After 4 months of group play, it’s time for the playoffs! Only the top 384 songs remain. The top 128 have a bye to the next round; the remaining 256 songs will be split into 8 days of 32 songs … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Top 384 (Part 1 of 8)

Group play is over, and it’s almost time for the top 384! But, before we start that, we have one final round: it’s the wildcard! Our preliminary top 384 featured 21 songs from Persona 3 + FES, 17 from Super … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Wildcard Playoff Round

(Full, current standings can always be found here) It’s time for group play! We have 1,358 songs this time; we’re trying out 24-song groups this time, so we have 56 groups of 24, plus a 57th of 14. For the group … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 57

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 54 & 55 Results [spoiler] Group 54: 70.00% Professor Layton and the Unwound Future The Unwound Future/The Lost Future 60.00% Wild Arms 5 A Boy Meets a Girl and ARMS 50.00% Ar … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 56

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 53 Results: [spoiler] 54.17% Mega Man 9 Galaxy Man Theme 50.00% Castlevania Judgment Bloody Tears 45.83% Rhythm Tengoku Tap Dance 45.83% Persona 3 Afternoon Break 41.67% Super Mario Galaxy Beach Bowl … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 55

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 52 Results: [spoiler] 59.09% Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mute City 54.55% Persona 3 FES Brand New Days 54.55% Persona 3 Joy 54.55% Super Smash Bros. Brawl Flat Zone 2 50.00% Persona … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 54

(Full, current standings can always be found here) First, an important announcement: I was doing some bookkeeping, and I discovered a mistake in how I recorded the results for groups 14 and 26. I accidentally double-counted someone in each of … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 53

(Full, current standings can always be found here) It’s time for group play! We have 1,358 songs this time; we’re trying out 24-song groups this time, so we have 56 groups of 24, plus a 57th of 14. For the group … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 52

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 49 & 50 Results [spoiler] Group 49: 69.57% Final Fantasy XII The Royal City of Rabanastre 65.22% Shadow of the Colossus The Opened Way 56.52% Wii Fit Basic Step 52.17% Shadow the … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 51

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 48 Results: [spoiler] 52.00% Rhythm Heaven (DS) Karate Man – Struck by the Rain 48.00% Persona 3 When the Moon’s Reaching Out Stars 48.00% Mass Effect Noveria 36.00% Dissidia: Final Fantasy … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 50

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 47 Results: [spoiler] 57.14% Tales of Legendia Chasing Shirley 57.14% Lost Odyssey Neverending Journey 57.14% Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Legendary Belmondo 52.38% Super Smash Bros. Brawl K.K. Western 52.38% BlazBlue: Calamity … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 49

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 46 Results: [spoiler] 69.57% Persona 3 Poem for Everyone’s Souls 56.52% Tales of Legendia The Scallop Dance 52.17% Valkyria Chronicles Main Theme 52.17% Shadow of the Colossus The End of the … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 48

(Full, current standings can always be found here) It’s time for group play! We have 1,358 songs this time; we’re trying out 24-song groups this time, so we have 56 groups of 24, plus a 57th of 14. For the group … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 47

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 44 & 45 Results [spoiler] Group 44: 61.11% Persona 3 FES P3 FES Opening 61.11% Persona 4 Heartbeat, Heartbreak 61.11% Killer7 Rave On 55.56% Mega Man 9 Tornado Man Stage 55.56% Ar … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 46

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 43 Results: [spoiler] 52.38% Drone Tactics Intense Battle Theme in a Mechanized Land 47.62% Final Fantasy XII Ozmone Plains 47.62% Dissidia: Final Fantasy FFII Battle Scene 2 42.86% Trails in the … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 45

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 42 Results: [spoiler] 62.50% Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Objection! (2001) 62.50% Persona 4 Signs of Love 54.17% Persona 4 Heaven 54.17% Eternal Poison Grand Design 54.17% Persona 3 Battle for Everyone’s … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 44

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 41 Results: [spoiler] 70.00% Ys Origin Genesis ~ Beyond the Beginning (Opening Version) 55.00% Final Fantasy XII Boss Battle 55.00% Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Under the Apple Tree 55.00% Shin … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 43

(Full, current standings can always be found here) It’s time for group play! We have 1,358 songs this time; we’re trying out 24-song groups this time, so we have 56 groups of 24, plus a 57th of 14. For the group … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 42

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 39 & 40 Results [spoiler] Group 39: 50.00% Sonic Unleashed Empire City (Night) 50.00% Lumines II tiny piano 50.00% Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations Questioning (Allegro, 2004) 50.00% Ar tonelico II: Melody … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 41

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 38 Results: [spoiler] 55.00% Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia EXEC_RIG=VEDA/. 45.00% Suikoden Tactics Rune of Punishment ~ Meeting the Cursed Rune 45.00% Persona 3 Pawlonia Mall 45.00% Persona 3 Living with … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 40

(Full, current standings can always be found here) Group 37 Results: [spoiler] 58.33% Sigma Harmonics Hope Given- “Dance of the Dog’s Howl” 58.33% Shadow of the Colossus The Sunlit Earth 54.17% Persona 3 Want to be Close 41.67% Castlevania: Curse … Continue reading Best Video Game Song Tournament, 2005-2008: Group 39