Group play is over, and it’s almost time for the top 512! But, before we start that, we have one last thing to take care of. It’s the runoff round!
The preliminary top 512 featured:
19 songs from NieR1
16 songs from Final Fantasy XIII
14 songs from Kirby’s Epic Yarn
14 songs from Final Fantasy XIII-2
11 songs from Sonic Generations
For a grand total of 24 excess songs. They will face the 24 best songs to finish outside the top 5122 in a single elimination round to determine the true top 512.
This round will be open until Sunday, October 3rd at 9:00 AM Pacific. You can listen to a playlist of today’s matchups here. As always, please listen to both songs in a match before voting. Let the playoffs begin!
(Also, be sure to pour one out for our bubble, 33 songs which were just a roll of the virtual dice away from getting their shot. Sadly, they are all eliminated.)
Results!
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| NieR | The Ultimate Weapon | 11 | 5 | Castlevania: The Adventure: ReBirth | Load BGM |
| NieR | Kainé ~ Escape | 6 | 9 | Brandish: The Dark Revenant | Fortress |
| NieR | His Dream | 5 | 8 | The Last Story | Just Being Near You |
| NieR | City of Commerce | 7 | 6 | Trails of Azure | Beyond the Paradise of Lies |
| NieR | The Prestigious Mask | 6 | 8 | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers | Crystal Bearers Ramble |
| NieR | Ashes of Dreams ~ Nuadhaich | 13 | 2 | Persona | School Days |
| Final Fantasy XIII | The Gapra Whitewood | 11 | 6 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Staff Roll |
| NieR | Emil ~ Sacrifice | 12 | 5 | Sonic Colors | Aquarium Park Act 3 |
| NieR | Ashes of Dreams [English] | 6 | 9 | Pokémon Black and White 2 | Champion Iris Battle |
| Final Fantasy XIII | The Archylte Steppe | 4 | 11 | Persona 4 Golden | Never More (A Capella Version) |
| Final Fantasy XIII-2 | New Bodhum – Aggressive Mix | 6 | 9 | Fate/Extra | Fourth Chimeric Lunar Sea – 2nd Floor |
| Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Starting Over [Naoshi Mizuta] | 8 | 7 | 999: 9 Hours 9 Person 9 Doors | Morphogenetic Sorrow |
| Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Labyrinth of Chaos | 10 | 7 | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | The Outer Rim |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Chocobos of Cocoon – Chasing Dreams | 4 | 12 | Ys: Memories of Celceta | Black Wings |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Dust to Dust | 10 | 8 | No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle | Man the Meat Steakhouse |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Saber’s Edge | 8 | 10 | Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask | Akbadain Breakthrough / Akbadain Mummies |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Sazh’s Theme | 7 | 10 | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Main Theme |
| Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Crazy Chocobo [A- Shootie HG] | 13 | 4 | Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story | Stolen Koopa Castle |
| Kirby’s Epic Yarn | Tube Town | 3 | 11 | Digital: A Love Story | Disappointment |
| NieR | Song of the Ancients ~ Hollow Dreams | 7 | 9 | DJ Hero 2 | Superstition vs War – Stevie Wonder vs Edwin Starr |
| Kirby’s Epic Yarn | Secret Island | 6 | 8 | DJ Hero | Poker Face vs Girls On Film – Lady Gaga vs Duran Duran |
| Kirby’s Epic Yarn | Cool Cave | 8 | 7 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | Climatic Return |
| Kirby’s Epic Yarn | Vs. Meta Knight | 5 | 13 | Plants vs Zombies | Roof Stage |
| Sonic Generations | Planet Wisp Classic | 12 | 6 | Persona 2: Eternal Punishment | Battle Theme |
Pretty even mix here! 13 challengers prevailed while 11 fell short. The top 512 will change a little as a result; I won’t be posting it in the header (again, too many words for poor WordPress) but keep your eyes on the spreadsheet if you’re curious.
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