Wild Arms 3 - There's Only One Family Named Schroedinger v Ys Origin - -Bonus track- GENESIS BEYOND THE BEGINNING
On relisten, I went through the first track, and found I liked it more than before, and thought there was a good chance of it winning. Then I started Genesis, and two seconds later, I knew this match for the blowout that it is. Kudos to Schroedinger, it's a good piece that deserves better, but it in no way can touch Genesis.
Final Fantasy VII- Cid's theme v Final Fantasy VIII - The Man with the Machine Gun
Man, continuing with the good matches here. Again, Laguna deserves better, but the understated pride in Cid's Theme is something that's always spoken to me, and I cannot deny it here.
Brigandine: Grand Edition- Estrogares Empire map theme v Disgaea 2 - Etna Rock
Esgares isn't special, but I recall vehemently disliking Etna Rock, so easy vote here.
Final Fantasy VI - Aria de Mezzo Carattere v Digital Devil Saga - Hunting ~ Compulsion
Not getting off this train until it ends, for all that it looks like it's gonna end here. Ah well, at least it's not a sweep. Not to mention, even without the bias, I can't actually see anything special about Hunting Compulsion which... is overly long for something which aspires to hang in the background with one part that's vaguely listenable.
Parasite Eve - Main Theme (Orchestral Version) v Wild ARMs 4 - As Time Goes By ~ Never Forget Me
Nothing here really to like, but it's always a bad sign when I distract myself and then have a thought several minutes late, "Wait a minute, that song's still playing?" and am annoyed by that fact. At least Never Forget Me does it's job and ends.
Breath of Fire 5 - Waste Abandonment Pit v Final Fantasy 9 - Final Battle
BoF5's stuff works great as background, but as a standalone piece, FF9-FB just takes it to pieces.
Suikoden 2: Reminiscence v Breath of Fire 4 - Even Towards Death, Valiantly
Doesn't need a relisten as I don't recall any of the BoF stuff catching my interest, and Reminiscence is a personal favourite.
Wild ARMs 1 - Oops... v Tales of Symphonia - Beat the Angel
Zany, unique, and memorable vs. catchy, but generic.