Pairing VII (D) (Round 2)

Listen to the tracks and make your selection.

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093 Shadow Hearts 2 — The Fate (C)
066 Cho Aniki ~ The Ultimate, Invincible, Most Galactically Powerful Man — Aniki (E)

Battle of the annoying voices! Synth men vs. real women, which will prevail?

I'm putting my money on the girls.

093 Shadow Hearts 2 — The Fate (C)
066 Cho Aniki ~ The Ultimate, Invincible, Most Galactically Powerful Man — Aniki (E)

The Fate is a pretty solid track, but what's up at 1:58? Other than that, it is a very interesting song, quite good! Aniki is pretty cool as well. I mean, of course it sucks qualitatively seen, but it's not bad to listen to when you're on cocaine or something like that. Because I want some weird songs to proceed, I will vote for Aniki!

Originally Posted by Musharraf

Because I want some weird songs to proceed

Then why on Earth did you campaign so hard against Bonus Room?

Anyway, I voted for both of these in the previous round, but in a pairing with a solid block of 'wow' like The Fate, the time for kitsch is past.

OOOH, DAMEDA... ANIKI



Seriously, Aniki is like the second biggest pleasant surprise of the entire contest. Hilarious, catchy and awesome all together. Actually listen to it more than ten seconds and then vote!

This is gonna be a tough choice. The Fate just narrowly missed being one of my noms last year, and I've loved it since I first heard the OST, and it was one of the tracks I enjoyed before I played the game from a soundtrack that took actual gameplay for me to love.

And a song from the Gayest Game Ever About A Gay Man is just fun as hell. Those moans make me giggle every time. A vote for gigglyness is a vote for fun!

This is a hard choice for me. The Fate is a really touching song that surprised me and made it's way onto my favourites list. Rock ballad and soulful wordless vocals along with guitar is a very nice combination.
The Ultimate, Invincible, Most Galactically Powerful Man — Aniki makes me laugh which cheesy voice samples, and you can hear that it's not all gimmick and has a discernable melody.

Actually maybe it's not a hard choice. Kitsch may be hilarious at the moment in this pairing, but I want a really nice and deserving song to head closer to Song of the Year. I vote for the Fate since I believe this song should progress. In a pairing against a song that isn't so "wow!", I'd vote for Aniki, which is an interesting but not phenomenal song.

Originally Posted by SonicPanda

Then why on Earth did you campaign so hard against Bonus Room?

Bonus Room isn't even a song.

Aniki was a pleasant surprise. However, The Fate's vocals won me over.

The Fate is simply too good not to vote for, but maybe it's biased as it it my number one nom. The opponent is good in a weird way, but not good enough.

Originally Posted by Musharraf

Bonus Room isn't even a song.

Your face isn't a song.

Shadow Hearts 2 — The Fate
Some moody melancholic parts + some Shadow Hearts weirdness. Strangely appealing, but it always has been with Shadow Hearts.

Cho Aniki ~ The Ultimate, Invincible, Most Galactically Powerful Man — Aniki
That song is funny in a retarded way. But it's probably not retarded enough. The game's supposed to be retarded as well, I have heard.

Personally, I'd vote for Cho Aniki.

: 093 Shadow Hearts 2 — The Fate (C)
: 066 Cho Aniki ~ The Ultimate, Invincible, Most Galactically Powerful Man — Aniki (E)

Originally Posted by Musharraf

Bonus Room isn't even a song.

Bonus Room is more of a song than Main Title Theme.

Back on track, both of these tracks are awesome. Aniki I've known for a while (<33333 that soundtrack), but The Fate took me by surprise last round with the killer turn two minutes in.

One of my favorite Round 2 pairings, this is, but I'm going to go with the new hotness.