Final Fantasy Music Game 2017

Shad_ · May 6, 2017

Hi! I'm porting my Final Fantasy music game over to DM again this year. I run this on another forum every year, and last year I decided to copy it over to here too and add up all the votes between both sites. Have fun. :smile:

This is a Final Fantasy music knock-out game.

128 songs from the main Final Fantasy series (1-15) will be randomly paired head-to-head. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to pick a winner in each pairing.

* You can vote periodically or choose all 64 at once. I will be posting the match-ups in groups of 8 every few days with direct links to Youtube, but you can find the full first-round pairings in a spoiler tag below and search them yourselves. I will edit this when the first round ends, so it's safe to assume all Round 1 voting is still open. All brackets (A-H) will remain open until r2, so feel free to go back and vote if you missed one.

* The first round will remain open at least until 5 people vote (combined between both sites).

* This year, Final Fantasy XV will make its first appearance, with 3 tracks advancing out of the qualification round. Additionally, 7 tracks from other games in the franchise have qualified for the first time. In total there are 22 entries in this year's game that did not appear in 2016.

* Tracks will be listed with their cumulative total votes through 2016.

* There is absolutely no standard criteria for voting.

* In the event of a tie, the statistical underdog always wins.

If you're curious, last year's winner was Final Fantasy IX - Vamo Alla Flamenco.
It beat Final Fantasy XI - Ronfaure 4-3 in the finals.
The semi-finalists were Final Fantasy VI - Opening Theme and Final Fantasy VIII - The Extreme.
Walking the Snowy Mountains (FF5), Still More Fighting (FF7), Valley of the Fallen Star (FF7), and Awakened Forest (FF9) made it to the quarterfinals.

Click below for the full first round pairings:

The Empire Gestahl (FF6, 18) vs To the Place of Gods (FF12, 14)
J-E-N-O-V-A (FF7, 30) vs Magna Insomnia (FF15, new entry)
The Skycity Bhujerba (FF12, 10) vs The Invincible (FF3, 10)
Freya's Theme (FF9, 30) vs The Hand That Gives the Rose (FF14, 2)
Home Sweet Home (FF5, 23) vs Ishgard Pillars (Day) (FF14, new entry)
Breezy (FF8, 18) vs To Zanarkand (FF10, 37)
Wailers and Waterwheels (FF14, 9) vs The Extreme (FF8, 64)
The Dreadful Fight (FF4, 33) vs Walking the Snowy Mountains (FF5, 21)
Attack (Raid) (FF10, 12) vs Prelude (FF4, 37)
Red Wings (FF4, 36) vs Besaid Island (FF10, 20)
Sprouting (FF10, 15) vs Dreams Aloft (FF14, 3)
Song of Memories (FF9, 24) vs Dusk Vigil (FF14, 1)
Steel Reason (FF14, 1) vs Airship (FF11, 18)
Theme of the Empire (FF12, 7) vs The Fierce Battle (FF6, 23)
Within the Giant (FF4, 47) vs Fighting Fate (FF13, 3)
Aerith's Theme (FF7, 38) vs In the Sky That Night (FF13, new entry)
Steiner's Theme (FF9, 7) vs Birth of the God (FF7, 24)
Fealty (FF14, new entry) vs The Lunarians (FF4, 14)
Selbina (FF11, 7) vs Gurgu Volcano (FF1, 22)
Cursed Earth (FF5, 8) vs Off the Edge of Despair (FF7, 21)
Awakened Forest (FF9, 34) vs The Hanging Edge (FF13, 2)
Clash on the Big Bridge (FF5, 44) vs Frontier Village Dali (FF9, 17)
The Nightmare Begins (FF7, 22) vs Balamb Garden (FF8, 10)
Seeking Power (FF12, 13) vs Decisive Battle (FF10, 41)
One-Winged Angel (FF7, 21) vs Dear Friends (FF5, 6)
Devil's Lab (FF6, 23) vs Battle Scene (FF2, new entry)
Troian Beauty (FF4, 19) vs Bombing Mission (FF7, 53)
Kefka (FF6, 21) vs Saber's Edge (FF13, 13)
Succession of Witches (FF8, 4) vs Chasing the Black-Caped Man (FF7, 19)
Otherworld (FF10, 6) vs Liberi Fatali (FF8, 27)
Reel Rumble (FF15, new entry) vs Auron's Theme (FF10, 17)
New Continent (FF6, 29) vs The Phon Coast (FF12, 15)
Slam Shuffle (FF6, 10) vs Dancing Mad (FF6, 79)
Castle of Hain (FF3, new entry) vs Find Your Way (FF8, 36)
Main Theme (FF4, 57) vs The Mines of Narshe (FF6, 12)
Eternal Wind (FF3, 8) vs Prologue (FF4, 25)
Valley of the Fallen Star (FF7, 52) vs Opening Theme (FF6, 61)
Anxiety (FF11, 18) vs Gustaberg (FF11, 4)
Starlight Celebration (FF14, 7) vs Cloud of Darkness (FF3, 18)
The Decisive Battle (FF6, 47) vs Signs of Change (FF12, 2)
Gold Saucer (FF7, 16) vs Under Her Control (FF8, 11)
Seymour Battle (FF10, 20) vs Matoya's Cavern (FF1, 21)
Ronfaure (FF11, 37) vs Eden Under Siege (FF13, 3)
The Silence Before the Storm (FF10, 16) vs Main Theme (FF2, 11)
Main Theme (FF1, 7) vs Chateau d'Oraguille (FF11, 39)
Cid's Theme (FF7, 9) vs The Forgotten Capital (FF12, 12)
Battle (FF3, 6) vs Theme of the Tantalus (FF9, 14)
Rabanastre Downtown (FF12, 16) vs Fight 2 (FF4, 37)
Ahead On Our Way (FF5, 2) vs Blue Fields (FF8, 25)
The Four Warriors of Dawn (FF5, 6) vs Those for the Purge (FF13, 2)
Nalbina Fortress Underground Prison (FF12, 21) vs Sometime, Somewhere (FF11, 3)
The Castle (FF8, 40) vs Melancholia (FF15, new entry)
The Royal City of Rabanastre (FF12, 14) vs Royal Palace (FF5, new entry)
Ru'Lude Gardens (FF11, 2) vs Dark Messenger (FF9, 58)
Esper Battle (FF12, 14) vs Daughter of the Great Summoner (FF10, 2)
Tower of Mages (FF2, 5) vs The Man with the Machine Gun (FF8, 18)
Aetherial Slumber (FF14, 13) vs JENOVA Absolute (FF7, 16)
The Place I'll Return to Some Day (FF9, 40) vs Still More Fighting (FF7, 47)
Wild West (FF6, 19) vs Last Dungeon (FF6, 27)
Ashe's Theme (FF12, 2) vs Phantom Train (FF6, 37)
Saltswept (FF14, new entry) vs Troops March On (FF6, 5)
The Promise (FF13, 3) vs Battle 2 (FF3, 8)
Despair (FF11, 9) vs The Sight of Spira (FF10, 13)
Vivi's Theme (FF9, 22) vs Vamo Alla Flamenco (FF9, 50)

So without further ado, Round 1A:

The Empire Gestahl (FF6, 18) vs To the Place of Gods (FF12, 14)
J-E-N-O-V-A (FF7, 30) vs Magna Insomnia (FF15, new entry)
The Skycity Bhujerba (FF12, 10) vs The Invincible (FF3, 10)
Freya's Theme (FF9, 30) vs The Hand That Gives the Rose (FF14, 2)
Home Sweet Home (FF5, 23) vs Ishgard Pillars (Day) (FF14, new entry)
Breezy (FF8, 18) vs To Zanarkand (FF10, 37)
Wailers and Waterwheels (FF14, 9) vs The Extreme (FF8, 64)
The Dreadful Fight (FF4, 33) vs Walking the Snowy Mountains (FF5, 21)

May 6, 2017

Here are my votes !

I love this game :biggrin:

(FF6, 18)

(FF15, new entry)

(FF12, 10)

(FF14, 2)

(FF14, new entry)

(FF10, 37)

(FF8, 64)

(FF4, 33)

Shad_ · May 6, 2017

Here are mine for the first 8:

The Empire Gestahl (FF6, 18)
J-E-N-O-V-A (FF7, 30)
The Skycity Bhujerba (FF12, 10)
Freya's Theme (FF9, 30)
Home Sweet Home (FF5, 23)
Breezy (FF8, 18)
Wailers and Waterwheels (FF14, 9) ~~I think this was the toughest pick of the first 8 for me.
The Dreadful Fight (FF4, 33)

May 7, 2017

Wailer against the extreme was indeed the toughest lol

Cairos · May 7, 2017

Here is mine:

The Empire Gestahl (FF6, 18)

J-E-N-O-V-A (FF7, 30)

The Skycity Bhujerba (FF12, 10)

Freya's Theme (FF9, 30)

Home Sweet Home (FF5, 23)

Breezy (FF8, 18)

The Extreme (FF8, 64)

The Dreadful Fight (FF4, 33)

WolfbrotherKronos · May 7, 2017

I have to listen to some , but want to vote.

Shad_ · May 7, 2017

No rush, round 1 will be open for about three weeks. (You can vote for 1A after 1B is posted, etc.)

Shad_ · May 9, 2017

Round 1B:

Attack (Raid) (FF10, 12) vs Prelude (FF4, 37)

Red Wings (FF4, 36) vs Besaid Island (FF10, 20)

Sprouting (FF10, 15) vs Dreams Aloft (FF14, 3)

Song of Memories (FF9, 24) vs Dusk Vigil (FF14, 1)

Steel Reason (FF14, 1) vs Airship (FF11, 18)

Theme of the Empire (FF12, 7) vs The Fierce Battle (FF6, 23)

Within the Giant (FF4, 47) vs Fighting Fate (FF13, 3)

Aerith's Theme (FF7, 38) vs In the Sky That Night (FF13, new entry)

May 9, 2017

(FF4, 37)

(FF10, 20)

(FF14, 3)

(FF9, 24)

(FF11, 18)

(FF6, 23)

(FF13, 3)

(FF7, 38) but i really liked the other one too !!! you evil man, who's making me choose between these two !!!!

Shad_ · May 9, 2017

I went with

Prelude (FF4, 37)
Besaid Island (FF10, 20) ~~ouch
Dreams Aloft (FF14, 3)
Dusk Vigil (FF14, 1)
Airship (FF11, 18)
Theme of the Empire (FF12, 7)
Within the Giant (FF4, 47)
In the Sky That Night (FF13, new entry)

Shad_ · May 11, 2017

If you're curious about the cross-site totals, I currently have 8 voters for 1A and 6 for 1B. Somewhere between 6 and 8 is pretty much the norm from past years, so it's going as smoothly as I could have hoped. :)

Round 1C:

Steiner's Theme (FF9, 7) vs Birth of the God (FF7, 24)

Fealty (FF14, new entry) vs The Lunarians (FF4, 14)

Selbina (FF11, 7) vs Gurgu Volcano (FF1, 22)

Cursed Earth (FF5, 8) vs Off the Edge of Despair (FF7, 21)

Awakened Forest (FF9, 34) vs The Hanging Edge (FF13, 2)

Clash on the Big Bridge (FF5, 44) vs Frontier Village Dali (FF9, 17)

The Nightmare Begins (FF7, 22) vs Balamb Garden (FF8, 10)

Seeking Power (FF12, 13) vs Decisive Battle (FF10, 41)

Shad_ · May 11, 2017

I went with:

Birth of the God (FF7, 24) !!!
Fealty (FF14, new entry)
Gurgu Volcano (FF1, 22) I think? I could practically flip a coin on this one.
Off the Edge of Despair (FF7, 21)
Awakened Forest (FF9, 34)
Clash on the Big Bridge (FF5, 44)
The Nightmare Begins (FF7, 22)
Decisive Battle (FF10, 41)

Cairos · May 12, 2017

Round 2B:

Attack (Raid) (FF10, 12)

Besaid Island (FF10, 20)

Sprouting (FF10, 15)

Song of Memories (FF9, 24)

Steel Reason (FF14, 1)

The Fierce Battle (FF6, 23)

Fighting Fate (FF13, 3)

Aerith's Theme (FF7, 38)

Round 2C:

Birth of the God (FF7, 24)

Fealty (FF14, new entry)

Gurgu Volcano (FF1, 22)

Off the Edge of Despair (FF7, 21)

Awakened Forest (FF9, 34)

Frontier Village Dali (FF9, 17)

Balamb Garden (FF8, 10)

Decisive Battle (FF10, 41)

Shad_ · May 14, 2017

Round 1D:

(FF7, 21) vs

(FF5, 6)

(FF6, 23) vs

(FF2, new entry)

(FF4, 19) vs

(FF7, 53)

(FF6, 21) vs

(FF13, 13)

(FF8, 4) vs

(FF7, 19)

(FF10, 6) vs

(FF8, 27)

(FF15, new entry) vs

(FF10, 17)

(FF6, 29) vs

(FF12, 15)

Shad_ · May 15, 2017

I chose:

Round 1D:
One-Winged Angel (FF7, 21)
Devil's Lab (FF6, 23)
Troian Beauty (FF4, 19)
Saber's Edge (FF13, 13)
Chasing the Black-Caped Man (FF7, 19) by a hair
Otherworld (FF10, 6)
Reel Rumble (FF15, new entry)
New Continent (FF6, 29)

Shad_ · May 15, 2017

I should mention while I'm thinking of it: if you want to change a vote you're more than welcome to until Round 1 is over, but please make a new post for it rather than editing an old one. I can't guarantee that I'll catch an edit.

you evil man, who's making me choose between these two !!!!

Meant to respond here: Random.org, but there's a catch. I track which tracks got paired each year, and no two tracks will ever face each other in round 1 twice. In other words, if a great song has to square off against Dancing Mad this year, at least they'll never have to endure that again.

Shad_ · May 15, 2017

Excited to see what Chae votes for 1C because I currently have the other 8 votes in and there are some interesting tie breaks in the mix.

May 17, 2017

sorry sorry for the delay lol

doing this right now :biggrin:

May 17, 2017

round 1c

(FF7, 24)

(FF14, new entry)

(FF11, 7)

(FF7, 21)

(FF9, 34)

(FF9, 17)

(FF7, 22)

(FF12, 13)

round 1d

(FF7, 21) really liking this one lol it was a no brainer

(FF6, 23)

(FF7, 53)

(FF13, 13)

(FF8, 4)

(FF8, 27) again a tough one ... lol

(FF15, new entry)

(FF12, 15)

Shad_ · May 17, 2017

Well that settles it decisively. Frontier Village Dali beat Clash on the Big Bridge by a two vote margin. Definitely the upset I least expected.

Shad_ · May 18, 2017

Round 1E:

Slam Shuffle (FF6, 10) vs Dancing Mad (FF6, 79)

Castle of Hain (FF3, new entry) vs Find Your Way (FF8, 36)

Main Theme (FF4, 57) vs The Mines of Narshe (FF6, 12)

Eternal Wind (FF3, 8) vs Prologue (FF4, 25)

Valley of the Fallen Star (FF7, 52) vs Opening Theme (FF6, 61)

Anxiety (FF11, 18) vs Gustaberg (FF11, 4)

Starlight Celebration (FF14, 7) vs Cloud of Darkness (FF3, 18)

The Decisive Battle (FF6, 47) vs Signs of Change (FF12, 2)

Shad_ · May 18, 2017

Slam Shuffle (FF6, 10) -- I was feeling this track in the buildup to launching this. Tough rand, but I'll give it some love.

Castle of Hain (FF3, new entry) -- And another really tough one....

The Mines of Narshe (FF6, 12) -- I've gone full in with FF4's Main Theme every rumble so far and watched as Mines of Narshe somehow managed to never clear the round of 64. Going with another underdog pick here.

Eternal Wind (FF3, 8)

Opening Theme (FF6, 61) -- This was the highest profile match-up of the first round, rank-wise, I think. 3rd place all-time vs 7th.

Gustaberg (FF11, 4)

Starlight Celebration (FF14, 7) !!

The Decisive Battle (FF6, 47)