is a perfectly average song that does exactly nothing for me. Twilight is the highlight of the day by a large margin, I will happily let this song take me away on its voyage. I wonder if David Wise was inspired by this kind of thing, it would fit right in with DKC. The back half isn't quite as strong but who cares, it's still fun and by that point I'm content being on board for the duration! Blue: 3/5 Memory: 2/5 Forest: 3/5 Elephant: 2.5/5 Ygg: 2.5/5 Twilight: 4.5/5 --- Very slowly becoming a Final Fantasy aficionado. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Sceptilesolar 06/05/22 7:24:32 AM #33: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Third match is pretty good. Thought the first two were between average and actively disliked. --- Just killing time until the world ends. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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plasmabeam 06/05/22 7:40:46 AM #34: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil --- ~Jacksonville Jaguars~ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Janus5k 06/05/22 8:41:48 AM #35: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Even trying to set aside an increasingly negative bias, Frums' style has never really resonated with me, and I frequently find their vocal use somewhere between weird and obnoxious. Blue Reverberation is okay. Oh hey, Passing Through the Forest is back. Good tune. I can kind of appreciate Elephant's Foot's wackiness but it's outclassed here. you know after reading Tox's ranking topic I went ahead and looked up the Pat Metheny Group and suddenly a lot of things made sense. Anyway Yggdrasil sounds cool but I have a hard time latching onto it. Southern Twilight takes a while to get going but it's mostly worth it. --- A hero cannot be defeated simply by making him die. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 06/05/22 8:47:06 AM #36: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil --- Scooby-Doo is many things, but it's definitely not a hard-core Tekken fan's idea of fun; this I can say with sheer sincerity. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DoctorJimmy133 06/05/22 9:01:28 AM #37: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope Surprising myself with that third vote --- azuarc is quite good at predicting GameFAQs bracket battles. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fivda 06/05/22 10:01:23 AM #38: |
Arcaea - memoryfactory.lzh Threads of Fate - Passing through the Forest Uncharted Waters - Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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dowolf 06/05/22 10:17:41 AM #39: |
I can't believe .tar.gz pits are missing from the poll. Blue Green (forest) Brown (like a tree (i.e. yggdrasil)) --- Nonsense. "Testing" is for when you're still guessing--and now, I have no need to guess. -- Agatha, Girl Genius ... Copied to Clipboard!
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azuarc 06/05/22 10:46:16 AM #40: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest don't care --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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kamakazikila 06/05/22 10:49:27 AM #41: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope --- Puff Stuff ... Copied to Clipboard!
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slykirby 06/05/22 11:02:18 AM #42: |
The Blue Reverberation The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Yggdrasil --- https://i.imgur.com/c3jEuPS.jpg ... Copied to Clipboard!
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sergiocornaga 06/05/22 11:15:12 AM #43: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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rwlh 06/05/22 11:15:40 AM #44: |
1. ??? 2. ??? 3. Scroll Stage 4. ??? 5. ??? 6. Dreams in a Pie 7. ??? 8. ??? 9. ??? 10. Passing Through the Forest 11. ??? 12. ??? 13. ??? 14. ??? 15. ??? 16. ??? 17. ??? 18. Kusanagi Village 19. ??? 20. ??? 21. ??? 22. ??? 23. ??? 24. ??? 25. The Glittering City of Yusnaan 26. ??? 27. ??? 28. ??? 29. ??? 30. The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music 31. Time Moves Slow 32. ??? 33. ??? 34. ??? 35. ??? 36. ??? 37. ??? 38. ??? 39. ??? 40. It's Dangerous to Go Alone 41. ??? 42. ??? 43. ??? 44. Yggdrasil 45. ??? 46. ??? 47. ??? 48. ??? 49. ??? 50. Kaze no Ne Yesterday's and today's unveilings. A3 continues to be stacked with songs I love. It's a crime that Elephant's Foot got one of the only songs I'd vote over it in round 1. It's such a fun, balls-to-the-wall experience. But I love Passing Through the Forest too much. I could listen to it for hours. Yggdrasil is such a pleasant surprise. I don't really love a lot of the PSO2 music I've heard, but Yggdrasil manages to hit that sweet spot for me. Cape of Goo is great too; it's also an 8/10. Go A3! - Votes: memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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GameBopAdv 06/05/22 11:26:02 AM #45: |
memoryfactory.lzh The Elephant's Foot of Obnoxious Music Yggdrasil --- Kopazzynth (I should probably go ahead and change this username soon) ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Prody Parrot 06/05/22 11:38:48 AM #46: |
Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil ... Copied to Clipboard!
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xx521xx 06/05/22 12:03:58 PM #47: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil --- Optimism is the first step to disappointment. xx521xx ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 06/05/22 12:19:11 PM #48: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Yggdrasil --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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arthurgolden 06/05/22 12:30:13 PM #49: |
memoryfactory.lzh Passing through the Forest Southern Twilight ~ Dance on the Cape of Good Hope ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DanKirby 06/05/22 12:33:08 PM #50: |
The Blue Reverberation Passing Through the Forest Yggdrasil --- (>'.')> "The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes ... Copied to Clipboard!
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