2019 Final Fantasy Rumble Qualifiers [Archive]

Shad

06-13-2018, 04:16 PM

It's now time for one of my favorite parts of the annual game: the qualification stage for next year. It's an opportunity to hear some lesser known but still impressive tracks from the series, and it's a chance to decide who will and will not be surfacing for the competition this time a year from now.

FFShriners get unique say in the qualifications; I don't share them with my off-site voters. Everyone is welcome to vote, but if it seems like a lot at once don't feel obligated to participate. I see this as a more casual thing, and (most of it) remains open year round. For whatever it's worth, I like to consider a whole range of reasons--to bring back my favorite tracks, certainly, but also to give less common fair an occasional shot in the main game, to ensure comprehensive representation (FF1 must qualify a track in order to appear in 2019), in general just to keep it interesting from my perspective. You can vote for as many or as few entries as you wish. You can wait until next year and see how you feel about them at more of a distance. Just have fun with it:

The qualification round will remain open until mid-April 2019.

Tracks which did not appear in 2018 will always win a tie.

If you wish to change a vote, please do so in a new post. I will be updating my list as votes are cast, so an edit will likely be missed.

2018 losers will always be listed first and paired with tracked that did not appear this year. As with the round of 128, no two tracks will ever face each other twice in the main qualification round.

New this year: In order to expand the game further, I am adding a second tier of qualifications. This will (initially) square off new entries against the historically lowest performing tracks. Winning these matches only guarantees appearance in the subsequent main qualification round. Voting for this stage opens now and will remain open until the 2018 game ends, at which point I'll post the main round, which is 52 matches all at once. If you would like to propose further new entries, do so now, with sufficient time for them to be voted on before the main game ends. Note that the cap for a single game is currently 16, meaning I won't accept additional FF8 tracks and FF4, 6, and 7 are capped at one additional entry.

Pre-Qualifications round:
All the World Against Us (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEYS84k7suA) (FF13, 0) vs Blinded by Light (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfu0XBf8kmk) (FF13, new entry)
Taejin's Tower (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIg97XKTNyM) (FF13, 2) vs In Search of Light (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUUa5GYYOWU) (FF5, new entry)
Between Ordeals (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyAUME2X91o) (FF10, 2) vs Forbidden Land Eureka (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4uXMlA2F4I) (FF3, new entry)
Rebellion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQWdY8WJ0Fk) (FF12, 3) vs Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5VhscZJXcE) (FF8, new entry)

arthurgolden

06-13-2018, 05:05 PM

Pre-Qualifications round:
Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry)
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry)
Forbidden Land Eureka (FF3, new entry)
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry)

Shad

06-13-2018, 05:31 PM

Yep I'm voting all the new entries.

feralanima

06-15-2018, 03:29 PM

Pre-Qualifications

Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry)
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry)
Between Ordeals (FF10, 2)
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry) - I really like this piece and will be happy to see it included.

Szczepan

06-15-2018, 03:40 PM

Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry) No contest
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry)
Between Ordeals (FF10, 2)
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry)

Shad

07-05-2018, 12:38 AM

Shad

07-05-2018, 04:07 AM

Group A
Gurgu Volcano (FF1, 27)
Out of the Labyrinth (FF14, 6)
The Federation of Windur (FF11, new entry)
Rabanastre Downtown (FF12, 21)
Dear Friends (FF5, 8)
Ship (FF1, 3)
The Royal City of Rabanastre (FF12, 29)

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Group B
Saber's Edge (FF13, 27)
Unsettling Aura (FF15, new entry)
Theme of the Empire (FF12, 11)
Dreams Aloft (FF14, 14)
The Spy (FF8, 5)
Save Them! (FF6, 13)
Suteki da ne (FF10, 4) �\_(ツ)_/�

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Group C
URBAN CHROME (FF15, new entry) love this track
Fealty (FF14, 16)
Forbidden Land Eureka (FF3, new entry)
Matoya's Cavern (FF1, 23)
Desert Moon Defied (FF14, 4)
Last Dungeon (FF6, 33)
Mysteries Abound (FF13, 6)

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Group D
Cloud of Darkness (FF3, 22)
Auron's Theme (FF10, 26)
Attack (Raid) (FF10, 15)
Castle of Hain (FF3, 3)
Otherworld (FF10, 10)
Blue Fields (FF8, 43)
Battle Scene (FF2, 2)

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Group E
Aetherial Slumber (FF14, 16) ~looks like Square is back to singling out this track uniquely to issue copyright infringements on Youtube. Beats me. The less convenient link we've been using all along is still up.
The Hand That Gives the Rose (FF14, 5)
The Phon Coast (FF12, 36)
To the Place of Gods (FF12, 19)
Ashe's Theme (FF12, 6)
Esper Battle (FF12, 26)

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Group F
Walking the Snowy Mountains (FF5, 23)
Dinner Car (FF15, new entry)
Maybe I'm a Lion (FF8, 11) ~If there is an FF8 track that has grown on me enormously over the past game cycle....
JENOVA Absolute (FF7, 35) ~oof
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry)
Theme of the Tantalus (FF9, 41)

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Group G
Ahead on Our Way (FF5, 6)
Ishgard Pillars (Day) (FF14, 6)
Born Anew (FF13, 3)
Steel Reason (FF14, 3)
Besaid Island (FF10, 46)
The Lunarians (FF4, 18)

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Group H
Chasing the Black-Caped Man (FF7, 21)
Eden Under Siege (FF13, 11)
Martial Law (FF8, 19)
Eternal Harvest (FF9, 3)
Eternal Wind (FF3, 22)
GOLD SAUCER (FF7, 21)

arthurgolden

07-05-2018, 07:56 AM

Group A
Sometime, Somewhere (FF11, 11)
Dusk Vigil (FF14, 3)
New Continent (FF6, 35)
Rabanastre Downtown (FF12, 21)
Seymour Battle (FF10, 34)
Ship (FF1, 3)
Those for the Purge (FF13, 5)

Group B
Saber's Edge (FF13, 27)
Breezy (FF8, 24)
The Nightmare Begins (FF7, 28)
Dreams Aloft (FF14, 14)
The Spy (FF8, 5)
Save Them! (FF6, 13)
The Fierce Battle (FF6, 36)

Group C
Urban Chrome (FF15, new entry)
Ancient Castle (FF2, 14)
Stand Your Ground (FF15, 1)
Selbina (FF11, 17)
Desert Moon Defied (FF14, 4)
Last Dungeon (FF6, 33)
Despair (FF11, 12)

Group D
Cloud of Darkness (FF3, 22)
Auron's Theme (FF10, 26)
Saltswept (FF14, 8)
Castle of Hain (FF3, 3)
Main Theme (FF2, 12)
Blue Fields (FF8, 43)
The Forested Temple (FF7, 11)

Group E
Aetherial Slumber (FF14, 16)
The Hand That Gives the Rose (FF14, 5)
The Phon Coast (FF12, 36)
The Way to the Top (FF3, 2)
Ashe's Theme (FF12, 6)
Esper Battle (FF12, 26)

Group F
Walking the Snowy Mountains (FF5, 23)
Dinner Car (FF15, new entry)
Maybe I'm a Lion (FF8, 11)
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry)
Desperate Struggle (FF13, 1)
Ru'Lude Gardens (FF11, 3)

Group G
Ahead on Our Way (FF5, 6)
Will to Fight (FF13, 4)
Balamb Garden (FF8, 23)
The Hanging Edge (FF13, 2)
Kefka (FF6, 26)
The Lunarians (FF4, 18)

Group H
Chasing the Black-Caped Man (FF7, 21)
Off the Edge of Dispair (FF7, 26)
Martial Law (FF8, 19)
Castle Pandemonium (FF2, 6)
Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry)
The Prelude of Empty Skies (FF5, new entry)

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Suteki da ne (FF10, 4) �\_(ツ)_/�

o_O

feralanima

07-05-2018, 03:09 PM

Group A
Sometime, Somewhere (FF11, 11)
Dusk Vigil (FF14, 3)
New Continent (FF6, 35)
The Invincible (FF3, 13)
Dear Friends (FF5, 8)
Ship (FF1, 3)
The Royal City of Rabanastre (FF12, 29)

Group B
Rolanberry Fields (FF11, new entry)
Unsettling Aura (FF15, new entry)
The Nightmare Begins (FF7, 28)
Crystal Cave (FF3, 7)
The Spy (FF8, 5)
Vivi's Theme (FF9, 22)
The Fierce Battle (FF6, 36)

Group C
The Man with the Machine Gun (FF8, 38)
Fealty (FF14, 16)
Forbidden Land Eureka (FF3, new entry)
Selbina (FF11, 17)
Battle 2 (FF3, 14)
Last Dungeon (FF6, 33)
Despair (FF11, 12)

Group D
Cloud of Darkness (FF3, 22)
Auron's Theme (FF10, 26)
Saltswept (FF14, 8)
Castle of Hain (FF3, 3)
Main Theme (FF2, 12)
Kuja's Theme (FF9, 7)
The Forested Temple (FF7, 11)

Group E
Cursed Earth (FF5, 17)
The Hand That Gives the Rose (FF14, 5)
Melodies of Life (FF9, 12)
To the Place of Gods (FF12, 19)
Sprouting (FF10, 20)
Steiner's Theme (FF9, 10)

Group F
Harvest (FF5, 8)
Dinner Car (FF15, new entry)
Maybe I'm a Lion (FF8, 11)
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry)
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry)
Theme of the Tantalus (FF9, 41)

Group G
The Forgotten Capital (FF12, 14)
Ishgard Pillars (Day) (FF14, 6)
Balamb Garden (FF8, 23)
Steel Reason (FF14, 3)
Kefka (FF6, 26)
The Silence Before the Storm (FF10, 39)

Group H
Chasing the Black-Caped Man (FF7, 21)
Off the Edge of Dispair (FF7, 26)
Martial Law (FF8, 19)
Eternal Harvest (FF9, 3)
Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry)
The Prelude of Empty Skies (FF5, new entry)

Jinrou

07-08-2018, 04:02 PM

Otherworld

You know it shad

Shad

07-08-2018, 04:05 PM

lololololololol

Szczepan

07-16-2018, 11:42 PM

Group A
Gurgu Volcano (FF1, 27)
Dusk Vigil (FF14, 3)
The Federation of Windur (FF11, new entry)
Rabanastre Downtown (FF12, 21)
Dear Friends (FF5, 8) harsh
In the Sky That Night (FF13, 1)
The Royal City of Rabanastre (FF12, 29)

Group B
Saber's Edge (FF13, 27)
Breezy (FF8, 24)
Theme of the Empire (FF12, 11)
Dreams Aloft (FF14, 14)
On the Other Side of the Mountain (FF7, 12)
Save Them! (FF6, 13) too good
The Fierce Battle (FF6, 36)

Group C
The Man with the Machine Gun (FF8, 38)
Ancient Castle (FF2, 14)
Stand Your Ground (FF15, 1)
Selbina (FF11, 17) so catchy
Battle 2 (FF3, 14) hard choice
Last Dungeon (FF6, 33)
Mysteries Abound (FF13, 6)

Group D
Cloud of Darkness (FF3, 22)
Primarch Dysley (FF13, new entry)
Saltswept (FF14, 8) harsh
Castle of Hain (FF3, 3)
Otherworld (FF10, 10) :3
Kuja's Theme (FF9, 7)
The Forested Temple (FF7, 11)

Szczepan

07-17-2018, 09:34 PM

Sorry for splitting into 2 parts. It was too much for me at once:o

Group E
Cursed Earth (FF5, 17)
The Hand That Gives the Rose (FF14, 5) easy
Melodies of Life (FF9, 12)
To the Place of Gods (FF12, 19) easy
Sprouting (FF10, 20) by far the hardest one so far
Esper Battle (FF12, 26)

Group F
Walking the Snowy Mountains (FF5, 23)
Dinner Car (FF15, new entry) tough
Lake Bresha (FF13, 3)
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry) ROUGH
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry)
Theme of the Tantalus (FF9, 41)

Group G
Ahead on Our Way (FF5, 6) harsh... btw The Forgotten Capital slightly reminds me a track from Medievil (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKrRXPUiJgE). Even name fits Nabudis.
Ishgard Pillars (Day) (FF14, 6)
Born Anew (FF13, 3) mmm
Steel Reason (FF14, 3)
Besaid Island (FF10, 46) uhhh
The Silence Before the Storm (FF10, 39)

Group H
Chasing the Black-Caped Man (FF7, 21)
Off the Edge of Dispair (FF7, 26)
Martial Law (FF8, 19)
Eternal Harvest (FF9, 3) unlucky Pandemonium :/
Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry) unlucky Eternal Wind :(((( I love it's arranged ver from FF3 opening on DS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek8jEw4N6gI)
The Prelude of Empty Skies (FF5, new entry)

PforPianist

08-18-2018, 12:47 AM

Blinded by Light (FF13, new entry)
In Search of Light (FF5, new entry)
Forbidden Land Eureka (FF3, new entry)
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose (FF8, new entry)

JohnnyMercyside

09-22-2018, 04:53 PM

Dunno if it's too late to vote but if not, I'll vote the following:

Blinded by Light
In Search of Light
Between Ordeals
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose

--

As for the 2019 voting, I'll go with these:

Group A
Gurgu Volcano
Out of the Labyrinth
New Continent
Rabanastre Downtown
Seymour Battle
In the Sky That Night
The Royal City of Rabanastre

Group B
Saber's Edge
Unsettling Aura - (by the way the link doesn't work for me, not sure about anyone else)
The Nightmare Begins
Crystal Cave
The Spy - very tough to choose
Vivi's Theme
The Fierce Battle

Group C
Urban Chrome - again, doesn't work, perhaps FF15 music doesn't like me!
Fealty
Stand Your Ground
Matoya's Cavern
Battle 2
Main Theme
Mysteries Abound

Ground D
Eyes on Me
Auron's Theme
Saltswept
Battle
Otherworld
Kuja's Theme
Battle Scene

Group E
Cursed Earth
Battle Scene
Melodies of Life
The Way to the Top
Sprouting
Steiner's Theme

Group F
Harvest - tough one, really like both
Dinner Car - link doesn't work again for me! :(
Maybe I'm a Lion
Jenova Absolute
Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinose
Theme of the Tantalus

Group G
Ahead on our Way
Will to Fight
Born Anew
Steel Reason
Kefka
The Lunarians

Group H
Chasing the Black-Caped Man
Off the Edge of Despair
Mystic Mysidia
Eternal Harvest
Blinded by Light
Gold Saucer

JohnnyMercyside

04-29-2019, 05:43 PM

Any news on the 2019 game starting? :D

Shad

04-30-2019, 02:47 AM

Haha, nice timing. Probably about 45 hours from now.

On that note, voting for qualifiers is now closed. Everything's in a spreadsheet ready to roll and I'm not going to redo it at this point.