Board 8 > [VGMC] Day 70! Goodbye to the Burning Trees, Lodging on the Moon Surface

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banshiryuu
07/18/24 11:02:00 PM
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Welcome to Video Game Music Contest 18, 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=478494
Contest info sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HBxgL9woiCMFKNOPuN_qdxmzjStJXSpC3Ocalfsavdk
Contest discussion thread: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80763291
Main bracket playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT3m7iohpL0y-5OyCrkgprWtXARkEJzh_
Compatibility sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1casDvSi-Tmrcco8_4k6cX5X7MLuJTUZvXIjqYTrD8V8
Last years spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SAJKYJmYhccLvbf_H-5uSA7-eMwXfW8k1q74Qho1bLU
VGMC total stats sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K1XdLWiUKB2kX99qYBgnRbLU_sCz4dvZSByKKJHCT6o
Discord: https://discord.gg/7FVXqWj

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 11pm 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!

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Match 1

Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard - Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Composer: Yuzo Koshiro
Loop Point: 2:36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTwUbWqIh4I

Sayonara wo Oshiete ~comment te dire adieu~ - comment te dire adieu
Composer: Momoko Sapporo arr. Kazuya Takase
Loop Point: 6:38
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZDj7WRSPgI

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Match 2

Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel
Composer: Masaharu Iwata arr. Mitsuhiro Kaneda
Loop Point: 1:37
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6VRd7_5t7o

Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Norfair
Composer: Hirokazu Tanaka arr. Yuzo Koshiro
Loop Point: 2:22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNxZJmxHyQ8

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Match 3

Spark the Electric Jester - Lunar Bass
Composer: Funk Fiction
Loop Point: 2:19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zgEAV4C2Us

Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field
Composer: TOMOri Kudo, CHiCO, Kenji Hiramatsu (ACE+)
Loop Point: 3:34
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLaKBotgQVw

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Easy vote form:
Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge / comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel / Norfair
Lunar Bass / Mechonis Field
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th3l3fty
07/18/24 11:02:33 PM
#2:


Sayonara wo Oshiete ~comment te dire adieu~ - comment te dire adieu
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Norfair
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field

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thelefty for analysis crew 2008 imo -transience
I have a third degree burn in flame-o-nomics -Sir Chris
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NFUN
07/18/24 11:08:06 PM
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th3l3fty posted...
Sayonara wo Oshiete ~comment te dire adieu~ - comment te dire adieu
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Norfair
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field


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Paratroopa1
07/18/24 11:09:25 PM
#4:


comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Mechonis Field
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Eggert
07/18/24 11:11:48 PM
#5:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field
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AcireExists
07/18/24 11:13:01 PM
#6:


Mechonis Field I've heard both it and Lunar Bass enough times to know the former is better without needing to relisten

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tgs2
07/18/24 11:17:50 PM
#7:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

Norfair has been growing on me, but not enough to change my mind here.
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DanKirby
07/18/24 11:33:17 PM
#8:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Norfair
Mechonis Field

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(>'.')>
"The problem with the future is that it keeps turning into the present." -Hobbes
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kamakazikila
07/18/24 11:41:45 PM
#9:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

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Puff Stuff
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TeamRocketElite
07/18/24 11:42:52 PM
#10:


Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard - Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field

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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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azuarc
07/19/24 12:06:23 AM
#11:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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Only the exceptions can be exceptional.
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UF8
07/19/24 12:19:37 AM
#12:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field
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Hbthebattle
07/19/24 12:25:48 AM
#13:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass


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HidekuniHorita
07/19/24 12:27:12 AM
#14:


comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Mechonis Field

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Omniscience lies beyond the void, beyond decay!
I am one with the Akashic Records!
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FL81
07/19/24 1:02:00 AM
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Will: Spring Wind Skylark, Want: Spring Wind Skylark

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FL81
07/19/24 1:33:01 AM
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Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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KCF0107
07/19/24 2:12:52 AM
#17:


Petal
Hotel
Field

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Lies
07/19/24 2:57:39 AM
#18:


comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Mechonis Field
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Collen
07/19/24 3:59:27 AM
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comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Lunar Bass

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Sunshine. Lunchbox. Playground. Raincoat. Hot Dog. Oatmeal. Railroad. Ice Cream. Bathtub. Pancake. Eardrum.
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Janus5k
07/19/24 8:34:22 AM
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comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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A hero cannot be defeated simply by making him die.
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xx521xx
07/19/24 8:52:46 AM
#21:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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Optimism is the first step to disappointment.
xx521xx
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OrangeCrush980
07/19/24 8:57:25 AM
#22:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

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"Foolishness, Dante. Foolishness... Might controls everything. And without strength, you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself."
- Vergil, DMC3
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MaxGalactica
07/19/24 9:53:34 AM
#23:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

Very high quality day.

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-Abraham Lincoln
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sergiocornaga
07/19/24 11:02:41 AM
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comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

A day where everything is good to exceptional and the choices are agonizing.

...Huzzah!
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skulltrumpets
07/19/24 12:57:07 PM
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Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Norfair but I'm mad at having to choose
Mechonis Field but I'm very mad at having to choose
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MacArrowny
07/19/24 1:01:56 PM
#26:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

I wish other songs were here.

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TheArkOfTurus
07/19/24 1:54:37 PM
#27:


comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Lunar Bass

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Our eyes were removed
For our own safety
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Fluttershy_Pony
07/19/24 2:03:26 PM
#28:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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Remember Tetris? The way those cubes kept coming at you? That was tricky enough, but what if they were half a dozen different hats instead?
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Haste_2
07/19/24 2:29:57 PM
#29:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

Yet another strong day! I like the R3ers in Brackets A/B more than Brackets C/D on average...

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DoctorJimmy133
07/19/24 3:09:16 PM
#30:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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azuarc is quite good at predicting GameFAQs bracket battles.
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andylt
07/19/24 3:18:05 PM
#31:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

neat day!
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banshiryuu
07/19/24 5:20:32 PM
#32:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Norfair
Mechonis Field

From TunnelScene:
comment te dire adieu (Sayonara wo Oshiete)
Norfair (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
Mechonis Field (Xenoblade Chronicles)
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Arti
07/19/24 5:37:50 PM
#33:


Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard - Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel
Xenoblade Chronicles - Mechonis Field

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pyresword
07/19/24 5:41:56 PM
#34:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

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I didn't do guru this year but azuarc can be in my sig anyways.
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slykirby
07/19/24 6:39:42 PM
#35:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Norfair
Mechonis Field


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LkProd
07/19/24 7:11:50 PM
#36:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass
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rwlh
07/19/24 7:24:19 PM
#37:


abstain
Norfair
abstain
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Gall
07/19/24 7:53:26 PM
#38:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

Very strong and close match 3, and my choice might be biased because Im too used to how good Mechonis Field is. The progression of the song is conveyed excellently, a colossal dormant factory floor that gradually boots up into the future. The added computery noises fit right in, my favorite part of the song being 2:29-3:08 which has the electronic beeps harmonizing with the mechanical melody.

WILL: Awakening ~ Nrburgring Suite
WANT: Softbank
The Suite is on something else this year, or rather, its original something. Im sure Softbank will put up a good fight though.

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JONA
07/19/24 7:54:15 PM
#39:


comment te dire adieu
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

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Congrats to azuarc who beat me by 1 point!
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-Chaos-Zero-
07/19/24 7:58:21 PM
#40:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field

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The Pizza Formerly Known as CalzoneB
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W1ndzs
07/19/24 8:20:46 PM
#41:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass
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failgirlema
07/19/24 8:22:46 PM
#42:


comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Lunar Bass

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Be formless, shapeless... like water.
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Waveshine_2001
07/19/24 8:45:44 PM
#43:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel

Aaah match 3 is sooo hard. I don't even want to decide. I "supported" both in one way or another and don't want to see either lose. I would like to mention that Dad overheard me listening to Lunar Bass and stated he really enjoyed it though.

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Fox Only, Final Destination.
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DanShux
07/19/24 8:49:15 PM
#44:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Norfair
Mechonis Field

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Regularly Shux Ears. Of corn.
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Disillusion
07/19/24 9:33:07 PM
#45:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Lunar Bass

I kinda dig the Koshiro FM synth today. Not by much, but enough to vote for it.

I curse the deity of chance that made Match 2 and 3 a thing. CURSE them, I say.
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Prody_Parrot
07/19/24 9:58:26 PM
#46:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Blue Desert Hotel
Mechonis Field
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Prince46
07/19/24 10:23:03 PM
#47:


Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge
Norfair
Mechonis Field

I think Blue Desert is the song I'd be the most understanding with Norfair losing, but I really need Norfair to go far, so I hope it can pull it off! This match really stings. Match 3 is pretty even, but the whole thing screams even.

B1: Norfair > Petal Bridge = Blue Desert >> Sayonara

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dowolf
07/19/24 10:24:17 PM
#48:


pink (cherry blossoms)
blue
cheesy lunar moon cheese

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Plasman
07/19/24 10:27:27 PM
#49:


Sayonara wo Oshiete ~comment te dire adieu~ - comment te dire adieu
Opoona - Blue Desert Hotel
Spark the Electric Jester - Lunar Bass

Intentionally avoiding looking at any of the votes today if i dont see it it cant hurt me
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-hotdogturtle--
07/19/24 10:42:15 PM
#50:


comment te dire adieu
Norfair
Mechonis Field

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Hey man, LlamaGuy did encrypt the passwords.
With what? ROT-13? -CJayC
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