[SotW] Song of the Week - WEEK 124 Voting/WEEK 125 Nominating

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to vote no on Metroid Prime. I think between tracks in BSC and just general vgm fan exposure, it doesn't really fit in SotW. Also, I think that track's one of the most well known ones, no?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Seeing all these, "Is this obscure enough?" questions, I just have to think (like Rimo), there are so many obviously obscure/unknown games/game soundtracks/game rips out there - why not nominate something from them instead of going with a track from a semi-obscure album from a game series that isn't obscure at all? I'm referring to the Metroid Prime, MMX, Sonic Boom, etc. noms here. I guess it's because people tend to nominate stuff they're familiar with, and people tend to be familiar with albums/rips from popular series, but there's no harm in expanding your search and listening to other random stuff. Note that I have nothing against the people making these nominations, and if such noms only came once in awhile, it wouldn't be a big deal. It just seems like there have been a lot of borderline noms lately, like people are trying to squeeze in whatever questionable albums they can rather than trying to promote more obscure stuff (SotW's purpose).

How ya doing, buddy?

Just to give my two cents, I don't think the Katamari Damacy example is relevant when talking about Omega Five. Sure, no one saw KD's popularity coming, but hey, it was an oddball budget game on a system with a huge install base that eventually caught on due to word of mouth. As Rotorblade said, Omega Five is a shmup. And one only users of Xbox Live can buy, no less. Shmups are never super-popular (at least here in the US), and there's nothing particularly unusual about this game that would cause anything like what happened with KD, so I'd say it's safe to declare it obscure enough for SotW. If its music happens to become popular after the soundtrack eventually comes out, so what? I don't think that's an issue.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

Also just to get this out of the way, here's a list of games I'm thinking of nominating that I think have questionable eligibility...if I can get a ruling on which ones are out, that'd be appreciated:

Grandia II
Grandia Xtreme
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Parodius series
Radiant Silvergun
Shenmue
Shenmue II
Shining Force
WarCraft II

Grandia II and the Shenmue games are definite 'no's. Xtreme, not sure. Those two PD games have had just a bit of exposure here in BSC; can't remember if they've appeared in SotW before. I'd say they're borderline. The Parodius series should be fine. Radiant Silvergun is one of Sakimoto's well-known works, so no. Shining Force is very well-known; its music perhaps less so but still enough to make it ineligible. And WarCraft II? Well, I'm not sure how popular that game's music is, so I don't have an opinion there.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.